When Gu Changan led people to the town to find Gu Dongming, he was very drunk and sleeping soundly at home, while his wife Xiulan was taking care of him worriedly. He saw his father-in-law bringing people home.
Come, this kind-hearted woman was shocked. "Dad, why are you here?"
Xiulan was a little nervous, "Dongming, I just came back to go to bed. Why don't you sit down for a while and I'll cook for you. After dinner, he will almost wake up."
Gu Changan remained silent and looked seriously at his son who was drunk and talking nonsense: "Xiulan, how long has Dongming been like this?"
Seeing her hesitation, he suddenly raised his voice and said, "Speak."
Xiulan was startled and said subconsciously, "It's been like this for a while."
Seeing the words come out, he immediately showed a wry smile, "Dad, I don't know what happened to Dongming. I asked him, but he didn't say anything, and he just went out to drink every day. Every time he came back drunk, and he didn't listen to his advice. I was afraid before.
You were worried, so you didn’t say anything. Now that you know everything, you will help me persuade him when he wakes up."
Gu Changan had a sullen face, nodded, and asked her to get a bowl of water. Xiulan hesitated, glanced at her husband, and could only nod to get it. Gu Changan looked at Lin Jiuniang, with a wry smile on his face, "Nine
Mom, I made you laugh."
But seeing her son like this, she felt a little shaken in her heart. Lin Jiuniang didn't say anything. She didn't come to see jokes, nor did she come to listen to excuses. She came to seek the truth. She watched Gu Dongming panic after being awakened by the cold water.
He looked confused, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips. "What's wrong, Xiulan!"
"Is it raining?"
Gu Dongming sat up from the bed in panic and wiped the water from his face nervously. When he found out it was his father, he looked a little panicked: "Dad, why are you here?"
When he saw Lin Jiuniang behind his father, a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes, but it disappeared immediately. Others didn't notice, but Lin Jiuniang noticed this. She raised her eyebrows! This person's name is Gu Dongming, and he seems to hate herself? What if she didn't remember?
If he was wrong, neither the original owner nor he seemed to have offended him or had any interactions with him. Why? There is no love or hate for no reason in the world. There is, everything happens for a reason. Gu Changan saw that he had sobered up and asked with a cold face.
He said, "Jiuniang's house was burned down. Was it you who set the fire? That night, why did you suddenly go back to the village to live?"
"Dad, how could I do such a thing? It's not me!"
Gu Dongming was a little irritated. He stabbed Lin Jiuniang's direction with unkind eyes, "Did someone tell you nonsense and you came to question me? Dad, I am your son. You don't believe me but an outsider? Are you still my father?
?”
Gu Changan felt a little uncomfortable being questioned by his son, but thinking about his son's unreasonable behavior, he still frowned: "You haven't told me yet, why did you go back to the village that night?"
"I miss you and my mother. What's wrong with going back to the village to stay for one night? Do I have to report first when I go back to the village?"
Gu Dongming was irritated. "What about Liu Dalang? Why did you invite Liu Dalang to drink for several days in a row? And how did you know about Mu Juan?"
Gu Changan felt cold, "Dongming, dad has told you since you were a child that we can have no money, but we can't do crazy things."
"father!"
Gu Dongming raised his voice and said, "I told you, I didn't. Liu Dalang and I were from the same village. We met and had a drink. What happened to Mu Juan? I don't know what happened to Mu Juan!"
After finishing speaking, her eyes fell on Lin Jiuniang with disgust, "This is my home, you are not welcome, please get out."
He smelled of alcohol and had a twisted and ferocious look on his face, making him look particularly embarrassed. "Dongming, shut up!"
Gu Changan was angry. He was obviously guilty of being like this, and he could see that Dongming, a child, hated Lin Jiuniang. Why? "Dad, are you yelling at me for her?"
Gu Dongming looked ugly and gritted his teeth, "Do you know that because of this woman, your son and I lost our business, and we were also tricked into owing a large amount of money."
"You are still helping her speak. Is there anyone like you who can be a father?"
"That's what I said. You have evidence to prove that it was me who set the fire. You ask the government officials to arrest me. I will wait for you at home."
"Dongming!"
Xiulan wanted to persuade him, but he yelled at her, telling her not to meddle in his own business. Gu Changan was so angry at his attitude that he raised a son who couldn't carry his weight. He was about to take action.
She beat him to wake him up, but was stopped by Lin Jiuniang. "Jiuniang," Gu Changan said in shame. At first, he swore that his son did not do this, but now... Lin Jiuniang ignored him, and
He looked at Gu Dongming and said, "You didn't set the fire."
Gu Dongming's expression softened. She twitched the corner of her mouth, "But you are the one who protects him. In a sense, you are an accomplice."
Gu Dongming's face turned red all of a sudden. After a long time, he suppressed his words, "You're talking nonsense."
Lin Jiuniang sneered, "You know whether I'm talking nonsense or not."
"My house is in the center of the village. It was discovered immediately when the fire broke out. If the arsonist tried to escape from the village, someone would definitely find him. But unfortunately, no one saw the arsonist. That is, he suddenly
Strangers appearing in the village or people from other villages.”
"So, two inferences," Lin Jiuniang's lips curled up with a touch of sarcasm, and she held out two fingers, "The person who set the fire was either not from the village, or there was someone in the village who helped him cover up. And you, you haven't done anything for so long.
I went back to the village and I just happened to go back that day. Isn’t it too much of a coincidence?”
Gu Dongming's face became extremely ugly, but he still argued, "That's just a coincidence!"
"Is it really a coincidence?"
Lin Jiuniang's eyes were unusually cold, and she sneered at the corner of her mouth, "Do you really think you can't find out? What happened leaves traces, and what passes by leaves a voice. As long as we check, there is nothing that cannot be found out. Do you think what you said is really perfect?
No traces to be found?”
Lin Jiuniang's eyes were cold. If there was an investigation, did he really think he could escape? He was naive. "If you have the ability, go and investigate," Gu Dongming held on, but his face became a little ugly, and his eyes flickered uneasily. "That's enough!
"
Gu Changan's face was ugly, and he looked at Gu Dongming with somewhat disappointed eyes, "Dongming, why did you become like this? You, you disappoint me so much."
"disappointment?"
Gu Dongming was stunned for a moment, then suddenly roared, "What are you so disappointed about?"
"Do you know how miserable I am now? How difficult it is for me? What have you helped me with? Now you have to hurt me because of her and I have nothing. Can I not be angry?"
"But this is not an excuse for you to do something that is harmful to nature," Gu Chang'an burst into tears, "I have never taught you this way since you were a child."
"I said, I didn't do it, I..." Bang! Gu Changan slapped him over, wiping out Gu Dongming's words. Then he glared at him angrily, "Do you really want the government to investigate you?
You just gave up, right?"
"You hit me?"
Gu Dongming was angry and became violent. "Yes, I set the fire. I wanted to burn her to death. Are you satisfied?"
Gu Changan staggered and took a step back. His face instantly turned pale, "It's really you!"
"Yes, that's me. Isn't this the answer you want to hear?"
Gu Dongming pushed back angrily, staring at him with scarlet eyes, and Gu Changan collapsed on the ground. Lin Jiuniang said coldly, "Gu Dongming, have you had enough trouble? You admit it randomly, I want to make your father angry to death and give you a sense of accomplishment.
,Yeah?"
When the other person looked over, Lin Jiuniang sneered and punched him in the face. Bang, he was knocked to the ground.