Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

"You said Hu Sanwan was wrongly accused?"

In the court, Shen Xuanheng looked at Widow Zhao from top to bottom.

Widow Zhao nodded rapidly, "Sir, although Hu Sanwan is a street thug, he never bullies the people and is kind-hearted. Although he sometimes fights with others, he always stops when he is right. He would never do anything like murder, robbery, or poisoning."

Shen Xuanheng leaned forward slightly, "But Hu Sanwan admitted all this himself. If you want to clear his name, you have to produce evidence."

Widow Zhao showed resentment on her face and her tone became choking, "Officials, it is impossible for Hu Sanwan to confess on his own. You must have tortured him into confessing and wrongly accused him."

Shen Xuanheng narrowed his eyes slightly. They turned hostile so quickly. It seemed that this Widow Zhao did not trust official uniforms.

Originally Shen Xuanheng thought that Widow Zhao was also involved in the conspiracy, but what she said was based entirely on her own subjective impression, and she could not provide any evidence at all. It seemed that she was worried about Hu Sanwan, so she could not come and ran to the official uniform to make trouble.

"You are so bold, woman!"

The bailiff in the hall shouted angrily, but Shen Xuanheng raised his hand to interrupt him.

"It's okay. The court is open to the public. If you don't have money, don't come in. I've heard of this saying. The previous minister messed up the Ministry of Justice. It's normal for the people not to trust officials."

The yamen runners were silent upon hearing this, feeling that this trusted minister was very different.

Although everyone has heard of this slang, this is the first time to see it brought out in court and with such a clean face.

Widow Zhao was stunned for a moment, then curled her lips and said, "Since the official knows about this, he should be a good official and acquit Hu Sanwan and release him."

Shen Xuanheng smiled calmly, "To be honest, I also feel that this matter is suspicious, but according to Hu Sanwan's own confession, he has both the motive and the conditions to commit the crime. This is definitely not what I want to accuse him of, it is exactly what he said."

After that, Shen Xuanheng looked at the person in charge and said, "Show her Hu Sanwan's confession."

"Yes."

The person in charge stood up from the desk where the confession was recorded, held the file and showed it to Widow Zhao from three steps away. He looked quite alert, worried that the woman would destroy the file.

Widow Zhao squinted her eyes and browsed the contents of the file. When she saw the words "Xu You", her face suddenly turned pale and she fell to the ground weakly.

"So...it turned out that I was the one who killed him..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Widow Zhao broke down and burst into tears.

Shen Xuanheng looked doubtful, as he was somewhat confused by the development of the situation.

"Calm down now and tell me what happened."

Widow Zhao seemed unable to listen and cried even harder.

Shen Xuanheng slammed the gavel, his voice intimidating without anger, "Widow Zhao, crying won't solve the problem. If you keep wasting time like this, Hu Sanwan will still be dead!"

Widow Zhao was startled and her shoulders trembled slightly. She quickly wiped away her tears and raised her head with sobs.

"Sir, the reason why Hu Sanwan and Xu You became enemies is because of me... That night, Xu You passed by my house and wanted to do something bad when he saw that my door was not closed... It was Hu Sanwan who saved me."

Shen Xuanheng recalled the contents of Hu Sanwan's confession and immediately understood that the woman Xu You wanted to molest was Widow Zhao, and Hu Sanwan had a conflict with Xu You in order to save her...

Later, because of his gambling addiction, Xu You had a conflict with Xu Mo and left home. On the way, he met Hu Sanwan and wanted to vent his anger that day, which led to the murder.

Up to this point, things seemed reasonable, but things started to seem a little off.

Xu You disappeared for no reason. How could Xu Mo conclude that he ran away from home? He never sent anyone to look for him, and there was no record of him reporting to the government.

Shen Xuanheng thought for a moment and decided to call Xu Mo over to find out what was going on.

"Send it to Xu Mo."

The runners from the Ministry of Justice trotted all the way to Xu's house.

Previously, because Xu Mo was arrested and became a suspect in the poisoning case, the Xu Mansion became the target of public criticism, and the front door was filled with rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs by angry citizens.

After Xu Mo was released from prison, he immediately called someone to clean up the place, but after one night, the smell outside the door had not dissipated.

The bailiff covered his nose and passed on the message that Xu Mo would be brought to court.

Xu Mo's wife Su Liu'er almost fainted when she heard this. She clutched Xu Mo's clothes tightly with her fingers and refused to let go. She said in a miserable voice, "Husband, what should I do?"

Xu Mo's face was also very heavy. He turned to look at the bailiff and said, "Brother bailiff, hasn't the criminal in the poisoning case been caught? Could it be that I am also involved in this?"

The yamen runner couldn't figure out Shen Xuanheng's thoughts at this moment, so he could only say: "I don't know what's going on, but it should just be that the Shangshu has something to ask you, so you don't have to worry."

When Xu Mo heard that it was Shen Xuanheng who had something to ask him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He trusted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xu Mo patted Su Liuer's hand gently. "Since it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who wants to ask about something, it shouldn't be a big deal. He will definitely not wrongly accuse me, don't worry."

Su Liuer was reluctant to let go and her words were choked with sobs.

"Then you go early and come back early."

"rest assured."

Xu Mo left home and followed the bailiff to the Ministry of Justice.

"I, Xu Mo, greet you, Your Excellency."

Shen Xuanheng nodded slightly and said slowly: "Xu Mo, I called you here today to ask about your brother..."

Such and such, such and such.

Shen Xuanheng told Xu Mo the general situation. After hearing it, Xu Mo's expression gradually became painful. He sighed and looked helpless.

Seeing him like this, Shen Xuanheng knew what was going on. Xu Mo probably knew about Xu You's death.

"Sir, I already knew about my brother's death..."

"Oh? Then why didn't you report him to the police, but instead announced to the public that he ran away from home?"

"This..." Xu Mo sighed again, and then slowly said: "That man lost all his savings in gambling, and came to ask me for money. After I had an argument with him, he said that he wanted to end our brotherhood and never see each other again in this life. Not long after he left, my wife advised me not to make the relationship too awkward. At this time, I also calmed down, so I chased him out and wanted to reconcile with him, but I ran into him beating Hu Sanwan and then being killed by him..."

Xu Mo's eyes were complicated. "That scene was so horrible that I lost my mind. When I came to my senses, Hu Sanwan had already run away. I wanted to report it to the police... but this was his own fault..."

"So you didn't report it to the police?"

"No, I reported it to the police. I filed a complaint with the Gyeonggi Prefecture, but after some hesitation, I withdrew the complaint..."

Shen Xuanheng narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered a few words to the yamen runner beside him. The latter nodded and immediately left the Ministry of Justice, not knowing what he was doing.

In the court, Shen Xuanheng said in a deep voice: "Xu Mo, let me ask you, have you sought revenge on Hu Sanwan in private?"