Chapter 187: The defendant was brought to the government office and the police came to the door
In the next three days, Shen Wuyou and Shen Changan wanted to learn how to make bread and cakes. Xu Zhiyi would take time to teach them after he came back from the stall. After these three days, with Xu Zhiyi's help and supervision, the two of them could try to get started!
Next, Su and Qin were responsible for the bowl cakes, Shen Changan and Shen Wuyou were responsible for bread and cakes, and Xu Zhiyi was responsible for supervision and waiting to set up the stall.
During these three days, there were advance reservations every day, and her bowl-shaped cakes became completely famous in the town.
Today, as soon as Xu Zhiyi came back, the village chief brought two constables to his house, followed by the girl who picked berries with him on the mountain that day.
"Sister Zhiyi" Wang Xiaohe was also called over and got close to Xu Zhiyi. The fear in her heart immediately calmed down!
The village chief looked at Xu Zhiyi and whispered, "The village chief of Shitou brought his nephew Dapang to the government office to beat the drum to complain, saying that you broke his legs and caused him multiple serious injuries, so now two constables are here to take you guys to court."
Then, seemingly comforting, he actually hinted: "Don't be afraid. You haven't done anything you didn't do. You can't be slandered based on a few words from them. Our county magistrate won't convict anyone based on a few words from them, so don't worry!"
The villagers who heard the news came over and comforted him:
"Don't be afraid, we have put down all our work today. We will accompany you girls along the way, and we will go home together later."
"Yes, we are all behind you, don't be afraid"
The constable standing by saw that the people to be taken back to the yamen had all gathered, so he gestured, "Ladies, please follow me to the yamen! If you are really wronged, the master will not do anything to you."
"Wife" Shen Changan and Shen Wuyou quickly followed on the other side of Xu Zhiyi.
Xu Zhiyi looked at her family members who were worried about her: "Mom, grandparents, uncle and aunt, and Mingchuan Manman, don't worry, I will be back soon"
Su wiped her tears, and couldn't help but worry in her heart. In a place like the government office, if one is not careful, one might really not be able to get out. How could she not worry?
In the end, they were really worried, so everyone just went to the yamen together, and Wang Xiaohe's parents followed behind.
Several accused girls walked in the front, followed by two constables, and then the girls' families, and at the end the village chief with hundreds of Cuilin villager.
The two detectives looked back and were almost frightened by the people behind them. What was going on? They just asked the girls to go to the court for questioning, but they didn't say they would be convicted immediately!
Are the hundreds of people following behind him going to rob the government office?
This scene, when it reached the town, shocked the people passing by.
"Hey, what's going on over there? What's going on?"
"I don't know! Two detectives are leading so many people to the government office. I guess they are going to open a court session!"
"Let's go, let's follow behind and join in the fun."
The two detectives led the people to the door of the court, bowed and said loudly: "Sir, the people have been brought here."
Upon hearing this, the county magistrate knocked on the gavel and said, "Bring the man forward."
Just as he finished speaking, several girls walked in, and the entrance to the court was suddenly blocked by a crowd of people. The county magistrate couldn't help but twitching his mouth when he saw so many people. This was just a small case and no one died, so why did these people like to join in the fun?
Except for Xu Zhiyi, the other people were trembling slightly when they came to the court.
Xu Zhiyi knelt down and saluted: "The humble girl Xu Zhiyi greets you, sir."
Wang Xiaohe also quickly learned to salute: "Minister Wang Xiaohe greets you, sir."
"My daughter Yan Yue..."
"The commoner Chen Lijuan..."
"My humble daughter Yin Xiaotao..."
"My humble daughter Yan Sanya..."
County Magistrate: "Did you see Wu Dapang from Shitou Village five days ago? He came here today to beat the drum to complain, accusing you of ganging up on him and causing him to be seriously injured and break his leg. Is this true?"
"In court, if it is found that you gave false testimony, your crime will be even more serious. You guys should think of your answers carefully."
Xu Zhiyi glanced at the people around him. The chief of Shitou Village was kneeling beside him. The fat man was lying on a wooden board, bandaged all over. He looked like he was about to die.
"Sir, we don't recognize him because we didn't see him five days ago."
As soon as Xu Zhiyi finished speaking, the fat man lying on the door panel, who was dying, suddenly shouted: "Sir, it was her. She was the leader. She broke several of my ribs, and Yan Yue broke my leg."
Yan Yue, who was standing by, couldn't help but reply when he heard this: "You broke your leg yourself, don't try to blame it on me."
The chief of Stone Village said: "Pah, how could my nephew fall like this? Why don't you throw one for me?"
The few people on the side calmed down, and many of them seemed not so scared anymore, and they also fought back.
The county magistrate looked at the quarreling people and banged the gavel: "Silence, this is a court, why are you quarreling? If you continue to quarrel, you will all be beaten with twenty sticks first."
Then he looked at the head of Shitou Village and said, "These girls all said they had never seen Wu Dapang. What evidence do you have that these people committed the crime?"
The head of Shitou Village said: "Sir, all the villagers in my village can testify that my nephew Wu Dapang was unconscious at the bottom of Zhifeng Mountain, near Cuilin Village. I led more than 20 villagers to search for him for most of the night before we found him."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi immediately retorted: "So, as long as he faints within the range of Cuilin Village, it means we did it? Then if someone dies in your Shitou Village in the future, can it be proved that you killed him?"
"Or maybe your nephew is a fool with limited mobility? He just lies on the ground and lets us women break his ribs and legs?"
The county magistrate, who was sitting in the court, looked at Xu Zhiyi who was speaking. The more he stared, the more he felt that this girl looked familiar!
I can't remember where I've seen it before!
Wu Dapang: "You were the one who beat me, sir. This woman knows martial arts, so she is fully capable of beating me up like this."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyi bowed to the county magistrate and said, "Sir, I am innocent."
Shen Wuyou Shen Changan, who was standing outside, couldn’t help but shouted: “Sir, we can testify”
The villagers of Cuilin Village behind him, at the secret signal of Village Chief Chen, all raised their hands and shouted: "Sir, we can also testify that no girl from Cuilin Village has been to Zhifeng Mountain in the past few days."
Xu Zhiyi bowed again and shouted, "Sir, I, Xu Zhiyi, am going to sue Fatty Wu of Shitou Village and the village chief of Shitou Village for slandering and spreading rumors about me."
Xu Zhiyi???
The county magistrate finally remembered. No wonder the person looked more and more familiar. He didn't notice anything wrong with the name just now.
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