Seeing the two people facing her with evil smiles on their faces, Chen Yalan's heart skipped a beat.
"Come here, take this man down." The mayor gave an order, and everyone immediately turned around and aimed at Chen Yalan.
A dozen people are no match for Chen Yalan, but there are dozens of people here at this time. Even if Chen Yalan is stronger, it is probably difficult for her to escape from these dozens of people.
But Chen Yalan did not give up. Even if the final outcome was not satisfactory, Chen Yalan still wanted to give it a try.
In an instant, chaos broke out in Fuxiang Inn.
Soon, Chen Yalan was losing. She gritted her teeth and wanted to continue holding on, but unfortunately the people on the opposite side did not give her a chance. After a while, she was defeated and tied up.
"Sir, I'm really sorry. You know too much. For the sake of my life and safety, you'd better die." The mayor stood in front of Chen Yalan with a smile on his face, but the words he said were chilling.
After seeing Chen Yalan tied up, the shopkeeper also put on a smile on his face. He held a knife in his hand and slowly approached Chen Yalan: "I didn't expect you to investigate here so soon, but so what? You were still caught by us. Originally, I would let you go if you behaved honestly, but you want to take down this place and the whole place. I can't tolerate that."
Just at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside.
"What's going on?" The shopkeeper and the mayor looked at each other and saw a hint of uneasiness in each other's eyes.
The knife in the shopkeeper's hand was only a few centimeters away from Chen Yalan. After hearing the commotion outside, he immediately wanted to stab the knife into Chen Yalan's chest and end the matter early.
However, just as he was about to exert force, a stone suddenly hit his wrist, and the knife fell to the ground with a clang.
"The prefect handles the case, and the idlers avoid it."
With a loud shout, everyone in the inn understood who the visitor was.
The mayor and his men were panicked at this time, and their faces looked a little helpless. However, Chen Yalan, who was tied up, had a smile on her face. Fortunately, she asked Fu Liu to find the prefect early in the morning, leaving herself a way out.
When the prefect came in, he found Chen Yalan tied up and immediately had her untied. After learning the whole story from Chen Yalan, the prefect's face immediately turned ashen.
"Mayor of Huaihua Town, you, as an official, colluded with others to commit such a heinous act. Owner of the Fuxiang Inn, you have disregarded human ethics and kidnapped and trafficked people. Once the evidence is conclusive, I will convict both of you."
The prefect brought more than a hundred people with him this time, so the dozens of people under the county magistrate were all under control.
The extra people began to search for evidence about the incident in Fuxiang Inn.
After a while, a soldier came to report: "Report to the prefect, we found a cellar in the Fuxiang Inn and found several girls in the cellar. After questioning, we found that they were the people on the missing persons list."
At this time, with both witnesses and evidence present, the mayor and the shopkeeper wanted to say something, but they could only keep silent and shook their heads helplessly.
"We have both witnesses and evidence. Come, take the main culprits of this human trafficking case, the mayor of Huaihua Town and the owner of Fuxiang Inn, and throw them into jail." The prefect ordered his men.
In the evening, the prefect came to Chen Yalan and said, "General Chen, thank you very much for your help in bringing this human trafficking case to a successful conclusion. I am deeply grateful."
After saying this, the prefect bowed to Chen Yalan.
However, after hearing the prefect's words, Chen Yalan frowned slightly. "Case closed? No, this general believes that the mayor and the shopkeeper are definitely not the masterminds behind this. There must be someone else behind this. Prefect, the person behind this has not yet been arrested. How can the case be closed so hastily?"
Chen Yalan had a hunch that this was definitely not something a small town mayor and a shopkeeper could accomplish. The person behind these two was probably very powerful. If they couldn't arrest this person, there would probably be more such incidents in the future.
"General Chen is surprised by what he said. The people behind this matter are the mayor of Huaihua Town and the owner of Fuxiang Inn. They have both admitted that human trafficking was a conspiracy between them, so the case has been closed." The prefect was very paranoid about this matter.
Unexpectedly, the prefect thought that the case had been closed and was unwilling to continue investigating. Although Chen Yalan was confused, the prefect had already stopped investigating the matter, so she could not say anything more and could only let it go.
After returning to her residence, Chen Yalan found Fu Liu waiting for her.
"The prefect said that the case has been closed, and we, Fu Liu, should go back to the palace." Chen Yalan and Fu Liu have been out for some time. As concubines in the harem, they naturally cannot stay out for too long. Now that the case has been closed, Chen Yalan also feels that it is time for them to return to the palace.
Fu Liu naturally would not refuse what Chen Yalan said, so she just nodded to indicate that she would listen to Chen Yalan in everything.
The next day, Chen Yalan and Fu Liu returned to the palace.
Chen Yalan helped the prefect crack down on human trafficking, and the news soon spread to the court. After knowing this, Situ Yao had a smile on his face.
"Chen Da Ying is indeed a heroine! She can fight in battle and solve cases. She is an indispensable talent in the Ministry of Justice." Situ Yao said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers' faces changed color. You have to know that Situ Yao's words are golden, and he didn't just say them casually. He said that she was an indispensable talent in the Ministry of Justice, which meant that Situ Yao already wanted to put Chen Yalan in the Ministry of Justice.
As a concubine in the harem, Chen Yalan is not allowed to interfere in the government. How can Chen Yalan, as a woman, interfere in the affairs of the court?
Thinking of this, the Prime Minister immediately stood out from the crowd, bowed to Situ Yao, and said, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. Although Chen Da Ying is extremely brave and resourceful, she is a woman after all. How can she serve in the Ministry of Justice? If Your Majesty wants her to have a position in the Ministry of Justice, I think this is inappropriate."
After saying this, the Prime Minister deliberately winked at several of his disciples, who were about to speak immediately upon seeing this.
However, this time Situ Yao did not give them a chance.
"My Lord Prime Minister, what do you mean? Although Chen Da Ying is a woman in the harem, you also said that she is brave and resourceful. It has always been like this in the world. Only talented people can hold positions. Since she is brave and resourceful, what's wrong with giving her an official position? Just because she is a woman, should we deprive her of the right to be an official?" Situ Yao's face was full of dissatisfaction.
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