Chapter 416: Who are you working hard for?
Night is approaching.
The scorching sun that had raged for most of the day was now left with only a glowing red afterglow.
With the help of good weather and a gentle breeze, Sun Shaozong set up a reclining chair on the porch and ate watermelon that had just been fished out of the well. All the depression that had accumulated throughout the day suddenly disappeared.
But it was almost nightfall, and it was not a good idea to just lie there in the yamen.
Besides, Jia Baoyu sent a letter this afternoon, saying that he wanted to thank Sun Shaozong for saving his life half a month ago. Sun Shaozong also wanted to find out whether there was any follow-up to Jia Zheng's matchmaking, so he agreed to go to the Jia Mansion for a banquet after the court was over.
But right now...
Qiu Yunfei is the same, isn't he just taking people to identify the body? Why did he delay for so long and never come back to report?
Just as he was muttering, Qiu Yunfei rushed in like a gust of wind. Seeing Sun Shaozong enjoying the cool outside, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Sir, it's acknowledged, Miss Wen has acknowledged it! The one who died is indeed Wen Shijie, not Song Changgeng!"
It turns out to be an impostor!
As a result, the case only remains to be solved.
Sun Shaozong immediately ordered: "In this case, immediately send someone to arrest the Tian brothers and let Miss Wen identify them again to see whether it was Tian Hu or Tian Biao who came to conspire with her brother!"
"No need."
But Qiu Yunfei said proudly: "When I brought Miss Wen back, I had someone take the Tian brothers to the morgue. I just identified the bodies and asked about the case!"
As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his sleeve, handed it over with both hands and said, "Here is Tian Biao's confession."
Tsk~
This guy is really efficient and decisive in doing his job.
Sun Shaozong took the confession and read it quickly.
It turned out that because of the flood last year, Wen Shijie, who looked very similar to Song Changgeng, had to flee to the capital with his sister Wen Shishi, and lived a precarious and miserable life.
About half a year ago, Wen Shijie met Tian Biao by chance on the street. First there was a misunderstanding, and then Tian Biao came up with the idea of "using a substitute".
When Wen Shijie first heard that someone was going to pretend to be someone else's husband and take over Xu's property, he scolded Tian Biao immediately and refused to go along with him no matter what.
However, not long after, Wen Shijie's sister Wen Shishi fell seriously ill. Seeing his sister suffering from the disease but unable to seek medical treatment for her, Wen Shijie felt heartbroken every day. In the end, he had to agree to Tian Biao's request.
They also agreed with him that after the deal was done, Wen Shijie could get Song Changgeng's house, and as for the tea shop, it would be transferred to Tian Biao free of charge.
So after nearly two months of intensive training, Wen Shijie officially appeared in front of Xu as "Song Changgeng".
In fact, according to Tian Biao's original idea, when Wen Shijie arrived at Xu's house, he should find a reason to divorce Xu as soon as possible so that he could take over Xu's nest.
But Wen Shijie was forced into a situation where he was not getting what he wanted, and he felt very frustrated. For two months in a row, he failed to kick Xu out of the house. Instead, he was seduced by her beauty and had sex with her without thinking.
But as they spent the night together, Xu discovered something strange.
In panic, Wen Shijie had no choice but to divorce his wife. However, during the scuffle, she was accidentally killed by Xu's knife, and he became a playboy without knowing it.
When Tian Biao heard about this, he immediately mobilized his entire family to join the battle, hoping to kill Xu and take over all of Song Changgeng's property.
Tsk~
Judging from Tian Biao's confession, Wen Shijie was not a bad person by nature. It was just a pity that fate played a trick on him and got him involved in trouble for no reason, and finally lost his life.
Sun Shaozong sighed and asked, "Has Miss Wen been settled yet?"
"I don't think you need to worry about this matter, sir."
Qiu Yunfei said hurriedly: "When Old Xu saw Miss Wen, his two legs couldn't even walk anymore. Now he is surrounding her and asking about her well-being. I have known him for more than half a year , and this is the first time I have seen him talk so well!"
Although Old Xu has a wealthy family and looks decent, he has always been an older bachelor due to the special nature of his job and his dull personality. It would be great if he could find a partner.
"In that case."
Sun Shaozong stood up and said, "Then detain Tian Biao temporarily and bring the case to court tomorrow."
Having said that, he prepared to go back to his room to change into casual clothes so that he could go to the Rongguo Mansion to keep the appointment.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Yunfei caught up with him again, rubbing his hands and saying, "Well, sir, you also know that this time it was all thanks to Hong Jiu who tipped off, otherwise..."
"how?"
Sun Shaozong stopped and frowned, "You want to take credit for him? Is it his own idea, or..."
“I’m not asking for credit.”
Qiu Yunfei explained hurriedly, "On the way here, this guy asked me when Xu would be released. I saw that he seemed to have feelings for Xu, so I promised to let Xu go home as long as the truth can be found out today. Now Hong Jiu is waiting outside in all his glory."
Yes~
This Shuntian Prefecture is almost as good as a matchmaking agency.
However, since Hong Jiu had made great contributions, this little thing was nothing - after all, if he killed the thief in excessive self-defense, the most he would have to do was to be fined some silver, and there was no need to continue to detain Xu.
So Sun Shaozong simply waved his hand and said, "Since you have agreed, just fulfill his wish. I will issue a written order to release Xu."
Let’s not even talk about how to release Xu.
But outside the mansion, Hong Jiu was chatting animatedly with Xu's cousin.
It turned out that after he got Qiu Yunfei's promise , he was overjoyed at first, but later he felt that it was a bit awkward to welcome Xu alone, especially since it was not convenient for a man and a woman alone to talk.
Therefore, Hong Jiu specially asked someone to invite Xu's cousin to tell him about his own achievements, adding some exaggerations.
In this way, even if he didn't get the chance to talk to Xu , he could still let Xu know through his cousin.
After hearing these words, Xu's cousin naturally thanked him profusely, and Hong Jiu also tried to curry favor with him. After a short while, the two of them felt that they had met too late.
Just at this moment, a weaker figure came gracefully, who else could it be but Xu?
Seeing that her face looked a little haggard, but even more pitiful, Hong Jiu's heart couldn't stop pounding, and he subconsciously took a few steps forward.
Who would have thought that when she greeted him, she would see a brilliant smile on Mrs. Xu's face, and she even quickened her pace while lifting her skirt!
Could it be that Lord Qiu has already informed her of his merits, and therefore she has secretly fallen in love with him? !
Thinking of this, Hong Jiuzhi's heart almost jumped out of his mouth with excitement. He was hesitating whether he should put on the heroic spirit of a knight who would "leave home after the mission is done" or act like a tough guy with a tender heart.
Unexpectedly, a person suddenly jumped out from behind him, shouting excitedly: "Susu, I knew you were wronged!"
Who is this?
He seemed to be standing next to Cousin Xu just now. Could he be Xu's cousin as well?
Just as he was trying to guess the identity of this person, he saw Xu's eyes suddenly filled with tears, and she choked up and called out, "Zhou Lang, I... I almost thought that I would never see you again in this life!"
As they were talking, the two of them hugged each other tightly!
Zhou...Zhou Lang?
Could it be that Zhou Xiucai who had discussed marriage with Xu Shi in the past? !
In an instant, Hong Jiu's heart, which had jumped to his throat, slid down his esophagus quickly , and then with a "crack", it broke into pieces in his stomach.
