"Hey, Miss Bai, if your Baoan Hall is innocent, why don't you have the courage to let the officials search it again? I'm afraid you are guilty." Zhang Dean's eyes rolled, and he suddenly stepped forward and fanned the flames, saying, "Officials, you see, there must be something wrong with this Baoan Hall. We must search it again."
"Guilty?" Bai Suzhen curled her lips, stared at Zhang Dean, and said meaningfully: "That's true. There should be people in this room who are guilty, but they are those who do evil things."
Zhang Dean was shocked and became uneasy when he heard the deep meaning in Bai Suzhen's words. He thought to himself, could this woman surnamed Bai know something? He carefully looked at Bai Suzhen's expression, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Bai Suzhen's eyes seemed to see through everything. He suddenly felt a little nervous and uneasy, and looked away uncomfortably, not daring to look into Bai Suzhen's eyes again.
Bai Suzhen saw the changes in Zhang Dean's expression and said calmly, "Doctor Zhang, if you want to accuse Bao'an Hall of something, you must at least have some evidence. Otherwise, if you continue to slander me, I, Bai Suzhen, will definitely report you to the government."
Zhang Dean shouted, "The evidence is in your Baoan Hall. If you want to prove your innocence, let the officials search it again."
Bai Suzhen's eyes were as bright and clear as water, with a hint of a smile in them.
The leading yamen runner looked at Bai Suzhen, then at Zhang Dean, and was just feeling awkward when he suddenly saw one of his men rushing in from outside. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Zhu Zi, weren't you patrolling the streets? Why are you here?"
The man hurriedly said, "Boss, this is what happened. I just saw the old beggar woman and her grandson that Zheng Taisheng and the others mentioned. They are still alive and well, begging on the street."
The leading yamen runner raised his eyebrows and asked, "Really?"
The man said with certainty: "Boss, there can be no mistake. I recognize the old beggar woman and her grandson. They are indeed still alive-" He leaned forward and whispered in the ear of the leading yamen runner in a low voice: "Boss, I think the Three Emperors Patriarchs Association is making false accusations today. A tall tree attracts the wind. The Baoan Hall has become very famous recently. I can't guarantee that their colleagues will not be jealous."
The leading bailiff nodded. Thinking of all the trouble he had gone through for no reason, he couldn't help but feel angry. He turned around and shouted at Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean, "Humph! Zheng Taisheng, Zhang Dean, you all heard it. What about misdiagnosis and wasting lives? I think you are just looking for trouble."
"Sir, I...this..." Zheng Taisheng was so anxious that he was sweating and speechless. Zhang Dean on the side frowned in disbelief, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Okay, don't say anything. Just go to court and explain to the adults. Humph." The leading yamen runner waved his hand, impatiently interrupting Zheng Taisheng's words, and then clasped his fists towards Bai Suzhen and said, "Miss Bai, I'm sorry for the offense. Please don't take it as an offense."
Bai Suzhen smiled and said sympathetically, "Your Excellency is just following orders, so why would I be offended?"
The leading yamen runner breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we'll take our leave."
Bai Suzhen slightly turned sideways and said, "Please come in, gentlemen."
"It's time to call it a day. Let's go." The leading bailiff waved his hand and left in an instant with his men.
All the yamen runners left one after another, leaving only Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean standing there awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or stay.
Zheng Taisheng rubbed his hands, and after a while he finally mustered up the courage to apologize to Bai Suzhen: "Miss Bai, I'm really sorry. I'm so magnanimous, please forgive me. That... Doctor Zhang and I were just foolish because we believed what people said." When he said the last sentence, he was obviously lacking in confidence. His voice gradually lowered, and he didn't dare to look Bai Suzhen in the eye.
Bai Suzhen glanced at Zhang Dean who was standing beside her, and said to Zheng Taisheng directly, "Doctor Zheng, don't lie in front of a real person. I think Doctor Zheng should know very well whether what happened today was a result of mistrust or a premeditated plan." After a pause, she said calmly, "I, Bai Suzhen, believe that I have the grace to tolerate others. As long as Doctor Zheng tells me who is the instigator of the murder, I will do my best to clear you of the responsibility in court."
"This..." Zheng Taisheng looked embarrassed and hesitant, and his eyes involuntarily looked at Zhang Dean a few times.
Zhang De'an pulled Zheng Taisheng away, stiffened his neck, and shouted angrily: "Bai Suzhen, what do you mean by this? Don't slander us. The people in our Three Emperors Ancestors Association are not to be trifled with." After saying that, he stroked his sleeves, turned around and left.
Zheng Taisheng bowed to Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, then turned around and hurried away.
Xu Xian looked at the two people's backs as they left, then turned to look at Bai Suzhen and asked, "Miss Bai, what should we do? Do we really want to accuse them of a false accusation?"
Bai Suzhen nodded and said, "Of course."
Xu Xian hesitated for a moment and said, "Since Doctor Zheng sincerely apologized to us, why does Miss Bai insist on accusing them? Besides, Doctor Zheng also said that they just believed what others said and made false accusations. Miss Bai is kind-hearted, so why not give them a chance to correct their mistakes?"
Bai Suzhen said solemnly, "Mr. Xu, you are wrong. The poisoning of the old lady and her grandson is closely related to Zheng Taisheng and Zhang Dean. Zheng Taisheng may not be the culprit, but Zhang Dean is very likely the real poisoner. He used the poison of Hedinghong to poison innocent people. His means are so cruel that it is hard to forgive. If this person is not killed, I am afraid he will harm the world again. And if the law is not upheld, the rats will always be rampant. It is good to have good intentions, but we must distinguish right from wrong, distinguish good from evil, and not be soft-hearted and allow evil people to do evil and oppress good people."
After listening to Bai Suzhen's words, Xu Xian was enlightened. He pondered for a moment, took a breath, and blamed himself: "Miss Bai, what you said is very true. I just thought that there are many right and wrong in the world, and even saints can't avoid making mistakes. As long as they can correct their mistakes and leave room for them to turn back, it is always good. But I didn't think that if we tolerate evil, more people will be harmed. Yes, we can't let the murderer who poisoned the old woman and her grandson go unpunished. We must bring him to justice. But - Miss Bai, if Zhang Dean insists on denying the poisoning, I'm afraid we can't do anything to him. What should we do?"
Bai Suzhen smiled faintly and said confidently: "Please rest assured, Mr. Xu, the fox will eventually show his true colors, and the evildoers will eventually not escape the punishment of the law."
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