Chapter 948 Murder

The woman was familiar with Young Master Jiang, but not with the girl in front of her. Therefore, she didn't dare to complain and try to gain sympathy as she had just done. She quickly put away the handkerchief in her hand and replied softly, "The neighbors next door are Old Man Cui and his granddaughter."

"Granddaughter? How old?"

Five years old.

Shu Yu frowned. "But I just heard a woman's voice coming from inside, and it didn't sound like a five-year-old's voice."

The woman was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "Oh, that must be Old Cui's distant niece who has come to seek refuge."

Shu Yu frowned. Could this distant niece have come from Shangshi Village?

She didn't speak, but the woman continued, "His distant niece and her husband came here two months ago. They said their parents had passed away and they only had Old Man Cui as a relative. And now they've been staying for two months."

She clearly didn't like this distant niece, and said with a sneer, "They're so young, yet they have the nerve to come and rely on this old man and young girl. It's laughable if word gets out. But since Old Man Cui is willing, we outsiders can't really say anything."

Shu Yu deeply agreed with what she said. She thought that this distant niece had come alone to seek refuge. It was understandable that a young woman like her, who had no relatives in her hometown and had been bullied, would come to find her only relative.

But judging from this, it seems she already has a husband.

They're already married and have husbands, why would they need to come and rely on others? If the other party were wealthy and powerful, it would be normal to try and take advantage of them, but given that the Cui family grandfather and grandson can only afford to rent land and the market isn't very good, it seems quite strange.

Shu Yu squinted, trying to figure out what the other person meant by mentioning Shangshi Village, when suddenly he heard a loud crash from inside, as if a water vat or something similar had been smashed.

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at the Cui family, where the commotion had originated.

Shu Yu hurried to the door. "It seems something has happened inside."

Lu Sanzhu was always eager to join in the fun. If he hadn't been afraid of embarrassing Shu Yu by going out with her, he would have been lying on his knees at the gate to eavesdrop when he heard the words "Shangshi Village" coming from inside.

Hearing unusual noises coming from inside again, he rushed forward without saying a word, saying as he ran, "Go in and see what's going on. It sounds like a fight has broken out inside. I hope no one gets killed."

He kicked the door, but he wasn't strong enough. He not only failed to open it, but also stumbled back a few steps, almost falling on his backside.

Shu Yu, “Da Niu, Ying Xi.”

Da Niu and Ying Xi understood each other perfectly. They both took two steps back at the same time, and with a bang, the courtyard gate was smashed open.

Shu Yu stood in the middle and could see the scene inside the courtyard gate that had been smashed open at a glance.

A man covered in blood lay on the ground, moving slightly, while a woman turned to run away.

"Grab that woman." As soon as Shu Yu finished speaking, Ying Xi, who had just landed, leaped up and pounced on the woman who had run into the main room.

The woman was shocked and frantically knocked over chairs in the main room in an attempt to stop Ying Xi.

Seeing that he couldn't stop her, he suddenly turned around, gripped a knife in both hands, and pointed it at her with trembling hands, saying, "Don't come any closer, don't come any closer."

As he spoke, he brandished the knife wildly.

Ying Xi remained expressionless, stepped onto the table, somersaulted and landed behind her, then struck her on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious before dragging her out.

(End of this chapter)