The two constables looked somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this.

The Su family of Shanghe Village is famous throughout Qingshui County, including their county government. This is partly due to the popularity of Su Family Spicy Hot Pot, which is so popular that people from all walks of life in the government would line up there every day.

Secondly, and most importantly, Miss Su is the apple of their young master's eye.

More than half a month ago, the Jia family of Zuixianju was exposed for their past crimes by colluding with yamen runners to poison the Su family's spicy hot pot. In the end, their property was confiscated, and all the yamen runners involved were sent to the frontier to dig up the city wall until they died.

However, if the theft at the Meng family's residence was indeed committed by Miss Su, then things might become difficult to handle.

The villagers were also shocked. They could believe that Meng Yongfu's own son or daughter stole the silver, but they simply did not believe that Hua Yatou stole it and that there was evidence!

Huaya can win a whole Zaozhuang just by going out for a short while, so why would she dirty her hands for a little money?

Inside the east room, Liang Siyu, who had been listening intently to the sounds, suddenly felt a surge of resentment in her eyes.

Knowing full well that Su Hua was the thief, he still broke down the door and beat people yesterday, clearly just to vent his anger!

She remembered this grudge.

Meng Yongfu raised his eyes and took in everyone's expressions. His lips curled into a cold smile. "My silver has been marked, and I've also coated the tin box where I hid it with a special powder. This powder can't be washed off with water or burned. As long as your skin touches the tin box, it will turn from its normal skin color to blue."

"Once you two bring Su Hua here and examine her hands, you'll know that what I've said is true."

He had been so angry yesterday that he forgot about the powder, only remembering it on his way to the county government. As for his suspicion of Su Hua, what he had said earlier was indeed what he truly believed. In the entire Shanghe Village, only Su Hua possessed such abilities.

The feud between Su Hua and the Meng family, and even the Feng family, had already begun a month and a half ago.

They didn't attack their own family before because they weren't strong enough. Now that they've grown up by clinging to the young master of the Qin family and the daughter of the prefect, they're naturally the first to seek revenge, regardless of whether they care about money or not.

However, she had no idea that he had already tampered with the tin box.

With so many eyes watching and so much evidence, even the county magistrate can no longer exonerate Su Hua.

Once Su Hua is imprisoned, the Su family will be a pack of toothless tigers. When he lets the news of Su Hua's thieving ways in Qingshui County go unreported, Su's Restaurant will probably be unable to continue operating, and they might even have to hand over the entire Zaozhuang to someone else.

As soon as he said that, the air became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The villagers subconsciously recalled the scene at the roof-raising banquet yesterday, but they were all too busy eating to notice whether the little girl's hand was white or blue.

The two constables pondered for a long time, and finally, the taller constable raised his hand, "In that case, let's go to Su now..."

Before he could finish speaking, a wailing voice burst in from the courtyard gate, "Father, Father, you must save your son! Your son is about to be beaten to death!"

The villagers and yamen runners all turned around and saw a fat figure rushing straight into the courtyard as if being chased by a dog.

Every step I took felt like the earth was shaking.

Looking at his clothes, which were obviously much too small, it looked like they had been snatched from some beggar. They were covered with patches upon patches, and the thick layer of grime on the patches was heavier than the clothes themselves. As the earth shook, a stench spread in all directions.

If his face hadn't remained unchanged, the villagers probably wouldn't have recognized him at all.

When Meng Fu reached halfway there, he realized that his yard was full of people, and he quickly shrank back in fright.

"Fu'er, what's wrong with you?" Meng Yongfu was heartbroken when he saw him like this. "You just said someone wanted to hit you. Who dares to hit you? Tell your father, and I'll go and get revenge for you..."

"Never mind that, Dad, hurry up and get some money from home for me." Upon seeing his father, Meng Fu burst into tears and snot, wiping his eyes between sobs. "If I can't pay back the money, they're going to cut off my hand! Without my hand, I'll be a cripple! I don't want to be a cripple! Dad, hurry and get the money! Hurry..."

Hearing such illogical and nonsensical words made Meng Yongfu feel even more uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, sharp-eyed villagers noticed that the palms of Meng Fu's raised hands... were completely blue.

The man who had just been scolded the most by Meng Yongfu suddenly burst into laughter, his stomach aching, as he looked at the father and son who were embracing and weeping in the center of the courtyard. "Hahahaha... Meng Yongfu, Meng Yongfu, it turns out you have a thief in your own family! Look at the blue in your son's palm. If it were any deeper, it would be purer than the black of the big black dog from the Mudfish family. No dog can outdo yours!"

Meng Yongfu's face stiffened with heartache.

He pushed Meng Fu away from his arms and looked down. Sure enough, he saw that Meng Fu's hands were covered in blue.

Just then, Mudskipper led the big black dog slowly over, and the big black dog very cooperatively peed at Meng Fu's feet.

Meng Yongfu could no longer hold back and slapped Meng Fu across the face.

Snap!

Clang!

Meng Fu couldn't dodge in time and was knocked to the ground, landing headfirst on hot dog urine.

The villagers burst into laughter, and even the two constables smiled.

Someone in the crowd burst out laughing, "Wasn't Master Meng just shouting that he wanted to catch the thief? Now the thief has delivered himself to our doorstep. Master Meng, are you going to catch him or not?"

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