Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

After a while, footsteps came from inside. "Who is it?"

Village Chief Shi said, "I am the village chief of Niujia Village. I have something to discuss with you. Please open the door."

The people inside the house could only see the village chief through the crack in the door, and opened the door without thinking.

The moment the man saw Du Yuejiao next to the village chief, a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes. He tried to run away, but the villagers who rushed out from both sides pinned him to the ground, rendering him unable to move.

The rest of the villagers rushed into the house. They had seen with their own eyes yesterday that there were four of them, and they couldn't let them get away.

"Village chief, what do you mean by this? You've brought people to trespass on a private property. I'm going to report you to the authorities."

Du Yuejiao said, "What do you mean? You know perfectly well. You don't need to go to the government office; I've already reported it to the authorities."

She watched the man being tied up, but there was no fear in her eyes, only determination.

Her heart jumped, and she shouted to Shi Xiao beside the man, "Be careful, he might take poison and commit suicide."

Shi Xiao was stunned for a moment, but his hands moved faster than his reaction, dislocating the man's jaw and finding a poison in his teeth.

She glanced at Du Yuejiao in surprise, wondering how she knew. But she also knew this wasn't the time to ask, so she could only suppress her questions.

There was another person at the scene who was also thinking about this question: When did his gentle and dignified sister learn these things?

After much thought, he attributed it all to his sister's experiences and growth.

Du Yuejiao had no idea that the two men already suspected her, nor did she know that her brother had already come up with a reason for her.

Even if she knew, it wouldn't matter. Anyway, she is Du Yuejiao now, and Du Yuejiao is her. Let whoever wants to doubt, doubt it.

Soon, the villagers pulled several more people out of the house, men and women, all of whom were covered in dust and had dirty faces.

One by one, they were brought into the courtyard, much to the villagers' surprise.

"Cui Lian"

"Sanni"

"Zhi'er"

"Spring"

Du Yuejiao knew them; these were the girls who had married into Niujia Village one after the other.

Two of the men claimed to be brothers who had settled in their village; their names were apparently Da Niu and Er Niu.

She was meeting the remaining four men for the first time; they must be the ones who came to her door with the property deed.

The aunt next door took a while to find her voice, then pointed at He Cuilian and asked in a trembling voice, "Didn't you say your father sent a message asking you to go back and stay for a couple of days? What are you doing here?"

The other women's first reaction upon seeing their daughter-in-law was that she had been cheating on them and had been caught red-handed; those strange men were her lovers.

He immediately pounced on them, punching and kicking them.

Only the aunt next door and Wang Musheng were still waiting for He Cuilian's explanation.

He Cuilian didn't even look at them, only staring at Du Yuejiao, before finally uttering a question after a long while: "How did you escape?"

"What did you say? I don't understand?" Du Yuejiao pretended to be stupid. Anyway, she was not going to tell them that she was the one who destroyed their hideout.

He Cuilian laughed and continued, "You took the ledger too, didn't you? You always knew I had ulterior motives for approaching you, so you just played along?"

Du Yuejiao still looked at her with an expression that said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

But a sense of unease crept in. A ledger? What ledger?

For them to go to such lengths and spare no expense, there must be some unspeakable secret involved, but she really couldn't find it. Where exactly was it hidden?

Wang Musheng and his mother, however, heard everything clearly.

Wang Musheng asked with a hurt expression, "Cuilian, in the past year or so, have you ever been sincere for even a moment?"

"No." He Cuilian didn't hesitate. She was only doing this to complete the task; she wouldn't have any feelings involved.

"No, no, so I was just a fool being used from beginning to end?" Wang Musheng left dejectedly.

The aunt next door slapped He Cuilian twice hard, drawing blood from the corner of her mouth, which made He Cuilian feel a little better.

Ask yourself honestly, wasn't she good to He Cuilian? Why did she deceive them? Why did she deceive her son's feelings?

Soon, the government officials arrived. They rode tall horses, numbering more than a dozen, each with weapons at their waists.

The person in the lead was none other than the imperial envoy whom Du Yuejiao had only briefly met in the prefectural city.

The leader dismounted, walked up to the villagers, and deliberately softened his voice.

"Where is the village chief? Did you report the case?"

Village Chief Shi quickly bowed, "This humble village chief Shi Jun of Niujia Village greets Your Excellency."

"Stand up and answer."

"Yes."

Village Chief Shi recounted the whole story and attached two copies of the property deeds, one genuine and one fake.

With a single glance from the imperial envoy, his henchmen immediately understood and ushered the villagers who had been watching the commotion out of the Wu family's house, leaving only the village chief and Du Yuejiao in the courtyard.

Shi Xiao and Du Yuhang watched the thief who had been tied up in the courtyard next door.

"You are Du Yuejiao?" The imperial envoy felt that her figure was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place her.

"Yes." Du Yuejiao nodded.

"I am currently handling a case involving the trafficking of young women. They have received orders from above to abduct you no matter what. Do you know why?"

Du Yuejiao pursed her lips, a hint of fear appearing on her face. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I just came back from the prefectural city this morning. They took over my house and said some strange things, like account books and escape! I didn't understand any of it. But a year ago, on my wedding night, my parents-in-law, husband, and brother-in-law were all killed. I wonder if it has anything to do with this?"

Upon hearing that the matter was of great importance, the imperial envoy immediately decided to take them back to the government office for questioning and interrogation.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed Du Yuejiao, "According to what you said, they are looking for an account book, and your family has already been killed because of it. You may be next. Try not to act alone now, and don't leave the village. I'll leave a few guards behind. You must find the account book as soon as possible."

Du Yuejiao readily agreed. She valued her life and having someone protect her was better than being alone. She would find the ledger as soon as possible and bring the person behind it all to justice.

The imperial envoy left, but left two guards to protect Du Yuejiao.

The villagers wondered if Du Yuejiao had done something wrong. Otherwise, why would someone be watching her?

Just then, Xiao Zhu returned to the village in his horse-drawn carriage. He was a little late because he had to go to the money exchange to exchange copper coins, and he happened to meet the adults leaving at the village entrance.

Once the copper coins were exchanged back, Du Yuejiao immediately kept her promise, giving each person thirty copper coins, not a penny less.

The villagers held the copper coins in disbelief; this was the only time they had ever felt so relaxed earning money.

Later, one by one, they patted their chests and told Du Yuejiao, "If you need anything in the future, just let us know."