43: If you kill someone intentionally, then behead him.

Two quarters later.

At the Second Hall's public court.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu stood on either side with a group of Captians.

Three people knelt before the hall: a fifteen-year-old girl and two young men.

The girl was dressed in rags, wore tattered cloth shoes, had frostbite on her hands, her face was incredibly pale, and a hint of terror was visible in her eyes.

The two men, on the other hand, were yawning, with lazy smiles on their faces, completely disregarding where they were.

One of the men glanced at the girl, sneering, "Little girl, just you wait! You've been bouncing around for a while, but after this, I'm definitely selling you to a brothel!"

"......"

The girl cowered, her body trembling, her expression filled with extreme terror. Two of the people who had beaten her grandfather were right here.

Seeing this, the Captians present frowned, their eyes fixed on the two men with a chilling murderous intent. How dare they be so arrogant even after arriving at the Tianquan Division? They truly had some nerve!

Xie Weilou sat at the very front, and he slowly spoke, "Who is Dong Hen?"

"Reporting to this Lord, my young master is unwell and cannot leave the house. We are his guards and are here on his behalf."

One of the men said with a smile, cupping his hands.

Didn't Young Master Dong just kill two lowly commoners? What's the big deal?

This case had been successively handed over to the Jingzhao Prefecture, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Ministry of Justice, yet it remained unresolved, which was enough to demonstrate the power of the Dong Manor.

Even though they were now at the Tianquan Division, it was probably just a formality.

One should know that their master was the Deputy Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, a person even the Third Prince actively sought to win over. With such a background, who would dare to touch anyone from their Dong Manor?

"That's interesting. The accused doesn't come, but instead sends two guards."

Xie Weilou's smile was cold and sharp.

The man chuckled, "I just said, my young master is unwell and cannot come here! It's the same with us coming here. Whatever instructions the Lord has, we will certainly convey them to our young master."

The other man said with a faint smile, "Our master is the Deputy Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Everything that needed to be taken care of has already been taken care of. You Lords just need to go through the motions."

"Go through the motions?"

Xie Weilou's expression was playful.

He looked at Zhang Long: "Is the evidence conclusive?"

Zhang Long said in a deep voice, "All kinds of evidence are ready. Also, Lu An's father was beaten to death, and these two were involved."

Xie Weilou then asked, "For intentional homicide, according to the Great Xia Law, what is the penalty?"

"Death penalty, beheading."

Zhang Long stated directly.

"Very good! Then behead them! Since they came on behalf of Dong Hen and committed crimes, then behead them all together."

Xie Weilou's face darkened, his eyes filled with fierce light.

"Yes, sir!"

Zhang Long immediately drew the saber from his waist, and a chilling aura erupted, locking down the two men.

The two men's expressions changed in shock.

One of them immediately said, "This Lord, we are just here on behalf of Young Master Dong. We haven't committed any crime."

The other quickly pulled out a bag of silver and offered it, "This is a small token of respect from Young Master Dong to all of you Lords..."

If the matter had ended like this, they would have embezzled the silver, but they had not expected the people of the Tianquan Division to draw their blades immediately.

Seeing the silver offered by this person, Xie Weilou glanced at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu: "There shouldn't be any bribery within the Tianquan Division, should there?"

Zhang Long said seriously, "I don't know about the rest, but it doesn't exist in the Second Hall!"

"Very good! Bribery in court, the crime is compounded, behead!"

Xie Weilou's tone was chilling.

Slash!

Zhang Long didn't waste any words, he swung his saber down.

"No......"

The man saw the gleaming long saber cleaving towards his neck, and terror appeared in his eyes.

Puff!

The next second, the man's blood splattered, his head fell to the ground, and he was completely dead.

"Don't......"

The other person was startled, his face pale, his expression panicked. He clearly hadn't expected that he, a mere lackey, would face slaughter in a public court.

Boom!

Zhang Long immediately swung his saber, and before the man could react, his neck was severed by a single strike, and blood spurted out.

Seeing this, the Captians felt some of the frustration in their hearts dissipate. How dare two lackeys act so presumptuously in the Tianquan Division? They were simply courting death.

"Hmm! Not bad."

Xie Weilou smiled and nodded.

His gaze fell on the girl, and he softly said, "Little girl, you go home and wait for news first. This Captian will go arrest the person now and will certainly give you an explanation."

A mist appeared in the girl's eyes, and tears streamed down. She hurriedly kowtowed and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Lord, thank you, Lord..."

During this time, she had visited various government offices, but no one had stood up for her. Now that she was at the Tianquan Division, and two of the people who had beaten her grandfather were dead, it gave her hope.

Perhaps the Tianquan Division could truly give her justice.

Xie Weilou spoke, "Leave a few people to clean up here. The rest of you follow me to the Dong Manor to make arrests."

"Directly arrest them?"

Zhao Hu asked subconsciously.

Xie Weilou glanced at Zhao Hu: "The evidence is conclusive, so of course, we arrest them directly. Do you expect us to keep him for the New Year?"

"Understood."

Zhao Hu nodded seriously.

If it were them, they naturally wouldn't dare to directly arrest people, otherwise, this summons wouldn't have only brought two guards.

However, Xie Weilou is the Heir of Marquis Zhenxi Manor. A Deputy Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices couldn't intimidate him. With Xie Weilou leading the team, they had nothing to fear from anyone when doing things.

"Follow."

Xie Weilou walked out of the hall.

Lin Qinghuang happened to be standing outside the hall. She calmly glanced at Xie Weilou: "Well done. The Tianquan Division has the power to execute first and report later. For those who commit evil, just behead them. There's no need for any scruples!"

"Alright."

Xie Weilou waved his hand, picked up an oil-paper umbrella from the side, and walked forward.

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Not long after.

Outside the Dong Manor.

Xie Weilou held an oil-paper umbrella, as heavy snow fell. The Captians followed on either side.

"Who are you people? This is Lord Dong's residence. Unauthorized persons are not allowed near. Leave quickly, or don't blame us for being impolite."

Two guards of the Dong Manor stood at the main entrance, staring at Xie Weilou and his group with displeasure, their words carrying a tone of reprimand.

"How audacious!"

Zhang Long and the others raised their eyebrows. As people of the Tianquan Division, when had it ever been the turn of two guards to reprimand them? Or was it that everyone in the Dong Manor was this arrogant? Did they not even put the Tianquan Division in their eyes?

"Talkative!"

Xie Weilou said indifferently.

Slap!

Zhang Long rushed forward and directly slapped both guards across the face.

The two guards were sent flying, blood gushing from their mouths and noses. They clutched their faces in pain and roared, "You...you actually dare to cause trouble at the Dong Manor..."

Xie Weilou walked forward expressionlessly, stepping on one of the guards' fingers, and said indifferently, "Playing dumb? You don't even know the Tianquan Division."