Chapter 248: The News That Arrived
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Hmm… She would have to ask Mother to make something delicious at noon to provide her husband with some nourishment…
As she was thinking over these things, Qin Xiaoyao put on her clothes and left her room.
When she returned to her room with breakfast, she realized that Song Que had already fallen asleep.
As she couldn’t bear to wake up Song Que, Qin Xiaoyao went out again and took some dry food from the kitchen which she placed on the small table in the room.
After that, she also had a quick meal.
Only then did she take some silver and leave the house.
Since the matter had been settled, she had to inform her father and brothers so that they wouldn’t continue to worry.
In the end, before Qin Xiaoyao reached the Qin family’s house, she bumped into some investigators on the way.
It turned out that the corpses of Zhang Ershui and the three mountain bandits had already been discovered and they were now investigating.
Qin Xiaoyao was confident that no one had seen her take action last night, so she dealt with the investigators very calmly.
The other party didn’t make things difficult for her either. When he saw that Qin Xiaoyao’s attitude was good, they let her through quickly.
When she arrived at the Qin family’s house, Qin Xiaoyao realized that they had also sent some investigators to the Qin family’s place.
It was obvious that the matter of Zhang Ershui bringing people to the Qin family to make a scene yesterday had been known.
However, the Qin family didn’t go out after last night, and they had neighbors who could vouch for them.
In addition, when Qin Xiaoyao arrived, she gave some silver to the people who were investigating, so the Qin family’s father and sons were not taken away.
After sending off the mountain bandits and neighbors who came to investigate, Qin Xiaoyao returned to the hall with her father and two brothers.
Qin Dazhuang looked at his daughter as soon as he sat down.
“Were you responsible for what happened to Zhang Ershui?” he asked his daughter.
One could not blame him for being suspicious.
Yesterday, his daughter mentioned that she wanted to hire someone to get rid of Zhang Ershui. In just one night, Zhang Ershui and the three mountain bandits were already lying dead on the streets.
How could there be such a coincidence?
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu exchanged glances before turning to look at their younger sister.
They were different from Qin Dazhuang. They had made a prior agreement with Qin Xiaoyao to let her arrange for someone to carry out the killing.
Now, those people were dead. The two of them were almost certain that their younger sister was responsible.
At this moment, the two of them really admired their younger sister.
Her efficiency was really high. Once she said she would do it, she really did it. All four of them were eliminated in one night.
Moreover, she didn’t even leave any incriminating evidence behind.
Although the mountain bandits had come to investigate the Qin family, they were just asking casually in reality.
Judging from the mountain bandit leader’s words, they all thought that the murderer had killed them for money.
After all, Zhang Ershui and the other three mountain bandits had all their valuables robbed.
According to the testimony from the gambling house, three of these four people had won a lot of money at the gambling house last night.
Qin Xiaoyao simply smiled.
“Hehe! If you say so, then so be it, Father,” she answered.
Qin Dazhuang’s expression changed when he heard this.
He immediately looked toward the door.
After making sure that there was no one at the door, he quickly got up to close the door.
Then, he cautiously returned to the table and sat down.
“How dare you…” He looked at Qin Xiaoyao furiously.
Qin Xiaoyao was still beaming brightly.
She then took out a bag of silver from her pocket.
“I have already dared.
“This is the silver 1 got from searching the bodies of Zhang Ershui and the others. The bulk was given to the person who carried out the task. These 20 taels are yours.”
As she spoke, Qin Xiaoyao pushed the bag of silver forward and gave it to Qin Dazhuang.
The father and sons trio looked at the big bag of silver pieces in front of them and were a little stunned.
How… was it when she hired a hitman, the other party still gave her some of the money?
Qin Dazhuang was the first to regain his senses.
He didn’t take the silver but frowned at his daughter.
“How much did you spend when you hired that person?” he asked.
Qin Dahu and Qin Erhu also quickly came back to their senses and looked at Qin Xiaoyao.
If the other party didn’t even want 20 taels of silver, their younger sister must have spent quite a lot.
Qin Xiaoyao’s gaze swept across the faces of the father and sons trio.
Then, she smiled again.
“Actually… I didn’t spend any money.”
The three of them were dumbfounded.
“Tell the truth!” Then, Qin Dazhuang’s face became stern.
It was obvious that he did not believe his daughter’s words.
Only then did Qin Xiaoyao stop smiling.
“It’s like this.
“The person who helped me owed me a debt of gratitude. It was I who helped him and gave him food that allowed him to survive.
“So, when I asked him to help me with this, he didn’t ask for money and agreed.”
When she saw that her father still didn’t quite believe her, Qin Xiaoyao continued, “However, he also said if Zhang Ershui and the others have more than 20 taels on them, the excess would go to him.
“That’s why things have ended up this way.”
As she spoke, Qin Xiaoyao pushed the bag of silver toward Qin Dazhuang again. When she saw that her father was finally wavering, Qin Xiaoyao added, “So, you guys should take back this money.”
Only then did Qin Dazhuang raise his eyes and look at his daughter again.
When he saw the steady look in her eyes, he hesitated for a moment before asking Qin Erhu to keep the money.
Qin Xiaoyao heaved a sigh of relief inwardly and continued, “In addition, that person left Mountain Spring Town last night.
“Before he left, he even promised to help tie up the loose ends in our family’s affairs.”
As soon as she said that, the Qin family’s father and sons looked at Qin Xiaoyao again.
“It’s exactly as you guys think. The matter at the Zhang family’s village should have been settled by now,” Qin Xiaoyao said in a low voice.
The father and sons were shocked.
Thereafter, they fell into silence.
After a while, Qin Xiaoyao turned to look at Qin Dahu.
“Big Brother, is Zhang Laosan still in contact with you?” she asked.
“He is!” Qin Dahu hurriedly said.
“He came to me yesterday, hoping that I could help him find a job.”
Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
“This way, you guys don’t have to deliberately inquire about the Zhang family.
“If the matter is settled, Zhang Laosan should come to inform you of this news soon.” After all, the Zhang family and the Qin family had always been embroiled in disputes with each other.
The father and sons trio nodded.
If something had really happened to the Zhang family, they would arouse suspicion easily if they rashly went to ask around.
While Qin Xiaoyao was still talking, they heard shouting and knocking coming from outside the courtyard.
The four stopped talking at once.
Qin Dahu stood up and left the hall to open the door in the courtyard.
Sure enough, it was Zhang Laosan.
“Bro… Brother Qin, something happened…” Zhang Laosan was panting heavily, and he looked very anxious. It was obvious that he had run quite a distance. Having heard what Qin Xiaoyao said previously, Qin Dahu already had some conjectures in his heart.
He steadied himself mentally and asked Zhang Laosan, “What happened? Why are you so anxious?”
“Come in and talk.” He then looked behind Zhang Laosan and pulled him into the courtyard.
The mountain bandits had just been here. At this juncture, they couldn’t do anything too conspicuous and bring more trouble to themselves.
Zhang Laosan followed Qin Dahu into the courtyard obligingly.
After taking a few deep breaths, he finally explained what happened.
It turned out that something had really happened to the Zhang family.
In one night, everyone in the Zhang family, including the old and the young, was killed in their homes by bandits.
At dawn, when the villagers discovered this, the Zhang family’s gate was wide open, and the door was splattered with blood..