Chapter 358: The Truth from Three Years Ago

Translator: Lonelytree 

Zhou Xiaoliu looked at Lin Laosan’s sinister eyes and was so scared that she quickly turned away. Then, she continued, “I just married over at the time. I was too nervous and scared, and I was worried about revenge. Even when I knew the chief was looking for clues, I kept mum.

“Then the rumors came that Lin Mingqing was injured because they had saved Lin Yuelan. She was a jinx.” Zhou Xiaoliu’s expression was filled with guilt and regret.

“I originally thought that the chief’s family would really do as the brothers said and push the blame on Lin Yuelan. They would kill her. I was really scared and afraid. Even though the girl was a jinx, she was still a human life. If she died because of this, I would feel uneasy.

“So, there were a few times when I loitered in front of the chief’s door. There was even one time when I knocked on the door, but because I was too scared and worried, I ran away.”

“I remember,” Lin Mingliang’s wife shouted, “I heard a knock on the door once. I went to open the door and saw you running away. I called you from behind, but you ran faster and faster. Were you talking about that?”

Zhou Xiaoliu nodded. “Yes. I mustered up a lot of courage to knock on the door, but in the end, I still ran away out of fear. ”

“What happened after that?” Lin Mingliang’s wife asked anxiously, “why don’t you tell people about this? Don’t you know you’re harboring criminals?”

When Zhou Xiaoliu heard this, she cried and nodded. “I know, of course, I know. But I was too scared. What could I do? I was new to the village and everyone gossiped about me. What if the culprits took revenge on me? What should I do?”

“So, you’ve been keeping this a secret all this time?!” Lin Mingliang’s wife shouted angrily, “If my father-in-law really did as they hoped and blamed Lan ‘Er, then you would be an accomplice to murderers.”

Zhou Xiaoliu pursed her lips tightly, lowered her head, and cried in a low voice. Back then, she couldn’t even protect herself, so how could she help Lin Yuelan?

The entire courtyard was filled with a depressing and heart-wrenching atmosphere.

People understood Zhou Xiaoliu’s difficulty.

“What happened after that?” Lin Yuelan suddenly asked.

“Later on, the chief’s family treated it as a real accident and left the investigation hanging. I also treated it as an accident!”

Lin Yuelan asked coldly, “But you know that the person behind the accident is really Lin Daniu and Lin Erniu?”

Zhou Xiaoliu nodded, “yes.”

“There was no one else involved?” Lin Yuelan asked again.

Zhou Xiaoliu shook her head again and said, “Yes. Their voices were the ones I could hear.”

Lin Yuelan immediately ordered Jiang Zhennan, “Go and bring Lin Erniu here!”

His sharp tone sounded like an order.

Some of the villagers were bewildered. Could it be that these men had sold themselves to Lin Yuelan?

If that were the case, no matter how good Nan Zhenjiang’s conditions were, they would not dare to marry him. Because if they did, they would become slaves like him too. Their children would have to serve their master, which was Lin Yuelan. They would have no freedom.

In an instant, the way these people looked at Jiang Zhennan became a little strange.

However, Jiang Zhennan did not have the energy to pay attention to them. He was very obedient to Lin Yuelan’s orders. He immediately walked out of the door to find Lin Erniu.

“Wait, young master Nan, I’ll go with you.” Lin Mingliang shouted from behind.

Lin Yuelan did not ask Zhou Xiaoliu any more questions. Instead, she turned to Lin Laosan and said coldly, “Lin Daniu and Lin Erniu are the culprits. Lin Laosan, why are you here instead of Lin Erniu? Doesn’t Lin Erniu know that he has committed a crime? Why did he push you out to take the fall?”

When Lin Laosan heard this, his face became even more gloomy and angry. He shouted sternly, “Damn girl, don’t try to sow discord here. Don’t think that I will be fooled by you! Hmph…”

In reality, he was extremely angry with his second son. He felt that he had been deceived by Lin Erniu.

However, at this moment, he had to deal with these people first, then he would settle the score with his second son.