trouble breathing she used to have, or coughs so violently that it tears at her lungs until she vomits blood. 。She hasn't coughed at all for days, has she 。Now I can walk normally, if it weren't for...The Liu family has died.

After hearing this news, Zong Hu's elder brother seemed to have lost his soul. He frantically pounded on the tree trunk as if he were mad, and his fists bled from the blows.

Wang Yanei looked on with compassion. She felt saddened by her mother-in-law's death, though she hadn't liked Liu Shi, this stepmother of hers, she had never wished for her to lose her life.

Although the old house's residents might be cold-blooded toward the couple, the mother-in-law still held Tiger Brother (her son) in her heart. She may have had impure motives, but she never did anything to harm them.

Wang Yan'er couldn't persuade Zong Hu at all, she couldn't make him stop this self-harming behavior. She could only turn around and ask Fang Jinshu for help.

Fang Jinshi sighed. She and her aunt had never been close, only speaking out of necessity. So she felt little emotion upon hearing of her death.

However, there was one thing she absolutely had to get to the bottom of, so in this matter Fang Jinxiu wasn't going to stand idly by.

"Brother Zhonghou, I know you're hurting."

"Don't you want to find out how your aunt actually died As her son, this is the last thing you can do for her."

"Uncover the truth behind your aunt's murder, so she can rest in peace."

All the second house residents were present. Mu's heart softened, seeing her former sister-in-law die before her eyes; she couldn't help but tear up.

Hearing her daughter-in-law's words, she raised her head in surprise.

"What You mean your aunt didn't just accidentally fall and get impaled by a branch"

When they saw this scene, they all thought it was an accident.

Zong Hu immediately stopped his movements, turned his head and walked towards Fang Jinxiu, his eyes already bloodshot.

"Brother/Sister, is this true Was my mother really killed"

Fang Jinxiu nodded. "You're overthinking things."

"Look at the things scattered on the ground, and your house."

"Sister Yan, wasn't the door to my house unlocked when you came this morning"

Wang Yanei wiped her tears and then realized the strangeness of her own home.

"No, it's locked."

"This, this... how is it open"

Zong Yulian went to pick up the scattered things on the ground nearby and handed them to Fang Jinshu.

"Sister-in-law, these things seem similar to what Su Yusheng brought over in a box."

Hearing this, Zong Hu quickly returned to the house to check the boxes. All the boxes were opened, and their contents were ransacked.

"A lot of stuff in the box has been stolen too!" he said angrily.

Fang Jinshi said, “I think, Elder Aunt must have discovered someone coming in to steal things. In the struggle with that person, she was pushed down and unfortunately hit this sharp, thick branch.”

“That's when he lost his life.”

Zong Hu clenched his fists tightly, "I'm going to the county town to report to the officials!"

Fang Jinshu nodded. "When it comes to a matter of life and death, of course we have to report it to the authorities."

"The person who did this is definitely not an outsider, and it's even possible that they are quite familiar with Brother Zong Hu and you."

Zongyu asked in confusion, "Why do you say that Have you discovered something"

Fang Jinshi said, "Don't you find this strange Brother Zong Hu and his wife just moved out of the old house not long ago. Everyone in the village knows exactly what they got when they split up."

"Who doesn't know that Brother Zong Hu's family is poor They wouldn't even steal from them, would they"

"And how could this be such a coincidence, I just put these boxes at their house and someone came to steal things"

"Is this a coincidence"

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded in agreement. "That makes sense," they murmured.

Furthermore, the person who killed Aunt would be terrified right now. Let's not spread the news of Aunt's death widely for now.

"So that he wouldn't know his aunt had died and that Brother Zonghu was going to report it, and run away ahead of time."

Wang Yan'er hurriedly asked, "What should we do now Should we just let our mother-in-law's death go uninvestigated so as not to alert anyone"

Fang Jinshi shook her head, a cold light flashing in her eyes. "Of course not. He killed someone and dared to steal so many things from me. If we let it go, wouldn't that encourage him Do you think we're afraid of him"

"What I mean is, keep the news of his death and reporting it quiet. Do it discreetly so as not to scare away the killer."

"Just say that my aunt accidentally got injured on the mountain and is unable to walk. She's staying at Big Brother Zong Hu's place temporarily to recover."

"If the old house's people come to ask, answer them like this."

"That is to say, we must wrong Aunt by keeping her body for a few days first, until the officials arrive. That day will be the day when justice is served for her."lp out, but now her kitchen was full of a bunch of boys. Zhao Village Chief waved his hand at his wife, telling her to go back and rest.His wife, feeling a huge weight lifted off her shoulders, turne...