Chapter 46: The Daughter's Life

  After Hwa Lang said this sentence, everyone's eyes focused on Baek Dong-soo. At this time, Baek Dong-soo was already considered a murderer by the people here.

  Bao Zheng shouted loudly: "Men, take Bai Tong back to the county yamen and wait for interrogation."

  Two bailiffs nodded and took orders, escorting Bai Butong to the county government office. Later, Bao Zheng ordered several bailiffs to bury Wu Jun's father, while he and Hualang led all the people back to the county government office as well.

  After arriving at the county government office, Bai Wutong knelt on the main hall floor. Bao Zheng shouted in anger, "Bai Wutong, quickly confess your crime of murder! Otherwise, don't blame this official for using torture."

  At this time, Bai Tong had nothing to hide and could only say: "Lord Bao spare my life! I...I didn't really want to kill that old man Wu. I just kicked him once, who knew he was so fragile? Lord, have mercy!"

  Bai Bao Tong shouted loudly, but also acknowledged his own crime, only not in detail. Judge Bao slapped the wooden table and said: "Tell the truth about what happened."

  Bai nodded and said, "This is what happened. My house and Wu Jun's house are only separated by a wall. That day the wind was very strong, and Wu Jun's clothes were blown into my yard, hitting me on the head. I was furious, and at that moment, Old Man Wu came over to ask for them back. In a fit of anger, I kicked him, and he fell to the ground. I didn't pay any attention to him, but who knew that after he went back home, he actually died."

  Bai Butong finished speaking, and the whole room was shocked. Everyone did not expect that Bai Butong would beat someone to death for a piece of clothing. Doesn't this person know what love is, what neighborhood relations are, and how to respect the elderly?

  After listening to Bai Wutong's nonsense, Bao Zheng suddenly became furious and said: "You are an official appointed by the imperial court, yet you don't even have a bit of morality. You're really a complete loss for literature. Guards, take this Bai Wutong and give him fifty lashes, then throw him into prison and execute him after autumn."

  Bai was shocked to hear that he would be executed, and hastily begged for mercy: "Your Honor, spare my life! I am innocent of murder, how can you sentence me to death after autumn? Your Honor, spare my life!"

  Bao Zheng coldly snorted, saying: "You may have killed without intention, but you injured with intention. For someone like you, sentencing you to death after autumn would be letting you off easy. Guards, take him away."

  Several bailiffs led the way, and then they took Bai Rutong down. At this time, the people outside the hall cheered and jumped for joy, as if they had forgotten what they said about Bao Zheng's officials protecting each other yesterday.

  Looking at these common people, Hualang couldn't help but shrug his shoulders. These common people were too kind-hearted, but also too easily deceived by superficial appearances, making it difficult for those in power.

  However, Hua Lang's reputation would still have to rely on these people to help spread the word, so he just smiled wryly.

  After the case of Dong Cheng's murder and Wu Jun's father's autopsy, Bao Zheng's reputation was established, and Hualang's reputation also rose with it. On this day, after leaving the county government office, they went to see if Liu had left with her grandson. If they had left, Hualang and his group could move their luggage in and stay here tonight.

  But who would have thought that after arriving at the place, they found the courtyard inside and out filled with people, and there were faint sounds of children crying and old men arguing coming from inside. Huā Láng and his friends didn't understand what was going on and felt a bit strange.

  They didn't understand what was happening, but judging from the situation, it's definitely not a good thing. If it were a good thing, why would so many people be watching?

  Seeing these people, Hua Lang couldn't help but feel some doubt - how could there be so many idle people in the Song Dynasty?

  With great difficulty, they squeezed in and finally saw the situation inside. The young grandson of the Liu family sat on the ground crying, while Mrs. Liu knelt in front of a fierce woman, begging bitterly, but it was unclear what she was saying.

  Hualang pushed through the crowd and picked up Liu's little grandson, then helped Liu to his feet and asked, "What is going on here?"

  Liu saw that it was Hualang and hastily said: "N-nothing's the matter, it's just that my grandson and I will be able to move out in a few days."

  Originally, the Liu family thought that Hualang was urging them to move away. Hualang saw this and said: "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to move here for the time being. Why did you kneel down to this woman?"

  The Liu family seemed to have found a confidant, after listening to Hualang's words, suddenly crying: "This is my relative, the mother of my daughter-in-law, Xiaoyun's grandmother Wang, she...she suspects me of poisoning her daughter, today shouting for me to pay with my life."

  After hearing Mrs. Liu's words, Hualang and others were shocked, while the shrewd woman said: "My daughter was fine in your home, how did she suddenly die? If it wasn't for you, this mother-in-law who couldn't tolerate her, poisoning and killing her, why would she be dead?"

  Hualang looked around and did not see any signs of someone having just died in the courtyard, so he curiously asked: "How long has Lady Liu been dead?"

  Liu wiped away her tears and said: "My daughter-in-law has been dead for more than half a year."

  After hearing Liu's words, Hua Lang looked at Wang with a faint smile: "Your daughter has been dead for half a year, why are you coming to make trouble now? It's quite suspicious."

  Wang was taken aback by Hualang's words, her face suddenly turning red. However, with a fierce expression, she retorted, "Who are you to interfere in our family matters?"

  This sentence is quite right, such things, Flower Lang can't manage, but Flower Lang also smiled coldly and said: "I can't manage your family affairs, but this place is my home at the moment, you are making trouble in my home, I can manage it."

  At this time, someone outside shouted: "Isn't that Hua Lang, the son of Hua Gong? He is the best at solving cases in our Tianchang County. Since it's a murder case, let Hua Gongzi solve it. Who knows, maybe they'll need to exhume the body again like they did this morning."

  Those onlookers all chimed in, suggesting that Hualang should take a break from this family matter involving a murder case. Hualang saw that these people were afraid of nothing short of chaos, but he didn't say much either. If Yulizi agreed, he would really consider taking a break from this murder case that had been brought up suddenly after half a year.

  Just being shouted by the crowd, Wang's family coldly smiled and said: "He wants to break the case, but there is no door. I want to go to the government office to file a complaint. I want to let Lord Bao judge this injustice. I want to avenge my daughter."

  Wang said, pushing through the crowd, and stormed towards the government office in a rage.