So Bai Nuo and the others wisely knelt down.
As for the other family members who were also dressed in mourning clothes, they saw that the leader had knelt down, so they also knelt down.
Seeing how obedient they were, the head constable didn't need to say anything more, so he strode to the back to fetch the magistrate.
As soon as the constable left, Bai Nuo quietly observed the surrounding environment. This government office was not much different from the one shown on TV, except that it was a bit larger. Above the seat where the county magistrate sat, there were the same four large characters: "A clear mirror hangs high."
Soon, Bai Nuo saw a man in official robes walk out. He was about forty years old. Bai Nuo looked up at the county magistrate and was a little surprised. Was this Li Jinyu's father?
She seems quite gentle and refined, so how come her daughter, Li Jinyu, is so willful?
Behind Lord Li was a man who looked like a clerk, and Bai Nuo began to think of Yu Ziqing.
"Who are those kneeling below? What is it for?" Lord Li asked in a deep voice as soon as he sat down, slamming his gavel. He raised an eyebrow, and his expression became dignified. Except for Bai Nuo and a few others, everyone else lowered their heads.
Hu Mingmei felt there was no need to be afraid, while Bai Nuo felt she had watched enough TV and wasn't afraid anymore.
Lord Li saw that most people had lowered their heads in fear, and he nodded with satisfaction while stroking his beard. However, he was somewhat surprised to see that there were still a few people who were not afraid of him.
"Who are you? What have you done?"
The constable whispered the whole story to Lord Li.
"My lord, it was actually Miss who sent me to Duobao Pavilion. The man kneeling down there is the manager of Duobao Pavilion!" If Li Jinyu hadn't insisted that Bai Nuo was in trouble and pestered him to go and rescue her, he wouldn't have gone.
This scene wouldn't have happened.
Upon hearing this, Lord Li glanced curiously at the little girl kneeling below. The girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old, even younger than his daughter, yet she didn't seem afraid of him at all.
You know, even his daughter, who is such a willful person, would usually restrain herself when she sees him. I didn't expect this girl to be so unafraid and even start looking her over.
No wonder he was able to become a shopkeeper.
"I am Bai Nuo!" As the person involved, Bai Nuo had to speak up. "The man next to me is my fiancé and his guard. I want to sue him for fraud and falsely accusing me of murder!" Bai Nuo stated both of her accusations at the same time.
After arriving here, Bai Nuo had thought everything through. The woman said she was sick first, then about returning the goods, and then the woman died. Although these two things seemed unrelated, it was actually a whole scheme to slander her.
First they said the products in her store were unhealthy, then they demanded refunds. When these two things happen, the reputation that Duobaoge has worked so hard to build will definitely plummet.
But what if that woman dies?
The reputation of Duobao Pavilion will also be destroyed along with that woman's death.
Lord Li nodded. This was just a minor case, nothing serious; he had seen it all before.
He asked in a deep voice, "Who are you suing?"
When you sue someone, you need someone to sue you, right?
Bai Nuo said loudly, "The one who falsely accused me is this young man next to me, dressed in mourning clothes. As for the fraudsters, they are other people. The list is here! Please go and bring them back, sir!" As he spoke, Bai Nuo took out a stack of papers from his pocket. When the clerk saw it, he hurriedly came over to give the list to Lord Li.
However, Bai Nuo hesitated for a moment. The clerk looked at her in confusion. Bai Nuo smiled at him and said, "Clerk, I have something else to give you. Please give this list to the head constable!"
The clerk looked at her with suspicion again, as did the head constable. However, Bai Nuo spoke up, and the head constable heard her, so he still came over and took the list.
Bai Nuo immediately handed the clerk another stack of things.
"So many?" Lord Li casually flipped through the list in his hand and glanced at it. There must be at least a hundred of them.
"What is this?" Lord Li took the item from the clerk's hand.
"A lawsuit!" Bai Nuo smiled gently.
Those watching from the other side, seeing the magistrate preoccupied with her case, grew increasingly anxious. "Sir, we also want to accuse her of murder!"
Lord Li was immediately struck with a headache. He slammed his gavel down and exclaimed, "What's going on here? One minute you're the defendant, the next you're the plaintiff!"
“Actually, sir, you really can handle them together; it’s one case!” Bai Nuo said loudly.
What does it mean that the plaintiff became the defendant and the defendant became the plaintiff? Isn't it all the same thing?
"You're talking nonsense! These are clearly two different things!" the man shouted angrily, but since they were still inside the county government office, he dared not make any rash moves.
"Isn't it the same thing? Don't you know?" Bai Nuo looked at him with a half-smile.
The man flinched slightly, somewhat frightened, and didn't dare to meet her gaze directly.
“Once you bring back the list, everything will be clear!” Bai Nuo said.
"go!"
The constable was gone for quite some time, so Lord Li, wanting to save time, decided not to wait any longer. "Tell me what happened! Bai, how did he falsely accuse you?"
“I used to run a shop selling women’s items in town. Not long ago, that woman came to our shop to buy something, and soon after, she came back to me saying she felt unwell and demanded compensation from me. However, this involved the interests of both of us, and for her health, I asked her to come over at a certain time so we could find a doctor to check her out. But she said she had to go back and ask her husband and mother-in-law, so we didn’t resolve the matter that day.”
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