Fan Baowen and Fan Mingli also rushed over and were shocked to hear Xia Chunmei's words.

At this moment, they all had the same question in their minds: How did Xia Chunmei, a country girl, manage to rescue the people? And how did Xia Xintian know the exact number of kidnappers?

What they wanted to ask was actually what Magistrate He Bo also wanted to ask.

"Xia Xintian, how did you know that these people were hiding in Guihua Lane, and that there were eight people guarding them?" He Bo asked.

Xia Xintian looked at Xia Chunmei, who said, "Sir, I told him."

How did you know that?

“Because I told her.” Du Bin arrived.

Upon seeing Du Bin, the Fan family immediately felt uneasy.

This further convinced the Fan family that Du Bin had stolen and sent out those letters to frame Fan Baowen and Du Lanlan!

The Fan family glared at Du Bin with hatred, wishing they could rush up and beat him to death!

Fan Baowen had a vague feeling that something was amiss, and he was extremely flustered. He quickly sent Fan Baoyun to inform the Du family.

"Student Du Bin greets Your Excellency."

"Young Master Du, you just said you told them," He Bo asked, "How did you know?"

"Your Excellency, this matter is somewhat related to our Du family."

At this point, Du Bin looked at the Fan family members outside. Fan Baowen's heart pounded, and he had a feeling that Du Bin was not saying anything nice.

Fan Mingli had the same feeling. He was afraid that Du Bin would hold a grudge against Madam Du and say something he shouldn't have. So Fan Mingli hinted, "Young Master Du, you wouldn't be thinking of putting righteousness before family, would you?"

“I said this matter is related to my Du family, but I didn’t say it was done by my Du family, so it’s not a matter of putting family members before family.”

Du Bin's words left the Fan family somewhat puzzled.

"Bang!" He Bo slammed his gavel and said sternly, "Young Master Du, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly!"

"He's the mastermind behind the kidnapping of this little girl!" Du Bin said, pointing directly at Fan Baowen.

The Fan family was horrified.

“Young Master Du, do you know what you’re saying?” Madam Fan was anxious. “You need to have evidence to back up your claims.”

Fan Mingli: "Young Master Du, you can't just say things like that."

"Bang!" He Bo slammed his gavel again and shouted, "Silence! Du Bin, do you have any evidence to support your claim?"

"Of course."

The Fan family was startled once again.

Du Bin said, "I believe everyone knows about my younger sister Du Lanlan's situation. Fan Baowen came to our door yesterday morning. He said he had a way to clear my sister's name. Then he gave my parents an idea, saying that as long as this girl admits that she framed my sister and him out of suspicion, jealousy, and love turned to hatred, my sister and he can be exonerated."

"What"

"Fan Baowen, you son of a bitch!" Xia Xintian stood up excitedly and rushed out to hit him, but was held back by Constable Zhang.

"Du Bin, don't make false accusations!" Fan Baowen's eyes reddened with anger.

Du Bin continued, "But my parents didn't agree. Not only did they not agree, they also advised him not to do anything crooked, because they knew how important reputation was to a girl!"

My younger sister has already committed suicide, unjustly accused. They don't want other girls to suffer the same fate!

I was worried that Young Master Fan wouldn't listen to my advice, so I had someone secretly follow him. It turned out that the Fan family had indeed had Miss Xia's sister kidnapped.

Xia Chunmei squeezed out a few tears and cried, "Fan Baowen, why are you doing this to me? You wanted to break off the engagement, and I already have. Why won't you leave me alone? I have no parents, and I have three younger sisters to support. If I die, what will happen to them?"

"What? They're still engaged?"

"Tsk tsk, that's really ruthless."

"They probably think the girl is easy to bully because she has no parents."

...

The onlookers were talking amongst themselves, pointing and whispering.

Fan Baowen was furious. If he had a knife, he would have killed Du Bin and Xia Chunmei.

Seeing this, Xia Xintian said, "You Fan family members are heartless! Chunmei's grandfather was your family's savior, and you repay kindness with enmity! Fan Baowen, what have you learned? Have you wasted your education?"

Xia Xintian's words made the already lively scene even more lively.

People were talking amongst themselves, and the scene was so noisy it looked like a riot.

Fan Baowen retorted angrily, "That's just your side of the story!"

"That's right, you need to produce evidence! Making things up without proof is ridiculous; I could say you two are having an affair!" Madam Fan said angrily. "Otherwise, why are you helping her?"

Xia Xintian was extremely agitated and angrily retorted: "You're talking nonsense! Chunmei holds banquets in various villages every day, and the villagers can all testify to that. How could she possibly have the opportunity to come to the county town to meet Young Master Du? I think you're just desperate!"

"Silence! Silence!" He Bo struck the gavel again, and the scene immediately quieted down.

He Bo asked, "Du Bin, do you have any evidence?"

Du Bin laughed and said, "Lord He, aren't these people the evidence?"

Upon hearing Du Bin's words, Fan Baowen knew he was doomed. The fact that Du Bin could say such a thing proved that he had made prior arrangements.

But was this Du Bin's personal action, or the intention of the Du family?