All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 91 Jia Yucun, the Honest Judge
"This official."

Xue Pan was stepped on, and Xue Wangshi leaned on his arms anxiously. At this time, Xue Baochai could only take the stage herself, "My brother has not been convicted yet, so he cannot stand the words of the murderer."

"Okay, then that's the suspect." Chen Ran finally raised his leg to let go of Xue Pan, and signaled the detectives to come forward and put him in shackles.

"Official~"

Seeing Xue Pan about to be taken away, Xue Baochai hurriedly raised her voice, "Our Xue family is a royal merchant."

The threat in the words is self-evident.

"Imperial merchants?" Chen Ran couldn't help but sneered. "Miss, do you mean that imperial merchants are not subject to the laws of the Great Zhou? Well, I will go back and ask the governor to submit a memorial to ask His Majesty whether the Xue family in Jinling can be lawless!"

"you"

Xue Baochai was furious, and a faint blush appeared on her pretty snow-white face.

This was the heat poison she brought from the womb, a sign that it was about to break out when stimulated.

If such a memorial were really submitted, the Xue family would be doomed.

Before anyone could say anything, Aunt Xue finally calmed down and cried out, "Pan'er, Pan'er~~~"

"Oh, right." Chen Ran looked at her. "Where is the girl you kidnapped?"

When meeting Chen Ran's gaze, Aunt Xue blushed and her heart beat fast for some reason. She looked away and dared not look at him.

"There was no kidnapping." Xue Baochai said helplessly, "It's just that the girl was frightened, so we took her home and took good care of her."

"You're sharp-tongued." Chen Ran's comment almost made Xue Baochai lose her defense and stamp her feet.

This man was so rude that she almost had a fever.

"What are you thinking of by taking the person back home? Let's talk to the prefect in court." Chen Ran said sternly, "Don't delay, send the person here quickly!"

At this time, the lack of a capable male head of the family becomes apparent.

Xue Pan is a useless man. Xue Baochai and her daughter have no way to confront the man from outside head-on, so they have no choice but to hand over Xiangling under pressure.

If Chen Ran was in charge, he would simply say, "If there is no such person, how dare you search my house?"
It's fine to arrest someone with a warrant, but to search their house? Do you really think the Xue family in Jinling are soft persimmons?

Xiangling was brought over. At just over ten years old, she looked like a bud about to bloom. It was hard to imagine that she would be humiliated and bullied by a villain like Xue Pan.

"Don't panic, young lady." Chen Ran tried to comfort Xiang Ling, who looked flustered and obviously frightened. "We heard that you were kidnapped. The government will help you find your family and send you home to reunite. As for testifying, just tell the truth in court."

When the little girl heard the word "go home", she couldn't help crying and sobbing, "Thank you for your grace, sir~~~"

"Zhen Yinglian was kidnapped when she was young, sold when she was a teenager, and bullied by Xue Pan. Her beautiful life ended in the destruction of her family. You have rewritten her tragic life."

'Note: The reward is 10 points of historical deviation.'

Chen Ran was a little surprised. "Is this it?"

'So the spiritual salvation of this little girl is to reunite with her family? She was kidnapped when she was only a few years old, how pitiful. The kidnapper deserves death!'

He ordered the bailiffs to escort Xue Pan and a group of Xue Mansion bailiffs away, while he escorted Xiangling to follow.

When everyone left, Aunt Xue's eyes were already red from crying. She grabbed her daughter's hand and shouted in panic, "What should I do~~~"

"Don't worry, mom." Xue Baochai was calm. "Go find your second uncle for help first."

The Xue family has eight branches, and the one who was in charge of the entire family was Xue Baochai's father.

After her father died of illness, her uncle, Xue Baoqin's father, is now in charge of the family business, but he is in poor health.

Now, in order to save Xue Pan, he doesn't care about disturbing his uncle's recuperation.

Xue Baochai stayed at home to pack up and prepare money and letters for the lawsuit.

Aunt Xue hurriedly prepared the carriage and went out to use her connections to ask for help.

It was not until Aunt Xue calmed down after getting on the carriage that the scene of her accidentally falling into Chen Ran's arms emerged in her mind.

That strong chest and that fiery breath.

Thinking about it now, it still makes her clamp unconsciously~
'What's wrong with me? Why is my heart beating so fast?'

On the way back to Jinling government office, Chen Ran saw two lines of subtitles floating before his eyes.

'The modification has been completed. Aunt Xue has successfully fallen in love with you. Now the reward will be issued.'

'Note: You get a jewelry store on Xinglong Street in Duzhong.'

Chen Ran's footsteps paused slightly.

'Aunt Xue, a rich woman.'

A jewelry store, especially in the capital, its value is estimated to be at least tens of thousands of taels.

Jewelry is one of the main businesses of the Xue family.

Aunt Xue is trying to pick up girls and pursue love, so she is really willing to spend a lot of money.

After returning to the government office and settling Xiangling down, Chen Ran turned and went to the main hall.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he heard Xue Pan, who had recovered from his shock, cursing in the hall, "Who do you think you are? You are just a prefect! I am Xue Pan, the Overlord Xue! I am the head of the Ministry of Revenue, and my father is Ziwei Sheren! My uncle is the governor of the Beijing Camp! My uncle-in-law is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Works! My uncle-in-law is the inspector of salt!"

Xue Pan, who was bragging about his network in the hall, suddenly saw Chen Ran walking in. His loud shouting suddenly stopped and there was a hint of avoidance in his eyes.

"Go on." Chen Ran said jokingly with a smile on his face, "The prefectural governor has submitted a memorial to His Majesty. Report all the people you mentioned to His Majesty."

Xue Pan is brainless and impulsive, but he is not really a mentally retarded idiot.

Hearing this, I lowered my head involuntarily.

If this matter really gets to the emperor, there will definitely be no good ending.

"Mr. Futai." Chen Ran came to Jia Yucun's side and said, "Begin the interrogation."

After calming down, Jia Yucun slammed the gavel and shouted, "Xue Pan, you ordered your servants to beat Feng Yuan to death. Do you admit your guilt?"

"That's not true." Xue Pan shook his head repeatedly, "I don't even know him." Jia Yucun was a little embarrassed.

Logically speaking, he should have been punished at this time. After all, in the Zhou Dynasty, torture was a natural thing.

But after all, Xue Pan's identity was not ordinary, and he was reluctant to make a decision.

"Your Excellency." Chen Ran performed his duties as a legal advisor. "Summon the witness to the court for questioning."

"Yes, yes." Jia Yucun suddenly realized, "Call the witness to the court~~~"

The first person to be brought up was the kidnapper who betrayed Xiangling.

He had received hush money from the Xue family before and was also aware of the Xue family's status and position. He insisted that he had promised Xiangling to Xue Pan a long time ago, and even turned around and said that it was Feng Yuan who wanted to snatch Xiangling away and that he accidentally fell to his death during the snatch.

Looking at the kidnapper's smug smile, Chen Ran said to Jia Yucun, "Sir, this treacherous villain is full of nonsense. If you don't punish him severely, he may not tell the truth."

"Yep."

The reason they didn't dare to torture Xue Pan was because they were afraid of his background, but what are you, a kidnapper?

Jia Yucun immediately took out the warrant and threw it on the ground, "Torture!"

"My Lord, I am wronged, wronged~~~"

The bailiffs stepped forward quickly, first pressed him to the ground, and then started beating him with crackling boards.

"stop!"

Unexpectedly, the person who called for a stop was Chen Ran.

The bailiffs looked over with puzzlement, and saw Chen Ran slowly speaking, "This villain has a sinister mind. Beating him with a stick will do no good. Just use the severe punishment, the clamp and the torture together."

The legs are clamped with tongs and the ankles are broken; the hands are clamped with torture and ten fingers are broken.

The combination of the two criminal laws is simply not the ultimate pain that ordinary people can endure.

Amid the kidnapper's terrified screams, the sound of bones breaking and snapping could be heard continuously.

The beggar, who seemed to have died of pain, was soon awakened again and continued to feel the unspeakable agony.

"I admit it, I admit it, I admit it~~~"

The barely breathing beggar dared not insist any longer and kept begging to tell the truth. It was indeed Xue Pan who ordered the servants to beat Feng Yuan to death. He even revealed that he had accepted hush money from the Xue family.

Xue Pan was obviously frightened and his body was shaking slightly.

He was really afraid that these horrific criminal laws would be used on him.

After the kidnapper signed his name, Chen Ran spoke again, "Sir, this kind of thug should be sentenced to death according to the law."

"Yes, yes." Jia Yucun pronounced the verdict in court, sentencing the kidnapper to death with a reprieve. The case file was sent to the Ministry of Justice in the capital for review, and ultimately the emperor himself signed the sentence.

When the kidnapper was dragged to the prison, Chen Ran also left the main hall and followed him all the way to the prison.

"Master, what do you want me to do for you?" The jailer came forward and greeted him enthusiastically.

Chen Ran was well aware of the rules of this era. He first took out a fifty-liang silver note, which was the salary given to him by Jia Yucun, and stuffed it into the prison head's hand. Then he instructed, "Please treat that kidnapper well. Let him try all his tricks in turn until he is sentenced to death."

"Okay~~~"

He quickly put away the banknotes, and the jailer's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. "Don't worry, sir. We have a craft passed down from our ancestors in the jail. Even a Golden Immortal can't stand it after using thirty-six sets of tricks."

"Row."

Chen Ran patted his shoulder and said, "Do your best. Don't let him die easily before he has experienced all the tortures in the world."

When I returned to the main hall, I saw a middle-aged man with a tired look sitting in the hall.

Jia Yucun was at the Jia Mansion, trying to make friends with the visitor with a serious smile.

".Cun Zhou and I are also close friends."

".Last month, I exchanged letters with Ru Hai regarding the salt tax."

".I have to attend the Zhen family's banquet in a few days, but I have to come to ask the governor to show some mercy for Pan'er, who is so disappointing."

Compared to the frightened Xue Pan, the man who came was obviously well versed in the ways of officialdom.

After being hit and beaten repeatedly, Jia Yucun's forehead began to sweat.

"Your Excellency." Chen Ran interrupted their casual conversation. "Reminiscences can wait. We must first try the case so as to live up to the trust of His Majesty."

The visitor narrowed his eyes and looked over. "Who is this?"

"Chen Ran, the advisor hired by the governor." Chen Ran took the initiative to ask, "Who are you?"

"Oh, young people really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is." The man chuckled and said, "Master of the Xue family."

"So they are relatives of the suspect?" Chen Ran, who had been a great governor, was full of aura. How could he care about a mere imperial merchant? "Why, you don't even understand the rule in the Great Zhou law that relatives cannot be involved in a case?"

Mr. Xue frowned, "You are just a mere lawyer, do you know how big the Xue family is? Just a letter can make you live a life worse than death!"

"It's a good snow in a good year, and it's a really nice breeze."

Chen Ran's expression remained unchanged. "A memorial from the prefect can bring about the downfall of your Xue family!"

Mr. Xue immediately turned his head and looked at Jia Yucun, with a smile on his face, "Sir, I won't offend you for a mere staff member."

He was a good judge of people and had long seen that Jia Yucun was not a wise man who would speak up for the people, but a person who liked to curry favor with others.

If you give these people some benefits, there is nothing that cannot be solved.

"Why do you say that, Lord Xue?" Unexpectedly, Jia Yucun, who had been smiling all the time, straightened his back and said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty has entrusted the city of Jinling to me, and I will repay your Majesty's kindness! If Lord Xue has anything else to say, I will write it in the memorial!"

After hearing this, Xue Gong, who had been calm before, finally changed his expression.

(End of this chapter)