A car accident, our family of three crossed

After leaving Peng's house, Mr. Wan pondered over Peng Desheng's last words and returned to the house with a heavy heart.

Wan Baolu was not in the mansion. When asked where he had gone, a servant told the young master that the situation in the city was tense and he had gone to a farm in the countryside to avoid the storm.

Upon hearing this, Master Wan had a bad feeling in his heart. Without further delay, he immediately asked someone to prepare a carriage and chase him in person. Only by escorting the rebellious son to the government office before the government took action could it be considered as surrendering. Otherwise, if the government arrested him first, the nature of the matter would be different.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too slow. Just as he took one step out of the gate, a group of constables with knives came from outside the house and surrounded the gate.

"The Wan family is suspected of treason, arrest them all." The leading constable waved his hand, and two constables drew their knives and put them on Mr. Wan's neck. The rest of the people rushed into the Wan family mansion to capture other masters of the Wan family.

When Master Wan saw the constable from the yamen, he knew it was all over. His legs went weak and he knelt down, saying, "Misunderstanding, sir. This is a huge misunderstanding. Even if the Wan family had a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to think this way!"

"Humph! Is it a misunderstanding? Wait until you get to the yamen and talk to the county magistrate!" The captain of the police had a stern face, as if he didn't want to say more to him.

Soon, all the masters in the Wan family mansion were escorted out. There were more than a dozen people, big and small, all gathered in front of the gate, and suddenly there was crying and shouting.

People who were watching the excitement on the street naturally would not miss it, and they ran around to tell others. Soon, the people who were watching the excitement on the street outside the Wan family mansion surrounded the mansion in three layers. When they saw that all the people from the Wan family were arrested, the people cheered.

At this time, the detectives found that Wan Baolu was not among them, and came forward to inform the head of the police. The head of the police frowned and asked Master Wan: "Where is Wan Baolu?"

Before Master Wan could reply, someone in the crowd outside shouted, "I know where Master Wan is. I just saw him riding in a carriage towards the city gate. He must have fled for fear of being convicted."

Wang Jin stepped forward and asked, "Captain, I will take people to arrest Wan Baolu right away."

After getting the permission from the chief of police, Wang Jin led a small team of people to the city gate, while the chief of police led the team to escort the Wan family to the county government office.

He shouted at the blocked street: "The government is investigating a case. All outsiders please stay out of the way." As soon as he finished speaking, the people on the street tactfully made way for a passage.

Wang Jin led a small group of people and stopped the carriage just as Wan Baolu was leaving the city gate, and pulled the man out of the carriage.

"Bastards, what are you doing? Let me go..." Wan Baolu still couldn't see the situation clearly and shouted.

Wang Jin sneered, "Master Wan, we are arresting you on suspicion of treason. Please follow me to the government office!"

When Wan Baolu heard that the people came to arrest him, he panicked and struggled even harder, "Let me go, I didn't commit treason, please stop slandering me..."

Seeing that he refused to cooperate, Wang Jin did something he had wanted to do for a long time. He held the handle of the knife and slammed it into Wan Baolu's abdomen. Wan Baolu immediately groaned and could no longer shout.

He had been a pampered young man since childhood and had never experienced such pain. He was bent like a cooked shrimp and almost collapsed to the ground. He was picked up by two constables.

"Humph! Take him away."

A group of people escorted Wan Baolu to the direction of the county government office. People lined the streets to watch. Some people who hated the Wan family so much that they kept throwing rotten cabbage heads at Wan Baolu, saying, "I will beat this inhumane landlord to death."

The distance from the city gate to the county government office was not far. It took about two quarters of an hour to reach the county government office. Several constables pushed Wan Baolu into the courtroom and bowed to the county magistrate at the top, saying, "Sir, Wan Baolu has been arrested."

As soon as he entered the court, Wan Baolu saw that all his family members were brought in. He was so frightened that his soul fainted. He knelt down as his legs went weak, and lay on the ground shaking like a sieve.

When the other members of the Wan family saw Wan Baolu, the culprit who had caused the entire family to be arrested, they were furious and shouted at him, wishing they could drink his blood and eat his flesh.

"No noise is allowed in the court."

The county magistrate at the top banged the gavel, and the crowd below immediately quieted down.

"Wan Baolu, you first attempted rebellion, and then fled for fear of punishment. Do you know your guilt?"

"My lord, it's unjust. I dare not rebel. It's unjust..." Wan Baolu kowtowed and begged for mercy, his head banging loudly, as if he was afraid that if he kowtowed a little slower, his life would be in danger.

Master Wan, who was kneeling beside him, also testified: "Please be clear-headed, my son was willful and said some treasonous words without restraint. Those were just jokes when he was showing off his courage. Don't take them seriously, my lord. I beg you to show mercy. Even if you give the Wan family a hundred guts, we will never dare to have the slightest intention of treason. My lord, please be clear-headed..."

"Hmph! Are you kidding? Do you think I'm easy to fool?" The county magistrate sneered, "Don't even mention that you said it in public. Even if you were talking in your sleep, you're still guilty of the death penalty."

The gavel was slammed down, as if it was hitting the heads of the Wan family members. The timid ones were so frightened that they became incontinent and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Please spare my life, sir! All of this was done by Wan Baolu alone. It has nothing to do with us. We are all innocent. Please spare my life, sir."

Except for Mr. Wan, everyone put the blame on Wan Baolu. There was constant crying and cursing. The county magistrate couldn't quiet them down even after banging the gavel several times.

"Somebody come!"

The chief constable in the hall gave a loud shout, and more than a dozen constables came in one after another. They drew their long swords and pointed them at the Wan family. The noisy scene just now suddenly became silent.

The county magistrate banged the gavel again and said, "Take the Wan family and their gang into the jail. I will report them to the prefect and we will have a trial on another day."

When being escorted out of the court, Mr. Wan looked straight at Peng Desheng who was standing on one side of the court, as if warning him with his eyes not to forget that he and the Wan family were in the same boat.

In the county jail, several jailers looked at the dozen or so people from the Wan family who were escorted in and laughed, "Oh! Our jail has never been so lively before!"

The jailer Jia Laosan, who was slapped by Wan Baolu, walked up to Wan Baolu with a proud look on his face and gently patted his cheek, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, Master Wan, I didn't expect you to end up like this, did you? It really is a changing world!" After that, he slapped Wan Baolu in the face with his backhand, avenging the slap he had received, and said through gritted teeth, "Let me see how you can behave in the future."

Things are different now than in the past. Even if Wan Baolu is dissatisfied at this moment, he dares not speak out.