bayedsolid Chapter 156: County Magistrate He's Identity
Chapter 156: County Magistrate He's Identity
"Oh? Then why did you sue her?" County Magistrate He asked again.
"Your Excellency, I want to sue her for killing her father and mother. She is unfaithful and unfilial!" Lin Daqiang stared at Lin Yueliang with hatred in his eyes.
It wasn't until yesterday that he learned from Mrs. Hu that the wounds on his body were actually caused by Lin Yueliang. He was furious and mad at her, slapping her twice, hating her for telling him this only after this. He also hated Lin Yueliang even more for making him unable to be a man.
"Oh? Tell me carefully."
Lin Daqiang pointed at Lin Yueliang and said, "When I was sleeping and not paying attention, she picked up a kitchen knife and chopped off my vitals." When it came to the last three words, Lin Daqiang found it difficult to speak, but he said it anyway. Anyway, this matter was already known to everyone, and he had nothing to hide.
"How could there be such a vicious and shameless woman! Lin Yueliang, do you plead guilty?" County Magistrate He looked at Lin Yueliang again.
The police officer removed the rag from Lin Yueliang's mouth and untied her. She kowtowed to Magistrate He and said, "I was falsely accused. This matter has nothing to do with me."
County Magistrate He turned to Lin Daqiang and asked, "Lin Daqiang, do you have any evidence to prove that it was Lin Yueliang who hurt you?"
Lin Daqiang knelt behind and pushed Hu Saozi. Hu Saozi stepped forward tremblingly and said in a trembling voice, "I... I can also testify that my hands were also chopped off by her." As Hu Saozi spoke, she showed her hands to County Magistrate He.
Lin Yueliang sneered, "It was clearly you and your wife who were arguing, and you took advantage of my father's sleep and chopped off his vitals. After my father woke up, he chopped off your hands with a knife. How could it be me?"
Magistrate He was in a dilemma, thinking about it. No one standing or kneeling in the audience dared to speak.
Shen Wanning saw the dilemma County Magistrate He was in, so she stepped forward and said, "I can testify that it was indeed Lin Yueliang who injured Lin Daqiang and his wife."
Lin Yueliang became excited and shouted, "You are lying! You are in cahoots with them, that's why you helped them frame me!"
Shen Wanning continued, bowing, "Lord He knows that I had a feud with Lin Daqiang. He once slandered me, nearly leading to my imprisonment. Under such circumstances, how could I possibly help my enemy? Everything I said is true. Please investigate carefully."
When she mentioned that Lin Daqiang framed her, Lin Jingyou suddenly looked up, and his eyes shot towards Lin Daqiang like sharp arrows.
County Magistrate He looked at Lin Yueliang and said, "Lin Yueliang, do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, my parents were injured by Shen Wanning. She threatened my parents, so my parents had to let me take the blame for her. I refuse to plead guilty." Lin Yueliang said stubbornly.
"Do you have any physical evidence?" County Magistrate He continued to ask.
Shen Wanning was anxious. Yesterday, she only thought about suing Lin Yueliang and seemed to have not thought about the physical evidence.
Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Hu said, "I have physical evidence. Does the weapon used to hurt me count? There's blood on it."
Mrs. Hu made up her mind and spoke with courage. She knew that if she couldn't keep Lin Yueliang here today, she and Lin Daqiang would be killed by Lin Yueliang when they returned home later.
"Wait a minute." After saying that, he turned to Shen Wanning and said, "Shen Wanning, please go to the back hall first. I will summon you later."
Inspector Yan came forward and took Shen Wanning away. Yan Hui took a step forward, and Lin Jingyou pulled his clothes and shook his head slightly at him.
After Shen Wanning left, County Magistrate He asked, "Where is the murder weapon you just mentioned?"
Mrs. Hu swallowed her saliva and replied tremblingly, "It's... under the big tree in front of my house. I went out the next day and secretly buried it in the sand."
Her hands had been chopped off at that time, and in order to conceal it for Lin Yueliang, she used her feet to pile sand on top to cover the kitchen knife.
As for why she concealed the truth for Lin Yueliang, it was of course to sell Lin Yueliang to the Fang family. As for why she changed her mind later, it was because Lin Yueliang threatened her, and secondly, she was worried that if Lin Yueliang married into the Fang family, Widow Wang would become pregnant again, and she would be isolated and helpless at home from now on. So she would rather associate with the evil Lin Yueliang.
"Do you still remember the exact location of the kitchen knife? Can I ask someone to take you home and retrieve the murder weapon?" asked County Magistrate He.
Mrs. Hu nodded hurriedly, "I am willing, I am willing."
After saying this, County Magistrate He ordered someone to drive a carriage and take Mrs. Hu out.
"The court is adjourned. Everyone else can take a break. We will continue the interrogation after Mrs. Hu brings the evidence." County Magistrate He slammed the gavel, stood up and left.
Lin Yueliang and Lin Daqiang were taken away to rest, while Lin Jingyou and Yan Hui were asked to rest in the back hall.
Arriving at the back hall, County Magistrate He bowed and said, "Greetings to Young Master Yan."
"No need to be so polite," Yan Hui said casually. Then he asked, "Why are you here? You're the legitimate son of the Earl of Yongning, yet you're banished to a place like this to be a small county magistrate. You're truly adaptable!"
County Magistrate He smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do? There are too many messes at home, so I can only avoid them. Besides, isn't it exactly what they want if I leave?"
"So you plan to stay here for the rest of your life? Never return to Beijing?" Yan Hui asked back.
"No, I not only want to go back, but also go back with dignity. I want my father to never hurt me, my wife and daughter again! I want to tell them that I don't even look down on the title of Earl of Yongning!" County Magistrate He said firmly.
Shen Wanning sat aside, listening to their conversation. It was only then that she learned of County Magistrate He's identity: he was the Earl's legitimate son. No wonder he knew so much about the affairs of the capital; he must have had his own people there.
Yan Hui sighed and shook his head. "Your father is really confused. He didn't cultivate such an outstanding legitimate son like you, but actually raised the son of a lowly concubine. What's so good about He Chaogui? He's just a gangster. He keeps hanging around in front of this young master. This young master doesn't even think highly of him!"
County Magistrate He shook his head helplessly. "My father doted on that concubine. My grandfather tried to dissuade him many times, but he wouldn't listen. If it weren't for my grandfather's constant protection, I'm afraid I would have long since..."
At the end of his speech, a sad smile appeared on the corner of County Magistrate He's mouth.
When he was in the capital, he had nothing to do with Yan Hui, a troublemaker, and usually would not talk to him. Today, when Yan Hui asked him about it, he spoke a few more words.
Yan Hui was very familiar with the place. He walked over to County Magistrate He, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well, it's good that you came here. At least it will be safer. When you have made achievements and return to the capital in the future, they won't dare to do anything to you anymore."
County Magistrate He was stunned for a moment. When did he and Yan Hui become so familiar with each other? Yan Hui even came to pat his shoulder to comfort him.