Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Unable to handle the situation, the police could only pull out their notebooks, quickly write down a written agreement, and have both parties sign it.

It's as if the police are still doing this kind of thing in this day and age.

In the decades to come, everything will be regulated, and people will no longer do such things.

Having received the written agreement, Song Xianglan stepped aside.

"Search it."

Several policemen entered the house.

The Cai and Qiao families followed closely behind, their eyes wide open, afraid of missing any corner.

They were cornered in the courtyard by Song Xianglan and her group.

"They can only go in because they're on official business. If you go in, that's trespassing. I'll sue you for burglary." Song Xianglan finished speaking and gave Liu Chounu a look.

The ugly woman understood.

Lin Fang and Liu Dahua, who rushed over upon hearing the news, each found a basin of dirty water.

He splashed it on several people in the yard.

The Cai family members were so angry they jumped up and down. As soon as they opened their mouths, an unpleasant smell came into their mouths along with the sticky liquid.

Liu Dahua threw the basin away.

She stepped forward with a rag to wipe the wound, saying, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm getting old, my hands and feet aren't very nimble, and I have bad eyesight. Whenever I see a young man, I always think it's my old bastard who went to the other side of the river coming back."

She touched him all over.

Even the ugly woman refused to admit defeat and practically clung to another woman.

Her hands kept pinching and kneading, even rubbing the tender face. "Tsk tsk tsk... a young body is so amazing. This old lady who's been menopausal for ten years feels like I can have children again."

The two Cai boys were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.

They ran outside into the yard.

That old woman in Koizumi Village is terrifying, isn't anyone doing anything about her?

The two women exchanged a glance and walked towards the Qiao family elders. Old Man Qiao expected the same treatment, but was instead kicked by Liu Dahua.

"Where did this dead mongrel come from?"

Qiao's mother was still hissing in pain from where the ugly girl had pulled her scalp, and she ran out along the wall in fright.

The four of them shivered, covered in the stench of rancidity.

They searched inside and out for more than half an hour.

All the visible cabinets and boxes were opened.

There are indeed several pieces of porcelain and ornaments in good condition.

When the two Cai brothers saw it, their eyes lit up, and they immediately pointed and said:

"These are definitely old items."

Song Xianglan walked over unhurriedly, opened the drawer and took out a stack of yellowed papers.

"Look carefully. This is the receipt for the things my daughter and I bought at Panjiayuan Market in Beijing. It has the seller's signature and official seal on it. These bowls and vases are all things I bought." Song Xianglan slapped the receipt on the table.

"Even robbers aren't this arrogant. You want to take every old item for yourselves."

"Serving the people is something they haven't remembered at all."

The police picked it up and checked it carefully.

That does match.

Apart from these items that appeared to be of legitimate origin, there were no other suspicious valuables in the house.

The police officer walked out the door and shook his head at the Cai family.

"There is no Jianzhan as you are talking about."

The two Cai brothers turned deathly pale instantly.

Two thousand dollars plus seven consecutive days of newspaper publication is no small expense, and what's even more embarrassing is that it completely ruins one's reputation.

The two men stared intently at Qiao's mother.

Qiao's mother's legs went weak, and she almost couldn't stand up.

"Impossible...this is impossible! Zhang Yujuan clearly said..."

She quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late.

Song Xianglan stood on the steps, looking down at the Qiao and Cai families.

"I have no doubt that the Cai family's things are definitely gone." Song Xianglan's tone was icy, and her words were piercing. "But some people even know top-secret details like what the Cai family lost was Jian ware, and they still managed to find relatives to frame my family."

Song Xianglan stared sharply at Old Man Qiao and his mother.

"Those two cowards from the Qiao family can't even understand how to run a commune. How come they know the Cai family's heirlooms like the back of their hand?"

All eyes were on the Qiao family.

Song Xianglan raised her voice.

"The Qiao family did some despicable things back then. Either they stole it, or they knew the people who intercepted the Cai family's property back then. Now they're jealous of how well I'm doing and want to use the Cai family to blackmail me."

The Cai brothers' expressions changed instantly.

They looked at the Qiao family members as if they were two pieces of dead meat.

Mrs. Qiao turned pale and pulled Mr. Qiao back repeatedly.

"You're talking nonsense, we didn't."

The police officer's expression also turned serious. "Gentlemen, it seems you need to come back to the station with us to explain in detail about the whereabouts of the Cai family's valuables."

When Cai Zhiyong saw that the police had not found what they were looking for, his face was so gloomy it could drip water.

He grabbed the retreating policeman and turned to Song Xianglan. "Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. Since it was a misunderstanding, I'll give you the compensation. The published apology is fine. I'll give you an extra two hundred yuan."

Song Xianglan leaned against the door frame.

Hearing this, I burst out laughing like a goose.

"Two hundred yuan to buy the Cai family's reputation? Cai Zhiyong, do you think nobody knows about your family's dirty laundry?"

"Your Cai family's face is worth only two hundred yuan. You've completely disgraced your ancestors."

"What do you mean?"

"Your family committed a crime back then, and your property was confiscated. Although you were released twenty years later and your name was cleared, your family has been exonerated."

But have you recovered all the antiques in your house?

Just because you say it's your family heirloom doesn't mean it is.

Song Xianglan stared at him sharply, "Everyone in our surrounding area knows that back then, when we retreated south, the boats from Qingyang to the other side were extremely scarce."

Many people took advantage of the chaos to steal box after box of treasures and pocket them.

Did your Cai family ever engage in such petty theft back then?

Cai Zhiyong jumped up and down like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Nonsense. You old woman, you're talking nonsense."

"Whether I'm lying or not, you know in your heart."

Song Xianglan grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, "Your ancestors were just landlords in this poor, remote place, with a few measly coins."

To actually have the opportunity to come into contact with so many rare national treasures would be a miracle.

I'm telling you, you must publish an apology today. If you don't agree, I'll ask someone from the new city government to help me settle this matter.

Cai Zhiyong's brows furrowed into a tight knot.

"A new city government?"

Standing to the side, the ugly woman with her hands on her hips shouted at the top of her lungs, "You'll be scared to death! My Lanlan's son is the vice mayor!"

The courtyard fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

The police officers' lips twitched, they glanced at each other, and none of them said a word.

Cai Zhikun: "The deputy mayor of the vegetable market, right?"

Cai Zhiyong's face was extremely grim.

"The Cai family made mistakes in the past, but they have now been exonerated. How dare you, with someone in your family working within the system, openly extort money from us?"

"This is extortion? This is compensation for emotional distress that I only received after suffering so much injustice." Song Xianglan patted the document in her hand. "Cai Zhiyong, it's written clearly in black and white. You have to keep your promise."

"This is two thousand yuan today. If you dare to come to my house and fart again, it won't be something that can be settled with this little bit of money."

Cai Zhiyong gritted his teeth, turned around, and remained silent.

Song Xianglan turned her head, her gaze coldly sweeping over the Qiao family elders who were huddled in the corner, trembling like leaves. "As for you two. Extortion and framing innocent people. These charges are enough to send you to jail for the rest of your lives."

Once they're sentenced, they'll be sent straight to the mines in the Northwest to break rocks. Your old bones will probably only last about six months. Compared to how horribly Yang Dashan died, yours will probably be even worse.”

Old Man Qiao's eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted.

Qiao's mother was so frightened that she wet her pants, and a foul smell spread.

The ugly woman covered her nose in disgust and pointed at the two of them, cursing:

"They don't even know which way the Song family's door faces, yet they dare to come and accuse someone of stealing."

"Officers, look at these two! They look shifty and sneaky. How can you believe them? They're clearly in cahoots with those two old bastards, falsely accusing innocent people."

Song Xianglan turned her head and gave Liu Chounu a thumbs up.

"The idiom is used well."

Liu Chounu proudly raised her head, "Gou Sheng can only remember the idioms he's memorized, but I can remember them all even though I've heard them so many times."

The police officer in charge waved his hand, and several of his men stepped forward, took out handcuffs, and cuffed the wrists of the elderly Qiao couple.

"Let's go back to the station and explain slowly."

When Qiao's mother saw the handcuffs, she completely broke down and knelt on the ground, kowtowing frantically.

"Officer, I'm innocent! It was all Zhang Yujuan's fault. She told us to say that."

Song Xianglan immediately responded.

"You actually believe Zhang Yujuan's words? Is there a single truth in her mouth?"

In previous years, she would boast to everyone she met that when she was young, she worked as a maid in the city for two months and knew people from several prominent families.

She even said that Jian ware teacups were for entertaining guests, and that the phoenix and peony vase was for flower arranging. She spoke as if she herself were a lady from a prominent family.

Song Xianglan paused, then raised her voice:

"She even boasted that if she hadn't been quick to report those business owners and transfer their assets, how many days of good life would she have had? The things your family lost are probably all in Zhang Yujuan's hands."

The more the Cai brothers listened, the gloomier their faces became.

Sparks were practically flying from his eyes.

Liu Chounv, quick-witted, immediately followed up on Song Xianglan's words.

"Zhang Yujuan used to dress very fashionably, with delicate and fair skin. She would tell everyone that she had plenty of money, but it was inconvenient for her to use it now. I was wondering at the time what kind of money she couldn't use."

The ugly woman touched her chin, feigning sudden realization.

"She was inconvenienced back then, so why is she still inconvenienced now? She's a lonely old woman, not earning money or doing any work, and for the past few years she's been secretly running to the back mountain every day. Going to the mountains to dig up dirt."

The expressions on Cai Zhiyong and the other man's faces changed completely.

"Officer," Cai Zhiyong said, suppressing his anger, "Now that we have a new lead, shouldn't we search Zhang Yujuan's house?"