In despair, Jiang Gucheng was escorted to the Ministry of Justice. The Jiang family case was a major case with far-reaching implications. Unfortunately, some of the implicated officials had already died at Huang Chao's hands, but this did not affect the Ministry of Justice's judgment. After all, the crime of murder alone was enough to wipe out the entire Jiang family.
But the more they investigated these newly promoted young officials, the more alarmed they became.
Is the Jiang family's influence in Jiangnan really that great?
Jiang Gucheng was interrogated for ten hours in a row in one day. He was in a daze and had become a cripple. He had lost his previous arrogance and began to tremble with fear when faced with the reprimands of the Ministry of Justice officials.
Jiang Gucheng saw his father again on the execution ground. Jiang Jun's old case was also brought up, and each and every one of them was enough to kill him more than thirty times. The father and son, who were already crippled, looked at each other and couldn't say a word.
"Gu Cheng, Gu Cheng..." Meng Xiaodie's voice came from the side, and Jiang Gu Cheng then saw Meng Xiaodie with her hair disheveled.
"Xiaodie...you, you also...."
"I...I don't want to die, I don't want to lose my martial arts skills, I...Gu Cheng, please save me..." Meng Xiaodie's condition wasn't much better. As Jiang Gucheng's accomplice, she was also sentenced to death for the same crime. Clearly, her resilience was not as high as Jiang Gucheng's. "You...you save me, not because of you, I wouldn't be like this, it's all because of you!"
Jiang Gucheng was speechless. He himself had become a cripple, so how could he save you? Listening to Meng Xiaodie's accusations and neurotic ramblings, he stared blankly at the ground, lost in thought.
The verdict was pronounced before execution as always. As the long list of the dead was read, the onlookers were enraged. Their roars made the Jiang family father and son tremble. They were finally afraid.
After reading the list, the executioner suddenly took off his hat and stood up: "I've thought it over. It's too unfair to let you die like this."
Jiang Gucheng looked at the executioner with hope, but the other man's next words sent a chill down his spine.
"I'd rather lose this official hat than let the victim take revenge with his own hands!"
Several soldiers made way, and dozens of civilians, their faces full of resentment, walked into the execution ground, each holding a small knife.
“Sir, you are truly a man of character.” An old man was arranging the silver needles in front of him.
"I met Lord Fang once and learned a lot from our conversation." The official's eyes were a little red, and he also took out a small knife. "My father died by the sword of Jiang Gucheng."
The old man suddenly realized, then patted the cloth bag on the table: "No wonder Fang Zhiyi asked me to work overtime today... Don't worry, they all say I don't save the living, but I'll make an exception today, or rather, these three are all dead." He stood up, "They won't die before the execution, I said."
Jiang Gucheng was terrified. His martial arts had been crippled, his family had been destroyed, and now he had to face the revenge of ordinary people. He shook his head frantically, begging for mercy.
But the victims' families acted as if they hadn't heard him at all. After cursing him, they cut him off with their own hands. Some even stuffed the cut-off flesh into their mouths, laughing and crying at the same time.
“Those with ulterior motives have seen what happened to the Jiang family.” Fang Zhiyi sat in a restaurant not far away. “At least this martial arts world will be peaceful for a few decades.”
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