Chapter 961 The Cause of Li Xiaoshan's Death
Shu Yu interrogated Tang yesterday, but she only confessed to the process of killing Old Master Cui.
Because they were in a hurry to find Xiaoya, they didn't have time to ask about what happened next and went straight out the door.
Now that Hu Li, a professional interrogator, is here, he must have a clear understanding of all the details.
Sure enough, Hu Li began to explain why Li Xiaoshan had been murdered.
"After Li Xiaoshan eloped with Tang, he was initially quite content because he had money. But as you can see, they couldn't go anywhere without travel permits, and they couldn't even find a remote or unfamiliar place to start over."
Of course, if they were bold enough to climb mountains and cross valleys to avoid the guards, it wouldn't be impossible for them to escape to other places.
But the two dared not go anywhere else and could only stay in the vicinity of the village.
There is no freedom here. They are afraid of being discovered and dare not go far from the county town. The area is poor. What is the difference between this and being in prison?
Li Xiaoshan couldn't take it anymore, especially after Old Man Cui was murdered; there was no one left to go out and buy food. The problem was that Xiaoya'er was missing, and Old Man Cui's body would be found sooner or later.
Mrs. Tang did suggest leaving, but even if we left, wouldn't it be the same to go somewhere else?
So Li Xiaoshan wanted to go back to Shangshi Village to find his wife, Liang Shi. Anyway, the Liang family had already paid off the gambling den's debts, so even if he went back, the gambling den wouldn't bother him.
Besides, Liang gave birth to his son. If he goes back and coaxes her a bit, the Liang family will eventually accept him for the sake of their son.
He even suggested that he share the money that Tang had taken with him.
Of course, Mrs. Tang would not agree; she was the murderer of Old Man Cui. Li Xiaoshan could go back, but there was absolutely no way she could.
She also suspected that after Li Xiaoshan returned home, he not only wanted to reunite with his wife and son, but might also report her to the authorities and get some reward money.
Mrs. Tang knew Li Xiaoshan's personality very well.
The two got into an argument, and since Tang had already used force once, it wasn't so difficult for her to use it a second time.
So she killed Li Xiaoshan as well.
She hadn't expected that Shu Yu and his group were right outside the door, catching her red-handed. If she had been any later, the woman would have run away with the money again.
After Hu Li finished speaking, he pointed to a bundle in the main room, "That's the Wang family's property that she ran off with."
Shu Yu went over to take a look, and sure enough, there was silver and jewelry.
A rough calculation shows that it is indeed more than two hundred taels.
"Should this silver be returned to the Wang family?"
Hu Li nodded, "Of course, once this case is closed, the silver will definitely be returned to its rightful owner."
Shu Yu glanced at Tang Shi with disgust. These two had not only harmed the Wang family, but also the Liang and Cui families. Yet, these two families received no compensation whatsoever.
Especially Xiaoya'er, whose only relative, whom she depended on for survival, was murdered, and she almost lost her own life. In the end, she had to bear all the pain alone. She was only five years old.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but kick Tang.
"Ah..." Mrs. Tang shrank even further inside.
Shu Yu let out a heavy sigh before asking Hu Li, "When are you going into the woods?"
Hu Li pondered, "Has the little girl woken up?"
Shu Yu shook her head. "I don't know. I came out in a hurry. I only heard Uncle Hu say that the fever has subsided and there's nothing seriously wrong for now."
Hu Li nodded. "Okay, let's go check on that little girl."
He instructed the others to continue waiting at the Cui family's house, while he and Shu Yu walked towards the estate in front of the tenants.
(End of this chapter)
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