Chapter 400 is here to give a reward.
Hu Li was taken aback, and looked at Aunt Yao for a moment. "Why are you so jealous of others' success? Why are you cursing them for no reason?"
Aunt Yao's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly smiled apologetically, "Sir, that's not what I meant. It's just that Yuan Shanchuan had an accident recently, and I was worried. I absolutely did not mean to curse him."
That's what she said, but Aunt Yao didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Fortunately, Village Chief Chen quickly waded over through the rain and asked first, "Sir, what business do you have with Shanchuan?"
Hu Li had met Village Chief Chen before and had a good attitude towards him. "Yuan Shanchuan has done a great service. Because of the clues he provided, we successfully caught the murderer who killed the Zhao family of three. The magistrate said that Yuan Shanchuan is brave and resourceful and deserves to be rewarded. That's why we came to find him."
Actually, the murderer was caught two days before Yuan Shanchuan returned, but the investigation into the follow-up matters had been ongoing, so it hadn't been announced to the public yet.
It was precisely for this reason that Xiang Weinan had Yuan Shanchuan use this excuse to claim whereabouts during his disappearance.
Now that the Zhao family murder case can be closed, there's no need to hide the news that the murderer has been caught.
However, what Hu Li said stunned the villagers of Daxu Village.
What?
The officials came to find Yuan Shanchuan not because he had committed a crime, but because he had performed meritorious service and was to be rewarded by the county magistrate.
My goodness, this is such a wonderful thing!
Village Chief Chen was also pleased and hurriedly said, "I knew Shanchuan was a good person; he always does things with great discretion. However, Shanchuan went to his brother-in-law's place yesterday. So, I'll ask someone to go to Shangshi Village and tell them to ask Yuan Shanchuan to come back. Officers, please come to my place and have a cup of tea to warm yourselves up. Considering the heavy rain, you still went to the trouble of making this trip; you are truly dedicated."
The police officer personally came to commend him, so even though Yuan Shanchuan was sick, he had to come back.
Surely we can't make the constable go all the way to Shangshi Village again? Especially on rainy days, if the constable is in a bad mood, the reward might be lost.
However, Hu Li waved his hand and said, "No need, let's go directly to Shangshi Village."
They knew about Yuan Shanchuan's illness, and since they might become colleagues in the future, there was no need to fuss over such a trivial matter.
Village Chief Chen was actually unwilling for Yuan Shanchuan to travel back and forth in his sick state. Seeing that the officials had said so, he immediately smiled and said, "Well, alright then. Shangshi Village is not far from Daxu Village. I will lead the way for you two officers."
Hu Li nodded and shook the water droplets off his raincoat.
Thankfully, the rain has subsided considerably now.
He turned to follow Village Chief Chen, but the Yuan family members, who had been stunned for a long time after hearing the whole story, finally came to their senses.
Yuan Shanchuan didn't cause any trouble, and even received a commendation from the government? How can this be?
The Yuan family members instinctively stepped forward, with the eldest Yuan asking anxiously, "Sir, what reward will Yuan Shanchuan receive?"
Does he have a lot of silver? Is he about to become rich?
The two elders of the Yuan family also looked at him eagerly.
Hu Li frowned, but before he could speak, he saw Village Chief Chen stride forward and point at Boss Yuan's nose, yelling, "What are you doing? What do you care what reward Shan Chuan gets? Don't forget, you two broke off relations yesterday. I still have a copy of the termination agreement and guarantee. What, you've already forgotten after just one night's sleep?"
(End of this chapter)
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