"Listening to Mr. Li's words, it seems to make some sense." Ruan Xiangxiang nodded seriously.
"Xiangxiang!" Li Cui was frightened and quickly shouted in a low voice.
Li Huai immediately seemed to have grabbed her pigtails and shouted: "You finally admit it, someone, come and take her down for me."
"Wait!" Ruan Xiangxiang scolded lightly.
She was small and her voice was not loud, so she was unable to suppress the group of officers and soldiers.
Seeing the officers and soldiers coming forward one after another, Chu Munan immediately stood up, took a step forward, and stood in front of Ruan Xiangxiang.
Chu Zichen glanced at Chu Munan with his beautiful fox eyes, and then coughed lightly.
Li Huai quickly raised his hand to stop the group of officers and soldiers.
"Master Chen, what advice do you have?"
Chu Zichen said calmly: "Mr. Li, if I heard correctly, what this girl just said was 'seems to be'. The implication is that the facts are not what you said. As a parent official, how can you be so simple and rude?
Are you rushing to convict people without even listening to what the people have to say?"
"Yes, yes, Master Chen has taught you a lesson." Li Huai nodded vigorously, and the horse patted him very fast: "Master Chen is indeed a kindhearted man, caring about all the people of the world, and I admire him greatly."
Chu Zichen waved his hand and looked at Ruan Xiangxiang: "Girl, even if you tell the truth about the matter, since I am in charge of this matter today, I will never let anyone frame you falsely."
Ruan Xiangxiang stood up, walked two meters in front of Chu Zichen, and saluted him.
"Thank you Mr. Chen for your trust." She paused and continued: "This matter is actually like this..."
Ruan Xiangxiang explained in detail the incident of "Shopkeeper Cao letting them see the store".
Finally, he said: "That's what happened. We were actually entrusted by Shopkeeper Cao to help him look after the store."
"What? How is this possible?" Li Huai didn't believe it at all: "It's not like shopkeeper Cao has no relatives in Dongping County, and it's not like the Cao family has no one left. Why don't you ask your own family to look at the store, and invite outsiders like you to look at it?"
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"You have to ask Shopkeeper Cao about this." Ruan Xiangxiang didn't want to talk to him at all.
"You said it was shopkeeper Cao who asked you to see the store. What evidence do you have?" Li Huai still didn't give up.
"Of course there is evidence. Without evidence, we don't dare to stay. Otherwise, I will be framed by you, a foolish county magistrate, and I won't be able to clear myself out by jumping into the Yellow River."
Ruan Xiangxiang said, taking out a paper envelope from her arms, holding it on her fingertips: "This is the evidence."
Li Huai immediately rushed over to grab it, but Ruan Xiangxiang shrank her hand, leaving him empty-handed.
Li Huaizheng was depressed and wanted to have a fit, but he saw Ruan Xiangxiang handing the envelope to Chu Zichen.
"Young Master Chen has a high and magnanimous position, and the daughter of the people trusts you to handle the matter impartially. Therefore, it would be more comfortable for the women of the people to hand over this evidence to you."
Chu Zichen nodded and signaled to Qinghe.
Qinghe immediately took the envelope and forwarded it to Chu Zichen.
Chu Zichen opened the envelope and took out a piece of paper.
He unfolded it, read the entire article, and then waved for Li Huai to come over.
Li Huai quickly stepped forward.
"Master Li, do you have someone who can authenticate notes over there who can verify the authenticity of this letter?"
Li Huai lowered his head and read it again, and said with a sad expression: "This letter is indeed written by Shopkeeper Cao."
Chu Zichen asked curiously: "Do you know Shopkeeper Cao?"
Before Li Huai could answer, Ruan Xiangxiang answered first: "Of course he knows Mr. Li, the magistrate of Dongping County, and he is the cousin of shopkeeper Cao."
