CHAPTER 117: 117: COURT TRIAL OF ZHU XINGFANG (3)_1

"Officer Han has arrived!"

At this moment, a cry of surprise came from the crowd outside the court, as Han Yue, dressed in the attire of a government official, walked onto the public platform accompanied by the Master.

"Eh? This young girl looks familiar. Didn’t she cause a stir at the Department of Surveillance not too long ago?"

"Alas, this young girl really has guts, having just made a scene at the Department of Surveillance, and now she’s come to the Government Office. She truly isn’t afraid of troubles."

"Wait and see, I have a feeling that there might be quite a drama unfolding today."

The noise from the crowd outside never ceased until Han Yue, holding the wooden block, went ’snap’, "Silence!"

Instantly, there was dead silence.

Dong Huiying lifted the hem of her hemp garment and bowed with her hands clasped in front of Officer Han.

"The commoner Dong Huiying, greets you, Sir!"

Officer Han raised an eyebrow, "Dong Huiying, isn’t it Dong Dabao?"

Dong Huiying replied, "The commoner Dong Huiying, previously known as Dong Dabao, is the fiancée of a gentleman of the Liang surname from Kaoshan Village. As Dabao is a childhood nickname, after I came of age, I chose a formal name for myself."

Officer Han glanced at her and, without further ado, said to Fang Lanshan, "Officer Fang, bring up Zhu Xingfang."

"Yes!"

Zhu Xingfang had been detained by the government for half a month, her complexion much more haggard than before. Her clothes were unchanged, her face greasy—she looked extremely disheveled.

"Sir, oh Sir, you must seek justice for a common person!"

The moment Zhu Xingfang arrived in court, she knee-walked several meters. She cried to the heavens and wailed in great anguish, "I have always been decent and never had a good reputation, but last time, Liang Yixuan, the young master of the Liang family, seduced me, and I reported him to the Department of Surveillance, leading to his arrest. Dong Dabao envied me and wrongfully accused me of wanting to kill her. I have suffered greatly in my heart, and I plead to you, Sir, to uphold justice for me!"

A twitch appeared in Dong Huiying’s eyelids.

Great, she had figured it out. Zhu Xingfang was indeed a worry, and she had been waiting here for her.

"Girl with the surname Dong below, is this true?"

"To reply to the officer, Zhu Xingfang is spouting nonsense. Previously, she falsely accused Sixth Brother Liang, Yixuan, trying to tarnish his reputation. After I rescued Yixuan, she, unable to accept this, pushed Fourth Brother Liang off a cliff and caused both me and Fourth Brother Liang to fall as well. Furthermore, she stole the Tianzhu Grass we had found after the incident! Her heart is so vile, she deserves to be punished!"

Previously, Officer Han had been away visiting friends for some time and returned to a backlog of cases.

She had learned some details from Zhu Xingfang, who had thrown a lot of dirt on Dong Huiying. But as an official, she couldn’t rely solely on one side of the story, and thus she had Officer Fang notify Dong Huiying, leading to today’s confrontation in court.

"Pah!"

Zhu Xingfang spat at Dong Huiying, who narrowly dodged it; otherwise, she might have actually been hit.

Her lips twitched—wasn’t this old woman just disgusting?

"Dong Dabao, I even used to call you sister, and I, Zhu Xingfang, have always treated you generously. Yet, how did you repay me?" With a mocking expression, she continued, "The men of the Liang family are rough and burly, every one of them taller than 1.8 meters, as tall as the women of Dayuan. I, Zhu Xingfang, am not blind to fancy such men. Plus, that Liang Yixuan, he’s a cripple. If I, Zhu Xingfang, wanted a man, I’d just need to take out a few copper coins, and I could pick any unwed man from ten villages around. Why would I set my sights on him?"

"Sixth Brother Liang tried to seduce me and failed, and I sent him to the Department of Surveillance. You hate me for this and, taking advantage of your strength and agility, captured me and locked me in your woodshed. I was so wrong to trust you; I never imagined that the little girl whom I once treated as a dear sister could be so malicious!"