Chapter 428: Flawless Joint

't hold back her tears.The Marquis of Dingbei listened impatiently and tugged at Jiao Shi, asking back."So what do you want All these years, you've ignored me completely, not fulfilling your duties as...How many coincidences can there be in the world They're all planned.

Zhang Jin of Xiao Wangzhuang enticed Wei Dagun to gamble and then forced him to take everyone from the village out. This could be said as outsiders eyeing the wealth of Sui Jintan and harboring covetous intentions…

But now these two Gong siblings have reappeared, and the person behind them is also connected to the casino. It's a foregone conclusion that someone is targeting the Li family and the entire Shattered Gold Coast!

"Liu's hoodlum, where is his cousin at that casino Do you know the name" Li Zhen asked coldly.

Gong Yunshu quickly shook her head. "I don't know, but many people in town know that several families went bankrupt because they were taken to the gambling den by the man surnamed Liu."

Jia Yin watched Li Laotai's face turn sour, fearing that her grandmother would be upset. She quickly ran over and hugged her grandmother's legs.

As expected, Old Mrs. Li sat with her granddaughter on her lap, her expression softening somewhat.

She pondered for a moment before speaking, "Gong girl, by being honest with our family today, you've betrayed your instructions. Aren't you afraid of what they might do to your grandmother"

Gong Yunshu smiled bitterly, her grip on her younger brother tightened. "My grandmother's heart only cares about restoring the glory of the Gong family and having others respect and flatter her like they used to. She doesn't care at all about my or my brother's life or death."

"Having tried three or five times before to push me into the fire pit, as a grandmother, she is truly uncaring. Now, she even colluded with my uncle to force us to go to Suijin Beach and harm people. This is unjust."

"When my grandfather and father were alive, they often said that as human beings, one must distinguish right from wrong, act with purpose, and refrain from doing harm. Otherwise, one is no different from a pig or a dog. The Li family saved our siblings' lives out of kindness, and even if we carry the burden of unfilial piety for life, we cannot repay their kindness with vengeance."

After listening to his well-reasoned words, most of the anger in Old Lady Li's heart dissipated. Looking at Li Zhensheng and Li Lao Er, who also nodded slightly, she said: "Get up, it's cold on the ground, and you're still injured!"

Isn't this their fault

Gong Yunshu's eyes were red, she knelt down with her younger brother again. When she tried to get up, her legs went numb and weak from the exertion, causing her to stumble and nearly hit the edge of the kang.

Li Laoer instinctively reached out to help her steady herself, then lifted Gong Yu onto the kang.

Li Zhensheng looked at the Marquis and said, “Marquis, I only sent two old servants to Aoki Town. I'm afraid it's not enough. Does the Marquis have any capable men to lend me three or four I'll go myself to investigate thoroughly, and I might even need to bring someone back…”

The Lord nodded and said, "I will return to the Wharf Camp tomorrow. I won't need that many personal guards. You can transfer as many as you like."

“Well then, I’m leaving now.” Li Lao Da got up and instructed his younger brother and mother, “You two should also be careful at home. Wait for my message before dealing with anything.”

"Ok, be careful."

Li Laotai worried about her son, but she knew better than to hold him back at this time.

Li Zhensheng immediately went out. Seeing that the lord's personal guards numbered two or thirty, he recruited six of them and rushed to Aokigahara Town overnight.

Seeing that Jiayin had fallen asleep, the lord carried her away first.

Li Lao Tai looked at Gong's siblings, her expression complex. Finally, she sighed and said, "You should focus on healing first. We'll talk about everything else once our family finishes investigating. But you can't leave this room, and someone will be watching you at all times."

"Also, think about it again, is there anything else that hasn't been made clear If you remember anything else, have someone report it..."

Having said that, she glanced at He Ma Ma. Both He Ma Ma and Shui Ling nodded, then she got up and left with Li Lao Er.

Then Grandma He quickly boiled the medicine with Shui Ling's help. Shui Ling was careful, but Grandma He still slapped her twice and asked, “Will you dare to run out and watch the commotion again”

"I won't do it again," Shui Ling also regretted and quickly apologized, "Grandma, I know I was wrong. I didn't know they were bad people. I thought they couldn't go down to the ground either..."

Grandma He glared at her, warning, “As the household grows increasingly prosperous, there will be more and more people like this with ill intentions. The young masters and misses can be kind, but we cannot! We are the eyes and ears of our masters outside, it's better to offend someone than to be careless, understand”

"Got it, got it!" Shuiling quickly nodded vigorously, almost shaking her hair loose.

Then Grandma He didn't say anything and brought the medicine soup in.

The Gong siblings drank the medicine and soon fell asleep quietly.

Grandma He and Shui Ling kept watch by the oil lamp for a while, doing needlework, and then went to sleep.

Next to their house, Jiayin stayed beside her grandmother. She heard her grandmother sigh from time to time, knowing that something was troubling her. So, she secretly took two apples and led her grandmother to lie down in the bed, sharing them quietly.

The sweet and sour apple went down smoothly, making Old Lady Li feel much better. Seeing her granddaughter gnaw on the fruit like a little hamster, with juice all over her face, she couldn't help but smile.

She let out a soft sigh, "Well, this is just the way things are. Do your best, be true to your conscience, and that's all you can do."

Jia Yin rushed up, giggling and rubbing her face all over Grandma's, making Li Lao Tai disgusted. She quickly found a wet towel to wipe her granddaughter's face. The two rinsed their mouths and then cuddled up together and fell asleep happily.

Li Zhensheng then brought people to rush to Aokizun overnight, and the sky was almost dawn.

There was only one inn in Aokizun, and Li Zhensheng found the couple of Li Fuler as soon as he entered.

This couple pretended to be looking for relatives. They seemed honest and hardworking, and were willing to spend money. The innkeeper and his helpers had already learned a lot from them. They were planning to go home this morning to report back, but then the master arrived.

On the second floor of the inn, there were no other guests. Li Zhensheng opened a room and spoke with Mr. and Mrs. Li Fuer. No one else knew about it.

Li Fu'er wasn't very articulate, but his daughter-in-law was excellent, explaining everything clearly to Li Zhensheng from beginning to end.

"Host, my wife and I will pretend to be looking for relatives. We'll say that our mother is seriously ill, and our younger sister hasn't been in contact for many years. We're planning to look for her."

The innkeeper's boy, hearing that we were looking for the Gong family, secretly advised us not to be too ostentatious. We gave him some silver, and he whispered to us privately that something had happened to the Gong family, and everyone was dead.

"It seems like several years ago, the Gong family's scholar was robbed and killed when he went out, and the scholar's wife also committed suicide together. The elderly patriarch of the Gong family, who was a juren, died from the shock!"

"For the past two years, Madam Gong has been going crazy trying to find a good marriage for her granddaughter. This has offended quite a few relatives and friends. The Gong family's relatives are not good people either; they all have their eyes on their family's property, wanting to grab it."

“It was said that the old matriarch of the Gong family had also passed away, and soon after, there was no sign of the grandchildren. However, several nephews of the Gong family were seen with rosy faces every day, leading everyone to speculate that the grandsons and granddaughters of the Gong family had been murdered.”

Li Zhensheng nodded, these words were consistent with Gong Yunshu's account.

He asked again, "Did your inquiries about the Gong family arouse suspicion from others"

"No, we heard this and said they were wrong. Brother-in-law is not a scholar," Li Fu's wife laughed. "The young man even congratulated us, saying that the Gong family's affairs are just a muddy pool, and no one dares to meddle."someone else became the emperor, they would probably prefer the Li family over those who sing praises on the surface but are greedy and shameless inside.In the courtyard, the women from the village ha...