lcionline Chapter 251: Taking Over the Family Property
Chapter 251: Taking Over the Family Property
Xiao Wenchang was so angry that he pointed at Xiao Ran and was speechless.
I couldn't catch my breath and almost passed out.
When Dai Zhi saw Xiao Wenchang about to fall backwards, she immediately stepped forward to support him.
"Master, take care of yourself!"
She knew that she could no longer refute the matter, so she could only rebuke Xiao Ran.
"Your mother is dead, she's been dead for many years! Do you still want to piss off your father to death?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran was so furious that he wanted to kill Dai Zhi immediately.
"Ten or a hundred of you are no match for my mother! Don't even think of comparing yourself to my mother. I will send you to the government office and bring you to justice!"
Xiao Wenchang took two deep breaths before he recovered.
"you dare!"
Before Xiao Ran could speak, a voice sounded from outside.
"He doesn't dare, I dare!"
Then, a group of yamen runners rushed in and surrounded everyone.
Then, County Magistrate Cui appeared in front of everyone.
He is upright and solemn and unquestionable.
"Xiao Wenchang, you colluded with bandits, robbed goods, and framed merchants in the city. What crime should you be charged with?"
Xiao Wenchang looked at County Magistrate Cui in disbelief.
This was his lifelong secret, how did County Magistrate Cui find out?
Did something happen to the bandits?
I haven’t heard of it either!
He pretended to be calm and asked, "Master Cui, what do you mean by this?"
County Magistrate Cui did not look at Xiao Wenchang, but turned slightly to look at Xiao Ran, Su Xiaoxiao and others.
"As expected, all the bandits have been captured, and the bandit leader was beheaded on the spot! You have paid the fee and made great contributions!"
After hearing the news, a smile finally appeared on their gloomy faces.
But their happiness only lasted three seconds, and they became a little nervous again.
How could County Magistrate Cui reveal such important news? They haven’t found the insider in the city yet!
Could it be that County Magistrate Cui has already found the accomplice?
Xiao Wenchang and Dai Zhi collapsed on the ground in panic.
If the bandits are eliminated, then wouldn’t they also be exposed?
County Magistrate Cui snorted coldly when he saw the state of the two men.
"I have seized many letters between you and the bandits in their hideout. The most recent one concerns the time and number of people Yang Qi and Tang Ze returned from Linzhou Prefecture. You ordered the bandits to abduct them and take them to the mountains to do hard labor, leaving them to die there because you hated the Yang and Tang families for stealing your business!"
Xiao Wenchang was completely frightened. He lowered his head and did not dare to look at County Magistrate Cui.
Dai Zhi was so scared that she kept hiding behind Xiao Wenchang.
If this matter is exposed, they will be completely finished.
The most angry one was Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran strode forward, grabbed Xiao Wenchang by the collar and yelled.
"Yang Qi and Tang Ze are my best friends, and you actually want to kill them! How can I face them in the future? How can I face the Yang and Tang families?"
Xiao Wenchang glanced at Xiao Ran, his eyes filled with mixed emotions.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, he lowered his head and said nothing.
County Magistrate Cui issued an order: "Xiao Wenchang and Dai Zhi first framed my wife Meng Ruyan, then colluded with bandits to commit murder and robbery. The evidence is irrefutable. They are imprisoned and await their fate!"
"Yes!"
The yamen runners responded and took Xiao Wenchang and Dai Zhi away.
Before leaving, County Magistrate Cui patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder.
"Now that things have come to this, don't be too sad."
Xiao Ran had tears in his eyes and stood there in a daze, feeling aggrieved like a child.
Seeing this, Su Xiaoxiao immediately replied, "Thank you for your concern, sir. We will take good care of him!"
"Okay, you guys go back and rest first. I'll reward you after I finish everything."
"Thank you, sir!"
County Magistrate Cui led his men away, and everyone bowed to see them off.
At this time, Xiao Jin hurried back from outside.
When he heard that something happened at home, his first reaction was that Xiao Ran had come back to cause trouble again.
When I ran back home, I saw Xiao Ran and others, but my parents were not there.
He was afraid of Xiao Ran in his heart, but thinking of his parents' safety, he plucked up the courage to question Xiao Ran.
"What have you done to your parents?"
Xiao Ran was so angry that he had no place to vent it. When he saw Xiao Jin appear, he glared at him with red eyes.
"If it weren't for you, how could Dai Zhi succeed in taking the throne, and how could my mother be killed? You shouldn't be alive in this world!"
He strode forward, kicked Xiao Jin away, and ordered the servants in the mansion.
"Come here, kick this bastard out of the house. From now on, he is no longer a member of the Xiao family, and he is not allowed to enter the house even a single step!"
The servants who had been present looked at each other in confusion.
The eldest young master wants to kick the second young master out of the house. Will they listen to him?
Seeing the servants hesitate, Su Xiaoxiao scolded them, "From now on, everything in the Xiao family will be decided by my husband. What? Are you going to disobey my husband's orders?"
Since ancient times, the eldest son has inherited the family business. They also knew who the real master of the Xiao family would be in the future. They dared not disobey and immediately threw Xiao Jin out.
Xiao Ran seemed to have been drained of all his strength and sat slumped on the ground.
Although he hated Xiao Wenchang, he never expected that Xiao Wenchang was so inhumane. Not only did he cruelly kill his mother, but he also colluded with bandits to rob money and kill people.
Now he even doesn't let his good brothers go.
Thinking of Tang Ze who was still recuperating in bed, he felt even more guilty.
"Yang Qi, I'm sorry!"
Yang Qi quickly came to Xiao Ran's side and helped Xiao Ran up.
"This isn't your fault, your father... Oh, no, Xiao Wenchang is Xiao Wenchang, and you are you. I think even if Tang Ze knew about this, he would be like me and wouldn't hold a grudge against you!"
There was a hint of light in Xiao Ran's dark eyes.
Gratitude: "Thank you! Thank you!"
He hugged Yang Qi and burst into tears.
Su Xiaoxiao felt extremely distressed when she saw Xiao Ran crying like a child.
She knew that although Xiao Ran said that he hated Xiao Wenchang, in his heart he hoped that everything that happened was fake.
Xiao Ran has always longed for fatherly love.
It’s a pity that fate plays tricks on us. Often, the more you desire something, the less likely you are to get it.
She also stepped forward and gently patted Xiao Ran's back, hoping that Xiao Ran would feel better.
Xiao Ran felt his wife's concern, let go of Yang Qi, and cried in Su Xiaoxiao's arms.
……
After this incident, all the properties under the names of Xiao Wenchang and Dai Zhi were seized, and all the stolen money they had obtained over the years was handed over.
The money obtained was confiscated and used to help local people and build the county town.
The remaining Xiao family assets were inherited and managed by Xiao Ran.
County Magistrate Cui made the crimes of Xiao Wenchang and Dai Zhi public and sentenced them to be executed three days later.
Xiao Ran, Su Xiaoxiao, Yang Qi and Tang Ze were rewarded with 100 taels of silver each for their meritorious service in suppressing the bandits.
Tian Feng, who has passed away, risked his life to draw a topographic map of the bandits' hideout, and was awarded special merit. In addition to rewarding his family with silver and land, he was also given a plaque that read "Meritorious Service in Suppressing Bandits."
As for Zhuang Nanrong, in order to protect her last bit of dignity, County Magistrate Cui only said to the outside world that she endured humiliation and worked as a cook for the bandits. When she saw the bandit leader escaping, she intercepted and killed him and was recorded as a heroine of Changming County.