When the man said this, Xu Jing was a bit surprised.
There was no extra emotion in his words, as if he was simply responding to her, very calmly and rationally questioning back.
It made it difficult to see what he was thinking.
Xu Jing glanced at him inquisitively, then said, "I certainly have a way, as long as Vice Minister Xiao gives me this opportunity."
Xiao Yi looked at her fixedly for a long time before nodding slightly, "Alright, since you said so, the Ministry of Justice governs all criminal cases in the country, I will not stand idly by on this matter.
You, come with me."
Xu Jing frowned slightly, saw him about to turn and leave, and then followed him.
This man's thoughts were indeed deep; apart from the faint rejection and impatience in his eyes, Xu Jing could not see any other emotions from him towards her, who was supposedly his ex-wife.
The original person had not met this man many times before, so the understanding of him in the original person's memory was really very limited.
She dared to come to him in a time of crisis, firstly because she was new and the only effective way she could think of to save herself was him, and secondly because of his longstanding good reputation.
It was rumored among the people that the Seventh Son of the Xiao Family acted with thunderous methods, was ruthless, and was so fair and strict that he was almost inhuman.
What she needed now was his inhumanness.
Enough, things have come to this, take it one step at a time!
Just as Xu Jing was about to follow Xiao Yi out of the jail, a guard reacted and said, "Wait! You're just going to let it go after assaulting official servants! That's... that's castration..."
"What's the rush?"
Xu Jing glanced nonchalantly at the man still kneeling on the ground and said, "I controlled the force, don't worry, some recovery and it'll still be usable."
Everyone present: "..."
This... Is this something a normal woman would say?!
Moreover, her saying this, does it mean that she knows what kind of force would really cause castration?!
Originally wanting to step forward and block Xu Jing along with the guard, the crowd paused for a moment, and then all took a big step back in a very tacit understanding.
The man walking in front subtly paused in his steps, his eyebrows twitching slightly.
This trouble seemed to be more difficult than imagined.
Xiao Yi led Xu Jing silently all the way to a secluded room that looked like a tea room, Xu Jing guessed this room was usually used to entertain guests.
She casually wound her hair as she walked, inserted the hairpin back, but didn't pay attention to the threshold, stumbled a bit as she crossed it.
She hurriedly grabbed the sleeve of the man in front, and just as she was about to apologize after stabilizing, the smooth and comfortable fabric in her hand was suddenly pulled back. When she looked up again, the man was already standing several paces away, frowning, with unmistakable annoyance and discontent in his eyes as he looked at her.
Xu Jing was slightly stunned, paused for a moment, and then said calmly, "Does Vice Minister Xiao think I did it on purpose?"
Dongli at the side, because of Xu Jing's actions just now, stared wide-eyed like a frog, shaking both hands, a thousand words jumping in his mind, yet he held them back tightly.
Xiao Yi looked at Xu Jing coldly for a long while before saying in a deep voice, "Miss Xu, we are now completely unrelated. If you seek justice from me, as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, I am duty-bound, but if you come to me for other matters, you can go back to the jail yourself now."
Is this a threat?
Xu Jing couldn't help but twitch her lips.
It seems this man truly dislikes her, his ex-wife.
Who would believe that between the two of them, there was once a small life linked by blood?
Although being misunderstood like this was slightly unpleasant, Xu Jing's purpose for seeking him was only to overturn the case, and she really didn't care to haggle over other things with him.
She said with a hint of a smile, "Of course, those trivial matters between us are long past. Not just Vice Minister Xiao, I too don't want to bring them up again, after all, I have my new life, and maybe in the future, I will meet a new match.
In this regard, I believe Vice Minister Xiao and I share the same wish."
Dongli's eyes widened, incredulously looking at the woman before him.
A new match? Tsk, this woman always had her sights set high, otherwise, she wouldn't have clung to their Lord back then.
In fact, even now, Dongli still suspected that all this was just a ploy by this woman to get close to their Lord.
But playing tricks and getting herself thrown into jail...
Only this woman could have thought of that!
Xiao Yi watched her with deep eyes, his frown becoming more pronounced, not speaking for a long time.
Xu Jing couldn't be bothered whether they believed her or not, in the end, time would prove everything, now solving Peng Shi's matter quickly was the legitimate thing to do.
Just as she was contemplating speaking up to get back to the main issue, a series of urgent footsteps suddenly came from outside, and in the next moment, a thin, short figure in a light green official uniform slipped and ran in, "Vice Minister... Vice Minister Xiao, I heard you went to the jail just now...
What is this woman doing here!"
It was actually County Magistrate Sun, whom Xu Jing had seen not long ago.
He quickly noticed Xu Jing's presence and stared at her like he had seen a ghost, his face turning pale.
Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze from Xu Jing, looked coldly at Sun Youcai, suddenly turned and took a step closer to him, saying, "Sun Youcai, this lady accused you of abusing your power, handling cases perfunctorily, and framing good citizens, is this true?"
Sun Youcai only felt a buzzing in his head, with four words echoing in his mind: "It was found out!"
However, as he came over, he had already heard people around him vaguely describe what had happened earlier, so he was somewhat mentally prepared. He quickly fell to his knees with a thud, crying pitifully, "Vice Minister Xiao, I am wronged! I... I may not be of extraordinary ability, but I have always been fair and strict in law enforcement, never daring to do anything against my official duty!
There is ample evidence that this woman murdered Peng Shi! Anyone would believe she is the murderer! I just didn't want such a simple case to disturb Vice Minister Xiao and wanted to conclude it quickly..."
Xiao Yi sneered coldly, his deep black eyes filled with sarcasm, "So, this is my fault?"
Sun Youcai froze, then shivered all over, shaking his head emphatically, "No, no, how could I mean that, Vice Minister Xiao misunderstood..."
"Enough."
Xiao Yi frowned, placing his right hand behind his back, and said coldly with impatience, "I have decided to re-investigate this case, if there was no abuse of power on your part, well and good, but if what this lady said is true..."
Xiao Yi gave Sun Youcai, who looked terrified, a cold glance, fiercely flicked his sleeve, and strode outside, "Never mind the official hat on your head, you should also weigh whether your head can stay.
Someone, assemble everyone related to the Peng Shian case at once, I want to re-examine this case!"
"Vice Minister Xiao!"
Sun Youcai was so frightened he almost flew up, instinctively rushing forward to grab Xiao Yi's hem, Xiao Yi swiftly stepped aside, even raised his hem, looking down at Sun Youcai with disdain before stepping over the threshold and walking out.
The nearby Xu Jing: "..."
Tsk tsk tsk, the expression of this man avoiding County Magistrate Sun was exactly the same as when avoiding her just now.
Is this man just proud or habitually gloomy?
Xu Jing suddenly felt that no matter what the original person did, this man's temperament was probably not much better.
Just as annoying!