Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating-Chapter 400 - 401: Departure to Liu Village, Discovering the Secret

Chapter 400: Chapter 401: Departure to Liu Village, Discovering the Secret

Liu Dashan heard about the letter and immediately knew that the man before him was targeting him.

The letter his mother had burned just before she died— of course, the Zhou family had such clever schemes to trip him up.

Zhang Yuhua was right— the Zhou family truly would resort to any means necessary. Without a moment’s hesitation, he shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? I genuinely don’t know."

Third Uncle Zhou’s face showed annoyance, but he quickly suppressed his anger because evidence was paramount in such matters.

If he resorted to force, it would certainly be ineffective.

"Liu Dashan, do you truly not know about the time when your mother was called away by Zhang Yuhua to help my sister give birth?

If you speak the truth, considering you weren’t involved, our Zhou family can overlook your responsibility for the matter. But if you are also concealing the truth,

once everything comes to light, our Zhou family will surely hold you accountable for abetting." Third Uncle Zhou restrained his anger as he spoke in a seemingly amicable tone.

Liu Dashan shook his head again: "I really don’t know what you’re talking about."

Third Uncle Zhou was out of options and left the Liu family’s home with Huo Chen and Zhou Zheyuan, his eyes cold with unspoken threat.

Huo Chen was not ready to give up; he couldn’t believe that there wouldn’t be any witnesses to such deeds committed by Liu Dashan’s mother.

"Third Uncle, I wish to inquire among the villagers if anyone has seen Zhang Yuhua and Liu Dashan’s mother together."

Upon hearing this, an idea sparked in Third Uncle Zhou’s mind.

He immediately nodded and, along with Huo Chen and Zhou Zheyuan, they split up and began to go from house to house, inquiring about Liu Dashan’s mother and Zhang Yuhua.

At first, the villagers were evasive when asked about Liu Dashan’s mother, reluctant to discuss the matter.

But when Huo Chen brought out money, their attitudes changed drastically.

An elderly woman, tempted by the cash, made a shocking statement: "Are you here to ask about Dashan’s mom selling a child?"

The words of the old woman caused the faces of the surrounding women to change, and they promptly clamped their mouths shut.

"I’ve got things to do, I better head back."

"I should too, remembering that I haven’t washed the pots and pans yet, I’ll go back first."

"Oh dear, I haven’t yet washed my husband’s clothes, I’m going back too."

The old woman, realizing she had misspoken, appeared flustered and quickly said to Third Uncle Zhou, "I... I’m just blathering nonsense, don’t take me seriously."

Third Uncle Zhou’s face darkened with belief as he looked at the old woman sternly, "Madam, don’t leave just yet.

Some words aren’t to be spoken lightly. If what you’re saying is a lie, that’s slander, and you could be taken away by the public security.

Getting detained might not be a big deal, but if this gets on the record, it could affect your children’s future prospects."

The old woman was just a rural villager and didn’t understand much; the mention of it affecting her children’s future instantly set off a panic within her.

She couldn’t meet the eyes of Third Uncle Zhou and the others.

"Madam, I hope you’ll tell the truth, otherwise I’ll call the police to let public security handle this," Third Uncle Zhou said with a cold expression.

The old woman became frantic: "Young man, I really was just talking without thinking."

"Madam, are you sure? If you’re helping the Liu family conceal this matter, you’re an accomplice.

Once public security starts investigating and it implicates your family, it will be too late. But if you tell the truth now, you could be of great help to public security."

The old woman wavered, looking uncertainly at Third Uncle Zhou and the others.

Zhou Zheyuan couldn’t hold back anymore and said to Third Uncle Zhou, "Second Uncle, why are you wasting so much talk with her, just let the police investigate the matter.

And take the chance to find out exactly how my little aunt died."

Huo Chen looked at the old woman, equally anxious. If he hadn’t known about this, that would be one thing, but now that he knew Liu Dashan’s mother had even trafficked children before, the gravity of the situation increased significantly.

"Grandma, trafficking children is a criminal act. If you know something and don’t report it, that’s the same as harboring a criminal, and you could get involved.

You could even be sentenced to several years in prison. Think carefully about this matter and how you want to respond."

The old woman was so anxious she almost cried; she should have never let greed get the best of her and spoken about this.

She really had stirred up a hornet’s nest.

"I’ll tell you the truth, but you can’t arrest me, and you can’t take away my children, Dashan’s mom..."

"What are you doing, old lady?"

The old woman hadn’t finished speaking when a middle-aged man, carrying a stick and followed by a group of stout young men, strode over in a menacing manner.

The middle-aged man suppressed the anger on his face and apologetically looked at Third Uncle Zhou and the others, "Who are you people, asking about Liu Dashan’s mother?

My old lady is a bit off in her head, please don’t take whatever she says seriously."

Zhou Zheyuan, full of anger, looks at these people, each holding a stick, obviously ready to resort to violence.

He hadn’t expected such a small village to be hiding so many secrets.

Hearing the middle-aged man’s words, the old woman hurriedly chimed in, "Oh, I... I don’t know what I’ve said.

I don’t know anything, please don’t ask me anymore."

With that, the old woman was led away by the people.

The middle-aged man and the group surrounded Third Uncle Zhou and the others.

"Where do you come from? Dashan’s mom killed your sister?" The middle-aged man asked tentatively, "What exactly did my old lady tell you just now?"

Feeling his position undermined, the group behind him became agitated, with voices rising in murmurs, "Why waste words with these people?

What if they run off and bring the police here? In my opinion, we might as well finish them off right now."

Although these people spoke in low voices, Third Uncle Zhou, as a soldier with sharp ears, naturally overheard them.

He frowned and immediately became more vigilant.

Huo Chen, who had grown up in the mountains interacting with wild beasts and had honed his skills, had even keener hearing than Third Uncle Zhou. He glanced at Third Uncle Zhou and gave him a reassuring look before taking over the conversation with a smile, "Uncle, are you the village head of Liu Village?

Since that’s the case, let’s not beat around the bush. Liu Dashan’s mother delivered my mother, but my mother died in childbirth.

We’ve received information that my stepmother had contact with Liu Dashan’s mother at the time of my mother’s labor, so we wanted to investigate how exactly my mother died back then."

Upon hearing this, the village head of Liu Village lifted his head to look at Huo Chen, assessing that the young man was sensible. He handed his stick to someone behind him, then forced a smile and said, "Young man, I see you’re dutiful.

But is it still useful to dwell on this matter now? Liu Dashan’s mother is already gone, and now there’s no evidence even if someone was involved."

With an undaunted demeanor, Huo Chen replied, "Even so, I still want to investigate. If my mother was indeed killed by someone,

I absolutely can’t tolerate that person continuing to roam free. Uncle, you’re all from the same village, I wonder if you know anything about Zhang Yuhua and Liu Dashan’s mother."