Ye Chengguan unhurriedly picked up the case and looked at it carefully, and asked in a slow voice: "Is there any law in our court that prohibits women from going to court?"
"this"
Everyone looked at each other with dumbfounded expressions.
Lu Xiuyuan pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully: "There is no such law and regulations, and there are precedents in Beijing to follow. Ji Yunchu, the first of the four talented women of the Daye Dynasty, had entered Dali Temple many times, and was still in the Third Hall
During the trial, she appealed for the wronged person, and in one fell swoop she turned the tide and cleared the wronged person's suspicion. As a result, she became famous all over the world, and even His Majesty once praised this woman's courage and talent."
"Since the capital can accommodate all things, why can't Jiangling City, which is under the rule of the emperor, not tolerate all rivers?"
Ye Chengkuan faced the crowd and said in a deep voice: "The lawsuit is not about the people. If Miss Hua can clear the wrongdoers, seek justice for the victims, clear up everyone's doubts, and share the worries of the county, why should the county?"
Are you stuck with details and losing the general meaning?"
After finishing speaking, he looked at Hua Rujin and said righteously: "Miss Hua, there is no need to worry about anything today, you can feel free to speak frankly."
"Thank you, Lord Magistrate."
His courage gave Hua Rujin more confidence. She stared at brother Zhang Xiu with burning eyes and smiled coldly:
"Does Mr. Zhang really think that I am a woman who cannot argue with you? Or are you afraid that I will expose your conspiracy?"
Zhang Xiu looked disdainful and curled his lips arrogantly: "What conspiracy do I have, Miss Hua, please don't talk nonsense."
After finishing speaking, he turned to Ye Chengguan and said in a rather depressed voice: "I beg you, sir, to return my uncle's body to his hometown for burial. This Han family has no sincerity in repentance and cannot provide any money. It doesn't matter if the common people don't want it, so please let it go immediately."
The murderer must be brought to justice to seek justice for my uncle."
Then, he secretly glanced at the child beside him, and the child cried loudly in pain: "Father, you died so miserably, wuwuwuwu."
"Young master Zhang is really good at it. If you make this little boy cry, he will cry. Now, if you ask him to call anyone, he will call him father, right?"
Hua Rujin stared at the two brothers coldly, unable to tell that they were acting.
Zhang Xiu immediately became furious: "What did Miss Hua mean by this? My younger brother has lost his loved one and will inevitably be sad. What's his fault?"
"It is natural for people to shed tears for their loved ones. I am afraid that this true love between you two comes too late."
Hua Rujin frowned and sighed: "I heard that you two came to the county government yesterday to beat drums and complain. Why didn't you think of identifying the body yesterday? Instead, it was only when the Han family came today that you suddenly changed your mind and wanted your uncle's body back?"
Zhang Xiu argued hard: "Of course I want to raise some expenses for returning home first, so that I can better settle my uncle's funeral."
"Uncle Ling has been missing for three years, and even the government does not dare to judge the case. You came from other places and just heard about it. How can you directly confirm that the body is uncle Ling's?"
Huarujin's eyes were like daggers and she looked straight at him: "Unless you already knew that uncle Ling died three years ago."
"Nonsense."
Zhang Xiu looked aggrieved and looked at Ye Chengguan: "Sir, the common people only thought that my uncle was really traveling as Han Chun said. How could they care so much when they suddenly heard the bad news?"
"This is even more outrageous."
Hua Rujin sneered and shook her head: "Since Mr. Zhang and your brother thought that your uncle was traveling, it is common sense to confirm the body first after hearing the bad news. You also said that you didn't worry so much, how could the first thing be
Do you want to find someone to extort money from?"
"Yes, this is indeed a bit unreasonable."
Cousin Ruya also echoed loudly outside: "A few years ago, an old servant next to me was killed in a fight. I was sad for a while. I buried him first and then sought justice for his family.
Compensation, not to mention that the Zhang family brothers are Zhang Yuan’s biological sons and nephews, how can they show filial piety to their elders like this?”
Hearing this, there was an uproar outside the hall:
"Yes, they all say that the dead are respected. How can anyone not first let people bury them in peace but directly take care of people and ask for money? Not to mention their nephews and sons, even others are not so cruel."
Zhang Xiu suddenly panicked and begged again and again: "Your Excellency, the county magistrate, the common people only want to get back my uncle's body. Please make the decision for the common people and my younger brother."
"Master Zhang, please face everyone's doubts. How can you be sure that this body is your uncle's?"
Hua Rujin slowly looked up at the court, heard the sound of drumming gradually outside the hall, and continued to question: "How can we identify the body without a head as that of Zhang Yuan? I think this is also the county magistrate.
Is it an important reason why you don’t dare to close the case?”
Ye Chengguan thought and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed difficult to conclude that this person is Zhang Yuan's body based on a headless corpse."
"But if that body is not Zhang Yuan's, then who does it belong to?"
County Magistrate Tang Haoran also frowned.
Suddenly he heard the loud beating of drums outside. He raised his head in surprise and asked quickly: "Who is beating drums outside to complain about injustice?"
The outer court official replied loudly: "Sir, it is a beggar who brought a young girl to the county government office to look for her father."
Hearing this, there was an uproar again inside and outside the court: "Today's county government office is really strange. One of them watched his old father's body lying in the government office without acknowledging him, while the other made a special trip to the county government office to look for his father."
Ye Chengkuan's expression was gloomy for a while, then he returned to normal, continued to stare at Hua Rujin, and said with a cold smile: "Miss Hua is really good at making calculations."
"Each other, each other."
Hua Rujin responded with a warm smile, listened to the noise around her, and immediately raised her voice: "Then, my lords, under what circumstances would the perpetrator think of cutting off the head of the deceased?"
From a criminal psychology perspective, the murderer must have an unusual purpose for doing this.
Lu Xiuyuan thought for a while: "I'm afraid I want to deceive others and confuse the public."
"good."
Hua Rujin replied cheerfully, deeply pleased with the sudden enlightenment of Master Dianshi:
"The purpose of destroying people's corpses and cutting off their heads is either to hide people's eyes, or to destroy the corpses to eliminate traces, or to have a deep hatred for them. Obviously, it is neither of the latter. The relationship between the Han family and Zhang Yuan is not bad, but if it is to destroy the corpses
To destroy the traces, one would not just cut off the head and leave the rest of the body, so the only possibility left was to hide it from others.
Since Han Chun admitted to the murder, he naturally would not have such a motive. He would not tell the government that he had killed someone but then stupidly deliberately let the government guess whether the person he killed was Zhang Yuan."
After a pause, she inspected the people who were listening in rapt attention and then continued: "The motive behind this must be that everyone would think that the deceased was Zhang Yuan, so who would use this method of escaping a golden cicada to deceive everyone?
And who can get the most benefit from it?”
Ye Chengguan closed his eyes: "From this point of view, I think Zhang Yuan is the only one."
"good."
Hua Rujin's eyes slowly fell on Zhang Xiu, who was frightened: "I said just now that you already knew that your uncle died three years ago. That is really an injustice to you. If you killed your uncle, you can't
If it was directly framed to Han Chun, why bother cutting off people's heads, so there is only one possibility left, you already knew that the corpse in the county government office was not your uncle's."
"Miss Hua, you don't have to be eloquent, just use your words."
Zhang Xiu angrily rebuked: "My uncle disappeared out of thin air in Maoyuan Village. You didn't avenge my uncle, but you falsely accused my uncle in order to earn the money. Who else could the body be if it wasn't my uncle?"
"yes."
Han Dong also looked puzzled: "Miss Hua, when we went to Zhang Yuan's house that day, it was indeed him lying on the bed. The clothes Zhang Yuan wore the day before yesterday were also his, but his head was cut off."
"This is exactly what he uses to hide his cleverness from others."
Hua Rujin glared at Zhang Xiu angrily, thinking of the miserable sight of Cheng Nini and her daughter in the tunnel, the anger in her heart was like a volcano erupting, out of control.