Chu Nanzhi was thinking about ways to retract Sun Wuji's confession in his mind, and suddenly an idea came to him and he said happily:
"If I remember correctly, there is a stipulation in the laws of the Dahe Empire that if a criminal has been convicted of a case that has been closed, even if he is put on the guillotine, as long as the prisoner complains about injustice, he will be given the opportunity to retract his confession. Once it is found that there is indeed injustice, the case must be
Call back for substitution and retrial, and there are three more such opportunities."
"this"
Sun Lizheng frowned slightly: "It is true that such a thing has happened, but the mountains in Haikang County are high and the emperor is far away, and the county government is full of cruel officials. Let alone three times, it is good for a prisoner who has been beaten to survive once.
, you have to make people cry three times, which is more torturous than just chopping off the head."
He frowned, curled his lips, and said with a mocking expression: "The world is as black as crows. Even if the presiding judge is changed, I'm afraid the result won't be much better."
"Don't be so pessimistic, old man. Let's go discuss it with Mrs. Liu and her daughter."
As Chu Nanzhi said this, she took steps and turned back towards the hut.
Ma Laifu saw her eyebrows relaxed, as if she felt a lot more relaxed, and couldn't help but ask: "Sister Zhi, have you already thought of a way to save my uncle?"
"What we need for the time being is to buy as much time as possible."
Chu Nanzhi smiled slowly and said: "I don't know much about this place yet. I need to understand the case more carefully."
And this time is different from Luyan Port, all the information has to be collected by myself.
"Whatever Sister Zhi wants to know, my little brother can help you. I'm afraid no one in every corner of Haikang County knows it better than my little brother."
Ma Laifu boasted confidently.
Sun Lizheng also showed his face and agreed: "This is true. This guy Laifu has no other skills. After traveling around the county for these years, he really knows every place very well."
"Okay, Lai Fu, I'll ask you to guide me the way these days."
Chu Nanzhi promised Ma Laifu while entering the room, and then the group sat down again.
Mrs. Sun Liu and her neighbors cooked some porridge, boiled a few eggs, roasted a whole fish and brought them over.
Sun Lizheng signaled to the villagers and then dispersed.
After waiting for the room to clear up, Sun Li looked at Chu Nanzhi and Li Ce with a warm smile, and greeted him earnestly: "Mrs. Chu and this gentleman have something to eat first, and let's talk while eating."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the only three bowls of porridge on the table. Li Ce and Ma Laifu had already begun to eat. She looked at Sun Liu and her daughter with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "You guys sit down and eat together.
"
After saying that, she got up and went to find a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Just as she was about to share some porridge, Ma Laifu immediately stopped her and said angrily: "Sister Zhi, you have been running around all day. You should eat quickly. I have this bowl."
Porridge for my aunt and cousin."
While dividing the porridge into empty bowls, he cursed and said: "My uncle is so stingy and stingy with his future daughter-in-law. He earned two thousand taels of silver from her, but he is not willing to give even half a penny to her when he goes out."
When Chu Nanzhi was in the mountains, she discovered that Ma Defu didn't like the mother and daughter very much, so it was Ma Liu's idea to decide on this marriage.
And these neighbors brought over all the food left at home, fearing that the coming days would not be easy either.
After thinking about it, she took out fifty taels of silver from her arms and handed it to Sun Lizheng: "I came here this time to buy some fish fry in your county, but I never thought that I would encounter such a thing. This money can be
Collect it first and treat it as the fry I ordered."
"The fish fry can be produced evenly, but now that Wu Ji is in prison, I'm afraid I won't be able to get fifty taels of fish fry for my wife."
Sun Lizheng sighed softly: "And without the consent of the Kang family, I would not dare to take the initiative."
"It doesn't matter, the deal is not a deal, just think of me as supporting the villagers."
Chu Nanzhi directly stuffed the money over.
Sun Li was holding a few ingots of silver from Bai Huahua, and was very embarrassed: "Ms. Chu wants to buy fish fry from our county. Even if we can get enough fish fry in the future, how will we transport them to Luyan Port?"
"Don't worry, old man. Just keep the money. You have just paid the fish tax. The money will be distributed to the neighbors for a while. Since I dare to ask for the fry, I will naturally have my own way to transport the fry back."
Chu Nanzhi picked up the porridge with a smile and drank it wholeheartedly. She was tired and hungry after a hard day, but she had no time to be polite to others.
Ma Laifu also took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Sun's mother and daughter, indicating: "Buy more food in the next few days, don't let Sister Zhi go hungry to do things for you, save the remaining money.
Order some flowers, but uncle still doesn’t know when he will be able to come out.”
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi waved his hands indifferently: "You don't have to worry about me, just take care of your own life. Today we learned about the crime scene, and tomorrow Sanlang and I will go to the county to learn more clues.
Laifu will go with you."
"Yeah."
Ma Laifu responded excitedly, and Chu Nanzhi was also afraid that he would be too reckless, so he added repeatedly: "But you have to promise me that you won't mess around in the county, and you won't have any more disputes with others."
If one were to redress Sun Wuji's grievances with reasonable grounds, no matter whether the county lieutenant or the county magistrate would openly dare to do anything to her, but if this kid went to cause trouble, the nature of the matter would be different.
Ma Laifu nodded immediately without hesitation: "Sister Zhi, don't worry. If you ask me to go east, I will never go west. If you ask me to go west, I will never dare to go east."
"Well, with your words, I feel relieved."
Chu Nanzhi smiled happily, suddenly thinking of the murdered Zhu County Cheng, and immediately asked: "Where is Zhu County Cheng's body now? Can it be buried?"
Sun Li was putting the money away and replied unhurriedly: "It should take a few more days. Zhu County Cheng is considered a young hero in the county and is quite popular. Although he has only been in this county for more than a year, he is still very popular."
He has done a lot of practical things for the people. His sudden death has made everyone in the county deeply saddened. The Kang County Magistrate has informed everyone and allows everyone to pay their respects. I am afraid he will not be buried until the end of the month."
"So, this Zhu County Prime Minister is quite prestigious."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but sigh.
Considering that the county had imposed an additional fishing tax just after Sun Wuji was imprisoned, I am afraid that Zhu Xiancheng must have touched someone's cheese and killed two birds with one stone to directly remove two major obstacles.
But she still doesn't know much about the official administration of the entire Haikang County, and she doesn't dare to make rash guesses.
Staring at the dejected Sun Liu family, Chu Nanzhi suddenly asked in surprise: "Since the county has determined that it was murder, how can the murder weapon be found in the home?"
Mrs. Sun Liu's eyes were filled with sadness, and she nodded feebly: "They found a short fish-killing knife from their home, and said it was a sharp weapon used by a stupid man to commit murder. They took it directly back to the county government as physical evidence."
"It's true that the witnesses and physical evidence are quite complete."