Just because she looks weak doesn't mean she's easy to bully.

People around started talking again. Zhao Cheng looked around and wanted to speak, but Lord Chang banged the gavel a few times. He was so annoyed.

"Zhao Cheng, keep talking!"

Zhao Cheng took a deep breath and continued.

"Ever since I met the young lady that time, I have been thinking about her all the time. Until my father left on his own, I knew that I did not take this trip seriously, but acted recklessly as if it were a trip for fun. My father was angry, and he wanted to keep me there to experience the suffering of the people. He only left me ten taels of silver and a room in the inn for which I had paid.

I met Uncle Mo when I was strolling on the street. After hearing about my experience, he arranged for me to stay in a mountain villa. I had never lived a hard life, so I went there. There, I and the young lady... "

Even if Zhao Cheng didn't say it, everyone present understood what was said next. Zhao Cheng's ears turned red, he lowered his head and continued to add.

"Sir, the young lady traveled all the way to the imperial capital to find me. She almost died at that time. After seeing me, she fainted. I found a doctor and she finally woke up on the third day. When she woke up, she cried and told me this. I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen just after I left the villa. After all, she is the girl I fell in love with at first sight. She has always been timid and has been pampered in the villa. When has she ever suffered such a hardship? Therefore, I must help her get her identity back!"

After listening to Zhao Cheng's statement, Lord Chang nodded.

"Bring up Steward Mo's son and other witnesses!"

Following Lord Chang's order, the people below quickly brought the people in. Upon closer inspection, there were quite a few people, all kneeling at the door.

"Tell me, who are you?"

Lord Chang frowned slightly, and his serious voice echoed throughout the room, scaring those people so much that they lowered their heads and almost fell into the ground.

The people kneeling at the back were all trembling slightly. They had lived on the border for many years and had never seen such a high-ranking official. They did not dare to speak. Seeing this, Manager Mo's youngest son kowtowed to the ground.

"Sir, I am the youngest son of Manager Mo. All of these are from my villa. That vicious woman controlled the villa and enslaved everyone. We are all miserable. She also killed my father, mother and brother. She is simply a beast. Miss Shen was sent to the villa by the old lady herself. She told us to take good care of her. Now that the young lady has been robbed of her identity by that villain, we are really ashamed of our dead master. Fortunately, I ran away with the young lady. After going through so much hardship, I finally made it to the imperial capital..."

When he said this, Manager Mo's youngest son was already crying uncontrollably. He raised his hands, wiped his tears vigorously with his sleeves, and kowtowed several times on the ground.

"Sir, you must make the decision for the young lady. Not long after she was born, she was sent to a remote mountain villa. She finally waited until her parents wanted to take her back. She was so happy when she received the news, but she didn't expect that there was a venomous snake hiding beside her. She immediately came up with a plan to kill the young lady and replace her back to the Shen Mansion. Fortunately, God couldn't bear it, so he let the young lady run away, and there is still this opportunity to tell the truth."

Manager Mo gave a passionate speech, and there must be people who responded to it. The people around him did not rush to express their opinions. Instead, those who were kneeling behind him kowtowed one after another, and kept muttering to themselves that they wanted the adults to make the decision for the young lady.

Cheng Jinchu was almost unable to control himself when watching this dramatic scene. It was so funny. Even with poor acting skills, he still did such a scene. Didn’t he see that Lord Chang’s face became even darker?

Lord Chang has handled at least a hundred cases. He has a very sharp eye. With his many years of experience in handling cases, he can easily see through people with poor psychological quality.

Ever since the Zhao family took action, Cheng Jinchu sent a message to Cheng Yan, asking him to leave for a while and let the person in charge who had been mixed up in the case and had not shown up yet come out. It just so happened that the investigation had to go to Liu County to collect evidence.

Cheng Jinchu also naturally knew that those who wanted to kill the county magistrate would naturally not let anyone investigate the true situation. They secretly replaced some of their own people, and also arranged actors near the investigators to discredit the county magistrate.

The people know whether the county magistrate is a good official or not. However, those who have been threatened in advance have no choice but to keep silent in order to save their lives. They know that their silence is also a weapon that can assassinate the good official in their hearts.

Life is already very difficult. Behind every person is a family. With so many people, their conscience can only make them remain silent, that's all.

"Why didn't you go to the county to report to the police after you escaped?"

Manager Mo's youngest son had red eyes. Everyone thought that his eyes were red because he was crying. However, only Cheng Jinchu knew that his eyes were not red from sadness but anger. When he was caught, the county magistrate humiliated and beat him.

"Hmph! That dog official, he bullies the people and colludes with bandits. I'm afraid that if I can't come up with the money, he will immediately send my daughter and I back to that vicious woman. My lord, I know that many of you have seen what that vicious woman looks like. That weak appearance is just an illusion. She is like a demon in the skin of a beauty, waiting to eat up the people she catches until there is nothing left."

These words from Manager Mo's youngest son were like a match that ignited dynamite. For a moment, all the people who were listening to the trial started to make a commotion. Everyone had always hated corrupt officials like the county magistrate. When they heard that Liu County actually had such a magistrate, for a moment, people everywhere responded with the urgent wish that the county magistrate should die.

Lord Chang's hands were numb from clapping the gavel, and his voice was hoarse from shouting. The people at the scene stopped talking. Lord Chang took the water handed to him by the person next to him, took a sip, and finally, he was able to speak again. He cleared his throat.

"Bring up Ning Nanfeng, the magistrate of Liu County!"

After a while, Ning Nanfeng was pushed up. His hair was disheveled and he was only wearing a white middle-length shirt. His hands and feet were shackled. He was pushed and shoved and slowly walked into the court.

Ever since the story of the county magistrate was mentioned, everyone understood why the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple came in person to try the case today. When they came, they did not prepare any rotten vegetable leaves or rotten eggs to throw away, so they could only look at their bodies to see what they could throw away.

Look, it would be a pity to throw away what he had on him. Everyone was a little discouraged as they couldn't vent their anger by hitting the corrupt officials. Until someone threw a shoe out, everyone was stunned and all the men present took off their shoes and threw them at Ning Nanfeng.

Cheng Jinchu sighed as he looked at the pile of shoes in the hall. Sometimes he thought that this kind of public opinion was really scary. There were many people in this world who were brave and had good qualities, but these people were the easiest to be exploited and became the bows and arrows of others. From then on, no matter whether it was a crime or not, these people who stood up would bear the consequences.