After quickly finishing his confession, he could return to his cell in Black Wind Stronghold. There, he wouldn't starve, and he could even play chess with Constable Ruan from time to time. He was much happier than those refugees below.
Only a fool wouldn't confess.
“I am the steward of Prefect Song’s household. Before Song Zhijing and Li Ruocheng got married, Zhang Shu’er, the daughter of the Prince of Runan, told Madam Xu that she liked Song Zhijing. However, Song Zhijing was already engaged to Li Ruocheng. So Madam Xu came up with a plan to have me kill Li Ruocheng on the night of Song-Li’s wedding. This way, we could not violate the engagement and Song Zhijing could marry Zhang Shu’ercheng. All we had to do was pretend that a thief broke into the house and smashed the house.”
"Mrs. Xu! What a wicked woman!"
"That guy surnamed Song is no good either," the Black Wind Village people echoed.
Xie Xiao kicked Butler Liu hard again, "Continue."
Butler Liu trembled, "Who, who knew that Li Ruo wasn't killed by the impact, but just unconscious."
Xu took the opportunity to steal her dowry and even tried to steal it again, but luckily Old Lady Li came and took meticulous care of her granddaughter.
As for Prefect Song, seeing that his wife was no different from a living dead, he quickly became involved with the daughter of the Prince of Runan. He was in a hurry to marry a new lover even before his wife was dead.
A while ago, Li Ruo forced Xu Shi to return her dowry, but Xu Shi refused. She even ordered me to smash it again! That's utterly inhumane; she deserves to die!
After saying that.
There was complete silence below.
Old Mrs. Li suddenly appeared out of nowhere, saying, "It was only through the Li family's request to the Emperor that Song Zhi became the prefect. This ungrateful wretch should be dismissed! No, we will never share the same sky with the Song family!"
"We are mortal enemies!" Sun Ergou shouted.
The people of Black Wind Stronghold had long hated Song Zhijing, and they all raised their arms and shouted, "We are mortal enemies!"
Li Ruo: "I have severed all ties with Song Zhijing. You may kill or torture him as you please. He is currently in Beishan."
Now that everyone's here, it's like free advertising. Soon everyone will know that she and Song Zhijing have divorced, which will also stir up hatred for him and make him miserable.
"At the same time," Li Ruo looked at Xie Da Biao, who had a sour face, and then at Sun Ergou and the others, "thank you Xie Da Biao and the brothers of Black Wind Stronghold for helping us orphans and widows. Before, they were blamed by Song Zhijing for so many things. Today, you all see clearly who has been playing you for fools and who is your real enemy."
"Song Zhijing, that corrupt official!" someone shouted.
"I'm going to kill him."
Xie Xiao: ...
snort!
Li Ruo glanced at the undeniable face that Xie Daqiang had turned away from, and continued, "Chief Xie is broad-minded. Although he has been misunderstood countless times, he has never held a grudge. When the flood first came, he wanted to help you maintain order and reduce chaos and bloodshed, but you didn't appreciate it and even wanted to arrest him and take him to the authorities to sell him for money. Are you even human? Now you have only yourself to blame for what you've done."
The people looked at each other and realized that they had been deceived at first, and then, due to the cold and hunger, they had lost their humanity and let their animalistic instincts take over.
But humans are ultimately different from beasts because the inextinguishable conscience within human nature slowly emerges, and many people show signs of shame.
Someone said, "We misunderstood the girl."
"We also misunderstood Boss Xie."
But what Xie Daddy left everyone with was still a stubborn profile.
Li Ruo's lips twitched. "It's understandable that Boss Xie is a little angry."
Xie Xiao: Is that what I'm angry about?
Li Ruo straightened his expression and looked at the disaster victims with a stern face. "Right now, please leave Ziyang Peak."
The disaster victims who were originally on Ziyang Peak panicked and cried out, "No, don't send us away, we made a mistake."
"Yes, we are willing to follow you, young lady, and do things for you, as long as you give us something to eat."
"Do everything?" Li Ruo sneered.
When people are in dire straits, their animalistic instincts take over, just like the survival of the fittest in the animal world.
Perhaps in the end, everyone's bestial nature will be fully revealed, and it would take thousands of years to fully uncover the depths of human nature.
In a time like the end of the world, Li Ruo felt that humanity has no black and white, only gray.
Water can capsize a boat, but it can also carry it; going it alone is not a sustainable strategy.
It's time to reorganize Ziyang Peak.
But she was petty and had two principles when choosing people: she would not accept anyone who had offended her or who was incompetent.
The crowd fell silent for a moment, all watching her.
Li Ruo's expression was stern. "It's impossible for you to come into my room. Ziyang Peak is only so big, it can't hold many people. Besides, you all have to follow my orders!"
Some protested, "How can that be? How can I, a man, be ordered around by a woman?"
“That’s right!” Li Ruo said, “I don’t care who you were before. Anyone who stays at Ziyang Peak must absolutely obey my orders and our new rules. Here, I am the rule. Otherwise, leave!”
Everyone was shocked, including Xie Xiao.
Am I the rule here?
Yes, why should he be bothered by those worldly views? Only by breaking them down can we build something new.
Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?
"This is my territory, I'm in charge. Why worry about so much? These words are truly a wake-up call!" He had been hesitant before, but now he no longer needed to worry and could go ahead and do it.
What kind of person is this woman? Xie Xiao looked at her and got goosebumps all over his body. A surge of excitement rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, roaring in his heart and igniting a spark in his eyes.
Liao Fusheng was also stunned. The woman's words were like waves, constantly washing over his heart and breaking the shackles in his heart.
In such an apocalyptic world, what does identity matter? Everything can be started anew.
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