Chapter 162 Who is in the Hall?

At noon, the court was opened.

The noisy lobby inside and outside became quiet.

The first case to be tried was a traffic accident case, and Wang Mazi, the survivor, became the defendant.

Those who sued him were the families of all the injured and dead.

Wang Mazi: "..."

How stupid was he? He actually agreed to be the defendant of the county magistrate? There were so many plaintiffs, and each of them could drown him with a spit.

He is the key figure in the whole case and he should be a witness.

He raised his head and looked at the magistrate under the mirror hanging high: You are so dark, why doesn't the mirror reflect your heart?
Qin Yue was also surprised to see Wang Mazi become the defendant. Is this Wang Mazi not smart enough?

"Who is in the hall?"

The magistrate slammed the gavel and shouted at Wang Mazi.

Wang Mazi: "..."

Who am I? Don’t you know?

"I am Wang Mazi, I live in..., I have... above and below..."

Wang Mazi repeated all the questions the magistrate had asked before, so as to prevent him from asking questions that he already knew the answer to.

County Magistrate "..."

"Speak only when the county asks you, and don't speak unless the county asks you."

"My lord, are you sure?"

"Snapped!"

The helpless magistrate could only bang the gavel to scare him, "Tell me how you survived?"

"Your Excellency means that the common people should not survive? In this disaster, it is more reasonable to save the lives of the common people?"

"Hahaha……"

The common people watching the trial laughed and admired Wang Mazi's courage.

Wang Mazi: "..."

I've died once, who should I be afraid of?

"quiet!"

The magistrate slammed the gavel, and the yamen runners on both sides poked the ground with their water and fire sticks, shouting in a deep voice: "Mighty!"

The shock was almost over, the yamen runners stopped talking, and the magistrate continued to question the case.
"Wang Mazi, what's the matter with the injuries on your body and the banknotes on your body? Tell me in detail."

"How thin?"

Wang Mazi was sitting on his heels. Even if he was released from the yamen, so many plaintiffs would not let him go. Why should he cooperate?

County Magistrate "..."

The judge pursed his lips to prevent himself from laughing out loud.

It is unreasonable to have no defendant, but we can't drag the only witness into the court as the defendant!

Seeing that the magistrate was about to get angry and the case was about to fail, the judge kindly said, "Wang Mazi, you are only a temporary defendant. Your real identity is still a witness."

"Thank you, sir!"

Wang Mazi stood up swiftly and ran to the witness's position.

Judge: "..."

County Magistrate "..."

Do you know what a troublemaker is? Do you dare to say anything more?
The magistrate said that "the defendant is currently unavailable", and the witness Wang Mazi finally confessed everything.

"It was Steward Shen who found me and gave me a hundred taels of silver, asking me to follow the carriage that was sent off to Miss Shen and her husband.

He told me to leave only after I saw with my own eyes that the son-in-law of the Shen family was incurable, and he also gave me information about the magic medicine, saying that I should use it at the critical moment...

The news about the miracle drug had been leaked, and I was planning to sneak into the city to continue watching the excitement at Qin's residence. But as soon as I turned around, I fainted...

The masked man untied me and said that the horse had been fed crazy drugs.

Before I could jump off the carriage, the horse was whipped and ran away madly. I only had time to grab the frame of the carriage..."

With Wang Mazi's confession, not only did the ordinary people watching the trial have a candidate for the defendant in their minds, but the plaintiffs who were kneeling in half the hall also had a candidate for the defendant in their minds.

"Where are the two masked men?" "I don't know."

"What are the characteristics?"

"I was dizzy at the time and didn't pay attention. Then I heard that the horse had been given drugs, and I was frightened and became even more dizzy.

I am able to survive thanks to the good deeds of my ancestors. In the future, I will definitely learn from them to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and never be someone else's helper for money again."

The magistrate threw out an order and asked the bailiff to go to the Shen Mansion to summon Master Shen and Butler Shen for questioning.

Mr. Shen knew about the "car accident" as soon as it happened, and he wanted to beat the butler to death immediately.

But he didn't dare to move and could only wait with hope.

But after his daughter Shen Yaoer sued him, he knew he was doomed.

He promoted his favorite concubine to be his second wife and gave her the power to manage the household affairs, thus undermining the power of the wife of the first wife.

He also gave the seal to the son raised by his concubine, and temporarily took charge of all the Shen family's properties on his behalf, thus undermining the rights of the eldest son who was born to the legitimate wife.

Now that he was summoned, he calmly followed the bailiff to the county government office.

Butler Shen followed the master with his head down, sweat dripping from his forehead.

He didn't know how such a big mistake could have happened?

What should he do?
He doesn't want to die!
"I, Shen Wanren, greet you, Your Excellency."

"I, Shen Xiao, greet you, Your Excellency."

Mr. Shen and Butler Shen knelt down in the hall.

"Shen Xiao!"

The magistrate slammed the gavel and asked, "Why did you instigate Wang Mazi to blame others for Chen Yun's death?"

"The villain is wronged!"

Butler Shen prostrated himself, "I don't even know who Wang Mazi is, so how could I instigate this? Besides, Chen Yun is my son-in-law, how could I do such a thing?"

"Bring witnesses!"

As soon as the magistrate shouted, someone spread the news, and soon, a bailiff brought in a woman with her forehead bandaged with white cloth.

The woman knelt down and said, "My humble servant Chen Shen greets the two adults."

Judge: "..."

Is someone finally seeing me?

The magistrate asked, "Ms. Chen Shen, tell me why you are suing your father Shen Wanren?"

"Return to my lord."

Shen Yaoer raised her head and looked directly at the magistrate in the hall, "As the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, I was brought into the Chen family in a sedan chair and became a concubine because my concubine sister used my name to seduce Chen Yun.

My father was annoyed that the Chen family had made such a big fuss in front of the Shen family's door, and he was even more unwilling to clear my name, so he directly threw me out of the Shen family's door, thinking that this would end the matter.

Who knew that the Chen family had no bottom line? Not only did they spread the word that I was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, they also laughed at my father's stupidity, making the Shen family a laughing stock.

Chen Yun used to be in poor health, but after marrying me, her health has been getting better and better.

We often go back to my mother's house and stay there for as long as half a month. I want to use the fine food there to help him recuperate.

Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. Of course, I hope he can stay with me forever. By the way, I can also be angry with my father for treating me like that.

The reason I am sure that my father poisoned us is because I was poisoned by this poison when I was a child.

The characteristic of being poisoned by this poison is weakness in the limbs, as if one is terminally ill. Most doctors are unable to diagnose the patient and can only bleed him to remove the poison.

I tried to commit suicide by ramming myself against the wall of Chen's courtyard. After I fell down with blood on my forehead, my weak limbs suddenly regained feeling. That's when I knew I was poisoned.

After waking up, I went to the county government office and asked the adults to make the decision for me.

Chen Yun is dead. For the sake of his reputation, my father will definitely not let me live any longer. In order to stay alive, I can only sue my father.

If we want evidence, we have to pry open the mouth of Butler Shen. He is just a dog beside his father, and he does whatever his father tells him to do.

None of us young ladies and masters, including my mother, the head of the Shen family, can order him around."

"Shen Xiao!"

The magistrate questioned the prostrate Shen, "Are you going to confess voluntarily? Or are you going to enjoy the torture first before confessing?"

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