Sizzle!

Blood splattered from the man's neck, forming a zigzag line that streaked through the air. His eyes were wide open, and he couldn't utter a single word. In a moment, his body collapsed into a pool of blood like a limp lump of mud.

"ah!"

After realizing what had happened, the woman let out a piercing scream.

"Murder! Murder!"

The woman then turned and ran away, screaming loudly.

Su Wanshi stood there, too frightened to move, and dared not utter a single word.

Only Su Lianwu remained calm, his gaze turning cold and gloomy as he looked at the corpse on the ground, showing no sign of panic or fear.

Since the constables said this place was a no-man's-land, and you could steal as much as you wanted as long as you had the ability, then he should be able to get away with killing someone.

"Let's go to their house and get all our things back!"

Su Lianwu completely disregarded the life or death of the man on the ground and coldly spoke to Su Wanshi.

Seeing the blood on the ground flowing down to her feet, Su Wanshi quickly moved aside and looked at Su Lianwu in alarm.

"Big brother, someone's...someone's dead..."

She was unaware that this was a lawless area, so she was still very afraid.

"Don't worry, killing people here is not illegal."

Su Lianwu said casually.

Then, after briefly explaining to her that he had gone to the government office to report the matter, Su Wanshi gradually felt relieved.

Then they went to the house where the couple was and retrieved all the stolen silver from them.

They even took back the groceries the woman had bought, including beef, vegetables, and fish.

But they never expected that just as they were preparing a sumptuous dinner in the kitchen, several soldiers suddenly burst in.

"Sir, he's the one who killed my husband! You just saw it yourself, his body is still right in front of their house!"

The woman who had run away was now standing in front of them with several soldiers.

"take away!"

The officers and soldiers gave Su Lianwu a cold look, and without saying a word, they were about to step forward to arrest him.

"What are you doing? Why are you arresting me? Didn't you say that theft is illegal and no one cares in this place? What right do you have to arrest me?"

Su Lianwu naturally couldn't let them take him away like that. He dodged while questioning them with righteous indignation.

To everyone's surprise, the constables chuckled and said, "Stealing is not illegal here, but you can't kill or set fires. What you committed today is murder, so naturally we have to arrest you!"

What!

They don't care about theft, but they do care about murder!

Su Lianwu was shocked and felt extremely aggrieved.

He thought that theft was tolerated, and the constable said that breaking the law was common here, so he assumed that even murder was permissible. He never expected things to turn out like this...

"Let go of my grandson! He didn't kill anyone. They stole our things first. If anyone should be arrested, it should be that wicked woman!"

When Madam Su saw the soldiers about to arrest Su Lianwu, she immediately stepped forward and started making a scene.

Two of her three grandsons have already gone to jail and haven't been released yet. If Su Lianwu goes to jail too, won't she have no one to carry on her family line?

Therefore, she certainly couldn't let anyone arrest him.

Similarly, Su Yu also stepped forward to plead and say kind words.

However, the officers and soldiers wouldn't listen to their explanations at all, even when Su Yu threatened them with his official position.

"Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners. If you think your son shouldn't be arrested, you can go to the government office and speak to our officials!"

The officers and soldiers took Su Lianwu away without hesitation.

"Father, what are we going to do? Now that my eldest brother has been arrested too, what are we going to do?"

After everyone left, Su Wanshi began to panic.

This slum alley is too chaotic. Originally, Su Lianwu knew some kung fu and could protect them, but now that he has been arrested, there are only a few old, weak, women and children left. Won't others bully them to death?

"This...you wait here, I'll go to the government office to rescue Wu'er right away!"

Su Yu stamped his foot in frustration, then took some silver and went out.

Su Lianwu was immediately imprisoned in the death row. When Su Yu brought the silver to the prefectural magistrate, the magistrate, after hearing his request, simply kicked him out.

"Lord Su, if you want to save your son, you should find evidence that he did not commit murder. Otherwise, even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners. If I show favoritism, I will lose my position!"

After the prefectural magistrate finished speaking, seemingly with great earnestness, he had the gate of the prefectural government office slammed shut.

"grown ups......"

Su Yu wanted to say something to plead for mercy, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he inhaled the wind from the closing door.

In the end, Su Yu had no choice but to return home dejectedly.

He, Su Wanshi, and the other two were extremely worried about Su Lianwu's situation. They discussed it for a long time but couldn't find a solution, so they just went back to their rooms to sleep, exhausted.

But to their surprise, their house was ransacked again that night.

The silver and other valuables they retrieved from the woman's house were once again completely looted.

"These damned bastards! What kind of people live here? They steal our things and the government doesn't care, but they want to arrest my Wu'er!"

The following day, Madam Su was heartbroken in her room.

This time, because all three of them were wearing tattered clothes, only their clothes were not stolen.

But misfortunes never come singly. Before Su Yu could even find his official robes and take up his post, he received a decree from above dismissing him from his official position.

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