Chapter 1633 Mr. Hongo can sue you again.
In a flash of inspiration, Mr. Qian stared in disbelief, and before the witnesses could finish speaking, he pointed at Shu Yu and shouted, "It was her! She did it, sir! She framed me!"
Everyone was startled by his sudden scream, and all eyes turned to him, then to Shu Yu in the direction he was pointing.
Shu Yu's smile vanished imperceptibly, replaced by a look of suspicion. She then stood up in shock and angrily demanded, "Mr. Qian, what do you mean? I'm the victim, the aggrieved party! How come in your mouth, everything you did is my fault? I haven't even said anything, and you're already throwing mud at me! Are you seriously ill?!"
Mr. Qian opened his mouth.
Before he could speak, Shu Yu launched a barrage of questions: "Did I have Zhang Qing steal the sunflower seeds? Did I have the craftsmen modify your tea workshop? Did I have the people of Donggu County spread those rumors? Mr. Qian, there's a limit to your loose tongue. Don't attack everyone you can. Otherwise, I can file another complaint against you."
Qian Fangli was startled and his heart skipped a beat.
Lord Peng, who was listening in, pursed his lips tightly, speechless at this person. He was incredibly stupid. How could he be so foolish as to risk his own life to protect him?
Lord Fei struck the gavel and asked with a stern face, "Qian Fangli, do you have any evidence for what you are saying? If not, you are falsely accusing the village head, and your crime will be punished even more severely."
Qian Fangli had no evidence, of course. He was still in a daze. Being brought to the prefectural city by the officials was completely unexpected. How could he have time to collect any evidence?
Faced with Shu Yu's sneer, Qian Fangli could only grit his teeth, apologize first, and let the matter drop to avoid adding another charge to his list.
Therefore, he shook his head dejectedly and said with aggrieved frustration, "Sir, I was just talking nonsense. In my haste, I spoke without thinking and made wild accusations. I did not mean to make false accusations. Please forgive me, Lord Lu Xiang."
Shu Yu snorted lightly, not dwelling on the matter. She was content to just watch the show and didn't need to say anything more. Compared to the accusations against her, that rumor was the most serious.
Lord Fei glanced at her, and seeing that she didn't speak, he continued the trial.
After so much time, Mr. Qian finally calmed down and his answers to questions were no longer incoherent.
But no matter what, he resolutely denied doing those things, and just kept shouting that he was wronged.
However, with witnesses and physical evidence at hand, it was no use for Master Qian to insist on admitting it. Master Fei didn't have that much time to waste on him, and when he saw that he refused to confess, he decided to use torture directly.
Master Qian then became frightened and finally admitted that he had instructed Zhang Qing to do so, and that he wanted to follow the trend of producing melon seeds and sunflower oil, so he changed the workshop.
However, he never acknowledged the rumor.
Master Qian was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, and even though Lord Fei used torture, he still gritted his teeth and refused to give in.
He could only cry out, "Your Honor, I truly did not do it, and the testimonies of these people cannot prove that I was the one who spread these words!"
Lord Fei frowned, "That's true."
The trial had reached a dead end, so Lord Fei could only send someone to Donggu County to investigate and find out where the first rumor had come from.
I'm stuck. (_) I'll stop here for today.
(End of this chapter)
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