The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 140 Falsehoods are like clever tricks, adding to the crime.

The chill was lingering, and the fine, dense sunlight gently and silently fell upon the girl's straight back.

He Xuran rested one hand on the desk, his face stern and his demeanor cold, exuding the oppressive aura of a superior. His gaze swept over the people below, who were bowing their heads and whispering amongst themselves.

"quiet!"

Those two words silenced everyone present, and some even... dared not look him in the eye.

But that Wei family woman...

Her eyes were clear and bright, and when her gaze met his, it was clean and without the slightest hint of fear.

He Xuran had to think more highly of her.

From the moment Yu Tingwan appeared, the accusations against the He family gradually deepened and progressed layer by layer.

They are just as ruthless when it comes to insulting and cursing.

He presented his knowledge in a clear and organized manner, detailing the general situation he knew.

There was no deliberate exaggeration, and the wording wasn't particularly sophisticated, yet it was precisely because of this that it resonated so deeply with people, evoking a sense of melancholy.

Quite a smart man.

He Xuran leaned forward slightly to look at the trembling members of the He family.

He was a former censor with a noble status, and he judged cases according to his own whims.

"Have you heard the Wei family's complaint clearly? What do you have to say?"

What could He's mother say?

Yu Tingwan's barrage of questions had made her dizzy and she felt like she could faint at any moment.

But when she looked at her useless husband, her dejected son, and her daughter-in-law who could only cry, she realized that she was a useless husband.

Without hesitation, they chose to fight to the death.

"grown ups."

"Don't listen to her nonsense."

"Murder? Oh my, just hearing about it terrifies me."

“I was also extremely surprised by Xiao Niang’s death. But it had nothing to do with our He family.”

At this point, she seemed to gain confidence, and her voice became louder.

"I'm also surprised at how Xiaoniang died."

He Hong understood his mother's determination to deny it and quickly echoed her words.

"The Wei family keeps saying that Xiao Niang's death is related to our He family, but do they have any witnesses? Do they have any physical evidence? Did the Wei family see it with their own eyes? We are the ones who are wronged."

“If not, sir, then she is slandering me.”

"Xiao Niang died in our house, but who knows what kind of mess she got into outside that led to her being stabbed to death at our door."

"Anyway, we didn't know anything about it."

“Xiao Niang married me, but they forcibly took her away after she died. I haven’t even settled that score.”

Yu Tingwan: ...

This is truly turning black into white.

The girl had already spotted Rong Di in the crowd.

His presence here must be Wei Zhao's arrangement.

Half a month ago, Wei Zhao stated that he had found evidence of the crime.

She listened with disdain to these people's dying struggles.

Seeing that Yu Tingwan remained silent, He Hong assumed she was afraid.

She's just a woman, what kind of skills could she possibly have? She really fooled him before.

Women should stay at home to support their husbands and raise their children; it is improper for them to show their faces in public.

"My current wife and I did have a past relationship; she had a child with me before she married into the family, but so what?"

"My He family is wealthy and powerful, but I only keep one mistress. How many men can control their desires? What's wrong with me being a bit promiscuous?"

"I am also saddened by Xiaoniang's death. Am I supposed to stay with her for the rest of my life? What law states that one cannot remarry after the death of one's first wife?"

The voice just fell.

Then I heard the harsh sound of a chair being moved across the floor.

“Sophisticated arguments and falsehoods are like clever tricks, and the crime is compounded.”

He Xuran didn't give him a chance and got up and walked over.

"Things have come to this point, and you still haven't told a single truth. Do you think I'm stupid? You think you can fool me?"

He stood in front of the He family.

"Mrs. He".

He looked down at Mother He.

"You hire someone to perform a ritual every year, don't you?"

Mother He was notoriously superstitious; she never consulted a shaman, and she would go to the temple every month to offer incense money. Many people knew this.

Few people know that her family had committed too many sins, and she was spending huge sums of money on incense and oil, hoping to gain Buddha's blessing.

Mother He: "...Yes."

She chuckled and said, "Many people in the countryside consult shamans; why would an adult ask such a question?"

He Xuran was too lazy to waste words.

Some people really won't shed a tear until they're in their coffin.

"Two months before the incident, the He family's business plummeted, and several ships loaded with porcelain capsized while transporting goods to other places. Afterwards, you fell seriously ill and were plagued by nightmares every night. The fortune teller calculated that the deceased Xiao Niang's birth chart was unlucky, and the child in her womb was a reincarnation of a ghost that would bring great harm to the He family. If it is not eliminated, there will be endless troubles in the future."

"You listened to slander."

Mother He: "No..."

I just said one word.

"The sorceress has been arrested and confessed."

He took out a confession and threw it at the feet of Shuniang, He's second wife.

"You bribed her to say that."

Shuniang was illiterate, but she had become flustered when He Xuran mentioned the sorceress, and now she was completely pale.

He Xuran then threw the evidence at Shu Niang's feet.

It is a gold hairpin.

"The benefits you gave me."

He Xuran: "Why did Hong give it to you before you gave birth? There are records of all the gold shops in Zexian selling it."

Mrs. He's eyes widened: "Impossible!"

Just as she was about to make a fuss, He Xuran's confidant stuffed a rag into her mouth.

The confidant said, "I didn't ask you to speak."

Didn't you notice that the adults find it noisy?

What's wrong with you?

"As for her serious illness, it was because you bribed the servants of the He family to add medicine powder to the soup she drank every day."

"The apprentice doctor at the clinic has confessed."

"The method is good."

"Once you join the He family, you'll stop taking the medicine. You'll become a meritorious official."

He Xuran then took out other pieces of evidence. Each piece of paper was very thin, but when stacked together, they were exceptionally thick.

"You have a violent temper and are a heavy drinker."

These words were spoken to He Hong.

"Eight years ago, the maid surnamed Zhao in the room was strangled to death by you."

"She signed a contract of servitude, so even if she is beaten or killed, no one will dare to pursue the matter."

He Xuran bent down slightly, slapping He Hong's face with a stack of incriminating evidence again and again.

The crisp, clear sounds of the clapping and snapping were pleasing to the ear.

It was like an invisible slap in the face.

"Five years ago, three people died from the poison. One was a servant of the He family, and the other two were your cronies."

"Those two families were not as well-off as the He family, and they did not have a cousin-in-law or advisor serving the county magistrate. They were both businessmen who prioritized profit, and in the end, the two families reached a settlement."

"As for the two who were tortured to death on the bed and carried out, one was a young woman waiting to be married, and the other was already a married woman. You took a fancy to both of them, first humiliating them, and then killing them. You covered it all up for the He family."

He Xuran: "After the case of the deceased Xiao Niang, all the servants of the He family who knew about it were dealt with and buried alive in the desolate mountains east of the city overnight. People have already been sent to dig them up."

After saying all this, he stood up and let go.

The stack of incriminating evidence was all thrown at He Hong's head. Then, a strong wind swept it away, sending it flying.

One of them landed in front of Yu Tingwan.

The girl didn't look at it, nor did she lower her gaze upwards.

He Xuran's trusted aide kicked He Hong away: "Still not admitting your guilt!"

He Hong was originally a bully at home, but these days he has been driven to the brink of collapse by Fu Meng, and now he has coughed up blood again.

The injured legs had not yet healed, and now they were bleeding profusely again.

Mother He was so frightened she almost jumped out of her skin.

She kept poking He's father with her elbow.

Think of a solution quickly!

Unable to bear it any longer, Mr. He pushed her away.

"That's enough! Isn't it embarrassing enough?"

"Sir, we admit it, we all admit it."