How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 316 - 318: Does it resemble your partner_1

"Fancy a stroll?" Li Qiao said, wanting to catch some fresh air after finishing his drink.

Qin Jin: "Let’s go!"

On a moonlit night after the start of autumn, a gentle breeze blew, and the sound of rustling reeds filled the air.

Li Qiao casually found a spot to sit and enjoyed the coolness the wind brought with it.

Qin Jin silently lit a mosquito-repelling incense.

The faint scent lingered under his nose, and Li Qiao, taking a light sniff, turned around to glance at the smoldering incense and laughed, "You’re so thoughtful. When did you put the incense there?"

"Before we left," Qin Jin replied. "Have you gone back to the village? Did your dad cause you any trouble?" He had always heard her talk about handling cases in the city and had forgotten to ask about this.

Feng Fugui mentioned that Li Shengcai had been squatting at his doorstep during the day, asking everyone he saw for news about Qiaoqiao.

"No, no time to go back. He did cause trouble, came straight to my workplace and berated me for being unfilial." As Li Qiao recounted the incident, she still felt anger tremble through her hands. Luckily, they didn’t know her exact address; otherwise, there would have been more trouble.

Qin Jin vowed to go back to his hometown the next day to take revenge for her.

Li Qiao stopped him: "There’s no point in getting entangled with such people, we just need to avoid them."

Qin Jin agreed verbally but thought to himself, the moment you go to work, I will settle the score with him! He then changed the subject: "Going home?"

"Yeah."

"...."

....

The next day, Li Qiao went to work as usual.

As soon as she entered, Ma Ling stared at her. Li Qiao blinked: "What’s up?"

"Why do you look so radiant today? Your face is glowing and looks so moist. What did you put on your face to make it so dewy?"

Li Qiao: "..." Really? Hasn’t her complexion always been like this? "Where did you notice that?"

"In your eyes, your smile, your complexion," Ma Ling analyzed. "Usually you enter the office as if it owes you money, but today it seems like the debt has been paid off."

Li Qiao couldn’t help but laugh at this.

"Stop chatting. Look at these old unsolved cases, Li Qiao. See if you can find any breakthrough clues," Xun Dong said as he piled another stack of documents in front of Li Qiao.

The light in Li Qiao’s eyes immediately dimmed: "School is about to start, can’t you give me a break?"

"It’s exactly because you’re about to start school that I’m asking you to do this. Who else will I turn to later?"

Li Qiao: "...." That’s outright bullying.

She flipped through the documents unwillingly.

The situation was roughly as follows: three years ago, a family surnamed Niu from Shuishang Village was wiped out, and the entire village applauded the tragedy, unwilling to provide any useful clues.

The reason was that the family had a notoriously bad reputation across tens of villages.

She examined the photos of the crime scene.

The ground was covered with bloodstains and footprints.

The records showed that of the fifty households in the village, forty-nine had conflicts with the head of the Niu family, Niu Dazhi, so each one was considered a suspect. However, after three months of investigation, the perpetrator could not be determined, so the case was put on hold.

"Shuishang Village isn’t far from our village, right? Director Xun, is the Niu family’s house still there?"

"It’s still there. I went to the scene two months ago. No one’s living there; it’s almost collapsed. Do you want to go check it out?"

"Yeah, together?" Li Qiao mainly wanted to take a walk; she didn’t recommend investigating such cases.

With fifty families and forty-nine having disputes with Niu Dazhi, and everyone applauding his death, doesn’t that mean he deserved it?

Why spend time and energy clearing the name of a villain?

"Together, and Ma Ling will follow too. Learn from Li Qiao how she investigates cases," Xun Dong said.

Ma Ling: "That’s innate; how can one learn that?" Li Qiao’s mind operates on logic unlike ordinary people, always managing to look at problems from a tricky angle. Take the big case at the guesthouse, she could suggest that the killer forged the stamp himself.

She couldn’t have thought of that even if she scratched her head raw. She and everyone else believed the intruder obtained the letter of introduction through special means.

Li Qiao laughed: "Every time, I put myself in the killer’s shoes. Maybe that’s why I think a bit more?"

"I put myself in those shoes too, not only imagining it but also picturing Director Xun as the victim."

Director Xun: "...." This was a threat. "No respect for elders."

Li Qiao burst into laughter upon understanding.

.....

The three of them arrived at the crime scene and entered the room to inspect it.

Everything was maintained as it had been at the time of the incident, but many items were now old and decaying.

Li Qiao looked around, and found that time had eroded the scene, leaving it less informative than the documentation from the team, thus providing no help with the case.

She encountered some villagers when she stepped out to reseal the door.

The villagers recognized Xun Dong:

"Here to investigate again? I tell you, you’re full and have nothing better to do, let the bad guys go but fuss over justice for Niu Dazhi."

"This..." Xun Dong was at a loss for words.

Ma Ling said, "It’s our duty, and the law will punish the criminals."

"Why didn’t I see you punishing him when he was doing bad things? Five years ago, he owed me five bucks. I went to ask for it back, he didn’t pay and even broke my arm. Where were you then?"

Ma Ling: "..." She argued, "If you don’t report it, how can we investigate? Besides, one person’s fault shouldn’t cause their children to be blamed as well."

"I reported it, but it led nowhere. ’A son bears his father’s debts,’ it’s only natural." The villager scolded the two of them and then turned to Li Qiao, "You’re pretty, girl. Why pick up bad habits from them?"

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Soon another group arrived, each with a slew of bad things to say about Niu Dazhi.

The three left the village without gaining anything.

On the way back, Ma Ling pointed to a group of people by the side of the road and said to Li Qiao, "Look at that young leader. Doesn’t he resemble your boyfriend?"

Li Qiao took a close look and it indeed was him.

Qin Jin, riding a borrowed bicycle, was propped up by one long leg on the ground, followed by a group of young men with bikes, who crossed the road brusquely after a minibus passed, quickly disappearing from view.

Was that the direction of Tulou Village?

"I’ll go take a look." Li Qiao rode off on her bike.

Ma Ling: "Director Xun, should we follow her?"

"She’s off to find her boyfriend; who are we going to find?" Didn’t you see the group of losers behind Qin Jin?

Ma Ling: "...."

.....

By the time Li Qiao arrived at the Li Family’s home in Tulou Village.

Qin Jin had already knocked Li Shengcai to the ground, was sitting on top of him smoking, and flicking ashes on Li Shengcai’s head.

A few young men were holding down Dong Lamei and Li Jinhua.

Li Jinniu was off to the side, wiping his tears and pleading.

Quite a few local spectators surrounded them, but all kept their distance.

Qin Jin blew a smoke ring and said to Li Jinniu, "This has nothing to do with you, stay out of it."

"But they are my parents, brother-in-law. Can’t we talk this over?"

"I tried to talk, but your parents wouldn’t listen. What could I do? I didn’t want to." Qin Jin sounded distressed, "If you need to blame someone, blame your parents. If they hadn’t bothered your older sister, I wouldn’t have come. Haven’t I been good to your family in the past? I’ve brought fish and meat for the holidays."

"Just... let them off this once" – these words were barely out of Li Jinniu’s mouth when he noticed Li Qiao watching them from under the shade of a roadside tree.

He looked as though he had seen a savior.

"Older sister!"

Qin Jin instinctively looked up and nearly toppled over Li Shengcai.

Why had she come?

"Qiaoqiao, your dad’s been giving me hell." He quickly stood up.

The onlookers laughed.

With the weight off him, Li Shengcai clumsily got up, tremblingly pointed in the direction of Li Qiao, and was unable to utter a word for a while.

Dong Lamei was crying and complaining, "What kind of a person did you marry? He beat up our entire family, ransacked our home, how are we supposed to live from now on?" This Loser Qin from Feng Family Village, didn’t they say he had a proper job in Beijing and was hardly free all year round? How come he has time now?