TSBFL Chapter 73.4

TSBFL Chapter 73 

Chapter 73.4: 真相

[The Truth]

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It was just that the woman’s wailing didn’t arouse the least bit of sympathy from the people around her, they were all looking at her with a cold face, as if they had already set their punishment for her. Seeing this, the woman became more and more flustered, as if she could immediately see the image of herself being dipped in a piggy cage. Immediately after that, as if she remembered something, a trace of joy because she unexpectedly could be rescued from a desperate situation flashed across her face as she looked at them and said:

 

“Your Excellency, it wasn’t me who wanted to use my husband’s corpse to frame someone else, it was someone who told me to do so. They also promised me that as long as I did so, they would give me a sum of money, enough to feed me well for the rest of my life.”

 

The woman’s voice was so mouthful that everyone heard and took in what she said, frowned at her one after another. 

 

In the end, it was the County Master who was the first to come back to his senses, glancing at Shi Ye next to him, then turning his head to look at the woman on the floor as he said in a clear loud voice, “Who told you to do this? If you tell me the truth, I’ll surely deal with you leniently. If you persist in this, I will definitely not spare you off  lightly.”

 

Hearing the words of the county governor, the woman’s eyes flashed with a glimmer of excitement, and she hurriedly gave the name of that person, along with what they had asked them to do and what they had promised to do.

 

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In the Chen family’s small restaurant.

 

Liao Hui came in and before he could catch up, he told the story of how his friend took him to the brothel to learn the way of the world and met a drunken Huang Yao a few days ago. Huang Yao then bragged about framing Chen Xing and the others.

 

Liao Hui originally did not know Huang Yao, but when he came to this small restaurant today, after hearing that someone had been taken away by the officials, he instantly remembered this matter, and also remembered that Huang Yao was the one who had been beaten up by the waiter that day.

 

Chen Xing with a face full of excitement,  now looking at the little young master who had come in, he had only met once (as ordained by fate) with this Gong Zi and did not expect that he actually would bring such a big surprise to him. 

 

“Is everything you said true?”

 

Liao Hui didn’t think that he was only bringing Chen Xing a piece of news that could make this person so happy like this, he couldn’t help but be a little glad that it was right that he had come. Looking at this little Ger who was currently looking excited and staring straight at him, even though he knew that he already had a husband, his face still couldn’t help but redden.

 

Liao Hui nodded his head in the middle of Chen Xing’s waiting eyes and said with great certainty, ”Everything I said is true, if you don’t believe me, I can still have my friends come and help me prove it as well. We were sitting right next to them, since I heard it, they naturally heard it too.”

 

Seeing that there was more than just one witness beside Liao Hui, Chen Xing was even more happy and did not know what to do, and at this time, as if he had found hope, his eyes were brightly staring at him, and he cheerfully said, “Are those friends of yours willing to come over and help testify as well?”

 

Liao Hui was staring at Chen Xing with a red face, at this moment, looking at his expectant look, he nodded without much hesitation. His friends would come over even if they were not willing, for his sake. 

 

Chen Xing saw that Liao Hui had agreed, and immediately the expression of delight on his face became more and more obvious. Soon after, thinking of Gu Lang who was taken to the Yamen, the smile on his face stagnated, and when he looked up again his expression became somewhat eager and impatient, “Are you willing to accompany me to the Yamen for a walk now?”

 

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The local government office,  Yamen. 

 

“Your Excellency, that’s all there is to it, I promise that there will be no more deceit and hiding from the truth!” The woman knelt on the ground in a sorry state, her eyes looking prayerfully at the county magistrate above her, only hoping that he would be merciful to her.

 

After hearing her words, the county magistrate grunted heavily, then slapped the wooden block (used by a magistrate to strike the table in calling for attention or order) in his hand and said in a cold voice: “Within the scope of this official’s jurisdiction, there is even such a thing happening. Zheng Hu, you take someone to go and bring that person to me. This official will personally interrogate him and return justice to the innocent!”

 

“Yes.” The one called Zheng Hu was precisely the official who had gone to bring Gu Lang here today. At this moment, hearing his own boss’s command, he hurriedly made a salute, and immediately after that, he led people out.

 

When Chen Xing and the others came over, he met with the officials who went out. Looking at the officials who left aggressively, the anxiety in his heart grew bigger and bigger, and the steps under his feet also grew faster and faster.

 

Until he neared the entrance to Yamen, Chen Xing looked at the inscribed board of the Yamen government office, and the worry in his eyes became more and more grand. Gu Lang’s health was not good, he also did not know how much he had suffered today but he had heard that in ancient times, when the method or skill to investigate a crime were not high, for many times, they would succumb to torture to obtain confessions. 

 

Thinking that Gu Lang would be tortured here, Chen Xing’s heart seized up with him. He took a deep breath, discarded all the horrific images in his mind, and lifted his foot to walk in.

 

Only, when Chen Xing led the way to the hall, and he looked at Gu Lang who was sitting there sipping tea, the worried expression on his face instantly froze, and he could only stare stupidly at the man, not reacting for half a day.

 

Gu Lang looked at his reaction and hooked up the corners of his lips, not like today toward that woman that like a smile yet not a smile, however likened to the flowers bloomed kind of gentleness, he waved his hand towards Chen Xing to came in front of him, before he gently said: “What’s wrong?”

 

Chen Xing first swept Gu Lang from top to bottom, making sure that he was not injured before he let out a long breath, after which he spoke towards him about what Liao Hui had said, and then pointed to Liao Hui who was following him:

“That’s how things are, so I brought him over to clarify the situation.”

 

Gu Lang raised his eyes to look at Liao Hui who was following behind, only to see that Liao Hui’s eyes after coming into contact with his eyes, puffed out his chest as if he was under a great threat.

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