But Charles Thompson had already taken a stride to block William Carter's path, and with a reach of his hand, he hoisted Matthew Hill up.

"William Carter, today, no matter what you say, I, Charles Thompson, will uphold justice. Whatever you did to Matthew Hill, I will return it to you in kind." Charles Thompson wore a face of righteousness, and under the surge of his blood energy, the Broken Blood Sword turned a deep crimson, as if it had just drunk blood, exuding a murderous aura.

"Trying to settle a personal score, Young Master Thompson? I won't give you the chance." William Carter replied coldly, then suddenly turned and shouted at Matthew Hill, "Beast! Confess now—how did you first rape and then kill your sworn sister, and then cruelly use a radish... commit such a beastly act, and finally frame the pervert for it?"

Instantly, everyone at the scene was dumbfounded.

"William Carter, you sure are something." Eric Harris gave a dry laugh from the side.

"William Carter, you're quite good at turning the tables.

It was clearly the pervert who did it, yet you want Matthew Hill to take the blame.

If you want to show off, you've picked the wrong target. Head Constable Brooks, even a prince is subject to the law.

Even if William Carter's family is powerful, we can't just let him commit crimes unchecked." Charles Thompson's upright image could serve as a model for all ages.

"Head Constable Brooks, you must stand up for my Sun family.

William Carter, you beast, you bastard, even if I, Kevin Scott, have to spend my entire fortune, I will see you brought to justice.

If the county won't do, I'll go to the province; if the province won't do, I'll go to the capital..." Kevin Scott had just lost his daughter, and now even his adopted son who had always supported him was crippled—he nearly fainted from rage.

"Young Master Carter, you owe me an explanation. Otherwise, I don't care who your Xiao or Li family is." Head Constable Brooks stared murderously at William Carter, his hand gripping his sword hilt.

The Xiao clan members, seeing this, immediately stepped to William Carter's side, forming a triangle around him, each holding their weapons pointed outward.

The constables from the yamen, seeing this, immediately stepped forward, drawing dozens of gleaming weapons to surround the four members of the Xiao family.

"Alice Foster, check this and see if the blood on this 'item' matches the blood from Lily Scott's lower body." William Carter, ignoring everything else, flicked his blade and handed the still-steaming 'object' to Alice Foster.

"Is there even a need to check? What a farce. But I, Charles Thompson, am a reasonable man. Constable Foster, hurry up and test it, do it thoroughly." Charles Thompson sneered.

"Bullshit! I won't let you desecrate my sister any further." Having just applied some medicine, Matthew Hill lunged forward to attack.

"Calm down, with me, Charles Thompson, here, I'll see justice done for you. The living won't die, and the dead won't come back to life. Test it, let him test it, let's see how he tries to wriggle out of this." In the end, Charles Thompson held him firmly, not letting him break free.

Alice Foster first brought a basin of clean water, dripped in some blood-testing reagent, and then squeezed both samples of blood into the basin.

The two samples of blood, initially half a foot apart, seemed to recognize each other and drew together, soon intertwining.

After ten breaths, the blood had perfectly fused.

"That's not my blood!" Matthew Hill shouted loudly, but it was useless—everyone knew the truth of the blood test.

"If it's not yours, how did it fuse? With so many witnesses, are you accusing my constables of tampering?" Head Constable Brooks looked at him coldly, his face murderous.

"When I was searching for evidence after my sworn sister was killed, I accidentally injured my hand." Matthew Hill showed a finger, which was indeed wounded.

"Head Constable Brooks, Young Master Carter, you may be mistaken. My adopted son loves Susu like his own sister. Last time, he nearly got eaten by a tiger for her sake. He absolutely couldn't have done this." Patron Scott called out.

"Matthew Hill, you're quite the schemer.

You think this way we have no way out?

Don't you know that Heaven is watching?

Jack Carter, go to Fengxiang Brothel and bring a pretty girl here.

And ask the madam for a packet of 'Ecstasy Powder.'

Matthew Hill, let's see how long you can hold out." William Carter said with a smile.

"William Carter, you really are a fool. Matthew Hill's thing is already hanging from your blade—without that, even if you bring the top courtesan from Fengxiang Brothel, it's useless." Of course, everyone present knew William Carter wanted to extract Matthew Hill's essence, but it seemed impossible now. That's why Charles Thompson said this.

"Heh, Charles Thompson, if no one called you an idiot, you should just keep your mouth shut. Can't you see I only cut off half of his 'thing'? With 'Ecstasy Powder' and a beauty by his side, I guarantee he'll spill everything." William Carter chuckled.

Charles Thompson was so angry his eyes bulged and his lips twitched several times, but in the end, he said nothing more.

Sss... slash...

Suddenly, with a sharp sound, Matthew Hill stabbed Charles Thompson through the heart with a sword and kicked him to the ground.

"I tried to save you, and you sneak-attacked me? Did a dog eat your conscience?" Charles Thompson was furious. Matthew Hill had taken advantage of his distraction to smash his fist onto the Broken Blood Sword.

Even though Charles Thompson dodged quickly, the sharp blade still grazed his waist, blood flowing freely.

"Who told you to meddle and keep holding onto me? Otherwise, I would have escaped long ago."