The system always wants to send me to the heroine

Fortunately, the four of them clasped their fists and said yes, then took the police uniforms and put them on directly.

It’s weird, it’s getting weirder and weirder.

I muttered something, then turned around and took out my official seal of a seventh-rank county magistrate from the table.

If you want to gamble, you have to put all your treasures on the line.

With the help of four people, he forced his way into the court, in front of all the people!

"Then from now on, I will temporarily call you 'Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu' until you are willing to tell me your real names, how about that?"

"I will follow your orders, sir!"

The four of them clasped their fists in unison.

Gu, I really can't help but complain. Even a fool can see that something is wrong. These four people don't look like gangsters at all. They are definitely trained professional thugs for the government!

Yeah, I think I understand!

They must be the personal soldiers sent by my father to help me secretly.

Thinking of this, I felt less cautious and handed over my biggest bargaining chip.

"'Zhang Long', 'Zhao Hu', take my official seal and go to the prison to pick up the person. The jailer knows who I want. If anyone tries to stop me, I will arrest them on the spot for obstructing the investigation!"

Wow, this is the first time I’ve said something so powerful, my voice is shaking a little.

"Yes, my lord!"

The two men stepped forward and faithfully carried out my orders. After a while, they brought the old man and the dude over.

I took a deep breath, returned to the armchair, and slammed the gavel.

"Pass my order, go to court!"

The bailiffs who came to watch the fun were all stunned. They didn't see the legal advisor present and obviously didn't react to what I was going to do.

The four big brothers cooperated with me, glaring at me and drawing their swords at the same time.

"Didn't you hear me? I said we'll go to court!"

I shouted again angrily.

"Mighty~"

Everyone finally stood where they should be and shouted weakly.

The civil servant responsible for taking notes finally arrived.

Phew, it’s so difficult, but I finally made it this far.

I swallowed and put on a stern face again.

This is my first time in court, a case I fought so hard to get, so I must not mess it up.

At the same time, a yamen runner hurriedly found Master Diao and reported everything.

After hearing this, Master Diao was not angry, but laughed out loud.

"Wow, he's just a young boy, but he's so bold that he dares to bypass me to investigate the case. Don't I know how capable he is? The word "idiot" in "idiot" is not for nothing!"

"Yes, yes, our county is still strong, thanks to your guidance, you have saved the country from collapse and turned the tide~"

The informer took the opportunity to flatter the boss.

"Where did you learn those sour words? If you can't remember them, don't say them. You won't even know if you said them the wrong way!" Master Diao scolded with a smile, but it increased his confidence.

"Forget it, forget it. The Qiyun County government won't work without a cultured person like me. Let's go and see what that idiot can do."

The county magistrate had never read any books of sages and was uneducated. He knew very well that he would not be able to judge any case. At best, he would make a fool of himself in public and then get a good scolding.

Chapter 5: Court

The enthusiastic lawyer Diao, while lamenting that this stupid guy overestimated his own abilities, leisurely strolled to the lobby of the county government to listen to the trial.

No worries at all.

Isn't this natural? In his eyes, all the power of the county government is in his hands. What kind of trouble can this young boy who knows nothing stir up?

Besides, he had enough confidence in the county magistrate's intelligence.

"Ahh!!! Magistrate, spare my life, I will never dare to do that again!!"

Before he entered the hall, he heard the pig-slaughtering scream.

The master sneered even more.

This is what a so-called corrupt official is like. He is incompetent and cannot interrogate the criminal, so he becomes angry and uses torture to punish the criminal.

But why does the prisoner's cry sound familiar?

The master scratched his head and suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but cry out.

Isn’t this Young Master Liu from the Liu family? He just put someone in jail this morning. His father was also very considerate. In less than a quarter of an hour, he came in person and negotiated a deal with me.

As long as his son wins the case, he will receive a huge reward.

Mr. Liu is indeed a businessman and is very thoughtful. He believes that receiving money in advance is called bribery, but if it is received after the event, it is called a thank you gift. Master Diao is also very satisfied with this.

And then, before that day even came, his son was beaten by the stupid county magistrate?

When he thought that his thank-you gift might be reduced, Master Diao was so angry that his beard trembled and he walked into the lobby angrily.

When Master Diao saw me standing there trying a case, he couldn't help but look down on me again.

"What's going on? Why are you punishing innocent people?"

Someone had already offered him a seat next to him, and the lawyer sat down without hesitation and asked.

"Humph, according to the laws of this dynasty, anyone who disturbs the court shall be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. Insulting an official in court is an even more serious crime. I have already given him a lenient sentence."

Actually, how could I, who had suffered so much, get so angry because of this little dandy boy?

But I still pretended to be furious and said with puffed cheeks.

This is the lobby, and there are already people gathered outside watching. No one can say that I am fighting wrongly.

Master Diao had no choice but to shake his head and return to his seat to watch coldly.

There is no other way. With my unintimidating loli figure and my terrible reputation as an official, how can I properly try a case if I don't establish my authority?

I could also see that the bailiffs who carried out the execution did not use much strength. After the twenty strokes of the cane, although the dandy Mr. Liu whined, he was still able to kneel down and answer.

But I will never be so arrogant again.

Fortunately, if he had no more vision, I would have had to let Wang Chao and Ma Han fight personally.

"Now, are you willing to tell the truth, Master Liu?"

I folded my arms across my chest and looked at him coldly.

"I am willing, I am willing, but this painting is indeed owned by my family, and it is not a particularly valuable item. It is indeed an authentic work of a famous artist from the previous dynasty, but it is not very old, so my father was willing to let me show it off. Please understand, sir."

Mr. Liu talked eloquently, and actually explained the name of the painter, the history of the collection of paintings, why he painted the paintings, and the historical reasons why he wrote the inscriptions.

I frowned slightly, something was wrong.

Could it be that this painting is indeed from Young Master Liu?

If this painting was not his, but was stolen, then he must have only been in charge of it for an hour, yet he could understand the story behind the painting so thoroughly?

Could it be that this seemingly idle Mr. Liu is a master of tasting?

"Old man, do you know the origin of this painting?"

I thought about it and asked casually.

"You, you know nothing. I am a farmer, I don't know anything. I just found this treasure at home and I was anxious to exchange it for money to treat my child, so I had to rush here. The pawnshop has a specialist to appraise it. Even if I don't know anything, I can still get money by pawning it. I didn't expect that it would be snatched away by Mr. Liu on the way."

"Nonsense, this treasure is clearly my family's. This idiot is slandering me. My Lord, please see clearly!"

Young Master Liu couldn't help it and started yelling again, so I had to bang on the wood a few times to maintain order.

Although it seemed serious, I was already crying out loud in my heart.

Unexpectedly, after detailed questioning, it turned out that the plaintiff knew nothing about his possessions, while the defendant knew them all.

Given the current situation, Master Liu is more like the owner of the painting.

The audience outside the door also began to make a commotion. Those who had originally supported the weaker side began to have doubts and could not help but discuss in twos and threes.

From an objective point of view, I can't help but doubt what Mr. Zhang said.

I couldn't help but frown. Sure enough, solving the case was not as easy as I thought.

Not only was the search and swiping technology backward in ancient times, there were no cameras. When two people each had their own story and there were no witnesses, it was impossible to tell what was true or false, and even the facts were impossible to determine. How could one make a correct judgment impartially?

What I rely on mostly are the experience and skills of officials, which are what I lack.

"Haha, does the county magistrate have any other insights? If not, why not listen to my opinion?"

Seeing that I had fallen silent with a bitter face, Master Diao asked with a smug look on his face.

"Master Diao, please speak."

I bit my lip, looking unwilling.

"In my opinion, if Old Man Zhang is the owner of this famous painting, how could he not know the origin of the painting? How could a family heirloom be passed down from generation to generation without knowing anything? But if Old Man Zhang is lying, all the doubts are correct. Your Excellency is wise."

Magistrate Diao stroked his beard. This was exactly what he had expected.

Now that it has come to this, no matter how stupid you are, you will know how to sentence him.

"What if Mr. Zhang is lying..."

I murmured.

Hey, this is a good idea.

If Old Man Zhang was lying, then the reason for his denial was nothing more than that he was short of money for medical treatment, so he framed Young Master Liu. It seemed to make sense, but it was difficult to justify himself. A person who knew nothing about antiques, calligraphy and paintings framed others, greedily seeking things he knew nothing about, and then he knew nothing about anything in the court. How could he get what he wanted?

Furthermore, unless someone has no other options and has to gamble everything on one throw, why would he sue a corrupt official like me? The other party is a wealthy man who can solve all problems with money.

But if what Old Man Zhang said is true, then there is an obvious flaw.

Old man Zhang said that it was Master Liu who stole his calligraphy and paintings.

But Master Liu just testified that this calligraphy and painting is a masterpiece, but not priceless, not to mention that it is very old and does not have a high collection value. Master Liu also said frankly that among the many collections in his family, this item can only be a low-grade one.

Given Mr. Liu's wealth, he had no reason to rob, so his motives became questionable.

Tsk, it looks like there’s no way this case can be solved unless the conflict is resolved.

No, that's not right!

I figured out why Mr. Liu's words made me feel uncomfortable.

If I remember correctly, when I just took over this position, in the morning court, neither of them mentioned the value of the content of this famous painting at all.

But now, how come Mr. Liu can talk about it so eloquently and know everything about it?

Wow, I get it!

There must have been collusion in the testimony. Someone must have visited the prison and told Young Master Liu what was said, which caused the information he obtained during the two interrogations to be distorted, and thus he gained the advantage in the interrogation in court.

This is called a backroom operation, where the winner is decided by someone else!

Yes, if my inference is correct, then the question of motive is also valid. When this guy snatched it, he certainly didn't know the specific value of the painting.

His words cannot be used as a basis for his not robbing.

There was a hint of favoritism towards Young Master Liu in Master Diao's words. One has to know that this famous painting, which was also kept in the yamen, so it must have been he who leaked the information.

Oh, whoever offers the highest price will be the winner.

I seem to have seen the truth.

Now that we know who is lying, we can conduct targeted interrogations. Next, we just need to summon the visitors and interrogate them in court.

Wow, I, I seem to be really capable.

"Oh, Mr. County Magistrate, you have been thinking hard. Have you figured it out? Can we close the case now?"

Master Diao sneered, stroked his beard and said sarcastically.

"It's not possible yet, Master Diao. In fact, my people had already sent someone to ask for help when they were beating Master Liu. If you want to close the case, you have to ask him first."

I also imitated him and sneered twice, thinking that I was not at all inferior to him.