Although the woman's voice was clear and melodious, it was clearly not what the young man liked to hear.
"Who said that? The constable is speaking, is it someone you can interrupt?" The young man turned his head with a dissatisfied expression and looked towards the direction of the voice.
The light blue constable uniform that the woman wore was slightly different from the other constables. At this moment, she was standing outside the crowd with her arms crossed in front of her chest and a saber hanging from her waist. Her gaze was indifferent as she looked over.
The scene that the young man saw when he turned his head had clearly stunned him. However, at this moment, the middle-aged constable's foot was already flying towards him.
"Shut up!"
The middle-aged constable's foot caused the young man to stagger. When he raised his head, his face was already filled with a flattering smile. He walked in front of the young woman and asked, "Boss, why are you here?"
The young man was momentarily stunned by the inexplicable kick. He didn't understand why the middle-aged constable was acting so crazily. Bringing the shopkeeper of the Ruyi Workshop back to the county office had been personally ordered by the County Lieutenant. He was only a lowly constable, why didn't he listen to the County Lieutenant's orders?
Of course, he didn't know that the middle-aged constable knew better than anyone else that this young lady was someone who even dared to point at the County Magistrate and scold him. Furthermore, even after being scolded, the County Magistrate didn't even dare to fart. Compared to the County Lieutenant, it was obvious that this young lady who hated evil and couldn't tolerate even the slightest bit of sand in her eyes was much more difficult to deal with!
The woman didn't pay attention to the middle-aged constable and glanced at Li Yi as she said indifferently, "What do you want to ask? Ask away."
"Thank you, Constable!"
Li Yi cupped his hands towards her and thought that the young lady of the Li family was still reasonable. He turned his head to look at the young man whose head was swollen like a pig's and asked, "You said that your pig's head right now is because you used our shop's Ruyi Dew?"
"Pig's head …" The young man didn't expect that this scholar would stab him in the heart as soon as he opened his mouth. He almost spat out a mouthful of blood as he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"
"Do you remember when you bought it?" Li Yi asked again.
"Three days ago," the young man answered without hesitation.
In his heart, he rejoiced that he had done his homework before coming here. Otherwise, he wouldn't be stumped by this scholar's questions.
"Do we buy it directly or through an order?"
"Buy it directly."
"What was the price of Ruyi dew at that time?"
"One tael of silver per bottle."
"Who did you buy it from that day?"
"You gave it to me personally!"
"Do you still remember the time?"
"Around Si."
"How much silver did the instigator give you today?"
"Ten taels."
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The speed at which Li Yi asked questions became faster and faster. The young man was already prepared and answered smoothly. He was able to answer subconsciously. He mocked Li Yi in his heart. As early as yesterday, he had begun to prepare for this and had practiced it countless times. There would not be any mistakes.
Even if this scholar were to ask another ten or eight questions, he would not make any mistakes.
Seeing that the scholar had suddenly stopped talking, the young man's lips curled into a smile. Heh, he finally gave up …
When he turned around, he realized that the crowd around him had quietened down without him noticing.
Many of the onlookers began to look at him with a strange expression.
The middle-aged constable looked up at the sky as if there was something in the sky that attracted him.
The young man who instructed him to do these things twitched his mouth and his face was ashen.
He thought that he had considered all aspects, but he never thought that … he would find such a pig-headed teammate!
Seeing the strange expressions of the crowd, the young man was astonished. What was wrong with everyone?
"Constable, I have finished my questions." Li Yi once again cupped his hands at the woman and then stood quietly at the side.
MIngzhu turned to look at him. The indifference in her eyes faded and finally, a strange expression appeared.
In her mind, she recalled the process of him solving the silver snatching case and how he managed to get the truth out of the man's mouth with just a few words …
This scholar really did have some ability after all …
"Haha!"
At this moment, the crowd could not hold it in any longer and roared with laughter.
"This person is too stupid. He confessed so easily!"
"So he was ordered by someone to frame someone else."
"This young master is really smart. With just a few words, he was able to get the truth out of him."
Now that the truth was out, the matter was out of the hands of the young man and the middle-aged constable. With a glance from the young woman, the rest of the constables rushed forward and arrested the young man and the young man whose head was swollen like a pig's.
In the crowd, the expressions of a few figures changed and they quietly retreated.
Even though the middle-aged constable had received the order from the Magistrate, he did not dare to do anything at this time. Not to mention that there were so many people watching, even if his superior was present, he could only act impartially.
When he turned to look at Li Yi, Fang, and the others, he immediately put on a smile and said, "I'm really sorry. I almost fell for these two vile people's tricks and caused you to be wronged."
Knowing that the constable did not mean what he said, Li Yi did not expose him. He cupped his fists and said a few polite words as he watched the constables escort the two people away.
"Are you interested in becoming a constable?" The young woman crossed her arms and looked at Li Yi with interest.
Although there was no shortage of constables in the yamen, most of them were good-for-nothings. There was a shortage of smart people like her.
If he could have such a smart subordinate, it would save him a lot of trouble when investigating cases.
"Be a constable?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment and then shook his head.
Although being a constable sounded prestigious, the status of a constable was not high. It could only be considered a temporary job, and the nature of the job was very dangerous. He was not like the young woman in front of him. As a descendant of the royal family, she actually had the interest to be a constable in a small yamen. He did not know if the people above him were out of their minds …
Of course, Li Yi was not curious as to whether this princess or princess had the idea of going deep into the grassroots to experience the people's feelings. In any case, he had no interest in being a constable at all.
"Are you the shopkeeper of this Ruyi Workshop?" Seeing that Li Yi refused, the young woman did not show any disappointment on her face. She turned to look at the signboard of Ruyi Workshop, threw over a piece of silver, and said, "I've long heard of your Ruyi Dew. I happen to pass by today. Give me a bottle."
"I'm sorry, today's Ruyi Dew is sold out." Li Yi regretted giving all the stock to Li Xuan just now. He threw the silver back and said, "You don't need the silver. Come and get it tomorrow when the constable patrols the street."
Although Li Yi was not a generous person, he was clear about gratitude and grudges. If she did not give him the chance just now, today's matter might be a little troublesome. It was just a bottle of Ruyi Dew. He was really embarrassed to accept the silver from her.
"Well, I'll come again tomorrow."
The young woman did not stand on ceremony. After taking back the silver, she waved her hand and said lightly. Then she turned around and disappeared on the street.
Li Yi looked at the direction in which she left, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
In the morning, there was someone who wanted to buy the formula of Ruyi Dew by force. Now, there were these two people who were stirring up trouble. It was obvious that they were in cahoots with the middle-aged constable. It seemed that more and more people had their eyes on Ruyi Dew …
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