The neighbor Su Jin was referring to was unwilling to speak, as she didn't want to cause trouble and hadn't revealed a single word about it over the years.
However, Su Jin knew in her previous life that Lin Que and Zhou Wenshu had a past conflict, which even led to a major incident later on.
Su Jin immediately guessed that Lin Que was inextricably linked to Fang Ling's death.
After using coercion and enticement to persuade Lin Que, the neighbor finally relented and told Su Jin the truth.
Shen Qianxue stared intently at Su Jin for a long time.
She's more capable than I thought.
Shen Qianxue: "Although there are many speculations, they are all plausible. Shen Xi, can you send someone to investigate where Lin Que went?"
"yes!"
Shen Qianxue picked up her chopsticks and placed a piece of meat on Su Jin's plate. "Let's eat, the food is getting cold."
Su Jin smiled and nodded at him, then raised an eyebrow at Chen Xi.
"Have you admitted defeat yet?"
Shen Xi stubbornly replied, "Whether it's Lin Que or not is still up for debate."
Su Jin smiled and ignored his stubbornness, deciding to stop there.
Shen Xi frowned. "But there's something I find strange. I wonder if it's related to Fang Ling's suicide?"
Shen Qianxue and Su Jinxia both looked at him.
Shen Xi scratched his head. "When I came out of Lotus Village, there were quite a few people at the village entrance. They were all staring at me, and the way they looked at me was indescribably strange."
Su Jin down...
"Cough cough."
Su Jin quickly lowered her head, covering her twitching lips.
Shen Qianxue glanced at the two of them helplessly, and roughly guessed what was going on.
He said to Shen Xi, "Never mind, let's eat."
"oh."
Shen Xi quickly found out where Lin Que was. He was a retainer of the city lord's mansion in Fanping.
Afterwards, the three of them returned to Zhou Wenshu's thatched hut.
"Why are you here again?"
Zhou Wenshu looked somewhat tired.
After Shen Qianxue left last time, he often thought of his wife, feeling restless during the day and unable to sleep at night.
Shen Qianxue bowed and said, "May I come in and have a cup of water?"
Zhou Wenshu glanced at Shen Qianxue's legs, but eventually opened the door and invited Shen Qianxue into the house.
The matter to be discussed involved other people's privacy, and Shen Qianxue had previously instructed Su Jinxia and Shen Xi not to follow them in.
Su Jin picked up a small wooden stool in the yard and sat down. After yawning several times, Shen Qianxue came out of the house.
Shen Qianxue said calmly, with a hint of regret, "Please think carefully about what I said, sir. I will come again."
Zhou Wenshu was no longer calm; his eyes were filled with a lot of emotions.
Judging from their expressions, Su Jin could tell that what happened back then was almost entirely true, based on their investigation.
Shen Xi went to help Shen Qianxue, but when the two reached the courtyard gate, they found that Su Jin was still sitting steadily.
"Su Jin, get out!" Shen Xi called out.
Su Jin didn't move. She thought that Shen Qianxue wouldn't give up, and Zhou Shuwen would be moved by Shen Qianxue sooner or later and go with her.
But should things really develop the way they did in the previous life?
“Coward!” Su Jinxia said softly.
The two words shocked the three people.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Xi couldn't tell for a moment who this crazy girl was talking about.
Su Jin stood up and faced Zhou Wenshu.
"I'm telling you, you have a grudge but don't seek revenge, instead hiding away in the deep mountains and forests for peace and quiet. What else is that but a coward!"
Zhou Wenshu was already in a state of unstable mind, and was startled by Su Jin's blunt criticism. He then retorted angrily, "Who I am is not for a little girl like you to judge."
Su Jin laughed, "Yes, you are a scholar, and I am a wild girl. I can't speak fluent classical Chinese or talk about the principles of sages as well as you. But at least I can distinguish right from wrong and good from evil, unlike you who are so confused!"
Zhou Wenshu's hands trembled, and he was too angry to say anything.
Su Jinxia continued, "Fang Ling died to prove her innocence, in order to protect your and her reputation and affection. But the whole town is saying that she is promiscuous, that she cheated on her husband, and that she is pregnant with an illegitimate child. But what about you? You did not stand up for her, did not defend her innocence, and let her be slandered. If she knew this in the afterlife, I don't know how many tears she would shed!"
Zhou Wenshu looked on in disbelief, staggered half a step, and grabbed the door frame to keep from falling.
Su Jinxia knew that even if Shen Qianxue talked to Zhou Wenshu, she wouldn't lay these things out in detail.
But those involved are often blinded by their own thoughts. Zhou Wenshu had been trapped in his own ideas for too long, and without a wake-up call, he wouldn't be able to figure things out.
Shen Qianxue frowned and scolded, "Su Jinxia, stop talking nonsense and come here!"
Su Jin ignored him and instead pressed closer to Zhou Wenshu.
"You value loyalty above all else, but you haven't even considered whether Lin Que is worthy of this 'loyalty.' If he's a repeat offender, how many more women have fallen victim to him over the years, how many families have been destroyed? If so, then you're an accomplice..."
"Chen Xi!" Shen Qianxue commanded, "Drag her back to me!"
Shen Xi snapped out of her daze and quickly went up to pull Su Jin back down.
Su Jin had said what she needed to say and obediently let herself be pulled back.
Zhou Wenshu was slumped on the ground, completely disoriented.
Shen Qianxue gave Shen Xi a look, and Shen Xi went back to help Zhou Wenshu up.
Shen Qianxue bowed deeply to express her sincere apologies.
“I have failed to manage my subordinates properly, please forgive me, sir. I have truly offended you today, and I will definitely come to apologize in person another day.”
Shen Xi helped Zhou Wenshu back into the house, and then the three of them left and returned to the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Shen Qianxue's face was gloomy, her eyes filled with anger.
"Who gave you permission to talk nonsense?"
In Shen Qianxue's view, Zhou Wenshu was a wise man and should naturally be treated with respect.
Su Jin lowered her voice and softly retorted, "I'm telling the truth."
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