I was killed by domestic violence, and I went crazy with barrage

Chapter 177 Where did the money go?

"…We should be grateful."

Jiang Guicheng was lectured by his wife, his face flushed, and he was a little unhappy: "How could I not know this? Who do you think I am?"

He is not like those blood-sucking worms like Chief Jiang, who whimpers all day long and treats the things in other people's pockets as if they were his own.

Sui Ran saw that he was angry, but he was not afraid at all: "Of course I know you won't do this, but the flowers are so beautiful that they are dazzling. What people fear most is to be poor and rich suddenly. The life is suddenly turned upside down, and the mentality will inevitably change. Now that our life has become better, I am also afraid that you will get lost in the wealth and make the wrong decision for a while, so I remind you."

"Then I definitely won't..." Jiang Guicheng laughed, and seeing that his wife was unhappy with her stern face, he quickly went over to please her: "I know you are doing this for my own good, a good wife brings less trouble to the husband. I definitely won't be the kind of person who can't figure it out, so don't worry!"

Sui Ran snorted coldly: "You'd better really be like this."

"otherwise……"

She glanced at Aunt Fang and lowered her voice: "I won't need you anymore when the time comes. I will live with Aunt Fang!"

"No, no, absolutely not."

Jiang Guicheng made assurances one after another and coaxed the person for a long time.

Sui Ran snorted and didn't take the man's sweet words too seriously.

"Okay, let's load the car quickly!"

The three of them packed up and Jiang Guicheng pushed the cart loaded with the food to be sold later, while Sui Ran and Aunt Fang followed closely behind.

Aunt Fang also asked Jiang An Ning: "Are you really not going to go out for a walk with us anymore?"

Jiang Anning shook her head: "No."

"That's fine."

Aunt Fang seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Looking at the person's clean and fair little face, she finally didn't say what had been in her heart for a long time.

He just said hastily, "Go back to your room and have a good rest. Don't stay outside for too long, or you'll get burned by the heat."

Jiang Anning nodded.

Aunt Fang waved her hand and told her to go back to her room quickly and not to see her off.

Jiang Anning insisted on watching the person walk away. When he was almost out of sight, he turned around, closed the door and went back into the house.

After locking the door, the smile on Jiang Anning's face disappeared in an instant.

Thinking of Zhou Ran who was still in the woods, she felt annoyed.

Who is this "adult" that Zhou Ran is talking about?
Why did they go to such lengths to frame her?

Also, before that, Zhou Ran was obviously deliberately stirring up everyone's emotions, trying to sow discord among the villagers so that she would be eaten to the bone.

Who on earth instructed Zhou Ran to do this?
Jiang Anning's mind was in a mess and she had no idea what was going on.
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"You mean to say that Jiang Anning didn't send the money to the temple or Taoist temple as a donation?"

Wang Shang had a cold face, and he felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the man who was reporting to him.

"You really saw with your own eyes that she embezzled all the money."

Wang Shang said in a deep voice: "I want a 100% certain answer."

He looked at his men and said, "You should know the importance of this matter."

The subordinate trembled and suddenly dared not to answer.

This……

He couldn't be 100% sure.

"The spies in the 24 temples and Taoist temples in Jiang'an County reported back that they have indeed not seen Jiang Anning, nor have they seen anyone carrying large banknotes to donate money or make alms to temples or Taoist temples."

Yan Ming considered his words for a moment, and then said cautiously, "I have also secretly sent people to find the abbots of various temples and Taoist temples, and have inquired repeatedly. It is true that no one has ever seen Jiang Anning or anyone who looks like Jiang Anning."

"And according to what the abbots and temple masters have said, if someone really brought such a huge amount of money to donate, it would have become a big happy event for them to show off..."

Yan Ming's voice paused, and when he saw Wang Shang's gaze, which seemed to want to tear him apart alive, he weakened a lot.

"…Moreover, those temple masters and abbots also said that if they really received a large amount of incense money, everyone in the temple would immediately start preparing for donations or repairs in order to seek the blessing of the ancestors."

"Yes, it's also for the sake of filial piety and respect for the ancestors."

He stumbled over his few words and inevitably earned a few glares from Wang Shang.

"Just answer, why are you stuttering?"

Wang Shang sneered.

Yan Ming was trembling, and wanted to take a few steps back to stay away from the man in front of him who looked very dangerous.

But I just don't have the courage to move.

"No, no!"

Wang Shang sneered, knowing the truth but not exposing it.

"You go down."

"Let the lady in!"

Yan Ming suddenly felt as if he had been pardoned. He felt sympathy for Jiao Niang at the same time, said "Ah", and ran away quickly.

Jiao Niang gained sympathy for no reason and was very confused.

"What's wrong with him? He looks at me in a weird way."

Ever since Jiao Niang went to Jiangjia Village with Wang Shang, she seemed to have developed some strange tacit understandings that others could not understand, and even she herself could not understand.

"How is Zhao Hai recovering?"

Wang Shang asked coldly without answering her question.

He is very annoyed now.

"I finished a whole bottle of pills and took a medicinal bath for more than half a month without interruption. Now, my bones have been shaped to be the same as a medicine man, but after all, my foundation is still weak. Compared with a real medicine man, I am still far behind."

"But for now, it's more than enough to fight against Yan Ming and the others."

Jiao Niang answered honestly: "But you also know the skills of Yan Ming and his men. They are not outstanding to begin with. It's just that we were short of manpower at the time, so we picked a few of them to make do."

Wang Shang said "hmm" and seemed to have no emotion.

Jiao Niang couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

But I couldn't help but be curious: "What exactly do you want to do?"

She actually understood why Zhao Hai was brought out of prison.

After all, although there is no evidence that they were directly involved in many of the things Zhao Hai did, they still cannot withstand careful scrutiny.

What if Zhao Hai really said something to save his life, which aroused Jiang Wei's vigilance and then he started to unravel the mystery...

That would not be a good thing for them.

What's more, Jiang Wei had probably already made some guesses over the years.

The reason why he still stays in Jiang'an County is probably because he wants more certainty.

If Jiang Wei was really sure that someone was secretly making trouble and interfering in Jiang Anning's life, torturing her like boiling a frog in warm water... I'm afraid that many of his guesses in his heart would be confirmed one by one.

This is what that person didn't want to see.

Jiang Anning's life cannot be easy.

But no one must know that someone is making Jiang Anning's life difficult.

Therefore, it is very necessary to prevent Jiang Wei from having too much contact with Zhao Hai.

but……

Wouldn't it be easier to just kill him?

Why would one go to so much trouble to fake a prison break and rescue someone from jail?
Even if I rescue him...

Why go to so much trouble, or even be extremely cruel, to feed people into medicine?
After all, she had just had a brief affair with that person for a while. When Jiao Niang saw how painfully Zhao Hai was tortured by the elixir and medicinal bath used to cultivate medicine men, she really wanted to help him end his life and give him a quick death.

However, Wang Shang had repeatedly emphasized that Zhao Hai must not be allowed to die, otherwise all of them would be buried with Zhao Hai.

What rubbish they are, deserves to be buried with them.

After thinking about it, Jiao Niang was too lazy to help others end their lives out of kindness, so she just wanted to kill them quickly.

It was just a fleeting romance, and life wasn't that great anyway.

But she was still curious...

What exactly does Wang Shang want to do?
"Jiang Anning did not go to pray to the gods."

Wang Shang looked at Jiao Niang with an unclear expression: "Do you know?" Jiao Niang was confused: ???

What does it have to do with her whether Jiang Anning went to pray to the gods or not? Why should she know?

"Jiang Anning didn't go to any temple or Taoist temple. She didn't go anywhere."

Wang Shang's eyes were gloomy. "She accepted the money I gave her, but didn't donate it as incense money."

Jiaoniang: ???
What the hell is this man doing?

"You've already given her the money, why do you care whether she accepted it or not?"

"Besides, you ran so fast at the time. If she didn't accept it, you couldn't just throw it away."

Jiao Niang was speechless: "If you really just threw it away, then it's even harder to explain. Who knows why you gave someone such a large stack of banknotes for no apparent reason? What if you wanted to hide in the dark, wait for people to throw the money away, then secretly pick it up, and then go to their door to extort some money... Anyone with a brain would not just throw it away, right? What if it was some dirty black money?"

"Besides, how can I refuse the money that comes right to my door?"

Jiao Niang couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Let's take a step back. Even if we want to throw it away, we should throw it to the government office."

"Otherwise, it's hard to explain it, and there's no evidence. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be impossible to defend yourself?"

Although these words were expressed with great disdain, to Wang Shang's ears they sounded like heavenly music.

"you……"

Wang Shang's eyes were filled with excitement: "Say it again."

"Say what you just said again!"

"Hurry up! Say it again!"

Jiao Niang:......

She was a little frightened, thinking that the man was going to strangle her again and kill her. She took a few steps back and said tremblingly, "I, I say..."

Jiao Niang said again what she had just said with tears in her eyes.

She hated herself for being so talkative.

What nonsense are you talking about when you have nothing to do?

The old saying is true: curiosity really does kill the cat.

"I, I absolutely have no intention of disobeying you..."

Jiao Niang humbly wanted to beg for forgiveness. She was really impulsive just now and spoke without thinking.

She really wanted to say: Otherwise, just treat me like shit and let me go.

Unexpectedly, Wang Shang suddenly burst into laughter.

But Jiao Niang was so frightened that her calves were shaking.

"Yes, yes, you are right!"

"Why didn't I think of that just now?"

"I am so confused."

Wang Shang muttered to himself for some inexplicable reason, which frightened Jiao Niang greatly.

"Thanks for reminding me, my dear."

"what?"

The girl wanted to cry but had no tears: What did I remind you of? Why didn't I know?
"you're right."

What the hell am I right?
The girl was completely confused.

But Wang Shang had already laughed out loud and walked out, with no intention of paying any attention to her, let alone answering her questions.

"What the hell?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Jiao Niang looked at the man's gradually receding back and felt even more strange.

Wang Shang’s recent behavior is becoming more and more difficult to understand.

Forget it, it seemed that this man's behavior had never made them see through it.

Jiao Niang pursed her lips, sighed lightly, rubbed her sore calves, and stood up to leave.

Wang Shang asked someone to go to the government office to inquire whether anyone had come recently to hand in large-value silver bills, or to report a loss or look for the owner.

Not to mention Jiao Niang, even the subordinates felt confused when they first heard such an order.

But since they had received the order from their superiors, they had no choice but to follow it no matter how strange it was.

Soon, news from the government office came back.

No one went to the yamen to hand in large amounts of silver bills.

In order to respond to Wang Shang's inquiries, his subordinates also inquired in more detail whether there were other related reports of loss or searches for lost property, or whether there were people who had come to inquire about related matters.

The answer I got was: No.

After reporting, the subordinates inexplicably felt that the room suddenly became a little cold.

He shook his arms and rubbed them unconsciously.

Wang Shang had a gloomy face, watching the man rubbing his arms back and forth, and said coldly: “I know.”

"You go down first."

"Let Jiaoniang come over!"

Unsure subordinate: …

The confused lady: ...

The young lady, who once again received sympathetic looks, was even more confused.

She looked at Wang Shang in confusion, even more confused about what this man was trying to do.

And why were those people looking at her strangely?

What exactly happened, she didn't know.

"She didn't go to the government office."

Wang Shang looked at the people dimly.

Jiao Niang said "Ah?" and was a little unresponsive for a moment: "Who is it?"

"Jiang Anning."

Wang Shang looked at people calmly, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Jiao Niang was even more confused: "If you didn't go, then you didn't go?"

What does it have to do with her whether Jiang Anning went to the yamen or not?
Besides, why did Jiang Anning have to go to the yamen?
Is this man sick?

"Didn't you say that she was most likely to send the money to the government office?"

Wang Shang looked at the man with an unclear expression.

Jiao Niang:......

"No, when did I ever say that?"

She slowed down her voice and asked after realizing it, "You don't just want to know whether Jiang Anning spent the money you gave her, kept it, donated it, or threw it away, right?"

Wang Shang looked at her and said nothing, but his meaning was very clear.

Yes, that's right, that's what I want to know, isn't it obvious enough?
Jiao Niang was silent for a long time, she was really speechless and didn't know how to express herself.

"Since you want to know where Jiang Anning spent the money, why don't you just ask directly? Why go to such great lengths and waste manpower and resources?"

Jiao Niang was very upset and speechless, but she didn't dare to express her dissatisfaction too directly.

After all, she still remembered clearly how this man had strangled her several times and nearly killed her.

She said as tactfully as possible: "We are already short of manpower, and it's not like we don't have other things to do. You..."

It doesn't seem to be very euphemistic.

Jiao Niang pursed her lips and carefully observed Wang Shang's expression. She really couldn't see anything, so she simply shut up.

So as to avoid bad luck.