The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Tang Zhongbai said sarcastically, "County Magistrate Feng is in a good mood, playing with cultural relics?"

He asked Tang San and Tang Si to put the account book on the desk, glanced around the room, and calmly opened the box. Inside was a silver-gray bead the size of an egg.

"Tsk tsk tsk, County Magistrate Feng is really generous. My mother is the only one in my family who has a pearl of this quality, and it was given to her by my uncle the Emperor."

Feng Nian was about to explain, but Tang Zhongbai changed the subject and pointed at the account book and said, "These were found in the Lin family and Lin Xiao's residences. The problematic places were marked with vermilion. It was confirmed that Lin Xiao and the Lin family had engaged in illicit activities and turned against each other because of uneven benefits. It was deduced that Lin Xiao was afraid that they would reveal the truth, so he wiped out the entire Lin family."

Feng Nian wanted to ask something, but Tang Zhongbai spoke so fast and densely that he couldn't get a word in.

Tang Zhongbai added: "If you want to know what they are doing, just ask them in court."

After saying that, he walked out. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and asked, "When will the trial begin?"

Feng Nian was fed too much information at once, and before his brain could react, he replied casually, "Tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

Tang Zhongbai brought Tang San and Tang Si back to the tavern.

There are two seriously injured patients in the pub and he can't just ignore them.

As soon as I stepped into the backyard, I saw Xu Da coming out of the east wing with blood on his hands.

"Brother Xu, how is Brother Xu Gang?"

"I just gave him medicine and he passed out again from the pain."

"In his home..."

"He just got married half a year ago, and his wife is pregnant, and he doesn't dare tell her yet." Xu Da's eyes were full of guilt, and he was worried about how to tell his family!

"They are all trying to help me... I won't ignore them." Tang Zhongbai said in a deep voice after looking at the east and west wing rooms.

"It has nothing to do with you. If you want to blame someone, blame those evil people. By the way, how is the case going?" Xu Da bent down and washed his hands in the basin at the door.

"The trial will begin tomorrow." Tang Zhongbai's eyes darkened, "The girl will have to suffer in jail for another night."

At the beginning of the next day at noon, the people of Suanzao County, who had heard the news, gathered at the gate of the yamen early, waiting for the trial to begin, to see how County Magistrate Feng would punish the murderer!

There were even people who thought that if the punishment was too severe, they would have to step forward and cheer for this chivalrous hero.

The sun gradually rose higher, and with a loud shout of "Open the court", County Magistrate Feng sat down in the hall.

Feng Nian ordered, "Bring the person up."

Officers escorted Jiang Muxia and Zhang Chuncao to the hall. After a while, two more officers escorted a middle-aged man in shackles to the hall.

The audience in the hall suddenly became confused. They didn't know there was such a person before!

The people began to discuss, "Who is this man?"

"I don't know! Didn't they say the real murderers were those two women?"

"Yeah! Why did another man show up?"

"Could it be that they arrested the wrong people? Look, those two women are not wearing shackles!"

Everyone nodded and agreed, "That's right. I think those two women are as thin as monkeys. How could they kill 15 members of the Lin family?"

Tang Zhongbai listened to what everyone said in the hall, agreed in his heart, and glanced at Feng Nian coldly.

He then shouted to the people in the hall, "Fellow villagers, please be quiet and let Magistrate Feng interrogate you."

The hall gradually quieted down, and Feng Nian asked, "Is the person kneeling in the hall Lin Xiao?"

Lin Xiao said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I am Lin Xiao."

"Do you know why you were brought here?"

"I didn't know that I was sleeping soundly at home when I was pulled out of bed by this Tang Juecao. He insisted that I killed the entire Lin family. My lord, I am innocent. Please clear my name and restore my innocence." Lin Xiao kowtowed heavily and did not get up for a long time.

Feng Nian asked someone to take out the account books and showed them to him, "These account books were found in your residence. We checked and found that the total amount is exactly the same as the account books found in the secret room of the Lin family. Do you have anything to say?"

Lin Xiao remained calm, "I have business dealings with the Lin family, so the accounts are the same, which is not surprising. I will not accept being convicted based solely on the account books."

"Oh, really? Someone, bring the witness to the court."

Lin Xiao was shocked when he saw the two people coming to the classroom. He calmed himself down and adjusted his mood in an instant, staring at County Magistrate Feng intently.

He and Wei Yuean had met County Magistrate Feng many times. He didn't believe that Wei Yuean would ignore him if he knew that something happened to him.

But now, judging from County Magistrate Feng’s attitude towards him, it was like they were meeting a stranger for the first time.

Is this to avoid suspicion? He understands.

He winked at County Magistrate Feng, indicating that he was Wei Yuean's man and asked him to show mercy.

However, County Magistrate Feng did not respond.

Lin Xiao became anxious when he saw that there was no response to the signal he gave to County Magistrate Feng.

Tang Zhongbai, who was standing in the hall, watched his every move and sneered in his heart, "People have given up on you a long time ago, why are you still dreaming here?"

Feng Nian asked again: "Can you two tell me your names? Who are you testifying for?"

"Little people Gao Dalin."

"A common woman named Gao Xu."

Gao Dalin said, "My wife and I are here to testify against Lin Xiao."

He told the story in detail, from how he came to the Wei family in the beginning, how he followed Lin Xiao's arrangements and began to kidnap children from all over the county, and how he sold the kidnapped women and children to various places in the south via the Wei family's boats at the ferry.

His words were like a thunderbolt thrown into the crowd of spectators outside the hall, which exploded instantly, and people began to curse these people as worse than beasts.

There were also some people who had lost their children and rushed forward desperately to tear Gao Dalin and the others apart.

All the police officers rushed forward to stop the people, and there was chaos at the gate of the yamen.

Tang Zhongbai saw that if the situation continued like this, today's trial would be hastily concluded, so he hurriedly called Tang San, Tang Si and Hu Daxin to come forward to help stop the people.

Tang Zhongbai stood in front of the crowd and shouted at the top of his voice: "Fellow villagers, fellow villagers, fellow villagers, listen to me."

He shouted loudly three times in a row, and then these people stopped rushing in.

Jiang Yuzhou and Li Jiyi were squeezed in front of the crowd and could not stand. They turned around with difficulty and shouted, "Fellow villagers, let's listen to Tang Juecao. He said that he captured these people and he will give us an explanation."

The crowd gradually quieted down.

"Fellow villagers, we caught these people with great difficulty. Let's try to punish them as soon as possible. Don't argue. I have obtained their account book of selling people, which contains the addresses of where they were sold. If you believe me, just listen quietly to Magistrate Feng to finish the case. After the case is heard, I will set up a special team to find children. If there are villagers who have lost their children, you can come to the yamen to find me. I will not refuse you."

Tang Zhongbai finished his words in a hoarse voice and bowed deeply to everyone, "Thank you for your cooperation, fellow villagers."

"Okay, we won't make a fuss. I hope Tang Juecao will keep his word."

After pacifying the people in the court, the trial began again.

Feng Nian slammed the table and shouted, "Lin Xiao, do you plead guilty?"

Lin Xiao's mind raced. He couldn't admit it. If he did, he would be torn to pieces by the group of people in the prison without waiting for the executioner to execute him.

"My Lord, I didn't kill anyone."