Chapter 165
Shen Jiao asked the eight disciples to take these people to different rooms separately, and asked the people in the hall to prepare meals for them, saying that they would ask again after they had eaten. Then he gave a silver hairpin to Ma Qianli and asked him to check whether there was any problem with the food.
Then he closed the door and said to Xue Shun, "They won't say anything."
"I know, those people are all talkative. I've already asked around at Taihe Casino, and they all said the same thing. I told them I'd bring them back for questioning, and they didn't hesitate." Xue Shun was a little skeptical. "Could it be that what they said is true?"
It is impossible that all rich people are good people, but those who are poor are not necessarily all good people either.
Shen Jiao pondered:
"Uncle Quan, Aunt Liu, and Li Yan's family have lost everything because of that incident. For the sake of their future, they should indeed ask for more money. But to say they are blackmailing... I don't think so. Uncle Quan, Aunt Liu only have Quanfu as their child. Judging from the layout of their home, Li Yan's brother and sister-in-law love him very much. Such a family would not easily trade their lives for money. They would only take such a risk if something unexpected happened and they couldn't make ends meet. But this incident was clearly sudden, and afterward, both families only sought justice, not money, so the possibility of scheming... should be small."
"Should?" Xue Shun had been listening attentively, but when he heard the last sentence and noticed her tone was off, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "What do you mean by 'should'?"
"I just feel that since Li Yan is hiding something, then perhaps Uncle Quan and Aunt Liu are also hiding something. However, this is just my bad idea and may not be true."
"What bad idea?"
Xue Shun asked with a frown.
Shen Jiao was a little embarrassed to talk about it, and said shyly, "I was just thinking, no one is stupid, if I had a son who was seriously injured and bedridden, he might have to lie there for the rest of his life, and I would have a hard time even supporting myself, and I would naturally be unable to take care of him at my age, then maybe I should end his life and use him to make some money, if it works, I won't lose money, if not, I'll get rid of a burden..."
Although I didn't expect to be retaliated against afterwards, I also know what's best for myself. I feel guilty and definitely don't want anyone to investigate further, so I won't go with them. But I'm happy to run some errands for them and ask them to start this matter as soon as possible, because then... those people might give me money to keep me quiet..."
Xue Shuncheng was disgusted by these words.
"I shouldn't have asked you."
"But you have to admit, sir, this is possible. The pros and cons of losing something can sometimes turn a person into a cold-blooded killer," Shen Jiao shrugged and continued, "But this is just my bad idea. I just feel that those two people must be hiding something."
"Or maybe they are just two pitiful people." Xue Shun said unhappily.
"A poor person who has money but doesn't spend it?" Shen Jiao asked back.
Xue Shun:?
"Why don't you spend the money?"
Shen Jiao came closer and said to him, "Sir, do you remember? It's written in the case that the Lin family compensated Uncle Quan and Aunt Liu with ten taels of silver, gave three taels to the Li family, and Hall Master Zhao sent two taels of silver to each family. These money must have been really given, and no one tried to get it back afterwards, otherwise Li Yan would definitely have mentioned it.
Even if the funeral costs some money, at most it would be two taels of silver. Even if it's good, it's impossible to spend it all. Li Yan said that Quanfu won money by helping Lin Changxi gamble and got a reward, and he didn't even care about being fined. So he must have a few taels of silver. There is also the monthly salary and the income from being a tenant. It's not much, but it's also a savings.
Uncle Quan and Aunt Liu live here for free now, and they also help the neighbors with laundry and mending. Even if they don't make much money, they still have a livelihood. If you say that they are used to being frugal, it may be that they don't live well, but to say that they can't even survive and don't have enough food and money is too much.
They are all ordinary families. Look at the Li family, and then look at them. No matter how I think about it, I feel something is wrong.
But it could also be that they are reluctant to spend money. After all, no one will support them in the future, so they have to make some long-term plans..."
Shen Jiao is used to thinking the worst of people.
And Xue Shun... to be honest, he has become confused. Everyone looks like a bad guy to him, and everyone looks innocent to him.
These people each have their own opinions and seem to be very reasonable.
"First, invite the doctor who treated Li Yan and Quanfu. Then find some people to ask about their daily behavior. Also, Uncle Quan and Aunt Liu... Whether they want to or not, they must come!"
Xue Shun has never had a good temper. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, so naturally he couldn't care less.
Shen Jiao said, "Okay, I'll do it. But what about those people? Just leave them hanging?"
Xue Shun: "That's a good idea. Just leave them alone. We can't get any information from them anyway, so just tell them to stay put for now. They are not allowed to leave the house and walk around. If they are thirsty, give them food. If they are hungry, give them water. If they are sleepy, let them sleep. There is nothing urgent for us anyway."
"One more thing: no one is allowed to pay any attention to them. Let them let their imagination run wild. If you can do that, they won't have to worry about not speaking up. Let them stay for a few days, and send someone to their house to tell them that they are cooperating with the young master's investigation. Don't say anything else. If they wait too long and get panicked, they might take action. If not, we won't lose anything."
Shen Jiao has a lot of bad ideas like this.
Xue Shun said: "If we do as you say, maybe it will work, but who should we ask to do it?"
It's not like there's no one in the hall, but who can Xue Shun and Shen Jiao trust...
"Why don't you go... ask Madam, and mention the ban on fighting...
This matter has to be discussed sooner or later, and now is the best time. If you go, remember to just say that gamblers can't fight well, don't say anything else, and don't mix it up with this case.
Anyone who's interested will know what's going on. If you talk too much, it'll become too obvious."
Shen Jiao just remembered to tell Xue Shun that this might not work out. He was somewhat disappointed, but he still agreed, but he still sat there motionless.
"Mother didn't seem to be prepared to give me someone, otherwise she would have mentioned it that day."
"Madam said that these people should listen to the Master..."
But none of them dared to trust these people, nor did they know how to subdue them.
It's okay for Shen Jiao to harm others, but it's confusing for him to dare to do these things.
After all, she was not trained as a master, but just a drug slave.
If she really wanted to come up with an idea, she would need to use more medicine ash pills, or really feed each person a poison pill. Anyone who disobeyed would be poisoned to death, or beaten to death, and then all the families of these people would be put under surveillance.
They are naturally afraid because they are afraid.
But that also requires manpower. What if this gets messed up and a riot breaks out...
Hey, she still wants to live. Let Xue Shun deal with the offending matters.
Xue Shun took a deep breath and said, "I'd better go to my mother and ask for help."
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