The Culinary Tycoon

"Uncle, you..." Jia Xiaoren turned his head to look at the round-faced boss in disbelief, not believing that his uncle didn't help him, but went to help an outsider.

The round-faced boss looked at Jia Xiaoren, and said, "Xiaoren, everyone is here, and your arms can't twist your thighs." Even if he said no, the bosses of other grain and oil stores and seafood stalls would come out to identify them, and his family would still be in the house. This Tongshan passed down.

Jia Xiaoren snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, it's not certain who is the arm and who is the thigh."

The round-faced boss sighed, and he really gave up trying to persuade this nephew.

Above, Luo Mingda asked again: "Yuan Changhe, please explain the matter in detail."

So, the round-faced boss told him exactly what Jia Xiaoren told him, and how he did it.

Afterwards, Luo Mingda asked the bosses of the seafood stall and the grain and oil store, confirmed their statements one by one and asked them to sign and adjourn, and then let them go down.

But they didn't leave either, and they all watched the development of the matter outside the door.

Luo Mingda asked: "Jia Xiaoren, what else can you say about this matter?"

Jia Xiaoren noticed that Luo Mingda's attitude was wrong. If the tacit understanding formed between the two of them was followed, Luo Mingda would not have so many people come to ask questions.He looked at Luo Mingda suspiciously, wondering why he suddenly changed his mind?Didn't you say it well before?

However, although he didn't know why Luo Mingda changed his mind, he knew very well that he couldn't admit it at this time, as long as he insisted on coming home with his cousin, they would find a way for him.

He shook his head and said, "I didn't do it, they deliberately slandered and framed me."

Luo Mingda slapped the gavel, and said angrily: "The evidence is solid, how can you deny it! Jia Xiaoren, you are narrow-minded, you collude with others to threaten traders, deliberately suppress your colleagues for personal gain, and you still don't know how to repent for your bad behavior! The officer dragged out to beat the [-]th board!"

"Yes, my lord!" Two yamen servants came out and dragged Jia Xiaoren to leave.

Jia Xiaoren shouted: "Why hit me! They framed me! I'm not from Tongshan, why hit me!"

Unexpectedly, no one listened to his shouting, and the crowd of onlookers quickly made a way for the servants to pass through.

Soon, Jia Xiaoren was pressed on the bench.

Bang!

The board of the yamen servant was knocked down.

"Ah——" Jia Xiaoren yelled, turned his head and shouted: "You fucking be gentle!"

Inside, Luo Mingda shouted: "Hit me hard!"

The two yamen servants looked at each other, and the strength in their hands increased a little.

Bang!Bang!bang——

"Ah! Ouch—"

The onlookers kept applauding.

"Good play! This kind of person should play the board! Play a few more boards!"

"That's right! I can't do my business well, so I try to think of some crooked ways! It's time to fight!"

"..."

Jia Xiaoren screamed, his ears were filled with his own cries of pain and those arguments, and he was gnashing his teeth in anger.

Hello Rominda!Hello Yu Qingze!See how I teach you in the future!

"Ow—"

In the courtroom, Niu San watched his boss hit the board, twitching, and felt his butt hurt even more.

But Yu Qingze and Dasong were very relieved to see Jia Xiaoren being hit by the board!

Live it!

Take your first breath!

After hitting the board, Jia Xiaoren's arrogance immediately weakened.

Luo Mingda asked: "Jia Xiaoren, I am asking you a question, answer truthfully. Do you know Niu San?"

Jia Xiaoren's buttocks were in severe pain, he supported his waist with one hand and the ground with the other, and replied: "I don't know."

Luo Mingda continued: "Cao Yuan, a villager from Wulipo outside Qingzhou City, identified Niu San as a servant of your other courtyard. How do you explain it?"

Jia Xiaoren gritted his teeth, and said: "For many years, there was only one housekeeper in my house, and no one else lived there."

Cao Yuan immediately said: "Nonsense, where did the dozen or so men come from? They have lived here for several years! Some villagers have seen your housekeeper and servants go to other courtyards, so don't try to quibble!"

Jia Xiaoren stared at Cao Yuan and said, "Who bought you to frame me? Is it Yu Qingze?!"

Cao Yuan was very angry and said: "Nonsense! Do you think everyone is like you?! All the people in Qingzhou City know about the outrageous things you did in Qingzhou City! Everyone in the city wants you to die quickly Forget it!"

Jia Xiaoren snorted coldly and said: "Master Luo, this person obviously has a personal grudge against me, his words are simply unbelievable!"

Luo Mingda took advantage of the situation and asked, "Cao Yuan, do you have a personal grudge with Jia Xiaoren?"

Cao Yuan shook his head and said: "No, but Jia Xiaoren has a lot of bad deeds, relying on his cousin is the magistrate and uncle is a high-ranking official in the capital, he acts as a domineering power in Qingzhou City, forcing many big officials to go to court with low-handed means. All the restaurants at one point were closed, and an innocent child and a boss were killed, all the people in Qingzhou City can testify!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned.

"It turns out that the background is so big, and the relatives are all high-ranking officials. No wonder he is so arrogant!"

"This killed two people, but they were not beheaded, what is the king's law?!"

"That's right, officials and officials protect each other, who will let someone in his family become a high-ranking official in Beijing!"

"Bah, you scum!"

"This kind of person deserves to be cut to death!"

"..."

Jia Xiaoren's face turned green when he heard the discussion behind him, and he said angrily: "Bloody spout!"

Cao Yuandao: "Whether you are spitting blood, you know it in your heart!"

Snapped!

"Silence!" Rominda yelled.

Luo Mingda asked Jia Xiaoren: "Jia Xiaoren, I will ask you again, do you know Niu San? Is he a servant of your family?"

Jia Xiaoren said: "I don't know, no."

Luo Mingda asked Niu San again: "Niu San, do you know Jia Xiaoren?"

Niu San also shook his head and said, "I don't know."

There was a stalemate.

After the testimony of the owners of the seafood stall grain and oil shop and the round-faced boss of Hongyun, Jia Xiaoren has the motive to frame Jufulou.But this is not enough to prove that Jia Xiaoren ordered Niu Sanlai to poison him. The testimony of Cao Yuan alone is not enough to convict Jia Xiaoren, more evidence is needed to prove it.

The next thing is the most important thing, how to prove that Niu San was sent by Jia Xiaoren?

Niu San and Jia Xiaoren killed each other without knowing each other, which is very difficult.

In this situation, it is obviously impossible to continue the trial. We can only wait for those who went to Qingzhou to investigate and find witnesses to return.

Luo Mingda discussed with several other adults, and then said to everyone: "The trial of this case is suspended, and the trial will be resumed after the investigation. Niu San is put in prison, and Jia Xiaoren is suspected of being serious, so he is temporarily detained in the county government prison pending trial. Withdraw from the court !"

When Jia Xiaoren heard that he was about to be imprisoned, he became anxious and shouted: "Why should I be imprisoned? I didn't do it! Sir, Lord Luo! I am not from Tongshan, you have no right to imprison me!"

"According to the laws of Dasheng, offenders who commit crimes in other places will be managed by the local county government. Anyone who commits crimes within the jurisdiction of Tongshan City will be managed by this official." Luo Mingda waved his hand and said, "Take it down!"

"You can't lock me up, you can't..." Jia Xiaoren roared as he was taken away by the yamen servant.

After leaving the hall, Jia Xiaoren and Niu San were taken away by the yamen servants and imprisoned, Luo Mingda and several adults also left through the side door, and the yamen servants also put the water and fire sticks back to their original positions.

The people watching outside gradually dispersed, and everyone was talking about it as they walked.

Yu Qingze got up, got up too fast for a moment, and staggered a bit.

Kneeling for too long, my legs are numb!This damned ancient system!Yu Qingze cursed inwardly.

"Brother, are you alright?" Seeing this, Jiabao immediately stepped forward to help him.

After being questioned, Jiabao and Dasong Dazhi were allowed to stand and listen. Only Yu Qingze, as the plaintiff, kept kneeling.

"It's okay, my legs are numb, hiss, forget it, help me outside, I'll sit down first, slowly..." Yu Qingze said to Jiabao enduring the numbness of his legs.

Holding Jiabao's shoulders, Yu Qingze walked slowly to the door of the court, simply sat on the steps, rubbed his legs slowly, and waited for the blood supply to resume in his legs.

Mrs. Cai and his wife had been waiting for them outside the door. Seeing them come out, Mrs. Cai handed him a letter.

"Wendong's reply."

Hearing this, Yu Qingze quickly took it, opened it and saw that there was only the word '二' written on it.

two?Not all the way.

He refolded the letter and put it back in the envelope, handed it to the old man, and said, "Old man, I understand."

Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Minister of the Ministry of Rites are not in the same way, no wonder Luo Mingda is on their side.

"It's very confidential at this time, don't let it out." Old Master Cai took the letter and put it away, and then told Yu Qingze.

Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Understood, don't worry, old man."

He rubbed his legs, turned around and saw Cao Yuan who was also sitting on the steps rubbing his legs, offered his hand to him, and said, "Brother Cao, thank you for identifying Niu San."

Cao Yuan rubbed his legs while shaking his head and said: "Boss Yu is being polite, Jia Xiaoren is too hateful, we brothers really can't stand it, hope he can get the punishment he deserves."

Yu Qingze nodded and said, "He will get retribution. By the way, Brother Cao, you are from Qingzhou, why did you show up in Tongshan?"

Cao Yuan smiled and said, "Boss Yu may not remember me. My eldest brother and I opened a small restaurant on the other side of the river. Last year, we asked Boss Yu to buy preserved meat. We also came here to buy preserved meat today, but we saw that you were closed. sign, and then I heard from the people next to you that you caught a person who wanted to drug and came to the county government, so we came over to have a look, and didn’t want to happen to see Niu San.”

As soon as Cao Yuan said it, Yu Qingze remembered it, cupped his hands and said, "No wonder I said you two look familiar, but Yu hasn't remembered it for a while, so forgive me."

Cao Yuan waved his hands and smiled, "It's all right, I just met once, it's normal not to remember."

Yu Qingze said again: "Brother Cao, this meeting is already past noon, if you don't mind, how about following Yu to Jufulou for a light meal?"

Because of this case, Cao Yuan still needs him to testify, and he cannot leave for these two days, so he said, "Then I will disturb Boss Yu."

With that said, they got up, and the group headed towards Jufulou.

On the Qingzhou side, Cao Ming took four yamen servants all the way back to Wulipo, and identified the yard with the yamen servants.

Because I waited for a while for the boat, it would already be afternoon.

The four yamen servants went to the other courtyard, knocked on the door and entered, but found that all the people inside had dispersed, except for an old man in his 50s.

The four yamen servants explained their purpose, looked around, and found many signs of people's lives. They wrote down the scenes one by one, and then asked the old man a lot, only to find that the old man was brought here today. of.

The four yamen servants took the old man back to Cao Ming's village, and asked many villagers. Some said that they saw someone going to the other courtyard at noon, and after a while, the men who lived there all left with their burdens. knew.

The yamen servants glanced at each other, knowing that they were late.

After the investigation, it was getting late and the ferry at the pier had stopped sailing, so they stayed overnight at the villagers' homes in Wulipo.

Early the next morning, four yamen servants brought Cao Ming, the old man, and three villagers who testified to the pier. They wanted to take a boat back to Tongshan, but unexpectedly, they were surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers at the pier.