EBE Chapter 125: Retaliation is inevitable
Chapter 125: Retaliation is inevitable
Chapter 125 A Vengeful Spirit
"Wang Wenzhou, you're spouting nonsense! We don't know her at all!" Ma Deyun said viciously, pointing at Cui Ying.
"Hmph! You don't recognize me! But I remember you. Among you all, you were the quickest, you were done in a few seconds!" Cui Ying turned around and looked at Ma Deyun with teary eyes, crying out.
"Pfft..." Everyone present burst out laughing.
“You…” Ma Deyun was so angry that he pointed and couldn’t speak.
Yang Shan thought for a moment and then said, "Lord Wang, how can you conclude that we did it based solely on her word?"
"If it's not you, who else could it be? Even if you were a ghost, I would recognize you!" Cui Ying said, wiping away her tears with one hand and pointing at Yang Shan with the other.
The onlookers began to chat quietly.
"No way, would the Four Great Talents really fall for such an old lady?"
"That's hard to say. If you're too drunk, even a sow can turn into Diao Chan."
"Perhaps Ma Deyun and the others have unusual tastes!"
Wang Wenzhou asked with a smile, "I know you've committed such an outrageous act that you certainly won't admit it. That's why I'm having you confront each other in court! You say you didn't do it, but do you have any evidence?"
Without even thinking, Ma Deyun said directly, "We didn't do it at all, what evidence do we need?"
Wang Wenzhou roared, "You audacious madmen, still daring to argue! Only petty people dare not admit their mistakes! You are all unmanly! Men who urinate standing up are always courageous and responsible! Guards, drag them away and give each of you thirty lashes!"
"Wait!" Yang Shan wanted to argue, but Wang Wenzhou didn't give him a chance. Several constables stepped forward, grabbed their arms, and walked them out.
"Slap slap slap..." The sound of a cane being struck could be heard outside.
“Wang Wenzhou, how can you use torture to extract a confession? You’re forcing a confession out of me!” Wang Wenhua frowned and quickly stood up for the young men.
"Heh!" Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Wang Wenhua, don't think you're out of the picture! Since you won't confess, I'll have to bring the aggrieved party to court. Guards, bring the plaintiff to court."
"A victim? What victim? Wang Wenzhou, don't even think about slandering me!" Wang Wenhua said angrily.
"My lord! You must do justice for me!" At this moment, a young woman walked into the hall, sobbing.
The onlookers frowned at the woman's appearance. She had a good figure, but the large burn scars on her face were quite shocking.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his gavel and asked, "Who is this person in the courtroom? What grievance do you have? Speak quickly."
"Your Excellency, this humble woman is Li Ping..."
Li Ping knelt on the ground, sobbing as she recounted what had happened and begged for forgiveness.
The onlookers frowned deeply after hearing this! Something's fishy! What exactly is Wang Qingtian up to?
The reason the people thought this way was because the story Li Ping told was almost exactly the same as what Granny Cui Ying had just told. The only difference was that, in addition to the Four Great Talents, Wang Wenhua was also mentioned as a wolf in sheep's clothing in Li Ping's story.
Sun Bing frowned and said softly, "Boss! Wang Wenzhou is really outrageous! He's clearly framing me. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
Wang Chengen smiled and said, “Wang Wenzhou is indeed a bit young and impetuous, but there are reasons for everything. Didn’t you also investigate that the person who held the child on his wedding day was framed? Moreover, the fight at his wedding banquet was very suspicious. I came to Hanshan this time to investigate the city entry tax. Other matters are not my responsibility, nor can I manage them.”
Sun Bing nodded knowingly and said nothing more.
After Li Ping finished speaking, Wang Wenhua immediately became agitated and pointed at Li Ping, saying fiercely, "You girl, you're talking nonsense and spouting lies. When have I ever seen you?"
"Justice Wang, please do justice for me!" Li Ping cried, wiping away her tears.
"Hmph!" Wang Wenzhou snorted coldly and said righteously, "Wang Wenhua, I know I have no right to strip you of your official position, but don't expect me to protect you!"
Wang Wenhua angrily said, "Wang Wenzhou, you're spouting nonsense! I'm going to impeach you!"
"As an official appointed by the imperial court, how dare you commit such a despicable act! How dare you impeach me?" Wang Wenzhou said with disdain.
"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!" At this moment, a burly man rushed into the lobby, cursing and charging towards Wang Wenhua.
The burly man kicked Wang Wenhua to the ground, straddled him, and slapped Wang Wenhua across the face repeatedly with both hands.
"Quickly pull him away!" Wang Wenzhou ordered in a serious manner.
Wang Qiang obeyed the order, ran over, and "forcefully" pulled at the burly man's clothes.
The burly man's name was Lin Sufang, and he was also an actor hired by Wang Wenzhou.
Wang Wenzhou was convinced that Wang Wenhua was behind the assassination attempt. Wang Wenzhou wanted to ruin Wang Wenhua's reputation; Wang Wenhua was too wicked. Ever since he came to Hanshan, he had been constantly causing trouble for Wang Wenzhou. Moreover, he had almost caused Sheng Lan's death, so Wang Wenzhou wouldn't let him off easily.
Seeing that the beating had gone on long enough, Wang Qiang quickly pulled Lin Sufang away from Wang Wenhua.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed the gavel down and shouted, "How dare you! You dare to act like an official in front of me? This is outrageous!"
"Wang Qingtian, you must do justice for me!" Lin Sufang cried, kneeling on the ground.
Wang Wenzhou smiled and asked, "What grievance do you have? Speak, and I will settle your case!"
Lin Sufang wiped away her tears and began to recount what had happened.
Lin Sufang's story is similar to the previous two. The only difference is that the "female protagonist" is replaced by Lin Sufang's family's "female dog".
“Wang Qingtian, they are beasts in human form! My Wangcai just gave birth to puppies and hasn’t even finished her postpartum confinement! These evil people tortured my Wangcai to death…” Lin Sufang cried out in tears.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his gavel, pointed at Wang Wenhua, and roared, "Wang Wenhua! You are a beast in human form! You don't even spare a female dog! I can't hold back any longer! Even if it's against the rules of the court, I must give poor Wangcai an explanation! Give Wangcai's children who lost their mother an explanation! Guards, drag him out and give him 50 lashes!"
"Wang Wenzhou! I'm not done with you yet!" Wang Wenhua roared and cursed, and was dragged out by the yamen runners.
The onlookers finally realized that Wang Qingtian had clearly framed Wang Wenhua and others.
“Lord Wang! I simply cannot stand by and watch! How can you do this?” A scholar stepped forward and said righteously.
Wang Wenzhou cupped his hands and said, "When I got married, Wang Wenhua sent someone with a child to slander my wife. If you were in my shoes, what would you do when your wife's reputation was tarnished? My newlywed wife was stabbed by an assassin while saving me and was unconscious for several days. If you were in my shoes, what would you do?"
“This…” The man thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly and stepped back.
Wang Wenzhou said coldly, "Although I am a county magistrate, I am also an ordinary person with emotions and desires, and more importantly, a husband. I cannot stand by and watch my wife be insulted. I am not a Buddhist, and I will not offer my right cheek to someone who slaps my left!
Wang Chengen shook his head slightly. Wang Wenzhou was young and impetuous, and held grudges. He really needed to be tempered, otherwise, who knows what trouble he might cause when he entered the imperial court.