Under the advisor's suggestion, the magistrate announced the withdrawal of the court and detained all the witnesses in the prison of the county government, sending people to guard them closely.
At the same time, he announced that the results of the case would be announced in three days.
These three days were the time left for both sides to move around.
The advisor accompanied the magistrate to the backyard. After a busy morning, all kinds of government laborers who had not eaten yet rushed out of the county office and went to the wine shop opposite to order some wine and meat. They talked about the big case that they had encountered today with different expressions.
The bailiffs who had some connections did not care about eating and jumped up and down to help the customers behind them gather all kinds of information.
Of course, there was a fee for this.
Especially important urgent news would cost extra money.
If a small piece of news from the county government spread to the outside world, it would cost a few taels of silver.
As for the few big shots involved in this case, there was no news from Ximen Manor at the moment, but his butler had been detained in the county jail.
Whether or not they would be rescued, and how they would be rescued, was still unknown.
It was also possible that they would abandon the car to save the commander and cut off their tails to survive.
On the other hand, the county magistrate, who had never had a strong sense of presence, kept sending his trusted aides around to contact them, as if he wanted to overturn the case for the Ximen family.
Cao Fei sat in the servant room for a while and received an invitation from the county magistrate. They had agreed to drink at the restaurant under the bridge on Lion Street the next evening.
"Who else did the county magistrate invite?”
"Only Cao Dutou was invited," the messenger boy replied.”
Cao Fei clearly didn't believe it. Since he wanted to help Ximen Qing reverse the verdict, he naturally wanted to unite as many people as possible. This time, he was the only one invited. It was somewhat illogical.
Cao Fei stared at the servant with a cold expression and did not say anything. He only looked at the servant and made him feel uncomfortable.
The servant had no choice but to cover it up and say,"He even invited Grand Master, but Grand Master refused to go.”
Cao Fei nodded.
Before the results of the case came out, the private advisor's identity was sensitive, so he would definitely not participate in any drinking parties or activities.
"Who else is going besides me and the county magistrate?" Cao Fei asked again.”
"There's also Ximen Qing, the great official of Ximen Manor."”
Cao Fei nodded and waved his hand to signal the other party to leave.
It seemed that after receiving 200 taels of silver from Ximen Qing a few days ago and saying some pretty words, the other party had mistakenly thought that he was one of them. Now that he was in a hurry, he had called him over as well.
Are we going or not?
Cao Fei was uncertain.
After sitting in the prison cell for a while, Li Quan suddenly brought in another person from outside.
It was Granny Wang from Purple Stone Street.
She carefully turned her body sideways and followed behind Li Quan with her head lowered. She looked like a country bumpkin who had entered the city in fear and trepidation. Her usual slippery face was nowhere to be seen.
"Chief Cao, I have important news to report.”
When Granny Wang saw Cao Fei, she knelt down and shouted.
His head hung down to the ground, causing the latter to be somewhat confused.
On the other hand, after Granny Wang received seven or eight taels of silver from Ximen Qing, she became more and more uneasy. She tossed and turned in bed for the entire night. The next day, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore and ran to the county government to look for Cao Fei.
"Chief Cao, that Ximen Qing is a bold and reckless man who only cares about sex and doesn't care about his life. He relies on his family's wealth to idle around all day and bully men and women.”
"This time, you definitely can't blame me."
"He asked me to help him matchmake, but when I heard that the person was Lady Pan, I rejected him repeatedly. I even pointed out the relationship between Governor Cao and the martial arts universities. Who knew that he would be so bold as to not listen to my advice at all? In the end, he forced me…forced me to help him collect Lady Pan's preferences in private, and even forced me to give him money…This, this is absolutely true. I really can't be blamed!”
Cao Fei quietly stared at Granny Wang, who kept complaining in front of him to prove her innocence. The first thing that came to his mind was the invitation he had just received.
It seemed that the inertia of history was unstoppable.
Ximen Qing really had his eyes on Pan Jinlian.
If not for his unexpected appearance, the martial arts university's life would really be like what the system had shown for the first time, with only 30 days left to live.
Fortunately, he had dealt with Grandma Wang early on, or else he would have been kept in the dark.
How hateful!
He deserved to be killed!
There was a path to heaven, but you didn't take it. There was no door to hell, but you came here.
Thinking of this, Cao Fei's body began to feel excited.
Her mind was filled with the scene of Wu Song punching Xi Men Qing in the Lion Restaurant.
He waved his hand, signaling Granny Wang to leave first.
The latter glanced at the calm Cao Fei and thought that the other party would not forgive him. He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and expressed his stance repeatedly, afraid that this fire would burn him.
"Leader Cao, don't worry, as long as this fellow Xi Men Qing makes the slightest offside move, I will definitely inform Leader Cao, I am…I am a guard dog raised by Leader Cao, I will definitely help you look after Lady Pan, I will not let her do anything that will bring shame to Wu clan.”
Hearing Granny Wang's shameless confession, Cao Fei's face finally lit up.
He nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand, indicating that he understood.
"Then…this silver?"
After getting Cao Fei's approval, his life was temporarily safe, so he started to think about taking advantage of him again.
Granny Wang rolled her eyes and stared at the seven or eight taels of silver that she had just put on the table to express her loyalty.
He even felt a hint of regret in his heart…If he had known that this Cao Dutou was so easy to talk to, he wouldn't have said anything about the silver.
What if the other party took it for himself?
"Keep the silver. Remember your promise just now. Help me keep an eye on Ximen Qing. Also, keep an eye on my sister-in-law. If there's any movement, report to me immediately.”
"Yes…yes, Chief Cao has something important to do, so I'll take my leave first.”
Grandma Wang happily picked up the silver and walked out of the room with a swaying waist. She held her head high and chest out as she began to size up the furnishings of the county government.
Just now, he only knew how to lower his head and hurry along, staring at the bricks and tiles under his feet…What was there to see about those bricks and tiles?
He had almost missed the precious opportunity to enter the county office.
After Granny Wang left, the room returned to its usual calm.
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