The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1885: Chapter 1885: Zhou Tiedong’s Fiancée

Qi Lie took it over and struck the gavel, ”Chen Bing, do you have anything else to say?”

”My Lord, what’s written on this confession might not be true. Constable Li was interrogated by Wen’an County Lord, and Wen’an County Lord has personal grievances with me. She’s of noble status, so Constable Li could indeed falsify the confession.”

Chen Bing was extremely flustered, desperately trying to shift focus wherever he could.

Shu Yu found it amusing; was he trying to throw dirt on her?

She was about to speak when someone outside suddenly shouted, ”My Lord, I have evidence here.”

Shu Yu was stunned; she didn’t recall calling anyone else; how was there suddenly more evidence?

Only Zhou Tiedong seemed surprised upon hearing that voice.

Everyone lifted their gaze, and the gathered villagers made way, revealing several people walking in from outside.

Leading the group was a young girl, dressed in burlap clothing with braided hair, sweat covering her forehead, seemingly having rushed over.

Zhou Tiedong saw her and almost jumped up, ”Ayue, why are you here?”

Ayue smiled at him; now wasn’t the time for reminiscing. She took a deep breath and knelt in the hall.

Beside her was a middle-aged man, who knelt and bowed.

Qi Lie asked, ”Who are you in the hall?”

Ayue lifted her gaze and replied, ”My Lord, I am Wang Yue, a common woman residing in Tuqiao Village, and the fiancée of Zhou Tiedong.”

The middle-aged man immediately said, ”I am Guo Zheng, a commoner. Years ago, I worked as an accountant at the Chen Family’s general store. Later, I was dismissed by Chen Bing under the pretense of muddled accounting and embezzlement. Much like today with Zhou Tiedong, Chen Bing colluded with Constable Li to beat me, leaving me with lasting injuries.”

The crowd outside listened, looking at each other in bewilderment, as the murmurs grew louder, ”So, Chen Bing is a repeat offender.”

”How many people has he harmed? First his original wife, then the accountant, and now the store staff—this man’s heart is far too vicious.”

”Hold off on concluding just yet; let’s hear if there’s evidence.”

”Anyway, I think even without evidence, those things were certainly his doing. He personally admitted to persecuting Granny Fang; with such a character, it’s unsurprising for him to commit even more vile acts.”

The Chen and Pan families’ members around grew increasingly uncomfortable, especially as many began to point fingers at them.

Eldest Pan regretted coming along; he should have let the younger generation watch over things, and now they’ve become everyone’s target.

The Pan Family still had significant businesses in the prefecture, and this incident would surely take a toll. Chen Bing truly deserved to die.

Thinking about this, Eldest Pan pulled Ms. Pan aside and quietly said, ”You know whether Chen Bing did these things. Wen’an County Lord obviously came prepared. This won’t end easily. If he’s really sentenced, divorce him immediately, claiming ignorance of his deeds, to clear your name. Understand?”

”But, brother...”

”If not for yourself, then think of your children. Put all the blame on Chen Bing, and you can still claim to have been unaware, leaving you with some reputation and sparing the Pan Family from being implicated. You’ll have a retreat. Otherwise, we’ll all be doomed.”

Ms. Pan’s eyes shifted back and forth before she finally nodded, ”I understand, brother.”

Eldest Pan warned her, ”Don’t cause any trouble.”

Only then did he lift his head and continue observing the situation inside.