Chapter 200 Bai Ni concludes the case, the third fire
Chapter 200: Bai Ni solves the case, the third fire
The minor official's name is Zhang An, and he is a scribe in Lin'an Mansion. He can be said to be a low-ranking person. However, his appearance at this moment was a bit unexpected, which made this matter more complicated. Zhou Bida frowned.
Look, in his opinion, there is no need to think too much about this matter. Even if Su Liu and others were really beaten, they deserved it. But why did the little official in front of him suddenly show up? It was true, so he had a sense of justice.
Exploded, or was it bribed by the Duke of Changguo?
He rubbed his eyebrows. Zhang An's arrival could be said to have posed a problem for him. But if he really punished Qian Hong and others, wouldn't he also be aiding the evildoers?
Suddenly, Qian Hong raised his hands and said, "My lord, I wonder what scene you saw? Did you see us beating them, or did you see them breaking into our house?"
Zhang An's eyes narrowed slightly, but then he smiled and said, "There were many of you at the time, so I couldn't see clearly. I just saw pushing and shoving at the door, and then Su Liu and others were injured and left. As for the rest, I don't know.
Already."
When Qian Hong heard this, he sneered twice. This An was completely defeated. If he really wanted to testify, he would have to step on this person even if he had the master's clever plan. The master's clever plan could make tens of thousands of gold.
If soldiers are given the title of leader, what about these people?
"Sir, I have a question! There is no close enmity, no old grudges, and no financial connection between my husband and the so-called Duke of Changguo. So, if so many of them broke into a private house, what if there was a real fight?
Who knows where they came from? Moreover, even if the beating happened, it happened in our courtyard, and I don’t know how this gentleman could see clearly. Could it be that he also covets my master’s money and peeks outside? "
The harshness of what he said was not unreasonable. Indeed, it was a private house, and you deserved to be beaten for entering without any reason.
Su Liu was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes and shouted, "Sir, he is talking nonsense. We were just passing by the door, but they came out from the door to beat us. Who knows what kind of madness they have."
Na Zhou Bida looked down for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Shu Li Zhang, I wonder where exactly what you saw is located?"
Hearing this, Secretary Zhang was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Reporting to your lord, I am far away. I could only vaguely see him at the door, but I couldn't see clearly."
Zhou Bida smiled slightly in his heart, "It seems that there is an expert behind this scribe."
"Okay, in that case, what can you say?" Zhou Bi asked Qianhong with a big smile.
Qian Hong sneered, "Sir, I can prove that they broke into my master's mansion!"
"Impossible!" Su Liu had already thought about it, as long as he insisted on it, could there be any evidence for this kind of thing?
"If I had evidence that you broke into the house without permission, would this matter be concluded?" Qian Hong said with a sneer.
Su Liuyi was startled, then nodded, "Not bad!"
This is not an era when future generations can take photos casually. The only thing that matters is physical evidence. Now that the only witness is on your side, what other tricks can the other party use!
However, he saw Na Qianhong grinning, and then he cupped his hands towards Zhou Bida and said: "Sir, my master has just moved into the house, so many places need to be repaired, so we got some white mud
In the courtyard, this is also easy, just look at whether there is white mud on the soles of their shoes, it is enough to prove it."
Qian Hong's words stunned everyone present! Including Su Liu! Before, he just went to make trouble, who cares about what is on the ground?
Before he could react, Zhou Bida issued an order, "Come on, please take off their shoes with me to verify."
The yamen servant on the side immediately moved forward, pushed the stunned Su Liu to the ground, and took off his shoes. After a moment, a yamen servant raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there is something on the soles of all of their shoes. There’s white mud!”
"Snapped!"
Zhou Bida's face looked slightly cold, "You broke into a private house without permission, but instead you falsely accused me, hauled me down to the hall, and slapped you with forty bullets, to serve as a warning to others!"
When Su Liuyi and the others were dragged out crying, Zhou Bida stood up and said lightly to the dumbfounded clerk below: "Secretary Zhang, there are some things that cannot be said easily. Fortunately, Secretary Zhang didn't see the truth today. Otherwise, a false accusation, although not serious, would be enough to cost you your official status." After that, he ignored the sweating clerk and left the court. Leave...
The plaque above the door of the Su family's old house has been replaced by the word "Shen Mansion", but the rest has not changed.
In the inner hall, Shen Tang and Lu You were sitting. Hearing Shen Tang talk about the so-called white mud incident, Lu You couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Actually, this kind of thing is difficult to say. Even if there is no evidence, I guess the prefect is also It’s easy to rebuke both parties.”
Shen Tang smiled slightly, "If it's just Su Liu and others, it's no problem. However, what I'm afraid of is that there will be unexpected witnesses..."
"Where did the witness come from..." Before Lu You could finish his words, he saw Qian Hong returning to report back. When he told everything about what happened in the lobby, Lu You was stunned. Fortunately, this time, there was someone from Shen Tang. Arrange it in advance, otherwise, even if Zhou Bida wants to enforce the law impartially, it will be detrimental to the Shen family.
"Two of these three fires have already been burned!" Shen Tang said calmly, "I don't know where the third fire in the Duke's Mansion started. However, if it is impossible to rob, it will be unfavorable to sue the official. I'm afraid the Duke There is nothing we can do."
In Zhu Zhuo's house, after listening to the old servant's story, Zhu Zhuo couldn't help but smile softly, "This little guy is quite resourceful. Next, I'm afraid that Gao Shan will be helpless. After all, some things are not worthy of their name." It will be a lot of trouble if you don’t handle it properly.”
The old servant nodded, "Master is right. After all, now that the house has been bought by Shen Tang, Duke Chang Guo can only do some tricks secretly. However, Shen House is not weak in strength and is not afraid of ordinary little tricks. "
"In that case, let's give Duke Chang Guo a card to play. This time, let's see how the little guy will deal with this Tian Hu card. Wait until you catch his weak spot, then let out the words, Just let him exchange for what the master needs." Zhu Zhuo said calmly.
The old servant nodded slightly and then left quietly.
In the palace of Duke Chang Guo, Gao Bing was furious again. He did not expect that he, who was going smoothly in Lin'an City, would not be able to win over a rich man this time. If this continued, how could he gain a foothold in Lin'an City?
He whipped Su Liu severely, but he could not forgive his anger. Even the ninth concubine, whom he loved the most, came to comfort him in person, but it did not make his anger go away.
"Sir, I just got a piece of news from a fellow villager. It may be of some use to you!" a servant serving tea said softly.