Unfortunately, things have come to this point, and we can only take it one step at a time.
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County government office.
The county magistrate ascended the throne, while the bailiffs on both sides, wielding water and fire sticks, shouted "Majesty!"
The magistrate slammed his gavel down:
"Who is here to lodge this complaint? What is the matter?"
Several people came to the main hall and pointed at Qin Chuan, saying, "He stole ten taels of silver from me!"
The magistrate was an elderly man of about fifty, with a thin face and a goatee. A cunning glint shone in his small eyes. He smiled slightly and said:
"You all say he stole the silver, but do you have any evidence?"
"evidence?"
The plaintiffs were stunned for a moment, looking at each other in bewilderment.
They really hadn't expected this. They just thought that the silver in Qin Chuan's hands must have been stolen. Anyway, the money wasn't in his name, so they could just file a complaint. They didn't care how the county magistrate judged it; there was a chance they would get the ten taels of silver.
It's a business with no initial investment, so why not do it?
Qin Chuan was now aware of the scheme these people were plotting, but he already had a way to deal with it.
Let's see how the magistrate plans to rule first.
The magistrate was quite straightforward, saying frankly, "Since you have no evidence to prove that the silver belongs to you, then I cannot convict Qin Chuan. Disperse!"
"Wait! Your Honor! I saw him steal the silver with my own eyes!"
At this moment, a young man with a pointed mouth, monkey-like cheeks, and rat-like eyes, about sixteen or seventeen years old, stepped forward and pointed at Qin Chuan.
The magistrate immediately became interested and said, "Oh, since you say you saw Qin Chuan steal silver with your own eyes, then tell me, whose silver did Qin Chuan steal?"
"That fool Qin stole this brother's silver!" The sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced, weasel-eyed boy pointed at a plaintiff kneeling in the courtroom.
Everyone looked and saw that the man he was pointing to was a middle-aged fat man with a short beard and a plump figure. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be a wealthy man. The fat man kowtowed to the county magistrate and said:
"That's right! That idiot Qin stole my silver!"
"Who are you? State your name!" the magistrate asked the fat man.
"Your Excellency, I am the owner of a tailor shop in the east of the city. My name is Qian Que. I just went to watch the spectacle because I saw that Qin the Fool was coming to fetch a bride again. I thought that Qin the Fool would become a good person after marrying Miss Su, but I never expected that he... he actually stole my money!"
This man named Qian Que was crying as he spoke, and he was sobbing uncontrollably.
Qin Chuan was almost convinced by his words.
This person doesn't seem to lack money, yet he named himself "Money-Lacking".
She even went so far as to cry just to extort ten taels of silver; she really won't get up early for nothing...
The boy with the pointed snout, monkey-like face, and rat-like eyes was clearly in cahoots with the fat man named "Qian Que".
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