When Hu Pingping still hadn't eaten half a steamed bun, two officials came in: "Who is the shopkeeper of 'Wei'er Xiang Hot Pot City'?" ”

"I am." Hu stood up.

The jailer opened the cell door, and without saying a word, the official pulled Hu Ping out, and locked his hands and feet with shackles.

The jailer escorted Hu Ping away, and did not forget to lock the cell door before leaving. I think it must have been a question. In order to prevent them from embarrassing the innocent Hu Ping, I hid in the shadows and followed through the wall incognito.

In front of the desk in the public hall of the government office, there were two older people, a man and a woman, as well as a young woman and a little boy about five years old. The two old men and the young woman were crying, and the little boy who was snuggled up to the young woman, seemed to be afraid of the place, and his hands clutched the corners of his mother's clothes.

I shook my head and sighed, I guess they are the families of the deceased, old fathers and mothers, orphans and widows, and they are also pitiful.

"Mighty—" After the trademark cry and the sound of a stick hitting the ground, Hu Ping was pressed to his knees.

With a "bang", the prefect behind the desk slapped the startled wood on the desk and shouted majestically: "The people in the hall report their names." ”

Hu Ping raised his head and said: "Hu Pingping, grass people, I have something to report to the adults." ”

Prefect: "Say." ”

"My lord, those two people were not killed by us, you must be aware of everything, and you must not wronged good people......"

"Whether there is a sin or not, we adults have our own conclusion, and we don't need you to talk too much." Before Hu Ping finished speaking, he was interrupted by the master on the side.

The prefect said: "You are the shopkeeper of 'Wei'er Xiang Hot Pot City', is it you or someone else who is in charge?" ”

"I'm just the shopkeeper, my name is Hu Pingping, and I'm a girl in charge." Hu Ping said.

"Oh!" The prefect was surprised: "What age?" ”

"Did the adults ask the grass people, or my boss?"

"Your boss."

"The grass people actually don't know, just looking at her appearance, it's only twenty, but judging by her actions, it's better than the elderly!" Hu Ping said.

I touched my face, and I looked so tender!

"Where are you from, and where are your hosts?" The prefect asked.

"Caomin Chuanzhong, my boss...... The grass people really don't know where my boss is! Hu replied.

Secretly, I laughed badly, I didn't know my details, I didn't ask, and I dared to help me do things, but fortunately I wasn't a bad person.

The prefect shook his head and continued, "What did you do before coming here? ”

Hu Pingping replied that he used to do business by himself, and then he came to Hangzhou at a loss.

At this time, the master said loudly: "Maybe you are trying to kill yourself." ”

Hu Ping was shocked, shook his hand and said: "My lord, it's definitely not a grass people, the grass people stay at the counter all day long, how can they have time to do anything else." After speaking, he said: "It won't be my boss's, the store is opened by her, this kind of thing is not good for her." My lord, she's a girl's house, and it's too bad to be in a place like a cell, so please let her go. ”

The prefect said: "In view of what you said, it is true that there is no time to commit the crime, but it cannot be ruled out." As for your owner, you can't let it go until the matter is clear. Someone comes, take him back to his cell first. Bring in the cooks and handymen. ”

The two officials took Hu Ping and entered through the side door to the cell.

"My lord, you have to make decisions for the people's women!" The young woman in the hall cried.

I didn't go back, but stayed here and watched them interrogate the others. Fortunately, this prefect seems to be not bad, and he has not used torture and interrogation on anyone, but the master on the side has a sentence from time to time, "My lord, these people will not be honest if they don't be punished." ”

I want to slap him twice!

By the time they were all interrogated, I was the only one left, and it was time for lunch. The prefect had no choice but to speak out and retreat.

When I returned to the cell, I couldn't bear to see everyone eating food with little oil and water. It's just that since you are in the mortal world, you have to follow the rules, and it's best not to do what you shouldn't do, let alone have a shocking situation.

"Bai Li, someone has come to see you."

Two people appeared at the door of the cell, one of them was a jailer, and the other was actually Xu Shi who was carrying a vegetable basket.

After all, paper can't hold the fire!

The jailer opened the cell door, and Xu walked in, her basket full of vegetables.

"Mother, how do you know I'm here?" I asked her in surprise.

Xu Shi looked at me expressionlessly and said, "I went out to buy vegetables, and I heard on the street that two people ate at your place and died of poisoning. ”

"We didn't do it, someone was trying to frame me. Don't worry, I'll be fine when things are cleared. I explained.

"It's good to be okay."

After Xu finished speaking, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said with a puzzled face: "I heard that you were arrested last night." But, you were at home last night and this morning? ”

It's over, it's time to goof. Glancing at the jailer guarding the prison door, I lowered my voice and said, "Mother, I was indeed at home last night, and I only found out about it when I went to the store this morning, and then I was arrested here." ”

"Xiao Li, didn't you really do this?" There was a trace of worry in Xu's eyes.

"Don't worry, I didn't do it, and they didn't do it." I raised my chin to the other side as I spoke.

Xu Shi cautiously glanced behind him, and suddenly lowered his voice and said to me, "Xiao Li, my mother begs you for something." ”

"You said, I will do what I can do."

Xu continued to lower his voice and said, "Mother only asks you not to say Ran'er's name in the court." Ran'er is now a lifter, and he has to go to Beijing to take the exam after the year, you can't drag him into the water! ”

I nodded, I can understand what Xu said, after all, Zhuo Ran and I are husband and wife, if people know that he is my husband, it will inevitably be affected at that time. I also thought about it, if I went out unharmed, I would continue to be by his side to help him openly. If you are wronged here, you can only change from the open to the secret.

"Xiao Li, I'm really sorry for you, if it weren't for the poverty of your family, you wouldn't have ended up in this field." Xu Shi said and took out something wrapped in oiled paper from the vegetable basket: "Mother came in a hurry, this is a few buns I just bought, and they are still hot, you can eat them." ”

I took it: "Thank you, mother!" ”

"Then I'll go back first. You take good care of yourself. ”

"Well, slow down on your way."

Xu left, and Hu Ping on the other side gave me a suspicious look.

"What's wrong?" I asked him.

"Isn't this Zhuo Jieyuan's mother, why is she here?" Hu Pingping said.

"Once, when their mother and son were killed, I happened to pass by and helped them." I said I didn't want him to know about me and Zhuoran.

In the afternoon, it was finally my turn.

"Mighty~" is the scene of knocking on the stick again.