Chapter 87: Public Trial (3)
The man glanced at Zhao Xiaohua, with a hint of fear in his eyes, and said, "But on the day Duan Sida was arrested, Zhao Xiaohua suddenly rushed out of the house with a kitchen knife and attacked us wildly. When we tried to calm her down, she injured us, and we found that Duan Xiyan had run away."
As soon as these words came out, the other four men nodded in agreement. They were injured not because they were weak but because they tried not to hurt Zhao Xiaohua when they tried to take her kitchen knife away.
After listening to their stories, Cao Jianbo looked at Zhao Xiaohua and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Zhao Xiaohua is just an ordinary village woman who can only shout and act like a shrew. When Cao Jianbo questioned her in public, she was very frightened and lost all her shrewdness. At this moment, she could only shake her head repeatedly and keep saying that she was innocent.
Cao Jianbo slapped the black wooden slab on the table and said majestically, "Zhao Xiaohua, you will be sentenced to eighteen years in prison for the attempted murder of five villagers. Guards! Drag her away!"
As soon as his words fell, two guards dragged the stunned Zhao Xiaohua away. Seeing her being dragged away helplessly, Duan Sizhi’s face turned pale instantly. He clenched his hands tightly, trying to lower his presence, hoping that Cao Jianbo had forgotten about him.
Unfortunately, Cao Jianbo glanced at him and said, "Duan Sizhi, you are guilty of assisting murder, kidnapping, and human trafficking. You will be fine with two hundred taels of silver and sentenced to eight years in prison. Guards, drag him away!"
After hearing what Cao Jianbo said, Duan Sizhi suddenly came back to his senses and shouted, "Da Ren, I don’t know anything! There is no evidence! I’m innocent! Please spare me!"
Cao Jianbo frowned and motioned to his secretary to bring out the evidence.