Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Upon hearing the magistrate's order, the bailiffs were about to drag Chen Dahu away to be flogged.

Chen Dahu screamed in terror and struggled violently, but he was still dragged out and pinned to a wooden bench where he was tortured.

As the board fell, Chen Dahu's miserable screams echoed throughout the hall.

After only a few strokes of the cane, Chen Dahu was about to collapse and cried out, "Sir, please stop hitting me! I confess!"

When Wei and the other members of the Chen family saw Chen Dahu being tortured, they also knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"My lord, please stop hitting him! Please, my lord!"

The magistrate glanced down at Qi Ning, who watched Chen Dahu being tortured with cold eyes and said nothing.

The county magistrate stroked his beard but did not call a halt.

The executioners only stopped when Chen Dahu had received twenty heavy blows.

At this point, blood was already seeping from Chen Dahu's buttocks, and his face and head were covered in sweat from the pain.

"Speak," the magistrate said calmly, taking a sip of his tea.

Chen Dahu gasped in pain, groaning in pain. He had been beaten into submission, tears streaming down his face, and said, "My lord, I confess..."

He stammered and recounted the truth of what happened on the day of the funeral.

Those watching the trial then learned that it was indeed Chen Dahu who intended to harm Qi Ning, and that Meng Shaoqing had gone to rescue her but was instead framed.

Chen Dahu originally thought that as long as he confessed honestly, he would be fine.

Unexpectedly, after he finished speaking, the magistrate angrily shouted, "How dare you!"

"Outrageous! You scoundrel Chen Dahu, who attempted to take advantage of Lady Qi, was stopped and then turned around and falsely accused me! What do you think this county government office is!"

"Qi and Meng Shaoqing have been wronged, you can go back now. As for Chen Dahu, he has no regard for the law and made false accusations at will. Give Chen Dahu another fifty lashes!"

Upon hearing the magistrate say that he would be given another fifty strokes of the cane, Chen Dahu and his family panicked completely and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Sir, please spare my life!"

But the magistrate remained unmoved. After he finished speaking, he stood up, announced the adjournment of the court, and left.

Chen Dahu was dragged out by the yamen runners again and given fifty heavy lashes. His screams were constant, and his entire buttocks were smashed. The scene was gruesome and terrifying, and the onlookers were too scared to make a sound.

Before the beating was even finished, Chen Dahu fainted.

Even so, the constables did not stop until all fifty strokes of the cane were finished before the matter was considered closed.

The Chen family rushed forward, and cries and screams filled the air.

Chen Dahu's wife, Madam Wei, wailed, "Dahu! Dahu! Are you alright? Wake up!"

Chen Dahu naturally didn't react at all.

The Chen family checked his breathing and, seeing that he was still breathing, quickly took him to see a doctor.

Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing were found not guilty and were naturally able to leave.

On their way back to the village, Meng Shaoqing couldn't help but ask the question that had been on his mind.

"Sister-in-law, I feel that the magistrate is unusually on our side today. He didn't interrogate us much, but instead used two tortures on Chen Dahu. What did you do?"

Meng Shaoqing remembered that Qi Ning went to the backyard before the formal court session began.

Although it was supposed to be the outhouse in the backyard, the county magistrate was also in the house in the backyard.

Qi Ning did not deny it. She said, "That's right. I went to see the magistrate before the court session. You know, money can make the devil turn the millstone."

Meng Shaoqing suddenly realized: "You bribed the county magistrate?"

Qi Ning nodded, her eyes lowered: "If it were just me, it would be fine, but this matter has involved you, how could I dare to risk your life?"

Meng Shaoqing was slightly taken aback.

It turned out to be the case.

She spent money to bribe the county magistrate for his sake, and even revealed on the spot that Chen Dahu intended to take advantage of her.

It's important to know that Qi Ning is someone who cares a lot about her reputation, so it was really not easy for her to say this in public.

"Do you think what I did was inappropriate?" Qi Ning asked.

“Of course not,” Meng Shaoqing immediately denied.

"You're doing this so that the magistrate can uphold justice for us. What's wrong with that?"

Qi Ning chuckled inwardly. It was true that she had bribed the county magistrate to get him to uphold justice for them, but that was not all.

What she didn't tell Meng Shaoqing was that she also specifically instructed the county magistrate to use severe punishment on Chen Dahu.

Chen Dahu received a total of seventy strokes of the cane today. After these seventy strokes, his chances of surviving are extremely slim.

Meng Shaoqing hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Then... was Aunt Hehua's death really an accident?"