The village chief led the villagers to kneel down uneasily. When he saw Min Xuejiao next to the magistrate's sedan, he frowned and wondered how Min Xuejiao and the magistrate came together.
Min Xuejiao had a bad reputation in the village. She framed Min Xiyao several times. After being kicked out by the Li family, she didn't come back for a long time. Now she was openly following the county magistrate. And when someone died in the village, it must be up to no good. .
The village chief felt uneasy, but still held on to the fear in his heart and stepped forward to salute.
The villagers knelt down and worshiped, but Magistrate Li did not get off the sedan chair, nor did he ask everyone to get up.
Everyone was kneeling on the ground, only Min Xiyao stood in the distance, playing with her fingers as if nothing had happened.
Min Xuejiao looked down at the village chief who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at Li Hongcai and Li's mother, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Li Hongcai, things have changed. When you kicked me out, did you ever think that I would come back in such a glorious way?
A proud look passed over Li Hongcai, and his eyes fell on Min Xiyao. Min Xuejiao glared fiercely, thinking of something, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Just when everyone was sweating profusely and anxious, they heard Min Xuejiao's voice. She said softly to the county magistrate:
"Sir, we have arrived at Minjia Village."
Magistrate Li snorted coldly, stepped on the servant's back, got out of the sedan, and asked the village chief as soon as he got off the sedan:
"What's going on? Where is Deng Guojiang's body?"
Magistrate Li was so powerful that the village chief was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He quickly reported back and a group of people came to the scene of the body.
County Magistrate Li frowned when he saw Wu Chunhua who died with Deng Guojiang: "Who is this woman?"
The village chief hurriedly reported back: "Master Qi, this woman is Wu Chunhua from the village. I don't know how to get along with Mr. Deng..."
The village chief told the county magistrate exactly what happened yesterday. Faced with Magistrate Li's increasingly darker complexion, his heart beat like a drum and sweat dripped from his forehead more and more.
County Magistrate Li was famous for being ruthless. He allowed Deng Guojiang to do evil in the county for many years. Now that Deng Guojiang died in the village, he, the village chief, had reached his end.
Thinking of something, he looked at Min Xiyao, hoping that girl Xiyao could escape this time.
The village chief explained the matter truthfully and clearly, and ordered a dozen of Deng Guojiang's thugs to be called over.
When the thugs saw Magistrate Li, they knew they were finished. Their legs trembled and they immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.
Magistrate Li's face was terrifyingly gloomy. When he heard Min Xiyao's name from the thugs, he looked at Min Xuejiao.
Min Xuejiao felt happy, knowing that the time had come to get rid of Min Xiyao. She quickly stepped forward, pointed at Min Xiyao, and said:
"Sir, the woman who did not kneel down when she saw you is my cousin Min Xiyao."
The village chief frowned, fearing that Magistrate Li would vent his anger on Min Xiyao, so he immediately called Min Xiyao over.
Other villagers were also worried about Min Xiyao, but some were glad in their hearts. Magistrate Li seemed to be angry at Min Xiyao. If so, wouldn't they be implicated?
Although Min Xiyao didn't know what these people were thinking, she made a guess.
Qiqi saw everything outside in the space, especially the faces of the villagers. She felt unworthy for Min Xiyao and said angrily:
"Sister, these people are really heartless. You saved them in the snowstorm, but they want you to die."
Min Xiyao smiled and said nonchalantly: "People's hearts are like this. When their own interests are involved, not to mention their saviors, even their biological parents will push them out."
She had already received the benefits she deserved from saving these people and didn't care what they thought.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Min Xiyao knew that Min Xuejiao would not stop until she was killed!
With a sneer, Min Xiyao followed a path that the crowd gave way to and came to County Magistrate Li, asking, "Why did the Magistrate call me here?"
Min Xiyao looked calm and composed, which made Magistrate Li almost furious.
As the head of a county and the county's parent official, who would not bow down and bow to him when meeting him?
Magistrate Li had a cold face, but his voice was particularly loud.
"Here comes someone! This woman named Min Xiyao has no respect for her superiors. She doesn't kneel down when she sees me, so I drag her down and hit her fifty times."
"Yes, sir."
As soon as Magistrate Li shouted, the government officials behind him immediately stepped forward to arrest Min Xiyao fiercely.
Min Xiyao asked County Magistrate Li calmly: "Sir, the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty stipulate that civilians can only kneel when they meet adults in the court. This is not a court, so you don't have to kneel."
"Bold!" Magistrate Li was furious.
Everyone present was frightened and secretly sweated for Min Xiyao.
"Bold Min Xiyao killed the young master of the Deng family and Wu Chunhua of the Min family village. He was sentenced to death according to the law and beheaded in public. Come here, take this arrogant woman into prison and behead her in public at noon tomorrow."
Magistrate Li's words were like thunder exploding throughout Minjia Village, and everyone was stunned on the spot.
The villagers were all frightened and beheaded her in public. The county magistrate had just arrived and the case had not even been tried yet, so he was going to behead Miss Xiyao in public?
Is County Magistrate Li too hasty? Isn't it possible to take the life of a young girl without asking for a confession? Isn't this how the case is settled?
The people in the village did not dare to speak and cowered aside in fear, fearing that Magistrate Li would cause trouble for them.
The village chief was startled and looked at Magistrate Li in disbelief, feeling sad in his heart.
Magistrate Li, a corrupt official, is bending the law for personal gain and disregarding human life!
He thought of Min Xiyao's contribution to the village, and was prepared to risk his life to save Min Xiyao, so he quickly knelt down and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, you are wronged! Min Xiyao did not kill anyone, so he cannot be beheaded."
The village chief's shout woke up everyone who was in a daze, and Aunt Li's family hurriedly followed suit:
"I beg you to take back your life. Min Xiyao has not killed anyone and cannot be beheaded."
The village chief and Aunt Li took the lead, and people in the village who had been favored by Min Xiyao also shouted:
"Please understand, sir, Min Xiyao did not kill anyone and cannot be beheaded."
As the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone, suddenly, more and more people are complaining about Min Xiyao, even Min Laosan and Li Hongcai's mother and son are also shouting.
No matter what he said, Min Xiyao was still Min Laosan's adopted daughter. He had many things he could not do with Min Xiyao in the past, but Min Xiyao put aside the past grudges and saved their family's lives during this snowstorm.
Although he was not a good person, he didn't want Min Xiyao to die like this.
Not to mention Li Hongcai's mother and son, they still want Min Xiyao to marry into the Li family!
Furthermore, Magistrate Li’s disregard for human life is really unacceptable.
Min Xiyao, this bitch, is about to be beheaded. Min Xiyao is finally able to pull out the thorn in Min Xiyao's flesh. Min Xuejiao is very happy!
He heard hundreds of voices pleading for Min Xiyao. When he saw Li Hongcai and his mother and son also pleading for Min Xiyao, Min Xuejiao was so angry that she wished she could tear this bitch to pieces right now.
