Zhu Yunwen, however, calmly and slowly began to speak:

"As far as I know, the revised regulations for local officials in the Ming Dynasty include a clause concerning the handling of cases by officials."

The general idea is that when officials are handling cases, they must accept and listen to various questions and opinions from the public.

"What's wrong? The adults are handling the case, and I'm facing questions when I step forward. Is that not allowed?"

The judge frowned, momentarily speechless at Zhu Yunwen's words.

Indeed, the various laws, regulations, and ordinances revised by the Ming Dynasty contain many rights granted to the people, and even the power to supervise officials.

Therefore, in this case, if the public has no questions, they can stand up and ask questions in public.

Moreover, officials could not avoid answering, so the judge snorted and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Okay, then feel free to ask any questions you may have."

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and then said:

"Firstly, the imperial court has regulations stipulating that if evidence is not made public, and the evidence cannot be considered valid."

At this time, it is not permissible to arbitrarily subject the suspect to any form of torture or coercion, let alone to extract a confession through torture.

"Doesn't this seem to contradict that principle, sir?"

The judge took a deep breath and said:

"I have solid evidence, but it's inconvenient for me to disclose it."

Zhu Yunwen sneered and said:

"The imperial court has never stipulated what kind of evidence cannot be made public. Now that this matter has gone to court, it should be handled fairly, justly, and openly."

If it's inconvenient to disclose the information publicly, how can anyone know if the evidence is valid? Are we just relying on your side of the story? How can we talk about fairness, impartiality, and transparency then?

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the judge realized that Zhu Yunwen was indeed a difficult person to deal with.

He would frequently invoke the laws of the imperial court, leaving him with no room for rebuttal.

There was even a sense that he had no choice but to listen, because if he didn't follow these rules, word would get out and the imperial court would likely not let him off the hook.

But what evidence was there? It was just a bribery deal between him and the woman.

Therefore, they were preparing to find evidence to prove Li Dayong's guilt, so when they asked the judge to investigate, he was somewhat at a loss as to what to do.

At this moment, the woman said fiercely to Zhu Yunwen:

"Why are you meddling in my business? I already said that the evidence I'm presenting cannot be made public, as it would damage my reputation."

Do you realize this is to protect my reputation? You're insisting he release the evidence, which is tantamount to ruining my reputation and clearing my name, isn't it?

Zhu Yunwen pouted and said:

"You woman, you're already suing him in the imperial court, saying he was assaulted in the middle of the night. Do you still care about your reputation and innocence at this point?"

As long as the case is made public, your reputation will be good, and you will be innocent.

However, if you cannot produce evidence and thoroughly investigate the case, even if you are innocent, it will be difficult to prove your innocence.

So, ma'am, I'm doing this for your own good. There's nothing wrong with this evidence, and since you're innocent, the evidence should be even more innocent.

How can you claim to be innocent when the evidence you provided is not convenient to disclose? Doesn't that seem a bit illogical?

Zhu Yunwen's words left the woman speechless. Yes, if she was the evidence of her innocence and was trying to prove it, then why couldn't this evidence be made public?

If the evidence is made public, it proves that you are innocent and that you were almost taken advantage of. This is a good thing, so there's no need to keep it hidden!

Is this evidence, which cannot be made public, even more shameful than the matter itself?

Therefore, Zhu Yunwen's words left the woman speechless.

This also left the judge speechless, unsure of what to do.

The common people nodded in agreement, feeling that Zhu Yunwen's words made sense and that the so-called evidence should not be judged so hastily.

The woman was in a bit of a headache, since she had no evidence to prove that Li Dayong had gone into her room with the intention of assaulting her.

The judge, too, had not obtained any substantial evidence, but Zhu Yunwen's words forced him to reveal the so-called evidence to the public.

But what explanation could he possibly give?

Just when the atmosphere was incredibly awkward, the woman spoke again to Zhu Yunwen:

"What does this have to do with you? Stop meddling in other people's business."

Zhu Yunwen spoke earnestly and patiently:

"Don't be ungrateful. I'm speaking up for you. After all, this is real and useful evidence, and it would be difficult to convict this guy if it weren't made public."

To prove your innocence and to convict him, we must present your evidence.

Zhu Yunwen's words made the woman roll her eyes in anger, but she couldn't refute them at all.

After all, Zhu Yunwen's words sounded like he really meant well for her.

In this situation, the woman could only look to the judge.

The magistrate, naturally, was also trying to find a way to get the ten taels of silver that the woman had bribed him with.

However, Zhu Yunwen had already seen through all of this, and he was no fool.

He sees things more comprehensively and thoroughly than others.

From all perspectives, he actually knew there was something fishy going on.

Firstly, Li Dayong has an honest and decent appearance, and his wife is probably not ugly either.

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