Chapter 180 Delivered to the Door
Unexpectedly, the man comforted them, "Don't worry, Fatty Huang was caught selling fake medicine by Lord Xue and has been arrested and thrown into jail.
Lord Xue said that a certain amount of compensation would be given to the victims and their families, and the patients would be handed over to the county government for treatment.
If you are here looking for relatives, hurry to the county government office to find someone. Maybe you can get medical treatment sooner!"
Ask him why he can laugh? Of course, it's because someone paid for Huang's loss!
Although Liu Sanlang took the silver notes from under the bed, he did not touch a penny of the proceeds on the counter, which amounted to several hundred taels of silver.
It was enough for Xue Yongan to comfort the people.
Li Zhaocai's eyes lit up when he heard this. He came here for money, so how could he miss such a good thing?
He pretended to be panicked and asked what happened last night.
After learning from the man that Jichang Pharmacy intended to bury patients alive and actually killed an old woman, Li Zhaocai slapped his thigh hard.
"That old woman should be my mother! I came to see her yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be the last time I saw her!" Li Zhaocai's eyes were filled with tears, and he seemed heartbroken.
When the yamen runners transferred the patients away, the people nearby saw clearly that there were both men and women among them, but only one of them could be called an old woman.
Suddenly meeting the other party's son, the man felt sorry for him because he looked so shocked, so he quickly showed them the way.
"If you go there now, you might even see Lord Xue. He's a good official and will definitely give you more compensation."
The Li family and the Shen family were at odds, and they disliked Xue Yongan as well, but their understanding of him was limited to his ruthlessness during his exile.
But that was for bandits. Although they cannot be called good citizens now, they are still farming for the court.
Even if it's for the sake of face, you wouldn't deliberately target me, right?
Li Zhaocai thought about it and quickly made up his mind.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Since his mother was killed by Jichang Pharmacy, he couldn't blame himself!
It just so happened that a big fire burned all the evidence. It was God’s help!
The three of them hid their excitement and hurried to the yamen.
at this time.
There were several people queuing at the gate. When asked by a lazy young man, they told their names, hometowns, and their relationship to the patients they were looking for.
I saw with my own eyes someone holding a string of copper coins and herbs, and going to boil them under the guidance of a servant from the Xue Mansion.
The Li brothers were filled with rage and immediately rushed to the front of the team, crying and wailing:
"My poor old mother, how could you bear to leave your son?"
"I thought I'd spend all my fortune to cure your illness, but I never expected you to end up walking into a dangerous situation with your own hands! What an unfilial son!"
"You damn fat guy Huang, return my mother's life!"
There was commotion in the team.
They were initially dissatisfied when they saw someone cutting in line, but when they heard that it was the family member of the only deceased person, they immediately stopped objecting.
Mostly persuasion.
"Don't be too sad, brother. If your mother knew about this, she would definitely not blame you!"
"If you want to hate someone, hate Fatty Huang. Selling medicine at exorbitant prices is one thing, but he actually dared to kill people!"
"Don't make things difficult for the officials. Fatty Huang is already in jail. Lord Xue won't let you suffer any loss!"
The Li brothers then wiped away their tears and bowed to everyone around them with sad faces.
Chu Ziyi watched all this coldly, and when the scene gradually became quiet, he raised his eyelids.
"What are your names, where do you live, and who are you looking for?"
Li Zhaocai quickly replied, "My brothers' surname is Li, and we live in Yangjiatun. We are here to look for my mother... the old woman who was killed by the Jichang Pharmacy."
As he spoke, he began to cry again.
Chu Ziyi looked at him strangely and asked, "Are you really the deceased's biological son?"
"Is this really true? If you don't believe it, you can go to Yangjiatun to verify it..."
Chu Ziyi pursed his lips, neither saying whether he believed it nor whether he disbelieved it. He just waved his hand, called a yamen runner to take over his job, and then walked into the yamen with his hands behind his back.
"Whether it's true or not, we have to identify the body to know."
The three members of the Li family hurried to catch up.
In a room specially used for storing corpses, a female corpse with a purple face stared with eyes wide open, as if telling the world about her unwillingness.
The white cloth covering the body had already turned bright red.
Seeing Li Fugui's trembling hands trying to lift the white cloth, Chu Ziyi grabbed him and held him down, asking in a deep voice, "Can you three see clearly and confirm that this old woman is your family member?"
Li Zhaocai quickly replied: "Sure!"
Mrs. Li chimed in, "I'll never forget my mother-in-law's appearance!"
Chu Ziyi nodded, his expression softening as he asked softly, "Just now I heard from you that you went to Jichang Pharmacy to visit my mother yesterday? Is there any witness?"
Li Zhaocai thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Yes! When I came out of my mother's room, I met the young wife from next door who was delivering food... I spoke to her for a few words."
Actually, I just said a few sweet words because I thought she was pretty.
Now I can testify for myself.
Li Zhaocai was feeling proud when Chu Ziyi asked again, "So, you've been taking care of your mother the whole time, and your brother and sister-in-law haven't helped?"
Mrs. Li was immediately anxious. "Of course not! If the head of the family wasn't willing to pay, how would the second son have the money to take mother-in-law to see a doctor? We take turns to take care of her!"
Chu Ziyi looked at Li Zhaocai, and after receiving his affirmative answer, a gentle smile bloomed on his lips.
"Then you will follow me to see the Master."
The three members of the Li family thought they were going to collect compensation and could not suppress the excitement in their eyes. They almost rushed to follow, fearing that they would be a step late and get less money.
Re-enter the main hall.
Chu Ziyi glanced at the gatekeeper, and as Xue Yongan slowly walked out from the back hall, the door opened again.
The people who were still standing outside and reluctant to leave suddenly became curious.
Is this, going to court again?
The Li brothers were also very puzzled.
Why would he hand out silver in front of everyone? Could it be that Master Xue wanted to gain a good reputation?
Thinking about it.
There was only a sound of gavel banging.
Chu Ziyi said loudly: "Reporting to the Lord, I have interrogated clearly and found that the two Li brothers and their wives were involved in the murder of Li!"
Everyone in the room was shocked.
Mrs. Li was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
Li Fugui's eyes were dull.
Only Li Zhaocai felt as if his tail had been stepped on. He jumped up and yelled, "Nonsense! It was clearly Jichang Pharmacy that killed my mother! How can you throw dirty water on me? Are you bribed by Fatty Huang?"
Chu Ziyi's expression remained unchanged as he said slowly, "Before you all came, the coroner had already found out that Li didn't die from being buried, but from a fever."
Li Zhaocai was about to argue again when a yamen runner kicked him in the knee. He knelt down in pain, but still managed to hold on and said, "My mother was originally ill and was sent to the clinic. What's so strange about this?"
"It's not uncommon to be sick, but it's a bit strange that someone refuses to take medicine after entering the clinic, isn't it?"
The young man rolled his eyes without caring about his image at all. His extremely bewitching peach blossom eyes, at this moment, were as captivating as a snake or scorpion.
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