Chapter 804: Nan Family Trial and Result (2)

Chapter 804: Nan Family Trial and Result (2)"Nan Shu Cheng is involved in tax evasion and failure to report his real income. There are some misappropriate handling of...."

"Official Nan also colluded with the other kingdoms and leaked information. Based on the testimony of Concubine Xin and the pieces of evidence found, it could be seen that the Official had long leaked out some confidential state matters to other kingdoms. This action is nothing short of betrayal!"

"Nan Shu Cheng also obtained funds illegally by using the funds that are supposed for the tax in order to obtain more...."

"Qu Family had already been caught for killing the innocents and dragged some people inside."

"There are a lot of drugs found in Nan Shu Cheng's Residence. We believed that he had used them in order to falsify the truth of the matter. Many of these drugs are used in order to cause weakness, which will make his target weaker and unable to resist."

Many reports were piling up.

Each and every single one of them was putting Nan Shu Cheng in a tight spot. It was as if everything that had happened in the past few years were dug on the spot, leaving him bare without any chance to cover it all up.

Even things that he didn't know were brought up.

It was to the point that Nan Shu Cheng wanted to faint.

He wanted to yell that these were all false, but looking at the eyes the officials gave him, he knew that the pieces of evidence were already conclusive. There was no need for this trial to happen in the first place.

Beside him, Qu Fei Jiao was not any better. She was shocked speechless when she heard about what had happened to her family. Especially when they dug out the matter from so many years ago.

The two of them were both pinned on the ground by the guards, so they couldn't move.

Nan Shu Cheng closed his eyes in despair, knowing that he would never be able to get away. He looked at his father, who was standing at the side without any expression on his face.

It was clear.

Old Master Nan gave up on him.

Nan Shu Cheng thought that it would be fine if he just did things little by little and covered many things from what he was doing. But he never thought that everything would be shown in front of others like this.

He felt lost.

The other officials were also doing tricks here and there in order to be able to keep their position. Whose hands were actually very clean? Hadn't they all dip in this poisonous pool for a long time?

However, he knew that Nan Family was not the only one facing this problem.

He had attended the other families' trial, and the result was devastating. Those who were deeply and directly involved will be sentenced to death, and those with some slight relationship would be punished according to their involvement.

Some were punished with prison, some with labor, and some with money, but they all suffered and had to pay the price.

Even then, Emperor Yang Zhou couldn't possibly eliminate all the officials in the kingdom. If he were to do that, the kingdom wouldn't be able to move forward because there was no one who could work.

Nan Shu Cheng closed his eyes.

He knew this was his end.

There was still unwillingness from deep within his heart, but what could he do when he was already in this position?

Nan Shu Cheng was silent. He looked at the bamboo scroll along with the pile of pieces of evidence that was thrown together in front of him. Everything he did was recorded there, and Nan Shu Cheng knew that there was no way out of this.

He's desperate.

He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

The other officials who were present in the main hall were also looking at Nan Shu Cheng with a disgusted expression. To think that the person whom they always respected was actually such a scum.

Their eyes must have been blind!

It was at this time that the guard outside announced the arrival of two people. "Young Master Long and First Young Miss Nan are here."

First Young Miss Nan?

Hearing that phrase, everyone had a different reaction.

Some officials were pleasantly surprised, some others were suspicious, and some others didn't seem to care that much. They had heard about the decision that was made for this young miss and young master who seemed to have severed their relationship with their father.

The so called severing relationship was not actually an official matter.

But it was still worth considering.

After all, even the foolish official knew that there was still Old Master Nan, the big tree that was covering for his two grandchildren. The two children also didn't stay in Nan Shu Cheng's Family Residence, so some leniency could be given.

Unless there was evidence showing the two children's direct involvement with Nan Shu Cheng's crime, it was hard to pull them down.

And among this evidence...

There were none.

Nan Shu Cheng was in disbelief. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at the two people who walked slowly but surely into the main hall. Her eyes swept across them with indifference before she looked away once more.

What Nan Shu Cheng could see was that gaze in her eyes.

No warmth.

No longing.

No affection.

There was only indifference and coldness, as if she was looking at an unfamiliar person. It was the same gaze and similar face. Everything about the two of them was so similar.

For a moment, he could remember his wife once more. And the more he remembered, the more he felt his entire body was clenched so hard that he found it hard to breathe.

He didn't know why, but he wanted to turn back time.

Back to the time when she only had him in her eyes without anyone else. The warmth and soft gaze, the unrelenting support, and also the love and affection that she gave to him.