I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 764: Lost control, lost control!

"We all know that the truth is hard to fathom. Everyone has their own version of the truth, and they don't care whether it's the real truth or not.

But the judge who hears the case must find the real truth among the confessions of different people and the evidence that may or may not be true, just like looking for treasure in the fog. "

After listening to Leon's translation, Shu Youliang looked at Marcelo with his small eyes shining brightly, "You must be a big shot in Portugal, with extraordinary knowledge.

You are right. The prosecutors of the Court of Justice are searching for the truth just like searching for gold in the mud. They have to sift through the sand layer by layer and constantly identify and distinguish before they can find the answer that is closest to the truth. "

Marcelo said excitedly: "The judicial trial in your country is very complicated. I originally thought it was just a waste of time, but I didn't expect it to contain deep meaning.

Mr. Shu, you are right. People need visible justice. Procedural justice is visible justice, and it is priceless! "

After listening to the translation, Shu Youliang smiled and said, "I was thinking that you must be a big shot, you are so sensible. Fairness and justice, the people have a scale in their hearts. If the accuracy of this scale is off, it will not be able to stop even a thousand pounds.

Our emperor said something very right: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. The Ming dynasty's eternal foundation is built on the hearts of hundreds of millions of people."

Leon seemed a little distracted, and Marcelo kept urging him to translate.

After listening to the translation, Marcelo was silent for a long time before he said with emotion: "You Ming Dynasty are so lucky to have a great monarch."

Shu Youliang laughed loudly, pointed at the four dishes and one soup and said, "Come, please eat quickly. Once you are full, we can go back to the Court Building and continue the trial.

The trial in the afternoon may be more exciting.”

Leon nodded and said, "The moment the truth came out, it was indeed very encouraging and made me happy."

After the meal, the three of them returned to the Huzhou Court Building and showed their admission tickets to enter.

It was just after one o'clock when we sat down in the auditorium. More than half of the reporters and audience had arrived, and people were still coming back.

By 1:20, the gallery was almost full. Everyone was talking quietly and staring at the door on the left side of the main wall, anxiously waiting for the court to begin.

The Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate judges on the defense side took their seats, their heads lowered, and talked in low voices.

The prosecutor of Yangzhou County took his seat, looking a little grim. Three pairs of eyes stared at the other side, wishing to electrocute these opponents to death with their eyes.

The clerks also took their seats one by one.

A little over a minute later, at half past one, a policeman came in and shouted, "Everyone stand up."

The three judges took their seats under the gaze of the crowd. Everyone saluted, the gavel was banged, and the afternoon trial began.

"The trial will now continue, and the defense can continue with the witness calls and evidence presentation from the morning."

"Yes. Chief Prosecutor, we wish to call the witness Gou Quan, Gou Shide's butler, who accompanied Yang Kaitai from Taixing to Shanghai in October of the fourth year of the Wanli reign."

"approve!"

Gou Quan was summoned to the court and stood in the witness stand.

He was about forty years old and had a handsome appearance, but his eyes were too lively. There was a bean-sized mole under his left temple, with a small tuft of black curly hair on it.

The chief judge came straight to the point, "Your name is Gou Quan."

"it's me."

"On October 6th of the fourth year of the Wanli reign, your boss Gou Shide asked you to accompany Yang Kaitai to escort 100,000 catties of cotton and 100,000 catties of soybeans to Shanghai?"

Gou Quan swallowed and said, "Yes."

"How long did it take?"

"Seven days."

"Taizhou to Shanghai is just across a river, and the waterway is open, so why does it take so long?"

"Yes. We waited for a day in Taizhou before loading the cotton and soybeans onto the ship. Fortunately, the Salt River flows into the Yangtze River at Kou'an Town, and we waited another five days at Wusong Port.

They said there were no berths at the Shanghai wharf, and the warehouse of the Shanghai Agricultural Exchange Bureau was full. Yang Kaitai had connections and quickly got a berth and warehouse. Our ship went across the Wusong River and arrived at the Shanghai wharf in exactly seven days.

"In the dossier submitted by the public prosecutor, you confessed that during these seven days, Yang Kaitai and Gou Cai had an affair, right?"

Gou Quan's face changed, and he said calmly, "Yes."

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Gou Quan forced a smile: "How could an affair happen in front of outsiders? I'm just guessing."

"Guess? That's just imaginary! Then since I see you're panicking, can I guess that you're a murderer?"

Gou Quan jumped up in panic, his face full of panic.

"Sir, how can you guess like that? How can you make such a wild guess about something that didn't happen?"

"You just said that the affair between Yang Kaitai and Gou Cai was your imagination. If you can make random guesses, why can't I make random guesses?"

"Sir, this is not the case. They are alone in a room, acting in a sneaky way. Anyone with eyes can see that they are having an affair."

The people in the gallery started talking loudly.

"A man and a woman alone!"

"Being alone in a room with Xiao Baicai, which man can hold himself back?"

"Yes, how many Liu Xiahui are there in this world?"

"What Liu Xiahui? That's Yang Wei. He's seriously ill!"

The chief judge slammed the gavel again.

"Silence in the courtroom!"

When the courtroom became quiet again, the chief defense judge continued to ask: "Did you see Yang Kaitai and Gou Cai staying in the same room with each other?"

Gou Quan's Adam's apple kept shaking, and he hesitated for a while before answering, "Yes."

The chief judge looked at Gou Quan and laughed: "One lie requires more lies to cover it up.

Our judicial bureau has summoned the personnel who accompanied you from Taizhou to Shanghai, from servants to maids, a total of six people.

They all insisted that Yang Kaitai and Gou Cai were having an affair and were secretly plotting something together!

Our bureau then separated them one by one, asked for details and compared their answers, only to find many loopholes.

It is clear that Yang Kaitai and Gou Cai were heard discussing a conspiracy at the same time and place. This one said that Yang Kaitai was wearing a lake blue shirt and a net scarf.

But the other one said that Yang Kaitai was wearing a white straight gown and a straight scarf.

Well, Yang Kaitai can perform magic tricks!
besides"

The chief judge Balabala gave four examples and finally said decisively: "All the above examples prove that they are lying!
You are so bold to lie in front of our prosecutors!"

Gou Quan's face turned pale! Everyone saw it, and many people understood it.

The gallery exploded with a bang, like a big pot boiling, and everyone started talking again.

"The Gou family framed Yang Kaitai?"

"You actually used a cabbage as a honey trap. You are so heartless!"

"Gou Shide is such a bastard! He's willing to give up cabbage! What a waste of resources!" "Why don't you use the honey trap on me?"

The chief judge slammed the gavel again. This time he knocked it more than ten times and shouted "Silence" seven or eight times, finally suppressing the noise in the courtroom.

The chief judge continued, "We have uncovered the lies of the six servants and maids, and we are taking advantage of this to get the truth out of them..."

Not to mention other people, even the two foreigners, Leon and Marcelo, after listening to the discussion just now, knew how powerful the prosecutors and judges of the Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate and Judicial Bureau were. They admired them in their hearts and were secretly amazed!

Who can withstand such a powerful prosecutor and such clever tactics?

Shu Youliang glanced at the people around him and saw that they were all looking forward to the chief judge revealing the truth. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

You guys really underestimate the Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate and the Shanghai Municipal Police Bureau.

As a new era model designated by the emperor, not only a large amount of money was invested and preferential policies were given, but also priority was given to talents.

The outstanding graduates of Taiji College, Wanli University Law School and Anding College were given priority to be assigned to the Shanghai Procuratorate and Judicial Bureau and the Shanghai Police Bureau.

In addition, the "transfer" of capable talents from the Jinyiwei was also given priority in being allocated to Shanghai.

Shu Youliang is very clear that the "cunningness" and case-handling capabilities of the Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate and the Public Security Bureau are beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Gou Shide made the first two reports, and the Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate and Judicial Bureau investigated the case thoroughly.

Later, Gou Shide provided new evidence and reported the case in Yangzhou, and the case was quickly concluded.

The Yang family went to the Jiangsu Provincial Surveillance Office to appeal for justice, which alarmed the Inspection Bureau directly under the Jiangsu Governor.

When the case file was brought to the master, he immediately saw something fishy about it.

After sending an inspector to the Huzhou Procuratorate and Court to retrieve the case files, the master felt more confident.

Both times, they examined the whole story of the case clearly, listed the evidence clearly, and formed a convincing chain of evidence.

There is no harm without comparison.

The cases handled by the Yangzhou County Procuratorate and Court, including those tried by the Yangzhou Court, seemed to be well-organized, with solid evidence, clear facts, and appropriate laws for judgment and sentencing. But if you look deeper, you can smell the stench from thirty miles away.

The Yangzhou prosecutors, judges and judicial personnel seem to have memorized the new era's judicial system by heart and are adept at using the methods, but deep down they still have the old mindset of handling and trying cases.

The smoking gun is too coincidental, as if you need any evidence and it's right in front of you.

Clear facts, the main plot is all subjective speculation by the prosecutors and judges...

The master was not only an expert in criminal law, but also a shrewd man. When the files from Yangzhou and Shanghai were put together, he immediately saw the trick.

So we found a way to make today’s trial possible.

Sure enough, the Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate judge, who served as the defense, beat the Yangzhou Procuratorate judge, who served as the prosecutor, until his face was swollen.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the chief defense attorney began to tell the truth about the defense.

"Gou Quan, it is actually you who has evil intentions towards Gou Cai!

Your confidant, your nephew, told me that you have been coveting Gou Cai for a long time...

Gou Shide asked you to monitor Yang Kaitai and escort Gou Cai to Shanghai, which gave you the opportunity.

You teased Gou Cai repeatedly, but she remained unmoved. You threatened her secretly, but she remained unmoved. You were so angry that you prepared to drug her…”

A roar suddenly erupted from the audience: "Gou Quan, you beast!"

"Gou Quan, you are worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Gou Quan, I'm going to kill you!"

The rising and falling angry curses from each other swept towards Gou Quan like a tidal wave. He stood in the witness stand, his face pale and his whole body trembling.

Leon and Marcelo turned their heads to look at Shu Youliang who jumped up beside them, waving their fists, gritting their teeth, and with red eyes, they were ready to rush up and bite Gou Quan to death.

They looked at each other in astonishment.

The gavel rang out several times. Silence! Silence!
Shu Youliang, who had been jumping and dancing just now, calmed down, turned his head to look at Leon and Marcelo, and smiled elegantly.

"You lost your composure, you lost your composure!"

He lifted his collar and sat down leisurely.

Gou Quan argued confidently: "Nonsense, slander! Rumor!"

The chief defense judge watched him dancing in the witness box, like a giant monkey watching acrobatics, and paused for a moment before saying, "Chief prosecutor, the defense requests to call Gou Cai."

"approve!"

hiss-!
Wow!
Gou Cai was taken to the second witness stand nearby, and the chief defense judge asked straight to the point, "Gou Cai, we found out that Gou Quan had bad intentions towards you, but was accidentally discovered by Yang Kaitai.

Gou Quan held a grudge in his heart. When he arrived in Shanghai, Yang Kaitai saw that the cotton price at the exchange was too low, so he asked to wait another half a month, until the end of the month when the delivery date came, to see if the price would rebound.

He insisted on not giving in, and used chicken feathers as a token of authority to force Yang Kaitai to list the Gou family's cotton for sale at the stock exchange early. When he returned to Taizhou and reported to Gou Shide, he exaggerated and said that you had an affair with Yang Kaitai and conspired to embezzle Gou's money, which he had discovered."

Gou Cai's tears fell like rain, her eyes were blurred like a river in March, she pursed her lips, endless sorrow was hidden in that cherry mouth.

The whole person stood there timidly, like a pear blossom in the rain, which made people feel pity for her.

"My Lord, please help me! Gou Quan and Gou Shide, the master and servant, forced me to frame Mr. Yang. I couldn't bear it, but I couldn't resist, so I had to take the blame on myself and die."

The gallery exploded with a loud bang!
"Beast!"

"You two are worse than beasts, master and servant!"

"The Gou family is full of bastards!"

"The sun is bright, the sun is bright!"

"My little cabbage, you are suffering!"

By around four in the afternoon, the prosecution was completely defeated and gave up resistance completely. They watched dejectedly as the chief defense attorney made his final defense statement.

After the trial was completed, the chief judge obtained opinions from both parties and temporarily withdrew from the court for fifteen minutes to deliberate with the left and right judges, and finally returned to the court to make a ruling.

Snapped!
There was a sound of gavel.

"This court has deliberated and ruled that the Yangzhou County Procuratorate and Judicial Bureau is not guilty of the case against Wuxi man Yang Kaitai and is released on the spot!"

Applause rang out in the courtroom, like spring thunder and summer tides, echoing in the empty hall, and everyone's face was filled with joy and excitement.

Leon and Marcelo stood in the crowd, clapping with great enthusiasm.

The Shanghai Municipal Police Bureau arrested Gou Quan on the spot. The Shanghai Municipal Procuratorate and Judiciary Bureau will first designate an investigation into Gou Shide and Gou Quan's crimes of spreading rumors, slander, and framing others, and then prosecute them.

Suddenly, the defense became the prosecution.

The Yangzhou County Procuratorate and Court, whose face was swollen, had to go back to comfort his wounded heart and was too lazy to care about the life and death of Gou Shide and Gou Quan.

When they returned to the guesthouse and walked into the lobby, two people came towards them. Leon and Marcelo said happily, "It's you!"

(End of this chapter)