Lord Wang ordered the attendants around him, "Capture those people."
After the servants left, they caught those people before they could escape in chaos.
"Sir, we have to settle the following matters and not let anything happen to the people below. Otherwise, as the person who provided the solution, I will be blamed." Bei Yutang reminded.
The person who gave her the advice will certainly be held accountable, and he, as the official handling the case, will not be able to escape.
The two men hurried downstairs, walked past the angry crowd, and came to the platform.
Bei Yutang looked at the people who were chattering and cursing, but no one listened no matter how they shouted.
Lord Wang was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.
"Can you find a way to resolve this?"
"Let me think about it."
"You should think faster."
Seeing that the situation was almost over, Bei Yutang walked to a teahouse nearby, took a huge wine jar from their shop, walked to the platform, and smashed it in front of the angry people.
With a loud "bang", the wine jar broke into pieces, and the people around all looked at Bei Yutang.
A chaotic scene emerged, followed by an eerie silence.
Bei Yutang took advantage of this opportunity to speak, "Master Wang is here today. If you have any questions, you can ask him. Arguing here will not help."
One of the women spoke up first, "Then let me ask you, are you going to let these vicious women go?"
"Who told you we would release them? Without the emperor's order, without a pardon, no one can escape the punishment of the law. Why do you say this and spread rumors?"
The woman was stunned. "Isn't this what you said?"
"When did any of us say that? Who said it? Point it out." Bei Yutang asked harshly.
The woman looked at the yamen runners in front of her, then at Bei Yutang and Lord Wang and the others, stammering and unable to speak.
The families around who were making the most noise were also stunned.
Bei Yutang turned to look at them, "What about you? Where did you get this news?"
"We..." Several families began to stammer.
The indignant people around were also stunned.
Someone said, "You guys come here to accuse me without even understanding the situation?"
"Are you kidding me? We've made all this trouble for nothing."
"Next time, can you clarify the situation before hitting someone?"
Faced with everyone's self-blame, several families showed ugly and shameful expressions on their faces.
"Sir, you really won't pardon their death sentence?" asked an old woman.
"Without the emperor's oral order, how can we have the right to pardon? Old woman, and you too, don't just follow the crowd." Lord Wang said unhappily.
“It’s better if there is no forgiveness. It’s better if there is no forgiveness.”
Several families were relieved.
"Since things haven't gotten out of hand this time, I won't pursue the matter for now. However, if it happens again, I will definitely hold you accountable."
"Yes, yes, yes." Several families nodded in response.
Lord Wang continued to ask, "Who told this?"
The middle-aged woman said, "I heard this story from a few women while I was buying groceries. I approached them and asked if it was true. They told me it was. After hearing it, I hurried home and told my family."
"It happened to my family, too. I was leaving home when I met two passersby and we discussed this matter. I happened to hear that one of the female prisoners was the one who killed my brother, so I just..."
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