Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 433: The Umbrella

"I tell you, Miss Qin, can you stop making everything so frightening every time!"

The County Magistrate marched into the backyard of the county government office after retrieving the corpses. He’d held back along the way, but eventually blurted out:

"The people of Qingshui Town are nearly scared to death by the two corpses standing by the roadside!"

If you’re gonna kill, just kill, but to make two corpses stand in the street, that’s sick, don’t you think!

The County Magistrate’s complaints broke the strange and awkward atmosphere in the small room between Qin Yao and County Magistrate Song.

Qin Yao: "Don’t get me wrong, it’s just, this thing should be the key evidence you need."

She stuffed the red dudou into Song Zhang’s hand, clapped her hands, and walked out the door.

She was genuinely afraid that if she stayed a second longer, Song Zhang might dig a hole in the ground of the county government office.

But thinking about it again, suddenly seeing a woman pull a dudou out and preparing to hand it to you, must indeed be quite shocking.

Qin Yao shrugged, she understood.

Seeing the angry County Magistrate walk in, Qin Yao earnestly explained:

"I didn’t intentionally stand the corpses on the road, they just died too quickly and didn’t have time to fall."

The fuming County Magistrate: "..."

Suddenly deflated.

Seeing Song Zhang come out of the small room with a strange look, the County Magistrate nodded to Qin Yao to express his apology, then stepped forward to report the situation to Song Zhang.

Song Zhang’s curiosity was piqued once more, and he wanted to go see the fifteen assassins.

Recalling how he had vomited terribly the last two times he’d seen them, the County Magistrate advised, "It’s already late today, perhaps you should wait until tomorrow to see them?"

Song Zhang refused, wanting to see them now.

Seeing that he couldn’t be persuaded otherwise, the County Magistrate let him go.

Qin Yao and Yin Le stayed in the small hall and didn’t follow, thinking there’s nothing interesting about dead bodies, especially since she was the one who killed them.

She wasn’t interested in the assassins’ true appearances.

Soon, Song Zhang and the County Magistrate returned, looking a bit pale. After repeated exposures, his nerves were now numb, and today he actually didn’t vomit.

A tremendous improvement. Song Zhang thought excitedly.

As the hour grew late, even the iron-willed County Magistrate couldn’t hold up, and retired, looking exhausted.

Song Zhang led Qin Yao and Yin Le to his own home.

The County Magistrate’s Wife was three years older than County Magistrate Song, now thirty-five.

Their parents were close friends, and a child marriage was arranged before they were born, agreeing that if they had a boy and a girl, they’d eventually marry.

Unexpectedly, the County Magistrate’s Wife was born first, and Song Zhang came three years later.

But the two grew up together, and with their parents’ matchmaking, their affection was exceptional.

This childhood sweetheart couple had a deeper bond than most couples, calling each other "Sister" and "Brother" privately.

Last time, when Qin Yao escorted the County Magistrate back to the city to his home, she was showered with their affection, finished her tea, and immediately slipped away.

The County Magistrate’s Wife, being cheerful and outgoing, warmly hosted Qin Yao and Yin Le, arranging guest rooms and thoughtfully preparing hot water for them to bathe.

Seeing Qin Yao’s clothes were dirty, she had her daughter fetch a set of dresses for Qin Yao to change into.

The County Magistrate couple had an early marriage, so their eldest daughter was already fifteen.

Miss Song resembled her father in looks and stature, a striking appearance, tall, and about the same size as Qin Yao.

This set of clothes fit Qin Yao perfectly.

But the delicate softness of the goose-yellow silk made Qin Yao feel a bit restricted.

Too soft, too delicate, she probably wouldn’t dare wear it to kill. She couldn’t bear to let blood stain this beautiful dress!

Outside the window, the owl’s call echoed, it was already midnight, and sleepiness crept in. Qin Yao, wearing the soft clothes of a young girl, covered herself with the County Magistrate’s Wife’s fragrant bedding and fell asleep soundly.

At the break of dawn the next day, Qin Yao got up.

Being a guest at someone’s house, it’s not good to laze in bed like at home.

Song Zhang and Yin Le also rose early, and under the company of the County Magistrate’s Wife, were conversing in the flower hall.

Song Zhang succinctly explained the current situation to Yin Le, so she was aware.

Because they were in a cozy flower hall, with the County Magistrate’s Wife providing comfort, Yin Le felt entirely at ease, not feeling interrogated at all, and trusted the official in front of her.

Yin Le said, "I will certainly speak all I know, holding nothing back."

"Good!" Song Zhang said contentedly, "With Miss Yue’s words, I am relieved."

"However..." he frowned, changing the topic with a sigh, "If only the rescued girls from the brothel were as brave as Miss Yue."

The rescued girls, concerned about their reputations, were evasive about their experiences in the brothel and unwilling to appear in court for questioning.

So, currently, Song Zhang had just one victim, Yin Le, willing to testify in court.

Of course, today’s situation is different from yesterday’s.

With that poem on the dudou, Beauty Pan’s backing might not stand by her anymore. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Anyone who prided themselves as part of the civil servant’s party would not allow their reputation to be tarnished.

Qin Yao approached the flower hall, curious about Song Zhang’s confident look, and asked:

"Sir, who on earth is this Zhao Ta mentioned in the poem?"

Startled by her voice, Song Zhang looked up and almost mistook her.

This tender-looking girl in the goose-yellow silk dress, was she really Qin Yao, the one who killed fifteen professional assassins?

The County Magistrate’s Wife stood up joyfully, smiling, "This dress looks really good on you, Yao Niang!"

Qin Yao smiled gracefully, she too thought it was good, though the material was precious, it really looked nice.

She thought of bringing out the silk fabrics at home and asking her second sister-in-law to make her a set of fresher-looking dresses.

Song Zhang suddenly realized that Qin Yao was only twenty-one, not much older than his eldest daughter.

It was truly amazing, how he used to feel like he was conversing with a mature woman of the same age.

He’d forgotten her true age.

But right now, that’s not the point, the case is still unsolved. Before the court session, there’s still much to do.

Song Zhang didn’t answer Qin Yao’s question directly, saying cryptically, "With this, no one will hinder Kaiyang County’s government office from investigating Beauty Pan."

Qin Yao nodded, understanding that Zhao Ta was the protector behind Beauty Pan.

Seeing Qin Yao wasn’t inclined to follow him, Song Zhang took Yin Le straight to the county government office.

He aimed to persuade the rescued girls to come forward and speak for themselves, to ensure Beauty Pan received her deserved punishment.

Moreover, several female corpses brought back yesterday, including one that Yin Le should recognize, were those of the former Oiran Shaoyao.

According to Wang Wuzuo’s examination, Shaoyao’s body contained not only considerable amounts of abortive medicine remnants but also a significant amount of arsenic toxin powder.

Additionally, on the night of Yin Le’s escape, Shaoyao was already two months pregnant.

As to whether she herself knew she was pregnant at that time, we can no longer confirm with the deceased.