"I'll help you get this thing done, but… but you have to be prepared. He's unlikely to get the death penalty. I'll get Xia Zhe to check on their family's business and see if there's anything we can use to make sure he gets a heavier sentence. Other than that, there's nothing much we can do," Qiao Mei said regretfully.
Based on the current situation, Ma San would at most be sentenced to 15 years in jail. If Xia Zhe could manage to find evidence of more crimes, Ma San might be sentenced to a few more years in jail. However, there was not enough evidence to send Ma San to his grave.
Qian'e put her palms together and shook her head at Qiao Mei. She did not want to speak at all. Instead of saying that she did not want to speak, it would be more accurate to say that she had lost the ability to speak and could not make any sound at all.