Beiyang reactionaries

On May 1924, 5, the fourth day after the Xu family was taken away by the police station, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the General Prosecutor's Office, Cai Xian, the chief investigator of the incident, held a press conference.The results of the preliminary investigation were published.

Just because 96 people were arrested does not mean that all 96 people were involved in the homicide.

Some people are just involved, or present, but not the main culprits.They were all brought in because they all participated, so they were all subject to questioning.

To determine the accuracy of the case.

Preliminary investigation results showed that six members of the Xu family were the direct commanders who ordered the male student to be killed a year ago, and they were all elders of the Xu family.Seventeen other tribesmen were participants.

And there were 28 servants of the Xu family who participated at that time.

They sent people to arrest people and beat them to death on the spot.This is the first preliminary investigation into a homicide.

The second is that the Xu family beat up the male student's father. Four people were instructed, seven clansmen and eleven servants of the Xu family were brought along.

They were angry that the male student's parents sued Xu's family, and sent people to smash the male student's home and injured the male student's father, causing the male student's father to be disabled in his legs.

All those involved were arrested and brought to justice.

On May 1924, 5, the day after Cai Xian announced the homicide and wounding cases, the Anhui Provincial Procuratorate suddenly began arresting local staff in Bengbu.

It includes staff from the Bengbu Procuratorate, the police station, and the Bengbu local government.

A large number of Bengbu local workers were arrested.Including members of the local parliament in Bengbu.In just one day, more than 40 people were arrested in the Bengbu area.

A large number of big figures in the Bengbu government were arrested.

There was an uproar.

But it's not over.

On the same day, the Anhui Provincial Procuratorate arrested people again in Bengbu.This time, some in-laws and former families of the Xu family were arrested, because they also participated in the interference in this case.

All are big families from Bengbu.

More than 40 people were taken away.

In just a few days, the Bengbu area was really flying.The nearly 200 people taken away by the procuratorate made those government workers and local families in Bengbu terrified.

Fear that the next step is to catch them.

On May 1924, 5, Cai Xian led the working group back to Anqing and began to summon the staff who suppressed the students' complaints in Anqing.More than 4 people were arrested again in Anqing.

A sensation in the whole country.

A small, ordinary case has affected Anhui officials on such a large scale.Among those arrested were provincial government staff, provincial councilors, and county councilors.

As the incident continued to expand, even the heads of the Anhui provincial government, courts, procuratorate, and police department came out to apologize.

The news was flying all over the place.

On May 1924, 5, Cai Xiaomi held another press conference.

The case was announced again.Those who participated in killing the male student, those who participated in the injury of the male student's father, and those who participated in suppressing the case were all notified by Cai Xian.

Include a list of those involved.

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Cai Milling announced that after the investigation of these matters is clear, they will be transferred to the court immediately.

Things are getting bigger and bigger.

"President Wang (Wang Chonghui), according to the law, how should those people be sentenced?"

Duan Xun is also very concerned about this case in Beijing.

The focus is not on the case itself, because the case is too simple.Cai Xian, the deputy chief prosecutor, went down in person, and it was too easy to find out the case itself.Cai Xian himself was a policeman and a master at solving crimes.What's more, this incident is not a secret criminal case, and there are countless witnesses.So Duan Xun is concerned about how much impact this case will have.Duan Xun hopes that this case will become a benchmark case.

Duan Xun has always wanted to sort out the local officialdom, and has always wanted to suppress those local clans and gentry.

But excuses are hard to come by.

Duan Xun is not the warlord who used to carry guns.Those warlords can do whatever they want, they just believe in force.But Duan Xun can't.Duan Xun is currently a cabinet prime minister and must ensure the stability of the country.

Then the clan and gentry cannot be suppressed casually.If you want to suppress them, you must have a name.

it's good now.

For Duan Xun, this matter is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Using this matter as an excuse, Duan Xun can inspect all major provinces across the country.In fact, this kind of thing can't be said to be very common among the people, but it is definitely not uncommon.

But many of them end quietly.

Duan Xun wants to bring up these things again.

Use such things to attack local clans and gentry, and sort out local officialdom.

"According to the current situation, several important principal offenders can be executed, and those accomplices are punished with different criminal laws according to the severity of the crime. Those who are charged with minor crimes do not need to be punished."

Wang Chonghui replied immediately.

Although the court system is said to be independent and parallel to the cabinet, presidential palace, and congress, its power has greatly increased.But Wang Chonghui, the president of the court, knows the real situation better than anyone else.The current court still has to accept the leadership of the cabinet, and it is impossible to truly break away from the cabinet.

Without the cooperation of the cabinet, the work of the court cannot be carried out at all.

Don't say anything else.

Funding alone must make the court bow.Because at present, the court's annual funds need to be allocated by the Ministry of Finance, which means it is controlled by the cabinet.If the court breaks up with the cabinet and the Ministry of Finance cuts its appropriation, the work of the court will immediately come to a standstill.

If there is no funds, what kind of case will the court handle.

"Dean Wang, what I mean is very simple."

Duan Xun looked at Wang Chonghui and said: "The impact of this case is too bad. It is a blatant challenge to the national law. The national public opinion is paying attention. I think that this case should be severely punished not only to calm public opinion, but also to demonstrate the majesty of the national law. Punishment shall be carried out in accordance with the maximum penalty established by the law. Especially those principal offenders, regardless of their age, regardless of their status, regardless of whether they are important principals or subordinates whose crimes are slightly lower than those of the principal, should be shot. It cannot be given a light sentence. Of course, it is not an arbitrary sentence, and the maximum punishment for the crime stipulated by the law should be used for punishment."

"Prime Minister, that would be too broad."

Wang Chonghui thought about it, but was still a little worried.

There are too many people involved in the Xu family this time, especially many of the main criminals are elders of the Xu family.If they were all shot, the influence would be unprecedented.A big family like the Xu family was completely wiped out.

Generally speaking, in such cases, the principal offender who gave the order and the most direct principal offender were severely punished.

If all of them are dealt with, how many people will be shot and how many people will be sentenced

"Otherwise, there is no way to demonstrate the majesty of the national law. Bengbu, as one of Anhui's commercial centers and transportation centers, is a more civilized area compared to many other places. But even such a place does not take the national law seriously. You can imagine other places where the news is blocked. In troubled times, heavy punishments must be imposed, so that those who do not respect the laws of the country know the majesty of the laws of the country.”

"it is good."