The Command to Pamper the Husband - Chapter 197

Perhaps the townsfolk never expected Song Jin to actually take action.

The young girl’s mother, Young Madam Xu, immediately rushed out from the crowd. Ignoring her own injuries, she threw herself onto her daughter’s lifeless body, crying out in despair.

“Dear daughter, wake up! My girl, wake up!”

Blood was flowing from the young girl’s broken neck, the warm blood and the smell of iron stimulating Young Madam Xu’s senses.

She glared at Song Jin with fury and madness.

“Who gave you the right? The law hasn’t even judged her, who gave you the right to kill her? My poor daughter! The officials have killed someone in broad daylight!”

She resorted to her usual tactic, slapping her thighs and wailing.

“The officials have killed someone! This is a travesty! My daughter isn’t even ten years old yet!”

She cried out loudly.

Song Jin turned her head to look at her.

“Your daughter isn’t even ten years old, so it’s okay for her to kidnap other people’s daughters?”

The woman only continued to wail, “Whether it’s right or wrong, that’s for the law to decide! The law didn’t sentence my daughter to death, so who are you to do so? My daughter is still so young. She would have turned over a new leaf. Why didn’t you give her a chance?”

Each time the woman self-righteously invoked the law, Song Jin’s heart sank a little deeper.

It was true.

The law couldn’t touch her.

But…

What about those who died unjustly?

To talk about turning over a new leaf…

The young girl clearly exploited the loopholes in the law. She had no intention of reforming herself.

For such cases, there would always be a second time. Those who had taken lives intentionally and premeditatedly were like addicts—they couldn’t stop.

This was entirely different from accidental self-defense.

This was intentional, deliberate, premeditated murder.

Such a person would not reform.

If something triggered them again, the vicious cycle would repeat, and more innocent lives would be lost to this demon.

Why let future harm continue?

Preventing her from killing was protecting minors, which was the true intent of laws protecting minors.

These laws were meant to protect the majority of minors, not shield a few who harm the many.

Taking a deep breath, Song Jin ignored the cursing Young Madam Xu and looked at the Crown Prince, “What now?”

The Crown Prince replied, “I’ve already informed the magistrate. He will take over from here. We’ll take him back.”

The Crown Prince’s attendants lifted the tied-up man and carried him away.

Other attendants stayed to watch the villagers, while Song Jin and the Crown Prince turned to leave.

As Song Jin was about to depart, Young Madam Xu suddenly charged at her like a madwoman, “Give me back my daughter’s life! She was so young, you beast!”

As Young Madam Xu lunged, the Heavenly Hound struck her with its paw.

Young Madam Xu spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed.

The magistrate arrived quickly.

When Song Jin reached the village entrance, Zhao Jide was already there with his men, marching into the village. They exchanged brief glances and went their separate ways.

“Your Highness, the people following Zhao Jide have been captured,” reported the Crown Prince’s subordinate before he boarded the carriage. The Crown Prince nodded slightly, “Don’t alert anyone. Return to the capital.”

The subordinate added, “However, we also captured two others.”

The Crown Prince frowned.

“They were Zhao Jide’s son and daughter-in-law. They were following Your Highness and were caught ten miles before Chenbei Village.”

Upon hearing that Zhao Ke and Sun Qiyao were captured, Song Jin felt a bit anxious. Despite the peculiar relationship, they were former friends of the original owner.

“What happened?”

The subordinate glanced at the Crown Prince, who permitted him to speak. “Your Highness, Zhao Ke and Sun Qiyao claimed they were sightseeing. That’s obviously a lie.”

Song Jin recalled how Zhao Ke and Sun Qiyao had barged in when she visited Zhao Jide. Her anxiety resurfaced.

“Perhaps they really had no ill intentions. Don’t harm them. Minister Zhao’s character is good, so his son shouldn’t be bad either.”

After all, Zhao Jide was allied with her father!

The Crown Prince nonchalantly said, “Interrogate them. If they’re innocent, release them.”

With that, he pulled Song Jin into the carriage.

Song Jin wanted to say more but was pulled into the carriage by the Crown Prince, which then started moving. The subordinate disappeared.

“Zhao Ke and Sun Qiyao will be fine.”

“I know.” The Crown Prince leaned back.

“Then why interrogate them?” Song Jin was a bit anxious.

The Crown Prince looked at Song Jin with a mysterious expression, making her uneasy.

“What?”

The Crown Prince continued, “When you accidentally fell and ‘died’ in Yuzhou, Sun Qiyao mourned for you as your widow.”

Song Jin was stunned.

“And Zhao Ke accompanied her.”

Song Jin was speechless.

“Do you know what Sun Qiyao said during your mourning?”

“What?”

“She said she didn’t believe the person in the coffin was you.”

Song Jin was shocked.

“How did she know?”

“She said it didn’t smell like you.”

The Crown Prince paused, then laughed, “Do you all identify each other by scent?”

Song Jin retorted, “You’re the dog.”

The Crown Prince chuckled, “Sun Qiyao suspected you were alive and even questioned Song Dingzhong multiple times, making him uneasy.”

“How do you know? Don’t tell me you had someone monitoring the Song family then.”

The Crown Prince shook his head, “I read a lot of stories, but I’m not that cunning. Of course, Song Dingzhong told me himself. He asked me to remind you to be wary of Sun Qiyao in the capital. I forgot earlier, but her sudden appearance reminded me.”

Song Jin wondered if Sun Qiyao’s affection for Song Jin was so strong that she could identify her by scent. But she was now in Shen Yue’s body, not her own.

How did she do it?

By recognizing her soul?

Damn!

If that’s true, Sun Qiyao’s abilities far surpassed her spiritual powers.

To avoid any mishaps, Song Jin decided to be cautious and avoid meeting Sun Qiyao whenever possible.

They then discussed the case.

“What do we do next?”

The Crown Prince replied, “Once we return to the capital, we’ll extract a confession and make arrests immediately.”

“What if the other party…”

“Has strong backing? No one has more influence than me, except the current Emperor.”

The Crown Prince’s eyes flashed with a smile as he leaned closer to Song Jin, “No one can overpower me, in any way.”

Song Jin suddenly felt a flush creeping up her face.

The Crown Prince laughed heartily.

“Looks like our future Empress isn’t so innocent after all!”

Song Jin glared at him, “Rogue!”

“I’m only a rogue to you. I don’t say such things to others.”

Song Jin was speechless.