Chapter 308: Chapter 213: All Deserve to Die
In the crowd, someone sighed, "It’s such a pity, the bodies of that mother and daughter seemed to have been directly thrown into Dayang Lake by the boatmen later on."
"The Li Family really handled this matter no decently at all. Something happened while on their boat, and they didn’t even report to the authorities, they just destroyed the bodies."
"Report to the authorities? You think the Li Family is good people? It’s probably long been in cahoots with the local thugs."
"Speaking of which, that single woman was fortunate, couldn’t survive no matter what, and cleanly jumped into the lake, better than getting ravaged by bandits."
"An old woman, how could bandits find her appealing? But that pair of mother and daughter... now that’s a real treat." Someone glanced at their companion next to them, exchanged a look, and simultaneously showed a knowing smile.
That mother and daughter were clearly from a wealthy family; even with their bodies wrapped tightly, the hands revealed were fair and smooth... the skin on their bodies must be wondrous beyond words.
As long as one is ruthless enough to be a villain, they can have both mother and daughter...
These people were discussing back and forth, recounting the tragic experiences of that mother and daughter, and when they got excited, their tone was very indignant, appearing so righteous.
Yet their expressions were not like that.
Their faces were animated as they spoke, without a trace of empathy or shame. The event of that night was just another piece of gossip for them to chat about over tea and meals.
And all that Xie Wanqing went through that night, with the excited narration of these people, unfolded like a painting before everyone.
Under the distant eaves, Lu Ziyuan and Pei Yuqing, once sworn enemies who would gladly tear each other to pieces for the feud over wives, now shared the same paleness in expression.
They had interrogated those thugs, asked for the height, build, and techniques used when harming people of the woman who jumped into the lake, examining every conceivable detail.
They even found the few pieces of jewelry that hadn’t been sold yet.
All were worn by Xie Wanqing when she left.
All the details matched up, and they could no longer deceive themselves.
The person forced to jump into the lake the night before was their Wanwan.
The culprits were those few thugs.
Permission came from the merchant Li Family who allowed the crime on their boat.
And also these people in front.
Lu Ziyuan stood rigidly, looking at the crowd still discussing the night’s tragedy, his eyes reddened with murderous intent.
All ought to die.
These people all ought to die!
Officials from Lu City were intimidated by his aura, silent and trembling, their spines unconsciously tense.
In the midst of the dead silence, Ming Feng moved, stepping forward to say, "There are many ships passing through Dayang Lake, the lady generous and kind-hearted, perhaps someone has saved her."
Lu Ziyuan’s eyelashes trembled slightly, as if breaking free from demonic possession, suddenly turned and grabbed Ming Feng’s collar tightly.
"Go!" He said, "Gather everyone and head to Dayang Lake, interrogate every passing ship and fisherman along the way, make sure to find your Madam!"
After speaking, he shook off Ming Feng and turned back to the courtyard filled with hundreds still in heated discussion, his eyes boiling with murderous intent, yet his voice was extremely calm.
"Tie these people up, drown them tonight."
He didn’t care whether these people were innocent or not, he only knew that when Wanwan was in trouble, these people watched coldly.
Just on this point alone, they all ought to die.
Hundreds of people, he casually said to tie them up and sink them into the lake, a true disregard for human life.
The Lord Governor, as the parental official, heard this with cold sweat straight up, but dared not object in the slightest.
He didn’t even dare to persuade a word, fearing angering this God of Killing, being tied up and drowned in the lake himself for that lady.
Only hoping that the other gentleman, who seemed to hold a significant background, could plead for mercy.
After all, this gentleman seemed scholarly and not a person addicted to killing.
