Soon, the county magistrate came and sat in the court.

The yamen runners on both sides stood in two rows, holding killing sticks in their hands and constantly hitting the ground, shouting "mighty".

"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!"

The county magistrate picked up the wooden hall and slammed it, then shouted and went to the court.

"Open the court!"

Soon, Li Yun and the villagers of Qingshan Village came to the court and knelt down.

"Who is in the hall?

Sue whom?

What's the complaint?" Magistrate Ma asked.

"Chen Li, the widow of Qingshan Villager Chen Ye, sued two brothers, Chen Dong and Chen Xi, from the same village, for breaking into houses and stealing." Li Yun told Magistrate Ma why she came to the county government to file a complaint.

"Where are Chen Dong and Chen Xi?" County Magistrate Ma asked the yamen runner next to him.

"Your Excellency, Chen Dong and Chen Xi are waiting outside." The yamen runner told the county magistrate where Chen Dong and Chen Xi were.

"Bring Chen Dong and Chen Xi to the court!" said County Magistrate Ma.

"Bring Chen Dong and Chen Xi to the court!" the yamen runners on both sides shouted loudly.

Soon, two constables helped Chen Dong and Chen Xi, who were still unconscious, to the courtroom and threw them to the ground, waking them up.

Chen Dong and Chen Xi were knocked to the ground, gritting their teeth in pain. They were about to get angry and curse who the bastard was who knocked them to the ground, but before they could say anything, they were stunned by the unfamiliar environment in front of them.

What is this place?

Didn’t I steal things from Chen Mo’s house in Qingshan Village?

How come you are here?

Oh, by the way, it seemed that they were scared unconscious by a ghost (they were electrocuted by a ghost). Chen Dong and Chen Xi remembered what happened before they fainted.

No, even if he fainted, shouldn't he be in Qingshan Village when he woke up? Look at the people around him, they are not villagers of Qingshan Village, none of them are people he knows.

Where are they exactly?

Could he be dead?

This is the King of Hell’s Hall, and the King of Hell is trying a case?

No, the person sitting on it doesn't look like the King of Hell, nor does he look like the Black and White Impermanence. The people next to him look more like yamen runners.

"Yamen runner." Thinking of this, Chen Dong and Chen Xi finally understood what was strange. The two brothers were sent to the county government office.

Just when they were wondering why they were in the yamen, they heard the person sitting in the court, who should be the county magistrate, slapping the wooden door and speaking.

"Chen Dong, Chen Xi, Chen Li from Qingshan Village accused you of breaking into her house and stealing last night. Do you plead guilty?" County Magistrate Ma brought Chen Dong and Chen Xi back to reality from their fantasy. What should he say about the two brothers?

It's really a creative and outlandish idea that is truly admirable. The county magistrate's trial can be imagined as the trial of the King of Hell, and the county court can be imagined as the Hall of Hell. It's really hard not to be impressed. I'm afraid it's "unprecedented and unparalleled."

"Sir, I plead not guilty. I don't know why she accused me of theft. Please help me." Chen Dong was frightened awake by County Magistrate Ma and understood what was going on.

That stinky bitch from Chen Ye's family actually sent them to the authorities. If he doesn't kill her when he gets back, he's not a man.

Chen Dong cursed himself in his heart and quickly denied the charges.

"Ms. Chen Li, Chen Dong does not admit the crimes you accused him of. Do you have any evidence to prove it?" County Magistrate Ma was not surprised by prisoners refusing to plead guilty. As long as they were beaten a few times, they would confess everything.

This time, he didn't want to do that. He saw that the village woman in front of him was neither humble nor arrogant, and knew that she was not a simple person.

Most village women would be so scared when they saw the county magistrate that they dared not speak. No one would be like her.

He wanted to see what she would do, hoping she wouldn't disappoint him.

"Sir, here's what happened. Last night at midnight, I heard a noise and initially thought it was a rat stealing meat from the kitchen, so I got up and chased it away.

When I opened the door, I saw two men stealing pork and rice from the woman's kitchen. She had just bought some rice and pork from Dongnan Town yesterday, and they had stolen it, filling up a whole basket.

I thought they would leave after stealing things, but I heard that the two of them were going into my room and my father-in-law's room to steal silver.

Chen Xi also said that he would torture the woman to death. The woman was so frightened that she lost consciousness and panicked, and ended up messing up her hair. It happened that the moonlight was dim at that time, and they saw her appearance and fainted from fright, and only then did they save her life.

Please stand up for me and punish them." Li Yun exaggerated the case to deceive County Magistrate Ma, and even after saying it, he did not forget to put on a pitiful look, constantly covering his face and sobbing, to win everyone's sympathy.

People will help the weak, it's their nature.

When the people surrounding the yamen heard about this, they all blamed Chen Dong and Chen Xi.

"Sir, we must punish them severely. We cannot let such scum go." Among the onlookers, some people took the lead in demanding that the county magistrate punish them severely.

"Yes, they must be severely punished and cannot be tolerated." Some people were mobilized.

It is a law that there are good people and bad people. Look, some people among the people came out to plead for Chen Dong and Chen Xi.

"Sir, Chen Dong and Chen Xi should be severely punished for breaking into the house and stealing. However, considering that they did not succeed, we will give them a lighter punishment and ask them to pay some silver to Chen Li." Among the people, a middle-aged man in a gray robe came out to plead for Chen Dong and Chen Xi.

Judging from the way he is dressed, he should be the manager or shopkeeper of a wealthy family.

Seeing someone pleading for them, Chen Dong and Chen Xi immediately went down the slope: "Yes, since we didn't succeed in stealing and we were scared unconscious by them, they let us go."

It's a beautiful idea, but will she let them go easily?

Don't you like to meddle in other people's business?

Let me teach you the lesson of meddling in other people's affairs.

"Sir, although they didn't succeed in stealing, my family is full of old, weak, and disabled people. My parents-in-law are old and in poor health, and my three children are still young. They have no ability to protect themselves. If I hadn't messed up my hair and saved my family, the consequences would have been disastrous.

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