Chapter 321: Your Excellency's Wisdom
When Lord Lin heard that the child outside was one of the missing children, he immediately brought the person in for a thorough interrogation.
The lame old woman told the whole story with a sad face.
Originally, she wanted to go out of the city to look for her relatives, and accidentally encountered a freight carriage that fell off a cliff on the road, and the child and a woman were in it.
"Sir, when I found this child, he was already dead, his body covered with wounds from falling off the cliff. He was with another woman, but she is now recuperating at my resting place. I came from Jinsha Village, so I naturally recognized this child as the son of the Wang family from Jinsha Village, so I came here specifically to report to the authorities."
After that, she also provided a detailed description of the location where the freight carriage fell off the cliff: "If I remember correctly, that carriage was also operated by Madam Ruan and her group."
Hearing about Madam Ruan, the prefect's expression became even more serious. He solemnly asked the old woman, "Are you telling the truth? If you say anything false, do you know the consequences?"
"Your Excellency is wise! I am a commoner and would never dare to make false accusations against anyone. I simply believe the child is innocent and cannot bear to see him die with such hatred! That's why I returned to the city to report this to the authorities. Your Excellency, please investigate."
Seeing this, a team of officers went to the scene to look for evidence of the carriage, while another team went to invite Ruan Mian over.
When the onlookers heard that this matter was related to Ruan Mian, they became even more curious. After a while, more and more people gathered at the door, as if they were going to break down the threshold.
When Ruan Mian arrived, she was followed by many villagers.
Among them was Wang. When she saw Lin Ge'er lying in the middle of the yamen, she rushed in with a look of disbelief on her face. Ignoring the officials' attempts to stop her, she screamed heartbreakingly, "Lin Ge'er!!"
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she could not bear the great shock, her eyes turned black and she fainted.
Zhang and the others standing by were also shocked. Lin Ge'er, who had been fine before, was now lying motionless on the ground.
Only Ruan Mian stepped forward and saluted with a calm expression.
As soon as the old woman saw her coming, she couldn't sit still anymore and even started questioning before anyone else.
"Madam Ruan, you must give everyone an explanation for this matter!"
"Confess?" Ruan Mian chuckled and turned to look at Lord Lin: "I don't know why this old woman says that. Lord, what crime have I committed?"
"Now that the evidence is irrefutable, are you still trying to quibble?"
"I was passing by a small road outside the city and found a freight carriage that had fallen off a cliff. The child and another woman were on that carriage. The carriage that fell off the cliff was the grain carriage in your freight line. The adults also went to investigate just now. Your freight line did have a grain carriage that fell off the cliff last night. It was originally destined for Runing City."
"Let me ask you, why is there someone on a wagon that's clearly loaded with grain? And it's a child! Besides, this child is Wang's child, you must know that. Everyone in your cargo transport knows everyone. Isn't this something that someone did on purpose?"
"Also, so many children have disappeared these days, and they are all from the school you run."
The old woman was afraid that she would make excuses, so she blurted out all these words, as if she wanted to use these evidences to block Ruan Mian from speaking.
The people outside who heard these words were also stunned and started talking about it.
"How could Madam Ruan be such a person? There must be something hidden."
"Even if it wasn't her, there must be someone involved! Otherwise, how could the child be on their freight carriage? And why are all the missing children from her school?"
"I don't believe it. With just this evidence, how can we be sure it was Madam Ruan's fault?"
As everyone started discussing, Ruan Mian was also amused.
The old woman saw her sneering expression in public and immediately flew into a rage: "Sir! This woman really has no regard for justice. The evidence is right in front of her, and she refuses to plead guilty, but she still has this attitude! It's simply..."
"Aunt Yan."
Without waiting for the old woman to finish, Ruan Mian suddenly lowered his gaze and looked over there intently. The traces of his eyes were like a cold wind passing through, making people's backs feel cold.
"Your son and daughter-in-law caused such a scandal in my house before, and you still won't stop? You are trying every possible way to trick me, right?"
"Nonsense! I am..."
"Sir, even if the child appeared on my freight carriage, how can we prove that I was the one who killed him? What if someone deliberately framed me, figured out the time I shipped the goods, and maliciously framed me?"
"Also, the children who were in trouble were all in my school. Just imagine, in the entire Wuheng City, besides the one school in Jinsha Village, where else are there other schools? If a criminal kills someone, does he have to ask everyone one by one to determine the location?"
"Finally, it's common knowledge that Aunt Yan holds a grudge against me. Since she accused me in court today, I'm going to sue her in return."
After saying this, she knelt before Lord Lin and said bluntly, "I want to sue you. Aunt Yan deliberately murdered me and framed me. She directed and acted in this drama herself! Her purpose was to frame me."
"You...you're lying! I have evidence!"
The old woman never expected Ruan Mian to bite her back. How shameless! Fortunately, she was prepared in advance.
The old woman kowtowed and said, "Sir, I saved another woman, the wet nurse of the deceased child. She is now recuperating at my resting place. Bring her here and ask her, and you'll know."
Ruan Mian laughed and said, "Is this what you call a witness? But who can say that what the woman in the newspaper said is true?"
"That woman is the child's wet nurse, and she herself was injured. If she saw or heard anything, she would definitely not hide it! This concerns her life, how dare she let it go?"
"Oh? Since Aunt Yan said that woman never tells lies, then please summon her here so that everyone can hear the truth of the matter."
The old woman snorted and cursed inwardly this blind bitch. Did she really think that just because she was close to the prefect, the prefect would stand on her side?
She came well prepared today, and with so many people watching outside, even if the prefect wanted to help her, she would definitely not be able to escape the gossip outside!
What's more, with Nanny Shen's testimony, even if Ruan Mian denies it, Miss Wen's people outside will lend a hand!
Just wait, my son’s revenge will be exact soon!
In full view of the crowd, Nanny Shen was brought over by the officers. As soon as she knelt on the ground, Aunt Yan couldn't wait to speak.
"Mammy, you are Lin'er's wet nurse. You watched him grow up. You definitely can't bear to see Lin'er being harmed by this woman! You can't bear to see so many other children being bullied by this person!"
"Nonsense! My grandson and Lin'er were lost together. If this matter is really related to my daughter, how could my grandson get into trouble?" Zhang couldn't stand it anymore. She threw away her usual dignified appearance and suddenly shouted loudly.
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