Chapter 548: No evidence after death?
The situation got out of control for a moment. Xiao Wenmei almost couldn't stand. She was crying uncontrollably while helping her mother.
"Mom, mom, wake up, don't scare your daughter..."
Chang Fang stepped forward to take Li Ping's pulse and quickly gave her a few quick-acting heart-saving pills.
"Sister Xiao, now is not the time to be sad. Let's carry Auntie home first and punish Hong Laizi first."
Xiao Wenmei suppressed her grief and took Li Ping out of the house with Chang Fang. The women of the Gu family hurriedly put on their clothes and came out. Seeing this, the second sister-in-law stepped forward and carried the person on her back.
"I'll carry the man back, Wenmei, you stay here with your father."
"Thank you, Mrs. Gu."
Chang Fang followed behind to help support, and Ran Qingxuan stepped forward and whispered a few words to Chang Fang.
"What...are you talking about?"
After his second sister-in-law and Chang Fang escorted Li Ping away, Gu Yanchen couldn't help but ask Ran Qingxuan.
"I didn't say anything. I asked Fangfang to keep an eye on the two elderly people. After all, they are too old to withstand the blow."
Gu Yanchen has a deep understanding of this, knowing that the most cruel thing in the world is for the elderly to send off the young...
The villagers in the surrounding areas who had gradually woken up heard the bad news about the Xiao family and immediately went to inform the heads of each family. Although they were unable to move, Guo Baoquan and Lin Sui also came.
Xiao Wende's body was still in the house, and Xiao Wenmei was guarding inside with her father.
The two clan leaders did not expect that Hong Laizi not only dared to set fire, but even killed a living person.
Xiao Hongyi lost his beloved son, and he did not respond no matter what others said. Xiao Wenmei was young and a girl, and could not bear it. Later, Xiao Zhe suppressed his grief and came out to find Gu Yanchen.
"My dear nephew, where is the person who killed my nephew now?"
"He is under guard and is waiting for Uncle Xiao's decision."
Gu Yanchen told the truth. After all, he didn't dare to make a decision on his own regarding such a big matter.
Xiao Zhe naturally wanted to kill his enemy with his own hands and cut him into pieces, but if so, what was the difference between him and the murderer Hong Laizi?
"Uncle Xiao, look..."
"Send him to the authorities. I will seek justice for Wende!"
After Xiao Zhe finished speaking, Gu Yanchen directly asked Lu Anfu to inform Ning Gang and the others, while he walked into the house and told Xiao Hongyi about this matter.
Ran Qingxuan followed him in, while Xiao Hongyi still sat on the edge of the bed in the same position as at the beginning.
Although she couldn't bear it, she still said, "Uncle Xiao, Brother Wende's death will not be in vain. We have to send him to the government now. I'm afraid we have to..."
Xiao Hongyi had a grief-stricken look on his face. He stood up, held onto the edge of the bed, and moved a few steps to the side with difficulty.
After Xiao Zhe came in, he couldn't bear to look at the white cloth covering the bed, so he turned his head away and helped the person to the carriage outside together with Xiao Wenmei.
Gu Yanchen and Gu Yanjing together carried Xiao Wende, who was covered with a white cloth, onto the cart outside.
A large circle of villagers gathered outside the Gu family's gate. When they saw someone covered with a white cloth being carried out, there was a burst of exclamation in the crowd.
"Didn't the Guo family's ancestral home catch fire last night? How did it end up with someone dying?"
"You don't know, several of our families went to put out the fire last night, and when Hong Laizi was caught, there was blood on his body. When the Gu family went to look for him, the young man who was on guard at night..."
"Oh my... How could this happen? This Hong Laizi is really ruthless!"
At this time, Hong Laizi had been taken to the door of Gu's house. He was obviously stunned when he heard the villagers' words, and then he saw Xiao Wende being carried out covered with a white cloth.
"If I kill someone now, I'm afraid I'll end up being beheaded..."
"Qian Ming is dead, Qian Lizheng's family was lucky enough to be pardoned, but they came back from the quarry and did something like this..."
"Stop talking about it, it's still uncertain!"
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye would know what was going on. After all, Hong Laizi had no grudge against the Gu family. On the contrary, it was Qian Lizheng's family that had a deep blood feud.
The villagers were talking about it. After hearing what they said, Hong Laizi looked towards the crowd calmly. When he saw one person, he suddenly became agitated.
But his mouth was still stuffed with a smelly sock, and he could only stare with red eyes and struggle weakly.
After Chang Fang came over from the Xiao family, he said with a gloomy face: "Aunt Xiao and the two elders of the Xiao family heard the bad news and could no longer get up..."
Ran Qingxuan lowered his head and sighed: "You stay and help take care of it, we will take the person to the county government office now."
"Okay, we must seek justice for Brother Xiao!"
Ji Dehua pushed the cart out and the villagers made way for him.
"Everyone, Hong Laizi set fire to a lot of things last night, and I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver the sweet potatoes to you in time."
"It doesn't matter, we can do it anytime!"
"Yes, hurry to the county government office first. I'll wait for you to come back. If you need any help, just let me know."
"Thank you, both clan leaders."
After saying that, Guo Baoquan and Lin Sun dispersed the villagers who were watching. Seeing that Ran Qingxuan was standing there with no intention of leaving, Gu Yanchen stopped and said.
"Brother Wende is in trouble, we should go together to seek justice for him."
"I know. I'm just worried."
"What are you worried about?"
Ran Qingxuan lowered his head, sighed deeply, and couldn't help but said uncomfortably: "I'm worried. If Hong Laizi only admits to setting the fire and doesn't admit to killing anyone, then Brother Xiao's death would be in vain!"
Gu Yanchen heard this and said, "When I found Brother Wende last night, the knife that injured him was thrown aside. This way, it can also be used as evidence."
"But if Hong Laizi refuses to admit it, what will happen then? After all, there is no evidence. Even if Brother Xiao sees it, he won't be able to identify it."
"And Hong Laizi must have been instructed by someone. If he argues in court that he was deceived, wouldn't the punishment be lighter?"
Gu Yanchen was also a little worried about this. Xiao Wende was dead, and the Xiao family was undoubtedly the most hurt. If they hadn't drunk at the time, things might not have turned out like this...
"Let's go to the county government first. No matter whether Hong Laizi will reveal the person behind the murder, it is a fact that he killed someone!"
Ran Qingxuan nodded dejectedly, and got on the donkey cart with him to catch up with the carriage in front.
As he passed by the villagers, voices of regret were constantly heard, and a young man quickly avoided the crowd and ran away.
Ning Gang had already reported the case to the authorities. When Tang En learned that it was related to the Gu family, he just wanted to get rid of these ancestors as soon as possible.
So when the others arrived, Tang En immediately banged the gavel and asked directly, "Who is here, and what do you want to report to the authorities for?"
"Your Excellency, we are the Gu family from Yongfeng Village. Last night, there was a fire in the place where our house building materials were stored. After we caught the arsonist, we found that he had killed the night watchman!"
After Hong Laizi was brought to the court, he pulled out the smelly socks from his mouth, retched a few times, and then loudly cried out his injustice.
"It wasn't me. I didn't set the fire, and I didn't kill anyone!"
The Xiao family was in great pain, and when they were about to say something, a disgusting cry suddenly came from outside.
"It's unfair, please help me!"
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