Someone in the crowd sighed, "How pitiful! It seems that the bodies of the mother and daughter were thrown directly into Dayanghu by the boatman."

"The Li family was really dishonest in what they did. When something happened on their boat, they didn't even report it to the police, and instead just destroyed the bodies and covered up all the evidence."

"You're still reporting to the police? Do you think the Li family is a good family? I'm afraid they have been colluding with gangsters and hooligans for a long time."

"Speaking of which, that single woman is not so bad. She was going to die anyway, so it's better for her to jump into the lake cleanly than to be raped by thieves."

"She's just an old woman, how could the thieves look down on her? It's that mother and daughter... who are the real treats." Someone looked at his companion, they glanced at each other, and smiled knowingly at the same time.

It was obvious that the mother and daughter came from wealthy families. Even though they were wrapped up tightly, their exposed hands were white and smooth...and their skin must have been even more amazing.

As long as you are determined to be a bad person, you can attack both mother and daughter together...

These people spoke one after another, recounting the tragic experience of the mother and daughter. When they got excited, their tone was full of righteous indignation, and they looked extremely righteous.

But the expressions on their faces were not like that.

They spoke with great joy, without any trace of pity or guilt on their faces. What happened that night was just something they had more to talk about after dinner.

And everything that Xie Wan Ning experienced that night, as these people narrated with great excitement, unfolded bit by bit in front of everyone like a picture scroll.

Under the eaves not far away, Lu Ziyan and Pei Yuqing, the mortal enemies who had fought for each other's wives and wanted to cut each other into pieces, had the same pale expression at this moment.

They interrogated the thugs and asked about the woman who jumped into the lake, her height, body shape, the moves she used when she attacked people, and every detail they could think of.

They even found some jewelry that had not yet been sold.

These were the jewellery Xie Wan Ning was wearing when she left.

All the details matched; they could no longer fool themselves.

The night before, the person who was forced to jump into the lake was their Wanwan.

The culprits are those thugs.

It was the merchant Li family who condoned the attack on the ship. And the people in front of them.

Lu Ziyan stood stiffly, looking at the crowd who were still talking about the tragedy that night, his eyes stained with murderous intent.

All deserve to die.

These people deserve to die!

The officials from Lucheng were so overwhelmed by his aura that they were all silent, their legs trembling, and even their backs unconsciously tensed.

In the dead silence, Ming Feng moved. He stepped forward and said, "There are many ships traveling to Dayang Lake. The young lady has great fortune and luck, so maybe someone will save her."

Lu Ziyan's eyelashes trembled, as if he had broken free from a demonic barrier. He turned around and clenched Ming Feng's coat with both hands.

"Go!" he said, "Gather all the people and go to Dayang Lake. Interrogate the passing ships and fishermen along the way one by one. Make sure to find your mistress!"

After saying that, he shook off Ming Feng and looked back at the hundred or so people who were still talking loudly in the courtyard. There was murderous intent in his eyes, but his voice was extremely calm.

"Tie these people up and fill the lake tonight."

He didn't care whether these people were innocent or not, he only knew that when his Wanwan was in trouble, these people just stood by and watched.

For that alone they should all die.

There were more than a hundred people, and he casually said he wanted to kidnap and kill them. This was truly a disregard for human life.

The county magistrate, as the official in charge of the government, broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, but he did not dare to raise any objection.

He didn't even dare to give any advice, for fear of angering this killer god, who would tie him up and drown him in the lake to avenge the girl's life.

I just hope that another young man who looks like he has a prominent background can ask for mercy.

After all, this young man looks gentle and refined, not a bloodthirsty person. (End of this chapter)