"Sir, it can't be said for nothing. We have heard people say that they are secret prostitutes. Flies don't bite seamless eggs. Why don't people say others but them? So, I think they are secret prostitutes."
Han Laosan still refused to accept it and said with a pinched neck.
"Shut up! What you say is baseless. If there is no evidence, it is nothing!" Zhu Ping'an sternly reprimanded, then turned to Zhuang Laozheng and several Lizheng from neighboring villages. The village elder raised his hands and asked, "Zhuang Lizheng
, and you all, you are all the hosts here, and we cannot hide the big and small things in the village from you. Is the victim a prostitute? "
"Sir, they are all from good families and poor people. How could they be prostitutes? We have watched them grow up. They obey the rules and have never done anything frivolous! I can use my neck to kill people.
Guaranteed!" Zhuang Laoli said as he stood up, then sighed and said slowly, "Well, as the saying goes, there are many disputes in front of a widow, and Xiu'er and the others are no exception, especially Xiu'er. Zhuang Mazi, a good and lazy person in our village, once asked
Someone proposed to Xiu'er, but Xiu'er didn't agree. Zhuang Mazi had spread rumors about Xiu'er. For this reason, we opened a special ancestral hall to punish Zhuang Mazi and also clarified it to the villagers. However, Xiu'er has a fierce personality and often
He quarreled with the talkative women and children in the village over trivial matters, and his mouth was on other people's bodies. Sometimes there were festivals or other times, and it was hard to guarantee that there would be some rumors. However, Hehua was always kind to others, and she was filial to her parents-in-law after her husband died, but there were no even rumors. "
"Is Zhuang Mazi here?" Zhu Ping'an looked towards the audience and asked, intending to find Pockmarked Zhuang for verification.
"Here, he's here." Several villagers pushed Zhuang Mazi out as he was dodging.
"Zhuang Mazi, don't worry. Since your village has already punished you for spreading rumors, I won't hold you accountable. I just want to verify with you that what Mr. Zhuang said is true?" Zhu Pingan asked him
Seek proof.
"Sir, what Mr. Zhuang is saying is true. Back then, I was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. I was angry when I didn't eat it. I deliberately poured dirty water on it. I am an innocent person!" Zhuang Mazi said frankly.
"Okay, I understand. Go down." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Zhuang Mazi, let me count on you for a while."
"Zhuang Mazi, I didn't expect you to be a talented person. We underestimated you."
It was rare for the young and old men in Zhuangjia Village to praise Zhuang Mazi, but they actually made Zhuang Mazi blush and feel embarrassed.
"Sir, they are talking nonsense. There are no secret prostitutes! There are no airtight walls in our eight villages. If there are secret prostitutes in Zhuangjia Village, we can't hide them at all, but there really aren't!"
"No."
"No, they are not prostitutes, they are all women from good families."
Residents in the surrounding villages shook their heads one after another, trying to clear the name of the two victims word by word.
"Sir, we are their neighbors, and we know them best. They are innocent people, not clandestine prostitutes. If they were clandestine prostitutes, there must be many men coming to visit, but their yard is very deserted, let alone men, even women
There are very few people coming to visit, almost as if they are dead. They are both widows, so they have more contacts."
"Sir, I had a fight with Zhang Xiu'er. I wished her bad luck. I stared at her house every day, trying to find fault with her. But one thing I said is that although she has a bad mouth, she is really an innocent person."
The villagers of Zhuangjia Village also testified for them one after another. Even those who had had problems with them also proved their innocence.
"Villagers testified, and I also ordered people to inspect the victim's home. No frivolous items were found. This is enough to prove that the two victims are from innocent families and women from good families. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tie
Damn, the three of you should not slander the two victims again, otherwise the crime will be increased!"
Zhu Pingan glared hard at Han Laosan and the other three, and said sternly.
The two victims were officially certified by Zhu Ping'an as "good women" and could not help but hug each other.
"Here, I would like to talk more about the "Da Ming Law". What is rape is to force the victim to have sexual intercourse against the victim's will by using threats of violence or injury and other means! No matter what the identity of the victim is, a good family woman also
Or if a promiscuous woman is unwilling to use violence, threats or injury to force her to have sex with her, it is rape! The identity of the victim does not affect the constitution of the crime of rape!"
Zhu Pingan took this opportunity to popularize the "Da Ming Law" to everyone to prevent any villagers from going astray.
Next, Zhu Pingan asked several villagers in Zhuangjia Village who reported the crime. The villagers described that they heard the two victims calling for help, and then found that Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi and Zhang Tiedan broke into Xiuer's house.
, the scene of raping two people, the villagers surrounded the yard, shouted to the three of them, but were threatened by Han Laosan and the other three.
"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan, did the three of you use violent beatings or other means to force the victim to have sex with a man or woman?"
Zhu Pingan interrogated Han Laosan and three others.
"We beat them and held them down, but what happened to them?" Liu Gouzi and the other two confessed.
"However, we gave them money, but they didn't want it themselves," Han Laosan argued.
"Okay, so far, the case has been found out. Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan violated military discipline, left the military camp without authorization, broke into private houses, and raped two civilian women with violent beatings. The facts are true and the evidence is
Confirmed! Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang Tiedan are guilty of three crimes: leaving the military camp without authorization, breaking into private houses, and raping civilian women."
After Zhu Ping'an investigated the case clearly, he publicly announced to Han Laosan and three others the crime they had committed.
The three of them, Han and Lao San, were like overcooked crabs, with their heads lowered and unable to say a word.
"Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, Zhang Tiedan, do you still remember the Four Iron Rules of Military Discipline of our Zhejiang Army and Eighteen Kills?"
Zhu Pingan asked.
Han Laosan and the other three nodded.
"Back!" Zhu Pingan said expressionlessly.
"The Four Iron Rules: follow orders in all actions; do not take advantage of the masses; all seizures must be returned to the public; do not demolish houses to death of freeze, do not plunder to death of starvation. Eighteen cuts: When the general is ordered, the three drums are used, and those who fail to do so are beheaded.
If the drums are not advanced, the gold is not stopped, the flag cannot be raised, and the flag cannot be lowered, he will be beheaded; if he pretends to be sick before the battle, he will be beheaded; if he abandons his weapons before the battle, he will be beheaded; if he refuses to obey the superior's orders and refuses to obey orders, he will be beheaded;
Those who kill civilians for meritorious deeds and rape women shall be beheaded," Han Laosan and three others recited subconsciously.
When they saw the beheading of the woman who raped the woman, they immediately reacted. Then their faces turned pale with fear and they were covered in cold sweat. They quickly kowtowed to Zhu Pingan in panic and begged, "Sir, spare my life, spare my life.
For the sake of our first time, please spare our lives."