Chapter 39: A Hundred Percent Chance of Running into an Acquaintance

  "Impossible! You must be mistaken!"

  In the courtroom, the Martians and the Eds sat on either side, with the old lady standing up to refute after Ed's eldest son finished his accusation.

  Lydia's brother also stood up and took a stand

  "My sister would never commit murder! You're framing her! Besides, it was Edward who invited my sister to the new mansion, he should be held fully responsible for his own death!"

  Elder son Ai De calmly smiled coldly

  "Why don't you ask Lydia and see what she says?"

  The two of them turned their gaze towards Lydia, who remained calm and composed as if all this had nothing to do with her.

  "It was indeed I who killed Ed, I confess."

  No one expected Lydia to admit it so readily. The old lady's body swayed and her brother quickly supported her.

  "Are you hiding something difficult to say? Speak out! Is it that your maid killed someone and you're taking the blame for her?"

  Lydia suddenly tensed up and hastily denied it.

  "It has nothing to do with her, I'm the one who killed him! Really!"

  "You're too kind! My daughter!"

  The old lady clapped her hands and wailed, Ed's eldest son wanted to settle the matter quickly, resenting the mother-daughter duo's delay, so he looked directly at the judge.

  "The perpetrator of this case has already confessed, please sentence and close the case quickly!"

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  The judge was worried, neither family could be trifled with, what should he do? Alas, it's better to hold a public trial by vote!

  "The evidence in this case is insufficient, and the defendant's confession alone cannot lead to a verdict. Therefore, it has been decided that a public trial by vote will be held the day after tomorrow. The side with the majority of votes will be acquitted, while the other side will either be convicted of murder or slander. Dismissed."

  Eddard's eldest son was displeased with the outcome, and he stormed out of the courtroom, flinging his sleeve away from the jubilant atmosphere of the Martell family.

  The elder son returned home, and the younger son hastily went up to ask about the outcome.

  "What a pity! If it weren't for the fact that our opponent is the Martia family, I would have definitely taken her down with one move today!"

  The younger brother advises his older brother

  "Brother, a dead person cannot be brought back to life. Let's withdraw the lawsuit instead. Otherwise, we'll offend the Martiya family for nothing and it won't be good for our future interactions."

  These words did not persuade his brother, but instead provoked his anger.

  "Will you come and go? From now on, our two families will never interact with each other again! How can it be that you don't want to avenge your father?"

  "No, no, no! Think! Day and night I think! I'd rather have the murderer executed immediately!"

  "Hmph! I'm afraid all you think about day and night is your father's inheritance. Don't sneak into the warehouse again, let me tell you the truth, there's a book in there, do you think your father would entrust it to me?"

  What I've been longing for so long, my brother got it without even trying! The jealous vines grew from the bottom of my heart and pierced through my brother in front of me, a brother who excels at everything compared to me!

  "When you grow up, brother will give you what you deserve, okay, go back and rest now."

  Drive away younger brother, Ed eldest son also want to gather family elder hold meeting discuss countermeasure of whole city public trial.

  Wandering aimlessly on the street, Charlotte didn't know where to go. She recalled the day she escaped after being body-swapped with a female demon, that feeling of the world being so big yet having no place to belong was all too familiar. The clothes that got rained on last night were half dry, only the underside was still damp, Charlotte tugged at it to separate it from her skin and make herself feel more comfortable.

  Ran for half the night, the fear of killing for the first time slowly subsided. Charlotte was worried and anxious about leaving her mother alone. Distracted and confused, Charlotte bumped into many people, but she didn't have time to apologize and kept walking forward. A tall and thin man blocked Charlotte's way, and when she tried to walk around him without looking up, the man moved again to block her path. Charlotte suddenly looked up angrily and said...

  "A good dog does not block the way!"

  Charlotte is usually not so temperamental. It just so happens that she's in a bad mood today. The man didn't get angry, and his eyes even lit up slightly.

  "Where is the miss going? I'll send you!"

  The man did not conceal his true intentions. Charlotte touched her face and found that the veil had been washed away by the heavy rain, no wonder she bumped into so many people without being scolded.

  "No need, my family's carriage is over there!" He said, stretching out his hand and casually pointing.

  Following the direction of his finger, he looked back and found that there was indeed a horse-drawn carriage waiting for someone. The low-key carriage couldn't hide its noble connotation, and when combined with the girl's beauty and temperament, it seemed that she was not to be trifled with. The man gave up the opportunity to pursue the beautiful woman after some consideration. Although it is said that dying under a peony flower is romantic, but it's better to live than to die!

  Charlotte saw the horse-drawn carriage and was surprised, afraid that the man would see through her disguise, she pretended to walk towards the carriage. When she reached the side of the carriage, she glanced back at the man out of the corner of her eye, but he still hadn't left! Gritting her teeth, Charlotte decided to get in first, and if necessary, explain things to the owner of the carriage.

  The man saw Charlotte get on the carriage and knew he had no hope, so he left with regret. Charlotte got on the carriage and first peeked at the man leaving through the gap in the door before turning around to apologize.

  "Sorry sorry, I took a wrong turn! I'll go down now!"

  "Wooo~"

  Charlotte looked up in surprise

  "Mary! How did you get tied up?"

  Reaching past him to grab the cloth stuffed in her mouth, Mary croaked.

  "Charlotte, go quickly and don't mind me, this is a trap!"

  Charlotte was in a hurry, why was this rope so hard to untie! She had already realized that it might be better to fall into the hands of the man from earlier, she quickened her movements, last night's fatigue was particularly evident at this moment, as she untied Mary's bound fingers, she couldn't help but tremble.

  Mary knew Charlotte would never give up on herself and could only silently pray that the two who went out to eat would come back a little later.

  Snap

  A crisp sound came from Charlotte's joints, and the last knot was also opened, lifting Mary up. Charlotte carefully stretched out her head to look outside the carriage, saw no one, then pulled Mary down, and the two of them fled wildly as soon as they got off the carriage. The two scoundrels who went to eat returned to see their fleeing figures and shouted in anger.

  "Smelly cunt, stop right there! Come back!"

  As they ran, Mary saw the villain chasing after them and was so scared that her heart was about to break, her legs weakened and she almost couldn't run anymore. Charlotte saw this and half-embraced her, pulling her forward as they ran. The two slowed down, and the villain got closer and closer. Mary thought of the consequences of being caught again and felt a chill in her heart. Charlotte hugged Mary tightly and whispered...

  "Don't think of running back by yourself and leaving me to escape alone. If you go back, I'll follow you back too!"

  Last night, in a state of panic and confusion, I left my mother behind and departed alone, leaving her with deep regret. Today, I absolutely cannot make the same mistake again.

  Mary was moved and helpless, Charlotte's words gave her strength, and she gradually didn't need to be led by Charlotte.

  After all, the two were girls, and their physical strength was far from that of adult men. Just as they were about to be overtaken, Charlotte suddenly came up with an idea and grabbed hold of a speeding carriage beside them, using all her might to pull Mary aboard. Once they had steadied themselves, they turned around and stuck out their tongues at the panting villain, before turning back to each other and smiling - they had managed to escape.

  The carriage was galloping, Charlotte had the courage to jump up but didn't dare to bounce down, let alone Mary, so they could only obediently climb behind and wait for it to stop or slow down.

  The carriage ran all the way to the outskirts before slowing down, Charlotte saw that the timing was just right and grabbed Mary's hand to prepare for a jump. Just as they were looking for a place to land, the carriage stopped, and a young man got out of the carriage. Charlotte really wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill into, but unfortunately, she was discovered by the owner of the carriage.

  "Charlotte! What brings you here?"

  Charlotte was surprised again, are all the people she met today acquaintances? She looked up and saw Dr. Xiao!

  "Yī gǔ bù! Wǒ māma, nǐ Lìdìyǎ zěnme le?"

  Translation: "What's wrong?! My mother, how is Lydia?!"

  Almost slipped up, luckily Yigub didn't notice due to his rough nerves

  "Charlotte, don't worry, with Old Lady here, nothing will happen to her. And my brother is also investigating this matter, he said he has found some clues. Now you mustn't go back, it will disrupt all the arrangements made by Old Lady and my brother."

  Mary led Charlotte to a secluded spot, listened to her account of what had happened, and felt that at this point Charlotte should hide herself, not let things get more complicated.

  "Charlotte, you guys have nowhere to go, why don't you come home with me and hide out for a bit? Once things are settled, I'll send you back. And this little girl too, I'll send her as well."

  Looking at the young doctor's hurry to go home, there must be something in his family that requires him to rush back. After some thought, Charlotte decided to follow the young doctor and didn't delay. As soon as they climbed in, the carriage sped off.