Chapter 29: Guo Jia's Interpretation Method

  At this time, Cai Yong thought that Guo Jia and others had just arrived in Luoyang and couldn't find a place to settle down for the time being. He only let Guo Jia and others stay for a few days, and after two days they would move out after finding a place to live.

  But who would have thought that Guo Jia actually really intended to stay here and not leave!

  Not to mention that Guo Jia had no financial resources and was embarrassed by his empty pockets, just the fact that he got to enjoy the moon first from the tower near the water made him unwilling to leave Cai's residence.

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  Ten days later, in Luoyang, at a certain government office...

  "Wen brother, how are you? Still busy?" Guo Jia walked directly into the main hall, because he was a familiar person, so no one stopped him.

  Xun Yu sat on the public hall, with a man kneeling below him, apparently still in the process of interrogating the prisoner.

  "It was filial piety after all, it will be fine soon, this is already the last one." Xun Yu said.

  "What crime did this person commit?" Guo Jia asked curiously, and it was actually his first time watching a trial. Unfortunately, this era didn't have lawyers yet, which made it seem not exciting enough.

  "Robbery." Xun Yu replied simply.

  "Robbery?" Guo Jia sized up his opponent and immediately made a definitive judgment, "It wasn't him!"

  "What?" Everyone on the scene was stunned.

  Guo Jia's mouth hooked up at the corner.

  "You must be very curious, very surprised, why I would say this? Obviously, I didn't ask anything, obviously I don't understand the whole thing at all, how can I make such a judgment, how dare I make such a judgment? Nonsense probably makes more sense than me."

  "How did you determine it wasn't him?" Xun Yu asked.

  "Good question!" Guo Jia pointed at Xun Yu and then began his own performance.

  "Let's take a look at the overall, this person is slightly chubby (lifted up his face), weak (patted his body), powerless (raised his hand), muscles are soft (pinched his arm), doesn't like to exercise (hit his calf), and with such a big belly (Guo Jia squatted down and patted the suspect's stomach), let him go rob? I think just running two steps would make him pant."

  Get back on your feet

  "Of course, just this point is not convincing. How can you simply deny the other person's motive without any conditions? What if he robbed someone even more gentle than him? So let's take a look at other places. (Guo Jia grabbed the opponent's two hands and opened his palms) The right hand has calluses, while the left hand does not. Obviously, he is not doing manual labor, but a scholar. This is due to years of holding a pen. A person who reads the books of saints and sages, even diligently grinding out calluses on their hands, would they go rob?"

  "Alright, even if you still think it's a bit far-fetched. Let's take another look at his clothes, what is this? (pulls on the person's outer garment) Is it coarse cloth? No, this is high-quality silk satin, only rich people can afford to wear it. Of course, it's also possible that this person is just pretending to be wealthy, so let's take a look at his inner clothes, ( pulls out a corner) still silk satin! Usually, no one pretends to be rich to this extent, right? Just this set of clothes alone is probably worth more than the money he stole. Would someone like him go and rob?"

  "Then take a look at this person's expression, (Guo Jia lifted the opponent's face), tense and nervous, look here (opened the palm of the man again), there is sweat on his palms, (prying open the opponent's eyes) there are bloodshot eyes. Isn't it just robbery? Since he had the guts to rob, now he might be showing this kind of behavior? Obviously, he is resentful and afraid because he was wrongly accused and fears being sentenced!"

  Guo Jia stood up straight again, facing everyone, and continued to speak eloquently.

  "If that's not enough, there's one more thing, and it's the most crucial one. This morning, Luoyang had a light rain shower, and now the city is still wet everywhere. And look at this person, ah, his shoes aren't even wet, and there's no mud on his body from walking or running. I'd like to ask, did he rob while holding an umbrella and standing still?! Who told him that, it's simply slander!"

  Kwok Ka-yee said in a loud and clear voice.

  Everyone present was completely stunned, which is understandable. Ordinary people always show such an incredible expression when they see a genius.

  Clap! Clap! Clap!

  Xun Yu clapped his hands and exclaimed in admiration,

  "Beautiful!"

  "Where, Wen Ruo brother overpraised." Guo Jia's eyebrows twitched with "modesty". The next sentence almost made him spit out blood.

  Xun Yu simply shrugged and said

  "But he has already signed a confession."

  "What?!" Guo Jia jumped up directly, turned around, grabbed the man's clothes and loudly asked, "You drew a map?!"

  "Yes, yes." The suspect said weakly.

  "Is it that they coerced you...... Cough, cough." Guo Jia suddenly stopped talking and turned to say, "Or is someone using your family to threaten you, forcing you to take the blame for him?!"

  "No."

  Guo Jia leaned in closer.

  "That must be someone who has been bribed with money, if you help confess, you or your family will get a lot of property!"

  "No."

  Kuo Chia's head was already pressed directly against his opponent's, and he asked with narrowed eyes:

  "You're telling me you voluntarily drew the IOU?!"

  "That's right."

  "Alright, very well! Then can you give me an explanation of those questions I just raised?" Guo Jia asked.

  "Of course." The suspect shrugged, and Guo Jia felt that his demeanor was even more nonchalant than before. "My family was originally very wealthy, so I wear high-quality silk clothes. I'm also lazy and love to eat, which is why my body isn't in good shape - just like you said, I get out of breath after running a few steps. However, I'm not some bookworm; the calluses on my right hand are from shaking dice when I gambled. Unfortunately, I lost all our family's property gambling, so I was forced to come out and rob people. As for the last thing about the rain, it's because I robbed someone yesterday and got caught and thrown in jail. Since I didn't sleep well in my cell, that's why there are bloodshot eyes."

  "That's right, because he was caught on the spot, so there is no need to investigate." Xun Yu said lightly.

  "Ah!" Guo Jia was so angry that he grabbed his hair, pulled the other person's collar, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You little brat, I'm warning you, if you dare to say you're guilty again, I'll take your wife back as a nanny, and snatch your daughter home as a concubine. Your 80-year-old mother should still be good for scrubbing the floor!!"

  "Unjust! Sir!" The suspect suddenly cried out and appealed to Xun Yu, "It was all my doing, sir! It has nothing to do with my family members!"

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  Then, Guo Jia was "invited" out of the court.

  "My goodness! How can there be such a stupid person in this world!" Guo Jia started scolding loudly as soon as he walked out the door.

  Tomorrow stood beside him with his head down, stifling a smile, and didn't dare respond.

  "Tomorrow, you go in quietly and tell Xun Yu to have that bastard beheaded for me!" Guo Jia suddenly instructed Ming Er.

  "Huh?"

  "Are you surprised? Does this still need a reason? This kind of person, with this kind of IQ, staying in the world not only wastes food but also hinders the development of the world and blocks the progress of the times!"