How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 317 - 319: Under the Wife’s Thumb_1

Li Qiao accused the two of provoking the conflict first. "Is it only allowed for you to bully us, and we can’t fight back?"

Li Jinhua: "Look who is bullying whom now?"

Li Qiao: "Li Jinhua, don’t fan the flames here. The villagers know what kind of person I am. I don’t believe you had nothing to do with their causing trouble in the city." Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei had been quiet for half a year, so why did they suddenly make trouble at her workplace once she returned?

And they hardly know a few characters.

How did they find her?

Thanks to Li Qiao’s help, Li Dadao and Li Xiaonan secured formal jobs.

Their parents were very grateful and spoke up for her.

"Qiaoqiao has always been honest, and has given gifts during the festivals as is appropriate. What are you two stirring up in the city for?"

"They want money, a place to stay. Insisting that I bought a house in the city and they want to move in with me." Li Qiao couldn’t understand; they had homes and businesses in the village, why insist on moving to the city?

Isn’t the land in the village being farmed anymore?

It’s not like urban hukou holders receive rationed grain.

Could they be coveting her house? She really couldn’t think of any other reason.

"How can this be right? I’m not blaming you, but to buy a house, there has to be someone selling, right? Cai Hechuan studied at college for four years, and I haven’t seen him buy anyone’s house. A while back, Jin supposedly got scammed out of everything, lay at home for a month without going out, and her meals were all delivered by Feng Fugui’s parents. The whole village was talking about it at that time, and you knew the situation. I told you to take care of it, what did you say? Jin deserved it for not providing for you." Li Xiaonan’s mother said with disdain.

When their daughter-in-law faced troubles, each of them avoided her more than the other.

Yet, at the slightest opportunity, they wanted a share of any benefits.

Where is the justice in that?

Li Qiao’s heart ached; she knew he was having a tough time, but she had never expected Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei to kick him when he was down.

Hearing this, the villagers criticized Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei for not acting like elders.

But some said Qin Jin shouldn’t have gotten physical, regardless of the reason—Li Shengcai was an elder after all.

Qin Jin: "Can elders bully others without consequences? I won’t stand for that nonsense. If you dare trouble my wife again, I’ll turn your house upside down." After warning them, he walked away with Li Qiao.

Seeing this, the younger brothers let go of Dong Lamei and Li Jinhua.

They strutted off.

Li Shengcai was indeed frightened.

Every time there was a conflict, he was the one who suffered.

What was he after?

His third daughter was useless to him, but he still had his eldest and second daughters who visited him often and would give him some money.

If the unfilial daughter got along with them, he could benefit too.

Feeling relieved after understanding this, his mood improved considerably.

Dong Lamei looked at the messy courtyard, hitting her thigh furiously: "Life is unbearable!"

"Then roll out!" Li Shengcai lost his temper too; he hadn’t intended to cause trouble in the city at all.

If she hadn’t coaxed him, he wouldn’t have been beaten up by Qin Jin today.

Ouch, it hurts!

Even worse than the last time he was beaten. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

That damned thug! Hitting his elder without fearing divine retribution.

Li Jinniu silently cleaned up.

Li Jinhua used household affairs as an excuse to leave too, and just as she exited the village, she ran into Li Jianguo, riding a bicycle with a wardrobe tied to the back seat. She struck up conversation proactively, "Are you moving wardrobes?"

Li Jianguo didn’t stop for a moment and left directly.

Li Jinhua bit her lip; he used to respond to her, now she was worse than a stranger to him.

She deeply regretted it.

Qin Jin led a group to the city to dine out.

Before parting ways with them, Li Qiao reminded Qin Jin: "No drinking."

"Okay, I promise!" Qin Jin agreed instantly.

"Looks like the boss is under strict control," the younger brothers teased, laughing uproariously.

Qin Jin: "I’m doing this for family harmony."

"Eh~"

"Eh what? Don’t want to hang with me anymore, is that it?"

"...."

.....

Li Qiao returned to the office and continued to review the materials for the Niu Dazhi case, reorganizing the case details.

On the morning of March 6th, three years prior, at eight o’clock, Niu Dazhi and his wife had not yet gone to work. Someone from the team was arranged to call them, but after no response at the gate, they climbed over the wall, only to find Niu Dazhi lying across the threshold of the main room, with blood splattered on the ground.

The person who checked fell from the top of the wall, rolling and scrambling while calling for help.

The villagers did not know how to protect the scene, and by the time the police arrived, the scene had already been disturbed. It took the team a full half-month to identify a partial footprint beside the bed in the house that did not belong to any villager.

However, the villagers unanimously claimed that they had not seen any strangers in the village.

The forensic expert at the time deduced that the footprint likely belonged to a person around 173-177 cm in height, weighing approximately 70 kilograms.

Beyond that, there were no other clues.

"Ah~" Li Qiao sighed.

Ma Ling asked, "What’s wrong?"

"It’s difficult to investigate."

Ma Ling said, "If you can find a breakthrough in this case, the TV station will definitely interview you."

Li Qiao’s eyes flickered, "What’s the use of an interview? I can’t get promoted anyway."

"As long as you are willing to work here after graduation, getting a promotion is not difficult," Director Xun said.

Li Qiao, "I want to stay in a big city, or else get me into the forensic department in Beijing."

Xun Dong, "If I had that ability, would I still be here?"

Li Qiao smiled and continued to flip through the scant interrogation records, discovering nothing unusual.

However, a photo in the materials caught her attention, capturing a corner of a wedding invitation.

"Director Xun, did you keep this wedding invitation?" she asked.

"We’ve kept all their belongings. Why, have you found something?"

"No, just taking a look."

Xun Dong went to the archives and found the wedding invitation; the date was the day before the Niu family massacre, and the wedding celebration was held in Jiangpu Village.

Isn’t that Liu Er’s village?

Could it be that they had a conflict with someone in another village during the wedding celebration and were subsequently wiped out afterward?

Perhaps Liu Er’s parents might know something about it.

She decided to inquire first.

Li Qiao and Xun Dong discussed the situation.

Xun Dong agreed to it.

.....

Bringing some fruit, Li Qiao and Ma Ling entered Jiangpu Village, taking a turn to Liu Er’s house.

"Ma’am."

Liu Er’s mother was playing with children when she heard them, looking up, "Yo, dear guests, come in quickly." She immediately called for Mr. Liu.

Li Qiao placed the fruit down.

Mrs. Liu said, "It’s too polite to bring things when you come to visit."

At this moment, Mr. Liu came out from a nearby villager’s house, beaming with joy, "Qiaoqiao, Zhuyun has gone to your place, you know? Not sure when she’s coming back home. Our second son does come back often, though."

"I know, she should be back soon," Li Qiao said,

Mrs. Liu handed the children to Mr. Liu and busied herself offering tea and water.

After some small talk, Mrs. Liu suddenly remembered, "Who’s this young lady? Quite pretty."

Ma Ling smiled politely, "Hello, ma’am."

"Hey."

"She’s my colleague from the county town, her name is Ma Ling," Li Qiao briefly introduced before getting to the point, "I’m here to ask you something today, do you know someone named Niu Dazhi?"

"Niu Dazhi? Is that the Niu Dazhi from Shuishang Village? He died a while ago, didn’t he? His whole family was killed."

Li Qiao, "Yes, that’s him. His case hasn’t been closed, we’re investigating it."

"What’s there to investigate about people like that."

"We are simply following orders," said Li Qiao, who inquired about Niu Dazhi visiting the village for a wedding drink, "Did he ever have a conflict with anyone? Or perhaps he harassed someone’s wife?"

Mr. Liu thought with his head down, "I don’t think so? I really can’t remember clearly. The police also visited to ask about this at the time. If there had been a conflict, the village would have talked about it, and I would have some recollection."