Chapter 101 Death Row
Xiao Er felt a little happy and was convinced that the members of the Wolf Tooth Guard were all masters of martial arts. I clearly know that those men who claim to be guards around the Lin magistrate are not real. In his opinion, who has read countless people, these fakes are not even equipped with the necessary equipment.
Lin Zimo's personal guard, in order to express their loyalty to their master, made everyone's left shoulder not tattooed with all kinds of wolf tattoos, but pierced the shoulder blade with a dagger. Therefore, every real wolf tooth guard member will have a deep scar on his left shoulder. Zhao Wenxuan is also very clear about this. They didn't go to see the performance of the two jumping clowns anymore. They picked up the wine bowl on the table, touched it, and drank it all.
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The beginning of autumn, the thirteenth solar term of the 24 solar terms. Lin Zimo, who was sitting in his government office, looked through a list of people who were beheaded after autumn. This is related to human life, so he carefully checked the names and crimes of the criminals to be executed. A man named Xu Zhiyuan attracted his attention. What he committed has something to do with Li Xian.
Lin Zimo, who vaguely felt that there must be something strange in it, ordered people to find the relevant files of the matter, conducted some research, and found that there was indeed a big problem. In order to find out the truth, he wanted to use this as a breakthrough to completely eradicate the Li family and his son, so he, accompanied by Wang Qiang, went to the prison in person and wanted to hear Xu Zhiyuan's personal confession.
When the head of the prison and the jailers saw Lin Zimo coming in person, they put away the fierce spirit of dealing with the criminals and showed a pug look. He didn't have time with them and directly asked to see Xu Zhiyuan, a death row prisoner. As soon as he entered the prison, he immediately smelled the pungent smell, and the prisoners imprisoned shouted injustice vigorously.
Lin Zimo, who didn't pay attention to these prisoners, did not squint and moved forward at a constant speed. He directly went to the "single room" where Xu Zhiyuan was imprisoned, and then ordered the head of the prison standing at the door: "Open the door, I want to go in."
The prison head, which seemed to be a little embarrassed, naturally had concerns and said for fear of taking responsibility: "Lord Lin, this is a death row prisoner sentenced by the former magistrate. If you go in like this, you will be worried about your safety. In case you have a long and two short, the small head will definitely not be able to keep it. You are the poor little one, the old one and the other the little one, so be here!"
Lin Zimo, who raised his foot, kicked him to the ground and scolded, "Damn, there's a lot of nonsense. Are you the magistrate or am I the magistrate?
After saying that, he immediately made a wink at Wang Qiang beside him, with the intention of sending this group of unrelated people away to himself.
Wang Qiang, who understood it, took three steps forward, walked to the front of the prison, kicked him hard and scolded, "I think you are tired of living, and even dare to disobey the words of the magistrate. Hand over the key to the prison door and get out of here."
The head of the prison, which was kicked painfully, dared not say more, so he got up and quickly took out the key and handed it to Wang Qiang in a regular manner.
"What are you doing standing here? Don't get out of here. Is it possible that you also want to learn my leg method? Wang Qiang, who had taken the key to the prison door, turned around and looked ugly in front of the jailers who followed him.
The frightened jailers didn't talk to them, turned around and ran out, and the prison head followed their buttocks and ran out. Wang Qiang, who held the key to the prison door, opened the prison door for Xu Zhiyuan, a death row prisoner. As soon as the door opened, Lin Zimo walked in without hesitation. Wang Qiang, who followed his master in, increased his vigilance. His left hand holds the scabbard at his waist, while his right hand is in a state of quickly pulling out the steel knife at any time.
In a corner of the cage, Lin Zimo saw an unkempt and ragged man sitting on a pile of straw. His arrival did not cause him to react too much. Xu Zhiyuan, who sat quietly, neither stood up to salute nor shouted for injustice, completely showing an extremely numb look.
"You should be Xu Zhiyuan, a death row prisoner!" Lin Zimo, who opened his mouth first, introduced himself and directly expressed his attitude: "I am the current magistrate Lin Zimo. The purpose of this house is to ask you something. If you want to live, tell the truth.
Xu Zhiyuan, who did not show any special reaction, raised his head slightly, looked at him, and said weakly, "Your Excellency, I have said everything as you asked. What else do you want me to say?"
Wang Qiang, standing next to him, saw his attitude and was not angry. After all, his owner wanted to save his life, but the other party showed a particularly ungrateful gesture. He didn't get the master's order, otherwise he would have to beat Xu Zhiyuan violently. When he saw this person who was neither familiar nor a thing, his consistent attitude was to use violence.
Lin Zimo, who was not angry, could see that he was devastated and tortured. He patiently said, "I have checked your confession and the files of related cases and found that there are many doubts in it. No matter who you have quarreled with, if you are really wronged, I will definitely wash your grievances for you. Now, the opportunity is in front of you. You still choose not to tell the cause, process and result of the whole thing, and blindly seek death, then the government will not stop you.
Xu Zhiyuan, who was silent for a moment, suddenly stood up, moved forward, and cried loudly, "Lord Lin, I'm wronged!"
Lin Zimo said calmly, "Since you have been wronged, then tell the house what happened."
With a 'plop', Xu Zhiyuan, who knelt down heavily on his knees, made a brief statement with tears: "My family was originally the richest family in Guiping City. Because of the huge conflict with Li Xian in business, he was framed by him. Li Xian, who wanted to embezzle all my property, relied on someone in the court and colluded with the former magistrate. He not only slandered my father and sold grain to the rebels, but also framed me for raping and murdering the people's daughter. In prison, my father was indebted and tortured to death by them, and I was also charged with beheading after autumn. The family business established by five generations of my Xu family has all fallen into the hands of Li Xian..."
Hearing a clear Lin Zimo, he learned that Xu Zhiyuan was originally famous as a scholar. Because he violated the royal law, the former governor of Xunzhou first took away his reputation according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, and then tortured him. He, a weak scholar, withstood all kinds of torture to extract confessions, but did not withstand the spiritual blow of the destruction of his family, so he foolishly confessed all his crimes and inexplicably drew a bet on the confession paper.
Xu Zhiyuan thought he would die like this, but he didn't expect that God would finally open his eyes and make him feel a glimmer of hope. Although it was the first time I met Lin Zimo, I deeply felt that he was a trustworthy person. Without any reservations or any scruples, he said one by one what he knew about Li Xian's sins.
Lin Zimo expressed deep sympathy for Xu Zhiyuan's experience and could feel the backbone he should have as a scholar. Today, I was worried that the news would be leaked, which would make him die unclear and he could not let him go, so I decided to change his place to custody. After all, the life and death of this person is still quite important to him.
"I see that you are also a scholar, and there are indeed grievances. However, you still can't return your freedom until the case is retrial. Lin Zimo, who didn't ask Xu Zhiyuan if he was willing, looked kind, but said in an irrefutable tone, "I'm really sorry for you, so I arranged for you to go somewhere else to be imprisoned."
Xu Zhiyuan, who didn't think about the bad things, felt that no matter how bad it was, he would die. Even if the person in front of you really wants to kill him, he won't waste so much time and nonsense. The reason why he was not killed is that this case has to find a main criminal to be executed, otherwise it will be very troublesome. After all, the involvement and impact are still relatively large.
Then he thought about Lin Zimo, who locked Xu Zhiyuan there, and asked him to go with him. When the head and jailers saw that he was going to take the death row prisoner away, they wanted to say but did not dare to say it. After all, the previous lesson was still very profound. Lin Zimo, who still does things according to the rules, naturally needs to issue them vouchers, otherwise they will die and die. After all, death row prisoners are not as guilty as ordinary people. After getting the certificate issued by the magistrate, they suddenly calmed down and respectfully sent Lin Zimo and others away.
The process is troublesome and complicated, and it may succeed. However, he still needs to report to the provincial government, the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the court in the form of an official document. Lin Zimo was Gu Nian and Xu Zhiyuan was injured and inconvenient to move, so he told Wang Qiang to find a carriage and send him to Zhao Wenxuan's barracks for custody. In addition, he also found Langzhong for him to treat the injuries on his body. He did not treat Xu Zhiyuan to death row at all, but treated him as a well-worn scholar.
Lin Zimo firmly believes that the news will reach Li Xian's ears. After all, this matter concerns him. I sat in the government office and thought about how to see the tricks. The former magistrate is dead and has been convicted by the court, so it can be completely ignored. However, Li Yu, Li Xian's close relative, had to make Lin Zimo have some scruples. After all, he was worried that this official secretary would get in the way.
Lin Zimo, who had made up his mind, suddenly laughed at himself and should not be afraid of gains and losses. After all, he has begun to plan to eradicate Li Xian since the military food incident. As for Xu Zhiyuan's incident, this is an accidental event. Whether this happens or not, he will solve the first evil of this place that has been harmful for many years.
In Lin Zimo's opinion, these should be the only sins he committed. I believe that what he has done must be inconclusive. However, Lin Zimo does not dare to 100% guarantee whether there will be a day when the truth will come out. Perhaps, the end result of things will become an exchange of interests.