Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Sun Daniu’s Confession
Zhou Wenzhi’s heart skipped a beat when he heard Sun Daniu’s words. He had caught what he was trying to insinuate.
Still, he didn’t let Sun Daniu provoke him.
"What’s with my wife and son?" He was still trying to keep his expression straight.
Sun Daniu let out a light chuckle.
Inside the room, besides a few yamen officials, there was also Han Tingxun.
Xiao Jingran’s eyes flashed, and he already had some guesses about what Sun Daniu was trying to say. However, since it involved Chen Huayun and others, it was best that Zhou Wenzhi also heard about it.
It was impossible for Zhou Anran to sever contact with the main family completely, and the only link was Zhou Wenzhi and Zhou Shuran.
If it was Zhou Wenzhi who cut ties with the troublemakers...
"You don’t know?" Sun Daniu snorted disdainfully.
"Speak properly!" A yamen official yelled in disapproval and whipped Sun Daniu, causing the man to let out a muffled groan. His eyes turned bloodshot and the chains rattled as they bound him to the wall.
Sun Daniu’s eyes glinted madly.
The person who had tried to lure him was actually the Emperor himself who was travelling incognito. He knew that he couldn’t escape his due punishment, so... why not drag a few more people with him?
"Chen Huayun was the one who leaked your youngest granddaughter’s whereabouts. She sold her for one tael of silver." After the pain subsided, Sun Daniu laughed again.
"Can you believe that? Everyone condemns me for indirectly killing my wife, but your family is just as greedy!" Sun Daniu scolded.
Xiao Jingran recalled some details from Xiao Qingya’s inner thoughts. He asked Sun Daniu. "What’s the method she used to let the human traffickers take my youngest sister away?"
After all, Xiao Qingya was mostly under Zhou Anran or her siblings’ watch most of the time. Even if someone left her side, it wouldn’t last longer than a few minutes.
Sun Daniu put on a haughty expression. "You want to know, Xiao boy? How about you use your Master’s connection to make them release me? Then, I will tell you."
It didn’t matter who he would drag on his way to hell. If he confessed further, Chen Huayun wouldn’t be able to escape the blame.
As for the request to release him, he was actually just playing around. He wondered if Xiao Jingran was stupid enough to take the bait. If he did take it, his family would offend the emperor.
He might also have the chance to escape.
At this moment, he suddenly started to sweat, his breathing came out in short gasps. As if... someone was choking him.
Yesterday, Mo Chen’s new batches of talismans also arrived. There were actually a few precious talismans that allowed an earthbound ghost to leave the place they were bound to for a day.
Xiao Qingya had given such a precious talisman to Xiao Jingran, and he easily brought Qiu Mu’s ghost to the county. She was definitely interested to see Sun Daniu’s punishment.
The yamen officials glanced at each other, sensing the strange atmosphere as the temperature in the room dropped. Han Tingxun’s eyes flashed imperceptibly.
Xiao Jingran stepped forward.
The yamen officials were about to stop him, but Han Tingxun’s signal stopped them. They retreated back to their spot.
"I... you..." Sun Daniu gasped. Sweat beaded his forehead, and his gasps began to resemble a slaughtered pig.
Sun Daniu’s eyes widened; his eyeballs looked as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.
Only Xiao Jingran could witness the scene in the room.
Qiu Mu was choking Sun Daniu. Her eyes turned red, and the resentful aura around her gathered.
"Don’t overdo it. I will let him see you later." Xiao Jingran muttered in a low tone that only people nearest to him could hear.
Qiu Mu closed her eyes, and she slowly let go of her hold on Sun Daniu. The resentful energy also dissipated; her ghost form faded slightly.
Sun Daniu stared at Xiao Jingran in horror. His lips trembled, and his body was drenched in cold sweat. He wondered what kind of trick this boy was playing, but...
He also heard Xiao Jingran’s words.
Who is he speaking to?!
"Uncle Sun, how about you tell us now?" Xiao Jingran smiled gently at him.
Qiu Mu knew about her timing; she immediately applied some pressure on Sun Daniu’s neck and even poked his eyeballs.
When she was alive, she couldn’t do anything to him. Now that she has become a ghost... although it wasn’t enough, she could finally vented some of her frustration on him.
Sun Daniu coughed madly, spitting out some blood. He didn’t know whether he was hallucinating.
He actually saw a vague outline of a figure resembling his dead wife!
"I..." he shuddered, and then coughed again.
"I will talk!" He finally coughed out the words. His eyes scanned the surroundings, worrying that his wife’s ghost would suddenly appear and jump on him with the ferocious expression that always haunted him in his nightmare.
The yamen official prepared their notes to record Sun Daniu’s confession.
"I prepared a drug for your sister before. It will make her very restless during the night and sleepy during the day," Sun Daniu said and breathed heavily.
"I also have monitored your family for a while..." he paused. "Chen Huayun has told me that she had made sure your family’s youngest one would drink it."
Zhou Wenzhi clutched his chest upon hearing Sun Daniu’s confession. Xiao Jingran already appeared beside him in a flash, supporting him.
In Zhou Wenzhi’s mind, Sun Daniu’s words kept on repeating themselves.
Something that a baby would surely drink. There was a drink that Zhou Shuran had brought to the Xiao family’s house that day.
A goat milk.
Something he had personally gotten from their family’s goats.
Zhou Wenzhi gasped as he clutched Xiao Jingran’s strong arms for support. "I will... will definitely divorce that evil thing!"
