Chapter 114 Wu Liang's Downfall
Wu Liang's expression finally changed.
Although he tried to hide it well, he was still caught by many people.
Yu Zhiyi didn't give him time to talk nonsense: "The first piece of evidence is the witness testimony. You don't think that after you changed your name, no one will recognize you anymore, do you? Those who died during the exile were just people who didn't have time to escape the flood, but many of the people who know you left their homeland before the flood."
"Coincidentally, you have a classmate who was taken in as an apprentice by a big shot because of his outstanding academic performance. He is now in the capital."
Yu Zhiyi looked at Wu Shan: "Take my token and go to the Hanlin Academy again. Find Wu Juxian, the compiler of the Hanlin Academy, and tell him that the secretary of the Ministry of Justice wants him to be a witness."
He paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and gave another instruction.
Wu Shan was very efficient. Although the North Suburb Street was some distance from the Hanlin Academy, he returned in less than 15 minutes. Behind him was a middle-aged man riding a tall horse.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Wu Liang was initially filled with shock.
But he quickly composed himself, his expression turning bewildered.
The visitor was Wu Juxian, one of the compilers of the Hanlin Academy. He had met Yu Zhiyi at the palace banquet and went directly to her to bow: "This humble official is Wu Juxian, greetings to Physician Yu. I wonder what brings Physician Yu here when she summons me?"
Yu Zhiyi pointed to Wu Liang ahead and asked, "Is this Wu Liang from your hometown? Do you remember him?"
Wu Juxian looked Wu Liang up and down for a moment, his eyes initially showing some unfamiliarity.
However, upon seeing Wu Liang's prominent sclera, he suddenly realized, "Your Excellency, I haven't seen Wu Liang for over ten years and don't remember him well. However, Wu Liang has been disliked since childhood because of his prominent sclera. The elders in the village all say that a person with such eyes will surely cause trouble for the neighbors when he grows up, and they don't let us play with him. Seeing this man's prominent sclera, I remembered him; he is indeed Wu Liang."
The moment Wu Liang saw Wu Juxian, he visibly panicked and made a last-ditch effort: "I don't know you at all! There are plenty of people with three-white eyes, you can't judge me as the murderer just because of a pair of eyes!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a furious voice rang out: "Ma Bocai, you bastard, if you don't pay back your debts, may your son be born without an anus!"
Immediately afterwards, a figure lunged at him.
You Bingyue frowned, instinctively wanting to kick the man away, but when she tried to move, she found that his feet were as if they were tied up and she couldn't lift them at all!
While You Bingyue was fighting against the mysterious force, the figure also pounced on Wu Liang's side, attacking his face from both sides: "You bastard, you borrowed a hundred taels of silver from me back then, saying that you would pay me back with interest when you passed the imperial examination. But after all these years, you haven't even passed the lowest level of the imperial examination!"
"I was fooled by your nonsense back then. I was deceived by your silver tongue and actually believed that if someone said that you could pass the exam, you would pass."
"Fuck you, pay me back!"
"If you don't pay me back, I'll beat you to death!"
The incident happened so suddenly that it wasn't until Wu Liang had been hit twenty or thirty times and his face was swollen that the crowd remembered to stop the fight.
Wu Liang pointed at the man, trembling with anger: "Where did this madman come from? I don't know you at all!"
The man sneered: "You owe me money, so of course you'll say you don't know me, but I have proof!"
He pulled out an IOU from his pocket: "Look carefully, this is the IOU you wrote to me back then, and the village chief is a witness. Although the village chief and the others are all dead, this IOU is absolutely genuine. If you dare to renege on the debt, I'll take this IOU to the yamen and sue you!!"
His dark complexion changed drastically.
He finally snapped out of his daze and realized that the person in front of him was an old acquaintance of Ma Bocai.
When he first met Ma Bocai, he heard that the people of Majia Village had suffered heavy casualties.
At that time, they were still hundreds of miles away from Shengjing.
Given how long the journey was, it's not entirely incomprehensible that only one strong man would survive.
After thinking about it, he changed his attitude.
He glanced at the name on the IOU and, ignoring the sharp pain in his face, immediately said, "Bangzi, I remember now, I did borrow one hundred taels from you. Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back once I've settled my legal troubles!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the "gang" scurried up to Wu Shan, fawningly saying, "Sir, we have done as you said. This bastard has admitted that he is not Ma Bocai at all."
He then looked at Wu Liang with disdain: "This grandson has the nerve to impersonate Bo Cai? He's a renowned talent in our surrounding villages, and handsome too. Unlike this grandson, who has such a hideous face. Bo Cai is a dashing gentleman; even our county magistrate's daughter is infatuated with him!"
Wu Shan then clasped his hands in a fist and bow to Yu Zhiyi, saying, "Boss, it's all done."
Yu Zhiyi looked at Wu Liang with a faint smile: "A huge sum of one hundred taels of silver is impossible for anyone not to remember. If you really are Ma Bocai, you will know that not only has he never borrowed money from anyone, but he also lends money out frequently."
She looked at the middle-aged man beside her: "Like this Ma Ergou, when he was fifteen, he secretly borrowed two taels of silver from Ma Bocai because he wanted to get married but couldn't afford the bride price."
Wu Liang was shocked: "Ma... Er Gou?"
Yu Zhiyi nodded: "That's right, his name isn't Ma Bangzi, it's Ma Ergou."
After this series of moves, Wu Liang was completely dumbfounded.
Even with his cunning and shrewdness, he couldn't find an excuse to explain this paradox.
Seeing his reaction, how could anyone not understand?
This person really used someone else's name!
Yu Zhiyi finally defined the matter: "You did a good job of killing Ma Bocai, and killing Zhang Laohan's parents and wife in a secretive manner, but the technique you used to kill a family of eight back then was extremely immature. There is plenty of evidence, all pointing to you, Wu Liang."
"Even if you don't confess to the crimes you committed later, these eight lives alone are enough for the laws of my Great Sheng Empire to punish you with a thousand cuts!"
Her eyes were pure and bright, but the clearer those eyes were, the more ashamed those with filthy hearts felt when they were looked at.
Wuliang withered.
Yu Zhiyi looked around, and her ethereal voice reached everyone's ears: "Although I am a newly appointed official, I will not wrong innocent people for the sake of so-called three fires."
"On the contrary, it is precisely because I have taken on this responsibility that I cherish my reputation even more. Only in this way can I live up to His Majesty's high expectations and the will of Heaven that allowed me to come to this world."
"Everyone can rest assured that in any case I handle, the wicked will be exposed and the innocent will not be wronged. The unjustly killed will receive justice, and the surviving victims will also receive justice and fairness."
These words, though not forceful, stirred the blood of those who heard them.
Someone shouted first, "Your Excellency is wise!"
Immediately afterwards, the word "brilliant" echoed throughout the entire street.
Du Ziheng pursed his lips, feeling a surge of emotions in his heart, though he couldn't quite describe the feeling.
You Bingyue was so angry that she jumped out of the window, not wanting to see this horrifying scene.
Du Ziheng looked at the swaying window frame, and thinking about You Bingyue's behavior just now, he frowned and chased after her.
Yu Zhiyi didn't care at all.
Old Zhang's life was saved, and the serial killer was caught, but there was still one thing left unresolved.
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