novellhall Chapter 104: They definitely weren't driven away.
Chapter 104: They definitely weren't driven away.
"You don't even need to tell me, the whole village already knows." Huo Jiyu pursed her lips. "Can't you smell the delicious aroma of those meat buns?"
"Aunt Liu and Li Dongmei bring steamed buns and pancakes home every day, all made of white flour."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of drooling filled the air.
Huo Shoutian took a couple of puffs of his cigarette. "Look at you bunch of good-for-nothings, getting so hungry just from hearing about meat buns."
"Dad, when will the alimony that the second son promised to give you be paid?" Shen Xiufang suddenly brought up this matter. "When he gives us fifteen yuan, if I don't get any money, your grandson won't grow up well."
Upon hearing this, Huo Shoutian's face darkened.
Originally, he and Liu Huying went to Qiao An's house to settle this matter privately.
Little did they expect that Qiao An would take them to the brigade headquarters, and now their families would find out.
The eldest and third brothers were both eyeing the thirty yuan covetously.
He and Liu Huying got nothing at all.
When Wang Shuyun saw that Shen Xiufang wanted a larger share of the money, she immediately objected, "Why should you get more just because you're pregnant? We don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet! Our third branch has two real grandsons! Our family should only get fifteen percent!"
As they argued, the two started fighting, and Huo Jifeng and Huo Jiyu quickly broke them up.
The Huo family walked noisily to the riverbank.
Qiao An was unaware that the Huo family was on the verge of falling out over a mere thirty yuan alimony payment.
If she knew, she would laugh out loud.
Spending thirty yuan to buy Huo Family Chicken and Dog Chaos is such a bargain!
......
Jinshui Town Police Station, Inquiry Room.
Li Erbiao leaned back in his chair, looking impatient.
"Director Jiang, what couple doesn't fight and bicker? I'm being wronged."
"—Bang!"
Jiang Yushun slammed his hand on the table, causing the enamel mug on the table to rattle loudly.
"You beat your wife away, and you still think you're right?"
Qiao An went to find He Hua. As she passed through the corridor, she could hear Jiang Yushun's roar from a distance.
It seems Qin Lili's husband has arrived.
She stopped at the door of the inquiry room.
"What do you mean you drove them away? I didn't lay a hand on them!"
Li Erbiao's voice was equally loud, "Is this how you police handle cases? You frame people without any evidence!"
"You! You're such a reckless scoundrel!"
"I'm asking you, who was the last person Qin Lili saw before she left home?"
"How would I know? I don't have time to watch her every day."
How are your parents treating her?
"My mom died a long time ago, but my dad treated her like his own daughter!"
Joanne knocked gently on the door.
"Come in!" Jiang Yushun shouted.
Turning around and seeing it was Qiao An, she immediately lowered her voice, "Qiao An, what brings you here?"
After saying that, he suddenly remembered Joan's miraculous talisman.
"Chief Jiang, I heard you shouting inside for a long time. This is water boiled with autumn pears, it's good for your throat."
Qiao An placed the pear juice on the table; it was originally meant for He Hua.
Jiang Yushun pulled Qiao An out of the interrogation room. "Qiao An, could you use that talisman one more time? It's the one that makes people tell the truth."
This was exactly what Joanne wanted.
She glanced at the man inside just now, and he definitely wasn't telling the truth.
"Okay, it works."
"That's great, thank you for your hard work."
Joan lit the [True Word Talisman] in a secluded spot.
After the fire started, she and Jiang Yushun went into the interrogation room together.
Li Erbiao looked at the woman in front of him with some curiosity. Not only was she not wearing a police uniform, but she was also wearing an apron.
Why did she come in?
"Li Erbiao, now you just answer whatever she asks you, do you hear me!"
The woman asked a question?
Who does she think she is?
Li Erbiao looked disdainful and even crossed his legs.
Qiao An sat down next to Jiang Yushun.
"Li Erbiao, your wife is Qin Lili, right?"
Li Erbiao thought her question was pointless and casually replied, "Yes."
"Have you ever hit Qin Lili?"
"Of course...there is."
Li Erbiao's expression changed, and he immediately lowered his leg, his back tensing up.
How did he say it?
"How did you hit Qin Lili?"
"I whipped her with a belt, beat her with a stick, and sometimes even burned her with a fire hook."
Hearing Li Erbiao's words, Jiang Yushun's eyes widened in anger. "You fucking beast! What kind of man beats his wife?"
"Qin Lili...was she beaten to death by you?" Qiao An asked, her mouth feeling bitter.
"Heaven and earth bear witness! I didn't kill anyone! I really didn't beat her to death!"
It wasn't what she thought?
Could it be that Qin Lili didn't die, but really couldn't stand the domestic violence and ran away from home?
If that's really the case, that would be wonderful.
"One last question: Did you hit Qin Lili before she disappeared? What was her condition at the time?"
Li Erbiao has given up resistance.
Because no matter how hard he tried to control himself, the truth still slipped out.
It was as if this mouth wasn't his own.
"I hit her. I kicked her a few times that day before I went out to work. She seemed to have vomited blood and fainted. Anyway, she just lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and didn't get up."
Joanne had no more questions to ask.
She shook her head at Jiang Yushun.
Li Erbiao was released and sent home, while Jiang Yushun frowned deeply.
"Looks like they were chased away by that bastard. What's the point of looking for them anymore?"
"Does it mean we'll get beaten up again after we find it?"
Joan still felt something was wrong.
If what Li Erbiao said is true, and Qin Lili was beaten to the point of vomiting blood, then she suffered very serious internal injuries.
With such severe injuries, how far can she go?
Logically, they should have been found long ago.
After thinking about it, Joanne decided to try again.
"Director Jiang, I have a bad feeling that Qin Lili may no longer be here."
"What?" Jiang Yushun was shocked.
"I've had an unusual sixth sense since I was a child, and it's usually quite accurate."
Jiang Yushun calmed herself down and thought about Qiao An's abilities again; perhaps what she said made sense.
"If the person is dead, this is even more troublesome. We simply cannot find the body, let alone file a case."
Joan then took out a yellow talisman and a gray-blue handkerchief from her pocket.
"This was given to me by a friend. He said it's the handkerchief Qin Lili always used. Maybe I can find her."
Jiang Yushun looked at Qiao An as if she were a gold nugget.
"Oh, I knew you knew this trick!"
The talisman and the handkerchief burned together, and the moment they both burned out, a red line appeared before Joan's eyes.
The line drifted out of the police station.
"Chief Jiang, take your men and let's go find Qin Lili together."
"OK."
Soon, a group of four people from the police station arrived, along with Qiao An.
The five men got into the jeep they had borrowed from the commune.
The red rope is pointing east.
Joanne sat in the passenger seat and gave directions, and the driver followed her directions.
More than half an hour later, Jiang Yushun looked out the window.
"We seem to be almost at Lizhuang, right?"
"Chief Jiang, Lizhuang is just ahead," the young policeman next to him said.
"Qiao An, are you sure this is the direction?" Jiang Yushun asked.
Joan glanced at the red line in front of her.
"That's right."
The jeep drove into Lizhuang without stopping.
Because Joanne noticed the red line was still there, she said, "Turn right ahead."
After passing through Lizhuang, the road began to become bumpy and uneven.
The shaking made everyone feel nauseous.
"Stop! Stop!"
Joanne suddenly shouted.