"Kid, I'm here to warn you, don't meddle in things you shouldn't, or you'll bring trouble upon yourself."
Whether you understand this principle now or not is no longer important. Because some things have already happened, and since they have happened, there must be a price to pay.
Zhu Yunwen sat there calmly and asked:
"I wonder what price we'll have to pay?"
The bearded man chuckled and then said:
You'll find out.
As he spoke, he clenched his fist and walked towards Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly, because at that moment Zhao Qingzhu also stretched her little pink fists and stood in front of Zhu Yunwen.
The bearded man frowned: "Kid, you don't need this woman to protect you, do you? That would make me look down on you."
Zhu Yunwen laughed at these words and replied in the same way:
"Don't be so quick to look down on me. You'll be in a very awkward situation later."
The bearded man snorted and then stepped forward.
But a moment later, he let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, spitting out a tooth.
At this moment, he felt a sense of collapse and despair, because he truly did not expect that the seemingly weak and powerless woman in front of him could knock out his teeth with a single punch.
He had to admit that he needed to retract his somewhat ridiculous words.
Zhu Yunwen certainly needed this woman's protection.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen slowly stepped forward and asked:
"Speak, who sent you? What is your purpose?"
Zhu Yunwen did indeed have to ask, after all, he had already offended two groups of people so far.
One group consisted of the county magistrate's daughters, and the other group consisted of a seventh-rank official.
So we need to figure out who is targeting us.
The bearded man was a straightforward person, and he was very clear about the situation before him that he was no match for Zhao Qingzhu.
If you resist, you will surely reap good rewards. As the saying goes, those who understand the times are the heroes.
So he spoke directly:
“I was sent by Magistrate Zhang. He’s worried that you’ll cause trouble in court tomorrow, so he sent me to beat you up and kick you out of the city.”
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes and said:
"So that's how it is. It seems that Magistrate Zhang has something to hide. Otherwise, why would he want to drive me out of the city? Besides, I was speaking out of righteousness in court. What was wrong with that? How can you say that I deliberately caused him trouble?"
The bearded man chuckled and said:
"You don't know this, do you? Our Magistrate Zhang, he took money... well, no, that's not what I meant, I didn't say anything..."
The bearded man immediately covered his mouth, for as the saying goes, "A man with a beard is reliable in his work."
This wasn't reflected at all in this guy.
This guy's mouth was completely covered by hair, but his mouth itself wasn't completely covered up.
He said things he shouldn't have said.
Zhu Yunwen was taken aback, clearly not expecting such an unexpected gain, and then asked:
"Oh, what happened? Tell me..."
The bearded man shook his head and said:
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just blurted out something. Really, our master didn't accept any bribes. He didn't take any money from that woman either, and it wasn't even ten taels of silver."
Zhu Yunwen was somewhat shocked, and after glancing at the bearded man, he said:
"It's truly fortunate for your father to have someone as talented as you by his side."
The bearded man thought Zhu Yunwen was praising him, so he excitedly said:
"Really? I think so too. I always thought I was the right-hand man by the adults' side."
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said:
"That woman bribed him with ten taels of silver, and in return, he helped her to directly classify the case as Li Dayong intending to commit indecent acts against that woman in the middle of the night, right?"
The burly man with a full beard looked at Zhu Yunwen in shock and said:
"No, how do you know all this? Who told you? There's a traitor among the magistrate's men."
Zhu Yunwen rubbed his forehead and said:
"Don't dwell on these things. With your intelligence, it's hard for me to explain them clearly to you. Just tell me if that's true or not, that's all."
Of course, you don't need to say it; I already know from your tone that this is indeed the case.
After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, he completely ignored the bearded man.
The bearded man looked shocked: "Huh? You...you're too smart! How did you figure that out?"
Zhu Yuntong ignored him and then said, "It seems my intuition was right. This judge is indeed no good, and that woman is indeed trying to frame Li Dayong for her own benefit."
Zhao Qingzhu said:
"Now that the truth is out, let's have this bearded man act as a witness."
The bearded man immediately said nervously:
"No, I would never do something like betraying our magistrate."
Zhao Qingzhu then cracked his knuckles and said:
"Would you like to reconsider?"
The bearded man spoke forcefully:
"Absolutely not. I have a bottom line, and I would never intentionally betray my magistrate."
Of course, if you try to physically assault or coerce me, that's a different story.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but laugh and said:
"You do have some principles, but not many."
But then Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said:
“I have a better plan. Since your judge doesn’t want me to stay here and wants to send me out of the city, then I will leave the city.”
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