The case between the strong man and the old man seems very small, just a simple frame-up case.
Even if a strong man is taken away by people from the Ministry of Punishment, he will be fined a small amount of money and suffer some physical and mental torture at most, and then he will be released.
The biggest problem is that this small case involves great justice.
The woman was molested by the old man. While everyone stood by and watched, the strong man acted bravely and stepped forward to bring a gleam of light to the declining city of God.
If even this rare glimmer of light is swallowed up by darkness, who will dare to do something brave in the future?
To protect this strong man is to protect the bottom line of the law and to protect the trace of goodness in the hearts of the people of Shendu.
Master Zhang has been the magistrate of Yangqiu County for many years, so he must know this truth better than Li Mu.
Zhang Chun sighed helplessly and returned to the side hall. When he came out again, he had already put on his official hat. He straightened the official hat with both hands and said: "Let the people outside come in and ascend to the hall!"
The three of them were brought to the court. Li Mu asked Wang Wu to go to the yamen gate and tell the people outside that the captain had authorized them to observe the case. The people watching suddenly poured in. Some who didn't know what was going on also
He followed in to join in the fun, and for a while, the courtyard in front of the court was filled with people, and some stood outside looking from a distance.
For many years in Shendu, this was the first time they saw such a grand occasion in the Shendu Yamen.
"I've seen this old dog. He used to have relatives in the Ministry of Punishment and was frivolous and molesting girls on the street all day long. If he was caught, he would beat him up. I don't know how many girls have suffered from him..."
"In the past, when encountering this kind of thing, he relied on the Ministry of Punishment to resolve it. Why was he caught today and sent to prison?"
"You didn't see just now that the person was almost taken away by the Punishment Department. The young head catcher put the sword on the neck of the person from the Punishment Department and brought the person back alive."
"Is the new head catcher so tough that he even dares to offend the Criminal Department?"
"I don't know. I heard that the Captain is also new here. Let's see how he judges..."
Above the court.
The woman knelt on the ground and cried: "Sir, this little girl has been wronged!"
Zhang Chun looked at her and asked, "What grievances do you have? Tell them one by one."
The woman pointed at the old man and said: "My little girl was walking on the street just now. This man was frivolous and indecent to the little girl. Later, he falsely accused the little girl and wanted to rape the little girl. Fortunately, this big brother saved me...
, please make the decision for the little girl!"
"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense!" The old man said with an angry look on his face: "She obviously hit me, but she falsely accused me of being frivolous towards her!"
The strong man knelt on the ground and said: "The common people can see clearly that he was the one who despised this girl first..."
The old man said: "You and her are in the same group!"
Zhang Chun looked at the people in the courtyard and asked, "If there are other witnesses, you can go directly to the hall."
After a short silence, several people had already raised their steps, but then took them back.
This old man had connections with the Ministry of Punishment, and although they were equally indignant, they were afraid of being implicated and in trouble, so they did not dare to step forward.
Seeing that no one testified, the old man raised his head again and said, "You see, the crime of slander is punishable by the law..."
Zhang Chun suddenly looked him in the eyes and said: "What is the truth? Tell me honestly!"
The old man met his eyes, the expression on his face gradually became dull, and murmured: "Yes, I saw that this little lady was pretty and had full breasts, so I bumped her chest on purpose..."
Li Mu took a look at Mr. Zhang's eyes and found that his eyes were extremely deep, making people's eyes seem to sink into them.
Li Mu had seen him perform the Soul Capturing Technique before, and the power this time was far greater than the last time. I am afraid that his cultivation level has also advanced to the fourth level.
The rank of the officials in the court does not correspond to their cultivation level. There are many high officials in the court who have never practiced cultivation. However, in general, for some important positions, such as county guards, their cultivation level will not be lower than nature.
In principle, those who are in the fourth realm of Taoism can hold any official position.
After the old man regained his consciousness, he saw the way everyone looked at him and quickly realized what had happened.
He said loudly: "You are deliberately unjustly accusing me. I ask the Ministry of Punishment to review it. You can't do this to me..."
Zhang Chun waved his hand and said: "I molested a woman in the street, refused to plead guilty, and disturbed the court. I will be punished for several crimes. I will drag her down and give her twenty canes."
Deputy Chief Sun ordered the two men to drag him down. Soon, screams could be heard in the Yamen courtyard.
Under the law, everyone is treated equally. Just because a person is old does not absolve him of his guilt.
The executioners were all practitioners and knew how to make him feel the pain to the greatest extent without causing serious injuries to death.
"stop!"
After the last stroke of the cane, an urgent sound came from outside.
The two officers from the Ministry of Justice that Li Mu had just met ran in accompanied by a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man walked straight to the old man and found that the old man had fainted.
The middle-aged man looked gloomy and said, "Who robbed my member of the Criminal Department?"
Two officers from the Ministry of Justice pointed at Li Mu.
The middle-aged man said coldly: "If you stop the Criminal Department from handling the case, take it away from me!"
Zhang Chun came over and asked, "Who are you?"
The middle-aged man said arrogantly: "I am the head of the Criminal Department, Xu Zhong."
"How many grades?"
"What?"
Zhang Chun's face darkened and he asked: "I want to ask you, what rank are you?"
Xu Zhong was stunned for a moment and said: "Ninth grade."
Zhang Chun shouted sharply and asked: "A ninth-grade minor official, what qualifications do you have to call me an official in front of me?"
Xu Zhong stood there blankly. Although the Shendu Yamen had no sense of presence in Shendu, the Shendu Ling was a fifth-rank official, and the Shendu Lieutenant also had a subordinate of the sixth rank, which was indeed much higher than him, a ninth-rank chief.
Unexpectedly, the Shendu Lieutenant would not give any face to the Punishment Department. When Xu Zhong spoke again, his momentum weakened by two points and said: "This is a case that the Punishment Department investigates first..."
"I have finished the case." Zhang Chun pointed at the old man who fainted and said: "This man is old and disrespectful. He molested women in the street first and disturbed the court later. I have already fined him twenty strokes. The Ministry of Punishment
If you feel it’s not enough, you can take it back to the Ministry of Punishment for further sentencing..."
Xu Zhong opened his mouth and said, "There are still some doubts about this case. Don't you think it's a little hasty, Lord Commander, to finish the sentence so quickly?"
Zhang Chun pointed to the common people in the court and asked: "These common people were all here when I was reviewing the case. Ask them if there is any doubt in this case?"
Xu Zhong looked at the people around him with a stern face, and everyone couldn't help but take a step back.
But the next moment, there was a voice coming from the crowd.
"No doubt!"
Xu Zhong looked over, but before he could find anyone to speak, another voice came from another direction.
"I saw this old and frivolous girl with my own eyes!"
"This old guy is already a habitual offender!"
"Your Excellency's judgment is good, it should have been this way long ago!"
…
Several voices came from the crowd. Zhang Chun looked around the crowd again and asked, "Does anyone have any doubts?"
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
…
This time, the crowd spoke in unison, their voices were uniform, and seemed to tear down the roof of the government office.
On the streets outside Duya, pedestrians raised their heads and looked in the direction of Duya with confusion.
The crowd was so angry that Xu Zhong's ears were buzzing and he could only leave in despair. Before leaving, he ordered the two officials from the Ministry of Justice to carry away the old man who had fainted.
"Thank you, Mr. Head Catcher, thank you, Mr. Captain!"
The woman and the strong man knelt on the ground, kowtowing excitedly to Li Mu and Zhang Chun.
Zhang Chun gently raised his hand, a gentle force lifted the two of them up, and said: "No need to be polite, this is what I should do."
At this moment, Li Mu felt the familiar aura of telepathy from the two people and the people watching.
It seems that this is indeed a right way to practice. The city of God is full of smoke and smoke. If he can continue to gain the trust and love of the people, he will not only be able to complete the seven souls quickly, but the speed of practice will not be weaker than that of Baiyun Mountain.
Liu Hanyan.
After the people dispersed, including Wang Wu and Deputy Sun, the faces of the policemen in the yamen were still flushed with excitement.
After being in Duya for so long, when had they ever felt so proud?
When they thought of the scene where the people were speaking in unison just now, their moods that had just calmed down began to surge again.
Zhang Chun looked at them and said: "Remember, when you are willing to stand behind the people, the people will be willing to stand behind you. The people's support is the most powerful force behind the Yamen."
At this moment, Li Mu seemed to see the light of righteousness from him.
Even though he is timid, he has never let anyone down when big things happen.
After the police officers left, Li Mu thought for a while and asked, "What if the Ministry of Punishment is held accountable?"
Zhang Chun said disdainfully: "The Ministry of Punishment has a minister, a minister, five lieutenants, five ministers, and ten chiefs. What does he mean? Do you think those officials in the Ministry of Punishment, who have nothing to eat all day long and are full, will do it for them?"
A small, unpopular boss comes forward?"
Only then did Li Mu understand that no wonder he had been uncharacteristically domineering and impassioned just now. It turned out that he was sure that the Ministry of Punishment would not stand up for a small principal.
As expected, he was still Magistrate Zhang whom Li Mu knew.
At this time, Zhang Chun closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said in shock: "Where is my telepathy power? Where did all my telepathy power go?"
