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

Chapter 189 Cooperation
When Xiao Yanci heard that Cui Rong was involved in a murder case, he remembered something that happened in his previous life.

In his previous life, Cui Rong also encountered this situation, but the difference was that no one testified for him, and he could not clear his name. The government could only hand him over to several other procurement officials.

The purchasing agents took him to the capital and imprisoned him in the Ministry of Justice's jail on charges of murder. The Cui family spent a fortune to ransom him, but when he was released, he had gone mad and soon fell into the river and drowned. Because of this incident, the Cui family moved away and later went to a neighboring country, where they became great merchants.

In her past life, Su Yaoguang worked in a rouge shop, working herself to the bone all day and never having a chance to leave the house, so she never met Cui Rong. In this life, Su Yaoguang's simple act not only proved that Cui Rong was not at the scene of the murder, but also that the time of the victim's death did not match the time Cui Rong left, leading to Cui Rong's acquittal.

Given the current progress of the government's investigation, it's clear that finding the real murderer won't be easy. However, Xiao Yanci has been through this before and knows who the murderer is. If he passes this information on to the Cui family, it would be a favor to them. This way, making a living under their wing, earning money to support himself, and going to the capital for the imperial examinations wouldn't be difficult for him.

"I want to see your young master," Xiao Yanci said.

"Our young master isn't at home," the waiter said. "What do you need?"

“Tell your young master that I know who the murderer is and that I can help him find the murderer and completely clear his name.”

"So that's what you came for." The shopkeeper said after hearing Xiao Yanci's words. "Then there's no need to trouble yourself. Our young master is out catching the real murderer."

"He knows who the murderer is?" Xiao Yanci exclaimed in shock. "Impossible."

"Why is it impossible?" the waiter asked, displeased. "Our young master has already found evidence and is now leading the government officials to arrest the real culprit."

Xiao Yanci didn't believe Cui Rong could find the murderer. Even he only learned of this secret by chance later. According to the situation in his previous life, the murderer was very well hidden and wouldn't easily reveal himself.

But by the time he arrived at the government office, the case had already been heard.

The real murderer was none other than Cui Rong's brother-in-law.

Ultimately, it's just another matter of the inner workings of wealthy families.

The Cui family was wealthy and powerful, but Cui Rong was their only son. If Cui Rong were to pass away, his brother-in-law would become the sole heir. Such a vast fortune was tempting. Therefore, upon learning of the conflict between Cui Rong and the purchasing official Gong, after Cui Rong left, he immediately arranged for his trusted men to kill Gong and frame Cui Rong for the crime.

"This case is closed. Court adjourned." Magistrate Chen announced the verdict on the spot.

Cui Rong walked out of the county government office, looked at Zhou Wangshu not far away, and cupped his hands in greeting.

Standing next to Zhou Wangshu was the old steward of the Cui family. The steward took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket and handed them to Zhou Wangshu with both hands. The latter casually stuffed them into his pocket and turned to leave.

Xiao Yanci happened to witness this scene, and his expression turned ugly.

It seems that this matter is related to Zhou Wangshu.

How could Zhou Wangshu know who the real murderer was? Could he also be a reincarnation?
Xiao Yanci thought that Zhou Wangshu never existed in his previous life, and he didn't know where he came from in this life. Since he appeared, he has replaced him.

"Old steward, how did you know who the murderer was?" Xiao Yanci asked.

The old steward sized up Xiao Yanci, his smile not reaching his eyes: "Why does the young master ask about this? What does this have to do with you?" "I'm just curious. The authorities have been unable to find the real murderer, but you yourselves have found him. This is truly unbelievable."

"What's so strange about that? Anything done by a human will leave traces. We have to thank Young Master Zhou from Taoyaofang. If he hadn't reminded us that the murderer was likely targeting the young master, we wouldn't have suspected the people around us." After the manager finished speaking, he said to Cui Rong, "Boss Su saved the young master, and Boss Su's young master also gave the young master some pointers. These are two great favors. The young master should prepare a generous gift to express his gratitude."

Cui Rong said awkwardly, "We wanted to invite her to dinner, but she refused, didn't she?"

“Young master, you should be more sincere. If you refuse once, you can ask again. If Boss Su feels your sincerity, he will naturally agree.”

"Young Master Cui, Steward, do you know if Jinlefang needs an accountant? I have some knowledge of mathematics and can do some accounting."

Seeing that the two were about to leave, and realizing that he could not achieve his previous goal, Xiao Yanci had no choice but to volunteer.

"We don't need an accountant in our shop, you should look elsewhere!" the head steward said, pulling Cui Rong away.

Cui Rong's voice came from behind: "Aren't we in dire need of an accountant?"

"The position of accountant is very special and can only be held by a trusted confidant. This person is somewhat famous in the city, but it's all bad. Young master, you must remember that no matter how important a person's ability is, it's not as important as their character. If someone has flaws in their character, they might trip you up behind your back at any time."

The city isn't that big, but it's not that small either. However, if there's any disturbance, it will spread like wildfire in no time, especially bad news, which travels faster than the wind.

Su Yaoguang had just heard the customers in the shop talking about the county government's handling of the case and was still feeling fortunate that she hadn't saved the wrong person when a large stack of silver notes appeared in front of her.

Su Yaoguang looked up at the banknote and saw Zhou Wangshu's handsome face magnified.

"what is this?"

"Look at it."

Su Yaoguang took the silver notes, counted the amount, and exclaimed in astonishment, "One thousand taels? How could it be so much?"

“I helped Young Master Cui find the murderer, and that’s the reward he gave me.”

How do you know who the murderer is?

“Do you remember Feng Chaoyang?” Zhou Wangshu continued after seeing her nod. “He happened to be at the theater that day and saw someone go into that private room after Cui Rong left. Although he didn’t see who it was, he was sure it was a man based on the person’s build. In addition, the man disguised himself as Cui Rong, making everyone think that it was Cui Rong who did it. The purchasing agent surnamed Gong just arrived in the county and shouldn’t have any enemies. Such a premeditated act must have been aimed at Cui Rong. Young master Cui Rong has many flaws, so there shouldn’t be many people who want him dead. As long as we focus on those who have interests related to him, we won’t have to worry about not finding clues.”

“I sold him this information, and while I was at it, I also helped him sort out the people around him and did a little investigation. We were able to guess about 70-80% of the truth. I solved such a big problem for him, so of course he had to pay me.”

"Since it's your payment, keep it. You might need it later."

“I eat and use the family’s food, and now that I’m earning money, of course I should use it for household expenses,” Zhou Wangshu said. “Do you expect me to always live off my wife?”

He wanted to make money, and he had plenty of ways to do so. He couldn't openly hand over other money, but this money was of legitimate origin, so of course he wanted to give it to her to show off.