The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cangyue Country - Nanlai - County Government Office

Just as Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan were discussing in a low voice, Zhao Hongan had already finished reading the file and had someone give it to Nangong Chen.

Nangong Chen glanced through it briefly and then spoke, "There are quite a few officials implicated in this case! Lord Fu is so agitated today, and you are indeed listed here, as well as County Magistrate Liu, Lord Su, Lord Zhou, Lord Li... and so on, eight officials in total. This old clerk, for the sake of justice, even listed his nephew Li Er as well. This is perjury and a disregard for human life. See for yourself."

Nangong Chen threw the file in front of County Magistrate Liu as he spoke. County Magistrate Liu was already trembling with fear, and the other people who were named all knelt down.

Master Fu was unconvinced and spoke again: "Your Highness, Master Prefect, even if we have the files, with only Li Er as a witness, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince everyone."

"Who said he's the only one?" Ye Ling retorted, then looked at Nangong Chen: "Your Highness, may I, your Highness, be allowed to present my witness?"

"Spread it!" Nangong Chen was puzzled. How much preparation had this girl made? Why did she want to help Su Song overturn the verdict?

Ye Ling walked to the entrance of the hall, raised his hand and said loudly: "Where are my witnesses? The governor wants to see you."

At that moment, three familiar faces came in. One was the noodle seller, one was the old beggar woman from that night, and the other was Chan Juan. The three of them knelt down and said, "Greetings, gentlemen."

"Who are you testifying for? Tell us in detail," Zhao Hongan said.

The noodle seller spoke first: "I am a noodle seller who lives next door to Yuying's house. On the day of the incident, I heard the noise and lay on the wall to see that it was the son of the former prefect and several young men who broke into Yuying's house and raped her. Later, Tianqi couldn't stand it anymore and ran to the prefect's house to argue. Then the old couple of the Zhu family also went there and never came back. Later, Yuying was convicted for no apparent reason."

The beggar woman then said, "Sir, I have been begging all my life. That day, I saw with my own eyes that the back door of the former prefect's mansion was opened wide, and the bodies of the Liu family couple and their son were pulled out and thrown into the mass grave."

Chanjuan spoke slowly, "I am Chanjuan, the steward of the Noble House. I testify that the sons of Lord Fu, Lord Zhou, and Lord Li have all told us that they, along with the son of the former governor, went to Yuying's home and raped her. They also said many obscene things and said there was no adulterer. When they got tired of her, they dragged her out and chopped her to pieces. Many guests heard it at the time. If you don't believe me, you can investigate."

"Did you hear that, Lord Fu, and all the lords? This is Nanlai under your jurisdiction. The people are suffering. If we don't understand this case, what if Yuying's wronged spirit continues to cause floods?" Ye Ling said loudly.

When the people heard this, they were instantly outraged:

"We bear witness, we bear witness"

"The Zhu family are all good people, and Yuying is a womanizer."

"Yes, I was there on the day of the execution. Yuying was tortured beyond recognition and couldn't even stand up."

“Yes, we testify.”

...............

The people all knelt down and said, "Your Highness, Prince Beichen, please help the people of Nanlai! Although Guangzongyuan is dead, his people are still here. We are suffering!"

"Your Majesty, make the decision!"

In this situation, Xue Jingchuan muttered quietly: "This girl is good! She also knows how to use public anger to overwhelm these officials. Not bad, twice the result with half the effort."

"Grandmaster Zhao, the case is clear as day. Announce the verdict," Nangong Chen said.

"Silence!" Zhao Hongan slammed the gavel three times. "Today, the prince has overturned Yuying's case. Based on multiple witnesses and testimonies, Yuying has been proven innocent. The main suspect, Guangzongyuan, will be executed. The remaining eight officials involved, as well as the sons of several officials who colluded with Guangan to defile Yuying, will be imprisoned immediately and await execution. Their property will be confiscated, and their families will be temporarily confined and taken away."

The bailiff stepped forward, stripped off the official uniforms of Mr. Fu and the others, and took them away.

Zhao Hongan continued, "Li Er, you are also guilty as a witness. Considering that you have come to your senses, provided evidence that they are the criminals, preserved the evidence, and will be the victim in the next case, I sentence you to one year in prison. Do you accept?"

"I am deeply convinced. Thank you, Your Excellency." Li Er kowtowed and looked at Ye Ling: "Miss, thank you, thank you so much."

"Take it down"

Two yamen runners came forward and took Li Er away.

Zhao Hongan continued, "Susong, although you have been wronged, killing someone means paying for their life. This is only natural. I now sentence you to be executed in the autumn. Do you accept this?"

"I am sincerely convinced." Su Song's goal was achieved. He felt at ease and looked at Ye Ling: "Thank you, Miss Ye."

Shadow Blade finally returned and hurried in: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, all seven bodies have been found and are now in the county morgue, waiting for their families to claim them."

"The case is now solved," Zhao Hongan breathed a sigh of relief. "Your Highness, do you have anything else to say?"

"That's all. Let's leave!"

"Yes." Zhao Hongan slammed the gavel four times and said, "Adjourn the court."

"Mighty~"

A moment later, at the gate of the county government office, Ye Ling was very grateful to Chan Juan: "Sister, thank you for coming."

"Look at what you said, isn't this what should be done? This way, Nanlai can also have a clear sky again," Chan Juan said with a smile.

"That's something I should thank you for!"

"If you really want to thank me, just keep this and read it when no one is around." Chan Juan gave Ye Ling a treasure bag.

"it is good"

"I'm leaving, goodbye." Chan Juan didn't forget to glare at Xue Jingchuan before leaving.

"Take care, sister. Goodbye."

As soon as Chan Juan left, Xue Jingchuan couldn't wait to ask, "How did you find these witnesses?"

"Do you think I just wander around the streets every day? Listen more and watch more. Sometimes, an unintentional word may be the key to solving a case."

"Miss Ye is right." Zhao Hongan also looked at Ye Ling with new eyes today. "But there is one thing I don't quite understand. Why did you want to overturn Su Song's case?"

"Because of money! Let others see my ability to get things done, and more people will come to me for help in the future," Ye Ling said with a smile.

"Master, don't you feel guilty about lying?" Mengmeng complained accurately.

Ye Ling said in her heart: Shut up, if I don’t deal with these prince’s followers, it will be difficult for me to do things smoothly in Nanlai in the future. Look at that guy surnamed Fu, he has been against me all the time. People like him, shouldn’t I kill him early and keep him for the New Year?

"Yes, yes, what the master said is right" Mengmeng was speechless.

After Zhao Hongan left, Ye Ling took out a purse and said, "Little brother, this is yours. We'll split it in half. That's what we agreed on."

"No, no, no, I don't want it." Ying Ren felt very guilty and stole a glance at Nangong Chen.

"You have to take it, otherwise how can I survive in the future? Do you want me to go back on my word?" Ye Ling stuffed it directly into Ying Ren's hand.

"Master, you are lying again. You obviously want to play the emotional card with Yingren so that you can use him in the future," Mengmeng complained again.

Xue Jingchuan was puzzled: "Ye Ling, you've already found out everything, why did you bring Ying Ren into the picture? Isn't it good to make money on your own?"

"I also want to be alone, but the key is that I don't dare to go to the mass grave alone! And Yuying's house is really scary, I don't dare to guard it alone." Ye Ling spoke the truth. She felt that there was nothing shameful about being afraid of ghosts.

"So you are afraid of something too!" Nangong Chen said with a smile.

"What do you think?" Ye Ling said unhappily.

"I'll go back to the inn first." Nangong Chen got on the carriage.

Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan also got on the carriage and returned to the inn.

Not far from the yamen gate, Leng Yan sat in a carriage, lifted the curtain, and watched Ye Ling walk away.

"Master, my cousin actually caught the murderer and found witnesses and evidence, helping the government solve the case. She is amazing," said the servant beside the carriage.

"I don't like her like this. Isn't it good for her to stay at home and take care of the husband and children? A woman has to show up in public and thinks she is so great." Leng Yan was very angry. He actually wanted to control Ye Ling and make her listen to him in everything, but he couldn't control Ye Ling now, so he was angry.

An hour later, Ye Ling fell into a deep sleep. Xue Jingchuan went to the posthouse and went with Nangong Chen to investigate several officials who were arrested and imprisoned today.

Nangong Chen looked at the list and said, "These are all my brother's disciples. Governor Zhao has reported this to the emperor. The officials are so careless about human life. Father will surely be furious. My brother will be scolded again."

"Isn't his house arrest still here? It's adding insult to injury." Xue Jingchuan smiled unkindly.

"I have to say, Ye Ling, this really surprised me! Collecting all the witnesses and evidence in advance, and inciting public anger during the process to overwhelm the officials, everything is linked together, and the intention is obvious," said Nangong Chen.

"At first, I didn't suspect that she wanted to deal with these princes' disciples. Until she accurately told me about Lord Fu's family affairs, I knew that she must have made sufficient preparations in advance," said Xue Jingchuan.

"She has helped me once again. These people are all on the corruption list. Now all we have to do is follow the clues and dig out the ringleader within the court. My father means that besides my brother, there must be another important official."

"Aren't you trying to act dumb and make people think you're incompetent? Today, everything depends on Ye Ling. None of the things you prepared were used. Isn't that great?"

"Yes, with Ye Ling here today, I really saved myself a lot of trouble and didn't reveal anything."

Xue Jingchuan stood up and stretched. "I never thought the missing women's case would be solved so easily. Ying Ren, you said those women were buried in horrible places?"

"Yes, they were all kneeling in front of Yuying's grave, with their hands tied behind their backs and their waists forced to bend. Their postures were very strange," said Ying Ren.

"Atonement, Susong is asking them to atone for their sins, but why should women atone for the mistakes made by men?" Xue Jingchuan said to himself while looking out the window.

"There is still one body that has not been claimed," said Shadow Blade.

"Don't blame Ye Ling for scolding me. This world is really unfair to women," Xue Jingchuan said, turning around and sitting down again. "What are your plans next?"

"The corruption ringleader has not been found yet, so I will definitely not leave yet. You have to continue following Ye Ling and find a way to find the mysterious worshiper. This is very crucial," said Nangong Chen.

"Okay, I got it. According to the eyewitnesses that day, the person who rescued Ye Ling seemed to be a man dressed as a beggar."

"Xue Gongzi, there are at least ninety-nine beggars in Nanlai City, if not a hundred. How can we find them?"

"If you can't find him, you have to wait until he shows up."

"That's all."