Sang Tianjiao girl is a little sweet

Chapter 286
Afterwards, Hua Qian got up and walked in front of the three clan elders, bowed respectfully, and said, "Three clan elders, this matter is life-threatening, let's report to the authorities."

Hearing the report, Wang Dayong's body trembled inexplicably, this scene did not escape Yue Xia's eyes.

Hua Qian said again: "Besides, we don't know if it was an accident or a murder. If the village settles it privately, the real murderer might be spared."

The eyes of the three clan elders met for a while, and then the elder clan stood up and said, "This matter, what Sister Qian said is somewhat reasonable, let's report it to the authorities."

Some extreme villagers immediately objected:

"Clan elder, you can't report this matter to the officials, otherwise people in other villages will know, will we marry a daughter-in-law or a daughter-in-law in the future?"

"Yes! You can't report to the officials, otherwise the reputation of our village will be completely ruined."

"Ms. Liu paid for her life by murdering her. It's only right and proper for us to invade a pig cage to pay for her crime." This statement immediately attracted the support of many villagers, as if such things have become commonplace.

Hua Yuanming never thought that the thoughts of the villagers could be so cruel, so cruel that they could drown a living human in a pig cage.

As he grew up, he only heard that this kind of thing had happened in other villages, but he never thought that one day it might happen to his family.

"No, I can't! My mother was wronged, I want to report to the authorities!" Hua Yuanming protected Mrs. Liu, fearing that the irrational villagers would do something radical.

Hua Qian's body trembled, her heart was cold.

She has always known that in such an era, human life is worthless, but she never thought that when a group of ordinary people became selfish and cruel, it would be so terrifying.

"Enough!" Yue Xia growled, and the noisy scene suddenly fell silent.

He pulled Hua Qian to his side, stroked her back, and said, "This matter must be reported to the authorities. Regardless of whether Aunt Seven killed her, we cannot deal with her arbitrarily."

When Wang Dayong heard this, he immediately retorted: "Why can't we deal with the Liu family? In the past, such things in the village were solved by the village itself."

"It's just a foreigner, what do you know?"

"Boy, where will you stand cool? Does the matter in our village have anything to do with you?"

Seeing the villagers attacking Yue Xia, Hua Qian glanced dissatisfied at the villagers who spoke, and said, "Don't forget, brother Shitou is now a scholar, and no matter what his family does, it should be dealt with by the government."

A villager said in a sour tone: "Scholar is amazing, don't tell me he doesn't have to pay for his life if he kills someone."

"It's true that being a scholar is nothing special, but this is recognized by the government. Does anyone want to fight against the government?" Huaqi's words successfully blocked the mouths of some impure minds.

"Also, it is necessary to kill people to pay for their lives. But whether Xie Dajiao was killed by Seventh Aunt, we don't care if anyone says it, it's up to the government to decide."

Coincidentally, Mr. Li happened to come to Qingshui Village today to commend Yue Xia and others for assisting the government in arresting bandits.

However, as soon as he entered the village, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was not right.

"Deng Butou, why is this Qingshui Village so quiet? On the way here, there were no villagers working in the fields." The sun has risen so high, could it be that they are still sleeping in?

Mr. Li felt a little unhappy in his heart, how could he get a good harvest if he continued to be so lazy.

Deng Butou, who often investigates cases, felt an unusual aura: "My lord, maybe something happened in the village."

As soon as Deng Butou finished speaking, he saw Li Yan walking towards the entrance of the village in a hurry.

"My lord, isn't that the young master?"

Master Li paused, looked in the direction of Deng Butou's finger, just met Li Yan's surprised eyes, and couldn't help being curious: Is this kid so surprised to see his own father?

"Father, it's really time for you to come." Li Yan said happily, grabbed Mr. Li's arm and walked to the ancestral hall in the village.

How decent it is to be dragged away by his son.

Master Li coughed lightly, and patted Li Yan on the back: "Stinky boy, your father and I can walk, I don't need your help."

This is not support, it is obviously just pulling forward with all strength.

Deng Butou, who was behind him, could see clearly, and the corner of his mouth twitched, but he didn't dare to speak out.

"Father, don't complain, there is a big problem in this village, and it is waiting for your county magistrate to deal with it."

After hearing this, Lord Li had no choice but to accept his fate and let Li Yan drag him forward.

When Mr. Li arrived, the villagers were clamoring fiercely for Mrs. Liu to pay her life, otherwise, their family would be expelled from the village and removed from the genealogy.

I thought Li Yan would come back in the afternoon to ask Mr. Li to say something to the county, but he didn't expect him to leave for less than a quarter of an hour, and Mr. Li was dragged back by him.

Could it be that the father and son have a tacit understanding?

This time, Mr. Li was here on business, so he was wearing an official uniform. Therefore, even if the villagers didn't know Mr. Li, they still knew the official clothes he was wearing.

Others don't know Mr. Li, but the village head and the three clan elders do, because Yue Xia introduced him privately at the last banquet.

So, under their leadership, the villagers knelt down to salute one after another.

In response, the corners of Hua Qian's mouth twitched a few times, and she quietly hid behind Yue Xia without kneeling down.

She is a scholar's little lady, so it should be fine if she doesn't kneel down.

Yue Xia smiled secretly, pulled out Hua Qian from behind, and bowed to Master Li.

With Mr. Li around, the villagers really didn't dare to be presumptuous. They all held their breaths, fearing that they would be punished if they said something wrong.

Afterwards, Mr. Li asked the villagers who met Liu Shi and Xie Dajiao first, and learned from them that at that time, Liu Shi was holding a stone in his hand, and he looked at Xie Dajiao lying in a pool of blood in a daze. .

"From this we can see that Xie Dajiao was not necessarily killed by the Liu family." Mr. Li just told the truth, but was refuted by Wang Dayong.

"My lord, Mrs. Liu was the only one present at that time. She didn't kill my daughter-in-law, could it be someone else?" Wang Dayong's words immediately won the approval of many villagers.

"I'm just explaining a possibility. After all, you just saw Mrs. Liu holding a bloody rock in her hand, not the process of her beating someone with your own eyes." Master Li said with a solemn expression.

A homicide in a small mountain village is not a trivial matter.

At this time, Mrs. Guo, who was standing in the crowd, suddenly said in a strange voice: "Master Li's son and Mrs. Liu's son are good friends at school. Maybe, the death of Xie Dajiao is for nothing."

Guo's words immediately resonated with many villagers.

Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for officials and officials to protect each other. Hua Yuanming and Li Yan are classmates and friends. It is entirely possible that Mr. Li is protecting the Liu family.

Master Li's face was gloomy when he was angered by these words, and he said coldly: "Shut up! This officer always pays attention to evidence when handling cases, and never wrongs good people. If anyone dares to disturb this officer's handling of the case again, he will be punished as covering up the real culprit."

(End of this chapter)