Chapter 22 Interrogation
Now it seems like the scene has reappeared. She was locked in prison again. But this time she will no longer be helpless and miserable in her previous life, and will be tortured to the fullest extent. She is still here, but she is owed to repay the debt. The suffering she suffered now, as well as the pain of the previous life, will be returned from those people! At that time, let's see who will end up worse than who will end up worse!
East Street is particularly lively today, just because the prefect wanted to investigate a case, saying that the lady who was sent to the village killed the maid on the village and threw it into a dry well, but the witness was the son of Zhuangzi's manager. The evidence of this matter was all there, and people were mostly malicious about murder. I don't know where the maid offended the lady. Some people also said that the lady was demoted by herself and even treated a maid so conspiracy, and he did not hesitate to kill a man. I don't know which lady was so arrogant.
Above the yamen, there was a middle-aged man with a big belly sitting in the center. He was wearing a lake-green silk robe with a jade belt on his waist. His obedient figure was a little nervous because his jade belt could not cover his obesity. This man was white and fat, and he wore a gold-inlaid jade ring on his thumb. It was Qian Wanli, the prefect here.
On the left side of the center seat, the person sitting was not as rich as Qian Wanli. On the contrary, the material of the clothes was extremely simple and even rough, with a shabby smell all over his body, which was incompatible with the rich lobby.
Qian Wanli was very respectful to the poorly dressed guest, even flattering. He ordered his subordinates to pour a cup of hot tea for the other party and smiled: "Mr. Wang, look at this case..."
Lord Wang glanced at him and said lukewarmly: "You judge, I'll just look at it."
"Yes, yes." Qian Wanli quietly took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his sweat, looked at the person below, and slapped the awkward: "Bring the prisoner up!"
When Jiang Ruan was taken out of the cell by Li Mi, Shufen grabbed her hand uneasy: "Nothing will happen, right?"
"It's okay." Jiang Ruan patted her hands: "My father is here to pick me up. Remember my words, don't worry, everything will be fine soon."
Shufen let go of his hand. Li Mi looked at Jiang Ruan with some pity. In fact, it was not Jiang Ruan's father who came to pick her up, and no one pleaded for her. Today is just a trial. Now all the fingers are directed at Jiang Ruan, and there are no one who can speak for Jiang Ruan. Even if he wants to help, he is powerless. Moreover, as the case handler, he has to avoid suspicion. Li Mi sighed in his heart, saying that Jiang Ruan was doomed this time, but this crime was convicted. Thinking of Jiang Ruan's miserable situation in the future, Li Mi's attitude became much gentler.
In the court, when Jiang Ruan was brought up, the crowd who were watching the fun outside the hall was a little surprised. They thought that the lady who had the courage to kill must be a vicious, vulgar and vulgar shrew. After all, appearance was born from the heart. Who knew that the girl brought up was a beautiful little girl with a peaceful and gentle face, and she looked like a little terrifying. People tend to believe in their own eyes, but for a moment they didn't believe that Jiang Ruan was the mastermind of the murder.
Qian Wanli was also surprised, but he didn't expect that the real person was a delicate little beauty. In this way, he seemed to be merciless. However... he glanced at the person in the seat next to him, coughed, slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Dangerous prisoner, don't kneel down!"
Jiang Ruan lowered her eyebrows and knelt quietly. Then she raised her head, revealing a clean and delicate little face, and asked in confusion: "I wonder what crime did the adults commit?"
Her eyebrows and eyes were clear, and her voice was extremely gentle and beautiful. For a moment, she was like a beautiful picture, and her every move made people involuntarily appreciate it. Her tone of speech was very puzzled, as if she was really unclear, and there was an uproar around her. At first, there was a wavering voice gradually in the crowd of people who were determined.
Qian Wanli frowned and slapped the awkward: "Sujing! The prisoner Jiang Ruan killed the maid Chunying and threw him into the dead well. The evidence and evidence are there, it depends on how you deny it!" After that, he shouted outside: "Bring someone to testify!"
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed in Lord Wang's eyes. Such a method of trial was like a robbery, with almost no intention to speak to others. He was tough and rude, and it seemed like he was rushing to give the prisoner a crime and couldn't wait to convict him.
The "personal certificate" was brought up soon. Chen Zhao changed into white clothes today and cleaned up very cleanly. When he went to the hall, he bowed to Qian Wanli.
Qian Wanli asked: "Chen Zhao, did you see Jiang Ruan killing with your own eyes?"
"That's right, sir," Chen Zhao replied, looking at Jiang Ruan: "I have seen Miss Jiang kill Chunying with her own eyes and drag her into the well."
There was another wave of discussion in the crowd. Such conclusive evidence seemed to be true that Jiang Ruan had killed someone.
Jiang Ruan looked up at Chen Zhao: "I have a few questions. Can you please allow me to ask him?"
Qian Wanli looked at Lord Wang next to him. Lord Wang waved his hand, and Qian Wanli said, "Ask."
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "Thank you, sir, I want to ask Chen Zhao, did you see me killing someone?"
"Yes." Chen Zhao said: "At that time, I was outside the house and saw the lady kill Chunying in the house with her own eyes."
"Chen Zhao, let alone how you, a foreign man, can enter my yard at will without notice. Since you saw me killing someone, you did not come in to obstruct me, but instead watched me kill someone and throw away the body. Is this considered helping the evildoer? If I really want to be guilty, should you also receive punishment?"
Chen Zhao was stunned and subconsciously said, "No, no, she was already dead when I saw it."
"So," Jiang Ruan said lightly: "You mean when you saw Chunying, she was already a dead person. How did she die, why did she die, why did you make sure that I killed her? You just saw a corpse, and didn't see me killing people, right?"
Chen Zhao reacted and immediately shook his head: "No, you were the only one with her at that time, and your actions were also killing people."
Qian Wanli tightened the handkerchief nervously, his face was not very good. Jiang Ruan said again: "Okay, even if you saw me killing someone, as you said, there was no one around me at that time, but I am only ten years old now, Chunying is already eighteen. I am not as big as Chunying's chest. Why did you carry Chunying's body for such a long time and throw her into the dry well? Can you tell me more clearly?"
"You, drag her." Chen Zhao stuttered a little, and sweat was faintly emerging from his forehead.
"Lying," Jiang Ruan shook her head: "Chen Zhao, before lying, you should think about it first. My body gap between Chunying and I was too big, and I didn't have that much strength. Chunying was bigger and stronger than me, and her reaction was even more agile. How could I stab her into her heart with a knife?"
Chapter completed!