Chapter 485: Chapter 485: A Life for a Life Chapter 485: Chapter 485: A Life for a Life That woman was vicious enough to take everything she could from the house, slipping away without him even noticing.
By the time Lin Caisang discovered it, it was already too late. Even for him, tracking down a person required a trace, but Lin Caihe, had truly left without a trace.
“I wonder how the Zhong Family is doing now?” Lin Caisang shook his head, murmuring to himself.
“You don’t have to worry about that. Old Master Zhong was approved by his grandfather and entrusted with the family’s affairs, he’s not a incompetent one. He won’t mess up even a simple thing .”
Ya Molian reached up to touch her head before speaking up.
“Actually, if you think about it from a different perspective, the passing of Grand Old Master Zhong may not necessarily be a bad thing. It depends on how you look at it.”
Lin Caisang nodded in agreement.
From her perspective, without Grand Old Master Zhong, Old Master Zhong and Zhong You’s lives would be much more comfortable. There would no longer be an elder commanding them and restricting their actions.
And on the other side, Zhong Yun, owing to this affair, would certainly suffer; imprisonment was unavoidable. This would prevent him from causing more harm.
“With Zhong Yun implicated, the Zhong family’s properties should all fall back into Old Master Zhong’s hands, right?” she asked Ya Molian.
Thinking about it, this was common sense, asking this was redundant.
But reality was not as simple as she thought.
“Miss Lin, you’re mistaken, Zhong Yun hasn’t committed any crime.”
Zhe Jue returned after lighting the calming incense and answered Lin Caisang’s statement.
“What do you mean?” Lin Caisang turned around and asked Zhe Jue.
“Zhe Jue, take a seat and give us a clear explanation about the affairs of the Zhong Family.”
Zhe Jue came in, stood in front of them, and only after confirming Lin Caisang’s gaze he sat down.
“Master, Miss Lin, although Zhong Yun has committed a crime, he escaped the charge of secretly burying Grand Old Master Zhong. Ms. Fu took the blame. Now, Ms. Fu is the one who committed a grave crime, whereas Zhong Yun is merely the son of a guilty woman and has no relation to the incident.”
Lin Caisang couldn’t help but curse.
“How ruthless this Zhong Yun is, he doesn’t care even for his own mother!”
More than not caring, he directly let Ms. Fu take the blame for his crime! Does he realize the severity of the punishment that will be meted out if Ms. Fu is found guilty?
Ya Molian uttered four words coldly.
“Since Ms. Fu is bound to die, why would she care about the method of her death? She will die anyway if she takes the blame for Zhong Yun.”
“Murdering and hiding a body, moreover, her own father-in-law, even if they were divorced, is a serious crime, she will be tortured to death, right?” Lin Caisang sighed with a shiver in her heart.
It was originally just a case of accidental manslaughter but had turned into premeditated murder and hiding the body.
“Originally, Ms. Fu should have been sentenced to exile, at most slavery in the military, but if she takes the blame for Zhong Yun’s crime, the only path for her is death,” Zhe Jue said.
Although Ms. Fu was married and had given birth to a son and a daughter, she was still young, just in her early thirties. For a woman of her age to commit a crime, the most likely sentence would be servitude in the army, and it would not be enough for capital punishment.
“Master, Miss Lin, do you know? It was Zhong Yun who coerced Ms. Fu into taking the blame for his crime. I heard it with my own ears.”