Sun Rulan wiped away her tears and said, "I've thought about it, sue!"
At this point, Jia Kun had no way to avoid it, so he had to say: "This is what I have said. If you insist on suing, please provide evidence, otherwise it will be a false accusation!"
He kept emphasizing evidence, but he was sure that Sun Rulan could not produce any strong evidence.
You said your father was killed. How can you prove this?
It is almost impossible to have physical evidence. As for human witnesses...who dares to testify for you?
Even if someone comes forward to testify, they only need to find a few loopholes in the testimony, and then insist that the testimony is unreliable, and then they will be convicted of perjury.
Sun Rulan said: "My father and I make a living by running a tofu shop. Half a month ago, the housekeeper of the Liu family came to the door and said that he wanted to build a new house for the Liu family. He took a fancy to the land and offered five taels of silver.
My father refused."
"Why refuse?"
"After selling the tofu shop, what will my father and daughter do for a living?"
Jia Kun had no expression on his face and said, "You continue talking."
"Later on, Butler Liu came a few more times. When he saw that my father was determined not to sell, he began to threaten me, saying that whatever the Liu family wanted would belong to the Liu family sooner or later. He also said that my father would be fined if he refused to drink a toast.
Within three days, if my father still doesn’t agree to sell the tofu shop, then...just..."
"Just how?"
"Just waiting to collect the body for me..."
"What do you mean by collecting the body for you?"
Sun Rulan wiped her tears and said: "Three days later, a gangster named Ma Liu came to the tofu shop to cause trouble. He said that my tofu was unclean and he had a bad stomach. He asked for compensation. Sir, my tofu has always been clean. Since then,
Never before..."
"Tell me the important point!"
"That Ma Liu asked for compensation for the cost of his decoction and medicine, or else he would sue the government. My father wanted to open his business. One more thing would be better than one less thing, so he was ready to pay for it. However, he actually asked for ten taels of silver, and said that unless the tofu shop
Sell it to the Liu family, or you will lose money."
"Then what?"
Jia Kun listened with great interest, almost forgetting that he was trying a case.
"My father couldn't get the money, so Ma Liu kidnapped me and said I would use it to pay for the medicine. My father got into a fight with him, but Ma Liu hit me in the back of the head with a brick, killing me on the spot!"
"Beast!"
Jia Kun's teeth were itching with hatred and he couldn't help but curse out loud.
Yuan Bin, who was sitting next to him, saw this and said, "Prefect Jia also thinks that this person's behavior is worse than a beast?"
Jia Kun suddenly realized that it was wrong, he should be on the side of the beast...
However, if you think about the dirty deeds done by the Liu family and Ma Liu, what kind of thing is this!
"This...Sun Rulan, what you just said is true?"
"Return to the lord, everything is true!"
"good!"
Jia Kun was stunned and said seriously: "I'll ask you again. Do you have any evidence that the Liu family instigated Ma Liu to commit murder?"
"Many people on the street saw it."
"Who saw it? Why didn't you come to testify?"
"They, they...were worried about retaliation from the Liu family."
Snapped!
The alarm sounded again, and Jia Kun said with a dark face: "Everything you say is all your own words. How can you prove that the Liu family is guilty?"
Sun Rulan was frightened and cried: "Then Ma Liu was sent by the Liu family. He has been saying that as long as the tofu shop is sold to the Liu family, the matter will be over..."
"What nonsense!"
Jia Kun now understood that when this person came to complain, there was no evidence at all.
Why are you so polite? Just give him a slap and find him falsely accused!
"The Liu family is a prominent figure in Nanjing. How could they covet your family's land? Your father obviously slipped and fell into a well and drowned. The Liu family often took care of your family's business and even took the initiative to pay for it to you.
Dad is buried, but your father once borrowed money from the Liu family and has not paid it back yet. Do you want to default on the debt by framing the Liu family like this?"
"I didn't lie, and my father never borrowed money from the Liu family..."
"How dare you quibble!"
Jia Kun took out a black lottery ticket from the bucket and threw it on the ground.
"Come here, drag me down and beat me twenty more times!"
Two officers came forward, dragged Sun Rulan up and walked out.
Sun Rulan quickly shouted: "Master, save me!"
Jia Kun sneered: "You seem to have the nerve to wait for the unruly people..."
Halfway through my words, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
Sun Rulan was still shouting: "Master, you promised to make the decision for me, but I was wronged..."
Jia Kun's mind reacted very quickly. How had he ever promised her anything?
If it's not me, then...
He followed Sun Rulan's gaze and saw Yuan Bin looking at him with a smile on his face.
Perhaps because of this person's special status, I don't know why, but I always feel that this smile is uglier than crying.
The commander of the Jin Yiwei smiled at himself, and it was hard not to think of a night owl.
When that thing smiles, life or death is really unpredictable.
"Wait a moment!"
Jia Kun waved his hand knowingly, then looked at Yuan Bin and said respectfully: "Commander Yuan, do you think there is any doubt about this case...?"
Yuan Bin declined and said: "I am just observing and cannot comment."
When Jia Kun heard this, he immediately understood. No wonder a weak-legged man dared to sue a retired official. It turned out that he had someone's backing!
"Commander Yuan, you are so polite. There are countless major and important cases handled by Jin Yiwei. I am just going to humbly ask for advice!"
Yuan Bin then said in embarrassment: "Then I'll... just talk nonsense?"
Jia Kun hurriedly said: "Please!"
Yuan Bin nodded, and then said: "Since it is Yingtian Mansion's case, it is not convenient for me to participate in it. Let me just say it casually. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, Magistrate Jia does not need to take it seriously."
"Commander Yuan is so humble, please speak!"
Yuan Bin then put away the smile on his face and said: "First of all, this is a murder case. Since it involves human lives, it must not be a trivial matter. We cannot easily draw conclusions because of insufficient evidence."
This sentence is directly aimed at Jia Kun’s trump card. Don’t you want evidence? Let me tell you first. You have to check whether there is evidence. If there is no evidence, go find it yourself!
Jia Kun's face looked a little ugly, and his smile began to become awkward.
Yuan Bin continued: "Let's talk about the case itself. In fact, the doubts are very obvious. How did Lao Suntou die?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "After the incident, the Liu family once mentioned that the old grandson fell into the well and drowned."
"That'll make it easier!"
Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Sun Rulan said that she was hit in the back of the head with a brick by the gangster Ma Liu and died on the spot, but the Liu family said that she fell into a well and drowned. One of the two people must be lying. Let's go check it out.
It’ll be clear now!”
Jia Kun thought for a while and said: "No one reported the incident when it happened. Now that the deceased has been buried, I'm afraid..."
"You can't dig it out if you bury it?"
"Isn't this... inappropriate?"
Sun Rulan suddenly said: "I am willing to dig out my father's body and re-examine the cause of death!"
"Sun Rulan, you have to calm down. The dead person is the most important. Your father has been buried, so don't disturb him anymore."
"If this matter is not investigated clearly, my father will never die in peace!"
Jia Kun had no choice but to say: "Even if it turns out that Ma Liu really hit Lao Suntou to death with a brick, it can only mean that Ma Liu committed murder and there is no evidence pointing to the Liu family."
"This will be easier to do!"
Yuan Bin suddenly smiled and then ordered: "Bring that Ma Liu to court!"
"ah?"
Jia Kun was suddenly stunned, "How dare you have arrested me already after interrogating me for so long?"
Seeing this, Yuan Bin explained: "Prefect Jia, don't worry too much. This Ma Liu committed a murder on the street yesterday and was captured by Jin Yiwei. He took the initiative to confess something, which happened to be related to today's case. Isn't it a coincidence?"
Jia Kun nodded dullly and said, "Yes, what a coincidence!"
Two royal guards in golden uniforms escorted Ma Liu to the hall. Seeing this, Sun Rulan pounced on him.
"Give my father back his life!"
Snapped!
Jia Kun knocked on the gavel again and said: "No noise in the courtroom!"
At the same time, a school captain grabbed Sun Rulan and pulled her aside.
Jia Kun looked at Ma Liu and found that the man was covered in blood, but there was no blood on his face.
Needless to say, he must have been tortured by Jin Yiwei.
Speaking of taking the initiative to confess, is there anyone who would not take the initiative under the torture of Jin Yiwei?
"Is your Majesty Ma Liu?"
Ma Liu weakly replied: "Yes, yes..."
"I want to ask you, did you kill Lao Suntou of Tofu Shop in the east of the city?"
"yes……"
"Well, you will tell the story of the murder. I am warning you that human life is at stake. Please think about it before you speak!"
Ma Liu's body was very weak. He gasped for air and said, "He was beaten to death with bricks."
"Why did you smash Lao Sun's head to death?"
"Yes, it was...the Liu family...instigated it!"
"Which Liu family, please explain clearly!"
"It's Liu Sanjiang from the east of the city... Mr. Liu, the chief steward of Liu Mansion... came to me..."
Jia Kun lowered his eyes, he had already understood clearly that the Jin Yiwei was here for the Liu family.
Maybe they were the ones who came to Sun Rulan and persuaded her to file a complaint.
Otherwise, how could she have such courage?
But, why didn't Jin Yiwei directly investigate the case, instead of borrowing Ying Tianfu's help?
In just a few breaths, he had already gone through everything he had done in his mind.
In general, since I became the prefect of Yingtian, although I am more partial to the local gentry, I have not done anything extraordinary.
Why on earth is Jin Yiwei...
"Prefect Jia!"
"ah?"
Jia Kun came to his senses and asked quickly: "What are the orders from Commander Yuan?"
Yuan Bin pointed at Ma Liu in the audience and said, "Ma Liu has confessed, what should we do next?"
"Next...if what Ma Liu said is true, Butler Liu should be summoned to appear in court."
"Then pass it on!"
"But... there is no strong evidence now. If we rely solely on Ma Liu's words, we will directly summon Butler Liu to appear in court, fearing that it will be inconsistent with the law."
Yuan Bin pointed at Ma Liu and said: "Prefect Jia may have made a mistake. Now Sun Rulan is the plaintiff, Ma Liu is the witness, and his words are testimony."
Jia Kun thought for a while and said: "Ma Liu's confession lacks effective supporting evidence. We believe that further evidence needs to be found..."
Yuan Bin waved his hand to interrupt him and said: "The key figures in this case are the Liu family. If Magistrate Jia wants to find evidence, he should start from the Liu family. Not only the housekeeper of the Liu family must be informed, but Liu Sanjiang himself should also be present."
"Oh well!"
Jia Kun knew that today's incident would definitely not be avoided.
"Come here, tell Liu Sanjiang to come to court!"
"yes!"
The two officers took the order and hurried to Liu's house to deliver the message.
Jia Kun took this time to ask some more details about Ma Liu's murder, and it turned out to be exactly what Sun Rulan said.
He already knew very well that this case was committed by the Liu family.
Now, how to deal with the Liu family has become a difficult problem before him.
If he continues to favor the Liu family, Jin Yiwei is not a free man, and he might be implicated in it.
However, if you openly oppose the Liu family, the consequences will be serious.
Liu Sanjiang was once the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in Nanjing. Although he has become a scholar and still has many connections, the power behind him cannot be underestimated.
What's more, in this case, the Liu family is not just the Liu family, but also represents the entire Jiangnan gentry.
To overthrow the Liu family would mean being at odds with the Jiangnan gentry.
Two glasses of poisonous wine, no matter what you choose, you will both die.
The only difference is that if you choose the Liu family, you will be poisoned and die immediately.
Choosing Jinyiwei is a chronic poison, and you will die slowly.
If I had to choose, I'm afraid I would have to choose the latter.
"master!"
The two officers came back and said breathlessly: "The Liu family refuses to go to court!"
Jia Kun's face turned dark immediately. He was still thinking about whether he should continue to protect the Liu family, but he didn't know that others didn't take him as the prefect seriously.
Even if the officials protect each other, at least send someone to interrogate him and let's go through the process!
It's okay now, just refuse.
Since you don't take me seriously, don't blame me for being ruthless.
"Where is the squad leader?"
"exist!"
"If you take someone to the Liu family, tell the government to investigate the case and summon Liu Sanjiang to stand trial. If the Liu family refuses to cooperate, they will be kidnapped directly!"
"yes!"
This time, the squad leader led ten people and attacked the Liu family with great force.
However, after only two quarters of an hour, he returned home defeated.
Not only was no one brought him, he was also beaten.
Especially the class leader, who was carried back.
Jia Kun was completely angry, and the Liu family had gone too far.
"Commander Yuan, you have seen that the Liu family does not obey the orders of the government and has no laws. Please ask the Jin Yiwei for help!"
Yuan Bin looked very embarrassed and said: "Logically speaking, it is inconvenient for me to interfere in local affairs, but...since Magistrate Jia has spoken, let's make an exception!"
Jia Kun was secretly despised in his heart, but he said: "I would like to thank Commander Yuan!"
That day, the Liu Mansion was surrounded by water, and there were voices everywhere crying for father and mother.
The people watching the excitement around were whispering, looking at this situation, is their home being ransacked?
The Liu family usually bullies men and dominates women, and does many unscrupulous things. It seems that they have received retribution.
Soon, the Jin Yiwei escorted the people out one by one. Some were still trying to resist, but after being beaten, they quickly became honest.
When the people saw this, they excitedly picked up rotten vegetable leaves and threw them at them.
Among the crowd, Jia Kun and Yuan Bin, dressed in casual clothes, quietly stepped aside.
"Commander Yuan, please tell me directly. Why must Ying Tianfu handle this case?"
Yuan Bin pointed at the reveling people and asked, "Did you see it?"