Lu Ji'an looked at the hook knife thrown on the ground: "In this world, some officials close their eyes, while others stick to their integrity." Rivers and lakes accept filth, swamps and mountains hide diseases, and jade hides flaws. This is the world, but scholars should remove the filth from rivers and lakes, remove the poison from swamps and mountains, and repair the flaws in jade.
He hoped that Xie Jian would become such a person, but the current situation was not suitable for saying this.
"Sir, these two people are wandering around the Baqi Pavilion with weapons in their hands." Two yamen runners escorted Jia and Jia out, and another yamen runner threw the confiscated kitchen knife and hoe on the ground.
"Lu, Lord Lu?" Mrs. Lu didn't expect the county magistrate to be here.
"Just two people?" Lu Ji'an asked.
"yes."
Lu Ji'an was a little surprised.
In her heart, she cursed those heartless clansmen. Just because something happened at home, they all avoided her like crazy and refused to come.
"Where is my tiger treasure?" Jia looked around and asked Xie Jian anxiously, "Where did you hide my tiger treasure?"
"Give me back my grandson."
Speaking of Tiger Baby, Shen Heng's heart sank. She almost forgot about this child. Xie Jian wouldn't really give that child to...
Xie Jian's cold gaze fell on Lu Ji'an: "Since Lord Lu has been following me, I think he has already saved the child."
Mrs. Gui and Mrs. Jia looked at Lord Lu excitedly.
Is he saved? Chen Heng didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief. The child shouldn't be missing any limbs, right? The butcher was hanged. The Great Cong Dynasty paid little attention to the protection of minors.
"The child was force-fed rice wine and placed in a bucket in the well. As long as you move the handle on the windlass, the child will fall in." Lu Ji'an looked directly at the young man in front of him with no warmth in his eyes. Even at this moment, his hatred had not disappeared.
The expressions of Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Yu changed instantly. Mrs. Jia stood up and was about to rush forward to hit someone, but was held down by the yamen runners.
"Do you have any humanity? Hubao is only five years old." Jia roared at Xie Jian. If someone fell into the well, there would be almost no hope of survival.
When drawing water, no one would check what was in the well. The first thing they did was to untie the wood and start the windlass. That was equivalent to drowning Hu Bao with their own hands.
"Yes, she's the same age as my Min'er, how cruel." Xie Jian glared at Jia, "I'm still too kind. It would be even crueler to just throw her into the well. I really want to see your hearts broken."
"How can you be so vicious?"
"Xie Jian, you must not die."
The bailiff once again restrained Jia and Cuo, who were trying desperately to get up.
"Take these two women away." Lu Ji'an ordered.
"yes."
"Sir." Chen Heng wanted to say a few words on Xie Jian's behalf. "Ah Jian was indeed reckless yesterday, but it didn't lead to a serious mistake. I beg you to show mercy to the Xie family for all the injustices they have suffered."
"Xie Jian, do you feel any regret?" Lu Ji'an asked.
"Nothing." Xie Jian said simply and coldly.
Shen Heng had a headache. Now that things had come to this, couldn't she just say something? Just as she was about to speak, her sister-in-law's anxious voice came: "Ajian, Aheng."
Xia came running out of the dense forest to them. Seeing Xie Jian covered in blood, she burst into tears. "What are you doing? We've endured this for so long. Don't you know why?"
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