Volume 1 Rebirth Return Chapter 6 Mysterious Old Man

  The middle-aged policeman who pushed open the door did not notice the eerie atmosphere and said to Tao Zewei, "Little Tao, we'll go with her to Lao Shu Village to verify it." Then, he turned to Su Rui and said, "You see, we're going to Lao Shu Village now. If it's true, then you can be taken care of by your master." His tone was no longer as casual as before, but instead became polite.

  After all, if Su Rui is really that person's apprentice, then her future prospects are indeed boundless. Now, let's fawn on her and make her remember the small favors he did for her. Who knows, when she becomes famous and successful in the future, maybe he'll get to see her again? By then, it will be too late to try to curry favor with her. As for Li Fu and his wife asking him to hand Su Rui over to them to raise, that had long been thrown to the back of his mind.

  Su Rui gave the middle-aged policeman a meaningful look, it seemed that her guess was correct, and the old man's identity was indeed not simple.

  She had already withdrawn her carefree expression when the middle-aged policeman came in and turned back into a sad, pitiful little orphan girl.

  "Alright, let's go find my master now. I don't want Li Fu and the others to raise me!" Su Rui raised her head, revealing a stubborn face.

  The middle-aged policeman felt a twinge of guilt in his heart, what a strong kid! That damned Li Fu actually still coveted the compensation money from the child's parents, he was worse than an animal! He didn't remember at all that Li Fu had given him 100 yuan to help him out.

  Tao Ze Xi silently lit a candle in his heart for the middle-aged policeman.

  This girl is too good at acting, pretending to be so real that he was taken in by her words, and the little villain in his heart was already crying tears of joy.

  Su Wei glanced at Tao Zexi faintly, then followed the middle-aged policeman out of the ward. Tao Zexi received Su Wei's message and immediately put away his bitter expression, restoring his original playful and nonchalant demeanor, chasing out of the ward.

  After a bumpy ride, they finally arrived at Old Tree Village.

  "Xiao Tao, go to the village and listen carefully about Li Fu's family reputation. I'll go with Su Rui to the back mountain." After saying that, he took Su Rui and headed towards the back mountain.

  Su Rui turned her head and gave Tao Zexi a knowing look before following the middle-aged policeman to the back mountain.

  Tao Zexi was speechless, but he had already promised someone, of course, he couldn't go back on his word. Going to the village to investigate was just a formality. What could be said, he had long known that it was all about slandering Li Fufu and his wife. Still, he had to go to the village and put on a show.

  But it was beyond his expectation that Li Fu and his wife had already caused public outrage in Lao Shu Village. The young daughter-in-law, the old aunt, and others were gossiping about Li Fu and Wang Chunhua's misdeeds. They stole vegetables from their neighbor's garden, stole eggs from Li's mother's chicken coop, poisoned the dog that guarded someone else's melon field... Li Fu had even stolen scrap iron from the factory before. And Wang Chunhua loved to take advantage of others. Unlike other married women who would bring good things back to their natal family, she was always taking things for her own family. This led to Wang Lao's outburst: unless it was Chinese New Year, he forbade his daughter from visiting her natal family again, and even if she came back, he wouldn't let her in the door - this was equivalent to disowning her. Who told her to steal the milk powder meant for her nephew and give it to her own son? This was her comeuppance.

  No need for Tao Zexi to add fuel to the fire, this couple is too good, and it really fulfilled that saying, if you're not from the same family, don't enter the same household.

  As for Su Rui, after they arrived at the foot of the mountain behind, seeing that secluded and independent siheyuan made Su Rui feel as if she had returned to that ancient capital city full of legendary colors once again.

  That quadrangle courtyard is not very large, but it has a lot of momentum, looks very noble and majestic, making people want to look up again and again.

  Su Rui's expression was nostalgic and painful as she thought of her deceased grandfather and uncle, who had loved her dearly, and her hatred for the Wu family deepened.

  For a middle-aged policeman who has never left Wushi in his life, how can he understand the beauty of a quadrangle courtyard? So he just thinks this house is pretty.

  Looking at the house, the middle-aged policeman was even more convinced of the old man's extraordinariness. He turned his head to look at Su Rui and said, "Let's go in." After speaking, he didn't wait for Su Rui's response and went forward to knock on the door.

  Knock knock knock, "Is anyone home? Is anyone..." Before he could finish, the crimson door swung open.

  "What's all the knocking about! Don't you know I'm taking a nap? Disturbing people's peace, beware of heavenly punishment!" The old man said angrily.

  The middle-aged policeman looked embarrassed, "Cough, old man, I am Police Officer Wang Gui from Qingmu County Police Station, I came to find you..."

  "Master! My parents are gone! You're the only family I have left, Master!" Before he could finish speaking, a figure rushed over and hugged the old man. "Master! Don't don't abandon me! I'll be good from now on, Master! Please, please don't leave me! I won't cause you any more trouble, waaahhh~"

  The old man pushed Su Rui away, "I'm telling you, this girl, how can you be so...". Before he could finish speaking, when the old man saw Su Rui's face, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He immediately changed his tone and said, "Oh, it's you, little girl! What did you say? Your parents have passed away? Ah, it seems that only we two, master and apprentice, can rely on each other..."

  Su Rui was shocked at how quickly the old man's expression changed, and at the same time let out a sigh of relief that she hadn't been exposed. But what she saw clearly in the old man's eyes was surprise - what exactly had caused him to be so surprised?

  "Since that's the case, then Su Rui will stay here with your master for tonight. I'll take a look at Tao Zewei's investigation results later, and after this case is over, we can bring back your parents' bodies to rest in peace. I won't go in now." After finishing speaking, the middle-aged policeman respectfully bid farewell to the old man and left. Only the fake master and apprentice were left standing at the door, staring at each other.

  Digression

  Finally met Master. But there are so few people coming to support him. Only three collections, hurt ~(>_<)