vrcanaries Chapter 295 Judgment
Chapter 295 Judgment
"Sir, please give me justice. My father is seriously ill now and I can't delay it."
There was a cry in the girl's tone as she knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Wait, you get up first. You guys tell me what happened first, otherwise how can I solve the case?"
Lin Xiaofan said quickly.
Hearing this, the girl raised her head and said mournfully:
"Sir, she robbed me of my gold. My father was seriously ill and needed money urgently. We had some gold passed down from the past at home, so we thought of selling it to exchange money for my father's medical treatment. But I didn't cover it tightly on the way, and the gold accidentally fell. When she gets to the ground, she will grab her when she sees her. I am weak and cannot grab her, so I can only come and report to the official. Sir, you have to make the decision for me!"
With that said, the girl kowtowed again.
"You're talking nonsense!"
The aunt who came up next to her was full of anger, pointing at the girl's nose and cursing.
"This is obviously my gold. I accidentally dropped it on the ground, and you had to come over and grab it. How come it becomes yours when it comes into your mouth? You don't even look at what you are wearing. If your family really has gold, How can you not even afford a decent piece of clothing? Lord Magistrate, you have to make the decision for me. Look at this man, does he seem to have gold at home?"
The girl was dressed in tatters, while the aunt was not dressed luxuriously, but at least her clothes were clean and tidy, and there were no patches on them.
"You're talking nonsense! This is my father's life-saving money. Please return it to me quickly. Sir, you must make the decision for me."
With that said, the girl started to snatch it.
"Get out of here, don't dirty my clothes."
The aunt quickly pushed her away, but the girl couldn't hold on to her. For a moment, the two of them were wrestling together and quarreling.
When people outside saw this, they all had headaches for Magistrate Lin. Unexpectedly, he would encounter such a difficult case on his first day as an official.
"In my opinion, this little girl is the one who robs things. Look at her rags and rags, and she doesn't belong to a rich family, let alone gold."
"No, I think that old woman is the one. How old is the little girl? She is only thirteen or fourteen years old. How can a child of this age lie?"
"This little girl is my neighbor. She has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child. I don't think she is someone who would steal other people's things."
"People should not be judged by their appearance. Let's see how County Magistrate Lin sentences him."
"Haha, how can we judge this kind of thing? Everyone has their own reasons."
In the lobby, Lin Xiaofan looked at the two people who were fighting together and couldn't help but feel a little headache. He hurriedly said:
"Everyone stop."
Several government officials nearby could no longer stand it. After hearing Lin Xiaofan's order, they hurried up and pulled the two of them apart.
"Was there anyone present at that time?"
Lin Xiaofan asked.
Soon, a man emerged from the crowd. This man looked to be in his thirties, with a sloppy beard and extremely ordinary appearance. He looked like a farmer.
"I testify that I happened to be passing by this morning and saw that this eldest sister had dropped it."
"I'll just tell you. If someone hadn't seen it, I'm afraid you would have taken away this piece of gold today. At a young age, you don't learn the right way, and you think about doing these sneaky things every day."
The aunt snorted coldly, rolled her eyes and said.
"You dared to rob gold on the street at a young age. How did your parents educate you? Even if your father is really sick and can't get out of bed, he can't rob other people's things!"
The farmer also shouted.
After hearing this, those who had just favored Auntie's people immediately became emboldened.
"If you don't learn well at this young age, you don't know how your parents educate you."
"I don't know if there are any parents. Maybe they were neglected since childhood. They were really hungry and saw gold, so they went to grab it."
The words of everyone in the audience made the little girl's face become increasingly ugly, and she could only look at Lin Xiaofan for help. However, she also understood that the possibility of getting her money back was very slim.
But, that gold is really hers! Dad just dug it out from under the bed this morning. How could it be someone else's?
"Lord County Magistrate, they are slandering people, you must make the decision for me! My father is really sick. Without this money, the doctor said he wouldn't be able to survive this month."
However, amidst the accusations from everyone, her words seemed extremely weak. Even she herself felt that the possibility of getting her money back was slim.
"Stop for a moment, I already understand the situation."
Lin Xiaofan interrupted everyone and then spoke:
"We can't decide the case just because of one person's words. What if this person is also a liar?"
After hearing the words of the county magistrate, everyone in the audience calmed down a little. They all became quiet and wanted to hear Lin Xiaofan's verdict.
When the farmer heard this, his expression immediately changed and he said:
"Sir, I really saw with my own eyes that this gold belongs to this eldest sister."
Lin Xiaofan shook his head slightly and said:
"Then if this little girl also finds two people and insists that it is her own, then it is hers? Your words can't be calculated. How about this, exchange the gold for money, and each person will share half of the money exchanged, how about it? "
Hearing this, many people in the audience were speechless.
I thought you had some clever tricks up your sleeve, but in the end, what’s the difference between you settling the case and not settling it?
It seems that this County Magistrate Lin is only good at fighting and has no real abilities in other aspects.
Think about it, he is only a teenager. If he is really capable in all aspects, how can he let others live?
"You two, what do you think?"
Lin Xiaofan looked at the two people and asked.
When the aunt heard this, her face showed a bit of joy, but she quickly covered it up and said:
"Okay, just half."
The little girl immediately panicked and knelt on the ground about to kowtow.
"Sir, this is really my father's life-saving money. Please check again."
Seeing the looks of the two of them, Lin Xiaofan immediately had the answer in his heart.
"Come here, this woman was robbed in the street, let me take her down."
Lin Xiaofan immediately spoke and pointed at Auntie.
This judgment puzzled everyone present. Normally when deciding a case, you either arrest the person for interrogation or send someone to investigate. Here, County Magistrate Lin has done nothing, so why is it decided?
Could it be that he made this arbitrary decision?
For a time, everyone had this idea in mind.
However, the government officials did not dare to hesitate at all, and several people stepped forward to capture the aunt.
The aunt also reacted and quickly said:
"My lord, you are wronged! This gold really belongs to me, why should I be sentenced?"
"That's right. Why should we judge this?"
"I don't see how this eldest sister looks like someone who robbed someone in public."
"I see little girls wearing dirty clothes. They are thieves."
Many bold people outside the venue also started talking in low voices. Anyway, as long as they are not too ostentatious, who knows who said it?
When Lin Xiaofan heard this, his eyes swept across the people outside the lobby, and finally focused on the aunt, and said:
"You want to know how I figured out that you were the one who robbed you? That's fine, then I'll let you know."