In Fengyang County, in the court, Chen Jingge and Peng Qiming stood side by side.
Beneath Chen Jingge was a man dressed in linen clothes and a young man from the teahouse who had been captured by Xu Zhu.
At this moment, Chen Jingge shouted," State your name!”
The man was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said in a trembling voice,""I am Zhou Guangming, paying my respects to the magistrate.”
The man who had been captured by Xu Zhu also knelt down and said,""I am Li Er, paying my respects to the Prefect."
Chen Jingge's expression was grave, and his tone became stern.""Do you know why I brought the two of you here? If you tell me the truth, I can let you off lightly! If you dare to lie and deny it, then don't blame me for using torture!”
When Zhou Guangming and Li Eryi heard this, they immediately knelt on the ground. They did not dare to say a word as their bodies trembled!
Chen Jingge slammed the table." Tell me everything you know."”
The two of them trembled. Li Er immediately said,"Sir, I did all this for Zhou Guangming! Unexpectedly, this bastard actually wanted to silence him!”
Chen Jingge saw him lowering his head." Raise your head and tell me what he wants you to do.”
Li Er looked up at Peng Qiming.
Peng Qiming stood beside Chen Jingge, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
"He told me to tell the magistrate that I lost the torch, and he rewarded me with five taels of silver!"”
"Zhou Guangming, is what Li Er said true?”Chen Jingge looked at Zhou Guangming and said in a deep voice.
Zhou Guangming buried his head even deeper, almost sticking his face to the ground. He said in despair," He's telling the truth! And even your house was set on fire by me!”
Chen Jingge looked at Zhou Guangming's face, and his handsome features tensed up.
Peng Qiming relaxed after hearing Zhou Guangming's words. He then wiped the sweat off his face.
Chen Jingge's handsome face darkened." You asked someone to set the fire? I have nothing to do with you. Why did you set the fire?"
"I only let him do it because I saw that your residence was rich and arrogant," said Zhou Guangming with a livid face.”
"You're just a commoner," Chen Jingge said coldly."Why would that arsonist help you?"“
"Because I once saved his life!”
"Shut up!" Chen Jingge said angrily. What was his name? Where was his home? Tell me, I want to see if what you said is true.”
When Chen Jingge said this, his entire aura became fierce. Even Peng Qiming felt a trace of uneasiness.
" That man's name is Wang Chun," Zhou Guangming said in a low voice." He has a wife and a three-year-old son. He used to live in the west of the city, but because he died, I let his wife and child leave this place."”
When Chen Jingge heard that, he immediately ordered,""Go to Wang Chun's house. I want to know if what he said is true.”
Just as Zhou Guangming had said, the house was in a mess. It was obvious that someone had moved out.
Zhou Guangming's house was also very close to Wang Chun's house, so what he said was definitely true!
Seeing this, Chun Yun was a little troubled and asked,"Young Master, what should we do? This is clearly a scapegoat!"
Chen Jingge pondered for a moment and then said," Send him to prison!”
Peng Qiming sat down and saw Ma Zhuo. He said anxiously,""What should we do?“
Seeing Peng Qiming's anxious face, Ma Zhuo comforted him,""Don't worry, my lord. He will never betray me! I won't betray you."
The worry on Peng Qiming's face dissipated a lot when he heard that.
A fierce light flashed in Ma Zhuo's eyes as he said,"If you're really afraid, why don't you just kill him?”
Peng Qiming's nervous mood turned serious after hearing Ma Zhuo's words. He looked at Ma Zhuo thoughtfully.
Chen Jingge was leaning on the soft bed. Qiu Die and Dong Fen were massaging his shoulders and thighs.
Qiu Die said unwillingly,"Young Master, are you really not going to kill him?”
"He's the scapegoat, why kill him!”
"Is this really the work of the magistrate?" Dong Fu asked in disbelief.”
Chen Jingge's voice was very calm as he slowly said,""This is very likely! However, I don't have any evidence. If I had evidence, I would drag him out and chop him up!”
Qiu Die and Dong Fu nodded.
A week had passed, and Chen Jingge still had not found anything. Zhou Guangming insisted that he was the one who did it, so Chen Jingge simply chopped his head off!
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