"I didn't kill him... I was just pushed over here!" Such a feeble defense carried no weight. All his 'friends' and the brawling thugs stared at him in horror.
Accidental homicide, public brawling, irrefutable evidence. Coupled with the fact that Tang Yuan was already an adult and hadn't turned himself in, he was sentenced to five years in prison without much fuss.
During his sentence, a few friends did come to visit a couple of times, but they gradually stopped coming. After all, they had only received a warning and could continue their schooling. Their lives were slightly tarnished, but they could still move forward.
There was no need to waste time on a convict.
As for his relatives from the Tang Family, they completely cut off contact after one initial visit to inquire about the situation—the Tang Family would not accept a criminal from one of its branch families.
