In the solemn interior office, there are two young people sitting on a high platform.
Sitting in the center is naturally the Lord of the Windy City, Kay. Since he took the position of the Lord of the Windy City, he will sit here to handle cases every time he is promoted. Unlike those city lords who leave everything to their ministers and fish all day long, he is still very hardworking, and every time he sits in this position, he is full of vigor.
The seat next to him was originally supposed to be the Minister of Internal Affairs who assisted him in handling the case, but today it was a little different. Kaiya, the eldest son of Prince Huai, was sitting there. Some of the guards didn't know him, but they respected him very much when they saw him chatting and laughing with the city lord.
In the open space below the steps, there were two groups of people kneeling.
When Liushi was brought, the iron chains on his body hadn't had time to untie. Kay didn't seem interested in helping him untie it either, so he let him kneel there tied up. Amo, who was dressed in white and had a white headband on her head, knelt beside him, pursing her lips with a determined face.
Next to the father and daughter, several members of the Yoshihirata family were kneeling. Xiuzi was naturally in it, but compared with the scarred Liushi, he still looked elegant and decent. Kneeling next to him was a middle-aged man in his fifties. Although his temples were graying, he was still full of energy. He should be the head of the Yoshihirata family.
Kai looked left and right, coughed, and said:
"This... the plaintiff, Amo, right? Isn't your mother's case closed three years ago? Why do you want to reverse the case now?"
Amo didn't look up, and said loudly:
"Three years ago, Minnv was only five years old, and she was so soft-spoken that no one would believe her."
There was a burst of laughter from the onlookers.
Amo took the initiative to say that she was a child three years ago, but now she doesn't seem to have grown up at all.
Kay couldn't help showing a smile. Among the people present, only Amo looked serious, like a soldier who had been trained for a long time and set foot on the battlefield for the first time, firmly grasping the spear in his hand. Put all cringe behind you for a moment.
Kai moved his body, changed into a more comfortable position, and continued to ask:
"Okay. I am the ninth son of the Lord of Fengcheng City and Lord Huaiwang. You tell the truth about what happened, and I will make the decision for you."
Amo kowtowed deeply, and then told Kai little by little what she had experienced.
Xiuzi, who was kneeling below, understood everything when she heard the maid Xueyin let Amo go secretly. In his heart, he was annoyed that Xueyin, who was a confidant, betrayed him, and he hated and feared this little girl who had endured humiliation by his side for three years. Fortunately, her purpose is to wash away her father's stigma. If she only thinks about revenge, she has many chances to kill Xiuzi in the past three years.
After Amo finished speaking, the whole room was silent.
Liu Shi raised his head and glanced at his daughter, then lowered his head calmly, unable to see what he was thinking.
Xiuzi immediately denied all the charges pointed out by Amo.
Kay scratched his fingers on the paper on the table, and glanced at his brother Kaya who was sitting beside him.
Kaiya squinted her eyes and looked at the people watching the excitement outside the door.
There are definitely not a few people who were attracted by the Drum of Crying Wrongs. After Amo finished speaking, everyone woke up like a dream, and then spread it to ten, ten to hundreds, and the news was constantly spreading, and everyone was whispering. After all, this is a major event that happened in the Windy City. Kaiya looked back at Kaya and shook her head slightly.
Kai smiled and said to Amo:
"Well... Miss Amo's story is wonderful..."
Amo corrected:
"It's not a story, it's a fact."
Kay nodded, not entangled in this word, but asked:
"I just asked straight to the point, does Miss Amo have evidence?"
Amo lowered her head and said:
"No. But there are indeed many strange things in the case back then, and the whereabouts of the maid Xueyin is indeed missing. If the Lord of the City wants to investigate, I have some..."
"Not in a hurry."
Kay tapped his fingers on the table twice and said:
"The son Xiuzi of the Jipingtian family that you are suing, let's start with Xiuzi. I have been the city lord of Fengcheng for a few years. During this time, the territory of Duke Huai has not always been smooth sailing. Huaihe is ruthless, Droughts and floods are determined by nature, and the people outside know how many natural disasters Fengcheng has endured. These years, whenever there are droughts and floods, the Ji Pingtian family has done a lot of charitable deeds to open warehouses for disaster relief. Mr. Xiuzi is diligent and loves the people , Many people have witnessed his deeds of giving porridge."
The people outside were talking in low voices.
Kay's remarks were not groundless. In the past, when the city was giving out porridge in a drought or flood disaster, Xiuzi could be seen smiling, sharing weal and woe with the people.
I don't know who whispered:
"Master Xiuzi probably wouldn't do that kind of thing."
In the silence of the crowd, one sentence is enough to form a direction.
Amo raised her head and said loudly:
"Fake benevolence and righteousness, do you see less?"
Kai looked at this little girl who was only eight years old, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes. But people's hearts are like water, they have not received the favor of Liushi and Amo's father and daughter, but they know Xiuzi, that's enough. What Kai needs is not for the people to stand on his side. He just needs these servants not to be completely moved by Amo's story and make trouble recklessly.
Kay stopped moving his hands on the table, leaned back, leaned on the chair, and asked with a smile:
"Miss Amo claimed that she was soft-spoken three years ago, and there is no evidence. Let me ask: What did Miss Amo do in the past three years? There was no evidence three years ago, and there is no evidence now. Why didn't Miss Amo three years ago Tell the story?"
Amo opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.
Gradually, she found that something was wrong with Kay's attitude.
But she really couldn't answer that question. She came this time only because if she didn't come now, Liu Shi would be killed. If Liushi hadn't hurriedly returned to Fengcheng and continued to wander outside, she would definitely not choose this time to make a move, but would wait until the time was more mature before standing out.
But now she has no choice.
She holds a list in her hand, which is people who were close to Xueyin back then, and people who may know about it, including Naru. But before he could finish speaking just now, Kai had already interrupted him.
Amo clenched her fists, and was about to say something, when suddenly she heard the crowd outside watching the excitement start whispering again.
"Hey, have you heard? The Liushi kneeling there is the apprentice who was kicked out by Broduosi back then."
"Hey... a father betrayed his master, and now a daughter doesn't know what to do..."
"God, sorry, why did the Jipingtian family have so many shameless people, evil servants suing the master, with bad intentions..."
"Tsk tsk, delicious food and drink, but I didn't expect to raise a white-eyed wolf. If I were the head of the Jipingtian family, I would have killed this heartless father and daughter three years ago."
"That's right! Mr. Xiuzi gave everyone a full meal, so you must not be ungrateful!"