Baili Xin glanced at everyone one by one. Wherever his eyes fell, the constables standing there lowered their heads in shame.
After glancing at the crowd, Baili Xin slowly withdrew his gaze, but did not answer the constable's question, "If you have anything to say, come back and tell me."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the cell.
After he left, the detectives looked at each other.
There was silence at the scene.
After a long time, one of the detectives finally spoke up: "We have wronged you, sir."
This sentence was like lighting the fuse of firecrackers, instantly causing an uproar among the detectives.
"Yeah, I blamed him for making a fuss that day."
"Do you know what I was thinking that day? Xiaolin has wanted to join our government for a long time. He has said several times that he wants to be a legal advisor. Although you are very good, even better than Xiaolin, if you were not the county magistrate's brother-in-law, would he have been able to get his turn in the first place?"
"If our Captain Zhang had insisted at the beginning, this master would have belonged to Xiao Lin."
"Xiao Lin was already unhappy because he didn't get the master's position. The master's attitude that morning seemed to be targeting Xiao Lin on purpose. After all, we have known Xiao Lin for a long time, and Xiao Lin is our boss's younger brother. We felt as if an outsider had occupied our child's territory and was about to drive our child out. We were immediately furious."
"Now think about it, when has the master ever been so cruel to us? Why did he have to target Xiao Lin? Did he know from the beginning that Xiao Lin was the murderer who killed the master?"
"Of course I am. I am now suspecting that the reason why the boss personally went to arrest Xiao Lin was because he was instructed by the master."
"Master didn't point it out to us at the time, which gave us enough face."
"Knowing it but not saying it out loud, this not only gives us enough face, but also gives the boss enough face. The boss is such an upright man, if someone else tells everyone that his brother has killed someone, the boss will be very upset."
"Yes, sir, you are really a very gentle person."
"The more I felt like this, the more guilty I felt. I even scolded the teacher at the time, saying that he didn't know what was good for him. But the teacher had learned the principles of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, and he only pointed out what we did wrong."
"Yes, we really did make a mistake. We shouldn't have told anyone outside the government office about such a serious case, not even our relatives. It turns out that what the master said that day was all meant to be true. We are really a bunch of frogs in a well, and we still have the nerve to criticize the master."
"I'm scared when I think about it now. What would have happened if Master hadn't appeared and Xiaolin had been the master?"
Hearing this hypothesis, everyone suddenly shuddered.
What will happen
It will not let the wronged soul of the legal advisor rest in peace, and will make the government office a complete laughing stock in Qingcheng Town.
They still go out every day to arrest criminals and solve cases. What kind of cases are they solving? They have the biggest murderer next to them and they don't even know it.
this…
At that moment, they actually felt disgusted that the gentleman had taken Xiaolin's place.
Let’s just say, it’s a good grab.
No, how can this be called robbery
The gentleman is the brother-in-law of Magistrate Lin, so coming to the yamen to do business is called going through the back door.
Xiao Lin is Captain Zhang’s younger brother. Doesn’t it count as using the back door when he comes to the yamen to do business
Why do they think this position belongs to Xiaolin
They all used backdoors. Just because Xiaolin is their boss's younger brother, does that make him more noble than the gentleman
I was just about to say that it is a waste of your talent for you to be their legal advisor.
It's such a waste of talent.
As a result, the talented people have to meet these idiots.
Alas, the more I think about it, the more it seems not worth it for you, sir.
Pooh!
They are a bunch of idiots.
At this time, Baili Xin could not hear the self-cursing of these constables.
Now he has arrived at the prison cell.
The cell was dark and damp, with water dripping from the top of my head from time to time.
Baili Xin had just walked for a while when he saw Zhang Biao.
At this time, Zhang Biao was standing in front of a cell, talking to the people inside through the cell door.
The two were talking so heatedly that even Baili Xin didn't hear them when he approached.
When they weren't noticing, Baili Xin went and hid behind a wall.
As soon as he stood up, he heard Zhang Lin's voice: "Brother, why did you bring me here? Are you crazy? What crime have I committed? Just because I heard you talk about some cases, are you going to convict me of a crime?"
"What crime? You showed me the case yourself, I didn't ask you to show it to me. If you really want to convict me, your crime should be heavier than mine, right?"
Zhang Biao's voice was very low: "Don't worry, after the case is handled, I will settle my own crimes."
Zhang Lin was obviously stunned for a moment. "Brother, don't joke with me. I just read some cases. It's not illegal to be interested in the cases. Brother, wake up. I am your brother, your biological brother. Our mother only gave birth to the two of us. If she is gone, we will be the only ones left to depend on each other. We have the same blood flowing in our veins. We are the two closest people in the world."
"Is it the master lawyer named Baili Xin? Something has been wrong with you since he came to the government office. Tell me, is it him who bewitched you?"
"Brother, look at how he looks, he is a vixen. Are you bewitched by him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! You are full of foul language!" Zhang Biao glared at Zhang Lin and raised his voice, "Sir, I am not a vixen. Besides, I like women. Why would I like him, a grown man? I only have the purest respect for him, not the dirty thoughts in your head."
"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Zhang Lin grabbed the bars of the cell, "Brother, please forgive me, I know I was wrong. You see, I have learned my lesson now, and you should have gotten over your anger, right? You really went too far this time. If Mom knew you brought me to a place like this, she would definitely be mad. Not only would she be mad, she would probably faint."
"I reflected on what I had done during this period of time after I went back yesterday. I promised you that if anything happened in the future, I would care about you first and put you first. I was so used to your care that I forgot how to take care of you."
"Also, I will never ask about any cases in your government office again. I have to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination next month. How can I go if you keep me like this? You can detain me for a day or two to vent your anger. Please let me go quickly, brother."
"Alas," Zhang Biao sighed softly, "Zhang Lin, do you really not know why I caught you?"
Zhang Lin rolled his eyes: "Why? Isn't it because yesterday that master Baili Xin told you to tell me everything, and you locked me up for a few days to prove that you are upright?"
"..." Zhang Biao chuckled, "Zhang Lin, in your mind, am I a blind drifter who imprisoned innocent people for my own reputation?"
"I locked you up because of Master's matter."
Zhang Lin: "Sure enough, it's because of him. I said it was because of Baili Xin."
"It's not the current master, it's the master who died not long ago. Zhang Lin, don't you have anything to say?"
Zhang Lin clenched his hands on the railing slightly: "What can I say?"
Zhang Biao: "I don't want to beat around the bush with you. Zhang Lin, did you kill Master Yang?"
Zhang Lin's face changed slightly, but he quickly returned to his initial calmness. "Brother, have you gone crazy from handling this case? How could I have killed him? I'm just a weak scholar. Besides, I'm not familiar with the master, so why would I kill him?"
"I also want to know why you killed him." Zhang Biao smiled solemnly, "You said it wasn't you, then can you tell me where you were three nights ago?"
Zhang Lin: "Of course I was at home. My mother can vouch for me. You were in the government office at that time, not at home. If you were at home, you would know that I was not lying."
"No, you lied." Zhang Biao pursed his lips, his eyes deep, "If you had been at home that day, you would know that I actually went home."
Zhang Lin was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Zhang Biao continue, "I was on patrol that night, and I happened to see a man on the road who looked very similar to you, but because the distance was very far, the shadow disappeared quickly. I was worried, so I went home that night, and found that you were really not at home."
"But I was afraid that my mother would worry at night, so I didn't tell anyone and left home secretly."
"The next day, before daybreak, I returned home. You were already home at that time. When I asked you, both mother and you insisted that you had been home all night. I thought that you were old, and who knows, you might have been having a romantic relationship with a girl you liked. Fortunately, you returned home safely, and I didn't expose you."
"But later, more and more suspicious points in Master Yang's case pointed to you."
"To imitate a crime so vividly, it can only be done by someone who is familiar with the case."
"When I got home, you had a pair of shoes that had just been cleaned. But when I got home, it was early in the morning. The wet shoes definitely didn't get cleaned yesterday, and they looked like they had just been cleaned not long ago. Who would clean their shoes so early in the morning? Unless they were trying to hide something."
"And there's a tear in Master Yang's clothes around his waist."
"I looked for it at home later. We were missing a sickle for cutting vegetables. The marks on the belt must have been made by this sickle, right?"
"I kept looking for evidence at home, not to prove that you were the murderer, but to prove that you were not the murderer."
"But no matter how hard I searched, the evidence I found only made it more certain that you were the murderer."
"You mean Master Baili Xin, right? I'm not going home because of him. It's because I don't dare to go home. I don't know how to face you and mother."
"I can't catch you myself, but I can't pretend to know nothing when I face you. I feel ashamed of the clothes I'm wearing. You asked me why I was still sleeping so late, right? Because I can't sleep at night. When it's night, I dream of Master Yang. I dream that he asks me why I know who the murderer is, but let him go unpunished."
Baili Xin poked his head out of the darkness and silently looked at the two brothers who were confronting each other across the cell.
Zhang Lin in the cell had lost all expression on his face. He looked at Zhang Biao opposite him coldly. After a long while, he sneered, "So you already knew it. You know everything, but you still pretend to be a brother. Who are you performing for?"
"I've known for a long time that you are very hypocritical. When you get angry, you won't even let your own brother go."
Zhang Biao sighed: "Whatever you say, just tell me why you want to kill Master Yang."
"Why? Because he deserves to die." Zhang Lin sneered, "He's blocking my way, so of course I have to kill him."
Zhang Biao: "Do you really want to work in the government? After you pass the imperial examination and become a local official, won't you have a brighter future? No matter how hard I work, I'm destined to be a worker. You're the one who can really change your fate. Do you know how much I envy you?"
"I can't pass the exam to get a degree!" Zhang Lin suddenly roared angrily: "Do you think you can pass the exam to get a degree just because you say so?"
"Since I came back, you've been asking me to take the imperial examination every day. Do you know that even the scholar was bought by me? The most I can do is write good handwriting, but what's the use of good handwriting?"
Zhang Biao was stunned for a moment: "You could have told us if you didn't pass the exam, why didn't you just say it? You're so outstanding, even if you don't pass the exam, we can still do something else."
"What do you want me to say? Say I can't do it? Say I have no ability?" Zhang Lin glared at Zhang Biao outside. "The elder brother whom I despise the most has become a captain of police, surrounded by so many younger brothers. But I have accomplished nothing and still need your help. I can't do it. How can I be so proud to say such a thing?"
"Do you know how much I envy you? You live an easy and simple life. It's because you were so bad before that even if you become a police chief now, no one will blame you for anything you do. But what about me? I acted humble and polite from the beginning. People like me, once they do something wrong, all the people around them will blame you."
Zhang Lin's voice suddenly rose, "Zhang Biao! Why didn't you tell me that I almost starved to death at home when I was a child? You always say that I am used to a life of luxury, but why don't you tell me why you sent me away? It was because my family couldn't make ends meet back then. If you didn't send me away, you would have to watch me starve to death or be sold off."
"Did I want to live a life of luxury? When you wanted to send me away, I knelt on the ground and begged you not to send me away. But in the end, you didn't care about my own thoughts at all and forcibly sent me away."
"Do you think it's easy to live under someone else's roof? I watched other people's eyes carefully because I'm not the biological son of that family, and only in this way would they treat me better. I finally got used to life over there, and you suddenly showed up, and brought me back so rudely without asking for my opinion."
"Why? Why should I leave when you drive me away? Why should I return to this hell when you bring me back?"
"I am now like this, it's all your fault. If you didn't want to be nice to me, you should have starved me to death! It would have been better than me suffering in the outside world!"
Zhang Biao stared at the hysterical young man in front of him, the disappointment in his eyes like an unmelted glacier, "I'm sorry, I really didn't consider your feelings before."
"But... it's no one's fault that you've become like this, but your own."
"There are many people in this world who have a much harder life than you. You said you almost starved to death, but did you know that you only went without food for one day at most? You were still young at that time, so how could you know what it meant to really starve to death? You just felt hungry. I gave you food every day, and I will never forget it. But did you know that I only ate once every three days at that time?"
"I sent you away to protect you, not to harm you."
"What kind of life do you think you've been in? Even if your relatives were not good, they never treated you badly, never let you go hungry, and even provided you with fine clothes and delicious food. Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but now you still think they treat you badly. You are really ungrateful. If they hadn't given us a bite to eat, we would have starved to death long ago."
"Your life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring of gratitude, do you know that?"
"Do you know what it means to be truly displaced? Have you seen beggars on the road? Have you seen corpses being eaten by wild beasts in the wilderness? You don't, because even if we were living in a bad way, we still protected you."
"My mother, my relatives, and I have never let you down."
"If I had known you would be like this..." Zhang Biao was silent for two seconds, then he squeezed out a few words in a deep voice, "I should have thrown you into the wilderness to feed the dogs!"
"I am so disappointed in you, Zhang Lin."
After saying that, Zhang Biao turned around and left resolutely.
Behind Zhang Biao, Zhang Lin suddenly grabbed the door frame of the prison and shouted, "Zhang Biao, you finally spoke your mind, right?! You just want me to die, Zhang Biao, I hate you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be like this now, you killed me! If our ancestors knew about this, they would definitely curse you. If I die, you don't deserve to see the ancestors of the Zhang family! Zhang Biao, did you hear me, Zhang Biao!"
"Captain Zhang." When Zhang Biao was about to walk out of the cell, a voice called him.
Zhang Biao paused suddenly, turned his head, and saw a tall and handsome young man walking out from the shadows behind the wall.
"Sir?" Zhang Biao wiped his eyes with his sleeve, "Why are you here?"
Baili Xin: "I'm sorry, I just overheard your conversation."
"Oh, nothing," Zhang Biao's voice was nasal. The cell was dark. Under the dim light, Baili Xin could vaguely see the light in the man's eyes. "Sir, why are you here?"
Baili Xin: "I have something to tell you. I just came down from Qingcheng Mountain. I asked the constable and he told me you were here, so I came to look for you."
Zhang Biao: "Oh, oh, what's the matter? Let's go upstairs and talk about it. The environment here is not good. I don't think you will like the smell."
Baili Xin: "Okay, let's talk about it after we get out."
The two of them left the cell together.
The weather outside was clear and the bright sunlight suddenly shone in, stinging Zhang Biao's eyes.
Zhang Biao frowned physiologically.
"Sir, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Baili Xin, "It's a long story. Not only is it long, but it's also a little bizarre. Come back to my study with me and I'll tell you slowly."
Zhang Biao nodded, "Yes, sir."
As soon as the two men walked into the courtyard of the yamen, they heard a woman's hysterical crying and cursing from afar.
Mixed in with the insults were the comforting voices of the constables.
"Auntie, what are you doing? Get up from the ground quickly."
"That's right. We don't know what's going on yet. Maybe it's just a joke. The boss is the most sensible person. He will definitely give you an answer."
"Even if you knock your head and get dizzy now, it won't help."
"My dear Lin'er, I finally took you back home, but before you could spend a few days with me, you were captured by your cruel brother."
"It's a misfortune for the family, it's a misfortune for the family."
"They are all my sons, why are you so cold-blooded, Biao'er? You don't care about the love between brothers, and you don't care about the life of an old man like me?"
"Why am I so miserable? Do you want to kill me?"
"If you want to arrest you, arrest me. Let Lin'er go. What crime has he committed? He's just a child." "Lin'er is still young. What crime he has committed should be borne by an old man like me!"
"Damn you Zhang Biao, you unworthy descendant of the Zhang family, you are just as much of a bastard as your gambling father!"
The old woman sat at the gate of the yamen, cursing and swearing, attracting countless people outside to watch.
Upon seeing this, the detectives quickly closed the door and kept everyone out.
They were a little at a loss.
First of all, this is the boss’s mother, and they certainly can’t kick her out like they did to other people.
Second, this is an old lady. If the situation is not handled properly, someone might die.
No one dared to take action.
Zhang Biao also heard the sound. He stood in the yard and hesitated for a while. He gritted his teeth and walked over. "Mom, this is the government office. What are you doing?"
"If it weren't for the fact that I'm the head of the police, and if my brothers didn't care about my appearance, you would have been thrown into jail by them a long time ago, don't you know?"
"You finally got out. All right, quickly put me in jail," the old woman stared at Zhang Biao with her eyes wide open. "Our Captain Zhang is so powerful. He has already arrested his own brother. Is he afraid of having another mother? I'm not afraid. If you have the guts, arrest me too!"
Zhang Biao grabbed a handful of hair in annoyance. "I beg you, Mom. I arrested Zhang Lin because he really did something wrong. You should go home. Your knees are not in good condition. Kneeling all the time will hurt them again."
"I won't get up." The old woman said angrily, "I won't get up until you let your brother go."
As she spoke, she suddenly pulled out a pair of scissors from her bosom and put them against her neck. "The child is a piece of flesh that fell from the mother. It's my own flesh and blood, how can I watch him suffer? I will save Lin'er even if I risk my life. If you don't let Lin'er go, you are trying to force me, a mother, to death. If you want to be an unfilial son who forces your mother to death, then you can continue to do as you please."
Zhang Biao was so angry that he almost wanted to curse.
He stood there, looking at the unreasonable and rude mother in front of him, and thought of his ungrateful brother in the dungeon, and suddenly a feeling of desolation arose in his heart.
He sighed deeply, and all the strength in his body suddenly left him, leaving only dejection: "It's up to you, don't try to persuade her, she can kneel as long as she wants."
After saying this, he turned and left without any hesitation.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally all eyes fell on Baili Xin.
Now in their opinion, Baili Xin is omnipotent and is their backbone.
In this tricky situation, only the backbone can save lives!
The old woman also looked at Baili Xin.
Baili Xin had a headache.
"A child is the flesh of a mother. Zhang Lin is your child, but Zhang Biao is not your child?"
"You are worried about Zhang Lin's safety, but aren't you worried about whether Zhang Biao will lose his clothes because of your behavior? This is the government office, and the one who makes the decision is the county magistrate, not Zhang Biao."
"Zhang Lin committed a crime, so Zhang Biao arrested him. This is what a detective should do."
"Hey, old woman." Looking at the old woman with the scissors on her neck, Baili Xin tried his best to say something that she could understand, "You only have two sons. You are old now, and one of them is in jail for a serious crime. Let me put it this way, you can no longer count on this youngest son for the rest of your life. The only one you can count on is your eldest son, Zhang Biao."
"Zhang Biao can't make the decision."
"If you make a scene now, not only will Zhang Lin not be able to come back, but Zhang Biao will also lose his food."
"Just wait and see if Zhang Biao will blame you. If you make him angry, he might just ignore you in a rage. If you really are lying in bed unable to move, who will take care of your shit and urine?"
"Wake up and don't harm both children."
The old woman was stunned. She stared at Baili Xin hesitantly, "What crime did Lin'er commit? Can't I take the blame for him? I don't want to harm Biao'er. I just want to rescue Lin'er. When he gets out and passes the imperial examination, he will definitely come back to rescue me."
"Killing someone, is that serious enough?" Baili Xin let out a laugh. "You're going to take the blame for him, and then wait for him to take the imperial examination to save his mother, right? But I'm afraid you won't be able to wait until that day."
"For murder, you will either be exiled to a remote frontier or executed in the autumn. If you are exiled to a remote frontier, it will be a long journey with many hardships and dangers. You are old and finally want to enjoy a peaceful life. Not to mention the suffering you will endure, you might even die on the way. When the time comes, you will be buried in the earth... Maybe they won't even bury you, but just throw you into the forest to feed wild dogs."
"If the execution is carried out after the autumn, it will be too late."
"Your son hasn't taken the provincial examination yet, has he? After the provincial examination, there will be the metropolitan examination, the palace examination, and so on."
"After so long, you would have died a long time ago."
"Even if you are lucky enough to survive, your son is so handsome. After he ranks among the top three, he might be favored by His Majesty and be taken as a consort."
"As the consort of a princess, with power above everyone else, do you think your son dares to say that he has a murderous mother? He doesn't dare, because once they investigate carefully, they will find that you are the one who took the blame for your son, and it was your son who murdered. Then do you think your son can still be the consort? Of course not. He worked so hard to climb to that position. Based on your understanding of your son, do you think he will come to save you?"
"You don't love your son who treats you well, but you choose to pamper a heartless person."
"Touch your conscience, doesn't it hurt? I hope you can take the blame for your son. Then the two factors that harm Captain Zhang will be gone. It's a pity that Captain Zhang tolerates you again and again because he cares about family affection."
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. You can kneel if you want."
"By the way, get some food for the old lady later. Don't let her starve to death in our yamen, otherwise people outside will say that Captain Zhang is unfilial. If the old lady wants to go back later, you should carry her back in a sedan chair. We have to do things in a beautiful way in our yamen."
Having said that, Baili Xin no longer paid attention to the dazed old lady and turned away.
The old lady knelt there for a long time, constantly pondering what Baili Xin said in her mind. She didn't know how long she had been thinking about it, when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her knees.
Just then, a constable came over with a cushion in his hand and some dry food and water in his other hand.
"Old lady," the constable put the cushion on the ground, "the master asked us to bring it to you. He told you to kneel on the cushion to prevent your knees from getting hurt. The boss will run around to get medicine and serve you at your bedside. The government is busy now, and we can't do without the boss."
The old lady looked at the cushion in front of her and listened to what the detectives said.
Of course she knew that this was the master's way of provoking her.
But if you think about it carefully, every time she was bedridden, it was Zhang Biao who was busy running around, getting medicine and taking care of her.
Her youngest son only visits her occasionally and says, "Get well soon, Mom," and that's all.
If only one of the two can be relied upon, then Zhang Biao will have to be relied upon in the end. The old lady knelt on the ground for a long time, so long that she began to feel hungry, before she saw Zhang Biao and Baili Xin come out of the room.
She looked at Zhang Biao and was about to say something else, but she saw Zhang Biao walked right past her and walked out of the yamen with Baili Xin one after the other.
There were a few detectives left at the scene to watch over him, but the rest had disappeared.
Now her knees were aching badly, and the dry food was placed in front of her, but she went on a hunger strike and refused to eat it because of her pride.
Now she was hot, hungry and in pain.
Since Zhang Biao became a constable, she has not gone out to work, and it is Zhang Biao who brings money back to support the family. How long has it been since she suffered such grievances? When Zhang Biao took care of her, he never let her suffer such grievances.
Originally, he was kneeling here to threaten and scare Zhang Biao into releasing the man immediately.
Now Zhang Biao is determined not to care about her, so it will be useless even if she kneels here for a whole day.
Is Zhang Biao really not going to take care of himself anymore
Suddenly, a sense of crisis that I had never experienced before spread in my heart.
If Zhang Biao doesn't care about me anymore, how many days can I, an old man like me, live
She had already lost one son, she couldn't lose another!
"Ouch." The old lady suddenly cried out.
The constable next to her came over immediately and heard the old lady say, "I want to go home, take me home."
The two detectives' eyes suddenly lit up. "Old lady, you have finally thought it through. Let's go. The sedan chair is already waiting outside."
The old lady was stunned for a moment, "When did you call for the sedan?"
"When else can we go? When the boss goes out, he feels bad seeing you kneeling here, so he called a sedan chair to wait outside early in the morning. Once you say you want to go back, let us quickly send you home safely."
The old lady felt a sudden lump in her nose when she heard that. Even though she was so old, tears couldn't help but flow out.
"Biao'er, good boy, good boy."
She has seen all the efforts Zhang Biao has made over the years.
But before, she disliked Zhang Biao because of his wildness and barbarity.
Of her two children, she always liked her youngest son better.
Her youngest son is well-educated, humble and polite.
She will also give more care to her younger son.
She is biased and she knows it.
When her youngest son was at home alone, she would secretly give him extra food, and when Zhang Biao came back, she would just make some simple meals to get by.
To be honest, this is what she has been doing all these years since she brought Zhang Lin back.
Suddenly, she felt guilty.
Although they were both her own children, she gave all the good things to Zhang Lin and all the dangers and criticisms to Zhang Biao.
But in fact, Zhang Biao is the best child to him.
Old lady; “…”
What on earth has she done over the years
The old lady staggered into the sedan chair, already crying uncontrollably.
…
"Boss, the old lady has gone home. She went back in a sedan chair. She cried on the way and kept saying sorry to you."
A constable hurried over to Zhang Biao and Baili Xin and delivered a message.
Zhang Biao's face showed no reaction. He nodded calmly, "Okay, I understand. I'll just go back. Thank you for your hard work."
As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and said, "Let's go to the restaurant and buy a few bottles of good girl's red wine and bring them back. I'll treat them as a reward to my brothers."
The constable didn't dare to take it, so Zhang Biao stuffed the silver into his hand and impatiently started to drive him away, "Go back quickly, my master and I have an important case to handle."
After driving away the constable, Zhang Biao turned his attention back to the drawing paper in front of him.
This is a very small pawn shop. Usually there are not many people here, and they only do pawn business occasionally.
Zhang Biao pointed at the picture on the painting and asked: "Take a closer look. Are the jade earrings you received that year exactly the same as these?"
The shopkeeper was old and hard of hearing, so Zhang Biao had to shout to speak.
The old man was seen holding a magnifying glass, carefully examining the drawing paper in Zhang Biao's hand bit by bit.
After a long time, he nodded, "Yes, if I remember correctly, it is this pair of emerald earrings."
Zhang Biao and Baili Xin looked at each other, and Zhang Biao asked anxiously: "Do you remember what the person who pawned this thing looked like? Was it a man or a woman? Do you still have this jade earring?"
The shopkeeper held his ears and shouted at the top of his lungs: "What? What did you say? What does this thing look like? Isn't it like this in the picture?"
Zhang Biao took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, and patiently repeated the question he had just asked.