Chapter 2048： judgment (2/2)

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."

(end of this chapter)