mtl008 Chapter 39 Bite back
Chapter 39 Bite back
"Grassman..."
Song Erhe recounted the entire incident.
During the conversation, Xiangxiang also shouted in Song Anning's mind: "The county magistrate was also poisoned by the same poison as the master."
When the system is upgraded to level one, Xiangxiang can detect the physical condition of everyone within ten meters. If she finds that Zhu Yuan is poisoned, she will immediately report it to the master.
Song An Ning didn't dare to look up and didn't see Zhu Yuan's face clearly. She only remembered that when she first came in, there was indeed a large group of people sitting in the middle of the court.
"What will happen if you don't detoxify?"
"As your appetite grows, you become fatter and fatter. In the end, you'll be plagued by diseases of affluence, and it'll be hard to even survive."
"He's not a good person either, so he should just die."
When she recalled what the locals had said that day, about the owner of the Qingfeng Restaurant going to Wanhetang to give gifts, she knew the two families were colluding. Furthermore, since they had just been turned away, she knew they were birds of a feather, so she didn't want to meddle in their affairs.
After listening to Song Erhe's statement, the county magistrate rolled his eyes in annoyance.
He gets annoyed just listening to these trivial family matters.
However, I still have to say a few words for the sake of courtesy.
"Come here, bring Pan and Wang Gen'er here. I will personally interrogate them and will not let you be wronged."
A bailiff took the rags out of the two men's mouths. Pan was old and had been exposed to the sun for so long that she didn't care about being afraid and just gasped for breath.
"Pan, do you admit your guilt?"
When asked this question by the person above, Mrs. Pan was so scared that her whole body trembled, her eyes rolled around, and she fell to the ground and cried.
"Your Excellency, I feel wronged..."
Over the years, Wang Gen'er had been protected too well by her and had never seen such a scene. He could only kneel beside his mother and tremble.
“I just took my son to the town to buy some things and never went to their village.
But somehow, a group of people from Banyue Village suddenly appeared from the road and beat me and my son up, and then they tied us up."
“Wow, you are a good official, you have to make the decision for me.
Song Erhe made a false accusation because he was resentful of the woman for breaking off the relationship with his nephew's wife.
They in Half Moon Village want us, mother and son, to die in prison..."
After hearing this, the people in Banyue Village widened their eyes and became very excited.
"You old hag, how dare you talk nonsense in front of adults? Why would we kidnap you for no reason? Do you have money or sex?"
"Your Excellency is very perceptive. Look at how she beat Aning's hands. They're torn in several places. And this child, all the buttons on his clothes have been torn off."
"We can all testify that it was Pan and Wang Gen'er who were the first to attack and rob people. We in Banyue Village all saw it."
Zhu Yuan felt a little impatient. He had thought that it would be over quickly so that he could go to his concubine's place for a big meal, but now both sides had their own opinions. He felt hungry just listening to this.
I could only give my master a look, signaling him to solve the problem.
“Hehe, fellow villagers, you are all from Banyue Village, and your testimonies cannot be considered as evidence.
You said Pan went to Banyue Village, but Pan said he never went there. Didn't anyone else see her?
You dare to come to the yamen and make trouble without enough evidence? How bold! "
There was a gleam in the lawyer's eyes. He specialized in this and it was easy for him to scare the common people.
Song Dashan and Song Erhe's eyebrows jumped. They were afraid that things would be difficult to handle. No one had expected that Pan would confuse right and wrong in court and bite back. It might even be that they were in the wrong.
Pan lowered her head, a malicious look in her eyes. "Hmph, even a few hundred men wouldn't be a match for me in a fight."
Not only does she want to bite back today, she also wants to extort money.
There are so many people in Banyue Village, and if each family gets one or two taels of silver, she will become a local rich man.
"Reporting to the Lord, I have witnesses!"
"???"
The villagers of Banyue Village all looked up at Song Anning. Where are the witnesses? The master just said that they don't count.
"Oh? Where is the witness?"
"Aning!"
Song Dashan lowered his voice and shouted, "What is this girl trying to do now?" Today's incident happened in Banyue Village, and the only people who saw it were villagers. Where did the witnesses come from?
If Song An Ning couldn't tell the truth, it would be considered fraud and deceiving the officials, and he would be punished with a beating.
Ugh.
On the other side, the people outside the city waited and waited, but no one showed up, and they couldn't help but become anxious.
"Daguang, are they in trouble?"
"You haven't come out for so long. I feel uneasy."
"No, we can't just wait like this.
I'll go to Zuixianju and shamelessly ask Shopkeeper Zhao for help. I think he'll be willing to help with Aning's matter."
Song Daguang had seen how attentive Manager Zhao was to Aning. If something happened to Aning, the business would be ruined, and he would not get the chili peppers.
Thinking of this, he hurried to Zuixian Tower.
The delivery driver wanted to ask Song An Ning if he needed help from Manager Zhao, but when he came back, the man was gone.
He didn't take it to heart and drove back to Zuixianju.
On his way back, he happened to see Song Daguang discussing this matter with Shopkeeper Zhao, so he hurried over and said:
"I just saw Miss Song waiting outside the government office for a long time. I just saw them go in when I came back."
"What a mess! Why are you telling me about such an important matter now?"
Manager Zhao was extremely angry. He knew too well what kind of person Zhu Yuan was. Song Anning and the others must have spent money to enter the yamen, but the result was hard to say.
"Don't be angry, boss. I'm in a hurry to deliver the goods. Hehe, those two are damnable. They actually wanted to steal my granddaughter's things. When I saw them enter the village, I felt..."
"What? When did you see it? What did you see?"
Manager Zhao grabbed the driver's sleeve and pulled him out.
The driver repeated what he had said to Song An Ning.
Shopkeeper Zhao was so frustrated that he gritted his teeth and said, "If you saw it, why didn't you go and testify? And why did you come back so eagerly? You're so confused! Come on, follow me to the government office!"
The driver had no idea there were so many tricks involved. He was just an honest deliveryman and had no idea of these things.
He could only drive to the yamen with a stern face and a wronged look on his face.
"That little girl, tell me, where is the witness?"
Everyone in Banyue Village knows it very well, but there are no witnesses, no one!
Only at this point did Song Erhe understand what it meant to be unable to defend himself.
He should have taken his people back since he was turned away from the very beginning.
"The witness is the driver of Zuixianju. He saw Pan and Wang Gen'er sneaking around under a tree in Banyue Village."
"!"
When the county magistrate, who was about to fall asleep, heard Song An Ning mention Zuixianju, he immediately became nervous.
"What? Zuixianju?"
Why would the driver from Zuixianju go to such a remote mountain valley? Could this little girl have just made up someone to try to get away with it?
"Reporting to the Lord, it is the driver of Zuixianju."
"Wang Wu, go to Zuixianju and bring the person here."
A yamen runner received the order and trotted out the door.
But unexpectedly, he saw the owner of Zuixianju and his men coming at the gate.