"Qiao Sheng!" the county magistrate roared.
Qiao Sheng shrugged, unsure where to begin.
At this moment, the county magistrate stood at the door, pointed at Qiao Shanshan, and said, "You speak."
Qiao Shanshan stammered and couldn't explain clearly.
At this moment, Gao Yan, who had been in a coma, woke up.
He screamed for help at the top of his lungs.
The group stood at the doorway.
County Magistrate Lin was tall, and Gao Yan spotted him immediately.
He saw the county magistrate as if he had seen his savior.
"Uncle Lin, save me."
One word, "Uncle Lin," and everyone's expression changed.
Qiao Sheng and Qiao Shanshan seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
The county magistrate, his face grim, asked, "What are you doing in Qiao Family Brigade?"
Gao Yan pointed to the person behind Yang Dongliang, "It's her, she wanted to kill me."
The man beside the county magistrate tried to stop it, but it was too late.
Wei Kangjian scoffed coldly, "Why would she want to kill you?"
Gao Yan was used to being arrogant, and even though the county magistrate was someone under his grandfather, he wasn't afraid at all.
“I wanted to marry her. I had prepared the dowry and the house, and I was just about to discuss it with her family when this woman went crazy. She grabbed a knife and tried to cut me, cutting off my manhood.” Gao Yan gritted his teeth in hatred.
He will definitely make Qiao Wanyue pay the price.
Wei Kangjian sneered, "Discuss? Your 'discuss' means drugging someone?"
Gao Yan didn't take it seriously.
He couldn't even be bothered to talk to Wei Kangjian.
An old guy, not worth paying attention to.
County Chief Lin is a member of his family, so he will definitely protect him.
"Qiao Wanyue, did you do the things that happened to the people in the house?"
Qiao Wanyue denied it, "No, I was unconscious. When I woke up, Liang Xiu was choking me. I don't know what happened." Her eyes were somewhat dazed.
County Chief Lin couldn't discern anything in her eyes.
He looked at Qiao Sheng again, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Qiao Sheng still wanted to be stubborn.
Gao Yan said, "Qiao Sheng, tell me the truth, and I will make Qiao Wanyue pay the price today."
Gao Yan had no idea that his actions were worth less than a single peanut.
He has always been arrogant and doesn't know what rules are.
But at this moment—
“County Magistrate, we feel sorry for Wanyue because she lost her husband and want her to remarry. You know that it’s not easy for widows in this era, especially for widows like her who have no children. It’s even harder for them to live. We just want to find her a good family.”
"Who would have thought that she wouldn't appreciate my kindness?"
"What a fine example of not recognizing a kind heart," Yang Dongliang said coldly.
"Is she ungrateful, or do you have other plans? You tricked her into returning home by telling her that her own father was dying, and then sent her to Gao Yan's bed in exchange for your benefits."
"Yang Dongliang, shut up." The county magistrate still wanted to save face for Gao Yan.
Yang Dongliang stared at the county magistrate with disdain. What he said was indeed outrageous: "So, you are also Gao Yan's accomplice."
Yang Dongliang laughed desolately, "So this is how hard it is for people without power to live. He's a young master with a terrible reputation, and he can marry whomever he wants with just a word. We common folk have to obey?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What's wrong with Gao Yan besides being a bit of a womanizer?" The man behind the county magistrate spoke up for Gao Yan.
Yang Dongliang stared at him. "You dare to marry your daughter to him?"
The man's face turned pale, then even paler.
Yang Dongliang said, "You don't know the pain until you're on your own, huh? Remarriage, you make it sound so nice. What's wrong with the Qiao family that I have to expose to you? Now that someone has died, you still want to smear Qiao Wanyue."
"Is she some kind of stinking ditch that you can throw dirty water at as you please?"
"She's already suffered enough, are you trying to force her to her death?!" Yang Dongliang shouted hoarsely as he stood in front of Qiao Wanyue.
County Chief Lin looked very grim.
The naked bodies inside the room had been covered with white sheets.
He took a deep breath. "Captain Yang, calm down. We won't let a bad person go unpunished, nor will we wrong an innocent person. Let's hear what the Qiao family has to say."
Yang Dongliang laughed in exasperation, "Why don't you listen to what Qiao Wanyue has to say?"
County Chief Lin's face darkened, and his sharp gaze fell on Yang Dongliang.
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