Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1193 - 608: A Dramatic Turn of Events (Part 2)

Lian Manman’s words were righteous and unyielding, leaving no room for rebuttal. At the same time, she effortlessly rendered Old Master Lian’s arguments useless.

Old Master Lian let out two gurgling sounds from his throat, as if his airway were blocked by something. Immediately after, he began coughing violently.

Lady Zhou, frightened, hurried forward and started patting his back and chest.

"You, you’re just getting better. Can’t you speak slowly and rest more?" Lady Zhou said with a stern face.

It was rare for Lady Zhou to advise Old Master Lian, and also unusual for her to refrain from intervening in the matter. Lian Manman glanced at Lady Zhou, and with a turn of thought, she understood the reason.

The three sons had clearly divided — Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi on one side, and Lian Shouxin on the other. Lady Zhou planned to remain neutral. While she was domineering, she had managed to wield influence in the Lian Family for many years. Of course, this was partly because she held the position of the mother-in-law and was spoiled by Old Master Lian. However, if she were truly foolish, that would also not be possible.

In fact, Lady Zhou had always been clever and well-aware. She wasn’t going to put all her efforts into helping Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi oppress Lian Shouxin. Yet, in front of Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi, she wouldn’t openly assist Lian Shouxin either.

With Old Master Lian in such a state, Lian Shouxin naturally stepped forward as well, along with Lian Shouren, Lian Shouyi, and several others. It took a while before Old Master Lian stopped coughing. He half leaned on his luggage, looking fatigued.

"Old age makes one useless; words don’t carry weight anymore," Old Master Lian sighed.

Lian Manman was left speechless. If she remembered correctly, this was the first time Old Master Lian had adopted such a stance. This was a tactic often used by Lady Zhou, but when Old Master Lian used it, it was more subtle and dignified. Yet, because he had never done it before and due to his usual demeanor, its impact was even greater than Lady Zhou’s.

Lian Shouxin appeared regretful.

"Father, what do you truly want?" Lian Shouxin helplessly asked Old Master Lian.

Before Old Master Lian could speak, Xiao Xi lifted the curtain and walked in from outside.

"Miss," Xiao Xi walked to Lian Manman and whispered a few words.

"Father, there’s something at the County Yamen, they’d like you to come over and speak." Lian Manman nodded, first letting Xiao Xi leave, then she got off the kang and said to Lian Shouxin.

"Father, I’ll be right back." Lian Shouxin quickly stood up.

Lian Shouxin and Lian Manman came out of the Upper Room. Naturally, Lady Zhang and Xiao Qi did not stay behind and followed them out. As they reached the main gate, they met Wu Lang and Wang Youheng head-on.

Lian Manman and the others stopped.

"Where are the people from the County Yamen?" Lian Shouxin asked.

"Father, it’s not someone from the County Yamen looking for you; my brother has something to discuss with us." Lian Manman explained.

They didn’t return to the room but instead asked Xiao Xi and others to keep watch and not let anyone approach. They began talking in low voices behind the main gate.

"The coroner has examined the corpse, and Brother Youheng also took a look. The wound on the back of Lady Gu’s head doesn’t seem to be fatal," Wu Lang said in a low voice. Because of this new information, he had sent someone to pass the message and wanted everyone to discuss it together.

Upon hearing this from Wu Lang, Lian Manman and the others were taken aback.

"So it wasn’t Yingzi who killed Lady Gu? Then who was it?" Lady Zhang quickly asked.

"This isn’t clear. Lady Gu had no other injuries on her body. The coroner examined her earlier and found no signs of poisoning either," Wu Lang said, glancing at Wang Youheng.

"Did Lady Gu usually have any heart conditions?" Wang Youheng asked.

"I haven’t heard of any," Lady Zhang replied. In the past, Lady Gu’s health had always been good, and she rarely saw a doctor. Lately, her health obviously deteriorated, but who would’ve taken her to see a doctor or get medicine? "However, from what we observed in recent days, her health wasn’t great. To be frank, people privately said she wouldn’t live long."

"There were two times when I saw her clutching her chest as if in great pain," Lian Manman thought for a moment and said.

"We can’t take her pulse now that she’s dead, but from her complexion, she might have died from a heart condition," Wang Youheng said carefully choosing his words.

Doubts arose about the cause of Lady Gu’s death, but given the forensic techniques of this era, it was impossible to precisely determine the cause of her death.

Lian Manman furrowed her brows.

"...The coroner mentioned this to me privately; he hasn’t filled out the death certificate yet, so Brother Youheng and I came over to discuss it with everyone," Wu Lang suddenly said.

Lian Manman raised her head and looked at Wu Lang.

Wu Lang nodded at Lian Manman.

Lian Manman understood that there was a significant margin for decision-making in this matter, and it was entirely up to them how to proceed.

If the coroner confirmed that Lady Gu indeed died from the head injury, Lian Manman had never intended to obstruct justice. But now, she glanced in the direction of the Upper Room.

Could she uphold the law’s justice and concurrently provide belated justice for the original Manman, the poor girl, outside of the law?

Yes, exactly, Lian Manman clenched her fist, making up her mind.

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