How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 138: Correction_1

Li Qiao continued to ask, "So the person being carried on the stretcher is Feng Fugui?"

Qin Jin stopped daydreaming, "It’s Feng Hu from next door, first he got his hand smashed by a hammer, then a nail pierced through his foot. He’s really unlucky."

Old Mrs. Qin and Li Qiao looked at each other, both feeling relieved and wishing they could tell Yu Feng themselves.

Qin Jin finished drinking water and left.

Yu Feng, upon hearing the news of Feng Hu’s injury, became frantic and wanted to rush to the health clinic.

Peng Chunhua was equally anxious, but the roads were flooded and it was inconvenient to travel.

....

The next day was sunny, and the water in the village had receded completely.

Qin Jin and Old Mrs. Qin went to fertilize the corn fields before dawn.

Li Qiao made breakfast for the whole family, ate, and then took the minibus to go to work in the city.

While waiting for the bus, Li Shengcai called out to her, "Qiaoqiao, why hasn’t Jin come to our house? Where are you heading to?"

Li Qiao rolled her eyes secretly and said indifferently, "Isn’t it customary to have the wedding feast at noon?"

"I was thinking Jin could go early to help out."

Li Qiao, "Aren’t the fields busy at this time? Don’t you need to fertilize too?"

"After the rain stopped yesterday, we applied the fertilizer overnight, where are you going?" Li Shengcai asked again.

"Didn’t I say the day before yesterday? I’m going to work in the city." Li Qiao flagged down the minibus, got on, and left.

Li Shengcai cursed under his breath about his unfilial daughter, then went to the fields looking for Qin Jin, but found no sign of him in both plots.

He ended up at the Qin family’s home.

The grandfather and grandson were having breakfast, and he greeted, "Jin, why haven’t you gone home to help yet?"

Qin Jin was annoyed. If his grandmother weren’t there, he would’ve immediately driven Li Shengcai away.

There were other sons-in-law in the Li Family! Why did it have to be him to help? The last time he made a trip, his wife was nearly taken away, and the fact that he didn’t make a fuss about it already added to his merit. And now they wanted his help? Dream on!

He made an excuse, "We have a lot of land, and the fertilizer isn’t finished. Once the sun is up and the moisture in the fields evaporates, the fertilizer won’t dissolve. Will you take responsibility? Why don’t you do it for me?"

Li Shengcai was too lazy and greedy, and the farm work at home mostly fell on Dong Lamei’s shoulders. He had worked till late into the night applying fertilizer, and having finally relaxed for a moment, he surely wasn’t willing to take over. "You must come over before noon."

Old Mrs. Qin spoke up for Qin Jin.

After Li Shengcai left, Old Mrs. Qin suddenly asked Qin Jin about the wedding gift, "We’ve made some money, and if we give too little, people will surely say we’re stingy. But if we give too much, others will become envious. What do you think?"

Qin Jin replied, "I’ll follow what the eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law give, not a penny more."

Old Mrs. Qin thought it made sense; if her grandson gave too much, the other sons-in-law wouldn’t look good. She smiled with satisfaction, "You’re smart."

Qin Jin laughed, "Of course!" After deciding on the gift, he planned to find his wife, not intending to eat at the Li house again.

Li Shengcai cursed in his mind, Cheapskate! Holding onto the money and not letting him spend it, what an unfilial son! He would likely be struck by lightning sooner or later.

"...."

....

Li Qiao met with Xun Dong after many twists and turns, and he led her into the office building and introduced her to her new colleagues. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"This is Li Qiao, the one I’ve mentioned before, who was admitted to Beijing University ahead of time and is also this year’s Top Scholar."

"Wow! So you’re the Top Scholar. It’s my first time seeing a talented and beautiful girl. Did you know that you were on the newspaper?"

Li Qiao was taken aback. Someone brought over an article with a large section about the Top Scholar, and it included an interview with Mr. Zhou, her homeroom teacher, which also reported on her tutoring her classmates and working as an educated youth.

She was somewhat amused. Was she really as good as the article claimed?

Friendship is mutual, and her friends would stand up for her as well.

"You’ll still have to go back to school after summer vacation, right?"

"How old are you?"

"Got a partner?" A male colleague leaned in closer.

Xun Dong pushed him away, "She’s already married, and her partner exceeds Pan An, surpasses Wei Jie, watch your distance." He then said to Li Qiao, "You should familiarize yourself with the environment first."

Li Qiao: "Okay."

The office was not crowded, with only four people including Xun Dong and herself.

Two men and two women.

The man’s name was Xu Feng, and the woman’s was Ma Ling.

After Xun Dong left, the two had no reservations, bombarding Li Qiao with questions about where she lived, how many people were in her family, and how many years older her partner was than her.

Li Qiao answered each one.

Upon learning that her partner’s name was Qin Jin, Xu Feng said, "I used to work in the neighboring police team, and I knew a rascal also called Qin Jin. He was frequently caught and locked up here. He was rather striking, even I, a man, found him handsome. Haven’t seen him for half a year though."

Li Qiao: "....That’s him, he has mended his ways and started anew."

"Pfft! You had a Top Scholar as a good man to marry, and you chose him."

Li Qiao seriously corrected: "Good or not isn’t for you to decide individually. If I think he’s good, then he is the best person in the world. Let’s get to work!" She casually picked up some documents from the desk to go through them.

Seeing this, the two went about their own businesses.

About two hours passed.

A young man dressed in a police uniform entered and went straight into Xun Dong’s office. Soon after, the two of them came out together.

"A female corpse was discovered in Yaojia Ditch. Let’s go take a look," Xun Dong told them, instructing them to put on rubber shoes and bring their toolboxes to the countryside.

...

The scene was inside a cornfield.

By now, the periphery was crowded with villagers gathering to see the excitement.

The police were trying to disperse the crowd and maintain order.

Xun Dong lifted the white cloth covering the body. The woman was lying face down, with a caved-in area on the back of her head, soaking wet all over, and with both hands tightly clutching the mud.

Xun Dong and Xu Feng turned the body over.

Her face was covered in mud, her nose collapsed.

The skin, having been next to the damp ground for a while, was pale and bloated.

Li Qiao’s scalp tingled, her limbs felt weak, and she vomited on the spot.

Ma Ling handed her a handkerchief: "The first time I saw a body, I was like you, but you get used to it."

Li Qiao felt tricked!

They had promised they wouldn’t make her deal with bodies.

Xun Dong glanced at Li Qiao and called for Ma Ling to take notes.

Since no one in the village recognized the deceased, Xun Dong took out his tools and did a quick examination. He estimated the woman had been dead for two days, then instructed them to carry the body back to the office.

By then, Li Qiao’s emotions had settled somewhat and she helped to survey the scene.

Rain had washed away all traces, and the ground had been trampled by the villagers, making it difficult to find any useful clues.

Xu Feng said, "Director Xun, there’s nothing here."

"Li Qiao, have you found anything?"

"Only this section of cornstalks in the field has been flattened, indicating that the person walked in. Since her clothes are intact, it also suggests she wasn’t attacked while squatting. I guess the victim knew her killer. They walked into the cornfield together. To flatten someone’s skull with one blow, the killer must be strong, probably a man," Li Qiao shared her thoughts.

Xun Dong nodded: "Ma Ling, any ideas?"

"Following Li Qiao’s deduction, were the two here having an affair? Then, for some unknown reason, they had a conflict, and the man killed her right here."

Li Qiao disagreed, "Having an affair and bringing a weapon to smash someone’s head in?"

Xu Feng continued, "Maybe the man wanted to end it, and the woman clung on. The man feared exposure, lured her out, and killed her."

Ma Ling scoffed, "How come you don’t suggest that the woman wanted to end it, and the man, unable to let go and holding a ’if I can’t have her, no one will’ mentality, killed her?"

Xun Dong: "Both theories are plausible. Let’s go back. We’ll discuss more after the autopsy. Oh, and Li Qiao, write up an investigation report when we return."

"Alright."

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