Chapter 387 Decides to Sever Relationship
Yuan Shanchuan coughed twice before continuing, "After that, I remained unconscious and have been recuperating at that person's house for the past month. As for the authorities arresting my family... that was indeed a misunderstanding. Back when the Zhao family was murdered, I lost something nearby and someone picked it up. That person even saw me leaving the Zhao family's house."
“That man thought I was the murderer, but because he was afraid, he never dared to say it, fearing retaliation. But these days, the yamen couldn’t find the murderer, and he was tormented by guilt. So when the yamen runners came to find out the situation again, he panicked and then said that I was the murderer.”
"But I've been missing for a month now, and no one has seen me since the Zhao family murder case. The authorities thought I was fleeing to avoid punishment, which led to the misunderstanding and implicated my family."
After saying so much, Yuan Shanchuan was a little tired. He took a few breaths while holding Lu Sixing's hand before saying, "During my recovery, I was completely unaware of what was happening outside. Fortunately, my brother-in-law's two children never believed that I had committed a crime, so they secretly searched for my whereabouts. They brought me back and went to the county government office to explain things to the magistrate."
"Once the truth came out, the magistrate naturally released us all."
He looked at Village Chief Chen and said, “Village Chief, I did not think this through, which has implicated my family. My parents and brothers have been wronged, and I should apologize to them.”
After saying that, he knelt down directly in front of the two elders of the Yuan family. "Your son is unfilial. He has caused your parents to have to go in and out of the government office at such an old age and suffer a lot. If you want to beat or scold me, as long as I can vent my anger, I will do my best without hesitation. But severing ties is a bit too... excessive."
The two elders of the Yuan family stood there stunned. After hearing the story, the villagers suddenly realized that this was the twist in the story.
Village Chief Chen breathed a huge sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Indeed, severing ties was too serious. Now that the truth is out, Shanchuan didn't do it intentionally, and he was even injured. You are all family, so you should understand and support each other."
The other villagers nodded in agreement. It was only by sheer luck that Yuan Shanchuan survived right under the nose of the murderer; otherwise, he would have been dead.
Village Chief Chen looked at the Yuan family, who were all somewhat embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
The eldest son of the Yuan family pointed at Shu Yu and said, "You all heard it. The fourth son said it himself. He was already seriously injured. But this girl from the Lu family had bad intentions and insisted that we beat him unconscious yesterday. The fact that the fourth son vomited blood has nothing to do with us."
Everyone was speechless. "...So this is what you're focusing on?"
Is now the time to talk about this?
Village Chief Chen glared at him and said, "Shut up. Anyway, this matter ends here, and your misunderstanding has been cleared up. If you still feel wronged, then let Shanchuan give you some compensation. We'll still be family. Is that alright? If you have anything to say, you can discuss it behind closed doors. I'm leaving."
What a mess! The Yuan family is just making trouble for no reason.
Village Chief Chen wanted to leave, but he couldn't. The eldest son of the Yuan family said, "We've decided to sever ties."
Village Chief Chen stared at him in disbelief. "What...what did you say?"
(End of this chapter)
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