HLnovel Chapter 522: The heinous crime cannot be reversed
Chapter 522: The heinous crime cannot be reversed
Xu Zhubu did not ask what the matter was. He just obediently took the paper and pen, stood up and followed Shen Zheng.
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, and Shen Zheng explained the general situation to him on the way.
"The Mo family has considerable influence in Liuyang Prefecture and has some background. The incident of Mo Zonkai collaborating with the School Supervisor to forge documents has come to light. We need to clear Fan Chiqing's name. As an official of the prefecture, Lord Yu will not allow the Mo family to run wild under his nose."
She briefly explained the contents of the letter.
"Master Yu means that this matter should be handed over to the government office for handling, and he will send someone to arrest the person."
Xu Zhubu analyzed the pros and cons in his mind and came to the conclusion: "It is best to let the government handle this matter. Firstly, we have no right to verify the school supervision office, and secondly, we don't want the Mo family to come to our door to complain about the injustice."
Both of them understood in their hearts that the Mo family’s claim of “crying out for injustice” was not entirely true.
"The Mo family has only one legitimate son, so they must do everything they can to protect him." Shen Zheng walked in front with his hands behind his back, whispering, "Now the cloth shop, printing shop, and dock are all in the start-up stage, so we'd better not get involved. The eldest lady of the Mo family came at the right time."
Xu Zhubu didn't quite understand what happened that day. It was only after he heard Zhao Xiu and others talk about it that he roughly understood the relationship.
In a nutshell, the eldest daughter of the Mo family probably hopes that Mo Zonkai will be in trouble.
Xiao Yuan, who was guarding the door of the front hall, saw the two people coming and hurried over to greet them.
"Sir." He leaned closer to Shen Zheng and whispered: "This Miss Mo has been to our county before. I guess she came for cotton cloth business at that time. She was on the main street and took out such a big--"
He put his hands together and compared the size of a bulging purse, "Such a big purse, full of gold leaves, you want to secretly use it to 'bribe' your subordinates."
Xiao Yuan couldn't understand at the moment. He was just a small constable, not even a chief constable. What was there to manage?
It was still such a big bag of gold leaves, it was just like - fine bran fed to wild boars.
You can guess what people are thinking by observing their actions.
This gave Shen Zheng a second impression of the eldest daughter of the Mo family - she was very good at dealing with people, and in her eyes, anything that could be done with money was not a big deal.
The first impression is that he is resourceful and ruthless.
Shen Zheng pondered for a moment, "Got it, you can continue patrolling the streets."
Xiao Yuan looked towards the front hall and said worriedly: "How about I guard the door? This Miss Mo..."
He scratched his head. "How should I put it? She looks gentle and kind, but I always feel that she is not as good as her appearance."
Shen Zheng couldn't help laughing, "In your eyes, are I and Xu Zhubu so weak?"
Two against one, and Xiao Yuan still needs to stand guard outside?
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhubu straightened his expression and looked at Xiao Yuan with obvious meaning in his eyes.
"Not weak!" Xiao Yuan quickly explained, "If she behaved differently, I would have rushed in and taken her down right away."
As he spoke, he used a set of boxing techniques on Shen Zheng and the other two on the spot.
"Poor!" Shen Zheng pushed him, "Hurry up and do what you need to do."
Xiao Yuan left the stage with regret.
As soon as Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu entered the front hall, Mo Qingwan stood up.
She was wearing a goose yellow brocade flowing cloud skirt, a butterfly tassel hairpin and jade hairpin on her head, and with a smile on her face, she bowed to the two of them in a proper manner.
"I am Mo Qingwan from the Mo family. I greet Lord Shen and Lord Zhubu."
Her attire was a standard attire for a lady from a wealthy family - unlike the previous dynasties, the Zhou Dynasty was not like that of the previous dynasties, where merchant women were not allowed to wear precious hairpins or dress up.
When Shen Zheng first recalled this rule, she was confused for a while.
Big businessmen are richer than officials. If they are not allowed to wear gold and silver, then the jewelry will only become more valuable, further widening the gap between officials and businessmen.
This kind of suppression of business is really going too far.
Fortunately, the emperor saw this clearly, and he began to reform the system as soon as he ascended the throne. Today, women in the folks can dress up with confidence.
"Ms. Mo, sit down."
Shen Zheng sat in the main seat, and Xu Zhubu sat beside her.
"Young Master Mo has lived in the county government for some time." Shen Zheng was the first to speak and asked, "Miss Mo, your elder sister, why did you come only today?"
Mo Qingwan was surprised at her straightforwardness, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
But this emotion came and went quickly. After a moment, she raised her head slightly and said with an apologetic look: "Your Excellency, I know that my brother committed a heinous crime in your county that day. I was angry and anxious when I heard the news, but..."
"But this matter is not a small matter. My Mo family is just an honest business family. Before the incident is concluded, I dare not come to your house to cry and disturb your judgment."
With just one word, "a heinous crime", she confirmed Mo Zonkai's guilt, and she didn't even openly defend Mo Zonkai.
Shen Zheng and Xu Zhubu looked at each other.
They are siblings, how big a hatred could there be between them?
Shen Zheng thought to herself that Mo Zongkai deserved it, and then asked, "Then how did Miss Mo know that the case has been decided now?"
As soon as she received the letter, Mo Qingwan arrived. It can be said that she was well-informed.
Mo Qingwan looked worried and said softly, "To be honest with you, Lord Shen, my brother took out a forged official document that day and framed the students of the county school. I knew that this was a big deal. So since the day of the incident, I sent people to inquire about the news outside the school..."
At this point, she seemed to be afraid that Shen Zheng would misunderstand her, so she waved her hand and said, "I have no other intentions, but I just want to know whether this is true or not, so that I can give an explanation to my family..."
This is completely true, but the underlying meaning is...
Shen Zheng smiled, followed her words, and gave her some information, "Now that Miss Mo knows the truth of the incident, why did you come? I believe you also know that this matter involves the School Supervision Institute. Tongan County is just a county town, so we have no right to deal with it."
She looked carefully at Mo Qingwan's expression and posture. Sure enough, after hearing these words, the muscles on his face and his shoulders and neck relaxed a little.
It turned out that he really came to find out whether they would kill him or not, and add insult to injury.
After Mo Qingwan got the answer she wanted, she seemed to finally remember that Mo Zonkai was still her blood brother.
She took up a handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying in a low voice, "Master Shen, I only have this one brother. The huge fortune of the Mo family is still waiting for him to take care of it. Is there really no way to turn this around?"
She looked up at Shen Zheng. Unlike her voice, her eyes were cold, as if she was saying - it's just a cockroach, if it dies, it's dead.
Shen Zheng had no intention of watching her acting, so she tilted her head and asked her, "Why do you want to turn things around? If Miss Mo really wanted to turn things around, why did she come here alone? Your father loves his legitimate son, Mo Zongkai, so why didn't you do anything?"
It is impossible for Mr. Mo to really decide whether to want this son or not, so there is only one possibility - he is still unaware.