Chapter 126 The Murderer Who Thought His Merits and Demerits Offended Each Other
Back then, after Wang Guixiang's parents died, the Wang family, which was said to be cursed, had only one uncle left among the older generation who could take charge.
After burying her parents, a month later, Su Sheng finally got his wish and married Wang Guixiang.
“They had no choice; there was no one left to work, and both of her older sisters had married young. If they had followed the custom of observing three years of mourning, Guixiang would have starved to death long ago,” Su Sheng said. “Her uncle was unwilling to support Guixiang, so he said that since we had been engaged for so many years, we should just get married.”
Originally, Su Sheng thought that things would stop here and there.
Unexpectedly, the uncle actually sent Wang Bin, whom he had adopted many years ago, back.
“He spoke with great conviction, saying that Wang Bin’s birth chart was unlucky for his father and mother, and that we had to raise him until he was sixteen.” Su Sheng sneered, “He said that we should provide him with food, clothing and education, and that when he turned sixteen in two years, Wang Bin and I would each get half of his family’s property.”
As he spoke, he pointed to Doctor Chen and the county magistrate of Tangxia Village: "These people were all present at the time and are witnesses."
“I told him right then and there to make him sign a written agreement,” Su Sheng sneered. “Her uncle is a cunning old fox; it’s no wonder he would take her back at sixteen.”
"Sure enough, Wang Bin will be seventeen next month." He pointed to the people around him, "Listen carefully, his death is related to all of you."
"The Wang family is a bunch of untrustworthy scoundrels!"
The fire in Su Sheng's heart burned fiercely, and the hatred burst forth from his eyes, freezing both Doctor Chen of the clinic and the county magistrate of Tangxia Village in place. The two men looked at each other and dared not speak.
"I, Su Sheng, have traveled all the way from the southern border, carrying a medicine chest, to the very foot of the capital of the Great Wei." Though his hands were bound, he still pounded them firmly on his chest. "I have devoted myself to learning and researching, all to build my own career! Not to clean up the mess for the Wang family, who are untrustworthy and treat people like pushovers just because they have some connections!"
“I’m not his family’s laborer. I have no responsibility or obligation to support someone who has absolutely no relation to me.” He sneered. “He’s Wang Guixiang’s relative, but not my, Su Sheng’s, relative!”
“Why should I raise such a scoundrel for the Wang family? He’s a child I can’t scold or hit, and he’ll climb on the roof if I say anything to him. He’s a troublemaker all day long.”
"Well, you can't say that. He is, after all, your nephew..." The magistrate, seeing how agitated he was, quickly reassured him, "In terms of blood ties, he is also your wife's younger brother."
Su Sheng burst into laughter, glancing at everyone in the courtroom: "Nephew? Blood relation?"
"Sir, it's been a whole day since he died, has Guixiang's uncle appeared? Has anyone spoken out in his defense of Wang Bin?"
He sneered, "It's less than half an incense stick's time for my uncle's family to walk from our house. Why doesn't he come? This is a blood relative; he raised his son for ten years, and he is the only heir of his family."
Su Sheng bombarded the magistrate with these words, who uttered a hesitant "this" and looked up at Li Jin, who was sitting in an octagonal chair, with a pleading gaze.
Li Jin stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked at Su Sheng's face, and said coldly, "Take him away and sentence him to death with reprieve."
Upon hearing these three words, Su Sheng's previously excited demeanor instantly crumbled, his gaze becoming vacant as if he couldn't believe his ears.
"I acted on behalf of Heaven, was I wrong?" he asked defiantly. "I did use poison, but I killed three scumbags. Isn't that enough to offset my crimes?"
In the courtroom, Li Jin glanced at his self-righteous face and coldly asked, "Scumbag?"
He chuckled: "What has this so-called scum done besides getting in your way? Tell me, and I'll hear it."
“You killed a whole family of three by yourself. You don’t need to pay the dowry or build a house anymore. You’ve already married a wife. The whole family is yours. And now you still keep saying that they were the ones who got in your way.”
“Obstacles.” Li Jin’s gaze was icy, and his words were direct and to the point, piercing Su Sheng’s heart. “The obstacles you speak of are nothing more than the obstacles that block your path to wealth.”
"You dare to say such things, implying that you're an outsider. There are outsiders everywhere, and many of them work hard and build their lives with their own hands. Why is it that just because you, Su Sheng, are you expected to be treated better than everyone else?"
“Even if the Wang family was at fault, you could have simply walked away. There was no need to kill three people!” Li Jin raised her chin slightly, glancing at his shocked face without giving him any face. “Your so-called righteous act, can you fool others, or even yourself?”
Su Sheng stood there blankly, looking at Li Jin, his lips moving as if he wanted to defend himself.
But when the words reached his lips, he couldn't utter a single syllable.
He seemed to have lost his soul; the string of hatred that had always been in his mind was snapped by Li Jin's few words.
It turns out he was the real scumbag.
Watching his figure disappear around the corner as he was escorted by the yamen runners, Li Jincai snorted angrily and turned to look at the county magistrate and Doctor Chen of Tangxia Village: "The examination record must clearly state the examiner and the date, and can only be sealed after the official seal of the yamen is affixed. Please keep it recorded according to the regulations in the future to avoid any further disclosure."
These words startled the magistrate of Tangxia Village, who immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "His Highness Prince Jing's admonition is correct. I will learn from this lesson and repent for my past mistakes, never to repeat them again!"
Li Jin exhaled through his nose, stepped out of the courthouse, and stood under the eaves for some fresh air.
Behind him, Jin Shu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, took the bottles and jars from the medicine box and cut open the remaining unmelted wax pills one by one.
When about forty or fifty pills were cut, a lot of white milky liquid slowly flowed out from the cut, inside the black wax pills beneath the wax skin.
Looking at the pill, Jin Shu was filled with emotion.
The wound medicine made by Su Sheng had a uniform thickness of wax coating. Unlike usual, it was made into a flat, large block to facilitate application inside the tourniquet.
This small change has indeed made things much more convenient, and given time, he might really become a renowned scholar.
I never expected that he would use this talent to kill and smuggle drugs.
Jin Shu sighed and carefully put away the evidence piece by piece.
After a long while, Li Jin, who was standing under the eaves getting some fresh air, turned around and looked at the Tangxia Village magistrate who was still kneeling on the ground. He paused for a moment, then took a few steps forward and helped him up with his own hands.
Li Jin complained, "I only said three words less, yet you've been kneeling for so long?"
He frowned and helped him to a chair to sit down.
The magistrate pursed his lips and smiled awkwardly: "This... I didn't expect that the prince is indeed very different from the rumors. I was just being petty."
He raised his hand and dabbed the sweat from his forehead: "This humble official thought Your Highness..." At this point, the magistrate stopped, pursed his lips, and did not continue.
But Li Jin smiled faintly, his eyes curving into crescents: "Did you think I was a tyrannical ruler like His Highness the Crown Prince?"
The words were true, but they sounded particularly chilling, and the magistrate's face immediately turned pale, unsure how to respond. But Li Jin didn't seem to care, raising his hand to stop him: "No need to answer."
He said that, and then glanced in the direction of the main entrance of the courthouse, and was instantly stunned.
Then, Li Qian, dressed in the black robes of the Six Doors, and Zhou Zheng, who was too ashamed to face Li Jin, swaggered in through the main gate of the county government office.
"How about that? You didn't expect it, did you? I'm back!"
Li Jin's blood pressure was high at that moment.
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