The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Chapter 2263: Chapter 2263: Filing a Complaint (9)

"Stop pretending to be dead." Dai Zhigao felt a bad omen rising in his heart, walked over and pushed Chen Mingzhu slightly, but got no response, so he applied more force, and suddenly Chen Mingzhu fell to the ground with a thud, exposing a large pool of blood behind her.

Dai Zhigao was startled.

"Madam!" The old lady named Hong, who followed behind, was even more frightened, her face changing color, she rushed over and picked up the Chen Family woman, only to find that she had already lost her breath. Her eyes widened in shock, "Master, Madam she..."

"Mingzhu?" Dai Zhigao swallowed hard, bent down, and checked for breath at the nose of the Chen Family woman. He was suddenly pricked as if he had been stabbed and jerked his hand back, "This..." Then he started to back away, but he was tripped by the threshold and fell hard onto his buttocks, yet immediately climbed up and ran away from the porter’s lodge.

"Master, what should we do about Madam?" the butler shouted from behind.

But Dai Zhigao was so panicked he had no idea what to do, and thus could naturally not answer.

The servants also didn’t know what to do, and began to be in an uproar.

Fortunately, there was an old butler who soon managed to calm the servants, commanding them to first carry Chen Family woman and Chen Dongliang to the kang in the side room; lying on the ground at the porter’s lodge like that wasn’t sensible, and then he ran off to find Dai Zhigao, as the master must come out to preside over the situation.

At this time, Dai Zhigao was sitting in his study, feeling dejected. Just overnight, his life had changed dramatically. What to do next? He was terrified and confused.

"Master, you have to come out and make some decisions, or else the house will be in chaos." The butler pleaded tearfully at the door.

However, Dai Zhigao remained silent; he couldn’t make any decisions even if he came out.

No one knew how long the stalemate lasted, when suddenly a porter rushed over: "Sir, it’s not good, people from the State Yamen have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhigao nearly fell off his chair, hurriedly holding onto the table. He knew that Yang Ruxin would not let him off—indeed, she had reported the matter to the state, this... having no choice but to break his silence, he quickly adjusted his hat and went out.

Meanwhile, at the gate, galloping horses arrived swiftly. The riders were all dressed in official uniforms, and upon arrival, they immediately went over to guard the main gate.

The people from the County Governor’s Office recognized them, as uniforms and uniforms were different. They were from the State Yamen, even the people from the Governor’s Office would shrink in front of them, let alone the small County Governor’s Office.

However, these officers guarded the County Governor’s Office without speaking a word, neither stating what their intentions were nor allowing entry or exit.

When Dai Zhigao came running out, he was directly stopped.

"Sir, I am County Magistrate Dai Zhigao here, may I ask what this means?"

"Please be patient, Sir Dai, the Governor will arrive shortly, and then you’ll understand." The leading Government Official glanced at Dai Zhigao, neither servile nor overbearing.

Dai Zhigao became anxious upon hearing this, but no matter how much he asked, the other party would not say anything.

This continued for about two hours when a carriage rushed over, followed by a squad of guards on horseback.

When the carriage stopped, Lin Lang inside let out a sigh of relief; the journey had almost shaken his old bones apart. But he had no choice since the matter concerned Madam Ruyi, he dared not slow down.

Although as Governor he was on the same level as Madam Ruyi, he understood that, in the hearts of those above, the woman was more important than him, not just because her husband was currently fighting a war at the Southern Border, but also because she was a Divine Doctor, having achieved great military exploits at the Northern Border.

Another reason was that Yang Ruxin belonged to the Crown Prince, and since the Crown Prince’s power was increasingly solidifying, one would have to be stupid to offend the Crown Prince’s person at this time. Moreover, he had heard about Dai Zhigao’s actions but, since no one had brought it up, he hadn’t paid attention to it.

Now, this fellow finally poked a tiger’s backside, he would take this opportunity to deal with him, which would be a merit.

As the carriage door opened, Lin Lang’s face immediately became solemn, he adjusted his hat, then stepped out of the carriage.

Chai Qin stood respectfully by the carriage.

Lin Lang glanced at Chai Qin: "I must trouble the young lady to go and invite your madam to come over."

"No need to invite, I’m here." Just as he finished speaking, Yang Ruxin walked over, then saluted slightly, "The junior greets Lord Lin."

Lin Lang was taken aback but quickly smiled: "Madam, you are too polite." She hadn’t used her status as leverage but instead performed junior rites to give face, so he wouldn’t put on airs.

"I request the Governor to uphold justice for this young woman," Yang Ruxin smiled, "and also for those innocent women who dared not speak out."

"Rest assured, I absolutely will not allow such black sheep to exist," Lin Lang nodded, then glanced at his subordinates, "Men, prepare to hold court."

"Servant Dai Zhigao pays respects to the Governor." Dai Zhigao kowtowed inside the gate.

"Rise, Sir Dai," Lin Lang gestured toward Dai Zhigao, "Having received the report, I cannot but come, and ask you, Sir Dai, to assist cooperatively."

"Certainly, certainly," Dai Zhigao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Master, please seek justice for my madam," just then, the old lady named Hong, covered in blood, rushed out, kneeling on the ground.

"What happened to your madam?" Lin Lang frowned.

Dai Zhigao was too late to stop it.

"My madam was... was pushed by Dai Zhigao and hit the edge of the table, and fell to her death..."

Yang Ruxin was momentarily stunned, this was unexpected; Dai Zhigao was indeed so vicious? Despite bearing him children and sharing life with him as a spouse for over a decade, how could he act like this? Surely scum is scum.

Lin Lang looked at Dai Zhigao.

Dai Zhigao’s legs weakened and he knelt on the ground again: "Lord, I did not intend to..."

"Intentional or not, a murder has occurred nonetheless. Men, apprehend Dai Zhigao first." Lin Lang watched as the Government Official went up to tie Dai Zhigao, then instructed his subordinates, "Go, announce to the entire city, in two hours, I will publicly interrogate Dai Zhigao and Chen Dongliang for oppressing the townspeople, anyone with grievances or grudges may come forward to testify..."

"Announce it as Madam Ruyi’s accusation against the County Magistrate of Baimu County, Dai Zhigao, for corruption and abuse of power, oppressing the townspeople; against Chen Dongliang for forcibly seizing women and misbehavior. Now the Governor will publicly try the case, if there are similar grievances, they may come forward to express their injustice..."

"Madam, aren’t you afraid..."

"I’ve already been branded as a female bandit, what else is there to fear?" Yang Ruxin waved her hand, "Moreover, isn’t the Governor here? He will surely provide me justice, so what is there to fear?"