In the courtyard, not going anywhere until there was a lot of noise outside.
"You guys wait here, I'll go take a look." Xiao Ran comforted Chu Yanhong and the old man, and then walked out.
When I arrived at Li's house, I saw several officers and soldiers still knocking on the door.
Many villagers gathered around to watch, and the people inside were a little impatient.
"Who?! Early in the morning!"
"Come out quickly!" The officers and soldiers were a little impatient and directly announced their homes.
Hearing that it was officers and soldiers, there was a noise inside. After a while, the door was slowly opened.
In addition to the women, there were also the men Xiao Ran had seen last time and a young man.
It should be the child of two people.
"Master Guan, what are you doing?" The woman smiled in apology.
The officers and soldiers walked up to the woman and said, "Someone reported to the police that you took other people's property and tortured the owner to death!"
The woman's face turned pale: "This is a false accusation!"
"We came to take care of him with good intentions, why did it turn into preemption?"
"You kicked me out. What's the point of seizing me?" Li Hua appeared out of nowhere.
As soon as she saw Li Hua, the woman understood immediately.
"You little brat, you are an unfilial son! You ran away as soon as your father got sick! If we hadn't taken care of you, he would have died a long time ago! You are still reporting to the government, you really have no conscience!"
Hearing this, Li Hua was so angry that his face turned red.
People outside also accused Li Hua. After all, they didn't know the situation of the Li family, and they had never seen Li Hua come back to take care of Li Tieniu.
"Fart! It's obviously you who won't let me come back!"
"alright!"
The woman wanted to say something else, but was directly interrupted by the officers and soldiers.
"Where's Li Tieniu?"
Hearing this, the woman felt a little guilty.
"Don't waste time!"
The officers and soldiers roared angrily, and the woman was startled and looked at the people watching the excitement outside. It would be difficult to defend herself if others discovered that Li Tieniu was locked up in the cabin.
"I know!"
Xiao Ran walked out of the crowd with a smile, and the woman's expression changed drastically.
"Who are you? Don't make trouble!" The officers and soldiers were a little impatient.
"Ouch! You are bullying people!" The woman suddenly collapsed to the ground: "I take care of patients with good intentions, but I still get wronged."
"You don't know the heart of a good person!"
When the woman fell down, the officers and soldiers were a little confused.
"Don't pretend to be crazy! Get up quickly!" the officers and soldiers said displeasedly.
"You colluded with Li Hua to frame me!" The woman grabbed the officers and soldiers' pants and cried loudly.
The people outside looked a little confused and just stared at the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers were instantly annoyed: "Here comes someone! Take her into custody!"
Several people from behind immediately stepped forward and dragged the woman up from the ground.
Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud, he was still trying to play tricks in front of the officers and soldiers.
"I'll give you one last chance. Where is the person?"
The woman's hands were held behind her back by the officers and soldiers. She grimaced in pain, but she still did not dare to report her location.
"He is very ill, how can you bother him?"
Seeing the woman's stubborn mouth, the leading officer and soldier looked at Xiao Ran: "Don't you know?"
Xiao Ran nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I will take you there!"
"He's just here to cause trouble!"
Just watching the woman being escorted by officers and soldiers, the two men did not dare to say a word. When they saw that Xiao Ran was about to intervene, they immediately became unable to sit still.
"Shut up!"
The officers and soldiers showed their swords, and the two of them immediately did not dare to say anything.
"lead the way!"
Xiao Ran nodded and led a group of people around the main house and came to a small wooden cabin.
Looking at the house in front of them, the officers and soldiers' eyes darkened. No wonder the woman did not dare to let the officers and soldiers come to see Li Tieniu.
"Open the house!" The officers and soldiers saw the big lock.
Seeing that she was discovered, the woman swallowed and took out the key tremblingly.
"Is this what you said about taking care of my father?" Li Hua looked at the small house in front of him with red eyes. It was estimated that even the rain could not stop it.
"Aren't I afraid that the disease will be passed on to us?" the woman retorted bravely.
Li Hua was too lazy to talk nonsense to him. He watched the officers and soldiers open the door, and a rotten smell came.
Xiao Ran's eyes narrowed slightly.
"father!"
Li Hua rushed forward and burst into tears looking at the thin and disfigured person inside.
"Go up and see if you are still angry!" The leading officer and soldier spoke again.
Enduring the stench, an officer and soldier stepped forward and probed Li Tieniu's breath.
"I'm out of breath! It looks like I've been dead for a few days!"
"What!" The woman couldn't believe it.
"impossible!"
Li Tieniu is dead? She had been dead for several days, and now she couldn't be completely clean.
"You and your family seized the family property, imprisoned and tortured you! You led to Li Tieniu's death! Take them all back to me!" The leading officers and soldiers couldn't stand it anymore.
Regardless of the three people's yelling, the officers and soldiers escorted the three people out.
"Take the body away! Let the corpse be inspected!"
Two officers and soldiers stepped forward and lifted the body.
Xiao Ran was a little anxious and winked at Li Hua crazily, but Li Hua seemed to be immersed in sadness and didn't notice at all.
The person was carried to the door. Seeing Li Tieniu's miserable condition, the villagers sighed.
Xiao Ran stepped forward and kicked Li Hua.
Only then did Li Hua remember Xiao Ran's instructions yesterday. He crawled to the door and stopped the officers and soldiers who were taking away the body.
"Master Guan, my father has been dead for a few days. Can you keep him and give him a grand burial?"
"No! We must conduct an autopsy, otherwise how can we convict them?"
The leading officer and soldier shook his head: "Is it possible that you want to let them go?"
Li Hua was stunned for a moment, he definitely didn't want to let the three of them go, and the bodies would definitely be sent back to Li Hua.
He couldn't figure out why Xiao Ran wanted to leave the body, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "My father has suffered a lot, and I don't want him to be disemboweled again."
"no!"
The officers and soldiers sternly refused, leaving no room for negotiation.
Li Hua looked at Xiao Ran as if asking for help. Xiao Ran frowned and had no choice.
In the end, I could only watch the body being taken away, and Li Hua, as the reporter, was also taken away directly.
There was no other way, Xiao Ran could only follow him to the town.
When he came to town, Xiao Ran was a little anxious as the trial of the case had already begun at the Yamen.
Suddenly, Xiao Ran thought of the previous medical clinic and hurried to the medical clinic.
"Why are you here again?" The waiter was a little confused when he saw Xiao Ran.
"I'm looking for someone." Xiao Ran took out the sachet given by the woman yesterday.
"This is..." The boy held the sachet, not knowing what was going on.
"Wait a moment." The waiter took the sachet and walked to the back.
Xiao Ran was sitting in the hospital, rubbing his hands anxiously.
After a while, the doctor who gave Xiao Ran medicine yesterday came out.
"Is this sachet yours?"
Xiao Ran nodded.
"What's your name?" Xiao Ran reported his name.
"Come in with me." The doctor led Xiao Ran to a small room in the back.
"It's not convenient for that person to come here. If you need anything, I can give you a message." The doctor put away the sachet and looked at Xiao Ran curiously.
