Chapter 24: Ten Years of White Bones (5)

Not everyone in Yangjia Village has the surname Yang, the men are basically of the same ancestry, and the women are all married in from outside, about 600 people.

Yang Fugui, the village head, had already heard the news and came to pick him up, and as soon as Su Yunkai and the six people appeared at the entrance of the village, they led more than ten people to come forward and bow down. Some men also had stools and tea and wine in their hands, but because they didn't know what was going on here, they all looked panicked and didn't dare to come out.

Su Yunkai knew that the people didn't like to deal with officials, and they had always been in awe of the people in the imperial court, so it was inevitable that they would be nervous, "I'm here to handle a case, to inquire about someone, not to embarrass you, just tell the truth." ”

Yang Fugui asked, "What do you command?" ”

"I don't know if you've heard about the grove on the other side of the river, where a pair of white bones were found yesterday."

"I heard."

"The man was about half of his twenties, living alone, and after checking the case file, he found that he might be from Hejia Village and Yangjia Village. But I've been to the former, and I've verified that there is no such person. ”

Everyone looked at each other and waited for him to continue.

"I asked people to check the people who came to the yamen to report their disappearance in the past ten years, and they didn't find the same person. But one thing is very strange, ten years ago, there was a person named Yang Baijia in your village, who was very similar to the description, but I asked the official to investigate, but I couldn't find any trace of this person, but no one went to the yamen to report his disappearance. ”

Yang Fugui's face was embarrassed, looked left and right, and then said, "My lord, that Yang Baijia is indeed missing and unreported, just because he lost his parents when he was young, and he didn't have an uncle or uncle, he was still a little madman, and life was hard at that time, and no one dared to accept it, so I came forward and let the whole village raise him together, and grew up eating hundreds of family meals, so it was called Yang Baijia." ”

Mingyue frowned slightly, "The village chief is willing to come forward for him and let the whole village raise him, why didn't he even come to the government to report the case when he disappeared?" ”

Before Yang Fugui could speak, a woman next to him said angrily, "That ungrateful and ruthless white-eyed wolf, let alone missing, even if he is dead, no one will collect his body for him!" ”

Su Yunkai and Mingyue glanced at each other, and they already felt strange, "Why?" ”

Someone would interject again, and he would almost jump up in excitement, "He's a madman, and he kills." ”

Mingyue was taken aback, "Murder? ”

"Yes, back then, we were old and ashamed, and we lost people in half a year, and we didn't know whether we were dead or alive, until Yang Maniac disappeared, there were no fewer people in the village. Adults and girls, you say, what a coincidence. Later, we thought that it was the madman Yang who did it, he ate everyone and killed them all! ”

The young man next to the old woman frowned and said, "Mother, I've told you a few times, Uncle Yang is not that kind of person." If he did that kind of thing, then why did he disappear as a whole? ”

The old woman said sharply, "Then why is it that after his disappearance, there are no fewer people in the village?" ”

The young man was obviously clumsy, and he was blocked by two sentences, and his face was red and he couldn't open his mouth.

The old woman was still scolding, and someone next to her echoed her. Su Yun was suspicious happily, and it wasn't until Yang Fugui coughed and reminded them that there were still court officials, and they woke up and stopped in fright.

Su Yunkai glanced around in front of everyone and asked, "Now it's not certain that the corpse is Yang Baijia, do you know what is easy for him to identify?" ”

Everyone thought for a long time before one of them said, "I remember that he used to help us pick peaches, and he fell off a tree, and he had a pit on his forehead, and he bled a lot and left a big scar, but didn't he say that it was white bones that were dug up...... You can't see that, can you? ”

Mingyue looked up at him and asked, "Do you remember exactly where you hit him?" ”

He twisted his eyebrows, touched his forehead, and stopped his hand on the left eyebrow bone, "This, yes, that's it, when the eyebrows were shaved by the doctor, he was still crying and refusing to be cured." ”

Xu remembered Yang Baijia's funny and aggrieved appearance at that time, and even smiled with him. Laughing and laughing, he remembered that the person might be the white bone, and suddenly couldn't laugh, and sighed.

Mingyue picked up bones, washed bones, boiled bones, and set bones and stringed bones, and had long kept all the details in mind, not to mention a bone as big as a skull. She closed her eyes and thought about it, and the whole white skeleton in her mind came alive, and she kept turning, from top to bottom, and thought clearly. She opened her eyes and said, "The skull of the corpse has a dent in the left eyebrow bone. Compared with other wounds hit with blunt objects, it is obvious that they are stabbed with sharp weapons, so the bones are scratched, but they are not strict. ”

The man exclaimed, "Yes, there was a big rock under the peach tree, and he just touched the corner of the rock." ”

The identity of the deceased is clear, and the clues have been formed and appeared in front of the two. Su Yunkai said, "Is the place where he lives still alive now?" ”

Yang Fugui hurriedly said, "It's still there, there are not many people in the village, but there is a lot of land, and they all build houses in their own fields, and the place where he lives is remote, so it is deserted there, no one lives, and there is no one nearby." ”

He immediately led the way in front, and although his right foot was a little lame, he knew the road well and was not slow. The people in the village also wanted to see the excitement, so they went over there. They are used to this kind of road on weekdays, walking fast, and it doesn't take long to open up long distances, and they have long forgotten that they are leading the way.

Su Yunkai was also trying to talk to Mingyue, it would be more convenient without the people of Yangjia Village. It's just that after all, it's not good to be heard on other people's territory, so he turned his head and whispered, "Did you think there was something strange just now?" ”

Mingyue said, "Are you wondering, why are the people who scold Yang Baijia basically elderly, but those young people are all speaking for him." ”

If she hadn't been a fool, Su Yunkai would have really wanted to abduct her to the yamen to catch her, and it would not be bad, although she would occasionally be confused, "Well, according to age, ten years ago, those young people were only about ten years old, and Yang Baijia was twenty-eight years old at that time, how could those children support him?" ”

Mingyue said, "In this way, I think of an idiot in our Nanle County. He didn't have a bright brain since he was a child, and his peers always bullied him. Later, when he grew up, there were still many people who bullied him, but only children couldn't, so he always loved to play with them. Because his body is stronger than them, he will volunteer to rush ahead of what children can't do, so he is very popular with children. Do you think Yang Baijia will be like this? ”

Su Yunkai thought for a moment and said, "Just find someone to speak for him and ask." ”

As soon as the two finished speaking, a young man who ran away with the crowd turned back, his face full of shame, "I forgot for a while that adults couldn't go this way, so I ran faster." ”

Su Yunkai saw that he was the one who had been defending the Yang Bai family, and asked, "What is your name?" ”

"Yang Qianli."

Su Yunkai said again, "What is the relationship between you and Yang Baijia?" ”

Yang Qianli said, "In this village, they are basically relatives, and there is only the saying of intimacy. He is a distant relative, and I have to call him uncle in terms of seniority. ”

Su Yun smiled lightly, "What I want to ask is not whether you are relatives, I just want to know why you keep speaking for him." As you said, everyone in this village is a relative, so why does your mother and several other elders have a very bad opinion of him? ”

Yang Qianli frowned at the mention of this, "I can't blame my mother for this, it was indeed too much of a coincidence that Uncle Yang disappeared back then." Our village has always lived a very peaceful life, and later there are always people who disappear for no reason, and everyone doesn't think that Uncle Yang did it. Because he was so good to us kids and always played together. Until Uncle Yang disappeared, no one disappeared again, and everyone naturally thought that Uncle Yang did it. But I still don't think Uncle Yang would do that kind of thing, he's not that kind of person! ”

Mingyue heard that he was really defending Yang Baijia, and he was red-faced, but he was a little clumsy, so he was very excited when he said it. It took him a while to calm down, "Although Uncle Yang is stupid, he is not crazy, he is very good to us children." ”

Yang Qianli's tone was calm, he was speechless, and he just fell into a long silence.

The ridges are long, and there is no end in sight, and the green grass rises on both sides, and only the brown and yellow soil is exposed where people often walk in the middle. The road does not become a road, and the more you go, the narrower it gets. It wasn't until they were about to walk to the foot of the mountain that Su Yunkai and Mingyue saw the thatched hut that had almost been covered by green vines and weeds.

The simple house had collapsed in half, and the yellow mud bricks had collapsed in half, and there was a vigorous green vine entwined with support, so it would not collapse completely. The wooden door is half-leaning, and the deadbolt has been corroded so badly that when you touch it, rust flies. As soon as the servant exerted his strength, the iron bolt shattered.

Su Yunkai saw that Mingyue was going in, so he grabbed her, "The house may collapse, you wait outside." ”

The official also advised her not to go in, in case it really collapsed, she would not be able to escape with thin arms and legs. Mingyue had no choice but to wait outside, watching them lean in through the green vines that were about to surround the entire hut, and couldn't help but be nervous.

Yang Qianli comforted her, "It's okay, it hasn't collapsed for so many years, and when Uncle Yang is fine, he will also support a tree and support a few logs in it, and I have helped him." ”

Mingyue turned her head to look at him, and on his young face, she felt that the tone of her voice was obviously different when she mentioned the person, "It seems that you really like to play with him." ”

Yang Qianli was silent, "Although I don't know who you are, I can see that Lord Su should be very urgent about you, can you please tell your lord so that he must catch the murderer." ”

"Hmm." Mingyue added, "I'm a servant of the Yamen. ”

He was taken aback, and immediately unconsciously looked at her three times, "Foolish? ”

Mingyue's eyes were bright, and she nodded seriously, "Yes, don't do it." ”

Yang Qianli was stunned for a moment, and then remembered something that was more important to know than surprised, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about ......it?" Do you know how Uncle Yang died? ”

Mingyue suddenly couldn't bear to tell him, how could such a cruel method make such a person who cared about his childhood friend acceptable?

But the young man in front of him had burning eyes, as if he had guessed the implicit meaning of her hesitation, and he was also a little timid, but he still asked, "Sue me...... Uncle Yang: How did he die? ”

Mingyue sighed secretly and said, "...... who was beaten to death with a blunt object"

Yang Qianli clenched his fists suddenly, "He was killed by someone, didn't he fall to his death, and he didn't die by accident?" ”

"It's not."

Yang Qianli suddenly opened his fist, looking a little tired, more relieved, "This can prove that Uncle Yang has nothing to do with the missing people in the village, because Uncle Yang was also killed......"

Mingyue can't assert based on this alone, after all, even if it is a person who is killed, he may have killed someone before. But the corpses of the people who disappeared before were missing, only the corpses of Yang Baijia appeared, which is really strange. Are those people really missing, or have they been killed like Yang Baijia, but their bodies haven't been found yet?

She really hoped that the white bones that had been buried in the ground for ten years could speak and tell the truth to the living people back then.