Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

The waiter heard what Zhao Yuanzhen said.

I was shocked. What Zhao Yuanzhen said was not impossible to happen. He wanted to join forces with the innkeeper for the sake of profit.

Then, before there are higher interests, this relationship will naturally no longer be solid.

If I don't seize this opportunity now, there is no guarantee that the erhu in the inn will not seize it.

By then, I'm afraid I'll be the only one who can be of no use to you.

He knew exactly what the shopkeeper and the boss were like.

Both of them are black-hearted. In their eyes, I am just a pawn.

Although he was prepared to turn against the enemy, he could not surrender directly. He had to gain bigger bargaining chips that would be more beneficial to himself.

"I can testify for you, but you have to agree to a few conditions."

After thinking for a while, the waiter finally spoke.

When the shopkeeper heard his words, he turned around and stared at him with burning eyes.

"Wang Shikai, the Dong family and I have always been very kind to you. How could you do such a thing? Think about it carefully. You know the Dong family's background and behavior! If the Dong family knew what you did today, not only would you have to be careful about your life, you would also have to be careful about the lives of your family members."

The shopkeeper was afraid that he would really say something nonsense, so he threatened him directly.

"Lan Ying!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Lan Ying stepped forward and slapped the shopkeeper twice.

"You are a criminal with solid evidence, and you still dare to threaten others? You'd better be careful about your own life and property!"

The shopkeeper was suddenly slapped twice in the face and stared at Lan Ying with poisonous eyes.

Although he was just a steward of an inn, he was favored by his boss and had a say even in front of the county magistrate. How could a little maid dare to slap him in the face?

Before beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. How dare she do that!

Snapped!Snapped!

Lan Ying slapped him twice more.

"What are you looking at? If you look at me like that again, I'll hit you again!"

"Bitch, how dare you?"

"Why shouldn't I dare? You're a criminal, why shouldn't I dare? All you rely on is the brother-in-law of a prefect."

As for the boss of the March Inn, his background is nothing compared to the Zhang family!

The lady is not arrogant, but she won't let anyone bully her either.

The shopkeeper choked and was a little panicked.

A mere maidservant doesn't even take the prefect seriously!

Who are the people behind them? How powerful are they?

Can my boss get away with it unscathed this time?

He has no time to think about himself now. Only if his boss is safe and sound, will he, the shopkeeper, have a chance to survive.

The waiter watched the situation go astray.

Hey!

Hello! Hello!

This is my home court, please follow me!

"I can testify for you, but you have to agree to a few conditions."

He had no choice but to raise his voice and say it again!

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at him. He probably didn't understand his current situation.

"You are not qualified to negotiate. You have to understand that we are giving you a chance now, not asking you to tell us the truth. Even if you don't tell me, I know the general situation. Think about it yourself."

The waiter couldn't believe it. He thought he could take the opportunity to make some requests, but he didn't expect that the lady would not listen to him and instead took advantage of him.

He really wanted to say with courage, since that’s the case, then I won’t say anything.

But he has no backbone and he can't afford to take the risk.

He needed this opportunity.

"Then I said, can you forgive me?"

"It depends on what crime you committed! I can only give you a lighter sentence, but I can't make any promises to you."

The county magistrate opened his mouth and then closed it again. Are you the county magistrate or am I?

Can you let me talk? I want to handle the case.

But he didn't dare to say it because he was afraid.

Cowardly and helpless!

This woman has a stronger aura than him.

never mind!

You'd better shut up!

"Think about it for a while. You still have time for a cup of tea!"

Zhao Yuanzhen waited leisurely, looking not in a hurry at all.

You can say it or not, I know it anyway.

After much consideration, the waiter decided to order this water!

Inverted.

"I said, I said, isn't that enough? I just hope you can be lenient with me and not bring disaster to my family."

"Let's talk about it first."

"Okay, I came here to work as a waiter five years ago. At first, I didn't realize what was wrong with the inn. It was not until more than half a year later that I discovered that the carriage of the guests in the inn was missing. I was the one who drove that carriage to the backyard. I was shocked at the time. If it was lost, it would be my responsibility! I was so scared that I searched for it many times, but I couldn't find it. You know, that carriage was very valuable at first glance, and I couldn't afford to pay for it! I had to go to the shopkeeper!

The shopkeeper threatened me first, saying that if I lost it, I would have to pay for it, otherwise the government would take me away. But I have elderly parents and children to take care of, and if I was taken away, what would happen to my family? I couldn't be taken away!

I knelt down and kowtowed to the shopkeeper, begging him to help me. I cried so hard that tears fell.

Finally, the shopkeeper said that there was a solution, and as long as they followed his method, they would not have to pay for the carriage.

I seemed to see hope and quickly asked what the solution was.

The shopkeeper said that as long as we don't admit that the guest has been to the inn, then there is no need for compensation.

He really had no money to compensate, so he had no choice but to obey the shopkeeper against his conscience.

That time everything went smoothly. The customer was from out of town and he went to the county government to file a complaint but there was no evidence. We also changed the keys, but later he was in a hurry to leave and couldn't afford to waste time, so the matter was left unresolved.

From then on, whenever there were such wealthy customers from other places, the shopkeeper asked me to do the same thing, but I began to be unwilling to do so.

But the shopkeeper threatened me with the carriage, and I had no choice. The shopkeeper also said he would give me some money, and for the sake of my family, I had no choice but to obey him. "

Good man, it's obvious that he was motivated by money and did this for the sake of money, but now he's saying how pitiful he is.

"You are talking nonsense. It was you who begged me in the beginning, saying that you had parents and children to take care of and couldn't support the family, so you asked me to take care of you and I would give you less money. Now you want to rely on me. You are such an ungrateful person!"

"Nonsense, you forced me to do that!"

"You are the one who is greedy for money! You bastard!"

. . . . . .

"Silence! It is not proper to make such a fuss in the courtroom!"

The county magistrate finally found an opportunity to speak.

"Come one by one, waiter. Tell me first, how many customers have you robbed or stolen from?"

"Your Excellency, I can't remember clearly, but I have an account book. Every time the shopkeeper gives me money, I will record it. As long as I get the book, I will know it."

It's true that it happened so many times that he couldn't even remember.

But I did keep a record.

"Where is the account book?"

"In the March Inn, in a small room, in a bundle in the closet."

Zhao Yuanzhen was a little speechless. They had to go to the inn again, again and again, just going back and forth.

No, I have to go with you this time.

I can't afford to bother with them anymore.

Zhao Yuanzhen told the county magistrate that he also wanted to go to the inn to get some of his things and evidence.

The county magistrate happily let her go.

She is a great aunt now.

You have to let him go!

Zhao Yuanzhen followed the yamen runners to the March Inn.

Let the yamen runners bring the injured man from the backyard, the waiter's account book, the shopkeeper's private account, the list of items the shopkeeper gave to the boss, the other people involved in the case, and the shopkeeper's privately kept several stolen items.

After thinking about it carefully, I decided that there shouldn't be anything else, so I took everything I needed.

There should be no need to run.

Carrying people and various evidences, a group of people returned to the county government in a mighty manner.

The trial continues.

The waiter took the account book and quickly counted the number of customers who had stolen in the past few years.

In five years, there are a total of 127!

This is not a small number.

Moreover, these are only the records kept by the waiter over the past five years. There must have been more before the waiter came.

The specific quantity depends on the shopkeeper.

Finally, the witnesses and evidence collected by Zhao Yuanzhen were also included.

Since the inn opened in March, there have been more than 500 victims.

The amount involved in the case was as high as one million taels of silver.

The onlookers were shocked. More than a million silver coins, how much money would that cost?

Not to mention seeing so much money, I’ve never even heard of so much money!

God!

How should I spend so much money?

One million taels!

This shady shop!

too dark!

Must be severely punished.

They will never admit that they are envious and jealous.

Mainly because they are the embodiment of justice and kind-hearted people of Xiafang County.

They must watch this matter and punish severely.

The county magistrate also took a breath of cold air.

Wow, this is more than what I embezzled.

I didn't dare to embezzle so much. I embezzled it secretly, bit by bit, carefully!

These bastards.

So angry!

So envious and jealous.

It must be dealt with severely!

Or just kill them all!

Correct!

Kill them all.

These bastards.

The county magistrate thought with gritted teeth.

Zhao Yuanzhen frowned slightly.

The people who went to capture Mr. Li have been gone for several hours, but they haven't come back yet?

"Sir, has the person who went to the official residence not returned yet?"

The county magistrate came back from his jealous mood and realized what Zhao Yuanzhen said.

Yes, why haven’t these people come back yet?

It’s been almost an hour, where are the people?

Even if Mr. Li is not in the mansion, or has not caught the person, shouldn't he come back to report and tell them?

It shouldn't be.

It’s not far to Mr. Li’s mansion.

This amount of time is more than enough. Could something have happened?

They are imperial servants, no one should be brave enough to do anything to them!

"I'll send someone to take a look."

"Yeah, that's okay!"

The county magistrate sent another group of people to check.

Now the trial of the March Inn part of this case has basically been completed.

All that’s left is to capture the owner of the March Inn.

"Come here, take these people into custody temporarily."

"Yes, my lord!"