Chapter 686 - 688: Your Husband is Amazing
As soon as Li Chenghe was summoned, Bai Ruozhu immediately recognized him as the man who had testified for the Du Family in court last time.
Upon seeing Elder Lin and the branch president, along with Liu Bin who lay on the ground beaten and bloody, Li Chenghe’s forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
In the end, he confessed honestly that he had received large benefits from the Du family and that’s why he helped them fake the contract.
"Nonsense, Bai Ruozhu bribed you, didn’t she? Now you are shifting the blame onto me!" The patriarch of the Du Family became hastily shouted. Unable to catch his breath, he began to cough badly and heavily pant.
"Silence, no noise in the Public Hall!" Kuai Minglang loudly declared, striking the courtroom wooden block.
Bai Ruozhu bowed to Kuai Minglang, "Sir, I ask for justice. I abhor the Du Family’s actions; that’s why I refused to continue collaborating with them. If you investigate carefully, you will find that the Du Family’s Pharmacy sells fake medicine, they use poor quality medicinal materials for toothpaste, etc. That’s why I cannot continue collaborating with them."
"You... You’re making things up, you are kicking us when we’re down!" The patriarch of the Du family gasped heavily, struggling to speak.
Bai Ruozhu shrugged, "Whatever you say, I just need to sever ties with the Du family. Of course, I should also file a counter lawsuit for your attempt to frame me by tampering with our contract."
Du Songbai was trying to argue back, but Kuai Minglang had lost his patience. He struck the wooden block again, "Du Songbai, there is no use evading the truth. Just confess to avoid physical punishment."
"Sir, I was wrongly accused, I honestly didn’t bribe this housekeeper. They are framing me." Du Songbai knelt on the ground, panting heavily.
Frightened of adding to his list of crimes, Li Chenghe quickly drew a silver banknote from his pocket, "Sir, this is the silver banknote that the Du family gave me. You can verify at the Money House whether it was their silver."
Du Songbai’s eyes darted back and forth, "My Du family also gave Bai Ruozhu many silver banknotes, and the monthly dividends were so high. She is using those to frame me."
"Sir, I also have the note he gave me." Clearly panicked, Li Chenghe pulled out a small note from his pocket, clearly delivered by carrier pigeon.
"You..." Du Songbai angrily pointed at Li Chenghe, then rolled his eyes and fainted.
Kuai Minglang immediately ordered his assistant to find a doctor. Bai Ruozhu stepped forward, "I’m a doctor. If you trust me, sir, let me help him."
With a gentle smile on her face, Kuai Minglang instinctively nodded. It was only after he nodded that he realized his mistake, but Bai Ruozhu had already bent over Du Songbai to perform acupuncture. He woke up quickly.
Astonished Du Songbai looked at Bai Ruozhu and asked, "Was... Was it you who saved me?"
Bai Ruozhu didn’t say anything and returned to her original standing position. She wasn’t very kind-hearted; she certainly wouldn’t want the suspect to faint and escape punishment, so she smiled at the corner of her mouth. People like Old Du, who were bribing commercial associations to provide false testimony, needed to be beaten with at least thirty heavy planks.
So, she certainly wanted to revive him, then watch him being hit with the planks.
"Du Songbai, with incriminating people and evidence against you, how do you explain?" Kuai Minglang reprimanded, then threw the warrant token, "Guards, first give him twenty severe beatings, then throw him in jail. I need to thoroughly examine this Du family!"
Old Master Du just woke up and sat down on the ground again, losing his senses. The Du family, is the Du family finished because of this?
"I get it now, you’ve used the toothpaste formula as bait, attracting the Commerce Association and the local governor to aid you, hahaha, what a good trap! Everyone is attracted to the toothpaste business! Kuai Minglang, you truly are a good officer!" Du Songbai suddenly went mad, laughing crazily.
Kuai Minglang’s face turned extremely ugly; this was a blatant insult to his character. He glared at Du Songbai and shouted, "Carry out the punishment!"
Knowledgeable about how angry their superior was, the officers secretly swore at the fool for not knowing any better. Normally, they would have to apply thirty heavy beatings, but because of the old man’s age, their superior only sentenced him to twenty. The fool even dared to defame the superior now; hence the officers executed the punishment with extra force.
Old Master Du screamed incessantly, and after more than ten blows, he fainted. The Du family stewards and servants outside cried. Everyone knelt in front of Kuai Minglang, pleading for mercy for Old Master Du, but unfortunately, they were too late.
Kuai Minglang imprisoned Old Master Du and ruled that Bai Ruozhu and the Du family must dissolve their contract. The Du family had to give all profits up to today to Bai Ruozhu. The steward, who was teary-eyed, took the warrant and went home to deliver the news.
No one from the Du family had expected their patriarch’s move to backfire in the hands of Bai Ruozhu. After receiving the note delivered by the steward, everyone was stunned. It was Du Zhongshu who came back to his senses first, saying, "I am going to the Government Office now to pay the bail money and bring grandpa back home for treatment. He just got beaten and can’t recuperate in jail."
Lady Du suddenly shouted, pointing at Du Zhongshu and cursing, "All this is because of the trouble you stirred up! If you hadn’t collaborated with that vixen in the first place, none of this would have happened! Du family is going to be ruined because of you, you are the sinner!"
Du Zhongshu was stunned. He couldn’t help but feel many emotions, ’Would it truly have been better if he hadn’t collaborated with Bai Ruozhu in the first place?’
Leaving the Public Hall, Bai Ruozhu found Jiang Yichun waiting outside. She smiled at him, and he came over, took her hand, and they began to walk away side by side.
"Young man, don’t you greet me when you see me?" The voice of Lin Zhenghui echoed from behind. Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but pause and look back. Indeed, Lin Zhenghui was addressing Jiang Yichun.
Jiang Yichun scratched his head helplessly, replying, "Old man, wasn’t I trying to avoid suspicion? Anyway, you will be staying in Beiyu City shortly. I’ll come to see you in a few days."
"No. Come tomorrow, and bring this young lady." When Lin Zhenghui spoke to Jiang Yichun, his arrogance was gone, and instead, he seemed like a casual old rascal.
Jiang Yichun showed a helpless look. "Alright, alright, I’ll come tomorrow. We should go now!" After saying that, he waved at Lin Zhenghui and walked forward with Bai Ruozhu. Bai Ruozhu felt a little embarrassed and apologetically smiled at Lin Zhenghui.
Lin Zhenghui grumbled, "Such an impolite boy, no respect for elders at all. This young lady, however, knows her manners."
As Bai Ruozhu was taken away by Jiang Yichun, she heard his words and couldn’t help but smirk. She really wasn’t used to being called "Young lady", let alone being reduced to a "young" one. Having lived for more than twenty years in her past life, she couldn’t bear this.
When they had walked a distance, Bai Ruozhu could not help but squeeze Jiang Yichun’s hand and asked, "Why didn’t you mention that he is the elder of Commerce Association? I didn’t expect such a big figure."
"There are many things you don’t know. Your husband is quite impressive!" Jiang Yichun said, casting her a proudly blinking eye.