103. The trial begins
At 8:30 in the morning, Xinping County Dungeon.
After Qian Xiangtong finished breakfast, she wiped her lips uneasy. He handed the empty bowl back from the cage pillars: "Hey, I'll give it to you."
Xu Yan silently took the empty bowl without saying a word. At this moment, the sound of the dungeon door opening again.
Alas ~
What should come will come eventually.
Xu Yan turned his head and looked in the direction where the sound came out. He saw the red-clothed jailer, with two purple-clothed jailer. As expected, the red-clothed jailer walked straight up and slapped the prison door and said to Xu Yan fiercely: "Follow us."
At this time, a prisoner complained in the cage not far away: "It's obvious that there is a key, why don't you open the door and ask someone to leave, but you just want to knock on the railing and get nervous."
The prison guard in red stared at him and cursed him fiercely:
"You are new, I will do whatever I want, lord! What kind of swearing is that! If you have any upset, just knock on the railing a few times to tell me, I will make you even more upset."
Hearing this, the prisoner immediately shut up. He was under the eaves and had to bow his head. Anyone understands this principle.
Xu Yan did not speak, followed the prisoners step by step. He guessed in his heart that he was probably going to take him to Xinping County Government Office for trial.
The sun is dazzling outside.
After leaving the dungeon, five yamen runners were waiting there, wearing uniform black clothes and serious expressions.
Is it necessary to make such a big fanfare?
Xu Yan shook his head. It seemed that Xinping County still had some concerns about Xu Yan. If it were ordinary cases, there would definitely be so many yamen runners coming to escort them.
The weather is a bit cold today, with sunlight sandwiched in the clouds, but I can't feel the warmth.
There was no pedestrian around and it seemed even more bleak. Xu Yan was so cold that he shrank his neck, and he had never eaten yet, so he suddenly had an illusion of hunger and cold.
Pooh!
Xu Yan took a deep breath, stayed in place for a while, then straightened his back and strided towards the yamen runners.
At the same time, the constable who was wearing a bad suit came across the opposite side. He looked closely and saw that it was Wang Zheng. Wang Zheng was responsible for escorting him. He noticed that Xu Yan was trying to get angry, so he deliberately asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Xu Yan gave him a blank look: "I'm sleeping well, I'm so energetic to deal with today's trial anyway."
Wang Zheng grinned and said, "What does it mean to deal with today's trial? Do you think that at this point, you still have a chance to overturn the case?"
"Yes, I must strive to overturn the case, just wait and see the show." Xu Yan's lips curled.
To be honest, he couldn't tell how many people in Xinping County Government Office colluded with Hu Chentian, General Controller Yuan Ge? Chief Controller Wang Zheng? Maybe or not.
In short, there is a kind of invisible oppression.
Wang Zheng was quite generous by nature, and he raised his eyebrows and said:
"Yes, your verdict has nothing to do with me, but since you said that, I will wait in the government office today to see if you have the ability to overturn the case!"
Xu Yan shook his head slowly: "It's not a skill, but I will definitely be able to avoid the framing of the false."
Wang Zheng smiled: "Anyway, I have nothing else to do today, so I will stay with you. If you can really overturn the case, then my boss in charge will be convinced by you."
Xu Yan said loudly: "Okay, heroic!"
Under the escort of the constable and yamen runners, Xu Yan entered the Xinping County Government Office from the back door.
They took Xu Yan into a side hall. In the side hall, the old Yin Guangjin people were sitting on a stool waiting. When they saw Xu Yan coming in, he hurriedly said to the two yamen runners outside the side hall:
"Hurry up and let the suspect take a shower, then put on cleaner clothes for him, otherwise he will be promoted to court later. People think we are abused by the suspect in this way."
Yin Guangjin is old and can command people. It is natural that he asked Xu Yan to take a bath. After all, Xu Yan is an official in Xinping County, so everyone needs face.
Seeing Yin Guangjin's words listening, Xu Yan said, "I'm hungry, can you get me some food?"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Zheng shouted: "You guy, you are so arrogant!"
Yin Guangjin thought for a moment and quickly waved to the staff: "Go and get some more food!"
Wang Zheng was very surprised. Isn’t it like this when escorting the suspects over? Why did they not only ask the suspect to take a bath, but also ask the suspect to change his clothes, but also serve the suspects to eat.
Could it be that something was wrong at this time? Could it be that Xu Yan’s statement that he wanted to overturn the verdict is really groundless?
After taking a shower, Xu Yan changed into clean clothes. When he walked out, he saw a pile of food placed on the dining table. He ate all the food into his stomach, and his speed was as fast as a wolf.
After eating, he waited by the table for a while. Yin Guangjin and Wang Zheng came to the room to call him. Xu Yan tidied up his sleeves and asked, "Don't you need to wear handcuffs, shackles, etc."
Yin Guangjin nodded: "I'll go to the church soon, and now I'll get rid of the shackles for you."
"Okay!" Xu Yan chuckled. After the shackles were put down, Xu Yan stalked with his head and walked out of the side hall with Yin Guangjin and Wang Zheng. He vaguely guessed in his heart that the teacher Yin Guangjin was polite to him, which might mean that there was a turning point in the matter.
...
There was such a big stir in the city last night, so Xu Yan's trial attracted a lot of attention. At this moment, outside the door of the government hall, there were many people watching the fun. Among them, Su Qing stood in front of him.
Above the court, a plaque with a "glass hanging high" attracted attention, and ten yamen runners in the same bright red uniform stood on both sides of the lobby, unmoving. Their presence made the entire lobby look majestic and solemn.
Soon, one of the yamen runners shouted: "Wei-Wu-."
Soon, the prefect Wang Xin walked out of the inner hall and sat in the center of the lobby. Later, the magistrate Dong Jie, the chief constable Yuan Ge, the chief constable Wang Zheng, Yin Yunbiao, and the constables came to the court.
Seeing these familiar faces, Xu Yan wanted to run away immediately. Although the fat nun said everything was made of nothing, this was a court after all. Yesterday, everyone was a colleague, but today he became a prisoner.
But, you cannot lose your personality.
Thinking of this, Xu Yan straightened his back and looked at the fat nun like a vulture. The fat nun did not show any weakness and looked back viciously.
Of course she had reason to stare at Xu Yan like this, because according to her current appearance, Xu Yan was the murderer who kidnapped and killed Xing Hongxia, and Xing Hongxia was the nun she was taking care of.
Pretty!
Xu Yan cursed in his heart: Bah, fat nun, I'm afraid you are very nervous now. How much money have you collected and spared no effort to frame me. Let's see when your fox tail can be hidden.
Sizzy ~
Chapter completed!