The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
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Chapter 1163: 1163 Chapter 1163: 1163 He thought to himself that the county magistrate was indeed no fool.

He and his wife had already become aware of the killer’s subtle clues; however, if he were to investigate on his own, he might inadvertently alert the culprit.

The sudden order from the magistrate to conduct the investigation was likely to flush out the killer with ease.

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Soon, the gathered villagers were dismissed, and a total of ten people were taken to Hua Lizheng’s family.

In the Hua family’s main hall, the best chairs were arranged along with a tea table at the side, which bore several plates of cakes and snacks.

After Chief Wang and Hua Changxu, in collaboration with a few government officials, brought the people over, Chief Wang reported to Zheng Dejun, “Adult, ten people with injuries on their arms are here, two females and eight males.”

Zheng Dejun gave a signal to the post-mortem examiner, who stepped forward to inspect each person’s injuries and then let seven go.

Only Xiao Yuchuan, Li Gui, and Ding Er remained.

Chief Wang said fiercely, “A little bit of flesh was found under Zhu Daqi’s fingernails, indicating that the killer was scratched by Zhu Daqi before his death.

You three match the description.

Speak up, which one of you killed Zhu Daqi?”

“It’s unjust, Adult!” Ding Er immediately knelt down, “That day, Su Qingyue gave me two taels of silver as hush money.

You see, I have this little vice; when I have money, I like to visit the kiln in the town.

My injuries were caused by Xiao Taohong from the kiln.

That woman knows how to swindle money, and she tricked me into a good mood.

I ended up spending the entire two taels of silver that Su Qingyue gave me for hush money on her.

It was truly during the heat of the moment that she scratched me.

If you don’t believe it, send someone to the town to ask Xiao Taohong!”

Villagers outside Hua Lizheng’s courtyard door laughed at the commotion.

“How did you get your injury?” Chief Wang turned to Li Gui.

“A few days ago, I got drunk and fell on the road on my way home, completely unconscious.

When I woke up, I found two scratches on my arm,” Li Gui said with a frustrated face, “I don’t know who would be so devoid of morality to deliberately injure me.”

“You said it was done by a person.

Does anyone have proof?”

“This…” Li Gui’s expression turned somewhat pale, “There’s no witness…”

Chief Wang’s sharp gaze turned towards Xiao Yuchuan, “How did you get the injury on your arm?”

“On the wooden raft over the cold pond water at the bottom of Black Mountain Cliff, while I was adding firewood, I suddenly felt an itch on my arm.

There were allergens on the firewood, and I scratched myself.”

“Who can confirm that?” the arrest officer asked formally.

“My wife.”

“Hmph, Su Qingyue is under the greatest suspicion!” Chief Wang snorted coldly.

“Adult, it must be Xiao Yuchuan!” Zhu Nengwen, who stood amid the crowd outside the courtyard, suddenly rushed in, “Adult, my older brother died a terrible death.

It must have been because that day my older brother tried to force himself on Su Qingyue…

and Xiao Yuchuan was with Su Qingyue when they fell off the cliff.

Several villagers went to the cold pool to rescue them.

This shows that Xiao Yuchuan was also present when my older brother died.

It must have been Xiao Yuchuan who, in a fit of hatred because my older brother had designs on his wife, killed my older brother!”

“That being the case, Chuan is under the most suspicion,” said Wang Qigu from among the villagers, “Su Qingyue suddenly became so beautiful, and the number of men in the village who liked her increased.

Everyone knows that Chuan declared that anyone daring to harbor designs on his wife would be beaten to death.

It’s possible that jealousy sparked in Chuan and he simply murdered him.”

“Very likely…” Shi Cai said directly from the side, “Back when Su Qingyue was still an ugly woman without compare, I merely joked about her a few times, and Chuan got into a fight with me, even kicking me right in my privates…”

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