The county magistrate of Xiangnan County is notoriously mediocre, and fortunately, the citizens of this small county town are simple, and it is impossible for a traitorous person to wander here. So even if no one is in charge, there are still few such big cases. It is precisely because of this that the drum in front of the county government hall cannot be sounded once and a half throughout the year, and the people are no worse than seeing monkeys on the street when they see someone beating the drum at first glance.

Just when everyone was still betting that it would take a few hours for the gate of the county government to open, the door opened by itself.

Inside, Shi Shiran walked out of a county magistrate wearing a dark blue emu official uniform and a gilded red tasseled official hat, which was the unlucky county lord who listened to the white shopkeeper's provocation that day and wanted to assassinate Ruoshui but was frightened by the prince.

At this time, he was neatly dressed and went to the gate of the county government to stop, but he also had a serious appearance of being an official in the court. I saw him raise his eyebrows with a pair of official shelfs, and asked leisurely.

"Who's drumming?"

"The official master has to be the master of the small people—"

I have to say that the leader is really a talent in acting, tears come as soon as he says, he only kneels on the ground with a "poof" and kowtows a few times, and when he raises his face again, he is already in tears.

"Oh? What grievances do you have? Come quickly, and this official will surely administer justice for you. ”

If you want to say that the acting skills of this county master are not as good as his subordinates, not to mention the excessively large movements that look like a stage model, just talking about the exaggerated expression, ordinary people are extremely uncomfortable to watch.

"My brother ate the dim sum of Huadianfang, diarrhea and died of dehydration, Xiaomin has carried his body here, and please make the decision for Xiaomin~"

The leader raised his head and pointed at the straw mat at the bottom of the steps, and immediately the man he brought with him quickly lifted the white cloth that covered it.

"Huh-"

The people who had been gathered in a circle all changed color when they saw the unrecognizable faces under the white cloth, and they all withdrew from a vacuum in an instant.

And the county magistrate, who wanted to show that he loved the people like a son, was just about to raise his foot to check, but after seeing the attitude of the people in that circle, he smashed his mouth and took his foot back.

"That'...... Are these people defendants? ”

If you don't look at the victims, you can't just stand here. The county magistrate glanced left and right, and suddenly found the three young and one old man standing not far from the straw mat, surrounded by a group of strong men wearing coarse cloth and short beatings.

Two of the three young ones looked very miserable, either their faces were swollen and high, or their legs were bandaged, and the corners of their mouths were bloodshot, and only one woman looked quite intact, but she was holding an old woman with white hair and closed eyes in her hands.

This gang of people is old, weak, sick and disabled, and it is impossible for anyone to see at a glance that they are the defendants who dare to harm people's lives.

The one kneeling on the ground had already figured out how to skillfully draw out those seemingly innocent defendants without arousing the suspicion of the onlookers, but he didn't expect that the county master was really a dou who couldn't be helped, and a casual sentence could make the victim situation he had worked so hard to manage indecent.

"Ah, ah, exactly, exactly......"

Now that the matter has come to this, it is not appropriate to say that it is not, so I can only respond vaguely.

"My lord, but someone beats the drum and complains?"

Before the atmosphere at the scene turned awkward, someone finally came out to relieve the siege.

From the side door of the county office, a short and fat middle-aged man wearing a satin robe and a jasper-inlaid ** scarf walked out, playing with a pair of white marble balls back and forth in his hands, and walked towards the main gate step by step.

The side door was still some distance away from the main entrance, and the four of them were surrounded by several tall thugs, and their vision was blocked.

originally thought that there would only be a county magistrate who was the mastermind behind the scenes, but in the end, he found that it was very likely that the character who appeared later was the real leader of this incident.

"This person may be the one who really wants to take our lives."

whispered in Bai Sulian's ear to say this, and the right should give her a wake-up call, lest she be coaxed into making a testimony unfavorable to herself in the court.

After saying this, Ruoshui wanted to poke her head out to see if she recognized this person, but before she could stand on tiptoe, the hand held by Bai Sulian suddenly tightened, and Ruoshui almost screamed in pain.

She never thought that Bai Sulian, who was born in the boudoir, would have such great strength, and she was afraid that except for the part of her hand that was cut by her nails, she would probably have a bruise in other places.

"What's the matter, Sister Bai? Are you okay? ”

Holding back the pain, Ruoshui asked tremblingly.

I saw Bai Sulian's face was pale and scary, and her eyes were staring straight ahead, as if she had seen a ghost in the daytime. Ruoshui's question didn't seem to be heard at all, only the hand that was tightening more and more tightly, almost crushing people's bones.

"Sister Bai? Don't scare me~ Sister Bai——"

After calling lightly twice, but receiving no response at all, Ruoshui was a little panicked, and she yelled loudly at Bai Sulian's ear, only then did she see Bai Sulian, who had lost her mind, and slowly turned her head to look at her.

However, thanks to the "blessing" of this lion's roar, it was not only Bai Sulian who set his eyes on Ruoshui, but also thousands of people who watched the excitement, as well as the suspect of the "dominant" with a big belly.

"Lian'er?! This, this...... My lord? Why is my daughter here? ”

Now Zi Ruoshui finally knows why Bai Sulian has become this ghost, and the person who framed her in the end may be the only person she has to do in the world.

But...... Is he not the one in the know? Otherwise, why was even his own daughter arrested, but she was so surprised that it didn't seem to be a fraud at all?

But if he really has nothing to do with this matter, why did he appear here appropriately, and the moment he found his daughter standing with Ruoshui and others, he was convinced that she was the defendant? You must know that when the person who knelt on the ground testified before, he didn't know where he was wandering~ Unless he knew in advance, it was absolutely impossible to react so quickly.

What's going on? Is it a mistake? Still is...... Is there a deeper secret?

Thinking of this, Ruoshui felt that his brain hurt, and the pain in his hands was not so obvious.

As he spoke, the huge body of the white shopkeeper had already fallen to the county master's side like a pinball, looking at the angry appearance, if it weren't for the fact that there were still a bunch of idle people standing around, he would probably have to go directly to someone's neck.