Chapter 61: Chain Reaction

  The sudden appearance of the yamen runners was unexpected by Yu Fu, and when they seized him, he resisted with all his might, retorting: "What crime have I committed that you want to arrest me?"

  The bailiffs sneered coldly: "You know what crime you've committed, come with us to the yamen for a trip!"

  Yu Fu couldn't outdo those yamen runners, so he had to follow them to the county yamen. Although he went to the county yamen, Yu Fu still threatened: "If you don't have evidence to prove my guilt, I will report you to the governor, and see how you take responsibility for this crime."

  Although this surplus wealth was threatening, those bailiffs were not moved by it at all and still took him to the county government office.

  When they arrived at the county government office, Hua Lang Wen Meng and others were already there. Yin Wu handed over the jade Ruyi to Hua Lang, who smiled slightly with satisfaction.

  Yu Fu knelt on the floor of the main hall and looked up at Bao Gong, asking: "What crime have I committed that you would treat me like this?"

  Bao Zheng smiled coldly and pointed at Hua Lang's jade scepter, asking: "Is this jade scepter yours?"

  Yu Fu didn't understand why Bao Gong suddenly asked about the jade Ruyi, and his heart became secretly uneasy. However, just now at the mansion, he had already acknowledged that the jade Ruyi was his own, so how could he deny it now?

  "Returning to Master Bao, this jade Ruyi is indeed mine, I don't know why Master has asked such a question?"

  Bao Zheng looked at Yu Fu and asked: "Where did you get this jade Ruyi?"

  Yu Fu was even more flustered, his face covered in sweat, but he couldn't be bothered to wipe it away. He said: "Your Honor, this jade ruyi was purchased by me when I went out on business, because I liked it so much, I rarely took it out, not even my family members knew that I had such a piece of jade ruyi."

  "Is it?" Bao Gong suddenly shouted loudly and coldly.

  Yu Fu was shocked and quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Yes, your humble servant's words are true, I hope the great lord will investigate clearly."

  At this time, Hua Lang looked at Yu Fu and said: "Boss Yu, I'm afraid it's not like that. This jade Ruyi, if I didn't guess wrong, should be the one you stole from your father-in-law."

  Yu Fu immediately retorted: "Nonsense, don't spout rubbish. Why would I steal my father-in-law's jade scepter? When my father-in-law was alive, you were probably still wearing open-crotch pants, how would you know about these things?"

  Yu Fu seemed to be in a hurry, speaking quickly and somewhat recklessly, but when he insulted Hua Lang, Hua Lang didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled lightly and said: "Yu boss, your words are wrong. At that time, I was young and didn't know you, so naturally, I didn't know about the relationship between you and your father-in-law. However, after investigating the case files in the government office, we found out that your father-in-law fell ill and eventually died because of this jade Ruyi. At that time, it was stolen by someone, but now it's in your hands. What else do you have to say?"

  Hualang's tone was getting higher and higher, and what he said was more and more shocking. After hearing Hualang's words, Yu Fu couldn't think of anything to refute for a while.

  However, being unable to think of a retort was only temporary. After a moment, Yu Fu Li said: "You are slandering good people. This jade Ruyi was bought by me from a merchant, and it is not the one that was stolen from my father-in-law. You say this jade Ruyi was stolen from my father-in-law, do you have any reason?"

  Yu Fu was very clear that this jade Ruyi was completely transparent and white, and there were no signs on it. How could Hu Lang, who didn't know the details, prove that this jade Ruyi was the one stolen from his father-in-law?

  Just as Yu Fu was feeling complacent, Hua Lang smiled faintly: "Since I've just caught you, of course I have evidence. Please, madam."

  As soon as the words fell, a woman walked out from behind the main hall. When Yu Fu saw the woman, his face changed instantly. Qi Yingying appeared here, which was absolutely unexpected by him.

  After seeing Qi Yan, Yu Fu hurriedly said: "Madam, how are you here? You quickly prove that this jade Ruyi was bought by me from a merchant, quickly."

  Yu Fu spoke hastily, but Qi Yingying was calm and unhurried. She came to the main hall, knelt down, and bowed her head to Bao Zheng: "Lord Bao, this jade Ruyi is indeed my father's friend's piece, which was stolen suddenly and disappeared without a trace. My father died of grief because of this. I never thought that the thief back then would be..."

  Qī Yīng's words were not yet finished, but everyone already understood, and at this time, Yu Fù had completely lost hope.

  At this time, the onlookers outside were all very puzzled as to how Mrs. Yu Fu, Qi Yan Yan, suddenly appeared in the main hall, and it was Hua Lang who made this happen. When Hua Lang was secretly monitoring Yu Fu, he suddenly thought that there weren't many people who knew about the case back then. In the entire Yu Manor, perhaps only Qi Yan Yan knew about this matter.

  If Zhi Yingying knew that Yu Ruyi was stolen by Yu Fu and caused her father to fall ill and eventually pass away, what would she do?

  After she saw Yu Fu's true face clearly, would she take revenge on Yu Fu?

  Hua Lang didn't know if Qi Yingying would retaliate against Yu Fu, but he could be certain that the person who stole the jade Ruyi was undoubtedly Qi Yingying. After learning this, Hua Lang asked Wen Meng to invite Qi Yingying to the county yamen.

  When they arrived at the county government office, Hua Lang told his speculation and Qi Yingying immediately admitted that the jade Ruyi was indeed stolen by her. She also recounted what happened back then. After stealing the jade Ruyi, she did not immediately report it to the county government because she had a daughter named Yu Tingting with Yu Fu, and for Yu Tingting's sake, she couldn't put Yu Fu in danger.

  What Qī Yīngyīng did not expect was that her daughter, Yu Tíngtíng, was brutally murdered. At the moment her daughter was killed, she decided to take revenge on Yu Fù. So, on the first day after Yu Tíngtíng's death, she secretly sent the stolen jade Ruyi to the county government office.

  After understanding the situation with Qiyingying, Hu Lang let Qiyingying stay in the county government office so that Yin Wuchuang could bring Yu Fu over to testify afterwards.

  At this time, Yu Fu knelt in the main hall, looking at his wife who shared the same bed with him, with hatred, regret, distrust and anger in his eyes.

  He had already understood everything, and he had expected this day to come. If Qī Yuèyīng discovered that it was he who had stolen her father's friend's jade pendant, leading to his father's death, Qī Yuèyīng would not forgive him. Others did not understand Qī Yuèyīng, thinking she was weak, but as her husband, Yú Fù knew clearly that his wife was only weak on the surface, but actually very strong inside.

  Nowadays, things have proved Yu Fu's idea, but although so, Yu Fu still doesn't understand. He has never shown the jade Ruyi to Qi Yan'er, nor has he ever mentioned it to her. So how did she know that the jade Ruyi was in his hands?