The accommodation provided for these witnesses or plaintiffs in the county government was very simple, with only a large bunk bed where a group of them had to live together.
The big bunk bed in the county government office was similar to the big kang in Northeast China that Lin Mo remembered, except that the bunk bed here could not be heated. There was only a kang bed in the room that took up half of the room.
It was even more shabby than the big bunk bed in the inn, and it seemed that it was not cleaned frequently. There was also a strange smell in the air.
There wasn't even any bedding on the bed, only a thin mattress on the floor. It looked dirty and old, and I wondered how many people had slept on it.
Wang Gangtie and his companions immediately chose a spot on the side and carried Su Yunxia up. They had been busy all day, and especially since they were all injured, they were already exhausted both mentally and physically.
They grunted and hurriedly divided the beds, separating the men and women.
A-Mo Lu arranged two relatively clean mats and said, "Third Master, Mu Ge'er, you two can sleep here. We've been busy all day, let's lie down and rest first."
Lin Mo nodded and looked at the two beds with a charming look. On his left was Su Mu and on his right was Fugui.
In other words, he was sleeping in the same bed with Su Mu in disguise!
When he thought of this, Lin Mo's heart suddenly became hot, and he didn't dislike the slightly dirty mat so much anymore.
But he can sleep alone, but Su Mu can't. When he was doing business before, he had lived in a large dormitory. The people living there had all kinds of odor, such as foot odor, sweat odor, body odor, and armpit odor. There might even be bloodstains in the rooms of the county government office.
Lin Mo took off his coat and made Su Mu's mattress tightly. If he could go out, he would have gone to the street to buy new sheets.
After taking care of Su Yunxia, Su Mu returned to his seat. He climbed onto the bed and was about to lie down.
"Don't sleep here. This is my spot. You sleep here."
Lin Mo pointed to the bed where his clothes were spread out.
Su Mu frowned: "You have already made the bed, just go to sleep, I will sleep here."
Lin Mo brought the person to the seat and said, "Listen to me, sleep here well. The mattress is a little dirty, I'll cover it for you."
"I don't mind it being dirty..." The place I slept on before was not only dirty, but it didn't even have a mattress.
Su Mu didn't say the last sentence. He knew that Lin Mo was taking care of him, so he had to lie down obediently.
Lin Mo rubbed his flushed little face. He didn't say that there might be someone else's bloodstains on the mat, mainly because he was afraid that everyone would feel taboo after hearing it.
After all, no matter how dirty and messy it is, it is nothing for those who have been digging the land since childhood. Fortunately, Su Mu is very well-behaved and lies down when he is told to.
This feeling of being trusted and relied on made Lin Mo feel a subtle sense of satisfaction. He climbed onto the bed with a smile, lying on his side, carefully looking at Su Mu, who only realized belatedly that they were so close.
After all, it was still afternoon, and it was broad daylight. After the initial excitement and trance, the cicada pupae lying in a row were now amazed at what had happened to them today.
Not only did he get to talk to the yamen runners who were paid by the government, he also met the living county magistrate, who was now lying on the big bunk bed in the county government office.
In addition, they had to go to court later, so everyone was very flustered. Except for Su Yunxia, who was seriously injured and unable to move, everyone was like Luo Jianbing.
They tossed and turned, unable to sleep, staring blankly, and started chatting with the people next to them who also couldn't sleep.
Even Su Mu was embarrassed several times. At first, he thought he was lying close to Lin Mo, and he was so nervous that he breathed cautiously. Later, when he heard everyone's conversation, the embarrassment and tension disappeared, and his mind was full of the trial in court.
Common people are most afraid of seeing officials. Even if they are in the right, they are still worried about losing the case. Therefore, until the day the trial started, no one slept well.
The next day.
There was a loud knocking sound in the lobby of the county government office, and the people passing by the door gathered together. Lin Mo and his group were kneeling in the court, and the hot wind blew across their haggard and dark faces.
Having not had a good rest in the past two days, even Lin Mo looked tired, not to mention the others, all of them had their heads drooping, with the horrifying scars that were created.
Each one of them was terrifying to watch, especially Su Yunxia, who was still lying in the courtroom. From a distance, one could only see a bloody head. If it weren't for the slight movement of the chest, one would have thought it was a dead body.
Today, Lin Mo and his companions were kneeling in the court. There were a few more yamen runners in the court, and many common people gathered outside the door, whispering to each other and pointing fingers at Lin Mo and his companions.
Some of those who had watched Lin Mo and the others enter the county government office began to share the story with the people around them. Especially when they saw the Zhou family members kneeling on the other side, they stretched their necks curiously to look inside.
The county magistrate was very humane in his trial. At least the lobby was open to the public. That is to say, no matter when the trial was taking place, as long as the people wanted to watch, they could watch from outside the door at any time.
With a "bang!"
County Magistrate Qian sat high in the hall, his dark blue official uniform wrapped around his round body. The solemn and indifferent look on his face highlighted his official majesty and dominance.
He slammed the ruler on the table twice. The piercing sound made everyone fall silent and tremble.
Under the hall, all the members of the Lin family knelt straighter and taller, and kneeling next to them were the Zhou family members who had just arrested you in the county government office this morning.
Many people came from the Zhou family. Except for Zhou Laosan’s eldest brother who was doing business outside, almost everyone was there.
"Defendants Zhou Yan, Lin Mo, and others are accusing you of brutally beating and abusing your wives and concubines, humiliating the people and implicating innocent people, disregarding the law, and defying official authority. Do you plead guilty?"
Zhou Yan was Zhou Laosan's name. As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, he was so frightened that he staggered, crawled on his knees, and hurriedly took a few steps forward.
His words were sincere, but his tone was full of resentment. "Your Excellency, I am wronged in this matter! I have many wives and concubines at home, and it's hard to get along with them. They are all men, so they have bad tempers. I beat them because they spread rumors and made the whole family restless. I had no choice but to do this for the sake of family harmony."
"Besides, this is how I get along with my wives and concubines. I admit that I didn't know how to control my strength and hurt them. I, Zhou Yan, know I was wrong and will never hurt them again. This is my apology to my brothers from my mother's family."
"My Zhou family will fully cover their expenses for coming to the county town and the cost of the medicine they need for their treatment, and we are willing to compensate them further!"
Zhou Laosan spoke with sincerity, like a prodigal son who knew how to repent, but his face was gloomy and he gritted his teeth as he knelt down, and he even glared at Lin Mo viciously.
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