Chapter 26 The Invisible Knife
"Tie up this shrew who stole family property and disrespected her elders! Together with Chen Kangbo, I will personally escort them to the county government office early tomorrow morning and let the county magistrate make a clear judgment!" The head of the village waved his hand and issued the final ultimatum.
In his opinion, the most feared thing for ordinary villagers was seeing the officials. As long as Feng Lan was told to hand over the money, she would be scared to death and would hand it over obediently.
Old man Chen and the Chen brothers all had smug smiles on their faces.
However, Feng Lan's reaction once again exceeded everyone's expectations.
Far from being afraid, her eyes lit up, and the sad expression on her face disappeared in an instant, replaced by an almost ecstatic anticipation.
"Send you to the official? Great! That's great!" She slapped her thigh and said in a loud and full voice, "Mr. Lizheng, you are truly an upright and honest person! I have been wanting to see the official for a long time! I tell you, you don't have to wait until tomorrow, send you to the official now! Let's walk!"
She walked over to the bound Chen Kangbo and swiftly straightened his disheveled collar. Then she turned to the village head and said with a smile, "Head, it's a long way to the county government office. Do you think you should untie my wife and me first and then give us a good meal? Otherwise, we'll starve to death on the way, and then there'll be no one to speak to in court."
The yard suddenly fell silent.
Everyone looked at Feng Lan blankly, like chickens with their necks strangled.
This...what kind of method is this?
How could she be happy when she was threatened with being sent to the authorities?
The village head was also confused. He felt that his brain was not enough.
Seeing that they didn't respond, Feng Lan took two steps forward, lowered her voice, and said to the head of the village and Old Man Chen in a tone of "I'm going to tell you a secret":
"Dad, village head, I'm going to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. We must go see this official!"
"When I got to the court, the county magistrate asked about it, and I told him that my mother-in-law, because I couldn't give birth to a son, colluded with someone else and wanted to sell her own granddaughter to a brothel! The price for selling her granddaughter was ten... no, fifteen taels of silver!"
"My father-in-law and my husband's brothers all knew about this and didn't report it. They are all accomplices!"
"I also have to say that the head of our Pingjiang Village accepted two taels of silver out of the fifteen taels... oh no, five taels! Not only did he let the traffickers go, he also helped them tie us two victims up and tortured us into confessing!"
"I have to tell the County Magistrate that my daughter was beaten half to death. Not only did this group of people refuse to pay for her medical treatment, they even falsely accused me of stealing! I want to ask the County Magistrate: Is there any law or justice in this world? Is there any justice in this world? In their eyes, is a human life less important than a few taels of silver?"
With every word Feng Lan spoke, the faces of the village head and the Chen family grew paler. By the end, their faces had become the same color as the lime on the wall.
After Feng Lan finished speaking, she returned to her smiling face and bowed to the head of the village.
"Mr. Lizheng, what do you think of my petition? Do you want me to find someone who can read and write it down now? We can take it to the county government office together, so I don't have to dictate it. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly and miss out on your great kindness!"
"Let's go! What are you still standing there for? Tie me up! Send us to see the authorities now!"
Feng Lan straightened her chest and extended her wrist in front of the two young men.
The two young men looked at each other, then at the headman's face, which was uglier than his dead father's. The hemp rope in their hands seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds, and they couldn't pass it through at all.
The entire Chen family compound was dead silent.
Only Feng Lan's voice, with a hint of smile, echoed in the yard, like an invisible knife, placed on everyone's neck.
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