Chapter 14: Psychological Gaming
"Pah!"
Zhu county magistrate once again angrily slapped the shocking wood, loudly drinking: "You said you saw the black shadow killing people and then turned over the wall to leave, why the constable today searched the flower beds under the wall, there are no footprints, and there are no traces of trampling of flowers and grasses."
Zhang Yang's stared blankly, her pretty almond eyes 'gurgling' around, "This, this ...."
Zhang Xian immediately said, "Your Honor, how did the thieves sneak into the mansion and how does mother know? The county court constable can't find out, and your honor can't impose the guilt on my mother and son."
God damn mother and son, you don't insult these two words well, you that is righteous mother spit (?). .... Xu Qi'an couldn't listen anymore.
Zhu magistrate was furious: "coquettish, come on people, give me torture."
The interrogation process these days is largely like this, forcing and torturing, in the absence of evidence, it can only be so.
As a result, there is often submission to torture.
But there's nothing to be done about it, the difficulty of obtaining evidence, the lack of equipment and expertise. Criminal law then becomes an indispensable procedure.
There are both pros and cons.
Zhang Xian exclaimed, "Your Excellency, is this a case of giving in to a beating? My uncle serves as the Minister of Ceremonies, don't you want to be impeached, Your Excellency."
The so-called uncle of the family is actually a distant family member out of the five suits. However, although the bloodline is distant, the relationship is very close, because the Zhang family often conveys benefits for that distant relative.
Hitting the nail on the head, Zhu magistrate's eyebrows jumped, he knew that the Zhang family had so little background.
"You dare to threaten this official, come on, twenty strokes of the cane."
Four magistrates stepped forward, two of them cross-imprisoned their necks with sticks, the other two stripped off Zhang Xian's pants, the magistrates began to exert force, the sound of snapping resounded through the public hall.
Zhang Xian hissed and screamed.
Magistrate Zhu had a sullen face, twenty lashes were not enough to make a person confess to a murder charge, fifty lashes were still possible. But it was also possible to beat someone to death.
Moreover, even if Zhang Xian confessed, and the case was submitted to the Ministry of Justice, it was still possible for Zhang Xian to overturn the case, and don't forget that he had a relative who was a minister of justice.
At that time, he might instead be labeled as a person who had been beaten to death.
Taking advantage of the time when Zhang Xian was being pressed to the ground and beaten, Xu Qi'an waved his hand towards the heeler Ding at Zhu Magistrate's side.
Heel Ding hesitated for a moment and silently took a few steps back before trotting over to meet him.
"Take a message for me, tell the master to temporarily adjourn the hall, I have an idea." Xu Qi'an whispered.
"What idea can you have, don't talk nonsense and involve me." Heel Ding looked disbelieving.
"Suoi also can't trial result, the master is now riding a tiger, he will agree, turn back to buy you a drink." Xu Qi'an said.
"OK ....."
Heeling Ding walked briskly in front of Magistrate Zhu, attached his ear and said a few words, Magistrate Zhu immediately turned his head to look in Xu Qi'an's direction.
He pondered for a moment, withdrew his gaze, and slapped the shocking wood: "First, take the two into custody and adjourn the court."
......
Inner Hall.
Magistrate Zhu held the hot tea served by his servant girl and took a sip.
Xu Qi'an, who had been mixing with the system for a few years and had a half-understanding of the rules of the officialdom, saw this and immediately held up the tea and took a small sip.
"Xu Ningyan, what's your idea?"
Xu Qi'an was surprised at County Magistrate Zhu's attitude, which was surprisingly gentle and did not display official authority.
In his impression, County Magistrate Zhu would not be so polite to the xuxu officials in the county office. Could it be that after crossing over, all faces looked better?
"I can give it a try."
"Without torture?"
"Naturally."
Zhu magistrate was even more curious, putting down his tea and looking over, "Tell me about it."
Game theory this thing you also do not understand, say a hair ah .... Xu Qi'an laughed: "Allow me to sell a secret, adults wait for the good news is."
In the quiet forbidden room, Yang Zhen Zhen was brought here, her moist eyes turning, fidgeting.
Originally thinking that the Xuxu official was going to make things difficult for her, who would have thought that he would bring her here and leave, but this did not dispel her uneasiness.
"Creak ...."
The wooden door was pushed open and a young man in a constable's uniform walked in, tall and straight, with a rigid face and fairly handsome features.
"Don't be nervous, just chat." The young man even made tea and smiled broadly, "You can call me Xu sir."
Xu snake?
Yang Zhen Zhen, who had never received this kind of quality treatment, didn't say anything and stared at him warily.
Xu Qi'an was also scrutinizing this beautiful woman, worthy of being a woman who was looked upon by a tycoon, naturally beautiful, her posture was just a step behind her aunt at home.
Age is also very good, thirty years old woman, in his previous life, it happens to be the most fat and juicy time.
"Look at you wearing gold and silver, Zhang You Rui is very good to you." Xu Qi'an opened the topic.
Yang Zhenzhen was noncommittal.
"In fact, I think that, at your age, if you can't conceive a child for so many years, it's mostly Zhang Yurui's problem." Xu Qi An said.
Yang Zhen Zhen originally thought that it would be a torture session, but he did not expect this young man's attitude and tone to be surprisingly gentle.
It was different from the impression of the official's image.
Moreover, when it came to not being able to get pregnant, most of the time the blame was put on the woman, Xu Qi'an's words were very neutral. She slowly lowered her defenses and wooed:
"It's all my wife's fault, it's my wife's stomach that's not up to the task. It took so many years to conceive a child, and Master favored this time to be in harm's way."
Saying this, her eyes reddened again.
"People can't return from the dead," Xu Qi'an comforted, then asked, "Does Zhang Yurui usually go to green houses."
"Since it is often go." She said, "From ancient times to the present day, there are no great lords and officials who don't go to greenhouses."
I'm sorry, you should be careful what you say. ..... You're over 50 years old, you go to a brothel often, and your coffers are empty. ..... I can almost confirm that the baby in your womb is next door's old man's. .... Girls who love to go to nightclubs don't have a bad pregnancy. The same goes for young women who are alone.
"Suddenly I understand you very well." Xu Qi'an tsked twice: "A woman is like a wolf in her thirties and a tiger in her forties, and she sits on the ground and sucks up dust in her fifties. Zhang Yurui is over half a hundred years old, lingering in the greenhouse cold, you, red apricot wall is also reasonable."
"But killing someone is wrong."
Yang Zhen Zhen's face changed slightly, "My lady doesn't know what the poor master is talking about."
Xu Qi'an smiled, "I've read the dossier, that Zhang Xian is a full seven years younger than you."
Yang Zhen Zhen had a stern face, "What does poor master mean by that."
"You are an eagle eating a chicken."
"I don't understand." Yang Zhen Zhen really didn't understand this time.
"Then say something you understand." Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice, "Zhang Yang's, you were alone and could not bear the loneliness. So you seduced your stepson and did something shameless and backstabbing."
"On the night of the incident, you took advantage of Zhang Yourui's trip to the countryside to collect rent, so you cheated on him with your stepson. Who knew that Zhang Yourui returned early and broke up your affair. Father and son fought, and you smashed Zhang Yourui to death from behind with a vase."
"In order to cover up the crime, you dragged Zhang Yourui's body to the courtyard and disguised as thieves to steal and kill. Zhang Xian deliberately left footprints on the wall to confirm your story."
Yang Zhen Zhen's face turned white and white as she stared at Xu Qi'an in disbelief.
"I didn't, I was wrongly accused." Yang Zhen Zhen exclaimed, her hands clenched into fists, her palms sweaty.
She was flustered .... Xu Qi'an, who had put in hard work in the field of interrogation, gathered his gentleness, his face expressionless and permeated with a coldness:
"You don't wonder why I know so clearly? Because Zhang Xian has already confessed."
This is impossible ...... Yang Zhen Zhen flashed such emotions in her eyes, her face paled a few more points, forced herself to be calm, and still denied: "The people's wife is wrongly accused."
"Is it that you think it is impossible for your adulterer to confess?" Xu Qi'an's face was expressionless.
There was clearly no snappy threat, favoring the beautiful woman's increasingly hairy heart.
"It's because you thought you handled it seamlessly, but in fact, it's riddled with flaws."
"Zhang Xian only left footprints on the wall going out, but not the footprints left by entering the house, and if the thieves had good stances, that would have inspired even more potential when they fled, and wouldn't have left footprints at all. This is one."
"Secondly, Zhang Yourui died from a blunt blow, not a sharp weapon. According to the law of the Dafeng, anyone who enters a home at night without a reason shall be given a staff of eighty. Those who are killed by the master's family on board, do not discuss it." Xu Qi'an knocked on the table:
"May I ask, which thief who enters a house to steal would not carry a weapon? But Zhang Yurui died from a blunt weapon."
Yang Zhenzhen's features were stupefied.
"I haven't finished .... yet." Xu Qi'an sneered. After breaking down Yang Zhen Zhen's psychological defense, the next step was the killing move.
