"Sir, we are innocent! Please let us go!" Zhang's face was pale, but she still said.
"Hmph! Beating up a police officer is considered innocent? I'm afraid it's impossible for you to leave today!" The leader of the police officers snorted coldly.
Wen Yuan said, "I will find out the truth of the matter myself. I will take them to see my father first."
"This... Young Master, there is no need to trouble the prefect with this small matter, right?" The leader felt a little guilty. After all, he brought this man back without asking why. He just wanted to vent his anger on Gao Yuan, but he didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion. It was too late to regret now.
"What do you think is a trivial matter? My father will judge what mistakes they have made. Since when did a small official dare to convict people privately?" Wen Yuan frowned.
"Yes, yes, yes! I dare not."
"Miss, please come with me. We will get to the bottom of the whole matter." Wen Yuan said.
Shippo nodded calmly.
"Master, my master has fainted. What should we do? You must seek justice for us... wuwu..." Wangcai said crying.
Wen Yuan frowned and said, "Come here, carry Gao Yuan back first and find a doctor to take a look."
"yes!"
After saying that, Wen Yuan brought his men to the main hall of the yamen.
At this time, Prefect Wen had heard the news and rushed over.
"Yuan'er, what's going on?" Prefect Wen still didn't know the ins and outs of the matter.
"Dad, I only heard the noise and don't know what happened." Wen Yuan said truthfully.
Qibao looked at the magistrate Wen who was sitting at the top. He saw that the man had a short beard, was of medium build, and looked to be in his thirties. He looked about five or six points similar to Wen Yuan.
"Who are these three? What mistakes did they make to be locked up?" Magistrate Wen asked Qibao and the other two.
"In reply to your Excellency, I suspect they are spies from another country. Young Master Gao has been beaten seriously by this girl and has fallen into unconsciousness. My two brothers and I have also been beaten all over our bodies. Please make a decision for us, sir." The chief officer seized the opportunity and spoke first.
When Prefect Wen heard this, his face became solemn, but these three people were all women. The wife looked pale and had tears in her eyes, and she didn't look like a spy at all. The youngest girl looked very calm and didn't look scared at all, but no one would send a child to be a spy!
"Sir, we are not spies. Please investigate clearly. We are all good citizens and have not offended this officer. We are wrongly accused!" Zhang knelt on the ground.
"A good citizen can have such amazing skills? Who are you kidding? This girl looks no more than ten years old. She must have been trained since childhood. Tell me, what is your purpose in coming to my Qingyun City?" the leader asked.
Wen Yuan asked, "Then do you have any evidence?"
"I... my subordinates don't have any evidence at the moment, but their identities are indeed questionable." The leader was speechless, but still wanted to find a crime to put on these three people.
Wen Yuan continued, "Dad, I saw this little girl on the street a few days ago. The ink I mentioned to you was won by someone she was with."
The prefect Wen asked, "Are you talking about the literary duel that Master Liu reported a few days ago?"
"Yes!"
"Sir, I live in Xujia Village, Huamen Town. I came to Qingyun City this time because my son is going to take the imperial examination, and we are accompanying him. All of this is well documented, and I am definitely not a spy." Zhang said.
"Is that Mr. Xu your son?" Wen Yuan asked.
"Yes! He is my brother." Qibao replied.
"You're lying! You're not dressed like ordinary villagers!" The leader said loudly, feeling a little panicked.
"Then you are really just looking at the world from a narrow perspective! Although my family lives in the village, we have enough food and clothing. I think you are feeling guilty, right?" Qibao asked with a sneer.
"you!"
Prefect Wen shouted, "Shut up! I haven't spoken yet, why are you interrupting? Otherwise, I will give you my position and you can conduct the trial."
The leader knelt down on the ground and said, "I dare not do that, but Young Master Gao is still seriously injured. My Lord, you must seek justice for Young Master Gao!"
Prefect Wen frowned. He could roughly see what kind of person Gao Yuan was in the past few days. As long as Die'er was at home, he would pester her every day, causing his daughter to go out and hide frequently these days. If it weren't for some relationship with his wife, he would have kicked him out of the house long ago. After knowing that Die'er was beaten, he felt a little relieved.
"What's your brother's name? Where do you live now? Are there other people here?" asked Magistrate Wen.
"Your Excellency, my husband and father-in-law are here too. We are currently living in Juxiang Pavilion. My son's name is Xu Wenwu." Zhang said first.
"Go check if there is anyone named Xu Wenwu on the list of candidates for this exam." said the prefect Wen.
"yes!"
Then Magistrate Wen asked again, "What is your relationship with Juxiang Pavilion?"
"To answer your question, sir, Juxiang Pavilion is our family's property," said Zhang.
Prefect Wen almost stood up and said hurriedly, "Don't frame me. Isn't Juxiang Pavilion owned by Boss Qian?"
Zhang said, "I dare not lie to you, sir. Mr. Qian has a very close relationship with our family, so he has been managing Juxiang Pavilion."
Prefect Wen was a little uneasy. He still remembered that a mysterious man came to his study at night with a token and asked him to take good care of Juxiang Pavilion. He also clearly remembered that the symbol on the token belonged only to the royal family and he was not allowed to make it public.
He didn't tell anyone about this except himself, not even his family members. He had driven away the godson of his master's advisor because he had offended Juxiang Pavilion, and he had even gone to their house in person to apologize.
Magistrate Wen was a little suspicious and said, "Yuan'er, go and invite Boss Qian over."
"Yes!" Wen Yuan replied immediately.
The leader felt that something was wrong at this time, and was frightened. Why didn't the adults ask about Master Gao or his own injuries?
Qibao frowned, afraid that his grandfather would get worried again if he knew about it.
"Sir, I have checked. There is indeed a person named Xu Wenwu who participated in this examination. According to the registration, he ranked first among the scholars and is fifteen years old this year." An official came to report.
Prefect Wen was secretly surprised. It seemed that this young man named Xu Wenwu was no ordinary person. He took the imperial examination at the age of fifteen. If he could really pass the examination, he would probably be the youngest imperial examination winner in the history of Dragon Soul Country.
"Sir, Master Gao has woken up and is now clamoring for someone to bring him here, saying that he wants you to take care of him."
Prefect Wen's face darkened and he said, "Then bring him up. I want to hear what he has to say!"
"yes."
After a while, four people came in carrying a stretcher. Although it was autumn, Wangcai was still fanning the person lying on the stretcher with a fan.
After the four men placed the stretcher on the ground, Gao Yuan lay on it, sweating profusely and crying, "Uncle, you have to help me! This little bitch beat me up like this. The doctor said my bones are damaged. You must tie her up and have her bones smashed all over to relieve my hatred! Woo woo!"
If he hadn't said such vicious words, one would really sympathize with his situation.
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