Chapter 314

"Wu … Wu …"

The shouts of the court's authority were uneven. The attendants standing in the court were much less energetic than the bailiffs. They rarely went to court, so everyone was used to being undisciplined. Moreover, before they went to court today, they heard that the person who was arrested was Master Qi Mu's man. Everyone had no hope for the outcome of the trial, so they were not interested.

Magistrate Hua stood behind the screen, but he was not angry when he heard the shouts of authority. Three years ago, when he first came to Gourd County, he tried to reorganize the place for a while. Later, when he realized the reality of losing his power, he became disheartened and did not care about these small places anymore.

Magistrate Hua straightened his clothes and walked out from behind the screen. He walked to the painting of the Blue Sea and Red Sun, picked up the gavel, and slammed it. He said in a loud and clear voice, "Who is beating the drum to complain of injustice? Speak in the court!"

Immediately, someone went down to bring the Guo Family's young and old into the hall. Ye Xiaotian was the Warden, but there was no place for him in the hall now that the Grand Elder was questioning the case, so he could only wait outside. When the Guo family entered the court, they knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "This commoner greets the Grand Master."

Magistrate Hua sat behind the table and raised his voice, asking, "Why did you beat the drum? Why did you cry for injustice? Tell me everything."

Guo Lifeng's father did not speak, but tears flowed first. He choked and said, "Grand Master, this commoner is innocent …"

With tears streaming down his face, the old man recounted how his son was beaten to death. Magistrate Hua frowned and said, "Killing someone in broad daylight is a heinous crime. However, this is only your side of the story. We still need to investigate the truth. Come, bring the suspect, Xu Lin! "

The voice came from Yaoyao into the court. Ye Xiaotian waved his hand, and Ma Hui and Xu Haoran pushed Xu Lin and shouted, "Let's go!"

Xu Lin's head and face were covered in blood and scabs. He stared at Ye Xiaotian with a sinister smile and walked towards the court. One of the bailiffs hesitated for a moment, then went to Ye Xiaotian and whispered, "Warden Master, do you think our Grand Master can judge impartially?"

Ye Xiaotian said, "The facts of this case are clear. Grand Master will know once he asks. There are witnesses and corpses, so there is no need to investigate further. This is an irrefutable case, even if First Master wants to cover up, how can he pervert the law? "

The bailiffs were silent for a moment, then whispered, "Judging from Warden Master's accent," Warden Master must have stayed in the capital for a long time? "

"Yes," Ye Ye Xiaotian said, "So what?"

The bailiff sighed and said, "No wonder. It's different under the feet of the Emperor."

The bailiffs sighed and said, "No wonder. Everything is different in front of the Emperor."

In the court, Hua Qingfeng carefully questioned the statements of both the prosecution and the defense. He also asked the coroner to bring the corpses up and examined them in the court. He also called the witnesses and questioned them one by one. Some of the witnesses told the truth, while some were afraid of Xu Lin and said that they did not see anything. Hua Qingfeng began to practice Tai Chi, pushing left and right. Just when he was about to announce that the suspect was temporarily detained for a trial, someone suddenly walked in.

Ye Xiaotian was waiting for the trial results in the court. Magistrate Hua was practicing Tai Chi in the court. The pushing of the hands took too long. Ye Xiaotian waited for a long time, but he did not see the trial results, so he got up and went to the toilet. Not long after he left, a person rushed into the yamen.

The bailiffs, servants, and petty officials who were listening to the trial were suddenly in an uproar. Someone whispered, "It's Master Qi. We only arrested one of his subordinates, but he actually came in person!"

"There's going to be a good show. Where's Ai Dian Shi?"

"I don't know. Maybe he saw an opportunity and slipped away?"

Qi Mu was in his early forties. He had a tall stature, long eyebrows slanted to his temples, a sharp nose, and a big mouth. He looked like a dignified person. If it wasn't for the fact that he was notorious, no one would have imagined him to be a bandit who committed all sorts of crimes.

Qi Mu walked into the yamen as if there was no one else around. The bailiffs and petty officials he met all backed away. When he reached the door of the court, Qi Mu laughed and said, "All of you wait here!" He then strode into the court alone.

In the court, the plaintiff was kneeling on the left, and the defendant was kneeling on the right. Next to them was a corpse on the long board. Hua Qingfeng picked up the gavel and was about to make the decision to take the defendant into custody when he saw a tall man with his hands behind his back walk in. He was shocked.

"Clatter!"

The gavel in Hua Qingfeng's hand fell to the ground. He stood up in a daze and retreated to the side of the table. He wanted to salute Qi Mu but felt that it would be inappropriate for him to do so as the magistrate of a county. He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Qi Mu walked proudly between the plaintiff and the defendant, ignoring the bailiffs standing on both sides of him as if they were air. Xu Lin sensed that the atmosphere in the hall had suddenly become strange, so he quickly turned around to take a look. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly took two steps forward, knelt down and kowtowed, "This little one greets Master Qi!"

Qi Mu stopped and looked at him. He asked calmly, "You are Xu Lin?"

Xu Lin quickly nodded and said happily, "Yes, yes, yes. This lowly one is Xu Lin. I didn't expect you to know my lowly name. "

Qi Mu snorted and said, "My man actually wants to go to court. What a disgrace! Get lost! "

Xu Lin hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes! This lowly one is incompetent. This lowly one has lost face for Master Qi. This lowly one deserves to die! " Xu Lin slapped his own mouth as he spoke. He slapped with quite a bit of strength. The sound of slapping could be heard throughout the court.

Seeing that Qi Mu had actually come, the Guo family members were somewhat afraid. They shrunk into a ball and didn't dare to make a sound. Qi Mu walked all the way to the magistrate's table before stopping. He calmly looked at Hua Qingfeng.

Magistrate Hua squeezed out a smile and said in embarrassment, "Mister … Mister Qi …"

Qi Mu said, "Magistrate!"

Hua Qingfeng was flattered. He bowed and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare."

Qi Mu coldly snorted. He slowly turned around and stood behind the table. Under the picture of the blue sea and red sun, he looked around the entire court. Suddenly, he roared at Hua Qingfeng, who had an ugly expression on his face, "Surnamed Hua, you better f * cking figure it out! Who is the ruler of this Gourd County! Ah? "

Spittle sprayed all over Hua Qingfeng's face. Magistrate Hua's face alternated between red and white. He shrunk his neck and stood there, not daring to respond. Qi Mu suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Hua Qingfeng's collar. He lifted him up on his tiptoes and said, "You bullshit magistrate, you can only be the magistrate if I let you! If I don't let you be, I can make you scram with one word. You dare to interrogate my man? Ah? "

Hua Qingfeng's face turned the color of pig liver. He weakly said, "Mister Qi, please calm down. Please … please listen to my explanation …"

"Listen to your bullshit explanation!"

As soon as Qi Mu let go, Hua Qingfeng took three steps back.

Qi Mu sat down on the Magistrate's chair and rested his legs on top of the table. He had a lazy look on his face as if the person who had just shouted was someone else, "I have just returned from another county. I had just entered the city when I heard that my people had been captured and brought to you. Magistrate Hua, you've really made a name for yourself! Fine! You can interrogate him. As a county magistrate, I can sit in and listen, right? "

Hua Qingfeng's face turned pale. He said in embarrassment, "Mister Qi!"

Qi Mu glanced at him and said, "What? You don't want to interrogate him anymore?"

Hua Qingfeng was relieved. He hurriedly said, "I don't want to interrogate him anymore, I don't want to interrogate him anymore."

Qi Mu stood up from behind the table and slowly walked to the front of the Guo family. He revealed a heart-palpitating smile. "I heard … someone died in your family?"

The Guo family trembled. They didn't know how to answer. They didn't expect the legendary Master Qi to be willing to stand up for a ruffian like Xu Lin. They only heard that Master Qi could cover the sky with one hand, but they didn't expect him to be so arrogant. Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they were scared out of their wits.

Qi Mu looked at the huddled family and sighed softly. Old Guo's face was covered in sweat and tears. He hugged his grandson tightly, trembling like a leaf in the wind. He didn't dare to speak.

Qi Mu took out a white silk handkerchief from his sleeve and gently stretched it out. Old Guo's body trembled a little, but he didn't dare to dodge. Qi Mu wiped the sweat and tears off Old Guo's face like he was wiping away a child's tears and snot. He asked softly, "Old man, how did your son die?"

Old Guo looked at Qi Mu's smiling face and faintly cold eyes. He didn't have the courage to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He swallowed hard and answered, "He … he died of illness. He died of illness …"

Old Guo took a look at his son's body. Seeing the swollen, purple, and bruised face, he couldn't help but feel sad. He fell to the ground and wailed. Qi Mu sighed again and said faintly, "It's sad to see a child die like this!"

He looked at Old Guo's grandson and comforted him. "Your son is dead, but your grandson is still here. Go back and raise your grandson well. It's not right to blackmail people. But seeing how pitiful your family is, I'm a soft-hearted person and won't pursue the matter. What do you think? "

"Yes … yes …"

Old Guo's tears and snot flowed down his face. Listening to Qi Mu's threatening words, he nervously picked up his ignorant grandson. He didn't dare to let go of him and just repeatedly said yes. At this time, Xu Lin proudly walked over and sneered. "Uncle Qi is so generous, why don't you kowtow and thank me?"

Old Guo bit his lips tightly and tears flowed down his face. It wasn't until his lips were bleeding that he let go of his grandson. He knelt in front of Qi Mu and started kowtowing. "Thank you, Uncle Qi, for your magnanimity. Thank you, Uncle Qi, thank you …"

Qi Mu waved his hand and said kindly, "Go, go, no need to thank me." Qi Mu watched as the Guo family carried the corpse and retreated in a panic. He turned around and walked to the table. He said to Magistrate Hua, "Magistrate Hua, what do you think of this?"

Hua Qingfeng's forehead was full of cold sweat. He repeatedly said, "Yes … yes …"

Qi Mu suddenly grabbed the gavel and slammed it down hard. He roared, "Since it's done, why don't you leave the court?"

Hua Qingfeng trembled in fear and couldn't help but take two steps back. Qi Mu glared at the stunned magistrates on both sides and suddenly threw the gavel away. "Leave the court!"

The two rows of yamen runners turned pale with fright and hurriedly retreated. At this time, someone stood at the entrance of the hall. Although his figure was a little thin, his voice was abnormally powerful. "You can't leave the court!"