Chapter 116 Misunderstanding Resolved
More than a dozen people worked for another hour before they dug out two bodies from the rubble. They had searched almost all of the rubble, but had not seen the third body.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Li came running over.
"Dad, my mother is back. She's fine. She asked me to come and tell you to come home quickly. She has something to tell you."
The village chief almost lost his balance after hearing this. Fortunately, Wan Laoer was holding him up. Because he was too surprised, his face turned red.
The clan leader and others were stunned.
What is going on? According to what the third brother said just now, it is very likely that Wu set the fire, but why is Wu okay now? Did she set the fire and ran away?
The clan leader felt that the matter must be brought to light. The nature of the matter was very serious. If it was really done by Wu, he would have no choice but to send Wu to the county government without any mercy.
"Third brother, let's go back with you. I want to ask my sister-in-law in person what happened. Was the fire set by my sister-in-law? If it was really her, you should make plans early. After all, you are not only her husband, but also the head of Shizi Village. You have to give everyone an explanation."
The village chief regretted it now. He shouldn't have told the elders about this matter just now, but did his dead daughter's life not count? Who would redress the injustice for his osmanthus?
When Jinniu heard that his mother was fine, the sadness in his heart suddenly dissipated. As long as the person was still alive, everything would be fine. If it was really his mother who did it, he would plead guilty for his mother and would never let her go to jail.
After making up his mind, Jinniu carried the village chief back on his back, followed by the elders.
The eldest and second oldest Wan felt that the next thing to do was their family affairs, and it was not convenient for them to follow, so they said goodbye to the village chief and went back.
The village chief did not try to keep the two men, and they went home.
The elders followed the village chief into the courtyard of the village chief's house. As soon as they entered, they saw Wu standing at the door of the main hall, looking forward to something. There was a happy look on her face, and she walked back and forth from time to time, as if she had some good news to share with her family.
When the elders saw Wu like this, they determined that Wu was the arsonist, and the clan leader went up to him and shouted at him.
"Ms. Wu, do you admit your guilt?"
The clan leader's loud shout not only frightened Mrs. Wu but also frightened the village chief.
However, the village chief reacted very quickly and quickly got off the golden bull's back.
"Brother, you haven't asked clearly yet, how can you accuse me? Don't you know my old woman? She is very timid. Unless there is something urgent, she usually won't go out of the house. I have never even killed a chicken in my house, so how could I kill someone or set a fire? Brother, please don't scare her."
After the village chief finished speaking, he quickly asked Jinniu to help him over.
"Old woman, where have you been? We have been looking for you like crazy. I thought you were doing something stupid." The village chief is now very glad that Mrs. Wu is still alive.
He had already made the worst plan at the fire scene. After the funeral of Mrs. Wu, he probably wouldn't live long and would just go with his wife. But when he heard Mrs. Zheng say that his wife was still alive, he was so excited that he burst into tears on the spot. Those were tears of joy.
Wu held the village chief's hand and was so excited that she was a little incoherent.
"Old man, revenge has been taken, revenge has been taken. Guihua's great revenge has been taken. That bastard must have been burned to death."
The village chief should have a happy look on his face, but he couldn't smile at all. Could it really be that the old woman set the fire?
The clan leader came over at this time with a trace of sadness on his face. He didn't want to send Wu to jail, but breaking the law was breaking the law and no one could cover it up.
Otherwise, how will their clan survive in Shizi Village in the future?
"Mrs. Wu, there are no outsiders here. We are all our clansmen. Tell us the truth. How did you set the fire? I will explain the situation to the county magistrate tomorrow. After all, Mai Sui is also a suspect in Guihua's death. The county magistrate may spare your life because you lost your daughter."
The clan leader's words made Wu stunned for a moment. She was just shocked by the clan leader's words, and now the clan leader accused her of arson? What was going on?
"Brother, I didn't set the fire. Why did you send me to see the county magistrate? I didn't kill anyone or set the fire. I don't know why you say that, brother?"
When the clan leader heard that Wu still refused to admit it, he said with a hint of displeasure on his face: "Wu, don't quibble anymore. I just heard from the third brother that you went to seek revenge on Mai Sui. You also said just now that you had to avenge Mai Sui. Mai Sui just happened to die in the fire. Who else could it be but you?"
Only then did Mrs. Wu realize that everyone had misunderstood her.
"Brother, all nephews, please sit inside and listen to me. But I really didn't start the fire. The fire was already burning when I got there."
Mrs. Wu led everyone into the house and asked them to sit down, and Mrs. Li quickly lit a fire.
When the clan leader saw the fire, he was still frightened. After all, he had just seen such a big fire. He wanted to ask Li to put out the fire, but he was too cold. He could only sit far away with a cold face and said nothing.
Everyone in the room looked at Wu, waiting to see what she would say.
Mrs. Wu took a sip of water to calm herself down. After all, she was too excited just now and her hands were still shaking.
“Chief, to be honest with you, I was originally planning to take Mai Sui’s poison to his house tonight, but before I even got to Mai Sui’s house, I suddenly saw a fire rising into the sky, and two sneaky figures jumped out from the darkness. I was so scared that I quickly hid behind the house.
When I looked outside again, I couldn't see anyone, but I heard them talking. They said that they had drugged Mai Sui's home and he would definitely not wake up, so he was dead.
From what I heard, their accent didn't sound like us people from the border, and they weren't from our village either. I've seen people from our village before. One of them was tall, and the other was thin. The thin one walked with a limp, as if he had uneven feet.
I don't remember there were two such people in our village. After I saw Mai Sui's house was on fire, I ran over and watched for a while. I saw many people coming out to put out the fire. After confirming that Mai Sui was dead, I went back. But when I came back, I found that there were only my daughter-in-law and several children at home. The old man and Jinniu were not at home.
Then you came and said I was an arsonist, but I didn't even bring a fire starter, so how could I have set a fire? Although I wanted to take revenge, I hadn't done it yet, so it's not against the law, right?"
Wu looked at the clan leader timidly. Now that her revenge had been achieved, she didn't have to do it herself. She didn't want to leave her husband behind to go to jail. She had originally planned to poison Mai Sui and then turn herself in, but now looking at her husband, she felt reluctant.
After hearing what Wu said, the clan leader felt relieved.
He also didn't want the murderer to be Wu. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, he can finally rest assured.
"Third brother's wife, we really wronged you just now. I hope you can understand the difficulties of being the clan leader. Now our family is being watched by many eyes in Shizi Village, and the position of the village leader of the third brother is being watched closely by others. If he makes a mistake, they will ask to replace the village leader. After all, Shizi Village is the foundation of our generations, and we must not let these people replace us."
Wu nodded, "Brother, I know, don't worry, I know what's going on."
Since Wu was not the murderer, the murderer must be someone else. We still have to report it to the mayor tomorrow to handle it. After all, this is an arson case and people have died. If we don't report it and someone else finds out, we won't be able to explain ourselves even if we are right.
"Okay, you guys should get some rest. I'll be going back now. Jinniu, you go to the town tomorrow and report this to the mayor. Ask him to send someone to take a look. If anything happens in the future, it won't have anything to do with our tribe."
Taurus quickly agreed and sent everyone out.
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