I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

After hearing what Tian Zhi said, the officer stared at him for a long time with half belief and half doubt. Seeing that the anxious expression on his face did not seem fake, he continued to ask.

"Then where is the receipt for buying the horse?"

Tian Zhi choked. Of course he couldn't take it out. He had long been dazzled by the thousand-year-old jade from the rich businessman. How could he care about the receipt for buying a horse? Besides, he had just told Zhou Yong that he would write the receipt later. Now, he had completely given away the thing that could prove his innocence.

Tian Zhi felt like crying but had no tears for a moment.

Seeing that he kept hesitating and unable to produce the money, the officer suddenly became impatient and his tone became somewhat impatient as well.

"Then there should always be other people present when you buy a horse, right?"

Tian Zhi still couldn't answer. After all, in order to avoid being discovered by others, he wanted to keep the thousand-year-old jade in the horse's stomach for himself, so he came here secretly to buy the horse this time without telling anyone.

Moreover, it was bought at Zhou Yong's home, and no one else was involved. Tian Zhi then realized that he seemed to have walked into a dead end and could not prove his innocence at all.

Tian Zhi looked at the officer and couldn't say a word.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, the officer immediately made up his mind and walked up to him impatiently and wanted to take Tian Zhi back to the yamen.

"Alright, alright, you horse thief, why are you still trying to make excuses? Just follow us back to the government office."

Tian Zhi struggled subconsciously, turned his head and saw Zhou Yong and Wen Shutang standing together. He was slightly stunned and stared at Wen Shutang carefully. Then he remembered that this woman seemed to be present when he went to the Wen family to cause trouble last time.

Seeing the two men standing together, Tian Zhi immediately realized that he was framed. He connected the whole story and became furious. He shook off the officer's hand and pointed at Zhou Yong and yelled.

"You two teamed up to deceive me!"

Zhou Yong didn't say anything, but just tilted his head and smiled provocatively at Tian Zhi.

Tian Zhi was immediately overwhelmed by anger and rushed towards Zhou Yong.

The officers were unaware and failed to grab Tian Zhi, and watched Tian Zhi rush to Zhou Yong.

Zhou Yong was feeling very angry at the moment. He had wanted to seek revenge on Tian Zhi for a long time, but he never had a legitimate opportunity. Now, Tian Zhi came to him in front of the officials. Zhou Yong wished he could come to him.

Seeing that Tian Zhi was the first to attack, Zhou Yong naturally would not let him off. He pinned Tian Zhi to the ground and beat him up. Zhou Yong's hands were covered with calluses due to years of farm work, and the rough calluses were extremely painful when they hit a person.

Tian Zhi was beaten so hard that he cried and screamed, and tried to escape in a hurry, but Zhou Yong rode on him and beat him violently. He couldn't dodge and could only take every punch from Zhou Yong.

The officer standing by was used to this kind of thing and was not in a hurry to pull Zhou Yong away. He just thought that Zhou Yong was angry because Tian Zhi stole his horse.

It was not until Tian Zhi was beaten by Zhou Yong and was on his last breath that the officers stepped forward and symbolically grabbed Zhou Yong.

"Alright, alright, I'll beat him to death in a moment."

After hearing the officer's words, Zhou Yong gradually regained his senses. He took a deep breath, calmed his anger, and stood up from Tian Zhi.

Tian Zhi, lying on the ground, had a bruised face and nose, and it was almost unrecognizable. The officials couldn't help shaking their heads at his miserable appearance.

"Okay, we'll take the people back now, you guys should come with us too."

After the officer finished speaking, he had Tian Zhi carried away, and Wen Shutang, Zhou Yong and others followed behind them.

The group went to the town's government office, where Tian Zhi was beaten black and blue. Two constables carried him along the way.

When they arrived at the yamen, Tian Zhi had just recovered a little, and he looked at Zhou Yong and Wen Shutang with a resentful look.

"You, you actually dared to team up to deceive me! I tell you, as long as Captain Zhao is here in this government office, there is absolutely no way he can do anything to me. You just wait to pay the price for what you did today!"

The officer nearby heard what he said and asked in surprise, "Captain Zhao? Are you talking about Zhao Lu?"

"Yes! It's Zhao Lu! Find him now and tell him that his good brother was beaten up, and ask him whether he cares about this matter!" Tian Zhi said arrogantly, and sat down on the ground like a tantrum and didn't get up.

Seeing him like this, the officers on the side suddenly panicked. If this man had a good relationship with Captain Zhao Lu, then they had watched this man get beaten today, and they had not stepped forward to stop the fight. If Captain Zhao Lu knew about this, they would have no good days left.

After all, Captain Zhao Lu is a favorite of the captain. If they offend him, how will they survive in the yamen in the future?

Thinking of this, the official who had been very cold to Tian Zhi just now suddenly changed his attitude into a servile one, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Tian Zhi up from the ground, but was waved away by Tian Zhi.

Seeing that Tian Zhi didn't buy it, the officer didn't get angry, but said with a smile.

"Brother, don't be angry yet. I'll ask Captain Zhao Lu to come over. If there's any misunderstanding, let's talk it out. The ground is cold, you should get up quickly."

Tian Zhi snorted coldly and ignored him, as if he was determined to act like a shrew and just sit on the ground and refuse to get up.

The officer was at a loss, so he turned around and winked at his men beside him, signaling them to go find Captain Zhao Lu.

After receiving the order, the subordinates quickly turned around and ran out. After the subordinates left, the officer turned around, looked at Wen Shutang and others seriously, and scolded them.

"Are you sure this man stole your horse? Is there any evidence to prove it?"

Hearing what the officer said, Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you see this man trying to kill our horse on the hillside? First, there is no receipt for buying the horse, and second, there is no bystander who can prove that he bought the horse. Isn't this matter very clear? Could it be that just because he knows your captain, he is bent the law for personal gain? Is he corrupt for personal gain?"

Wen Shutang's words were merciless and left the officer speechless.

"You, don't talk nonsense, I'm just asking normally."

"Normal questioning? I don't think so. As soon as he mentioned that he knew Captain Zhao Lu here, your attitude towards him suddenly changed. What's the matter? Has the government also resorted to bullying by taking advantage of its power?" Wen Shutang said coldly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a male voice coming from outside.

"He is just bullying me by taking advantage of his power. What can you do to me?"

Wen Shutang looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in official uniform walking in arrogantly from outside.