Chapter 111 Hurry up
After hearing what Lin Jinyi said, Xu Shuhe naturally understood what was going on.
It's too coincidental.
Now, considering the vicious human nature of that person, it is most likely the younger brother and sister-in-law of the deceased Zhang Yufu. The couple took money from others, killed Zhang Yufu, and then sold the poor little daughter. The lady who worked as a kitchen helper in the noodle shop was also one of the accomplices. She took money and found a free daughter-in-law for her lame grandson. Naturally, it was for the best.
"Poor Zhang Qiao'er, she was born fair and pretty, but she's only thirteen years old and she's going to be sold. The cripple she was going to marry is already twenty years old, and he has a bad temper. I'm angry just looking at him. After all, she's our niece, and she's harming our own brother. How can Zhang Yucai and his wife feel comfortable with selling their niece?"
Lin Jinyi's maid Xianyun sighed beside him.
She was the one who investigated the matter, and the more she saw, the more uncomfortable she felt.
"Money makes the world go round." Lin Jinyi also frowned.
Xu Shuhe also had cold eyes, "This case involves so many innocent people. I don't have the time to take my time. Now that we have found some suspicious points, we should dig deeper immediately. It is not a pity for these people to die."
"You think the same as I do. We must not be lenient with them. My people have been keeping an eye on them after they found out. As long as you speak, they will be brought to you for face-to-face interrogation immediately." Lin Jinyi said seriously.
"That might alert the enemy." Xu Shuhe shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "Let someone keep an eye on it first to make sure nothing goes wrong. I'll go at night."
They were able to find these two places, but they were afraid that other people were also watching them. If they brought them in for questioning, they would be exposed.
Lin Jin understood and agreed.
The two discussed for a while before Xu Shuhe left and returned to Chen's house.
As soon as I entered the door, I met Chen Xun.
"Where did Third Sister-in-law go? My father and I wanted to discuss something with her, but she wasn't at home."
"I went to the government office." Xu Shuhe's face was cold.
Yes, although they are now living under the same roof, they have already torn their faces apart. Xu Shuhe exposed what Feng had done to her and reported it to the government. The war has already begun.
There is no need to pretend to be harmonious with Chen Xun anymore.
Moreover, Xu Shuhe now feels that the person who is secretly against her is this gentle and harmless-looking brother-in-law in front of her.
"Sister-in-law, you went to see Brother Three, right?" Chen Xun looked worried, as if he wanted to reconcile. "These things all happened at the same time. Dad is sick from exhaustion. Only Sister-in-law and I can take charge of the family now. More people means more ideas. Sister-in-law, why don't you put aside your prejudices and let's discuss it together."
"There's nothing to discuss." Xu Shuhe refused coldly.
He then looked Chen Xun up and down with an annoyed look on his face.
"My fourth brother is a scholar, so he should know right from wrong better than others. My father-in-law is an elder, so I don't care whether he did something right or wrong. But if my fourth brother wants me to do something, like rescue my mother-in-law and my second brother and his wife, forget it!"
"Third sister-in-law."
"Since I married into the family, I have never done anything to harm the interests of the Chen family. Your third brother has been working hard for the family business for many years, but it was only because the dowry left by his biological mother did not fall into your mother's hands, and your father gave him shares in the family for business matters that you killed him so cruelly. If he comes out of prison safely, it's fine. If not, I will never stop fighting with your Chen family!"
Xu Shuhe seemed to be extremely angry. He didn't even give Chen Xun a chance to speak. He scolded him and left with a wave of his sleeves.
Chen Xun raised his hand, as if he wanted to keep explaining, but finally put it down, with an embarrassment on his face, and sighed.
"Master." The accompanying servant whispered comfortingly.
Chen Xun lowered his eyes and said, "Let's go back first." Then he turned and left, looking extremely distressed.
However, this expression did not last long on his face. When he returned to his courtyard, it disappeared completely and was replaced by a gloomy look.
"It seems that she hasn't found a good way to save people yet. She was out of the house for so long today, and I worried for nothing."
If Xu Shuhe had already had a plan to deal with the situation, he probably wouldn't be so angry and lose his temper.
Isn't it inappropriate to even say something like "fight to the death"?
The servant handed over tea attentively, "The Third Young Master's wife is a woman after all. Even if she has some tricks, they are limited to the backyard. How can she show them outside? Besides, you are cooperating with County Magistrate Huang, and the affairs of the county government are in your hands. What are you afraid of? It's just a matter of time to solve it."
"We can't be careless. My third sister-in-law is not that simple." Chen Xun took the teacup, took a sip, and raised his eyes again, with a bit more ruthlessness in his eyes. "This County Magistrate Huang wants both money and a good reputation. There is no such thing as having both in the world. My third sister-in-law has caused some troubles in the past two days. Due to the gossip, he is temporarily unable to take action. But it will take at most three days to resolve it, otherwise there will be more troubles."
After saying this, the servant quickly understood and said, "Then I will go out for a walk tomorrow."
"Well, you can leave." Chen Xun waved his hand.
In fact, he not only considered saving people, but also his own reputation.
The incidents of Feng hiring someone to kill someone in the past few days, as well as the scandals about Feng's evil deeds exposed by Xu Shuhe, are also hurting Chen Xun's reputation.
Most scholars value this, especially Chen Xun, who is a famous talent in Qizhou City and has many classmates watching him. Many of them have asked him questions and inquired about him these days.
If he really had a biological mother like Feng who was charged with many crimes, and a brother like Chen Jin who was a worthless person, it would be bad for his reputation.
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Xinyue followed behind Xu Shuhe with a worried look on her face.
"Young Madam is talking to the Fourth Young Master like this today. Will he get angry and do something bad to our Third Young Master?"
"No." Xu Shuhe said in a deep voice, "He came to ask me to discuss things today just to see what clues and cards I have. If I refuse to go and even speak harshly, it will seem like I am so anxious that I don't care about anything. He will relax a little bit."
Xinyue nodded, and finally said, "But the crime our young master is charged with is not serious enough to be punished. If they want to cover up their tracks, I am worried that they will throw more dirty water on the young master to make it easier for them to do what they want."
"So we have to do it before they take action." Xu Shuhe pursed his lips, his face solemn.
After adjusting her mood, she entered the house and saw her mother Zheng waiting for her to come back.
The mother and daughter quickly closed the door and sat down to talk.
Xu Shuhe told Zheng that he was going out tonight. Zheng was very worried and wanted to go with him.
However, Xu Shuhe felt that it would be better for his mother to stay at home to deal with the situation, so that if there was any emergency, there would be someone to make decisions.
Helpless, Zheng had to agree.
When night fell, he watched with a dreadful heart as Xu Shuhe changed into black clothes and quietly left the house with Meixiang.
Outside, Lin Jinyi was already waiting in the carriage.
The two of them rushed to Zhangjiazhuang outside the city without stopping.