Quick Transmigration: Losing All Standing and Reputation - Chapter 43

[Chapter 43]

Song Que asked again: “What kind of enemies do they have to deal with on weekdays?”

Cheng’s father said: “Ali is a generous person, and he has never held grudges against others, and we have not thought of any suspicious candidates.”

Cheng Xiaomei suddenly said: “The daughter-in-law of the Zhang family and my sister-in-law don’t deal with each other. My sister-in-law has to learn everything she does, and she is better than her sister-in-law.”

Cheng’s mother frowned. After all, Zhang’s family is a neighbor. Although the two are fiercely compared, they are not to the point of enmity. At this time, it is a bit too much to take it out. But for some unknown reason, Mother Cheng’s words that she wanted to smooth out made a twist on the tip of her tongue, but she didn’t say it in the end.

Earlier, Xiao Bing went to investigate the situation of the opposite house, and had quietly reported it to Song Que. The family on the opposite side has been here for more than 20 years, and it is considered the best life in this area. His family has two sons, the eldest son and Cheng Litong are working in the dyeing workshop. The second son is still young, and the Zhang family is providing He reads. Cheng Li was handy, and later came to the top. The monthly income was a little more than Zhang Da’s. Don’t underestimate this. The Cheng family is not like the Zhang family. It was visibly red hot.

The conflict between the two families also arose at this time. It is not enough for your son to suppress my son in the dyeing workshop, and you have to show me your good life in front of me? The Zhang family was unhappy, but it didn’t rise to the level of a fight, so they had to try their best to overwhelm them in their daily trivial matters.

The Cheng family is kind and honest, but they are not the ones who knead the dough. Once or twice, it’s okay, Zhang Jiaming pressed on four or five times, and the Cheng family also started. You say your daughter-in-law is good-looking, I say that she is not as beautiful as my daughter-in-law; Darley. The two families secretly compared from the son to the daughter-in-law, from the daughter-in-law to the youngest, and even the two old ladies wore brighter clothes than the other. This kind of rivalry is not the main theme of life, but it has filled all aspects of the two families.

Song Que said, “Who does Xiuxiu interact with more often on weekdays?”

It was Cheng Xiaomei who jumped out to answer the question. She stayed at home all day, and did not do as much work as Cheng’s mother. She got along with Su Xiuxiu the most, and the two sisters and sisters had a good relationship.

“My sister-in-law has an injured hand and can’t do heavy work. She usually stays at home doing embroidery work, and doesn’t communicate with outsiders very much. There are no ladies around the same age as my sister-in-law, but there is one from the Zhang family. She prefers to be with me. Sister-in-law sings the opposite, sister-in-law doesn’t

like bickering, and she doesn’t like going out when she comes and goes.” The little girl seems to have determined that this matter has something to do with the opposite door, and there are many biases in her words.

Mother Cheng beat her lightly and told her not to talk nonsense, so as not to be embarrassed by the door. The accident of both her son and daughter-in-law made her mentally and physically haggard. In the past, she was high-spirited when facing Zhang’s family, but now she has no energy, and doesn’t want to get into trouble at this juncture. Mother Cheng was not a good person. She didn’t think that the opposite door would be a good neighbor at this time, understand their difficulties, and sincerely mourned the murder of her son and daughter-in-law. She could fully imagine that the other party might pass with a sigh, and she even felt a little gloating in her heart. But to say that they would harm Cheng Li and Su Xiuxiu, Cheng’s mother didn’t believe it. Rather than wasting her energy on them, she hoped that Song would find the real culprit.

Cheng Xiaomei thinks differently from Cheng’s mother. She feels that her sister-in-law has always been kind to others. If she can say that she is not good, she will go to the opposite family. Her brother is even more loyal and honest. at his wife.

Song did not ignore Cheng Xiaomei’s opinion, but Cheng Xiaomei was mostly based on personal speculation and could not be cited as evidence.

Song Que said: “Zhang Da and Cheng Li went to work together. Maybe they know Cheng Li’s situation in the dyeing workshop. I still have to go to Zhang’s house.”

Cheng’s mother glanced at Cheng Xiaomei and said nothing.

Song Que took people out of Cheng’s house. He sent two people to the dye house to find Zhang Da, and he knocked on the door of Zhang’s house.

The one who opened the door was still the woman who probed her brain just now. She had many wrinkles on her face. She seemed to be of the same generation as Aunt Cheng, and she was the old mother of the Zhang family.

Seeing that it was Song Que, Mother Zhang looked at the officers behind him and said, “What are you doing, my lord? No one in our Zhang family has committed crimes.”

Song Que said, “I’m here to investigate the murder case.”

Min She didn’t like seeing officials, so Mother Zhang was a little reluctant to let people in, and complained: “Their son and daughter-in-law died, why did they come to our house to investigate? Could it be that the adults suspect that our family did it? In the light of day, you have no evidence, my lord. , you can’t talk nonsense.”

Song Que’s officer sent by the magistrate of Changlin County stepped forward and shouted, “Stop talking nonsense, open the door quickly, and cooperate with the adults to investigate the case.

” The sound of friction shocked Mother Zhang, so she had to open the door.

Obviously, Mother Zhang just looked at Song but was polite and thought he was embarrassed to embarrass others, so she dared to play tricks and didn’t want people to enter the door. Although the officer’s actions were a bit rude, the effect was immediate. Song Que looked at it coldly and did not stop it.

At this time, only Mother Zhang and her daughter-in-law Cen were at home.

Song Que’s group entered the door in a mighty manner, and Mr. Cen was surprised when he saw it, thinking that something had happened at home. Mother Zhang pulled her and whispered a few words before she knew what Song Que and others were doing.

Cen was a little dissatisfied, but didn’t complain. Zhang’s father was not at home, so Zhang’s mother would entertain these officials. She, a daughter-in-law, had no reason to be at the forefront, so she served tea and water to others.

Mrs. Cen delivered the tea to Song Que, but Song Que took it and said to Mother Zhang, “Is this the daughter-in-law? We don’t need to entertain, we just want to ask some questions and ask someone to sit down together.”

Mother Zhang also wanted to say something, but his gaze towards Shang Song was inexplicably dull. As soon as Mr. Cen put away the tea tray, he sat down next to Mother Zhang.

Song Que said, “When was the last time you saw Cheng Li and Su Xiuxiu?”

Mother Zhang said: “A little over a month ago, the day before the Cheng family found out that they were missing, my old and young did not pass the exam in the bookstore, and when they came back, they lost their temper outside the door. Comfort him there. I went out to buy some food, and when I came back, she said hello to me, and I went in first. Later, Cheng Li and my son got off work together, and the opposite daughter-in-law went home with her man. ”

Cen Shi Ze said: “I met the person on the morning when they disappeared. Cheng Li and my man go to work together every day, and I met them both when we took my man out. Later, I didn’t see Cheng Li again, but Su Xiuxiu and I I saw her once. She was going to go out at noon, and I felt strange and asked. She said it was her mother-in-law who asked her to get some things. After that, I never saw her again.”

Cen said The time of her meeting is basically consistent with what the Cheng family said. The statement about the case obtained from the Changlin County magistrate also proves that Su Xiuxiu was seen on the way to the riverside, and she was never seen again after that. In other words, Su Xiuxiu is likely to have an accident by the river.

Song Que said again: “From the morning to the afternoon on the day Su Xiuxiu disappeared, where did the two of you do, and who can prove it?”

Zhang’s mother didn’t respond yet, Cen’s eyes widened, she was impulsive The irritable temperament, the person in front of her is from the official family did not change her temperament: “Sir, are you suspicious of me and my mother-in-law? Although my Zhang family and Cheng family are not doing well, you want to say that I look at Su Xiuxiu. If you don’t like her, I recognize it, you say I killed her, but I don’t recognize it!”

Song did not respond, but calmly said, “Why don’t you and Su Xiuxiu deal with each other?”

Cen looked at Zhang’s mother subconsciously, and pursed her lips.

Song Que didn’t care that Zhang’s mother was still on the side, and directly challenged: “It has something to do with your mother-in-law?”

Mother Zhang turned to look at Cen, very surprised. Cen’s face flushed, and finally she said bluntly: “She is too soft-tempered, she speaks softly, and she is not cool enough. Although I don’t hate her, I just can’t get along with her. But she also pleases her mother, who is at home every day. If you read her well, you can either praise her for her outstanding appearance, or say that she is a beautiful girl. If I want to say something about her, my mother will let me look at myself and ask me to learn from her. I admit that I am agile and hardworking , is a cool person. Although there are things that are not as good as her, there are also things that are better than her. But in my mother’s heart, I am worthless by her. How can I feel comfortable in my heart? If I say a few words, brother-in-law He and Xianggong will help each other, one speaks for Su Xiuxiu, the other speaks for the mother, but no one thinks about me from my point of view. I am not reconciled. If they like Su Xiuxiu, they will like it. I don’t like it myself. Can’t you?”

After hearing this, Mother Zhang

‘s face turned red and white, her mouth opened and closed, and finally she said, “I didn’t know you had such a big opinion on her…” After speaking, Mrs Cen felt much more comfortable. Seeing Mother Zhang like this, she turned to Song But he said: “Sir, I’m not afraid to tell you the truth. It’s true that I don’t like to interact with Su Xiuxiu, but it doesn’t mean that I want to hurt her, and she has nothing to feel sorry for me. Not to mention the child in her belly. It’s been several months, whoever harms her is not as good as a beast?”

Song nodded and said, “You are right, a murderer is indeed a beast. But you didn’t answer my question. What have you both done?”

Mother Zhang said, “I went to the mountain to pick up firewood early that morning, and after doing it for most of the morning, my waist was dodged, and I couldn’t get up and down the mountain. Because I never went back, Gu’er was afraid that something would happen to me. Come pick me up and I will go home.”

Gu’er is Zhang Da Zhang Gu.

Cen said, “I was about to start preparing lunch when Su Xiuxiu went out. Dad came back not long after the meal was ready. Later, both my mother and husband came back. I have been at home, and my mother can prove it.”

Song Que said: “You How much firewood did your mother and Xianggong bring when they came back?”

Cen was stunned for a moment, and tried very hard to recall the situation of that day, but in the end, she couldn’t recall it. Just when she was about to shake her head, Mother Zhang said: “I twisted my waist at that time and lost all the firewood, Gu Erlai When I saw that I was injured, how could I still take care of the firewood? In the end, I went back empty-handed.”

Song gave Zhang’s mother a look. In her previous answer, the description of the details was too complicated, and now she is a little flustered and confused. The Zhang Gu mentioned in the words also made him a little concerned.

“Where is the place where you picked up firewood, and how far is it from the shore where you wash your clothes?” Before

Mother Zhang could speak, Mrs. Cen quickly said, “It’s on the mountain next to it, it’s very close.”

Mother Zhang’s His hands suddenly clenched into fists, but Song became colder when he saw this detail.

Xiao Bing, who was guarding the door outside, suddenly ran in and said, “Sir, Zhang Gu has been brought back.”

[End of This Chapter]