My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 60: Lifespan Increased Again

Staring at the numbers on the Law Code, Li Nuo rubbed his eyes, certain he wasn't seeing things.

This morning, the remaining lifespan on the Law Code was still one hundred and twenty days, but now it had changed to one hundred and fifty days, an entire month had been added, Li Nuo had never added so much lifespan at once before!

The problem was, what had he done?

He hadn't done anything...

Although the assassin had been captured, he hadn't yet decided how to deal with him. Could it be that Pei Zhe had taken it upon himself to sentence him to death?

He flipped through the Law Code, and indeed, the portrait of the assassin had appeared on the last page.

If it were a death sentence, the Law Code would indeed add ten days to his lifespan. According to Li Nuo's past experience, for a martial artist of the Second Realm, multiplying the basic ten days by three would exactly match the number.

But according to Daxia Law, that man's crime did not warrant death, excess punishment would not be recognized by the Law Code...

Unless he truly deserved to die.

Li Nuo carefully examined the Law Code and noticed some differences.

Atop the Law Code, the portraits of all persons were dark, but that of the assassin was noticeably darker, as dark as the portrait of Zhang Xiaoyun who had committed suicide in the cells at the County Magistrate's Office.

This meant... he was dead.

Could it be that after he had left, Pei Zhe and the others went ahead and killed him?

But even if it was an immediate execution of a death sentence, it wouldn't be this rapid...

There was no such rush for a death sentence, didn't it have to go through review by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice?

To avoid wrongful convictions to the greatest extent, the review of Daxia's death penalties was extremely slow.

Normally, it would take no less than three months for such a procedure to be completed.

Even if Pei Zhe finished the dossier at the fastest speed, and then sent it quickly by horse to the Ministry of Justice, and after the Ministry passed it, sent it to the Ministry of Justice for approval and immediate execution, it would not be this fast...

To clarify the issue of his sudden surge in lifespan, Li Nuo decided to visit the County Magistrate's Office.

Housekeeper Wu squatted in the yard, listlessly puffing on a dry pipe.

Actually, he didn't smoke, but he decided to give it a try after hearing from the new gatekeeper, Huang, that smoking could relieve worries.

He smoked, but the worries remained.

Had the young master and master finally come to this point?

Suddenly, the door behind him opened, Housekeeper Wu quickly stood up, turned around, and said, "Young master..."

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "Go to the County Magistrate's Office."

In the carriage, Housekeeper Wu focused on driving, unusually quiet all the way. Upon reaching the Chang'an County Government, Li Nuo jumped down from the carriage and saw several government officials washing the ground at the entrance of the government office with clean water.

The blue stone slabs there were washed spotlessly clean, without a speck of dust.

Only in the air lingered a faint scent of blood.

He walked into the government office, and quickly, Pei Zhe and his two companions immediately came out to greet him.

Li Nuo got straight to the point and asked, "Where's the assassin?"

Pei Zhe shrugged and said, "He's dead."

"Dead?"

Li Nuo's eyes widened as he asked, "How did he die?"

Pei Zhe said, "Lord Li came to the County Government Office just now and ordered the immediate execution of the assassin by bastinado."

"..."

Li Nuo's guess was not wrong; the assassin's death sentence had indeed been expedited.

Not only had it been expedited, but it was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who personally attended the scene for this special case.

But this still did not explain the thirty days his lifespan had increased.

Li Nuo looked at the three men and said, "Tell me exactly what happened just now..."

After exchanging glances, it was ultimately Pei Zhe who spoke up, "My lord, here's the thing..."

Moments later, after hearing the account from County Magistrate Pei, Li Nuo's face was full of astonishment.

That guy, he was actually a wanted death row convict?

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He was involved in the trafficking of hundreds of women, and had been on the court's wanted list since a year ago, only to be caught today.

No wonder he added a full thirty days to his lifespan; it turned out that capturing the assassin had incidentally led to the capture of a fugitive.

Amidst his shock, Li Nuo felt even more indignant.

I mean, you are a death row criminal who has committed such heinous crimes, you deserve to be shot within five minutes, so how can you stand on the moral high ground and speak of the attempt to assassinate a good person with such righteous indignation and an air of justice?

One is a criminal guilty of trafficking hundreds of innocent women, his crimes too numerous to record.

The other is a paragon known as "The Great Lord" by the people for seeking justice on their citizens' behalf.

Li Nuo wasn't even a Daxia official; the court didn't pay him a salary. On the contrary, he had to pay out of his own pocket, working to death day and night, waking earlier than chickens and sleeping later than dogs. Was it easy for him?

Beat to death with sticks?

Being beaten to death would be letting him off easy!

This kind of human scum should be executed by dismemberment, flayed with three thousand six hundred cuts, his flesh fed to dogs, and his bones crushed and boiled into soup!

Li Nuo was truly furious. This damn thief could die for all he cared, but to pretend to be a righteous person before his death, deserving to be beaten to death!

This time, he supported his father.

Even if his father was a treacherous official, what he did was still something that brought people great satisfaction.

But then again, was he really like the scum had said, a villain who had done nothing but evil?

Li Nuo looked at Pei Zhe and the other two, asking, "Is my father really as he says, forming cliques for selfish ends, abusing power for personal gain, being treacherous and unfaithful, corrupt and bending the law, plotting against the loyal and good, and treating human life like grass?"

The three of them darted their gaze around, refusing to answer Li Nuo's question.

Seeing this, Li Nuo pulled County Magistrate Zhang aside by the neck and said with a smile, "Lord Zhang, tell me the truth, is my father a villain? Speak boldly; I won't blame you..."

County Magistrate Zhang chuckled and replied, "Return to the young master, this subordinate doesn't know if Lord Li is a villain. I only know that in life I am Lord Li's dog, and in death, I will be Lord Li's dead dog. If Lord Li is an honest official, then I am an honest official. If Lord Li is a treacherous official, I, too, am a treacherous official. In life and death, I stand with Lord Li..."

Li Nuo looked at him with disdain. It seemed impossible to extract anything from this slick operator.

He then turned to County Captain Wang, who shuddered and immediately clutched his stomach, saying, "This subordinate suddenly has a terrible stomach ache; I must go to the latrine, and ask to be excused, young master..."

Li Nuo could only turn his attention to Pei Zhe. County Magistrate Pei forced a smile and said, "Master, don't test this subordinate any further. I've only recently come to Chang'an and am unfamiliar with things here. County Captain Wang, wait for me; I too must go to the latrine..."

Watching County Captain Wang and County Magistrate Pei leave one after the other, clutching their stomachs, Li Nuo stood in the courtyard of the County Magistrate's Office and sighed softly.

These three cowards were terrified of speaking, even if they knew anything.

He glanced at Housekeeper Wu standing by his side; he probably wouldn't tell him anything either. If he had anything to say, he would have said it by now.

Li Nuo decided not to ask further. Rather than listening to others, it was better to investigate for himself.

He turned back to the only one left, County Magistrate Zhang, and asked, "Is there a dossier on the case of the assassin trafficking decent women? I'd like to see it."

County Magistrate Zhang shook his head and replied, "To the young master, since this case involves the former Qinghe County Magistrate, Gu Wenhan, it's not within the jurisdiction of Chang'an County Government. The case files related to it can only be found at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice..."

Li Nuo had no connections at the Ministry of Justice; in fact, he was only slightly more familiar with Chang'an County Government.

As for the Ministry of Justice, although he could potentially have some connections there, going to the Ministry of Justice to inquire about the Minister of Justice... No sane person would do such a thing.

However, County Magistrate Pei had mentioned earlier that the recent assassin seemed to have some connection to the last female assassin in his home.

And that female assassin was the daughter of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan, from whom he should be able to get some information.

The question was whether or not she would tell him anything.

After all, his father had killed her entire family; she hated him to the bone.

What Li Nuo couldn't understand was why, if both were assassins, his father had had the man beaten to death but hadn't dealt with the female assassin... Could such matters also involve sexism?

The reason behind this was probably something only he knew.

Li Nuo made his way to the jail at the County Government. As his gaze fell upon a certain cell, he was slightly taken aback.

When Li Nuo had visited this place before, although she was in a plight, her spirit had been strong, and she could curse him with full breath as a scoundrel. Later, though she stopped cursing, she still seemed to be in decent condition...

But now she looked utterly haggard, sitting on the cell bed, her eyes lacking any sparkle, and two distinct trails of tears on her beautiful face presented an all too familiar image...

Li Nuo turned his head to address a prison guard, "What have you done to her?"

The prison guard hastily shook his head and replied, "Young master, don't misunderstand; we haven't laid a finger on her. She became this way all on her own..."

After listening to the prison guard recount the events, Li Nuo finally understood the situation.

It turned out she had thought her father was a man of integrity, unaware of the evil acts he had committed.

This also explained why she had looked at him the way she had that first time in Li Mansion.

Li Nuo exhaled deeply.

At this moment, he felt a twinge of sympathy for the girl.

He could fully empathize with the feeling of one's faith collapsing.

He had known his father for only a few days, whereas this girl had been deceived for more than a decade. The same incident hit them differently.

No wonder she looked so haggard; it almost made Li Nuo think the prison guards had bullied her.

At this moment, Li Nuo also somewhat understood why his wife had kicked him that time.

Housekeeper Wu, standing behind Li Nuo, spoke up, "She should be thankful she was unaware; otherwise, the master would not have let her live to see this day, nor would he have tolerated her harming the young master..."

Housekeeper Wu's words answered Li Nuo's previous question.

The girl was still alive, neither beaten to death nor beheaded, because she was ignorant of the truth.

Would a treacherous official who plotted against the loyal and good, treating human life like grass, care about such a trivial matter?

Li Nuo looked at Housekeeper Wu and asked again, "Is my father truly a villain?"

Housekeeper Wu met Li Nuo's eyes, sighed, and said, "What is a villain, and what is a person of integrity, this old servant does not know. I only know that Gu Wenhan was well-known as an honest official, but the acts he committed were worse than those of pigs and dogs. Everyone says the master is a villain, but compared to 'honest officials' like Gu Wenhan, the master has executed countless..."