As soon as Wa Shangfei escaped from the Guo family, he saw that the fire in the warehouse had already broken out. The people of the Guo family had also noticed it, and many people hurriedly shouted "put out the fire."
Looking at the raging fire, Wa Shangfei looked around, but he couldn't see the blind weirdo.
Didn't you come out?
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
"This bag of yours is quite strong. It can hold so many things without breaking."
Wa Shangfei looked back and found that the blind weirdo was holding a black bag and checking the treasure inside.
Wa Shangfei was shocked, and then he realized that all the things he was carrying on his shoulders were already in other people's hands.
"senior......"
Wa Shangfei didn't know how to speak for a moment. Did he want the treasure back? Or do you want to ask for apprenticeship?
When Wa Shangfei was hesitating, he saw the blind weirdo throwing back a bag of treasures.
Wa Shangfei hurriedly caught it, subconsciously looked into the bag and found that there was no shortage of treasures.
Seeing this, Wa Shangfei breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking up again, he found that the blind weirdo had disappeared. Wa Shangfei waited for a while, but still disappeared.
At this point, Wa Shangfei realized that the man was really gone.
For a moment, Wa Shangfei felt a sense of regret in his heart. He failed to seize such a good opportunity...
Ye Ming took out an iron hammer from a bag of ten thousand liang at the foot of a deserted city wall, weighed it, and knocked it again to confirm the material.
It can be confirmed that this is not ordinary iron, but after being consecrated by an expert and baptized by spiritual energy, it was transformed by Yin energy and infected by evil energy.
In the end, all the power was washed away and turned into mortal iron again.
Although it has turned into ordinary iron again, its essence is different from ordinary iron after all, and it has become a high-quality weapon-making material.
From the storage method that the Guo family paid little attention to, it can be seen that the Guo family only regarded it as ordinary iron, but Ye Ming took advantage...
The sky was dark and Song Cheng, who had fallen asleep on the table, woke up and found a female figure reading a book next to him.
This woman is invisible and her body is somewhat transparent. She is Gu Hongying.
When Song Cheng saw that Gu Hongying was still watching "The Case of Yan Qingtian", he felt ashamed that he actually fell asleep while watching it.
When Gu Hongying saw Song Cheng waking up, she smiled and said:
"Young Master Song, don't worry. You are made of flesh and blood. It is normal to feel sleepy."
Song Cheng also knew this, so he didn't hesitate. He simply washed up and went to the inn to order some food.
After breakfast, as soon as he returned to the room, he saw Ye Ming sitting in his previous seat, holding "Yan Qingtian's Case" and "reading" it.
"Mr. Yang, you are back."
Song Cheng looked happy when he saw Ye Ming appear.
Lai Ling was nowhere to be seen and asked again:
"Where's Miss Leiling?"
Ye Ming smiled and said to Gu Hongying:
"Look, this is a man, eating from the bowl and looking into the pot, guarding this and thinking about that."
When the two heard this, they waved their hands together in unison, and said in unison:
"Mr. Yang, you misunderstood."
After the two of them said this at the same time, their air became stagnant and they looked at each other, both looking down and looking away in embarrassment.
It was obvious that both of them were blushing.
Ye Ming joked: "How about I be your witness and let you get married on the spot?"
"Mr. Yang, don't talk nonsense!"
The two said in unison again.
After saying that, they both felt embarrassed and dared not face each other again.
Ye Ming smiled and said:
"You can go and complain to the officials today and clear up the injustice for the Gu family."
After hearing this, the two of them looked at Ye Ming. Song Cheng looked more excited than Gu Hongying, and immediately went to collect the evidence and prepare to file a complaint.
Today's government office in the state capital is particularly lively, and people outside the government office are crowded with people watching.
I want to ask what case the onlookers are watching?
That is, the thirteen families of Shanyi Mansion jointly sued the Guo family.
Last night, the young master of the Guo family made rude remarks and insulted the empress Jiang Shen. As a result, he died without saying a word, and he also killed a large number of other young masters on the same ship.
When his son died, Guo Fuwei was very sad, but fortunately there was still a younger one in the family who could carry on the incense, so the roots would not be cut off.
But other families are unwilling to accept that their sons will die in vain, especially the Du family in the west of the city. The head of the Du family is famous for being a strict wife. He has only had an old wife all his life, and now only has a son and a daughter.
His son fell into the water and drowned last night, and now the Du family has no heirs.
How could the Du family leader tolerate this?
He immediately joined forces with twelve other families of victims to put pressure on the Guo family.
No matter how powerful the Guo family is, they can't resist the anger of the Thirteen families.
At the critical moment, Guo Fuwei had an idea and chose to litigate to resolve the matter.
This was the best way he could think of to turn the tables. The other families knew about Lord Zhizhou’s urinary nature, so naturally they didn’t want to file a lawsuit. However, Lord Zhizhou was too keen on solving the case. As soon as he heard about this matter, he immediately expressed his intention to take care of it personally. case.
The Thirteen Family had no choice but to hold their noses and admit it.
Early in the morning, before the people from each family arrived, the onlookers were already almost crowding the yamen entrance.
Originally, the yamen officials wanted to expel the people, but after hearing this, the governor became more enthusiastic and said that there was no need to expel the people. He even moved the trial location from the court hall to the school grounds of the state capital, and set up a temporary trial hall in the center of the school grounds.
The large open spaces around were all vacated for the people to watch.
Standing on the city tower, looking at the crowd of people, Master Zhizhou stroked his beard and smiled contentedly.
"In the past, when Yan Qingtian tried the 'private salt case', there were countless onlookers. In the end, in front of the whole city, the culprit was brought to justice. Now I am trying the case of the thirteen families against the Guo family. It is not bad at all. Got it!"
The prefect on the side echoed:
"My lord's ability is as good as that of Yan Qingtian. This is a good opportunity to show off your talents!"
Lord Zhizhou was very impressed by what he heard. Seeing that everyone was almost gathered, he said impatiently:
"Prepare to ascend to the throne."
Under the stage, Ye Ming said to Song Cheng:
"Old Song, let the Thirteenth Family fight against the Guo Family in the first scene. We can just watch the show."
"What happens after that?"
"Then act based on my look."
Song Cheng silently glanced at Ye Ming's closed eyes and said:
"Is it okay to just follow the gestures?"
"Okay, it's all the same."
After the yamen servant holding the water and fire stick shouted "Wei~~wu~~", Master Zhizhou walked up to the desk, put on his official uniform, and sat down behind the desk in an upright manner.
"Ascend to the throne and lead the criminals!"
For ordinary civilians, they are usually escorted to court, but for a powerful official like Guo Fuwei, no one dares to escort him to court.
As the number three figure in Shanyi Mansion, Guo Fuwei did not bow down after coming on the stage, but just bowed his hands to Lord Zhizhou.
"I've met my lord."
The heads of the other thirteen families also arrived, led by the head of the Du family.
These people also bowed their hands in greeting without bowing.
Lord Zhizhou looked towards the thirteen families and asked:
"Why did you sue Guo Fuwei?"
Hearing this, the head of the Du family burst into tears and said:
"Master Guo's son, Guo Congwen, disrespected the River God and suffered retribution. However, it caused our descendants to suffer. We are deeply saddened. I beg you to make the decision for us and punish Master Guo severely."
Other family heads agreed and requested that Guo Fuwei be severely punished.
When Lord Zhizhou heard this, his attitude was biased towards the Thirteenth Family, and he wanted to directly convict Guo Fuwei of his crime.
Lieutenant Guo Fu knew this man's temper well and quickly said:
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that the so-called punishment by the River God is nothing more than common people's nonsense. Today, I specially brought dozens of onlookers who witnessed the scene. Your Excellency, you can ask in person to see if any of them have seen the River God." .”
As he said this, dozens of people who had witnessed the scene last night came forward.
Most people confirmed that only a strange wind capsized the flower boat, and no gods were seen.
Only a few-year-old child said that he saw gods, but everyone thought that the child's words were unbelievable and did not accept it.
"Sir, we can see from this that last night was not the so-called retribution from the gods. It was just the flower boat that was blown over by the wind, and that's why this tragedy happened. It has nothing to do with my son, and it has nothing to do with my Guo family."
Not only did Guo Fuwei have a reason, he also had evidence.
When Lord Zhizhou saw this, his attitude immediately favored Guo Fuwei:
"Since it has nothing to do with gods, then this case should be..."
The head of the Du family quickly said:
"Sir, there really are gods, there are really gods who cast spells, and we also have witnesses here."
After all, dozens of witnesses were called in.
In fact, these people did not see the so-called gods, but they all accepted money from the Thirteenth Family. Naturally, the Thirteenth Family said whatever they asked.
Lord Zhizhou's attitude is again in favor of the Thirteenth Family.
Seeing this, Guo Fuwei quickly came up with evidence that someone witnessed three young masters pushing his son into the water.
The Thirteenth Family also produced evidence that Guo Congwen’s obscene poems insulted Empress Jiang Shen...
The two sides were arguing constantly, and Lord Zhizhou's attitude was changing back and forth, and he didn't know what to do, which put him in trouble.
"Hey, even Yan Qingtian in the past may not have encountered such a difficult case. How should we judge this?"
After hearing this, Shen Qixian, who was listening to the trial behind him, had an idea and stepped forward and said:
"Father-in-law, my son-in-law has a way to resolve this case."
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhizhou looked at Shen Qixian:
"What's the best idea for a good son-in-law?"
"Since this matter originated from the gods, it might as well be decided by the gods."
"Decided by the gods? How to decide?"
Master Zhizhou asked.
Shen Qixian cupped his hands and said:
"My son-in-law, there is a compass here. If you turn the compass later, if the compass points to that side, that side is guilty. What do you think?"
When Lord Zhizhou heard this, his eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and praised:
"What a good idea. My dear son-in-law, this is really a good idea."
Having said that, he directly announced that this method would be used to resolve the case.
When the two sides who were arguing heard this, they both disagreed.
Everyone knew that this Lord Zhizhou was unreliable in deciding cases, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable. How could such a big case be decided in such a childish way?
But here, Lord Zhizhou's words are the most effective, and everyone's protests are ineffective.
Shen Qixian stepped forward, placed the compass on the table, and turned it around.
Both sides looked at the compass pointer, holding their breath and panicking.
The pointer turned a few times and finally stopped, pointing at Guo Fuwei.
When Guo Fuwei saw this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that it was pointed directly at him, even if it was pointed wrongly!
When Lord Zhizhou sees this, he will pronounce a sentence.
Guo Fuwei quickly shouted that it was unfair and asked for more transfers.
Master Zhizhou agreed and asked him to turn around a few more times.
As a result, as Shen Qixian continued to move the pointer, the pointer pointed to Guo Fuwei again and again. Even if Guo Fuwei deliberately moved the position, the pointer pointed to him.
When Guo Fuwei saw this, his face was as white as paper, as if he had seen a ghost.
I never expected that such a thing would happen.
While putting away the compass, Shen Qixian gently took away a magnet at the bottom of the compass and respectfully said to Lord Zhizhou:
"Father-in-law, the result is already obvious."
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhizhou glanced at the son-in-law and was very satisfied. He nodded and was stunned, and pronounced:
"Guo Congwen, the son of Lieutenant Guo Kan, killed dozens of people on the same boat. According to the law, he must be executed..."
At this point, Master Zhizhou couldn't go on because Guo Congwen had drowned and his body had not been fished out from the lake yet. How could he beheaded?
Seeing this, Shen Qixian quickly reminded:
"Compensation can be awarded!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhizhou immediately continued:
"The Guo family is sentenced to compensate the thirteen families."
Upon hearing this verdict, the thirteen families all looked at Guo Fuwei.
When Guo Fuwei saw their gazes, his hands and feet suddenly felt cold. It was over, he was targeted by these people, and he had a legitimate reason. I am afraid that the Guo family's wealth would be embezzled by them...
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