sjar Chapter 378 It’s him!
Chapter 378 It’s him!
Before Ying Sinan could finish his sentence, he suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, and the expression on his face became ferocious.
While eating the melon, the little guy was also keeping his eyes and ears open in all directions, and he raised his head to accurately lock onto his direction.
[Oh? Uncle Ying, what's wrong with this store? ]
With the valuable experience of surviving under the sticks for many years, Ying Sinan's brain was working rapidly, and he stumbled and said: "This person, this person..."
Halfway through the conversation, an idea suddenly occurred to him: "This person, you can't just judge by appearances!"
His voice was passionate, sonorous and powerful, without any sign of guilt.
Jiang Lifeng: “…”
The guards following behind the little guy: "..."
Zou Cailiang was startled by the sudden sound. After looking carefully, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He had already found out that everyone who had come here with Emperor Mingze, except for the guards who hid in the dark and disappeared, was at the top of the power. However, there was one exception among them.
The son of the magistrate of Tuobi County had no achievements or official positions, but he was lucky enough to catch the eye of the little princess and was taken on the journey as a playmate. This kid was not on his list of compliments at the moment, so he was less respectful to him.
"quiet!!"
The gavel slammed heavily on the table, finally making the scene quiet again.
"Do you two have any evidence to prove that this green-white jade rectangular tripod is indeed yours?"
This sentence seemed fair and just, but the bias and hostility implied in it were clearly heard by everyone present.
The woman who claimed to have lost her heirloom's eyes lit up and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes!"
"Although my husband's family has fallen into poverty, he has been trying to start a small business over the years," she seemed to be lost in past memories, her brows unconsciously knitted into the shape of a "川" character, "I don't understand those twists and turns, I just listen to what my husband says..."
"In the business world, if we don't have a strong foundation, others will look down on us. Therefore, my husband always brings this tripod out to show it off. Many businessmen in the same industry must have seen it."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper, whose cheeks were originally flushed, turned extremely pale in an instant, but he forced himself to speak loudly when the prefect looked over: "I have evidence too!"
"That night, I found the seller suspicious, so I asked him to leave a written document to prove that he got the tripod through legitimate channels and it was not stolen goods." He reached into his arms and fumbled around, and successfully pulled out an envelope. "The man followed my instructions and left this written document. I hope you can understand!"
An official ran over to take the envelope from the man's hand, and at Zou Cailiang's signal, first delivered it to Jiang Lifeng.
During the process, the woman also sneered: "It's just handwriting. There are so many ways to forge it. Can you just find someone to write a piece of it and it can be more conclusive evidence than so many people seeing it with their own eyes?!"
The shopkeeper had heard too many bad words from the woman today. He could no longer suppress his anger and said sarcastically, "It's just that someone saw that your family did have this item. How do you know that it wasn't because your husband's business failed and he urgently needed money to save the day, so he secretly sold this heirloom?!"
The woman was stunned for a moment, and her voice suddenly rose to a new level: "Impossible!"
She had seen with her own eyes how much her husband cherished the rectangular tripod, and she had also witnessed his panic after he found out that the rectangular tripod was lost. How could such a genuine, subconscious reaction be fake? !
She said firmly: "Absolutely impossible!"
This time, the person who sneered turned out to be the store owner.
Suddenly——
"cough--"
A very light but slightly deliberate cough suddenly came from above their heads, which successfully made the two of them breathe more lightly almost at the same time.
Mr. Prefect, what do you mean by this?
After a moment, there was another cough.
"cough!"
This time, the sound was not only louder, but also seemed more deliberate.
Jiang Lifeng was finally brought back to his senses by the voice.
"Ok?"
His eyes were confused: "Did Lord Zou catch a cold?"
As he said this, he subconsciously reached out and covered the little guy's mouth and nose, fearing that he would be infected by the unfortunate prefect.
Zou Cailiang: "..."
Zou Cailiang smiled, raised his hand, and took a deep breath: "...Evidence, evidence!"
He is still waiting for evidence to solve the case!!
“Oh oh oh!”
Jiang Lifeng suddenly realized what was going on and quickly handed over the evidence in his hand: "Master Zou, please."
I was so engrossed in listening to the little fellow's voice just now that I completely forgot something so important!
but--
Jiang Lifeng looked at the two people kneeling in the hall, and the interest in his eyes gradually deepened.
Today’s trip was really worthwhile!
Jiang Yingcheng was also thinking in his heart: [This trip is not in vain! This trip is really not in vain!!]
On the other side, Zou Cailiang took the letter handed to him by his subordinates and read it carefully.
Before I could read two lines, I heard a burst of noise from the onlookers outside the government office who had finally quieted down.
"Please make way, please make way, my wife is inside, please make way!"
Complaints were heard everywhere, and those who spoke out actually forced themselves to squeeze out a path.
"Ma'am! I'm late!!"
The woman kneeling on the ground suddenly turned around, her eyes showing grievance: "Husband! You are finally here!!"
Zou Cailiang waved his hand and had the man let in. As soon as he entered the government office, he knelt down and said, "Your humble servant Guan Bin, kowtows to the prefect!"
There were bursts of heavy breathing in his voice, and it was obvious that he had run all the way here after getting the news. Zou Cailiang raised his hand to signal that there was no rush, and told him to catch his breath before continuing his statement. Guan Bin then took several deep breaths with a grateful look on his face.
Then he began to petition.
"I am Guan Bin, the husband of Guo..."
What he said provided a few more details on top of the woman's statement. Before he even got the thing, he had already mentioned several features of the rectangular tripod. Zou Cailiang looked around at the rectangular tripod and his judgment on the case leaned more towards the two of them.
However, before he could say anything else, the "unscrupulous shopkeeper" suddenly opened his eyes wide, turned his head excitedly, and pointed at Guan Bin with a trembling finger——
"It's him!!"
"The man who came to my shop late at night to sell the rectangular tripod was this man!" His voice was a little shaky due to his emotional excitement. "I would recognize him even if he turned into ashes!"
"Sir! There is his handprint on the document. Sir, just ask him to make another handprint in the courtroom for comparison, and the case will be solved!!"
it's him!
He is the one who sells the rectangular tripod!!
Zou Cailiang was stunned for a moment and nodded in agreement.
The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly burst into excitement, but he didn't know that beneath this turbulent undercurrent, everyone had different thoughts -
Guan Bin lowered his head and cooperated to put new handprints on the paper. In a corner where no one was paying attention, the corners of his lips slowly curled up into a meaningful smile.
Jiang Yingcheng's eyes squinted, and he was very anxious: [Ah! ]
[Uncle, you have completely fallen into their trap!!]