Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 345 Evil comes with evil consequences

He ran around banging on doors and shouting, on the verge of tears.

Before long, the awakened people rushed over, and the fire brigade from the street also arrived. Everyone was busy putting out the fire, but it was too late. As the faint and painful screams inside gradually faded away, the wives and concubines of the Li family were already crying in a heap.

The fire burned until morning before it was completely extinguished. People carried three unrecognizable humanoid figures out of the ashes and wreckage. Government officials also arrived. Li Guangming, the magistrate of Qingshui Town, came with a group of subordinates. Li Jin hurriedly went up to him and cried.

"Lord Li, my second uncle and brother died so unjustly... You must do justice for them..."

"Are there any suspects?" Li Guangming looked around, smelling the smoky smell in the air, which seemed to have a faint smell of kerosene.

"It must be that bitch Chen Wenjing's doing. We went to Wangjiazhuang just the day before yesterday, and today my father and the others got into trouble."

"What are you all doing over there causing trouble again? Didn't you sell someone to a brothel a few years ago and then they ran away? The whole street knows about it. You've lost so much face and didn't treat the mother and child well. In the end, you sold them again. Why are you still looking for them?" Li Guangming walked to the corner of the wall and searched carefully. Finally, he found a drop of dark, faint kerosene on the edge of the wall.

"This! It was my second uncle who asked us to go. He said that since they are family members, we should naturally bring them back."

"Hmph, your Li family is notorious for its villains, but who would have thought you'd end up like this? This is just karma!" Magistrate Li twirled his fingers, sniffed the oil to confirm it was kerosene, and said sarcastically.

Li Jin's face turned pale and then red; the Li family indeed had a bad reputation. "Sir, what's your opinion on this case?"

"Don't worry, it was arson. I will do my best to be fair and just." After saying this, he glanced at the half-burnt and charred pillar next to him, but did not look at it in detail. After that, Magistrate Li left with his men, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

In Wangjiazhuang, Chen Wenfang waited all night but Wang Erniu didn't show up, and she couldn't help but worry.

Brother Nie asked Sister-in-law Nie to come and keep her company. Not wanting them to worry, Chen Wenfang went to the brewery to check on the brewing process.

Not long after, Lü Xiong returned and told her that Wang Erniu had gone to the military camp and wouldn't be back for the next few days, and that she should worry about him.

Chen Wenfang then went to sleep.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Ah Li arrived with Magistrate Li and his men.

"Madam Chen, this is Magistrate Li of Qingshui County. He needs to see you."

"Greetings, esteemed sirs!" Chen Wenfang thought to himself, "Could it be that that damned bastard has gotten into trouble?"

Several people nodded slightly.

Magistrate Li spoke directly, scrutinizing Chen Wenfang's expression, "Madam Chen, you look very haggard. Is something on your mind?"

Chen Wenfang smiled faintly and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I've been overwhelmed with orders for fine wine lately, and I'm really too busy to handle them all. I'm sorry to trouble you, sir."

"You're too kind. May I ask where Madam Chen's husband is?" Magistrate Li looked around. Brother Nie frowned; this magistrate didn't seem like someone to be easily fooled.

"My husband is in the army camp. Does Your Excellency need to see him?"

"Where was he last night?" Magistrate Li stared at her with the suspicion of a wolf.

"I went to the military camp yesterday afternoon, and I'm probably there tonight too!" Chen Wenfang remained calm and her smile didn't fade.

"So General Wang must have had the opportunity to commit the crime. Madam Chen, do you know that last night, Li Feng, Li Ming, and Li Wei were burned to death in their home?"

"Really?"

"real!"

"Hahahaha, that's great! They deserved it! It's good that they're burned, even better if they're dead! Were they burned alive?" Chen Wenfang suddenly went into a frenzy, her bloodshot eyes wide open, looking as if she wanted to devour them alive.

She grabbed Magistrate Li's clothes, "Did you die a horrible death? Haha, were you unrecognizable? Haha! Were you a bloody mess?"

"Madam Chen, no!" Ah Li tried to stop her.

"Madam, what's wrong?"

"Boss!" Brother Nie looked at Chen Wenfang; something was clearly wrong with her.

"Fang'er!" In her haste, Sister-in-law Nie forgot about the difference in age and opened her arms to hug her, but dared not get too close, fearing that she would lose control and be further agitated.

Magistrate Li was stunned and subconsciously replied, "Yes, judging from the corpse, he must have died in extreme agony."

"Hahahaha! I knew they were going to die sooner or later, and die a horrible death! Great! Heaven has eyes! It has eyes! Ah~" She released his clothes, jumped up and down on the spot with schadenfreude, let out a long howl, and then fainted.

Sister-in-law Nie caught her in her arms right away.

"Madam Chen! You!" Magistrate Li wanted to say something more.

Ah Li reached out to stop him, saying, "No matter what the Li family of Qingshui Town has to do, Madam Chen stayed in the village all day yesterday. This matter has nothing to do with her. Magistrate Li, you should know when to stop!"

"Alas! Then we shall take our leave!" Magistrate Li led a few men away from Wangjiazhuang to the military camp to find Wang Erniu.

Ah Li bowed apologetically to Brother Nie and the others, saying, "It was all official business. I offended Madam Chen. Please apologize to her for me when she wakes up."

Brother Nie returned the greeting, "You're welcome."

Magistrate Li spent another two hours running to the military camp and met Wang Erniu. Unsurprisingly, he found no clues. He also had witnesses. He had spent the whole day in the camp and could only return empty-handed.

The group helped Chen Wenfang back to her room to rest.

In the evening, Chen Wenfang slept for more than five hours before waking up.

My head hurts so much!! It feels like it's going to explode. Am I getting a cold?

Chen Wenfang frowned and rubbed her forehead. She opened her eyes and tried to sit up. A hand reached out from behind her and supported her, thoughtfully placing a pillow for her to lean on.

"Why are you back? Shouldn't you go hide?"

"Why are you hiding? You don't trust your husband at all." Wang Erniu, dressed only in a single layer of clothing, smiled and couldn't help but pull her into his arms again.

Chen Wenfang subconsciously reached out her hand and kneaded his chest twice. Hmm, it felt very fleshy.

Wang Erniu's eyes darkened. Seeing that she was in good spirits and that her private parts were visibly swollen, he habitually pressed her down with his waist.

"I'm just worried about you~" Chen Wenfang didn't say it outright.

"What do I have to worry about!" Wang Erniu said as he began to undress, and after he finished undressing himself, he began to peel off her clothes.

"Are you really alright?" Chen Wenfang was enjoying his services; taking off ancient clothes was indeed troublesome.

Wang Erniu quickly crawled into bed.

"It's okay! Don't overthink it, let's get down to business! Come here, give me a kiss!"

"Mmm..." The words were swallowed.

For some reason, Wang Erniu particularly liked this kind of gentle kiss, and Chen Wenfang liked it too; they were inseparable and full of affection.

Aunt Liu, who was carrying a bowl of wide noodles with meat sauce outside the door, heard the noise inside, covered her mouth and chuckled softly twice, then left.

The two of them tossed and turned for half the night. After everyone else had gone to sleep, Chen Wenfang nudged Wang Erniu.

"I'm hungry!"

What do you want to eat?

"noodle!"

"Walk."