Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 155 The Ugly Human Heart 2
After hearing this, Yin Yong realized that he was being unreasonable, so he immediately softened his tone and said,

"Sister-in-law, I have no intention of blaming you, but the murderer hasn't been caught yet, and I'm afraid my second brother's family will blame us."

Tang's reaction was huge, he slammed the table and said loudly:
"Third brother, what do you mean by this? There are constables to catch the murderer, and we didn't kill him. I'm also worried that the people that the second brother offended will bring bad luck to us, so please don't put the blame on us!"

Yin Yong felt that his sister-in-law's reaction was strange, so he did not continue to dwell on this issue, but changed the subject:
"Sister-in-law, when you went to my second brother's house to clean up, did you see a bronze mirror with cracks on its surface?"

Tang waved his hand and said:
"You shouldn't be asking me this, you should be asking the yamen runners. When we got there, my second brother's house had already been sealed off, and the valuables inside had been almost completely looted by the criminals. We'll just bring back a few empty boxes, and if you like any, you can take some back with you."

Yin Yong did not get the answer he wanted, and he could not wait for his elder brother. His elder sister-in-law obviously did not want to keep him, so he could only return to the old house silently.

It was not until his second brother's family was buried that Yin Yong found an opportunity to meet his eldest brother alone. His eldest brother looked a little haggard, but in good condition.

Yin Shan whispered to his younger brother:

"The second brother's family was killed with a single blow. The criminals were after wealth, so all the valuables in the house disappeared. As for the bronze mirror you mentioned earlier, I asked the yamen runners and they had never seen it either."

Yin Yong nodded to show that he understood, but did not ask any further questions, because he found that his eldest sister-in-law Tang and his eldest brother's two nephews had been secretly watching him and his brothers, as if they did not want them to communicate too much. This planted the seeds of doubt in his heart.

After my second brother's family was buried, the criminals were still not caught. It seemed as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth. In the end, they could only offer a reward, but it would naturally be forgotten over time.

A month later, the eldest brother dug up a nugget of gold in his own field and became the talk of Taoyuan Village. People came to watch the fun one after another, all wanting to share in the good fortune.

But Yin Yong was not among these people. He always felt that there was something strange about this matter. The fields in his family were all more than three years old. How come he didn't find it when he turned the soil before, but found it now?

He felt that someone must have buried it on purpose, but his eldest brother and his family were in high spirits, and he didn't want to spoil the fun, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Because of the unexpected wealth, Yin Shan's family became wealthy. The first thing they did was to renovate the house. Since there were two sons and two daughters in the family, Yin Shan spent a lot of money to build a brick and tile house.

In order to move into the new house as soon as possible, the eldest brother's family temporarily moved back to the old house and completely vacated the old house. Yin Yong, as his younger brother, also went to help.

Yin Yong was very tired from helping to dig the foundation and move stones and bricks. He usually went to bed early after dinner when he returned to the old house and slept very soundly.

However, one night he was woken up by the urge to urinate, so he had to get up and go to the toilet in the dark. When he returned to his room, he passed by his eldest nephew's window and heard intermittent talking from inside.

Yin Yong had no interest in eavesdropping, so he was about to go back to the house, but when he heard the word "bronze mirror", he immediately stopped.

"Boss, what you said is true. It turns out that bronze mirror can really make our wishes come true."

"Of course, otherwise how do you think Second Uncle's family became rich overnight?"

"But from what you said, there's a price to pay for fulfilling your wish. My aunt and uncle are gone, and now my second uncle's family is gone too."

"Shut up, don't say that. Second uncle's family was murdered by criminals. Who made them so high-profile? What does it have to do with us?"

"But we've taken most of the money from my second uncle's family. If my father and my younger uncle find out, will they come after us?"

"We won't tell anyone about it, but as long as you sincerely offer the bronze mirror, your wish will surely come true."

"What if he asks us to offer tribute?"

"I have my own plans for this matter. You don't have to worry about it. Go to sleep! We need to build the new house as soon as possible. We must not let the bronze mirror be discovered by my uncle." "Okay."

Then there was no more sound coming from the room, and after a while, snoring was heard.

Yin Yong, who was squatting in the corner, had numb legs and feet. He didn't know how he crawled back to the house. He was now sure that the death of his second brother's family was not an accident, and it must be related to his eldest nephew.

As for how the eldest nephew knew about the existence of the bronze mirror, it could only be that the eldest brother told him. However, the speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. The eldest nephew had an idea and somehow took the bronze mirror away from his second brother's house.

I don’t know what wish I made, but I exchanged the lives of my second brother and his family for the life I have now. Just thinking about it makes Yin Yong feel cold.

Yin Yong stayed awake until dawn. After breakfast, he went to build the new house as usual. However, while he was working, he deliberately designed a stone pillar to hit his eldest nephew's foot, and then asked the child who was watching the fun to go back to the old house to call for help, but asked the messenger to say that the injury was more serious.

The child was naturally willing to help after getting two pieces of candy, and he quickly went back to the Yin family's old house to call for help.

When the eldest sister-in-law and her eldest daughter-in-law hurried over, Yin Yong had already circled back to the old house and went directly to his eldest nephew's room. He rummaged through the drawers and found the bronze mirror wrapped in red cloth.

After opening the red cloth, Yin Yong discovered that the crack on the bronze mirror that he had first seen had actually shrunk. He felt his hand burning and the bronze mirror fell to the ground.

A "clang" sound brought Yin Yong back to his senses. He bent down in horror to pick up the bronze mirror, wrapped it with a rag, and then went up the back mountain of Taoyuan Village without hesitation.

Yin Yong buried the bronze mirror in the mountain and placed a stone on it before hurriedly returning to his old house.

At this time, the eldest niece's wife was making a big fuss in the yard, saying that someone had stolen her dowry. The eldest nephew next to her also looked a little unhappy, and was limping to help find things.

When Yin Yong came back, everyone turned their attention to him. He said calmly:

"Didn't they say Fan Si's foot was broken?"

"Uncle, where did you go just now?"

Fan Si asked, staring at Yin Yong with a gloomy look.

"I had a stomachache and went to the restroom. When I got back, I heard that you were in trouble, so I trotted back. You didn't look seriously injured."

"Uncle, my wife's dowry was stolen."

"Dowry? Which dowry? When was it stolen?"

Yin Yong asked calmly.

He was very sure that the bronze mirror was not his niece's wife's dowry at all. When she married into the Yin family, her parents were still alive and the family had not yet been divided. Everyone knew what his niece's wife brought into the family.

Yin Yong's words stumped both of them. Could it be a bronze mirror? They certainly couldn't hide it from their uncle, and even from their own father. In the end, the niece-in-law could only say embarrassedly that it was a purse she embroidered and contained some silver coins.

Yin Yong said with a cold face:
"Then report it to the police. The thief only entered your house. He must have known that you had money. It must have been done by a villager or someone close to you."

Now it was Fan Si's turn to be unwilling. Without telling the truth, he would not be able to retrieve the bronze mirror and it would also arouse other people's suspicion.