Chapter 436: Take Away

"You're just a country girl, what do you need so much silver for"Fang Jinshu felt like she'd heard a pretty amazing joke. She stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him."Who says a country g...Zong Hu's mind went blank. He stood there, dumbfounded, for a long time before he could recover.

"You, you what"

Wang Yaner knew that Tiger Brother couldn't accept this reality, so she quickly stepped forward and hugged his arm.

"Tiger Brother, what Jinxiu said is true."

After you left, she guessed the murderer didn't know about her mother-in-law's situation and would definitely come out to inquire nervously.

Now, the old woman doesn't associate with the villagers much. Usually, no one would go out of their way to ask about her in the early morning, except for the murderer.

Later on, we found out that only our father-in-law was secretly inquiring about his wife's whereabouts and even snuck around near our house to spy on us.

Zong Hu really couldn't believe that his father would be the murderer of his mother. He pressed his voice and said unwillingly.

Even if he inquired, it wouldn't prove he was the murderer completely, would it

Actually, Zong Hu had already believed most of it in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have looked so shocked.

But, but deep down, there's still that sliver of unwillingness to accept it.

He is his biological father, who killed his biological mother.

"I think my uncle probably hasn't had time to destroy the evidence. When my aunt died, she was clutching a piece of torn cloth, ripped from whoever was wrestling with her."

"If we find this torn piece of clothing in Uncle's room, and the fabric matches, wouldn't that be solid evidence"

The clerk nodded, and upon hearing Fang Jinxiu's words, immediately sent the two people to the ancestral home of the Zong family to look for evidence and arrest someone.

The old folks in the village still had no idea what was going on. Elder Zong had been running back and forth to Village Head Wang's house these past few days, trying to get him to plead with Fang Jinshu for their families to join the mountain clearing as well.

The village head, Wang, definitely couldn't agree. The Second House and the old house were already in such a state, if he sent the people from the old house up the mountain as well, what would Zong Yu and Fang Jinshi think of him

After such a huge act of kindness like donating grain, could Fang Jinxiu still give him face

The old master, Zong Laotou, had been repeatedly turned away. He was now pulling Hu Ailan and the third wife together to discuss what to do.

Suddenly, a group of officers burst into their home. Zong had lived in the village his whole life and had rarely seen officers before. He was so scared that his face turned pale.

It's impossible to forge the official uniform and token on someone in authority.

The elder was so scared that he stammered when he tried to speak.

"Official, officer sir, you, how... may I ask what brings you to my humble abode"

He finally straightened his tongue, and after calming down, he felt a chill run through him.

For such a remote place as Nozomi, the appearance of an official must be no small matter. But their family hasn't done anything harmful recently, has it

The only plan I had hasn't even started, is it unreasonable for the officials to hear the wind and come grab people

Where did the rumors come from Could it be that someone from their own family reported them to the county office That's impossible.

The old man racked his brain, trying to figure out why these officials were at his house, but the next second he knew.

"Who among you is Zongping Kang"

Zongping Kang, who had been hiding in the house, was already terrified out of his wits. Through the window, he saw that the people outside were actually government officials. He didn't even bother to tidy up and immediately tried to jump out the window to escape.

The old man felt something was definitely wrong. He intended to brush it off with a few jokes, but before he could even speak, his stupid son had already panicked and made a commotion.

The officer heard the noise and hurried after him. There was no need for anyone to answer now, Zongping Kang, this fool, had exposed himself.

After being caught, he was extremely panicked, mumbling over and over, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't kill her, I didn't kill her, she's not dead!"

When the old couple heard their eldest son's ramblings, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

What, murder What kind of monstrous thing has this dog gotten himself into outside again!

The officer mercilessly bound him up.

"I've seen my share of guilty criminals, and the look on your face tells me you're one. You run like a thief when you see us! You didn't kill anyone, so why are you running"

"Are you Zongping Kang"

Zongping Kang shook his head frantically. "No, I'm not, my name isn't Zongping Kang."

The yamen servant is actually so easy to fool, "Hmph, wouldn't it be clear if we take you to the village and ask around Whether or not you committed murder isn't up to you to decide. You two, go in and search."

Other officers indeed found a piece of clothing with a torn sleeve under the bed planks in Zong Pingkang's room. The material matched perfectly with the piece held by the deceased, Mrs. Liu.

"Now, you have nothing left to argue. Go back and tell the county magistrate what you have to say. Take him away!"their return journey.After Zong Bai came out, he mysteriously approached Fang Jinshu and pulled her aside, scratching his head in confusion."Sister-in-law, I was just about to search this den for any...