activa-t Chapter 153: Trial (3)
Chapter 153: Trial (3)
Cai Shoucheng frowned.
"If it were any other underworld gang, I would believe it, but could the Tiandao League do such a thing?"
Hao Xiong snorted, "Then how do you prove that it wasn't the Tiandao League who did it?"
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
"Only the Tiandao League could do such a thing!"
Everyone looked towards the direction where the sound came from, and saw a white shadow leap up, landed in the main hall, and stood steadily in front of Cai Shoucheng.
Zhao Xuan exclaimed, "It's Li Baiyun!"
Gu Zhanghua leaned close to Zhao Xuan's ear and asked, "How do you know him?"
The breath exhaled by Gu Zhanghua blew on Zhao Xuan's ear, light and hot. Zhao Xuan quickly pinched her earlobe.
"It's so itchy, stay away from me."
"How can we whisper when we're so far away? You haven't answered me yet."
Zhao Xuan could only whisper, "I fought him during the Tiandao League competition, and I defeated him."
Gu Zhanghua said, "Oh," "So it was my defeated opponent."
At this time, Li Baiyun in the main hall bowed to Gu Jiancheng and Wang Daoding, and then looked at Cai Shoucheng.
"Other Jianghu gangs wouldn't do such a thing. Only the Tiandao League has reason to do so, because the origin of this matter is the Xie Zhan Knife."
"I know about this. The prize for the winner of the Tiandao League Martial Arts Competition back then was the Evil-Slaying Sword. I heard it was won by a little girl."
"Yes, that little girl is the head of Jiaoyang Valley, Huang Huacai."
Cai Shoucheng couldn't believe it. "The Tiandao League framed Jiaoyang Valley just to kill the evil sword? Is that really necessary? That's what Huang Huacai deserved based on her own abilities. How can the Tiandao League be so unreasonable?"
Li Baiyun smiled.
"It's all because Huang Huacai got the Evil-Slaying Sword and pawned it. He used the money to save the people in Jiaoyang Valley who were left penniless and waiting to die. Later, the Evil-Slaying Sword fell into the hands of Liang Changping, a general of the Kingdom of Yue. Liang Changping was a sworn enemy of Hu Yiba, the brother of Hu Yidao, the leader of the Tiandao League. Hu Yidao died in battle defending Fengcheng from Liang Changping's attack. Do you think Hu Yiba would let Huang Huacai go if he knew about this? Would he let Jiaoyang Valley, where Huang Huacai had settled, go?"
Cai Shoucheng opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Li Baiyun turned and looked at Gu Jiancheng.
"Sir, among the bandits who posed as citizens of Jiaoyang Valley and robbed the caravan was an outer disciple of my Xiaoyao Sect. As the current head of the Xiaoyao Sect, I have already purged the sect, abolished his martial arts, and severed one of his arms. I have brought him here, and I await your decision."
Li Baiyun waved behind him as he spoke, and saw a man with a broken left arm squeeze out of the crowd dejectedly and walked into the main hall.
The man knelt directly on the ground.
"My name is Chen Dasheng, and I'm an outer disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect. Half a year ago, I was out shopping and met a fellow villager of mine. He had some kung fu skills and wanted me to introduce him to the Xiaoyao Sect. We started chatting, and he said he had a business deal and wanted to bring me on board. It wasn't difficult, and the money would be quick. I was so tempted that I agreed. Three days later, he brought four people to the Xiaoyao Sect to find me. The five of us hid at the foot of a mountain not far from Jiaoyang Valley, where caravans traveling from the border town to the rich city had to pass. We waited for a while, and then we saw a caravan passing by, so we robbed it."
When Cai Shoucheng heard this, he stepped forward, grabbed the man by the collar, took a closer look at his appearance, and suddenly realized what was going on.
"It really is you! You robbed the caravan I was leading! I told you I was going to report you to the authorities, but what did you say? You said you were refugees from Jiaoyang Valley. You're not afraid of death, but you're afraid of us reporting you to the authorities? You really have such vicious minds!"
At this time, the crowd listening to the trial outside the door was in an uproar.
Gu Jiancheng slammed the gavel again: "Cai Shoucheng, three times is the limit! If you disrupt the court again, I will hold you accountable!"
Cai Shoucheng hurriedly let go of Chen Dasheng and stood aside obediently.
Gu Jiancheng asked Chen Dasheng, "Do you know who is behind this?"
Chen Dasheng replied: "My fellow townsman told me that it was a subordinate of Hu Yiba, the leader of the Tiandao League. A man named Wu Li contacted him, and the money was also given by Wu Li."
Gu Jiancheng asked again: "Then do you know where your fellow villager is hiding now?"
Chen Dasheng looked at Li Baiyun with fear before answering.
"Ever since the Sect Master brought me back to the sect and severely punished me, I haven't contacted him again, but I know where he lives."
"Write down his home address and sign the signature you just gave me."
Upon hearing this, the clerk hurriedly picked up a pen and paper and came to Chen Dasheng.
Gu Jiancheng looked at Li Baiyun.
"Master Li, you have already severely punished Chen Dasheng, so I will not pursue this matter any further. You will stay in the city for now. If you need him to testify in court in the future, please bring him to the yamen."
Li Baiyun clasped his fists towards Gu Jiancheng.
"Thank you, sir. Once this case is concluded, I will be sure to strictly discipline the gang members when I return."
Seeing that Chen Dasheng had finished writing the address, Li Baiyun took Chen Dasheng away.
Gu Zhanghua leaned closer to Zhao Xuan's ear and said, "The Xiaoyao Sect's leader is truly righteous."
Zhao Xuan dodged to the side and said, "He's a good guy. He even went to Jiaoyang Valley to report the news and reminded us to be more vigilant against the Tiandao Alliance."
"Your martial arts skills are not bad either."
"It's just a little bit worse than me."
"Yes, a defeated general, not worth mentioning."
Zhao Xuan looked at Gu Zhanghua seriously.
"I really can't help mentioning it. I was thinking of finding out where he lives so I can treat him to a nice drink. He's been so helpful, I can't be ungrateful!"
"That's right, I'll go with you then."
Zhao Xuan thought, "If you follow me, will I be able to drink freely? You're always saying that men and women shouldn't touch each other, that's etiquette, and I'm under your control. So why bother drinking?"
Zhao Xuan chuckled and said, "Let's talk about it later."
In the hall, Gu Jiancheng and Wang Daoding looked at each other, and then looked at everyone in the hall.
"The case has now been basically solved. Hao Xiong and Dong Tian were indeed residents of Jiaoyang Valley, but they didn't rob the passing caravan. The robbers were someone else. The key now lies with Wu Li. I hereby declare that we will immediately proceed to the Tiandao League headquarters in Jinyang City to apprehend Wu Li. Furthermore, Tiandao League leader Hu Yiba is suspected of harboring a grudge due to the incident with the Evil-Slaying Blade. He allegedly instructed his men to secretly bribe guild members to rob the caravan and frame Jiaoyang. They will be brought to the capital together! Once the two arrive in Liyang, the case will be heard separately! Hao Xiong and Dong Tian are acquitted!"
Zhao Xuan jumped up with joy, waving her arms and shouting, "Second brother is so awesome! Second brother is awesome! Second brother is the best in the world!"
Gu Zhanghua pulled Zhao Xuan's arm down.
"Second brother is number one in the world, what about me?"
"You are far inferior to my second brother. You are just a young boy!"
"Hey, you're going a bit too far. Second brother is great at judging cases, so I'm just working in vain, right?"
"You're pretty awesome, aren't you? Let's go, let's quickly bring everyone to the mansion and have a good celebration tonight!"