When Jia Zhangshi heard that she would be punished, she was immediately shocked.
"What is it? Lawful? I didn't want to kill the old lady. I didn't know how I ended up in the old lady's room. I'm innocent.”
Jia Zhangshi immediately shouted.
"Hmph, who would believe that? Are you sleepwalking again?"
"Haha, Aunt Zhang, you sleepwalk so many times. Last night, you sleepwalked to the stupid pillar pit, and now you sleepwalked to the old lady's room. Who would believe that?”
When Jia Zhangshi and Silly Zhu were mentioned, everyone burst into laughter.
"And you sleepwalked so accurately that you actually strangled the old lady's neck. Do you think our neighbors are blind?”
"Sleepwalking is not an excuse for you to break the law. You have to be honest.”
"Zhang shi, you're not honest!"
However, the neighbors in the courtyard didn't believe Jia Zhangshi's sleepwalking at all.
You were about to strangle the old lady to death, but Su Ning saw through you and you said you were sleepwalking.
Sleepwalking just because you say so?
Jia Zhang-shi's face was full of resentment as she faced the criticism of her neighbors.
She was really sleepwalking, but no one believed her.
And Jia Zhangshi's hatred. The people in the courtyard house also saw it.
"Then…"
At this moment, the old lady spoke.
At this moment, Qin Huairu suddenly ran in from outside, sobbing.
When Qin Huairu entered, she immediately knelt down.
"Old Madam, I beg you, don't punish my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law is innocent. She was really sleepwalking.”
Qin Huairu cried, her face drenched in tears.
Seeing Qin Huiru crying, Silly Zhu felt sympathy for her.
"Qin Huairu, you don't even believe what you said, right?”
Liu Haizhong sneered.
He was in favor of punishing Jia Zhangshi.
If they couldn't deal with Jia Zhangshi this time, then Jia Zhangshi might do evil again next time.
Then, she said that she was sleepwalking, so he wouldn't hold her responsible?
If she really strangled someone to death next time, he, Yi Zhonghai, and Yan Bugui, the three stewards of the Siheyuan, would have to bear the responsibility of not reporting the situation.
Liu Haizhong felt that it was better to send Jia Zhangshi to justice.
" I…" Qin Huairu said.
"I also support legal action. You have to take responsibility for your own mistakes. Don't push the blame and say that everything is sleepwalking.”Yan Bugui also said.
"Old Yi, what about you?" Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai.
" I..." Yi Zhonghai was about to speak when Jia Dongxu arrived.
Because he was paralyzed, he crawled here.
When he saw Jia Dongxu crawling over, Yi Zhonghai asked someone to bring a chair over and helped Jia Dongxu sit down.
"Old Madam, my mother was really sleepwalking. When I saw her go out, I thought she was going to the toilet. I didn't expect..."
Jia Dongxu said after he sat down.
After saying that, he looked at her with a face full of self-blame.
In fact, he didn't even realize that Jia Zhangshi had gone out. He just made up an excuse to prevent the neighbors from sending Jia Zhangshi to court.
Anyway, no one knew if he had seen Jia Zhangshi sleepwalking.
"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of my mother and made you suffer.”
Jia Dongxu blamed himself.
"Old Madam, I beg you. My Dongxu is paralyzed, and I'm preparing to give birth again. If my mother-in-law is really punished, who will take care of me and Dongxu? Who will take care of the two children at home?”
"My mother-in-law is really sleepwalking. She's innocent. She didn't mean to harm you. Old Madam, even if you don't believe me, you should believe Dongxu!”
At this moment, Qin Huairu also cried out.
Seeing Jia Dongxu's self-reproaching face and Qin Huiru crying, some people felt compassion for him.
" Old lady, look..." Yi Zhonghai looked at the deaf old lady.
"Su Ning, what do you think?" The deaf old lady asked for Su Ning's opinion.
"Me?" Su Ning was also surprised.
However, since the Deaf Old Madam had asked, Su Ning said what she wanted to say.
"Every country has its laws, and every family has its rules. Since Zhang shi wanted to strangle the old lady, then she has violated the laws of the country and must be dealt with according to the laws of the country.”
"Don't always emphasize that it's not easy for others. If Zhang shi didn't strangle the old lady tonight, but strangled Third Uncle or Second Uncle to death, Zhang shi's family members would say that it wasn't easy for them.”
"If Third Uncle or Second Uncle are really strangled to death, who will support their families? Who could judge others by their own standards and understand how difficult it was for aunties 2 and 3?”
"As a person, you can't build your hardships on the suffering of others.”
Su Ning said.
"Su Ning is right. This doesn't make sense.”
"In terms of emotions, reason, and law, we must deal with Zhang shi according to law.”
"Well said. You can't build your own difficulties on the cries of others. I also support bringing Auntie Zhang to justice.”
For a time, many people supported the execution of Jia Zhangshi.
"But if we do it according to law, then our Siheyuan will not be rated as advanced this year.”Yi Zhonghai said.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui also hesitated.
And those who had originally thought that Jia Zhangshi would be dealt with according to law also fell silent.
Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai with gratitude in their eyes.
"Sir, don't you understand the principle of preventing a small thing from happening? If someone broke the law, regardless of whether they intended to break the law or not, if they were connived just for the sake of the Siheyuan, it would be disrespecting the law and not abiding by the law.”
"If any of our neighbors in the Siheyuan commit a crime in the future and hide it like this, what's the use of us being advanced?”Su Ning sneered.
It was true that people in this era had a sense of collective honor.
However, if they wanted to use the collective sense of honor to abduct morality and even condone illegal crimes, then it was indeed not necessary to be advanced.
Yi Zhonghai and the other three stewards of the courtyard house fell silent. The rest of the people in the courtyard house also fell silent.
Everyone was thinking about Su Ning's words.
Only the three members of the Jia family looked at Su Ning with resentment and hatred.
"Since that's the case, let's do it according to the law.”
After hearing Su Ning's words, the deaf old lady pondered for a moment and said,"Then let's do as Su Ning says.”
"Old Madam, don't!" Qin Huairu cried as she knelt down.
Jia Dongxu also begged the deaf old lady not to be punished.
However, the Deaf Old Lady was unmoved.
Because she felt that Su Ning was right.
Just like that, when dawn broke, the deaf old lady asked Su Ning to report the case. Then, the police came to her door.
When Jia Zhangshi saw the police arrive at the courtyard house, she was immediately frightened.
"Police officer, how will my mother-in-law be convicted?”Qin Huiru asked as she sobbed.
Although Jia Zhangshi didn't treat her well, she was about to give birth to her third child. With Jia Zhangshi around, she could help her share some of the pressure.
"Because your mother-in-law murdered the old lady unintentionally, the sentence is lighter. She only needs to go to jail for half a year.”
"Of course, if the old lady can write a letter of forgiveness, she can be detained for up to fifteen days.”
The police had already understood the situation and confirmed that Jia Zhangshi was sleepwalking.
He also noticed Qin Huairu's big belly. She was probably about to give birth, so he reminded her.
When Qin Huairu heard this, she immediately understood. She hurriedly walked towards the Deaf Old Lady's room in the backyard.
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