Early morning, Liu Manor.
Liu Manor was filled with a deathly aura, and it was even scarier than yesterday.
Everyone's face was filled with grief, and some even looked as if they had nothing left to live for. The servants who still had hope yesterday were all motionless today, and just sat on the ground one by one.
With the old master dead, they still had hope, but now …
Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang walked out of the palanquin, and looked at the Liu Manor that had become decadent overnight, as if the last ray of hope from yesterday had all been cut off.
Seeing this scene, Liu Jinde sneered, straightened his back, and swaggered inside.
Liu Jinshang also hurriedly followed, and behind him were more than ten servants who had brought along. The two of them looked at the servants sitting on the ground with a smug face, with smiles on their faces.
When they walked out of the mourning hall, they saw the accountant kneeling on the ground and wailing. He burned paper money while crying, "How are we going to live if you leave! Now the Liu Manor doesn't even have a backbone, such a big family business is finished! It's finished! "
Hearing the miserable cries, the smile on Liu Jinde's face became even more smug. He coughed hard twice, and strode directly into the mourning hall.
Hearing the coughing, the accountant who was crying stopped, kneeling on the ground, and turned his head to look back. When he saw Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang walking in, his face changed instantly!
His face became distorted, and he actually stood up at once, and rushed to the two of them, grabbing their collars with one hand and cursing, "It's you two bastards! You caused our Liu Manor to be ruined! Today I want you to pay with your lives! "
Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang were shocked by the crazy accountant, and with the help of the servants, they pulled the accountant out and threw him on the ground.
Liu Jinde was still in shock, and touched his neck, pointing at the accountant on the ground, and shouted, "You servant, how dare you hit me like this, don't you want to live anymore?"
"Liu Manor is like this, I really don't want to live anymore! Not only do I want to hit you, I want to kill you! "Saying this, the accountant shouted again, and got up from the ground and rushed towards the two of them! But before he could reach the two of them, he was once again pushed to the ground by the servants.
"How dare you! I declare that from now on, you are no longer a member of the Liu family. Now, get out of here! "Liu Jinde was completely enraged and shouted loudly.
"Who are you to order me around?" The bookkeeper got up from the ground, pointed at Liu Jinde and shouted at the top of his lungs, "You will never have the right to speak in the Liu Mansion!"
"What a joke." With a cold face, Liu Jinde said loudly, "Now that my sister-in-law and Shuang 'er are dead, according to the laws of Tiancheng Country, the property of the Liu Mansion naturally belongs to us, the immediate family members!"
"That's right!" Liu Jinshang also said loudly, "This is clearly written in the law. What, are you going to break the law?"
The accountant's face suddenly changed, and his voice trembled. He pointed at the two of them and said, "You … What did you say? Madam and Young Miss, they … they are fine! "
"Really?" Liu Jinde sneered and said, "What a joke. Then tell them to come out. If they appear in front of me, I'll immediately leave!"
"Madam is not well, and cannot receive guests!" the bookkeeper said loudly.
"Really? I don't think she can come out! " Liu Jinde sneered and said disdainfully, "As long as she can appear in front of me now, I promise I will never step into this door again!"
"What?" Hearing this, the accountant took two steps back and said unsteadily.
"That's right!" Liu Jinshang also took a step forward and said loudly, "Tell her to come out. In the future, my eldest sister and I will never come here again!"
Looking at the aggressive Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang, the accountant took two steps back again. Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang were confident and approached step by step.
Suddenly, the anger and fear on the accountant's face suddenly disappeared, and a sneer appeared on his face.
Seeing the sudden change in the accountant's expression, Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang were stunned. They looked at him strangely and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at how stupid you two are." The accountant sneered and said with a sarcastic look.
"What?" The two of them were stunned. Liu Jinde took a step forward, gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Say that again!"
"So what if I say it again?" Suddenly, a steady voice came from the side, causing the two siblings to tense up and quickly look over.
"Who's there?" Liu Jinde asked loudly.
Before he could finish his sentence, the two of them saw a few figures walking out from a dark corner. When they saw the attire of these people, their faces were filled with panic and they did not dare to act presumptuously again.
They were from the government!
Four people in official attire strode out, each of their hands placed on the hilts of the swords at their waists. The person in the lead was Constable Li, who was known for his upright and plainspoken character in Qing Bei City.
"Li … Constable Li?" Liu Jinde had met Constable Li a few times before. Her business was not clean, so every time they met, they would stay far away from her, afraid that they would provoke her. Now that they had met again, they were even more terrified.
"Liu Jinde, right? And Liu Jinshang, I heard clearly that the two of you swore that you would never enter the Liu Mansion again. You have to keep your promise in front of me, otherwise, you will be looking down on my authority! "Constable Li said loudly." Oh right, the premise is that Madam Liu will appear, right? "
Constable Li turned to the corner and said loudly, "Madam Liu, come out!"
Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang were shocked when they heard this. They stared with wide eyes at the woman who slowly walked out from the corner. Who else could it be but Madam Liu?
"You … You …" Liu Jinde pointed a trembling finger at Madam Liu. His mouth was wide open, but he could not form a complete sentence.
"How is she still alive?" Constable Li laughed coldly and said, "Last night, Madam Liu was indeed attacked by an assassin. I'm curious, how did you know that Madam Liu was dead?"
"I … This …" Liu Jinde's face was stiff, and he did not know what to say. His whole body was tense and his hands were trembling.
"And that assassin, he said that you sent him. Oh right, you, Liu Jinshang, are also involved." Constable Li laughed coldly. "Neither of you can run away!"
Liu Jinshang's body trembled, and he suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud. He kowtowed to Constable Li and cried, "Sir, I'm innocent! I don't know anything, I don't know anything! My sister asked me to come, that's why I came! "
Liu Jinde's face turned cold, and he immediately kowtowed as well. He said loudly, "Sir, I'm really innocent, I don't know anything! That assassin is slandering me, I don't even know him! "
"Is that so?" Constable Li laughed contemptuously and said, "Save those words for the judge!"
The judge?!
Hearing these four words, Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang's faces turned ashen, as if they had been struck by lightning. In Qing Bei City, these four words had absolute power.
Almost none of those who went through the trial came out alive.
"Sir, please don't, Sir. Please forgive me this time, I won't dare to do it again!" Liu Jinde could not take it anymore. He kowtowed with all his might and cried loudly, "It was just a moment of greed, I really won't dare to do it again!"
"Me too, I won't dare to do it again!" Liu Jinshang cried and said, "I still have a wife and children to take care of, please forgive me this time …"
However, no matter how much the two of them kowtowed, Constable Li was indifferent. Instead, he ordered the people behind him to tie the two of them up and take them back to the government office.
Just as the two of them were about to be tied up, Liu Jinde suddenly broke free, but he did not dare to resist. Instead, he knelt in front of Madam Liu and kowtowed until his head was covered in blood. He cried loudly, "Sister-in-law, please forgive me this time for Jincai's sake! As long as you don't pursue the matter, the government won't care! "
Liu Jinshang seemed to see hope when he heard this. He quickly kowtowed to Madam Liu and said, "Sister-in-law, I beg you, Sister-in-law, please plead for us!"
The bookkeeper's face darkened when he saw this scene. He shouted, "Why didn't you think of your past relationship before you sent someone to assassinate Madam?!"
Liu Jinde and Liu Jinshang both trembled, but immediately kowtowed and pleaded for mercy. Constable Li turned to look at Madam Liu. Indeed, according to the law, as long as Madam Liu did not pursue the matter, the government had no right to pursue the matter.
"Madam Liu, what do you mean?" Constable Li frowned and asked.
Madam Liu lowered her head and looked at the two people kowtowing at her feet. Sympathy appeared in her eyes, but it quickly turned into indifference and hatred because she thought of her daughter.
"Sir." Madam Liu took a deep breath and said coldly, "Please handle the case impartially."
Constable Li smiled coldly when he heard this. He looked at the two people who were as pale as ashes on the ground and said, "No problem!"
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