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Chapter 174 Revenge
A quarter of an hour later, Wei Bufan led several serious-looking officers and arrived at the "Ren" room.
It turned out that after leaving Huicui Building, Wei Bufan had planned to go straight back to Dali Temple to handle affairs.
On the way, he unexpectedly met Xiang Boye's servant, who recognized Wei Bufan at a glance and hurried to him to report the case.
Upon hearing this, Wei Bufan followed the servant and rushed to Wenxiang Tower without stopping.
As the saying goes, "It is difficult for a judge to settle family disputes." Wei Bufan is well aware of this truth. He has always been cautious about disputes and conflicts within other people's families and is unwilling to get involved easily.
After all, family chores are often complicated and involve many emotions and interests. If not handled properly, they may cause more trouble.
Just as Wei Bufan was thinking to himself, Qiao Zien suddenly stepped forward, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Master Wei, I dare to ask you to thoroughly investigate this matter.
As far as I know, this Tian is most likely the murderer who murdered my mother! I hope Lord Wei can be fair and find out the truth! " His words were full of earnestness.
Wei Bufan's eyes moved slightly, and he gave a subtle look to the officers standing on both sides.
The officers understood what he meant and immediately stepped forward and rushed towards Tian and Li Chun.
They grabbed the two men's arms mercilessly and dragged them hard, while also pushing and shoving them as if they were criminals.
In this way, Tian and Li Chun were forcibly taken out of Wenxiang Tower.
Following this scene, there also happened the father and son Qiao Zhenbang and Qiao Zien.
At this moment, Qiao Zhenbang's face was flushed with shame, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He lowered his head, walked hurriedly, and prayed in his heart that he would not let anyone familiar with him see him in such an embarrassing state.
In sharp contrast, Qiao Zien didn't care. To him, this matter only made Qiao Zhenbang lose face, so what did it have to do with him?
Normally, family disputes like this would be handled by the Jingzhao Prefecture.
However, the situation became complicated because the incident involved a murder case that had occurred in the past.
According to relevant regulations, the Dali Temple has the power to take over the case in such cases. Obviously, Qiao Zien saw this point and took such action.
It turned out that Qiao Zien wanted to witness Tian personally admit that he was the murderer and finally receive the punishment he deserved.
Only in this way can he truly avenge the dead Jiang family and the original owner. In his eyes, justice must be served, even if it costs some price.
It is true that “good news doesn’t travel far, but bad news travels far and wide”!
The incident of Qiao Zhenbang catching an adulterer in Wenxianglou spread like a gust of wind and became a hotly discussed gossip on the streets.
In just a short moment, it seemed as if an invisible force spread the news throughout the capital.
In the ancient times when there were no mobile phones or WeChat, information could spread so quickly, as if it had wings, lightly passing through the streets and alleys, flying over the numerous houses and towers. No matter where you went, you could hear people talking about it with relish.
All of this, of course, was fueled by the gang of little brothers under Feng Liangyu!
Therefore, more people flocked to the gate of Dali Temple, waiting for the trial result of the case.
Chen Ruotong also received the news and wanted to go to the trial, but she was busy at Zhenpin Pavilion and could not get away, so she could only wait for the final verdict.
The affair between Li Chun and Tian is known to everyone and has become an indisputable fact. There is really no need to review it again and again.
The most crucial thing at the moment is to thoroughly investigate the shocking case of Tian's murder of Jiang fifteen years ago!
At the beginning of the trial, Tian denied that he had any connection with the case. However, when Qiao Zien asked Qiao Cai to bring several witnesses and presented a series of indisputable evidence, Tian was speechless and could no longer refute it with clever words.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, she had no choice but to confess truthfully: Fifteen years ago, she had secretly bribed a maidservant beside Jiang and instructed her to give Jiang a colorless and tasteless chronic poison. After two months of torture, she finally succeeded in poisoning Jiang to death.
Not only that, Tian also deliberately created trouble, throwing out Fang Wenxuan as bait, trying to confuse the young and ignorant Qiao Zien.
At the same time, she spread rumors everywhere, maliciously slandering Qiao Zien's reputation; she even hired thugs to beat Qiao Zien.
The subsequent assassination attempts on the imperial examination were also planned by Tian. After Tian confessed to all the above crimes and signed her name and seal, she was only to be executed in the autumn.
In addition, all the real estate and property under Tian's name, no matter how they were obtained, even all of Jiang's dowry that she had embezzled without authorization, were confiscated and returned to their original owners.
Even the farm that was previously mortgaged to Su Kexin was now confiscated and handed over to Qiao Zien.
Qiao Zhenbang's eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and veins on his forehead bulged as if they were about to explode.
He simply couldn't believe what he heard! The woman whom he once loved and cherished like a treasure had now become so vicious!
In order to take the position of the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, she used all means to kill her original wife, Jiang, and even spared her eldest son, Qiao Zien, and persecuted him cruelly.
Anger and grief intertwined, Qiao Zhenbang's heart was like being pierced by thousands of steel needles at the same time. He could not accept this cruel fact, and could not forgive the heinous crime committed by the woman he once loved deeply.
At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind - to make this vicious woman receive the punishment she deserved!
In court, Qiao Zhenbang wrote a divorce letter without hesitation. Every stroke was filled with determination and resentment, as if to cut off all past emotions.
After writing the divorce letter, he threw it hard at the woman who made him so heartbroken, his eyes revealing endless contempt and disgust.
Then, Qiao Zhenbang firmly stated that he would never adopt Qiao Zicong, the illegitimate son of Tian and Li Chun. "No, he is not Qiao Zicong, but Li Zicong!" Qiao Zhenbang roared loudly, his voice was deafening, and the whole court was shaking.
He would never allow such a child with unclean blood to enter the Qiao family and tarnish the family's reputation.
As for Li Chun, he was guilty of adultery. If he were an ordinary citizen, he would be punished with twenty lashes of the cane for both men and women and one year in prison. However, he committed adultery with the wife of a marquis, so his crime was aggravated, with forty lashes of the cane and four years in prison.
Tian and Li Chun were both executed in the hall, and the people who were listening to the trial shouted, "Beat this adulterous couple to death..."
At this moment, Qiao Zien was completely relieved. Tian deserved his punishment and would go to hell soon; Qiao Zhenbang also suffered retribution and was damaged both physically and mentally.
He avenged the Jiang family and the original owner.