Su Jiaoniang walked towards the county government office in the county town.

They successfully sued the Cai family.

Magistrate Hu's scalp was throbbing at that moment.

The New Year has just passed, and I haven't even settled down yet. How come there's already something else going on? I don't really want to deal with it.

However, Lucheng is now a melting pot of people, and if he does something that is not in line with his current status, he might not even be able to keep his current position, let alone get promoted.

At this moment, all he could do was deal with the Cai family quickly.

If the Cai family really did poison him, that would be a good thing.

With the Cai family gone, the county town has one less competitor.

Of course, other families will rise in rank, but no matter who rises, they will all have to pay taxes to him, so it won't affect him.

The first impression of the hot pot restaurant when it opened.

Cai Yi, the young master of the Cai family, was wearing white clothes.

With Cai Runiang gone, the family became much more peaceful, but the responsibilities that originally belonged to Cai Runiang had to be shared by someone else.

For example, this hot pot restaurant.

On the first day of reopening after the New Year, countless people with cravings came to eat hot pot. As soon as the hot pots were served, these people ate like starving ghosts reincarnated.

They weren't even afraid of getting burned, and stuffed the food into their mouths with all their might.

Only after they are full and satisfied do they reveal their human form.

Fushou soup is surprisingly popular.

Cai Yi was filled with ambition at this moment.

Just as he was making his calculations, a large number of government officials rushed in and surrounded his hot pot restaurant.

Cai Yi walked out, looking very calm.

However, staying calm didn't help.

He was taken directly to the county government office by the officials.

Cai Yi looked at the county magistrate sitting above, then his gaze fell on Chen Jing beside him.

When filing a complaint in court, one must kneel. Su Jiaoniang disliked kneeling before people, especially someone like Magistrate Hu.

Therefore, the plaintiff became Chen Jing.

Cai Yi stared at Chen Jing, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but not entirely.

He wondered why this person would sue him.

If it's about money, then solve it with money; if it's about a shop, then solve it with a shop. In any case, he wasn't afraid at all at the moment.

The world is bustling with activity, all for the sake of profit!

If something can be solved, it's not a problem.

Cai Yi cupped his hands in greeting and looked at Chen Jing beside him: "This gentleman is here because he has filed a lawsuit against me."

"Of course it's because you poisoned the hot pot." As soon as Chen Jing spoke, Cai Yi's face flashed with doubt. Poisoned? There was no poison, just some seasoning.

He didn't think he had done anything wrong.

“Your Honor, I do not admit to this crime. The hot pot restaurant has been in business for a long time. If I had poisoned the food, why did no one who was poisoned cause trouble?”

The people gathered outside the courtroom all looked on in agreement.

Many of them had also visited Cai's hot pot restaurant.

Although those foods are indeed delicious, it's not right to falsely accuse someone of poisoning them just because they taste good.

As a result, Chen Jing was pointed at and gossiped about by outsiders.

Su Jiaoniang's face showed helplessness. Ignorance is truly terrifying!

She gave Chen Jing an encouraging look, while the short Lu Futu also stared at Chen Jing.

His cold, menacing gaze carried a threat.

If he can't even handle filing a complaint properly, then the black pill business will have to be handed over to someone else, which won't do!

Chen Jing glanced at Cai Yi: "Don't make your words sound too perfect. If there really is no problem, then I must be out of my mind to sue you. Since I, Chen Jing, am standing here, it is naturally because I have witnessed the process of you poisoning me."

After Chen Jing finished speaking, he looked at Magistrate Hu under Cai Yi's questioning gaze.

"If you don't believe me, sir, you can bring over a hot pot from the Cai family's hot pot shop. You'll see for yourself then." Chen Jing carefully chose his words, trying hard to suppress the vulgar language he usually used.

But he wasn't a scholar. His speech always lacked a certain refinement.

Magistrate Hu immediately ordered someone to bring over a pot of hot pot.

The smell is just so-so.

Magistrate Hu couldn't understand why the hot pot business was so good. Could it be that most people didn't like to eat delicious food?

Cai Yi looked at Chen Jing's confident demeanor and felt a vague unease, but he didn't know where this unease came from.

Staring at the still steaming hot pot: "In that case, how about I try it myself to prove that the hot pot is non-toxic?"

As Cai Yi spoke, he picked up two noodles from the pot with his chopsticks and put them in his mouth.

He then looked at Magistrate Hu, putting on an act as if he were perfectly healthy and had no problems whatsoever.

Magistrate Hu looked at Chen Jing.

Those watching the trial outside were also pointing at Chen Jing and cursing.

"What is this? Even the shopkeeper dares to eat it himself, how could it be poisonous? Get out of here!"

"You're just interrupting my hotpot meal, can you even afford to compensate me? Damn it!"

The group's malice was directed at Chen Jing.

Su Jiaoniang stood aside, staring at these people who couldn't control their emotions, and shook her head slightly.

Losing control of emotions—isn't that just a sign of addiction and loss of control?

Of course, the people shouting outside were completely unaware that they were in the wrong.

They were enjoying the hotpot they had been looking forward to for days in the shop. Their lives had just come to a perfect end, and they were just beginning to feel the joy of being alive. However, because the officials had interrupted their business, they were unable to eat. Some of them even had the urge to beat Chen Jing to death. They were not in good spirits, their eyes were red, and even their clothes were somewhat disheveled.

Chen Jing felt a pity for these people. They were already poisoned to the bone, yet they still spoke up for the person who poisoned them.

That's so pitiful.

“My lord, some poisons are slow-acting, some are deadly, and some drive people mad. It just so happens that the poison in the Cai family’s hotpot is a slow-acting poison that drives people mad and makes them lose their minds. Since I dare to accuse you, I must have evidence.”

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