Northern Song Dynasty Justice

Chapter 487

"This guy is so bad, Judge, arrest him."

"Slap his mouth and see if he dares to lie."

"It's really talking nonsense with your eyes open, and you want to dig out his eyeballs."

At this time, the crowd was furious, and the audience outside the court pointed at Li Yan and cursed.

It's so irritating to give false testimony just to have a good time.

Facing the accusations, Li Yan turned pale with fright, and looked at Zhang Fei with trepidation.

On the other hand, Cai Yanqing and other officials were full of embarrassment. To them, these voices seemed to be scolding them.

Boom boom boom!

Zhang Fei hit the gavel a few times, "Silent! Silent!"

Seeing that the effect was not great, he said loudly again: "If anyone dares to make noise again, the chief judge will order him to be expelled from the imperial court immediately."

Only then did the sound gradually decrease.

Zhang Fei said to Ma Xiaoyi again: "Officer Ma, take the witness down."

"Yes."

After Li Yan was taken down.Zhang Fei said to Su Zhe again: "Chief Prosecutor Su, although Li Yan's previous statement was false, it does not prove that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down.

As you said just now, if Li Yan was squatting at that time, and the person on the other side was also half squatting, he could not see each other, then according to Li Yan's confession just now, he just didn't see Wu Zhang at first sight. Mrs. Wu, but it is also possible that Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang squatted down and pushed Mrs. Wu down, and then stood up, just in time for Li Yan to see her. "

"???"

The people outside the court looked at Zhang Fei in bewilderment.

What are you doing?

Aren't you going to reverse the case for Mrs. Wu and Zhang?

They still think that the Public Security Bureau is a department.

Cai Yanqing and the others also gradually understood the way the public prosecutors handled cases, so they couldn't help but nodded slightly.

Su Zhe replied: "Our procuratorate also found an eyewitness, who is enough to prove that it was not Wu Zhang who pushed Wu's mother down."

"pass."

"Witness witness Guo Rui."

But I saw a royal policeman coming up with a man in his thirties, of medium build, thin and thin, with a few wisps of beard.

He also chose to stand. How could he dare to sit in such a scene for the first time.

Su Zhe asked for his personal information as usual.

"My name is Guo Rui. I'm from Pinglu County. I make a living selling medicinal materials."

"Brother Guo, do you still remember what happened in the early morning of April [-] this year?"

"Remember! Remember!"

Guo Rui nodded, and said: "I remember that day, I had to rush to Hanguguan Wharf to deliver a batch of medicinal materials, so I got up before dawn and started on my way. When passing by the trail behind Gui Township, I saw a young man The woman was standing under a big tree and weeping. I didn't dare to mind my own business, so I continued on my way, but within a few steps, I suddenly heard a plop.

I wondered if the woman jumped into the river, so I looked back and found that the woman didn't jump into the river, but ran to the river in a panic.

I thought she was going to jump into the river, but I wanted to stop her, but she didn't want to jump into the river, she just squatted by the river and started crying. Since I had to hurry, I didn't care. "

"What time was it?"

"About Mao time."

"Apart from that woman, did you see anyone else?"

"No."

Guo Rui shook his head and said, "I saw a cart by the river."

Su Zhe said, "Then where did the thud you heard come from?"

Guo Rui thought for a while, and said: "At that time, what I heard seemed to be coming from the side of the cart, but because I was really in a hurry, I didn't think about it."

Su Zhe said: "Besides this, you may have heard other voices."

Guo Rui shook his head, "No!"

"Thank you."

Su Zhe nodded.

The royal police next to the witness stand invited Guo Rui down again.

Su Zhe looked up at Zhang Fei and said, "Although neither Li Yan nor Guo Rui saw the old woman, according to their confessions, they all heard a plop around Maoshi, and there was no more Hearing the second sound, it can be seen that they heard the same sound, so the situation at that time was that there was the sound of falling into the water first, and then Mrs. Wu and Zhang ran to the river."

Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully, and then asked again: "That is to say, when Guo Rui passed the crime scene, Mother Wu had not yet fallen into the river. Logically speaking, he should have seen Mother Wu."

"He can't see."

"Why?"

"Because Wu's mother can't walk, she can only crawl. Our procuratorate sent people to test it. If Wu's mother got off the cart and climbed to the river by herself, the cart just blocked Guo Rui's sight. , so he is invisible."

Su Zhe picked up another document, "And we have enough evidence to prove that Mother Wu climbed to the river by herself. According to the results of the previous inspection, there were traces of dragging on the bank at the scene of the crime. , Later, our procuratorate went to carefully question the officer in charge of the case and check the records at that time.

In the record of Wu Zuo, Wu's mother's palms were all worn out, and there was dirt in her nails. The most important thing is that Wu's pants were worn at the knees, but the heels of her shoes and the backs of her legs were not damaged. Worn marks.

This is enough to prove that Wu's mother climbed over the cart by herself. Because Wu's mother was paralyzed and could only crawl with her hands, her hands were worn out. At the same time, her knees were also worn out. If she was dragged by someone Yes, the heel should also be worn out. "

The Song Dynasty's writing is quite strong, because the government has a very strict inspection system, and these have to be written down.

A procuratorate sent the report, as well as the inspection records made at that time, to Zhang Fei.

Cai Yanqing and Wei Yingfang looked at each other awkwardly.

The person responsible for the interrogation and investigation of this case was Wei Yingfang, but since Mrs. Wu and Zhang pleaded guilty early, and there was no possibility of a second murderer, they did not pay attention to these details.

After Zhang Fei read it carefully, he handed it to Cai Jing and others, and then asked Su Zhe with a frown: "The above evidence can indeed prove that Mother Wu crawled over by herself, but why does Mrs. Wu and Zhang admit that she pushed Wu?" Mother went down."

Su Zhe said: "That's because the Wu Zhang family did participate in it. Because Wu's mother was unable to move, she could only climb to the river where the cart was at that time, but she couldn't climb to the river from her home. It was Wu Zhang. Mrs. Wu pushed her to the river, and Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang also knew that Mrs. Wu was going to commit suicide."

Zhang Fei frowned when he heard that, glanced at the document that Xu Zhiqian quietly handed in just now, and said: "According to Article 258 of the "Song Xingtong", those who murdered their relatives, elders, maternal grandparents, husband, grandparents of husband, parents, All beheaded.

In addition, there are sparse discussions stating that there is no distinction between conspiracy, injury, and killing, as long as there is conspiracy, they will all be executed.According to what Chief Prosecutor Su said just now, Mother Wu's suicide was obviously planned by Wu's mother and Wu Zhang's family, and Wu Zhang's family was not ignorant of it. Those who go down should also be punished by beheading, and it does not belong to the crime of manslaughter. "

Many people sitting here nodded their heads one after another, but at the same time, there was doubt on their faces. Are you on the same side?

Su Zhe said: "But according to the laws and regulations of our court, the death of another person due to lack of hearing, eyesight and consideration can be regarded as a crime of manslaughter. Wu Zhang obviously assisted Wu's mother to commit suicide because of lack of consideration."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there any evidence to prove it?"

Overthinking?

It's hard to prove it!

The officials sitting here couldn't help frowning and thinking.

Su Zhe said: "Because it was Wu's mother who kept begging, begging, and even threatened Wu and Zhang's suicide in a self-torturing way, and assisted her to commit suicide, and finally forced Wu and Zhang to agree to Wu's mother and assist her in committing suicide."

Zhang Fei asked: "Is there evidence for Chief Prosecutor Su's statement?"

Su Zhe said: "All the villagers in Huali Village, Gui Township, know about this, and Aunt Chen in Huali Village once saw Mother Wu holding Wu Zhang's feet and begging Wu and Zhang to help her beg for death. Now Aunt Chen is in court. Besides, the judge may summon her to testify in court."

Zhang Fei said, "Leave it to the Chen family."

Soon, I saw a middle-aged woman coming to the court. This aunt was very big-hearted, and she sat on the witness chair with her buttocks.

Everyone looked at the aunt in surprise, but Zhang Fei, Cai Jing and the others showed no expression.

The same was true for Su Zhe, who stood up and asked, "Excuse me, Mrs. Chen, where are you from?"

Aunt Chen said: "I am from Lihua Village, Gui Township."

Su Zhe asked again: "I don't know if my aunt knows Wu Lei's family."

"I've been his neighbor for decades, why don't I know him?"

"Then Wu Lei's wife, Mrs. Wu Zhang, is familiar to my aunt."

"Very familiar."

"I don't know what kind of person this Wu Zhang is."

"Wu Zhang is a well-known virtuous wife in our village. She not only has to take care of her two children, but also takes care of her paralyzed old mother. She has no complaints and manages the house in an orderly manner. She is also very filial."

"how do I say this?"

"Once I went diving in the river with Mrs. Wu and Zhang, but on the way back, Mrs. Wu and Zhang fainted on the ground. After being rescued by a doctor, she woke up. After asking, I found out that Mrs. Wu and Zhang had died for three days. Didn't eat."

Also when Su Zhe asked, the aunt was full of voices and expressions, and said with dancing: "At that time, her husband Wu Lei was also sick, and she took care of the whole family, but there was not much food in the house, so Wu Zhang took his own We feed Wu Mu and Wu Lei food, and drink water to satisfy our hunger, and everyone in Gui Township knows this."

There was a hint of injustice in his tone.

Sighs and whimpers were faintly heard inside and outside the courtyard.

Many women wiped the corners of their eyes when they heard this.

Lu Chapo who was sitting in the courtyard was already crying.

Su Zhe asked again: "I heard that my aunt once saw Wu's mother holding Wu Zhang's leg and begging to die."

Aunt Chen nodded and said: "I just finished working in the vegetable soil that day. On the way home, when I passed by Wu's house, I heard crying and shouting from inside, so I went over to have a look and found that Wu's mother was holding Wu's house. Mrs. Zhang's legs, crying that she didn't want to hurt them, that her life would be better than death, and then knocked her head on the ground. Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang hurriedly hugged Wu's mother, and the two cried together. It’s not a day to ask for death, everyone in this village knows it.”

Su Zhe asked, "Wu Lei also knows?"

"know."

Aunt Chen said: "There will be troubles from time to time, don't you know, but Wu Lei and his wife are very filial, they have always been comforting, and they take care of Wu's mother with all their heart, but the more they are like this, then Wu's mother The more you want to die."

Su Zhe said: "Since the son is so filial, why does Wu's mother still ask to die?"

"Why else?"

Aunt Chen sighed, "Of course I think I'm dragging them down. In order to help Wu's mother heal, the Wu Lei and his wife's family is almost in trouble. Recently, Wu Lei is planning to use his own land as a mortgage to borrow money."

"I see. Thank you, Madam, for being willing to testify in court."

"It's okay for me to run these few steps, but I don't know if you will sentence Wu Zhang to death? Wu Zhang is really a good woman, please spare her life."

Instead, Aunt Chen asked about Su Zhe.

Su Zhe was taken aback for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Sorry, it's not up to me to decide."