Chapter 1166: Murder

As soon as they succeeded in resuscitating her, there was a commotion outside.

Frowning, Little Bear opened the door to go out. A woman with disheveled hair and a deranged appearance was trying her best to rush in. When she was stopped by the guards, she scratched them as if she didn’t care about her life. “Child! My child! Return my child to me!”

A group of people rushed over from behind the woman and shouted fiercely, “Hurry up and return the child to us. What do you outsiders want?”

When Little Treasure heard the shout, he rushed out and stopped Little Bear. With a smile, he reassured them. “Everyone, don’t worry. We don’t have any ill intentions. Because we brought a doctor with us, the young lady was handed over to the doctor for treatment.”

“Nonsense.” A man jumped up and shouted, “Niuniu is already dead. What’s the point of saving her? How would we know what you intend to do with the child’s corpse?”

“The child still has a pulse. She’s not dead.” The child was in shock from suffocation. Knowing that there must be more to the story, he did not tell them that the child was alive, only that she still had a chance of survival.

The woman, who had lost her rationality, was stunned. She asked, “Is what you said true? My child is still alive?”

Little Treasure nodded. “Aunt, if you don’t believe me, you can go in and take a look.”

The guards immediately stepped aside and let the woman rush in. The people behind also wanted to follow, but the guards moved and blocked them. Little Treasure said gently, “As the space in the house is limited and resuscitation is still underway, it’s really inconvenient to let everyone in. Why don’t we wait outside first?”

The few of them looked at each other and wanted to barge in even more. “I’m the child’s uncle. Why can’t I enter the house? It must be because you’re doing something inside that you’re trying to stop us from finding out.”

Little Treasure turned around and instructed the guards, “Invite the village chief over. Stop them and don’t let them barge in.”

When the guards dragged the village chief out from a farmer’s house, the village chief complained softly with a bitter expression, “Why do you have to meddle in these things?”

The guard was angry. “This is a matter of life and death. If we don’t interfere, won’t the little girl be buried alive as a dead person? I heard that the village’s graveyard is not far from the village. Aren’t you afraid of having nightmares at night?”

The village chief shivered and shouted, “But I didn’t do anything to let her down.”

The guard snorted. “That little girl was suffocated by someone covering her mouth and nose. As the village chief, you let this matter go. Tell me, are you not at all responsible for this matter?”

The village chief did not dare to argue anymore and followed the guards to his home. When he saw that his house was being smashed by Zhang Erzhu and the others, he was furious. In a fit of anger, he took off his shoes and ran over to hit their heads. He roared, “What are you shouting for? Can’t you see that the nobles are saving her? Don’t shout as if your hearts ache for Niuniu. Let me tell you, if she dies, none of you can escape suspicion.”

“Village Chief, Niuniu died of illness on her own. What has it got to do with us?” Zhang Erzhu shouted indignantly.

“Bullsh*t. She was still running around the village during the day. Why did she suddenly fall ill and die overnight?” The village chief shouted, “Behave yourselves. If something really happens, none of you will be able to bear the consequences.”

There were still mutterings in the crowd.

Little Bear shouted loudly, “The doctor said that the child was suffocated by something like a blanket and pillow. This is murder. Seeing as you kept stopping us from saving her, could it be that you guys are the culprits?”

“You, you’re talking nonsense.” Feeling sheepish, Zhang Erzhu didn’t dare to meet Little Bear’s gaze.

Little Bear sneered. “Whether it’s nonsense or not, just report it to the government office and let them investigate.”

Everyone’s expressions changed. The village chief hurriedly took a step forward and said, “Sir, we shouldn’t trouble the lords in the government office with such a trivial matter. We can handle it ourselves. Don’t worry, with me around, such a thing will definitely not happen again.”

Little Treasure and Little Bear looked at each other in surprise. This was murder; how could they not report it to the authorities?

Only then did the two of them realize that something was wrong. These villagers had been so arrogant and up until then the village chief had only said that he would teach them a lesson, but he had never said that he intended to report it to the authorities.

Little Bear’s face turned red. Just as he was about to speak, Little Treasure held him back.

Smiling, Little Treasure said, “In that case, we can rest assured. Village Chief, why don’t you follow us in to check on the child?”

The village chief also wanted to see how Niuniu was doing, so he nodded eagerly. Before he left, he glared at the villagers warningly.

Little Treasure also gave the guard captain a look.

Niuniu had already been resuscitated, and there was now some color on her pale face. The woman was holding her hand and crying. When she saw the three of them enter, she stood up and kowtowed to Little Treasure and Little Bear.

Little Bear quickly helped her up and said, “There’s no need to be so polite…”

Seeing that he was being ignored, the village chief felt a little embarrassed. He craned his neck to look at the little girl on the bed and asked, “How’s the child?”

Little Treasure looked at Imperial Physician Zhang for the answer. The latter wiped his sweat and said, “She’s out of danger for now, but we won’t know if there are any other problems until she wakes up.”

It was very likely that a child at such a young age would become a fool due to the suffocation. Imperial Physician Zhang looked at the woman who had calmed down with great difficulty and did not say this.

With a sigh, Little Treasure said, “Then we’ll stay for two more days and let the doctor attend to her. Village Chief, please forgive us for imposing on you.”

Although the village chief wished he could send them away immediately, he had no choice but to agree with a forced smile.

Just as the village chief was about to suggest bringing the child and woman elsewhere to settle them down so that Little Treasure and Little Bear could rest, there was a commotion outside again. He looked at the two Young Masters apologetically and had no choice but to go out to deal with those people.

After the village chief left, Little Treasure looked at the woman who was hugging her daughter and crying in a daze. He said gently, “How should I address you, Auntie?”

The woman turned her head and glanced at Little Treasure. Recognizing that he was her benefactor, she replied with tears streaming down her face, “My surname is Zhao.”

“Auntie Zhao.” Little Treasure looked at the little girl on the bed and said in a low voice, “You should have heard what we said outside just now. There was a deliberate attempt to murder the child. If you go back, can you guarantee her safety?”

Madam Zhao shivered and hurriedly knelt on the ground. “Benefactor, please save us.”

Little Bear wanted to go forward and help her up, but Little Treasure stopped him and shook his head slightly at Madam Zhao. “We’re leaving this place in a few days. We can save her for the time being, but we can’t save her forever. If we want to save her, we have to resolve the root problem. I wonder why someone would want to kill such a young child?”

“It was her grandmother and her second uncle.” Madam Zhao’s face was ferocious as she said with gritted teeth, “It must be them. It’s all my fault. If only I could keep her by my side at all times.”

Little Treasure and Little Bear widened their eyes. They didn’t expect this to be done by a relative. “Why did they do this?”

Zhao wept and said, “My husband passed away, leaving behind some savings and 20 mu of hereditary land. But we only have one daughter, Niuniu. My mother-in-law was worried that there would be no one to carry on my husband’s bloodline, so she wanted to adopt a child into the family. I never objected to the idea, but I hoped to wait until Niuniu was close to marriage before doing so. They couldn’t wait any longer, and that’s why… that’s why…”

Madam Zhao’s heart was filled with sorrow and hatred as she said, “Tonight, my mother-in-law complained that her heart hurt and insisted that I serve her in her room. When I woke up at night to drink a glass of water, she woke up as well and refused to go back to sleep no matter what. However, seeing as she didn’t look like she was in pain, I became suspicious. As soon as I lay down, I used the excuse of going to the toilet to sneak out. When I saw someone coming out of my room, I quickly entered and saw that Niuniu was lying under the blanket with an ashen face. Upon checking, I found that she wasn’t breathing already…”

“Mother-in-law said that the child died of illness and expressed her condolences. However, Niuniu has always been in good health and she even ate a bowl of rice tonight. How could she suddenly die of illness?” Madam Zhao covered her face and cried. “If I had known that it was for the money, I would have handed it over long ago. Why should my Niuniu suffer like this?”

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