Chapter 042 Do You Have Regrets?

How dare he stab her in the back? Shen Heng was still a little frightened, and at the same time, she was surprised that Xie Jian would stand in front of her. After all, this young man had just tried to strangle her to death. Then she looked deep into the forest, who was there?

Five yamen runners walked out of the forest. The one walking in front was the county magistrate Lu Ji'an. He was dressed in a dark blue robe. Under the moonlight, his gentle and elegant appearance was also a bit cold and solemn.

Two yamen runners put a knife to Xie Changgen's neck, and the doctor who followed came forward to treat Xie Changgen's wound.

"Master Lu, Master Lu is going to make me a fool." Xie Changgen cried out, "Xie Jian is going to kill me."

"I have been standing here for half an hour." Lu Ji'an said in a serious voice: "Xie Changgen, when you were fighting with Xie Jian, you admitted that you used the butcher's son Xie Wenji to trick Xie Min away, fed him Ma Fei San, and used benefits to lure the butcher to perform a cleansing for him. Your crime is unforgivable." He hid in the woods just to get these evidences.

"Sir, I was forced to say this just now. He forced me to say it. Actually, it's not..."

"Then Brother Xie Jian, why don't you admit it even though Xie Jian is forcing you like this?"

“I, I…”

"take away."

Quickly, the bailiffs dragged Xie Changgen away.

The forest became quiet again.

Chen Heng was surprised. Lu Ji'an had actually been here for half an hour. Didn't that mean he had come when Xie Jian and the others arrived? Did he come with Xie Jian? He even brought a doctor with him. He must have come prepared.

Then when Xie Jian was choking her just now, didn't she come out to stop him?

"Xie Jian, put down the weapon in your hand." A yamen runner shouted.

Xie Jian clenched the hook knife in his hand and stared at the people in front of him gloomily.

"Put it down." The bailiff drew out the big knife from his waist, and the others also drew theirs.

"Ajian, give me the hook knife." She had just taken it. If Xie Changgen hadn't been playing tricks on her, Xie Jian wouldn't have taken it again. Seeing that he didn't resist, Chen Heng felt relieved and took the hook knife and threw it on the ground.

Lu Ji'an felt a little pity for the young man: "Xie Jian, do you really not trust me to give you justice?"

"Justice? My family has been wronged for so many years, when has justice ever appeared?" Xie Jian sneered.

"You shouldn't seek revenge privately, as that would be a disregard for the law and would put you in an irretrievable situation."

Chen Heng was afraid that Xie Jian would say something disobedient. The more he said, the more mistakes he made, and the less he said, the fewer mistakes he made. She quickly said, "Master Lu, Ajian doesn't despise the law. It's those who commit crimes and are lawless who despise the law. We are just ordinary people who just want to live a peaceful and stable life, but we can't even do that."

"If the heart dies because of reason, reason will be destroyed. If reason is harmed by desire, the heart will die. Xie Jian, you are devoted to the imperial examination, but if you cannot uphold justice and justice in your heart, how can you be an official? If you pursue a career for personal revenge and selfish desires, how can you have a good ending in the future?" Lu Ji'an said.

Chen Heng wanted to refute, but she could only think of what Xie Jian would do in the future. He brought disaster to the country and the people, colluded with the enemy and committed treason, and caused great suffering to the people. How many people died in the demise of an entire dynasty? He made the people of the whole country pay for his hatred.

And he himself also had a very tragic ending.

Xie Jian sneered and was about to speak when his hand suddenly felt cold. He lowered his head and saw Shen Heng holding his hand. Her hand was extremely cold and icy.

"Sir, you are right. But we are just ordinary people. If even survival becomes a problem, if our parents close their eyes and we have nowhere to complain about our grievances, can't we seek justice for ourselves?" Chen Heng asked, but Xie Jian's method also put himself at risk.

Lu Ji'an looked at the young lady in front of him. Her face was pale, she looked disheveled, and her expression was tired, but she still stood firmly beside Xie Jian.

He didn't have much impression of her, but later that night, he did remember that no matter how Xie Jian treated her, he never gave up, which was very rare.