Chapter 327 She is not dead (Update 7)

Pan Yun was so angry that she wanted to strangle him, but when she thought of the victim whose life or death was unknown, she held back.

This man might be a medicine if he were alive, but if he were dead, the only benefit he would have would be the bounty.

Pan Yun took him to see what was happening in the main room.

The tiles were removed, revealing the scene in the main room.

Mrs. Zhang was not dead. She was lying with her back to her husband.

Liu Shiji sat by the bed, wiping his tears and whispering: "If you are sad, I will go out with you, or move to another place and start all over again..."

Madam Zhang cried silently without saying a word.

Liu Shiji said: "I know what's on your mind. I've already asked the government office. They said the case has been sent to the city government. The officials there are investigating. Maybe they can catch the thief..."

Madam Zhang, who had been silent all the time, shook her head silently.

Seeing that she finally responded, Liu Shiji couldn't help but sit on the bed and put his hand on her shoulder. "Do you think the adults in the prefecture can't catch him?"

Liu Shiji smiled and said, "Don't worry. I have inquired about it. There is a constable Zhou in the prefectural capital who was demoted from the Jinyiwei in the capital. He is said to be very capable. I will pay him to hire him later. He will definitely be able to catch that bastard and avenge you."

Madam Zhang shed tears silently.

When Liu Shiji saw her crying, his body stiffened and his breathing became rapid. He gently hugged her and asked, "Sanniang, did he come to see you again? Did he hurt you?"

Madam Zhang finally raised her head and looked at him. She shook her head slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "He wants me to die..."

Liu Shiji clenched his fists in anger, his face twisted, "How dare this beast do this to you? I'm going to the city, I'm going to find the adults..."

He grabbed his robe and was about to leave, but after two steps he came to his senses and quickly returned to the bedside and said to his wife, "Sanniang, don't be afraid. I'll hire a few more guards to surround you day and night and never let him get close to you again. I'll sell my property and go to the prefectural capital. If the prefectural capital doesn't work, I'll go to the governor's office, to Nanjing, to the capital. I'll definitely catch this thief. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

After saying that, he ran out. Madam Zhang quickly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes, and shook her head slightly when he turned around.

Liu Shiji knew his wife best. Although his wife was depressed after that incident and had been living in the Buddhist temple for a long time, she was not the kind of person who would commit suicide.

Last year, it was she who insisted on reporting to the police. She has always been a strong-willed person. If she saw the rapist again, she would only beat him up out of anger and kill him. How could she commit suicide?

Master Liu gathered his blessings and slowly walked to the bedside, half-knelt on the footstool, and asked softly, "Did he threaten you with me? Saying that he would kill me if you didn't obey?"

Mrs. Zhang's tears rolled down.

Liu Shiji embraced her in his arms, tears rolling down his cheeks, and said angrily: "A scholar is useless. I am really useless, useless..."

Liu Shiji gnashed his teeth and said, "I will kill him. I will definitely find him and kill him. I will ask Master Wu to teach me martial arts tomorrow. I will also study hard. I will take the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official. I will kill him!"

Liu Shiji hugged his wife and cried, "Sanniang, if you die, take me with you, we will die together! If you don't die, you can watch me practice martial arts and study, and watch me find that man and bring him to justice!"

Madam Zhang had tears on her face and she shook her head slightly at him.

She has been targeted. The man comes and goes without a trace. So many officials can't find him or catch him, let alone her husband who is trying to catch him at the last minute?
She and her husband can only protect one person.

Only if she dies and the other party is satisfied, will he stop staring at her husband.

Liu Shiji was angry and resentful. His wife clearly said nothing, but she said everything.

He hated Hua Buliu, and he hated himself even more.

He couldn't save his wife, couldn't take revenge, and now he wanted his wife to commit suicide to save his life. Liu Shiji slapped himself in the face, and his face turned red after two slaps.

When Pan Yun saw this, he turned around and slapped Hua Bului in the face, then knocked him off the roof.

Hua Bulu fell from the roof with a bang in front of the door, face down with his body facing downwards. He groaned in pain and saw stars. He seemed to faint for a moment, but quickly woke up from the pain.

The loud noise at the door made the people hugging each other in the room stiffen.

Liu Shiji looked towards the door with tears on his face, trembling, "Who is it?"

No one answered him. Pan Yun was still squatting on the roof, and Hua Bului was in so much pain that she couldn't make a sound.

Both people in the room smelled blood.

Liu Shiji regretted that he should not have sent the servants and guards out of the courtyard, but he was also afraid that the news of his wife's suicide would spread...

Liu Shiji turned his eyes, pushed Madam Zhang into the bed, put down the mosquito net, then picked up the vase on the table and slowly walked towards the door...

Madam Zhang climbed out of the bed, and Liu Shiji glared at her and told her to go back.

Madam Zhang ignored him. She was not even afraid of death, so why would she be afraid of these things?

She reached under the pillow and pulled out a dagger.

Liu Shiji was stunned for a moment. When did this thing appear under their pillows?
But there was no time to think. Liu Shiji stood behind the door and could vaguely hear the soft moans coming from outside. His eyes became sharp, and he suddenly opened the door, holding the porcelain bottle high and rushed out screaming...

He rushed out two steps and saw a man covered in blood lying not far from the door, with Madam Zhang following closely behind him holding a dagger.

Liu Shiji opened his eyes wide, looked around, and didn't see anyone else, so he said in surprise: "Who, who is this? How did he fall into our house?" Liu Shiji was about to go over to help the person while holding the porcelain bottle, but was stopped by Madam Zhang.

When Liu Shiji turned around, he saw Madam Zhang with a frosty face, looking at the person on the ground with hatred.

Liu Shiji paused and asked, "Does Sanniang recognize him?"

Madam Zhang said in a hoarse voice: "His clothes are the same as his."

When Liu Shiji heard this, his expression changed when he looked at the person on the ground. He pulled Madam Zhang behind him and slowly walked forward with the porcelain bottle in one hand.

Liu Shiji trembled and kicked Hua Bulius lightly with his toes.

Hua Buliu raised her head with difficulty, and the couple took two steps back in fear. Hua Buliu was looking too miserable at the moment.

His face was bruised and swollen beyond recognition, his body was covered in blood, his left hand was broken, the wound was red and swollen, and was slowly oozing blood;

His right hand was bent unnaturally and placed under his body, and he looked as if he was about to die at any moment.

Liu Shiji asked his wife, "Is it him?"

Madam Zhang poked her head out from behind Liu Shiji and frowned, "The face is not similar, but his eyes are very similar. This green dress is exactly the same as that rapist."

Liu Shiji believed his wife, "That's him. He was beaten black and blue. It's normal that Sanniang couldn't recognize him."

Hua Buliu had recovered and was struggling to get up. When Liu Shiji saw him move, he screamed in fear and hit him on the head with the porcelain bottle in his hand...

The porcelain vase shattered, Hua Bulius's eyes widened, two streaks of blood slid from the top of his head, across the corners of his eyes and the tip of his nose, and finally he fell on his back with his eyes wide open and a flutter.

The couple hugged each other in fear.

Liu Shiji was about to cry, "My wife, I seem to have killed someone."

Madam Zhang hugged him and comforted him in a hoarse voice, "Don't be afraid. If the government comes, just say it was me who smashed it. He is a flower thief, and I smashed him to death. It is only right and proper."

Pan Yun sat on the roof and watched the whole scene. He felt that it would be difficult for the couple to take action given their personalities, so he coughed and said, "You two, this man is mine. It doesn't matter whether you beat him or kill him."

The couple was startled and looked quickly towards the roof behind them. Then they saw a little Taoist priest sitting on the roof with his legs hanging down, swaying from side to side.

Pan Yun smiled at the two of them and jumped down from the roof.

The couple took two steps back together, hugged each other and looked at her warily.

Pan Jun didn't mind, and walked over to Hua Buliu and said, "Let me introduce you two. This is the flower thief Hua Buliu. I've revealed his bounty."

Pan Jun took out a notice from his sleeve, unfolded it, and let them look at the portrait on it.

She kicked Hua Buliao and said, "I passed by here after I captured him and accidentally let him run away. I didn't expect that he was seriously injured and slipped and fell into your house."

When Liu Shiji saw the reward, he was silent for a moment and then asked, "Are you here to collect the reward?"

He said, "I have already handed over the reward money to the government. Of course, I can give you an extra portion, but you can't tell anyone about what happened today."

Pan Jun blinked, then nodded after a moment, "Okay, you give me a reward of one or two taels of silver, and I will not tell anyone about what happened today. The injuries on his body were all caused by me hitting and kicking him when I caught him, and have nothing to do with you."

Madam Zhang looked at Hua Bulius carefully, pointed at his crotch and asked with difficulty: "Who hurt you there?"

Pan Yun smiled at her and said, "When I was trying to catch him, he accidentally fell in a village. A bunch of young ladies saw it and scared a lot of them."

Madam Zhang: "Is it castrated?"

Pan Jun tilted his head and looked at her, "It's not very clean, do you want to cut me? I have learned some medical skills. Although I am not very good at curing diseases and saving lives, I am very good at killing people and cutting things."

Madam Zhang looked at Pan Yun and asked, "You want money?"

Pan Jun smiled slightly, stretched out a finger and said, "One or two!"

This amount of money might be a lot for a family like Zhou Wanniang's, but it is really insignificant to the Liu family, but it can make the Liu couple feel a lot more comfortable.

Madam Zhang held the dagger in her hand and asked, "Are you sure he is the flower thief Hua Buliu?"

Pan Jun stepped forward, held her hand, and led her slowly to Hua Buliusi, saying softly, "If you have any doubts, I will make him admit it himself."

Pan Jun tapped him, and Hua Buliu, who was unconscious and recovering from the illness, was awakened. As soon as he opened his eyes, he met Pan Jun's half-smiley gaze, "Hua Buliu, you see, there is true love in the world, and you didn't kill her after all."

Hua Buliu looked at Madam Zhang who was still alive and well, gnashing her teeth, "Bitch——"

Madam Zhang was sure that this was Hua Bulius. This was how he spoke to her yesterday.

Madam Zhang's eyes became fierce, and she stabbed him fiercely in the abdomen with the knife in her hand.

　good night

　　(End of this chapter)