Chapter 149: Chapter 149
It’s absolutely shameless. Your son has been married for so long, not only did you not give them a penny, but the money her parents send over is clearly meant for their own daughter.
You went ahead and hastily organized the wedding without their parents knowing, because they’re out of province. I really don’t know how she has the nerve to say such things.
"The money her parents send, meant for their daughter, what’s it got to do with your son?"
"What nerve, to say such shameless words. Don’t say you’re from our village when you go out; we’re embarrassed by you!"
"You old lady, how have you become more unreasonable with age? Are you telling us that everything you said at the village entrance, complaining about your daughter-in-law, was all made up?"
"With that temper of yours, if it were any other daughter-in-law, there’d probably be constant family conflicts too. The key is, you’re just too good at stirring up trouble!"
"Right, do you remember? Fu family’s eldest son’s wife was almost driven to divorce by her meddling!"
"If it wasn’t for her eldest son, who had the sense to immediately take his wife to live in town, his wife would probably not be around now; surely, her meddling was involved. What family can stand up to such turmoil?"
"Yes, yes, now that you mention it, I remember. She probably didn’t just target Jiang Xin. Her eldest son’s marriage faced a lot of targeting too. I think she’s naturally biased against daughters-in-law, wanting to show them who’s boss. But she didn’t expect Jiang Xin to be a tough nut, so she ended up defeated."
"We were here worrying for her, thinking of her well-being, yet she’s treating us like a joke?"
Mrs. Fu’s recent words directly sparked widespread anger among the crowd.
The scene instantly became chaotic.
Seeing the situation getting out of control, the police officer promptly spoke up:
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As soon as the words were spoken, the previously noisy people immediately fell silent, not daring to utter another word.
The police officer furrowed their brow, glanced at Mrs. Fu, and pieced together what Jiang Xin had just said, forming an idea in their head.
The officer looked down and noticed the shoes Mrs. Fu was wearing, caked with dirt.
Mrs. Fu was already feeling guilty, and being stared at by the police officer only made her more frightened, causing her to shiver uncontrollably.
Yet, she tried to maintain her composure and asked the police officer:
"Officer, I know it’s my fault for bringing up our in-law issues at a time , but you can’t stare at me like that; it’s scaring me!"
Her voice was trembling as she spoke, clearly showing her fear.
Jiang Xin smirked, seeing how Mrs. Fu no longer had that mean and cutting demeanor when speaking with her earlier, but was now completely deflated. It was incredibly satisfying!
Sure enough, it’s best to leave things to the professionals. If she had confronted Mrs. Fu directly about the missing clothes in her room, Mrs. Fu would probably have stubbornly denied it, no matter what.
The police officer, staring at Mrs. Fu, looked lost in thought.
Coupled with what Jiang Xin had just said and the villagers’ testimonies, a suspicion arose.
Why was it that only Jiang Xin’s room was searched when the house was supposedly robbed?
Why did they have to lock their bedroom door in their own home? It clearly indicates a poor relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Therefore, it’s very likely that Mrs. Fu was the one who stole Jiang Xin’s dress.
"Excuse me, ma’am, could you please remove your shoes so we can take a look?"
"We currently have sufficient reason to suspect you of being the one who stole your daughter-in-law’s clothes."
As the officer’s words sank in, Mrs. Fu’s face turned pale.
She hadn’t expected to be so well-hidden yet still find suspicion cast upon her by the police. This was too hard to explain away because she really had done it.
At this point, even defending herself seemed hopelessly futile.