Chapter 80: Courtesy first, then attack
Xiao Yu continued, "You saw me dig up your brother's body and re-examine it. You were worried that the authorities would find out, so you stole your sister-in-law's clothes, disguised yourself as her, and killed your mother yourself, hoping to put the blame on her."
"You ate your brother's food, lived in your brother's house, and even relied on your brother to pay for the bride price. Not only were you not grateful, but you were greedy and killed him."
"To clear yourself, you're even willing to kill your own mother, who favors you and shields your crimes. Do you still have any humanity left?"
Xiao Yu became more and more disgusted as he spoke: "I have solved countless cases, but this is the first time I have encountered someone as cruel and crazy as you."
Having said that, Lu Wenkang changed from wanting to struggle and defend himself to an expressionless and indifferent expression.
"Heartless?" He sneered, "I am heartless, but they were the ones who betrayed me first."
"Is it a grave sin that I can't study? So many people fail to pass the exam, why must I pass?"
"Last year, one of my mentors became the chief examiner. I asked Lu Junyuan to pay some money to find someone to help me pass the exam. After all, the examination for the scholar is not as strict as the examination for the juren."
"How did my good brother react? He ridiculed me, saying that studying for the imperial examinations requires real talent and knowledge, and that backdoors are not an option."
"What a joke! He spent countless sums of money and established countless connections to expand his business, but how can it be said that I can't use the back door? He's clearly jealous that I can study and he can't."
"He talks as if he can be more successful than me just by studying."
"By the way, about my mother." He looked at Xiao Yu righteously again, "It's true that I killed her, but you can't punish me for this."
"Oh, why?" Xiao Yu asked with great interest.
"Because she volunteered to die for me." Lu Wenkang replied coldly, "She always said that I was her son, and everything she did was for me. She would do anything for me, including dying. You can arrest the maids and servants who served her in the mansion and interrogate them. I didn't lie."
Xiao Yu almost laughed out loud when he heard this: "So that's what you're thinking. No wonder you can't even pass the exam to become a scholar."
He looked at Lu Wenkang with disdain: "The laws of our dynasty stipulate that life cannot be sold or given away, whether it's someone else's or your own. Regardless of whether she really asked you to kill her or not, as long as you kill her, you must pay with your life!"
"What did you say?" Lu Wenkang finally panicked. "She did it voluntarily. Is it illegal to do it voluntarily?"
Xiao Yu was too lazy to waste time talking to him: "Take him away and take him back to the government office! Scum like you should be paraded through the streets to pick up some rotten eggs before you die!"
"Sir, sir, please handle this impartially! My brother owes me something, and my mother did it voluntarily. They won't blame me!" Lu Wenkang howled as he was dragged away mercilessly.
Seeing this elderly scholar, who had enjoyed a lifetime of luxury and love, finally panic and struggle, Xu Chuchu actually breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally over. This family has really sinned."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.
"How good can two children raised by a partial mother be?" Xu Chuchu shook her head. "The one who is favored is fearless and even wants to take his mother's life. The one who is not loved will spend his whole life trying to prove himself, even at the cost of disappointing those who truly love him. As a mother, it is better to treat her children equally, otherwise there will be trouble in the family sooner or later. If it weren't for the will, Master Sanshan would not have set his sights on their family."
"It's good to be partial to someone. I would also like to be partial to someone if I have the chance." Xiao Yu said.
"What?" Xu Chuchu scratched his ears.
Xiao Yu turned around and smiled: "Nothing, just a joke. The case is almost done, let's go back to the government office."
"Okay." Xu Chuchu nodded.
The complicated inheritance case involving various interests has finally come to an end.
Although the final trial has not yet taken place, the outcome is almost certain.
Because the will is valid, all the property of the Lu family belongs to Mrs. Lu alone.
Generally speaking, from the perspective of "humanitarian care", the government can ask Mrs. Lu to give a small portion of her property to other relatives of the Lu family - that is, Lu Wenkang's family - at least so that they will not be left homeless on the streets.
But because Lu Wenkang was suspected of two brutal murders, the government would certainly not make such a judgment.
However, Mrs. Lu was a kind person after all. Even though she hated Lu Wenkang, she was still willing to spend some money to buy a house for Lu Wenkang's wife and children so that they could move out and live there. The two families never had any contact again.
Poor Mrs. Lu has no family anymore, and she won’t be happy even if she has mountains of gold and silver.
Xu Chuchu thought that if this happened in the 21st century, Mrs. Lu would be a winner in life.
Enjoy endless wealth and glory, and have endless handsome men flocking to you, experience the happiness of Elva Hsiao.
Unfortunately, this is the feudal and conservative ancient times. It is impossible for Mrs. Lu to remarry with the money left by her deceased husband, otherwise she will be criticized by countless people.
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After returning to the yamen, Xiao Yu didn't even say hello to Xu Chuchu and went to do other things.
The case was obviously closed, but he suddenly seemed to have more things to do. He was running around everywhere, never leaving time to talk to Xu Chuchu. No one knew what was going on.
However, Xu Chuchu had not taken good care of herself for two days and two nights. After returning to the yamen, she took a shower and changed clothes, carefully took care of her burnt hair, tried a new side-parted hairstyle that could cover up the flaws, and then prepared to rest.
As I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes, I suddenly remembered something important. I decided to finish everything first and then rest wholeheartedly, so I got myself ready and went out.
She walked around the courtyard and knocked on the door of a wing room on the other side of the government office. She asked coldly, "Is Miss Shao Zhi here?"
There was a sound of hurried footsteps in the room, but no response.
Xu Chuchu asked twice in a row, and finally a nervous female voice came from inside.
"Yes, but I've already gone to bed. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Xu Chuchu doesn't buy it.
Her master often said that one should not just go up and start fighting, but at least use courtesy before force.
Her knocking on the door was already a courtesy, and the next step was military action.
"If you were here, I would have come in." Xu Chuchu pushed the door open without mercy and saw Shao Zhi sitting on the edge of the bed with a panicked look on her face.
He was dressed neatly and didn't look like he had just slept.
"What are you doing breaking in here?" Shao Zhi asked excitedly.
"Why, Miss Shao is allowed to visit me tonight, but I can't come back for a visit?" Xu Chuchu closed the door and approached Shao Zhi step by step. "Why do I feel like I haven't seen Miss Shao for several days? I miss her a little bit."
Shao Zhi swallowed subconsciously: "You guys went to investigate the case, I couldn't help, so I came back first, so I didn't see it."
"Really?" Xu Chuchu looked at her expressionlessly. "Why do I remember that you disappeared secretly when we were still interrogating Mrs. Lu?"
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