Chapter 318 Only four people can go

Xiang Weinan asked in surprise, "The second young lady of the Shu family?"

"Yes, there might be unexpected gains." Shu Yu was naturally happy to bring down the Shu family as soon as possible.

Xiang Weinan stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Second Miss... I understand."

Shu Yu couldn't offer much, since the book mainly focused on the story of the male and female protagonists. The Shu family had a villainous female supporting character, so their story got a bit more interesting when they were finally brought down, but that was about it.

After telling the adults what they wanted to know, Shu Yu began to ask about Yuan Shanchuan, "What crime did my fourth uncle commit?"

Xiang Weinan glanced at her and said, "We'll have to wait until he's found to know the specifics. Right now, all we know is that the former magistrate may have anticipated this before his arrest, so he secretly mixed some important evidence into the goods and planned to transport them out of the city to Dong'an Prefecture. Yuan Shanchuan was among the people who transported these goods."

"Now, of the people who transported the goods, two are dead and two have been arrested. Only Yuan Shanchuan is missing. Coincidentally, the goods have been found, but the evidence was taken away by Yuan Shanchuan alone and its whereabouts are unknown."

Shu Yu frowned. "But my fourth uncle might not have known what it was either, and just took it by chance, right?"

"That's certainly a possibility, but it's just speculation. We need evidence to prove he was unaware of it."

Shu Yu understood the situation; in fact, this was good news for her.

She thought that Lord Xiang had enough evidence to prove that Yuan Shanchuan colluded with the former magistrate. If that was the case, she could only try her best to help her fourth aunt.

Now that I've heard what he said, there's still room for things to turn around.

"Then my fourth aunt..."

Xiang Weinan leaned back in his chair. "I've already interrogated the Yuan family and the Lu family. It seems they are indeed unaware of the situation. However, they can't leave yet; we have to wait until Yuan Shanchuan is found."

He paused, then added, "Don't worry, they'll be fine now."

With Xiang Weinan's assurance, Shu Yu felt much more at ease. "Can we go see Fourth Aunt?"

Xiang Weinan nodded.

After thanking him, Shu Yu left the study.

The elderly women waiting in the lobby were all impatient. As soon as Shu Yu came out, they rushed forward and surrounded her, asking, "How did it go? What did the master say?"

Shu Yu shook her head; she was not allowed to spread what Wei Nan had said in the study.

So she didn't mention Yuan Shanchuan's matter, but only said, "The master has agreed to let us go see Fourth Aunt."

The old lady became happy, but Xiao Zhen raised her head with bright eyes.

However, Hu Li, who came out with Shu Yu, said, "But there are too many of you. The master said that only four can go in at most."

Four...

Shu Yu, the old lady, and Xiao Zhen definitely have to go.

The old lady's gaze swept around, looking at Lu Dasong and Da Niu, before finally settling on Village Chief Chen.

She sighed and said, "The eldest brother and Da Niu are waiting for us outside. Village Chief Chen, why don't you come with us? Things happened so suddenly with the Yuan family, they probably didn't have time to explain many things."

Village Chief Chen nodded quickly, "Thank you very much, Sister-in-law Lu."

Having identified the person to visit, Hu Li led the way, heading towards a house not far from the county government office.

(End of this chapter)