Cao Xuehou stared at the words on the letter. Although he recognized the handwriting as Cao Xuehai's, he still said, "Sir, someone must have deliberately impersonated my younger brother!

Someone previously wrote that ridiculous article in my younger brother's name. I hope you will take note and not be taken advantage of by such a villain!"

Xie Xiu smiled and said, "Whether someone used an impersonator's name or not, we'll know for sure once the grave is dug up."

"How dare you!" Cao Xuehou instantly turned hostile and even threatened, "Sir Xie, even if you are the prefect, you can't forcibly dig up my father's grave and disturb his peace, right?"

Xie Xiu glanced at the bamboo shoots and said sarcastically, "With so many bamboo shoots growing on your father's grave, hasn't it disturbed his peace? With so many bamboo shoots growing there, if we don't dig up the grave, are we going to let them continue to grow?"

Cao Xuehou's face twisted: "I can handle this matter myself, no need for your concern!"

Xie Xiu shook his head and sighed, "Your brother has already confessed his guilt, so why do you continue to be so stubborn?"

After saying that, he looked at the young man.

The young man immediately knelt down and said, "Sir, my poor child was buried in there, buried with that old man. I beg you, sir, to help me!"

Those who had previously attacked also knelt down, shouting in unison: "Please, sir, please help us!"

Xie Xiu: “…”

He suspected that this group of people had been instructed by an expert!

Who gave them the idea?

It shouldn’t be Xie Ying, right?

She is so young!

Xie Xiu thought of Xie Ying's tricks and suddenly felt uncertain.

I still feel a little guilty.

So he waved his hand and said, "Come here, dig up this tomb!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Xuehou immediately rushed forward and blocked the tomb with his fat body: "No, you can't dig! Anyone who dares to dig my father's grave today is against my Cao family!"

Xie Xiu's face turned cold, and he shouted angrily, "Cao Xuehou, how dare you obstruct the government from handling the case?"

Cao Xuehou said with a dark face: "When the government is investigating a case, there is no reason to forcibly dig up other people's ancestral graves!

Even if I used young boys and girls as burial objects, so what? I used corpses, but I didn't collude with kidnappers, and I didn't kill anyone!

Those two children died of illness, and I spent money to buy their bodies. It was a transaction we both agreed to!"

"Two?" Xie Xiu looked at him with a half-smile. "Are you sure?"

He also deliberately showed the letter paper in his hand.

Cao Xuehou's heart skipped a beat and he tried hard to open his swollen eyes to look at the words on the paper.

Previously, he only saw Cao Xuehai's handwriting on it, but did not see the content clearly.

This time he finally saw it clearly.

When he saw that it said eight boys and girls, his heart sank and he was instantly filled with endless panic.

Who wrote this letter?

If it was an outsider, how would the other party know that he used eight corpses?

This matter is top secret, and even many people within the Cao family are unaware of it.

Could it really be written by Cao Xuehai?

But it's impossible! No matter how stupid Cao Xuehai is, he can't commit suicide!

Who leaked the secret?

Cao Xuehou suspected everyone who knew the truth, but he still couldn't identify the person who leaked the information.

How could he have imagined that no one had leaked the secret, and it was a little monster that sensed the number of corpses in the tomb through the plants!

At this moment, Cao Xuehou was extremely panicked. He stared at the letter paper. Suddenly, his head got hot and he rushed forward to snatch the letter paper.

Who knew Xie Xiu was already prepared!

He dodged to the side and Cao Xuehou missed his target. Because he was too hasty, he lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

Xie Xiu put away the letter and looked at Cao Xuehou coldly: "Cao Xuehou, how dare you attack me! Someone, take him into custody immediately!"

Two yamen runners immediately rushed forward and held Cao Xuehou tightly.

Originally, these officials of the prefectural yamen did not take Xie Xiu seriously, but Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Ying helped Luo Zheng find his wife and children, which was a great favor to Luo Zheng. In order to express his gratitude, Luo Zheng gave them many gifts.

As soon as this happened, the officers knew that Xie Xiu had a new backer in Luo Zheng, so how could they dare to neglect him?

What's more, after Jiang Er and Situ Yuan came over, their relationship with Xie Xiu became even closer.

Naturally, they dared not neglect him and began to rack their brains to please Xie Xiu.

Now that such a great opportunity is right in front of us, who would want to miss it?

If these two hadn't rushed the fastest, the other yamen runners would have rushed over long ago.

But they also have a chance.

Xie Xiu quickly gave another order: "Dig the grave!"

It just so happened that the young man's family brought a hoe and a shovel, which came in handy now.

In order to please Xie Xiu, the yamen runners worked extremely hard, regardless of whether it was a false accusation or not.

Bamboo shoots grew on the grave of the old man of the Cao family, which happened to form the Chinese character "injustice", so they actually suspected that there was an wronged spirit haunting the grave.

Cao Xuehou was extremely anxious and kept shouting, threatening Xie Xiu to stop immediately.

Xie Xiu naturally wouldn't listen.

He threatened the yamen runners again, but they hesitated for a moment and continued digging the grave.

What a joke. So what if the Cao family has a Minister of Personnel?

Xie Xiu is on good terms with the king's uncle and the young prince!

Even that eunuch Luo had to give face to Xie Xiu!

Compared with these three, the Minister of Personnel of the Cao family is nothing!

Are they stupid or crazy? They actually want to offend those three big Buddhas for the sake of a minister of the Ministry of Personnel?

Seeing that the yamen runners kept digging and were not threatened by Cao Xuehou at all, and Cao Xuehou was still furious, the young man's family couldn't help but "pah" at him several times.

Non-stop mockery.

Soon, the grave was dug up.

When they saw the situation inside the tomb, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

The dense bamboo shoots almost filled up the tomb, and these bamboo shoots pierced through the tomb one by one, looking like countless sharp swords.

Through the gaps between the bamboo shoots, one could barely see the coffin in the center of the tomb chamber, and eight corpses kneeling around the coffin, their bodies rotted into bones.

These corpses were tied up with countless black ropes, kneeling humbly on the ground, guarding the huge coffin in the middle, which made everyone instantly furious.

The Cao family is really going too far!

Although the eight corpses had decayed into bones, it was obvious that they were thin and not very old.

Some are even little children.

Not only did the Cao family ask them to be buried with him, they also deliberately made them kneel down. Isn't this too much?

All of the corpses were still wearing the clothes they wore when they were alive. Even though the clothes had changed color due to the corpse fluid, the young man still recognized that one of the corpses was his son.

He screamed miserably: "Wang'er!"

He was about to rush into the tomb after shouting, but was stopped by Xie Xiu: "Don't go in yet, let the coroner do the autopsy. Don't destroy the scene! That would be a good opportunity for your enemies!"

As Xie Xiu spoke, he pulled him away with force. Although the young man was very reluctant, he still chose to step back because of Xie Xiu's last sentence.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Cao Xuehou with hatred. He saw that his eyes were wide open and his whole body was shaking like a sieve. Where was the arrogance he had before?

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