My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 376 - 249: Heart Execution [Combined] _2

She seemed to realize something, and she reached out her finger to gently test the nobleman's breath.

The next moment, her face turned pale, and she sat down on the ground, muttering, "He's dead...He's not breathing..."

After regaining her composure, she immediately pointed at Song Yiren and shouted, "Murder, murder, someone come quickly!"

Song Yiren was stunned for a moment. She had only slightly acted out just to teach him a small lesson. How could she possibly have killed him?

She quickly stepped forward, checked the man's pulse, and after her body shuddered, her face gradually turned pale.

He was dead...

She hadn't used much strength; how could he possibly be dead?

The situation took several surprising turns, and the scene fell silent.

Initially, it was thought to be a tease to the civilian girl, but it turned out to be a part of a role-playing game.

Instead of standing up against injustice, it was seen as meddling in others' affairs.

What was worse, this misunderstanding had led to a loss of life.

The crowd had already gathered there for a while when a team of Imperial Guards patrolling the area noticed something amiss and quickly came over...

...

Li Mansion.

The wife hadn't returned from following Yiren, and Song Yu hurried over.

He had just run into the courtyard when he anxiously said, "Brother-in-law, something terrible has happened! Yiren has been implicated in a murder case and has been taken to the Chang'an County Government!"

Li Nuo was also stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "What!"

Song Yu anxiously said, "The news just got back to the Song Family, so I came to find you right away. Let's go and see her first!"

By the time Li Nuo and Song Yu arrived at the Chang'an County Government, Lord Father-in-law and Lady Mother-in-law were already there.

He stepped forward and asked, "Where's Yiren?"

Song Zhe had rushed over from the Ministry of Personnel as soon as he got the news. His expression was still somewhat dazed, and he didn't respond to Li Nuo immediately.

County Magistrate Pei came over, sighed softly, and said, "The Zongzheng Si has already taken over this case. Miss Song has been taken away by them."

Li Nuo frowned and asked, "Why would the Zongzheng Si take over? Could it be that the deceased is..."

Pei Zhe nodded and replied, "The deceased was the son of Fengyang County..."

Although a Viscount is the lowest among the nobles in Daxia, he is still a noble.

In Daxia, every noble has a lineage of the Imperial Family, and when it comes to cases involving nobles, whether they are the accused or the involved, the Zongzheng Si handles it, and even the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice have no jurisdiction.

The deceased was a noble, so it was reasonable and lawful for Zongzheng Si to take over.

Li Nuo turned to Pei Zhe and asked, "What exactly happened, Lord Pei, do you know?"

Pei Zhe nodded and replied, "This official has already clarified the details. Although this case originated from a misunderstanding, it ultimately resulted in a loss of life, and the deceased was a Viscount, which is quite problematic..."

From Pei Zhe's account, Li Nuo quickly understood the whole situation.

The whole incident was the result of a series of misunderstandings and coincidences.

The son of Fengyang County and a brothel woman were role-playing in the street.

Yiren mistook him for teasing a civilian girl and struck him.

That kick, though not heavy, proved fatal to the son of Fengyang County who had been born with a congenital heart defect and had always had a frail body. A normal person would have suffered minor injuries, but it had taken his life.

These misunderstandings and coincidences had led to the current outcome.

Who would have thought that someone would be twisted enough to play such games, acting out the role of a debauched libertine teasing a good family woman in public.

Without knowing, Yiren's act constituted involuntary manslaughter.

In Daxia, there are six types of homicide: premeditated murder, intentional murder, combat murder, accidental murder, theatrical murder, and involuntary manslaughter.

Premeditated murder is the most severe, punishable by immediate execution.

Involuntary manslaughter is the least severe, punishment can be reduced at discretion, but at the least, it involves exile and imprisonment.

But all of this has prerequisites.

If the murdered individual was a noble, regardless of the reason, the crime increased in severity by three levels, execution was unavoidable regardless of the circumstances, even if it was the lowest rank of nobility, the penalty was still death.

This law had not changed since the founding of Daxia.

Su Qing couldn't hold it in anymore and asked, "What will they do to Yiren?"

Song Zhe moved his lips but said nothing.

If Yiren had killed just a common debauchee, with his own status, he could have reduced her sentence significantly.

But the one killed by her was a noble, and even if Song Zhe himself killed a noble, he would still have to pay with his life.

County Magistrate Pei shook his head and said, "Murdering a noble, whether by accident or involuntarily, by law is punishable by execution, no commute or pardoning..."

Hearing this, Su Qing's expression turned cold, and she turned to walk outside.

Song Zhe quickly grabbed her wrist and asked, "Where are you going?"

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Su Qing coldly replied, "I'm going to that whatever Zongzheng Si to rescue Yiren!"

Song Zhe said, "Calm down first..."

Su Qing angrily retorted, "Yiren is about to be executed, how can you ask me to calm down!"

Li Nuo also stepped forward and said, "Lady Mother-in-law, don't rush. Let me go to Zongzheng Si and see Yiren first. Let's understand the situation fully before anything else, even if they decide to charge Yiren, it still has to go through the Ministry of Justice..."

Given Lady Mother-in-law's temperament, she indeed might attempt something like a prison break.

For now, not discussing whether she could successfully rescue Yiren from Zongzheng Si, even if she could, they wouldn't be able to flee Chang'an.

And even if she managed to take Yiren back to Sanqing Sect, the matter wouldn't end there.

Breaking someone out of Zongzheng Si's prison would be tantamount to declaring war on the court.

Sanqing Sect was powerful, but it was nowhere enough before the national machinery.

Jianghu matters can be settled with Jianghu methods.

But courtly issues must be settled with courtly methods.

Hearing Li Nuo speak, Su Qing eventually calmed down, and Li Nuo, to reassure her, comforted, "Don't worry, whatever happens, I won't let anything happen to Yiren..."