Chapter 307 Believe Me, I’m a Good Person

After being pushed on the shoulders twice, Gu Jiayue finally came back to her senses from the system's magical sound.

"Village chief?" Gu Jiayue felt a little embarrassed.

The village chief smiled, waved his hand, and said, "I have discussed with the elders of the Zhang family that if we find Zhang Dabiao, according to the Zhang family rules, we must chop off his hands, hang him at the entrance of the village for three days as a warning to others, and then expel him from the village. What do you think of this approach?"

Although the village chief was looking at Gu Jiayue when he spoke, he was still secretly glancing at Zhang Yangzai next to him.

Zhang Yangzai stared. "Aren't you going to report it to the police?"

"Yangzai, there are some things that children cannot understand." The village chief explained calmly: "If Zhang Dabiao is sent to the authorities, you, as a close relative, may be implicated."

Collective punishment was also one of the laws of the Dagan Dynasty. Although it was much more relaxed than in the previous dynasty, for some serious crimes, there was a high chance that close relatives would be sentenced as a whole.

The elders of the clan also stepped forward to explain: "If Zhang Dabiao is sent to the government for sentencing, he will be a criminal. And you will become the son of a criminal. For three generations, you will not be able to take the imperial examinations."

"We're also thinking about you. You're a good student, and you can't give up your future because of him."

Before the Zhang family elder could say anything more, Zhang Yangzai shook off Gu Jiayue's hand and ran into the room.

Gu Jiayue looked at the village chief and the elders, then at Zhang Yangzai, who had already walked into the room. She sighed. "Let him be quiet."

The clan elders and village chief also spoke well.

In Juzhou, the concept of family kinship is particularly strong. Normally, if someone in the clan makes a mistake, they don't immediately report it to the authorities. Instead, the clan will handle the matter first.

After being dealt with, they were expelled from the clan or even beaten to death.

The advantage of doing this is that it not only eliminates the bad apples in the clan, but also solves the problem of being implicated.

Another point is that Zhang Yangzai is good at studying. If he can take the imperial examination in the future, he will definitely not have any problem passing the examination to become a Jinshi, let alone a Tongsheng Xiucai.

But if he had a criminal father, he would never have the chance to take the imperial examination in his life.

Not only him, but also his son and grandson...

Because Zhang Dabiao had not been caught yet and Zhang Yangzai had not made a decision yet, the villagers helped to tidy up the yard, then went to the back mountain to find some firewood and piled it in the yard, and then most people left.

The remaining few people sat in the yard, waiting for someone to catch Zhang Dabiao, while looking worriedly at the closed door of the room.

Lin Yi looked at the small room, his heart aching as if it were stabbed by a knife.

He is still trapped in deep self-blame and cannot get out of it.

Gu Jiayue patted his shoulder. "This matter has nothing to do with you. Yangzi doesn't blame you."

After all, before the treatment, Lin Yi had already instructed that no one was allowed to disturb him. It was Zhang Dabiao who suddenly broke into the room. He suddenly attacked, and no one was prepared. After all, no one expected that a normal person would push someone without asking any questions.

Lin Yi pursed his lips, and his eyes, which had been bright and sharp on his pale face, turned red. "I want to adopt a lamb."

Although his mother's death was not caused by his medical error, he was still somewhat involved.

He has no relatives at home, and it is really cruel to leave him, a seven-year-old child, to live alone.

"You don't have to do this. He is a student of our Qiushi Academy. Our academy will take care of orphans."

Lin Yi shook his head. "I've thought it through. Yangzai is a good kid. He will have a better life if I adopt him."

Before Gu Jiayue could say something else, she heard chaotic footsteps coming from far away outside the yard.

"Village chief, we've caught the man. This guy was quite good at running and he ran into the mountains in a blink of an eye. We searched for him for a long time before we found him in a cave." Gu Laowu wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand and pulled the rope in his hand with the other.

The other end of the rope was tying Zhang Dabiao.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao's whole body was bruised, as if he had been abused.

The Zhang clan elder pointed at Zhang Dabiao, very confused. "What is this?"

Gu Laowu waved his hand nonchalantly, "Oh, he ran too fast and rolled down the hill and fell like this."

"Is that right?" Afraid that the Zhang family elders would not believe him, Gu Laowu also asked the several strong men who went with him to look for people.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

"We saw Zhang Dabiao tumbling down the mountain with our own eyes. Ouch, he fell miserably."

Everyone spoke in unison, and the Zhang clan elders stopped talking.

"Wuwuwu..." Zhang Dabiao, whose mouth was blocked, kept shaking his head and whimpering.

The village chief took a look and gave Gu Laowu a look that was hard to describe. He said with disdain, "Take the thing out of his mouth."

Gu Laowu chuckled and pulled the socks he had been wearing for five days out of Zhang Dabiao's mouth.

This kid is really lucky. This is the best cloth he has on his body. He would not even let others use it.

Zhang Dabiao is also lucky.

Zhang Dabiao, his mouth free, retched for a while before kneeling before the village chief. Tears welling up in his eyes, he said, "Village chief, you have to take charge of this for me. Gu Laowu and the others beat me up! Look! They gave me all these injuries on my face and body, village chief!"

Listening to Zhang Dabiao's crying, the village chief glared at Gu Laowu and the others, his eyes full of warning.

A few of them smiled ingratiatingly. Who made Zhang Dabiao so irritating? They couldn't help but attack him the moment they saw him.

They were very restrained in not beating him to death outright.

Gu Laowu also regretted not breaking his jaw at that time, so that he would not be able to sue.

Meeting Gu Laowu's fierce gaze, Zhang Dabiao shrank back and wanted to hide behind the clan elder.

But who would have thought that although the Zhang family elder was an old man, he was quick-witted and when he saw Zhang Dabiao trying to get close to him, he raised his foot and kicked him, causing the defenseless Zhang Dabiao to fall backwards and roll flat on his back.

The elder retracted his foot and said calmly, "You said they beat you? Do you have any witnesses? Any physical evidence?"

Zhang Dabiao wanted to get angry, but he didn't dare to because the other party was an elder of the clan. He could only say aggrievedly: "No, but you can ask them."

Before the Zhang clan elders could ask, Gu Laowu and the others immediately shook their heads like rattles. "I didn't, I didn't, he's talking nonsense!"

"Grandpa Zhang San, you have to believe us. We are all good young men who grew up under your watch. Don't even mention that Zhang Dabiao is a scum who killed his wife. We wouldn't even dare to step on an ant if we saw one."

"Yes, yes, I am afraid of mice at home."

"You guys..." It was the first time that Zhang Dabiao met someone who was even more shameless than himself.

They clearly caused these injuries. Why don't you admit it?

"Elder!" Zhang Dabiao called out to the elder of the Zhang clan affectionately.

The Zhang clan elder didn't even glance at him. "Well, this isn't important."

What?

Zhang Dabiao couldn't believe what he heard.

What do you mean by unimportant? He was beaten! He was almost beaten to death by these people!

"Zhang Dabiao, you deliberately interrupted Doctor Lin while he was giving her an acupuncture treatment and threw yourself at him, causing your wife to bleed to death. Do you admit it or not?"