That night, the Rongcheng County Government Office was brightly lit, with dozens of torches shining brightly on the pedestals on the walls.
County magistrate Chen Zhiyuan put on his official uniform and black gauze hat, and beside him stood Master Qian Rang with an angry look on his face.
Liu Mo bowed to him in accordance with the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty and took the opportunity to look around at the people present. Chen Zhixian did as he wished and brought all the people there.
Niu San looked proud, Xiang Fanghua and his wife looked puzzled, and Xiner and Xiang Wu hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Twenty days have passed, and Xin'er's belly has swelled slightly, which can be seen clearly through her clothes.
Her eye sockets were sunken, red and swollen, full of sadness.
Xiang Wu was even worse. According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, pregnant women were not allowed to be tortured.
But he was not so lucky.
Liu Mo had never seen him so thin before, and his face was full of pain. He could barely stand and relied on two government servants to support him.
His legs... were rotten.
These damn bastards broke his legs!!!
Chen Zhiyuan said with a solemn expression: "Liu Mo, Niu San accuses you of robbing his wife before he married her. Do you know your guilt?"
"Xin'er is the girl arranged by the Lin family to stay with me. I like her, so I take her as my concubine." Liu Mo said, "I didn't force myself to do anything."
"It's true that you are a roommate," Chen Zhiyuan said, "but before you married her, Niu San found you and told you the whole story. You beat her up because of your wealth and power. , and then forcibly took her as a concubine. Is this happening? "
It turns out that you have wronged me like this!
"It's nonsense. Before Niu San came to make trouble in my store, I had never seen this person!" Liu Mo said, "Another one, he said that he had an engagement. Mr. Chen, do you believe it? Then I also said that I and Chen Your Excellency has made your daughter have a marriage contract, can it count?"
"You bastard, how dare you be so presumptuous!" Qian Rang scolded sternly. "Come on, give me the punishment!"
"Before the execution, master, should you produce some evidence? Or in the main hall of Rongcheng, can I surrender without evidence?"
"The guy who won't shed tears until he sees the coffin!" The skinny master said angrily, "Witnesses come forward!"
Xiang Fanghua and his wife responded and began to give their so-called testimonies.
It was nothing more than the two of them seeing with their own eyes that Xin'er's parents and Niu San's parents had made a baby kiss and signed a marriage contract.
After the two men finished speaking, Qian Rang asked with a smile on his face, "Master Liu, how are you doing?"
Liu Mo snorted, "When will the engagement be finalized?"
As soon as Xiang Wenhua heard this, he recited the answer as if he were reciting it.
"Oh, when Xin'er was just born." Liu Mo laughed. "If I'm not mistaken, second uncle, you married second aunt when Xiner was three years old.
Second aunt didn't marry you three years ago, so how did she come to your house and witness this? "
When the second aunt heard this, her face turned pale: "Maybe I remembered it wrong, I was not present."
"That's strange. Second Aunt, you explained it clearly just now, and every detail was in place!"
"Whether the woman is present or not has nothing to do with the engagement." Magistrate Chen interrupted.
"Ha, that one has nothing to do with the engagement." Liu Mo sneered, "I once asked my men to go to "Xiang Yuan Village" to find Xiner's relatives to propose marriage. After searching for several days, I could only find any information about Xiang Wu.
Less than ten days after this, I took her as my concubine.
I couldn't find you two at that time, but I didn't expect that just a few days after I got married, you two found Rongcheng by coincidence.
What's even more coincidental is that you, Niu San, are also here after hearing the news.
Humph, is there really such a coincidence in this world? "
"What's so strange about this!" the second aunt forcefully explained.
"Isn't it strange? Xiner has been in Linyang City for more than ten years and no one knows about it. As soon as she married me, Liu Mo, a bunch of monsters and monsters appeared?"
"Who are you calling a monster?" Niu San shouted angrily.
Liu Mo gave him a cold look, then turned his head, "Master, let me ask you, do you know this?"
Unexpectedly, Qian Rang directly changed the topic and took advantage of Xiang Wu, "Mr. Liu, let's talk about 'Xiang Yuan Village'. Do you know that in the Great Xia Dynasty, it was a crime for a girl to be sixteen and a boy to be eighteen? "
"What a bargain." Liu Mo thought to himself, "If you like to make detours, then I will accompany you."
"Of course I know."
"Then since you knew it, but you broke the law and used bribes to bring the criminal Xiang Wu to Rongcheng, what crime should you be guilty of?"
"Humph, everything will be proved in court. You said it was me, Liu, who did it? Where is the witness? Where is the physical evidence?"
It was Zhao Da who did this, and everything was passed down by word of mouth. If you have the guts, go to the local county government to verify it.
"You..." Qian Rang suddenly turned pale.
"Besides, even if Xiang Wu is guilty, it should be a matter under the jurisdiction of Xingzhou County Magistrate. Why didn't Mr. Chen escort the prisoner back to Xingzhou, but instead acted like an overstepper?"
"You are so eloquent!" Chen Zhiyuan said, "Even if you talk too wildly, this engagement contract written in black and white is an ironclad fact. Come on, give this engagement contract to Shopkeeper Liu and take a good look at it."
With that said, he handed a marriage certificate to the yamen servant and handed it to Liu Mo.
It has to be said that these artificial fakes are a bit inferior.
The marriage certificate not only has wrinkles, but also has a sense of "age", and even has a lot of "defects" that should be there.
It looks like a wedding certificate that has been treasured for more than ten years.
The above content contains some vernacular and is written in a style that is very consistent with the style of a "country gentleman".
There was no signature on the signature, which they took into consideration, and was replaced by a handprint with a somewhat "age-like" feel.
"I almost believed it!" Liu Mo sighed.
"How's it going? Shopkeeper Liu, it's written clearly in black and white on the paper." Chen Zhiyuan said, "Niu San brought this marriage letter to explain his intention to you, but you not only ignored it, but also hurt others. Do you still have the laws of Daxia in your heart? ?”
Liu Mo smiled faintly, "What if I say that this marriage certificate is fake?"
"That's complete nonsense." Qian Rang said angrily.
"Am I talking nonsense?" Liu Mo straightened his body, "The person who forged this marriage certificate must have been thinking that Xin'er's parents died early and could not climb out of the coffin to prove it.
But don’t forget, there are no two leaves with the same texture in this world, and there are no two people with the same fingerprints!
Whether the fingerprints on the marriage certificate are from the same person, you can verify it and you will know! "
"Verification? Shopkeeper Liu, could you get the fingerprints from a pile of bones?" Qian Rang said with a smile.
You guys are just determined to do this, right?
Liu Mo sneered, then turned his head and looked outside the Yamen lobby, "To be honest, he should be here."
"Shopkeeper Liu, I have a question for you! How do you want to verify it?"
At this moment, the person Liu Mo was waiting for finally arrived.
"Here's the evidence!"
The person who came was none other than Wang Xiaoqi. He ran all the way here, but in the cold night, beads of sweat appeared on his face.
"Uncle, aren't you late, little one?"
"I came at the right time." Liu Mo said with a smile.
He took a document from Wang Xiaoqi's hand and stepped forward: "The thing in my hand is exactly the document signed by Xin'er's parents when they sold it to their maid. Does the fingerprint on it match this fake marriage document? Sir, please!”
Seeing this thing, Qian Rang, Chen Zhiyuan was shocked and was speechless for a long time.
"Sir, please!"
"You said this was the evidence of selling yourself out? I said it was true that you, Liu Mo, forged it in order to get away with it."
"You don't even look? You don't even ask where I come from?"
"It must be a forgery." At this time, Chen Zhiyuan simply stopped pretending, "Liu Mo, you still deny it in every possible way in the face of irrefutable evidence. Come on, give me a heavy punishment."
Now you are starting to give in and stop acting?
After hearing the news, several government officials stepped forward, grabbed Liu Mo, dragged in various torture instruments, and began to torture him.
"Husband, everything is Xin'er's fault. Tell me quickly, all these things are due to my greed." Xin'er fell to her knees with a plop.
"Sir, it's all the fault of the civilian girls. It's the civilian girls who cling to dragons and phoenixes. They hate the poor and love the rich. If you want to hit me, hit me. If you want to torture me, use it on me. Don't hit my husband."
"Xin'er, if you admit this crime, you and I will never recover." Liu Mo advised, "Don't do stupid things, I want to see what this dog official dares to do to me!"
"In court, if you insult this county, the crime will be increased to one level and you will be beaten thirty times more!" Chen Zhiyuan said angrily.
The yamen officer got the order, pushed Liu Mo to the ground, raised the torture stick, and was about to beat him.
At this time, a majestic voice came: "Let's see who dares!"
Hearing this, Liu Mo let out a long sigh, "It's just the right time!"
