It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Kai frowned again. Unlike his brother who always smiled with narrowed eyes, his eyebrows were almost twisted into a rope when he was thinking:

"Amo... Liushi... Carissa... Oh. Carissa seems to be the woman from the previous split family. She was murdered three years ago. I personally tried the case. Yes, I remember now. Liushi is her husband and the murderer at that time. He was an unpopular blacksmith. Didn't this incident happen three years ago? Why is it brought up again now?"

The guard said:

"I don't know... The child named Amo was dressed in mourning and looked like she was determined to die."

Kai rubbed his head and said:

"so troublesome……"

As if he suddenly remembered something, he looked at his brother Kaia for help and said with a flattering smile:

"Why am I still struggling with this? Brother Kaiya is a hundred times smarter than me. There must be a way."

Kaia smiled but said nothing.

Kay hastened to serve another cup of tea.

Kaia then smiled and said:

"From what my ninth brother said, this Shuji is from the main family of Yoshihirata, and Amo is the daughter of a branch family?"

Kai nodded:

"Yes. Almost three years ago, the Yoshihirata family sued their son-in-law Ryuishi for murdering their eldest daughter, Karisa, and Ryuishi himself admitted the crime. So I exiled the defendant Ryuishi according to the plaintiff's wishes. I didn't expect that it has been three years. If someone hadn't wanted to overturn the case today, I would have almost forgotten about it..."

Kaia tapped his folding fan twice in his hands and said:

"I have heard a little bit about this Liushi. When he was homeless, he wanted to come to my house to work. However, the blacksmiths there unanimously protested, so I naturally couldn't keep him."

Kai chuckled and said:

"Of course. Liu Shi already had a reputation as a heretic, and his reputation became even worse after he killed his wife. If possible, I really don't want him to return to Yufeng City. But this case..."

Kaia smiled and said:

"Then why are you in such a hurry, Ninth Brother? Why not wait a little longer?"

Kai thought about it for a moment and understood his brother's intention.

Not long after, another guard strode in, holding a tray with a piece of paper on it:

"Lord Kai, the gift from the Yoshihirata family has arrived. There are many people gathered outside the city lord's mansion, so the Yoshihirata family went in through the back door. This time it was delivered by the head of the Yoshihirata family himself, saying that the mansion has prepared a banquet and invited Lord Kai and his wife to attend the banquet tonight."

Kaia smiled and said:

"It seems that there is no need for Ninth Brother to prepare the banquet himself. Isn't there something ready-made that can be used?"

Kay took the paper from the silver tray, glanced at it briefly, put it in his sleeve with satisfaction, and said:

"…We can now proceed to court."

52. Human heart is hard to predict

In the solemn Ministry of Internal Affairs, two young men were sitting on a high platform.

The person sitting in the center was naturally the Lord of Yufeng City, Kai. Since he took the position of Lord of Yufeng City, he would sit here every time he went to court to handle cases. Unlike those Lords who left everything to the assistants and slacked off all day long, he was still very hardworking and was in high spirits every time he sat in this position.

The seat next to him should have been occupied by the internal affairs assistant who assisted him in handling the case, but today it was a little different. Prince Kaiya of Huai was sitting there. Some of the guards didn't recognize him, but seeing him chatting and laughing with the city lord, they were very respectful to him.

Two groups of people were kneeling in the open space below the steps.

When Liu Shi was brought in, the chains on his body had not been untied yet. Kai didn't seem to be interested in untying them for him, so he was left kneeling there tied up. Amo, dressed in white and with a white headband on her head, knelt beside him, pursing her lips with a determined look on her face.

Next to the father and daughter, several people from the Yoshihirata family knelt. Shuzu was among them, but compared to the wounded Ryuishi, he still looked elegant and respectable. Next to him knelt a middle-aged man in his fifties. Although his temples were gray, he was still energetic. He should be the head of the Yoshihirata family.

Kay looked left and right, coughed, and said:

"This... the plaintiff, A-Mo, right? Wasn't your mother's case closed three years ago? Why do you want to overturn the case now?"

Amo didn't look up and said loudly:

"Three years ago, I was only five years old. My words were not taken seriously, and no one would believe me if I told them."

There was a burst of sneers from the onlookers.

Amo took the initiative to say that she was a child three years ago, but now she doesn’t look like she has grown up at all.

Kai couldn't help but smile. Among the people present, only Amo had a serious expression, like a soldier who had been trained for a long time and stepped onto the battlefield for the first time. He held the spear tightly in his hand. Although he was nervous, he temporarily put aside all his fears.

Kai moved his body to a more comfortable position and continued to ask:

"Okay. I am the ninth son of the Lord of Fengcheng and Lord Huaiwang. Tell me the truth about what happened and I will make the decision for you."

Amo bowed deeply, and then told Kai everything she had experienced.

When he heard that the maid Xueyin secretly let Amo go, Xiuzi, who was kneeling below, understood everything. He was angry that Xueyin, as a confidant, betrayed him, and he hated and feared this little girl who had endured humiliation by his side for three years. Fortunately, her goal was to wash away her father's stigma. If she had been thinking about revenge, she would have had many opportunities to kill Xiuzi in these three years.

After Amo finished speaking, the whole room fell silent.

Liu Shi raised his head and glanced at his daughter, then lowered his head calmly. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Xiu Zi immediately denied all the charges pointed out by Amo.

Kai's fingers traced across the papers on the table, and he glanced at his brother Kaia who was sitting next to him.

Kaiya narrowed his eyes and looked at the people outside the door who were watching the fun.

There were definitely quite a few people attracted by the injustice drum. After Amo finished speaking, everyone woke up from their dreams. Then the news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Everyone was whispering. After all, this was a big event in Wind City. Kaiya looked back at Kaiya and shook his head slightly.

Kai smiled and said to Amo:

"Well... Miss Amo's story is very interesting..."

Amo corrected:

“It’s not a story, it’s a fact.”

Kai nodded, not dwelling on the word, and asked:

"I'll ask directly, Miss Amo, do you have any evidence?"

Amo lowered her head and said:

"No. But there are indeed many strange things about the case back then, and the maid Xue Yin is indeed missing. If the Lord of the City wants to check, I have some..."

"There's no rush yet."

Kay tapped his fingers on the table twice and said:

"You are suing Master Xiuzi of the Jipingtian family. Let's start with Xiuzi. I have been the lord of Yufeng City for a few years. During this period, the territory of King Huai has not always been smooth sailing. The Huai River is ruthless, and droughts and floods are destined by nature. The people outside know better than me how many natural disasters Yufeng City has suffered. In recent years, whenever there has been a drought or flood, the Jipingtian family has opened their warehouses to provide disaster relief. Master Xiuzi is diligent and loves the people. Many people have seen him give out porridge with their own eyes."

The people outside were talking in low voices.

What Kay said was not groundless. In the past, whenever there was drought or flood and porridge was distributed in the city, Xiuzi could be seen smiling and sharing the joys and sorrows with the people.

Someone whispered:

"Master Xiuzi wouldn't do something like that, would he?"

In the silence of the crowd, one sentence is enough to form a direction.

Amo raised her head and said loudly:

"Have you seen enough of hypocrisy?"

Kai looked at the eight-year-old girl with a touch of admiration in his eyes. But the people's hearts are like water. They have not received the grace of Liu Shi and Amo, but they know Xiuzi, and that's enough. Kai didn't need the people to stand on his side. He just wanted these servants not to be completely moved by Amo's story and make trouble regardless of everything.

Kai stopped moving his hands on the table, leaned back in his chair, and asked with a smile:

"Miss Amo claims that she had no power and no evidence three years ago. Then let me ask: What has Miss Amo done in the past three years? There was no evidence three years ago, and there is no evidence now. Why didn't Miss Amo speak out three years ago?"

Amo opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.

She gradually discovered that something was wrong with Kay's attitude.

But she really couldn't answer this question. She came this time only because if she didn't come now, Liu Shi would be killed. If Liu Shi didn't return to Yufeng City in a hurry and continued to wander outside, she would never choose to take action at this time, but would wait until the time was more ripe before standing up.

But now she has no choice.

She had a list in her hand, which included people who were close to Yukine back then, and people who might know about it, including Naru. But she was interrupted by Kai before she could finish her words.

Amo clenched her fists and was about to say something when she suddenly heard the crowd watching the excitement outside whispering again.

"Hey, have you heard? The Liushi kneeling there is the apprentice who was driven out by Brotus."

"Hey... the father betrayed his master, and now the daughter doesn't know what's good for her..."

"God has mercy on us. How could the Jipingtian family have to deal with such shameless people? The evil servants are reporting the master, with bad intentions..."

"Tsk tsk, they were fed with good food and drink, but they turned out to be ungrateful wolves. If I were the head of the Yoshihirata family, I would have killed this heartless father and daughter three years ago."

"Yes! Master Xiuzi has given us enough food to eat, so we must not be ungrateful!"

53. Kneeling to me is enough

Amo said loudly:

"Naru, the butler of the Yoshihirata family, has been wandering with my father for three years and knows a lot of inside information. Please, sir..."

Kai asked Shultz:

"Is there such a person?"

"Your Excellency, yes."

"Send him over."

There was a commotion in the crowd, and soon Naru was brought up, kneeling behind Shuzi, and bowing deeply to Kai. Shuzi asked him about Karissa, Liushi, and Shuzi, but no matter how he asked, Naru gave unfavorable answers about Liushi:

"I know nothing about this matter, but... in recent years, Master Liushi has mentioned Miss Carissa with much suspicion and suspicion, and still suspects that she is in league with the forger outside."

Kai turned to Amo and asked:

"What else do you have to say now?"

Amo held her breath and said as calmly as possible:

"The maid Xue Yin disappeared three years ago. Please investigate..."

The head of the Yoshihirata family laughed and said:

"I don't know much about my son and the woman from the branch family, but I can say a few words about Yukine. Yukine was a slave I bought from a merchant. After she joined the Yoshihirata family, I removed her slave status. Both of Yukine's parents died in the fire. She once told me that if she unfortunately passed away one day, she wanted me to throw her body into the fire so that she could reunite with her parents in heaven. Three years ago, Yukine was seriously ill. The housekeeper of the mansion followed her wishes and burned her body in a fierce fire. The ashes were sealed in a box and are still buried under a locust tree in the Yoshihirata family. If the city lord wants to investigate, just send someone to investigate."

Amo's eyes suddenly widened.

Maybe there were ashes buried under the locust tree, but they couldn't be the maid Xueyin's. Xueyin's unrecognizable body was buried as Karisa's, and the person buried under the tree could only be his biological mother Karisa.

The Yoshihirata family acted cautiously and the final loophole was plugged.

Kai nodded, coughed, and said:

"I will naturally send someone to investigate. A-Mo, do you have anything else to say?"

Amo's shoulders were shaking a little, and she forced herself to calm down, but she couldn't.

A stone hit her on the head.

Amo turned around blankly and saw the indignant people.

"Beat this lying bad kid! Don't let her slander Master Xiuzi!"

"Get out! Get out!"

Xiuzi showed a smile on his face, but he helped Kai maintain order.

The people were so angry that stones, sticks and shoes that no one knew who had taken off fell on A-Mo, staining her white clothes. At this moment, Liu Shi leaned back and protected her from behind, using his thin back to block all the "hidden weapons" for her.

Amo's eyes were filled with tears.

She still refused to give in and tried hard to convince Kay, but Kay's calm expression told her that it was all in vain.

"In the past three years, I have been with Xiu Zi and I know a list. The people on this list may know something. Lord Mayor, please have pity on my father and help me..."

She kept knocking her head, and blood dripped from her forehead onto the ground.

Kai frowned slightly, looked at the people outside, and then looked at his brother Kaia.

Kaia nodded slightly.

Kai said in a deep voice:

"Okay, no need to say more, Miss Amo. You are eager to save your father and fabricate rumors, I can let it go. But I let Liushi off the hook for killing his wife three years ago, I didn't expect him to still not repent. Since he has fallen into my trap today, I will not tolerate it. Liushi, do you plead guilty?"