Yao Wenyuan had been listening to the others' comments. When he heard Li Mingde ask him this, he spoke up, "Master Li, you've misunderstood. I'm not on Zhou Erni's side. I'm on the side of the truth. As for what the truth is, we have to continue investigating to find out who is telling the truth."
Li Mingde nodded when he heard this. He liked what Yao Wenyuan said. At least he wouldn't have to deal with the case because of Yao Wenyuan.
"Bring the witness Aunt Wang to the court." Li Mingde said while sitting on the stage.
When Aunt Wang came up, she glanced at Zhao Yingman and Ergou. The threat in Zhao Yingman's eyes was too obvious.
Aunt Wang knelt between the three of them.
"Aunt Wang, let me ask you, who poisoned the lives of more than ten people in Zhou Dadong's family?" Li Mingde began to interrogate Aunt Wang.
"Yes, yes, it was Zhou Erni and that guy who ran away who did it..." Aunt Wang's eyes wandered around, and she didn't forget to touch her nose after she finished speaking.
Yao Wenyuan noticed this detail.
"Tell me the details quickly!" Li Mingde slammed the gavel.
Aunt Wang was shocked, and then she said tremblingly, "Zhou Erni is Zhou Dadong's son. Zhou Erni likes to drink and gamble on weekdays. I often see him losing all his wages. Manager Zhao often rewards the employees and asks me to make them supper. Zhou Erni took advantage of this habit and told me that night to go and rest first and he would take the food to me. I was a little tired, and seeing that he took the initiative to do it, I just went with it and let him go. Who knew that Zhou Dadong and several other employees died the next day, and all their money was gone. I guess Zhou Erni and another employee colluded to commit murder for money..."
Zhou Erni heard this and said angrily, "That's just nonsense. My Lord, look at me, look at me. How do I look like a gambler?"
Li Mingde slammed the gavel and said, "Don't yell in court. Speak politely."
Zhou Erni's voice instantly softened upon hearing this. "Sir, I really don't have a gambling habit, and I didn't go to see Aunt Wang on the day of the incident. This is all just Aunt Wang's one-sided story, sir!"
Li Mingde heard this and said, "Aunt Wang, that's one side of the story. Then what you said isn't one side of the story, is it?"
Zhou Erni was speechless when she heard this, and looked at Yao Wenyuan for help, "Master Yao, help me!"
Upon hearing this, Yao Wenyuan said, "Master Li, there may be something fishy about this matter. We should carefully review it again!"
Li Mingde glanced at him and said, "Master Yao, I'm afraid you're just being embarrassed and delaying my investigation."
Upon hearing this, Yao Wenyuan's face darkened. "Lord Li, that's too much. We are all paid by the court, and naturally we serve the people. If we hastily close a case without thoroughly examining it, how can we be worthy of our salaries? How can we be worthy of the people? How can we be worthy of the official hats on our heads?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mingde had no choice but to say, "Then according to Lord Yao's advice, how should we handle this case?"
Yao Wenyuan said, "I think Aunt Wang is lying. Her eyes are darting around, and she keeps touching her nose. This is a sign of guilt. So I think we should separate Zhou Erni, Zhao Yingman, and the others for now, collect all the evidence, and then conduct a trial."
Li Mingde heard this and said, "Okay, but in order to prevent Zhou Erni from escaping again, this government must detain her. Otherwise, if she escapes, this government will fail to complete its mission."
Zhou Erni heard this and looked at Yao Wenyuan with fear, "Sir, I'm scared. I don't want to go to jail..."
Yao Wenyuan took a look and said, "You haven't done anything wrong, so what are you afraid of? Just go and stay there quietly. Don't go anywhere. I'll come back for trial once I've collected all the evidence."
Zhou Erni felt disappointed when she heard this.
Zhou Erni was locked up, and Zhao Yingman and others had no solid evidence, so they had to let these people go home.
Yao Wenyuan sent people to guard Zhou Erni, fearing that Zhao Yingman and others would kill her.
After leaving, Zhao Yingman was very satisfied with Aunt Wang's answer in court, but he also knew in his heart that Aunt Wang was a key figure. If Aunt Wang died, the dead would not speak.
So after Aunt Wang separated from them, she was still in high spirits as she took the silver and prepared to go home to rest, but she didn't know that danger was quietly approaching.
Gu Beijian did not hand over the person he picked up immediately. He observed that the situation was not favorable for Yao Wenyuan and others, so he kept it in reserve.
Gu Beijian sent someone to follow Aunt Wang to ensure her safety. Aunt Wang was very important at this time.
In the alley, just as Aunt Wang was about to turn the corner, a man covered her mouth and dragged her into a dark place. Aunt Wang struggled, trying to break free from the man's shackles.
But the man was too strong and Aunt Wang couldn't handle him. But even a rabbit will bite when it is angry, let alone a human?
Aunt Wang bit the man's arm and bit off a piece of flesh.
The man took a deep breath, he didn't expect Aunt Wang to have such good teeth.
The man took out a dagger and was about to stab Aunt Wang to death, but in the blink of an eye, Yao Wenyuan kicked the man's dagger away.
The yamen runners behind Yao Wenyuan directly arrested the man, and he didn't even have time to escape.
Aunt Wang curled up in the corner, trembling. "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I don't know anything!"
The bailiffs pulled off the mask of the man in black, and it turned out to be Ergou.
Yao Wenyuan comforted her and told her not to be afraid, saying they would protect her. They told Aunt Wang that they had come to her to testify against Zhou Erni and the other man. After hearing what they said, Aunt Wang hesitated for a moment, thinking that Er Gou must have been sent by Zhao Yingman to kill her. After thinking clearly about the pros and cons, Aunt Wang nodded.
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