Cai Han stared closely at the one-eyed man.

"A bag of golden beans is not a small sum, why don't you go to the Yamen? Our county magistrate Guo in Jiangdu is much better at solving cases than this poor man!"

The one-eyed man glanced at her sideways and said, "Whether or not you want to go to the Yamen to report the case is my business, what does it have to do with you?"

Cai Han was so angry that he pointed at him and said: "I know, you must be a craftsman sent by the Tatars!"

The one-eyed man raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "What did you say?"

The crowd immediately exploded. The person in Jiangdu hated Yuan Ting Xizuo the most right now. Someone immediately shouted: "Miss Cai family, you said he is a Tatar Xizuo, do you have any evidence?"

Cai Han crossed his arms and raised his head and said: "This is not simple! Think about it, he lost so much money, but he did not dare to go to the government. Is there any other explanation besides doing it carefully?"

Someone was surprised: "It seems to make sense!"

The horse-faced man next to the one-eyed man suddenly said: "Miss Cai family, you are mistaken, he is not a Tatar spy!"

"Why?" Cai Han was stunned.

The horse-faced man said solemnly: "Because he doesn't have a bag of golden beans at all!"

The one-eyed man laughed angrily and ignored the horse-faced man. He said to the middle-aged scribe: "I heard that your Excellency is good at distinguishing between true and false. Today I was blackmailed by this unscrupulous businessman into a bag of golden beans. I hope that you can help me break it."

Cut it off!"

The middle-aged scribe looked at the one-eyed man for a moment, then smiled and said, "Are you a foreigner?"

The one-eyed man said: "Yes."

The middle-aged scribe asked again: "What's your name?"

The one-eyed man frowned and said, "What are you doing?"

The middle-aged scribe smiled and said: "Your Excellency has a good appearance and must be an extraordinary person. I'm just a little curious!"

The one-eyed man was trembling in his heart, and thought to himself: "Could this guy have figured out my origin?" He said calmly: "I came to you to ask you to tell the truth from the lie. If you are not willing to help, I will have to find someone else."<

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Cai Han couldn't help but said: "Why don't you report it to the official?"

The one-eyed man said impatiently: "I don't trust the government, let's leave it to the head office!"

The middle-aged scribe showed a knowing smile and said: "Well, since you came all the way here, it doesn't matter if I help you resolve it. Just tell me the story of the dispute!"

The horse-faced man said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Liu, from what you say, do you think what he said is true?"

The middle-aged scribe said calmly: "I just asked him to tell the story. Whether it is true or false, I will judge later."

"Then why don't you ask me?"

The middle-aged scribe smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, I will listen to what you both have to say."

The horse-faced man rushed to say: "Let me tell you first. My name is Kong Youxin. I am a native of Jiangdu. I opened a painting shop on Zhenwu Street."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in the crowd sneered: "What kind of painting shop? It's obviously a fake painting shop!"

Kong Youxin glared at the young man and said, "I sell both real and imitation paintings. Mr. Zeng, please be careful what you say!"

Mr. Zeng snorted and said, "90% of them are fakes, and only a few are authentic!"

Just as Kong Youxin was about to argue with him again, the middle-aged scribe interrupted: "Shopkeeper Kong, there is no need to argue, you should continue to tell what happened!"

Kong Youxin said solemnly: "Today afternoon, this man came to my painting shop and took a fancy to a painting of Yan Liben's "Stepping Chariot". The one on display at that time was a replica, and he wanted the original. As luck would have it, "Stepping Chariot"

The original picture happens to be in my hands!"

Mr. Zeng sneered and said, "You only have that valuable authentic work!"

Kong Youxin ignored him this time and said in a deep voice: "After I took out the authentic work, he said he didn't have enough money and wanted me to sell it to him at a very low price. Of course I refused! Who would have thought that he suddenly

You are cheating, you have to give me a bag of golden beans!"

The middle-aged scribe turned to the one-eyed man and said, "Is what he said true?"

The one-eyed man sneered: "That's nonsense!"

The middle-aged scribe said: "Then tell me the story again!"

The one-eyed man said: "This morning, when I went to Zhenwu Temple to offer incense, I passed by a painting shop and found a pair of "Palm and Chariot" by Yan Liben in the shop. I looked at it carefully for a while and found that it was an imitation painting, so I left."

He pointed at Kong Youxin and said: "This naughty man said that there is an authentic painting in the shop, but the price is very high, so he can't show it to anyone without paying first! I just needed this painting as a gift, so I gave him a bag of golden beans.

He brought the painting."

Kong Youxin said angrily: "Fart! I didn't get any golden beans at all, don't stop talking nonsense!"

The middle-aged scribe said: "Shopkeeper Kong, please be quiet for a while!" He turned to the one-eyed man and said: "Continue talking."

The one-eyed man said: "What else is there to say? He came out after a long time after going in, with empty hands, pretending to be dumbfounded, and wanted to take my golden beans. I got into an argument with him outside the shop, and the people watching

You said you were good at solving cases, so we came over!"

Cai Han glanced at the middle-aged scribe and said, "Okay, they've finished talking. Since you are so good at solving cases, can you tell which one of them is lying?"

The middle-aged scribe smiled and said, "Girl, please be patient." He turned to the one-eyed man and said, "Was there anyone else in the shop at that time?"

The one-eyed man shook his head: "No, it's just me!"

The middle-aged scribe looked at Kong Youxin again and said, "You said you didn't accept his golden beans, but do you dare to ask me to search your home?"

Kong Youxin raised his head and said: "I have a clear conscience, why don't I dare?"

Qin Lingjun in the crowd touched Zhang Yangquan with her arm and said, "Do you know who is lying?"

Zhang Yangquan said: "It should be Kong Youxin!"

Qin Lingjun also made the same guess, smiled slightly and said, "Do you have any way to prove it?"

Zhang Yangquan muttered: "Kong Youxin is so confident that he should have moved the golden beans, so he is not afraid of being hunted by others. He should not have time to move himself, so he can only help others!"

At this moment, the middle-aged scribe said: "Kong Youxin, is your wife at home?"

Kong Youxin's face changed slightly and he said: "She, she went back to her parents' home!"

The middle-aged scribe squinted his eyes and smiled, and said: "You two hold different opinions, and it's hard for me to judge for the moment. In this case, let's ask the Buddha to decide the case!"

The one-eyed man and Kong Youxin were both stunned: "Invite Buddha?"

The onlookers were also stunned.

The old abbot couldn't help but said: "Donor Liu Ji, this is the land of Buddhism, you can't blaspheme the Buddha!"

The middle-aged scribe blinked and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old abbot, I'm just asking the Buddha for a small favor."

Among the crowd, Qin Lingjun noticed Zhang Yangquan's sudden change in expression and asked quickly: "What's wrong? Have you thought of a solution?"

Zhang Yangquan looked very excited and said with a smile: "Although I haven't figured it out yet, I guess Mr. Liu Ji has already thought of a way!"

Qin Lingjun was very perceptive and said, "Don't you know that person?"

Zhang Yangquan laughed and said: "I can only say that I have been famous for a long time, but this is the first time I have met."

Qin Lingjun nodded, thinking that Liu Ji was a famous person like Wang Meng, so he didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, Liu Ji raised his hands to the crowd and said: "Who among you has golden beans in your hand, can you lend me two?"

Cai Han just heard Liu Ji say that he wanted to borrow the power of Buddha, and felt that this man was a liar who was pretending to be a liar, and he wanted to expose him, so he smiled and said: "Okay, I'll lend it to you, but I want to see what tricks you can do."

!"

He took out a money bag from his waist, took out two golden beans and handed them over.

Liu Ji reached out to take it, bowed his hands to her and thanked her, then handed the two golden beans to the one-eyed man and the horse-faced man respectively.

"You two each hold a golden bean into the Palace of Heavenly Kings and kneel in front of the Buddha. Within half an hour, the golden bean in the hands of the liar will disappear!"

The one-eyed man said coldly: "Are you kidding me?"

Liu Ji smiled and said: "Please be patient. If the Buddha cannot tell the truth of this case in half an hour, I will compensate you with a bag of golden beans!"

The one-eyed man stared at him for a long time, and finally reached out to take it.

Kong Youxin on the other side was much happier and said: "I have a clear conscience and am not afraid to face the Buddha!" ​​He took the golden beans and strode towards the Temple of the Heavenly King.

The one-eyed man hesitated for a while and then followed.

Liu Ji said a few words to the abbot, and the abbot immediately sent two young monks into the Tianwang Hall and closed the door.

In the crowd, Qin Lingjun whispered: "What the hell is he doing? Could it be that Buddha can really show his power?"

Zhang Yangquan was silent.

He originally thought that Liu Ji wanted to use Buddha to scare Kong Youxin so that he would not commit suicide. However, Kong Youxin seemed to have excellent psychological quality and no fear.

And Liu Ji also looked confident.

At this moment, Liu Ji bowed his hands to everyone and said with a smile: "Who can help me invite Mrs. Kong Youxin here?"

Cai Han said angrily: "Aren't you going to let the Buddha appear? Why are you inviting someone else's wife?"

Liu Ji smiled and said: "As long as Mrs. Kong Youxin comes, the truth will naturally come to light!"

Mr. Zeng said loudly: "Okay, I'll help you bring that woman over!" and left with his entourage.
To be continued...