Before Chu Tiankuo opened the hall, he asked Songbai to call Manager Zhao. Ren Zilin also knew that the time had come, so he said, "Call the Manager of the Yingbin Building."
Soon, Shopkeeper Zhao came in and bowed respectfully: "I greet you, sir."
Ren Zilin, "No need to be polite! Shopkeeper Zhao, these three people are accusing this girl of stealing the money of the guests in your Yingbin Building. Is this true?"
Shen Mingzhu: “… ”
She didn't file a lawsuit! It was her grandmother who wanted to file a lawsuit! The adults really misunderstood!
Manager Zhao took a look and said, "Your Excellency, no customer in our restaurant has lost any money. Previously, a customer lost a gold bead, but this girl returned it yesterday."
After Shopkeeper Zhao finished speaking, he bowed to Xing Nong respectfully and thanked her: "Thank you, young lady, for returning the lost money. We at Yingbin Building owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, please let me know."
Shen Mingzhu: “… ”
Shouldn't the owner of the Yingbin Building have said this to her
Li was dumbfounded. She turned to look at Shen Mingzhu's maid.
Shen Mingzhu also stared at her.
The maid was anxious. She would be beaten to death if she went back. She said anxiously, "Boss, where is the silver? Didn't the guest in your reception building say that the silver was lost? I clearly saw that she had silver on her. If it wasn't stolen, where did it come from?"
The shopkeeper looked at her and said, "No, it was still early and there was only one customer in the restaurant, and that customer did not lose any money. This girl came to the restaurant to sell chickens and was also planning to sell recipes. I think the money was earned from selling recipes."
Li laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Haha... She is a bastard who has never eaten a single piece of meat, how can she sell any recipes?"
"Bang!" Ren Zilin slammed the gavel, "Shut up!"
You keep calling me a bastard, and then you call me a bastard. Do you still treat me as a human being
"Sir, it's a slap in the face." Chu Tiankuo said coldly.
Ren Zilin immediately said, "Li has repeatedly disrupted the court and insulted innocent people who have not yet been convicted. Come, slap him in the face!"
Shopkeeper Zhao was extremely surprised. He looked at Chu Tiankuo and then at Xingnong.
It seems that Miss Shen holds a special position in the master's heart.
As for what status it is, he hasn't figured it out yet.
It can't be the kind of love between men and women!
"Yes!" A yamen runner immediately responded and came forward with a board.
Shen Mingzhu: "..."
Where is the kindness you promised
Slap... .. on the face? Li was completely shocked. How could she disturb the court
Why is she going to spank again
Seeing the yamen runner approaching with a board, she was so scared that she kowtowed quickly: "Please spare my life, sir. I will never dare to do it again! Please spare my life!"
Shen Mingzhu also kowtowed quickly: "Please spare my life, sir! My grandmother won't dare to do it again next time! She is old,..."
"I can do it for you." Chu Tiankuo interrupted her calmly.
Shen Mingzhu: “… ”
Two yamen runners quickly stepped forward, one grabbed Li and the other held a board.
Li struggled hard, "No, sir, no, sir, spare my life! Um..."
"Pa! Pa!" The bailiff hit her twice with a board and then let her go.
Shen Mingzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed to have just come to her senses after being frightened. She quickly supported Li and whispered with a worried look on her face, "Grandma, grandma, are you okay?"
Li's old face immediately turned red and swollen, wuwu... Why is she always the one who gets punished
Ren Zilin slammed the gavel and said, "Okay, the matter has been clarified. Since Miss Shen did not steal the silver, the three of you should report to Miss Shen..."
Xing Nong then said, "Sir, I have something to ask you."
Ren Zilin was about to leave the court when he heard this and asked curiously, "Miss Shen, what do you want to ask?"
Xing Nong: "Sir, I want to ask you something. When the yamen runners are investigating a case, can they take the opportunity to help throw out all the belongings of the unconvicted people's homes for inspection? Can ordinary people also use the excuse of helping the yamen runners investigate a case to deliberately destroy other people's property?"
Shen Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat.
Li's mouth was burning with pain. Hearing this, she immediately got angry and had a bad feeling in her heart. What did this bastard want to do? !
Ren Zilin frowned when he heard this. He didn't know there was such a thing. "Of course not."
He looked at the leading yamen runner: "What's going on?"
Zhou Qiang's heart skipped a beat.
Li Yong also secretly complained in his heart, and hurriedly said: "My Lord, I failed in my duty. The situation at that time was like this. I followed the arrangement of the county magistrate and took people to bring Miss Shen back to the government office for questioning. But when we arrived at Shen's house, Miss Shen was not at home. Li said that she could search for evidence first and leave Miss Shen speechless. Then she broke into Shen's house and threw out everything inside for us to search. I am guilty for not being able to stop it in time."
Li didn't know there was anything wrong with what she did. She thought Xingnong was a thief at the time, so wasn't it normal to search for stolen goods
She said as a matter of course: "Sir, I was just helping the police take out the things for them to check. At that time, she was a thief, so of course we had to search for evidence first! So that she couldn't destroy the evidence."
In her opinion, doing things in the name of an official is right. She is helping the government to investigate the case as quickly as possible, so what's wrong with that
Ren Zilin was almost amused by her ignorance: "So, you think you are right?"
Li nodded, a little hesitantly: "What's wrong?"
Xing Nong just wanted to cut the Gordian knot: "Sir, Li entered my house without the owner's consent and broke everything in my house. This is considered trespassing and intentionally destroying other people's property. Should I be thrown into prison for a year or two?"
After saying that, Xing Nong gave Li a cold look.
Li was sore-mouthed. She was already full of anger. She was used to being flattered. Xing Nong's provocative look directly angered her. Her anger exploded in her mind: "Your house is full of broken things. I broke them, so I broke them! What do you mean by intentional destruction of other people's property? You poor bastard, you just want compensation. I have plenty of silver! One of my shoes is more valuable than your broken house! I also complain that I dirty my shoes by walking into your doghouse! Isn't it just compensation? Five taels of silver, is that enough? I'll just treat it as a beggar!"
How dare a poor and lowly bastard with an unlucky father shout in front of an old lady like her
Who does she think she is
Even her grandmother has to call her sister-in-law!
Li was so excited that he took out five taels of silver and threw it towards Xingnong!
Shen Mingzhu's mind buzzed and she was completely stunned!
Finished!
Xing Nong could have hidden, but she just stood there.
Just because Xingnong doesn't move doesn't mean others won't move either.
Chu Tiankuo flicked his index finger and a piece of silver flew out, directly knocking away the silver that Li threw at her. It was not known whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but the silver flew directly towards Li and hit her knee.
Li felt a pain in his knee and fell to his knees with a thump!
Ren Zilin stood up in anger and slammed the gavel: "Come here, Li broke into a private house, destroyed other people's property, used vulgar language, hit people, and disrespected the court. His behavior is bad and he refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. He is guilty of an even greater crime. He will be severely punished with ten strokes of the cane, thrown into prison for a month, and must compensate Miss Shen Xingnong's family for all losses! To serve as a warning to others!"