Qi Lan naturally assented and led two constables away to carry out his orders.
Although a new witness was to be summoned, the County Magistrate had no intention of pausing the trial. After all, the defendant, Mr. Li, was still present. She hadn't yet pleaded her case, and she deserved the opportunity.
However, just as the County Magistrate struck his gavel, a commotion erupted outside.
Thousands of townspeople had gathered outside the public hall, standing shoulder to shoulder and packing the area so tightly that they blocked off half the street in front of the county government office.
Li Cun, having heard about the trial from someone, had dragged his ailing body over one step at a time.
Wang Jun, Wang Xiao, and Huang Chen were standing outside the public hall, listening to Mr. Cheng preside over the case, when a feverishly hot body stumbled into them. They caught the person out of sheer reflex.
