Chapter 43: The Truth Was Revealed
“Do you think you can hide?”
Deng Rumeng followed him closely and said, “You found a demon and trapped all the souls of the Deng family in the Deng Mansion, but you forgot that I died outside the mansion.”
Zhao Wei stared at her face, and he pissed his pants.
His legs gave way and he knelt on the ground. Hugging his head with both hands, he yelled desperately, “Don’t come over! Don’t come over!”
However, no matter how he yelled, Deng Rumeng remained standing in front of him, staring at him fiercely.
“Cousin, I was wrong! I was wrong! Let me off!”
Seeing a series of his strange actions, even the county magistrate could not help but frown.
“Is Zhao Wei possessed?”
“He was fine just now. Why did he suddenly say such crazy things?”
…
Everyone pointed at them from the side.
After a while, Zhao Wei kowtowed frantically to an empty spot and said, “Cousin, please let me go. I’ll ask the priest to release Aunt, Uncle, and the rest of the souls from the Deng mansion. I’ve never touched anything from the Deng family. As long as you let me go, I’ll return all those treasures!”
His words shocked everyone.
“Didn’t Ah Ming and the thief split the Deng family’s treasures among themselves equally? Why are they with Zhao Wei?”
“He called her his cousin just now. Isn’t his cousin Miss Deng? Did Miss Deng come back for revenge?”
“In that case, could the murderer be Zhao Wei?”
“Didn’t he admit it himself?”
The county magistrate’s expression was very ugly.
He had previously concluded that Ah Ming was the murderer in front of Chu Sihan. He even intended to act first and report later so that he could close the case behind Chu Sihan’s back.
Yet, Zhao Wei suddenly went crazy in court and even said that the treasures were in his hands.
Wasn’t this a slap to his face?
He had been involved in cases for more than a decade, but his judgment was worse than someone who had been in office for just two years.
If this news were to spread, wouldn’t he become a laughing stock?
He slammed the case file and said coldly, “Zhao Wei has disrupted the court. Drag him away.”
The guards standing at the side hurried to drag Zhao Wei away.
The spot where Zhao Wei knelt earlier was already wet, and everyone covered their mouths to suppress their laughter.
Yu Mingyue took the opportunity to interrupt and say, “Lord, you’ve heard it too. Zhao Wei is the murderer!”
Who knew that the county magistrate gloomily said, “I have my own judgment of the murderer. Ah Ming, do you admit to your crime?”
Since he had already made a mistake in this case, he might as well go along with it. Otherwise, where would his dignity as a county magistrate go?
Moreover, Zhao Wei had promised him that he would get half of the Deng family’s treasures once the deed was done.
The Deng family had a lot of properties in various towns. With more than ten inns and other shops, they earned more than a million taels annually. If he could get half of them, would the Chu family still suppress the Shangguan family?
Furthermore, Ah Ming only had a cheap life. So what if he died? There was nothing to feel pity for.
Yu Mingyue widened her eyes in disbelief.
The surrounding onlookers did not dare to speak. After all, they did not know the inside story.
Lu Sheng frowned and was about to say something when she was interrupted by a voice.
“Lord Shangguan, are you trying to force him to admit his crimes?”
Dressed in green, Chu Sihan walked in and stared at the county magistrate with a stern gaze.
The county magistrate’s face paled, and he hurriedly stood up and bowed. “I wouldn’t dare.”
“Wouldn’t dare?” Chu Yun snorted coldly. “You secretly tried this case while my lord is away. Weren’t you trying to force a confession out of him?”
If not for the timely arrival of his scout, the case would have been over.
Chu Yun walked forward and faced the crowd. “Half a month ago, two of Zhao Wei’s men trapped Miss Deng with a sack and beat her to death. Then, they dumped her body in the wild. After that, they secretly poisoned the well in the Deng Mansion. That night, Zhao Wei braved the heavy rain and left Huang Yang Town. He went to the Dark Hall to hire assassins and took the Deng Mansion’s treasures for himself.”