Wu Hou was the militia of the workshop, responsible for the basic security of the workshop, night patrols etc. It was under the jurisdiction of the workshop and was a subordinate organization of the capital government.
A group of people arrived at Uncle Geng's house. Seeing their aggressive appearance, Uncle Geng immediately understood that they did not come with good intentions. Like a father protecting his child, he stood in front of Yue-er and said cautiously: "Owner Li, what are you doing? Could it be that this old man has committed some heinous crime that even Wu Hou has been called over? "
"Uncle Geng misunderstood." Li Tianshou said with a face full of smiles, "We are here to congratulate you."
"Congratulate what?" Uncle Geng did not relax at all.
Li Tianshou smiled: "It's like this, as the owner of Yong Le workshop, I have the responsibility to ensure the safety of every citizen and ensure your basic necessities. I heard that you adopted a relative, you are all alone and can't even take care of yourself. If you have another mouth to feed, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. Therefore, I am willing to help you adopt her. Coincidentally, my son is lacking a servant girl. Here is fifty taels of silver, buy some clothes for you …."
Saying this, he gave a look. Li Ruifu casually threw a box on the table. From the sound of it, it was not light. He arrogantly said: "Smelly old man, if you accept the money then we are even. In the future, don't come here and try to claim relatives, do you understand?"
"Don't even think about it!" Uncle Geng flew into a rage. Without even looking at the box, he pointed at Li Tianshou's nose and said, "How can my child be a servant girl for your little bastard. I advise you to quickly take them away from here. Otherwise, I will reveal everything he has done to the authorities!"
"Father, he scolded me!" Li Ruifu had gotten whatever he wanted since he was young and had never been disobeyed.
"Uncle Geng, be careful with your words!" Li Tianshou's face immediately darkened. He thought to himself that this old thing really did not agree. His preparations were not in vain.
Yue-er was scared out of her wits and tightly grabbed onto Uncle Geng's clothes.
Uncle Geng comfortingly patted the back of her hand, indicating that she did not need to worry. He then coldly said: "No need to say more, please leave this place immediately!"
"Hurry up and beat this smelly old man until he is crippled. Let's see if he still dares to scold me!" Li Ruifu pointed at the two Wu Hou and screamed.
"Wait a moment." Li Tianshou knew his son's temperament, so he had no choice but to seek help from Li Tianyang. If he allowed his son to do as he pleased, it would be difficult to resolve the situation.
He stopped Wu Hou, laughed coldly, and said: "Uncle Geng, there is something I did not have time to tell you, we have already checked, you do not have any relatives, this child must be a slave that you could not bear to be alone, and ran to the black market to buy. According to the laws of the Imperial Court, buying and selling slaves is a serious crime, a light punishment is to be exiled to three thousand, a heavy punishment is to be beheaded, today we are here to investigate, if you know what's good for you, hand her over to us, and bring her back to the Capital Magistrate Office to be investigated, if not even if we beat you to death on the spot, it is just doing things according to the law."
When Yue 'er heard this, her complexion suddenly turned pale. She quickly wanted to agree. She really didn't want to cause her grandfather to die an unnatural death. Since she had already planned to leave, she might as well go with them.
But Uncle Geng seemed to know what she was thinking. He gave her a resolute look, shook his head, and still kept her behind him. Then he said resolutely and decisively, "Today, whoever wants to take the child away will have to step over this old man's dead body!"
He had been upright his entire life, there was no reason for him to lose his backbone when he was old.
Li Tianshou and the two Martial Marquises understood that even if Uncle Geng broke the law, as long as he did not abscond, he could only control his personal freedom. They should first report it to the capital's magistrate, and wait for the constables to appear and explain the situation. Only then could they officially issue an arrest warrant and bring him to justice.
These Martial Marquises, including the Fang Zheng, did not have the right to act first and report later. If they were to accidentally beat Uncle Geng to death, not to mention whether or not Uncle Geng broke the law, they would not be able to escape from the lawsuit.
But what Li Tianshou did not expect was that his words were spoken unintentionally, but the listener had a different meaning.
Li Ruifu was used to being tyrannical, and did not know the pros and cons. He thought that beating Uncle Geng to death was just like beating people up normally, and was just a small matter that could be easily settled.
Since he had his father to take care of everything, what was there to be afraid of? He immediately laughed sinisterly, "Alright, old thing, I have done all kinds of bad things, but I have never killed anyone. Today, I will use you to practice!"
After saying that, he took out a short sword with a sheath, pulled it out and rushed forward. Before anyone could react, he deeply pierced Uncle Geng's heart.
"Stop!" At this time, Li Tianshou finally reacted, and could not help but be shocked. He wanted to stop him, but it was already too late, and his heart immediately turned cold. Murder, was a serious crime second only to rebellion.
Fresh blood spurted out, spraying all over Li Ruifu's head and face.
"You …" Uncle Geng used his finger to point at Li Ruifu, and fell down trembling. His eyes were wide open, and he died with everlasting regret.
"Grandpa! No! Why did it turn out like this! "Yue Er broke down in a split second.
Actually, when Li Ruifu pierced the body with the short sword, he was already stunned. He did not think that he would actually kill someone, and originally only wanted to scare this old thing. This was the first time he killed someone, and he was afraid. His hands trembled a little, and he said incoherently, "You … why didn't you … not dodge … I … I didn't … do it on purpose …"
Yue Er's world completely collapsed.
She was originally the daughter of a wealthy family. Her parents doted on her, but they also taught her a lot about how to be a good person. They raised her innocent, kind, gentle, and considerate personality, and she was loved and supported by the servants in the mansion.
Unexpectedly, not long ago, there was a huge change in the family. Bandits broke in and killed her parents. Lin Miao Yue was the adopted daughter of her parents, and was the daughter of her father's old friend. Before he died, he entrusted Yue Er to Lin Miao Yue, and the two girls were sold to the Black Mountain.
In just a few dozen days, her parents died tragically in the hands of the bandits, and Aunt Lan and the other two who were her family were also buried in the Ghost Cave of the Black Mountain. Now, she saw Uncle Geng, who treated her like his own daughter, die in front of her. The cruel reality mercilessly destroyed the world that was forming in her.
"Hehehe … so the human world is just a second Ghost Cave of the Black Mountain …"
Although it was a laugh, it was as cold as a ghost's. Something, sprouted in the little girl's heart.
Li Tianshou couldn't help but shiver. It was hard for him to imagine that a little girl who was only ten years old could actually let out such a terrifying laugh. He forced a smile, "This, we will take responsibility …"
Deep despair dragged Yue Er into a bottomless abyss. The things that were left in the human world turned into a vengeful ghost. Without waiting for Li Tianshou to finish speaking, she suddenly shouted, pulled out the dagger from Uncle Geng's heart, and rushed towards Li Ruifu.
"Quickly dodge!" Li Tianshou was both shocked and angry.
Li Ruifu was still in a daze from killing someone, and had no time to react. The dagger pierced into his stomach with a "chi".
This stab of Yue Er was filled with extreme hatred, and was truly as powerful as a ghost. It cut open Li Ruifu's stomach, and blood and intestines flowed out together.
"No!"
At this time, Li Tianshou arrived. His eyes were about to pop out of his sockets, and he suddenly kicked Yue Er, sending her flying. She crashed heavily onto the bed, and immediately fainted.
He carried the fallen Li Ruifu, his hands trembling. He wanted to stuff the intestines back in, but the blood was still flowing.
He cried and shouted, "No, my good child, Rui Er, what did you do wrong, why did it become like this …"
"Father, kill … her …" Li Ruifu's face scrunched up from the pain, and did not last long before he died.
Li Tianshou roared, and picked up the dagger on the floor, and was about to rush forward to kill Yue Er.
The two Martial Marquis finally regained their senses, and immediately pulled him back, "Chief, you must not, if you kill her, this matter will be difficult to resolve!"
"Let me go!" Li Tianshou was like an enraged beast, his eyes red.
One of the Martial Marquis said, "Chief, listen to me, there was a similar case during the era of Emperor Wu. At that time, a constable killed someone while drunk, and was killed by that person's child. When Emperor Wu heard of it, he said on the spot: Knowingly breaking the law, a life for a life. The child was acquitted. Later on, it was amended into an official law. "
Li Tianshou's heart turned cold, and said, "There is such a rule in the law?"
The other Martial Marquis nodded and said, "Us two brothers were servants in the previous capital magistrate's residence, and that was when we heard of it. If you really kill this girl, then us two brothers will not be able to bear the responsibility. Now that things have come to this, why not find another reason, and push the death of your son and Uncle Geng to this girl, then we can get what we want … "
Li Tianshou immediately understood after hearing this, and after calming down, he clenched his teeth and said, "I want this little slut to beg for life, and beg for death. You two, one of you go back and get people to seal off the scene, and tell the public that this little slut lost her mind and killed someone; the other one go to the Minister's residence, and get my brother here, and find a reason to lock this slut up in the Minister's prison, and wait for the commotion to die down, then slowly deal with her … "
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"Sigh, we agreed to take a break for two days, I didn't expect it to be hard labor." The group of people from the academy walked on the way to the Judicial Department, and Tang Sanghua complained unhappily.
They were informed to take a break for two days, to assist the Judicial Department in handling a big case, and it was also a kind of training, and those who performed well would be rewarded with learning points.
Only Yan Li knew that this was really a big case, and it was very likely that they would have a direct confrontation with the Black Mountain.
Ma Guanshan said thoughtfully, "A case that falls into the hands of the Judicial Department is definitely not a small matter. Although we are still students, we all have the ability to take charge of an area, and the Emperor even sent us here, so it shows that she takes this case very seriously. There are not many things that can make her pay attention to it, so it should be related to the underworld. I advise you to cheer up, and don't lose your life for no reason. "
"Brother Ma, are you concerned about us?" Lianhai Changjin said with a smile.
"Tough guys also have a soft side," Tang Sanghua said with a smile.
"Humph, I am just worried that you will drag me down." Ma Guanshan immediately retorted.
"Crocodile tears." Ye Qing, of course, was also among them. She did not perform well in the competition and kept a low profile for a period of time, but now she was back to her old self. She sneered and said, "Who doesn't know that the Judicial Department specializes in handling the cases of the underworld and the remnants of the sects? Do we need you to remind us?"
Ma Guanshan smiled without saying anything. The competition between the two academies had completely exposed Ye Qing's strength, and she was so weak that she could not withstand a single blow. He always sympathized with the weak.
At this time, a carriage suddenly appeared on the road in front of them, and it drove straight towards them. After seeing it, Ye Qing suddenly stopped and gritted her teeth.
When everyone was confused, the carriage stopped in front of them, and the curtain was lifted by a slender hand. A middle-aged man who was as elegant as jade came out, and he smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "These must be Qing's classmates and friends. My surname is Ye, and I am Qing's father."
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