After Liao Qilin returned to the county government, he reported the situation of Chenjia Village to the county magistrate Wu Shi one by one, and finally said:
"The Jiang family did plant a lot of cotton, and there are also many families in the village who are planting it. The specific yield per mu can only be calculated after the cotton is harvested."
Wu Shi nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Liao."
Liao Qilin smiled and said, "It's not hard work. It's my duty to work for the governor."
Ever since he resigned from the post of Magistrate Mei, Liao Qilin has recommended himself to Magistrate Wu as an aide. During this period of time, he has deeply felt that he has made the right choice of employer.
Although this man has no backing, he is indeed a competent and good official, unlike the Mei County magistrate, who has been doing nothing but making money during his tenure. If you follow such a person, not only will you achieve nothing in your life, but you may also suffer misfortune in the future.
Wu Shi asked Liao Qilin to sit down, Wu Rui came over to pour some tea and then left.
Wu Shi picked up the teacup and blew on it. "The governor of Luzhou sent me a letter today, asking me to review the case of the Han sisters kidnapping children. Brother Liao, what do you think of this matter?"
Liao Qilin pondered for a moment and said, "You should be cautious about this matter. Since the governor has written a letter, he must want to exonerate the Han sisters. You might as well review the case again. If there is really no doubt, we can release the Han sisters on bail."
Looking up, he saw Wu Shi's unhappy face, and Liao Qilin said, "Your Excellency has just arrived in Qinchuan County to take office. If you make the governor unhappy over such a trivial matter, won't you have to pay for it?"
Wu Shi sneered and put down the teacup: "What if I don't let them bail?"
Liao Qilin bowed to Wu Shi and said, "Sir, why do you have to offend the governor for such a small matter? We let them out on bail, but that doesn't mean they are innocent. But if you don't care, the governor will definitely have a countermeasure. If they are really acquitted, the file you submitted will definitely be reprimanded, and the governor will have a reason to replace you."
If an official makes a wrong judgment, it is a serious offense. His immediate superior has the power to dismiss him from office, and even the Censor-in-Chief cannot say anything.
Wu Shi frowned: "Today, the Chen family filed a complaint, saying that the Jiang family child is the biological daughter of his second son, and he also said that he wanted to recognize her blood relationship with her in court."
Liao Qilin suddenly realized: "You see, this is the trick of the Chen family. They want to use this to exonerate the Han sisters. If you really let them drop blood to recognize their relatives in court, I am sure that they will find a way to make the fake thing come true. In this way, the Han sisters will be innocent."
If the child was Han's biological daughter, the nature of the case would change. The Han sisters would not have hired someone to kidnap someone else's child. Therefore, Wu Shi's previous convictions against them were all wrong.
Thinking of the earnest request of the child, Wu Shi's stubborn temper came up. He sneered: "I don't believe in evil. Since they want to do a blood test, let them do it. The case of the Han sisters hiring a killer is a foregone conclusion. Whether the child is from the Chen family or not, the crime of the Han sisters will not be affected.
If you dare to break the law under my rule, you should be punished accordingly. As a local official, if I cannot give the people reasonable fairness and justice, I don’t have to be a county magistrate anymore.”
Seeing that the county magistrate was stubborn, Liao Qilin shook his head and said nothing more.
The next day, Yingbao, her parents and her brother had just finished breakfast when they saw a village guard and two yamen runners coming to their door.
"The county magistrate is trying a case in the village hall and has specially ordered us to come and bring Jiang Yingbao to do a blood test to identify her as a relative," said a bailiff.
Although Jiang Sanlang already knew some things, he was still very angry.
He carried his daughter onto the mule cart and did not let his wife follow. He and his second brother drove the cart and went to the town with the yamen runners.
The little puppy Xiao Hei followed the mule cart, barking and running after it.
Seeing this, Yingbao had an idea and quickly asked her father to stop the car and carried Xiaohei onto the mule cart.
"Why did you bring it up here?" Jiang Erlang asked puzzled.
Yingbao chuckled: "It will be very useful."
Since they wanted to do a blood test to recognize their relationship, she would let Gou Zi also do a blood test to recognize his relationship with the Chen family.
Today, County Magistrate Wu came to Chuanhe Town in person, bringing with him the chief clerk, clerks and other yamen runners. He set up a court in the village to publicly hear Chen Laoshuan's complaint.
Because the township had notified everyone in advance, all the villagers from Dongxi Chen Village gathered outside the township hall, crowded together and waited for the hall to open.
"Don't be afraid, Bao'er." Jiang Sanlang was afraid that his daughter would be frightened by such a situation, so he comforted her softly, "Dad is always here."
"Bao'er is not afraid." Yingbao was not afraid. In her previous life, she had encountered even bigger scenes than this, so why would she be afraid of such a small crowd now
In the hall, County Magistrate Wu sat in the main seat with a solemn expression.
The chief clerk and others were sitting on both sides of the court. There was also a strange middle-aged man sitting alone on the side, who seemed to be a person who came from the provincial capital to supervise the trial.
This time, Jiang Sanlang stood in the dock, and the plaintiffs were Chen Laoshuan and Chen Changping.
This was the first time in Yingbao's life that she saw Chen Changping up close, and she still felt uncomfortable.
This man looks righteous, but he is actually selfish and vicious.
"Sir, I, Chen Changping, am suing the Jiang family for taking our daughter away and refusing to return her. The child they picked up actually belongs to my Chen family. I ask you to make the decision and let my daughter return home." Chen Laoshuan and Chen Changping bowed to the head above.
Jiang Sanlang sneered, stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Sir, Chen Changping is talking nonsense. Our whole village knows that his abandoned daughter had a large birthmark on her wrist. The midwife, Aunt Wu Si, can testify to this. But my Yingbao has no birthmark on her wrist. How could she be Chen Changping's child?"
Magistrate Wu nodded and slammed the gavel: "Bring the midwife, Wu, here."
Jiang Dalang had already asked the midwife, Aunt Wu, to wait outside the court. When the bailiff shouted outside, Aunt Wu came forward tremblingly.
"I, a commoner, greet you, sir." Aunt Wu fell to her knees.
Magistrate Wu: "Stand up and answer."
"Yes." Aunt Wu got up, bent over and lowered her head, not daring to look up.
"Ms. Wu, I want to ask you, were you the one who delivered Chen Changping's wife?" asked County Magistrate Wu.
"It was a common woman who delivered them. Mrs. Chen Changping gave birth to four daughters in total, all of whom were delivered by common women."
"Do you still remember what Chen Changping's youngest daughter looked like? What were her characteristics?"
"Sir, all newborns look the same. I only remember that Chen Changping's youngest child had a red birthmark the size of a copper coin on his wrist. I don't remember anything else."
Magistrate Wu turned to look at Jiang Sanlang and said, "Show me your daughter's wrist."
Jiang Sanlang followed his instructions and rolled up Yingbao's sleeves. He saw that both wrists were smooth without any birthmarks.
"Chen Changping, Chen Laoshuan, did you two see it clearly?" County Magistrate Wu asked with a serious face, "Does this child have a birthmark on his wrist?"
Chen Laoshuan knew that the baby girl had no birthmark, so he said calmly, "Sir, what did my granddaughter look like when she was born? The midwife's words alone may not be credible. Who knows if Wu was bribed by the Jiang family?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Aunt Wu was furious, pointing at Chen Laoshuan and cursing, "I swear to heaven that everything I said is true. The child I delivered had a birthmark on his wrist. Han even asked me about it before, and I told him the truth. What makes you say that the Jiang family bribed me?"