Chapter 163: The Dali Temple's Rejection
"Uncle, my cousin should have already informed you that you must go with me to the Dali Temple to submit the evidence." Lin Zhiqing put the letter away.
"Wait a minute." Lin Congli thought of another thing: "That Liu Mang didn't move at all?"
"He is not sure that it was us who did it, and he will not go to the Lin family for the time being, but he should have made some small moves." Lu Huai replied.
Jiang Liuyun nodded: "Fortunately, I had the mask Qing'er gave me, so I didn't reveal my identity when I was fighting with that group of people."
"What if we go to the Dali Temple and take these things out, and Liu Mang accuses us of stealing?" Lin Congli is used to thinking three steps ahead.
"He has no evidence, neither witnesses nor physical evidence." Lin Zhiqing even took back the handkerchief that was as dirty as a rag.
She made sure she left nothing of her own at the scene.
Even if Liu Mang knew that he did it, he could not produce any evidence and could not do anything to Lin Zhiqing.
"In that case, let's leave immediately." Lin Congli no longer had any worries.
After taking care of everything for the Lin family, the two of them quickly drove the carriage to the Dali Temple.
However, they were soon turned away.
"Sir Lin, our lord is busy with official duties and cannot meet you." The yamen runner appeared very respectful.
But Lin Zhiqing noticed that his brows were slightly wrinkled, his eyelids were turned up, and he was trying hard to control them and press them down, which was a sign of impatience.
"Your Excellency is very busy, and I shouldn't disturb you, but since human lives are at stake, please go and inform him again." Lin Congli's face was tense.
When the yamen runner heard this, the impatience in his eyes became more obvious: "Sir, I am just a gatekeeper, please don't make things difficult for me."
As he said this, he was about to close the door.
"Wait a minute." Lin Zhiqing stepped forward and asked, "Are you sure you told the adults that we found evidence?"
When the bailiff heard this question, his eyes wandered left and right and his body leaned back, which was a sign of guilt.
But he was confident and nodded vigorously.
Lin Zhiqing understood instantly that it was probably because the people from the Dali Temple had ordered not to see the Lin family.
The bailiff made up an excuse to fool himself and his uncle, so the news that they had found the evidence must not have reached the ears of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
"How dare you!" Lin Zhiqing's voice suddenly increased, scaring Lin Congli.
Before Lin Congli could react, Lin Zhiqing spoke again:
"The Dali Temple Minister has always been an honest official, and he is very discerning. You clearly didn't report it, but you pretended to obey and secretly disobeyed. If you make a big mistake, you'll be in trouble!"
She spoke these words quickly and urgently, and the bailiff felt nervous and took two steps back.
Seeing this, Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, she saw it.
"What nonsense are you talking about in public!" The bailiff saw people coming over and tried to cover Lin Zhiqing's mouth.
"You know whether I am talking nonsense or not. If it causes any serious consequences, it will be your responsibility." Every word she said was so precise that no one could refute it.
The yamen runner rolled his eyes, weighing the pros and cons, and finally didn't dare to continue to be stubborn: "You...you wait."
After saying that, he walked inside, his steps still a bit hurried.
Lin Zhiqing frowned. Some people just don't respond to tough demands.
If this matter was just the Lin family's, the yamen runners would naturally not take it to heart.
But Lin Zhiqing blamed the possible consequences of this incident on the yamen runners. Since the knife had cut him, he certainly had to think twice.
Lin Congli knew that Lin Zhiqing had a powerful mouth, but today he experienced it again.
Needless to say, what she said was indeed on point.
Lin Congli himself didn't realize that he had already accepted in his heart that Lin Zhiqing was more eloquent than him.
The two of them were lost in thought, and half an incense stick of time passed before the bailiff finally arrived.
This time, his eyelids turned to the lower right corner, and one corner of his mouth drooped. There was no hesitation on his face, but instead sneer.
Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly.
From the attitude of the yamen runner, she guessed the attitude of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.
This time, I'm afraid I'll be rejected again.
This thought had just occurred to her mind when the yamen runner spoke up:
"Miss Lin, Mr. Lin, my master said he is busy with official business and won't see you!"
Perhaps in response to Lin Zhiqing, the word "no" was said with some gritted teeth.
Lin Zhiqing's face didn't show any sign of being inferior: "Not seeing? Why not? I have evidence in my hand."
"That's right, we have evidence, why don't you let us in?" Lin Congli stood behind Lin Zhiqing with his hands behind his back, his eyebrows lowered, and anyone could see that he was in a bad mood.
The yamen runner showed no fear at all, and even seemed to be gloating:
"My master said, who knows whether the evidence in your hands is true or false."
"It's very easy to fabricate evidence. If everyone were like you, taking things of unknown origin and claiming them as evidence, wouldn't our Dali Temple become a vegetable market in the West Market?"
The yamen runner said as he closed the door: "You two, please don't waste my time. Our master said that dead things can't prove anything."
"If you can bring witnesses to the gate someday, I might even show mercy and let you in."
Lin Congli couldn't stand it any longer. "How dare you talk to an official appointed by the imperial court? There is someone like you who doesn't know the rules in the Dali Temple!"
But the bailiff had no intention of talking to him. With a "bang", the door of the Dali Temple was closed tightly.
Lin Congli suppressed his inner anger and turned to look at Lin Zhiqing:
"Zhiqing, we still have two and a half days. Let's find a way to find a witness."
There is no other way.
Dead objects cannot be used as evidence, which means physical evidence cannot be used.
If physical evidence doesn’t work, then look for witnesses!
But Lin Zhiqing shook his head slightly: "Evidence is useless."
After this trip, she finally understood everything.
Even if they found a witness, I'm afraid the Dali Temple Minister would just brush it off with a light-hearted excuse like "it doesn't prove anything" or "it might be forged."
Prisoners transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Dali Temple for review are not allowed to be visited.
After the three-day review period is over, if the charges are proven true, the Dali Temple can directly take the person to the execution platform and behead him!
After hearing Lin Zhiqing's analysis, Lin Congli couldn't help but take two steps back.
What she meant clearly was that the Dali Temple was determined to behead Lin Congyan, and no matter what evidence they produced, it would be rejected.
"The Dali Temple Minister has always enforced the law impartially and would never do such a thing." Lin Congli still couldn't believe it.
Enforce the law impartially?
Even if the Dali Temple Minister had indeed enforced the law impartially in the past, the one who wanted to kill Fourth Uncle now was the royal family.
He repeatedly refused Lin Zhiqing's requests to meet, clearly choosing to protect himself.
Who dares to go against the people above?
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