Chapter 268: The Apparition from the Blue Sky
Chen Lin was enlightened, and quickly said, "Sir, I really can't remember. I have so many things to do every day that I can't remember so much. Since the deed has been recorded, it will be used as evidence wherever I go. Sir, please make the decision for me!"
Not only did Lord Zhuang turn to look at Lu Jun, the other three Dali Temple officials also secretly glanced at Lu Shaoqing, and then quickly looked away.
"Chen Lin, it's fine if you don't remember Zhou Mucheng's contract, but let me ask you, which of the twelve contracts here do you remember?
Don't tell me that you have forgotten everything. Human hearts are not like iron, and the law is like a furnace. Lord Lu has given a good reminder. Think it over before you speak. ”
Lord Zhuang's eyes were as bright as lightning as he stared at Chen Lin. He spoke each word slowly, like a drumstick hitting Chen Lin's head.
Drops of sweat gathered on his forehead, gradually forming thin streams that flowed down his cheeks.
The whole hall was so quiet that one could hear everyone's breathing. Even the sound of Chen Lin's sweat dripping onto the ground startled him.
"Chen Lin, can't you say it? I'll let Lord Su say it for you!" Lord Zhuang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke.
Su Qianqian: What about the promise of being a mascot?
"Sir Su, what happened between these twelve people and Chen Lin? Please tell Chen Lin and remind him so as not to delay the trial."
Lord Zhuang was calm and composed, and didn't think there was anything wrong with forcing himself into doing something so suddenly.
"How does Lord Su know what happened between them? I'm afraid we can't solve the case based on speculation alone." Lu Jun sneered.
"Whether it is a guess or not, you gentlemen, Chen Lin, and those who have filed the lawsuit naturally know it." Lord Zhuang said calmly.
Su Qianqian had no choice but to stand up. Suddenly, she heard a slight noise coming from the back hall across the wall, and then it fell silent.
Lord Zhuang's eyes flickered slightly, his expression remained unmoved, and he signaled Su Qianqian to start.
[This Lord Zhuang must have discovered your potential. He is so cunning and is taking advantage of me. I demand a raise! 】
The system protested in dissatisfaction, but still started the scene reconstruction. Su Qianqian only had to repeat what it said.
"In the fifteenth year of Qiande, on the day of Gengwu in the month of Guichou, at the time of Dingsi, Chen Lin and Zhu Liufa were in the Yueyue Elegant Room of Yumingxuan Teahouse, and Zhu Liufa handed over 1,000 taels of silver to Chen Lin.
Chen Linyanming said that the purpose of Wanwu Shengcai Club is to help people in need, pool everyone's money to do big business, and never fail to make huge profits. You can receive monthly interest until the investment is recovered and continue to make money.
On the same year's Xinwei month, Guiwei day, Dingsi hour, still in the same elegant room of Yumingxuan Teahouse, Chen Lin handed over one hundred taels of silver to Zhu Liufa and asked him to put his fingerprint on the receipt, which is actually the deed now placed in the lobby.
The reason why Chen Lin gave Zhu Liufa the one hundred taels was to let him go back and encourage more people to join the association. After those people believed in Zhu Liufa, who had always been cautious and stingy, they all took the silver to join the association. After Zhu Liufa received the interest for two months, he could not find Chen Lin. ”
When Su Qianqian said this, the adults sitting in the classroom all looked confused, as if they were listening to a story, and Lu Jun's face was full of disdain and ridicule.
"Sir Su, are you treating the Dali Temple like a teahouse? If you are so inclined, I would be willing to do you a favor after the court session. However, this is a court trial, and it is too trifling."
Lu Jun ridiculed Su Qianqian and also brought Lord Zhuang into the discussion.
However, he did not notice that Chen Lin was trembling all over and did not dare to look up. Zhu Liufa in the hall opened his mouth but could not speak.
"In the 16th year of Qiande, at the time of Yiwei on the day of Wuwu in the month of Renwu, Chen Lin accepted three thousand taels of silver from Zhou Mucheng in his own house, using the same excuse. At that time, the Chen family's servant Ran Qing mistakenly entered to serve tea and was slapped by Chen Lin.
The next month and the month after, Zhou Mucheng received a total of 300 taels of interest each time. He was ecstatic and went around looking for money to invest more. However, those relatives got word out of his wife and refused to lend him the money. Instead, they went to Chen Lin themselves and fell into the trap.
By the third month, Zhou Mucheng was locked out by Chen Lin. On the day of Guisi in the Yiyou month, he started to make a scene, and Chen Lin tricked him into a deserted place in the wild, where a group of masked men beat him until he begged for mercy. From then on, he had to swallow his anger and cover up for Chen Lin. ”
Su Qianqian ignored Lu Jun's ridicule and continued speaking calmly.
"The Lord of Heaven has appeared!" Zhou Mucheng, who was sitting in the hall, burst into tears and knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"In the same year of Qiande, on the day of Guihai in the month of Jiashen, Chen Lin received 1,500 taels of silver from Zheng Linxi at his blacksmith shop.
This was the money Zheng Linxi had saved for his own coffin, because his wives died of illness three times in a row, and no one dared to marry him after that.
Zheng Linxi, who was over 40, was afraid that when he could no longer do the blacksmith work, no one would take care of him. Zheng Linxi was persuaded by Chen Lin, who earned more than 100 taels a month from the interest, so he adopted an apprentice as his adopted son, and when he died, the adopted son would take away the capital he had saved.
However, Zheng Linxi also took the interest of three hundred taels for two months, put his fingerprint on the deed, and never saw Chen Lin again. When he was looked for him, he only said that the goods he invested in were caught in a storm and fell into the water, and all the principal was lost. This sentence was exactly the same as what Liu Zi said to Fang Youan. ”
The sound of a middle-aged man crying could be heard from the hall. Although his voice was not loud and he tried his best to suppress it, it made people feel even more sad.
At this time, not only was Zheng Linxi in the hall weeping and kneeling and kowtowing, Fang Youan also kowtowing to Su Qianqian: "Oh my God, we finally see the light of day. Fang Youan will be willing to die a hundred times. Find the president of the Wanwu Shengcai Association and redress our grievances, sir!"
"Seventeen years of Gan De..." Su Qianqian ignored the trembling Chen Lin and Lu Jun who had been silent and just stared at her, and continued to speak...
[This is just the beginning, we need to act quickly and decisively.] 】
Su Qianqian told the system that she just wanted to confront Lu Jing directly in the most brutal way. She wanted to put an end to the scar on her neck, the knife wound on Qin Hanzhang's shoulder, and her thirty thousand taels of silver.
"Chen Lin, do you have anything else to say? If you are dissatisfied, summon the servant at that time, the tea master of the teahouse. The donkey cart you took to the blacksmith shop was driven by Zhang Sanniu."
"Impossible, impossible...Ghost, you are a ghost, impossible..." Chen Lin muttered in fear and knelt backwards, but was blocked by the killing stick in the hand of the yamen runner next to him. He was shaking with fear.
"Bang!" Lord Zhuang slammed the gavel again, his eyes full of undisguised pride:
"Chen Lin, why don't you tell the truth? Lord Su has already investigated this case thoroughly. Don't think about getting away with it. Do you have to be tortured and suffer some physical pain before you confess?"
"I am willing to confess. I cheated them of their money, and now I have squandered it all. You can kill me or chop me up as you wish."
Chen Lin looked ashen and trembled as he confessed his guilt, but he never mentioned the leader or chief of the group.
"Chen Lin, you are only the branch leader of the Wanwu Shengcai Society. As long as you confess who the leader is, your sentence will be reduced. Tell me, who is the leader and where is he now?"
Lord Zhuang asked in a deep voice.
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