"Where are the real account books? Where is the disaster relief money?"
Cui Weizhen pressed him again and again, but Lin Mi remained silent, trying to offer his final resistance.
Cui Weizhen was not bothered by Lin Mi's stubborn resistance, and then issued another order: "Come here, search the inner office and the Lin family's private residence for me. Dig three feet into the ground to find the account books and disaster relief money."
"Yes, I will take your orders."
Zhou Wu and the county lieutenant who returned to maintain order began to work separately. The county lieutenant and some Cui family guards went to search the Lin family's private residence, while Zhou Wu and some county officials went to search the inner office.
After they left, the courtroom became deathly silent. Everyone's vague gaze fell on Lin Mi and the others. Lin Mi's expression was already numb, and he looked like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.
However, Gao Xiancheng and others who had just defended the authenticity of the account books began to become anxious. Their eyes drifted towards Lin Mi from time to time. After finding that there was no response, they began to pay attention to the movement in the inner office again, even if they could not hear it, they would look up.
To hope, to wait for a result.
The same was true for the people outside the court, but their mood was different from those inside. They discussed the development of the incident without any pressure, and various speculations emerged one after another.
There is a saying that goes well, the eyes of the people are sharp, Lin Mi and his son act in a high-profile manner, they have been domineering in Shixian County for a long time, they may not pay attention to the beginning and the end, and it is inevitable that some traces will be revealed in their actions.
Cui Weizhen thought of a good way to ask the people to help provide clues. As long as they were secret places related to the Lin family or places they often visited, they could screen them based on the clues they provided and then send people to search. In this way
Once it comes, the efficiency will be higher.
The people enthusiastically provided various clues. After standing outside for a long time, Ye Zhenzhen began to feel tired - she had not stood for so long since she became a corrupt privileged class.
Cui Weizhen probably saw her limit, and sent someone to invite her to go to the court to rest. Ye Zhenzhen was a little hesitant - it was a court after all, and if she went in as a family member, it would have a bad impact.
So she thought of a compromise - to go into the inner office to help search for evidence.
After all, Zhou Wu and the yamen servants were outsiders, so it was inconvenient to enter the yamen. She brought the maids and women in, maybe she could help.
Cui Weizhen thought it made sense and complied with her wishes.
Ye Zhenzhen came at just the right time.
Zhou Wu and others had already searched the inner and outer courtyards and found no suspicious account books. When they were about to enter the inner house to continue searching, they encountered obstruction.
The person who blocked them was none other than Lin Mi's wife, Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu has a round face and is covered in silk and satin. She looks like a well-educated lady, but unexpectedly she turns out to be a domineering shrew as soon as she opens her mouth.
"Who are you? Why did you bring a group of grown men to break into my Lin family's back house? Don't say that our master has broken the law. Before he is convicted, our master is innocent. If you dare to break in today, you will be defiled.
In order to lose the reputation of us women, we are killed here to show our innocence, and to show the world how Magistrate Cui takes people's lives."
Zhou Wu was just an honest martial arts practitioner and was no match for the Xu family. Moreover, because of the rat-proof weapon, the two sides ended up in a stalemate.