1349 Repayment 17
As soon as Roy heard this, he patted Chu Yun's arm.
There was a look on his face that said, "Look at the good things you've done."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Widow Liu looked at Chu Yun and Roy again, but stopped talking.
"I...I..."
"Bold Mr. Liu, why don't you hurry up and summon someone..." The magistrate's aura surged, his face was furious, and the gavel in his hand was about to fall again.
Suddenly, a man dressed as an aide hurried forward, handed something to him, and quickly sketched it on the table.
The prefect's expression turned from anger to shock.
I almost jumped out of my chair.
Then he quickly scanned the field, but it was impossible to find Qin Mi.
No one notices it, but things have to be done.
The prefect sighed in his heart, but then...
There was a "bang" sound, and the gavel sounded.
"Where is Zhou Zhurong?"
Zhou Zhurong stood there, raised his hands and saluted, "Xiao Sheng is here."
"You have asked Mrs. Liu so many questions, now it is my turn to ask you."
Zhou Zhurong frowned, but still said respectfully, "My lord, just ask me, I will tell you everything I know."
"Okay, since you just asked about Liu's personal and physical evidence, I will also ask you, you said that Liu framed you, is there any witness?
Can anyone prove that she framed you?
Is there any physical evidence?
Can it prove that you two have nothing to do with each other, but she insists on biting you?"
"Now I'll give you a chance to clear your name. Just tell me."
Zhou Zhurong:......
Everyone:......
Although the villagers had never read a book and had not seen much of the world, they felt that there was something wrong with what the prefect said.
What exactly was wrong, they couldn't tell.
Zhou Zhurong pursed his lips and bowed his hands again in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.
"Please be clear to me, Sir, it was Mrs. Liu who framed me first, saying that I was in love with her. Based on the principle of whoever claims the evidence, it is Mrs. Liu who should give evidence first."
"How dare you question my words?"
"Xiaosheng is just reminding adults."
In fact, Zhou Zhurong was panicking at this time. Chu Yun only told him to bring someone to the magistrate's Yamen to find his innocence.
But the specific follow-up was not told to him.
His position was much closer to the prefect than the onlookers, so he saw the staff suddenly come up and give him something.
The prefect's attitude suddenly changed.
He didn't know whether this change was within the scope of Chu Yun's calculations or whether it was unexpected by her.
If she hadn't arranged it, could he have died happily today?
But these Zhou Zhurong will not show on his face.
Faced with the prefect's shock and anger, her back was still straight, and Widow Liu who was kneeling on the ground, completely lost and confused, were two extremes.
"I can't help but be reminded by a scholar like you when I do my work."
"Now I give you one last chance. If you can't produce evidence...then the suspicion of adultery between you and Mrs. Liu cannot be ruled out."
"But Mr. Liu can't provide any evidence. You can't just target Xiaosheng."
"That's why I said that you are not ruled out as a suspect, but the case has not been finalized immediately."
"Zhou Zhurong, if you can't produce evidence to prove that what Liu said is untrue, then don't blame me for acting in accordance with the law and taking you two into custody first and then investigating."
He did not directly condemn Zhou Zhurong in court.
After all, so many people were watching, and his own attitude was so obvious just now. If he was forcibly convicted, he might lose the support of the people.
If he was detained temporarily, he would take some time to 'find' evidence, and then he could justifiably deal with Zhou Zhurong.
Zhou Zhurong also got angry, "Sir, that's not what happened..."
"It seems that you can't produce any evidence today." The prefect said loudly, "Come here, take Zhou Zhurong and Mrs. Liu down, and wait until I find out the truth before dealing with them."
"Master Magistrate." Zhou Zhurong also yelled, "You are a gangster. It is Liu who slandered me. She should have provided evidence. Even if you want to investigate on your own, you should conduct a public review now.
The villagers of Huashu Village and Huangye Village are all here. Just ask whatever you want to ask, and just ask people to search for whatever you want to find out. Why don't you investigate now instead of locking me up first and then look for your so-called evidence.
"
Chu Yun was quite satisfied with Zhou Zhurong's performance. He was decisive when he needed to be decisive, and he didn't give in when he needed to be tough.
In this case, what you say is clear and to the point.
Because of Zhou Zhurong's words, the villagers in the two villages and the people in Mianzhou City who heard the news and came to watch the show became more concerned.
"Don't tell me, I feel that what the scholar said this week makes sense."
"Brother, what I'm saying is that something must have changed. The Liu family was obviously about to take action, so why did they suddenly change directions? There's definitely something fishy."
"Did you see that the master was talking to the adults just now? It seems that something was stuffed in there. It's not like someone is deliberately trying to get the talent of the whole week, and the money for the competition is right." The man said and left Chu Yun and the Du family meaningfully.
A glance at parents.
"No way, that is Zhou Xiucai's future in-law family. I heard that the relationship between the two families has always been very good, and the prefect is well-known as an upright official."
"You don't understand. Zhou Xiucai is a talented person, but he is poor. The Du family is such a big business, why are they willing to marry their daughter to such a poor boy?
As for the magistrate... As the saying goes, it takes three years to clear the magistrate and one hundred thousand silver dollars. There is nothing good about being an official."
The Lord Prefect also felt that the atmosphere had become strange, but he had to listen to His Highness the Fifth Prince's words.
I still have leverage in the opponent's hands.
He immediately gritted his teeth and said,
"Insolent, Zhou Zhurong despises the court and is lawless. This alone is enough to deprive you of your reputation as a scholar and ban you from taking exams for thirty years."
"It's unfair, it's unfair." Zhou Zhurong knew that he had to make a scene at this time.
He didn't know where he got the strength to overthrow two government officials who wanted to capture him.
"If he rebels, if he rebels, arrest him first and punish him for fifty years."
Seeing Zhou Zhurong being held down several times, he was about to be pushed onto the killing board.
Roy raised his eyebrows, not wanting to see that scene.
She turned to Chu Yun and said, "Ruoling, I must tell you solemnly, just this once, if you don't tell me what you want to do in the future, I won't care about it anymore."
"I'm not kidding you."
Chu Yun smiled faintly, "Princess, I really don't understand what you are talking about. If you really want to do anything for me, then help Mr. Zhou. He must have been wronged."
"Look how pitiful he is."
Everyone in Roy laughed angrily.
"Okay, just say you didn't do anything and just didn't do anything. Don't worry, he committed such shameless things and will be held responsible. No one can save him."
"Oh, really?"
Roy didn't notice the change in Chu Yun's tone. He rolled his eyes and was about to say yes...
"Wait a minute, Huang Yi, stop it."
A tall man wearing a navy blue gown and a scarf walked in.
The man entered the lobby and kicked the two government officials who were escorting Zhou Zhurong.
Seeing that the two of them were forced to let go of Zhou Zhurong, they strode up to the magistrate, grabbed the gavel from his hand, and banged it several times.
"Huang Yi, Magistrate Huang, I don't know that someone in my jurisdiction actually handles cases like this."
"Ren...Ren Governor." Huang Zhifu's face suddenly turned green.
Chapter completed!