Chapter 259 The irrefutable evidence
In those days, the conditions at the township police station were poor, and the two police officers walked to Lianhua Village to handle the case.

As they drove Wei Qing back to town, they attracted crowds of villagers along the way, who all talked about it.

Wei Qing buried her face in her chest, not wanting to be recognized.

But some sharp-eyed villagers still recognized her, saying, "It looks like Li Hongying's daughter."

Li Hongying is quite well-known in the surrounding area.

A rural widow with a daughter who was left with no family, actually managed to marry into a city and get a government-subsidized job. Who wouldn't be envious?

"Look at her handcuffs, she's going to be arrested and executed, I wonder what she did wrong."

Although rural communication is backward, gossip spreads at an astonishing speed.

While Wei Qing was still on her way, news of her arrest by the police spread far and wide.

"Mother!"

Liu Sufeng was washing her daughter's face when Wei Guoliang rushed in shouting and yelling, immediately starting to curse:

"What are you yelling for, trying to summon my soul?"

Wei Guoliang leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Seeing that Wei Qing had been arrested, Wei Shuan asked him to come to the health center to inform Liu Sufeng.

He took a shortcut and ran all the way through the mountains for over ten miles without stopping for a single moment.

"Mom, Wei, Wei Qing, she's been arrested by the police!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sufeng quickly covered her daughter's face with a handkerchief, took three steps at a time, and walked up to Wei Lao Er, her eyes practically sparkling.

"Really? When did this happen?"

"Today!"

What time today?

Good morning.

Liu Sufeng slapped him irritably, "Can you stop panting for a second! Didn't the police release her yesterday? Why did they arrest her again today? Are they going to arrest her and then release her again later?"

Wei Guoliang tried to keep his breathing quiet so as not to get scolded by his mother, and said, "The police said that Wei Qing is suspected of murdering Xiao Shan. They handcuffed her and took her away. The whole village saw it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sufeng slapped her thigh with joy: "Heaven has eyes! Heaven has eyes! I knew she was the one who did it. This heartless, rotten-hearted, worse-than-a-dog beast has finally gotten her comeuppance!"

Wei Shan looked incredulous.

The person who dug the pit and buried her alive was actually Wei Qing?
The thought of her sleeping in the same bed with such a vicious and terrifying person for a month sends chills down my spine.

She will never dare to go to the cave again in her life!

Lizigou.

Jin Yulan went out to visit Aunt Fan's house to discuss the bride price.

Aunt Fan's family has a niece who is a good match for the second son in many ways, but the bride price she asked for was too high.

Not far from where I left, I saw Ge Yue'e and several fellow villagers gathered together gossiping.

Ge Yue'e's husband blinded her husband, and now the two families are mortal enemies.

Jin Yulan rolled her eyes and was about to walk over when Ge Yue'e called out to her gloatingly:
"Your daughter-in-law has been arrested by the police! I heard she's going to be executed!"

"Ge Yue'e, what kind of nonsense are you spouting when you're all bloated with rotten sweet potatoes?"

"You still don't believe me? Others saw Jiang Qing being handcuffed and taken away by the police!"

Jin Yulan was stunned.

She initially thought Ge Yue'e was just making trouble out of nothing and talking nonsense, since both of her sons were bachelors and there was no way she would have a daughter-in-law.

It was only then that I remembered she had a former daughter-in-law.

He actually got arrested by the police? That's a good thing!
Jin Yulan didn't bother going to Aunt Fan's place anymore, and instead ran to the village chief's house.

Upon learning that Jiang Qing's offense would not implicate her son, she smiled with relief, bending over with joy.

"Hahaha, serves him right!"

"What goes around comes around, hahaha!"

She walked and laughed all the way, laughing until tears streamed down her face, making the villagers wonder if she had gone mad.

……

"You've arrested the wrong person! It's not me! I've been framed! I've really been framed!"

In the interrogation room, Wei Qing cried out her innocence, trying to deceive the authorities with her weak appearance.

Without further ado, the police laid out the collected evidence on the table.

"You bought this shovel from Zhu Laowu's blacksmith shop a month ago. Zhu Laowu has a habit of marking any ironware he forges himself."

Looking at the crooked "Zhu" character on the inside of the shovel handle, Wei Qing tried to argue, but the police did not give her a chance to speak.

"We found this half-burnt candle and matchbox near where Wei Shan was buried alive. Upon verification, your fingerprints were found on both the candle and the matchbox."

Wei Shan stared at the candle and matchbox, her face deathly pale.

She was a meticulous person and knew that one should cover up their crimes.

Therefore, when she left the cave, she took the candle and matchbox with her.

However, after running out of the cave, she casually threw away the candles and matchbox.

If she had known the police would find her, she should have taken the body back to the Wei family and burned it!

The police then placed a stack of photos in front of her. "These are the traces we took at the scene. The only other traces besides Wei Shan's are the ones where she was buried alive. The footprints clearly show how you moved the stone slab to cover the entrance to the hole and how you covered the slab with soil!"

“On the stone slab covering the entrance to the cave, we extracted no fewer than fifty pairs of footprints, all of them yours! You were so afraid that Wei Shan would survive that you wanted to seal the entrance tightly!”

"The theft at the grain and oil station was solved a few days ago. It was the station's security guard who stole from the station. Because there are still accomplices who have not been brought to justice, the case has not been made public."

"The group you're talking about is utter nonsense! Do you think you can fool us just because you fooled Wei Shan? Let me tell you the truth, we've never stopped suspecting you. We only let you out to see if you have any other accomplices."

"Wei Qing, the evidence is irrefutable, you can't escape. Honestly confess your crimes, and you might be able to get leniency."

Wei Qing opened her mouth, but it felt as if her throat was being tightly gripped by a hand, and she couldn't utter a single word.

She knew perfectly well that she was finished.

This time, no one can save her.

Fear, terror, regret, and frustration filled her heart, making her shiver with cold, yet she was filled with resentment.

She couldn't understand why God had given her a second chance at life, yet kept denying her every wish.

"What grudge do you have against Wei Shan? Why are you so determined to kill her?"

"Aren't you all very good at investigating? Go investigate yourselves. I have nothing to say. Do with me as you please."

Looking at Wei Qing's pale and thin face, the police found it hard to imagine that such a seemingly harmless young woman could be so vicious and cruel.

Lu family.

An Hui ladled a full bowl of chicken soup and placed it in front of Jiang Moli, saying affectionately, "Hongmei specially added medicinal herbs to make this soup. Drink more; look how thin you've become after being away for a month."

Jiang Moli drank the delicious chicken soup with relish and said, "Isn't it because you've been getting thinner and thinner?"

An Hui was so amused by her words that she couldn't stop smiling.

Looking at the chicken soup in Jiang Moli's hand, Lu Dezhao felt a pang of jealousy: "I've lost weight too, I need to drink some chicken soup to replenish myself."

An Hui glanced at him and said reproachfully, "I didn't notice where you've lost weight."


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