"Not necessarily," Liu the butcher argued. "Ever since Hu Qiangzi first discovered my relationship with Zhong, she has often told me that she regrets raising such a son and has wasted so many years of her life."
"She often says that if only she had followed that villain when she first came to Qi'an Town! She says she regrets it."
"I was thinking that she probably already wished that Hu Qiangzi was no longer in this world, so that she would have no more worries."
"So, even if I didn't call her, she might have had this idea someday. So, if I don't acknowledge the mastermind and insist on saying who the mastermind is and who the accomplice is, then I should be the same as Zhong Shi!"
"Whether you were the mastermind or an accomplice, you were the one who killed Hu Qiangzi with your own hands, you were the one who dismembered him, and you were the one who took his body away from Qi'an Town. You deserve to die!" Gu Xin was in no mood to argue with him anymore.
Gu Xin wanted to torture Zhong Shi, to make her live a conscious life in this world. But she didn't care about Liu the butcher. He deserved to die, so she would make him submit to the law.
"I know I'm guilty!" Butcher Liu's eyes dimmed instantly.
He knew that murderers should pay with their lives, but he was still unwilling to accept it.
If only Hu Qiangzi had broken free back then!
Why not keep struggling?
Gu Xin turned to look at Gu En, who stepped forward with the notebook and asked Butcher Hu to sign it.
"Your Highness, may I see my family and children?" Butcher Liu asked after pressing his fingerprint.
"That depends on whether they want to see you or not. The Sun family has already started preparing the divorce papers and the related matters for your children to leave the clan. If they are willing, I will not stop them; if they are not willing, I will not force them to come," Gu Xin said coldly.
"Huh?" Butcher Liu looked at Gu Xin in shock.
How long has it been? Has that woman already made up her mind to divorce him? And she even wants to take the child with her and make the child leave the clan?
"Mm." Gu Xin nodded.
"Why? Why? The child is mine, he's mine! Why should he leave the clan? Why should he leave the clan?" Butcher Liu murmured.
"You still have the nerve to ask why?" Gu Xin laughed angrily. "Your two daughters are almost at the age to get married! You had an affair, conspired with your mistress to murder someone, and were then caught and beheaded. For these two girls, finding a husband won't be easy, and it might be a lifelong disgrace! You have a son, right? Your son is smart and quick-witted, he wants to study, he wants to take the imperial examinations. With a father like you who had an affair and murdered and dismembered someone, he doesn't even have the qualifications to take the imperial examinations. So, tell me why?"
Gu Xin spoke rather loudly, not only to Butcher Liu, but also to everyone present.
We are all adults, so we should think twice before we act. We have elders and children at home, and our words and actions not only concern ourselves but also our descendants. Therefore, we should consider the consequences before doing anything, otherwise, some prices are very high and you cannot afford them, nor can your descendants.
Butcher Liu lowered his head in dejection.
To be honest, he had never considered this issue. He never even thought about it. Isn't it said that one should take responsibility for one's own actions?
How can there still be such a rule?
However, he believed it; he knew how strict the imperial examinations were, and for his child's sake, there was nothing more he could do.
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