Chapter 89: Dead Girl, Don't Speak Recklessly

The woman and her daughter obviously had no money on them.

Qiao Sheng had already observed earlier; how could they possibly produce any money?

He noticed the little girl's eyes were frantic.

Qiao Sheng then began to speak.

"Do you know what you're doing? You're committing fraud. If the Yamen discovers it and finds you did it deliberately, you'll not only be beaten with a board, but also thrown into prison."

"Don't think the Yamen can't uncover your deeds; the coroner can even tell how long a person has been dead! Do you think they can't trace how long you've been eating Badiu?"

"I don't want to be beaten with a board, I don't want to go to prison…"

The little girl panicked, bolted away.

Qiao Sheng chased after her and pulled her back: "Little girl, I'm giving you a chance; if you speak clearly now, I can treat you leniently."

"You dead girl, don't speak carelessly!"

The middle‑aged man and the woman shouted in unison.

The little girl glanced at them, then looked toward Qiao Sheng.

In the end, she decided to speak.

"Sister, I'm not their daughter; they kidnapped me. They've sold me many times and no one wanted me; when I saw someone in the black market looking for people to do bad deeds, I took the job."

That's some nerve.

Everyone turned to stare at the woman and the middle‑aged man.

The middle‑aged man and the woman panicked; they turned and fled, daring not to stay here any longer, and at that moment they deeply regretted taking today's job.

Shi Qi pursed his lips and tossed the stone honey projectile he carried, and now Qiao Sheng finally saw what Concealed Weapon he was using.

Who would have thought.

He's a grown man and still carries candy!

The middle‑aged man's and the woman's knees ached, and with a thud they knelt to the ground.

Take them down.

Qiao Sheng was about to thank Shi Qi when he found he had vanished.

Retracting his gaze, Qiao Sheng thanked the helper and sat in the shop waiting; after about a quarter of an hour, Qiao Hushui finally returned with the Yamen officials.

When Yun Tian arrived, he immediately asked Qiao Sheng several questions.

Get the answers clear.

Yun Tian ordered his subordinate Yamen clerks to escort the middle‑aged man and the woman back, and as for Qiao Sheng and the little girl, he summoned them both to the Yamen.

A good number of onlookers also followed to the Yamen to attend the trial.

The middle‑aged man and the woman confessed everything shortly after, and the Town Magistrate immediately had Yun Tian fetch Zhang Jizhou, who had dealt with them at the black market, to bring him back for questioning.

Zhang Jizhou, upon hearing the news, packed his things and fled toward the side gate behind the black market, but Constable Head Li had already been waiting; the moment he stepped out, he was seized.

Not long after.

Constable Head Li and his men brought Zhang Jizhou back to the Yamen.

Bang.

The Town Magistrate, shortly after Zhang Jizhou was brought to the courtroom, struck his subordinate's gavel and asked, "You are Zhang Jizhou?"

"Yes, sir."

Zhang Jizhou lowered his head and replied.

The Town Magistrate then asked, "Have you seen the man and woman kneeling over there?"

Zhang Jizhou glanced and shook his head.

The middle‑aged man spoke up, "We only took the assignment from you not long ago; how could you have forgotten us?"

He suddenly thought of something.

The middle‑aged man raised his head and said, "Sir, when we accepted the task we tore a wanted notice, and that notice is now in the inn where we stayed before."

The Town Magistrate asked for the exact location and sent someone to retrieve it.

The notice had the shop's name beneath it.

Zhang Jizhou found himself unable to deny it; he opened his mouth and said, "Sir, that notice was indeed posted by our shop, but I have never seen them."

(End of chapter)