BXBX NOVEL Chapter 266: 264: The Couple Goes to Visit the Sick, Ruo Ning Who Was Wronged?
Chapter 266: 264: The Couple Goes to Visit the Sick, Ruo Ning Who Was Wronged?
Liu Sisi was very surprised!
“How is that possible? Didn’t they say last time, the person who hired the killers was Ruoning? This… but she admitted it herself!”
“I remember that too. However, didn’t Ruoning say at first that she only hired a rascal to deal with you? But strangely, several more people showed up in the end.”
A troubled-looking Di Yelei responded, “Although Ruoning has a bad temper, she seldom lies! It seems I need to find some time to pay a visit to the Yuan family.”
“You’re saying…?”
Liu Sisi suddenly felt the situation was becoming complicated.
“Exactly! Perhaps what Ruoning said initially was the truth! The thug she sent to deal with you was just one person. As for who sent the other five, it’s really unclear.”
Di Yelei spoke pointedly, while exchanging glances with Liu Sisi.
“Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You’re saying that the five men in black who died were not the rascal that my little sister sent, which means there was actually another eyewitness hiding at the scene. And that witness, the rascal sent by my little sister, is actually still alive?”
“Exactly! Once we find this person, we should be able to ascertain whether or not Little Sister really wanted to harm you…”
Di Yelei spoke, then left his sentence hanging.
Liu Sisi understood!
Di Ruoning had made a mess, Di Yelei might not be expressing it, but deep down he must still be feeling somewhat guilty. Even though she had nearly killed him.
However, if Ruoning only sent one thug, then that means “Little Sister” is also an innocent scapegoat in this whole affair. The real suspect is still at large!
“The reward shared by the men in black last time, was 100 taels of silver given to me by those constables. I didn’t take a penny of it, and donated the whole 100 taels to the village school instead. It had been years since they last renovated, so it was about time.”
Hearing all that Di Yelei said, Liu Sisi was also feeling overwhelmed.
“Why not just do it now instead of picking another day? Why don’t we go to little sister’s house today?”
Di Yelei, obviously in a hurry, nodded immediately upon hearing this, “Let’s go! We’ll ride horses.”
Both of them quickly bought two gifts from the street and headed straight for South Mountain Village on horseback.
South Mountain Village neighbors Liu Sisi’s maternal hometown, Liu Family’s Mansion, and it’s very close to the county. They both arrived at South Mountain village after noontime.
The terrain of South Mountain Village is markedly more level than the Upper Village, nestled in a hollow of a hill. The two rode straight to the front door of the Yuan Family’s residence before dismounting.
The sons of Yuan Mengbai who came to answer the door and their mother later showed a reluctance to see the visitors. Fortunately, Di Yelei, clad in the uniform of a constable, couldn’t be easily dismissed. The two, who were perturbed by the unfolding situation, did not take offense.
When Yuan Mengbai came out to greet them, he was obviously just awakened from his nap. Considering the sporadic snowfall outside, barely anyone would want to step out unless it was urgent.
“So it’s Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law gracing us with your presence. Welcome.”
Yuan Mengbai quickly greeted them with a fist salute.
“Meng Bai, I am here to see Little Sister.”
Di Yelei had no inclination to dally with him.
Upon seeing Di Ruoning again, Liu Sisis could barely recognize her.
The once youthful Di Ruoning now looked emaciated. Her lively eyes were dull, staring vacantly at some point in space, and the only thing she kept muttering was one sentence.
“I didn’t kill him! I didn’t harm him, I didn’t hurt him! I didn’t kill him, I didn’t harm him, I didn’t hurt him….”
She kept repeating again and again.
“Ruoning, Ruoning, do you recognize me? I’m your Third Brother, I came to see you! Ruoning…..”
After calling out several times, Di Yelei was unable to get a response, so he stepped forward and grabbed her shoulders.
To his surprise, that slight touch caused Di Ruoning to suddenly change, becoming agitated.
“I didn’t kill him, don’t catch me! Don’t catch me! Help — Third Brother save me! Help! Third Brother save me—save me….”
When the three of them left the room, they could still hear the mad shouts from inside.
Di Yelei’s face was full of scratches and he was clearly struggling to process the situation at hand.
Seeing Di Yelei still immersed in sorrow, Liu Sisi sighed and asked, “Brother-in-law, during the time when Ruoning was still conscious, did anyone come looking for her?”
“Looking for her? Third Sister-in-law what…what do you mean by that? Ruoning is not the kind of woman who would betray her marital vows. Although she is insane now, you can’t just make unfounded accusations and wrongly accuse her! You would ruin her reputation!”
“I…”
Liu Sisi was at a loss for words. How was she supposed to explain that she was asking something else?
It was Di Yelei who spoke up, “Your Third Sister-in-law means, someone identified that there was another person on the trail of the mountain apart from the five who died.”
Yuan Mengbai’s face was full of sorrow, he wiped his face, “I know. It was the people who came after you two, right? I heard about it.”
“No, not him. I’m talking about someone else, there wasn’t five of them, there were six. As for the people who came after us later, they were different people. Truly, didn’t anyone come to claim the rest of the payment?”
Di Yelei squinted his eyes slightly, carefully observing Yuan Mengbai’s expression.
Yuan Mengbai seemed to have a moment of panic, but in the blink of an eye, he was once again calm.
Although it was only for a moment, it was still caught by Liu Sisi.
“So there was one more who escaped the net? You, what do you mean by…by this? Are you worried that these people will come looking for Ruoning?”
Di Yelei nodded, “Exactly, can you recall if anyone came to contact Ruoning?”
“Well, I really didn’t notice. As you know, I… I’ve been busy taking care of Ruoning all day, I really don’t have the free time to pay attention to the rest.”
Yuan Mengbai said calmly.