Standing next to him was another young man, the advisor.

Jiang Wanwan quietly raised her eyes and quickly glanced at the two people on the desk.

When her gaze met that of the clerk beside her, she paused, feeling that the man looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place who he was.

Just then, Magistrate Murong He, with a solemn expression, grabbed the gavel from his desk and slammed it down heavily, asking in a loud voice, "Who is here?"

Uncle Jiang was the first to react, and he immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "Jiang Jiasheng from Dashui Village, Longmen Town, greets Your Excellency."

He caught a glimpse of his niece still standing there blankly, and quickly tugged at Jiang Wanwan, "Wanwan, kneel down quickly."

Jiang Wanwan realized what was happening and knelt down, lifting her clothes. "Jiang Wanwan from Dashui Village, Longmen Town, greets Your Excellency."

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. She knew she had to kneel before adults, but she didn't want to attract attention and just wanted to keep a low profile.

The fat man and the thin man also knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Liu Si from Liu Family Village, Longmen Town, greets Your Excellency."

"Wang Wu from Wangjia Village, Longmen Town, greets Your Excellency."

Jiang Wanwan raised an eyebrow. Since neither of them had any powerful connections, she felt relieved.

"What have you done?" Murong He asked loudly, his handsome face grim.

"Your Honor, Liu Si deceived my Second Uncle, saying that Wang Wu's family was wealthy and powerful, and that he was the owner of Laixiang Restaurant. Wang Wu's mother was depressed all day long because her daughter died young, and Wang Wu wanted to cure his mother..." Jiang Wanwan silently shed tears as she told them everything her Second Uncle had said when he returned home.

"However, Wang Wu did not take the girl to see his mother at all. Instead, he had Liu Si send my second uncle away, leaving me alone in a room with Wang Wu. Waaah, luckily Wang Wu was impotent, otherwise I would have been violated."

After my second uncle realized what had happened, he went back into the yard and gave Wang Wu and Liu Si a severe beating. Wang Wu, harboring resentment, threatened to burn my second uncle and me alive, and also to burn down the nearby houses, so he used a tinderbox to set the houses on fire.

Wang Wu: !!!

That brat, she's turning white into black!

Fearing he would be charged with arson and imprisoned, Liu Si hurriedly tried to distance himself from the situation, saying, "Sir, when the house caught fire, Jiang Jiasheng pinned me to the ground. I didn't start the fire; it was Wang Wu, it was him! Please, sir, see the truth!"

Wang Wu's eyes widened. "Liu Si, how can you pin this all on me! This fire has nothing to do with me. Don't slander me."

Wang Wu hated Liu Si so much after being bitten by him. So, he decided to go all out and expose everything.

Wang Wu kowtowed to the county magistrate, "Your Honor, this whole affair was orchestrated by Liu Si. A few days ago, I had just left the gambling den when Liu Si approached me. He promised me ten taels of silver if I could clear Jiang Wanwan's name."

That courtyard we just saw was also rented by Liu Si. If you don't believe me, sir, you can search Liu Si; the rental receipt should still be on him."

Murong He gave a wink to the officials in the hall, who then cleverly began searching Liu Si's body.

"Sir, indeed, we found the rental receipt for the courtyard on Liu Si." The officer presented the rental receipt to Murong He with both hands.

Murong He unfolded the receipt and looked at it, then handed it to the clerk standing to the side.

Wang Wu kowtowed repeatedly, crying and begging for mercy, "I just lost a lot of money gambling, so I was blinded by greed and agreed to help Liu Si. But the arson was really not my doing, and I did not smear Jiang Wanwan's innocence. Please, Your Honor, see the truth!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Si was so angry that he wanted to beat Wang Wu to death.

That bastard actually told the whole story!

"Liu Si, is this true?" Murong He asked coldly, his handsome face stern.

"Yes, yes, it's true," Liu Si said, his voice trembling.

With witnesses and physical evidence present, there's no point in trying to deny it now.