"Oh my, the police went to the Old Su Family’s house." In Lihua Village, Aunt Cuihua had gone home for a bit while on her way to work, and when she returned, she immediately shared the latest gossip with everyone.

"What!" Hearing this, the people around her perked up their ears and stared at Aunt Cuihua in surprise. "Why all of a sudden? The police went to the Old Su Family’s place? Oh dear, something bad must have happened, right?"

"I don’t know." Aunt Cuihua shook her head. "I just saw the brigade leader take the police to the Old Su Family’s house. I have no idea what it’s about. But anyway, when the police show up at your door, it’s definitely not for anything good."

An auntie asked Su Qing, who was standing nearby, "Su Qing, girl, you live next door. What’s happened with the Old Su Family?"

Su Qing shook her head. "I don’t know either. It’s been pretty quiet these past few days. I haven’t seen anything happen."

"Well, isn’t that strange? Why would the police show up out of the blue?"

"Who knows... Hey, look! The village chief is calling Tian Aixiang and her husband, and Uncle Su, back home."

Hearing this, Su Qing turned her head and saw Wang Xuehong leading members of the Su Family back. She couldn’t help but narrow her eyes. ’A thought popped into her head. Could this be Liang Fushan’s doing?’

At the Su Family home, the moment Tian Aixiang walked through the door, Old Mrs. Su lunged at her and slapped her hard across the face twice. "Look at the fine daughter you raised."

Tian Aixiang was stunned. "Ma, what are you doing? What’s wrong with Taotao? Why are you hitting me in front of all these people?"

Tian Aixiang felt terribly wronged. She worked herself to the bone for this family, inside and out, and this damn old woman still hit her in front of so many outsiders. She was a woman in her forties, for goodness’ sake, with a married daughter! How could she face anyone after this?

"What am I doing?" Old Mrs. Su pointed at Tian Aixiang’s nose and cursed, "Your wonderful daughter has killed people! She killed every last member of the Sun family, did you know that? Murder! How could she be so brazen!"

"What? Impossible!" Tian Aixiang’s eyes flew wide open. Beside her, Su Shengli and Old Mr. Su also exclaimed, "How is that possible? Taotao killed someone?"

"Aunt Su, please calm down. The officers are still here," Zhao Youcai quickly said to Old Mrs. Su.

Old Mrs. Su had wanted to hit Tian Aixiang again, but after hearing Zhao Youcai’s words and turning to see the two officers’ solemn expressions, she immediately deflated. She mumbled a couple of "ohs," shot Tian Aixiang another fierce glare, and said no more.

Tian Aixiang was still in a daze. "How is that possible? How could Taotao kill someone? I just told her to take a knife and scare them a little. How could she actually kill someone?"

"What!" Hearing this, one of the officers stepped forward and asked, "Are you saying you incited Su Tao to do this?"

"You cursed woman..." Old Mrs. Su felt her vision go black.

Tian Aixiang snapped back to her senses and frantically waved her hands. "No, no, I didn’t incite her to kill anyone! I really didn’t!"

Beside them, Old Mr. Su hurriedly asked, "Officers, what exactly happened? How can you be so sure it was our Su Tao who killed someone?"

Even though he favored boys over girls, Old Mr. Su understood that Su Tao was, after all, a granddaughter of the Old Su Family. If Su Tao had really broken the law, their family’s reputation would be ruined.

"Here’s the situation." The officer explained, "Two days ago, three members of the Sun family in Yuan Shan Village were killed in their home. The family’s daughter-in-law, Su Tao, has disappeared. After investigating the scene, we’ve determined that Su Tao is a person of major interest. But now she’s missing. That’s why we’re here to understand the situation. If you know anything about Su Tao’s whereabouts, we expect your cooperation in telling us immediately. If you conceal any information, you will be considered an accessory. Do you understand?"

"Ah, yes, yes, we understand." Old Mr. Su was startled and quickly said, "Officers, we will absolutely cooperate! We’ll cooperate!"

Su Shengli found it hard to believe. "Officers, my daughter isn’t very brave. She couldn’t have killed anyone, could she?"

Murder? Where would Su Tao get that kind of courage?

"Based on the current analysis of the case, Su Tao is the primary suspect," the officer said grimly. He then turned to Tian Aixiang. "You just said that you told Su Tao to use a knife to scare the Sun family, correct? When did this happen? Why did you tell her that? I need you to explain the specific details to us."

"I, I..." Tian Aixiang was already stunned by words like "incite," and she frantically waved her hands. "I didn’t incite her. I really didn’t!"

"What were the circumstances at the time? Please explain in detail." As he spoke, the officer took out his notepad to take notes.

Seeing the officer’s action, Tian Aixiang’s legs went weak.

Old Mrs. Su, furious, smacked Tian Aixiang on the back. "Well, say something! What did you tell Taotao? Don’t you dare bring disaster upon the Old Su Family! Oh, our family must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to have you marry into it..."

Old Mrs. Su was about to continue wailing when Zhao Youcai frowned and said, "Aunt Su, don’t interfere with the police investigation."

Hearing this, Old Mr. Su snapped, "Shut your mouth."

Old Mrs. Su quickly swallowed the rest of her words, glaring resentfully at Tian Aixiang.

"Ma’am, please explain the situation." Seeing that Tian Aixiang was still dazed, the two officers repeated themselves.

"I... I..." Tian Aixiang swallowed hard and then told them everything from start to finish about the day Su Tao secretly came home. She finished by saying, "I... I saw how badly she’d been beaten by the Sun family, so I told her to learn from Su Qing and just scare them a little. I never thought she’d actually dare... dare to kill someone! Officers, are you... are you sure you haven’t made a mistake? My daughter couldn’t have killed anyone. She’s not that brave."

"Right now, she is the primary suspect," the officer said. "By the way, what was that you just mentioned about a Su Qing threatening people with a knife?"

The moment she heard Su Qing’s name, Old Mrs. Su perked up. "Officers, you should go arrest her! Arrest Su Qing! That wretched girl dared to pull a knife on her own grandmother and cousin! Go arrest her and throw her in jail!"

"Officers, here’s what happened." Hearing Old Mrs. Su, Zhao Youcai quickly explained the general gist of the feud between Su Qing and the Old Su Family. Then he added, "That child had no choice. If she wasn’t a little tough, she would have been pushed to a point where she couldn’t survive."

Old Mrs. Su, intimidated by Zhao Youcai’s position as brigade leader, didn’t dare to argue back directly. She only muttered under her breath in dissatisfaction, "Couldn’t survive? I’d say she’s living quite comfortably."

"You old woman, shut your mouth," Old Mr. Su shot a glare at his wife.

’She’s more of a hindrance than a help. Isn’t there enough trouble for the Old Su Family already?’