Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 960 Verdict Under Witness
First floor, the main hall of the county government.

Wu Xian sat behind the magistrate's desk in the county government office, in a chair reserved for the county magistrate.

At this moment, Wu Xian's appearance was completely transformed. He was wearing a loose green robe and a black gauze hat over his curly hair. This was the attire of a county magistrate in the human realm, which Wu Xian had borrowed specifically for the purpose of solving cases.

The location of the case was much forward than usual, with the Temple of the Evil God right behind it. Being too close made Wu Xian feel a chill down his spine.

Su Xianqing, in his doll form, knelt on the ground in the center of the hall in front of the ceremonial desk.

Six newcomers stood on either side of Su Xianqing, cosplaying as yamen runners during a trial, while the eight constables stood behind Su Xianqing.

It's called a trial, but there's really nothing to trial.

Su Xianqing's criminal experiences are all recorded in "Strange Case Records". The so-called court hearing and trial is just a formality, a ceremony that Su Qishi, the imprisoned woman, wanted.

Bang!
The gavel slammed down, and Wu Xian picked up the verdict he had written based on the contents of "Records of Strange Cases," cleared his throat, and loudly read it aloud:
"Upon investigation, it has been found that the massacre of four clans in Xuanling County was committed by Su Xianqing, a son of the Su family!"

"In the seventeenth year of the Da Ming Wu Hong era, Xian Qing, angered by the inaccurate divination, used evil magic to wreak havoc on Xuan Ling."

"In August of the seventeenth year, Xianqing, posing as a diviner, instigated Lin Hu, the son of the Lin family, to impersonate a high monk and commit fraud, resulting in the ruin and death of many families in Xuanling County."

"In September of the seventeenth year, Ye Yankai, a son of the Ye family, wanted to save the people from suffering. Xianqing then sent the evil spirit 'Water-Spraying Old Lady' to slaughter the entire Ye family."

"On the fifth day of the ninth month, after the Ye family was destroyed, Xianqing performed divination for the Su family and all of them received ominous omens."

On the seventh day of the ninth month, Xiao Gong of the Xiao family captured Lin Hu and went to Xianqing. Xianqing then performed divination for Xiao Gong and falsely claimed, "You will die in three days!"

"From the seventh to the tenth day of the month, the Lin family was wiped out, and Lin Hu died suddenly in prison."

"On the night of the tenth of the ninth month, Xianqing fought against Xiao Gong by exorcising evil spirits, and the entire Xiao family perished."

"On September 11th, the Su family was massacred, with only the virtuous wife, Su Qi, surviving."

"Later, Xuanling County wrongly judged that the murder was committed by Su Qi, causing Su Qi to die unjustly in prison. Today, her injustice has been redressed."

"The criminal is virtuous and honest, yet his evil deeds are countless. He has wreaked havoc in the region, committed murder and harm, and his heart is more wicked than a ghost. His actions are like those of a demon. He is worse than a pig or a dog. Now, the evidence against him is conclusive, and the suspect's identity has been verified..."

Wu Xian delivered his verdict very loudly, almost shouting, and then slammed the gavel down hard after he finished speaking.

Bang!
"Judgment: Execute him on the spot!"

After saying that, Wu Xian threw the red tag with the word 'kill' written on it onto the ground.

The moment the bamboo skewer hit the ground, the eight constables pressed down on Su Xianqing's head, then reached into his chest and pulled out a hideous broadsword covered in black veins.

Then, it gripped the knife with both hands and slashed at Su Xianqing's head!

click!
The broadsword struck Su Xianqing's neck, sparks flew and a metallic clang rang out, but it couldn't penetrate Su Xianqing's neck at all. Even the Eight-Faced Constable himself was frozen in place by some inexplicable force, unable to move while holding his sword.

At this moment, Su Xianqing still has the power to protect himself.

Although he remained kneeling below, Wu Xian couldn't see his face clearly, but he always felt a sense of mockery coming from below.

So Wu Xian looked up at the ceiling.

At this moment, a red light appeared on the ceiling, the distorted light like a surging tide of blood, and white ribbons fell silently, like the ropes of a hanged ghost or the soul banners of a funeral procession, drifting eerily in the windless air.

The eleven newlyweds, who were already hanging from the ceiling, felt a bone-chilling cold, as if they were being soaked from top to bottom by the icy waters of a winter lake!
Wu Xian's judgment was delivered very loudly.

But he wasn't shouting it to Su Xianqing; he was saying it to the prisoner upstairs!
The prisoner Su Qi wanted to clear her name and prove her innocence, but that was not all. She wanted everything to be done openly and honestly in court!
Crash, crash...

A series of dense, inhuman footsteps came from upstairs, and then one after another, stiff-moving puppets emerged from the staircases on the left and right sides of the second floor.

These dolls are all residents of Xuanling County. They were turned into dolls by the imprisoned woman, and they are all waiting with her for the day she will be freed.

Only when the imprisoned woman is freed can the dolls be freed.

The puppets lined up in neat rows, passing by Su Xianqing on both sides, and stopped between the two ceremonial gates at the back of the main hall.

With each step they took, Su Xianqing, who was kneeling, trembled uncontrollably. It is worth mentioning that the group of puppets on the right finished walking before the group on the left, not because of a difference in number, but because the puppets on the left were walking through the escalator in an orderly manner.

After all the puppets were in place at the ceremonial gate.

call!
A female corpse suddenly appears and is hanging from the ceiling!
Wu Xian and the newlyweds all looked at the prisoner, who still had that hideous and ugly appearance, with countless chains growing out of the front of her body.

"Ah, I can talk!"

"I... I think I've turned back into a human."

"Feel me, my flesh is soft!"

Then everyone heard exclamations of surprise. It turned out that the puppets at the ceremonial gate had regained their flesh and blood bodies after hundreds of years and were standing outside the ceremonial gate.

Just like the day the prisoner was put on trial.

The county residents wept with joy, embracing each other and uttering words that seemed absurd to ordinary people but perfectly reasonable to them. Just being able to shout like monkeys was an unimaginable joy.

The imprisoned woman said in a hoarse, hateful voice:

"Now, please witness this!"

Upon hearing the prisoner's voice, the people of Xuanling County immediately fell silent, standing together at the entrance of the ceremony, waiting to see what would happen next.

The prisoner lifted the curses on them, including the curse on Su Xianqing.

Upon regaining his human form, Su Xianqing's expression changed drastically, his face filled with terror. He realized that he might really be going to die this time.

But before he could say anything, a white ribbon descended from the sky, hooked around his neck, and pulled him upwards.

The prisoner wanted Su Xianqing to be hung up, just like she had done in prison.

And on Su Xianqing's neck was a large knife used for beheading!

"Ouch, it hurts! Let me go! Please let me go..."

The blade cut Su Xianqing's skin, and he struggled and screamed, but he couldn't evoke anyone's sympathy.

However, the force used for hanging is not as strong as the force used for beheading, so Su Xianqing rose very slowly, feeling the blade rubbing against his neck with each stroke.

"I was wrong, Madam, I was wrong!"

"But you shouldn't hate me, because after all, I didn't harm you."

"Ah, ah..."

"I still love you... Ahhhhh."

Su Xianqing's words failed to move anyone.

Everyone knows that this was just his ugly struggle before his death, and not just a genuine repentance.

Thus, witnessed by hundreds of Xuanling County residents, Su Xianqing underwent a long beheading in an extremely painful posture.

Ultimately, the body was decapitated.

Su Xianqing's head slowly rose upside down, blood covering his entire face, his expression still one of terror and pain. After the white silk stopped, his head swayed from left to right like a swinging pendulum...

Snapped!
Wu Xian slammed the gavel down again.

"I hereby declare that this case is solved!"

Wu Xian's voice was a little hoarse from shouting too loudly, but most importantly, the case of the massacre of the four major families was over!

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(End of this chapter)