Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Chapter 206 He deserves it

On the second day, Huihai County held its first trial since Magistrate Wu and his son disappeared.

The clerk stood behind Wei County Magistrate and said, "Sir, the witnesses and evidence are ready."

County Magistrate Wei had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a righteous look on his face. "This is a key case for us to change the people's minds. We must judge it well."

County Magistrate Wei is just over thirty years old and not even forty yet. Naturally, he has ambitions and aspirations. If Magistrate Wu and his son are convicted, it is not impossible for him to take over Wu Liangcai's position.

After years of ups and downs in officialdom, County Cheng Wei has some connections, but none of them are high-ranking officials with real power. However, this incident happened suddenly, which is particularly beneficial to him.

First, he had done a good job in exposing Wu Liangcai and his son. No matter what, Wu Liangcai and his son were guilty of dereliction of duty.

Second, a major corruption case had occurred in Huihai County, which had attracted widespread public attention. It was a time when people needed to be appeased. Rather than transferring a new official who was unfamiliar with Xinpu Town, it would be better to promote a prestigious and popular official on the spot.

Third, County Magistrate Wei has been an official in the local area for many years, has a good relationship with the previous county magistrate, and has made many political achievements. If he can turn the tide this time, appease the people, and restore the reputation of Huihai County, it will be a great achievement.

And now, the trial of the case of Ma Shenpo is just the opportunity.

"mighty!"

The yamen runners' sticks slammed the ground with thuds. Someone had already spread the news in the town that the yamen would reopen today to try major cases of pretending to be sorcerers, amassing money, and trafficking in human beings.

Human trafficking is a serious crime. In serious cases, the penalty is not only death, but also lingchi (death by slicing) or quartering (pulling, quartering, and pulling apart by a chariot).

Early in the morning, countless people gathered at the county government office.

"Have you heard? Human trafficking!"

"It's not just human trafficking, it's also tricking people into bringing in children."

“The youngest is still a baby.”

"Wei County Magistrate is truly an upright and honest person."

"How can the county magistrate be the judge? The county magistrate is the judge."

"Come on, Wu Bapi is still the great judge, but he is just a dog official who eats people without leaving any bones! Lord Wei has always been diligent in his work and loves the people, so he deserves this title."

There were even quite a few victims among them. They looked at the lobby blankly, feeling confused and guilty.

Li Yuer and the others also mixed in the crowd, intending to watch today's trial.

Among the onlookers, there were actually quite a few victims who were unaware of the situation. They looked blankly at the solemn and majestic hall, feeling confused and guilty. They were afraid of knowing the truth, yet they also wanted the truth.

Most of them were deceived by the fortune teller Ma into giving away their children on the grounds of bringing bad luck to their relatives.

In one family, the widowed daughter-in-law was abducted by the fortune-teller Ma on the pretext that she would bring bad luck to her husband. But it was not entirely Ma's fault, because the mother-in-law was a vicious person. Seeing that her daughter-in-law was childless and did not want to support her, she took advantage of the situation and sold the newly widowed daughter-in-law into a prostitute.

The young widow died the day after she entered the brothel. She died with her eyes open and was thrown into a mass grave by the people in the brothel.

"Bang!" The gavel was slammed and the killing stick hit the ground, majestic and solemn, and the court immediately fell silent.

This kind of scene has not appeared for a long time. Ever since County Magistrate Wu came to Huihai County, holding court trials has become a tool for them to make money, and the people have gradually developed a shadow of fear towards holding court trials.

It really proves the saying: Don't go to the government office whether you have a reason or not.

Because Mr. Du was sent to the provincial prison, Wen Huaizhang temporarily took over the position of legal advisor.

"Open the court! Bring out the victim and the criminals!" Wen Huaizhang shouted.

"mighty!"

Soon, a group of handcuffed prisoners were brought up and knelt in the hall.

The clerk began to read out the names and household registrations of the prisoners: "The prisoners are Yazi Jinbuhuan from Huihai County, nicknamed Big Gold Tooth, Ma Yuzhi from Xinpu Town, nicknamed Ma Shenpo, and Chen Tianshun from Xinpu Town.

Bring the victims Xu Ziqiang (Lai Zi) from Xinpu Town and Li Yanshou (Li Dalang) from Fushui Village! "

The lawyer introduced to the Li family by the clerk came forward and presented the petition. The clerk read the petition in court, listing the charges clearly.

"There are Ma Yuzhi, a witch from Donglin Village, Xinpu Town, and Chen Tianshun from Xinpu Town. They pretended to be gods and ghosts to defraud money under the pretext of exorcising evil spirits. The two broke into a private house at midnight last night, intending to hide a witch doll on the beam of the host's house to fake an evil spirit. They were caught on the spot by the yamen runners, and the evidence was conclusive and there was no way to prove their guilt.

After multiple interrogations, visits, investigations, and verifications, the prisoners Ma Yuzhi and Chen Tianshun truthfully confessed to the crimes they had committed over the years.

Ma Yufen had repeatedly used the unfounded excuse that the children were unlucky for their parents to trick children away from their owners' homes and sold them to Jin Buhuan, a human trafficker without a legal bond. According to Jin Buhuan's instructions, most of the boys were sold to families from other places as sons, while most of the girls were sold to brothels or brothels.

After investigation, it was found that over the years, the three people had sold a total of 30 children, including 27 girls. The government office will follow up and investigate and try to find the sold children.

At the same time, the prisoner Ma Yuzhi had participated in the Dragon King's wedding incident, and assisted the Wu family father and son in forcibly abducting women under the pretext of the Dragon King's wedding. A total of six decent women were harmed, one of whom was seriously injured and has not recovered yet.

Ma Yuzhi confessed that she had colluded with an old woman named Sun Juhua from Xinpu Town to sell Sun Juhua's newly widowed daughter-in-law Yao Erya to a brothel in Xinpu Town. The next day, Yao Erya was tortured to death. Yao's family appealed to Magistrate Wu, but because Sun Juhua took bribes, the case was closed as a false accusation.

Now that we have solid evidence, this court has decided to overturn the previous case, try multiple cases together, and give justice to the victim. According to the laws of our dynasty, the husband's family has no right to sell a decent woman who is married to a formal marriage for any reason. Ma Yuzhi and Sun Juhua are suspected of human trafficking and are guilty. Sun Juhua knew that she had committed a serious crime and hanged herself at home yesterday.

According to the confession of the prisoner Chen Tianshun, he had killed someone in his early years. The deceased was Xu Yongan from Xinpu Town. On the day of the crime, it was the time of the Rooster Hour after the New Year. Chen Tianshun was drunk in the evening of that day. He met Xu Yongan, a peddler who was carrying goods on his shoulders and returning home by the stream. He was obsessed with his beautiful wife Qiao Xianniang, so he took advantage of her unpreparedness and hit her on the back of the head with a stone, killing her. He then threw her body into the stream, pretending that she had accidentally fallen into the water and accidentally hit the back of her head and drowned. After that, Chen Tianshun harassed Qiao Xianniang many times. Once, Chen Tianshun met Qiao Xianniang who was washing clothes by the river and was alone. He suddenly had a bad idea and intended to rape her. Under Qiao Xianniang's desperate resistance, he accidentally pushed her into the river. After Qiao Xianniang fell into the water, Chen Tianshun did not save her, but walked away. At the critical moment of life and death, fortunately, the head of the police, Zhong Yi, passed by on duty and rescued her.

The crimes committed by the above criminals have been verified by many parties and are all true... All illegal gains will be confiscated and used to compensate the victims...

The above criminals have committed heinous crimes and are unforgivable. They will be executed immediately! They will be beheaded in three days to serve as a warning to others!"

At the moment the verdict was announced, there was a thunderous cheer in the court, and countless people knelt down and shouted "Master, the Justice".

At this time, Lai Zi, who was kneeling in the hall, looked at Chen Tianshun with hatred, wishing he could cut him into pieces.