CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 345: XIAOSUI IS MISSING

When Qi Lizheng asked this, Xing Laoye put his hands behind his back, squinted at the corpse of Xing Shi, and said coldly, "Maybe it’s because Xiao Sui’er is missing, so she doesn’t want to live anymore!"

"What? Xiao Sui’er is missing?" Qi Lizheng said in panic, "How did Xiao Sui’er go missing? Wasn’t she always living with her mother in your house? When did this happen? Why hasn’t anyone informed us?"

Sun Fengshou also took a big step forward, jumped in front of Xing Laoye, "Where did Xiao Sui’er go missing? Did you go look for her?"

Xing Laoye pretended to lower his head and wipe his tears, avoiding eye contact with everyone, "Sigh, it’s all my fault for being useless, for not keeping an eye on Xiao Sui’er. If she hadn’t gone missing, my fourth daughter wouldn’t have been so distraught. It’s all my fault, it’s me, this old useless thing!"

Sun Fengshou saw that Xing Laoye hadn’t hit the mark with his words, so he simply pulled over Xing Shi’s brother, "You tell me, where did Xiao Sui’er go missing? How did she go missing? How long has she been missing?"

Xing Laogeda thought, how can such a grown person go missing, saying she’s missing and these fools believe it too. He grinned as his father taught him and said to Sun Fengshou, "Probably about ten days ago, Xiao Sui’er went to town in the morning to deliver embroidery, and never came back. We looked in town for several days but couldn’t find her. We assume she was kidnapped by traffickers.

Blame it on how strikingly beautiful Xiao Sui’er is, those traffickers fancy this style."

"Cough..." Xing Laoye coughed loudly, signaling his foolish son to stop talking, going further might let something slip.

Xing Laogeda received his father’s message, sighed and said a couple of sentences regretting such a good child, then remained silent.

Yu Changhe felt things weren’t that simple, but couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. Just at that moment, Qi Dalian’s voice suddenly rang out, "Xing Da Bo, which embroidery store in town did our Xiao Sui’er do work for? I’d like to ask around."

Seeing it was Qi Dalian, Xing Laoye furrowed his brow knowing Qi Dalian was indeed a difficult one to handle, not easily deceived.

Last time she visited his house to give money to his fourth daughter, she gave them a good lecturing.

And actually, Xiao Sui’er hadn’t done any embroidery work, she’d been doing the dirtiest and hardest work at his house, claiming to send embroidery was just an excuse.

Xing Laoye hadn’t expected anyone would ask this, and regretted it immediately.

Just now he shouldn’t have mentioned the embroidery delivery, should’ve said Xiao Sui’er went to town to buy stuff instead.

Sigh, really unnecessary!

"Which family’s embroidery they did, I really don’t know, it was work they themselves received and did, we didn’t mix in." Xing Laoye said calmly.

"Then why didn’t you notify us or report to the government when Xiao Sui’er went missing?" Qi Dalian asked coldly.

Xing Laoye angrily said, "My fourth daughter came to Taohua Village to report it, but it’s your heartless mother who said Xiao Sui’er going missing has nothing to do with her, even dead wouldn’t need informing her!"

Qi Dalian suddenly turned her gaze to her mother Xun Shi, "Mother, did sister-in-law really come looking for you?"

Xun Shi’s eyes flashed with panic, a few days ago Xing Shi indeed came looking for her, she thought Xing Shi saying Xiao Sui’er missing was to deceive her, so she didn’t believe Xing Shi’s words at all.

Now seeing Qi Dalian staring at her, with everyone watching, how could Xun Shi possibly admit it?

Xun Shi pointed at Xing Laoye, "You better stop talking nonsense, I never said those words.

Xing Shi didn’t come back at all, I didn’t know about Xiao Sui’er missing, I just found out today, you lost our family’s good granddaughter, you owe me!"

Xing Laoye seeing Xun Shi refuse to admit, shouted to everyone around, "I don’t believe my fourth daughter returned to the village, no one saw, did anyone see my daughter return? Stand up and speak the truth."

Jiang Dingcai’s family and Qi Shanhe’s family live next to each other, so Jiang Dingcai’s wife, Lu Shi, did see Xing Shi return to the village.

Lu Shi raised her hand, "I saw it, Xing Shi indeed returned a few days ago, I was just about to grab a bundle to start the fire, when I heard Xun Shi yelling at Xing Shi, I put down the wood and went out to take a look."

With Lu Shi as a witness, Xing Laoye became smug, "So? Now there’s a witness? What else do you have to say?"

Xun Shi blinked, then changed her story, "Xun Shi did return, but she didn’t mention Xiao Sui’er going missing, she was crying begging to come back and live with my son, I was the one who drove her away."

Qi Dalian turned to Lu Shi, "Aunt, did you hear what they were saying at the time?"

Lu Shi shook her head, "Didn’t hear why, anyway one was crying, one was hitting, I’ve seen enough over the years, I just glanced and went back inside."

Now it was Xun Shi’s turn to be cocky, "My own granddaughter is missing, how could I possibly ignore?

My granddaughter went missing at your house, you old thing, you better give her back to me."

Xing Laoye turned away angrily ignoring Xun Shi, "If you want the granddaughter, forget it, I’ll give you this daughter.

Laogeda, let’s go home!"

Just as Xing Laoye said this, intending to take Xing Laogeda away, they were stopped after only two steps.

It was none other than Sun Fengshou who stopped them.

Qi Dalian gave a look over, and Sun Fengshou immediately understood what his wife meant, so he hurriedly blocked Xing Laoye and his son.

"Things aren’t clear yet, why so eager to leave Xing Da Bo? Could it be that you’re feeling guilty?" Qi Dalian, upon hearing Xiao Sui’er was missing, had changed her whole demeanor.

No one leaves until we get to the bottom of this today!

Xing Laoye snapped, "You little girl, what nonsense are you talking? What am I guilty of?"

Qi Dalian stared coldly at Xing Laoye, "You better hand over Xiao Sui’er, or I’ll report to the government, if it’s discovered that you committed the crime of trafficking, you’ll end up in prison."

Facing Qi Dalian’s threat, Xing Laoye was unfazed, "Then report to the government, just have them help find Xiao Sui’er, I’m out of ways, relying on Xiao Sui’er’s aunt, if you can find my granddaughter, my whole family thanks you!"

Thinking of where Xiao Sui’er was taken, Xing Laoye was confident, no one would search that far, Xiao Sui’er won’t be coming back in this lifetime.

It’s already been over ten days, who knows how far she’s gone, where to search?

Besides, do you think the government officer is your family servant? You think they’ll just follow your every command, can you really order them around?

Seeing Xing Laoye acting like a dead pig unafraid of scalding water, Qi Dalian was more convinced of her suspicions.

This old man sold Xiao Sui’er, definitely.

But how to get them to reveal Xiao Sui’er’s whereabouts?

No matter how much money or time, she must find Xiao Sui’er.