After waiting in the court for almost an hour, the old woman and her son, the plaintiff in the previous case, were finally brought to the court from the village outside the city.
With such an hour's buffer, many people who like to watch the excitement have gathered outside the courtroom.
At first, they were all bored with waiting, but as the old woman and the idle man came into the hall, the people became energetic again.
Zhang Yuanwai and his son were also escorted to court by the Yamen officials.
After the previous case was pronounced, the two were imprisoned together. They were just waiting for the review of the case file by their superiors to be completed and the review permission was issued before they could be sentenced by Zhou Luming.
Zhou Tingyu felt that the overall situation was under control and that there was no chance of any further mishaps in the case, so he did not do anything against the two of them.
Therefore, Zhang Yuanwai and his son are living quite well these days.
Although the food and conditions in the prison were very poor, making the two of them look quite haggard, at least they did not suffer any physical pain.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanwai and his son were very confused when they were escorted to the hall again.
The old woman and her son also looked puzzled, wondering what the adults in the yamen were trying to do.
"Are all the witnesses, evidence, etc. ready?"
Jiang Fan asked Tieniu, tilting his head to the same side.
"Everything is ready. You can bring it to me at any time if you need it, young master."
Tieniu nodded.
After receiving the confirmation, Jiang Fan was completely relieved and said with a smile: "Everyone in the hall does not need to introduce each other. I know who you are, but maybe you don't know my identity, so I
Let me introduce you. My name is Jiang Fan, and Tian is the city captain of our Heyang City. To put it bluntly, he is the superior officer of the Judge Zhou you know."
After saying this, the four plaintiffs and defendants in the audience were a little stunned.
The melon-eaters who had gathered outside the court couldn't help but look at each other.
After hearing many cases, the judge asked who was in the hall, but this official came up to introduce his situation first. This was really the first time he met him.
"I like to go straight, and I am not used to so many twists and turns. So let's get straight to the point. The reason why the four people were brought to trial again is because I have discovered a lot of doubts about this case. Regarding the results of the preliminary trial of the case, I will
There are suspicions, so I plan to retry the case to prevent innocent people from being wronged and the real perpetrators to go free."
Jiang Fansong sat slouched on the referee's chair, and his tone of voice sounded quite out of touch.
After hearing these words, the four plaintiffs and defendants in the audience had completely different reactions.
The old woman and the idle man couldn't stop being in a daze, while Zhang Yuanwai and his son looked excited for a moment.
However, they were frightened by the majesty and solemnity of the court, and Zhang Yuanwai and his son did not dare to make any sound without Jiang Fan's permission.
"The plaintiff, Cheng Fang, accused Zhang Yuanwai's son of insulting her daughter, so that her daughter could not bear the humiliation and hanged herself. I have made new discoveries. Come and bring witnesses."
Jiang Fan patted the gavel quite casually and said.
Soon, a thin village man wearing shabby linen clothes walked into the hall cautiously.
"Who is here?"
"To... return to the lord, my name is Liu Changzhu."
"Liu Changzhu, don't be nervous. I've asked you to question me, but I just need to know some things from you. So if I ask you anything, just tell the truth. Do you know the mother and son kneeling next to you?"
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
Jiang Fan's kindness made the village man relax a little. After turning his head to look at the old woman and the idle man, he quickly nodded and said: "Sir, I know them. This is Widow Fang and her son from our village."
"Okay, then you should also know that they have a daughter at home. About ten days ago, their daughter hanged herself. Does your village know about it?"
Jiang Fan continued to ask.
"Um... Sir, we don't know much about this in the village. Widow Fang has mentioned it a few times, saying that her daughter Huniu was bullied by people in the city, so she hanged herself."
The village man said honestly.
"I heard from my people that the night before her daughter hanged herself, you lost a sheep, so you went out to look for it and returned to the village a little late. As a result, you happened to see her daughter entering the village. Is this the case?
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Jiang Fan then asked.
The village man frowned and recalled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, Sir, I can remember it so clearly because the news of Huniu hanging herself came the next day, which shocked me at the time."
"Very good. Thank you very much for your cooperation and help. You can go down first. I will have my people take you back later."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
The village man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and bowed respectfully to Jiang Fan before retreating from the hall.
"Crack!"
Jiang Fan took another photo of the prisoner, looked at the old woman with narrowed eyes and asked: "Ms. Cheng Fang, I have read the file. According to the records above, you kept claiming that your daughter did not return home that night, so
We just went to the Yamen to report the crime, but now someone has witnessed your daughter returning to the village. How do you explain this?"
The old woman trembled with fright, panicked, and instinctively said: "But... maybe I remembered it wrong."
Zhou Tingyu, who was standing in the hall, had a slightly condensed expression on his face and secretly said something stupid.
"Did you remember it wrong? Did your son remember it wrong too? How could you remember something like whether your daughter came home or not? Mrs. Cheng Fang, are you stupid for treating me like this?"
Jiang Fan's voice suddenly turned cold.
The old woman's body trembled and she quickly said: "Sir, I remembered that my daughter did come back that night, but she kept crying after she came back. I finally asked the reason why, and she was bullied.
Although I was also very angry, the first thing I thought about was to comfort her. Who knew... she would actually be unable to think about it... and just leave like that."
What a fool!
Zhou Tingyu's face turned completely dark.
It happened that Jiang Fan was asking the question, and he had no qualifications to interrupt.
This situation was completely out of control, making Zhou Tingyu almost overwhelmed with regret!
In recent years, things have gone so smoothly that I have become less cautious in my actions.
Normally it would be fine if nothing happened, but this time something happened... it looked like something big was going to happen...
"Ms. Cheng Fang, I want to remind you that wantonly fabricating lies, making false accusations, and giving perjury are all serious crimes. Since you are in this court, you must be responsible for every word you say! I will
Give me some buffering and thinking time, so that you can think carefully about whether you want to tell the truth or not."
Jiang Fan sneered, and then said: "Come here, bring up the catcher Zhao Yan!"
After hearing this name, Zhou Tingyun, who had only a dark face at first, suddenly changed his face!