Chapter 45 It is difficult to convict a crime without proof or evidence
Li Chengyun, the chief arrester of You County.
In the hearts of many ruffians in You County, he is infinitely more terrifying than Tie Tang.
Upon hearing this name, Yang Hongguang and Yang Zhengye looked at each other and trembled, as if they realized something was wrong.
Bang bang, bang bang.
Li Chengyun was being held by two blue-clad detectives. He was only wearing iron chains, and the shackles weighed one or two hundred kilograms. His muscles and bones were in disarray for several days, making his body look a little distorted.
Today, there were not many people watching the case in the hall, but there were about ten or twenty people. After hearing what Zhang San said before, they were all very angry, and many of them cursed.
But when Li Chengyun was brought forward, the voices of the people suddenly became much quieter.
"Could this person be the chief arrester of You County?"
"Tie Qingtian is really capable. We have caught all these people."
"We've caught him, but it's not that easy to convict him."
"This is not something I have to worry about. I can just concentrate on watching Mr. Tie arrest the head and interrogate the case."
.........
Tie Tang saw him coming up and waved his hand: "Give me a seat!"
Two muscular police officers worked together to carry an iron chair and placed it behind Li Chengyun.
After he sat down, Tie Tang asked calmly: "Captain Li, you should have heard everything clearly in the back hall, what do you think?"
Li Chengyun raised his eyebrows and half-closed his eyes: "Tie Tang...what kind of reputation do you want? Do you want me to sue myself?"
Li Chengyun knew exactly what Yang Zhengye had done.
Precisely because he knew it too well, he would naturally not say it. Otherwise, he would be ignoring the knowledge and failing to act, which would be dereliction of duty and would make him guilty.
Even though he has been kidnapped to Yuncheng by Tietang, he is only a suspect in name, and it can even be said that he is just here to assist in handling the case.
As long as the charges are not determined, when he returns to You County, he will still be the chief arrester.
"Li Chengyun, I will give you another chance. Do you really want to protect the murderer?"
"Heh~"
Li Chengyun's face was full of disdain.
"How dare a young boy call himself an official?"
"Iron catcher, official...that's not how you work. Do you think I am doing it entirely for my own selfishness?
Just wait.
It won’t be long before you understand!”
Tie Tang's expression gradually hardened. What Li Chengyun said didn't sound like empty talk. Could it be that he had something else to rely on?
Because he was busy with Yuan Hua's affairs these days, he did not take time to interrogate Li Chengyun.
The execution hall police officers went there several times, but the results were lackluster, and Li Chengyun simply ignored them.
After all, the other party is the chief arrest officer of the county, and the crime is not too serious, so naturally they do not dare to use torture indiscriminately.
"Haha~"
Hearing Li Chengyun's sarcasm, Yang Zhengye couldn't help laughing, and half fell to the ground, extremely happy.
Li Chengyun glanced at him and cursed all his eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and cursed out loud on the spot.
"Idiot!"
"Uh!" Yang Zhengye's laughter stopped abruptly.
He turned his head and looked at Li Chengyun in disbelief, as if he was wondering why he was acting like this.
"Tie Tang can't control me, so he can't control you?
Don’t even look at whose land this is.
If a person like you is caught by me in Youxian County Court, I will give you a slap in the face first."
Yang Zhengye looked up at Tie Tang tremblingly, and saw that the other person's face was darkened, and the police around him were ready to move, knowing that he had caused a big disaster.
Plop!
The sound of kowtow came.
But it’s not Yang Zhengye, but Yang Hongguang.
"Sir, please forgive me. I did have a conflict with Liu Xing that day, but that was due to previous grudges.
Setting a fire was also done by a child, but it was just to vent his anger, not to kill anyone.
As for why Liu Xingfa was burned alive, we really don’t know.”
Yang Hongguang knew something was wrong, so he directly confessed on behalf of his son, leaving the sluggish Yang Zhengye in a daze, unable to come to his senses.
Tie Tang was first provoked by Li Chengyun and was worried, and then he was ridiculed by Yang Zhengye, and an unknown fire broke out on his head. He was not a person who took offense.
After Yang Hongguang confessed his crime, he ignored it and directly glanced at the police officers and government officials present in front of a crowd of people watching the case.
He asked coldly: "This guy is laughing at me in public. I want to find a crime to slap him first. Can you guys find a reason?"
All the arresters, guards, and government officials looked at each other.
Know that the opportunity to make a meritorious deed has come!
They all came up with suggestions.
"Sir, I have a plan."
"Sir, when this guy roars in court, he should be beaten fifty times first."
"The big board of fifty is short, let's hit one hundred first."
..........
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Yang Zhengye was like a dead fish, chained to a long bench, with a government servant standing on each side holding a fire stick.
One by one, mixed with Yang Zhengya's screams, the two of them fought vigorously and were sweating profusely.
A few moments.
Thirty big games completed.
"Okay!"
"A good beating."
"Those kind of village bullies deserve a hard time."
People watching the case outside the red line applauded one after another.
As Li Chengyun said.
Don’t even look at where this place is.
Tie Tang didn't even hide it. He would beat him just to get a reputation, and he had to endure the beating. Even Yang Hongguang didn't plead for mercy.
Because I know it’s useless!
Snap!
The gavel fell and Tie Tang's voice sounded.
"Yang Zhengye, do you plead guilty?"
Yang Zhengye had runny nose and tears on his face, buttocks had already blossomed. He lay on the bench and replied blankly.
"Everything is just as my Father said."
Tie Tang thought for a while, looked at Meng Ying'er, and asked softly: "What do you think of what he said?"
Meng Yinger held Little Douding in her arms and did not believe what Yang Hongguang said.
"Sir, they just want to reduce the charges. Although my beloved has been injured, he cannot let the fire engulf him without knowing it.
Moreover, when the woman was leaving, she saw Yang Zhengye beating up my husband. She must have beaten him to death and then set the body on fire in an attempt to cover up the traces."
"Have you ever seen Liu Xingfa beaten to death by him?"
"This...No."
Meng Ying'er didn't lie. She told the truth. She believed Tie Tang very much.
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Yang Zhengye trembled and said: "Sir, since she didn't see it, how can she say that I killed Liu Xingfa first?
Everything... is just her speculation."
"Sir, in court, evidence is all about evidence. Now there is no evidence to prove that Liu Xingfa was beaten to death by my son." Yang Hongguang also began to exert his strength.
Meng Ying'er burst into tears: "Sir, no, it must have been Yang Zhengye who beat my beloved to death first.
With my husband’s martial arts skills, how could he be burned to death in a fire?
Even if he is injured, he can easily get out of the fire, and it is not a prison."
Tie Tang has his own concerns.
Liu Xingfa is a person who has perfected the Bone Forging Realm. Even though he is injured in bed, a mere fire wants to burn him to death...
That is simply a blasphemy against martial arts!
The Yang family father and son still did not tell the truth. They only admitted to setting the fire and wanted to create a situation in which Liu Xingfa died unexpectedly.
However, except for the testimony of four gangsters including Zhang San, there is no other evidence that can prove that Liu Xingfa died before the fire.
It has been more than two months since the incident occurred.
The scene of the crime has long been in dilapidated condition, and Liu Xingfa’s body has been buried long ago, which can be used as evidence in court...
There are only some testimonials written in haste by people on that day.
Seeing Tie Tang's silence, Yang Hongguang added fuel to the fire.
"Sir, Zhang, three and four are accomplices to my son. In order to clear away the charges, they will throw any name at my son.
This is completely baseless... Your Excellency, you must investigate carefully to avoid unjustly accusing innocent people."
The testimonies of Zhang, three and four others can indeed only be regarded as supporting evidence and cannot be used as decisive evidence, because the four of them are also suspects.
Obviously.
Yang Hongguang had already reached this point.
As long as Li Chengyun didn't speak, it would be impossible to convict Yang Zhengye based on these scoundrels alone.
There was a strange silence in the courtroom.
Li Chengyun sat on the iron chair, closing his eyes and concentrating, obviously not intending to interfere in this matter.
The Yang family's father and son looked at each other frequently, with a lot of pride in their eyes.
When Yang Hongguang heard Tie Tang's name, he had already made up his mind.
Aren’t you famous and known as Qingtian?
When trying a case in court, evidence must be produced. If there is no evidence, how can we convict?
If it were another official like Li Chengyun, I'm afraid Yang Hongguang would have confessed his crime long ago.
Because he knows that these officials will not tell you the evidence.
Just plant a few spoils and get a few 'iron-conclusive evidence', and you will be punished to death.
On the contrary, it is an upright official like Tie Tang——
Easier to handle!
"Brother Tang, this old man is so arrogant, let's hit him a few times and see if he can move." Bi Qi on the side was very angry.
Duan Jingrui also stood up and said: "Commander, since the case still needs to be discussed, it is better to adjourn the trial again."
He obviously also saw that there was no evidence and wanted to help Tie Tang.
Looking at the proud Yang father and son, Tie Tang burst out laughing.
Sure enough.
What the magistrate said is not without some truth.
If you want to be a good official, you must first be a corrupt official!
If I didn't have the reputation of Qingtian... I would have easily taken down these two people today.
However.
Corrupt officials have their own ways to be corrupt, and honest officials naturally have their own ways to be honest.
Tie Tang stood up from his seat, walked to the Yang family and his son, and stood with his hands behind his back.
The strong wind blew, the dark blue official robes rustled, and the red-headed and black-soled official boots appeared in front of Yang Zhengye.
"Yang Zhengye, you still haven't pleaded guilty? Do you think I have no evidence?"