Hearing Grandma of the Liao family confess to killing her own son, everyone looked shocked and disbelieving.

Grandma of the Liao family's husband had passed away early, leaving behind only Liao Xiaofu, her sole son. She cherished him like a precious jewel, preferring to eat coarse grains and vegetables herself rather than let him suffer the slightest hardship.

Even when her son later became idle and indulged in drinking and gambling every day, Grandma of the Liao family would only try to counsel him with earnest pleas. How could she suddenly become so heartless as to kill her son?

Dai Qiangsheng's eyes were filled with anger and unwillingness, but then he seemed to think of something, his long narrow eyes swiftly moving, clearly scheming something.

Meanwhile, Yang Mengchen's face was serene, but his eyes were as deep as the sea, looking at Grandma of the Liao family while he inwardly sighed.

"Senior Minister," Grandma of the Liao family knelt, her aged face full of self-reproach and guilt, "this commoner has failed in teaching her child, resulting in my unfilial son afflicting the village, and he even abused and scolded his wife and grandson every few days. I know I have no face to see the people of the village, nor do I deserve forgiveness from my daughter-in-law and grandson.

In death, I would have even less dignity to face the ancestors of the Liao family. A month ago, when the unfilial son once again hit and scolded his wife, out of anger, I forcefully pushed the unfilial son, he lost his balance, hit his head on the corner of the table, and died on the spot. I have killed a person and am willing to pay with my life for his!"

"No..."

Fang Qin opened her mouth to say something, but stopped when she caught her mother-in-law's deep gaze, biting her pale lips and staying silent, while tears silently fell.

Xiao Hongtao had an expression of pity, but still ordered the Government Official to take Grandma of the Liao family back to the County Office, to sentence and deal with her later.

"Senior Minister, Old Lady Liao is lying!" Seeing that Xiao Hongtao was about to close the case, Dai Qiangsheng became anxious, "Senior Minister, even a tiger would not eat its offspring, and Old Lady Liao has always been very affectionate towards Liao Xiaofu, unwilling to even speak a harsh word to him, how could she possibly have killed him?

Moreover, Old Lady Liao is weak, just pushing Liao Xiaofu, how could that kill him? Also, how could Old Lady Liao alone possibly move the body here? Old Lady Liao is clearly protecting the real murderer, taking the blame for someone else. Please, Senior Minister, examine the truth!"

Yang Mengchen slightly raised his eyebrow, this Dai Qiangsheng not only had cleverness, but also a gift of the gab, which would actually make him quite suitable for being a litigator or a Public Procurator.

The crowd felt that there might be some sense to what Dai Qiangsheng said, but no one spoke up, after all, it was up to the judgment of the County Magistrate.

"Senior Minister, the unfilial son was at that time pleased with himself for beating his wife unconscious without any guard against this commoner, and I exerted all my strength, which is why I was able to topple the unfilial son. He accidentally hit his head on the corner of the table which led to his death.

I was very scared, and to avoid implicating my daughter-in-law, I secretly dragged the unfilial son's body behind the house to bury it. I don't know how the unfilial son's body ended up in the well. Every word I speak is true; I would never dare to deceive you, Senior Minister!" Grandma of the Liao family stated.

"You each have your own reasons, and I am unable to discern the truth at this moment," Xiao Hongtao frowned deeply, then turned his eyes to Yang Mengchen, "What do you think, Mengchen?"

Yang Mengchen shook his head, "I cannot tell either. The key question is, if Grandma of the Liao family said she buried the corpse behind the house, why did it appear in the well?"

"Senior Minister, I carefully examined and found that there was indeed a dent in the back of the deceased's skull, which was the only fatal injury," Hai Tang suddenly spoke up.

"This proves that Liao Xiaofu was not killed by Old Lady Liao; otherwise, she would not be unaware of where the body was thrown," Dai Qiangsheng shouted loudly, his tone clearly filled with a bit of excitement, "Senior Minister, this commoner thinks that Old Lady Liao should be strictly interrogated. If she refuses to confess the real killer, she should be tortured.

I don't believe Old Lady Liao won't speak."

As soon as his words fell, everyone went pale, including Xiao Hongtao, County Lord Zhou, and the Government Officials, all of whom changed expression.

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