Chapter 1345
Admitting Guilt and Cutting Losses
Chapter 1345 Admitting Guilt and Cutting Losses
"No, no, we are all law-abiding citizens!" The Wei people present all expressed their opinions, and some even instinctively raised their hands, then lowered them guiltily.
???
Are you admitting your guilt without being asked?
Boom boom boom!
"Stop! Take the main culprit, Zheng, into this barricade. He must not approach the main gate of Wuyuan!" Commander Wei shouted again.
Zheng Si is a drug dealer; we can't let him harm the Prince of Ye and other nobles.
Lin Baihu complied.
"Report! The main culprit, Zheng, has been escorted to the designated location!"
"His identity has been verified; he is indeed the principal offender, Zheng, and there is no imposter!"
"Ugh, uh!" Master Zheng kept shouting after seeing Mr. Tong on the platform, full of resentment... This lackey was actually found out, and he didn't even manage to commit suicide. Instead, he was brought out and displayed to the public.
and also……
Master Zheng shuddered: "Ugh ugh ugh!"
If the man surnamed Tong is arrested, won't the Ming family be exposed? That's the head of a powerful family, another emperor among the powerful clans. If the Ming family is implicated, the thousand-year-old family will suffer a severe blow, the power of the powerful clans will be swallowed up by Emperor Wuxing, and the alliance of powerful clans will be broken up!
The entire alliance is already struggling to fight against Emperor Wuxing. If the alliance collapses, Emperor Wuxing can devour them one by one... The aristocratic families will perish, and the wealth and power they have accumulated over thousands of years will fall into the national treasury!
The consequences were too severe for Master Zheng to bear, and he rolled his eyes in frustration.
"Fourth Master, hold on! Quick, get a doctor in to save Fourth Master! We can't let Fourth Master die!" Shi Luoliu and the others shouted anxiously.
Master Liu also shouted, "We can't just invite the military doctors and imperial physicians. We must invite the three most famous doctors in the capital city, Guo Fengsun, and others, to treat Mr. Rong. We people in the capital city only trust these three. When Mr. Rong committed suicide, they worked with the imperial physicians and military doctors to treat him!"
The three renowned doctors were indeed here... Because there were so many people, and in case of any accidents, Wuyuan invited them to stay and watch over the place. If anyone bumped into a wall or fainted from hunger, they would be asked to provide first aid.
"Do any of the three renowned doctors have any objections?" Commander Wei asked the three renowned doctors sitting in the guardhouse at the main gate.
The three stated, "If we can dispel the doubts of the people of the capital city, we will do our duty without hesitation."
"Please." Commander Wei sent soldiers with three renowned doctors to Master Zheng's place.
But before the three renowned doctors even entered the shield formation, they only caught a glimpse of Master Zheng's face from afar and exclaimed in alarm, "Ah! Venereal disease! Everyone, get away from him!"
"The vesicular rash has spread to my face; it's incurable. The venom is still at its most potent. Stay away from it immediately!"
"I won't treat such a dirty patient, farewell!" Doctor Guo was quick as a flash, turning around and running back.
Upon hearing this, the thousands of Wei people and more than a thousand criminals present erupted in uproar. The crowd surged back several meters, leaving a clearing on the side of the shield formation where Master Zheng was located and on the side of the main gate of Wuyuan.
"What? Master Zheng has contracted venereal disease? The rash on his face is a venereal rash!"
"Oh no! I touched Master Zheng! What am I going to do?! Will I get a venereal disease?!"
"I didn't touch it. I was wearing leather gloves the whole time. Hahaha, I'm fine. I won't get infected!"
Luo Liuyun and the others were so frightened that they were speechless.
Master Shi is the most cunning. He plans to sneak out of the shield formation and disappear into the crowd without making a sound, as if he had never been there.
pity……
Bang! Bang! The spear struck Old Man Shi in the back, knocking him to the ground. Commander Lin ordered, "Drag them into the shield formation. None of them are allowed to leave. After the case is closed, they must be placed in isolation to prevent them from contracting syphilis and harming others." Old Man Shi was in pain and furious, crying out, "The Wei army tricked us! We were perfectly innocent people, and they tricked us into touching people with syphilis! Fellow villagers, seek justice for us!"
"Ha, isn't this the job you begged for by begging for your lives? We allowed you to see the main culprit Zheng, and now you're blaming us. You really don't know what death means!" Commander Lin spat, mocked, and harbored murderous intent.
The villagers weren't having it, and they yelled at them, "What are you complaining about? You brought this on yourselves... Sir, sir, you'd better keep an eye on these guys, don't let them wander over here, otherwise they'll be accused of deliberately spreading venereal disease and will be beheaded!"
That's right. Because syphilis was an incurable disease, there was a rule before the Great Wei Dynasty that those who deliberately spread syphilis would be beheaded.
Even though Master Zheng was from a prominent family and a nobleman, he was shunned by his fellow family members and could not attend banquets hosted by them because of this illness.
Master Zheng had just been awakened by the stench of poison used by the assassins. Upon hearing this, he realized that his venereal disease had been exposed, and his vision went black again, causing him to faint once more.
Boom boom boom!
"Folks, calm down. Venereitis isn't that easy to catch unless you touch the rash with an open wound, or rub your eyes, pick your nose, wipe your mouth, or sleep with a sick person with hands that have been touched by the rash..."
Despite the explanation, everyone present was still frightened and covered their mouths, afraid that they would get sick if they inhaled a breath of Master Zheng's exhalation.
"Prince Ye, pronounce the verdict quickly, so that the main culprit Zheng can be executed and the body burned!"
"Yes, Prince Ye, hurry up and burn the main culprit Zheng's body, otherwise the capital city will be hit by a venereal disease outbreak, which is incurable!"
"This disease is shameful!"
Tsk tsk tsk, because Master Zheng has a venereal disease, no one is clamoring for evidence or for him to confess in person anymore; they just want him to be dealt with as soon as possible.
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
"Silence! Anyone who makes another sound will be dragged away and imprisoned with the main culprit, Zheng!"
Silence fell; even breathing became softer.
When Master Zheng woke up and heard this, he almost fainted from anger again... but the stinky medicine was too strong, and he didn't faint.
"Fourth Master Zheng, things have come to this point, so just confess your guilt. I, Tong, have already confessed!"
"Moreover, we committed the student murder case on our own, bribed a Wei army commander, infiltrated the Wei army, and dealt a heavy blow to the Wei royal prince. We died a shocking death, and our lives were not in vain!"
After failing to commit suicide and having his venereal disease exposed in public, Master Zheng was as if he were dead, devoid of any life.
Mr. Tong repeated these words twice, adding, "Master Zheng, although we lost, we've enjoyed ourselves. We're better off than those poor wretches. Now it's just death, what's there to fear? Besides, the enemy is coming soon. If we die now, we might at least have a complete corpse and a proper funeral!"
Master Zheng shuddered... He had enjoyed it.
Yes, he comes from a prominent family and has spent his entire life enjoying their support.
Although he has failed and lost all face, what he should do most is to cut off the source of the damage in time, preserve the Ming family and the integrity of the aristocratic alliance, so that the madman Emperor Wuxing will continue to investigate and cause their aristocratic alliance to fall apart.
He is from a prestigious family, and he must protect the alliance of noble families; he cannot become a sinner against the alliance!
To the aristocratic alliance, Zheng Si was a qualified scion, and he was also nearly tormented by syphilis, so after a long silence, he spoke to Commander Lin: "Uh, um."
He remained calm, repeatedly uttering "uh, uh" and nodding, indicating his willingness to confess.
"Wait." Commander Lin went to ask Commander Wei if he could allow the main culprit, Zheng, to speak.
Commander Wei then went to consult with the Prince of Ye, the Imperial Envoy of Qi, and Lord Yan.
Finally, I received permission.
The soldiers and medics, wearing heavy blouses and leather gloves, went to Zheng Sihe's chin and gave him pain-relieving pills.