Chapter 6 Someone Came to Report an Injustice? (2/2)

If someone was desperate enough to strike the injustice drum then that meant this would surely be a great, breaking case. Li Mu shook his fists together in excitement. As someone who came from Earth, he could surely use his advanced schools of thought and reasoning to awe and suppress these trifling people from another planet.

While he cultivated his martial arts skills and increased his strength, at the same time he could uphold justice for the common people and be an upright and honorable Magistrate Li!

Thinking about it, this would definitely be amazing.

“Someone, we’re holding court, holding court!”

Li Mu impatiently hurried towards the court hall with large strides.

“Eh? Young Master, hold on a moment, you forget to switch into your official clothes…” The young attendant Qing Feng panted as he chased after Li Mu.

This little fellow was a bit thin and pale, seeming as if he lacked energy.

Ever since he arrived at Alabaster County City, he felt as if he were working as the mother and father here.

In the gardens of the rear county hall, the little girl attendant Ming Yue was holding up a catcher’s net that she had just used to capture a cicada. As she heard the loud rumblings of the injustice drum she was stunned for a moment before immediately understanding what was occurring. A look of excitement flashed across her face. Haha, someone had struck the injustice drum! Then wouldn’t this be fun?

She opened her mouth and directly ate the cicada, chewing it with great zest.

Her movements were as quick as lightning. It was nearly impossible to follow her with the naked eye.

As if she simply weren’t a human at all.

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“Hold court!”

“Justice!”

Six county guards stood loosely arranged on the sides of the hall. Their guard staffs were pointed to the ground as they shouted out loud.

In the court room, a faintly solemn and dignified atmosphere filled the air.

Li Mu excitedly sat in his seat at the top of the court room.

Pa!

His gavel struck the table.

“Bring in the plaintiff.” Li Mu quickly entered into his persona as county magistrate.

The county guard on the side hesitated, a strange look on his face. He leaned over, coughed, and said in a low whisper, “My Lord, the secretary is not here. Without anyone recording the proceedings, we cannot hold court…”

“Ah? Then where is the secretary? Why isn’t he here?”

“That is…the secretary has been ill of body lately so several days ago he requested leave to recuperate.”

“How come no one told me?”

The county guard’s expression became even stranger. He said, “The secretary personally came to request leave three or four times already, but Lord has refused to see him each time.”

Ah.

Li Mu’s face blushed red.

So he could only blame himself on this.

What should he do now then?

At just the right time, the young attendant Qing Feng arrived. He rushed in, panting, carrying with him the official magistrate robes that he brought all the way over here.

Li Mu’s eyes brightened. “Hey, come over here. Little fellow, you’re going to be the secretary for a while…” Li Mu pointed to the side where the secretary usually sat.

“Eh? Young Master, isn’t this…a bit inappropriate?” Qing Feng was stunned.

Li Mu chuckled. “What’s inappropriate about it? If I say you’re appropriate then you’re appropriate.”

“Oh…” The young attendant wasn’t able to change the mind of his stubborn young master, so he lifted the official robes up high and said, “Young Master, put on these clothes first.”

Li Mu, “I’m not putting those on.”

“You need to wear your official robes before presiding over a case.”

“Those clothes are uncomfortable to put on. I’m not putting them on. As the county magistrate, I will decide these matters.”

Qing Feng, “…”

At this time, the plaintiffs were led forwards.

The first person was actually a little girl around 10 years of age. Her face was covered with tear stains and she wore mourning clothes. She supported a woman that also wore white mourning clothes but was extremely injured and covered in blood. As the two people walked into the court room hall, a series of bloody footprints followed in their wake.

Damn!

What sort of situation was this?

How could these plaintiffs be in such a miserable state?

Could this be a murder case?

Li Mu’s heart skipped a beat.

“I ask the county magistrate to uphold justice for us…” The woman fell to her knees. Blood flowed out from the corners of her lips and she cried out in sorrow and pain. She could barely steady herself and nearly spat out another mouthful of blood.

The little girl beside her was scared pale white. “Mother, Mother, don’t scare me! Grandma, Grandpa, and even Father are gone, please don’t leave me…wuhuhu…Mother, Kin’er is scared…”

Looking at this scene, Li Mu was also scared.

A county guard brought forwards the official letter of complaint.

In the last 20 some days, Li Mu had obtained a rough understanding of this world’s writing system; it was more or less similar to the traditional characters used in ancient times. As he looked over the letter of complaint, he was approximately able to grasp the essentials of the case.

On Earth, this case was an extremely common situation of bullying and theft seen in television series and novels.

The severely wounded woman kneeling in the hall was named Zhang Li. With her parent-in-laws as well as her husband Zhang Sheng, the four of them opened and managed a small medicine shop in Alabaster County. Because they sold genuine goods at fair and reasonable prices, and even treated both young and old with open honesty, their business thrived.

However, the number one medicine hall, Divine Herb Hall, regarded this small medicine shop as a thorn in their eyes. Using their superior strength they randomly came up with a reason to purchase the small medicine shop at only a tenth of the price. They wanted to tear down the Zhang Family’s business before it could grow further. Zhang Li’s father-in-law refused this proposal and was beaten dead as a result. Her husband Zhang Sheng and her mother-in-law were enraged. They went over to complain and were also beaten to death. The widow Zhang Li and her daughter Little Kin were driven out of their small medicine shop and tossed into the streets…

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