Wei Peng looked at Li Mu with a confused expression, not knowing why.
The doctor from the Criminal Department came back to his senses, looked at Wei Bin again, and asked: "You mean, besides you, someone else raped the girl that night, and it was your turn to rape that girl?"
The sentence has been changed from seven years to five years, and you can look forward to three or two years. Wei Bin nodded repeatedly and said: "There are also Jiang Zhe, Ji Yun, Song Zhou, and Ye Cong, there are five of us in total..."
The doctor from the Criminal Department rubbed his eyebrows and began to realize the seriousness of the matter.
A round-robin sentence of more than two people has already exceeded the ten-year sentence limit. A round-robin sentence of five people is the most egregious type of crime. The crime is unpardonable. There is no suspense about the death penalty for the principal offender. Even important accomplices will be sentenced to death.
There is no escape from death.
It's nothing more than a sentence to determine how Wei Bin should die. Among all the death sentences, execution by execution is undoubtedly the lightest. There are even more severe ones than execution by execution, such as dismemberment by five horses, execution at Ling Chi, and even torture for the soul. Just think about it.
I shudder...
Wei Bin was from the academy after all. He didn't know what to do. He looked at the Minister of Justice on the side and cast a questioning look.
Zhou Zhong stood up and said, "Just how you should be judged."
The doctor from the Criminal Department took a deep breath, looked at Wei Bin again, and asked: "Who came up with the idea of you taking turns to take turns with that girl?"
Wei Bin said: "It's Jiang Zhe."
The doctor from the Criminal Department continued to ask: "Who tricked that girl into going to the inn?"
Wei Bin said: "It was me, and it was Ji Yun who stunned her. Sir, I have already confessed, can I not go to jail..."
The doctor from the Criminal Department sighed and said, "You don't have to go to jail."
Wei Bin's face showed a look of ecstasy, "Really?"
Wei Bin's father also showed joy on his face. As an official, Wei Peng, a member of the Ministry of Revenue, instinctively felt that something was wrong. Wei Peng, on the other hand, looked unbelieving. Once the rape of a woman happened, it was impossible to get away with it. How could Wei Bin not use it?
Jail?
At this moment, the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment continued to say: "According to Article 36 of the second volume of the "Dazhou Code", Wei Bin, Jiang Zhe, and Ji Yun, as the principal culprits in the round-robin case, were sentenced to death, and the rest were sentenced to execution.
Wait, take him back to the Yamen for further interrogation..."
Wei Bin was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face froze, and he suspected that he heard wrongly.
His sentence had obviously been changed from seven years to five years, why did it suddenly become execution by execution?
Wei Bin's father rushed directly to the court and said in shock: "Sir, how could this happen? You can't be sentenced like this, you can't be sentenced like this..."
Wei Peng even shouted loudly, "Sir, this is against the law!"
The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment ordered a policeman: "Show him the Da Zhou Law from my office."
The policeman left the courtroom and came back soon, holding a thick book and handing it to Wei Peng.
As soon as he bought this book, Wei Peng felt that it was completely different from the Dazhou laws he had read these days. This book was slightly heavier and thicker than the ones he had read, and the pages seemed to need to be updated. His Da Zhou
Law, the pages of the book are already a little yellowed.
He skillfully turned to the second volume, and sure enough, after that law, he found an additional explanation.
Under the crime of rape, if two or more people take turns to rape, they will be severely punished; if five or more people take turns to rape, the principal offender and important accomplices will be executed at the minimum...
Wei Peng's body trembled, and the "Da Zhou Law" in his hand fell to the ground.
All this time, what he had been studying all day and night was actually an outdated law. He looked sad and angry and said sadly: "Yang Xiu made a mistake!"
Li Mu returned to his position and the case investigation reached this point. Wei Bin, Jiang Zhe and other three people were already dead.
Even if Wei Bin has a positive attitude towards pleading guilty, it cannot change this fact. Regardless of whether he is willing to plead guilty or not, the Ministry of Punishment can easily obtain the complete truth from him.
In addition to Wei Bin and Jiang Zhe, there are three other people from Baichuan Academy who need to be arrested and brought to justice.
Li Mu walked to the doctor of the Criminal Department and said: "There are three criminals in Baichuan Academy. I know Master Yang is afraid of the academy. I, Shendu Yamen, will help you catch this person. What do you think, Master Yang?"
The doctor of the Ministry of Justice was worrying about this matter. Hearing this, he said happily: "Of course this is the best..."
Li Mu walked past Wei Bin and others, strode out of the Criminal Department, and said to Wang Wu and others waiting outside: "Let's go back to Baichuan Academy."
The group of people returned to Baichuan Academy from the Punishment Department. Along the way, there were people crowding around them.
"Beasts, the academy has taught a bunch of beasts!"
"Calling them beasts is an insult to beasts. They are worse than beasts!"
"What is the need for such an academy to exist? It's better to disband it!"
…
After learning about the atrocities committed by the academy students from Wang Wu and others, the crowd immediately became furious and rushed toward Baichuan Academy.
The higher the status of the academy in people's hearts, the harder they will fall when they fall from the altar.
No one in Shendu dared to rebuke the academy before. During this period, after experiencing various incidents, Li Mu has undoubtedly become the spiritual leader of the people.
Li Mu could also clearly feel the people's love and belief in him.
This kind of love and belief is difficult to form, but easy to collapse. From beginning to end, he has to stand on the side of justice.
At the gate of Baichuan Academy, the old man appeared and said angrily: "Wei Bin has already been given to you, what are you doing here again?"
Li Mu said calmly: "Wei Bin has already confessed several accomplices, named Ji Yun, Song Zhou, and Ye Cong. They came out and went to the Criminal Department for trial."
The old man's expression condensed, and he was keenly aware of the crisis.
In just half a month, five students in the academy have been involved in lawsuits. Although this is nothing to the hundreds of students in Baichuan Academy, it is a bad start.
He quickly returned to the academy and reported the matter to the vice president.
Vice President Chen's entire face turned dark, and he said gloomily: "There are three more, tell those three bastards to come over and see me..."
Not long after, Ji Yun, Song Zhou, and Ye Cong were summoned. The three of them seemed to have known what was going to happen. They all looked pale, lowered their heads and said nothing.
Vice President Chen said angrily: "Explain to me what you three have done!"
The three of them trembled and shook everything out.
"Runbao?"
Vice President Chen looked at them blankly, and after a moment, he burst out laughing, "Okay, okay, these are the good students taught by my Baichuan Academy..."
Jiang Zhe's case didn't actually have any serious consequences last time, but this time it's different.
The reason why academies were established in the first place was because the quality of officials in the Zhou Dynasty at that time was uneven. Emperor Wen ordered people to establish academies to recruit innocent students, let them read the books of sages in the academy, cultivate their virtues, and at the same time let them
Learn how to govern a country, learn magical powers, and protect a country.
Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, the students of the academy and the future officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty would actually become the prisoners who raped women.
Vice President Chen waved his hand and said: "Send them out, expel these people from the academy, and the Punishment Department will deal with them as they should."
When the three of them heard this, their expressions changed drastically.
"No, Dean!"
"Dean, save us!"
"Dean, we realized our mistake. We will never dare to do it again next time..."
…
Vice President Chen shook his head and said: "If admitting your mistakes can atone for your sins, then why do you need laws? The academy failed to teach you how to be a good person. It is the fault of the dean and the professors. I will teach you the last principle today. Make your own mistakes.
You must bear your own mistakes..."
Ji Yun, Song Zhou, and Ye Cong were tied up and sent out. This time, the people from Baichuan Academy said nothing.
Not long after, it was in the court of the Ministry of Punishment.
Except for Jiang Zhe, who was already in the prison of the Criminal Department, Ji Yun, Song Zhou, Ye Cong, and Wei Bin all knelt down in the hall.
"Damn Wei Bin, he promised not to expose us!"
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have believed you that day!"
"You can't escape yourself, so you want to drag us into the water..."
Ji Yun, Song Zhou, and Ye Cong looked askance at Wei Bin, who was kneeling in the courtroom with dementia, as if his soul had been separated from his body, and cursed softly.
Wei Bin's eyes were blank, and he knelt there blankly, as if his soul had been taken away.
Wei Peng's performance was not much better than his. He stood outside the court with a dull expression.
Originally, the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment had already sentenced him to seven years in prison. Wei Bin only had to lose his freedom for seven years. After he was released, he could still enjoy the glory and wealth.
But now, after his defense, Wei Bin's seven-year sentence has been turned into execution. He doesn't know how to face his second uncle's family.
His mood fluctuated greatly, from full of hope to complete despair. Wei Bin's father had an emotional breakdown. He shook Wei Peng's shoulders and said: "You give me back my son, you give me back my son..."