The space boss's daily life of raising cubs, loving husbands and farming

"The police are coming!"

A path was cleared through the crowd, and a team of yamen runners walked in.

They were patrolling the streets when they heard that there was trouble at the Lufeng Rice Shop, so they rushed over to take a look.

Shang Wan turned around and saw a familiar face among the five people.

Shan Dajun also recognized Shang Wan. He had a good impression of Shang Wan. After their eyes met, he nodded to Shang Wan.

"Sir, help me, sir!" Shopkeeper Ge finally saw his savior. He staggered to Shan Dajun, holding his head, and pointed at Shang Wan and the others, "They want to kill us to silence us!"

Seeing his face covered in blood, Shan Dajun took a half step back with some disgust and asked, "What happened?"

Shopkeeper Ge took the opportunity to exaggerate the complaint, which made Shan Dajun frown.

Didn’t Mr. Lu have a leg injury that made him unable to walk? How could he still bully decent women?

"My brother-in-law is innocent." Shitou glared at Shopkeeper Ge fiercely, and spoke up for Lu Chengjing. "They deliberately set up a trap to frame my brother-in-law."

Just as Manager Ge was about to retort, Shan Dajun coldly rebuked him, "If you have anything to say, wait until we get to the court. Come on, take them all back and let the adults interrogate them!"

County government lobby.

Everyone in the rice shop stood together. The wound on Manager Ge's head had been simply treated and wrapped with a thick layer of gauze. There was some blood on his face that had not been wiped clean, and he looked quite pitiful.

The woman also put on her clothes and combed her messy hair. Several red marks were clearly visible on her fair neck.

Lu Chengjing was sleeping on the wheelchair, Yuanyuantuan was also sleeping soundly in his arms, Shang Wan, Shitou and Xiaohuan were standing behind the wheelchair.

Shang Wan's gaze fell on the woman not far away. The marks on her neck did not seem fake, as if she had been bitten hard by a dog.

The common people who came to watch the excitement formed a circle outside the court, craning their necks to look inside and pointing at the people inside.

"My lord is here."

Following the announcement, Lord An, dressed in a scarlet official uniform and a black gauze hat, walked out from the back hall. He glanced at Shang Wan and the others with a complicated look in his eyes.

Mr. Lu is really a man of many misfortunes. Even a broken leg still attracts people's attention.

Shang Wan used his skill to press on Lu Chengjing's head and woke him up.

Lu Chengjing had a good sleep, and apart from the pain from his wound, his head was no longer as dizzy as before. When he saw that he was in the lobby of the county government office, he had a general understanding of his current situation.

"Ascension!"

The gavel was banged, and the killing stick followed suit.

Manager Ge and others knelt down immediately, followed by Xiaohuan and Shitou. Lu Chengjing was exempted from kneeling because of his title of scholar. As for Shang Wan, Lord An granted her permission not to kneel.

Everyone looked at Shang Wan in surprise, secretly guessing the reason for Lord An's special treatment.

Shang Wan calmly let everyone look at him.

Lord An asked solemnly, "Who is the victim and what is his complaint?"

Shopkeeper Ge immediately said, "I am Ge Shunliang, the shopkeeper of Lufeng Rice Shop. Fang Cailian, the victim, was bullied by Lu Chengjing. I beg you to take charge and severely punish the evildoer."

Lord An stared at him, "What is your relationship with the victim?"

Shopkeeper Ge bowed his head and said respectfully, "Fang Cailian's brother Fang Bao is a clerk in my shop. I have always treated Fang Cailian as my niece. Now my niece has been bullied by evil people. I am very angry and I beg you to give her justice."

"After I have investigated thoroughly, I will give justice to the victim." Lord An looked around the hall, "Where is the victim?"

"I am Cailian, a commoner, and I pay my respects to you, sir." Fang Cailian took two steps on her knees and kowtowed to Lord An.

Lord An frowned and glanced at her red and swollen eyes and the red marks on her neck, and said with a stern face: "Tell me the whole story truthfully."

"Yes. I went to the rice shop to bring clothes to my brother. I was a little dizzy because I stayed up late doing needlework last night and didn't get enough rest. Shopkeeper Ge was considerate and asked my brother to take me to the backyard room to take a rest for a while."

Fang Cailian's voice was soft and small, and a little hoarse because she had been crying for a long time.

"I heard the door open in a daze. I thought it was my brother calling me, but the person suddenly pressed on me..."

She paused, glanced at Lu Chengjing quickly, hunched her shoulders and lowered her head, and when she spoke again her voice was already tearful.

"I woke up in shock. He covered my mouth to stop me from shouting, and tore off my clothes. He was on top of me..."

She raised her hand to cover the red mark on her neck, her face filled with shame and anger, and she almost burst into tears.

After a pause, she continued, "I couldn't push him away. I finally broke free from his hand and cried for help, but no one came. I was still... by this villain..."

All the words that followed turned into sobs. Fang Cailian fell to the ground crying, her whole body shaking with fear.

Even if she hadn't finished speaking, everyone could guess what happened next just by looking at her expression.

"Bah! Bastard!"

"If you bully weak women, you are unworthy of being a scholar!"

"What a waste of such a good-looking body!"

"Sir, you must severely punish the evildoers!"

The excited voices of the people came in. If the yamen runners had not stopped them, I'm afraid some righteous people would have rushed in and taught Lu Chengjing, the beast, a lesson personally.

"Silence!" Lord An slammed the gavel with a sullen face and asked Fang Cailian, "Do you have any evidence for what you just said?"

Before Fang Cailian could say anything, the shop assistants started talking one after another.

"Sir, I can testify for Cai Lian."

"I saw Cailian crying and running out of the wing room with my own eyes."

"I also saw that Cailian didn't even put on her outer clothes at that time."

"Besides Cailian, there is only Lu Chengjing in the wing room. Cailian must have been bullied by this guy!"

"Sir, my sister is only sixteen years old and has not yet been promised to anyone. Now that something like this has happened, which family would be willing to marry her?" Fang Bao kowtowed to Lord An with red eyes, her voice full of regret and self-blame, "Cai Lian's life has been ruined by this beast, please help Cai Lian."

Shopkeeper Ge chimed in, "Please have mercy on my niece, sir."

"Manager Ge, what you said is really nice." Shang Wan said sarcastically, "If you really care about your poor niece's reputation, why did you make the whole city know about it and attract so many people to watch?"

"Your good niece didn't even have her clothes on at that time. As an uncle, you are really heartless. You hope that others don't know that she was bullied, right?"

The innocence and reputation of women in this world are so important. The normal way to deal with it is to minimize the impact of the matter on women and handle it secretly. The fewer people who know about it, the better.

Shopkeeper Ge was so good that he almost shouted with a loud speaker, "Come and take a look", which shows his intentions.

"Don't confuse right and wrong! According to you, do we have to help Lu Chengjing keep it a secret? Such villains should be punished according to the law to prevent other women from being caught off guard and falling into his hands again!" Shopkeeper Ge scolded, "You are the one with ill intentions and such a vicious heart!"

Just as Shang Wan was about to retort, Lord An suddenly coughed twice and looked at Shang Wan, as if reminding or warning him, "In court, whoever I ask is the one who answers, and the rest of you are not allowed to speak casually. Forget it this time, and don't do it again."

Shang Wan: “…”

Okay, she kept silent.

Lord An then looked at Lu Chengjing, "Mr. Lu, do you take Fang Cailian's words seriously? You must answer truthfully. If you dare to lie, I will show no mercy!"