Chapter Fifty-Four: Arraigned in Court
Compared to the woman’s technically unimpressive attempt at faking an accident, Gu Yu’s approach was more direct, as if his face was screaming ‘fake accident’.
However, people couldn’t really say anything about it.
After all, they collided first, so if the woman’s heirloom jade pendant was allowed to be broken, why couldn’t Gu Yu’s heirloom jade hairpin also be broken?
Although Gu Yu’s actions were too fake, the jade hairpin was indeed shattered.
As for whether it was an heirloom, who knew! The important thing now was to watch the show, and who cared about anything else!
The woman hadn’t expected Gu Yu to be so troublesome. Things were going smoothly, but Gu Yu’s move had reversed the one-sided trend and was now forcing a reshuffle.
When faced with a fake accident, this child didn’t cry, make a fuss, or panic about what to do. Instead, he quickly devised a countermeasure, truly a difficult opponent to deal with!
No one knew who Gu Yu was to carry a jade hairpin that women liked. He must be a pervert!
Unlike the onlookers who were just there to watch, the woman had deliberately approached Gu Yu this time. She planned to use the broken heirloom jade pendant to threaten him, and then when Gu Yu chose to settle the matter privately, she would get those letters.
The reason she didn’t arrest Gu Yu directly was because the assassins sent previously had not returned, causing the Wang Clan to compensate the Alliance a significant amount of silver for the loss of their carefully trained assassins.
Although the Alliance had not been in Linfeng Kingdom for long, they had countless elites. Whether it was gathering information or hiring assassins, as long as you could afford it, they would take on any job.
But as soon as the Alliance sent their experts to the Gu family, they disappeared…
Under such circumstances, the woman had no choice but to resort to a fake accident and confront Gu Yu on the street.
Who knew that Gu Yu would not follow the usual path and was now also staging a fake accident.
The situation was now unfavorable to her, and she had to resolve it quickly!
“You… you are framing me! You were the one who broke my heirloom jade pendant first, and now you are the one crying foul, woo woo woo.”
“How do you know I’m framing you? Since you say so, I say you deliberately staged an accident! The jade hairpin passed down from my great-grandfather’s grandfather has been shattered. How will you compensate me! If you don’t give me an answer today, I’ll report this to the authorities!”
“…”
But just as the woman was about to turn the tide, Gu Yu remained calm. He even casually assumed a comfortable position on the ground, and after he opened his mouth to speak, his words were incredibly infuriating.
He had seen people who twisted the truth, but he had never seen anyone as brazenly do it as Gu Yu!
He truly didn’t value her!
“Hmph, report it to the authorities if you want! Let’s go to the yamen right now. I really don’t believe there’s no place in this world where I can get justice and you can distort black into white and call a deer a horse!”
When she heard Gu Yu mention reporting to the authorities, the woman hesitated for a moment. After all, she wasn’t exactly a pure and kind person. If Magistrate Bai Wangzhi of Lian Town discovered anything, it would be over.
It was rumored that Magistrate Bai Wangzhi of Lian Town was very intelligent.
However, upon seeing Gu Yu’s smug expression, the woman immediately felt that going to the authorities was no big deal. After all, with the broken jade pendant first, she had the right to report it and wouldn’t get into trouble.
Because this broken jade pendant was indeed a treasure that was hard to find even with a thousand gold taels.
As Gu Yu listened to the woman speak emotionally, he casually dug at his ear out of boredom and picked up a few fragments of the jade hairpin from the ground. Then, he stood up, dusted off the dirt on his clothes, and prepared to have a debate with the woman at the yamen.
Who was afraid of whom!
However, Gu Yu had originally thought that the woman’s motives were impure and she was surely guilty, so she wouldn’t dare to go to the yamen. To his surprise, the woman now looked full of confidence, as if she could already see his tragic end of being thrown into prison.
Unfortunately, the woman was too young.
No matter what background she had, Gu Yu was not afraid. Anyway, he had encountered enough trouble, so one more wouldn’t matter.
“Hey, kid, why did you only pick up a few fragments of the jade hairpin left by your great-grandfather’s grandfather!”
“That’s right, look at her, she picked up all the fragments of the jade pendant.”
“Don’t tell me it was a fake accident!”
“How is that possible! After all, it’s an heirloom jade hairpin, and it shouldn’t be touched carelessly.”
“But this child is not old, how could his family’s heirloom jade hairpin be with him!”
“Are your ears malfunctioning? Didn’t you hear this child say that his father has passed away? Then he is the pillar of the family now!”
“I don’t think that woman is a bad person. Maybe this was an accident!”
“Hehehe, both of them broke their heirloom jade ornaments. This is really exciting this time.”
As the fake accident escalated to the point of involving the authorities, the onlookers were instantly excited, feeling that the gossip they were getting today would be big and sweet.
Although fresh events happened in town every day, no one had ever witnessed two people staging fake accidents against each other like the woman and Gu Yu.
What would happen next was truly making people curious!
“Why pick them up? Do they make you sadder the more you look at them? Alas, my great-grandfather’s grandfather’s jade hairpin was broken like this. I am a sinner in my family!”
When Gu Yu heard the surrounding discussions, he immediately put on a distressed expression, and his words were met with the sympathy of most people.
Thinking about it, breaking an heirloom jade hairpin in one’s own hands was indeed a significant matter.
After Gu Yu said this, the woman’s expression became extremely ugly. She had thought Gu Yu would be cornered, but unexpectedly, he had once again escaped unscathed.
Gu Yu was young, but he was cunning.
No wonder the assassins sent previously disappeared; they must have ended up in this child’s hands.
And Gu Yu’s words now not only gained the sympathy of the crowd but also contrasted with the woman’s actions of picking up all the jade fragments, making her look like she was faking an accident to extort money.
Although the jade pendant was very valuable, the broken jade was worthless.
“Woo woo woo, after all, it’s an heirloom jade pendant. Even the fragments can remind me of people.”
However, the woman was not to be outdone.
With just two sentences, she was on par with Gu Yu. As the woman raised her hand to cover half her face with her sleeve, her gaze, unwilling to concede, cast towards Gu Yu, causing Gu Yu to slightly curl his lips, thinking it was getting more and more interesting.
He was always encountering incompetent opponents, which bored Gu Yu. It was rare to meet someone like the woman who could play along, which was quite interesting.
Afterwards, while the crowd was excited, Gu Yu and the woman also walked towards the yamen, ready to settle the score in front of the magistrate.
As they walked to the yamen, to prevent Gu Yu and the woman from backing out at the last minute, some people who enjoyed the commotion shouted into the yamen that someone was seeking justice, urging the bailiffs to come out quickly and handle this bizarre fake accident case!
This made Gu Yu speechless and twitch the corner of his mouth. He wondered if these people were really so bored that they wanted to watch the show.
Then, as the bailiffs quickly came out of the yamen, Gu Yu walked in without any panic, already prepared to be arraigned in court with the woman.
The woman who followed him into the yamen was older, so it was not surprising that she appeared more composed. On the other hand, Gu Yu, who looked young, was now calm and self-possessed, which caused many onlookers to nod secretly.
They thought this young man had great courage and would surely become a remarkable figure in the future!
After all, any ordinary child who had committed a crime and entered the yamen might have wet their pants from fear.
“Who goes there? State your name!”
After his subordinate notified him, Magistrate Bai Wangzhi appeared before everyone shortly after, dressed in his official uniform. Then, sitting in the main seat, he struck the court gavel, ordering the two kneeling below to state their reasons for reporting the incident.
It was unknown if Bai Wangzhi had forgotten Gu Yu. He looked at him like a stranger, in a very business-like manner. Gu Yu, who had intended to exert his influence, felt that he might not gain any advantage today, as Bai Wangzhi seemed to have forgotten him…
However, Gu Yu was not flustered because not only did the woman break her jade pendant, but he also broke his jade hairpin.
They were both in the same boat, and neither of them could escape.
“Magistrate, my surname is Ling, and my given name is Xue. I came to Lian Town to stay with my relatives a few days ago, but unexpectedly, I was bumped into by this person on the street, shattering my heirloom jade pendant… woo woo woo, please uphold justice for me!”
When she heard the magistrate speak, Ling Xue immediately seized the initiative and began to cry, distorting the event and shifting all the blame onto Gu Yu.
Gu Yu raised his eyebrows and was about to speak to tell his side of the story when he noticed that the situation seemed a bit off.
“How dare you! In broad daylight, you dare to frame others! Guards! Slap her ten times!”
Because before Gu Yu could speak, the magistrate had already ordered the woman to be taken away.
Gu Yu looked at Ling Xue, who looked incredulous, and then two strong bailiffs walked over. One held Ling Xue’s shoulder, and the other used a wooden board to slap her face back and forth. In just a few blows, her face became swollen like a pig’s head, and she lost her former beauty.
When Gu Yu looked up again, he saw Magistrate Bai smiling at him kindly, acting like an old friend. Gu Yu finally understood.
It turned out that Bai Wangzhi had not forgotten him but had directly helped him this time.
This left Ling Xue with no recourse and she was dealt with.
Tsk, it felt really good to have someone behind you!
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