The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 167 Forgery

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Chengjing.

Something was wrong, wasn't it? Lu Xiucai was just in a wheelchair, but now he's walking out!
Yuan Musheng's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

He knew best how serious Lu Chengjing's injuries were. He had gone to Lu Chengjing's place yesterday to get a foot bath medicine packet. How come he was all better today?
Is his medical skill even better than that of a miracle doctor?
Lu Chengjing let everyone look him over, then looked at Shan Dajun and said, "Since the magistrate sent you here, he must have some evidence."

There's nothing to hide, Shan Dajun nodded and said, "There are witnesses."

He gestured to a middle-aged man in a blue cloth shirt to come forward, saying, "This man saw you and your wife pawn the property that was lost from the Lu family."

Lu Chengjing sized up the middle-aged man and asked, "What kind of valuables do you possess?"

"An ornament," the middle-aged man said. "A red jade Pixiu with the Lu family emblem on it. I've lived in the Lu family for twenty years; there's no way I could be mistaken."

Lu Chengjing then asked, "Where is the ornament?"

“You didn’t pawn it because you thought the shopkeeper’s price was too low, so it’s definitely in your hands now.” The middle-aged man looked at the newly built house. “The Lu family has lost quite a few things; a search should be enough to find them.”

After the initial surprise, Manager Liu also focused his attention on searching for the stolen goods, and ordered Shan Dajun to lead a search party to find the stolen items.

Shan Dajun smiled apologetically at Lu Chengjing and Shang Wan; he could only obey the magistrate's orders.

Shang Wan glanced at the confident Steward Liu with a half-smile, and asked Shan Dajun, "What if we can't find anything? Would that be considered a false accusation?"

"If they can't find it, then it's a false accusation." Shan Dajun didn't believe that Shang Wan and the other person would steal anything from the Lu family.

Knowing that Shang Wan was skilled in martial arts, he worried that Shang Wan might do something foolish, so he said in a way that was both a reminder and a warning, "Anyone who obstructs the execution of the magistrate's orders will be punished with caning."

Shang Wan had no intention of stopping them, but she made an angry face as if she wanted to hit someone.

Lu Chengjing cooperated by putting his arm around her and whispering persuasion, at least preventing Shang Wan from rushing out to hit someone.

Dan Dajun gave Lu Chengjing a grateful look. After all, if he really faced Shang Wan, he would only get beaten up, and all the goodwill he had gained would be wiped out, which was not worth it.

In return for his kindness, he immediately instructed his men to search the place, but not to damage anything.

The officials dispersed to search, and Steward Liu also led his men in to help search. Xiao Huan and Shi Tou were worried that they would rummage through things, so each of them carried a kitchen knife and followed the others.

The cleaver was sharpened last night; the blade is gleaming and looks incredibly sharp.

Manager Liu's legs inexplicably started trembling, and he only felt better when he was close to the two guards.

The two guards had intended to threaten the two men, but Shang Wan threw two pebbles at them, and the two guards immediately knelt down. How could they dare to cause any more trouble?

The middle-aged man shrank back, not daring to say anything more, and hurried off to catch up with Shan Dajun. He needed to help identify the stolen goods.

When the officials searched the place, the villagers started talking amongst themselves, most of them disbelieving that Shang Wan would steal anything.

Aunt Zhou sighed repeatedly. She was so happy to have a new house built, but all that joy was ruined.

He Sizhi winked at his two apprentices, signaling them to go inside and keep an eye on things.

Chu Xu covered his round little ears and muttered to himself, his cat-like eyes full of cunning.

Yuanyuan nodded her little head vigorously and rode away on Little Gray.

Shang Wan asked Rong Niangzi to help greet the guests, and that the banquet would begin normally once the officials had finished searching.

Half an hour later, the search was completed.

The officials searched the place thoroughly, but they couldn't find any of the lost items reported by the Lu family.

Seeing this, Manager Liu secretly winked at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man understood, took a step back, and tried to shrink his neck to go back into the house. "Hey, that room has been searched, why are you running around?" Gao Yan stepped forward, grabbed the middle-aged man by the back of his collar, and forcefully pulled him out.

"Let go!" The middle-aged man struggled, but he was no match for the strength and instead shook off the things he was hiding on his body.

Manager Liu hurriedly bent down to pick it up. Chu Xu, who had arrived at some point, picked it up like a monkey and ran outside, handing the item to Shang Wan.

The middle-aged man dropped a gold hairpin with two round pearls on the head. Lu Chengjing recognized it as belonging to Madam Lu at a glance.

There was no other reason than that he had seen Madam Lu wear it more than once. Moreover, all of Madam Lu's jewelry had a mark on it, a small plum blossom carved at the end of the hairpin.

It's also on this gold hairpin.

This is an attempt to frame someone when they can't find anything.

Shang Wan then handed the gold hairpin to Shan Dajun, saying, "This is Madam Lu's jewelry. Please help return it to its rightful owner."

Looking at the plum blossom mark on the end of the hairpin, Shan Dajun immediately understood that this was an attempt to frame him. His face darkened instantly, and he glared fiercely at Steward Liu.

He raised his hand and pointed at Steward Liu and his group, "Arrest them and take them back to see the magistrate."

The constables didn't give Steward Liu a chance to explain; they pounced on him, gagged him, and tied him up.

After this commotion, Shan Dajun lost his appetite for the banquet and was eager to get back and report.

Just as Shang Wan was about to invite the guests to stay, the Lin family members, who had been watching silently, started causing trouble.

Village Chief Lin took out the house deed and land deed and asked Shan Dajun to help drive out the villains who had occupied his house from the village.

"You're talking nonsense! This is my house! When did it become yours?" Stone jumped out in a panic, wanting to stab Village Chief Lin.

Xiao Huan's gaze swept over Village Chief Lin's neck, her face darkening as she touched the knife. Trying to reap the rewards with just two pieces of paper? Pah!

The villagers also felt that Village Chief Lin had gone too far. It was clearly the scholar's house, so how did it become Lin's?

Everyone spoke up, criticizing the Lin family.

"The house deed and land deed are in my father's hands, so the house and land naturally belong to our family. It's none of our business for outsiders to point fingers at our things." Lin Jianshan raised his chin smugly, his malicious gaze fixed on Shang Wan.

You wouldn't believe that the house and land deeds were in their hands all along, would you?
No matter how well the house is built, it will ultimately belong to them.

Haha, he's waiting to see this wicked woman cry her heart out!

Shang Wan rolled her eyes at him as if he were an idiot.

Lin Jianshan's smug expression froze, and Village Chief Lin also frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

Why weren't the couple panicked at all?
His heart pounded, and when he met Shang Wan's almond-shaped eyes, which seemed to be smiling but weren't, a bad feeling rushed to his head.

The next second, Shang Wan's actions confirmed his guess.

Shang Wan reached into her sleeve and pulled out two pieces of paper.

One house deed, one land deed.

Lin Jianshan's eyes widened instantly. "Impossible! You must have a fake one!"

"Whether it's real or fake, we'll know by comparing them." Shang Wan smiled and handed the house and land deeds to Shan Dajun, asking him to help her distinguish them.

Dan Dajun placed the two land deeds side by side for comparison and immediately noticed the discrepancy. Upon examining the two house deeds, his face instantly contorted with rage.

He raised his head, glaring angrily at Village Chief Lin. "How dare they! Forging official seals! Men, tie them up and take them back to the authorities for punishment!"