Chapter 181 The Final Conclusion
"I, I don't understand what you mean..." Li Zhaocai clenched his teeth, his back already wet with sweat.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Our Lord Xue said it well, 'Investigating a case requires solid evidence. Without solid evidence, how dare you talk nonsense?'" Chu Zi also smiled.
He was talking to the Li family, but his eyes were fixed on Xue Yongan.
“…”
Xue Yongan stroked the gavel under his hand and vaguely understood something.
Are you blaming him for not informing him before taking action last night?
Can't help but laugh.
I don't know where this kid gets his confidence from?
In Xue Yongan's eyes, Chu Zi is even more dangerous than Manager Huang.
I am not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards; the most terrifying thing is the poisonous snake hiding in the dark.
…
If he really couldn't catch any smart young men, he wouldn't have kept them.
Honglu County is too poor, and any talent that comes to its doorstep, even if it has fangs, has to be swallowed whole with bones broken.
"When Lord Xue arrived, Li was only half-buried, but her mouth and nose were exposed. Her death was not caused by being buried."
Thinking of the possible outcome today, Li Zhaocai's lips trembled and he could no longer straighten his back.
Mrs. Li had recovered and was quick to argue, "That's not our fault... Maybe she was scared to death by the Jichang Pharmacy! My mother-in-law is timid to begin with. If she encountered something like this, she would have been scared out of her wits..."
Chu Ziyi ignored him and continued, "The autopsy revealed no food residue in Li's stomach. To reach this state, she must have not eaten for at least three days. Similarly, there is no trace of medicine in her blood!"
"From this, we can see that after Li checked into the Jichang Pharmacy, not only did he not take his medicine, he even had to endure hunger. He was then frightened, and this is how he died of a fever."
Mrs. Li's face turned pale. Thinking back to the white cloth stained with bright red, she vomited on the spot.
"You, you dare to dissect a corpse! You are a scholar, but you don't know that the dead are the most important?" Li Zhaocai was so angry that he almost jumped up again, but it seemed as if all the strength in his body was drained away.
There was a commotion outside the door.
It was both a ridiculous case and an autopsy.
This was still a little difficult for ancient people to accept.
Xue Yongan threw the gavel, and faced the fiery gazes of the crowd without changing his expression. His cold eyes concealed an unknown kind of determination and sharpness.
"I only know that justice is clear, and since I'm in the government office, I won't tolerate any injustice."
"If you want to reduce the number of people who die with regrets in this world, you must act with drastic measures."
"Even if this offends the gods and Buddhas, and causes Wen Qi to no longer be able to control me, I will not hesitate."
After a moment of silence, someone said "OK"!
Everyone looked at the Li family with hatred in their eyes.
Killing someone means paying with one's life, let alone killing my own mother? If Master Xiao Xue hadn't performed an autopsy today, then Li would probably have trouble resting in peace in the underworld!
A strange emotion flashed across Chu Zi's face, as if he was surprised and had a subtle interest.
But he concealed it well, saying slowly, "You three just admitted that ever since Li moved into the Jichang Pharmacy, you've taken turns serving her. You were the ones who delivered her meals and prepared her medicine. And the families of the neighboring patients also testified to this."
"Now that Mrs. Li has just died of illness, they're rushing to Jichang Pharmacy to seek compensation..."
"You can imagine his vicious intentions!"
Chu Ziyi bowed to Xue Yongan and said, "Sir, if we can get the family of the patient next door to the Li family and the people from Yangjiatun to come here to testify, we can find out how the Li brothers treat my mother and whether they have any motive for murder or extortion!"
In fact, why do we need to find someone?
After that well-organized analysis, Mrs. Li collapsed and pounced on Li Zhaocai with a ferocious face.
"It's all your fault! What a rotten idea! That old hag was sick, so why didn't you just ignore her? Why did you insist on blackmailing that damn pharmacy?"
"Look what's going on now! Not only did I not get the money, but I got into trouble!"
"My poor son is now all alone. If your elder brother and I were to end up in jail, even as ghosts we would not let you go!"
Li Zhaocai's face was scratched, and he pushed her away, screaming, "You crazy woman! When you instigated my eldest brother to bury my mother alive, why didn't you think about the children at home? You want the biggest share of the money, and now you blame me? Are you trying to put all the blame on me? Bah! Don't even think about it!"
"Sir! I surrender myself and report the crime! This was all my sister-in-law's idea! She despised my mother for being too weak to work, and refused to give her food and clothing, causing her to become ill from exhaustion!"
"You're talking nonsense! It's you who's crying poor and refusing to pay for the old hag's treatment!"
The two of them actually started fighting on the spot.
The random accusations made the whole audience indignant.
"What a bunch of ruthless people! I was actually deceived by them just now! It's really... so embarrassing!"
"The crime of matricide is unforgivable! Lord Xue, you must punish her according to the law!"
"I'm willing to give up the compensation, but I have to stand up and spit on it!"
"Really?"
“…”
"Hey, sir, why are you taking it so seriously? Aren't we just here to show our support for Master Xiao Xue?"
Tian Wanglin smiled at the indignant people outside the door and personally escorted the three members of the Li family away.
Of course, the two people who turned against them didn't know that no matter how they tried to blame each other, they would only end up dead.
Matricide is a heinous crime that even a saint would not dare to commit.
He had been to the narrow village, met the exiled servants of the Earl's Mansion, and later followed Xue Yongan to inspect the jurisdiction.
Of course, I have heard about what happened in Yangjiatun.
The living burial that day did not lead to the conviction of the murderer.
Today's burial alive is also impossible.
But those evil people with dirty hearts will eventually get their retribution.
If Mrs. Li had guessed this day would come, she might not have indulged her son so recklessly.
Now not only did his evil deeds get punished, but he even lost his life!
It can be considered as... cause and effect, retribution will come.
Xue Yongan left the hall and walked slowly into the courtyard, where he saw Geba directing the servants to move things into the mansion.
Pearwood tables and chairs, camphorwood cabinets, sandalwood carved screens...it's as if an entire forest were moved in.
"Thank you for saving my niece-in-law. I have nothing to repay you with, but I can only offer you this craft. Please don't refuse, as these are worthless things..."
Xue Yongan used his eyes to stop Geba's chattering and said softly, "Move all these to the courtyard where Miss Shen lives. Well, if anyone wants to repay you in the future, send them all to Liyuan."
"It saves me from having to buy it for her."
The young man, who is usually very serious, said the most inappropriate words, but acted as if it was a matter of course, as if what he said was the truth of the world.
What can Geba say?
He said "Hey" happily and asked the servant to move all the things to the Pear Garden where Miss Shen lived.
Sending his niece to the county magistrate's house as a maid was the best decision he had ever made in his life!
Lord Xue is a good official, and Miss Shen is a rare good man in the world!
Otherwise, why would he introduce such a good job to Baoer after saving Daniu's wife?
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