Chapter 77 (1/2)
The crowd understood the situation after Song shi+ren spoke Gathered here were people fro questioned by Song shi+ren, all of thee head west yesterday after leaving Jing Palace, without returning to the Mansion, only discreetly returning to Fan Mansion in the ht
Fan Xian observed the situation before hihtly narrowed eyes He was quite i soFan Xian’s lack of concern, Zheng Tu began to panic He whispered in a low voice, ”Whatever you do, don’t ad Just say that the Guo fah, ”It’s true that Guo Baokun has been assaulted and hurt terribly Why would he go through all the trouble andTu stalled, as he had not expected young master to think in the perspective of their opponent
Just then, Song shi+ren’s lips curled into a sneer as he looked at Fan Xian, ”Wasn’t Mr Fan at hoht? Why is it that there are many witnesses who say otherwise? Dare I ask Mr Fan what he was doing in the ht that required so lanced at Fan Xian, and wondered hoould respond
A heavy silence permeated the court
Fan Xian exhaled His face was tinged with embarrassment, as if his secret had been revealed He answered quietly, ”Last night… I was at Drunken Immortal Tavern”
Everyone knehat kind of place Drunken Immortal Tavern was It was perfectly understandable to have wanted to be discreet about spending the night at a brothel The crowd responded with ”oohs” and laughed and as some people made fun of Fan Xian On the other hand, Mei Zhili seemed relieved by this explanation However, a s shi+ren’s face as he questioned in a direct manner, ”Drunken Immortal Tavern? Does Mr Fan have someone who can back this up?”
”Si Lili can vouch forshi+ren paused before he spoke ly, ”Is that so? But… Miss Si Lili has left the capital thisto travel to Suzhou What a perfect coincidence, oneshe shouldn’t”
Fan Xian lifted his head and stared at Song shi+ren Only then did he realize that Guo family has somehow forced Miss Si Lili out of the capital It looked like they ca shi+ren knew exactly what he had to do He bowed at Mei Zhili, ”Everything is quite obvious now Mr Fan had beaten someone and admitted to it after Please arrest this cri Tu, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly spoke up, ”What a nificent conclusion Just because ed with such a serious cri shi+ren pressed further, ”Then why did you say beforehand that he was in the ht when he was out?”
Zheng Tu responded in an instant, ”Visiting prostitutes is not exactly a reputable thing to say so we had no choice before but to…” Song shi+ren’s laughter cut hi prostitutes? So tell me, where is the prostitute?”
He waved his arument just the other day and Mr Guo was attacked yesterday The attacker was arrogant and claimed to be Fan Xian Mr Fan did not return to Fan mansion at the time of the attack and he can’t account to where he was The obvious truth lies right in front of your eyes Who do you say the culprit is?”
Mei Zhili regarded the lawyer coldly Did he really think that he could end the case even if he actually cracked it? Did he not realize that this was not a normal court case? It looked like he overestimated the famous lawyer
Mei Zhili turned and questioned Fan Xian, ”Do you have evidence to prove where you were last night?”
Fan Xian thought about it and laughed ”Actually… Prince Jing ca was getting dragged into the case then there was no way Mei Zhili was going to continue to judge the case His face darkened as he called in the people at his side and whispered so up the case for today
Fan Xian was to remain in the capital at all times Naturally, the Guo fa, as their opponent’s witness was an iure They could only further discuss their tactics in the uhs
As Fan Xian and Zheng Tu exited the courthouse, they were surprised to see Song shi+ren awaiting the shi+ren boith a sh he has no idea what Song shi+ren was up to
Song shi+ren spoke softly, ”I am indebted to the Guo faies” Fan Xian suddenly re the capital?”