As soon as the official said that, everyone outside the courtyard shut their mouths.
They were even afraid of the village chief in their daily lives, so naturally they dared not offend the officials.
Not to mention that today's matter involves a murder case. If he is taken to the yamen for questioning, he will be flogged first.
They're not in good health, and it's hard to say whether their families can afford to pay for their medical treatment.
Even if it's cured, what if it leaves any lingering health problems? Wouldn't you regret it for the rest of your life, and there would be no one to complain to?
Even the woman who had initially been fierce and offered to help the officials arrest the man shut up in frustration.
joke.
Those are government officials; they won't let her off the hook just because she's a woman.
Seeing that no one dared to barge in, the gatekeeper gave those people a mocking smile.
With a "whoosh," he slammed the door shut in front of everyone.
The woman who was about to step into the yard almost had her nose flattened by the impact.
Since the Lin family already knew that the other two families had been murdered, the officials no longer intended to hide it from them.
After serving tea in the hall, he got straight to the point.
“Those two families were indeed murdered. We received the report to the authorities early this morning, and the coroner was already at the scene.”
According to villagers, they saw the two families active in the village yesterday evening, but when they got up early this morning, they found that both families were unusually quiet.
Not only was there no more of Granny Lin's usual cursing, but the air was also filled with the smell of blood.
The man next door quietly climbed over the wall and peeked out, only to see blood everywhere in the yard.
Later, they called the men from several neighboring families, opened the courtyard, and found that apart from the eldest son of the Lin family who died in the yard, everyone else was dead in their rooms, all killed with a single stab wound.
They shouldn't have revealed these details about the case.
Especially the Lin family, who have a long-standing grudge against the old Lin family, can be said to be the most suspicious family in the whole village.
But once they entered the manor, they realized that they were completely wrong to have such thoughts.
The Lin family is living a very good life now; even the wealthiest families in their county can't compare.
Why would someone give up such a good life to kill those two families? Wouldn't that be out of their mind?
Based on what they had learned that morning, both families had been thoroughly humiliated by the young woman in front of them, and now neither family dared to embarrass themselves in front of her or cause her any trouble.
There's really no need to create trouble for yourself in this situation.
Moreover, based on their experience, such neat knife cuts could not have been made by an ordinary person; their level of professionalism was comparable to that of a professional assassin.
But they told all of this with ulterior motives.
The Lin family has lived with the old Lin family for so many years, and Lin Jiujiu was once a wife of the Xiao family. Perhaps she knows something about whether these two families have offended any other powerful people. Maybe we can get some clues from her.
Upon hearing the officials' words, the Lin family members all showed appropriate surprise, no different from the rest of the village, so the two officials naturally failed to notice anything unusual.
Moreover, most of their attention was focused on Lin Jiujiu, so even though they were a little awkward, they didn't notice.
Lin Jiujiu was very perceptive and spoke up before they even asked.
"You two want to ask us if we know if they have offended anyone, right?"
The two officers smiled and nodded at her for being so insightful.
Lin Jiujiu thought for a moment before speaking.
"I don't know much about the Xiao family. After all, my husband went to do corvée labor as soon as I got married, and that family never treated me as one of their own. They wouldn't let me know things I should or shouldn't know."
But on the Lin family's side...
As Lin Jiujiu spoke, she glanced at her own father, and the two officers thought she wanted her father to speak.
All eyes turned to Lin's father's face, but he looked completely out of sorts.
To the officers, his expression showed that he was unable to accept the sudden and tragic death of his adoptive father's family.
He even offered a kind word of comfort, "Mr. Lin, please accept my condolences."
Only then did Lin's father realize what was happening, and he nodded to the two of them.
Lin Jiujiu was afraid he wouldn't be able to answer, so she could only continue.
"As you all know, my father was adopted from outside by Granny Lin. The adults took the whole family back for questioning before, but that woman was stubborn and they couldn't get anything out of her."
But I feel that this matter is not so simple. It just so happens that His Highness Tantai once met a person in the capital who looked exactly like my father.
According to Mr. and Mrs. Lin, they had worked outside the village when they were young, and when they returned, they brought back a lot of money and bought a house and land in the village.
I have some suspicions that they stole my father back, and that their previous work outside was just a pretense, and that they were actually kidnappers.
"Could this be revenge on them?"
Lin Jiujiu's words contained a mixture of truth and falsehood.
Lin's father is over forty years old. It's hard to say whether he got lost and was picked up by the two old men in the Lin family, or whether they abducted him.
But Lin Jiujiu's words were heard by the two officers.
What I don't understand is, what does this have to do with the Xiao family, and why are members of the Xiao family also dead?
Unable to figure it out, the two asked some other questions and then decided to return.
They also need to go back and investigate some people who are connected to both of them, hoping to find some clues.
We also need to check the site again, mainly the people living in the surrounding area, to see if anyone saw anything.
The two got up to say goodbye, and Lin's father saw them off to the front door.
The gatekeeper opened the gate, and before the two had even stepped out, several elderly people were being helped along and hurried towards them.
Seeing that Lin's father was about to close the door after seeing the person off, Lin Tianfang, who was in the lead, quickly called out.
"Fifth Brother, wait a minute, don't close the door, we have something to discuss with you."
Since the Lin family mansion was completed, Lin Tianfang originally thought that since he was both the clan chief and the village chief, the Lin family should invite him.
But to her surprise, the Lin family didn't mention it at all. She sent her daughter to inquire about the situation, but the girl turned out to be a disappointment. Not only was she kicked out, but she also came back covered in injuries.
Several times when Lin's father was walking in the village, he wanted him to come over and say hello, but people acted as if they didn't see him and just walked past him.
He couldn't very well lower himself to greet a junior.
Now that Lin Tianchang's entire family is dead, he actually thinks it's a good thing.
The reason why Lin Laowu's family is making a fuss about being exterminated is because of them, isn't it?
Now that their entire family is dead, it's a good opportunity to win over the fifth brother.
His eldest nephew had been honest and obedient since childhood, and he felt that as long as he coaxed him gently, he would definitely be willing to bring the whole family back to the clan.
At that time, he will have plenty of ways to control him and make him contribute money and effort to the clan.
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