Return to the great era of China's eternal emperor, the Qin Dynasty, and change the established history.

"When the prison is noisy, you should be (ChΡ)!"

Don't wait for Heifu to answer, the fierce eyes made the collectors "angry" stare their eyes, pointing to Jiying, and then the two Wu collectors on standby in the class came along and pressed Jiying to the ground!

"Little people just have a case to show ..."

Ji Ying shouted injustice, but one yard to one yard. Anger personally held the bamboo board and pumped it on his back and buttocks!

Black reluctantly closed his eyes, listening to the bamboo board rang ten times, and JiYing rang ten times, so the temporary punishment was over.

Boy, the defendant wasn't beaten, and the plaintiff got the board first, but this can only be blamed on Ji Ying's talkativeness.

Flogging is the lightest corporal punishment. Apart from the pain of flesh and blood, it won't cause great damage. When the board is finished, Xi asked Ji Ying what the case was to provide to the government.

Ji Ying was honest, and told the story of what the thief Pan said that day.

After listening to it, he nodded and looked at the thief: "Pan, is this really the case?"

"That was my momentary nonsense." Pan is still lucky and flatly denies it! Because he knows the consequences of killing people.

"Well, since you don't admit to other crimes, listen to what this is."

Xi spread out a bamboo slip in front of him and read, "September 20, Jiayin, Jingling Xiancheng, dares to sue Anlu Xiancheng …"

This is a reply from Jingling County. Next, there is a large section of Pan's crimes, including several times when he was young, he was drafted into the army and took part in the war, but he was reprimanded for not actively fighting. After returning home, he spread negative comments and was reported by his neighbors, so he was punished as a garrison soldier and went to the north to defend himself. On the way to the north, he wounded the escort, robbed the armor and weapons, and fled into Yunmengze.

After that, Pan tried to sneak back to his native place, and fled with his wife and children, but his neighbors stopped him, and Pan hurt and fled again.

"How dare you say now that there are no other sins?" Xi's voice became stern, and when Pan saw that his old story had all been exposed, he bowed his head in dismay and admitted these sins.

Xi's voice softened again, and he seemed to know everything about Pan like the back of his hand: "Your crimes are known to all the officials. The reason why you don't expose them is to see if you have the heart to confess ... For example, did you also participate in the burglary and robbery case in Xiaohe, Jingling County six months ago? Actually, Ling County's book says that the murderer's appearance and figure dictated by the survivors of that case are exactly the same as yours! "

Xi's face changed when he said it changed, and he threatened, "If you don't tell the truth, this officer will be punished!"

Different from the top ten tortures of the Qin Dynasty, the interrogation of the state of Qin is the best way to collect evidence and cross-examine, and the criminals will not be punished until they are really stubborn, but in the eyes of officials, this is already the practice of taking advantage of others.

Pan was just depressed just now, but now he's in utter amazement. He's making repeated apologies, like pouring the beans, and telling all his sins.

It turned out that he really took two lives in his hand and participated in five or six robberies, but he didn't have much money.

It's a pity that Qin judged the case, but no matter how much money you robbed, it was your criminal heart! Even if it's just a penny, even ropes and mulberry leaves that aren't worth a penny are stolen! Let alone kill people.

However, murder is not the most extreme crime. Besides rebellion, the most serious crime in the criminal law of the state of Qin is the crime of group theft.

Next, Xi asked Pan's two associates to state their names, places of origin and crimes one by one. The result was surprising. They were Chu people who escaped into Yunmengze from Jiangnan (Hunan), the state of Chu. There were three of them, and they only boarded with Pan this summer.

This is a bit of trouble. Although Xi knew about it early, he frowned.

The laws of the state of Qin only apply to the counties of Qin, but not to the state of Chu. As a result, the origins and crimes of the two thieves in the state of Chu cannot be verified, and they can only be judged according to the usual practice.

At this time, it's Heifu's turn and Jiying's turn to appear. As just now, first state their names, identities and native places.

Xi repeatedly confirmed to them that there were only four thieves he saw at that time?

"There are really only four people." Heifu now admires Xi very much, and the whole county jail purlin has become the stage for his performance. Its keen and capable ability is no less than any professionally trained judge in later generations!

"According to the law, since there are less than five people, it does not constitute a crime of group theft."

Touching his beard, he said to all the officials, "Write it down, Pan and others are not thieves, they can only be treated as ordinary crimes of theft and murder."

In this way, the course of the case and the nature of the crime are clear, but it's not the end yet. Xi's eyes turned to the two men, Heifu, and asked about the story of catching the thief.

Ji Ying seems to have forgotten what he was beaten just now, and said it cheerfully, especially boasting about Heifu's story of striking three thieves with one hand and seizing a white blade empty-handed. Since he recognized Heifu as a brother, Heifu's skill seems to have become his own, and he is honored.

Baby can't do anything else, but there's a way to gossip and brag. When he talked about the wonderful things, the petty officials who have been recording the interrogation actually stopped writing and listening attentively.

Xi still didn't interrupt Ji Ying. After he finished with a dry mouth, he asked Heifu, "Is that so?"

The husband had to bite the bullet and said, "Although the words are exaggerated, they are not bad on the whole. The villain really fought one against three, but Ji Ying also fought with another thief for a long time. If it hadn't been for his help, I'm afraid I would have been a dead body by the roadside."

Xi nodded, didn't believe it rashly, and asked the three thieves again. Seeing that they had no objection, they turned their consultation attention to the "anger" of the history.

The original duty of Anger is not only to maintain the order of the court, but also to carry out corpse examination and on-site inspection, which is equivalent to the forensic doctor of later generations. Ruling the country with the thoughts of Qin Legalists, we strive for accuracy in everything. When we were sent to inquire three thieves the day before yesterday, Anger had recorded the wounds of the thieves one by one and submitted the inspection report "Shu Shu".

"Chu stolen armor has a blade wound on the lateral side of the left ankle, which is transverse and 9 inches long. It is the mark of a dagger scratch, and the abdomen is bruised, which is the mark of a heavy blow; Chu Yi had a blade wound on the lateral side of his right leg, which was longitudinal, 4 inches long and 1 inch wide. The wound was smooth, and it was the mark of dagger penetration, and the rest of it was unharmed ... "

After reading the medical examination book, Xi can know that Heifu didn't lie. He hit the thief's part, and the wounds were all consistent in depth. Only then did he look surprised and say, "Look at your young age, you have such courage and skill."

Hei Fu was still there, shocked by the advanced inspection system of Qin State, which was comparable to that of later forensic doctors, but he was asked by Xi, "Who did you learn martial arts from?"

His back channel is not good. His fist to seize the enemy is not a thing of this era. Seeing happiness is like Virgo's obsessive-compulsive disorder, his flaws must be compared. Of course, he dare not talk nonsense. He can only find a dead man as a shield.

"It was taught by my dead father," said Heifu. "He served in the army, beheaded and made meritorious deeds, and became male scholar. Once again, I used to firewood in the mountains, struggled with wild boars, and learned a set of boxing skills. Because I was the favorite among my three sons, I only passed it on to me ... "

Ghost! If I remember correctly, Cheap Torre's favorite is his youngest son "Jing", the younger brother who went to the military camp with Heifu in history. However, Heifu has practiced lying without revealing a flaw now. Anyway, Cheap Torre has been dead for several years. Even if he has great ability, can he ask about ghosts?

Sure enough, Xi frowned, although his intuition told himself that Heifu didn't tell the truth, but he didn't find anything suspicious, so he stopped pursuing it. He only told the clerical beadle in class that:

"Write it down, three thieves should be captured by Heifu and Jiying. Next, there is the case of Huyang Tingchang ..."

He looked at Heifu, "Heifu, you told the director of Huyang Pavilion, asking for a thief, etc. before, but you still insist?"

Black hand: "The government encourages prosecution, and villains insist on self-prosecution."

With a straight face, he said, "The director of Huyang Pavilion is an official who fights for food. You know that if you falsely accuse an official, you will be severely punished for false accusations!"

Up to now, there is no turning back. Heifu held his head high: "Little people know, but little people just state grievances and dare not hide them."

"good." Xi nodded his head and motioned towards Anger and Joy: "Bring up the director of Huyang Pavilion and others! Today, the two cases must be tried together! "

With a burst of footsteps, all the people in Huyang Pavilion were taken from the hall, with the skinny thief and three pavilion pawns. After they came to the hall, they all stared at Heifu intensely, and their resentment was palpable ...

Hu Yang Tingchang, who had a horse face, walked at the end. As soon as he went to class, he first looked around and found the merchant Bao who stood aside as a witness. He stared at him with his eyes. After Bao cowered and nodded, Hu Yang Tingchang was relieved.

He turned to Heifu and secretly sneered, "Little vertical, when you cross-examine the confrontation later, keeping will make you stunned, and it's hard to self-clear!"

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PS: For the interrogation process, question and answer process, and the judge's final explanation in this chapter, please refer to the article of "Closed Diagnosis".

Attached is a translation of the book "Death of a Thief" in Yunmeng Qin bamboo slips:

A man's body is lying on his back in the south of a house. There is a blade wound on the left frontal horn of the man's head and two blade wounds on his back, all of which are longitudinal, each 4 inches long and each 1 inch wide, and the middle of the wound is concave, like an axe cut. Bleeding around, polluting the head, back and ground. No injuries were found in other parts.

Wearing a single cloth jacket and skirt, the back of the jacket is equivalent to the wound, and two places are cut by the blade, and the back and skirt of the jacket are stained with blood.

There are a pair of Qin-style Ma Xie on the west side of the corpse. One is a little more than 6 steps away from the corpse, and the other is 10 steps away from the corpse. Put the shoes on the corpse, which is just right. The ground was hard, and there was no trace of the murderer. The deceased was a mature male with white skin, 7 feet 1 inch in length and 2 feet in hair. There are two old scars of abdominal moxibustion ...

After reading it, I think I need to calm down.