latelenovela Chapter 308 Cutting off the first piece of meat
Chapter 308 Cutting off the first piece of meat
Zhu Youfu, the magistrate of Yicheng County, kowtowed to Bai Wei in a hurry, and his goatee fell to the ground before his forehead.
"General Bai, it's my fault. I didn't know people well enough. I was deceived by Zhang Wang and believed his lies. That's why the people of Yicheng suffered so much because of me. Please give me a chance to reform. Zhu Youfu is willing to give up all his property to compensate the families of the victims. I only hope that you will spare my life and my family's life!"
After these words came out, Bai Wei raised her eyebrows slightly.
It was expected and reasonable.
She had already thought about it. It was easy to convict Zhang Wang, but it was much more difficult to convict Zhu Youfu. This was because he had many ways to shirk responsibility, and because he did not do anything directly to the victim, he could cover up many crimes with just one word: inaction.
This is also the important reason why she had to bring him here today.
As soon as these words came out, the young man whose brother and sister-in-law died because of the partiality of the Yicheng County Magistrate suddenly became furious and shouted loudly: "Zhu Youfu, how dare you say such words! How dare you say that you were unaware of what Zhang Wang did!"
Zhu Youfu immediately raised his head, his eyes filled with shrewd calculations and pretended innocence: "My lord, I really didn't know at the time. When your sister-in-law came to see me, she was wearing light clothes and looked seductive. I took Zhang Wang's words seriously and thought it was a trap, so I beat your brother. But I was just upholding justice in Yicheng!"
The man said sternly, "You are talking nonsense! My sister-in-law was not wearing skimpy clothes, and she was not flirting. You are just taking advantage of the fact that they can't speak for themselves and slandering them on purpose! You are lying with your eyes open because you know they are no longer alive and three years have passed. Aren't you afraid that they will come to you to seek revenge at night?"
Zhu Youfu smiled coldly.
If there really is retribution in this world, how could he be alive today?
He had long ago been killed by the revengeful spirits.
But he is still alive and well now, it's a pity that he was discovered by the people above, so as long as he tries his best to exonerate himself, he will be safe.
Zhu Youfu pretended to be very aggrieved and said, "My lord, I really did not slander them. It is you who slandered me! General Bai, I am telling the truth. Please understand me."
He wasn't saying this to the man, but to Bai Wei.
Because in his eyes, that man was nothing. But Bai Wei had the absolute right to speak, and even controlled his life and death.
Bai Wei curled her lips and smiled: "Oh, really? So Master Zhu didn't know anything about what Zhang Wang did?"
Zhu Youfu immediately showed a painful and regretful expression: "I really don't know."
Seeing Zhu Youfu pretending, the man clenched his fists in pain.
Yes, he could no longer provide any evidence to prove that Zhu Youfu was deliberately biased towards Zhang Wang.
Without any evidence, how could he ask General Bai to do justice for him?
Bai Wei said calmly, "I think so. After all, Lord Zhu is the magistrate of Yicheng County appointed by the emperor. How could he be a vicious person who protects criminals? It must be that Zhang Wang hid himself too well, and coupled with various misunderstandings, Lord Zhu became Zhang Wang's umbrella in the hearts of these people who didn't know the truth, which led to so many tragic things that happened later."
These words touched Zhu Youfu's heart.
No matter whether Bai Wei couldn't find evidence and wanted to give both parties a way out, or she was greedy when she heard that he was willing to give away all his property as compensation to the people of Yicheng.
He achieved all his goals.
"General Bai is right. It was Zhu Youfu's failure to investigate that led to such serious consequences. Youfu should be ashamed of yourself!"
Bai Wei looked at the pretentious Yicheng County Magistrate in front of her, with a smile on her lips, but her eyes were extremely cold.
The evil of Zhang Wang was beyond her imagination.
But if Zhu Youfu hadn't backed him up, he would never have been so bold.
She didn't believe that there were no dirty deals and dealings between Zhu Youfu and Zhang Wang, just as she didn't believe that Zhu Youfu didn't know what Zhang Wang had done. There must be an evil bond between them, which was why Zhang Youfu spared no effort to protect Zhang Wang and wanted to take them down directly when he first arrived.
A bully makes people fear, dread, and suffer.
However, a court official who was supposed to uphold justice and fairness for ordinary people protected bullies, condoned crime, and oppressed innocent people. This was the root cause of the complete despair, numbness, extinction of goodness, and the breeding of evil among the people of Yicheng.
Zhu Youfu deserves to die more than Zhang Wang!
All his crimes should be made public, leaving traces of sin on him and making him infamous forever.
"If you want me to believe you, Lord Zhu, it won't be difficult. You just need to personally execute the heinous Zhang Wang by lingchi, and I will believe that you are not in the same group with him."
After hearing this, Zhu Youfu was slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at Zhang Wang.
Zhang Wang immediately said: "No, brother-in-law, you can't do this to me, you are my brother-in-law, you can't do this to me!"
Zhu Youfu immediately looked at Bai Wei and said with a weak and embarrassed look: "General Bai, I am just a scholar who entered the official career by taking the imperial examination. I dare not even kill a chicken on weekdays. You want me to torture Zhang Wang, but I dare not!"
Bai Wei's brows were filled with calmness, and the corners of her lips curled slightly: "Don't you dare? Lord Zhu, facing this vicious criminal who concealed and deceived you, ruined your reputation, and ruined your career, don't you feel angry? Don't you want to kill him as soon as possible?"
Zhu Youfu felt cold sweat seeping out of his head when he heard Bai Wei's questioning: "I, I, I am naturally angry, but I still don't dare..."
Bai Wei's eyes suddenly turned cold: "If he doesn't dare, it proves that Lord Zhu has sympathy for the evil, cannot share the hatred with the people, and has no guilt for his crime of not investigating. This general can even boldly guess that Lord Zhu may have been behind what Zhang Wang did..."
The man who had said before that his brother and sister-in-law were forced to death by Zhu Youfu naturally refused to give in when he got the chance: "General Bai, they are in the same group, they are in cahoots with each other, please General Bai, chop Zhu Youfu into pieces as well, to clear the name of my brother and sister-in-law, Chen Ming is also willing to die to prove his integrity!"
As he spoke, he turned around and picked up the big knife that the yamen runner had dropped on the ground, preparing to cut his throat.
Bai Wei was shocked and tried to stop it immediately.
But Xiao Minglou was faster. He snatched the knife away directly and slapped the man hard in the face.
"Are you stupid? You said it yourself. Your brother and sister-in-law are dead, and no one can come forward to testify against Zhu Youfu. If you get yourself involved now, who will remember the truth of this matter? Who will restore their reputation?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his face turned red, feeling embarrassed and sad: "I, I, I just want to prove to General Bai that what I said just now is true, without a single lie..."
Bai Wei looked at him quietly and said, "Life is more important than anything else, because only when you are alive can you have hope. If a person dies, everything is gone. The grievances of your brother and sister-in-law, and even the traces of their existence, will disappear with them."
It is the most foolish thing to prove your innocence at the cost of your own life, because the evil people are still alive and they can continue to confuse right and wrong and continue to slander you.
Only by living can you speak for yourself and even seek justice for yourself.
When the man heard this, he burst into tears.
Seeing that he had given up on suicide, Bai Wei looked at Zhu Youfu and said, "So, Lord Zhu, at this point you are still unwilling to make a move and draw a line between you and Zhang Wang?"
Zhu Youfu looked at Chen Ming with anger and sinister eyes, but after hearing Bai Wei's words, he immediately revealed a humble and cowardly attitude: "Yes, yes, yes, I am willing to listen to General Bai and draw a clear line between myself and this villain!"
Bai Wei could have just listened to Chen Ming and punished him, but she gave herself the opportunity to draw a line between herself and Zhang Wang, which means she wanted to keep him!
If you want to survive, you must take this step!
Bai Wei didn't waste any words and directly took out a scalpel from her small bag and handed it to Zhu Youfu.
Zhu Youfu took the strange knife and walked towards Zhang Wang step by step, with a fierce light in his eyes. Zhang Wang was terrified: "Sister, brother-in-law, you can't..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Youfu had already raised his knife and cut off the first piece of meat from Zhang Wang's body.