latelenovela Chapter 105 Confusing
Chapter 105 Confusing
Min'er's parents were brought to the court. The county lieutenant then went to the court to question them. He first asked them to describe what happened before and after Min'er fell into the well.
After the two exchanged glances, the woman sobbed and began to speak: "Master, my son Min'er had an accident this morning.
I was preparing lunch for my family at home when a neighbor came to tell me that Min'er had accidentally fallen into a well. Fortunately, he had been rescued by a passerby and sent to the hospital.
I was extremely anxious after hearing this, so I hurried to the street ahead to find my husband, and we rushed to the clinic together. Min'er is still receiving treatment, and we hope that he will wake up soon.
The woman wiped her eyes with the corner of her clothes and added, "As for the situation when she fell into the well, we didn't see it ourselves."
Upon hearing this, the county lieutenant ordered his men to summon the rescuer, Doctor Liang, and the neighbors for questioning. He then asked indirectly, "Ms. Yu, please tell me about your relationship with this child."
Yu paused and said, "I usually love this child very much and save all the good food and clothes for him.
But I'm a straightforward person, and even though I get along well with my neighbors, I can't stand people saying bad things and gossiping about me." As he spoke, a hint of resentment flashed across his face.
The county lieutenant stared at her for a while, then asked, "You said you'd feed the child well and clothe him well, but how come someone noticed you were dressing him in clothes stuffed with reed fluff?"
Upon hearing this, both Yu and her husband, Min Fei, changed expression. However, their thoughts were different. One was filled with panic after being discovered, while the other was surprised by the unexpected discovery.
After a moment, Mrs. Yu murmured, "Your Excellency doesn't know, the child used to wear thick cotton clothes when the weather was cold, and only started wearing the thin reed-flowered clothes now that it's warmer." She thought there was no way to find out what happened before, so she just kept talking.
The county lieutenant turned to look at the man and asked, "Min Fei, is what she said true?"
The man lowered his head and said nothing, then nodded slightly. The county lieutenant asked him to answer clearly.
He said in his dialect, "Please forgive me, sir. I didn't pay enough attention to my child. I didn't even know he was wearing such clothes. I am truly ashamed!"
Ran Mo listened from the side and thought that as a father, you are not completely heartless.
"Then where were you at the time?" "To answer your question, sir, I was doing some small business, and it happened that a business partner wanted to find a waiter to help him with his accounts.
Knowing that my son Min usually worked at home, he suggested that he could come over to help him learn how to make a living. I thought it was a good idea, so I went to discuss it with him that day.
The county lieutenant nodded and asked Yu, "You just said you got the news while you were cooking at home. So where were you before you started cooking, and what were you doing?"
Yu hesitated and said, "Well, I was at home all morning and didn't go out."
The county lieutenant asked them a few more routine questions. At this time, the police came to report that the relevant people had been brought to the hall.
Because Ran Mo and the county lieutenant had already made plans and notified them in advance, those people were at home waiting to be summoned at any time, so they arrived quickly.
The county lieutenant first asked the rescuer, Lu Da, for details of the incident. Lu Da explained that he had been out on business that afternoon and, taking a shortcut past the remote old well, had faintly heard a sound coming from the well.
He was surprised and went forward to check. He saw a person half floating on the water, occasionally flapping his hands and making faint sounds. He was about to sink to the bottom of the well.
He could not afford to delay. Seeing that there was still a well rope by the well, he called for help from afar while tying the rope around his waist, tightening the other end, and then slowly going down by holding onto the wall of the well.
When they could reach the man, they first grabbed his clothes and pulled him up so that he could breathe smoothly, and then tried to take him out of the well. However, he could not exert any strength in the well, so the situation became deadlocked.
At that moment, someone else heard the noise and rushed over to help pull the two of them up. That’s how they were saved.
When we got up, we saw the child barely breathing, his life hanging by a thread. After a brief first aid, we rushed him to the clinic for medical help. He is still receiving treatment.
Everyone in the hall was shocked and impressed by Lu Da's heroic act of saving people. The county lieutenant praised him highly.
Lu Da modestly said that this was what he should do, and thanked others for their help. He only hoped that the child would wake up soon and be safe.
The county lieutenant had a general understanding of what had happened. However, when Lu Da rescued the man, he had already fallen into the well, and he had not seen anything unusual before he fell into the well, so he needed to ask for more evidence.
The county lieutenant glanced at the crowd and then asked the neighbor who had informed Yu of the incident. One of the neighbors stepped forward and said that he had been the one to report it, and that he had also gone to report it after rescuing the child.
The county lieutenant then asked if anyone had been home that morning and if they had seen Yu. A woman replied that she had been home the entire morning and had heard Yu cooking, suggesting she had not been out.
Mrs. Yu listened nearby and breathed a sigh of relief. The county lieutenant noticed that a younger neighbor seemed to have something to say, so he called on him to ask.
The neighbor glanced at Yu and whispered, "I was basking in the sun by the wall this morning when I ran into the second son of the Min family and chatted with him.
He said his mother said she would be back soon, but she hadn't come back in a long time, so he came out to look for her. He also asked me if I had seen her so that he could go home and cook.
Upon hearing this, the county lieutenant, Ran Mo, and the others frowned. Yu had just claimed to have been home all morning, but according to the neighbors, she was clearly lying.
Upon hearing this, Yu was inexplicably panicked and quickly said, "Master, please check. I've been home all morning, but you can't even stop me from going to the toilet, right?"
The county lieutenant said angrily, "Then tell me, how many hours have you been in the toilet, and why did your son have to come out to look for someone?"
Ran Mo almost couldn't hold it in. This county lieutenant's questioning was really rude.
Mrs. Yu's face flushed red as well, and she simply said that she had been there for a short while before returning to cook. She felt that such matters were difficult to verify anyway.
The county lieutenant was thinking of calling in the second son of the Min family for questioning, but the officer mentioned that he had not seen his parents when he went to his home to summon them.
The county lieutenant then asked the two men if they knew where the child had gone. They said they didn't know for sure, but maybe he had gone to school.
The county lieutenant told them to bring the child to the county government office after he returned home, as he had something to ask him.
Then I asked Dr. Liang about the child's condition. Dr. Liang said that if there were no accidents, the child would probably wake up tomorrow. Then we would have a clearer picture of the situation.
After some deliberation, the county lieutenant decided to stop the trial here for today and continue the investigation if new information or clues were discovered. He then adjourned the courtroom. Everyone left.
The county lieutenant waved his hand and called Ran Mo to the hall, where he analyzed today's interrogation with her.
Both believe Yu is lying, but their oral testimony is insufficient to prove he is a suspect. Further investigation and research is needed.
Ranmo mentioned that the key now was to wait for Min'er to wake up, and that they had to ensure nothing went wrong during this time. She asked if it were possible to send yamen runners over to supervise and protect him.
The county lieutenant looked embarrassed and said that the case had not yet been formally filed, and even if he sent yamen runners over, it would be difficult to keep an eye on it all night.
Ranmo thought that the county lieutenant had fulfilled his duty by opening the court for questioning, and that he could find ways to handle some of the issues himself. He bowed to the county lieutenant, thanked him, and left.