Zhang Shuo lay in bed all night, his pillow soaked with tears.
He was miserable; ever since he arrived in Taoyuan County, he had been plagued by bad luck.
Early the next morning, police cars from the government arrived at the entrance of the Great Tang Hotel in the South Urban District.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage were taken to a police car.
Everyone looked at Zhang Shuo, who had black eyes and bruises all over his face. When he got on the bus, someone touched his arm, and he winced in pain.
"No, Zhang Shuo, what happened to you? What did you do last night?"
Zhang Shuo immediately thought of being scammed the night before and the possibility of being charged with rape, so he quickly explained, "Oh, don't mention it, I was sleepwalking, and this is how I woke up this morning."
"I learned the term 'sleepwalking' from a short video on my phone, Zhang Shuo."
Of course, since the advent of mobile phones, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage were often inseparable from them, and thus understood the meaning of "sleepwalking".
At this moment, the constable inside the police car said, "Hey, sleepwalking is hard to cure, but our county magistrate can. You can go find him; he's a very kind man and will definitely help you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shuo quickly replied, "Cough cough, thank you, it's just an old ailment of mine, it's nothing, it'll be fine in a few days!"
And so, the group chatted all the way, and soon arrived at the government office in the South Urban District.
Yes, Taoyuan County is now so large that it has more than one government office; there are a total of five.
The headquarters was the government office in the main urban area, with a branch office in each of the other four urban districts (east, south, west, and north).
The cases involving Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his associates mainly occurred in the South Urban District, so they need to be handled there.
Of course, Qin Hao will personally come to the South Urban District to hear this fraud case.
After entering the government office, the group first sat down in the main hall to drink tea.
Of course, the suspect who defrauded Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his companions that day was also sitting in the main hall at that moment.
Yes, it's sitting, and not only sitting, but leisurely drinking tea.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Officer, why are we receiving such high treatment when we're here to investigate a case?"
Upon hearing this, the constable quickly said, "Hey, you people who are visiting Taoyuan County for the first time certainly don't know, our county magistrate's way of handling cases is different from the traditional way."
"You filed a police report claiming they defrauded you of your money, so you are the plaintiffs and they are the defendants."
"Of course, just because you are the plaintiff doesn't mean you'll win this case."
"Therefore, we treat both of you with the utmost courtesy!"
As he spoke, the constable took a sip of coffee.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage took a sip of tea and immediately perked up, their faces showing shock.
"This tea is excellent! I never expected the tea served to prisoners in Taoyuan County to be so good!"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang exclaimed in surprise.
At this moment, a constable overheard this and quickly said, "Hehe, this tea is the worst tea in our Taoyuan County. It only costs 10 copper coins a pound on the market."
"What? This tea is only 10 copper coins a pound?"
Zhang Shuo asked in surprise.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was equally shocked. He thought to himself that as the emperor of the Great Tang, the tea he drank was the best tea offered as tribute.
But that tea doesn't taste as good as this one, yet this tea only costs 10 copper coins per pound.
If that's the case, then the most expensive tea in Taoyuan County must be incredibly delicious!
Thinking it over, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang asked, "Ahem, sir, what is the most expensive tea in Taoyuan County?"
"The most expensive tea, oh, that tea is incredibly expensive. It was made by our county magistrate. One tael costs 100 taels of silver. The taste... once you've had it, you'll never forget it."
The constable spoke with a hint of lingering affection in his eyes.
Another county magistrate! This Qin Hao is proficient in everything!
Princess Yuzhen blushed as she thought about it.
At this point, the last member of their scam team arrived: Zhang Mazi.
This Zhang Mazi was harder to find because he was driving, but thankfully he's been brought here now.
Zhang Mazi was incredibly arrogant. He looked directly at Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage and said, "Hmph, so you dare to accuse us of fraud? Fine, you just wait!"
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage had no idea where Zhang Mazi got his confidence to be so arrogant.
After everyone had arrived, Qin Hao naturally followed.
Meanwhile, Qin Hao was still in his large villa, fixing his hair and clothes.
After getting ready, they left the yard and went to the helipad.
They boarded a helicopter and headed directly towards the county government office in the South Urban District.
Airplanes, of course, fly faster.
Within minutes, Qin Hao arrived above the South Urban District.
At this moment, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage inside the county government office also saw the helicopter in the sky through the window.
"Look, an airplane!"
This was the second time Princess Yuzhen had seen an airplane, so she innocently shouted it out.
At this moment, Zhang Mazi sneered, "Tch, a bunch of country bumpkins, getting so excited over a plane!"
Upon hearing this, Princess Yuzhen became displeased and said, "Hmph, what's wrong? You think it's so special? If you're so capable, why don't you fly an airplane yourself?"
"Snort!"
Zhang Mazi snorted and then ignored him.
At this moment, Princess Yuzhen wanted to see the airplane again, but it had already disappeared.
'Hmph, it's all Zhang Mazi's fault for interrupting my view of the airplane!'
Soon, a handsome young man entered the yamen (government office).
This handsome guy is Qin Hao.
At this moment, Qin Hao was wearing an official robe, but he had a heart-shaped fringe.
Although he used some tricks to conceal his true Heavenly Human Physique attributes, he was still undeniably handsome.
Princess Yuzhen was completely captivated by him upon seeing him.
She had met many talented men and handsome men.
But Qin Hao is truly handsome beyond compare.
Wang Wei, the top scholar in the imperial examination, is already considered very handsome, but compared to Qin Hao, he is utterly outshone.
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
When the constable saw that it was Qin Hao, he immediately bowed.
"Yes, the prisoners have been brought in. Alright, let's begin the trial!"
"Yes!"
And so, Qin Hao sat on the throne in the high hall.
The government offices of today are different from the traditional ones; upon closer inspection, they are very similar to the courts on Blue Star.
"Very well, the defendants Zhang Mazi, Sister Wang, and the Liu Brothers defrauded the plaintiffs, Master Long, Miss Long, Steward Zhang, Attendant Wang, and Thug Liu, of a total of 1160 taels of silver. Is this true?"
Qin Hao looked at Zhang Mazi and the others and asked.
"My lord, we've been wronged! We're just running a legitimate business. We're willing to sell, and they're willing to buy. We really didn't cheat them!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's lips curled into a smirk.
He actually knew everything about this, including the story of Zhang Shuo being set up last night.
However, he did it on purpose, deliberately trying to make Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his entourage suffer a loss.