The Zhizhou of the Song Dynasty actually did not try the case, but it was the Si Li Yuan who tried the case, and the one who presided over it was the Si Li to join the army. After the trial is completed, the judicial military will check out the applicable legal provisions, the judge will decide the case, and finally the case will be concluded by the governor and the general judgment. Compared with the system of Du Zhongxiao's previous life, the Judicial Yuan is the Public Security Bureau, the judicial officer is the prosecutor, and the judge and the magistrate are the court, but there are also Zhizhou and General Judgment who take charge of everything.

This is the system of division of the department, and it is also the prototype of the public procuratorate and law, from the local government to the imperial court, the criminal prison is based on this principle.

Tao Seventeen was seized and immediately transferred to the Siliyuan Prison, which was roughly equivalent to the detention center of the Public Security Bureau in Du Zhongxiao's previous life.

In this kind of big case, Zheng Peng, the manager who joined the army, did not dare to slack off, and immediately raised the relevant people to his official hall.

After questioning all the witnesses brought on the street, the most critical witness Du Zhongxiao had not yet arrived, and Zheng Peng couldn't help but be a little anxious. The status of the shogunate is higher than that of the Cao officials, and the manager in charge of the prison is more restrained by the judges and pushers when he joins the army, and it is not easy for him to send people to urge.

When Zheng Peng was holding all kinds of official documents and asking the lieutenant of Jiao County over and over again, the public came to report that Du Zhongxiao had finally arrived.

Zheng Peng let out a sigh, greeted the door, and bowed his hand to Du Zhongxiao from afar: "Troublesome work." ”

Du Zhongxiao returned the salute: "This is an official matter, how dare you call it a job." It's late, don't blame the manager. ”

Zheng Peng didn't dare to say anything, so he let Du Zhongxiao into the official hall, ordered someone to set up a seat, and sat next to him.

The two sat down, and Zheng Pengcai said: "Today's murder on the street, I happened to be present, so I guess everything is in my eyes." It was because this court brought people in, but they were only detained, not interrogated, and not punished, so they still listened to what they said first. ”

Du Zhongxiao told what he saw at the city gate, and finally said: "The name of the murderer is Tao Seventeen. At that time, I heard him say that because the person who was killed had ruined his family, he had waited there for several years before he had this opportunity to slay the enemy. ”

Zheng Peng said: "The witness just now said the same thing, Tao Seventeen killed people on the street because he avenged the destruction of his family. It's just that I can understand that the deceased is a public from Yongcheng County, and he can't enter the city several times a year. He is not a person from the city, but also a public servant, how can he be the enemy of Tao Seventeen? I was puzzled about this matter again and again, and I asked the public officials in the state who were familiar with the deceased, and they all said that there could be no such thing. I'm afraid that the young man recognized the wrong person. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I saw Tao Seventeen Fei running to the deceased's side, drawing a knife to kill people without the slightest hesitation. How can he be so resolute that he recognized the wrong person? He said that he had waited for several years to have this opportunity, and it happened to be the case with the deceased who did not often come to the state city. - It's just that this kind of thing is all speculation on the ground of thin air, so it's better to bring the prisoner to ask for clarification. ”

Zheng Peng arched his hand: "Because I happened to bump into the prisoner to commit the crime, I took the official to detain there first, and waited for the engagement to come, and asked the case together." ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "How to try the case, there are its own rules, how can I meddle casually?" Even though the manager is adjudicating the case, when I am an ordinary witness, I sit here and testify. ”

The state court and the embassy have their own responsibilities, especially the manager who joins the army, is in charge of litigation and prison investigation, and is not allowed to have other part-time positions, and has the heaviest authority, and other officials are not allowed to interfere in the trial of cases. Zheng Peng was polite because Du Zhongxiao was at the scene, and his heart was at ease after hearing this.

Tao XVII had been handcuffed and shackled, and was taken to the official hall, where he stood proudly without the slightest fear on his face.

Such repeat offenders know that they will die, and coercion and intimidation are of no use to them. Zheng Peng has tried the case for many years, so he naturally knows it, and he is not embarrassed by Tao Seventeen, and said to him: "You killed people in the street, and I don't know how many people see it." Killing pays for life, and there is no fluke, did you know? ”

Tao Seventeen's face was fearless, and Lang said: "That fight my family is ruined, and it is worth exchanging a life for a life today." Officials rest assured, I, Tao Seventeen, am not a bastard, I have my wish to kill him, just take my life! ”

When Zheng Peng heard this, he was relieved to see Tao Qiqi so happy, and his tone softened: "You killed people on the street, shocking the world, you should have been dealt with strictly and severely to calm the hearts of the people." It's just that before you killed someone, you said that the deceased caused your family to be ruined, I don't know what's going on? ”

Tao Seventeen said: "I was originally from Mengcheng County, Benzhou, and came to Zhoucheng with my father and mother a few years ago, selling medicinal materials for a living, and my family also made a lot of money. A few years ago, there was a guest who claimed to be from the capital, and somehow deceived my father's trust, and they partnered to open a crude medicine shop. After that, he took my family's money, and because he was discovered, he killed my father. Later, my mother couldn't hold on and didn't know where she went. I stayed alone in the state city to avenge Daddy. ”

Zheng Peng said: "Who dares to cover up the life lawsuit!" Didn't you report to the police at the time? ”

"Nature reciprocates. But the thieves were so vicious that they took my father's body out of the city after they had harmed them, and they didn't know where they threw it away. The body could not be found, so the government closed the case haphazardly, and finally it was over. ”

Tao Seventeen's family is a foreigner, there is no corpse, there is no murderer, how can it be counted if it is just a child? The case ended up being a muddle. In a few years, Tao Qiqi made trouble a few times later, and no one in the official office paid attention to him anymore.

Zheng Peng had already asked these things well, and there was no discrepancy in listening to Tao Seventeen, so he stopped asking. There are always some such cases with no end and no end in every place, and the cases are closed in a daze. This case is long before Zheng Peng takes office here, and he will not investigate it deeply.

asked Tao Seventeen for his confession and asked him to sign and draw the confession, and Zheng Peng ordered someone to take it down. said to Du Zhongxiao: "Tao Seventeen killed people on the street, and there is no doubt about the human and material evidence." Engaged in the presence of the present, also please give a testimony. ”

Of course, Du Zhongxiao agreed, and it was written by the hand in the hall, and Du Zhongxiao was named.

Seeing that Zheng Peng had some intention of closing the case, Du Zhongxiao said: "There is always a reason for killing people on the street, otherwise how to report it?" Tao 17 said that it was revenge for breaking the family, and this matter must always be investigated. I can't find it clearly, but I'm afraid that the Taiwan Constitution will have something to say. ”

Zheng Peng nodded, thought for a while and was a little embarrassed: "This killed Marquis Lu Yu is from another county, and he rarely comes to the state city, how can he make a feud with Tao Seventeen?" I asked many people, and they all said that it was probably Tao Seventeen who recognized the wrong person. Back then, his family was ruined, whether he was murdered by someone, or whether he lost money in business, it was difficult to say, and now it is even more unclear. Alas, it is not easy to find out about this matter. ”

After speaking, Zheng Peng sat there a little worried. The case is easy to conclude, but it is not easy to investigate the reason for Tao XVII's murder. This kind of old case is already difficult to investigate, and since it involves outsiders and there are no witnesses, it is even more difficult to start with it.

Du Zhongxiao's identity was just a witness, and after reminding him, he stopped talking. But if Zheng Peng closes the case here, he must pass the pass of the judge and push the official later, and he can't ignore Du Zhongxiao's expansion, otherwise it will be even more difficult to fight back, and he will freeze there for a while.

The official Kong Mu, who was assisting in the trial on the side, saw that it was not a matter, and stepped forward to salute: "Official, it is better to send someone to Yongcheng County, and according to the facts of the case mentioned by Tao Seventeen, check the whereabouts of Lu Yuhou in those days." As long as there are witnesses, the two can't be compared, so naturally Tao Seventeen recognized the wrong person. As for the Tao family's case a few years ago, you can't listen to Tao Seventeen's words, don't worry about him. ”

Zheng Peng nodded hurriedly: "This is reasonable. So I repaired a letter, and the court sent a public servant to Yongcheng. ”

Du Zhongxiao sat on the side with a serious expression and did not speak. Of course, he knew what Zheng Peng and Kong Mu meant, and in the serious case of murder on the street, Tao Seventeen's motive for killing must be clarified. Now that it is difficult to handle, a few people from the county below will make enough paperwork, and the case will be over.