Chapter 668: A Golden Girl
After trying to appease Li Wenshan with words, Sun Shaozong returned to the Zuosi office and first dealt with some trivial matters that had been reported to him. He then began to study Wei Ruolan's case file in detail.
It is said that what is learned from books is always shallow, but this case dragged on for two years and went through many trials in three courts. Not only was much of the evidence no longer verifiable, but there were also many contradictions in the case files.
It was for this reason that Sun Shaozong had to sort out his thoughts before going to court to try the case.
To be honest, this case is basically a dead end with no evidence. According to the current situation, although it is somewhat unfavorable to Wei Ruolan, there are ways to help him exonerate himself.
But this was, after all, the first case he had tried after being promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Even if he couldn't produce solid evidence, he had to at least present a convincing evidence, right?
Alas~
If I had known that this case would eventually fall into my hands, I should have investigated it secretly first.
Just as he was regretting his decision, he suddenly heard someone outside reporting that Qiu Yunfei had sent someone to deliver a letter.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked someone to bring the letter to him. He opened it and took a quick glance at the ten lines.
Tsk~
It’s really not good news.
Previously, Qiu Yunfei, following Sun Shaozong's instructions, intended to let Ge Zhizhong submit the case to the Dali Temple. Anyway, he had already submitted it before, so it didn't matter if he did it again.
When Ge Zhizhong heard that the case was complicated, he did decide to report it to the Dali Temple.
However, he changed his mind immediately after returning from holiday yesterday. Not only did he refuse to report the case, but he also pushed the case back to Daxing County under the pretext that the Criminal Law Department was going to do its utmost to ensure the Wanshou Festival.
Qiu Yunfei was also assigned a bunch of messy tasks and was unable to get away for the time being.
The only good news in the letter was that Wang Qian had no time to take care of other things, so he temporarily suppressed Zhang An's case and did not report the sentence.
After reading it, Sun Shaozong put the letter under the paperweight and wondered whether it was Yang Anbang, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, who took action, or someone else who put pressure on Ge Zhizhong.
Suddenly, another official came to report that the young master of Tongdeju was here to see him.
After asking around, I found out that it was one of the merchants who caused trouble yesterday.
Sun Shaozong immediately got angry. This Dali Temple was not a brothel, and he, Zuo Shaoqing, was certainly not a brothel owner. How could anyone who wanted to see her be able to see her?
He immediately scolded the clerk who came to report the matter, and ordered him to drive the man away politely, and then he no longer paid any attention to the matter.
After that, the sea remained calm until noon.
There was a sudden commotion outside, as if some troublesome person had broken in. Dozens of people were shouting in the yard, and no one could suppress the commotion.
Sun Shaozong was unhappy and threw down his pen and went out, only to see a man like a black iron tower fighting in the yard. Although he didn't dare to hurt anyone, he still caused chaos everywhere.
Sun Shaozong shouted on the steps: "Who are you? How dare you come to my Dali Temple to cause trouble?!"
The man immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "I dare not deceive Master Sun. I am a clerk of Tongdetang. Because the store is owed money and I have no way to make a living, I risked my life to break in and ask to see you. Please have mercy on us, Master, and save us, everyone at Tongdetang!"
The method of settling accounts every six months has already put a lot of pressure on the capital. Now that we have to hold on for another three months, it is normal that we cannot make ends meet.
This big black man could be considered a loyal servant as he broke into the Dali Temple and caused trouble for his boss.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong's annoyance was mostly dissipated.
But how could this matter be blamed on him?
He stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, and said in a dignified manner: "Since you know my identity, you should know that I have just taken office recently. I have never been involved in your family's affairs, let alone the inside story, so how can I make the decision?"
Hearing this, the man banged the stone slab again and said anxiously, "I know you are a great and upright official, different from those corrupt officials. You will definitely...you will definitely give us ordinary people a way out!"
Alas~
This is really a burden of reputation.
Sun Shaozong sighed secretly, but he was also somewhat pleased in his heart, so he spoke softly: "I know nothing about this matter at the moment, and it is really difficult for me to make a decision. How about this, you go back and wait. When I have learned the whole story, I will definitely order the relevant people to solve it."
"this……"
The man hesitated for a moment, and Sun Shaozong's face darkened again: "Why? I won't punish you for trespassing, but you still want to stay here?!"
After using both soft and hard tactics, the big black man finally couldn't stand it anymore and retreated with the officers obediently.
Then the steward on duty came forward and apologized repeatedly, saying it was "negligence".
Sun Shaozong didn't treat him well, and sneered: "Since you are here, I don't have to order someone to summon you. The matter of pacifying Tongdetang will be handed over to your Office of Internal Affairs. If anyone finds me again, don't blame me for being merciless!"
Having said that, without waiting for the steward to explain, he went into the inner room on his own.
Unexpectedly, not long after I arrived at the inner room, I heard someone rushing into the outer hall in a hurry.
Just as Sun Shaozong was about to explode, he heard the man outside asking loudly, "Second brother, where is the criminal who broke in? Please leave it to me to deal with!"
It turned out that it was Liu Xianglian who rushed over after hearing the news.
…
In this way, he waited until the time for the court to be dismissed. Sun Shaozong carefully sorted out the cases and felt very suffocated.
Since he and Liu Xianglian were not going the same way, he was too lazy to go to the archives office to look for him, so he went out of the east corner gate and prepared to leave by car.
Unexpectedly, before he reached the car, a big black man jumped out and slid down to his knees.
"Why you again?"
Sun Shaozong frowned immediately. The Office of the Secretary must have wanted to appease Tongdetang after receiving his instructions, but he estimated that the action would not be so fast.
I guess this guy's master couldn't wait any longer, so he sent him to beg.
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong said, "I have already ordered the relevant people to deal with this matter. Go back and ask your boss to wait for a day or two. If you dare to send someone to act recklessly again, I will bring him to justice as well!"
Unexpectedly, the black man stammered, "Sir, our boss can't wait any longer, he really can't wait any longer!"
After saying that, he turned around and pointed at the car next to him, saying, "If you don't believe me, you might as well ask our young master in person."
Young master?
It turns out this guy was also waiting outside.
He was just a merchant, how dare he hide in the car so brazenly?
Sun Shaozong was just puzzled when he saw the carriage clattering forward a few steps. Then the door curtain was lifted, revealing first a curvy figure, then a stunning face, and finally a voice like a yellow oriole escaping from a valley:
"Li Jinzhi from Tongde Hall, greetings to Lord Sun."
No wonder he didn't get out of the car to greet her, it turns out that the young master of Tongdetang is actually a young woman!
only……
Why does this woman look familiar?
