Cui Hao's question made both men freeze.
An issue outside their programming seemed to have cropped up, leaving the two somewhat unresponsive.
Then both silently got up and returned to their original positions. After arguing again using the same lines as before, they dropped into another smooth sliding kneel.
This time, they shouted in unison, "Upright and honorable magistrate, give us justice!"
Cui Hao: "..."
Still, this was more or less within his expectations. After all, it was normal for an illusion used to put so many people through a Trial to be unable to account for every possibility.
Had they really taken him to find Xiaocui, Cui Hao would have suspected this was a real village.
Then, according to the setup, do I have to pass judgment as an official?
Cui Hao looked toward the two men.
Purely in terms of the law, Wang Dagou naturally had the stronger case. Going by legal procedure, aside from the coercion requiring a thorough investigation, he had committed no major wrong.
At the very least, the man had paid money.
Purely in terms of sentiment, Wang Ergou naturally had the stronger case. After all, Cui Hao also liked seeing lovers finally become husband and wife.
But naturally, he could not look at the matter that way.
First, judging by how the two had reset after he asked an extra question, this illusion had a fixed setup.
Since there was a fixed setup, there could not be many choices: rule in favor of Wang Dagou, rule in favor of Wang Ergou, or rule in favor of neither.
Even if he pushed the boundaries a little further, he could rule that all three should be together.
Surely there had been a few oddballs among three thousand people?
With so little room to choose, not