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Chapter 107 I want to apply for a blood test

After hearing what the manager of the Xie Mansion and the deceased's wife said, the county magistrate became furious.

"Under my jurisdiction, such a heinous act of disregarding human life has actually occurred!"

"Come on! Throw this vicious profiteer into jail..."

The county magistrate wanted to put Zhou Lingling and others in jail on the spot.

Chen panicked and held her daughter's hand tightly, wanting to protest her injustice, but Zhou Lingling shook her head at her.

"Mom, don't worry."

The county magistrate raised the gavel high, but when he saw Tie Yuan and others standing behind Zhou Lingling, he was unable to bring it down.

He was shocked and angry: "This is a court! Why don't you leave?"

If it weren't for the terrifying aura these people exuded, the county magistrate would not have asked them to retreat, but would have had them driven out.

Seeing this, Zhou Lingling kindly explained, "Oh, sir, don't worry. These are our family guards. They are all good people who abide by the law."

"Of course, according to what the steward just said, since we, the guards, beat up the servants of the Xie Mansion, we are also accused, so we are not considered as outsiders in a moral and logical sense."

The county magistrate's shrewd eyes kept darting around at Tie Yuan and the others, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Zhou Lingling took this opportunity to speak, "My family was poor in my early years, and I have always lived in the countryside. But I have always heard that you, the County Magistrate, are a righteous official who hates evil and loves the people like his own children. Seeing you today, I can see that your reputation is well-deserved."

The county magistrate who had just received a red envelope of 1,000 taels from the Xie family: ...

"Don't be so smooth-talking to me! Since you're the owner of Zhouji Tavern, and someone died eating at your tavern, do you admit it or not?"

Zhou Lingling: "It's completely false, so of course I won't admit it."

"I just don't know if the Lord is willing to give me and other humble people a chance to defend myself."

The Xie Mansion's steward immediately said, "We have both witnesses and evidence. What else can you say?"

"Sir! My servant died innocently, yet the perpetrators are so rampant. They just treated me and the deceased's widow so cruelly. This is simply unforgivable!"

The woman and her two children also cried miserably.

Some of the people gathered outside the county government hall came from Yunlai Town, while others were from the county.

The people in the county raised their arms and shouted, asking the county magistrate to severely punish the murderer.

The people in Yunlai Town stood there with their hands behind their backs, not saying a word.

The county magistrate was annoyed by their noise and finally raised the gavel and slammed it down.

"Silence! Everyone, keep quiet!"

"What do you think this place is? How can you be so noisy?!"

There was a sudden silence inside and outside the lobby.

Zhou Laoer and Chen both shrank back in fear, but Zhou Lingling, Tie Yuan and the others didn't show any change in expression.

Everyone stared at the county magistrate calmly, as if they were not affected at all by what the steward and the onlookers had just said. They were just waiting for the county magistrate to answer Zhou Lingling's question.

Are you willing to let them prove their innocence?

The county magistrate withdrew his gaze somewhat unnaturally, and his mind was quickly thinking of ways to deal with the situation.

Whether you like it or not, I'm afraid there's no way this matter will end peacefully today.

It was obvious that the Zhou family was not as simple as the county lieutenant said. Should he offend them?

Before he could figure it out, the lawyer who had just gone to the back hall suddenly came back. He leaned close to the county magistrate's ear and said something, and kept looking at Zhou Lingling and others.

The county magistrate was startled at first, his eyes fell on the slender figure standing in the hall, and he frowned fiercely.

This is broken.

After the lawyer left, the county magistrate coughed twice and said:

"This county magistrate is not such an unreasonable person. Since you both insist on your own opinions, I will allow you to debate in front of all the elders and villagers!"

As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, the manager of the Xie Mansion was stunned.

"Sir! You..."

The county magistrate interrupted him directly, his eyes full of displeasure: "Do I need your guidance in doing things?"

The Xie family had been colluding with the county lieutenant over the years, and had done countless things, both overtly and covertly. He knew it, but he turned a blind eye for the sake of his youngest son.

But it has whetted the appetites of some people, making them even more clueless.

He doesn't know who to offend and who not to offend, and now he has no sense of propriety at all, bringing trouble to him for no reason!

Zhou Lingling knew this man well. He would not easily take action against them unless he was sure whether the Zhou family was a soft persimmon.

She originally wanted to use Uncle Tie and the others' mysterious identities to engage in psychological warfare with the other party and seek an opportunity to defend herself, but she didn't expect the other party to agree so soon.

Zhou Lingling was a little surprised, but with the county magistrate's approval, she naturally would not refuse.

She turned around and looked at the woman kneeling on the ground and the two children beside her.

Zhou Lingling suddenly smiled and squatted down to look the little boy in the eye. "Was dinner delicious last night?"

The little boy raised his head, his eyes full of smiles at Zhou Lingling, and he forgot his mother's instructions to cry hard.

He shook his head: "We didn't have dinner last night. Mom said Dad worked hard, so she only gave him dinner. Dad bought some delicious meat..."

As he spoke, the little boy touched his belly and swallowed quietly, probably recalling the aroma of meat last night.

He even pointed to Zhou Laoerli and said, "The meat sold in his shop is just as delicious."

As soon as the little boy finished speaking, the woman quickly covered his mouth with her hand.

"He's just a kid, he's forgetful. He can't remember anything after a good night's sleep!"

The little boy struggled twice in his mother's arms, seeming a little dissatisfied with what his mother said.

Zhou Lingling curled her lips and asked the woman, "You said your husband only ate at our restaurant yesterday, but I asked your neighbors and they said there was smoke coming out of your house last night, so you cooked at home too."

"So, did your husband die because he ate something from our store, or did he discover something unknown and was silenced?"

The second half of Zhou Lingling's words instantly made the woman's eyes look terrified, and made everyone present fall silent.

She stared at Zhou Lingling blankly, her pupils widening, her mouth slightly open, and then she suddenly lowered her head...

At this point, Zhou Lingling had confirmed her guess.

Just when the woman thought she was going to ask something else, Zhou Lingling suddenly stood up and said to the county magistrate:

"Sir! I want to apply for a blood test!"

what?

The county magistrate still hadn't figured out the situation. "Don't you want to prove your innocence? Why do you want a blood test?"

Zhou Lingling pointed at the little girl in the woman's arms and said, "I want her to have a blood test with the steward of the Xie Mansion to prove her relationship."

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Even Zhou Laoer and Chen grabbed Zhou Lingling's hand and asked her, "My dear, are you saying that this little girl is the child of the steward?"

Zhou Lingling did not answer, but asked the people from the county government to prepare a bowl of water.