Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Hugh is so bloody!" Rong Youtang frowned, with a stern look on his face, and refuted righteously: "There is no evidence, how can you make false accusations? I don't know the details of the case yet, and I will sit in on the case later and clarify the ins and outs before negotiating." Not too late."

How could Yang Ruofang bear it?She was so angry that she choked with sobs and trembled, and cursed: "Is there still a need to settle the case? Hong'er must have been killed by you! There is nothing good about Rong, they are all black-hearted and rotten seeds, you will die!" After finishing speaking, she rushed forward, raising her hand to slap Rong Youtang hard!

"Stop!" Qi Zhiyang yelled.

Of course Rong Youtang would not stand up and be beaten, otherwise his dignity would be gone in full view, he dodged swiftly and avoided the opponent's slap.

"Mrs. Zhou, wait a minute. Why do you beat my son? What's wrong with Tang'er?" Rong Kaiji asked sternly, and he thought to himself: Youtang stayed at Prince Qing's mansion last night, and he and Zhou Minghong never met. Slandering people is really hateful.

"It was him who hit him!"

Yang Ruofang spat hard, her eyes were red and swollen, she gasped violently, and yelled loudly, "What's wrong?" Isn't the murderer Rong Xing your relative? A nest of snakes and rats is broken from the root, and deserves death !"

"Ma'am, calm down." Zhou Renlin took a step back. Whenever his wife lost control of her impulse, he was always anxious and annoyed. It was not good in public, so he could only hold her back and persuaded: "In front of everyone, what are you doing?" What? Shouldn't we go see Hong'er first? Alas, women, you always miss the point!"

At this time, there was already a large circle of good people around, and they folded their arms and sleeves, full of interest.

"Oh, yes, yes, let's go see Hong'er first." Yang Ruofang was out of breath, her lungs were burning like fire, and her throat smelled bloody, she gave Rong Youtang a vicious look: "Wait, what if Hong'er There are three good things and two bad things, I can't forgive your surname Rong!"

Rong Youtang tried his best to calm down, and reminded loudly: "Madam, why did you say that? This case has not yet been judged. When the truth comes out, the Yamen will make its own judgment. Before that, please be careful."

Qi Zhiyang and Zhou Renlin were officials in the same dynasty, and after meeting several times, he politely urged: "Master Zhou, you are neither the plaintiff nor the defendant, nor are you the presiding judge. You can't tell the truth by standing here and discussing it. Why don't you go in and have a look?" ?”

"General Qi's words are reasonable." Zhou Renlin said hastily, his head was burnt out, and he ordered the servant woman angrily: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you bring your wife in quickly? Bring the veil and put it on!"

"Yes." Three or four maidservants hurriedly took out the veiled cap for Yang Ruofang to wear, and they helped the weak-legged person away with their hands.

Rong Youtang took a long breath, and said apologetically, "Thank you, brother Qi, I'm really sorry that I have troubled you."

"I treat you as a brother, that's nothing." Qi Zhiyang said boldly.

Thousands of words turned into Rong Youtang's grateful smile, and he turned to tell: "Father, no matter what you hear today, don't take it to heart. Shunbo, I don't think I will be able to distract myself when I get busy later. If something happens, try to back to the side as much as possible, the elderly can't bear to be pushed."

"Hey, don't worry, the master will leave it to me to take care of you." Li Shun solemnly accepted the order and firmly grasped Rong Kaiji's arm.

Rong Youtang took the lead to move forward: "Come on, let's go in and see the situation!"

A group of people struggled to pass through the human wall, showing the identities of the bystanders and relatives of the defendant, and entered the courtroom. Looking up, they saw that the presiding judge was Liu Su, the Fucheng who had dealt with him before, and his left and right deputies passed the sentence. , Pushing an officer, they immersed themselves in sorting out the files, waiting for the post-mortem conclusion to be presented by Wu Zuo.

There were two women kneeling at the plaintiff's place in the hall. The woman in pink had a graceful back, her jet-black hair was spread out on her back, and she was weeping softly, with a soft and melodious voice; The woman in pink was crying with her; the defendants were four young scholars, all injured, with bruised noses or swollen faces, Rong Xing was in the middle, her face was pale, and she was meeting with her companions to discuss.

What about Zhou Minghong?

Could it be that he is really dead?

The incident was so sudden that Rong Youtang still couldn't believe it, so he collected himself and first explained to Fu Cheng with Qi Zhiyang.

Rong Youtang bowed his hands and saluted, and said in embarrassment: "Master Liu, I am ashamed, my younger brother has caused you trouble."

"My lord, this is our duty. If someone files a complaint, he has to open a trial according to the law." Liu Su said solemnly, looking at Qi Zhiyang, and directly began to ask: "According to the yamen servant, General Qi, have you witnessed the matter with your own eyes?" Witnessing the fight between the plaintiff and the defendant, and giving them dissuasion?"

"That's right." Qi Zhiyang nodded solemnly, his voice was resounding, and he said forcefully: "I went to Xicheng to visit friends this morning. I ran into a group of people who were arguing and fighting, so I persuaded them to leave. Many people were present at the time and witnessed the whole process. Mr. Liu You can pass a few witnesses near the scene for questioning."

Liu Su nodded, picked up a pen and wrote two lines, saying: "Thank you, General, for providing clues. If necessary, the lower officials will send someone to summon them."

Rong Youtang's heart hung high, and he leaned over to ask: "My lord, where is Mr. Tuesday?"

"The deceased is in the morgue in the back hall, and the foreman is verifying his body and cause of death." Liu Su answered briefly and forcefully.

really dead? !

Rong Youtang held his breath, and asked urgently, "Do you know the cause of death initially?"

"This..." Liu Su's expression was subtle, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and he replied vaguely, "We haven't heard of it yet. We are waiting for the results of the autopsy."

Oops!

Brother Yu is in trouble this time. Regardless of whether Zhou Minghong repeatedly humiliated him or took the initiative to provoke him during his lifetime, the crime is not fatal--now that he has killed someone and gone to court, even if he is found innocent in the end, the future of at least four scholars in the imperial examination destroyed.

Rong Youtang frowned, feeling deeply troubled, Yu Guangyun turned to Rong Yu who was on the side, who had been looking at his elder brother eagerly, and at this moment panicked and frightened, begging silently: "Brother, help me, save me!"

Ugh.

Rong Youtang nodded invisibly, and waved his hand quietly, implying that the other party is quiet and must not get confused.He also turned to the plaintiff, Lian Chuchu: Lian Chuchu is just as her name suggests, she is charming, young and beautiful, she is crying against the maid, her shoulders are trembling, she is keenly aware of Rong Youtang's gaze, her posture is stiff, and she hangs her head the whole time.

Rong Youtang withdrew his gaze, and said sincerely to Liu Su: "Lord Liu, although I am the elder brother of the defendant Rong Yu, I also know Mr. Zhou, can I go to the morgue?"

Liu Su discussed a few words with his left and right assistants respectively, and reminded: "You are a relative of the defendant. To show justice, you can observe the autopsy according to the law, but you must be accompanied by a yamen servant to supervise. No one is allowed to obstruct or disturb the autopsy for any reason."

"That's natural! I understand that I will never interfere with the yamen's judgment rules." Rong Youtang firmly promised.

Several court officials were involved in the case, and Liu Su also had a headache, and tried his best to maintain impartiality. He raised his head and ordered: "Two people, come and take the defendant's relatives to the morgue."

"Yes!"

Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly, "Thank you." He walked side by side with Qi Zhiyang, and quickly left the front hall.

Out of the front hall, around the screen wall, the upper corridor passes through the atrium, and the morgue is located in the small courtyard behind the yamen.

in no time

As soon as he approached the gate of the courtyard, Rong Youtang heard a heart-piercing howl, which was very familiar, because he had heard Concubine Hui cry many times when she lost her beloved daughter; In the courtyard, a row of rooms with the same style are built on each side, numbered, the doors and windows are closed, and there is an indescribable strange smell lingering in the nose: similar to the spice of lavender to repel insects, a bit pungent, mixed with the smell of rotten meat .

That is spirit grass incense, which is specially used to prevent corpse plague.

With a dignified expression, Rong Youtang walked towards the morgue where the crying came out.

"Brother Rong, how is your friendship with the Zhou family?" Qi Zhiyang asked in a whisper.

Rong Youtang opened his mouth, hesitant to speak, but he didn't know how to answer for a while!He pondered for a while, and explained cautiously: "Brother Qi should have heard a thing or two about my experience. I was raised by my mother when I was young, and then adopted by my adoptive father. I only came back to my father's house this year. My grandfather was Master Zhou's teacher. They are know."

"I see." Qi Zhiyang nodded, without further questioning.

Rong Youtang took a deep breath, stepped into the morgue, and suddenly a gloomy coldness mixed with crying and shouting came to his face: "It's going to be windy right away? How is it possible?" Zhou Renlin blurted out in shock, with a look of astonishment.

"Nonsense! My son was clearly beaten to death by the murderer!" Yang Ruofang screamed hoarsely, and fell limply in the arms of her servant and husband. She couldn't accept it at all. She cried in despair and screamed and asked, "What kind of gangsters are you? Could it be, could it be tolerated?" The family bought it? The wound on Hong'er's head, such a deep gash, bleeding so much, are you blind?"

Several experienced Wu Zuo looked at each other, all sullen, but due to the excessive grief of the deceased's mother and the power of the court officials, they did not dare to speak up. You are grieved, but swear to God, we have done our duty and verified the facts, and we have never accepted bribes from anyone! Although the deceased had wounds on his head, they were not wounded in fatal places such as the temple, the back of the head, and Baihui. On the right side, The wound was not deep, the skull was intact and unbroken, not a fatal cause of death—”

"shut up!"

"Get out!" Yang Ruofang interrupted sharply, and yelled at her head: "My son is young and strong, how could he die in the same room?" No one can support her.

The chaos in front of them and the excitement of the family members of the deceased are used to by the writers. The leader patiently continued to explain: "Although Mr. Zhou is young, his body is weak and bloody. Having sex with a woman, the emotional action is too intense, the body can't bear it, and dies suddenly. This is not a rare thing, it is the most common in the romantic place—"

"Shut up! A bunch of trash, you just don't understand, you dare to fabricate the cause of my son's death, I can't spare you! Hong'er, Hong'er, wake up, wake up, my son..." Yang Ruofang burst into tears, Heartbroken, he raised his fist and beat his heart. The veiled cap on his head was crooked, and he flung himself next to Zhou Minghong's corpse, which was covered with a white cloth, and pulled it desperately.

Rong Youtang was dumbfounded, and muttered in shock: "So he died from the horse wind?"

"Brother Rong, look there." Qi Zhiyang elbowed his friend, motioning him to look at the crotch of the deceased: Zhou Minghong's crotch was swollen and raised, obviously holding up a cloth bag, and a piece the size of a wet thumb was faintly stained.

Rong Youtang nodded, suddenly felt mixed feelings, and said solemnly: "The matter of the deceased drinking strong aphrodisiac can be found out by interrogating the person who reported the case."

Yang Ruofang turned her head following the sound, her gaze seemed poisoned, she jumped up and rushed towards Rong Youtang crazily: "Scumbag, you are the one who killed Hong'er!"

Rong Youtang avoided it in time, and said solemnly: "This matter has nothing to do with me! When the judge submits the result to Mr. Liu, the presiding judge, and the plaintiff and the defendant confront each other in court, the truth will surely come to light."

"My condolences, Mrs. Zhou. According to regulations, we cannot interfere with her inspection." Qi Zhiyang reminded politely.

"Ma'am, ma'am, get up, it's useless to cry, there are a lot of things waiting for me to deal with!" Zhou Renlin quickly regained his composure after confirming the death of his second son, and ordered his followers: "Hurry up and send Ma'am back to the mansion, and go to the palace immediately!" The Imperial Academy notified Mingjie!"

"Yes." The servants of the Zhou family took the orders and hurriedly carried away Yang Ruofang who was lying on the ground crying.

Zhou Renlin panted heavily, full of suspicion, leaned closer to whisper, and asked the concubine angrily: "Tang'er, did you do it?"

"Brother Yu was involved, what do you think?" Rong Youtang asked back.

"It's fine if it's not you." Zhou Renlin sighed deeply.

A group of people followed Wu Zuo back to the front hall.

The interrogation lasted until noon, and everyone present was hungry. Fu Cheng Liu Su was majestic, picked up the gavel, slammed it heavily, and interrogated loudly: "Lian Chuchu, you know that the deceased was arguing and injured, why did you give up with him?" roommate?"

Hey!

hey...

The onlookers were all shocked, and looked at the beauty's back with wide eyes.

Lian Chuchu's face was burning hot, she was very embarrassed, and said with a sob: "My lord, the minnv was redeemed by Mr. Zhou from the Xunfang Building. He is a benefactor and a lifelong reliance. When the young master has such a meaning, the minnv persuaded him, but he, What if he insists on calling Minnv?"

Rong Youtang carefully observed the plaintiff's demeanor and behavior without taking his eyes off - at this time, Zhou Mingjie had arrived, and he was completely stunned, even stunned!Because of old grudges, he preconceived and stared at his younger brother.

"Even if the deceased voluntarily requested intercourse, then what happened to the strong spring wine? Who proposed it? Who served it to the deceased? How much did the deceased drink? Is it the first time to drink?" Liu Su asked articulately.

"Uh..." Lian Chuchu blushed, embarrassed and frightened, next to the maid, the master and servant trembled together.She squeaked for a long while, suddenly turned her head and raised her eyes, staring at Rong Youtang who had been watching her closely, her eyes were dim and sad.

What do you see me doing?Rong Youtang frowned in puzzlement. He was wondering, but Zhou Mingjie couldn't bear it any longer. He came out excitedly, pointed at his younger brother angrily, and complained angrily: "My lord, I suspect that Lian Chuchu was bribed by a traitor in advance, and drugged Minghong to assassinate him!"