Lin Jun's heart skipped a beat; he was terrified. How could he have... forgotten that this old woman was his brother-in-law's mother?
Lin Jun couldn't care less about his broken leg. What he was worried about now was whether this matter would really go to trial. He quickly looked at Xiao Minghui and said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, this is just a misunderstanding. I can explain."
Even if Xiao Minghui were stupid, he would know that there must have been some time in between, otherwise Lin Jun wouldn't have been so flustered and scared.
"Shut up!" Xiao Minghui looked at the little girl and the old woman. "Mother, little girl, old woman, let's go outside. I will proceed with the trial."
Xiao Minghui was also a little flustered at this moment. He knew from his mother's angry expression that this matter was not trivial. What exactly did Lin Jun do?
Xiao Minghui wasn't afraid of being implicated by Lin Jun; he was afraid that Lin Jun might actually do something heinous because of him, and then he would feel utterly ashamed.
Upon hearing this, the old man and the little girl suddenly felt a glimmer of hope; they never expected to actually meet a benefactor.
They quickly followed Mo Yan to the county government office ahead. At Mo Yan's prompting, the little girl began to beat the drum to appeal her grievances, one beat after another.
Mo Yan also had a petition written, detailing the entire incident, and gave it to the little girl.
Mo Yan also called Xiao Yudie over, asking her to come and watch how Xiao Minghui would handle the case.
The little girl held the petition as if it held the lives of her entire family. If she won, her family would have a way to live; if she lost, her family would have no way to live.
She glanced back at her father, and the old man nodded at her.
They were at their wits' end, so they decided to take a gamble and see if there really was a just and upright official. If not, then they would have no choice but to die.
The young girl presented the petition and knelt down.
"mighty……"
Xiao Minghui then looked at the complaint, which detailed the evil deeds of Lin Jun's family.
They seized their land, smashed their house, and even broke the little girl's brother's leg, cutting off their family's livelihood.
They even planned to abduct the girl today and force themselves on her.
Seeing this, Xiao Minghui was furious.
Then, the clerk took the indictment and began to read it aloud. This step was to tell everyone what the case was about.
Everyone was furious and shocked upon hearing this, and they began to discuss it amongst themselves.
Do you think we can win this case?
"That depends on whether Lord Xiao is willing to put aside family ties for the greater good,"
"That's right. If this Lord Xiao hadn't upheld the law and had instead shown favoritism, who knows what would have happened?"
"This family is so pitiful."
Xiao Minghui felt terrible upon hearing these words. He couldn't understand how he had become so disliked by the people. He had never intended to favor anyone. Back then, he had wanted to rid the people of evil and become someone who could protect them.
He looked at Lin Jun with a dark expression and spoke authoritatively.
"Lin Jun, do you know your crime!"
Lin Jun was thrown into the lobby at this moment, and he couldn't stand up.
"Brother-in-law, I'm innocent!"
"Your brother-in-law is not here. Call me 'Sir'!"
Xiao Minghui's face darkened. Did Lin Jun want everyone to know about their relationship?
Mo Yan spoke slowly at this moment.
"Sir, are you just going to let him go like this? His sister is just a concubine, not your relative. Isn't it illegal to claim kinship with an official of the court?"
That's right, she was just a concubine; to be honest, she wasn't a proper relative.
Is it appropriate for a girl's family to try and establish kinship with her?
Xiao Minghui also realized this and looked at Lin Jun to speak.
"You audacious Lin Jun, daring to claim kinship without authorization! Such insolence is unacceptable in court! Do you know your crime?!"
Lin Jun felt uneasy. How could they not be relatives anymore? Didn't they call each other brothers before?
“Lord Xiao, brother-in-law, you didn’t say that before. You said you and my sister were husband and wife, so naturally you are my brother-in-law.”
Xiao Minghui's face darkened further. "How dare you! Even so, you shouldn't do things that violate the law and regulations."
You seized other people's land and destroyed their houses; do you know your crime?
Lin Jun scoffed at this. He had indeed done it, but so what?
“Lord Xiao, I admit that I did do it, but that’s a problem with this family.”
If they had agreed when I proposed marriage, none of this would have happened. Perhaps our two families would still be related, and their family could have benefited from our family's connections.
"Isn't it their own fault for not knowing what's good for them?"
Even at this point, Lin Jun remained arrogant, seemingly oblivious to any problem.
The old man's tears fell as he knelt down and kowtowed, "Sir, please do justice for my daughter. My family has always been honest and upright people, and we don't know where we offended you, my brother-in-law."
My daughter is already engaged, so she certainly can't marry your nephew.
"Please, sir, spare our family! Please give us a way to live! Please, sir, spare us!"
Other people felt bad when they saw this. This family was so pitiful. How could they have run into such people?
This adult doesn't seem like someone who would handle things impartially.
They all looked at the old man and his daughter with pity; they were probably...
"Get up, get up! You have done nothing wrong and do not need to kneel. It is Lin Jun who should kneel. Men, seize Lin Jun! The evidence of Lin Jun seizing people's land and destroying people's houses is conclusive. Seize him on the spot and sentence him to ten years in prison."
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