Ms. Pan refused to accept it; at this moment, she couldn’t listen to what Eldest Pan was saying.

Seeing that he couldn’t calm her down, Eldest Pan also began to get angry, "Enough! You have committed such a disgraceful act, dragging down the entire Pan Family. Your nephews and nieces will never be able to face others in the future. Are you still shamelessly crying and causing a scene here? Do you think there aren’t enough people laughing at us?"

Ms. Pan froze, and Eldest Pan took advantage of the moment to pull back his sleeve, stood up, and left.

When Ms. Pan tried to grab him again, it was already too late. Two officers came forward and took her away from the hall.

After they left, Shu Yu turned to look at the others. To her surprise, Chen He and Chen Qiu, the siblings, had disappeared long ago. During the previous chaos, they had slipped away without even concerning themselves with their parents being taken away.

What is this? When the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones are crooked? Chen Bing and Ms. Pan raised such good children, but they ended up turning against them.

There were still many people outside watching the commotion. Shu Yu said to the old lady and the others, "Let’s go; we should leave through the back to avoid being surrounded."

"Alright." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Xia Yan was very familiar with the government office. He led the Lu family toward the back door. At this moment, Meng Yunzheng was already waiting on the carriage for them.

Seeing Shu Yu, the two exchanged a smile.

The group didn’t linger there and quickly returned to the courtyard of their inn.

It was much quieter here, the matter was resolved, and everyone relaxed.

Joining them were Zhou Tiedong, Wang Yue, Guo Zheng, and Zhou Tiedong’s parents.

Zhou’s parents came along with Wang Yue, but waited outside the hall when Wang Yue entered, anxiously listening to the verdict.

Only when the final result was announced, did they burst into tears of joy.

At this moment, everyone had tidied up their appearance, and they all knelt before Shu Yu.

Shu Yu stepped back, "You don’t have to do this."

"No, this is proper." Zhou Tiedong took a deep breath, his eyes reddened, and bowed three times to Shu Yu with great solemnity, "Had it not been for the county magistrate, I fear I would still be locked in prison, beaten to death by those people, leaving my parents lonely, my fiancée slandered, carrying heavy debts. My return to see the light of day is all thanks to the county magistrate’s kindness. You are my great benefactor."

"And the savior of our Zhou family, thank you, county magistrate, thank you." Zhou’s parents cried, bowing repeatedly.

Shu Yu rubbed her forehead in distress; she was truly unaccustomed to such scenes.

And then Guo Zheng spoke up, "There’s also me, county magistrate, I suffered injustice and humiliation for years, afflicted by Chen Bing, tarnishing my reputation so I could no longer serve as an accountant. Now, the injustice has been righted, I am truly, truly..."

As he spoke, tears fell. Over the years, his inner torment was known only to himself, and he once thought he would bear those groundless accusations for a lifetime, never imagining such a day would come.

Shu Yu sighed, "Alright, everyone stand up. This matter today isn’t entirely thanks to us; you have all been striving for justice. Without evidence, Chen Bing would not have faced retribution."

Ying Dong and Ying Xi helped everyone to their feet, while Zhou Tiedong and the others kept wiping their tears.

Granny Fang watched this with a feeling of melancholy, for she was also a victim in the events surrounding Chen Bing.

At last, the storm had passed, and peace had been restored.