Chapter 167

167 If an Apology Works, What’s the Use of the Government?

The advisor responded repeatedly. He saw the magistrate’s face getting darker and darker, as if it was the bottom of a pot.

“Hmph, that old man with the surname Tian is always against me. He was the one who messed up the last incident! In the past, when he was an Imperial Doctor in the palace, there were still people who gave him some face. Now that he has retired and returned to his hometown, do you think that he is still a dish?”

The county magistrate’s eyes were red with anger. Every time he felt that victory was within his grasp, he would be disrupted by Imperial Doctor Tian. Now, it could be said that he hated this damned old man to the bone.

“Old Master, please don’t be rash!”

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When the advisor heard the county magistrate’s words, he was immediately scared to the point of breaking out in cold sweat.

Imperial Doctor Tian was definitely not like what the old master had said. After he retired from the palace and returned to his hometown, no one asked about him. In reality, it was because of his outstanding medical skills and his tight-lipped mouth that he had accumulated a lot of connections. It helped him to survive several near-death situations in the palace and finally smoothly retire and return to his hometown.

In addition, he had also brought out many famous doctors and physicians. If the old master really offended Imperial Doctor Tian on impulse, then he would really stir up a hornet’s nest.

The county magistrate had only lost his mind in a moment of anger, but after being persuaded by the advisor, he slowly calmed down.

Although he was an official of the Imperial court, he could not compare to Imperial Doctor Tian in terms of connections. If Imperial Doctor Tian were to put his face on the line and ask for help from a third or fourth-ranked official, even if it was a fifth-ranked official, he would be completely suppressed by a seventh-ranked official.

He was still prepared to climb up the ladder in the future. Was he going to ruin his bright future for such a small matter, just to deal with a woman?

The county magistrate slowly sat down and began to seriously consider the gains and losses. He then asked the advisor, “Now, that old man Tian is bound to get involved, if he asks about Madam Qin’s previous complaint, how should I deal with it?”

He couldn’t just tell the truth of throwing the accusation into the “abandoned accusations” to seal it without even looking at it.

If he didn’t come up with a suitable reason, his image of staying up late to review the statements and handling cases by lighting up would be ruined.

“Old Master, have you forgotten that you tried a very bad case some time ago? A family’s young daughter-in-law colluded with an adulterer outside and harmed the entire family. She even took the gold and silver and was about to run away, but she was caught on the spot.”

“At that time, you read the case files very late. Just say that when your manservant was sorting out the case files, he accidentally put Madam Qin’s case into the batch that had finished reading.”

The advisor thought of an excuse, but it was immediately rejected by the magistrate.

“No, it’s easy to be accused of adultery if I say it like this. One is a real adultery and the other is slandered. If one is strictly arrested and the other is let go, how would others look at me?”

The magistrate knew that if Mo Ruyue was going to pursue this matter to the end, he wouldn’t be able to think of a perfect excuse to avoid it. After all, a lawsuit had dragged on for months without any response. It was really hard to explain.

Just as the two of them were at their wits’ end, Mo Ruyue finished visiting the remaining patients and immediately prepared to drag the man who had been unable to leave for the mansion.

“Madam Qin, please wait a moment. This old man will also be done soon, and will go with you.”

There were two people left on Imperial Doctor Tian’s side. When he saw Mo Ruyue’s actions, he immediately said this.

Mo Ruyue looked at the man who was squatting not far from her consultation table. He no longer had the arrogance he had at the beginning. He was sitting on the floor with his head lowered. His expression could not be seen clearly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Don’t look at how he was so obedient and didn’t dare to move now. That was the result of being taught a lesson by Mo Ruyue a few times.

Previously, she had only wrapped the bandage around his wrist, so it was easy for the man to break free. But later, Mo Ruyue used silver needles. As he wanted to run, he would be stabbed by several silver needles until he cried like a ghost and howled like a wolf.

In a short time, there were countless needle holes on his body. After suffering a few times, he found that as long as he didn’t have the thought of escaping, he wouldn’t be pricked by the needles, so he gradually stayed still.

Mo Ruyue saw that he was still very honest, so she said to Imperial Doctor Tian, “Elder Tian, these two people are not here for a follow-up examination. Let me take care of them. Otherwise, when it’s noon, the manor’s lunch break will be delayed.”

Imperial Doctor Tian knew that she had to go home early to take care of the babies, so he nodded and divided the patients who were lined up on his side.

The two of them worked together and soon finished looking at the two patients.

“Madam Qin, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have said such bad things about you. I apologize to you, please spare me!”

The man who had been hanging his head suddenly looked up. His cheeks were swollen and the bruises on his face were even more shocking. Coupled with his apology and pleading, he looked really pitiful.

“If an apology works, what’s the use of the government?”

Mo Ruyue coldly replied.

Although this person was just a pawn, she couldn’t let him go so easily.

The words he had said in front of so many people were really too nasty. She couldn’t let him off just because of an apology, it was not Mo Ruyue’s style of doing things.

If Qin Shi was her “killing the chicken to warn the monkeys” to those gossipmongers in the Qin Village, then this man was her “killing the chicken to warn the monkeys” to those gossipmongers in the county.

Although many people now knew that she, Mo Ruyue, was not to be trifled with, they didn’t know how bad she was, so these two examples had to be set.

This was the reason why she was so persistent with this man.

Imperial Doctor Tian fully supported Mo Ruyue’s actions, so he had been watching coldly from the side and didn’t speak up for that man.

On the way to the county magistrate’s office, the scene of Mo Ruyue dragging an unwilling man with a bandage attracted many people’s attention. After they understood what had happened, they started to point fingers at him.

Imperial Doctor Tian looked at this scene and couldn’t help but say to Mo Ruyue, “Madam Qin, after today, I don’t know what kind of rumors will spread about you for trapping a man with a bandage.”

“Isn’t that great? It’ll also let those people with ill intentions know about what kind of retribution they’ll receive after using such means.”

Mo Ruyue smiled coldly, and her steps became even more determined.

Regardless of whether the county magistrate was willing or not, Mo Ruyue and Imperial Doctor Tian still went outside the county magistrate’s office. This time, it was Imperial Doctor Tian who was beating the drum of injustice. He would have to submit a complaint later.

The one who came out to welcome them was Mo Ruyue’s old acquaintance, Constable Liao.

He walked straight to the two of them and made a “please” gesture.

“You two, the Old Master has invited you.”

After he finished speaking, he intentionally stared deeply at Mo Ruyue.

“We’ve sounded the drums of injustice and prepared to present a case. Where is the First Master inviting us to?”

Mo Ruyue didn’t take a step forward. Instead, she stood in place and looked at Constable Liao.

She had dealt with this man before. He was a very shrewd person. The matter with the county magistrate’s wife had his shadow behind it. He usually did not show himself easily, but now he had taken the initiative to welcome people. She did not know what he was planning.