Chapter 632 Unfathomable Abyss
Madam He gritted her teeth; if she could, she would tear Gu Shuyan's mouth apart.
Seeing Madam He's shameless admission, Gu Shuyan clapped her hands with a cold laugh, and immediately someone brought the men forward.
"My lord, these people are doing such despicable things right under your nose. Why don't you just handle this case here?"
Gu Shuyan looked coquettish and blinked at Yun Yichen. The smile in her eyes made Yun Yichen want to kiss her.
"Alright, let's hear the case here then!"
Pulling his wandering thoughts back, Yun Yichen coughed, and immediately someone brought over a stool.
This was the first case Yun Yichen had handled since arriving in Suzhou, and local officials in Suzhou dared not be careless and rushed to the scene.
Then, right outside Madam He's tent, torches illuminated half the sky, and one by one, those who had been drugged woke up with Yu Fei's help.
According to Madam He, the mastermind behind bringing these men to commit indecent acts today was that old woman, so the old woman who was drugged by Gu Shuyan on the way became the key suspect in this matter.
"Who wants to go first and tell us what happened?"
Yun Yichen was not a local official after all, and his words were somewhat amateurish. However, because of his serious demeanor, no one in the audience dared to laugh.
"My lord, let me speak first!"
As Gu Shuyan's personal maid, Yufei naturally couldn't personally intervene when her mistress suffered such a great injustice, especially since the presiding judge was her son-in-law.
Therefore, it is best for her, as a maid, to recount what happened today.
As Yu Fei recounted the entire story, Yun Yichen's dark eyes were unfathomable. He first looked at the group of women and asked, "Is what she said true?"
The girls were no longer afraid of Madam He. Upon hearing this, they all knelt down and replied, "This young lady is telling the truth. Please, Your Excellency, do us justice."
"Rest assured, I will give you an explanation for what happened today."
As Yun Yichen spoke, his gaze shifted to the oldest man among them, a burly fellow. "Did you find all these men?"
Although it was a question, it clearly carried a tone of affirmation.
The burly man had already broken out in a cold sweat when he realized that his secret had been exposed. Now, being questioned by Yun Yichen like this, his legs immediately went weak and he knelt down on the ground.
"Yes, Your Excellency, it was this humble citizen who found it."
Gu Shuyan glanced at the previously fierce-looking man, who had suddenly become so timid that he couldn't even speak properly, with disgust.
Weren't they so arrogant before? Now they're a cowardly bully who preys on the weak. They're just relying on their master's power.
Yun Yichen had no idea what his little wife was thinking. His gaze swept across the big man's face and landed on the men behind him.
"You all came with him voluntarily?"
As soon as Yun Yichen finished speaking, the group of people hurriedly shook their heads and said, "No, we commoners were also forced. He said that if we didn't agree, we wouldn't be able to stay in Suzhou. We had no choice but to do such a despicable thing."
The situation is so obvious now that no one who isn't stupid would admit that they did it voluntarily.
“You’re talking nonsense. When did I force you? You clearly knew from the beginning that there were women here to sleep with, which is why you begged me to bring you here.”
The big man knew that some of these people were forced to come by him, but most of them were people who had volunteered to come with him because they had done this kind of thing with him before.
Now that they've used him and then discarded him, the man, regardless of who was around, fiercely retorted to those people.
“You clearly forced us to come. We don’t know anyone from the He family, so how would we know you would let us do this kind of thing?”
Clearly, some of the men were quick-witted and sharp-tongued. They had acted very honestly before because they needed someone's help, but now that their secret was out, they completely disregarded the fact that they had broken off relations with the big man.
"You have the nerve to say that? You were the first one to come to me. Because the girl you picked last time was a virgin, you even begged me to let you choose first this time!"
Former "comrades" have turned against each other and are now fighting without holding back.
Seeing this, Yun Yichen raised an eyebrow, turned to look at Gu Shuyan, and interjected, "When was the last time?"
"It was just two days before the earthquake two months ago, and you're still pretending to be confused with me, aren't you?"
The burly man finished speaking without any restraint, only to realize he had let something slip. He quickly turned around in alarm to look at Yun Yichen.
"Sir, this matter was brought to me by the steward of the He family. I only helped because I was paid. It really has nothing to do with me."
This was the first time Gu Shuyan had ever heard someone say "help" after doing something wrong. Regardless of whether anyone was watching, she lifted her skirt and stepped forward, kicking the big man twice.
"You're worse than a pig or a dog. What are you? Calling you a thing is an insult to the word 'thing'."
Gu Shuyan was not a pampered young lady raised in a secluded room. Even after returning to the Marquis's mansion, she never neglected to exercise.
This kick may not seem heavy, but it had considerable power when it hit the big man.
The big man grimaced in pain, but dared not cry out, and could only silently endure it.
"Shu'er, you mustn't do this."
Ji Wenjin gave Gu Shuyan a warning look, but in her heart she silently gave Gu Shuyan a thumbs up for her actions.
If it weren't for his status, he would have liked to beat this big man up too. Thinking about what he had just seen the girls in, Ji Wenjin couldn't even imagine what kind of heartless person would do such a thing.
After the brief incident, Yun Yichen looked at the burly man and pressed him for an answer, "What happened two months ago that you mentioned? If you answer honestly, I might be able to give you a lighter sentence."
Upon hearing this, the burly man hesitated for a moment, realizing that he couldn't hide the truth no matter how hard he tried. So he simply told him about the incident three or four months ago when the steward had approached him.
It turns out that about three or four months ago, the big man was wandering around a brothel looking for a prostitute to have some fun, but while he was choosing, he was intercepted by the steward of the He family.
The steward told him that a new group of maids had arrived at the He residence. Because the master was afraid that these maids would seduce their master, he wanted to deflower them before they entered the residence. He asked him if he could find a few more people to help, and promised to give him one tael of silver as a reward after the matter was completed.
The big man was a vagrant who wandered the streets and alleys. Not only had he been loitering around the streets for years, but he was also still unmarried at his age, and he had squandered almost all of his family's property.
Upon hearing of such a good thing, how could the big man possibly disagree?
So, as instructed by the steward, the big man gathered a few of his usual buddies and went to the He residence.
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