Ma Fu spotted Su An in the crowd, his eyes widening instantly and practically shooting sparks. He raised his hand and ordered the ten thugs he had brought with him.
"Quickly catch this culprit! How dare he go against me, Ma Fu! I've finally caught him!"
Su An's eyes widened. "Good heavens!"
Judging from Ma Fu's attitude, not only has he not repented, but he has also brought people to settle scores!
But just as the thugs were about to rush forward, a thin figure, wrapped up tightly, suddenly strode against the current towards Ma Fu.
Ma Fu and the others didn't pay any attention, their eyes fixed on Su An.
The next moment, as the figure crashed into Ma Fu, it swiftly pulled out a dagger from its sleeve and plunged it into Ma Fu's heart without a word!
This scene stunned everyone who was dodging around, and even Su An was dumbfounded.
What's going on??
Ma Fu reacted with bloodshot eyes and immediately tried to push the man away. However, the man was not satisfied with just one stab and quickly pulled out a dagger, stabbing the man several more times!
"You! You?!"
The dagger was aimed straight at his heart. Ma Fu didn't even have time to scream before he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide open as he fell to the ground, dying with his eyes still open.
"Ah! Murder! Murder!"
The surrounding people scattered and fled in panic, keeping their distance from the man.
The thugs they brought were thrown into chaos, standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
They were just doing their jobs for money, and now that the person in charge is dead... Run!
Everyone scattered like birds and beasts in an instant. Su An swallowed hard and immediately wanted to slip away as well.
Just kidding, this is a murderer who committed a crime in the street!
"Hahaha! Mother, your son has killed that heartless, unscrupulous merchant and avenged you!"
The figure gripped the blood-dripping dagger tightly, laughing and muttering like a madman.
The slightly familiar voice made Su An stop abruptly and look over in surprise.
After killing Ma Fu, the man seemed to have no intention of hiding anymore. He laughed loudly and lifted his veil, revealing a young man's face that was both crying and laughing.
Su An's eyes trembled slightly; it was actually... **!
"Chen—" she tried to call out with complicated emotions, but at that moment a squad of constables arrived and quickly surrounded her, brandishing their swords.
"You audacious thief, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"
Without the constables saying anything more, **threw away the dagger amidst bursts of laughter that sounded like weeping and lamenting, offering no resistance and allowing the constables to arrest and tie him up.
"The deceased is Ma Fu. Quickly, one of you go and inform the Ma family, and the other go and report to the county magistrate immediately!"
The constables worked in an orderly manner, some escorting the prisoners, others cleaning up the mess.
Su An cursed the fool in his heart, and then hurriedly followed him to the yamen.
Murder in the street would be a sensational event in any city or county, and Lin Yong immediately convened court upon learning of it.
Bound hand and foot, kneeling in the hall, he said expressionlessly, "I killed that damned unscrupulous merchant. Kill me or torture me, it's up to you."
With a clear mirror hanging high, Lin Yong scrutinized the man with a furrowed brow.
He seemed to know the whole story. Ma Fu was guilty, but no matter what, murder was a capital offense.
Moreover, this person had lost all will to live and surrendered himself in a completely numb manner.
Lin Yong sighed deeply, "If that's the case..."
"Wait!" Su An, panting, squeezed into the inner circle of the crowd and shouted, "Lord Lin, there was a reason for this. Besides, Ma Fu, who died, committed numerous evils and profited from the national crisis. He deserved to die! He was ridding the people of a scourge. Lord Lin, could you please consider giving him a lighter sentence?"
Her gaze was fixed intently on Lin Yong, and her words stirred up the surrounding crowd, who were filled with righteous indignation.
"That's right, Ma Fu was heartless. Even the underworld wouldn't accept him. The person who killed him did a great service!"
"I implore Lord Lin to be lenient in sentencing him. This man is a hero who rid the world of evil; he deserves to be rewarded!"
Hearing the shouts of the crowd, the kneeling woman raised her head slightly, her eyes filled with emotion.
"Hmm..." Lin Yong already had this intention, and with the support of the people, he had even more reason to give a lenient sentence.
He was about to strike the gavel when suddenly an old woman's heart-wrenching scream overwhelmed the crowd:
"Let's see who dares to plead for this murderer!"
With a ferocious expression, Ma's mother screamed as she rushed into the yamen and pounced on the man, attacking him violently.
"You murderous villain, how could you be so cruel! How could you kill a perfectly good person? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution? You heartless wretch!"
"Your hands are stained with my son's blood! You deserve to die a horrible death, you deserve to go to the eighteenth level of hell!"
Ma Fu's mother was an old woman with half-white hair, but at this moment her eyes were bloodshot, and she seemed to want to tear out flesh with every stab. Her shrill curses made everyone secretly shudder.
"Stop! Pull them apart!" Lin Yong shouted coldly, his head throbbing even more.
Ma's mother was pulled away by two jailers, but she said fiercely to Lin Yong, "Your Honor, you are the most upright magistrate! This murderer must pay with his life and go to the underworld to be buried with my poor son!"
"Otherwise, otherwise this old woman will definitely go to the capital and file a complaint with the Yingtian Prefecture! You bunch of harborers will all die a horrible death!"
Unable to break free, the mother horse suddenly collapsed to the ground, crying and wailing as she rolled around in a fit of rage.
Although the elderly woman's words were vicious and sarcastic, the pain of losing her child made her cry uncontrollably, causing everyone around to fall silent.
Su An also fell silent, watching all of this, unable to utter a word.
Following Ma's mother's poignant accusations, the verdict was swiftly handed down.
He will be executed in the autumn.
Anyone who does such a thing is doomed to the death penalty.
Su An was somewhat depressed and had no appetite for cooking when she got home. She just ate a quick meal and then sat in the yard contemplating life.
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
