"What's wrong?" Jiang Muxia walked into the room and saw two people sitting in front of the couch, drinking tea and eating snacks. They looked very comfortable and it didn't look like anything big had happened.

"We have found out about Zhao Qiubao's daily contacts. In the past two years, he often went to the Chaoguan in the village to play. There was a person in the temple who had frequent contact with him, and Daxin interrogated her. She told us a shocking secret." Tang Zhongbai handed her a piece of pastry and motioned for her to sit next to him.

She hadn't had dinner yet and was already rumbling with hunger. She took the biscuit, took small bites, and motioned for him to continue.

"The woman said that Zhao Qiubao went to the temple for the first time on a winter day two years ago. The goddess had just returned from abroad, and somehow he broke into the goddess' room. She was very worried and thought the goddess would throw him out. As a result, Zhao Qiubao stayed in the goddess' room for three full hours that day, and his face was flushed when he came out. Everyone in the temple knew what happened, but no one dared to speak. Since then, Zhao Qiubao has appeared in the goddess' room every now and then. At the end of last year, the Zhao family came to the door for some reason, and later, they heard that the goddess had a way to restore Zhao Qiubao to his original state. No one expected that he would die of illness on the first day of the new year." Tang Zhongbai stood up, held the teacup in his hand and put it in Jiang Muxia's hand, and sat in the chair in front of the desk, "Although Zhao Qiubao is a stupid person, he has a good appearance and is easy to control. Maybe the goddess let down her guard, and he often went to his aunt's house to play, and met a girl he really liked, so..."

Jiang Muxia understood that Zhao Qiubao used the same trick that the goddess used on him on Sister Xinghua, which resulted in her death and two deaths.

With a thump, Jiang Muxia put the cup heavily on the table and said angrily, "Damn it, he just killed a living person like this? Did he only kill Sister Xinghua, or did the goddess instigate him to kill more women?"

Even if such an ugly thing happened, no one would make it public.

Just like Jiang Xinghua’s death, who knew that she died of childbirth complications?

He really had to swallow his anger and endure the loss in silence.

"Everyone is dead, so there is naturally no way to investigate. It's a pity that the Goddess of Tianji is not in the village. If we want to catch her, we have to wait until winter." Tang Zhongbai was helpless. There were too many things that were beyond human control. That feeling of powerlessness made people very upset.

"I bought twenty acres of wasteland in the village, next to the villa. I will ask Xu to start construction tomorrow. Whatever you want to do, get ready quickly!" Xu Da was waiting for her here just to tell her this.

"Brother, I am so grateful to you."

She had planned it out long ago. She would borrow the land for a season, and when the drought was over, she could plant the crops she wanted on the land she bought on Beiyangang without having to worry about the villagers stealing the crops.

She ate a lot of snacks with tea, and then she was full. It was getting late, so she said goodbye and went home to rest.

At the gate of the Tang family, a man hurried over and headed straight for the Tang residence, almost bumping into her.

"Hey, be careful, you're so impatient..." Jiang Muxia was about to scold him, but when she looked up, she saw Zhou Shen, who looked anxious.

"Zhou Zecao, what happened?"

"Miss Jiang, I won't say any more to you. I have something important to discuss with Tang Juecao." Without even having time to greet her, he rushed into the yard, and without even bothering to knock on the door, he pushed open the door of the west wing.

"Tang Juecao, something bad has happened. Someone has come to the yamen to report a case. Some thief in Xigang Village started a fire and killed three people in the village. The fire hasn't been put out yet, and the three people in the house haven't run out. They are definitely dead inside. You should go and have a look!" Zhou Shen wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face pale.

Such a terrible and vicious incident has not happened in Suanzao County for many years. This year, the people are unable to get enough food, which is really a double whammy.

"Xigang Village? Brother Zhou, do you know which family it is?" Tang Zhongbai's heart sank and he had a bad feeling.

Xigang Village is Jiang Muxia’s hometown. Could they be her so-called relatives?

Zhou Shen shook his head. "I haven't checked yet, so I don't know the details. The reporter has already gone there with Li Changli and others. You are in charge of the criminal case. I came here specifically to inform you."

"Tang San, Tang Si." Tang Zhongbai did not dare to delay and called out Tang San and Tang Si loudly.

Jiang Muxia did not leave. She stood in the shadow of the door, listening to the conversation in the west wing with bated breath.

She was very curious, whose house in the village had caught fire? As long as it wasn't the ones she was worried about, the other houses had nothing to do with her. Tang San and Tang Si came running from the backyard, Tang San still holding the Swift Wind in his hand, and ran to the corridor. Tang San raised his hand, and the Swift Wind fell back onto the horizontal bar, stretched his neck and made a sharp cry towards her.

Tang Zhongbai's voice came from the west wing again, "Drive, there's a murder in Xigang Village."

"I'll go too." Jiang Muxia ran into the house and said with determination in his eyes.

Tang Zhongbai looked at her and realized that she was worried about her relatives in the village. He nodded and agreed.

"Brother Xu, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. I'll go to the tavern to ask for your advice another day." He bowed and apologized to Xu Da.

"No defense."

It was already midnight when they arrived at Xigang Village. The village was in a great commotion, with everyone noisy and gathering around the house that had caught fire. Following the flickering light, Jiang Muxia recognized it at a glance; it was Jiang Henan's home.

Real evil people will receive evil retribution, but the retribution comes faster.

He had just divorced Fang Guizhi when his house caught fire that night. He said that the fire was not set by Fang Guizhi, but he was afraid that no one would believe him.

I finally let go of the anxiety I had been feeling along the way.

Jiang Muxia briefly told Tang Zhongbai about the matter between Jiang Henan Tongfang Guizhi so that he could make a judgment.

The fire was coming to an end, and Li Changli and his officers were questioning the villagers one by one.

Tang Zhongbai stepped forward and Li Changli reported to him the information he had found out and heard.

"The preliminary judgment is that it is Fang Guizhi. She was dissatisfied with being divorced and had evil thoughts in her heart. She took advantage of the dark night and strong wind to set fire to Jiang Henan's house, intending to burn the three members of their family to death." Li Changli made the decision with full confidence, convinced that Fang Guizhi was the real murderer.

"That's right. According to all the signs, Fang Guizhi is the most suspicious." Tang Zhongbai nodded in agreement. He had met Fang Guizhi, and his impression of her was that of a mean, vicious and evil woman. It was reasonable for her to commit arson and murder in a rage.

"Li Changli, please take your brothers to her mother's home, the place she often goes to, and arrest her."

"Yes."

As Li Changli led his men away, the old woman who was kneeling and crying beside the fire jumped out and shouted at Li Changli's back: "Officer, why don't you do anything? My son and grandson died unjustly, you can't just do nothing about it? It must be that vicious woman Fang Guizhi, she is black-hearted and vicious, go and catch her! You must avenge my son and grandson!"

"Aunt De, don't cry first. Li Changli and his men are going to capture Fang Guizhi." Jiang Muxia didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but when she saw Aunt Chun and Zhou Ruyi who were with her, comforting her with red eyes, her heart softened. Then, seeing that Lan was crying out of breath, she stepped forward and helped her up.

Only then did Lan see Jiang Muxia, and turned to look at Tang Zhongbai beside her, and only then did she realize who he was.

She suddenly felt confident and knelt in front of Tang Zhongbai, holding his legs and refusing to let go. "You are Mu Xia's fiancé, and you are half a member of the Jiang family. You can't just ignore me. You have to seek justice for me and skin that bitch Fang Guizhi alive!" She burst into tears again, with snot and tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Tang Zhongbai's eyes showed impatience, but because of Jiang Muxia's feelings, he couldn't kick her away.

Jiang Muxia frowned. Although he understood her pain of losing her child, it was really displeasing to see her being so unreasonable and throwing a tantrum.

She looked around in the crowd but didn't see Jiang Hexin's family. They were not at home late at night. Where could they have gone?

Tang Si couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he stepped forward, pulled the man away, and threw him aside.

"As long as it was done by Fang Guizhi, we will enforce the law impartially."

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