Chapter 2048 Judgment
Hu Qibo said anxiously: "My lord, I was wronged, I definitely did not accept bribes, I am really a good and innocent official."
"An innocent and good official?" Zhou Taiping said: "You really will put money on your head. If you are an innocent and good official, what would happen to this case today? If it weren't for Xiao Zhengchun's relatives who thought of it In order to prove that he was wronged, don't you just make a mistake, let the good people suffer, and the bad people go unpunished?"
Hu Qibo choked and was speechless.
Helian Rongjiu said: "Master Zhou should have brought a lot of people here today, right?"
"Yes." Zhou Taiping nodded: "They are all outside."
This morning, he received the above secret letter, saying that Hu Qibo was suspected of corruption and bribery, and asked him to investigate and deal with it, so he brought a lot of people here.
"It's better to send someone to Mr. Hu's house to do a search now, and you can definitely find evidence."
Zhou Taiping heard the words without any hesitation, and immediately asked the people behind him to do it.
Hu Qibo saw this, turned around and wanted to run away, but was stopped by Helian Rongjiu's people.
Murong raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Hu, why are you running away? Could it be that you have a ghost in your heart, knowing that you can't escape today, and want to run away?"
"No...no." Hu Qibo said embarrassedly: "I...I'm just a little anxious, I just want to go to the toilet."
Helian Rongjiu said: "You won't be able to suffocate you if you are not as good as the toilet for a while. Don't worry, the result will be available soon, and you won't be asked to wait too long."
Hu Qibo was suddenly desperate.
And what Helian Rongjiu said was right. Zhou Taiping's people quickly found the evidence and brought over several account books.
Zhou Taiping opened it and saw that it was full of records of bribes he received over the years. He remembered every single one clearly. On the last page of the last book, it was clearly written that the brothers of the Lao family gave him fifty Two silver thing.
"Hu Qibo, what else do you have to say?" Zhou Taiping said angrily.
Hu Qibo did not expect that the extremely concealed ledger he had hidden would be turned over, he closed his eyes in despair, and said with a trembling voice: "I...I have nothing to say."
Zhou Taiping walked to the top and said loudly: "This official has now pronounced the sentence, Xiao Zhengchun has been acquitted, the Lao brothers framed others, and committed a heinous crime. They were punished for one hundred big boards, imprisoned for half a year, and served as hard labor for three years. In addition, the county magistrate Hu Qibo was suspected of Corruption and bribery, arbitrarily deciding cases lead to unjust, false and wrongful convictions, and now they are suspended from work for investigation and put in jail, and they will be dealt with after this official reports to their superiors."
Xiao Zhengchun said excitedly, "Thank you sir."
The Lao brothers slumped on the ground.
Hu Qibo also had a lifeless look on his face. He never imagined that he was fine yesterday, but today he has become a prisoner. If he knew earlier, he would not accept money from his family.
"Furthermore." Zhou Taiping continued: "Brother Laos imprisoned Xiao Zhengchun for dozens of days and suffered countless hardships, and ordered them to compensate Xiao Zhengchun an additional twenty taels of silver. Brothers Lao, do you have any opinions?"
Laosun said with a bitter face: "Twenty taels of silver is too much, we really can't get it."
Lao Sunji also said: "When we asked Xiao Zhengchun to pay silver, we only asked him to pay ten taels of silver. Twenty taels of silver is really too much."
"Twenty taels of silver is too much?" Zhou Taiping said: "Well, since you can't compensate, then increase your punishment to three hundred large boards and do hard labor for five years. Don't think about it in these few years. See your family again."
Follow current novels on (f)reew𝒆bnovel