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Chapter 259 Why did they kill the whole family?

There was not enough rice and flour in Geng's kitchen, so Jian Ying suggested getting some from her house, as her house was the closest and there were soldiers guarding outside, so it was safe.

Shen Nankui and Zhang Qiongsi went with her and entered the house where Jian Ying lived. They saw a simple wooden bed in the small room. The remaining space was filled with books except for some daily necessities.

Jian Ying looked calm, smiled and said, "Many of these books were left to me by my father. I take them wherever I go."

Shen Nankui thought of the books she had stored in Lai'an Academy, and her eyes dimmed. Then she smiled and said, "That's great."

The three of them took rice, flour and tea and returned to Geng's yard. The villagers felt embarrassed to trouble Shen Nankui any more and went into the kitchen to work on their own.

After a while, the cheerful woman named Li Niang, who had taken off her clothes in front of the bandits, came over with a smile, carrying three bowls of hand-rolled noodles on a tray.

"Madam Zhou, Miss Zhang, Madam Jian, you have been busy for a long time, please eat something. This is the noodles I made. My cooking skills are not good, so please make do with it..."

Zhang Qiongsi had been hungry for half a day and was already starving. When she smelled the fragrance of noodles, she couldn't help but sniff, "I think it smells very good. Thank you, sister!"

She picked up the noodles and started eating.

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Thank you for your help. Have all the villagers eaten?"

Li Niang said, "We have eaten. There is porridge in the pot. Madam Zhou Zun, you don't have to worry about us. You can eat first."

Only then did Shen Nankui sit down to eat.

After finishing the meal, they waited for another half an hour before Gu Yichuan came back. Shen Nankui brought him the warm porridge in the pot, and then they started talking about business.

Shen Nankui observed his expression and asked, "Didn't you catch him?"

Gu Yichuan nodded. "From what you said, Geng Jin is a native of Taoyuan Town. He grew up in the town and is very familiar with the terrain of Taoyuan Town. So when he saw the soldiers, he ran away first. We didn't catch him, but we did catch the other three people who were hiding in the villagers' homes."

A trace of worry appeared in Shen Nankui's eyes. "Today, the people of Feiying Village suffered heavy losses in Taoyuan Town. These bandits are narrow-minded and vindictive. If the remaining evil is not eliminated, I am afraid that more trouble will arise."

Gu Yichuan said, "So, it's not a bad thing that Geng Jin escaped. If we can't get anything out of these captives, we can only rely on him to lead us to the nest of Feiying Village. I have sent Captain Sun to lead people to track his whereabouts."

"That's fine." Shen Nankui nodded.

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The officers and soldiers have finished checking the town and there is no danger now, so the villagers have returned home.

Gu Yichuan left a part of the troops to guard the town, and personally led people to escort the captured prisoners back to the provincial government. Shen Nankui and others also returned with him.

Before leaving, she asked Jian Ying and the aunt to take good care of Aunt Geng.

Although she had not been with Aunt Geng for a long time, it could be seen from today's events that Aunt Geng was not a bad person. She must have felt more remorseful than anyone else for raising such a son who had done so many evil things. It would be bad if she committed suicide because she could not get over it.

Gu Yichuan came on horseback and walked in front, while Shen Nankui still rode in the same car with Zhang Qiongsi.

Zhang Qiongsi leaned against the wall of the car and suddenly asked, "Sister Nankui, did the governor tell you why Geng Jin killed an entire family two years ago?"

Shen Nankui sighed softly, "He didn't know about this at first. It was Captain Sun who told him."

Driven by curiosity, Zhang Qiongsi hurriedly asked: "What is it?"

Shen Nankui was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "If there is no hatred, no one would do such a thing easily, such a crime of exterminating an entire family. If you want to talk about the reason, it is indeed someone in Zhao Fu's family who made a mistake first, but Geng Jin's temper is too cruel. There is obviously a better solution, but he chose to go down a path of no return."

A few years ago, Geng Jin made a living as a traveling merchant, often traveling around Yongzhou and nearby counties. When he was busy, he might not be able to return home for a month or two.

He was doing business outside, so only Aunt Geng and her mother-in-law were at home.

Aunt Geng was a kind person and treated her daughter-in-law well, so Geng Jin's wife was willing to respect her. When Geng Jin was not at home, she always treated Aunt Geng as her own mother and served her. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along harmoniously, and everyone in the town envied them.

Several years passed in this peaceful manner. Two years ago, as Geng Jin was away from home all year round, Geng Jin's wife, perhaps out of helplessness or loneliness, actually hooked up with Zhao Fu's brother-in-law.

Zhao Fu's brother-in-law is a notorious gangster in the town. He is extremely domineering and difficult to deal with. Anyone who offends him will be severely bullied and blackmailed. There is no way to get rid of this evil star.

Therefore, although the people in the town clearly saw Mrs. Geng Jin going in and out with him many times, no one dared to tell Aunt Geng about this news. Therefore, Aunt Geng never suspected her daughter-in-law.

Until Geng Jin's wife became pregnant, but she was pregnant with Zhao Fu's brother-in-law's child. When Geng Jin came back that day, he was very happy about it. However, when he calculated, he found that the month of his wife's pregnancy did not match the time he stayed at home. This was not his child at all!

After repeated questioning, Geng Jin's wife finally confessed her affair with Zhao Fu's brother-in-law.

Geng Jin was furious and went to find Zhao Fu's brother-in-law to ask for an explanation. However, not only did the other party deny it, he also mocked Geng Jin in front of the whole town and called him a bastard. He blamed Geng Jin for not being able to take care of his wife. He bought a big turtle in a high-profile manner and hired people to carry the turtle to Geng's house with gongs and drums to humiliate him.

Geng Jin was furious and rushed into the house of Zhao Fu's brother-in-law with a sharp axe. Zhao Fu's brother-in-law, Zhao Fu's father-in-law and mother-in-law, and his eldest brother-in-law and his wife, a total of six people in the family were all killed by the furious Geng Jin's axe.

After bloodbathed Zhao Fu's brother-in-law's house, he was still not satisfied. Thinking of his wife who cheated on him, he did not let her go either and killed them all.

Aunt Geng couldn't stop him and fainted three times in one day.

After the villagers learned about these things, they were terrified and wanted to capture Geng Jin and send him to the government. However, after Geng Jin killed someone, he took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain of Taoyuan Town and quietly escaped through a small road.

There was no news of him after he disappeared until the people of Taoyuan Town received the arrest warrant from the government. Only then did they know that he had become a robber. Then, what happened today happened.

Zhang Qiongsi was furious after hearing this. "It's true that Geng Jin was wronged, but he really shouldn't have killed so many people. According to Tiansheng Law, if a man rapes a married woman, he should be exiled 3,000 miles away. If a woman commits adultery in marriage, she should also be caned and exiled as a slave. If he hates them, why doesn't he ask the government to make the decision? Instead, he has to do something that goes against the will of heaven. This is really unwise!"