HCB Chapter 277 Unbelievable
Chapter 277 Unbelievable
"Because of what you said, my mind cleared up instantly. Please punish me, sir. I am willing to bear any punishment. I just hope that you will not bring disaster to my family. They don't know about this matter."
The rough man could no longer hold back his tears and sobbed loudly. Originally facing the prefect, he turned around on his knees and turned to face Si Wei Zhong, and then he hit his head several more times with a bang.
Si Wei Zhong knew that this rough man was asking him for a promise, without any consideration: "You report the situation to the prefect truthfully. This is something you did alone. The prefect has always been honest and upright, and he will definitely not involve your family. You can rest assured about this."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." The rough man sobbed, his forehead resting on the cold ground.
"Now that the matter has been made clear, does Lord Si have anything else to say about this matter?" the prefect asked Si Wei Zhong.
"Thank you, Mr. Prefect, for clearing my son's name. This man was drunk and beat my son so badly. The corresponding medical expenses should be borne by him. He should also pay a certain amount of compensation to make up for the psychological trauma of my son." Si Wei Zhong lowered his eyes, thought for a long time, and then spoke.
Hearing this, the prefect nodded slightly, then looked at the rough man on the ground: "You seriously injured someone after drinking, and also falsely accused others of stealing things from your silver shop. Now that the case is clear, you will pay for all of Mr. Si's medical expenses, and compensate Mr. Si with fifty taels of silver. In addition, you disturbed the court and will be fined twenty strokes of the cane. Do you have any objection?"
Hearing the prefect's words, the rough man looked at him in disbelief, then looked at Si Chengyi lying on the ground. How much silver would this cost? His mother would beat him to death when she returned home.
"My Lord, I am a small family, and we all depend on that shop for a living. We really can't afford that much money. Can you please reduce the fine? Or you can give me thirty lashes of the cane."
"Then I'll fine you thirty taels of silver and give you thirty lashes of the cane. Then execute you." The rough-looking man didn't look like a rich man, so he immediately exempted him from twenty taels of silver.
Hearing the muffled sound of the board hitting his flesh, Si Wei Zhong finally felt relieved. If this man had remained stubborn, the consequences would have been disastrous. Fortunately, this was alright.
After coming out of the prefectural office, Si Wei Zhong took Si Chengyi directly back to the marquis's residence. Si Chengyi was lying in the carriage, groaning in pain. Si Wei Zhong asked him why he appeared in the silver shop?
Si Chengyi didn't know whether he was pretending or really couldn't bear the pain, but he wouldn't say anything no matter how he was asked.
How could he dare to say it? If Si Wei Zhong knew that he went to the silver shop to steal things in order to lend money to Li Xiaoxiao, the consequences would be unimaginable.
He was so anxious and in pain that he almost fainted. Now he felt worse than fainting if he was awake.
Wang Qiuhuo had received the news long ago and was standing at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion waiting for them. She vaguely saw the carriage coming towards them.
After walking a few steps quickly to the carriage, the driver quickly stopped. Wang Qiuhe stepped forward and opened the curtain. When she saw Si Chengyi inside, she was immediately shocked: "My son, go get a doctor."
The carriage went straight into the marquis's mansion and arrived at the courtyard where Si Chengyi lived. Several people carried him down carefully, and the doctor also hurried over.
He took Si Chengyi's pulse and checked his physical condition. Finally, the old doctor stroked his gray beard and said that Si Chengyi only had some superficial injuries and would be fine after some rest. There was no big problem.
Wang Qiuhe felt relieved and asked someone to change Si Chengyi's clothes and give him a simple wash.
"Tell me, why did you go to the jewelry store to steal things last night?" Seeing the doctor leave, Si Wei Zhong, who had been sitting in a chair without saying a word since he entered the door, spoke coldly.
"What are you talking about, master? Why would Chengyi steal things? Is there something wrong?" Stealing things, how could her son do such a thing? Although Si Chengyi is not doing his job all day long, she still understands her son.
"It's all your fault. Ask him if he did it. If he didn't, how could he have these injuries?" Seeing that there were no outsiders in the room, Si Wei Zhong stood up from his seat and slapped Wang Qiuhuo hard in the face.
Stunned by the sudden slap, Wang Qiuhuo was most afraid of Si Wei Zhong getting angry because he would always take her out on her whenever he was angry.
Subconsciously, I looked at Si Chengyi lying on the bed, and saw Si Chengyi lying motionless with his eyes closed. However, if you look closely, you can easily find that his eyelids are moving. It is obvious that he is awake and pretending to be asleep.
Wang Qiuhe still couldn't believe it, and hurried to the bedside: "Chengyi, open your eyes and tell your father that you didn't do these things."
Si Chengyi, lying on the bed, moved his eyelids faster, but he didn't dare to open his eyes or say a word.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Seeing Si Chengyi like this, Si Wei Zhong became furious and ordered with a stern face.
Si Chengyi had to open his eyes. He didn't dare to look at Si Wei Zhong, but looked at his mother with a look for help.
Even if Wang Qiuhe wanted to protect her son, she didn't dare to provoke Si Wei Zhong who was angry.
For a long time, Si Chengyi was silent and didn't dare to say a word, but he couldn't avoid it by not speaking.
"Are you going to tell me or not?" Si Wei Zhong's patience had run out, and there was gritted teeth in his voice.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Si Chengyi was extremely scared. He knew he had to tell you now. He just hoped that his father would not blame him too much later.
His eyes were wandering, and he looked at Si Wei Zhong timidly before he spoke in a low voice: "I'm short of money recently, so I want to get some money. Dad, I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again."
"What do you want the silver for?" Si Wei Zhong stared at him closely.
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"I want to lend it to Li Xiaoxiao." Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Si Chengyi hesitated for a long time before finally saying it.
"What?" Si Wei Zhong screamed in surprise. He could not believe what Si Chengyi said. Li Xiaoxiao was his sworn enemy in business. Li Xiaoxiao was going to open four more restaurants in the capital, and all of them would be near his restaurant. It was obvious that he wanted to go against him.
She never expected that her own son would be willing to become a thief just to lend her money. She really wanted to open his brain and see what was inside.
The sudden scream startled Wang Qiuhe, and she looked at her son in disbelief. How could this be possible? How could her son do this?
"Chengyi, tell me, was it Li Xiaoxiao who forced you to do this?" At this point, Wang Qiuhuo still couldn't believe that this was true.