When the first ray of dawn shines on the earth, Zhuangjia village east end of the river beach wasteland is already overcrowded, full of two thousand people crowded on the river beach.
People are clearly divided into two sides, one side is dressed in uniform uniforms of the Zhejiang army generals, they are in units of Wu, neat formation; one side is the village of Zhuangjia village and the nearby villagers of eight villages in ten miles, they are like catching up, everyone piled up to stand on the stage, talking and talking about the words.
In the middle of the river bank wasteland, with wood and boards simply built a high platform.
Hanging on the platform was a banner with four strong words: “Public Trial”.
The platform was set up as a simple trial site, with five tables placed on it, one table horizontally and four tables on either side, in a semi-enclosed shape.
Zhu Pingan, dressed in his official uniform, sat behind the horizontally placed table, Liu Mu was on the side making records; Zhuang Lao Lizheng and the six Lizheng of the nearby ten miles and eight villages sat behind the tables placed on both sides, Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang TieDan were bound by ropes and hands, kneeling unkempt.
Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi and Zhang TieDan were tied with ropes and hands, kneeling at the bottom, their heads almost hanging down to their crotches, especially Zhang TieDan, who was caught in a panic with a woman’s clothes on his body, and was even more humiliated and embarrassed.
In order to protect the Zhuangjia village as the victim of the two women, not to let them suffer a second injury, Zhu Pingan did not let them on the stage, but asked them to listen to the trial under the stage.
Zhu Ping An had already asked the two victims about the case in advance, accompanied by the Zhuangjia Village Rizheng and a few women and children, and made a record of it, asking them and the witnesses such as the Rizheng and other witnesses to press their handprints and put it on record.
“Alas, our people are really suffering ah, by the Japanese scourge of even the scourge, but also by the scourge of the soldiers. They were supposed to protect our people, but they became the scourge.”
An old man on the stage sighed.
“The Zhejiang army is considered good ……For one thing, they fought in blood outside the city, eliminated the Japanese pirates that attacked our YingYao, saved our YingTian, and are our benefactors, much better than the Beijing battalions that are shrinking in the city and don’t dare to come out:Secondly, the ZheJun’s military discipline is also good, and the battalion gate is tight.
The Zhejiang army’s military discipline is also good, the camp door is closed, the military discipline is strict, do not let the soldiers out to harm the people, if not out of today’s affair, they are also counted on the Zhejiang army is autumn without offence.”
One of the people next to him also sighed, and then said a fair word for the Zhejiang Army.
“This is two different things, they saved Yingtian, that is their duty as soldiers, because they eat wear and pay are our people to pay taxes, they should have been to protect the country; Zhejun military discipline is good, but it is not out of today’s business.”
Another person interjected.
“What do you guys say, this public trial assembly, what will be the punishment for these three soldiers who forcefully robbed the people’s women?”Someone was curious.
“The world is as black as a crow, how could the officials not harbour their own family members, I guess it will be a big deal, at most a beating on the board will be over.”
A villager grunted, a relative of his for no reason by a powerful son of a drunken beating, legs were broken, indignation under the lawsuit, the result of the official favouritism, received the other side of the black money, pressure did not do justice for his relative, said what the powerful son of a drunken disorder, is not the intention, the idea of his young and innocent, and in the academy of the character of the study, the last just the powerful son of a lectureHe was just admonished for his youthful ignorance and his excellent academic performance in the academy. Therefore, after this incident, he had a deep understanding of the darkness of the officialdom.
“This looks quite strict, in front of a large crowd, there shouldn’t be any favouritism.”A villager hesitated.
“Hehe, do you think the public court is strict?!The mirror is hanging high to kill Wei stick dog-head guillotine, but also not still favouritism, this looks strict with a ball ah!”The villager laughed coldly, not without ridicule.
“Look, it seems like it’s about to start, let’s look down and we’ll know.”
The villagers next to them saw a movement on the high platform and hurriedly tugged them a bit, reminding them.
At once, more than two thousand people all focused their eyes on the high platform.
Under the attention of the crowd, Zhu Pingan saw that the people had basically come together, so he left his seat and rose, arched his hand to the four directions, and said loudly: “All the folks, all the generals of the ZheJiang army, I invite you here today in order to conduct a public trial for the case of Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, and Zhang TieDan, three soldiers of the ZheJiang army who disobeyed the military discipline, left the barracks without permission, broke into the people’s houses, and raped two women!”
“Han Laosan, Liu Gouzi, Zhang TieDan, you three last night violated military discipline to leave the barracks, trespassing on people’s homes, rape of women, was Zhuangjia village villagers blocked in the courtyard, Zhuangjia village villagers reported to my camp, this officer with people in the scene of the crime will be arrested, the above have Zhuangjia village villagers, the victim, the officer and the ZheJiang army fifty elite testified that the scene of the crime, there is a bottom trousers, uniforms, victimTorn clothes and other physical evidence, the victim was assisted by a steady woman to check her body, confirmed that she was violently beaten and raped; the above evidence is complete, and there are two victims’ statements in the case, what else do the three of you have to say?”
Zhu Pingan asked with a serious face to Han Laosan, Liu Dogzi and Zhang TieDan who were kneeling at the bottom.
“Sir, we admit to violating military discipline by leaving the barracks, but we do not admit to trespassing on people’s homes and raping their daughters!”Han Laosan and Liu Dogzi both said almost in unison.
Zhang TieDan also tilted his head, his face unconvinced.
“The human and physical evidence is complete, what do you deny?”Zhu Pingan asked with an expressionless face.
“That’s not a private residence, that’s a dark door sub, and they’re not private women, they’re dark prostitutes. We were strolling through the dark gate to sleep with the dark prostitutes.”Han Laosan defended.
“Right, right, we are strolling through dark doors to sleep with dark prostitutes.”Liu Dogzi and Zhang TieDan followed and chimed in.
“Bah!You guys are spitting blood!We are innocent people, virtuous women!I’ll fight you all!”
One of the victimised women was so angry that she gritted her teeth, not afraid of being pointed out, and rushed out from the crowd, cursing at Han Laosan and the others, very much like she would not eat their flesh and blood!
Another victim also angry lips are bitten, hate look at Han Laosan and others!
The women and children of Zhuangjia Village rushed forward to pacify the two.
“Han Laosan, Liu Dogzi, Zhang TieDan you guys don’t want to defile people’s innocence, do you have any evidence?”
Zhu Pingan rebuked in a cold voice.
“I ……I ……The day before yesterday when Zhuangjia Village treated the army, I heard people say.”Han Laosan and the other three were instantly frozen by the question, evidence they really don’t have evidence, after freezing for a few seconds, Han Laorizhi stammered.
“Heard?That means you guys don’t have any evidence?”Zhu Pingan’s gaze was like a torch.
Han Laozhi shrank his neck, unable to speak.
“With just one or two rumours and no evidence, you defile someone’s innocence for nothing?!You guys are so bold!”Zhu Pingan rebuked in a chilling voice, “If someone also defiles the innocence of your wives and daughters with just one or two sentences of rumours, how would you feel?!Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you!”
