The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Led by the yamen runners, the three of them easily passed through the crowd and came to a thatched hut nearby.

Sun Cheng also noticed Xie Shuting's appearance and just nodded from a distance as a greeting. Xie Shuting smiled and bowed slightly in response.

Cao Zhen naturally noticed Xie Shuting, nodded, and then waved his hand and said loudly: "Bring the prisoner up."

More than 20 yamen runners, escorting 13 people, walked up to the battle monitoring platform. Fortunately, Cao Zhen had already taken precautions and stuffed walnuts into the mouths of the 13 people.

All that could be heard was the "wooooooo" sound from the execution stand, and no one could hear the criminal's arguments. This immediately caused the people in the stands to whisper among themselves.

"Look at those thirteen people. Do they look like yamen runners?" one man asked, patting the person next to him.

"Hey! I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it. Aren't those the yamen runners? They even greeted me when they were patrolling the streets before."

"What kind of crime has he committed? It's causing such a big fuss. Even Lord Sun, the head of the Criminal Court, has shown up?" someone asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I recognize the leader. He used to be a gangster and was called Dog Lord. I heard that he got into trouble and was later taken over by Mr. Xie..."

"What happened?" One person couldn't hide his curiosity and asked repeatedly.

Cao Zhen looked at the people in the stands. The whispers were getting louder and louder. He immediately raised his hand and heard the drums beating again.

The extremely penetrating voice instantly suppressed the voices of the crowd. After the three drum beats, Cao Zhen took out the verdict from his bosom and began to read it on the spot.

"Here, the leader of the Laigu County Express Squad, Gou Tong, and the detectives Jiang Xian, Fang Lin, Han Zheng, Han Shu, and Liu Sandi... a total of thirteen people, were first imprisoned for the crime of theft and then tried."

"Let me tell you! You're not good enough yet." One person said quite proudly.

"Brother! You know it so clearly, so what are they doing?" someone asked with a puzzled look on his face.

While the people were discussing, Cao Zhen raised his voice and said, "After investigation, the thirteen people were found guilty. Thank you, sir, for your gratitude to the people. You ordered the thirteen people to serve as yamen runners and protect Laigu County with your merits. If they do not commit any crime within three years, they will be freed."

Cao Zhen paused for a moment, glanced at the thirteen people, and said in a cold tone: "Yes, Gou Tong and his thirteen people are not enterprising and ungrateful. They accepted bribes and disregarded government orders. Now, your Excellency has ruled that the rest of us will be beaten with thirty sticks in front of the people as a warning to others. Execute."

The group of yamen runners behind him pushed the thirteen people down in an instant. After Cao Zhen gave them a look, the yamen runners took the walnuts out of the mouths of the thirty people one by one.

The people who were released gasped and begged for mercy, "Captain Cao! We know we are wrong, please show mercy!"

But they knew that if they were beaten with thirty sticks, not only would they have to lie down for a month, but even their bones would be broken.

Gou Tong, the only one who did not beg for mercy, looked at Cao Zhen coldly and said, "You'd better kill me, otherwise I won't let you go."

Cao Zhen smiled and leaned over to whisper in Gou Tong's ear: "You'd better not threaten me, otherwise I really can't help it. But since you want to die, then I will satisfy you."

"You!~"

Gou Tong looked at Cao Zhen fiercely. He couldn't imagine that Cao Zhen would speak so bluntly.

Looking at the people begging for mercy, Cao Zhen's expression changed and he said in a cold voice: "Execute."

As the killing sticks fell one after another, there were bursts of wailing and crying from the execution platform. Some timid people could no longer bear to watch.

At this moment, the people who were watching the excitement finally understood what Xie Tingwen meant and shouted in condemnation: "Good! Good fight."

Zhao Zhen in the straw hut saw this scene and couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Kejun! What's so good about this beating?"

"Young Master! This is not just a simple beating." Yan Shuang said meaningfully.

Zhao Zhen's expression froze when he heard this. He looked at the execution platform with some confusion and said, "This is nothing! I wonder what Ke Jun saw?"

"Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and use virtue to show prestige."

As soon as Yan Shuang finished speaking, Xie Shuting on the side gave him an approving look, which made Zhao Zhen quite unhappy.

He calmed himself down a bit, lowered his voice and asked, "Kejun! What do you mean?"

"Just watch, sir. You'll know the result soon."

"Okay! I'll go and see what Xie Tingwen is up to." Zhao Zhen responded.

Unexpectedly! In just half a cup of tea, the wailing on the execution platform stopped instantly, but the bailiffs in their hands continued to beat fiercely.

Until this moment, everyone realized that something was wrong, this was the rhythm of beating someone to death. But when they thought of what Gou Tong had done before, they couldn't hide their joy.

As the last stick was struck, the bailiff leaned over and hurriedly reported to Sun Cheng: "Sir Sun! The execution is complete. Please verify it, Sir Sun."

"it is good!"

Sun Cheng stroked his hand and responded, then looked at Cao Zhen and said, "Captain Cao! Sign and keep the file, and this matter will be settled."

Cao Zhen had already communicated with Sun Cheng, so he signed the document without hesitation and then said, "Take the prisoner back to the prison."

"Yes!" The yamen runners leaned forward and responded.

Just as the bailiffs were approaching to check on the injuries, they heard someone exclaim, "Captain Cao! Gou Tong couldn't bear the torture and died."

"Han Shu and Han Zheng are also dead."

"Captain Cao! Third Brother Liu is dead too."

Not surprisingly, all thirteen people who were tortured died.

Cao Zhen ran up to the execution platform in a panic after hearing this. After checking the thirteen people one by one, his face darkened and he said, "The prisoners cannot bear the punishment. I was not thoughtful enough. I will apologize to Master Xie. Take the bodies to the mass grave and bury them first."

Many of the people watching the execution couldn't help but twitch their lips, and they looked at Cao Zhen with a bit of fear.

Whether these thirty lashes of cane can kill a person does not depend entirely on the person who carries out the punishment.

Besides, you have already chosen the place to bury the body. If you say it was a lack of consideration, I'm afraid no one here would believe you.

Xie Shuting, who was in the straw hut, watched Cao Zhen's acting and couldn't help but complain: "This Captain Cao's acting range is too narrow, and he's a bit overacting."

"Yeah!~"

Zhao Zhen was shocked, and suddenly looked at Xie Shuting and said, "Ms. Xie! Don't tell me that you planned all this?"

Xie Shuting smiled and nodded when she heard this, and said slowly: "Didn't Ke Jun just remind me? Didn't Mr. Zhao see it?"

"You! This is taking human life lightly. If the Ministry of Justice..."

"What do you mean by taking human life lightly? Mr. Zhao, please don't make random accusations. There was Gou Tong's testimony before the verdict, and then there was the clerk of the Criminal Court to support the evidence. The thirteen of them were only tortured but died. How can this be considered taking human life lightly?"

"But according to the testimony in the verdict, they do not deserve the death penalty!" Zhao Zhen argued.