The night was as dark as ink. Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing walked side by side, their figures stretched straight in the moonlight.
What they hold tightly in their hands is evidence that is enough to overturn the peace of the Lu family.
Every step was resounding, as if to trample the darkness underfoot.
The villagers walking in groups of three or four on the roadside cast curious glances at us like searchlights, and their whispers were like the buzzing of mosquitoes and flies, adding a sense of oppression to the already tense atmosphere.
They arrived at the house of the head of the Lu family. The heavy wooden door was closed tightly, like a dormant beast, waiting to be awakened.
Lu Qing took a deep breath, raised his hand and knocked on the door, again and again, steadily and forcefully.
The door creaked open, and my uncle's wife's face, heavily made up, appeared behind the door.
She was stunned at first, then screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "What are you two little hooves doing here? It's the middle of the night, and you can't let me sleep!" Her voice was high and piercing, instantly breaking the tranquility of the night and making the atmosphere in the yard suddenly tense.
"Uncle and sister-in-law, we are here to find the clan leader." Lu Qing said in a deep voice, with a barely perceptible hint of anger in his tone.
"Looking for the clan leader? I think you are here to cause trouble!" The eldest uncle's wife put her hands on her hips, with the posture of a shrew scolding on the street, and her sharp voice made people's eardrums buzz. "The clan leader has gone to bed a long time ago. If you have anything to say, talk to him tomorrow!" She tried to keep them out, but how could Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing let her succeed?
"Uncle, you are so anxious to send us away, are you feeling guilty?" Shen Qiqi sneered and retorted directly.
She had long seen through her uncle's wife's little thoughts, and today, she was going to tear off this fig leaf completely!
Lu Qing took a step forward, standing in front of Shen Qiqi, staring at his uncle's wife coldly. His powerful aura made his uncle's wife tremble in her heart.
He said in an unquestionable tone, "We must see the patriarch today, otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"
The eldest uncle's wife was frightened by Lu Qing's momentum and took a step back, but she still refused to give in and raised her voice another octave: "You dare to threaten me? Fine, I will let the clan leader judge and see who is making trouble!"
There was a rustling sound in the house, and Old Mrs. Lu and the head of the Lu family came out one after another, followed by the second uncle's son.
When Mrs. Lu saw Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing, her expression instantly darkened, while the head of the Lu family looked displeased.
Seeing this, the eldest uncle's wife immediately threw herself into Mrs. Lu's arms and burst into tears, "Mom, look, the couple from the third room are bullying us! They came to our house in the middle of the night to make trouble and even threatened me!"
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she was even more furious. She pointed at Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing's noses and scolded, "You two are really getting more and more unreasonable! You came here to cause trouble in the middle of the night. Do you want to make our Lu family restless?"
The head of the Lu family also had a sullen face and angrily scolded, "What can't be said calmly? Why do you have to make such a fuss?"
Facing the accusations from the elders, Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing remained calm. They had long expected such a scene.
Lu Qing stood in front of Shen Qiqi, scanning everyone present with cold eyes. Then, he slowly said, "Today, we are here to clarify some things..."
As soon as Lu Qing finished speaking, Shen Qiqi calmly stepped forward, a sneer on the corner of her mouth, her eyes as sharp as a knife, as if she could see through people's hearts.
"Today, let's settle the accounts!" Her clear voice echoed in the night sky, resoundingly.
She calmly took out a stack of papers from her bag and unfolded them one by one in front of everyone's astonished gaze.
"This is the evidence that my uncle and his wife have colluded with outsiders to embezzle the Lu family's property over the years. Every account is clear!" She pointed at the densely packed numbers with a cold tone, as if she was reading out a verdict.
My uncle's wife's face turned pale in an instant, as if covered with a thick layer of flour. Her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a word.
Her terrified eyes moved back and forth between Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing, looking around like a trapped beast, trying to find a way to escape.
"And these," Shen Qiqi continued slowly, pulling out a few more letters. "They are evidence that my eldest uncle's wife colluded with outsiders to frame other members of the Lu family. These letters are enough to prove her true face as a vicious and cruel person!"
With every word Shen Qiqi said, the eldest uncle's wife's face turned paler, and cold sweat slid down her forehead and dripped onto the thick powder like winding earthworms.
She opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but found that her throat seemed to be blocked and no sound came out.
At this time, the second uncle's son also stood up. There was a hint of guilt on his face, but his eyes were extremely firm.
"I... I also have evidence to present." He pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the head of the Lu family. "This is the evidence that my uncle and his wife asked me to commit perjury. I... I was bewildered and did something wrong. Now I am willing to atone for my sins!"
His words were like a bomb, exploding among the crowd.
Everyone looked at the second uncle's son with surprise and admiration.
The boy who used to be timid and submissive now dared to stand up and testify against his relatives. His courage moved everyone present.
Old Mrs. Lu looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and grandson in disbelief, her lips trembling and she was speechless for a long time.
The face of the head of the Lu family also turned ashen. He never expected that his eldest daughter-in-law, whom he had always trusted, would do such a cruel thing.
The eldest uncle's wife was completely panicked. She rushed to Old Lady Lu as if she was grabbing a lifeline, crying, "Mom, you have to believe me! They... they are framing me!"
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