Chapter 174 The No. 1 Litigation Attorney in Haikang County
Ma Defu first glared at his nephew Ma Laifu angrily, and then said angrily:
"Speaking of which, I blame my unfulfilled nephew for this. In recent years, my brother-in-law has made great success in the fishing industry in Haikang County, which has made many people jealous. If he can manage his three-acre land with peace of mind, it will be better.
No one dared to find fault with him, but he just listened to my nephew's deceptive words and wanted to compete with the big families in the county for the official fishing license.
It’s really heartbreaking to see people scattered.”
"Uncle, you are pedantic and short-sighted."
Ma Laifu was very angry when he heard this and argued unconvincingly: "If my uncle doesn't fight, the dozens of acres of fish ponds in the villages of Lanjiang will be occupied by the Kang family sooner or later. If we can get the official title and the support of the court,
Fifty official ships are much more secure than a few small boats entering the sea, and maybe we can even pull up a caravan to go out to sea to do other business."
"Your grandma is such a bear and you dare to talk back."
Listening to his nephew's shameless words, Ma Defu was so angry that the veins on his forehead were exposed. He picked up a thick stick on the ground and chased him. Ma Defu was so frightened that he ran away. As he ran, he shouted: "Uncle, you are pedantic, uncle."
You are an idiot, neither of you can accomplish anything great."
"You rebellious thing."
Ma Defu watched his nephew run away with clenched fists, feeling angry and annoyed, but seeing that there were guests, he had to calm down his anger and said in a gentle tone:
"It's a joke for you two. His father was attacked by jackals when he was hunting in the mountains in the early years. He didn't even find the body. His younger siblings are weak-tempered and can't control him. He causes trouble everywhere all day long. I didn't take care of him either.
Half a trick."
"Senior, there is no need to be angry."
Chu Nanzhi thought back to what Ma Laifu had just said, and then thought about what she was facing with the Qi family, and quite agreed:
"I think your nephew is a passionate and enterprising person. Doing business should be a fair competition. Since official quotations are issued by the imperial court to support business, anyone who has the ability can fight for them. This makes my nephew
Ling's brother-in-law is right, it's just another family's dirty trick."
"That's the truth, but my nephew's behavior is too reckless."
Ma Defu sighed repeatedly: "My brother-in-law was unjustly imprisoned. He had already caused great trouble, but this treacherous son actually tempted his cousin to beat up the young man in the county captain's house. As a result, his whereabouts are still unknown. My aunt's whereabouts are still unknown.
My cousin and my cousin had no choice but to hide in the deep mountains and forests in panic."
After hearing this, Chu Nanzhi nodded and thought deeply.
After a long time, she suddenly asked: "Why did you beat the young man of the county captain's house? Could it be that the person who did this was related to the county captain's house?"
"Ahem, this involves another matter."
Ma Defu's face was uncertain for a while, but his next words were a bit difficult to say.
He looked at his wife, Ma Liu, with a heavy look, and first whispered: "Go and cut five kilograms of good beef with your brothers, sisters, and daughters-in-law, cook the tripe with cold water and give it to Mrs. Chu for safekeeping, and then make more good dishes.
, I want to entertain two distinguished guests today."
After his wife and daughter-in-law went to the kitchen, Ma Defu faced Chu Nanzhi and Li Ce again and said warmly: "Mrs. Chu and Li Langjun please invite the hall to talk."
After entering the main room and taking their seats, Ma Defu asked his eldest son Ma Zhifu to bring some tea in. Ma Defu continued to talk while drinking tea:
"Just now, the old man and young man that Madam Chu met when she first entered the house were her old aunt Sun Liu and her cousin Yan Fang. Yan Fang is a well-behaved and smart girl who is deeply loved by her wife, so she has been with her since she was a child.
My son must be getting married, but I don’t know that the young man in Haikang County’s Wei Mansion has repeatedly bullied others and wants to take Yan Fang into his house as a concubine. Although my nephew is a careless and brainless person, I heard that
After hearing this, he instigated Yan Fang's brother Yan Ming to beat the county captain's son."
Li Ce was furious when he heard that, and he clenched his fist angrily: "This kind of domineering guy should be beaten, let alone bullying men and women, and robbing other people's wives before they have sex. If it were me, I would just do it
Kill that guy with one knife."
Ma Defu smiled bitterly: "I am very grateful to Mr. Li Langjun for his eagerness for public service and love for justice. However, Haikang County is not as good as Luyan Port. It is a land of poor mountains and harsh waters. Even the postal supervisor of Funing County would have to wait several years before he is willing to visit there.
No one in the yamen can be messed with from top to bottom."
"Senior, why don't you tell me about your brother-in-law."
Chu Nanzhi reminded that there were too many cases of bullying of men and women in the world, and even if she had sympathy, she would not be able to deal with it.
The young man in the county captain's house dared to be so arrogant. In the final analysis, it was because the Sun family had lost its backbone. Lin Jinxiao just broke his leg. The Chen family dared to make trouble for his family over and over again, not to mention the poor and harsh environment.
land.
As long as the head of the Sun family can be rescued, maybe everything will be solved.
After listening to Chu Nanzhi's words, Ma Defu also changed the topic: "This matter has to start from the middle of last month. Although my brother-in-law Sun Wuji is a fisherman who makes a living by fishing, he also has
He has a somewhat chivalrous heart, which is why he is widely supported by the fishermen in each village. It happened that a young county magistrate came to Haikang County last year. He had the same interests as my brother-in-law, and fought hard for him in the county government, hoping to win over this man.
The officers who went to sea were sent to my brother-in-law and his fishermen."
When he said this, he couldn't help but frown deeply: "It seemed that good things were about to happen, but when the county magistrate was inspecting the qualifications of the fishermen under his brother-in-law, an accident happened. On the morning of June 25th last month,
, the county magistrate disappeared mysteriously. After many days of searching, the county magistrate’s body was found in a fish pond by my brother-in-law’s Lanjiang River. Therefore, the county government concluded that it was my brother-in-law who murdered the county magistrate.
"
"In this way, asking my brother-in-law to fight for office is not for his own selfish reasons, but to benefit the fishermen under his command."
Chu Nan Zhi was still thinking, and Li Ce sighed with emotion first.
Ma Defu sighed with a lonely look on his face: "He is such a stubborn person. He loves to stand up for everyone in everything. He has only had a few taels of money in his pocket over the years, but he has been able to support many fishermen and old men under him.
I just can't stand his temper, so I would rather take this family hunting in the mountains for a living than have the same bad taste as him. Now that he is involved in a life-threatening lawsuit, no one cares about his life or death."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a woman's cry sounded outside the house:
"Brother-in-law, how can you say that to my family and fellow villagers? If it hadn't been for the help of the neighbors to cover up this time, the Nu family, Yan Fang and Yan Ming would have been taken away by people from the county captain's house. How could they be safe?
He fled to the mountains, and someone said before the Nu family came out that Yan Ming was hidden and his life was not in danger."
Mrs. Sun Liu went straight to the main room crying, wiping her tears while continuing to cry: "The neighbors still have consciences, and they are trying their best to help the child's father clear his grievances."
Seeing the Sun Liu family and her daughter walking in, Chu Nanzhi first took a closer look, thinking about the ideas he had summarized, looked at Ma Defu and said calmly:
"There are a lot of doubts about this case. Since the county magistrate of Haikang County has agreed to help obtain the official title, my brother-in-law does not have to commit another murder. Unless there is something hidden, he can find a litigation lawyer to defend him.
See you soon."
Mrs. Sun Liu choked up and said, "Ms. Chu, you don't know. How can those litigators in our county defend themselves against the county's chief registrar? The neighbors also pooled their money to hire a well-known litigator in the county for the slave family. But,
When we arrived at the county government office, the chief registrar made him speechless after just a few words, and forcibly convicted the child's father."
"That's true."
Ma Defu raised his eyebrows with a helpless look on his face: "Haikang County's Yamen Registrar Tan Miao is known as the 'iron mouth' and the number one lawyer in the county. Even all the lawyers in the county combined
You may not be able to convince him, let alone the evidence is conclusive."
Chu Nanzhi was very aware of the importance of litigants in ancient cases. Sometimes, just a sharp tongue could determine the outcome of a case. The cases he had investigated for Hu Maoxi all relied on clever words.
A good argumenter first makes people surrender, and then strives for opportunities to find ironclad evidence to convince people.
It's just that not everyone can turn the tide with sharp words as she thought, and there are also many black-hearted litigants who want to kill people just for their own selfish interests.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh silently.