Chapter 62: Everything is Fated

  Yu Fu confessed everything about what happened that year.

  At that time, he coveted the value of the jade Ruyi, and took advantage of Qi Xian's deep sleep to steal the jade Ruyi.

  After the Jade Ruyi was stolen, Qi Jianyuan sued his friend. Originally, Yu Fu wanted to secretly return the Jade Ruyi, but during the lawsuit, he found that Qi Jianyuan's complexion became worse and worse, and it was very likely that he would die because of this matter. Thinking so, he suddenly had a very bold idea.

  If Qi Jian died because of this matter, then he could slowly take control of the Qi Manor's assets. At that time, he would no longer be just a steward and maternal uncle.

  Wealth and honor are hard to come by, after having this idea, Yu Fu hid the jade Ruyi even more secretly, and things went as he had expected, Qi Jianyuan was defeated in the official court, angry to the point of vomiting blood, and later became seriously ill, not only did he die.

  Yu Fu said these things and then looked at Qi Yingying and asked: "How did you know it was me who stole the Jade Ruyi?"

  Qī Yīngyīng had been silent for a long time, after all, they were husband and wife. Now that things have come to this point, it was really something they hadn't expected, but she couldn't not speak.

  "It was Tingting who told me."

  Just this sentence was enough to make Yu Fu understand that he had indeed told Tingting, but at that time, Tingting was still very young. He couldn't help but want to show off to his own daughter, so he took out the jade pendant to let Yu Tingting see it. He thought Yu Tingting would soon forget about this matter, but he was wrong.

  And Hua Lang and others, after hearing this sentence, suddenly understood why Yu Fu wanted to turn over Yu Tingting's room repeatedly. The thief who stole the Jade Ruyi was an insider, and the only person who knew about the Jade Ruyi was Yu Tingting. In Yu Fu's mind, he must have been convinced that Yu Tingting was the one who stole the Jade Ruyi.

  Now, thirteen years after the case was solved, but Yu Tingting's case still has no more leads.

  At this time, Bao Gong looked at Yu Fu and asked: "Was Yu Tingting killed by you?"

  After this sentence was spoken, everyone present was shocked. Yu Tingting is Yu Fu's daughter, will Yu Fu kill Yu Tingting?

  But thinking again, if Yu Fu suspected that his daughter had stolen the jade Ruyi, would he force Yu Tingting to hand it over in order to protect himself? If Yu Tingting refused, would he resort to killing her?

  Yu Fu and Qi Yan both suddenly kowtowed after hearing Bao Gong's words. Yu Fu said, "Your Honor, it's a miscarriage of justice! I've doted on Tingting since she was young and never dared to beat or scold her. How could I possibly kill her? I'd rather die myself than see her suffer any harm."

  At this time, Qī Yīngyīng also kowtowed and said: "Your Honor, although Yu Fù is guilty of his own death, Tíngtíng really didn't kill him. He has always been good to Tíngtíng, never beating or scolding her. It's because of this that I hid the jade pendant and didn't report it immediately. Moreover, on the night Tíngtíng was killed, I was with Yu Fù all along, he didn't have time to commit the murder."

  After listening to their words, Bao Zheng gradually believed that a tiger would not eat its own son. Yu Tingting was brutally murdered, and it seemed that a father could not commit such an act.

  If it wasn't Yu Fu who was the murderer, then who would it be?

  Lu Ming? Or is it Nian Feng?

  Bao Zheng sentenced Yu Fu to life imprisonment and returned all the property of the Yu family to Qi Yanyan. After the verdict, he retired from the court, and Yu Fu, knowing his guilt was deep, did not plead for mercy or claim injustice, but before being taken away, he begged Bao Zheng to find the murderer who killed his daughter.

  And this point, even if Yu Fu doesn't say it, Bao Gong will definitely get it done.

  When they arrived at the back hall, everyone's expression was somewhat desolate. This desolate expression was accentuated by the sweat on their faces, making them look a bit disheveled. They looked around at each other, but no one spoke up.

  Bao Gong's eyebrows were furrowed, but because his face was too dark, it wasn't very noticeable. After a long while, Bao Gong looked up and gazed at Hua Lang, asking: "Hua brother, what kind of person do you think the murderer who killed Yu Tingting would be? Is it possible that Yuan Feng did it?"

  Hualang helplessly shrugged his shoulders, nor did he know that at the time of the deep night, the small alley was even more secluded. The murderer killed someone without anyone seeing it, only from the wounds on Yu Tingting's body, where could you tell what kind of person the murderer was?

  Although it can't be seen, Hua Lang said: "If the murderer is not Nian Feng, then why did he want to kill Yu Tingting? From the wounds on Yu Tingting's body, the possibility of venting anger is the greatest. And if it's venting anger, then the murderer must have hated Yu Tingting extremely. So we need to know who Yu Tingting offended. Of course, the investigation into Nian Feng can't be neglected either."

  The investigation on Yu Tingting is a bit difficult for them. As far as they know, there are only two men related to Yu Tingting, Lu Ming and Nian Feng, but they have no evidence to prove that they are the murderers.

  After a long time, Bao Gong said to everyone: "Just thinking about it here is not very useful. I think we'd better ask around and see if there are any important clues that might help us solve the case."

  Hualang also agreed with this point, so after they had made an agreement, they left the county government office.

  After leaving the county government office, Yin Wuchang's face was unhappy. He looked at Hua Lang and said: "That year, Feng is likely to be the murderer. Why not interrogate him, beat him up, and he will confess everything. Bookworms are just asking for a beating."

  Yin Wuchang spoke impulsively, without thinking carefully, and thus overlooked the fact that Hua Rong was also a bookish scholar. When he realized this, he hastily explained: "Brother Hua, don't misunderstand me - I only said that Feng Bookish Scholar deserved a beating that year, and didn't lump you together with other bookish scholars."

  Hualang didn't mind, if no one reminded him, he almost forgot that he was also a bookworm. He smiled faintly and said: "Brother Yin doesn't have to mind either, I've never thought of being a bookworm myself, I just read a few books, where does that count as a bookworm?"

  Everyone agrees on this point, because when they are with Hua Lang, they never feel like they are with a bookworm.

  At this time, Hua Lang nodded slightly and said: "Brother Yin is right, I also think that Nian Feng is likely to be the murderer. He made an appointment with Yu Tingting to meet at night, and he should know where Yu Tingting is. From what he said, he dislikes Yu Tingting very much and wants to stay away from her as far as possible. It's just that we can't find any evidence of him committing the crime!"

  Hua Lang looked worried, and Wen Meng smiled: "If we can't find it, we'll keep looking. We'll send someone to ask about Yan Feng's character and see if he has a history of being reckless. If he does, then he won't be able to deny it even if he wants to."