After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Li Qian didn't answer, and Pei Jiaoran ignored him. He lowered his head to look through the autumn tax account books. She knew that what she just said had successfully frightened him.

For a while, Li Qian couldn't think of how to answer.

She had investigated Li Qian's resume and found out that she had some nepotism with the Li family in Zhao County. It's a pity that because the fifth server has been out for a long time, they don't even know that they still have this person. What's more, he is just a small county captain.

He reached out and took out a brush from the Xiang Fei bamboo pen holder in front of him. I dipped it in the Piyong inkstone, spread out the white deer paper, and started writing.

The aroma of pine smoke and ink spread with Pei Jiaoran's movements. Surrounded indoors.

Li Qian, who lowered his head, raised his head and glanced at Pei Jiaoran. He quickly lowered his head.

Upon noticing Li Qian's movements, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with ridicule.

After a while, she put down her pen. Looking at the words on Bai Lu's paper, Shu Mei chuckled.

"It is recorded in the geographical annals of the Han Dynasty that Kang, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He, Huoxun, Wudi, and Shi are all nine surnames of Zhaowu. The nine surnames existed in the Han Dynasty." Pei Jiaoran tapped the table with his fingers. The tone was understated, "I know that they are a wealthy family in Hexi, but it is not impossible to offend them."

After the words fell, Li Qian was startled. It seemed like he couldn't believe hearing such words from her mouth.

Ignoring the surprise in Li Qian's eyes, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips and said, "Half an hour has passed and County Lieutenant Li still hasn't figured out how to judge?"

Li Qian's mouth twitched after hearing this. Why does Pei Jiaoran seem to be a different person? He used to be as gentle and gentle as jade, but now he is like a pool of stagnant water. Now, like the new moon, it still has a sharp light, and its actions are also full of fierceness.

Sweat began to form on his back, and Li Qian shivered when the wind blew in the autumn in Hexi. He seemed to be a prey caught in a trap, and he would die if he was not careful.

"Reporting to Ming Mansion, the Wang family has brought several people here. They are asking to see you outside."

Hearing the servant's voice coming from outside, Pei Jiaoran cast a sidelong glance at Li Qian. He dragged him out calmly.

"Bring them in."

How can a play be performed if there are not all the spectators?

When the servants led the Wang family in, Pei Jiaoran and Li Qian were already sitting separately. One is sitting high up, smiling and smiling, while the other is sitting at the bottom with his head bowed, shaking like chaff.

The first person to come in was a woman with half-white hair.

Without waiting for Pei Jiaoran to speak, he immediately knelt down, covered his face and cried loudly.

The few middle-aged men who came in with her all looked like barbarians. Seeing this, he lowered his head to comfort the woman, but the woman cried more and more fiercely, and finally crawled towards Pei Jiaoran on her knees.

Seeing that the woman was about to crawl in front of him, Pei Jiaoran finally spoke. The voice was calm, "Madam, this is the county government hall."

There was no emotion in the calm voice, and it was even impersonal.

"Ming Mansion, Mrs. Wang's wife was also overly sad, which is why she acted like this. I hope you will be considerate."

The speaker was a man wearing a robe with lapels and narrow sleeves.

"You are?"

"The villain's surname is Cao Mingliang." After speaking, Cao Liang introduced the other people again, and then said, "We and the husband of the Wang family are brothers of the opposite sex. Unfortunately, brother Wang died, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother. I can't bear to wait any longer. I’m here to seek justice for the Zhang family’s misdeeds.”

The peach blossom eyes hiding the sharp edge passed over everyone. Pei Jiaoran suddenly narrowed his eyes.

The nine surnames of Zhaowu were all wealthy people, and they were engaged in business in the Western Regions and the Central Plains. How could they have anything to do with the owner of a small cloth shop in Jinchang County? However, his words made these wealthy families firmly occupy the word "righteousness".

How to write the word "righteousness"? To stand up for your brothers.

"We have read the file, and the case is almost closed. However... there are still many details that need to be considered. Lieutenant Li, read the draft verdict to them." After speaking, Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea. .

Everyone's eyes fell on Li Qian.

Li Qian, who felt uncomfortable being watched by everyone, took a deep breath. He said in a deep voice: "According to what the clerk and the accountant said, Zhang Ji and Wang De had a fight. It was Zhang Ji who pushed Wang De to the ground in anger and killed him. According to the law, the person who is beaten and killed will be hanged. But..." He glared at Pei Jiaoran and said: "I read the testimony carefully, went to Buzhuang to check, and visited the neighbors, and found that there were errors in the testimony. The two seemed to be fighting each other, but in fact they were killed due to Zhang Ji's fault. Kill. Wang De has a leg problem. When the weather gets cold, his legs become sore and weak. He is naturally prone to falling when he is pushed. According to the law, he should move three thousand miles."

Listening to Li Qian's words, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with a smile. The corner of his mouth raised a slight arc, as if he had everything under control.

As soon as Li Qian finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion in the hall.

The woman kneeling on the ground looked confused. He looked at Li Qian and then turned to look at Pei Jiaoran.

Facing the woman's blank gaze, Pei Jiaoran pursed his lips.

Although this woman lost her husband and was left alone with an orphan and a widowed mother, she was very pitiful, but this cannot be used as a reason for sympathy.

After all, above reason, there is also law, and she is the law enforcer. The so-called legal practitioners should not be biased, let alone favor the weak without considering the facts, or submit to the strong and bully the weak.

The law is the law of heaven and earth, and it should be implemented without neglect.

"Pei Ming Mansion, it was clearly a fight between the Zhang family and the murder. Is your judgment unfair?" Cao Liang frowned.

"Whether it's fair or not, we'll find out if we invite you to do it." Glancing at Chu You standing next to him, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "Go and invite me to do it. In addition, send someone to bring the Zhang family and the criminal Zhang Ji."

"promise."

Only when the two families come together can the case begin.

In the time it took to make a cup of tea, Chu You led four or five people in.

Among them, Zhang Ji was shackled and looked around with a depressed expression.

"Xu Wuzuo, tell me everything you saw." Pei Jiaoran said indifferently.

"Yes." Xu Zuozuo looked around and said loudly: "I have experienced the corpse. Except for a scar on the back of the head, there are no other bruises on the body."

After hearing Wu Zuo's words, the faces of the Wang family became even more ugly.

When Cao Liang was about to speak, Pei Jiaoran said: "I just said that there were no injuries on the deceased, so he cannot be sentenced for injuries. But Zhang defrauded people of money first, and then committed manslaughter, so..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Wang jumped up from the ground. He rushed to Zhang Ji, slapped him in the face, and cursed.

The voice was loud and sharp, and there was no trace of the wistful look on his face just now. Everyone in the hall quickly stepped aside when they saw this.

Poor Zhang Ji was shackled and couldn't run away. He could only stand there and be beaten by Mrs. Wang, and before a while he knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Mrs. Wang, disturbing the court is not a small crime." Pei Jiaoran said coolly.

After saying this, Cao Liang and others rushed forward to hold Mrs. Wang. He persuaded in a low voice.

"Is this how the case in the Ming Dynasty was decided? If that old guy from the Wang family hadn't stopped my son, how could he have been pushed and fell down?" Old man Zhang said with an angry look on his face, "Why should my son deceive people first?"

After glancing at the crowd, Pei Jiaoran was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, "Shifting it off as good quality, with the intention of defrauding people of money, and refused to admit it after being discovered. This government's decision to sentence him to manslaughter is already an act of mercy outside the law. Li Qian, you The draft verdict will be sealed by this government. Anyone who disturbs the court again will be punished with fifty sticks on his butt."

After hearing the news, everyone fell silent. There is still dissatisfaction on the face.

An hour later, Li Qian drafted the verdict. After Pei Jiaoran read it correctly, the verdict was pronounced in court.

After the scene just now, the Zhang family was already very afraid of Pei Jiaoran. Now after hearing the verdict, I didn't dare to refute it. He stood there with a look of resentment on his face.

"Pei Ming's Mansion..." Cao Liang stared at Pei Jiaoran but hesitated.