Gao Ping was completely at odds with his colleagues. He no longer cared about the relationship between colleagues and friends. He acted arrogantly towards Xu Huixian. He ignored Xu Chong's repeated shouting and sneered, "Young Minister, you keep saying that I am talking nonsense and that these people are slandering you. Now, am I not investigating the case? As long as we can get the facts out, if you are really wronged, then you can be cleared of all charges. Why are you so impatient?"
Xu Chong was speechless after hearing this, so Gao Ping asked Xu Huixian: "Is it true or not?"
The atmosphere was too scary. Xu Huixian had never been so embarrassed and humiliated before. She knelt in the lobby, surrounded by so many people, with her father's helpless face and her brother's bloody body beside her. She was confused for a moment and was so scared that she couldn't help crying: "Yes! It's mine! It's my mother's jewelry. I just wanted to pawn my own things for some money. What's wrong with that? What law have I violated?!"
At the end of the story, her teeth were trembling, and her previous fear disappeared a little. Yes, she didn't steal or rob, she just used her mother's things to exchange for some silver, so what? Why did the government arrest her
Xu Chong's face suddenly turned pale, and he took two steps back and almost lost his balance.
Gao Ping laughed and said in a mocking tone: "It is certainly not illegal to pawn your own things, but Miss Xu, do you know what these are?"
Xu Huixian choked up and explained: "It's just some jewelry!"
"Yes." Gao Ping laughed. "They are some jewelry, the jewelry of the former witch queen. The court had issued a clear order long ago that all the things left by Li and the criminals must be put into the national treasury, and they can be melted down and forged, or destroyed, but they must not be concealed. Why would your family have such things? Miss Xu even took these things to pawn! Where do you put the laws of the court?!"
Xu Huixian was stunned. She had no idea that these jewels had such a shameful origin. They were clearly given to her by her aunt, and some were kept in a box by her mother. How could they suddenly become the belongings of a former evil queen and a criminal? !
She subconsciously looked at her father, but saw Xu Chong glaring at her with his lips tightly pursed. There was a coldness and disgust in his eyes that she had never seen before. She couldn't help but be hurt by the light in it and quickly lowered her head.
Gao Ping asked Xu Chong in a deep voice: "Young Lord, you heard it, even your daughter herself admitted that these things belong to you, how can you say that you are wronged?"
"Even if that's the case!" Xu Chong raised his head with red eyes. "At most, we are guilty of negligence. The law has already stipulated that harboring these things will only result in confiscation and a fine. Why is Mr. Gao making such a fuss?"
"How can this be considered an exaggeration?" Gao Ping pressed on, "Now that the facts are before us, there is no such coincidence in the world, right? Just as the body was found, Zhang Tuiguan discovered that the body might be a descendant of the Zhennan Palace, so they were retaliated against. Then Aunt Shen recognized your wife as a certain Li from the village, so Aunt Shen's house was set on fire and almost burned down. Now your daughter is trying to sell these jewelry of unknown origin. Isn't this a guilty conscience? What else can she do? Besides, even if you can explain these things, how do you explain this seal?!"
Gao Ping picked up the seal that Zhang Tuiguan had brought to the table and asked Xu Chong coldly, "This seal is not something that ordinary people can get. How did it appear in your house?"
Even though Xu Chong was eloquent, he didn't know how to refute or clarify at this point. He was so nervous that he had stomachaches and big beads of sweat on his head. He was unable to refute at all.
Gao Ping had already firmly instructed: "It seems that if I don't help Miss Xu loosen her muscles, she will not tell the truth. So let Miss Xu suffer a little."
Xu Huixian's face was pale and she was shaking like a sieve.
Xu Chong was also shocked and angry, staring at Gao Ping: "How dare you!"
But now that the truth has been revealed, what else is there to be afraid of? Gao Ping ignored him and threw the card coldly.
Xu Huixian's fingers were long and white, and when they were put into the clamps, she was particularly horrified. Her son and daughter were now in this state. Even if Xu Chong was a resolute man, he couldn't control himself at this moment. Before he could open his mouth, the yamen runners outside came in and whispered something in Zhang Tuiguan's ear. Zhang Tuiguan stepped forward to report to Gao Ping: "Sir, Grandmother Xu outside wants to see you."
Gao Ping glanced at Xu Chong meaningfully, and immediately slammed the gavel: "Announce!"
Xu Chong was anxious, for he knew his wife best, she was a very docile person. If they were to go to court, there would be no need to torture her. How could she bear to see the miserable condition of her children
He finally lost his composure completely, and pointed at Gao Ping with his back stiff: "You do whatever you want, aren't you afraid..."
Gao Ping let him jump up and down. As long as Grandma Xu's background was confirmed, then the Xu family would be harbouring a criminal. What kind of crime was this? Even Xu Ci Fu might not be able to cover it up. What was there to worry about
He glanced at Zhang the Magistrate, and when Grandma Xu came in, he coldly asked the clerk to tell him what happened in the courtroom, and then asked Grandma Xu, "Are these things yours?"
Grandma Xu's face was as pale as gold paper, and her voice was as soft as a mosquito. She didn't even dare to look up and just replied in a low voice, "Yes."
Gao Ping then asked: "Is this seal yours?"
Grandma Xu still nodded randomly in agreement.
Gao Ping pulled the corner of his mouth. Seeing Xu Chong kept shouting loudly, he simply told Zhang Tuiguan: "Shut up his mouth!"
Tuiguan Zhang immediately rushed over with his men, held Xu Chong down with all their might, and stuffed a piece of cloth into his mouth.
The courtroom finally quieted down, Gao Ping continued to question Grandma Xu: "A body was found in Shenjia Village before, and the same jewelry was found next to the body. Some people said that she was Qi, a descendant of the Zhennan Palace who once lived in Shenjia Village. Do you know?"
Grandma Xu shuddered and closed her eyes: "I know."
"Well, now that the evidence is before us, I ask you, are you the Li that Aunt Shen mentioned, the one who took refuge with Qi in Shenjia Village?" Gao Ping slammed the gavel: "Are you a member of the clan of the demon queen Li?!"
Xu Chong widened his eyes and shook his head in pain.
Xu Huixian was also stunned, her eyes fixed on her mother for a moment.
Grandma Xu immediately burst into tears: "No! I'm not! I'm not some Li!"