No matter how much Liu Erniang struggled and threatened, the officers remained expressionless and indifferent, and simply dragged her away.
Along the way, some people heard the noise, came out to watch, and talked about it.
Being stared at by everyone in such a shameless manner, Liu Erniang was extremely angry. She secretly swore in her heart that she would make everyone who humiliated her today pay.
When she was dragged to the county government office, she found that not only she was arrested, but also other people. Without exception, these people were the ones in charge of Liu's business and could be considered her confidants.
These people all followed her and did some dirty things to a greater or lesser extent.
Unlike their embarrassment, Zhao Chuchu stood aside with her hands behind her back, her expression indifferent. She glanced at Liu Erniang and others lightly, with indifference in her eyes.
Liu Erniang narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She was about to step forward, but the county magistrate Bai Heng had already arrived and the court was officially opened, so she had to kneel down.
At the same time, Liu Sanniang, who had always been regarded as a backer by Liu Erniang, was also captured.
When Liu Erniang saw her third sister being captured naturally, her pupils suddenly dilated and her originally calm expression began to crack.
She suddenly looked up at Zhao Chuchu, and saw the latter's lips moving, as if he said something, with an unfathomable cruelty in his eyes.
Liu Erniang didn't hear what Zhao Chuchu said, but she saw her saying: Evil will be punished, it's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet.
So, is the Liu family's retribution coming?
Her mind uncontrollably recalled the bad things she had done in the past, and she felt a chill from head to toe, and she couldn't help shivering.
This time, it was not only Zhao Chuchu who sued Liu Erniang and Liu Sanniang, but also those who were persecuted by the two sisters.
They sued Liu Erniang and Liu Sanniang for using all means to force the sale of other people's shops, hiring thugs to beat others at will, causing trouble at people's homes, abducting men, and even forcing some people to commit suicide by jumping into a well.
Zhao Chuchu added another charge, accusing Liu Sanniang of ignoring the court's laws and arbitrarily increasing the grain tax in Zhaojia Village.
"I hope you will punish the evildoers and give us common people justice." The people who filed the complaint knelt down one after another.
Liu Erniang, Liu Sanniang and others naturally refused to admit it. They cried out that they were wronged and turned the tables.
Bai Heng, dressed in an official robe, sat in the hall, his handsome and handsome face serious and cold.
"Silence, this matter has been investigated..."
As witnesses were brought forward one by one, the evidence was irrefutable. Liu Erniang, Liu Sanniang and others had no way to refute the charges and their faces turned pale.
In the end, Liu Erniang forced countless merchants, robbed men, and caused deaths, so she was sentenced to thirty years. Liu Sanniang was sentenced to twenty years for disregarding the laws of the court and assisting Liu Erniang in doing evil for many years. Liu Erniang and her confidants were sentenced to prison for serious offenses, and those with minor offenses were also beaten with a stick.
Bai Heng also ordered that the Liu family's property be confiscated and that a portion of the proceeds be used to compensate the persecuted families. Merchants whose shops had previously been forcibly seized by the Liu family could also redeem their shops from the government.
"Bai Heng, you can't arrest us. My uncle is an official in Tangzhou Prefecture. Aren't you afraid..."
Before Liu Erniang could finish her threat, Bai Heng rang the gavel. "Oh, what I hate most as an official is officials protecting each other and using their power to oppress others. Don't even mention that your uncle is an official in Tangzhou Prefecture. Even if he was an official in the capital, I would arrest him today. Come, shut their mouths and take them away."
Liu Erniang still did not dare to give up and struggled desperately, but she was no match for the officers and was eventually taken away.
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