The next day, the government office gate was not open, and the people standing outside were already full of people who were watching the fun.
As Zhao Yan was escorted, waves of shouting and scolding came one after another. Some families of the victims tried to step forward and beat Zhao Yan, but were stopped by the nearby sword guards.
Jue Panshi stood beside Zhao Yan all the way. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "If you can't prove yourself this time, these people will eat you alive."
"Jueqianhu, you didn't treat me like this."
Zhao Yan glanced at Juepanshi with his only eye.
Jue Panshi smiled embarrassedly, "Duke Fang Guoyou can ask the prince of Prince Xiang's mansion to bring you back, and he will not kill you, nor will he slaughter your cultivation. Can I not understand the truth about this?"
When Zhao Yan heard this, he immediately realized what Jue Panshi meant. He was stunned and then smiled bitterly. It turned out that Fang Chen's influence had already begun since then.
"Zhao Yan, you really didn't kill them at the beginning?"
When he was about to enter the government office, Jue Panshi's expression suddenly became solemn.
"no."
Zhao Yan slowly breathed a breath of turbid air. He knew the intention of Jue Panshi asking this sentence. This time, he finally didn't have to be attacked from all sides like he did before.
As long as someone stands on his side, this case will always turn around!
All officials from all over the government office have arrived. This case is very important. If it is not handled properly, it will probably cause public anger in Xiannan County.
The southern land is a place where Chongwu is, even if ordinary people are angry, they will have a headache for a while.
King Xiang sat upright in the main seat, and the county magistrate Ouyang sat in the lower left head, followed by Master Chen and some students from the academy. The rest were all officials of Xiannan County.
Seeing Zhao Yan being escorted by Jue Panshi, everyone's eyes fell on Zhao Yan. Facing these bad eyes, Zhao Yan had no expression.
The people who had already surrounded the door were waiting for King Xiang to start a trial of the case.
"Criminal Zhao Yan, kneel down."
County Magistrate Ouyang spoke slowly.
Zhao Yan glanced at him, then looked at King Xiang again, and slowly knelt on the ground.
King Xiang cleared his throat, then looked through the case sect in front of him, his eyes fell on Zhao Yan. Just as he was about to speak, a riot suddenly came from outside.
Everyone frowned slightly. King Xiang glanced at the Ouyang County Magistrate. He quickly stood up and scolded, "You can't wait to make noise here!"
The crowd separated and saw an old man lying on a stretcher slowly being carried over. The old man looked as angry as a slept in the spring and seemed not far from being buried.
"Sir, he is Wang Xiaohua's grandfather. When Xiaohua died, the old man became sick. Now he has only half his breath left. He must watch Zhao Yan, the devil, conquer the punishment with his own eyes.
Please forgive me, sir!"
A young man in charge of carrying a stretcher clasped his fists and said.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Wang Xiaohua was the youngest among the victims. She was only five years old when she died. When the people around her saw this scene, they felt angry in their hearts and kept asking King Xiang to judge Zhao Yan to behead him!
"Little Flower, Grandpa can finally see with his own eyes that the murderer who killed you was beheaded. I hope you have a spirit in heaven and can rest in peace!"
The old man stared at Zhao Yan and muttered to himself.
Because of his arrival, the people's attitude became more and more determined, and there was a stance that Zhao Yan would directly overturn the government office without being beheaded today.
"Hmph, Zhao Yan, you don't even want to let go of a five-year-old girl. You are simply worse than a beast. Our academy has a student like you. How can I look up and be a human being?"
Behind Master Chen, Yu Zhang snorted coldly and looked at Zhao Yan with contemptuous eyes: "If you don't die today, it will be difficult for heaven to tolerate it!"
"Yes, it's hard tolerate!"
The students of the academy spoke one after another.
"Shut up."
Jue Panshi suddenly shouted coldly and pointed at the group of students: "Whether Zhao Yan dies today depends on the final direction of the case. If Zhao Yan is really innocent, the other person will die."
"Zhao Yan is innocent!?"
The group of students looked at Jue Panshi in disbelief, and someone whispered: "How much money did Zhao Yan give to this Jue Qian family?"
The officials such as Ouyang County Magistrate also glanced at Jue Panshi, with a hint of scrutiny in their eyes, and then exchanged their eyes secretly.
"alright."
King Xiang spoke slowly, suppressing the whispers of everyone. He looked calm: "There are indeed some doubts in this case, so it is necessary to be re-examined today. Before I was convicted, Zhao Yan could only be considered suspicious. After all,
Among the evidence, no one saw Zhao Yan killing with his own eyes."
"Take out the original evidence one by one and sort it out. I happened to pass by here and come to listen. You won't be surprised, right?"
Fang Chen took Xu Ge out of the crowd and came straight to the hall. His appearance surprised many people. Many officials subconsciously stood up and did not dare to sit anymore.
"It turned out to be Duke Fang. If Duke Fang is present today, I will have confidence in my heart. Duke Fang is welcomed."
King Xiang stood up to greet him and arranged for Fang Chen to sit in the seat of the former Ouyang County Magistrate, while Ouyang County Magistrate stood aside with some embarrassment. Fortunately, an official was tactful and gave him his seat to him, and the Ouyang County Magistrate was removed from the position.
Embarrassment.
"Is Duke Fang coming!?"
"What a Duke Fang! That's great!"
"With Duke Fang, Zhao Yan, the devil, can't escape today!"
The people outside the door looked excited.
Zhao Yan, who had no expression, was moved after seeing Fang Chen arrive, and his lips moved, but he still didn't speak in the end.
"This is the teacher from Nanshan Academy, right?"
After Fang Chen sat down, he looked at Master Chen and bowed with a smile.
Master Chen also politely replied: "I have long admired the name of the Duke of the Kingdom. It is a blessing to see him today. Duke of the Kingdom should not be too polite."
The academy student behind him looked at Fang Chen secretly, with admiration, awe and excitement in his eyes. He seemed to have never expected to be together with Fang Chen today.
"You're welcome."
Fang Chen smiled, then said to King Xiang: "King Xiang, think of all the evidence you have before. If this matter is really done by Zhao Yan, I think he has something to argue about."
King Xiang nodded slightly and began to recite the evidence.
The time and location in the evidence are very accurate. For example, on a certain day, on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Everyone who discovered the discoverer was recorded one by one.
In addition, the time when each female corpse disappeared during her lifetime was recorded one by one, and it was obtained through various interrogations and comparisons, and there was basically no mistake.
The most important thing is that it was discovered that Zhao Yan was related to this case because someone found the jewelry used by a woman in the cloth bag used by Zhao Yan to pack books!
Because of this key evidence, the ward finally locked in the target, and excavated a female corpse that disappeared at different times.
"Zhao Yan, in the face of these evidences, what do you have to say?"
King Xiang said lightly.
Zhao Yan didn't say anything, just looked at Fang Chen, and Fang Chen smiled: "Don't you have a Qiqiao Linglong heart? If you have any doubts, you should know where to find the problem."
"I've looked for it, but the person is gone."
Zhao Yandao.
The person is gone?
Everyone was slightly stunned. Who is missing?
Zhao Yan: "Huang Xin, a disciple of the academy who discovered that I had women's jewelry in my cloth bag, has been missing for many years!"
Master Chen frowned slightly: "Huang Xin has long abandoned school and has gone to the north to join relatives."
"Master Chen, I have been to the Northlands. Huang Xin is not at all with his relatives, and his relatives have never seen him."
Zhao Yan said in a deep voice.
"How could this be?"
Master Chen was slightly stunned.
"Then Huang Xin may have been killed by you!"
Yu Zhang sneered.
"Is such an important witness missing?"
Fang Chen touched his chin and chuckled, "This is not easy to do."
Everyone looked at Fang Chen together, and King Xiang smiled bitterly and said, "What do you think about Duke Fang?"