Li Dagen originally thought that sending Liang Yaozu to study would at least teach him to be filial and polite, and to serve him in his old age, even if he couldn't achieve fame and fortune.
Unexpectedly... Liang Yaozu's books were completely wasted!
He hasn't learned a shred of filial piety, and has instead developed a selfish and ruthless heart. In order to escape danger for himself, he actually used him as a knife!
At this moment, Li Dagen's heart was filled with regret.
But no matter how much you regret it, it's too late.
Blood gushed from his chest. Li Dagen clutched his chest, glaring fiercely at Liang Yaozu. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
But before he could even utter a word, his body gave way, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, lifeless.
"..."
There was a moment of silence, followed by a chorus of screams.
"Aaaaaah, someone's dead!!!"
"Aaaaaah! Li Chuanzong killed someone! Li Chuanzong really killed someone!"
"Blood! So much blood! I've never seen so much human blood before!"
To be honest, Wan Shu was also a little frightened.
She had predicted that, given Li Chuanzong's history of domestic violence, he would most likely resort to violence, even murder, if pushed to the brink.
But it was just a prediction; she never expected that Li Chuanzong would actually go so crazy when it actually happened!
No, to be precise, I never expected Liang Yaozu to be so ruthless!
If Liang Yaozu hadn't used Li Dagen as a human shield by grabbing him, how could Li Chuanzong have killed Li Dagen?
Li Chuanzong clearly did not expect that his cleaver would kill his own father.
He stood there dumbfounded for a long time, then the machete slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. He trembled and kept repeating the same thing.
"No, it wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't do it!"
Most of the villagers disliked Li Dagen, but after being neighbors for decades, they still felt indignant for him when they saw him being killed by his own son.
"Who else could it be but you?!"
"We all saw it! You killed your own father with your own hands!"
"You inhuman beast! How could our Qingshui Village produce such a monster!"
"Report to the authorities! Report to the authorities immediately! A life for a life! Even if Li Dagen is his father, he can't be spared. Otherwise, who can live in peace if he stays in the village?"
That hits the nail on the head.
Yes, who can feel at ease leaving a murderer in the village? He must be handed over to the authorities!
Li Chuanzong was holding a knife earlier, which is why no one dared to approach him. Now that he has thrown the knife away, the people led by Wang Lizheng swarmed around him.
Some grabbed his hands, some pulled his feet, and some covered his head. In no time, Li Chuanzong was firmly tied to the big tree in the courtyard.
With her five daughters in tow, Mrs. Sun protested on behalf of Li Chuanzong.
"How could you treat Chuanzong like this! Chuanzong did kill his father with his own hands, but he didn't do it on purpose! It's all Liang Yaozu's fault!"
Sun gave Da Niu a look.
Da Niu immediately followed behind, wiping away her tears: "Yes, it's all Liang Yaozu's fault. If Liang Yaozu hadn't pushed Grandpa out, how could Grandpa have died? The real culprit is actually Liang Yaozu!"
After Wan Shu's advice, they now clearly understand that with Liang Yaozu's intelligence, even without Li Dagen's presence, he can still leech off them.
To avoid future troubles, Liang Yaozu must also be dealt with.
The villagers' attention was all focused on Li Chuanzong and Li Dagen. Only after being reminded by the mother and daughter did they remember that Liang Yaozu was the instigator.
"Yes! That's right! Liang Yaozu is also a murderer! This kind of vicious scoundrel who used his own father as a shield must not be allowed to live!"
"We must take him to the authorities!"
"Hey, where's Liang Yaozu? I can't find him anywhere..."
"I just saw him run towards the village entrance!"
It was only then that the villagers realized that Liang Yaozu had taken the opportunity to escape while they were subduing Li Chuanzong.
Sishui County is very large, with many surrounding villages. If Liang Yaozu really escaped, it would be difficult to find him again.
For a time, the villagers were all very troubled.
"Liang Yaozu is a beast who's capable of anything. Who knows what heinous things he'll do after he escapes!"
"If he really harms someone again outside, then our Qingshui Village will truly be a sinner! We will have no face left in the surrounding villages!"
This is a major event concerning the entire village, and if you were to ask who is the most troubled by it, it would undoubtedly be Village Chief Wang.
He sighed, "Alas, this is indeed a major hidden danger, but worrying about it now is useless. The most important thing is to report it to the authorities first and have them send someone to look for us. It will be faster than us looking for it ourselves."
Upon reflection, everyone agreed that this was indeed the case.
Just then, the officials from the yamen, led by the county magistrate, arrived at Qingshui Village at full speed.
After the county magistrate reported the potato incident, he felt he had made a great contribution and was waiting for a promotion. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, such a heinous murder occurred, and the perpetrator was on the run!
The county magistrate's fat belly heaved with anger. With a wave of his hand, he first ordered half of the constables to search for Liang Yaozu's whereabouts in the vicinity, and then ordered the other half to roughly bring Li Chuanzong back to the yamen.
In addition, villagers involved in the incident, such as Sun Shi Danu, Liang Youqian, Li Guilan, and Wang Lizheng, were all taken away for investigation.
Although Li Chuanzong mentioned Wan Shu's braised food recipe at the beginning, he only mentioned it briefly before omitting it.
In addition, Wan Shu had not yet returned to Qingshui Village when the incident occurred, and the county magistrate was mindful of the potato matter, so he let her go and did not summon her to the county office.
Wan Shu was happy to have some peace and quiet, and could stay at home building houses and doing business.
About two or three days later, when Wan Shu went to the foot of the mountain to supervise the construction, he was suddenly stopped by Aunt Wang on the road.
Aunt Wang whispered mysteriously in her ear, "Do you know that Liang Yaozu is dead?"
Similar to modern times, ancient sentencing also followed a certain procedure: first, an investigation was conducted, then a trial was held in court, and finally, the execution was carried out.
Two or three days is clearly not enough time to complete these procedures.
Wan Shu sensed something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "How could he be dead? Liang Yaozu hasn't been found yet?"
“My father told me that Liang Yaozu was actually found last night. When he was found, he was already dead. Guess how he died.”
Aunt Wang's tone was unmistakably sarcastic: "He was killed by robbers because he was dressed too richly!"
"These things were all bought for him by Li Dagen. He killed Li Dagen, and he himself died because of Li Dagen. Tsk tsk tsk... That's fate!"
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