After waiting in the court for about an hour, the plaintiff of the previous case, the old woman and her son, were finally brought to the court from the village outside the city.
For such an hour, many people who like to watch the excitement have gathered outside the court.
It was boring to wait. With the old woman and idle man in court, the people were refreshed again.
Zhang Yuanwai and his son were also taken to court by the Yamen.
After the sentencing of the previous case, the two were jailed together. They only waited for the review of the superior''s case file to be completed. After the review permission was issued, the two would be punished by Zhou Luming.
Zhou Tingyu felt that the overall situation was in hand, and there could be no more changes in the case, so he didn''t do anything against them.
Therefore, Zhang Yuanwai and his son have had a fairly good time these days.
Although the food and conditions in the prison were very poor, which made them look haggard, they were at least free from flesh and skin.
At this moment, Zhang Yuanwai and his son were very confused when they were remanded to the court.
The old woman and her son also looked puzzled and wondered what the adults in the Yamen wanted to do.
"Are you ready for witness and material evidence?"
Jiang Fan asked with the iron bull on one side.
"Everything is ready. You can submit it at any time if you need it, young master."
The iron bull nodded.
After being confirmed, Jiang Fan completely relieved himself and said with a smile, "I don''t need to introduce you. I know who you are, but maybe you don''t know my identity, so I''d like to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Fan, and I''m the captain of Heyang city. In a straightforward way, it''s the captain of judge Zhou you know."
After saying that, the four plaintiffs and defendants in the hall were a little stunned.
Those melon eaters who had gathered outside the courtroom could not help looking at each other.
After hearing a lot of questions from the judge who tried the case, the official first introduced himself. It was really the first time he met him.
"I like to be straightforward and I''m not used to so many twists and turns. So let''s get straight to the point. The reason why I bring the four to trial again is that I have found a lot of doubts in this case and doubt the result of the first trial. Therefore, I plan to retrial this case to prevent the innocent from being wronged and the real perpetrators from going unpunished."
Jiang Fan sat loosely in the main judge''s chair, and his tone of voice sounded quite jumping.
After hearing this, the four plaintiffs and defendants in the court reacted very differently.
The old woman and the idle man couldn''t stop in a daze, while Zhang Yuanwai and his son were instantly excited.
Only frightened by the majesty and solemnity of the court, Zhang Yuanwai and his son dare not make any sound without Jiang Fan''s permission.
"The plaintiff Cheng Fangshi accused Zhang Yuanwai''s son of insulting his daughter, so that her daughter could not bear humiliation and hanged herself. I have made a new discovery. Come and bring a witness."
Jiang Fan casually photographed the startling wood and said.
Soon, a small village man in shabby sackcloth went to the court trembling.
"Who are you?"
"Back... Back to the master, my name is Liu Changzhu."
"Liu Changzhu, don''t be nervous. I invite you to ask questions, but I just need to know something about you. So what I ask you, just tell the truth. Do you know the mother and son kneeling beside you?"
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
Jiang Fan''s kindness made the village man relax a little. After glancing at the old woman and the idle man, he quickly nodded and said, "Sir, I know. This is widow Fang and her son in our village."
"Well, you should also know that there is a daughter in their family. Did your village understand that their daughter hanged herself about more than ten days ago?"
Jiang Fan continued.
"Er... Sir, we don''t know much about this in the village. Widow Fang mentioned it several times. She said that her daughter Tigress was bullied by people in the city, so she hanged."
The village man said honestly.
"Listen to my people, the night before her daughter hanged, you went out to look for a sheep because you lost it. It was a little late to go back to the village. As a result, you happened to see her daughter enter the village. Is this the case?"
Jiang fan then asked.
The village man frowned and recalled. Then he nodded and said, "yes, sir, I can remember so clearly because the news of Tigress hanging came the next day, which scared me at that time."
"Very good. Thank you very much for your cooperation and help. Go down first. I''ll ask my people to send you back later."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
The villager was relieved and kowtowed respectfully to Jiang Fan before retiring from the hall.
"Pa!"
Jiang Fan took another startling picture, looked at the old woman and asked, "Cheng Fang, I''ve seen the file. According to the above records, you said that your daughter didn''t return home that night, so you reported to the yamen, but now someone has witnessed your daughter''s return to the village. How do you explain this?"
The old woman trembled with fear and panicked. Instinctively, she said, "but... Maybe I remember wrong."
Zhou Tingyu, who was standing under the hall, said stupidity in a secret way.
"You remember wrong? Your son also remembers wrong? You can remember things like whether your daughter came home or not? Cheng Fang, are you stupid to be an official!"
Jiang Fan''s voice suddenly became cold.
The old woman trembled and hurriedly said, "Sir, I remember that my daughter did come back that night, but she kept crying after she came back. It was not easy for me to find out why she was bullied. Although I was very angry, the first thing I thought of was to comfort her. Who knows... She couldn''t think of it... So she left."
What a fool!
Zhou Tingyu''s face turned completely black.
It happened that Jiang Fan was questioning the case, and he was not qualified to intervene at all.
This situation is completely out of control, so that Zhou Tingyu is almost drowned by regret!
In recent years, things have gone too smoothly, resulting in a little less caution.
It''s good that nothing happens on weekdays. As a result, this accident... Looks like a big event is going to happen
"Cheng Fang, I want to remind you that it is a great crime to make up lies, make false accusations and give false testimony wantonly. Since you are in this court, you should be responsible for every word you say! I will give you some time to buffer and think about it. Whether you want to tell the truth or not."
Jiang Fan sneered and then said, "come on, bring up Constable Zhao Yan!"
Hearing the name, Zhou Tingyun, who was only black faced, suddenly changed his face!