I insist

Chapter 18: The Most Urgent Task

Song Miqiu also found out that they were just trying to get by.

Perhaps they didn't have any evidence at all; it was just that someone mentioned Qiu Tianlei had recently bought a strange man, which is why the officials started to keep an eye on him.

This kind of thing is almost certainly the work of the Zhuo family.

But there's no time to argue with them now; the most urgent thing is to rescue Qiu Tianlei.

Tian Yumei was not as patient as her mother-in-law. When she heard the official insist that her husband had committed a crime, she immediately objected!

Although she is indeed somewhat weak in general, it doesn't mean she has no backbone.

"I... my husband would never do such a thing! I can vouch for it myself! My husband is definitely not the person you're looking for!"

"What do you, a mere woman, know! Is this a place for you to speak?"

"Exactly! You said yourself that this person is your husband, so maybe you're just saying that to cover for him!"

Clearly, these officials were not buying it; in fact, they even believed that Qiu Tianlei's wife was doing it on purpose!

The courage that Tian Yumei had finally mustered vanished without a trace under the scolding of these people.

Seeing that Tian Yumei had been bullied, Song Miqiu's eyes turned cold.

But in just a moment, she returned to normal.

He took something out of his sleeve, but because Song Miqiu's body was in the way, the surrounding villagers couldn't see it clearly at first.

But as they watched Old Lady Song walk towards the officials, their faces were full of expressions of anticipation.

"Gentlemen, you've worked hard. Is the wanted criminal you're talking about the person on the wanted poster that was put up here a few days ago?"

The constables naturally saw the old woman's actions. In their small county, there were only a few cases a year! Even if something happened, the people were too timid to report it to the authorities.

With their meager daily salaries, they simply couldn't afford to squander them.

This old woman may not be dressed very well, but she's quite generous with her money!

So when they looked at Song Miqiu, they clearly smiled.

"Yes, have you seen it? If you have, then your son is innocent."

As he spoke, the official also looked at Song Miqiu's hand.

The implication is quite clear!

Song Miqiu naturally understood, so he gave all his savings to the officials and then casually pointed in a direction.

“If I’m not mistaken, I did see someone who looked extremely similar to the man on that wanted poster running in that direction a couple of days ago. You know, I’m old, and I only have this one son. He has no reason to hide a strange man!”

How could these officials not understand?

Qiu Tianlei was arrested by them based on rumors.

If they had evidence, it wouldn't be as simple as just detaining him.

They weighed the money in their hands and, seeing the old woman's earnest expression, had no suspicions.

"Now that we have a lead, let's release Qiu Tianlei! The most important thing right now is to catch the wanted criminal!"

They finally gained the trust of their superiors and were given such an important task. They had to take the money, and of course, they had to get the job done!

After the officials left, the people around Song Miqiu stared at him.

But Song Miqiu didn't want to deal with them today, so he left with Qiu Tianlei on his left and Tian Yumei on his right.

When he got home, he slammed the gate shut, which terrified Qiu Tianlei.

"mother……"