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The old man who entered the hall knelt down in front of Chen Nan with a thud: "Sir, please, sir, do justice for this humble man!"

Chen Nan stood up, stretched out his hands, and bowed slightly, saying, "Since Judge Qin is good at it, then you can handle it."

This action startled Judge Qin, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

Stumbling and staggering, he climbed to the high position and stood in front of the chair.

He glanced around, his gaze settling on Chen Nan, and gave an awkward smile.

Normally, this chair is his exclusive possession.

The registrar was merely a nominal acting prefect; the one who actually took charge was Prefect Qin.

But today, I just can't sit in this chair that I've sat in countless times.

Seeing this, Chen Nan smiled and reminded him, "Qin Tongpan, stop standing there, quickly sit down and deal with the matter."

Judge Qin panicked completely; at this moment, he had no idea what Chen Nan was thinking.

Even just standing in front of the chair, let alone sitting, one could feel the pressure emanating from Chen Nan's side.

He forced a laugh and explained, "Your Highness, I developed two hemorrhoids on my buttocks yesterday. Please forgive me, Your Highness, I really couldn't sit down."

He intended to test Chen Nan with these words and see what the other party really meant.

However, Chen Nan completely ignored his probing and said bluntly, "It's easy to deal with not being able to sit down."

“Wu Xu, I want to see him resolve this while sitting down.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Xu took a step forward.

Before he could even make a move, Judge Qin was so frightened that he sat down on it with a thud.

Chen Nan sneered: "What does yesterday's hemorrhoids have to do with today?"

"Prefect Qin can sit down now, can't he?"

"Since we're already seated, let's get to the point!"

When he uttered his last words, there was a chill in his voice.

That chill caused another layer of cold sweat to appear on Judge Qin's already damp forehead.

His right hand trembled as he held the gavel, about to strike it down, when he inadvertently glanced at Chen Nan.

He discovered that the latter was watching him coldly.

He gently put down the gavel and softened his tone: "Uncle, don't be nervous. Please tell me in detail what happened to the land in your house?"

The old man looked at Chen Nan gratefully, then at Prefect Qin with fear.

He had a conflicted expression on his face.

After hesitating for a long time, she lowered her head and began to speak.

"My lord, my name is Ge Erdan, and I live in Gejia Village."

“A month ago, two officials dressed as yamen runners suddenly came to our house.”

"After we got home, he took out a land deed and, without saying a word, made me sign and put my fingerprint on it."

At this point, the old man couldn't help but sob softly.

“I am just an ordinary citizen, I have never been to school, and I don’t even know a few characters.”

"After we signed the papers, the official said that the land in our family would no longer be related to us."

"The boy couldn't swallow this insult, so he went to the government to reason with them."

"But, but, the government says we signed the document ourselves, and no one forced us."

"When we went to the government to reason with them the second time, they simply refused to accept the child's complaint."

"Half a month ago, my son went to the government office for the third time."

"Who would have thought that this trip would last for half a month, and even now, the old man still doesn't know whether his son is alive or dead."

"I beg you, sir, to give me justice!"

"My family of three relies on that tiny plot of land to survive."

"Now look what's happened, the land is gone, the son is gone, and all that's left is a granddaughter and the old man to depend on each other for survival."

After the old man finished speaking, the ground where he was kneeling was soaked with tears.

Judge Qin looked at Chen Nan nervously and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

"President Qin can do as he sees fit," Chen Nan replied coldly.

Chen Nan had a pretty good understanding of the situation from the old man's words.

It's likely that government officials forcibly seized the land and then sold it to powerful families, profiting from it.

He just didn't understand why, when there are many ways to amass wealth, one must continue to oppress the people at the bottom of society.

Chen Nan was thinking about the powerful backer behind this matter.

He knew that without powerful backers, he was just a minor prefect of Weidu and wouldn't dare to do such a thing.

While he was thinking, Judge Qin was also thinking.

However, what Qin Tongpan was pondering was which side Chen Nan was on.

He thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't understand Chen Nan's approach at all.

He could only pass the buck, saying, "Don't worry, sir, I'll send someone to investigate this matter immediately, and I'll definitely give you a result in the end."

Even so, Ge Erdan still expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much, Your Honor, for upholding justice for me."

Judge Qin waved his hand: "Sir, please go back first. After the investigation is completed, I will naturally give you an answer."

If Ge Erdan couldn't understand his words, how could Chen Nan not?

Just as the old man got up to leave, Chen Nan stopped him: "Ge Erdan, aren't you afraid that things will just fizzle out after he said that?"

One sentence made the already relaxed atmosphere tense again.

Chen Nan looked at Judge Qin: "Is this how you solved it?"

The latter was taken aback: "Your Highness, then what do you say..."

Chen Nan completely ignored Judge Qin.

He turned around and ordered, "Mo Bai, send someone to take these two back to the Prince's residence."

Upon hearing this, Mo Bai pointed to several soldiers and led the two away from the government office.

After everyone left, Chen Nan's face turned ashen: "Prefect Qin, I want to know, who sent people to Gejia Village to requisition land?"

Upon hearing this, Prefect Qin knew that the matter was beyond saving.

With a hardened heart, he actually threatened, "Your Highness, don't forget, my surname is Qin."

"It's such a small matter, we just need to save face, why keep harping on it?"

"Besides, didn't Your Highness just accept a gift?"

Chen Nan was taken aback, took two steps back and said repeatedly, "Don't frame me. You say I accepted a gift, but who saw it?"

Instantly, Judge Qin's face showed an expression of utter disgust.

"Your Highness, I personally placed the six ingots of gold on the table just now."

"Your Highness, you accepted it too, didn't you?"

"How can they deny it so quickly?"

Chen Nan, his face grim, turned to Mo Bai and Wu Xu: "Mo Bai, Wu Xu, Lord Qin just said that I accepted six ingots of gold from him. Did you two see that?"

Wu Xu immediately closed his eyes, pretending that he knew nothing.

Mo Bai spoke up: "Your Highness, I was blinded by sand and didn't see anything."

The actions and words of the two men left Judge Qin even more bewildered.

He jumped up from his chair in a flash: "Your Highness, you clearly accepted it, how can you deny it so quickly?"

Chen Nan scoffed: "You're saying I took it? Where's the evidence?"

His unreasonable and nonsensical arguments left Judge Qin speechless.

Judge Qin was so angry he wanted to kill someone. He was certain that Mo Bai and the other man had seen it the first time it was given to them.

However, when asked to stand up and testify, one of them immediately closed his eyes.

Another person actually said that the sand and dust had blinded them and they couldn't see it.

Please, this is inside a room.

Left with no other choice, he took out the last bit of loose silver he had and placed it on the table.

"Your Highness, I was rude just now. Please have some tea for me."

"How about I personally pay you a visit tomorrow?"