The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

When Mrs. Cao heard what Mr. Sun said, she burst into tears. She grabbed Mr. Sun's sleeve like a drowning person grabbing a straw and refused to let go for a long time.

Xie Tingwen looked at the woman's pleading and felt a little angry for a moment. He had never expected that Laigu County would be like this now.

Officer Sun did not dare to push the woman surnamed Cao, but looked at the guards on both sides and said, "Pull them apart! How can you behave like this?"

The bailiffs did not dare to be negligent after receiving the order. Two of them stepped forward and lifted up the woman surnamed Cao. The relatives who were surrounding her stood outside the door.

Manager Sun looked at the scene in front of him and regretted it so much. If he had not gotten involved in this mess, the situation would not have turned out to be like this.

Immediately! Director Sun turned his gaze to an elderly man in the crowd and asked with a gloomy expression: "Li Zheng Cao! Do you want to block the county government office in Caojiazhuang?"

A huge hat was put down, and the people in the yard were a little dazed for a moment. They surrounded the county government office and conspired to rebel. Everyone subconsciously looked at the old man.

The old man rolled up his sleeves, acted like a scholar, and stroked his hand towards Master Sun, saying, "I am Cao Shuang, the head of Caojia Village. Please, Master Sun, make the decision for the people."

"Mr. Cao! You......"

Sun Zhushi looked at Cao Shuang with some resentment. The current situation made him quite passive. Although the Criminal Court had no way to try cases, he still had the authority to arrest bandits or resolve disputes.

Seeing the situation getting out of control, Xie Tingwen reminded Uncle Qin, and then Uncle Qin said in a clear voice: "Mr. Xie, the new county magistrate of Laigu County, has arrived."

"Lord County Magistrate?"

Cao Shuang was startled when he was wondering, and he turned around suddenly and saw Xie Tingwen in green clothes. Seeing the other person dressed like this, everyone present understood instantly.

Cao Shuang immediately knelt down and said, "I am Cao Shuang, the head of Caojia Village. Please thank you for doing the justice for the people."

Xie Tingwen quickly reached out and helped the sixty-year-old Cao Shuang up, then looked at the woman surnamed Cao and asked, "Who are you going to sue, mother-in-law?"

"I want to sue Liu Ping, the son of Liu Qing, for forcibly abducting my daughter, causing my granddaughter to be missing now. I beg the judge to help me." The woman surnamed Cao cried.

Xie Tingwen clenched his fists, suppressed the anger in his heart, and used the last bit of rationality to help the woman surnamed Cao up.

"Master Sun! The county lieutenant is not here now. Please summon the six clerks to come and verify the seals. I want to go to court to try the case of Liu Ping for forcibly seizing a woman."

Master Sun was not unwilling to do so, and he quickly ordered the bailiffs to summon the clerks from the six yamen, while he himself cleared out all the idle people in the living room.

There is a complicated process for a county magistrate to take office. The new county magistrate needs to hand over the power to the previous county magistrate and must also verify the seals of the six yamen clerks, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant before he can take power.

Otherwise, holding the county magistrate's seal is like holding a piece of broken brick. It will be of no use to anyone, let alone issuing orders.

Not long after, a noisy sound of footsteps was heard outside the living room, and five people in their fifties filed in and greeted Xie Tingwen one after another.

"I, Zhou Qing, the head of the Military Yamen, Qian Ming, the head of the Household Yamen, Wang Lang, the head of the Engineering Yamen, Zhou Ziyan, the head of the Rites Yamen, Liu An, the head of the Personnel Yamen, and Sun Cheng, the head of the Criminal Yamen, would like to greet the county magistrate." The six people bowed in unison.

"Please stand up, my colleagues. I will rely on you for all my orders in the future."

Qian Ming's eyes turned when he heard this, and he quickly expressed his position: "I dare not, but if the county magistrate orders me to do so, I will definitely do my best to help you solve your problems."

"Master Qian is thoughtful." Xie Tingwen nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Uncle Qin and said, "Uncle Qin! Please check the seals of the masters. I still need to open the court to hear the case."

Except for Sun Cheng who had already expected it, the other five were suddenly shocked. Although they didn't know what happened, they had been in the government for a long time and could understand some things roughly.

The five people's faces suddenly changed, and they couldn't help but remember that they had just blamed each other. They pushed Sun Cheng out and blocked the complaint from the woman surnamed Cao.

Now, Xie Tingwen only mentioned it casually, and the five people knew that the case to be tried was nothing more than the lawsuit in which a woman surnamed Cao sued Liu Ping.

About half a cup of tea later, Liu An was the last one to finish looking at the seal of the new county magistrate. He then handed it back to Uncle Qin and said, "Sir! The seal is the same. I will wait for your orders."

"Nothing for now, everyone go get busy!"

As Xie Tingwen spoke, he stood up, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Master Sun! Please follow me to try the case. I'd like to trouble you to be my criminal lawyer for once."

"This is my humble duty, so why should I say 'thank you for your help'? Please come in, sir." Sun Cheng bowed.

Xie Tingwen turned around and was about to leave the living room, but he saw Liu An, who had been silent for a long time, hurried forward to block his way and asked in a flattering manner, "My lord, do you want to ask about the case of the woman surnamed Cao?"

"What's wrong with that?" Xie Tingwen asked somewhat puzzled.

Liu An pondered for a moment, and then he thought to himself, "Does Mr. Xie really not understand or is he pretending not to understand? It's obvious that Liu Ping's background is not simple. Isn't this going to stir up a hornet's nest?"

As he thought about it, he glanced at his colleagues present, and his face became a little solemn. Liu An knew that this matter involved County Lieutenant Liu and must be handled with caution.

He lowered his voice and said to Lord Xie, "Sir, Liu Ping is the only son of the county lieutenant and has a special status. Should you inform County Lieutenant Liu in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble?"

There was a hint of worry in his tone, and his eyes flashed with anxiety. He knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it might cause great trouble for himself and Mr. Xie.

After hearing what Liu An said, Mr. Xie couldn't help but sneer. He glanced at Liu An, then at the expressions of several other colleagues present, and he knew how powerful Liu Qing was in Laigu County.

"Thank you for your reminder, Chief Liu. However, according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, if I do not accept a complaint filed by someone, I will be suspected of dereliction of duty. I have taken note of Chief Liu's advice."

Xie Tingwen's voice was filled with a hint of sneer and determination. He glanced at the other five people and said, "What do you think?"

The six people felt nervous when they heard this, knowing that the newly appointed county magistrate might want to make an example of someone to scare the monkeys, and Liu Ping's affair would probably not be exposed so easily.

After listening to Master Xie's words, Liu An nodded repeatedly and said, "It's all up to you, Master. I have overstepped my authority."

"Master Liu! I am not a petty person. I will remember this favor. If County Lieutenant Liu comes to hold me accountable in the future, I will naturally take care of it."

Xie Tingwen hesitated for a moment, then changed his previous indifference and said with a smile: "Don't take this matter to heart, just do what you need to do!"

The five of them nodded in agreement, and after waiting for Xie Tingwen to leave the living room, they wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, their faces already turning pale.