"Knock...... Knock ......"

The drum in front of the gate of the Licheng Public Hall was sounded again after a few years.

The last time the drum was beaten, it was when the previous city lord was in power, but since the current city lord Hu Lan succeeded him, the drum was like an ornament, and it had long been wrapped in layers of withered vines.

The housekeeper of the Sima family, who was over sixty years old and had a thin figure, waved the mallet in his hand and desperately struck the big drum in front of him.

The earth-shattering sound not only alarmed the people of the city, but also alarmed the city lord Hu Lanhu, who was entertaining guests in the back house of the city lord's mansion.

"Strange, who will beat the drum of injustice?"

"It seems that City Lord Hu has something to do, so the old man will not bother, and he will leave first. ”

Opposite was an old man with a gray beard, looking at his appearance, he was already in his twilight years, but his eyes were still full of brilliance, as if he was not bound by his body at all, and he was still bright.

"I have arranged a guest room for Sun Lao, Sun Lao came from afar, I think I should be mentally exhausted, Xia Guan first go to the front of the public court to have a look, and then come to visit Sun Lao after dealing with official business. ”

Hu Lan stood up respectfully and saluted, and spoke to the old man.

"Hey, business is important, don't care about me. ”

Sun Lao smiled and waved his hand.

"Sun Lao really deserves to be the pillar of the imperial court, this public heart, Hu Lan admired, and the lower official retired first. ”

Hu Lan raised his head with admiration.

"Go, go!"

Sun Lao nodded and watched Hu Lan leave quickly.

"What's going on?"

On the way to the court, Hu Lan's face has changed from a peaceful face at the beginning to an iron blue now.

"Didn't I tell Zhao Lan and a few of them, don't let people disturb me today? Now not only is the banquet being disturbed, but also people are beating the drum of grievances, isn't this slapping me in the face!"

"My subordinates don't know, but Zhao Zhutou has always been steady, so it stands to reason that this kind of thing shouldn't happen, right?"

The guard guarding beside him lowered his head and followed behind Hu Lan step by step, his voice also full of doubts.

"Hmph! useless thing!"

Hu Lan snorted coldly, stroked his big sleeves, his face was already tight, and those who were familiar with him knew that whenever City Lord Hu showed this expression, it meant that he was really angry.

And the person who made him angry never ended well!

After walking for a while, the public hall had already come into view, and the bustling crowd around it also made Hu Lan's gloomy expression darken again.

"Who is it? The official has not returned, who opened the door of the public court and allowed these civilians to enter?"

Although his voice was not loud, but with the blessing of mana, it could clearly reach the ears of the nearby catchers, and the vigorous and growing anger in it made their bodies even shorter.

"Lord Hu, it's Lord Adjutant Mei! Today, when the villain saw that someone wanted to beat the drum of injustice, he wanted to stop it, but Master Hu stopped him, and at the same time, he also ordered that the people be allowed to come in and observe. ”

A blue-shirted catcher hurriedly rushed out of the crowd and came to Hu Lan's side, opening his mouth with an anxious face.

This person is Hu Lan's henchman, the head catcher Zhao Lan Zhao Catcher here!

The duties of a city adjutant are similar to those of the city lord, and in the city lord's absence, he can carry out the law in place of the city lord. Naturally, it can also be promoted to interrogation. As for letting the people observe, it has existed since ancient times, but it is not very fashionable in the court.

"Mei Xin?"

Hu Lan's brows tightened.

"What the hell is this old guy doing?"

"Smack......

The startling wood in the distance suddenly snapped.

"Sima Cheng, Li Ping and his wife, this official asks again, are you a snake demon who fornicates with this place? There is a monitoring heaven realm here, if there is a lie, it will definitely be punished, Mo Dao's official did not say it in advance!"

Mei Xin's voice sounded from afar, although it was not loud, but it shook Hu Lan's mind, and he stood in place dumbfounded, not knowing how he should react.

"My lord has wronged me! Both of us and my husband are businessmen, and the people's daughter is the emperor's surname, and she is favored by the country, how can she do anything about fornicating with monsters?

Li Ping's sharp voice sounded, and it also woke up the city lord of Hu Lanhu.

"Let's go!"

As soon as Hu Lan stretched out his big hand, he had already cast a spell to separate the crowd on the left and right, and after a few steps, he appeared in the majestic public hall with several subordinates behind him.

"In this way, you didn't lie, so why did you admit it again when City Lord Hu asked about it?"

Mei Xin was dressed in court clothes, but as if she didn't see Hu Lan, she continued to ask the Sima family who was kneeling on the ground below.

"My lord, there was indeed a snake demon who broke into the prison that day, and it also said that it would save us from the prison, but I have never met it before, how can I agree?

Li Ping landed on her knees and replied with her head held high.

"On the second day, the city lord said: But there is a snake demon who broke into the prison and wants to rob us? At that time, the city lord Hu secretly cast a spell, and only allowed us to say yes or no, we can only answer yes, doesn't this force us to a dead end!"

"Really?"

Mei Xin's face was straight.

"The words of the people's daughter, every sentence is true!"

Li Ping pressed her body tightly against the ground and replied loudly.

"Come on, bring the cell boss first!"

As soon as Mei Xin slapped the startled wood, there was a noise outside.

"Mei Xin!"

Hu Lan couldn't hold back the anger in his heart at this time, and suddenly stepped forward, and teleported to appear next to the adjutant Mei Xin, who was sitting in the main hall to try the case.

"What are you doing?"

"It turned out to be the city lord! Forgive the official for being dumbfounded, but he didn't recognize it just now. ”

Mei Xin's face was filled with panic, and at the same time, she straightened up from her seat unhurriedly.

"Lord Hu, someone beat the drum of injustice, and the lord was not there at the time, so the lower officials had to be promoted to the court to ask the case in accordance with the law. And the case is a big case of Sima's family fornicating with monsters, and there are two royal surnames involved, so the lower officials have to be cautious!"

"This case has been closed!"

Hu Lan opened his mouth with a gloomy face.

"My lord, the lower officials feel that the adult's judgment is biased, and the questioning process is too simple, and he can't ask the inside story one by one, I'm afraid that he has wronged a good person!"

Mei Xin shook her head.

"You're now adjudicating the case?"

Hu Lan's eyes were slightly small, staring at Mei Xin.

"The lower officials don't dare!"

Mei Xin bowed her body and lowered her head.

"However, today's retrial of the case does have many doubts. ”

"Okay, then I'll review it today!"

As soon as Hu stretched out his hand, he was about to pull Mei Xin out of his seat.

"Your Excellency!"

Mei Novice raised his hand and blocked the opponent's movements.

"According to the laws of the imperial court, since I have already started the trial of this case, I can't give up halfway, which will not only waste official resources, but also cause a lot of inconvenience to the follow-up investigation of the adult. ”

"You ......"

Hu Lan's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand to point at Mei Xinyi, with a sudden and then an unbelievable look of surprise in his eyes.

"How dare you ......?"

"My lord, please sit down and watch from the sidelines, if there is something wrong with the lower officials, the adults can directly reprimand!"

Mei Xin didn't pay attention to the meaning of the other party's expression, just smiled indifferently, patted the court clothes on his body at the same time, straightened the official hat on his head, and sat down again.

At this time, the hall had already pressed one person up again.

"The people in the hall, but the cell boss who was on duty that day?"

"My lord, when the snake demon broke into the prison that day, it was indeed a villain. ”

The thin cell boss quietly glanced at the two adults above him, and lowered his head again.

"Then let me ask you, did you see the snake demon robbing the prison with your own eyes at that time?"

Mei Xin continued to pursue.

"The villain did see it. ”

The old man nodded.

"Then let me ask you again, what did the people of the Sima family do and react at that time?"

"The snake demon wanted to save them out, but they didn't leave, and the snake demon threatened them again and ate them, but at that time, there were two people who had good martial arts and held the snake demon. The snake demon knew that he could not commit murder, so he fled in a hurry before the officers and soldiers arrived. ”

"Smack!"

There was a startling sound.

Mei Xin's face was solemn, and he suddenly shouted.

"It seems that this case has been clarified, and the Sima family is not guilty! After this case has passed, this official will leave an image for inquiry. ”

"Lord Qingtian, Lord Qingtian!"

The six representatives of the Sima family, who knelt on the ground below, couldn't help but cry and scream on the ground at the same time, and their excitement was overflowing.

And the city lord Hu Lanhu, who was sitting on the side, was iron-faced, his eyes were swollen with anger, and he almost wanted to explode!

"My lord, the folk girl still has something to say!"

In the chaos in the field, Li Ping, who had just escaped the catastrophe, suddenly raised his head again.

"Oh, what else?"

In the name of destroying demons, he sent people to let me and others forcibly pay huge amounts of gold and silver, but he didn't do anything afterwards, and he also pretended to send troops several times!"

Li Ping pointed to Hu Lan not far away, and his voice was sharp.

"This person relies on the official name, in the name of exterminating demons, to loot the people's hard-earned money, so that the people of this prosperous city live like purgatory on earth! Such people are the moths of the court and the vampires of the people! If you don't get rid of them, it will be difficult to return the city to a prosperous city!"

"Even, the folk girl suspects that the snake demon is what he kept in captivity!"

"Boom ......"

The earth shook, and the sky seemed to sound a terrifying thunderclap out of thin air.

Everyone in the field was silent, and then the chaotic noise instantly suppressed the shaking of the heavens and the earth.

"Bastard!"

Hu Lan got up suddenly, his body trembled, his face flushed, obviously extremely angry.

"Who gave you the guts, who told you to do that?"

"What's the matter?

Li Ping also looked back at the past without timidity.

Master Hu was angry. ”

Mei Xin also whispered on the side.

"Shut up!"

Hu Lan suddenly turned around and pointed at Mei Xin.

"Old thing, I think you've lived enough! Say, are you manipulating today's events behind your back? You want to bring me down with this slut's words? What a naïve and ignorant thing you are!"

"Wrong!"

A man was speaking far away outside.

"Lord Hu, this matter is not Lord Mei's intention, but the meaning of all of us!"

Wu Yong, who had a straight face, separated the crowd and walked towards this in court clothes.

"Master Hu has been in charge of Licheng for a few years, and the people of Licheng have suffered for several years! If anyone has no doubts in their hearts, I'm afraid no one will believe it!"

"Yes, yes!"

Hu grabbed his body and shook his body.

"What sin do you deserve to commit in the following crimes?"

"Surnamed Hu, don't be so arrogant! Your good life is over!"

A figure suddenly crossed over everyone in the public court, and fell heavily in front of the Sima family, but it was Lu Mang, who was armed in Licheng Canghe.

"This official got the news, Hu Lan privately raised a snake demon, and now he is in the City Lord's Mansion!"

Lu Mang swept around the people around.

"Now Lu Mou, according to the law, has jointly approved to Lord Mei and Lord Wu, imprisoning Hu Lan City Lord Dayin in accordance with the law, and waiting for the matter to end!"

"Lu Mang, you ......"

Hu Lan was really shocked at this time, and looked at Lu Mang blankly, not knowing what to do.

In his opinion, Lu Mang would not betray him, and as long as there was one person on his side, he would be sure to win, but at this time, he was ......

"City Lord Hu, open your eyes and look around. ”

Mei Xin quietly stepped out of her seat at some point, looking at Hu Lan with a smile on her lips.

"In the entire Licheng, whether it is the common people, the rich gentry, or the officials and officials, except for the few you brought with yourself, can there be one standing by your side?"

Hu Lan was stunned, swept around, and looked at him with anger, jealousy, and schadenfreude in his eyes, but there was no sympathy and pity.

Even the people around him are jumping in their eyes at this time, and they don't know what to pay attention to.

"You think that you are in power, you want the wind to be the wind, and you want the rain to be rainy, but in fact, you are just a rootless ping, and if you take off this skin on your body, you are nothing!"

Mei Xin stretched out his hand and pointed at Hu Lan's chest, and a streamer of light submerged into his body, carrying the marks of the three local officials, locking the connection between the Great Seal of the City Lord and the Heaven and Earth Forbidden Law!

"Don't be complacent! you think you've won?"

The corners of Hu Lan's mouth twitched, waiting for Mei Xin to speak viciously.

"What's the matter? The snake demon isn't in your house?"

Mei Xin was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help frowning, if this is the case, it will indeed be a little troublesome, why is it so unreliable when the Taoist priest of Taiyi said that he swore an oath?

"Humph!"

Hu Lan's expression was distorted, and he gritted his teeth fiercely and snorted coldly.

"It seems to be in your house. ”

Seeing his expression, Mei Xin couldn't help but be happy.

"Then what else is there to say, Lord Hu, you just wait to face the severe punishment of the imperial court!"

"The surname is Mei, let's see!"

Hu Lan closed his eyes and sat back in his seat.