Chapter 346 - Chapter 346: Chapter 339: The Bloodiest Parasite_1 (1/2)

Chapter 346: Chapter 339: The Bloodiest Parasite_1

If the murderer wasn’t from the village, then they must certainly be an outsider.

Yesterday, Qin Niu held a wedding, and there were many guests who came from the city.

But these guests were all respected figures, or kindhearted Talisman Masters like Bei Bing. There were no criminals who engaged in evil deeds.

After ruling out these factors, Qin Niu suspected that Aunt Hua’s daughter’s death might have already been foreshadowed during her time working in the city.

“I’m not clear on what kind of work she did there, only that her employer required her to keep it a secret. The salary they gave was generous, too. In three months, she brought back a total of Two Silver Money and five coins.

I noticed she was much paler and also chubbier than when she left, and the clothes she wore were made of fine fabric.

It seems her job in the city must have been quite good,”

Aunt Hua said with a hint of pride in her tone when mentioning her daughter’s work.

A girl without any skills, earning Two Silver Money and five coins in just three months of work in the city.

Almost more than eight coins a month.

Even grown men can hardly earn such a wage.

She was earning such a high salary, and her job required secrecy—could it be that after entering the city, she became a prostitute?

Women, especially slightly pretty young girls without skills or connections, don’t have many ways to make quick money.

Apart from being a prostitute in the city, Qin Niu could not think of any other job that paid so well.

“Why did she quit such a high-paying job? Just work for one or two years, and that’s enough to buy an acre of good farmland. Then, wouldn’t your family be set for life?”

Qin Niu believed that Aunt Hua must also have had this calculation in mind.

With money, everyone thinks of buying land.

If your family owns ten or more acres of good farmland, you would basically have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime if you live frugally.

“I did ask her about this, but she refused to say. I’m afraid she was dismissed by her employer and must have been very upset, so I did not press further on the matter.”

Aunt Hua knew next to nothing about her daughter’s job.

This made Qin Niu even more certain that her daughter’s death was related to that particular job in the city.

“Were there other people who went to the city to work with your daughter?”

“Yes! Wang Haikun’s wife and He Saixiang from Daoyuan Village, the three of them went together.”

Many women from the villages choose to go to the city to work in groups.

They can look out for each other.

The cities are complex with diverse people, and village girls are easily exploited and deceived.

But married women usually don’t go to the city for work.

It’s mostly unmarried girls, around fourteen or fifteen years old, trying to make some money.

“Wang Haikun’s wife went to the city for work too? How come I’ve never heard anyone mention it?” Qin Niu was surprised.

Wang Haikun’s wife was not tall, reasonably pretty, but also not young, well into her thirties.

What could she be doing in the city?

“Perhaps she was worried about gossip, so she kept it secret from everyone. Her salary was a bit lower than my daughter’s. I heard she also brought back Two Silver Money in three months.”

As Aunt Hua spoke, she caught sight of her daughter’s body and couldn’t help but sob with the grief welling up from within.

Qin Niu helped bring down the body.

The body had already stiffened.

“Aunt Hua, you dress her first. This matter is full of strangeness; once I find out the real murderer, I will surely seek justice for your daughter.”

Having said this, Qin Niu left Aunt Hua’s home and hurriedly ran toward Wang Haikun’s house.

Ever since Qin Niu had cut off one of Wang Haikun’s arms and had him kneel outside his house for public display, the two had not interacted with each other.

During Qin Niu’s wedding, everyone in the village attended, except for Wang Haikun.

As for whether Wang Haikun’s wife showed up, Qin Niu really hadn’t paid attention.

Now that Aunt Hua’s daughter was dead, hopefully, nothing had happened to Wang Haikun’s wife.

When Qin Niu reached the exterior of Wang Haikun’s house, he barely heard some noises coming from inside.

He immediately knocked on the door with force.

“Wang Haikun, open the door quickly!”

After a good while, the door opened.

Wang Haikun reeked of alcohol, his hair was a mess, and his whole person seemed to have aged over twenty years compared to before.

Having one arm chopped off by Qin Niu and being harshly reprimanded had been a huge blow for Wang Haikun. He had been living in pain and hatred.

And he had lost all face in the village.