Hope for luck

Chapter 21
Just as Gao Pan was questioning Yin Weian, a figure came in from outside.

"My lord, the murder suspect in Shanghe Village, Pi Chuxin, has been detained in the prison, and we are waiting for your lord to judge him for his crimes!"

It was Dianshi Deng Wenshan who came in, and he had a selfless face, which seemed very righteous.

Hearing this, Gao Pan collected his thoughts and said loudly:

"Okay, thank you Deng Dianshi for your hard work. This judge is here to try this case. Deng Dianshi will wait for you to present the incriminating evidence in the court!"

Deng Wenshan nodded emphatically and said:

"Don't worry, my lord. There is nothing indisputable about this case. The evidence is overwhelming. Pi Chuxin has no chance of getting away with it!"

Seeing what Deng Wenshan said so convincingly, Gao Pan felt in his heart that Deng Wenshan was a man to win over.

Afterwards, the county government hall was activated again, and this time there were a lot fewer people onlookers, perhaps because it was too early.

The suspect, Pi Chuxin, who was detained by Deng Wenshan and came to the county government yesterday, was taken to the court, and Deng Wenshan stood at the side of the court.

The sufferer was an old man named Zheng Xizhou, and his son Zheng Sanle and his daughter-in-law died.

Deng Wenshan first stood up and explained the facts of the case, and there were evidences and witnesses, which proved that it was Pi Chuxin who led people to kill Zheng Sanle and his wife.

The case is very simple. On the day Zheng Sanle and his wife were killed, someone came to report to the police.

Since then, Deng Wenshan, who is a canon historian, has been investigating the case, and within a day, the case has been solved.

Seeing this, Gao Pan felt that this was an ordinary homicide case that did not require too much interrogation at all.

So he was going to directly sentence Pi Chuxin to death!
"Wait a minute..."

At this moment, there was a sound of stopping from the side of the courtroom.

Afterwards, Zhou Zhengxin, who was wearing a government official's hat and an official hat, came to the court.

"My lord, hold on to the sentencing. This case is full of doubts and cannot be judged!" Zhou Zhengxin bowed and said.

Gao Pan raised his eyebrows and looked at the bowed Zhou Zhengxin, and said calmly:
"The ironclad evidence is so strong, what doubts are there? Zhou Xiancheng, the arrest and trial of the murderer is not in the charge of your county magistrate, right?"

Gao Pan's last words seemed to point out the difference in status between the two. As the county magistrate, Zhou Zhengxin really had no right to interfere with Gao Pan's judgment.

"What my lord said, the lower officials naturally know, but if there is a grievance, the lower officials will definitely stand up and appeal for the wronged person. This should be in compliance!"

Zhou Zhengxin still bowed and said.

After Gao Pan listened, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Zhengxin, seeing that he seemed determined to fight against him.

"Prince Zhou, there is no doubt in this case. The deceased, Zheng Sanle and his wife, have confirmed that Pi Chuxin led people to beat him to death. There are witnesses and evidence. May I ask County Commissioner Zhou, is there any doubt?"

Deng Wenshan stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice.

Zhou Zhengxin raised his eyebrows and looked at Deng Wenshan, then bowed to Gao Pan and said:

"My lord, although there are testimonies and material evidences, these don't explain anything. What I want to ask is, why did he kill Zheng Sanle and his wife? Also, Deng Dianshi should know that there is a delicate relationship between Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village. Relationship, before the death of Zheng Sanle and his wife, there was a major fight between the two villages, I would like to ask Deng Dianshi, why are you so sure that Pi Chuxin killed them instead of being killed by someone from Xiahe Village?"

Hearing this, Gao Pan thought to himself that this matter is really not that simple.

Yin Wei'an had reminded Gao Pan before that the murder case in Shanghe Village was full of doubts, and he also guessed that Deng Wenshan was just a family story, so Gao Pan should not believe it.

And Gao Pan has been waiting, who will come out to complain for Pi Chuxin, but he didn't expect that Zhou Zhengxin jumped out first, it seems that he wants to protect Pi Chuxin!

After hearing Zhou Zhengxin's inquiry, Deng Wenshan couldn't give a motive for the murder for a while, but he still said loudly:
"Why do you need a motive for murder? With these evidences, it is enough. As for the motive mentioned by Zhou Xiancheng, wouldn't it be clear after interrogating Pi Chuxin?"

"Hmph, the unjust case in the world was done by a cruel official like you... My lord, this case needs to be tried again from the beginning, otherwise, the unjust case will definitely come true, which is not good for my lord!"

Zhou Zhengxin snorted coldly at Deng Wenshan first, then bowed and said to Gao Pan, as if he was thinking for Gao Pan in his words!

Hearing this, Gao Pan frowned and thought about it. It could be seen that Zhou Zhengxin looked down on Deng Wenshan very much, and even sneered at it, disapproving.

"My lord, it's better to ask the subordinate officials to torture him for the reason for the murder..."

Deng Wenshan was also a little anxious at the moment. He always had the common people in his heart, stood on the weak side, and disdained the intrigue in the county government.

From Deng Wenshan's point of view, the death of Zheng Sanle and his wife was definitely caused by Pi Chuxin's leadership. As the classic history of Dantang County, he would naturally not let such a murderer go.

Seeing that Gao Pan also seemed to be suspicious, Deng Wenshan became a little anxious, and quickly bowed to Gao Pan to torture Pi Chuxin.

"My lord, you must not be tortured into a trick. Why don't you ask him first if he pleaded guilty? I wonder if it is possible?"

Zhou Zhengxin saw this with his own eyes, and knew that he had turned the wind direction, and the next step was to retract the confession!
"Alright...Pi Chuxin, I want to ask you, can you plead guilty to the testimony of killing Zheng Sanle and his wife?"

After Gao Pan watched the confrontation between Zhou Zhengxin and Deng Wenshan, he decided to ask Pi Chuxin first.

"My lord, Lord Qingtian, the villain has been wronged. The villain has been in the county all the time. Why did he go to Shanghe Village to kill people? Please investigate clearly! Give the villain justice!"

Pi Chuxin was dressed like an ordinary butler, kneeling in the hall at the moment, crying tremblingly.

"But that day, someone saw that you took people to Shanghe Village. This wooden stick was the murder weapon. Some people saw that you killed Zheng Sanle and his wife with your own hands!"

Gao Pan asked with a gloomy face.

"My lord, I am wronged. The villain has indeed never been to Shanghe Village. Everyone around the villain can testify! Maybe they are wrong!"

Pi Chuxin still insisted that he had never been to Shanghe Village, and said that those witnesses might have told lies.

Seeing this, Gao Pan hurriedly questioned several witnesses who had seen it with his own eyes, but heard several people ambiguous.

Said that they did see someone beating Zheng Sanle and his wife, and when they arrived, they were already discouraged, and the assailants also ran away!
"You... you guys, you have to speak conscientiously. Before that, you clearly insisted that it was Pi Chuxin, but now you are so vague. You know, none of you can escape if you have drawn a confession!"

Seeing this, Deng Wenshan hurriedly looked at several people and said sternly, the witnesses were so frightened that they all fell silent.

"Deng Dianshi, they were right. At that time, they only said that they were Pi Chuxin, but it became a firm statement in your mouth? Isn't everyone calling for injustice when you handle the case like this? I think you are clearly arresting people indiscriminately. There is no one. in accordance with!"

At this moment, Zhou Zhengxin looked at Deng Wenshan righteously and said, at the end, he did not forget to criticize Deng Wenshan, his tone was very severe!

(End of this chapter)