The lawyer came closer and whispered in his ear: "Mr. Li wants us to produce evidence, otherwise we cannot call Heng Qiu a 'criminal'."
Jian Zengren became even angrier.
"Do I need you to teach me!?"
The master quickly retreated.
Jian Zengren knew very well that he could not gain the upper hand by just talking, and the evidence should be used at the most critical point.
At this time, you can only temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
"Bring the suspect Heng Qiu."
The people discussed again.
"This lawyer seems to be very powerful!"
"Didn't you hear from Lord Jian that he is a coach from the capital? He is allowed to carry weapons into the government hall!"
"No wonder……"
……
The tide of public opinion began to turn.
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Li Qingcha sighed silently.
Rather than guiding public opinion, she actually hoped that Jian Zengren would not be able to suppress his anger and produce evidence without asking Heng Qiu.
This way, you can have more time to prepare.
But it doesn't matter.
The next step is a long process of presenting evidence and cross-examination, and he will also have to cooperate with the questioning of witnesses. Even if Jian Zengren is a coward now, he will still have to produce a complete chain of evidence in the future.
By then, death is certain.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The hall was completely quiet.
Finally, Heng Qiu was brought up.
She was a cultivator after all, and although she looked disheveled, her mental state was very good. Moreover, the Yue Sect's skills made her every move exude an endearing charm.
People outside were talking about it.
"I didn't expect she was a weak woman..."
"She really knows how to smuggle?"
"I don't quite believe it."
……
In this era, most of the people who can show up and watch the fun are men, so the public opinion outside is gradually becoming one-sided.
Li Qingcha: ￣□￣｜｜
I spent so much effort, but I am not as good as the girl.
Ugh……
Is it time to consider women's clothing?
Jian Zengren had just been criticized by Li Qingcha, so his mentality had become very peaceful.
He simply lay down, and let the people do what they wanted, too lazy to ask them to keep quiet.
Next, there were some general inquiries to Heng Qiu.
include:
Identity information,
Home address,
Work background,
……
Heng Qiu answered each question truthfully.
Jian Zengren also knew that there would be no breakthrough in this basic information, so he went straight to the point and changed the topic to Mingxuetang's business.
"Heng Qiu, I want to ask you, how much did Ming Xue Tang earn last year?"
Heng Qiu tilted his head and recalled,
She had been in Jinghu for half a year and had just returned to Bozhou. She was not yet fully familiar with the changes in her previous business.
"I don't know who I am."
This attitude is very beneficial to Jian Zengren.
He sat up straight.
"I don't know?"
"Yes, I really don't know."
"I think you are not ignorant, but you dare not know! Someone, bring the account book over here!"
The lawyer immediately handed over the account book.
As Jian Zengren flipped through the documents, he muttered to himself, "Fifty-seven thousand taels... ninety thousand taels... seventy-four thousand taels... haha, you guys at Mingxuetang really know how to make money!"
As he said this, he threw the account book to the ground.
At the same time, curses were heard from the crowd, and they all felt that Ming Xuetang made too much money.
Li Qingcha turned a deaf ear to it.
She picked up the account book, dusted it off, flipped through it, and then said, "Master Jian, is your consumption in Bozhou so high? Um... Speaking of which, how much is the annual income of Baihua Garden?"
When Jian Zengren heard about Baihuayuan, his expression instantly turned ugly.
He couldn't help but snort.
"Li Qingcha, from what you said, Mingxuetang is cooking the books?"
"It's hard to say whether Mingxuetang has cooked the accounts, but this account book is definitely fake. Even if the girls in Mingxuetang work non-stop for twelve hours a day and stay in bed all the time, they still can't make so much money."
"Okay! Just admit it!"
The people's discussions became louder.
Jian Zengren's expression was distorted, and he was about to laugh, with a look of victory on his face.
Xiang Nanyu and Gong Lianxue outside didn't quite understand either.
Brother, by asking this, isn't it equivalent to admitting that there are problems with Mingxuetang's accounts and that there is a possibility of smuggling?
Sure enough, Jian Zengren launched an attack.
"Li Qingcha, can you take a closer look at the account, especially the charcoal item? Let me ask you, would any normal person buy several hundred kilograms of charcoal in April or May?"
Li Qingcha had noticed it a long time ago.
She handles it with ease.
"My lord, what you mean is..."
"Haha, such unreasonable inputs and outputs, isn't this irrefutable evidence of smuggling?"
"Oh."
Li Qingcha's answer was very brief.
Seeing her reaction, Jian Zengren felt like a wild beast roaring in pleasure.
Won!
I won!
He slammed the gavel and questioned Heng Qiu: "Heng Qiu, I want to ask you, what is the room in Mingxue Hall where the account books are hidden used for?"
Heng Qiu said: "That is not Ming Xue Tang's account book."
"You are still stubborn! Okay, let me ask you another question. The room where this account book was found belongs to your Mingxuetang, right?"
"Yes."
"What's the use?"
This question is a bit strange.
Heng Qiu looked at Li Qingcha, but found that Li Qingcha remained calm and seemed not to notice his gaze.
She had no choice but to tell the truth: "It is used to store broken tables and chairs."
Jian Zengren pressed on, "What happens after the tables and chairs are full?"
"Chop it up and use it as firewood."
"Yes, firewood. You have plenty of firewood in Mingxuetang, why do you need to buy charcoal?"
"Sir, you are lying with your eyes open. Firewood produces smoke and can only be used in the kitchen. Guests may come to the girls' rooms at any time. How can we not use delicate fires to warm up hot wine... well..."
Heng Qiu swallowed his words.
Because Li Qingcha cast an extremely stern look at him, silently stopping him.
It was very obvious that Li Qingcha wanted to lure Jian Zengren into continuing to make trouble for false accounts and smuggling.
Although Heng Qiu was puzzled, he still chose to believe it.
Jian Zengren laughed out loud.
"It seems you have no way to prove it."
Once again, the people outside began to talk.
Li Qingcha continued to stroll leisurely, and asked in a clear voice: "Sir, since you said smuggling, what is being smuggled? Just having an account book doesn't mean anything, right?"
This is what Jian Zengren was waiting for.
He thought it was time to launch a second round of attack, so he nodded to the master beside him.
"Bring up the physical evidence!"
The lawyer left with two yamen runners.
Not long after, they came back.
The yamen runner was carrying a small wooden box that looked heavy.
The lawyer held a cloth bag in his hand.
bang——
The yamen runner kicked open the lid of the wooden box.
In an instant, the entire government hall seemed to be illuminated, and almost everyone's attention was attracted by the various gold, silver and jade artifacts inside.
But Li Qingcha knew that the real killer move was in that cloth bag.
She waited quietly.
As expected, the lawyer opened the cloth bag carefully.
"hiss……"
Several people standing near the front gasped.
"There's blood!"
