Su Qian understands Wang Yan's mood very well.
The biggest crime committed by the Shen family was not that they pretended to purchase the title of a house at a high price, but that the person involved disappeared mysteriously and died inexplicably a few months later, or that they opened a warehouse of expired grain and made huge profits.
All these families in Xizhou, large and small, have done similar things before. If they only commit these two things, the most they can do is confiscate their homes and put them in jail, or they can be exiled.
It is definitely not the cruel punishment of Ling Chi. The most serious crime committed by the Shen family and his son was the third crime.
To satisfy his own selfish desires, he killed young girls in their bloom, adopted so-called orphan refugees, and finally died innocently and tragically under the slow torture of the father and son.
Only Ling Chi can serve as a warning to this kind of family that treats people as objects, not people, and cares little about human life.
Let alone talking about it, think about it. Behind the superficial good deeds that the Shen family and his son have done in Hanzhong County in the past twenty years, Xie Cang and the others cannot imagine how many young girls and innocent children died tragically.
Su Qi'an turned his eyes and looked at the dozens of stretchers covered by white cloth in the courtroom, and sighed.
"They didn't enjoy any blessings during their lifetime, and they won't have peace after death. Let's take care of them and bury them properly."
"Then it's time to seek justice for these girls and boys who are complaining to death."
Everyone nodded, and after a while, the stretcher was carried down from the court.
What happened in the county court from beginning to end took about half an hour.
But in just half an hour, the Shen family, which had an excellent reputation, was shattered into pieces.
All the people who spoke for the Shen family had only disappointment and deep hatred for Shen Mo and his son.
This kind of hatred was initially caused by the understanding that Shen Mo and his son regarded them as pawns, manipulated their emotions at will, used them, and openly fought against the Yamen.
But with Shen Mo and his son being detained, the Shen family's mansion was inspected by the Dongshan Army.
In the backyard of the Shen family's mansion, more than ten skeletons of various types were dug out from a well, including both men and women.
Seeing the skeletons piled up at the entrance of the mansion and covered with white cloth, the awe and faith in the hearts of those people who were die-hard fans of the Shen family completely collapsed this time.
No matter how much I didn't believe it at first, when I saw it with my own eyes, all explanations seemed very pale.
As the excavation continued, it took a whole day to dig through the Shen family from the inside out.
This time, after a comprehensive inspection, there were several more large boxes containing various land and house deeds, and at least more than thirty boxes containing various gold and silver jewelry.
More than a dozen bookkeepers spent half a day working out the statistics. The value of the gold and silver seized this time was at least over one million. This did not include the house deeds and land deeds, and various industrial shops owned by the Shen family.
If all were added up, the value would be unbelievable. It can be said that even in the city, the Shen family would be ranked among the top ten.
The people outside the Shen family were not interested at all in these confiscated assets.
No matter how many these assets are, they have nothing to do with them. What they are more concerned about is how many skeletons are unearthed in Shen's mansion.
The answer, they soon learned, was that there were a total of 18 skeletons of girls, and a total of 83 skeletons of boys.
In total, nearly two hundred corpses were buried in the backyard of Shen's mansion and in several abandoned dry wells.
After inspection, it was found that nearly two hundred skeletons were all dead in the past ten years.
Two hundred in ten years, nearly twenty in a year, and an average of one month means that one or two innocent boys and girls will die tragically.
Speaking of this number, it was really shocking. Many people raised their heads and looked at the simple and elegant word "Shen Mansion" written in regular Chinese characters on the lintel.
There was a chill in my heart. Combined with the image of the so-called good people created by the Shen family and his son, a creepy image emerged on the page.
This is not a good person, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a devil or a beast. This seemingly beautiful Shen Mansion is actually a devil's cave.
As long as they are chosen and step into Shen Mansion, death is not far away. Now they can finally understand why Su Qi'an insisted on inflicting such severe torture as Ling Chi on Shen Shen and his son.
If it had been them, they would have wanted to cut Shen Mo's father and son into pieces with a thousand knives. A good Hanzhong County had turned out to have such a perverted family that was worse than beasts.
Thinking about how they had defended Shen Shen and his son before, and looking at the skeletons covered with white cloths lying all over the Shen family courtyard, they felt sick in their hearts and vomited.
The exhumation of nearly two hundred skeletons of boys and girls from the Shen family's residence in Hanzhong County naturally shocked the entire six counties of Xizhou.
Luo Qingyuan immediately dispatched an investigation team represented by Xue Muxiu to cooperate with Su Qi'an's trial of the Shen family in Hanzhong County.
The people of the other five counties were shocked after hearing the shocking news. In addition to tightening control over their children, most of them only treated it as a conversation piece after dinner.
On the contrary, most of the people in Hanzhong County were ashamed of this matter, especially those who had supported the Shen family in the past. They lowered their heads and did not dare to go out, with shame written on their faces.
Especially those people who heard the news and came to the county from the counties of Hanzhong County to support Silent Father and his son. On the way, everyone looked ashamed, and when they didn't come, they were so aggressive that they scattered back quietly, looking low. He kept his head down for fear of being recognized by acquaintances.
After they returned to the counties, it didn't take long for the major temples in the counties to become busy. It was so busy that it was even more crowded than during the festival.
Behind the busyness, there are local people who feel guilty and burn incense in the temple. They want to pray for the boys and girls who died and relieve some of the burden in their hearts. In the past, they supported the Shen family and helped the evildoers.
Su Qi'an did not stop this behavior, but instead maintained a tacit support attitude.
Even he himself, on the day after all the bones were exhumed, invited some eminent monks from major temples to offer salvation to these innocent dead boys and girls.
According to Su Qi'an in his previous life, he would definitely not believe in these gods and ghosts, but when he came to Da Liang, he came into contact with many people, especially when he saw such appalling events happening in the area under his jurisdiction.
On the contrary, Su Qi'an believed that there were so-called gods and ghosts. No matter what his thoughts were, Su Qi'an just wanted psychological comfort, and he also wanted these children who died innocently and tragically to have a good destination in their next life.
This salvation lasted for one day. After they were buried in a feng shui-friendly place on the outskirts of the city, the public trial began immediately afterwards.
This public trial was held in the Beicheng District of the county. Beicheng District was the least prosperous place in the county, and most of the people living here were the lowest level of the people.
The reason why we chose this place is because beyond Beicheng District, we are on the outskirts of the city, where the boys and girls who died tragically are buried. If you look at the land on the outskirts of the city from a distance, you can overlook the Beicheng District of the county.
This public trial is not only for the people of the county and the entire county to know about it, but also for the innocent victims who died tragically at Shen Mo and his son to witness it with their own eyes.
Su Qi'an did not show up for this public trial, leaving full power to Xie Cang, Su Yong, and Wang Yan.
With the Dongshan Army and the Rishan Army cooperating in maintaining order, the public trial was able to be held smoothly.
If Su Qi'an didn't participate, just like those people who had supported Shen Mo and his son, their hearts would surge and they would feel sick.
For such a disgusting person, who is worse than a beast, Su Qi'an's appearance will only invisibly elevate his status and make him struggle before death.
When the public trial was held as scheduled, Su Qi'an came to the cemetery on the outskirts of the city.
Looking at the densely piled new graves in front of him, Su Qi'an remained silent and stood quietly alone.
No one knew what Su Qian was thinking. The soldiers on guard outside had their eyes flashing, wary of the surroundings.
Su Qi'an stayed alone, just like that, until the public trial was over.
After a while, Xie Cang, Su Yong, Wang Yan and others led a group of people towards the outskirts of the city.
They had long known that Su Qi'an would be here. Anyone who knew him knew that Su Qi'an was usually in a bad mood and would be used to being alone.
The three of them stood on the outside and said nothing.
Just as the security soldiers were preparing to report, Su Qian's voice sounded.
"Let them come."
After receiving the order, Xie Cang and others walked over quickly.
Su Qian didn't look back and said softly, "Is it over?"
"Mr. Hui, it's over. Shen Mo and his son raped Chi in public. However, these two beasts were stabbed for more than a hundred times and died when they couldn't bear it."
"More than a hundred dollars, I gave them an advantage. This can be considered their retribution. Hang them in the city gate tower for three days, and then find a mass grave to bury them."
"Well, I will strictly follow Sir's orders." Su Yong nodded.
"By the way, did they curse me before they died?"
Su Yong didn't speak when asked by Su Qian, but his face said it all.
The silence of the father and son was not just a curse, it was a naked curse. Even if they cut their tongues directly, they could not stop their mouths.
They understood the weakness of the two of them, but when it came to cursing Su Qi'an, their attitude was tough.
From this point of view, it is enough to see that the silent father and son are very happy with Su Qi'an, and they hate it to the point of death.
Although Su Yong didn't say anything, Su Qian guessed it and shook his head with a smile.
"Haha, I didn't expect that the father and son would still have this kind of backbone before they arrived. Unfortunately, this backbone was used in the wrong place. As long as they followed the right path, they would not be where they are today."
The three of them nodded in agreement. At this time, Su Qian'an said again, "Master Xue, you have been here for so long, why are you acting like a transparent person and saying nothing? This is not like your style."
Behind Xie Cang and the others, Xue Muxiu, who was assisting Su Qi'an in handling this matter, came with them.
Xue Muxiu stiffened when Su Qi'an suddenly called him by name, and his face was obviously a little nervous. However, he quickly adjusted his emotions, took a step forward, saluted Su Qi'an respectfully, and then said solemnly.
"Master Marquis, this official is guilty. Please punish me, Master Marquis."
