Even if it doesn't warrant the death penalty, it should at least be a severe sentence. This guy has a broken leg. If the Bai family is determined to save face, they shouldn't hire anyone to treat him. Add to that the beatings he just received, plus the cold water he was doused with this time of year, and he probably won't survive to be released from prison alive.
After a few more blows, Wang Shoucai fainted again. When he was revived by the cold water, he realized that if he didn't give the magistrate a satisfactory explanation, he might lose his life.
Feeling cold and aching all over, he stammered as he confessed that he carried the dagger to prevent being discovered while stealing, and that if he couldn't escape, he would have no choice but to commit murder.
Magistrate Zhu immediately convicted him of attempted murder and robbery and sentenced him to ten years in prison!
Wang Shoucai's face was deathly pale. His hands trembled as he pressed cinnabar onto his confession and left his fingerprint on it!
A moment of folly resulted in a broken leg, a beating, and ten years in prison!
It's too late to regret it now. He hopes this isn't real, just a nightmare, but the pain in his body reminds him that it's not a dream!
As the bailiffs dragged away Wang Shoucai, who was covered in blood, soaking wet, and looking remorseful, the onlookers felt as if they had just woken up from a dream!
Some people had observed a few trials, but they had never heard of or seen a trial process like the one just now. It was too simple and crude.
Some people were happy for the Bai family, some said that God had opened his eyes, and others were curious about the identities of those who sent Wang Shoucai to the yamen. Although they were ordinary people, they still had some brains.
Meanwhile, the group of one adult and two children who had left the yamen earlier returned to the Huang family's residence in high spirits. They saw three horse-drawn carriages and a donkey cart parked outside, and Feiyan and the others were standing on the side looking over. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the people had returned.
However, both Fei Yan and Quan Jinghuai were puzzled when they heard the results...
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