After Situ Zhou finished speaking, Mrs. Zhang pushed her husband forward a few steps, stuffed the paper into her husband's hand, and motioned for him to hand it over quickly.
However, Mr. Zhang hesitated and looked very hesitant.
"Cough!" Situ Zhou coughed deliberately and asked majestically again: "Who is in the hall?"
Mr. Zhang couldn't help but feel nervous. He had no choice but to hold up the paper with both hands and said respectfully: "Zhang Sixi, a common citizen, is suing Su Ni for stealing my property. I hope you will take notice!"
Immediately, the foreman presented the petition to Situ Zhou.
Situ Zhou carefully read the contents of the petition, raised his head and asked, "Where is the defendant?"
Two government officials outside the hall immediately started moving, brought Su Ni into the hall, and reported: "Sir, bring Su Ni here!"
"Su Ni, Zhang Sixi and his wife have accused you of stealing their property, can you admit it?" Situ Zhou asked.
Su Ni immediately shook her head vigorously: "Sir, the daughter of the people did not steal the Zhang family's property. The daughter of the people was wrongly accused. I hope you will understand..."
Sha'er Zidan stood outside the hall and couldn't help but help: "Sir, Su Ni is really wronged. She will not steal other people's things!"
"Who is making noise outside the hall?" Situ Zhou asked with a frown.
Sha Er Zidan immediately stepped into the lobby, cupped his hands and said: "Sha Er Zidan has met Situ Magistrate!"
Shaer Zidan?
Situ Zhou was startled. Isn't he the direct grandson of Elder Sang Mu? Why is he here?
Situ Zhou then asked: "Sha'er Zidan, what is your connection with this case?"
Sha'er Zidan was speechless and thought for a moment before saying: "I, I... I am Su Ni's friend, I believe she did not steal anything!"
Situ Zhou said in a deep voice: "That's no one to care about! Anyone who comes will be kicked out of the lobby. If you dare to make any noise again, you will be kicked out of the county government office!"
"Yes, sir."
As soon as the words fell, a yamen servant pushed Shaer Zidan out of the lobby. Two servants hurried forward to protect the young master, sparing no effort to fend off the yamen servant's rude movements.
Sha'er Zidan was very angry after being kicked out, but he couldn't do anything. Suddenly he turned around and saw Chai Yan next to him.
At this time, Chai Yan was standing in a blind spot of Situ Zhou's sight. He leaned against the wall and waved lazily to Sha'er Zidan.
Sha'er Zidan was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly walked over.
Chai Yan whispered: "Master Dan, I advise you to calm down and stop causing trouble. Just listen carefully to Master Situ's trial!"
Seeing that Chai Yan had said this, Sha'er Zidan nodded in agreement.
In the hall at this time.
Situ Zhou had already begun to ask about the circumstances of yesterday's case, but the person who stepped forward to answer was not Zhang Sixi, but his wife.
Mrs. Zhang said angrily: "Sir, my husband went out yesterday afternoon. Only Su Ni and I were at home. I was resting in the back room, and Su Ni was washing clothes in the yard. Later, she called
It woke me up, so I went to check it out, then gave her wages and let her go back..."
After a pause, Mrs. Zhang's expression changed, she stared at Su Ni angrily and said, "But when I got there the next morning, I discovered that my favorite pair of glazed stone earrings was missing one...
Sir, from yesterday afternoon to this morning when I discovered the missing thing, only Su Ni had been in and out of my house. Tell me, who else could have stolen it if she hadn't?"
"It's not me, I didn't! I really didn't..."
Su Ni quickly denied it loudly.
There was only a "pop" sound, and Situ Zhou, who was behind the case, took a heavy photo of the gavel, and Su Ni became silent.
Situ Zhou looked solemn and asked: "Defendant Su Ni, tell me what you did at that time?"
Su Ni immediately said: "Sir, at that time I had been washing clothes in the yard and had never set foot in the house. After I finished washing the clothes and received my wages, I went back! I really didn't steal the glazed stone earrings!
"
Situ Zhou thought for a while and asked: "You said you never entered the house, then how did you wake up Ms. Zhang?"
Su Ni explained: "Sir, I stood in the yard and screamed. The soles of my shoes were wet at that time. I was afraid that I would wet the ground when I entered the house, so I didn't dare to go in. I screamed many times before I woke up.
Mrs. Zhang’s.”
Chai Yan outside couldn't help but nodded secretly after hearing this, thinking that this woman named Su Ni is quite careful and has a very high personal quality!
Situ Zhou in the hall asked again: "During the time when you were doing laundry, did anyone else come in and out of Zhang's house?"
"No, absolutely not!" Su Ni recalled: "Sir, I never left at that time. No one knocked on the door and I didn't hear any suspicious noises."
Situ Zhou thought about it again, then turned to ask Mrs. Zhang: "Is it possible that you forgot and put the earring somewhere else? Have you looked carefully at home?"
Situ Zhou thought to himself that this was not a misunderstanding. He had to ask clearly.
Zhang Sixi whispered: "Madam, why don't we go home and look carefully, in case we fall somewhere, I always feel that Su Ni is not like that kind of person..."
"What else are you looking for?" Mrs. Zhang became anxious immediately. She winked and said to her husband, "I've searched the whole house and there's nothing there. Who else could have stolen it if she hadn't?"
"Ahem..." Situ Zhou coughed twice and reminded Mrs. Zhang: "Have you looked elsewhere in the house?"
Mrs. Zhang immediately replied to Situ Zhou: "My lord, I don't know. I will never take those glazed stone earrings out of that room, so they cannot be anywhere else in the house. They must have been stolen!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang glanced at Su Ni beside her.
This little move was seen by Sha'er Zidan outside the hall, and he immediately started to get angry, but he couldn't say anything. If he was kicked out of the county government gate, he would not be able to see anything.
Next, Situ Zhou inquired about various details in detail, and sent additional officers to Su Ni's house to conduct another search, but still did not find the stolen glazed stone earring.
No matter how many times she asked, Su Ni insisted that she had never left the front yard, let alone seen any glazed stone earrings; Mrs. Zhang also insisted that during that time, no other strangers came in or out of the house except Su Ni.
!
Seeing that more than an hour has passed, there is still no substantial progress in the case...
Situ Zhou was a little upset when he couldn't find any answers. After thinking about it, he took a picture of the gavel and announced: "The defendant will be temporarily detained. The case will be tried again at another date! Withdraw from the court..."
As soon as the voice fell, a government official sounded the retreat drum, and Situ Zhou stood up and left the hall with a quick stride.
"Congratulations, sir!" Zhang Sixi and his wife said respectfully together.
As soon as Situ Zhou left, a government officer was about to take Su Ni to prison. When Sha'er Zidan saw it, he became anxious and immediately went up with two servants to stop her.
When the officials saw that this was okay, a quarrel broke out between the two sides.
"Stop arguing!" Chai Yan suddenly shouted loudly.
When everyone saw Chai Yan appear, they immediately became quiet.
Chai Yandui pulled Sha'er Zidan aside and asked, "Can you calm down? Will getting angry be effective?"
Sha'er Zidan said anxiously: "Master Chai, you said that Master Situ would know everything clearly, but now...you have also seen it. After asking about the case for so long, you have no clue at all, and now you want to bring Su Ni to the police."
Will I be able to calm down after being imprisoned?"
Chai Yan was actually quite speechless regarding Situ Zhou's proficiency in handling the case. He shouldn't have said anything so perceptive just now, otherwise he wouldn't have been slapped in the face with a swollen face!
Chai Yan thought for a while and said: "Master Dan, do you think this is okay? I will help you investigate this case, but you must promise me not to cause trouble!"
Sha'er Zidan asked doubtfully: "Master Chai, you mean...you have a way to find out the truth?"
Chai Yan curled his lips and said: "Not sure! But if you are willing to believe me, I can give it a try..."
Sha'er Zidan looked back at the helpless Su Ni, and after hesitation said: "Master Chai, I believe you, please help me, help Su Ni!"
Chai Yan nodded solemnly, saying to himself that for the sake of earning you a thousand taels of silver, I will help you this time...
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PS: I sent my children to interest classes, watched movies, and finished a little... In addition, they were soaked in the water...