The stolen magic is a bit magical

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "So, the bride price is just something the poor use to make things difficult for each other. When a woman really meets a rich man, even the most demanding woman suddenly becomes understanding."

“Who says otherwise? I also told my mom that this 300 million yuan is my gift to her, but she must hold on to it tightly. The tighter she holds on, the more filial and virtuous my sister-in-law will be!” Miao Ruolan said, “Zhou Xi also reminded me: with the money in my mom’s hands, my sister-in-law has to find a way to handle the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship for the sake of the money.”

"You two have figured out women so well, you should just switch careers and become matchmakers!" Lin Xiaosu chuckled, glancing around at everyone. "Where's Zhou Xi?"

"Xi'er went to handle a case..." Miao Ruolan's gaze suddenly turned to the door: "Huh? She's back. Why is Zhou Mei here too?"

Lin Xiaosu turned her gaze to the door and saw two beautiful women named Zhou.

Zhou Mei, dressed in a police uniform, looked dashing and heroic.

Zhou Xi was wearing a white down jacket, looking elegant and refined.

The door opened, and the eyes of both Zhou beauties lit up at the same time.

"Brother Lin, when did you get back?" Zhou Xi called out.

"Your butts barely hit the bench," Lin Xiaosu said. "You two are working on a case together?"

"No way! I dare say neither of you has ever seen a case like this before. It's bizarre, absolutely bizarre..." Zhou Xi said.

"How is it so bizarre?" Lin Xiaosu asked, intrigued.

Zhou Xi took the tea that Miao Ruolan handed her and took a sip: "We've seen plenty of fights between two parties that end up with bloodied heads, but have you ever seen two parties team up to beat up a complete stranger so badly that he's bruised and battered?"

"I've never seen this before. Why is that?" Miao Ruolan asked curiously.

“That passerby was just asking for a beating!” Zhou Xi said, “You know, the parties involved are arguing over the inheritance of a minor child’s property, and this guy who just happened to be passing by jumps out and says: This child isn’t the man’s biological child! Don’t you think that’s just asking for a beating?”

“It’s really asking for a beating to talk about such a sensitive matter!” Miao Ruolan nodded.

Zhou Mei spoke up: "Do you know who got beaten up? That madman from Tashan."

Lin Xiaosu was slightly taken aback: "That mad Taoist priest who tugs at people's hair?"

“Isn’t that right?” Zhou Mei said, “It was because the beating was so severe that I rushed to the scene.”

Lin Xiaosu's heart skipped a beat...

Madman's Way.

To outsiders, he was crazy.

But in his eyes, there was more to it than met the eye.

The madman's stabbing of countless hairy people triggered a bizarre case of hairy man murder, which was the same case Zhou Mei handled last time.

Zhou Mei later explained it as a coincidence.

The police also ruled it a coincidence.

Only Lin Xiaosu knew that this was not a coincidence, but a cause and effect!

In his secret realm, the hairy man still remains, and every blade of grass carries a wondrous causal connection.

The law of cause and effect, one of the seven laws of the Heavenly Way, is so mysterious and advanced that it is unimaginable.

This madman had always been a reclusive master in his mind.

However, today this reclusive master has fallen into the clutches of the common people and has been beaten black and blue.

The cause was that he said something he shouldn't have said, and it was extremely sensitive: he said that the other person's child wasn't his biological child.

Is there something else going on here?
Originally, Lin Xiaosu had been in a state of rest and recuperation after returning to Fengcheng.

They basically don't ask about the detective agency's affairs.

When cases arise, the two women are fully responsible for them.

However, the case I encountered upon returning to Fengcheng this time was actually related to the Mad Dao.

"Xi'er, tell me about this case!"

Zhou Xi said, "This case isn't really a case; it's just a civil dispute stemming from a suicide note..."

At the foot of Tashan Mountain, there was an ordinary farming family. Their only son was named Ding Shuang. Ding Shuang was a rare talent in Fengcheng County. Without any help, he started from scratch, opened a factory, and accumulated tens of millions of assets. He had more than four million in liquid funds in his account alone.

He could have been the epitome of success for young men in Fengcheng.

However, something unexpected happened.

He committed suicide by jumping off a building.

He left a suicide note explaining his cause of death: he suffered from depression and was tormented day and night, which led him to jump off a building. He also outlined the distribution of his estate, leaving all his property to his wife, Yin Yuxia, and his son, Ding Yi.

Ding Shuang's parents disagreed.

Although they are from the countryside and acknowledge that they didn't help their son much in his career, with his death, all their property is no longer theirs. Even the house their son bought for them, which they are currently living in, has to be returned to their daughter-in-law. What will the elderly couple do in their old age?
Because of a grudge, the elderly couple went to a detective agency, and Zhou Xi began to investigate.

The suicide note underwent handwriting analysis and was confirmed to be Ding Shuang's own handwriting.

Ding Shuang does indeed suffer from depression.

The suicide happened in the building across the street. There were people doing square dancing downstairs at the time. Everyone can testify to that.

In fact, there isn't much room for maneuver in this case. The legal effect of a will is inherently higher than that of statutory inheritance. Ding Shuang's will, which distributes all the wealth he personally created to his wife and son, may seem unreasonable in terms of sentiment, but it is not problematic in terms of law.

What Zhou Xi felt was a bit unreasonable was the house the elderly couple currently lived in.

The house is registered under Ding Shuang's name; it was originally said to be bought for the elderly couple.

The elderly couple had been living there all along; their old house back home had long since collapsed. Now that their son was gone, the house legally belonged to their daughter-in-law, who gave them an ultimatum: they had to move out before the Lunar New Year.

They can't accept it.

Zhou Xi also felt that it was a bit excessive.

Today they went to their daughter-in-law Yin Yuxia's place to discuss the house, but Yin Yuxia was very firm and didn't give any reason to negotiate. The two sides started arguing outside the community. A passerby suddenly blurted out to the child's grandfather: "This child is not your son's biological child."

Yin Yuxia was furious on the spot, and her cousin punched Fengdao to the ground.

The elderly couple in the Ding family couldn't stand it. "My son is dead, and you're still cursing him to have no descendants."

Thus, singles became mixed play...

Miao Ruolan frowned deeply: "Even if Fengdao has lived in the mountains for too long and doesn't understand human relationships, and speaks without thinking, he's not mentally ill. Why did he have to jump out and get beaten up?"

Zhou Mei's heart skipped a beat, and her gaze shifted to Lin Xiaosu...

Lin Xiaosu stood up, holding her teacup, and walked out of the detective agency. She glanced at the building across the street—the building where Ding Shuang had jumped to his death two months ago. The sky was overcast, and at that moment, his eyes seemed to glow…

"Zhou Mei!" Lin Xiaosu slowly turned around: "That madman got beaten up, shall we go check on him?"

The three detectives looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhou Mei frowned deeply: "He was only beaten black and blue, but not seriously injured. He went home right away."

“An old man, living alone deep in the mountains, could only go home alone after being beaten. He’s so pitiful…” Lin Xiaosu said, “Let’s go visit him. After all, he’s an old acquaintance.”

Zhou Mei took a breath: "Okay!"

After leaving the detective agency, Lin Xiaosu got into her car, opened the door, and got into the passenger seat.

Zhou Mei turned her gaze over: "What are you up to?"

"Don't overthink it, I really just want to go visit him."

"why?"

"Because I want to know, what is the basis for his claim that the other person is not his biological child?"

Zhou Mei frowned deeply: "Even if he really heard something, even if he really saw this woman having an affair on Tashan Mountain, so what? Isn't it still a moral issue? It has nothing to do with me. If you really want to find a woman to accompany you to Tashan Mountain, you can find Zhou Xi. She is the one in charge of this case."

"What if jumping off a building isn't considered suicide?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

Zhou Mei was terrified.

"What if this is a heinous murder case that crosses the bottom line of human psychology and reveals the evil of human nature?"

Zhou Mei stared intently at him: "What did you discover?"

"This suicide might not be a suicide! It might be a murder!" Lin Xiaosu said. "I have reason to believe that this murder is related to that woman named Yin Yuxia. She plotted to kill her husband, and even after accumulating tens of millions of dollars in wealth, she still wanted to kick her in-laws out of their only home! How greedy she is! If her son wasn't her husband's, she has challenged the bottom line of female evil throughout five thousand years of history!"

Zhou Mei took a deep breath: "You've only just gotten involved in this case."

"Yes!"

"You're just judging based on your own ideas."

"Not necessarily! I've been back for half a day, and I've already been to the crime scene."

"You really..." Zhou Mei's chest heaved slightly, but she didn't finish her sentence.

Lin Xiaosu said, "If everything is as I say, do you have any reason to get involved?"

“If what you say is true, then this woman’s wickedness has truly challenged the conscience and bottom line of all humanity. Her actions have even violated criminal law. How can I, Zhou Mei, tolerate her?” Zhou Mei asked, “How can we verify this?”

"The first step is to go up Tashan Mountain and meet the Mad Dao."

"go!"

The car sped up and arrived at Tashan.

Following an undeveloped, even gradually abandoned, path, they arrived at the foot of a cliff inscribed with the words "Pious men and women seeking pleasure and entertainment."

The cave remained as dilapidated as ever.

There were also several hairy figures at the entrance of the cave.

Having just experienced a long autumn rain, the Mao Ren (a type of animal) was in a state of disrepair.

Lin Xiaosu ran her fingers over the hairy figures.

I experienced a sensation completely different from what I saw with my own eyes.

The dry grass inside these hairy people is connected by the law of cause and effect, and none of it is broken.

At the entrance of the cave sat an old Taoist priest, his face bruised and swollen, looking quite dejected.

"Taoist Master, did you get beaten up today?" Lin Xiaosu greeted him warmly.

Zhou Mei's first thought was that her gums felt a little sore.
Is that how you greet people?
The Taoist priest gritted his teeth: "Boy, are you here to laugh at me?"

"Daoist Master, you really don't know what's good for you! When others beat you up, a bunch of people laugh at you, but as soon as I got back to Fengcheng, I put down my things and came to visit you. You have to believe me, in the whole of Fengcheng, I'm the only one who treats you well!"

The old Taoist rolled his eyes, really not knowing how to deal with him.

Lin Xiaosu leaned closer: "Daoist Master, actually, it's not surprising that they beat you up, you really deserved it."

The Taoist priest rolled his eyes, and a chill ran down his spine. (End of Chapter)