Yang pointed at Xiao Li with hatred: "You, you're not human!"
"Are you retaliating against your sister because she exposed your brother's gambling addiction? It's a fact that your brother is a gambling addict. My sister exposed him, preventing a marriage that would have ruined a girl's life. Instead of blaming your brother for frequenting gambling dens, why are you harming my sister!"
After hearing the whole story, and seeing that the officials did not refute it at all, the villagers knew that it was all true.
Moreover, Liu Dashi is already in prison and will be hanged in a month!
Good heavens.
Little Li couldn't laugh anymore. How could this be!
Da Shi, Da Shi has been arrested and is going to be hanged?
How could that be!
That group of people is backed by the prefect!
Lili watched indifferently as Xiao Li shook her head frantically, saying it was impossible, and said, "Are you thinking that those people have the prefect backing them up, and that your brother couldn't possibly be discovered?"
Ms. Li suddenly looked up.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the prefectural government was raided, and His Highness the Crown Prince personally arrested Zhou Wukui." Lili smiled brightly, "The human trafficker's backer has fallen."
Li's mouth felt very dry, and she wanted to argue, but Master Huang smiled and said, "Li, your actions have already been exposed. Don't try to deny it anymore. You provided Liu Dashi with a cloth smeared with sleeping potion, and you also told him that Xinghua Village was holding a celebration banquet yesterday."
Ms. Li was shocked, but she said, "No, impossible, it wasn't me, I didn't!"
For those who are stubborn, Lili has a fatal blow: "Oh, it was your brother who said it himself. Your brother also said that he knows he is guilty of a great sin and only asks to be punished along with all the sinners."
Originally, Ms. Li wanted to defend herself, but after hearing Lili's words, she was instantly struck dumb as if by lightning.
Ms. Li suffered from persistent tinnitus and a pounding heart.
What?
Yes, it was her brother who confessed to her?
Little Li couldn't believe what she was hearing.
How could this be? How could this be?!
Liu Dashi is his own younger brother; blood is thicker than water. She has helped him so much; how could he possibly…!
"I don't believe it! This is impossible, he's my own brother, how could he...?"
Halfway through her sentence, Ms. Li suddenly realized something, abruptly covered her mouth, and shook her head: "No, I didn't say anything..."
Madam Yang didn't give her a chance: "So many people heard it, you admitted it yourself!"
Master Huang looked displeased. He thought it would take some time and effort, but the man had given himself away.
That's good too, as it allows us to rush back to Liucheng overnight and report back to the county magistrate as soon as possible.
Master Huang waved his hand, signaling the officers to arrest him: "Whether you believe it or not, you can think about it when you're in jail!"
The officials acted swiftly, pulling Little Li from Li Dacheng's grasp and tying her hands.
Ms. Li struggled incessantly, shouting that she was wronged.
The Li family members were all stunned.
But no one dared to speak.
The evidence was conclusive; the two handkerchiefs were right there, not to mention that Little Li herself had inadvertently given herself away and admitted it.
The villagers of Xinghua Village were abuzz with gossip, never imagining that Xiao Li and her gambling-addicted brother would do such a thing.
Although everyone in the village knows that the Li family has a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who are both shrewish, that's a completely different matter from harming people!
Among so many people, not a single one spoke up for her. Little Li knew that struggling was useless; she was absent-minded and lost in thought, letting the officials do as they pleased.
The Shen family watched this scene quietly, no longer wanting to know why Xiao Li had done it.
Anyway, Lili is back safely, and the culprit has been caught. As long as Lili is alright and those who deserve punishment have received their due punishment, that's enough.
Li Dacheng watched as the officials took Xiao Li away. In the end, he still thought about his relationship with his wife and wanted to go up and say a few nice words to Master Huang, but Li Da Niang pulled him back forcefully.
"Are you crazy? She and her gambling-addicted brother did something like this, that's a capital offense! Are you trying to embarrass our family enough by going up there now?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dacheng turned back.
When Little Li saw this, she burst into laughter, but then she started to cry.
Xiao Li was taken away.
The farce came to an end under the cover of night.
After the Shen family saw off Master Huang, the villagers of Xinghua Village who had come to watch the commotion wanted to continue watching, but Aunt Li felt ashamed.
"What are you doing? What are you all doing! Gathered here like this, have you never seen anything like this before? Come on, come on, everyone, get out of here!"
It was rare for Aunt Li to feel ashamed. Usually, Aunt Li was used to being domineering, and the villagers teased her, finding it quite amusing to see her embarrassed.
But the villagers were shocked to find a vicious child trafficker among them. They offered a few words of comfort to the Wang and Shen families, then chatted amongst themselves and dispersed.
The Shen family was overjoyed and ready to go home when Aunt Wang and Old Man Wang came over with red eyes. Little Li hadn't controlled the dosage of the sleeping potion at all. Wang Hongfang was young and had only slowly woken up this afternoon, and even had a low fever, which terrified the Wang family.
Now that Xiao Li and Liu Dashi have been arrested, the Wang family is very relieved.
"Ergou, you've really worked hard these past two days, running around with us," said Old Mrs. Shen.
Wang Ergou waved his hand: "How could that be, Auntie? If it weren't for Lili, the murderer who hurt our Hongfang might not have been found so quickly! I should be thanking your family."
“Yes, yes, yes,” said Granny Wang, holding Granny Shen’s hand. “It’s all the fault of that little Li and her brother. Who would have thought they would be so heartless and depraved!”
Old Mrs. Shen sighed and was about to speak when the door behind her was slammed shut. Then, Aunt Li's voice came from behind the door: "What are you babbling about! If you want to talk, then talk!"
Lili covered her mouth and laughed, then whispered to Xia Ning, "She's broken down."
Xia Ning didn't know what "breaking through defenses" meant, but tonight's performance was truly spectacular.
Xia Ning laughed along with her.
The two families exchanged a glance, smiled knowingly, and said no more.
"Lili has suffered these past two days. You should take the children home quickly. We're going home to see Hongfang too!"
Old Mrs. Shen nodded repeatedly: "Okay."
When the Shen family returned home, Old Mrs. Shen first introduced Xia Ning to the whole family, and then said that Xia Ning would be staying at home for a while until her parents came to pick her up. She instructed everyone to get along well with her.
The Shen family naturally agreed.
Xia Ning blushed slightly.
Then, the Shen family offered Lili a long speech of comfort and support.
I was in such a rush just now that I didn't have time to ask Lili about what happened these past two days.
Lili selectively ignored some things and told everyone what happened in the past two days.
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