Chapter 15 What's the point of hitting someone if you don't hit him in the face?
Chapter 15 What's the point of hitting someone if you don't hit him in the face?
As soon as the woman finished crying, there was an uproar inside and outside the door.
"What kind of crazy woman is this talking nonsense here..." Mrs. Zhang was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and was about to slap her.
But she saw Xie Lan waving his hand at her, so she could only take it back with regret.
Xie Lan originally thought that the two officers were making things difficult for him in order to extort some money under the guise of a search.
I didn't expect that he came for her jadeite.
Shen Peng's heart skipped a beat. How could this murder case involve this guy?
Seeing Xie Lan looking at the woman, Shen Peng quickly introduced, "This is the deceased's wife, Wang."
Although Shen Peng was an official, he did not dare to show off at this moment. He wished he was just an inconspicuous decoration so as not to offend Fairy Xie accidentally.
This ancestor loves to dig into other people's secrets. He doesn't want to be implicated and have his underwear stripped off.
Xie Lan nodded at him, thanking him for his kind advice.
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Madam Wang, I didn't hear what you just said. Can you please say it again?"
Wang looked at Xie Lan with eyes that seemed to want to eat her alive, "Those two pieces of jade were bought by my husband. I couldn't find them anywhere. I didn't expect that it was you, a bitch, who killed my husband and stole the jade."
Despite being accused of such a serious crime, Xie Lan did not get angry but laughed instead.
The feather fan in his hand pointed at the bundle and asked, "Are these two pieces of jade you are talking about?"
Wang was indignant, "Yes, this is the top-quality jadeite that my husband cut at Yuhai Pavilion, and he spent 93,000 taels."
Xie Lan smiled playfully and asked again and again, "Did you see it clearly? Are you sure it was bought by your husband? Are you sure you saw it correctly?"
The hatred in the woman's eyes did not diminish. "My husband and I bought this jade together. How could we have made a mistake?"
Xie Lan ignored the comments of others and casually twirled the fan in his hand.
He stared at the woman for a few breaths, then suddenly said, "I'm in a good mood today, so I can pretend that I didn't hear what you said just now.
I'll give you a chance to say it again. Is this jadeite...really your husband's?"
If an ordinary girl had been accused of such a serious crime, she would have been very nervous and would have just cried and tried to defend herself in vain.
Seeing Xie Lan so calm, Wang suddenly felt a little uneasy.
But when she thought of those two pieces of top-quality jadeite, she subconsciously suppressed that uneasiness.
"You little bitch, stop talking nonsense here. This is the jade my husband bought..."
well.
I had found a way to obtain spiritual energy today, and I was in a good mood, so I wanted to give the other party a chance.
But since the other party was determined to die, if she didn't help him, how could she be worthy of the big melon that was placed in front of her.
"Hammer, hit."
Snapped!
Xie Lan had been smiling all the time, not angry or annoyed, and no one expected that she would suddenly turn hostile.
It was not until the sound of a slap was heard and five red finger marks were seen on Wang's face that everyone realized she had been beaten.
Although Wang was not stunningly beautiful, she was very charming, and the death of her husband was something that made people feel sympathetic.
At this moment, her shaky figure, red eyes, and pale look aroused the man's pity.
Seeing the red slap marks on her face, some people couldn't help but rush out to speak up for justice, "Miss, as the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face..."
Xie Lan didn't wait for him to finish and interrupted him with a sneer, "If I don't hit someone in the face, then what's the point of me hitting her?"
The man choked, his face turned red, and the second half of his words were stuck in his throat.
Wang was slapped in public, but several officers turned a blind eye.
I was angry, but I couldn't get angry at them.
She glared at Xie Lan with anger on her face, "Is there any law in this world? Not only did you seduce my husband, you also killed him and stole the jadeite..."
Oh, that's great.
Not only did they accuse her of murder, they also accused her of seduction.
Xie Lan smiled suddenly and raised his chin towards Wang.
"Hammer, this is not right or proportionate. It doesn't look good."
What is this mess?
Everyone frowned. Tiechui said nothing, but raised his arm expressionlessly.
Just pull it back with your backhand.
Snapped.
As the crisp sound of the slap fell, Wang's face quickly turned red and swollen.
I saw two neatly symmetrical slap marks, one on the left and one on the right.
Everyone's eyelids twitched, and they finally understood what Xie Lan meant.
Wang stroked her cheek with her hand, feeling extremely hateful.
Bitch, how dare she!
Xie Lan ignored her hatred, half-curled her red lips, and smiled coldly, "What did you want to say just now? Come on, continue."
Wang's eyelashes trembled. The slave girl had a strong hand. If she was hit again, she was afraid that her face would be disfigured.
Wang's mind raced, and suddenly she saw a man in an official robe hurrying towards her, and she was secretly delighted.
He pressed the handkerchief against the corners of his eyes, then suddenly bent his legs and knelt down towards the person who came.
"It is said that the people of Yushi Town are simple and honest, and the jade is world-famous. My husband came here because of its reputation, but was killed and his treasure was taken. My husband died tragically, but I have nowhere to turn to. I ask the county magistrate to make a decision for me.
I am deeply grateful. "
After Wang finished her story with tears in her eyes, she kowtowed immediately when the visitor approached.
After that, she raised her head weakly, tilted her fair and slender neck, and looked sadly at the man in front of her.
The pair of eyes that seemed to be about to speak but could not blink, and crystal tears immediately slid down the cheeks.
The sight of such a delicate woman begging for help made the surrounding merchants feel distressed.
The person who came was Tong Shichao, the magistrate of Yushi County.
When a murder occurred, County Magistrate Tong sent officials to handle the case. Originally, he only had to wait in the yamen for them to bring the relevant people back so that he could conduct the trial.
Unexpectedly, he heard his subordinates report that the murder case involved the fairy Xie.
He was so scared that he rushed over to deal with it.
Fearing that he might be too slow and displease the ancestor, County Magistrate Tong kept urging him along the way.
The four sedan bearers nearly had sparks coming out of the soles of their shoes.
County Magistrate Tong was startled when he saw Xie Lan's half-smile.
If it were any other time, meeting such a beauty, County Magistrate Tong would inevitably feel pity for her.
But at this moment I didn't dare to look at it any more.
As if avoiding something dirty, he took two steps back.
Seeing a group of people making a lot of noise outside the guest room, County Magistrate Tong was afraid of upsetting the ancestor, so he quickly signaled the officers to take everyone down to the lobby on the first floor so that he could interrogate them personally.
Wang didn't expect that County Magistrate Tong would avoid her like the plague, and she was so angry that her fingernails broke her palms.
"Sir, my husband was killed by this girl. Please help me.
On the way here, County Magistrate Tong had already consulted the yamen runners to learn about the case.
He did not believe her one-sided story, "Wang, do you have any evidence?"
“Sir, my husband cut out two pieces of top-quality jadeite at Yuhai Pavilion yesterday.
Miss Xie was also present at the time. She relied on her beauty to seduce my husband so that she could get the two pieces of jade that my husband bought. My husband refused at the time.
I didn’t expect Miss Xie to not give up and actually kill my husband and take away the two top-grade jadeite pieces.”
Wang pointed at the bundle next to Xie Lan and said, "Sir, these are the two pieces of jade. The owner and the employees of Yuhai Pavilion can all testify for me."
County Magistrate Tong frowned. Although he wanted to favor Xie Lan, he couldn't make it too obvious in front of so many people.
"I wonder if Fairy Xie has anything to say about this?"
Xie Lan was neither angry nor upset, and said calmly, "Yes."
Everyone was waiting for her to braid herself, but Xie Lan suddenly changed the subject and said, "Hammer, hit me."
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