Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 889 Frightened

"No need to go to the Imperial Army camp to find me. I'll come here by myself."

Just when Zhao Jian was sweating profusely and feeling uneasy, a loud shout suddenly rang out outside the court.

Immediately afterwards, Situ Kong walked in from the gate with a gloomy face and slow steps.

The crowd that was gathered at the door to watch the excitement immediately moved to both sides, making way for Situ Kong to enter.

Zhao Jian was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hurriedly stood up to greet him, smiled and saluted, saying, "Patrol Officer Zhao Jian, I'm here to see the chief instructor."

"Lord Zhao, do you want me to kneel down in front of you and cooperate with you in trying this case?" Situ Kong said coldly.

"No, no, no, come quickly and give the head coach a seat." Zhao Jian said in a trembling voice.

An officer quickly brought a chair and placed it on the left side of the court.

Zhao Jian treated Situ Kong with great politeness, like a grandson.

After Situ Kong walked to the chair and sat down, he clasped his fists and saluted to Guo Pinchuan who was sitting opposite him and said, "Mr. Guo, I didn't expect you to come. It seems that both you and I will have to listen to the trial today."

"Yes! This Mr. Xu Xian has some connection with my Guo family, so I have to come and take a look." Guo Pinchuan said in return.

After saying that, the two smiled at each other and turned their gazes to Zhao Jian.

When Zhao Jian walked back to the table and sat down, not only did his whole body feel weak, but his legs under the table were also shaking!
At this moment in the court, on the left sat the chief instructor of the imperial guards, and on the right sat a third-rank official of the dynasty. Neither of them was someone he could afford to offend. Most importantly, judging from their behavior, it was obvious that they were all here to support Gu Chan. If he didn't conduct the trial well and made these two unhappy, he would probably have a hard time in the future.

But the problem is that the person who asked him to try the case is the current queen. She is the ruler of a country and she is someone whom we cannot afford to offend!

"Damn it, it's over. If I can't handle this, I'm really going to be finished."

After a while of fear, Zhao Jian kept muttering to himself.

At this moment, he was extremely scared. He kept waving his sleeves to wipe the beads of sweat that appeared on his forehead. He was completely in a trance and didn't know what to do.

Gu Chan was much calmer than him. She stared at him and said with a wry smile, "Master Zhao, don't be nervous! Just do the interrogation as you should. Now that the chief instructor is here, you can ask him what happened last night and why my sister beat up the queen's confidant. That's it, isn't it?"

"That's right, you just need to review the case thoroughly and report it to the Queen. Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Guo Pinchuan echoed.

Zhao Jian took a deep breath, suppressed his fear, and then stared at Situ Kong and said, "Then Chief Instructor... why don't you tell us in front of everyone what happened in the Imperial Guards camp last night? This way, not only will I understand, but everyone present will understand!"

"That's good, so you don't have to judge it unclearly." Situ Kong said with a sneer.

Then he told the court the details of how Gu Chan helped him beat Yue Ruyan in the Imperial Guards camp last night. Of course, this also included the extraordinary things Yue Ruyan had done during the days when she was the deputy coach in the Imperial Guards camp.

After he explained it clearly, everyone present understood that Yue Ruyan deserved to be beaten. Situ Kong didn't kill her, which was already a great favor to the Queen. In comparison, Gu Chan only beat her up. How could that be a fart? Guo Pinchuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I see! Then according to the laws of our Diyue Kingdom's Imperial Army, Lady Yue Ruyan did so many outrageous things, and Chief Instructor Situ could have killed her first and then reported to the emperor, but he didn't do that. It was just that his sister couldn't stand it anymore and helped him teach her a lesson."

"Lord Guo is absolutely right. Even if someone is to be held accountable for this matter, it should not be Sister Pan'er and her brother who should be held accountable. Instead, it should be me!" Situ Kong said, patting his chest with his hand.

Originally, after beating Yue Ruyan last night, he had discussed with the deputy generals that he would stand up and take the blame for Gu Chan, so he was not afraid at all now. Anyway, the Queen would not kill him, such a powerful chief instructor of the Imperial Guards, just because of a small confidant around her.

Zhao Jian nodded repeatedly, not daring to speak nonsense. He just turned his head to look at the master standing beside him and said, "Did you write down everything the head coach said just now?"

"Don't worry, sir. I have recorded everything. According to the confession, it is indeed wrong for the little girl named Gu Paner and her brother to be in trouble. The main responsibility lies with Chief Instructor Situ, and Gu Paner is secondarily responsible. As for her brother Xu Xian, he is completely innocent." The lawyer explained.

Zhao Jian immediately looked at Situ Kong and said with a smile, "Master Situ, I'm sorry, but since this is the truth, I can only report the case to my superiors truthfully."

"It's okay, just write it down clearly. Anyway, if the Queen blames me, I and the deputy generals in the Imperial Guard camp will bear the responsibility." Situ Kong said readily.

Zhao Jian rolled his eyes and said cunningly, "Head Coach, although the facts of the case are clear, it is not a good idea to report it like this. In my opinion, it is a fact that Lord Yue was beaten all over his body. You should show your sincerity first, and the corresponding compensation is inevitable."

"That's easy. Then let's follow the laws of our Diyue country. You decide how much compensation we should pay for her medicine first!" said Situ Kong.

"Master, how much silver should be paid as compensation according to the law?" Zhao Jian tilted his head and looked at the master and asked.

The master thought about it carefully and said, "According to the law, he should pay at least one thousand taels of silver, and he should first give the head coach fifty lashes of the cane."

"Head coach, look at this..." Zhao Jian said with an apologetic smile.

"It's just fifty lashes. What's the big deal? Come on, beat me." Situ Kong said readily.

After saying this, he stood up and walked into the court, standing straight.

Zhao Jian immediately ordered two officers to come up and winked at them, saying, "You can beat him however you want, but don't bend the law for personal gain just because he is the chief instructor of Situ. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir." The two officers responded in unison.

Then they each held a board, stood behind Situ Kong, one on the left and one on the right, and swung the boards to hit him on the back.

"Clap clap clap..."

Soon, loud snapping sounds were heard one after another in the court.

Situ Kong stood there motionless, not feeling the pain in his back at all.

People like these who work in the patrol office have long mastered the skills of beating with sticks. For example, when they were beating Situ Kong now, it seemed to outsiders that they were hitting him very hard, but in fact they were just using clever force, and the sound was just loud but the force was small, which would not cause much harm to Situ Kong.

After being beaten with fifty sticks, the clothes on Situ Kong's back were soaked with blood, but the wound on his back was not too serious. At most, he could go back and apply some medicine, and the wound would heal in two days.