Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 188 Testify
The next morning, Zhang Pandi returned from outside, handed the eggs she had just bought to Jia Chunni, and jogged to the backyard, where she found Su Yaoguang cutting flowers.

"Yaoguang, something has happened."

Su Yaoguang is most afraid of hearing these three words right now.

"Second Aunt, what happened?" Su Yaoguang noticed that Zhang Pandi didn't seem too nervous, so she figured it couldn't be anything serious, otherwise she wouldn't be so calm.

“That young master from the Golden Music Hall is wanted by the authorities!” Zhang Pandi said. “It seems he committed murder.”

Su Yaoguang was stunned: "Who did you kill?"

"I don't know either. I just heard that the government officials are looking for him. I thought he was hiding here. What if the government officials think we're harboring a criminal? Will that implicate us?"

Su Yaoguang said, "I'll go ask him. Second Aunt, don't worry. Even if he really killed someone, we don't know anything about it. Lord Chen won't arrest people randomly."

"If he really killed someone, and you ask him this, will he kill you too?"

Su Yaoguang picked up a stone from the ground, closed her fingers, and when she opened her palm again, the stone had turned into powder.

"Is he okay?"

Zhang Pandi chuckled: "That's true, our Yaoguang is more capable than men. But you still have to be careful."

"I know."

Su Yaoguang went to the guest room, knocked on the door, and asked, "May I come in?"

"Please come in."

Su Yaoguang raised an eyebrow upon hearing the awkward voice.

That's rare! The young master can actually say 'please' now. It seems that saving him last night wasn't in vain.

Su Yaoguang pushed open the door and entered.

Cui Rong was already awake, but he was sitting on the bed without moving.

"Now that you're awake, why aren't you home?" Su Yaoguang sat on a chair not far away, looking at Cui Rong's expression. "You didn't kill anyone, did you?"

Cui Rong's eyes widened: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You didn't kill anyone?" Su Yaoguang asked.

Cui Rong's face darkened: "Of course. Why would I kill someone for no reason? I've never even killed a fish, how could I dare to kill someone?"

"If that's the case, why are the officials looking for you and saying you've killed someone?" Su Yaoguang asked.

"Who died? Whom did I kill?"

"I don't know. My second aunt went out to buy groceries and overheard the government officials looking for you, saying you committed murder. If you don't show up soon, they might issue a warrant for your arrest."

Cui Rong hurriedly got out of bed.

He was too anxious and aggravated his wound, causing it to bleed again after it had been bandaged.

"Don't move, I'll go find Jing'er."

"No need, I'll just re-bandage it," Cui Rong said, her face pale. "You saved me, I'm not ungrateful, I'll remember this favor."

"You're injured like this, should I send someone to take you back?"

Cui Rong snorted coldly, "You're afraid I'll run away, aren't you? Don't worry, I didn't kill anyone, there's no need for me to run. Besides, you can't hide forever, the Cui family can't afford to lose face like this." Su Yaoguang said irritably, "You don't know what's good for you, I'm not going to bother with you anymore."

"Um... thank you." Cui Rong turned her head away. "You can go now, I need to re-bandage my wound."

As Su Yaoguang left Cui Rong's place and walked to the front yard, she saw Constable Qian and several people in the shop questioning Cui Rong's whereabouts.

"Officer Qian, let's talk in private."

Constable Qian followed Su Yaoguang to a corner: "Boss Su, what's the explanation?"

Su Yaoguang lowered her voice and asked, "What did Young Master Cui do wrong?"

"Last night, the purchasing agent surnamed Gong died. I heard from the people in the opera troupe that Master Cui brought four purchasing agents to the opera troupe. The other purchasing agents listened for a while and then left because they weren't interested. Only Master Cui and the purchasing agent surnamed Gong were left. The two of them had a little argument. After that, Master Cui disappeared, and someone found the purchasing agent surnamed Gong dead in the side room."

"Young Master Cui shouldn't be capable of handling something this big. Is there some misunderstanding?"

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we can't decide for ourselves; we need evidence. In any case, he's the most suspicious person right now, so we need to find him first."

“He’s at our house,” Su Yaoguang said. “I brought him back last night.”

"Huh?" Officer Qian looked at her in surprise.

Su Yaoguang gave a brief account of how she had brought Cui Rong back yesterday and the circumstances surrounding Cui Rong at the time.

"That's all I know. As for the rest, you'll have to investigate. I just asked him, and he said he didn't kill anyone. However, he was injured and is currently getting his wound bandaged. Once he's healed, he'll probably go back with you to investigate."

"If we need you to testify, can you come forward?"

"Yes, I can prove what I saw."

"Boss Su is very generous," said Constable Qian. "As far as I know, the young master of Jinlefang has a strange temper and is difficult to get along with. He also has a grudge against your Taoyaofang. The fact that you are willing to take him in under these circumstances shows that you are more magnanimous than most men. I am determined to be your friend."

Su Yaoguang took a bottle of face cream from the shelf next to her and handed it to Constable Qian, saying, "Brother Qian is a straightforward man, and I like to be friends with straightforward people the most. This is for your wife, it's nothing special. If your wife likes it, she can come back and I'll give her a 50% discount."

Cui Rong happened to come out and saw Constable Qian and Su Yaoguang talking. He slowly walked over and said, "I didn't kill anyone. I can cooperate with your investigation. Let's go!"

Officer Qian took Cui Rong away.

The people in the shop started talking about how the purchasing agent surnamed Gong had died in the opera troupe.

"He died a particularly gruesome death. His hands and feet were broken, and his tongue was cut out. No one would do something so cruel unless they had a deep-seated hatred for him."

"That young master surnamed Cui doesn't have the guts to do that; I don't think it's him. However, someone saw that purchasing agent surnamed Gong lay hands on him, so I'm afraid the young master suffered a great loss. So what if the Cui family is rich? Even a palace eunuch can have wicked thoughts about their heir. Alas, merchants are lowly; it's better to be an official."

In the afternoon, Officer Qian came to her door again, this time wanting her to testify.

She needs to prove the exact time she met Cui Rong, and that Cui Rong never left the Su family afterwards, etc. It seems that the time Gong Caimai died was the time Cui Rong met Su Yaoguang. If Su Yaoguang testifies for Cui Rong, he can be cleared of suspicion.

Su Yaoguang went to court and provided an alibi for Cui Rong.

When Su Yaoguang appeared, Cui Rong's expression was particularly complicated. He clearly hadn't expected Su Yaoguang to agree to appear in court, as it would be a troublesome situation for her.

Su Yaoguang not only came out of the hall, but also described in great detail the time she met Cui Rong and the situation Cui Rong was in at that time.

Although the murderer was not found, Su Yaoguang's testimony was enough to prove that Cui Rong was not the murderer. When Cui Rong was released on the spot, the Cui family manager wanted to treat Su Yaoguang to a meal to express his gratitude.

“No need,” Su Yaoguang said. “Although your son has been cleared of suspicion for the time being, his reputation will be affected until the murderer is found. You should handle this matter properly to avoid any further complications.”