"Reporting to your lord, the common people were instigated by Hong Gui to defraud their property, snatch their wives and daughters, and beat them at their homes."
"Hong Gui arrested the grassroots people on the grounds that they participated in gambling."
Lu Chen said very calmly.
He knew that participating in gambling would definitely be used as a source of controversy.
But none of that matters now.
Hong Gui has already surrendered to the law, and opening a gambling house without authorization is already an extra level of crime.
If He Zhong was smart, he would definitely not embarrass himself because of Hong Gui's opening of a gambling house.
After all, he was deeply involved and could not escape his involvement.
"Is there any evidence for what you said?"
really.
He Zhong did not pursue Lu Chen, after all, he was not stupid.
There is no need to burden yourself with a dying person.
"I can testify!"
Zhao Chunsheng stood up.
"Hong Gui set up a gambling house privately, incited Lu Chen to gamble, and defrauded his family's assets. He committed crimes during the day and was witnessed by me. He was lawless and robbed civilian girls!"
"I can also testify!"
"I will also testify!"
After all, he took the money, and Hong Gui spent a lot of time in the fish and meat village, so the people who came to listen spoke up.
He Zhong did not hesitate and pronounced the verdict directly.
"good!"
"In Lu Chen's case, there are sufficient witnesses and he is now acquitted."
"Hong Gui defrauded all the property and returned it to Lu Chen. If Hong Gui is held accountable, the crime will be increased!"
He Zhong cut through the mess quickly, fearing that he would be implicated.
"Lu Chen, do you believe this verdict?"
Lu Chen bowed his head and thanked: "Thank you so much, Mr. Qingtian!"
He Zhong nodded: "If there is nothing else, retreat!"
The moment he walked out of the county government office, Lu Chen felt relaxed all over.
"Lu Chen, I have wronged you these past few days!"
Zhao Chunsheng's face glowed red, he looked at the expressionless Lu Chen beside him and comforted him sincerely.
"Master Zhao, just defeating Hong Gui is not the end!"
Lu Chen made a pun.
When Zhao Chunsheng heard this, he took a deep look at Lu Chen and then laughed.
"Master Lu is true to his word. Zhao really did not misjudge the person!"
If Lu Chen hadn't promised that he could bring down He Zhong, Zhao Chunsheng would not have dared to stand up for him even if he had 10,000 courages.
Now that Lu Chen was acquitted, he naturally wanted to trick Lu Chen to see if he would keep his promise.
Lu Chen is not stupid and naturally knows what Zhao Chunsheng is worried about.
"Master Zhao, would you like to have a chat with me at home?"
Zhao Chunsheng nodded.
This is not the place to talk, and the two of them did not have a deep conversation.
...
Zhao Mansion, study.
Zhao Chunsheng closed the doors and windows and told everyone in the mansion not to disturb him no matter what happened.
"Lu Chen, now that Hong Gui has fallen, He Zhong is in panic all day long and wants to kill people and silence them."
"In three days, I will interrogate Honggui at the school. By then, there will really be no evidence."
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Lu Chen tapped his fingers on the table and began to think in his mind.
"Master Zhao, do you think it is possible to bring down He Zhong with just us?"
Zhao Chunsheng didn't know why and asked immediately.
"Then He Zhong dominates Jinchuan City and is the magistrate of the county. Don't say that we don't have sufficient evidence to refute him. Even if we do, who would dare to try him?"
"If you want to try He Zhong, you must at least be an official of the magistrate's level."
Lu Chen nodded.
"good!"
"He Zhong has overwhelming power in Jinchuan. If we want to capture him, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"So I need to ask the prefect for help!"
Zhao Chunsheng asked, "But we have no relationship with the prefect, so how can we invite the prefect to make decisions for us?"
"Does Mr. Zhao have any relatives in Jinzhou City?"
Zhao Chunsheng thought for a long time, shook his head and said: "My ancestral home is Jinchuan. When I was young, I went away to study abroad. Later I became the chief secretary and never left again."
"But I do have a few friends in Jinzhou City. I don't know what their current positions are, but I can help you find out."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Then I will help Mr. Zhao."
"We don't have much time. We must get the help of the magistrate before Hong Gui asks to kill him. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to touch He Zhong in the future."
Zhao Chunsheng nodded solemnly.
"I see!"
When I came out of Zhao Mansion, it was already noon.
Lu Chen was thinking about his wife and daughter and ran non-stop towards Xu Youcai Restaurant.
As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Jiang Yingyue and Lu Tiantian looking in front of the door, as if waiting for someone.
"Daddy!"
"Daddy is back!"
Lu Tiantian's sharp eyes saw Lu Chen at a glance, and she hurriedly rushed forward.
"Sweet!"
Lu Chen's heart moved, he hugged Lu Tiantian and couldn't help but rub her little face again and again.
"Lu Chen!"
Jiang Yingyue also stepped forward and saw tears in Lu Chen's eyes.
"Okay, it's all over!"
"No one will bully us again!"
"Do not worry!"
Lu Chen held Tiantian in one hand and Jiang Yingyue in the other, enjoying this rare tenderness.
He Zhong has not yet fallen, and everything is still unknown.
He can't relax yet.
But adhering to the attitude of reporting good news but not bad news, Lu Chen did not tell Jiang Yingyue the truth.
"Lu Chen!"
"Your boy is finally back!"
Just as the family of three was enjoying themselves, a hearty laughter sounded from the restaurant.
Xu Youcai walked over carelessly and smiled at Lu Chen who was full of happiness.
"You kid, if you were so considerate of your family before, why would you let Yingyue and her daughter suffer?"
"Now that Hong Gui has fallen, we must live a good life in the future and don't let mother and daughter suffer anymore!"
Lu Chen has been listening to these words since time travel.
But every time there is a different feeling.
"Don't worry, Uncle Xu, I can do it!"
Lu Chen nodded.
After experiencing the Honggui incident, he also grew up a lot.
In this era of feudal dynasty, some things must be abandoned, and some things must be learned.
Whether it's for yourself or for your wife and daughter.
"This is yesterday's and today's dividends, please take them!"
After chatting for a while, Xu Youcai took out a money bag from his arms and handed it to Lu Chen.
"so much?"
There was a full twenty taels of silver in the bag. Lu Chen was dumbfounded after reading it.
"Uncle Xu, I told Zhao Wei before I left that all the proceeds from the past few days have been distributed to the people. This..."
It turned out that Lu Chen told Zhao Wei when he was in prison.
To bring down Hong Gui, their confessions alone are not enough.
Money is also needed to buy off the oppressed people.
Driven by old grudges and money, they will come forward to testify even if they are afraid.
Including the Pan woman, it was actually Lu Chen's plan.
He asked Zhao Chunsheng to visit the streets, not only to win over some oppressed people, but also to look for the women who were persecuted by Hong Gui.
Sadly, most of them died.
The few who survived have already left their homes.
In desperation, I can only spend a lot of money to find someone who looks similar.
Pan Jinlian is one of them.
As for the subsequent bloody identification, it was Zhao Chunsheng who took the parent and child from Hong Gui's home in advance on the pretext of handling the case. How could it fail.
This step after another was planned by Lu Chen from the beginning.
But without money, it would be difficult to move forward.
That's why he told Zhao Wei that an additional 50%, that is, all the dividends, would be used to engage Hong Gui.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao will help you pay for the money!"
