Chapter 72
In the county jail, Zhuang Hong was stuck on a pile of wet and moldy straw, and he still couldn't accept this series of sudden changes.
In just two or three days, his situation here changed drastically. The three meals of wine and food every day had been replaced by rotten dry steamed buns and clear water. The family could no longer visit. Tables, candlesticks, candles, books... all the things that could be used for entertainment were taken away, and even the quilt shop he used to keep warm was taken away, and only a handful of rotten grass was thrown to him.
Not only that, Xu Fei suddenly appeared opposite the Qingjing cell. Even now he was still cursing: "Zhuang Hong, you have today! I knew that you would always be punished if you did all your bad things! I used to use me before and wanted to kill me to silence me. This time I want to see who you and I will die first! No, not only you, your whole family, your two sons, three daughters, and your younger brother Zhuang Qiang, your whole family will die, all die!"
Such a curse has lasted for most of the day, but Xu Fei is still happy. After all, the panic and despair that has lasted for several months has reached this moment, but he has the opportunity to vent his anger. If the two of them were not locked in two prison cells, he would have wished he could pounce on him and vent his hatred.
The only thing that made Xu Fei feel less happy was that Zhuang Hong had no movement when facing the curse except for being a little annoyed at the beginning. He just sat there blankly, wondering what he was thinking. However, this did not affect his insults, and he was even more rude and rude to the end.
It took me a long time to see the sound of footsteps coming from the quiet prison. Several prisoners came to the prison cell with serious expressions. This made Zhuang Hong, who had been stunned and had not even eaten a bite of food, suddenly developed a force, rushed over and shouted with a hoarse throat: "But... but is someone from the government office?"
The result was a shout of reprimand: "Be honest! What are you thinking about? Someone beats the drum and complains about you and sued you again. I'm here to mention you're here to be tried!" As he spoke, the prison door opened, and the two prisoners came in without saying a word, and pulled Zhuang Hong, who was stunned, out and dragged him out.
It was not until then that he realized and screamed, "Who dares to sue me..."
"Don't you know how many things you have done in the past few years that hurt people? This time it's a huge life lawsuit!" After replying, the prison guard pushed him impatiently: "Go faster by myself, really think I'm still the master. Do you still want me to carry you out in a sedan chair?"
Zhuang Hongmeng staggered and had not yet stood firm, and he was kicked in the back, and he suddenly fell into a mouth with mud, but the prison guard was still urging loudly: "What are you pretending to be? Rub your skin carefully, get up and go!" As he spoke, he kicked him again. In the pain, Zhuang Hong had to get up with difficulty and stagger towards the outsider, his face was full of resentment, but under the short eaves, he could only endure it.
In the cell behind him, Xu Fei suddenly let out a loud laugh: "Retribution is indeed retribution! Zhuang Hong, your death date is coming, and your whole family is about to die!" Even though he had already walked out of the prison, he could still hear the sharp laughs behind him, which made Zhuang Hong's heart tighter, his back became colder, and his steps became more and more messy.
After a while, he was taken to the county government office, and then found that he was being tried in the lobby again today, and hundreds of people had gathered outside the hall. When he saw the embarrassing look of being escorted, everyone stared at him, watching the past lofty and in a down-and-out manner, Master Zhuang was pushed into the lobby, with excitement and resentment in his eyes, and deep expectations...
He was taken into the lobby in a daze. It was not until he was knocked down by someone at the bend of his knee. Zhuang Hong came to his senses, which made his expression even more gray and nervous. However, Wei Liang above would not give him a chance to breathe, and immediately shouted: "Zhuang Hong, Chang Feng, the people of this county today sued you for taking his restaurant, that is, Zuixiangju, and he used the name to destroy his family. Do you admit your guilt?"
Hearing this accusation, Zhuang Hong's body shook suddenly, and then he looked to the side as if he thought of something. He happened to meet the man who looked in his fifties and was full of sorrow and frost. He had a vague impression. But how could he confess his guilt easily at this moment? He shook his head flatly: "This is a false accusation, I will not confess!"
"Chang Feng, do you recognize this person? Tell him what you just told him again." Wei Liang was already excited to see the plaintiff and quickly spoke first.
Chang Feng was so excited that his whole body was trembling. He immediately gritted his teeth and said, "He is the master of Zhuang Hongzhuang, who is the one who has covered the sky in our county. Even if he turns into ashes, I recognize him! It is you, because he fell in love with our restaurant, he wanted to buy it with only fifty taels of silver. As a result, my brother and I refused, so you used a trick to pull my brother to perform labor service and kill him. Afterwards, you also instructed someone to pour dirty water on my brother and sister, and pushed my three-year-old nephew into the river and drowned..."
Even though I had heard him say it before, everyone inside and outside the hall was still talking about such a tragic incident and their expressions continued to change, and their angry and contemptuous eyes fell on Zhuang Hong.
"Even I was also the one who was sent by your brother Zhuangqiang to rob you halfway because he wanted to go to the government office to sue you, and finally fell off the cliff. If I hadn't been my life five years ago and was rescued by someone, I'm afraid you would have really been away from the law! Master Qingtian, I also beg you to make a decision for the people and to be fair for my brothers who have died for many years!" Chang Feng said this and cried every word, and he kept kowtowing. In a while, a pool of blood had already been added to the ground.
"Hurry, stop him!" Wei Liang quickly asked someone to pull Chang Feng, who was still kowtowing hard, and then said seriously: "Don't worry, I can agree to you here. As long as this case is true, I will return you justice! Zhuang Hong, what else do you have to say?"
Zhuang Hong had calmed down from the initial panic and looked up at Wei Liang: "I know what he was saying, and all this has nothing to do with me. After all, it is just his one-sided statement, there is no evidence, and there is no witness..."
"Who said there is no witness!" Li Ling said coldly, waved his hand and was taken into the hall.
"Who are you and why dare you say you are a witness?" Wei Liang asked according to the procedure.
"The little Wu Jiu opened a grocery store on Yaqian Street, located diagonally opposite Zuixiangju. It has been open for more than ten years." The man said honestly and cautiously.
"Did you know what happened five years ago?"
"I know... I know. At that time, there were indeed people from Master Zhuang's family who wanted the Chang family to sell a restaurant at a low price, so they naturally refused. Then, the third son of Chang was taken to work hard labor and died outside. At the beginning, some people said that the banker was forcing the Chang family to bow their heads, but later someone came to the county government to warn me, so if someone had any accidents, we dared not talk about it too much. However, everyone saw these things, and the young one still remembered them clearly today." The man was a little nervous at the beginning, but later, he became bolder and said it very clearly.
"Zhuang Hong, what else do you have to say at this point?" Wei Liang asked with a slap in the auspicious tree.
"If you want to add a crime, a witness is not considered a solid evidence..." Zhuang Hong still held on his shoulder.
"Is that true? Then let you understand! Bring all the certificates to the court!"
With the order from the county magistrate, five or six more people were brought to the hall, all of which were some businesses near Zuixianglou. At this moment, under the cross-examination of Wei Liang, they also told the story of the original story, most of which were similar to what Wu Jiu said.
Now, Zhuang Hong's heart was so sank to the end. The other party was prepared and directly put a serious crime of killing people on his head. As a former county magistrate and familiar with the law, he knew very well how big the gap was between ordinary corruption and bribery and the serious crime of killing people. Even if the former was confirmed, as long as the money could be excused, if the life case was confirmed, it would be completely unlucky.
"Bang!"
"Zhuang Hong, do you have any quibbling at this moment? By the way, if you feel that their confession is not enough, I have someone who is worth enough to testify."
This made everyone feel curious. I wonder who else could be more reliable than these witnesses who saw the dealer harming people. Then, an old man wearing a green official robe walked in slowly, and everyone was stunned: "The King... the King's Chief Corner..."
Even Zhuang Hong was shocked when he saw the other party coming in: "You..."
"Zhengzhubu, do you have anything to say?" Wei Liang asked in a slow tone.
The Wang Zhuan looked at Zhuang Hong and then slowly said: "Sir, Xiaguan is the county that he came to five years ago. I have never seen the incident at that time. However, before I entered the city, I rescued a man seriously injured on the road. It is the plaintiff Chang Feng in this case! Therefore, Xiaguan can prove it, and everything the plaintiff said is true!"
"Boom..." The people watching outside the hall immediately screamed and discussed. It turned out that Chang Feng, who was supposed to be dead, was actually rescued by the King's Bookkeeper, and it was really a disaster.
"Boom..." Zhuang Hong only felt that his whole brain was about to explode, and he suddenly turned around and stared at Wang He. This old fox turned out that he had been his biggest threat from the beginning. Fortunately, he had a close relationship with him for several years, but he did not expect that in the end he would stab the fatal knife.
With the last trump card being played, Zhuang Hong was completely unable to deny the charge this time! As the confession was sent to him, he signed the signature and concealed by himself, another serious crime fell completely on his head.
At this moment, Zhuang Hong had fallen to the ground as if his bones were removed and his soul was thrown away, and his heart was filled with fear. Because he knew that this was just the beginning. With this conviction and opening the breakthrough, the other victims, those who once dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, would come like a flood after the gate was opened.
Chapter completed!