mtlumby2d Chapter 196: What about the process? What about the details?
Chapter 196: What about the process? What about the details?
County Magistrate Cao was so angry. When did he, a county magistrate, become so worthless?
It was bad enough that a gangster named Ning Wuye came to threaten him, but she, Shen Nanzhi, a peasant girl, also came to threaten him. She really didn't take herself seriously.
"you……"
Shen Nanzhi's calm and indifferent eyes made Magistrate Cao hold back his anger, and his stomach was as swollen as a toad.
Shen Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and said, "Let's finish this first. I have something else to discuss with you. If the county magistrate doesn't want to be promoted, you don't have to listen to me. I will use my own methods to handle these things."
County Magistrate Cao's eyes flickered. He remembered that Yang Lingzhao was still in Yushu Village, so he could only endure it temporarily. "Okay, I'll listen to Miss Shen."
Shen Nanzhi stood up and said, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour to change your clothes. I'll go to the drum to seek justice. We'll meet in the lobby."
Magistrate Cao also forced a smile: "Sure."
Shen Nanzhi walked out with her hands behind her back. Her back showed strength and composure, which made County Magistrate Cao grin. Is this really a peasant girl?
Even the daughters of wealthy families who have been brought up since childhood don’t have such a strong temperament!
Aunt Xia's face was full of admiration. If you didn't know better, you would think Shen Nanzhi was a handsome young man and she had taken a fancy to him.
Shen Nanzhi calculated the time and beat the drum to protest. The officers opened the gate and stood on both sides. The sound of the Jawi sticks, coupled with their "Hey--Um--" calls, would scare even the timid ones.
Shen Nanzhi walked in and knelt down with a thud. Magistrate Cao trembled when he heard it. "Don't you want your knees anymore?"
"Who is kneeling in the hall? What grievance do you want to appeal?"
Magistrate Cao slammed the gavel in a impartial manner, and he was also a good actor, and he didn't seem to be familiar with Shen Nanzhi at all.
Shen Nanzhi said, "I am suing the widow Lin who sells tofu for slandering my uncle. Please make the decision, sir."
This matter was instigated by Master Ning Wu behind the scenes, so we can only sue Widow Lin. No matter what her reason for framing Uncle Niu is, she will have to pay the price.
"Bring the parties to court."
After that, they just waited. Magistrate Cao did not tell Shen Nanzhi to get up, so she just knelt there. After all, she was just a peasant girl and there was no special treatment for her.
Shen Nanzhi knew that this person was narrow-minded and kneeling was not her style, so she took out a thick cushion from the space and put it on the bed when she knelt down.
Unable to bear the tyranny of Magistrate Cao, he leaned over and sat cross-legged to make himself more comfortable.
County Magistrate Cao raised his eyebrows, and Shen Nanzhi said, "Oh, I've been busy with the autumn harvest these days, and I have to serve the prefect. Master Yang, I'm exhausted. I'll sit for a while, don't you mind?"
What could Magistrate Cao say?
"I sympathize with the people, but you must also be careful. If you dare to disrespect the court, I will not let you off easily."
"Don't dare."
Shen Nanzhi said lazily, and County Magistrate Cao was so angry that he glared and blew his beard, but there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, not long after, Widow Lin and Uncle Niu were brought up. Uncle Niu's face was as pale as paper, and his legs were so weak that he could hardly stand. It would be more accurate to say that he was lying on the ground rather than kneeling.
Shen Nanzhi was a little worried, "Uncle Niu, did they torture you?"
He glared at Magistrate Cao angrily. If Uncle Niu was injured, this dog magistrate would have no chance of escaping.
Magistrate Cao was also unclear about the matter. He glanced at the legal advisor and gave him a look, telling him to go and check it out quickly.
The lawyer quietly withdrew, and Magistrate Cao said, "I am not someone who can be tortured into confessing. Miss Shen, calm down."
Uncle Niu said, "I'm fine."
He almost had his legs broken, and he was still terrified. He had lived an honest life for so many years, and this was the first time he was thrown into jail. It was also the first time he had his legs broken for no apparent reason. How could he not be afraid?
Fortunately, Nan Zhi arrived quickly and Uncle Niu saved his legs.
Widow Lin looked over hesitantly, her expression of resentment, innocence and pity making her particularly endearing. The tears in her eyes seemed to be about to fall, like a white lotus in the golden age.
Shen Nanzhi knelt in the middle. Before she could flirt with Uncle Niu, she slapped him back, "Who are you showing this to? I'm not a man. I won't fall for your tricks."
Without waiting for Magistrate Cao to reprimand her, she immediately said, "Mr. Magistrate, this woman disgusts me and flirts with me. I'm fighting back. Isn't that too much?"
County Magistrate Cao laughed angrily: "She, a woman, seduced you? Shen Nanzhi, do you believe what you said?"
Shen Nanzhi: "I believe it. Pretending to be weak and pitiful, using moral kidnapping, works on anyone. I want to strangle this woman in the cradle, so that she knows how cold-blooded I am and won't be bewitched by her."
Magistrate Cao waved his hands, not wanting to get entangled with her, for fear that she would anger him to death.
He slammed the gavel and asked, "Lin, you said Niu Tiemu raped you, do you have any evidence?"
Widow Lin covered her face with her hands, looking resentful, and said, "Of course I have evidence. Niu Tiemu has been harassing me before and almost succeeded at my home. His sister even turned the tables and sent me a donkey to shut me up.
Everyone on the street knows about this and can testify to it.
This time, he took advantage of the fact that there were few people around at noon and happened to see me alone, and dragged me into the alley, wanting to... wuwu... I can't survive."
Uncle Niu said angrily, "You vicious woman, how can you be so vicious? I helped you so much before, but you actually repay me with evil!
My Lord County Magistrate, she has invited me to help her with things several times before. I am a man and I am a little tempted, but I am concerned about my wife at home and dare not be presumptuous.
My niece gave her the donkey to beat her, not to gag her.
This woman is fickle and relies on her looks to hook up with all the men on the street in order to get them to do her work. Who on the street doesn't know this?
As for what she said about dragging me into the alley, it was she who grabbed my hand and slandered me. She was just taking revenge on me for rejecting her before and ignoring her. I hope you can understand this."
Before Magistrate Cao could think of what to say, Shen Nanzhi laughed first, "Lin, you said that my uncle Niu bullied you and dragged you into the alley, what happened next?
Don't be so vague that people can make assumptions. This is a court and what we need is evidence. Don't try to seduce men like that.
"How did my uncle Niu bully you? To what extent did he do it? What about the process? What about the details? You must explain it clearly."
It's not that Shen Nanzhi doesn't sympathize with the woman. If she was really a victim, she would have sacrificed her own relatives for the sake of justice. But this woman is really despicable and repays kindness with enmity. Don't blame Shen Nanzhi for her harsh words.
Uncle Niu also perked up: "That's right, you grabbed my hand and yelled, you tore off your clothes, and then someone came, I didn't touch you at all."
Shen Nanzhi rolled his eyes at him. If it wasn't for the wrong venue, she would have wanted to kill him. How could a grown man like you break free from a weak woman?
I really don't know what the man was thinking? He knew the situation was wrong, but he couldn't act decisively. He was caught in the act. This jail time was not unjust.