TLDPCRM 26: Settled in a Hurry

"Who said Wang Dafu must have witnessed the fight between the two?"

Gu Yunru smiled and walked up to Wang Dafu, saying, "Wang Dafu, I heard that you saw the two arguing by the river. What were you going to do at the time?"

"I went up the mountain to look for my cow. It had been missing for a day, so everyone knew about it. I really saw Zhou and her mother-in-law arguing by the river. They were arguing fiercely!"

Gu Yunru nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Did you find your cow?"

Wang Dafu did not expect her to ask a question unrelated to the case. He answered truthfully with a pale face.

"After the two finished arguing by the river, where did they go?"

"I don't know about that. I went up the mountain to look for my cow. I just happened to pass by and saw them arguing. Besides, Dalong also knows that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good. The whole village knows about it. It's not surprising that this happened."

Gu Yunru looked at him with a wandering gaze. He repeatedly emphasized the bad relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and he had been holding onto this sentence since the beginning of the trial. However, he did not describe the specific process of Zhou killing her mother-in-law, which only indicated that he had imagined the scene.

"So you didn't see that it was Zhou who killed her mother-in-law with her own hands."

Gu chengke originally wanted to step forward to stop her. She was a woman, why was she asking so many questions? However, he was stopped by Cheng Shaoyuan's stern and warning gaze, so he could only stand on the side obediently and wait for Gu Yunru to finish.

Gu Yunru emphasized the words heavily. Wang Dafu seemed to be thinking about something and said, "Although I didn't see Zhou killing her mother-in-law with her own hands, they argued all the way back, and they were arguing fiercely. Moreover, Jia is usually arrogant and no one likes her."

"So you also dislike Jia."Gu Yunru noticed some of his micro-expressions and made some extra movements that were not quite in line with the scene's requirements. This indicated that what Wang Dafu said was true, but it was also exaggerated, adding some unfounded accusations against Zhou's family.

Speaking of Jia's usual domineering behavior, many people probably didn't like her, so the whole village could have had a motive for murder.

Wang Dafu began to get nervous and didn't know what to say. He looked around and said, "No one in the village likes her, of course, I don't like her either, but it's not to the point of...killing my own mother-in-law like Zhou did."

Wang Dafu pointed behind him at Zhou, who suddenly looked up with a resentful look in her eyes. Wang Dafu had already felt a creepy and resentful gaze behind him, which turned out to be Zhou's.

"I didn't do it, why do you have to slander me? When I got home, my mother-in-law was already lying on the ground. I swear I didn't harm her."

Zhou actively defended herself, and Gu Yunru looked at Zhang Dalong, who remained silent, making him appear extremely cowardly.

"Alright, you don't need to argue anymore. I just obtained another important piece of information, which is that Wang Dafu, your missing cow has been found," Gu Yunru said to Wang Dafu, and at the moment Wang Dafu heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, then showed a happy expression. "Really? That's great, God has been good to me."

Cheng Shaoyuan's expression began to get complicated, and Gu Yunru slowly squatted down and looked into his eyes, then let out a sinister laugh. This laughter gave Wang Dafu goosebumps all over his body.

"What...what are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at your lies and your failure to remember to make a draft. Look at what this is." Gu Yunru said, throwing the important evidence she had just obtained in front of Wang Dafu. It was a contract for selling the cow, and in fact, he had already sold the cow to Jia."This is the key to the case. In fact, you had already sold your cow to Jia, but due to a dispute over the distribution of money, you pushed her aside and her head hit the water tank, causing excessive bleeding and resulting in her death.

Later, you panicked and called Zhou back, and also called a group of villagers to loiter nearby. They happened to see Zhou standing around the already dead Jia, creating a false impression that Zhou accidentally killed her mother-in-law."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar. Even the villagers watching the show outside couldn't help but exclaim at this unexpected twist.

Rong Zhen squinted his eyes. How did he not observe that Miss Gu had such a smart side?

In fact, these were all just Gu Yunru's guesses, but she did not expect to see Wang Dafu sweating profusely with his defensive line slowly crumbling...

"I... I had already sold the cow to her, how could I back out? Besides, who saw me push her?" Wang Dafu gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, while Gu chengke watched with great interest on the side.

"No one saw you push her, so why lie? Why did you say you were going to look for the cow when Zhou returned and Jia had already died, when the time of death does not match?

And your cow had already been sold, as evidenced by this contract with the clear and legible date written on it. You have been lying from beginning to end, and you did not see Zhou kill Jia at all!"

"Alright, Wang Dafu, how dare you deceive this official!"

Sitting in the chair, Gu chengke couldn't help but speak out. Wang Dafu saw that he had been exposed and quickly kowtowed, pleading, "Please spare me, Your Honor. I didn't mean to harm Jia. I accidentally pushed her and didn't expect to cause such a disaster..."

Seeing Wang Dafu finally confess, the villagers outside the door were chattering. Gu Yunru took a deep breath and sat back in her seat.

"An eye for an eye. Even if it was unintentional, you still have to take responsibility for the crime. Take him away and throw him into the dungeon!"

"Please spare me, Your Honor..."Wang Dafu's wailing continued, and Gu Yunru helped up Zhou Shi who was kneeling and crying on the ground. She said to her, "I have already cleared your name, why are you still crying?"

Zhou Shi replied, "Thank you, Miss. If it weren't for you, I would have been in jail."

Gu Chengke was anxious, wondering who this young lady was.

"Ahem, luckily I didn't rush to a conclusion. Zhou Shi, you can go back now," said Gu Chengke.

Gu Yunru shook her head helplessly and took Zhou Shi's hand. "You haven't harmed anyone, so the government cannot prosecute you. Go back and live your life well."

At this point, Zhang Dalong also stood up, hesitant to speak with Zhou Shi. He had not been biased towards her in court earlier, but Zhou Shi's heart had already died.

"Wife..."

"Don't call me wife. We will divorce tomorrow and live our separate lives. We will no longer have any contact!" Zhou Shi was also stubborn, and Gu Yunru was relieved that this ending would benefit both of them.

The spectators left, and Gu Yunru looked at Cheng Shaoyuan, who had been observing her the whole time. She smiled and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"