County Magistrate Chen was shocked and said, "Take little Yao to court."

After Xiao Yao, who had not yet gone to Jishi Hall, was helped to the hall, his body was shaking violently and he knelt on the ground, "Return to your lord, the woman from the village saw the dead girl before... Zhan Feiyu had bruises on his neck... She said it was

I accidentally dropped it."

Little Yao lowered her head and clenched her hands into fists. She did not expect that Magistrate Chen would suddenly interrogate her. Little Yao was almost frightened to death.

But just after listening to what Nanny Lu and Wang Linlang said, little Yao had a crazy idea in her heart: she must kill Zhan Feiyu!

"Little Yao, did you know that if you give a false confession, you will be punished with thirty sticks?" Magistrate Chen's voice was majestic, and his eyes were so sharp that there was no way to hide.

His body trembled, little Yao thought about those rumors, gritted his teeth, and spoke again: "The civilian woman knows that what the civilian woman said is all the truth!"

Hoo! The people watching outside the courtroom let out shocked shouts. This is Zhan Feiyu’s second aunt. What she said cannot be a lie.

"Quiet!" County Magistrate Chen shouted angrily.

"Mighty!" the government officials shouted again, and the noise suddenly disappeared.

After Mr. Dong was brought to the court, Zhan Feiyu was startled for a moment, with disappointment flashing in his eyes.

"Cao Min is a servant of the Lin family private school. I bumped into him twice..." Old Man Dong lowered his head and answered County Magistrate Chen's words like a fool, but he also confirmed that the rumors were true.

The crowd was in an uproar again. After Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiuyuan were brought to court, even though the father and son denied the accusations of several people, there were rumors first and Wang Linlang's confessions came later. Mr. Lin's rebuttal seemed feeble.

In the teahouse not far from the county government office, Zhang Xiucai listened to the servant's report, picked up the tea cup and drank tea leisurely, "Three people become a tiger!"

Zhan Feiyu, who was kneeling on the ground, shook his head at Master Lin, whose face was full of guilt and self-blame. It was not the last moment yet.

"Sir, they killed my aunt, please make the decision!" Aunt Lu cried in grief. She originally planned to leave Shangsi County, but now that she has gone to court, she might as well end the matter completely!

"The adultery must have been discovered by Mrs. Lin, so she killed her and silenced her!" Someone in the crowd said something, but everyone believed it. This was the truth about Mrs. Lin's death from a sudden illness!

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"Bring Wang Ping, the boy from Taifu Restaurant." As County Magistrate Chen spoke, the police escorted Wang Ping into the courtroom. Wang Linlang, Xiao Yao and others who were kneeling in the courtroom, as well as the onlookers outside, all had expressions on their faces.

I don’t understand, shouldn’t Mrs. Lin, the murderer, be brought to trial?

The government officials shouted in authority, and Wang Ping knelt down with a plop, "Sir, please spare my life."

Wang Ping banged his head and kowtowed. As soon as he got up in the morning, the official came to the door. Without saying a word, he locked the person and brought him to the court.

County Magistrate Chen was dressed as an official, with a majestic and solemn face, "Whose money did you receive? How did you spread the rumors? Call me quickly!"

Wang Ping, who knelt straight, did not dare to hide anything, "Ten days ago, an old woman came to Xiao's home..."

Taifu Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Shangsi County. Wang Ping works as a waiter there and earns one tael of silver a month. But the old woman only gets fifty taels of silver, so there is no need for him to do anything to make money or kill someone.

It was just a few words, and Wang Ping agreed after receiving the money.

After a while, Wang Ping, who signed the confession and knelt aside, spoke again: "Bring Zhu Dahai, the boy from the North and South Grocery Shop, to the court."

Zhu Dahai's confession was the same as Wang Ping's. He also accepted fifty taels of silver and promised the old woman to spread rumors.

In less than half an hour, County Magistrate Chen promoted a total of eight people. These eight people were all working as waiters in several shops in Shangsi County. These shops were prosperous and had a lot of customers.

, rumors spread faster.

…

Outside the court, a passerby said in shock: "Each person is fifty taels of silver, so eight people are four hundred taels. Does that mean there is a blood feud between the old woman and Mrs. Lin?"

"You're stupid, that woman must be running errands, and there's someone behind her!" Passerby Yi rolled his eyes mockingly, how can an old woman give out four hundred taels?

The policeman brought five more people to the court. Unlike Wang Ping and Zhu Dahai before, these five people looked like country women. Their clothes were patched and their hair was messy. They were kneeling on the ground and couldn't even speak clearly.

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"Mr. Hao from Yujiacun, a civilian woman..." Hao stuttered in her voice. It was County Magistrate Chen who asked her the question, and she answered the question, and then she made the matter clear.

The five women came from five villages respectively. They were talkative women in the village, and they were all greedy for money. They took ten taels of silver from a woman, so they spread rumors in the village.

On weekdays, they are just gossiping about the boss and the west. They can earn ten taels of silver just by saying a few words. How can they disagree? As for whether those dirty words will ruin Zhan Feiyu and Mrs. Lin's life.

Reputation, then it has nothing to do with them.

Of the ten people who were finally interrogated, five were street vendors, three were stall owners who set up stalls to sell goods, and the remaining one was a woman selling vegetables, and the other was a woman selling meat butcher.

Twenty taels of silver.

After Zhan Feiyu heard this, a sneer appeared on his face. It was such a big deal. This move cost almost a thousand taels of silver.

Everyone who was watching the ceremony was also shocked. It was these people who received money to spread the unsavory rumors. No wonder it spread so quickly and widely.

From every village to Shangsi County, from wealthy families to traffickers and pawns, everyone knows about it.

"Zhan Xiaomengtong gets up and listens." At this point in the interrogation, the general situation was clear, and County Magistrate Chen asked Zhan Feiyu to get up.
Chapter completed!