The officers have come twice and recorded statements.
The Third Master Liu, known for being a good-for-nothing, paced anxiously in the room upon hearing the news. Unable to bear such silence, he angrily said, "No, Mother, we cannot plead guilty. If we admit guilt, we'll lose our lives."
Indeed, the crime of murdering an official of the imperial court only leads to beheading, and no one knows what else Chu Heng might know.
"Even if we don't plead guilty, we can't protect ourselves." Old Madam Liu's aged eyes were filled with tears: "Without the Gao family, how could the person above possibly let us be?"
"Mother, but if we confess, my husband will lose his life. He is innocent!" cried the Eldest Daughter-in-Law of the Liu Family, unable to shed more tears, her swollen eyes filled with indignation and anger. No one wants to die, especially not as a scapegoat!
