Three days later.
Outer city, Hexi.
"You bitch, are you going to stop? You've been coming to my house for three days in a row. You really have no shame."
"Master Lin, listen to me..."
"Bah! Cao Yanei is really too much. I didn't bother him, but he sent someone to threaten me, and he even sent a woman. What a coward. Get out! Get out of my house immediately. Also, go back and tell Cao Yanei that I will never let this matter go."
But a man in his thirties with a leopard head and eagle eyes was seen scolding a seventeen-year-old girl and forcing her out of the courtyard.
"I'm really not sent by the Yanei. I'm here to help you. You won't win in court."
"Of course I know I can't win, but so what? I've endured enough and I won't endure it anymore."
boom!
The gate was closed.
But the girl refused to give up. She knocked on the door and shouted into the house, "Master Lin, I know your difficulties. Let's talk about it. Maybe there is another way..."
... ...
Not far away stood two young men in cloaks.
I only heard the shorter man say, "Third brother, are you really not going to help Madam Xu?"
"If I could help, I wouldn't be standing here. Go back!"
... ...
In the afternoon, at some point, a drizzle began to fall from the gloomy sky.
Zhang Fei opened the back door, only to see a young girl standing opposite, leaning on the door edge. Her thick, black hair was covered by water droplets in the air, and her pure, beautiful face was shrouded in haze just like the sky.
After a long while, Zhang Fei slowly asked, "It seems that things are not going well."
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei, "Did you guess long ago that I wouldn't succeed?"
"To be honest, half and half!" said Zhang Fei.
Xu Zhiqian looked at him puzzledly.
Zhang Fei explained: "Based on Lin Fei's behavior, there are only two possibilities. First, he is very eager for fame and fortune, and he will do anything to achieve it.
Secondly, the resentment that had been suppressed in his heart for more than a decade had become an obsession, and he needed to vent it out.
If he wants the former, you have a great chance of success, at least you can get a chance to negotiate, because even without us, it is not a good thing for him to go to class and argue. But if it is the latter, it will be difficult to succeed. "
Xu Zhiqian sighed softly: "But this will only cause him to suffer more harm."
Zhang Fei comforted him: "You have tried your best."
Xu Zhiqian was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "Will it cause you trouble if I alert the enemy like this?"
Zhang Fei shook his head and smiled: "If it would affect me, I would not let you go. On the contrary, I would become more confident."
Xu Zhiqian asked: "Really?"
There was no joy on his face.
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "It is also very important for me to understand the enemy's mentality."
"enemy?"
Xu Zhiqian smiled.
Zhang Fei said: "I am just making a metaphor."
"I know!"
Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly and said, "Don't underestimate me. In fact, I have seen a lot of such things. I can only help a very small number of people. But every time I see them, I still can't help but feel depressed, especially... especially when he is Di Gong's soldier."
Every time she encountered injustice, she would try her best, but most of the time it was in vain. If Li Si had not met Zhang Fei, she would probably have to be a monk in a temple for the rest of her life.
It can be seen that she will not do anything reckless, but just wants to have a clear conscience!
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "We are not plants or trees, so we cannot be heartless. It is inevitable to feel depressed and sad, but we must distinguish between public and private affairs and maintain our professionalism at work."
Xu Zhiqian took a deep breath, raised her head and looked at the gloomy sky.
... ...
While they were talking, the drums from Kaifeng Prefecture sounded again.
The entire Kaifeng Prefecture's yamen runners were on the verge of collapse...
The holiday is coming soon...
What, not Zhang San
Oh, all right!
It can be seen that it is not the sound of drums that makes people collapse, but Zhang San.
But then they couldn't relax anymore.
Apart from Zhang San, anyone who dares to come and knock on the drum of Kaifeng Mansion must be a big case.
"Cao Dongdong?"
Lu Gong looked at Li Kai with a squinting eye.
Li Kai nodded and said, "The great nephew of the Empress Dowager, and the son of the deputy commander of the infantry army."
Lu Gong immediately perked up and asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
Li Kai nodded and said, "There is a confession written by Cao Dongdong himself."
After saying that, he handed it over together with the petition paper.
After Lu Gong looked at it, he said, "The evidence is irrefutable. Send someone to arrest Cao Dongdong and interrogate him."
Li Kai looked hesitant. "Prefect, this Cao Dongdong is not an ordinary official's son. If we arrest him directly, the consequences will be unpredictable."
What this means is that we should communicate privately first and see how to handle it.
Lü Gongzhe said with a firm face: "If we don't enforce the law impartially, the consequences will only be worse. Arrest him. I, Lü Gongzhe, will bear all the consequences."
... ..
Cao Mansion!
"Hey, you! Daddy, please don't hit me. I will take responsibility for what I did. I will never let you down."
"take responsibility?"
Snapped!
"You rebellious son!"
Snapped!
"You have brought shame upon my Cao family."
Bang bang bang bang!
"Ouch! Ouch! What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and catch him! I'm right here, catch me, catch me quickly!"
Cao Ping raised his arms and used his hands and feet to beat Cao Dongdong from inside the house to the front yard.
Cao Dongdong was beaten so badly that he could only ask for help from the yamen runners of Kaifeng Prefecture.
If you don’t catch him now, your life will be in danger!
"Deputy Commander, calm down. Deputy Commander, calm down."
Li Kai hurried forward and held Cao Ping, "Deputy Commander, calm down. We are still in the investigation stage...!"
Cao Ping tilted his head to look at him and said, "If there is no evidence, how can you, Kaifeng Prefecture, come to arrest people?"
Li Kai was suddenly speechless.
"Bring me a knife!"
Cao commented: "Today I will sacrifice my relatives for the greater good and enforce justice on behalf of Heaven."
"Hey young!"
When Cao Dongdong heard this, he was so scared that he ran out the door.
"Don't leave, my rebellious son!"
Cao Ping pretended to chase after him.
"Master! It's all our fault. We didn't take good care of Yanei. If you want to kill me, just kill me."
Several idle men who had been following Cao Dongdong suddenly knelt in front of Cao Ping, holding their clothes, hugging their calves, and crying.
"You think you can stay out of this? I will kill that rebellious son first, and then I will kill you."
After saying that, Cao Ping kicked them left and right, pushing them away.
"Deputy Commander!"
Li Kai stood in front of Cao Ping again and said, "Let's leave this matter to Kaifeng Prefecture!"
Cao Ping glanced at Li Kai and said, "Okay! But you in Kaifeng Prefecture must promise me that you will handle this matter impartially and will not show any leniency. I will just pretend that I never gave birth to this son."
Li Kai nodded and said, "Yes, we will definitely handle it impartially."
After Li Kai left, Cao Ping's body suddenly shook a few times.
"master!"
The old man at the side immediately came forward, supported Cao Ping, and advised: "Master, don't be angry, take care of your health, the young master is a lucky man, and he will be fine."
“Get lost!”
Cao Ping pushed the old man away with one hand, "You bastard, I don't have the mood to care about that rebellious son now. I can't even protect myself now. If my aunt knew about this, I... I would be finished too. I would rather be the one arrested by Kaifeng Prefecture."
Who among the Cao family members is not afraid of Empress Dowager Cao
In comparison, Kaifeng Prefecture is simply heaven!
After all, the truth will come out.
Soon, the news came out.
In the world today, the number one relative of the emperor raped the coach’s wife.
This explosive news was like a fire in winter and the bright moon in the night sky, attracting the attention of all the people in Bianliang.
Almost everyone criticized Cao Yanei, and no one had any doubt about it.
... ...
The Imperial Palace.
"My nephew failed to discipline Dong'er strictly, so he made such a big mistake. Please punish him, aunt."
Cao Ping was kneeling on the ground, trembling.
The white-haired Queen Mother Cao sat on the mat, closed her eyes and twirled her beads, with a kind face. After a long while, she slowly said, "Go and resign from the position of deputy commander first."
"Yes, nephew will go there later."
"If I knew that you put pressure on Kaifeng Prefecture, don't blame me for not considering the relationship between aunt and nephew."
"My nephew dare not."
"You go down first."
"yes."
... ...
Kaifeng Prefecture.
"Cao Dongdong refused to plead guilty."
"The evidence is conclusive, what else can he say?" Lu Gong frowned.
Li Kai said: "He said that Lin Fei was the one who set him up and blackmailed him."
Lu Gong asked, "Does he have any evidence?"
Li Kai shook his head and said, "No. And he also admitted that he wrote the confession letter."
"He is the son of a noble family, a relative of the emperor. How can Lin Fei force him?" Lu Gong snorted, "I think he must be waiting for the Empress Dowager to rescue him."
Li Kai said: "I thought so at first, but he proposed to ask the ear-writer to defend him."
Lu Gong subconsciously asked, "Zhang San?"
Li Kai was also shocked: "That's impossible. Zhang San currently does not have the power to go to court to argue. If he wants to defend the yamen, he must first get authorization from the bookstore."
Lu Gong said: "But this kind of case has never involved the person who spies on others."
"Right!"
Li Kai nodded and said, "Cao Yanei only said to invite Fan Family Bookstore, but he didn't mention who it was specifically. But Fan Family Bookstore couldn't possibly cooperate with Zhang San. It was them who teamed up with Wang Wenshan to restrict Zhang San's right to sue."
"Fan family?"
Lu Gong frowned and said, "Cao Dongdong actually asked the spies to defend him. This is really strange."
... ..
Fan Family Bookstore!
"You... why are you here?"
When Fan Li saw Zhang Fei appear in the bookstore, he was surprised and happy.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "I am here to fulfill the contract."