Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 488

Chapter 488

"Well, it's true that good people don't get rewarded."

Xiao Tao, who was watching from behind, sobbed and whispered.

Although Gao Wenyin's eyes were also red, she still comforted Xiaotao and said, "Who said that, you just met Saburo."

Xiaotao pursed her lips and nodded her head, "Madam is right." Then she said to Qingmei: "Sister Qingmei, will Third Brother acquit Mrs. Wu and Zhang?"

Qingmei blinked and said, "How do I know that?"

Having said that, Gao Wenyinyu gently grabbed the collar with her hands and looked worriedly at Zhang Fei who was sitting in the middle.

This person is not a plant, how could he be ruthless, after Mrs. Liu's nagging, many people outside the court were weeping sadly.

Because this is not a matter of Mrs. Wu and Zhang alone, but a social problem that many people face. There are elderly people in the family, and everyone feels the same.

Even many elders in the court looked moved and sighed silently.

A person dies, or a family dies.

This human tragedy is nothing more than that.

Zhuo Qun saw all this, and said to Cai Yanqing in a low voice: "It seems that they are planning to use everyone's sympathy to reduce Wu Zhang's charges."

Cai Yanqing nodded slightly.

After Aunt Liu went down, Su Zhe immediately stated that all the witnesses he had arranged had gone to court, and at the same time produced specific evidence to prove that the Wu family was at the end of their rope, and Wu Lei was going to mortgage the land to borrow money.

This point originally required Wu Lei to testify in court in person.

But Wu Lei has the right to conceal relatives, and Su Zhe did not go to Wu Lei to go to court, because Su Zhe thought that for Wu Lei, the palms and backs of his hands were all flesh, and Wu Lei said every word in court. will all suffer.

Moreover, these evidences are easy to find, and there is no need for Wu Lei to appear in court.

Of course, Zhang Fei did not ask Wu Lei to go to court, but passed on Wu and Zhang to go to court.

After a while, I saw two policemen leading a young woman in her twenties and a prison uniform coming up. She was originally a beautiful young woman, but now she was disheveled, her face was bruised, and her eyes were sunken. His eyes were dull, and he was still muttering to himself.

She was taken to the prisoner's bay on the right and stood for interrogation.

Zhang Fei looked at Mrs. Wu and Zhang, and shouted, "Mrs. Wu and Zhang."

Wu and Zhang didn't seem to hear it, and muttered in their mouths.

Could it be crazy!That's too bad!Seeing Wu Zhang's expression, Zhang Fei couldn't help feeling worried, pondered a little, and said: "Wu Zhang, the chief judge knows that you are suffering in your heart at this time, but don't forget that you still have two children who are waiting to be fed. I believe your mother-in-law is most concerned about his two precious grandchildren, if they lose anything, I'm afraid your mother-in-law will find it hard to forgive you."

"Dong'er! Xia'er!"

Mrs. Wu and Zhang murmured twice, her sluggish eyes suddenly regained consciousness, she looked left and right, as if she was looking for her children, but after looking for a long time, she didn't see the two children, she seemed relieved, but Seemingly disappointed, she said to herself, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Mother is sorry for you, mother has no face to see you again, woo woo woo..."

Speaking of the latter, she couldn't help herself, squatted down, covered her face, and burst into tears.

The people outside the court already sympathized with her very much. Seeing her crying so miserably, they couldn't help crying too.

Zhang Fei waited for a while, then suddenly picked up the gavel and knocked a few times to stop the discussion outside the court, and waited until the surrounding area was completely silent, then said to Wu Zhang: "Wu Zhang, I am really sorry for your appearance. Your husband and your two sons, you only want to atone for yourself, and even conceal the truth. This is an extremely selfish behavior. Have you ever thought that your husband will face, and your two children, How will you behave in the future?"

Many people nodded desperately, and at the same time cast encouraging glances at Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang.

Sure enough, Wu and Zhang's wailing gradually turned into sobs. After a while, she slowly raised her head and stared blankly at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei nodded to the Royal Police at the side.

The royal police immediately helped Mrs. Wu and Zhang up.

Zhang Fei said to Wu Zhang again: "Wu Zhang, the chief judge hopes you can understand that whether there is a crime or not is not up to you, nor is it up to the chief judge, but the law and the truth. What we need to do now is to tell the whole story and wait for the judgment of the imperial court."

Wu Zhangshi looked at Zhang Fei, opened her mouth several times, but she couldn't make a sound.

Xu Zhiqian whispered: "President, why don't I go comfort her a few words."

"No, you are the master bookkeeper now. To be fair, you should not have a private chat with him at this time." Zhang Fei shook his head.

Xu Zhiqian nodded, then stepped aside again.

Zhang Fei pondered for a while, and said, "Give her a cup of tea."

"Yes."

A royal policeman immediately came up with a pot of tea and served Wu Zhang a cup.

Zhang Fei smiled again and said, "Don't worry, drink a cup of tea and think it through before you talk."

"Thank you!"

Wu Zhang took the tea and shed a few more tears.

And the people outside the court also stabilized as Wu Zhang's mood stabilized. They suddenly discovered that the chief judge was not only handsome, but also approachable, not only the chief judge, but also the chief prosecutor, the royal The policemen are all polite and gentle.

In comparison, those yamen servants in the past came from robbers.

Fortunately, they still have the face to say that the public prosecutor's law is not right.

Slander!

Absolutely slander!

As the saying goes, facts speak louder than words.

After a while, Zhang Fei asked Wu Zhang again: "Wu Zhang, can you make a confession now?"

"Cocoa."

Mrs. Wu and Zhang nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with gratitude. After a while, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang narrated the whole process of the case.

It's the same as everyone imagined, but more bumpy.

What everyone has seen and heard is just the tip of the iceberg!

In the past three years, Wu's mother had gone on hunger strike more than ten times, but every time they were encouraged by their husband and wife and their two grandchildren were coaxed to change their minds.

But with Wu Lei's illness that time, Mrs. Wu and Zhang fainted from hunger, which made Wu's mother determined not to hurt her son and daughter-in-law any more, but she also knew that as long as Wu Lei was around, it was impossible for her to commit suicide on a hunger strike.

So she begged Mrs. Wu and Zhang bitterly, and later even beat and cursed, like crazy, begging for a while, cursing again, and so on, forcing Mrs. Wu and Zhang to have no choice, so she agreed to Wu. mother's request.

It happened that Wu Lei was going to earn money at the pier, and he didn't return for a day. Wu Zhang took Wu's mother to the river. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law watched the last sunrise. Let Wu and Zhang go first, and then climb to the river by themselves, and die.

And when talking about Wu's mother, Wu Zhang's words are full of respect and love.

It can be seen that the relationship between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good.

It can also be seen that Wu's mother is also a good mother.

After she finished speaking, Zhang Fei asked Su Zhe again: "Is there anything else the Prosecutor wants to ask?"

Su Zhe shook his head.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Does your procuratorate still insist on prosecuting Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang for manslaughter?"

Su Zhe nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei said: "Then you guys start the closing statement."

Closing arguments?

what is this?

Many people looked at Su Zhe curiously.

Su Zhe nodded slightly, then stood up, and said: "The facts and evidence have proved that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother into the river, and it was not her sincere wish, but it was indeed Wu and Zhang who pushed Wu's mother The one who was dragged to the river, without her help, it would be difficult for Wu's mother to commit suicide by throwing herself into the river.

But we can't ignore that during this period, Mother Wu begged, beat, scolded, and threatened Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang. During this long-term struggle, I believe that anyone would probably not know how to make a choice.

What's more, no one can help her in this matter. Even now, everyone present cannot give a solution that is the best of both worlds. "

As he spoke, he looked around.

Everyone lowered their eyebrows and remained silent.

No solution!

Unless you give them money, but this is not the way, even if there are kind-hearted people, can this be given over again?

"The people sitting here are all the smartest people in Hezhong Mansion, but none of them can come up with a solution. However, Mrs. Wu and Zhang are just a village woman, and she has to bear everything. Not only must Wu's mother plead, Beating and scolding, and having to take care of a poor and poor family, so that she can't think about it, so I hereby appeal to the judge to sentence Wu and Zhang for manslaughter."

"well said!"

"What's the matter? Manslaughter is also a crime. If I say Wu and Zhang, they should be acquitted."

"That's right! It's not her fault at all."

Unlike Zhang Fei, who immediately won applause from the audience after his impassioned closing statement, there were a lot of doubts outside the court.

When the case was being tried, many people were eager to convict Wu and Zhang of manslaughter, but when the trial came to this point, the people were looking forward to adjudicating Wu and Zhang's innocence.

She doesn't deserve this.

But many officials in the hospital nodded their approval.

"Silence! Silence!"

Zhang Fei knocked the gavel a few times, stopped them, pondered for a while, and suddenly asked Su Zhe, "Has Chief Prosecutor Su considered that Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang knew that Mother Wu was going to commit suicide by the river, but still dragged her away?" Go, this is definitely a conscious act, one clearly knows the consequences, and should not be considered unthinking."

Su Zhe was taken aback, thinking, you won't enter the state of Er Bi, you want to fight a lawsuit with me, right?

In fact, he also knows that manslaughter and manslaughter are a bit far-fetched, but if you want a retrial, you must be accused of this crime.

I didn't know how to object for a while.

Even Xu Zhiqian, who was next to her pillow, looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei added: "Although this case is a criminal case, it was born of family conflicts. It is reasonable to say that it is difficult for an upright official to resolve family affairs. The chief judge does not know how to judge."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was taken aback.

Especially Su Zhe looked at Zhang Fei inexplicably.

It’s fine if you are unexpected when you are a pen, but you still don’t play your cards according to the routine when you are the president of the judge?

Zhang Fei ignored their eyes, but turned to look at the VIP seats on the upper left, and asked with a smile: "Lu Chapo, are you willing to help the chief judge?"

Lu Chapo asked in a daze, "Mr. Judge, how can we help you?"

Zhang Fei asked: "How do you think this should be judged?"

As soon as these words came out, the jaws of everyone in the audience dropped in shock.

Cai Yanqing and other officials even stood up directly. They knew that Zhang Fei must have deliberately arranged this, but they did not expect that the function was to help him make a judgment.

Cai Jing and the others also turned their heads and looked at Zhang Fei in astonishment.

If you want to do this, what do you need?

Before Lu Chapo could speak, the scholar said, "How can we help the judge make a decision?"

"Why not!"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "The president of the court came here not only to build the public security law, but also to try the law of the rule of law. What is the law of the rule of law? Simply put, it is a consensus among the people to defend their own interests. After this kind of consensus is written, it becomes a law. This case is closely related to your interests. At the same time, you and Wu Zhang are not acquainted, let alone have no interest relationship. The chief judge believes that you will make a rational judgment .”

Cai Bian and the others seemed to be in a classroom, nodding their heads frequently, and Su Zhe was also thoughtful.

There seems to be some truth in explaining this issue from the perspective of the legal system.

Here only they can understand quickly.

Everyone else was still dumbfounded.

Those people looked at each other, can this really work?

Zhang Fei said again: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, let me tell you, you just need to move from your heart."

He coughed lightly, "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be convicted of murder, please stand up."

Everyone looked at each other, but no one stood up.

Zhang Fei waited for a while, "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be convicted of manslaughter, please stand up."

The scholar and the two citizens stood up slowly.

Zhang Fei smiled and nodded, let them sit down again, and said: "If you think Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang should be acquitted, please stand up."

Lu Chapo and Butcher immediately stood up without hesitation, and the other seven people who hadn't expressed their views also stood up one after another.

Su Zhe frowned, did he want to fight innocent?

Xu Zhiqian thought so too, but she clenched her fists nervously. On the one hand, she also hoped for such a sentence, but on the other hand, would this approach really convince the public?

You must know that the officials next to him are not here to see Zhang Fei show off, but to find fault.

"thank you for the help"

Zhang Fei nodded, then stretched out his hand to signal: "Please sit down."

Lu Chapo and the others looked at Zhang Fei in disbelief, did the judge really let us judge?

The other officials present also looked at Zhang Fei with wide eyes.

You really just listen to them?

But the people looked at Zhang Fei expectantly.

The audience held their breath and there was no sound.

Zhang Fei looked around, thought for a while, and said loudly: "In terms of reason, the president of the court, like Lu Chapo and the others, also thinks that Wu and Zhang should be acquitted, but based on the laws of the country, the president of the court cannot do this. sentenced.

Because once the head of the court makes an acquittal verdict, who can guarantee that no one will force the bedridden father to commit suicide with bad words, so as to avoid the responsibility of support, and at the same time, he will not have to bear legal responsibility? Learned, because the law should take care of the interests of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and according to the etiquette law, saving loved ones is the most basic morality, which cannot be discarded or violated. This cannot be used as a reason to help respect relatives, or even assist anyone to commit suicide. "

Originally, everyone thought that Zhang Fei wanted to acquit Wu Zhang, but in the end there was another turning point.

This..

Su Zhe was confused.

What do you want?

But many scholar-bureaucrats nodded frequently when they heard it, it was really good!

Can't help but look at Zhang Fei with admiration.

Zhang Fei said: "According to Wu Zhang's behavior, she chose to assist Wu's mother to commit suicide under Wu's mother's begging, beating, scolding, crying and other behaviors. The mother's suicide was not premeditated, and should be considered a crime of intentional homicide."

Su Zhe was a little upset.

He also knew that the crime of manslaughter was more suitable, but the punishment for manslaughter and murder was not severe, so what was the benefit of a retrial?

He also heard Zhang Fei say: "But because it was not Wu and Zhang who pushed Wu's mother into the river in the end, and there were factors of coercion, this officer decided to give her a lighter sentence and sentence her to three years in prison for the crime of accomplice.

However, because there are still two children waiting to be fed at home, and the family is facing a life-and-death dilemma, according to the evaluation of the chief judge, her husband Wu Lei is unable to take care of the two children alone, so the chief judge granted Wu Zhang a deferred sentence , Take good care of the family first, and wait for the two children to grow up before coming here to serve the sentence. "

"I object!"

As soon as the words were finished, Su Zhe stood up, "I have no penalty regulations for suspending the sentence."

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "But the chief judge has official orders and court decrees. Apart from the ten heinous crimes, he can make appropriate judgments based on the facts of the case and based on the legal system, even though there is no such thing in the Song Xingtong Regulations. Maybe after today."

As he said that, he looked at Mrs. Wu and said with a smile, "Mrs. Wu, you can go home now."

Without waiting for Mrs. Wu and Zhang to thank him, he tapped lightly with the gavel in his hand, "Leave the court."

For a while, there was thunderous applause outside the courtyard, which lasted for a long time.

(End of this chapter)