A car accident, our family of three crossed

It was at this time that Song Ning came back with Yang Yang and passed by the two young men who had just left in a ox cart.

"Who are they?" she asked. Seeing that his face looked strange, she saw Uncle Chai bringing the carriage from the back door. "Are they going out?"

Song Ning was puzzled. It was already afternoon. Why was he going out at this time? Did he not plan to come back tonight?

"Yeah!" Hang Shuheng responded, pulled her in, and told her the news of his mother's death.

When Song Ning heard the news, he was also shocked. It was too sudden.

It was hard to describe how she felt. In the past, the old lady was always making trouble and even tried to harm her time and again. She really wanted that annoying person to disappear forever.

But now, when I suddenly heard the news that the person was gone, I didn’t feel much relief. When the person died, all the grudges and conflicts no longer existed.

Hang Shuheng gave a few brief instructions and then got on the carriage and left. After they left, Song Ning also went out with Yang Yang and went directly to the old patriarch's house.

When the old patriarch and others heard the news, they were shocked at first, and then they could only sigh.

After listening to the elders sighing for a while, Song Ning explained the purpose of his visit, "Uncle, I have a request."

She paused, considered her words, and continued, "No matter what, she is Shuheng's biological mother. No matter how many unforgivable mistakes she made in the past, she is gone now, and her funeral is still unresolved. There are many things we can't argue with a dead person, so I would like to ask Uncle, can you put her back on the family tree and let her be buried in the ancestral tomb of the Hang family."

The old patriarch pondered for a moment and asked, "Is this your idea or Shuheng's?"

"Uncle, this is a decision we made together." Song Ning answered affirmatively and shared some of his ideas with the old patriarch.

It’s not that she still has much feelings for Hang’s mother, but the person is already dead, and as her son and daughter-in-law, they can’t just do nothing.

If pretending to be filial can gain some good reputation, they don't mind putting in some superficial effort.

The important point is that by doing this, people cannot find fault with it. When Hang Shuheng enters the official career in the future, if someone wants to use this matter to make trouble, there will be no loophole for them to exploit.

After listening to Song Ning's analysis of the pros and cons, the old patriarch's impression of Song Ning rose to a higher level. At such a young age, he actually had such insightful views.

He nodded and praised: "Shuheng is lucky to have a daughter-in-law like you! With a wife like this, there is no need to worry about not being able to achieve great things. Uncle has promised you this."

"Then I would like to thank my uncle here."

Song Ning stood up and bowed. She did not stay in the old patriarch's house for long. She said a few words and left. She had a lot of things to take care of right now.

On the other side, Hang Shuheng had already arrived at Xiaoquan Village. At that time, Hang's mother's body had been carried to a lying board and covered with a layer of cloth.

His appearance made the noisy people at the scene suddenly quiet down, and they all looked at him.

Zhang Lizheng came over and repeated what had happened to Hang Shuheng, and explained that he had sent someone to the county to report to the authorities, and that the government officials should be here soon.

Everyone present was an eyewitness to the incident. After listening to Li Zheng Zhang's statement, they also added their voices and echoed it.

"Thank you all." Hang Shuheng nodded to everyone, walked to the body of Hang's mother, lifted the white cloth, and took a look at her remains.

"Hang Tongsheng, this kind of thing is not what anyone wants to happen, but since it has already happened, you, you should accept my condolences!" Zhang Lizheng followed beside him, wanting to say something to comfort him, but when the words came to his lips, the only thing that came out was "I accept my condolences."

Hang Shuheng turned around and bowed to Zhang Lizheng, "Thank you for sending someone to tell me. What happened today was caused by things like gold and silver. If I hadn't left her a sum of money, she wouldn't have been remembered, leading to this tragedy."

After that, he walked up to Zhang Youcai's family and said with a grim expression, "You'd better pray that Zhang Dazhuang can turn himself in. Otherwise, he will be on the run for fear of crime, and you will be guilty of harboring him. Don't think that you can get away with letting him go."

Zhang Youcai struggled, trying to strike up a relationship with Hang Shuheng, "Shuheng, nephew, this is all an accident. Your cousin ran away because he was scared. Your mother is my sister after all. I am also very sad that she is gone..."

"Stop playing the emotional card. Save what you have to say for the court!" Hang Shuheng didn't listen to his nagging and turned away.

He instructed Uncle Chai to go to the coffin shop in the county town to make a coffin and make sure it was delivered early the next morning.

As soon as Uncle Chai Wu left, he said to everyone in the yard, "Please help me set up a temporary mourning hall in the main hall so that my mother can rest in peace before the coffin is transported back."

In the face of such a matter of life and death, everyone can clearly distinguish between what is important and what is not, and naturally no one will shirk their responsibilities.

With everyone contributing their efforts, the mourning hall was soon set up, and Hang's mother's body was carried from the yard into the main room and placed there.

Mourning clothes were put on, incense was lit, and the main room of the Zhang family became a temporary mourning hall.

After finishing these things, it was already evening. The people from the yamen also arrived at this time, and they turned out to be old acquaintances.

"Hang Tongsheng, what are you doing?" Wang Jin was quite surprised when he saw Hang Shuheng, but when he noticed his attire, he understood, "Please accept my condolences!"

"Detective Wang, thank you for your help." Hang Shuheng nodded at him expressionlessly, and then introduced Zhang Lizheng to him, "I'm not particularly clear about the ins and outs of the matter. This is Zhang Lizheng from Xiaoquan Village. He will narrate the case to you."

"Sir, let's move over and talk!" Zhang Lizheng readily led the people from the yamen to the yard to talk.

Zhang Youcai and the others saw that the people from the government office were so friendly with Hang Shuheng, and it seemed that they had a good relationship. If Hang Shuheng could talk to the people from the government office, then he would not let them go. When they thought of this possibility, they immediately lost hope.

After the people from the yamen learned what had happened from Zhang Lizheng and the villagers, they tied up Zhang Youcai and his wife and Zhang Dazhuang's wife again.

"You shielded the murderer and helped him escape. You can escape the death penalty, but you can't escape the punishment of life. You'd better come with us!"

"Also, two days ago, several male corpses and a female corpse were found in a small wood on the outskirts of the city. We suspect that the female corpse may be your daughter Zhang Cuiju. Come with us to the Yamen Yizhuang to identify her."

When I think of the strange expressions on the faces of several bailiffs and constables two days ago, when they arrived at the scene, the scene was simply unbearable to watch...