Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1695: Hand Pain
The county magistrate finished tapping and realized this is not the courtroom of the County Yamen, and there is no Judicial Bench Hammer. That fierce slap made his hand hurt, and in the eyes of the public, regardless of the pain, he couldn’t show any grimace for fear of damaging his High Official image.
Moreover, there are two nobles from the Capital sitting next to him; he couldn’t afford to lose face in front of them.
He placed his hand under the table to hide it, allowing it to tremble freely.
Two Government Officials escorted Mo Hengjian and Cui Hua, who had been waiting on the side, up to the front.
"Kneel."
The two Government Officials roughly kicked them in the knees.
The two of them had weak knees and fell to the ground with a thud.
Madam Ruan, watching from the sidelines, felt a heart-wrenching pain.
After her daughter’s death, Madam Ruan had put all her thoughts onto her son, yet fate played a cruel trick, as her son had become a murderer, leaving her utterly exhausted.
These matters were clear to her husband Mo Daoyan, who feared his wife might cause an uproar, and he did not dare relax for even a moment, constantly observing Madam Ruan’s expression. If she dared to fuss, he would immediately cover her mouth to avoid angering the county magistrate.
The county magistrate shouted loudly, "What is the name and place of origin of the accused? Report quickly!"
Mo Hengjian knelt on the ground with disheveled hair, entirely deflated, lacking the murderous aura of last night, trembling as he replied, "I am Mo Hengjian, a resident of Mo Family Village." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Cui Hua knelt on the ground and answered with composure, "I am Huang Cuihua, a resident of Autumn Water Town."
The county magistrate stared at them intensely, "How did you conspire to murder Old Master Mo? Who is the mastermind? Who is the accomplice? Confess quickly."
After speaking, he wanted to slap the table again, his arm raised halfway, remembering what had happened earlier, his hand still faintly aching from the forceful slap, hurriedly withdrew his hand.
"Cough, cough!"
He coughed twice to cover it up and then said sternly, "I urge you to confess truthfully, to avoid suffering flesh and skin."
"Master, I am innocent! It wasn’t I who killed him, it was... it was... it was this woman who killed him." Last night, Mo Hengjian had sworn he killed Old Master Mo but suddenly reversed his statement, loudly proclaiming his innocence.
Cui Hua was shocked: "Mo Hengjian, what nonsense are you spouting? Clearly you killed Old Master Mo with your own hands, why are you blaming this on me?"
Yesterday she was moved by this man, believing herself to be his lifelong love; who knew after just one night this man would turn his face and deny her.
Cui Hua was utterly furious.
Yesterday Mo Hengjian loved her desperately, now his brow furrowed and eyes looked fierce: "You vixen spirit, clearly you wanted to murder and rob, to kill my grandfather. To shirk responsibility you seduced me, wanting me to be your scapegoat, I’m telling you, I won’t do it, don’t try to blame me."
"You... you... you."
Huang Cuifang, a simple-minded girl, was at a loss for words upon seeing such a shameless villain for the first time, rendered speechless with anger.
Mo Hengjian knelt fervently towards the county magistrate, loudly saying, "I beg the High Official to uphold justice for me."
At this point, the county magistrate couldn’t immediately discern right from wrong.
At this moment, the village head presented a dagger wrapped in something to the county magistrate.
"Master, this is the murder weapon. When everyone discovered it, the dagger was in Mo Hengjian’s hand, and it was still dripping blood!"
The county magistrate glanced at it, the dagger was exquisite and slender, its blade covered in dried blood stains.
