Chapter 96: Everyone Dies Together!
The sudden turn of events shocked not only Wang Cang but also the Prefect.
He had thought that with Wang Cang’s confident demeanor, Gu Yu would be sent straight to prison.
However, when Diecui Tower spoke up, it turned his good hand into a bad one.
It seemed Gu Yu had come well-prepared.
Since that was the case, he, the Prefect, was no longer afraid and could proceed with the interrogation.
“Wang Cang, what else do you have to say!”
“Your Lordship, I am not lying. Gu Yu truly beat me and severely injured me. The shopkeeper of Diecui Tower must have been bribed by Gu Yu to tell lies to protect him.”
“Wang Cang, stop slandering me! His Lordship the Prefect has his own judgment and will not tolerate your wild behavior here!”
Afterwards, as Wang Cang hurriedly refuted, the shopkeeper of Diecui Tower rolled his eyes and directly spoke up to defend his innocence.
Words could not be spoken lightly. If the Prefect took them to heart, it would be disastrous.
After all, it was true that he was distorting the truth here, but Gu Yu was capable.
If Wang Cang were as strong as Gu Yu, things would not have turned out this way.
Unfortunately, there were no “ifs.”
This incident should not have happened in the first place. Wang Cang could have targeted anyone else, but he insisted on targeting Gu Yu.
It was truly like lighting a lantern in a latrine, seeking death.
“Silence! Now that the shopkeeper of Diecui Tower has voluntarily testified, do you have any other evidence, Wang Cang!”
“Your Lordship, besides myself, several other people also suffered the same misfortune on the street that day. They can be summoned now to clarify the matter!”
Seeing the situation turning against him, Wang Cang gritted his teeth and brought up the matter that he would hate for his entire life.
Although it didn’t go to the final step, his pants were taken off, and there were many onlookers.
Wang Cang felt that he had been ruined!
Ruined by Gu Yu!
Since things had already turned out this way, hiding it further would only let Gu Yu off the hook. He might as well rip off the last fig leaf.
If I must die, then everyone dies together!
Thinking this, Wang Cang hid his shame in his heart, then raised his head and looked directly into the Prefect’s eyes, indicating that he was not lying at all.
As Wang Cang was thinking this, the Prefect did not have the leisure to watch him. Instead, he directly called over several people and asked them to explain in detail what had happened that day.
“Reporting to Your Lordship! That day, Wang Cang gave us some silver and wanted us brothers to deal with Gu Yu. But we don’t know what happened, we suddenly fainted… When we woke up, we were not wearing any clothes and did such a thing on the street…”
Among the group, a younger man spoke with his teeth clenched, looking as if he wanted to smash his head against a wall and die. This made the surrounding government soldiers become cautious, in case he did something impulsive and caused a life-threatening incident.
Tears uncontrollably streamed down his cheeks, staining his clothes.
This made the onlookers shake their heads and sigh, thinking that encountering such a disgusting event would be a lifelong shadow!
“Cough, cough, do you recognize the person standing next to you?”
“No.”
“Since you don’t recognize them, before you fainted, did you see anyone or anything?”
“Wang Cang was the only one beside me. Apart from that, nothing unusual happened.”
When Wang Cang heard this, he froze on the spot, not understanding why things had turned out this way.
He was clearly winning, but now he had fallen into a disadvantageous position.
This time, he was finished.
As Gu Yu listened to these words, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards, thinking that Wang Cang was no match for him.
Originally, these thugs were opportunistic. As long as they were given a little benefit, they would turn fake into real and real into fake.
Just like the shopkeeper of Diecui Tower earlier, an enemy directly changed his tune and called him “Dad.”
It was obvious that Wang Cang had not experienced the harshness of society. He was too naive, thinking that reporting him to the authorities would make him pay the price?
He thought too much.
It would only harm himself, and there would be no chance for a reversal of the situation.
Because he was Gu Yu.
No one could gain any advantage from him; instead, he would scheme against others until they had nothing left.
Of course, if people didn’t provoke Gu Yu, they wouldn’t be treated this way by him.
Since Wang Cang had already made a move, he had to be prepared to bear the consequences.
“Your Lordship, did you summon me here just to listen to this person’s deliberate slander? Are you really going to judge me guilty?”
“How can a court tolerate false accusations and wrongful convictions! Wang Cang, you have repeatedly fabricated lies and attempted to slander others. You are now sentenced for false accusation!”
Hearing Gu Yu’s question, the Prefect directly raised his hand, slapped the court block, and immediately berated Wang Cang loudly.
He had already given Wang Cang two chances, but unfortunately, he had seized neither.
Now, he could only blame himself.
“Your Lordship, it’s not like that. It was all arranged by Gu Yu. I’m truly innocent, Your Lordship! Please believe me, I really didn’t slander…”
Recovering from his daze, Wang Cang, upon hearing that he had been sentenced for false accusation, immediately looked panicked and refused to accept the verdict.
False accusation meant that the punishment that the falsely accused person deserved would be imposed on the accuser.
In other words, the punishment Wang Cang would have received for accusing Gu Yu of assault and drugging him now fell directly upon Wang Cang.
“Still quibbling? Guards, drag him away and give him twenty strokes, then send him to prison!”
However, the Prefect did not listen to Wang Cang’s nonsense and directly ordered people to drag Wang Cang away for a beating.
Thus, a boring trial came to an end.
Gu Yu did not make things difficult for the Prefect. Just before leaving, he gave a veiled instruction, implicitly telling the Prefect to have Wang Cang killed in prison.
If Wang Cang were released, it would be troublesome for Gu Yu to dirty his own hands.
When dealing with the Wang clan before, it was because the Wang clan’s backer was the Empress Dowager. After suffering losses at the hands of the Wang clan, Gu Yu, besides making them pay a monetary price, did not pursue them to the death.
However, Wang Cang had nothing and dared to provoke him again and again. Did he really think Gu Yu was a pushover?
Sorry, you’ve got the wrong person.
He had never been a good person, but a truly wicked villain.
Since you always want to trip me up, then go to the Underworld to continue your schemes!
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Apologies for the late update (The author went out today and got carsick. Just finished writing now).
