Chapter 111: Death Letter
Yuan Yaochu said casually: "She probably has no choice, right? If she doesn't complain, wouldn't it be the same as if she killed someone?"
The second brother said: "That's not what I meant. I think... with her personality, no matter what the killer tells her to do or what he does to her, she won't choose to resist or save herself. And the biggest doubt is,"
He paused for a moment, a little embarrassed. "She said the killer wanted to do something bad to her, so she took the opportunity to kill him. But the killer died on the street. This, this doesn't make sense, right?"
"Uh, yes," Yuan Yaochu scratched his head, "You are really smart, I didn't even think of this! What's going on? Is there something else going on?"
Yan Shenjue said quietly: "People in the martial arts world act as they please. Maybe someone just doesn't like Tang Sanshui or Hu Gua, so they intervened... After all, when Hu Gua asked for help, he used a life-giving letter."
The second brother asked: "What is a death letter?"
Yuan Yaochu said, "This is a saying in the martial arts world. It means that if you save me from a life-threatening disaster, I can agree to any conditions you ask for. It's like I'm giving you my life... That's why it's called a life-giving letter. It doesn't specify who will take the job. It's a way of casting a wide net. Many people can see it, so it's not surprising that it attracts martial artists."
The second brother suddenly realized: "So that's it."
Yuan Yaochu said, "If you really want to know, I can go scare that person and find out the truth, right?"
"That's not necessary," the second brother thought about his sister's luck and thought that he might be overthinking it: "The truth is not that important."
"That's right," Yuan Yaochu said, "The result is that evil is punished and people are happy, isn't that enough!"
As he spoke, he glanced at the carriage outside. The horse had already dragged the carriage far away. Yuan Yaochu said, "I'll send the carriage over first! Then I'll bring the meal back and we'll eat!"
He ran away quickly.
In fact, Mrs. Lin used the ox-hair needle at that time because this method was more secretive and could not be traced to them.
However, internal bleeding and sudden death caused by a fine cow hair needle cannot be seen on the surface of the body. The coroner at this time does not know how to perform an autopsy, so the cause of death cannot be determined. Therefore, it is equivalent to a person suddenly having a severe pain in the middle of the night and then dying. It really looks like a wronged ghost claiming his life.
In addition, Tang Sanshui bit his own mother to death in the lobby, which was unbelievable, and the situation was extremely strange and tragic. The jailer was also a human being, and the jailer was afraid! So this matter could not be suppressed at all, and it became a hot topic in the city overnight.
When County Magistrate Liu saw that he could no longer suppress the situation, he simply wrote a memorial and reported it to the capital overnight.
Yuan Yaochu came over the next day and told Brother Tang about it.
Although it is still unknown how the higher-ups will handle the matter, it is clear that the matter has become a big deal.
The second elder brother restrained his younger siblings and did not allow them to go out, for fear that their superiors would summon them for questioning on a whim, or that the children might accidentally say something they shouldn't and make a fuss about it.
Yan Shenjue comforted him, "You don't have to worry too much. The county magistrate will report this matter and in order to exonerate himself, he will definitely put all the blame on Tang Sanshui and say that he is a demon on earth. You are all people who have been harmed by Tang Sanshui, and you will never be implicated. Maybe he won't even mention it, so don't worry."
Even so, the second brother was still worried, wondering if he should stop building the house. Otherwise, it would be a bad idea to hold a funeral over there while building a large-scale project here. He couldn't make up his mind, so he asked, "Can I go to the county town with you?"
"Okay," Yan Shenjue said, "Uncle Qingshan didn't let you show up because he was afraid it would cause trouble. If you want to go, just go there privately... Or else, when my eldest brother returns in the evening, you can take our carriage and go there."
The second brother nodded.
After dinner in the evening, I coaxed Naituanzi and his younger brother to sleep, and then waited for a while before Brother Yuan came over.
The second brother got on the car directly and followed Brother Yuan back. They entered the city before the city gates were closed and found the small courtyard where the funeral was held.
Maybe because of what happened before, they had to recite sutras every hour even at night, and the lights in the courtyard were still bright.
Brother Yuan called Tang Qingshan out.
After hearing what he said, Tang Qingshan said calmly, "It seems safe to stop, but if we really stop, no matter when we start working, there will be people who will complain. It's better not to stop, and there will be no trouble."
Yuan Yaogui couldn't help but look at him again.
In fact, what Tang Qingshan said was correct.
Because this matter involves a lot of ethical and human relations, as long as the higher-ups are not stupid, they will not get to the bottom of it and will only nail Tang Sanshui to death.
As for the others, whether it's the "victim" Dafang, or the "spoiled" mother Liu Pozi, or the marginal figure like Xiao Liu... none of them will be mentioned.
Because it is not a matter that can be simply "punished" by "promoting" good. No matter how it is handled, there will always be people who think it is wrong, so just nail the evildoers to death and leave the others alone.
To put it in this case, that is to say, they have been building the house, whether it is because Mrs. Liu was expelled from the clan, or because they have no house, the New Year is coming soon, and other reasons, it is easy to come up with them... Even if someone wants to complain, they don't have a straight face and there is no place to complain.
On the contrary, if you stop and then resume work, many people will complain, because this means that you "understand" this, but have not done "enough" enough.
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Ignorance is not a crime. The matter here is very subtle. Yuan Yaogui didn't expect Tang Qingshan to understand it.
Tang Qingshan did not explain in detail, and asked again: "Is everything okay at home? Is Xinbao well behaved?"
The second brother said, "It's okay, Xinbao is also very good. Dad, don't be too honest, take a rest."
Tang Qingshan just nodded.
After a few brief words, he went back. Because the city gate was closed at the moment, the second brother stayed overnight at Yuan's house. In the morning, he went back with Yuan Yaogui and brought them breakfast.
When we arrived at the village, it was still dark, so nothing could be delayed.
Xinbao had no idea what happened that night.
For several days in a row, his parents were not at home, and Xinbao felt a little depressed. When he got up in the morning, he saw fried dough sticks, sesame cakes, and steamed buns on the table... Xinbao finally perked up a little: "So many!"
"Yes, a lot," the second brother said with a smile, "What does Xinbao want to eat?"
Xinbao looked around for a few times and couldn't make up her mind, so her second brother took some oil paper and wrapped a small bun for her: "It's made with red bean paste, Xinbao, try it."
Xinbao groaned and narrowed his eyes: "Good."
"Delicious, right?" The second brother said with a smile, "It's a very famous bun shop in the city. They only make sweet buns. These are all sweet, with brown sugar, lotus paste and so on."
Xinbao was very surprised: "Why would a bag from the city come to our house?"
The second brother smiled and said, "It's not the bags from the city that came to our house, it's the bags that brother bought. Yesterday, brother followed elder brother Yuan into the city to visit daddy, and when he came back this morning...Xin Bao'er?"
His sister didn't even eat her buns. She stared at him with eyes wide open. The second brother was a little embarrassed for once: "What's wrong?"
(End of this chapter)