PDLP Chapter 416: Bitter Sweet
Chapter 416: Bitter Sweet
Chapter 416: Bitter Sweet
The sun was setting.
The poisonous sun that had ravaged for most of the day left only a red afterglow.
Coupled with the heavenly beauty, a gentle breeze was brought in. Sun Shaozong set up a leisurely chair under the corridor and ate the watermelon he had just pulled out of the well. The restlessness and depression that accumulated throughout the day immediately dissipated.
However, as it was about to fall into the night, lying down like this in the Yamenn was not a long solution.
Besides, Jia Baoyu sent a post this afternoon to thank Sun Shaozong for saving his life half a month ago. Coincidentally, Sun Shaozong also wanted to inquire about whether there was any further information on Jia Zheng's matchmaking, so he agreed to go to Rongguo Mansion for a banquet after he ended his work at the government.
But now...
What was Qiu Yunfei doing, wasn’t he just taking people to identify the body? How could it have been delayed for so long without coming to report back?
As he was thinking about it, he saw Qiu Yunfei rushing in like a gust of wind. Seeing Sun Shaozong cooling off outside, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice, "Your Excellency, I have recognized it. Lady Wen has already recognized it! The one who died is indeed Wen Shijie, not Song Changgeng!
It was indeed an impostor!
In this way, only the final revelation of the case remained.
Sun Shaozong immediately ordered, "Since that's the case, immediately send someone to arrest the Tian Brothers and bring them to justice, so that Lady Wen can identify them again. Let's see if it was Tian Hu or Tian Biao who came to conspire with her brother in the first place.”
“No need.”
“When I brought Lady Wen back, I had already had someone take the Tian brothers to the morgue—they had just identified the body, and by the way, I had already finished questioning the process of the case.”
As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, saying, "Here is the confession of Tian Biao.”
Tch!
This kid was tough on errands.
Sun Shaozong took the confession and looked at it.
It turned out that due to the flood last year, Wen Shijie, who resembled Song Changgeng in appearance, had no choice but to take his sister Wen Shishi to the Capital and lived a precarious life.
About six months ago, Wen Shijie met Tian Biao on the street, which caused a misunderstanding,
Then Tian Biao had the idea of ”impersonation.”
At first, Wen Shijie heard that he was going to impersonate someone else's husband and take possession of Xu-Shi's property. He immediately scolded Tian Biao and refused to associate with him.
However, not long after, Wen Shijie's sister, Wen Shishi, fell seriously ill. Watching her sister suffer from a serious illness, he was unable to seek medical treatment for her. Wen Shijie's heart was torn like a knife every day, and in the end, he had to respond to Tian Biao's request.
Great, the Central Judicial Office was almost in time for the matchmaking anyways.
However, since Hong Jiu has made great contributions, this small matter was nothing, after all, the crime of defending oneself and killing the thief was to be punished by a fine, and there was no need to continue detaining Xu-Shi.
So Sun Shaozong simply waved his hand and said, "Since you have all agreed, let's just fulfill his wish. I will now issue a decree to release Xu-Shi.”
Outside the office, Hong Jiu was also bulging his tongue like a spring, chatting enthusiastically with Xu's cousin.
Originally, after receiving Qiu Yunfei's promise, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Later, he felt a bit awkward waiting for Xu-Shi on his own, especially since a lone man and a widow seemed awkward to speak to.
Therefore, Hong Jiu specially ordered someone to invite the cousin of Xu-Shi and he boosted his credit by recounting it.
In this way, even if he couldn't seize the opportunity to speak to Xu-Shi, he could still spread it to Xu's ears through his cousin's mouth.
After hearing these words, Xu's cousin naturally couldn't find a way to thank him, and he also thought that Hong Jiu was a good man. After a while, the two of them became besties.
At this moment, a weaker figure curled up, but who else could it be if it weren't Xu-Shi?
Seeing her face look a bit haggard, but showing even more pity in her eyes, Hong Jiu's heart couldn't stop pounding wildly, and he instinctively took a few steps forward.
Unexpectedly, upon this welcome, a brilliant and dazzling smile appeared on Xu's face, and she even picked up her pace with her skirt!
Was it true that Lord Qiu had already informed her of his merits, so she also secretly agreed to be with him in her heart?!
Thinking of this, Hong Jiu's excited heart almost jumped out of his mouth, hesitating whether he should show off his chivalrous demeanor or act like an iron man's tenderness.
Unexpectedly, a person suddenly shot up from behind and exclaimed excitedly, "Susu, I knew you were wronged.”
Who was this?
Just now, it seemed like he was standing next to Cousin Xu. Wasn’t he also a cousin of Xu-Shi?
As he was speculating about the identity of this person, Xu suddenly burst into tears and sobbed, calling out, "Master Zhou, I almost thought I would never see you again in this life.”
As they spoke, the two hugged tightly together!
Master Zhou?
Shouldn't he be Scholar Zhou, who once discussed marriage with Xu-Shi?!
In an instant, Hong Jiu's heart, which jumped into his throat, quickly slid down the esophagus again and fell into his stomach.