Chapter 179 The consequences of offending Su Hanchu

Fang Zhitong's back was rotten to the bone. He struggled to move his body and fell off the bed in a mess. His two sunken eyes were empty and lifeless, and his body exuded an unpleasant stench of decay. He exuded the despair of a dying struggle.

"Someone, someone... Where did you all go?"

A maid ran in hurriedly and knelt down.

"Young Master, please spare my life. Young Master, please spare my life. I will go get you some water to wash up..."

There was fear in the maid's tone of voice, as if she was also very frightened of the other party.

Fang Zhitong crawled towards her in pain, making unpleasant sounds from his mouth.

"Come here! How dare you hide from me? You're so brave..."

He reached out and grabbed the maid, stabbing her neck.

"Where's the doctor? Where's the doctor you were looking for? Why hasn't he come yet?"

The maid skillfully pulled his hand.

"Ahem... ahem... Young Master, please spare me. Madam and the others have been searching for the doctor. We have never given up on you!"

But Fang Zhitong, who was in pain and despair, would not listen to her at all and pinched her as if to vent his emotions.

"You're all just giving me the cold shoulder. Why is it that after so many doctors have tried nothing to cure me, I'm only getting more miserable?"

The maid's eyes widened with fear of death, and she could hardly breathe. Driven by the instinct to survive, she kicked Fang Zhitong in the stomach and rolled to the side, breathing in the air in big gulps.

Fang Zhitong bumped into the leg of the table, and his back, which was almost rotten, leaned against the ground. His eyes widened in pain, he couldn't breathe, and he suddenly showed signs of being on the verge of death.

“Uh…uh…”

He stretched out his hands randomly, trying to grab something.

The maid was frightened as she looked at the struggling Fang Zhi. She shrank back to the wall in fear and looked at him with terrified eyes.

Even until Fang Zhitong's hands fell down helplessly, his eyes were still wide open.

The maid was shaking with fear, moving closer little by little, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"Young Master? Young Master?"

He stretched out his hand towards Fang Zhitong's nose with trembling hands, but found that there was no breath. He pulled his hand back in shock.

"Ah..." He quickly stuffed his hands into his mouth to block out the sound of fear.

After being stunned for a long time, the maid quickly stood up, checked that there was no one else in the yard, closed the door gently, and then pretended nothing had happened and went to work.

The next morning, when Mrs. Fang went to see her son, she found that he was already dead.

"Ah... Zhitong, my Zhitong, come, come, please call the doctor, please come quickly..."

The Hua family in the county.

Magistrate Hua, who was preparing to handle official documents, had just picked up the document.

Then the housekeeper rushed in hurriedly.

"Master, this is bad! The governor has brought people in and said they are sealing off the Hua family..."

County Magistrate Hua stood up hurriedly.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The housekeeper spoke anxiously.

"Really, sir, the governor has arrived in the yard..."

Before he could finish his words, the door was violently kicked open.

"Hua Jiping, you have committed corruption, accepted bribes, wrongly convicted people, and handled matters unfairly. Now, the evidence is conclusive. All of the Hua family's property will be confiscated. Hua Jiping, please come with me to the provincial capital to stand trial."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Hua hurried to explain himself.

"Sir Shen, I am wronged. We have worked together for so many years, you know me well. How could I possibly..."

The Chenzhou government had already signaled the officers to come forward and arrest him.

"Hua Jiping, the overwhelming evidence is already in my state capital. You have no excuse. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too high-profile recently. You have offended someone you shouldn't have. Take you away. Seize up the entire Hua family and detain all your family members in the state prison."

Hua County Magistrate Bu Hua Jiping struggled and shouted.

"Sir Shen, please listen to me. I am truly wronged. I beg you to investigate this matter."

The matter was a foregone conclusion, and the Chenzhou government was too lazy to listen to anything he said. He raised his hand and waved, signaling the officers to shut his mouth.

All members of the Hua family were taken to the provincial capital.

Hua Tiantian was unwilling to give in and was scratching randomly with the hairpin.

"Don't come near me. Do you know who I am? If you dare to touch me with your hands, I will let my father chop off your heads."

Chenzhoufu looked at Hua Tiantian's arrogant look and spoke with a sullen face.

"I guess you must be Hua Jiping's beloved daughter, Hua Tiantian. You are quite willful indeed."

Then he gave orders to the officers.

"Tie him up and take him away. Don't be polite. If he's injured, then so be it."

Hua Jiping, with his mouth blocked, hurriedly winked at his daughter with a choked voice.

“Woo… woo…”

Hua Tiantian panicked when she saw her father being escorted. She hurried to her father and spoke anxiously.

"Daddy, what's going on? Why are people coming to arrest us?"

An officer who was almost scratched by Hua Tiantian's hairpin spoke sarcastically.

"Do you still think you're the county magistrate's daughter? Your father's corruption and bribery are now irrefutable. Miss Hua, you'd better come with us. Any further meaningless struggle will only hurt yourself. We won't show any mercy to you."

Hua Tiantian was about to say something, but after seeing the look in her father's eyes, she finally chose to shut up.

Soon, other important figures of the Hua family were brought out, and dozens of them were escorted to the provincial capital in a mighty procession.

In a restaurant on the street, Jun Moye and Su Hanchu were enjoying delicious food. This was the newly opened Yue Manting restaurant in the county. It opened today and business was booming.

Jun Moye opened the window. As he had specifically instructed, the table had been moved next to the window.

When the Hua family came into sight, Jun Moye spoke with a smile.

"Chu Chu, it's time to watch the show. Today's show is about to begin."

Su Hanchu stood up and leaned towards the window, not knowing why.

"What kind of show is this? Can it be more lively than the opening of the Moonlit Courtyard today?"

Only then did he see that Hua Tiantian was followed by an official, and then he saw that County Magistrate Hua was wearing shackles.

"Jun Moye, are you moving so fast? Is the Hua family gone just like that?"

Jun Moye walked to her side, put his arms around her waist from behind, and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Madam, please tell me whether this opening gift is good or bad?"

Su Hanchu leaned against the window and looked at the Hua family being pointed at by the people.

"Of course it's good, but haven't local officials always protected each other? It's not easy for the Chenzhou government to put the Hua family on trial so quickly."

Jun Moye spoke after hearing this.

"No matter how much officials protect each other, they can't resist the imperial power and the court's laws, right?"

Su Hanchu agreed after hearing this.

"That's true."

Jun Moye saw the people from the Hua family being escorted away, and helped Su Hanchu sit down.

"Let's eat first. After we're done, I'll take you somewhere. Hua Jiping has given us a great gift."