A car accident, our family of three crossed

Hang Shuheng's sudden words made Wan Baolu and Peng Desheng's hearts skip a beat.

Based on the experience of several previous confrontations, Wan Baolu had a bad feeling. His intuition told him that what Hang Shuheng was going to say next was definitely not something good.

Peng Desheng obviously thought of this, and was afraid that if he delayed any further, he would be implicated. He hurriedly said before Hang Shuheng could speak: "Hang Tongsheng, the case has been closed. Don't disturb the court and waste the adults' time."

Hang Shuheng was not afraid at all and retorted: "In the court, the adults didn't even say the case was closed, but you gave the order first. Who is the county magistrate?"

These words were extremely hurtful. Peng Desheng's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked at the county magistrate. As expected, he was met with the county magistrate's questioning eyes.

"Please forgive me, sir. I absolutely did not mean that."

The county magistrate obviously didn't believe what he said. He sneered, turned to look at Hang Shuheng in the hall and asked, "What do you have to say? Do you have any objection to my judgment?"

"I have no objection to your verdict, but..." Hang Shuheng paused for a moment and continued, "Wan Baolu only accused me of theft based on the servant's one-sided statement. The evidence was insufficient. The government did not verify it and did not hold a trial. I have been imprisoned until now. I am dissatisfied with this."

"There is insufficient evidence to open a case. Your Excellency is wise and powerful. I believe that Your Excellency would not make such a low-level mistake. You must have been kept in the dark by your subordinates."

Hang Shuheng flattered him at the right time and gave him a way out, and the county magistrate's original displeasure disappeared immediately. To be able to become a county magistrate, he must have some tricks. For Hang Shuheng's move, the county magistrate understood that he wanted to take this opportunity to strike a blow to Wan Baolu and Peng Desheng.

The county magistrate wanted to dampen Peng Desheng's arrogance so that he would not take him, the county magistrate, even more seriously. So he banged the gavel and said, "Call the constable who arrested Hang Tongsheng that day to come to court."

Several detectives, led by Detective Wang, arrived one after another, "Greetings, sir."

"I want to ask you, on that day, on whose orders did you take Hang Tongsheng into jail?"

Constable Wang glanced at Peng Desheng and replied, "Your Excellency, we are ordered by the county magistrate to go to Shangtang Village to arrest Hang Tongsheng."

"Is this true?"

"Don't dare to hide anything."

At this time, Peng Desheng was already sweating profusely. Without waiting for the county magistrate to question him, he hurried down from the hall and stood with Constable Wang and others.

"It was my fault for failing to supervise. I hope you will forgive me. Wan Baolu swore to me that there were witnesses and evidence. I was completely deceived by him." In order to protect himself, Peng Desheng sold Wan Baolu out without hesitation.

This blow caught Wan Baolu off guard, "Brother-in-law, why are you..."

"Shut up and don't call me brother-in-law." Peng Desheng wished he could sew his mouth shut.

The county magistrate had no interest in their dispute. He slammed the gavel and pronounced the verdict: "In this case, County Magistrate Peng Desheng committed the crime of negligence. I sentence you to a fine of six months' salary. If you commit the same crime again, I will dismiss you from your post and investigate you."

A fine of half a year's salary was not a big deal to Peng Desheng, and it was less than what Wan Baolu had bribed him with in the past, so he quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, sir, for your mercy."

As for Wan Baolu, the county magistrate thought for a moment and actually asked Hang Shuheng for his opinion, "Mr. Hang, I want to test you. How should we deal with Wan Baolu?"

Hang Shuheng originally thought that the county magistrate would take care of Wan Baolu as well, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly act like a teacher and do this.

After a moment's deliberation, he said, "Your Excellency, I think that Wan Baolu has no evidence but still sues others. This behavior can be regarded as false accusation and should be punished lightly. We cannot exempt him from punishment just because he is the county magistrate's brother-in-law. This is unfair and will damage your reputation."

"Mr. Hang, you are deliberately seeking revenge..."

In this court, Wan Baolu was afraid of the county magistrate, but not of others. He even wanted to shout at Hang Shuheng, but was interrupted by the county magistrate with a gavel.

"Be quiet! I am still sitting here! You are not allowed to shout in the court."

"Wan Baolu falsely accused others and used his own selfishness to play tricks on the government. This is extremely abominable. Someone, bring him down to me and give him 20 heavy beatings to serve as a warning to others."

Wan Baolu had completely lost the arrogance he had just used to shout at Hang Shuheng. He also didn't expect that the county magistrate would listen to Hang Shuheng's opinion and punish him.

"Your Excellency, please have mercy on me! Your Excellency..."

His voice of begging for mercy was immediately interrupted by Hang Shuheng: "Your Excellency is wise, and I am convinced."

Seeing that Wan Baolu was going to get the punishment he deserved, the people who were listening outside the hall also agreed.

"My lord is wise, my lord is wise."

Everyone shouted in unison, which made the county magistrate stunned for a moment. He had been stagnant for many years and had gradually forgotten his original intention. But now, he thought he was not a good official. He just understood a case in a muddy way and punished the evildoers. He was praised by others. It was a long-lost sense of accomplishment...

"Crack~"

The gavel fell, the county magistrate announced the adjournment of the court and stood up and left first.

Peng Desheng saw Hang Shuheng stand up and pat the dust off his clothes, and said in a bad tone: "Hang Tongsheng is very cunning!"

"It's the same with you." Hang Shuheng smiled back, "Please do as you please, County Magistrate. I'll take my leave now."

Outside the hall, Shuisheng and Qinglai, who were squeezed in the crowd, saw Hang Shuheng coming out and waved to him hurriedly.

"Uncle Hengzi."

"Brother Shuheng."

However, the scholars surrounded Hang Shuheng before them and asked him what kind of mood he was in when he wrote those two lines of poetry in prison.

Hang Shuheng made up an excuse to get away with it and promised the students that they could discuss academic matters together in the future if they had the chance. Only then was he able to get away and walk towards Shui Shengqing.

Zhou Ru arrived early and took the best seat in the teahouse across the street from the county government office. They would be the first to see Hang Shuheng coming out of the government office.

"He's coming out, Miss, look, he's coming out." Xianghuan spotted Hang Shuheng coming out of the government office, escorted by Shuisheng and Qinglai, in the surging crowd. "Is that Hang Tongsheng? He's really a handsome guy!"

That person has an outstanding temperament and can stand out even in a crowd, making people notice him at first sight.

Zhou Ru was full of admiration and praised, "Not bad, not bad. Such a good-looking and talented person is a perfect match for Sister Song."

At the same time, in the private room next door, separated from them by a wall, a master and servant were keeping an eye on the county government office across the street.

"Miss, Hang Tong is born."

The girl who was called Young Lady followed the maid's instructions and looked over. After not seeing him for several months, the man's temperament seemed to be even more outstanding. She looked at the man who stood out from the crowd with disdain in her eyes, but more of it was unwillingness...