The following morning, Zhang Chuntao's constables entered the village and went straight to Yang Cui's house.
Such a grand spectacle immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, but they dared not approach, watching from afar and discussing it amongst themselves.
As soon as Zhang Chuntao saw Cen Daniu, she pointed at him and said, "Sir, that's him! He's Cen Daniu, the bandit leader. Our village chief's house was robbed the night before last, and it was him who did it! I only suspected him at first, but yesterday afternoon, I accidentally overheard him and his accomplices talking in the back mountain that they were going to rob the entire villages of Zhou'an and Lin'an next door tonight!"
Zhang Chuntao had a loud voice, and as soon as she said this, everyone in the crowd heard it and was terrified!
Was Cen Daniu really a bandit leader?
Did he really do it?
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
The village chief was surprised that Zhang Chuntao would bring the constables to his door. He looked at her with complicated eyes, and couldn't understand why she would choose to do something so reckless instead of living a good life.
Yang Cui, Cen Xiao, and the others finally understood Ji Fenfang's intention in bribing Zhang Chuntao!
Ding San and his gang broke into the house and robbed it, then had Zhang Chuntao frame Cen Xiao, thus confirming his crime! If Cen Xiao is found guilty, he will surely die, and Yang Cui will also be implicated!
What a vicious scheme!
“Aunt, filing a false report and deliberately framing someone will land you in jail,” Yang Cui said to Zhang Chuntao with a stern face.
Zhang Chuntao retorted, "I didn't frame him. I heard it with my own ears."
An Gousheng was also in the crowd. Yang Cui looked at him and asked, "Uncle, is what Auntie said true?"
An Gousheng felt a little guilty and didn't dare to look Yang Cui in the eye. He moved his mouth and hesitated for a while before finally saying, "You... your aunt wouldn't lie. He... he's definitely not a good person."
Upon hearing this, Yang Cui immediately understood that this seemingly honest and simple uncle had clearly conspired with Zhang Chuntao to frame Cen Xiao.
Yang Cui looked around and found that the villagers of Anjia Village were in a state of panic, with expressions of astonishment and fear on their faces.
“In that case, let’s go to the yamen and ask the magistrate to make a decision. We should also invite all the uncles and aunts from Anjia Village to come along.”
In fact, even if Yang Cui didn't invite the villagers, they would still go along, partly out of curiosity and partly out of fear that they might actually be from the same village as the bandits.
Along the way, the villagers whispered among themselves.
Zhang Chuntao looked smug, her face beaming with joy at the thought that Cen Xiao would be imprisoned and she would still receive the final payment from Wen (du.zhe.qun).
Zhang Chuntao felt that the suffering she and her daughter had endured at Haoyunlai was all thanks to Yang Cui. Now that she thought Yang Cui was going to be in trouble, she was gloating and kept telling the villagers how bad Cen Xiao was, and that Yang Cui was the one who brought the wolf into the house and was the real culprit!
The village chief, unable to bear it any longer, rebuked her with a livid face: "Zhang Chuntao, shut up! Xiao Cui is helping us make money, and you don't even know how to be grateful, you still..."
"Village Chief," Yang Cui called out.
Village Chief An then shut up, realizing that Yang Cui was reminding him not to speak carelessly.
Oh well, Zhang Chuntao is courting death, so I shouldn't stop her.
Zhang Chuntao put her hands on her hips and said, "Grateful my ass! She's colluded with the bandit leader, pretending to make money for everyone, but then people rob her of her principal and interest. Only you stupid folks still treat her like an ancestor!"
"Zhang Chuntao, you're talking nonsense!" An Dafu's face turned ashen, and he wished he could rush over and beat her up.
Yang Cui pulled An Dafu back: "Uncle, don't argue with her. When we get to the yamen, the magistrate will make his own decision."
"I think you're feeling guilty."
Yang Cui ignored him; the more energetically she jumped around now, the more pain she would experience later.
Upon arriving at the courtroom, Zhang Chuntao rushed in and knelt before Yin Zhihua with a thud: "Your Honor, arrest him immediately! He's a bandit leader who robs and plunders without restraint! He's planning to ransack Zhou'an Village!"
Yin Zhihua slammed his gavel: "Take it down immediately!"
Zhang Chuntao was extremely pleased with herself upon hearing the order.
Before she could react, the constables surrounded her and held a knife to her neck!
The crowd erupted in uproar!
Zhang Chuntao looked at Yin Zhihua with a terrified expression: "Great- ...
Yin Zhihua said sternly, "Zhang Chuntao, you have framed others and ruined their reputation. Your behavior is despicable. Tell us the truth: who instructed you?"
"What's going on?"
"I don't know?"
"Why was Zhang Chuntao arrested?"
“…”
The villagers of Anjia Village whispered among themselves, quite surprised and curious about this.
Yin Zhihua slammed his gavel: "Silence!"
The courtroom fell silent instantly.
He said, "The robbers who committed the robbery the night before last were someone else, Cen... Young Master Cen is a peerless martial artist, invincible and brave in battle. He has already captured the thugs and sent them to the yamen!"
Now that Yin Zhihua knows Cen Xiao's identity, he wants to use every good adjective to describe Cen Xiao. Flattery will never fail him!
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtroom erupted in chaos!
He then continued, "These people attempted to swindle and kill under the guise of Young Master Cen's name. Their actions were heinous, and they have already been imprisoned. In order to lure out the mastermind behind this, I and Young Master Cen had the An family stage a robbery at their home! In reality, the An family suffered no loss whatsoever!"
Everyone inside and outside the courtroom was dumbfounded!
Zhang Chuntao and An Gousheng were dumbfounded!
“This… how is this possible?” Zhang Chuntao looked at Village Chief An in disbelief.
The villagers outside the courtroom kept asking, "Village chief, what exactly happened?"
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