Lu Weiguang continued: "When I first came here, someone reported that his wife was missing, so I took the government officials to investigate."
"The murderer was determined to be the second young master of the Wang family. When he saw that his wife was beautiful, he sent someone to kidnap her and rape her while the male master was not at home."
Speaking of this, Lu Weiguang's eyes trembled, with anger hidden: "But when I brought him back to the Yamen for public trial, this thief turned out to be..."
Zuo Chongming was eating his meal and calmly added for him: "You bribed the man of the house and retracted his confession on the spot?"
Lu Weiguang was stunned for a moment and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, eh, Master Zuo knows?"
"Guess."
Zuo Chongming drank his porridge calmly: "This case involves ordinary people. The Wang family is powerful, and they can shut them up with at most coercion and inducement."
Simple, yet effective.
For the aristocratic family, as long as they pay a small amount of money, it is enough for the male owner to calm down his anger, and even marrying another daughter-in-law is more than enough.
If the family members don’t pursue the case anymore, what reason does the government have to hold on to him?
"Master Zuo, aren't you angry?"
Seeing how calm he was, Lu Weiguang couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
He thought Zuo Chongming would be very angry after telling this.
After all, after he came to Ping'an County, he heard many rumors about Zuo Chongming, all of which were positive comments about his integrity and rationality.
But now it seems...it doesn't seem right.
Zuo Chongming pouted: "I'm not the county magistrate, why should I be angry?"
"But..." Lu Weiguang was a little angry.
Zuo Chongming interrupted him: "Master Lu, have you ever studied law?"
"nature."
Lu Weiguang frowned, thinking, isn't this nonsense?
If not, how could he be so angry?
"Then you should know the principle of doubting guilt."
Zuo Chongming said meaningfully: "As the saying goes, to catch a traitor is to catch a thief and take the stolen goods. If you don't have conclusive evidence, then you can't say he broke the law."
"You can say that he confuses right and wrong, and that he paid bribes, but you really can't catch him or bring him to justice because you have no evidence."
Lu Weiguang was furious: "This, this...is there nothing we can do against him?"
"It mainly depends on what you want to do."
Zuo Chongming sneered: "If you just want to redress the injustice of the deceased and let Second Young Master Wang receive the punishment he deserves, then... there are many ways."
"On the other hand, if you want to follow the normal procedure, use evidence to nail his crime, and then let him be punished, then there is no way."
"you mean……"
Lu Weiguang had a clear mind and instantly understood the meaning of his words.
In fact, it is a matter of procedural justice and result justice.
Zuo Chongming's intention is, of course, to do the latter.
If there is no evidence, just create some evidence. There are many ways to make Mr. Wang confess.
"Besides..."
Zuo Chongming said softly: "If he resists arrest, Zhenfusi will have a reason to intervene. After all, he comes from a family of warriors."
Lu Weiguang obviously couldn't accept it. He gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Sir, do you know that what we do is also against the law? This..."
Zuo Chongming shrugged: "That's why I just said, it depends on what you think."
Law? King's law? What is law?
To put it bluntly, the law is the royal law.
Whether it is the county government or the town and Fusi, they are the spokespersons of the royal family.
How the law is interpreted depends entirely on what they say.
The court says you are guilty, even if you are not.
The court says you are not guilty and you are not guilty.
What?
You don't plead guilty?
That would be easy to handle.
Resisting the law and disrespecting the law, breaking the law and resisting arrest, defying the law... What are you trying to do? Rebellion?
When dealing with rebels, the imperial court always beat them to death without giving any chance of survival.
"Master Zuo..."
Lu Weiguang opened his mouth, and the emotions reflected on his face were extremely complex, including anger, shock, and disappointment...
He finally understood now that Zuo Chongming was no different from those officials, and could even be said to be the same.
For a while.
He silently put down the bowls and chopsticks, and both his expression and attitude revealed a kind of distant indifference.
"This time... I take the liberty of disturbing you."
Lu Weiguang stood up, held his hands in his hands, and said politely: "I have important matters, so I won't disturb Mr. Zuo's meal."
"I won't send you far."
Zuo Chongming smiled and watched him leave.
Huiguan came to the door and ran back, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Ming, why do the Wang family dare to do this? Aren't they afraid of the county government or Magistrate Lu?"
"Not afraid." Zuo Chongming shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because he is a good official."
"Huh? A good official?"
Huihai was angry and confused: "What kind of truth is this? Should good officials be bullied?"
Zuo Chongming corrected: "Good officials should not be bullied, but they will be bullied, because good officials will not bend the law for personal gain, and good officials value the law and evidence."
Hui Hai's face turned dark with anger: "Does this still make sense?"
Zuo Chongming said playfully: "Only when a strong person talks about reason will it be useful, but when a weak person talks about reason... it will only look ridiculous."
Hui Hai was silent for a moment and asked hesitantly: "Can't you help him? You also said that he is a good official."
"Being a good official does not mean being able to do good things or being able to get things done."
Zuo Chongming refused indifferently: "Besides, this matter involves ultra vires, which is the most taboo for the superiors. If it reaches the ears of Emperor Wu, it will be quite detrimental to me."
Having said this, he glanced in the direction of the kitchen and said with a half-smile: "If you really can't stand it, you can ask Xiaojiu."
"Xiaojiu? She? What does she know?"
“Don’t judge people by their appearance.”
…
After breakfast.
As soon as Zuo Chongming returned to Zhenfu Division, he saw Li Jun coming in a hurry.
"Sir, Mother Chen has something urgent to report."
"speak."
"Ouyang Yu and his party have already stayed at Ziyun Garden. They want to make up for their mistakes...capture you alive."
“Expected.”
Li Jun was confused: "Ah? You expected this?"
Zuo Chongming said: "Although Jinyun Prefecture has begun to be in chaos, the Liansheng Sect has also been exposed to the public. This cannot be covered up at any cost."
"Ouyang Yu and the others did something wrong after all. They will definitely be punished after they go back. So if you want to reduce the punishment, you must first blame them."
"The only one who can bear the blame at the moment is of course me, Zuo Chongming. As long as they capture me alive, they can make up for it."
As he spoke, he took out a small bottle and handed it to Li Jun with great care: "Give it to Mother Chen and find an opportunity for Ouyang Yu and the others to take it."
"Sir, are you sure this thing is useful? Lei Gong is a serious source of powerhouse."
"This is also an authentic Xuan Jade Poison Dragon Powder."
"Xuan Yutian...hiss...you even have this?" Li Jun's head was buzzing, and his hands trembled and he almost stopped holding it.
This thing is made from the Yuan Dan of the 'Xuan Jade Poison Dragon' as the main material, and is mixed with dozens of highly toxic spiritual materials.
It is said that there is no cure under the source sea.
But the Xuan Jade Poison Dragon has been extinct for hundreds of years, and many other materials have also disappeared. This thing has actually been lost long ago. Where did Zuo Chongming get it?
"Why ask so many questions? Just do it."
Zuo Chongming rolled his eyes and reminded: "By the way, don't poison Ouyang Yu. That girl is not simple. I don't want to die yet."
"Ah? Oh."
Li Jun suppressed the horror in his heart, nodded and trotted away.
"Ha~!"
Zuo Chongming returned to the study, took out three more bottles of Xuan Jade Poison Dragon Powder, and curled his lips: "Where else can I get them? Of course I bought them."
You don’t really think that there are only so many good things in Yunmeng Treasure Ship, do you?
He also bought a lot of things that were just life-saving gadgets and things that enhanced lethality.
For example, the Bodhisattva relics, the Arhat puppet, the Sky-Breaking Cloud Sword Talisman...
It is no exaggeration to say that even if Lei Gong takes action himself, if there is even the slightest carelessness, his life will be left here.