Luming Street.
On the street outside Longcheng County Government Office.
Once again, he went to court on the street.
Since the lobby of the county government office was occupied by a huge sand table and could not be upgraded to the hall, Ouyang Rong had to ask the government officials to move out the public case table and other objects and place them on the steps at the door.
Just like when Liu Zilin was arrested on the first day and he came to Longcheng County Yamen to take office in a hurry.
And then, everyone discovered that what was even more coincidental was that this time even the characters seemed to be the same as that day.
Only this time, there were more people watching the ceremony.
Not only Wang Caozhi, Wu Bo and other grain merchants and squires who had previously gathered in the county government hall for a meeting, but they all found out that the case involved Xie Lingjiang, who they were familiar with, and they were all drawn out to watch.
The young county magistrate even caught a glimpse of Liu Ziwen and others behind the crowd of onlookers on the street...
This is coming prepared.
Later, the female master was sued by the third young master of the Liu family, and the news that the new county magistrate went to court to handle the case spread throughout half of Dragon City. Many ordinary people and wealthy households gathered in Luming Street to watch. Yan Liulang frowned. Let the police officers maintain order.
Ouyang Rong sat down in official uniform.
Bang~
"Quiet! Ascending to the hall!"
There was a scream, followed by a shout from the young county magistrate, and the bustling street suddenly fell silent.
On the stage, Ouyang Rong sat upright.
At the bottom of the steps, Liu Zilin and Xie Lingjiang stood separately. The former sneered with his hands behind his back, while the latter pursed his lips and raised his head.
"Who is in the hall and why are you reporting the crime?"
Liu Zilin loudly said: "There is a thief in the county government, stealing the property of ordinary people!"
“Where is the thief and where is the property?”
"She is the thief, the popular master around the county magistrate!"
Liu Zilin pointed at Xie Lingjiang who was looking at him angrily, "Property...she stole the slave of Cao Min, Hu Ji Yingniang from Yuanming Restaurant!"
Xie Ling Jiang came forward and said: "Master... County Magistrate, I entrusted someone to spend money to redeem Ying Niang. She is now free. I did not steal her!"
A slave and a bitch are better than property.
Therefore, the laws of the Zhou Dynasty did not regard the robbery and seduction of slaves as crimes of kidnapping or human trafficking, but as crimes of robbery or theft of property.
Ouyang Rong did not look at his junior sister, but stared at Liu Zilin:
"Whoever claims it is the one who provides the evidence."
Liu Zilin sneered and took out a document from his arms and handed it to the clerk, who presented it to the public case table.
Ouyang Rong lowered his head and flipped through it. This was a market certificate, stamped with the seal of the city magistrate.
He had just made a transaction at Xishikou Horse Store a few days ago, so he was no stranger to this thing. Every slave transaction required the issuance of market coupons by city order, which was also the only proof.
After reading it twice, he couldn't find anything wrong. Ouyang Rong turned around and gave instructions to the clerk. Soon, the mayor of Longcheng Slave Market was brought back. He was an old mayor.
He handed the market certificate to the elder city magistrate, who checked it over and handed it over respectfully:
"Report to Mingtang, this market certificate is true. Hu Ji Yingniang has been transferred to Liu Zilin free of charge by the previous owner Luo Er, and it was issued yesterday. The procedures are complete and all three parties are present. The city commander should be able to testify."
Xie Lingjiang looked in disbelief and blurted out: "Didn't Luo Er take Ying Niang to the Municipal Commandery to redeem her body yesterday? I went to pick her up personally in the evening!"
"What kind of redemption? Confusing right and wrong, I clearly bought it, and there are all the witnesses and physical evidence!"
Liu Zilin murmured loudly, and then immediately sneered:
"Okay, now you finally admit that you stole my slave yesterday!"
Ouyang Rong vaguely understood something in his heart, but he still calmly said to the city order:
"Go and bring all the colleagues who issued this market certificate yesterday for verification."
"Follow your orders." The elder city ordered him to withdraw temporarily.
"You fellow villagers have also seen it! This is my slave!"
Liu Zilin cupped his hands toward the crowded street behind him, turned around sharply, and carried the momentum with an unyielding, burning force:
"Your Majesty the County Magistrate, the Cao Min's Hu Ji slave was stolen and has not returned all night. The Cao Min found out that it was your thief who stole it and took her back to the Su Mansion on Luming Street. I hope the County Magistrate will not show any personal favoritism. , provide justice for once and find it for the poor people, don’t let her people take away the stolen slaves again!”
"You know everything about it."
Ouyang Rong nodded and gestured to Yan Liulang: "Go to Su Mansion to check people."
Yan Liulang's face was serious and he took the order and left.
Xie Ling Jiang Chao Liu Zilin raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily:
"You thief, don't talk nonsense! First of all, this is a forged document. I didn't steal your slave. Ying Niang has been redeemed and she was free. I picked her up in person yesterday. Secondly, my personal affairs have nothing to do with the county magistrate. , Thieves, don’t criticize the mulberry trees and the locust trees, as this will lead to misfortune!”
Liu Zilin looked forward, not looking at her, and curled his lips:
"That's impossible to say. You'd better not."
"you……"
At this time, the old city magistrate came with several colleagues from the city magistrate. They took the market certificates handed over by Ouyang Rong and looked at them. Under Ouyang Rong's instructions, they went to take a look at Liu Zilin, and then they all He nodded without hesitation, proving that the market bonds were true.
This slave sale contract was established.
The corners of Liu Zilin's mouth turned up.
Xie Ling Jiang's pretty face suddenly became livid, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.
Looking down at the market bond contract on the table, the young county magistrate suddenly asked:
"Liu Zilin, who is this Luo Er who was transferred to your slave for free? Shouldn't Hu Ji Yingniang's sale deed be in Yuanming Tower? What is the relationship between this Luo Er and Yuanming Tower?"
Liu Zilin shrugged as if nothing had happened:
"It doesn't matter, I'm just an errand agent. Didn't I do something wrong last time and accidentally contradicted the county magistrate? After being taught a lesson, I really feel guilty for this Ying Niang.
"Well, I just wanted to buy her back home and take good care of her, but I was afraid that the county magistrate would be biased against me, so I told Yuanminglou in advance not to let her go.
"So I had no choice but to find Brother Luo, give him a luminous pearl, and ask him to go to Yuanming Tower to exchange for Yingniang's deed of sale, and then transfer it over."
The third young man of the Liu family smiled slightly and cupped his hands towards the chief executive's case table:
"Your Excellency, the county magistrate, the common people are also sincere, and the procedures are complete. This should not violate any Dragon City laws, right?"
Ouyang Rong looked at him but said nothing.
A certain cross-dressing girl suddenly calmed down. She slowly turned her head, staring straight at the "reasonable" Liu Zilin, and said word by word:
"A mouth full of lies."
"I gave the Night Pearl to Luo Er. I also gave him an intermediary fee and asked him to go to Yuanming House to redeem Yingniang first, and then go to the Municipal Commandery to cancel the deed of sale and free Yingniang. I don't Going there in person is to prevent your Liu family from getting in the way."
She shook her head slowly: "But I never expected that your Liu family would be even more despicable and vile than I imagined, forcing Ying Niang and Luo Er to sign such a shameless contract! It's disgusting, it's disgusting."
Liu Zilin looked at Xie Lingjiang with a puzzled look:
"Why are you still quibbling? Can't you be honest and save some face for the county magistrate? Otherwise, the swollen face will not be yours alone, or..."
He paused, as if he had thought of something, and leaned back with a look of sudden realization: "Or are you saying that you can be protected and safe even in the face of a mountain of irrefutable evidence? Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
"Okay, stop arguing."
Ouyang Rong spoke calmly, interrupting the argument between the two. Before Yan Liulang returned, he first ordered the clerk behind him without looking back:
"Go and tell Luo Er and the owner of Yuanming House."
After the explanation, the young magistrate said softly to Liu Zilin, whose smile was brighter than the sun:
"You don't have to beat around the bush and say that I will protect a certain party."
He tilted his head slightly and ordered loudly:
"Come here, please invite the county magistrate, chief registrar, and county lieutenant to come and observe the case.
"In addition, in addition to the witness and supervision of all the villagers and elders present today, the clerk also please write down every word spoken in the courtroom word for word, organize and file it, and send it to Jiangzhou after the case. For the superior’s reading.”
After finishing the arrangement, the young county magistrate faced the silent audience and said calmly: "What Mr. Liu said is quite right..."
"Today, there must be justice."
(End of chapter)
