Chapter 457: Killing Someone by Borrowing a Knife_2

"You killed him?!"

Xu Yuan's expression stiffened for a moment, then he feigned confusion and asked,

"Can't someone who openly attacks a government officer in the street be killed?"

"You can kill, but..."

Xu Mengxi's tone rose slightly, but then suddenly stopped.

She pursed the corners of her lips, her gaze incomprehensible as she looked at the young man in brocade, her thoughts somewhat complicated.

According to the law, one who aids a government officer by causing the death of a criminal is not to be punished, but procedure still requires imprisonment pending trial.

And here lay the problem.

Qin Weishu was born into a Sect Noble Clan, and cases involving the life and death of Noble Clan Disciples couldn't be judged by Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice; they had to be handed over to Xiancheng Pavilion for adjudication, and the prison where the killer would be held was naturally that of Xiancheng Pavilion.