Chapter 225 Scare Him
With Zhong Chengyi's matter settled, Zhang Chunxue planned to return to town.
Watching them pack up and prepare to leave, Zhong Chengfa stood at the backyard gate with Zhong Hongqing in his hand, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
Zhang Chunxue finished packing her things and came out of the room. She was a little surprised to see him: "What are you doing here? Is there anything else?"
Zhong Chengfa opened his mouth, but still couldn't utter a single word.
Zhong Hongqing, however, clung to Zhong Chengfa's leg, his eyes filled with longing as he looked at Zhang Chunxue: "Grandma... Hongqing wants to be with you all too..."
A mocking smile appeared on Zhang Chunxue's lips, but it quickly disappeared.
She didn't look at Zhong Hongqing, but at Zhong Chengfa: "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet."
She looked into Zhong Chengfa's eyes and said, word by word, "It was Zhong Chengren who killed Zhong Chengyi."
Zhong Cheng was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened. "What did you say? Chengren... killed Chengyi?"
This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving his mind a complete blank and unable to think for a moment.
His second brother killed his third brother?
“How could this be… how could this be…” Zhong Chengfa murmured, “Chengren, Chengren, he…”
Brothers killing each other!
This is true fratricide!
Zhang Chunxue's tone remained as calm as ever: "What I want to say is that you should be careful since you live here alone. After all, who knows what Zhong Chengren might do—what if he sneaks back into this house?"
"His clients are now completely out of their minds; they're capable of anything!"
Zhang Chunxue's words were like the whispers of a demon, making Zhong Chengfa's scalp tingle and the hairs on his body stand on end.
Zhang Chunxue ignored him, closed the courtyard gate, got on her tricycle, and drove off with Zhou Mingli and Zhong Yuanyuan on the back, while Song Xingzhi rode his bicycle with Song Yanshen on the back.
Zhong Chengfa stood there, the sun shining brightly on him, but he felt no warmth at all, only a chill all over his body.
Once they were out of the village, Song Xingzhi asked curiously, "Sister Chunxue, why did you tell Zhong Chengfa all this?"
Zhou Mingli was also a little uneasy: "Mom, will Zhong Chengren really come back to the village?"
Zhang Chunxue just smiled and said, "No, Zhong Chengren is definitely hiding somewhere to recover from his injuries!"
"As for telling Zhong Chengfa... isn't that just to scare him?"
Song Xingzhi shook his head helplessly.
Zhou Mingli hesitated again: "Mom, it's Saturday today, and Xiaoxiao is coming back too."
"I'll go pick her up!" Zhang Chunxue said without hesitation. "I thought Zhong Chengren still had some humanity, but after what happened, who knows what he might do next!"
Zhou Mingli couldn't help but swallow hard: "He... he still dares to come out? It's broad daylight!"
Zhang Chunxue sighed: "I won't be able to rest easy until Zhong Chengren is caught..."
“Xiaoxiao is fine at school, I’m just worried that something might happen to her on the road.”
Song Xingzhi nodded slightly: "I'll go with you."
So after they got home, they unloaded the things from the tricycle and then took a ride directly to the county.
They didn't wait long at the school gate for Zhong Xiaoxiao before she came out after school.
Upon seeing Zhang Chunxue and Song Xingzhi, Zhong Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she immediately sped up and rushed over.
"Dad! Mom!" Her face was full of excitement. "Why are you here?"
Her face was full of curiosity: "Mom, didn't you go to set up your stall? And Dad, didn't you go to work at the brigade headquarters today?"
Song Xingzhi reached out and patted her head: "She didn't go! Let's go home!"
He paused before speaking: "Your mother isn't planning to close her braised food stall anytime soon."
Zhang Chunxue was worried about Zhong Xiaoxiao, but how could he be worried about Zhang Chunxue?
Zhang Chunxue gave him a strange look.
Didn't this guy even consult her?
Song Xingzhi was quite calm. Anyway, he didn't feel comfortable letting Zhang Chunxue set up a stall until Zhong Chengren was caught.
Even if he picks her up at night, it won't work.
Zhang Chunxue also knew that although Song Xingzhi usually listened to her, once he made a decision on such an important matter, he would not change it.
Zhong Xiaoxiao was bewildered: "What happened? Is it that serious?"
She felt a little uneasy: "Could it be related to me... to Zhong Chengren?"
Zhang Chunxue didn't answer her directly, but instead took her hand and said, "We'll talk about it when we get home."
The three of them took a car back. Seeing that Zhong Xiaoxiao looked worried, Zhang Chunxue deliberately asked her about her studies.
When this was mentioned, Zhong Xiaoxiao immediately became excited.
She talked on and on about the recent exams and funny things that happened in the class, while Zhang Chunxue and Song Xingzhi laughed and echoed her.
But the unease in her heart just wouldn't go away.
When she returned to her home in town, she saw Song Yanshen holding Zhong Yuanyuan and playing in the yard as soon as she entered the door.
When Song Yanshen saw them return, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He said somewhat indistinctly, "Dad, Mom, Sister, you're back."
Zhong Xiaoxiao immediately circled around him several times: "Not bad, Xiao Shen, you're speaking much better now!"
Song Yanshen smiled shyly.
However, Zhong Xiaoxiao immediately looked at Song Yanshen and Zhang Chunxue.
"Dad, Mom, we're home now. Can you tell me what happened?"
Zhang Chunxue glanced at Song Xingzhi, who nodded, indicating that she should tell Zhong Xiaoxiao the truth.
She immediately sighed, "Xiaoxiao, don't get agitated..."
“Just a few nights ago, when I was setting up my stall in the county, your third brother came over and said he wanted to talk to me about something…”
She told Zhong Xiaoxiao the whole story, in its entirety.
Upon learning that Zhong Chengyi was dead, stabbed to death by Zhong Chengren, Zhong Xiaoxiao's head buzzed, and she almost felt like it was going to explode.
The news was so shocking that she couldn't process it at all.
Although Zhong Chengyi used to bully her, he was still her own brother, how could he just disappear like that?
Most importantly, he was still killed by Zhong Chengren.
Without warning, tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks instantly.
"Third Brother, Third Brother is really dead?" Zhong Xiaoxiao's voice choked with sobs, trembling with disbelief.
Zhang Chunxue nodded: "The burial just took place this morning."
Zhong Xiaoxiao couldn't help but take a step back: "Third Brother... Waaah..."
She suddenly burst into tears.
Putting everything else aside, she threw excrement into Zhong Jingui's house, and it was Zhong Chengyi who helped her resolve this problem! Otherwise, she could have been blackmailed to death by Zhong Jingui!
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