allonlinenovel Chapter 58 Who pays the money?
Chapter 58 Who pays the money?
After being yelled at by Captain Huang, the two dared not say anything anymore and could only follow behind silently towards the yamen.
The group soon arrived at the government office. Magistrate Li sat upright in the hall. He slammed the gavel and said in a deep voice to the three people kneeling below:
"Niu Da, Niu Er, why did you two brothers follow Jiang?"
Niu Da and Niu Er, who were kneeling below, looked at each other and stammered:
"I, we didn't follow, follow her."
"Yes, yes, we just happened to be passing by."
Jiang Yuwei frowned as she looked at the two people who were confusing right and wrong, and said in a deep voice:
"Do you really want to lie in front of the adults? Have you forgotten who brought you to the government office just now?"
When Niu Da heard this, he looked at Captain Huang who was staring at him, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered:
"We, yes, did follow her, but I didn't do anything to hurt her. My Lord, you have to make the decision for us."
"Yes, sir. We are the victims. Look how badly this damn woman has hurt our eyes."
Magistrate Li looked at the two people's red and swollen eyes and felt a little embarrassed, so he asked in a deep voice:
"Jiang, did you hurt their eyes?"
Jiang Yuwei raised her head with red eyes and looked at Magistrate Li and said:
"Yes, magistrate. I am a woman, and I can only do this to protect myself when facing these two strong men. I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just wanted to protect my own safety."
Magistrate Li thought for a moment when he saw Jiang Yuwei's expression, then nodded and said:
"That's understandable. Who told you to follow Jiang? Tell me, why did you follow Jiang?"
When Niu Da was yelled at by County Magistrate Li, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled. It was County Magistrate Li who interrogated him last time he came to the yamen. He still has vivid memories of those torturous torture instruments.
I only heard him speak softly:
"We are following Jiang, yes, there is someone..."
Before Niu Da finished speaking, Niu Er spoke directly:
"Sir, we just saw her on the road and thought she was pretty, so we followed her. However, we didn't do anything inappropriate to her. Captain Huang can vouch for us!"
Captain Huang's eyebrows jumped when he heard Niu Er's words:
"That's true, but if I hadn't happened to be patrolling there, you two brothers wouldn't have let Jiang go, right?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly took over the conversation:
"Yes, I happened to meet Captain Huang when I ran out of the alley, and that's how I saved my life. After they were caught, they threatened me that they would kill me even if they didn't take the money. How could a weak woman like me withstand such intimidation? Please, sir, please help me."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei picked up a handkerchief and began to sob.
After hearing what Jiang Yuwei said, County Magistrate Li also came to a conclusion:
"Niu Da Niu Er, who ordered you to commit the crime?"
After hearing this, the two looked at each other and broke out in a cold sweat. Niu Er hurriedly shook his head and said:
"No, sir, there really is no one ordering us to do this. I..."
Magistrate Li slammed the gavel and shouted:
"I think you two won't cry until you see the coffin. Come, bring the torture instruments!"
Niu Da was so frightened by the gavel that he peed his pants. The smell of urine immediately filled the entire hall. He said tremblingly:
"I, I said, don't, don't torture me. Yes, it was the shopkeeper Lin from Zuixianlou who ordered the two of us to teach Jiang a lesson."
Jiang Yuwei's face suddenly changed when she heard this. It turned out that Shopkeeper Lin was still holding a grudge against her for selling her son last time. Her original intention in selling him the recipe was to teach him a lesson for his bad habit of looking down on others, but now he was taking revenge on her.
It seems that bringing down Zuixianlou is imminent. Since you dare to use such dirty tricks to frame me, don't blame me for being ruthless.
When Magistrate Li heard that there were other people involved in this case, he shouted:
"Go and bring Manager Lin to me!"
The constable received the order and went down to arrest Shopkeeper Lin. At this time, Shopkeeper Lin was checking the account book with his boss Lin Zhengtang, and was wondering when Niu Da and Niu Er would come back to bring him good news.
But the police came to arrest people. Shopkeeper Lin asked in horror:
"I, what have I done wrong that you want to arrest me?"
The leading constable said in a deep voice:
"You know it clearly in your heart. Stop talking nonsense and save your energy for the court. Come on, tie him up."
The detectives tied up Manager Lin without any explanation.
Seeing this, the boss Lin Zhengtang hurried over to the leading constable, stuffed some change into his hand and said with a smile:
"May I ask this captain, what crime did he commit?"
The captain took the silver and his anger faded a little. He said to Lin Zhengtang:
"He hired someone to kill someone. If you want to know, just follow him to the government office."
After hearing what the captain said, Shopkeeper Lin was shocked and cursed inwardly:
"That Niu Da and Niu Er are just useless. They wasted my one tael of silver for nothing."
When Manager Lin was brought to the yamen, he saw three people kneeling in the hall. Seeing the way Jiang Yuwei looked at him, he couldn't help but get furious and glared at Jiang Yuwei fiercely.
Jiang Yuwei turned around and said to Magistrate Li who was sitting in the hall:
"Sir, this is the man. He bought a prescription from me before, but he became resentful of me because he ran the business poorly. Now, he even dares to hire someone to kill someone! Sir, you have to do this for me!"
After hearing this, Manager Lin knelt on the ground and kowtowed:
"My lord, that's not the case. My lord, you must be very careful and not be blinded by Jiang."
Magistrate Li was immediately furious when he heard what Manager Lin said:
"How dare you! I am a man of great insight. I will not let a bad guy go, nor will I kill a good guy by mistake. How could I be blinded by a woman?"
After Magistrate Li finished speaking, he stared at Jiang Yuwei and asked:
"Jiang, do you have any evidence for what you just said?"
Jiang Yuwei had already used her consciousness to enter the space and took out the document signed by the seller's son. So now she just pretended to rummage in her sleeves a few times and took out the document:
"Sir, please look at this document. It was signed between Manager Lin and me when he bought my prescription. The money has been paid. He got my prescription and blamed me for the poor performance of his restaurant. He threatened me a few days ago. Manager Xu of Lianxiang Restaurant can testify to this. You can send someone to ask him and you will know the answer."
Captain Huang took the document from Jiang Yuwei and presented it to Magistrate Li. Magistrate Li nodded to Captain Huang and said:
"Go ask Shopkeeper Xu if there is any truth to this?"
Captain Huang took the order and retreated.
Magistrate Li carefully read the document in his hand, stared at Shopkeeper Lin and said:
"There is no problem with the document. Since the money and goods have been settled, why are you still bothering Jiang?"