Chapter 488 489. Accusation
Magistrate Wu dared not refute, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam Gu. I hope you will not bother with such fools. When the county finds out the reason, I will give you an explanation."
Jin Qianqian also had the same idea, "Then I'll have to trouble Lord Wu. I won't disturb you from solving the case."
After Jin Qianqian finished speaking, she glanced around, scaring everyone who was watching the fun to lower their heads quickly.
She seemed like a kind and gentle lady, but unexpectedly she was actually a ruthless person.
These people suffered such an end just by raising a few doubts. It seems reasonable that the people should not fight against the officials since ancient times.
Jin Qianqian didn't know what they were thinking at the moment, or she would just chuckle. She was the most law-abiding person, and she was just acting in accordance with the law just now.
If she didn't have the cheating device in her hand, she would probably be the one who had no way to defend herself.
"Madam, I think there is something fishy about this matter," Lichun said immediately after entering the room.
Jin Qianqian, "I guess it's coming for me, but I don't know why it didn't find anything here?"
Lichun, “Madam, I think these people are closely related to the Tian family in Lecheng.
How could such a coincidence happen in this world that I set out with valuables and lost them in this remote village? "
They had been staying in an inn along the way, so it would not be so easy for these people to frame them.
Last night, we missed the closing time of the county town gate, so we temporarily found a small village to stay overnight.
Looking at the poverty of this village, one can guess that these people do not have the courage and dare not do such a bad thing.
Li Qiu, "The most important thing is that the things these people brought were too valuable, and they were just a few businessmen traveling together. It's a bit abnormal to think about it."
Jin Qianqian took a sip of hot tea, which finally dispelled some of the chill. "Can you imagine what kind of situation I would be facing if the things were found here?"
Could it be that the hint was to make the older girls shiver in unison? If it was really as the lady thought, then these people were truly worthy of death.
But judging from all these signs, this is indeed possible.
"Madam, these people are too vicious. Forty lashes are still not enough."
"Madam, do you want to send someone to tell Magistrate Wu?
Although this county magistrate seems a bit indecisive, he is still the chief official of the county after all. He should give us justice. "
Jin Qianqian just smiled and said nothing. She estimated that the county magistrate didn't even need to take any action. The two leaders would definitely not have a good ending when they returned.
The loss of such a large amount of property would be a failure. If the other party is ruthless, they will definitely not leave them any way out.
If we continue to delay like this, it will be impossible for us to travel further today.
After this incident, the villagers here had a rift in their hearts and were naturally unwilling to take in their escort team any longer.
Jin Qianqian was not embarrassed and discussed with the escort leader, and everyone moved to the county town.
Before leaving, Lixia took her guards around the village and actually brought back some game, as well as chickens and ducks raised by farmers.
I believe that with these things, everyone’s physical strength can be replenished in the next few days.
The next day, Jin Qianqian and the others set out as planned. As for those who had been beaten with boards, they were still waiting in a side room in the county magistrate's office.
"What do you think is going on?" Xu Mutou asked his question only after there was no one else around.
He still couldn't figure it out. The other party seemed to know their plan, otherwise, why were all those who were beaten their people?
"How should I know? We are all acting together, how could this thing fly out of thin air?" Cao Lei's face was full of gloom. "Now let's think about how to reveal the news to the master."
"Then what? Do you think the master will come to save us?" Although Xu Mutou's brain is not as smart as Cao Lei's, he is not stupid either.
He looked at Cao Lei and laughed sarcastically, "I guess the county magistrate has already sent someone to Huacheng to look for your 'lover'.
Why don't you just talk about something else? You talk so clearly and even mention the street names.
Now, we have left ourselves a loophole. When the adults find out that we are all lying, they will know that we are all lying, and I guess what awaits us next is severe torture.
I think we should stop struggling. We probably won't be able to return safely this time, so we should just find a way to make ourselves happy."
"It hasn't come to that yet," Cao Lei snorted coldly, "After a while, if the master can't get any news from us, he will send someone out to inquire."
Xu Mutou said, "So what? Don't forget, we lost so many things. These were given to us by the master with real money. Do you think our lives are worth it?"
Cao Lei, "... Tell me why these things disappeared? Could it be that the woman surnamed Gu went into hiding?"
Xu Mutou shook his head. "It shouldn't happen. We delivered it in the early morning when it was just getting light. Even if they wanted to hide the things, they wouldn't have enough time.
I wonder if what we did was discovered by the villagers?
Don’t forget, although we didn’t find it in the village, there is still a large forest behind the mountain. For the villagers who are familiar with the local terrain, it is like their backyard.”
Cao Lei, "If that's the case, why didn't you mention it before?"
"Oh, don't put the blame on me, how can I talk about the situation at that time?
I don't believe you didn't think about it at the time, were you waiting for me to be the first to take action?"
Cao Lei didn't even want to speak anymore. This guy was just a self-righteous idiot.
Now I just hope that the master can send someone over here quickly, maybe there is still a chance to recover the lost items.
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Jin Qianqian was swaying in the carriage. At this moment, she was using her mental power to check the things that had been thrown in before.
Apart from a box of gold and silver jewellery that had been looked at previously, and a box of gold ingots, the other things were exactly the same as what those people had confessed.
There were a few scattered and worthless things, which should have been taken from the merchants by the Xu men. They were not very valuable.
Come to think of it, these are goods piled outside, they can't be that valuable, so the loss of those merchants can be ignored.
No wonder they are unwilling to argue and withdraw from the dispute early.
As for the big head, it was probably prepared specifically to frame her.
Silks and satins, some exquisite porcelains, and a few ancient books?
It seemed like a huge investment. Jin Qianqian flipped through it casually and suddenly squinted her eyes to stare at a hairpin.
After carefully looking at the word "田" above, Jin Qianqian suddenly realized that they were the ones who had played tricks.
This makes sense. The journey before was smooth sailing and the only person he had a grudge against was Tian Zhuang.
(End of this chapter)
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