Chapter 12: The Burning Of The mortuary
Editor: Henyee Translations
When Liu Cheng thought of that scene, he felt like his heart was being stabbed. "Brother, as long as I burn this mortuary, will the Liu family have to compensate us with a hundred taels?"
With a hundred taels, he could save Yang Hua from her misery and live a good life. Thinking of this, Liu Cheng made up his mind. As long as Liu Shun said yes, he would do it.
Liu Shun nodded. "That's right. Once the mortuary is burned down, this matter will be settled once and for all."
Without a complete corpse, Madam Wei would be forced to plead guilty and compensate.
After all, compared to letting Madam Wei pay with her life, the Liu family would be more willing to pay taels.
Liu Cheng gritted his teeth. "Alright, I'll do it."
Once he got an affirmative answer, Liu Shun was relieved.
Liu Shun patted Liu Cheng on the shoulder. "Brother, I don't want anything. If you didn't tell me that you like Yang Hua, I wouldn't have helped you scheme this murder. If you fail this time, don't drag me down with you. I don't want your money or anything. Don't do anything stupid. As long as I'm still outside, I'll try my best to get you out."
Liu Cheng was a little embarrassed. "Brother, how can I do that? I will never betray you."
Liu Cheng immediately raised his hand and swore. "Brother, I swear to the heavens that if I fail this time, I will bear the consequences myself if anything happens. I will definitely not implicate you. If I break my oath, I will die without descendants and be struck by thunder…"
"Alright, alright. Cut the crap. Just know that I'm doing this for your own good."
Liu Shun interrupted Liu Cheng's oath and patted him on the shoulder. "Go back. Hurry up and get the diesel. Don't let anyone catch you red-handed, understand? I still want to see you marrying Yang Hua."
Liu Cheng was so touched that he felt a lump rise in his throat.
He was about to say something when Liu Shun turned around and left.
Liu Cheng sniffed and turned to go home.
Two days later.
Mr. Liu went home happily and said to Liu Sanniang, "Sanniang, your mother's case will be reviewed in three days. The coroner has already performed an autopsy. Liu Cheng's wife's death has nothing to do with your mother. Your mother will be able to go home in a few days."
Mr. Liu had lost weight over the past few days. He had spent a lot of money and energy to get this settled.
But now that everything was fine, he could finally relax.
Liu Sanniang was also happy. She ran over and threw herself into his father's arms. "That's great, Father."
Holding his hand, Liu Sanniang heard his true thoughts. 'I don't know how she is doing. If I can't see her return, I'll be worried. Fortunately, everything is fine now.'
Other than Mr. Liu's thoughts, she also saw some images of his father buying gifts and spending money to get people to help his wife.
Liu Sanniang felt a lump in her throat. When her mother was in trouble, she couldn't do anything to help.
Mr. Liu stroked Liu Sanniang's hair. "Be good, don't worry. Eat well. If you lose weight, your mother will scold me when she comes back."
Madam Wei doted on her daughter more than anything. Liu Sanniang was the apple of Madam Wei's eye. When Mr. Liu teased her, Liu Sanniang cried out loud.
Of course, she knew how much her mother doted on her. In her previous life, she had never married. Even until her death, Madam Wei was still worried about her daughter. No one could surpass this love.
Mr. Liu was supposed to comfort Liu Sanniang, but she cried instead. He was helpless.
Madam Bai pulled Liu Sanniang over. "Don't cry, sit down and eat. Brother Liu, don't just stand there. Go and call Dalang and Erlang over to eat together. You've been tired these past few days. Sanniang taught Yinniang how to cook. Let's have a taste and see if her cooking has improved."
Madam Bai pushed Liu Sanniang into the kitchen.
Mr. Liu smiled gratefully. "Alright, thank you."
A rough man like Mr. Li naturally didn't know how to coax girls. Now he even made his daughter cry. If Madam Wei was here, he would definitely be scolded.
After knowing that her mother was fine, Liu Sanniang was no longer worried. She went to prepare the meal with Liu Yinniang.
Liu Yinniang was the head cook today while Liu Sanniang was teaching her how to control the heat and seasoning.
The dishes that came out were excellent.
At night, Liu Yinniang did not sleep. "Sanniang, can I go to your house to play with you in the future?"
After her mother's matter was resolved, Liu Sanniang was about to go home.
Madam Wei and Madam Bai were at odds, so Liu Yinniang was worried about the future interactions. She wanted to learn more culinary skills from Liu Sanniang.
Liu Yinniang held Liu Sanniang's hand. Liu Sanniang knew what she was thinking. She smiled and said, "If you can't come, I'll write some recipes for you. Try a few more times and you can definitely master them."
Liu Yinniang smiled. "Sanniang, you're so kind. Thank you."
With the matter that she was worried about resolved, Liu Yinniang fell asleep in peace.
But Liu Sanniang did not sleep. She was still a little worried. In her previous life, things clearly didn't end up this way. Could it be because of her?
Liu Sanniang blamed herself. She still felt like she was dreaming, but the dream was becoming more and more real. She began to think that perhaps the memories of her previous life were her dream.
Touching others allowed her to hear what they were thinking or worried about. Such an ability made her not know what to do or if it was good or bad.
Liu Sanniang did not have any big wishes. The only thing she wanted was to find a husband who would treat her kindly so that Madam Wei could die in peace, and that she would not be alone.
As long as she avoided Liu Shun and the peddler from Willow Street, it shouldn't be so difficult.
In her dream, Liu Sanniang frowned. There was a huge fire and many painful cries for help. Where was the fire? Water, where was the water? Hurry up and put out the fire.
The flames shot into the sky. No one outside could get in or out of the fire. Liu Sanniang felt so depressed and anxious.
When she finally woke up, she realized that it was a dream. But for some reason, she felt uneasy.
Liu Sanniang got up, distracted.
Not long after, Liu Yinniang's father, Liu San, ran into the courtyard from outside and panted heavily. "Bad, something bad has happened…"
Madam Bai was chopping pigweed in the courtyard when she was almost frightened by Liu San. She threw the kitchen knife and stood up with her hands on her hips. She looked at Liu San angrily. "You, Liu San, almost caused me to cut off my hand. If you don't have something big to tell me, you can forget about eating dinner tonight."
Liu San frowned, but his eyes were on Liu Sanniang.
Liu Sanniang's heart skipped a beat. "Third Uncle, what's wrong?"
Liu San opened his mouth and spoke with some difficulty. "Sanniang, something really bad happened. The coroner had already performed an autopsy and all the results were disadvantageous to Liu Cheng. But, last night, the mortuary was on fire…"
Chapter 13: Merciless Punches
Editor: Henyee Translations
Liu San paused for a moment before continuing. "A huge fire burned everything up. The entire mortuary was reduced to ashes. It was impossible to tell who was who. The bones had all gone. After that, Liu Cheng went back on his words and said that your father bribed the coroner to give false evidence and insisted that your mother killed his retarded wife."
Liu San could not bear to see Liu Sanniang suffer such a blow.
This feeling was as if you were about to run out of breath but still couldn't draw another breath in.
This was simply outrageous. Even the heavens were helping such a heartless person. When Liu San heard the news, he was furious.
Madam Bai walked up to Liu Sanniang and hugged her. Then she turned around and roared fiercely at Liu San. "Why are you saying this in front of the child? Use your stupid brain to think of a way. Our Liu family won't suffer a humiliation like this. If word gets out, our Liu family will be embarrassed."
Liu San felt bad and said to Madam Bai, "Take good care of Sanniang. I'll go and figure out a way."
Initially, the matter was almost settled. All they needed to do was wait until the trial began. However, now that the mortuary had been burned and the corpse of Liu Cheng's wife was gone, Liu Cheng insisted that the Liu family had bribed the coroner. Suddenly, the situation had reached a dead end.
Madam Bai did not know how to comfort Liu Sanniang. Looking at Liu Sanniang's pale face, she said in a low voice, "Sanniang, don't worry. God is watching."
It was said that God is everywhere, but why wasn't he doing anything?
Liu Sanniang's mind was in a mess. She was so weak that she was about to faint. She took a moment to gain her strength and said, "Third Aunt, I want to go home. Even if I can't do anything, at least I can make a delicious meal for my parents and brothers."
Madam Bai opened her mouth as if she wanted to ask Liu Sanniang to stay, but in the end, she thought better of it. She only said to her, "Sanniang, if anything happens, come find us. No matter what, at the end of the day, we're still family."
Liu Sanniang nodded.
Liu Yinniang was a little worried, so she sent Liu Sanniang back. "Sanniang, if you need anything, just ask."
Liu Sanniang nodded. Mr. Liu, Liu Dalang, and Liu Erlang couldn't go back home now, because Liu Cheng had sued them all.
It was supposed to be a small case, but now it involved a lot of people.
When the families received the news that the corpses of their family members were burnt down, they went to the government office to protest.
Liu Sanniang quickly made food and packed it in a food box. Then she carried the food box and went out.
Everyone in Yong County was now discussing this matter. Liu Sanniang could hear some people talking on the street.
"This fire was too strange. I heard that it was started by someone. What a sinner!"
"Who knows? Maybe this case is connected with something much bigger."
Liu Sanniang walked quickly towards the government office, her mind in a mess. When she reached the entrance of the office, she saw Liu Shun. Liu Shun also saw her and smiled warmly at Liu Sanniang.
"Miss Liu, are you here to see Uncle and the others?"
Liu Shun smiled warmly. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and his scholarly aura made him look quite handsome.
However, Liu Sanniang did not care about him. In her previous life, when she found out that she was going to marry a scholar, she had fantasized about it. However, she had accidentally bumped into Liu Shun torturing a stray cat and was frightened. In addition, she overheard Liu Shun giving Liu Cheng ideas to murder his wife, so Liu Sanniang was even more disgusted with him.
Liu Shun was simply a beast in human skin.
Liu Sanniang ignored Liu Shun and walked into the office. However, she did not expect Liu Shun to reach out and grab her hand.
Liu Shun said in a gentle voice, "Miss Liu, my mother has already asked a matchmaker to go to your house to talk about marriage. If you need any help, just let me know."
However, Liu Sanniang sensed some images the moment Liu Shun grabbed her wrist.
Behind the wall, Liu Shun said coldly, "As long as you burn the mortuary…"
Liu Sanniang shook off his hand angrily and ran into the government office.
Liu Shun was too vicious. He was simply a demon!
He didn't even deserve to be human.
In order to murder, he could do everything. There were a lot of corpses in the mortuary, and some corpses remained to be autopsied. Now with the mortuary burnt down, those families could no longer help their dead family members seek justice.
Liu Sanniang was furious, but also helpless.
Liu Shun looked at his empty palm and smiled. How soft!
As expected of someone whom he dreamed about getting day and night. He had already set the trap. He just needed Liu Sanniang to fall into his trap.
Liu Shun walked down the street in an extremely good mood. He moved towards a path. With such a happy mood, of course he had to do something to celebrate it.
Staying away from the crowd was the only way to catch the prey he wanted.
"Meow…"
A weak cat meowed. Liu Shun narrowed his eyes and followed the source of the meowing. He pushed aside the grass and saw a nest of newborn kittens. The female cat was not in the nest. The meowing from the hungry kitten attracted him.
Liu Shun reached out and was about to grab one of them when his vision suddenly darkened.
Before Liu Shun could speak, he was punched in the face. The person who hit him was very strong. When the punch landed on his chin, Liu Shun felt that his entire chin was numb.
As if having sensed a great danger, he immediately got down on his knees to beg for mercy. "Please spare me, please spare me!"
Liu Shun really could not remember whom he had offended. This person was clearly well-trained. Liu Shun did not know when this person started following him.
He thought that if he begged for mercy, this person would start talking, but instead of responding, this person gave Liu Shun another punch on the face.
From the strength of the jab, Liu Shun could tell that it was a man.
The man pulled Liu Shun's hand and crippled it with another punch. Liu Shun fainted from the pain.
After crippling Liu Shun's hand, the man threw him away. His gaze was extremely cold and murderous. He looked at Liu Shun's hand and punched it twice, as if he was venting his anger.
Only then did Chu Yan stop and turned to leave.
Chu Yan closed the smithy and went home to pack his things.
Madam Li looked at her stepson and felt a little angry. "Where are you going? Why aren't you working?"
Chu Yan turned around and glanced at Madam Li. Madam Li immediately shrunk back and did not dare to say another word.
Although she was Chu Yan's stepmother, she was normally the one who got scared by Chu Yan.
Most of the time, Chu Yan would just ignore anything she said, but once she touched upon something she shouldn't, he would warn her as he had just done.
Madam Li pursed her lips and did not dare to speak again. She had been Chu Yan's stepmother for ten years. Ten years ago, she did not dare to treat him harshly, let alone now.
Ten years ago, Chu Yan was at most a wolf cub. Now, he was an adult wolf.
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