Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2580: 2516: Who Can Be Trusted

Ah Qiu serves as the little brother to Fourth Master Jiang's wife. He's lent a hand to the Jiang Family for a long stretch now. In his early years, he toiled at a store outside, and as age caught up with his refusal to step back, he ended up overseeing the kitchen.

All in the Jiang Family hold that whoever runs the kitchen has to be reliable, best if it's one of their blood. Thus, Fourth Madam Jiang's very own kin qualifies as family, doesn't he?

Right when they first placed him in charge of the kitchen, Fourth Madam Jiang praised him to the skies, vowing she'd oversee him tightly to make the kitchen the Jiang Family's unbreakable stronghold, serving up the safest, most nourishing dishes to every household member.

But only after a few short years?

Disaster struck Old Master Jiang just like that.

Following that event, Old Master Jiang refused to pin blame on Ah Qiu, instead chalking it up to some devious, merciless schemer impossible to foresee. As such, he spared Ah Qiu any reproach or grilling over his duties.

Yet today, amid this grave crisis drawing everyone together, Ah Qiu—who ought to be present—is nowhere to be seen, stirring doubts in Old Master Jiang's mind.

Unless Ah Qiu was utterly derelict in his duties, perhaps the issue lies with him directly.

Tears streaming down her face, Fourth Madam Jiang cried out: “It's so early! Can't Ah Qiu be late for once? Doesn't everyone oversleep now and then?”

Her words ignited Fourth Master Jiang's rage, and he bellowed: “Enough! Go find him now!”

They located Ah Qiu in no time.

He's the youngest son from Fourth Madam Jiang's father, way younger than her, clocking in at about fifty years old with a plump, rotund frame. Spotting anyone as hefty as him in these times is truly uncommon.

The sight of Ah Way sprawled on the floor left Ah Qiu stunned.

“Wha-what happened here? Yesterday he was totally fine!”

“What occurred? Aren't you the one who should explain?” Old Master Jiang thundered.

“Why me? Master Jiang, you can't accuse like that! Do you realize how many days I poured into prepping last night's feast? I finally caught a solid night's rest yesterday, and then this? I'm no babysitter—I can't watch them around the clock, can I?”

“Right, Ah Qiu has a point. Middle of the night—who stays awake? Who'd wander about then?” Fourth Madam Jiang chimed in, shooting a look at Jiang Shiheng.

A faint smile crossed Jiang Shiheng's lips. “Hinting it was me, Fourth Aunt? Which eye caught me up at that hour?”

“Xiao Sixth, what's with that tone? When did I point fingers at you?”

Suddenly, Cheng Cheng rose to her feet and declared, “Poison injection killed him.”

This bombshell left everyone stunned, tension rippling through the group.

Cheng Cheng indicated the subtle needle mark on Ah Way's neck.

With no other wounds on the body, this could well be the cause.

“Is such a dreadful killer lurking within our Jiang Family?”

“Entirely possible,” Jiang Shiheng replied. “We need a full-scale probe.”

His declaration shocked every Jiang Family member.

A complete investigation—how exactly to carry it out?

After rising, Chiang Xiao and Meng Xinian headed out for a jog. It had been ages since their early-morning runs together, and finishing left them invigorated and full of pep.