Divorced woman with child travels through time

Over here, Ma Liu and his men found the body of the missing old man. Those damned Wu Liang and his wife actually dispose of the body because they didn't want the cost of cremation and firewood. And to dispose of a body, they threw it into the water, polluting the water source. No wonder so many people are sick. Ma Liu and his men cursed and paid someone to carry the two bodies up.

It turns out that the stream in Willow Lane is quite winding, with a bend where the body got stuck in a tree and stopped there.

The two corpses had been soaking for half a month and were no longer recognizable as human, but it was clear they had been tortured before their deaths. Their bodies were covered in bruises, and their genitals were a gruesome sight. Wu Liang was truly heartless; he hadn't even left them any clothes. Ma Liu couldn't bear it and took off his outer garment to cover them, while Wu Qi also took off his own garment to cover the other person.

"Wu Liang, you can't escape now, can you?" Ma Liu said through gritted teeth.

With the key evidence found, things became much easier. Ouyang Junyan gave the order, and the three parties proceeded together, following procedure. A-Li led the interrogation of Wu Liang, while an autopsy was performed on one side and the house was searched on the other. The autopsy was quick; it involved two county magistrates. The only magistrate from one county magistrate's office examined the body today, and the two magistrates from the neighboring county magistrates would examine it again the next day, making the case final.

The search of the house yielded an unexpected discovery: under the kang (heated brick bed) of Madam Wu in the charitable institution, there was a hidden compartment containing over seven hundred taels of silver. No one knew where the money came from. Wu Liang vehemently denied it, insisting it was money he had saved himself.

The next day, after the inspection by the neighboring county government, Ouyang Junyan immediately wrote a notice explaining the situation and announcing a public trial and verdict the following day. The notice caused an uproar throughout the county. After all, the local customs had been simple and honest for many years. Previously, Ouyang Junyan's father was in charge, and the officials in charge of the area, out of consideration for the locals, had treated him well. For many years, there had been few cases of honesty and integrity, and major cases were rare. The case of Chen Wenfang had caused quite a stir. Now, with Ouyang Junyan personally in charge, everyone praised him as an upright and just official. The next day, the public trial court was packed with people; even those with nothing to do came.

Ouyang Junyan didn't waste any time. He brought the criminals and presented the evidence. To intimidate everyone, he had the two elderly people's bodies carried to the county government office. Although it was autumn and the weather was getting cooler, the bodies, having been soaked for so long, still emitted a stench. Everyone covered their faces with their sleeves and discussed the matter incessantly.

During the trial, Ouyang Junyan specifically asked Ah Li to bring Wu Liang to the corpses and lift the cover to disgust him. However, Ouyang Junyan was disappointed. Wu Liang showed no fear and only repeatedly said that he did not kill the two people, but that they accidentally fell into the water.

Wu Liangzhen was a perverted person, probably having seen many such things. Ouyang Junyan didn't make things difficult for him, saying, "Then explain it yourself. How could these two elderly people, one with a leg disability and the other with poor eyesight, have fallen into the water three miles away from the nursing home?"

Wu Liang then fell silent, because he couldn't explain it either.

"Speechless, huh! The evidence is conclusive. Men, bring in the accomplices Li Qinglian, Wang Zhuzi, Li Ershan, and Li Shuanzi, as well as the foreman Li Congtian and Li Jinfeng!" Ouyang Junyan's voice boomed like thunder as he called them out one by one.

“Prisoners Wu Liang and Li Qinglian abused and murdered elderly people while in charge of the county nursing home. Even worse, the bodies of the two elderly people were dumped at the water source in Liutiao Lane, causing many people in our town to suffer from diarrhea and colic.”

"So it was him who caused this! Kill him!"

"You son of a bitch, you're utterly inhuman!"

"That damned Wu Liang, no wonder he can't have children, ptooey!"

"You beast! You're worse than an animal!!!"

"Kill him! His whole family is sick, costing me so much money, a whole year's work for nothing, damn it!" The man couldn't hold back and smashed a rock.

It's like a multi-person effect; one stone leads to a shower of stones.

Then, bang, bang, bang... Before they knew it, Wu Liang and the others were covered in bumps and bruises.

"Silence!" Ouyang Junyan struck the gavel when he saw that the smashing had gone on long enough, and everyone stopped.

Ouyang Junyan continued reading, "The prisoners Wu Liang and Li Qinglian embezzled a total of 782 taels of silver from the old man's relief and burial expenses. They are sentenced to be executed in the autumn. Accomplices Li Congtian and Li Jinfeng helped them fake the autopsy and are sentenced to three years in prison and exiled to the north. Wang Zhuzi, Li Ershan, and Li Shuanzi helped them transport the body and are sentenced to three years in prison and exiled to the north." After Ouyang Junyan finished speaking, he slammed the gavel down hard.

"From now on, the mortuary will be under the jurisdiction of the county government, with the students of the academy supervising it. Court adjourned!" Ouyang Junyan added. No sooner had Ouyang Junyan finished speaking than a barrage of small stones rained down on him as the bailiffs were still moving the corpses from the courtyard.

"Kill him! Kill them all!!" The crowd was filled with rage, and countless small stones were thrown at Wu Liang and his men. Soon, they were beaten until their heads were bleeding. Some people even ran to the middle of the hall to pick up the stones they had thrown.

Wu Qi watched from the sidelines as several people were hit by the stones thrown at him. To be fair, everyone's aim was quite good. With so many people in the hall, the stones only hit those few prisoners, and the others were not hit.

The officials were shrewd; they waited until the people had finished throwing stones before taking the men away. Only then did the crowd gradually disperse. After everyone had left, Ouyang Junyan returned to the main hall. Still feeling indignant, he wrote a memorial to the court, requesting a change in the sentence to death by a thousand cuts. Only after having the memorial delivered by a courier did his anger subside somewhat.