Free Web NovelChapter 200: Chapter 200: Then She Can’t Be Blamed
"What? One of them got away?" Cheng Beilin said in surprise.
"Yep, I heard one of them ran off." When it came to village gossip, if Aunt Cuihua claimed to be second best in Lihua Village, no one would dare claim to be first. She nodded definitively. "It was Zhang Da Kui who got away!"
"Wow!" Cheng Beilin’s eyes widened with curiosity. "Aunt Cuihua, how do you know so many details?"
"Hah, it’s all because of Little Heizi’s family over in Lu Hua Village. After he died, they kept going to the authorities every single day to ask about the case’s progress. They actually managed to find out that one of the suspects was Zhang Da Kui from Yuan Shan Village. The whole family then rushed over to Zhang Da Kui’s house to demand justice, but that just ended up... what’s the phrase... poking the..."
Aunt Cuihua couldn’t quite remember the phrase.
Cheng Beilin quickly supplied, "Poking the hornet’s nest."
"Yes, yes, that’s the one! Poking the hornet’s nest," Aunt Cuihua said. "The police weren’t planning on making any arrests so soon. But after all that commotion, they had to rush over to grab him, and Zhang Da Kui got away."
Aunt Tao chimed in from the side, "That Zhang Da Kui is a ruthless one. When Little Heizi’s family confronted him, he single-handedly injured three of them and then fled into the mountains. I bet if Little Heizi’s family had just been a little more patient, Zhang Da Kui would have been caught."
Listening to all this, Cheng Beilin couldn’t help but sigh along with them.
Su Qing, however, stood to the side, wondering to herself. ’Could fingerprint analysis really be that advanced these days? How could they identify a suspect so quickly?’
What Su Qing didn’t know was that the suspect had indeed been identified by the Stone Tablet, but not through fingerprints. Someone had recognized where the Stone Tablet came from. The police then secretly and swiftly arrested its owner, learning the details about the criminals through interrogation.
Unfortunately, because Little Heizi’s family meddled, Zhang Da Kui managed to escape.
Zhang Da Kui had escaped. Although the police were still searching for him, no news of his whereabouts ever came, and so the case gradually faded from the villagers’ gossip.
During this time, the scar on Su Qing’s face gradually healed, just as she had planned.
Of course, to everyone else, it was all because of the medicinal powder. Cheng Beilin, in particular, was amazed by its effects, having watched Su Qing’s face get better day by day. freewebnσvel.cѳm
"This powder is incredible," Cheng Beilin said, carefully examining Su Qing’s left cheek. By now, only a few faint marks remained, just a slight discoloration against the rest of her skin. If you didn’t look closely, you could barely see any trace of the old scar.
Su Qing smiled and placed a small vial of the powder in Cheng Beilin’s hand. "There’s some left. You keep it. It works wonders if you ever get a scar or anything like that."
Cheng Beilin had been staying at Su Qing’s home all this time, and their bond had grown much deeper. In her heart, Su Qing had truly come to see Cheng Beilin as a friend.
"AAAAAH, then I won’t stand on ceremony!" Cheng Beilin grinned, clutching the small vial. A treasure like this was a rare find. Every girl wants to look her best, and who could guarantee they’d never get hurt or end up with a scar? This powder was the perfect remedy.
"It’s just a shame I have to leave in a couple of days." The thought that her brother, Cheng Beize, was coming to take her back to Xiangcheng made Cheng Beilin feel reluctant. She didn’t want to leave Su Qing, she didn’t want to leave this place, and she didn’t want to leave all the delicious food. But beyond all that, there was one particular person she was sad to leave behind.
But after that one meeting, they hadn’t seen each other again. It seemed he was intentionally avoiding her. In a fit of pique, Cheng Beilin hadn’t tried to find him either, acting as if they’d never even met.
But now that she was about to leave, she couldn’t help but feel a little empty inside.
"You can just come visit again," Su Qing said with a smile. "You came when the heavy snows had sealed off the mountains, so you didn’t get a chance to explore them. Come back again in the fall, and I’ll take you mushroom picking in the mountains."
"It’s a deal, then!" Cheng Beilin’s eyes lit up. Then, she tugged on Su Qing’s hand, unwilling to let go. "But I’m going to miss you so much."
Su Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. After a moment’s thought, she said, "Actually, I’ve been thinking about heading to Beijing to see if there are any suitable houses for sale. Why don’t I just go with you?"
"Really?" Cheng Beilin was instantly overjoyed. She wasn’t the least bit surprised that Su Qing was thinking of buying a house—after all, she knew just how wealthy Su Qing was. "That’s wonderful! I’ll have my brother buy train tickets for the three of us."
"Alright."
The villagers of Lihua Village were astonished that Su Qing’s scar had healed. They all came asking how she’d managed it. Su Qing didn’t hide the details, explaining that she had found the herbs deep in the mountains and had Mr. Gong of Hongji Hall in the county town prepare the powder for her.
To be able to treat a years-old scar until it was nearly invisible meant the herbs in the powder had to be of incredible quality. Buying it would surely be expensive.
Who these days would spend money on scar-removing medicine? It wasn’t like they had money to burn. freewёbnoνel.com
Still, some people coveted the powder Su Qing had. One particularly shameless person decided to try her luck, showing up at Su Qing’s door to ask for the powder. Her reasoning was that since Su Qing’s scar was healed, she no longer needed it. Rather than let it go to waste, she should give it to someone in need.
Cheng Beilin was so exasperated by the woman’s words that she almost laughed. Cheng Beilin didn’t recognize this "auntie" and figured she wasn’t close to Su Qing, so she shot back, "Ma’am, what are you thinking? You really expect to get something for free? Don’t you realize how precious the herbs in that powder must be for it to work so well? It must be incredibly expensive! What, you want Su Qing to just give it to you? Who do you think you are?"
"Who am I? I’m Su Qing’s aunt by marriage, her elder!" The visitor was none other than Lu Chunhua, a distant niece of Old Su.
Su Qing hadn’t even remembered who Lu Chunhua was. Although Lu Chunhua had bullied the original owner of this body in the past, their interactions had been few, so Su Qing had no real impression of her. But hearing Lu Chunhua’s words now, she recalled all the things the woman had done.
’Well, what do you know. I’d forgotten all about her, and here she is, walking right into the line of fire. She’ll have no one to blame but herself for what happens next.’
"Lu Chunhua!" Su Qing raised an eyebrow at the woman, a cold smile touching her lips. "I remember now. You’re Old Su’s distant niece, aren’t you?"
"What do you mean, ’Old Su’? That’s your grandmother, your own flesh-and-blood grandmother," Lu Chunhua said with a frown. "You’re so unfilial."
"Whether I’m filial or not is none of your business to judge." Su Qing snorted. "Just who do you think you are?"
