flstandardbreds Chapter 371 The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked
Chapter 371 The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked
The woman refused to obey, but Lord Wu's beloved son, far from giving up, grew increasingly aroused by her resistance. At the constant instigation of his friends, he even attempted to rape her and take her to his mansion as his concubine.
During the argument, the woman's lover arrived. Seeing his beloved being bullied, the usually weak scholar suddenly unleashed his inner strength and started a fight with Master Wu. Master Wu was instantly enraged, and the onlookers also came forward to help. The scholar was almost being beaten unilaterally. The brothel girl panicked when she saw this and tried to intervene, but was unexpectedly stopped by another young man.
Seeing his beloved woman being bullied once again, the scholar struggled to his feet. Just as he was about to charge forward, Master Wu produced a knife from nowhere and stabbed the scholar to death on the spot. Seeing someone dead, the naive young masters were terrified and fled back home.
Young Master Wu ran home in a panic, bumping into Madam Wu. Seeing her son's distraught state, Madam Wu couldn't help but ask him about the situation. Upon learning that her son had caused such a big mess, Madam Wu knew she couldn't handle it herself, so she turned to Master Wu for help.
Lord Wu had only one child, so how could he bear to see his only child imprisoned and take the blame for the life of a worthless scholar? After investigation, Lord Wu discovered that the scholar was alone and had no family, making this matter much easier to handle.
So Master Wu came up with a plan to solve the matter by using a scapegoat. He bribed the brothel madam to change the scholar's confession to that of a beggar, and then said that it was the beggar who had provoked Master Wu, causing Master Wu and his companions to accidentally kill him.
[The other young masters were also present to help with this matter. Even though his son was the mastermind, he wanted everyone to share the responsibility equally. This way, the other adults could help mobilize their connections, put pressure on the Dali Temple, and resolve this issue in another way.]
The madam simply wanted to run a healthy business in the capital and didn't want to offend these officials. Compared to the scholar without connections, she naturally chose the latter. She took the money to get the job done. After all, the people shouldn't fight against the officials. Thus, Shui Lingling's testimony was tampered with, changing it from a mere scholar to a beggar who actively provoked trouble. Their charges were thus reduced. Adding to the platform responsibility of so many young masters, Master Wu's charges were further reduced. Afterwards, Master Wu and the other young masters were imprisoned in the Dali Temple for a few days, and then the officials paid money to redeem them.
[After that, they kept a low profile and didn't dare to cause any trouble, just waiting for the storm to pass.]
Lord Wu is truly remarkable. He managed to cover up such a serious matter so skillfully. The scholar's life isn't just a matter of life, but his precious son's.
[Didn't you say that the brothel girl and the scholar were in love? Didn't the brothel girl report it to the police?]
Gu Jianchu's fists clenched again. He had never seen anything so infuriating.
【I went.】
The brothel girl heard the girls in the building say that the scholar's case was directly tampered with by Master Wu and his men, saying that the scholar was a beggar and was killed because he had actively provoked Master Wu and his men, which led to his body and head being separated.
Upon hearing this, the brothel girl was furious. She changed her clothes and prepared to go to the Dali Temple to complain. However, before she could even reach the temple, Lord Wu had his men kidnapped him in the street. He threatened the brothel girl to stop causing trouble and even gave her a sum of money that would allow her to live in peace for the rest of her life.
The scholar had treated her very well and was killed to save her. The courtesan could not do such an ungrateful thing, so she refused the favor offered by Lord Wu, only wanting to seek justice for her man.
Seeing this woman's persistence, Lord Wu feared she would ruin his plans, so he decided to go all out and ordered his men to kill the brothel girl and then dump her body into the pond.
[It's a pity, the brothel girl had actually been redeemed by the scholar. The day that Master Wu tried to rape her was the day she could have left the brothel and lived a normal life with the scholar.]
[They hadn't even had time to enjoy a peaceful life before they both died. It was truly fate's cruel twist of fate.]
Gu Jianchu clenched his fists in anger, his eyes flashing with barely detectable anger, and he forced himself not to slam his hands on the table.
As expected, what kind of teachings are taught are what kind of teachings are taught. If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. From top to bottom, there is not a single good person in Lord Wu's family. A pair of fresh lives were killed by this father and son. They are not afraid at all that the other party will come back to seek revenge in their dreams at midnight.
I'm scared.
Gu Jianchu was so angry that he cursed, but he didn't expect the system to respond at this moment.
This caused her anger to drop by half in an instant.
【Tongzi, what are you talking about? 】
I said they were naturally afraid of being haunted by ghosts in their dreams, so after killing the couple, they hired a Taoist priest and installed many ghost-exorcism rituals in their home to find peace of mind.
[Haha, I've never seen such a shameless person.]
[This incident should be enough for them to confiscate their property, exile, and behead.]
Hearing this, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but sigh.
I thought they would be confiscated and exiled, but I never imagined such a heinous crime would happen.
[My dear, please don't overthink it. The person has already been killed by them. Sending this family away will at least avenge the lovers and Wu Cairen, and let them rest in peace in the afterlife.]
【indeed so. 】
Gu Jianchu was comforted by the system's words.
Xie Ci'an's face was gloomier than the sky outside.
If Gu Jianchu had not been able to find out the unknown gossip, he would not have known that Lord Wu, who seemed honest on the surface, had actually done such a thing.
His son accidentally killed the scholar, which could be considered an accident, but the subsequent things they did completely changed the mood.
He didn't mind if the court officials were a little greedy, after all, it's difficult to raise fish in clear water, but he would never tolerate oppression of the people.
He clenched his fingers at his sides into tight fists.
Gu Jianchu racked his brains for a long time to think of an excuse.
Gu Jianchu naturally placed his hand on Xie Ci'an's arm.
Xie Ci'an's fists, which were clenched in anger, gradually relaxed after he felt Gu Jianchu's touch. His cold eyes turned into a gentle one, "What's wrong, Ah Chu?"