Chapter 378 It’s Him!

Before Ying Sinan could finish his words, he suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, and the expression on his face became ferocious.

While eating the melon, the little guy was also keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully, and he raised his head to accurately lock onto his direction.

[Oh? Uncle Ying, what's wrong with this store? ]

With the valuable experience of surviving many years of beatings, Ying Sinan's brain worked rapidly and he stuttered, "This person, this person..."

Halfway through his speech, an idea suddenly occurred to him: "This person, you can't just judge by appearances!"

His voice was passionate, sonorous and powerful, without any sign of guilt.

Jiang Lifeng: "..."

The guards following behind the young man: "..."

Zou Cailiang was startled by the sudden sound. After looking carefully, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He had already found out that all the people who had accompanied Emperor Mingze on his visit, except for the guards who hid in the dark, were at the top of the power list. However, there was one exception among them.

The son of Tuobi County Magistrate, had no achievements or official positions, but he was lucky enough to catch the eye of the little princess and was taken on the journey as a playmate. This kid was not on his list of flattery at the moment, so he was less respectful to him.

"Be quiet!!"

The shocking wood hit the table hard, and the scene finally calmed down again.

"Do you two have any evidence to prove that this green-white jade rectangular tripod is indeed yours?"

This statement seemed fair and just, but the implicit hostility in it was clearly heard by everyone present.

The woman who claimed to have lost her heirloom's eyes lit up and said quickly, "Yes, yes!"

"Although my husband's family has fallen into poverty, he has been trying to start a small business over the years," she seemed to be lost in past memories, her brows unconsciously knitted into the shape of a "川" character, "I don't understand all the twists and turns, I just listened to what my husband said..."

"In the business world, if you don't have a strong foundation, others will look down on you. That's why my husband always brings this tripod out to show it off. I think many businessmen in the same industry have seen it."

After hearing this, the shopkeeper, whose cheeks were originally red, turned extremely pale in an instant, but he managed to hold on and shouted loudly when the prefect looked over: "I have evidence too!"

"That day and night, I found the seller suspicious, so I asked him to leave a written document to prove that he got the tripod through legitimate channels and it was not stolen." He reached into his arms and fumbled around, and successfully pulled out an envelope. "The man followed my instructions and left this written document. I hope you will understand!"

An official ran over to take the envelope from the man's hand, and at Zou Cailiang's signal, delivered it to Jiang Lifeng first.

During the process, the woman also sneered: "It's just handwriting. There are so many ways to forge it. Can you just ask someone to write a piece of it and it can be more conclusive than so many people's eyewitnesses?!"

The shopkeeper had heard too many bad words from the woman today. He could no longer suppress his anger and said sarcastically, "It's just that someone saw that your family did have this thing. How do you know that it wasn't because your husband's business failed and he urgently needed money to save the day, so he secretly sold this heirloom?!"

The woman was stunned for a moment, and her voice suddenly reached a new level: "Impossible!"

She had seen with her own eyes how much her husband treasured the rectangular tripod, and she had also witnessed his panic after he found out that the rectangular tripod was lost. How could such a genuine, subconscious reaction be fake?!

She said firmly: "Absolutely impossible!"

This time, the one sneering was the store owner.

Suddenly——

"cough--"

A very soft but slightly deliberate cough suddenly came from above their heads, which successfully made both of them breathe more slowly at almost the same time.

Mr. Prefect, what do you mean by this?

After a moment, there was another cough.

"cough!"

This time, the sound was not only louder, but also seemed more deliberate.

Jiang Lifeng was finally brought back to his senses by the voice.

"Um?"

His eyes were confused: "Did Lord Zou catch a cold?"

As he said this, he subconsciously reached out and covered the boy's mouth and nose, fearing that he would be sick from the evil prefect.

Zou Cailiang: “…”

Zou Cailiang smiled, raised his hand, and took a deep breath: "...Evidence, evidence!"

He is still waiting for evidence to make a judgment! !

"Ooooooo!"

Jiang Lifeng suddenly realized what was going on and quickly handed over the evidence in his hand: "Master Zou, please."

I was so engrossed in listening to the little guy's thoughts just now that I completely forgot something so important!

However——

Jiang Lifeng looked at the two people kneeling in the hall, and the interest in his eyes gradually deepened.

Today’s trip is really worth it!

Jiang Yingcheng was also thinking in his heart: [This trip is not in vain! This trip is really not in vain!!]

On the other side, Zou Cailiang took the letter handed to him by his subordinates and read it carefully.

Before I could read more than two lines, I heard a burst of noise from the onlookers outside the government office who had finally calmed down.

"Please make way, please make way, my wife is inside, please make way!"

Complaints were heard everywhere, and the people who spoke out actually forced their way out.

"Ma'am! I'm late!!"

The woman kneeling on the ground suddenly turned around, her eyes showing grievance: "Husband! You are finally here!!"

Zou Cailiang waved his hand and had the man let in. As soon as he entered the government office, he knelt down and said, "I, Guan Bin, pay my respects to the prefect!"

There were bursts of heavy breathing in his voice, and it was obvious that he had run all the way here after getting the news. Zou Cailiang raised his hand to signal that there was no rush, and asked him to catch his breath before continuing his speech. Guan Bin then took several deep breaths with a grateful look on his face.

Then the expression of love began.

"I am Guan Bin, the husband of Guo..."

What he said provided several more details on top of what the woman had said. Before he even got the item, he had already described several features of the rectangular tripod. Zou Cailiang looked around at the rectangular tripod and his judgment on the case leaned more towards the two of them.

However, before he could say anything else, the "unscrupulous shopkeeper" suddenly widened his eyes, turned his head with excitement, and pointed at Guanbin with a trembling finger——

“It’s him!!”

"The man who came to my shop late that night to sell the rectangular tripod was this man!" His voice was a little hoarse with emotion, "I would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"

"Sir! There is his fingerprint on the document. Sir, just let him make another fingerprint in court and compare it. The case will be solved!!"

It's him!

He is the one who sells the rectangular tripod!!

Zou Cailiang was stunned for a moment and nodded in agreement.

The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement, but he was unaware that beneath this turbulent undercurrent, everyone had their own different thoughts -

Guan Bin lowered his head and cooperated to put new handprints on the paper. In a corner where no one was paying attention, the corners of his lips slowly curled up into a meaningful smile.

Jiang Yingcheng's eyes squinted, and he was extremely anxious: [Ah! ]

[Uncle, you have completely fallen into their trap!!]