Chapter 1887 The Evidence is Presented
After Wang Yue and her companion arrived in the prefectural city, they wanted to inquire about Shu Yu's whereabouts.
Shu Yu arrived very discreetly, even having Meng Yunzheng book her inn, so naturally no one could find out about her.
Just as Wang Yue was getting anxious, she suddenly heard that the Princess of Wen'an County had appeared in Shili Lane and had even ordered the soldiers to arrest someone there and take him to the government office.
After hearing this, Wang Yue and Guo Zheng rushed to the yamen, just in time to see Zhou Tiedong sue Chen Bing.
After Wang Yue finished speaking, Zhou Tiedong's eyes were already filled with tears, "A-Yue..."
The people outside the court were also deeply moved, saying, "This girl is a kind and righteous person."
Qi Lie nodded slightly upon hearing this. "I understand." He then asked Guo Zheng, "Is the evidence on you?"
"Yes, sir." Guo Zheng was still a little nervous, but when he thought that his years of injustice could be overturned, he became excited again. At first, he spoke a little incoherently, "Damn, ten years ago, I was the accountant of the Chen family's general store."
Chen's General Store was not large, so Chen Bing and his wife managed it themselves from the beginning, without needing to hire a clerk or accountant.
However, Chen Bing was illiterate and could barely read, let alone do accounting.
At first, he didn't keep accounts; he just wanted to make money every day and would tally up the profits at the end of the month. After marrying Pan, she took over the accounting.
For all these years, the Pan family has been keeping the accounts.
However, ever since Pan gave birth to Chen Qiu sixteen years ago, she has become somewhat confused. Perhaps it was because taking care of the child was too tiring, and she often forgot to keep accounts, so the family's money didn't match up.
Chen Bing tried to keep track of the accounts himself, but even though he can now read and do arithmetic, the accounts he kept were still very messy and hard to understand.
So, on someone's suggestion, they found Guo Zheng, an accountant whose wages weren't too high.
Pan even made a fuss about this, feeling that Chen Bing didn't trust her, but in the end, nothing came of it.
Guo had worked at the grocery store for six years. Ten years ago, Chen Bing's son, Chen He, grew up and was preparing to get married. He discussed with Chen Bing about taking over the accounts.
Chen Bing still loved his son. In any case, the family grocery store would be left to him in the future. He would just be in charge of the accounts, but he would still have control of the money. It would be good for him to get some experience in advance.
Actually, everything is fine up to this point. Chen Bing just needs to talk to Guo Zheng properly, and he can quit being the accountant.
But when Chen Bing checked the ledgers during the handover, he wanted to find fault with everything, insisting that this was wrong and that he didn't remember things clearly. This infuriated Guo Zheng. As an accountant, his reputation in this area was very important. He would have to find another job after leaving the grocery store, so he couldn't tolerate such nitpicking.
The two started arguing, and Chen Bing became furious, accusing him of embezzling a lot of money. He then hired Officer Li to beat the man up and didn't even pay him his last two months' wages.
Everyone shook their heads upon hearing this, thinking that Chen Bing was truly despicable, so greedy for petty gains.
Qi Lie glanced at him and asked Guo Zheng, "Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?"
Guo Zheng shook his head. "Besides Officer Li, I have no other evidence or witnesses."
Chen Bing breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the next moment, Guo Zheng said, "Sir, although I have no evidence in my own case, I do have evidence in Zhou Tiedong's case."
Chen Bing suddenly looked up, and Shu Yu immediately smiled. Qi Lie raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring it here."
"Yes." Guo Zheng took out a few sheets of paper from his sleeve and handed them to the officer beside him.
(End of this chapter)
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