Chapter 2064: Shu Yu, the Troublesome Woman

Chapter 2064: Chapter 2064: Shu Yu, the Troublesome Woman

Shu Yu smiled and said, "Don’t worry, the corpse has been found, which is the biggest piece of evidence. The officers at the Office aren’t just there to eat, even without us, they will soon find the murderer."

Moreover, with Ruan Kewei’s courage, a little bluff might make him confess by himself.

Ying Xi quickly finished eating, rested for a while, then got up to prepare for departure.

Shu Yu whispered a few instructions to her, Ying Xi nodded one by one, and then led the carriage parked in the backyard out.

At this time, there were still some villagers outside Ruan Chengchun’s house. Seeing Ying Xi truly leading the carriage alone towards the village entrance, they were convinced the county magistrate was not casually appeasing them, and immediately felt relieved, chatting and laughing as they went home.

Shu Yu finished lunch and rested for a bit.

Seeing quite a few villagers gathering outside, Shu Yu simply went out.

However, she took a glance and realized there were fewer villagers than in the morning, thinking that Ruan Hai probably couldn’t sit still and had started acting.

No matter, her goal was the corpse on the mountain anyway.

Ruan Hai’s increasing threats to the villagers who wanted to plant sunflowers would lead to greater backlash when it is revealed that his son is the murderer.

"Since everyone is in such a hurry, let’s go to the village chief’s house for a chat."

The villagers felt somewhat embarrassed seeing this, "Are we disturbing the county magistrate’s rest? It’s actually okay, we can wait for the county magistrate to rest."

"Indeed, the county magistrate surely didn’t sleep much yesterday, she got up early to take Old Lady Ruan up the mountain."

Shu Yu waved her hand, "It’s fine, it’s all the same."

Just as she was about to leave, Ruan Chengqian stood at the door and suddenly spoke, "County magistrate, I think you may not be able to resolve matters this afternoon. Why not stay at home tonight?"

"No, I should be able to sort things out this afternoon, once we’re done talking, we’ll head back; we’ve been out long enough."

"Then at least stay for dinner before you leave, we’ll eat early."

Shu Yu thought for a moment, "Alright."

"County magistrate, is there anything you’d like to eat tonight? I’ll have my wife prepare it quickly."

Ruan Chengqian seemed very attentive, and others thought it perfectly normal. If the county magistrate were to stay at their house, they would also strive to entertain her, trying to find good food and interesting things to please her.

Shu Yu paused in thought and said to Ruan Chengqian, "Anything is fine, you handle it."

"Then I’ll head up the mountain to catch some game for a wild feast tonight."

Shu Yu nodded and was then surrounded by villagers to go to Ruan Hai’s house.

Their conversation at the door was overheard by Ruan Hai. Upon hearing Ruan Chengqian going up the mountain to catch game, Ruan Hai furrowed his brows tightly.

But there aren’t any roads near the burial site; it’s quite difficult to traverse. Villagers generally hunt from the other side of the mountain, which is a distance away from the burial site.

Ruan Hai’s demeanor made Shu Yu glance back at him occasionally, "Village Chief Ruan seems distracted. Do you have any objections to what I just said? Oh, this afternoon there seem to be fewer people, and I haven’t seen Ruan Qiang, who previously expressed a strong desire to plant sunflowers, has he changed his mind?"

Upon Shu Yu’s words, Ruan Hai immediately regained his focus, disregarding other concerns to deal with this difficult woman first.

Ruan Hai found an excuse to shift the topic, then asked when Shu Yu’s Daniu would arrive.

Shu Yu calculated the time, "Should be soon, anyway, let’s discuss first. When Brother Daniu arrives, we’ll go directly to the field."