Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You are so beautiful. ”

Hohe Jasmine's face suddenly showed two cute little dimples, and she said shyly: "You men like to coax women with nice words." ”

"What I said is true, I didn't coax you." Ling Xiao is indeed very serious, if a woman like Huhe Jasmine is not beautiful, then there will be no beautiful woman in the world.

"I'll make you breakfast, the school is closed today, and the school cafeteria is closed. What do you like to eat? Egg fried rice or porridge? Hohe Jasmine didn't dare to talk to him anymore and diverted the topic.

"Whatever." Ling Xiao said.

At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly walked in at the school gate, he walked quickly, and his expression was also very anxious.

When Hohe Jasmine saw him, he greeted him from afar: "Uncle Zhou is early." After saying hello, she said to Ling Xiao again: "His name is Zhou Zhou Changfu, and he is Principal Zhou's cousin. Uncle Zhou is very good, he takes care of me, if I don't have any food to eat, just go to his field to pick it, he never takes my money. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Changfu walked over, and before she could speak, tears rolled down her eyes.

Ling Xiao's heart suddenly sank, what is the situation?

"Uncle Zhou, what's going on? What happened, what are you crying about? Huhe Jasmine said anxiously.

Zhou Changfu wiped his tears with his calloused palm, and said in a choked voice: "Jasmine, my brother he, he died last night." ”

"What?" Ho and Jasmine even froze on the spot, their mouths open, and they were so frightened that they couldn't speak.

"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, what happened? You speak slowly. Ling Xiao tried to stabilize his emotions, but he still looked very anxious. He couldn't believe that a person who was fine yesterday could die?

Zhou Changfu said: "I went to the morning market to sell lettuce in the morning, and when I returned home, it was just dawn. I still have some lettuce left in my three rounds and I want to give it to him. I rode to his door, and I found it open. I thought he was up early, so I went in. And then I found him, he ...... He's dead! ”

Ho and Jasmine let out a sad cry and sat down on the ground.

Ling Xiao hurriedly helped her up, stood behind her, supported her with his body, and wrapped his hands around her waist to prevent her from collapsing again. He asked anxiously, "Uncle Zhou, how did Principal Zhou die?" ”

"I don't know what to say, but he fell in the hall, his face blue and purple, but there was no blood. I called him and he didn't wake up, I shook him and he didn't wake up, and after the last I tried his nostrils with my fingers, I found that he was out of breath. Oh my brother! Speaking of sadness, Zhou Changfu cried loudly. Muddy tears flowed down his wrinkled face, so pitiful and desperate.

"Did you call the police?" Ling Xiao smelled a hint of something unusual, and he didn't know what was going on, he suddenly remembered what Huhe Jasmine had encountered last night, could there be any connection between this?

"It's reported, the police haven't come yet, I'll rush over and report to Jasmine first. Oh my brother! He began to cry loudly again.

"Let's go, let's take a look." Ling Xiao said: "Uncle Zhou, you help Jasmine, I'll drive." ”

"Driving?" Zhou Changfu glanced at the Audi A6 parked on the playground, and then shook his head, "The road in that place is very narrow, and the tricycle can ride through, but the car can't drive." If you want to go, you have to walk. ”

"Are you okay?" Ling Xiao looked at Ho and Jasmine with concern.

"I can do it, I'm going to see Principal Zhou, I'm ...... Woo woo...... "Before he finished speaking, Hu and Jasmine also began to cry.

Ling Xiao helped Huhe Jasmine and said to Zhou Changfu: "Uncle Zhou, let's go, take us to see." ”

Zhou Changfu walked forward to lead the way, sighing from time to time, crying twice from time to time, and muttering and cursing from time to time, giving people a feeling that their nerves were strongly stimulated and confused. Huhe Jasmine was silently weeping, looking very sad.

After about ten minutes of following a path, we came to a courtyard with a large crowd at the door. These people are all nearby villagers, and they came to see it when they heard that Zhou Changde was dead. These people were muttering and talking, and their faces were solemn.

"Principal Zhou, such a good person, why did he die? He died, who will make up for my baby in the future? Hey, it's really a good person who doesn't live long. A villager said.

"Last night, I heard my big yellow dog barking badly, did someone hurt Principal Zhou?" A middle-aged woman said.

"Really, I heard our black dog barking so badly last night, maybe some bad guys have come to our village." A villager said.

"Don't guess, Principal Zhou is kind, he never offends anyone, and his family doesn't have much money, who will harm him?" A villager said.

"Could it be a matter of repairing a school? I've heard that Principal Zhou has sued several times, will he offend any big people? Someone said that.

"Ouch, don't talk nonsense, there is no evidence, if this goes to court, it is a false accusation, it is a crime." Someone reminded.

Ling Xiao, who had just entered the door, suddenly stopped, and his heart was pounding, even the villagers would guess about the construction of the school, is this normal? The events of last night came back to his mind, and the scenes flashed like slides. From the beginning of Hohe Jasmine's phone call, and then he saw sneaky figures, and Hohe Jasmine called the police but no one answered, etc., all this, is it normal?

The deeper he analyzed, the more Ling Xiao felt that something was wrong with this matter.

Principal Zhou didn't have an accident early or late, yesterday Nie Tianqi came to Mingzu Primary School to inspect and start an investigation into the construction of the school, and Principal Zhou also promised to sort out the reported materials and send them to Nie Tianqi's hands, but he died that night!

Can this be normal?

The villagers' discussion continued, but Ling Xiao couldn't listen anymore, and he and Huhe Jasmine came to the entrance of the hall. Because it was a hot day, although the time of death was less than 24 hours, the characteristic smell of decomposing corpses was also strong, and you could smell it when you approached the door.

In the hall, Zhou Changde was lying on his back on the ground, his face was bruised, and he was wearing only a pair of red boxers. He had a pair of blue foam slippers on his feet, which were well worn on his feet. His eyes were closed, and his expression was quite serene, like a sleeping old man.

Ling Xiao's gaze moved elsewhere, and the furniture and utensils in the hall were all placed in the distance, showing no signs of being disturbed. There is a door open on the side wall of the hall, and a corner of Zhou Changde's bedroom can be seen from the door, and there are no traces of a fight in the bedroom. His heart suddenly became strange, "If someone killed Zhou Changde, then there should be some traces of a fight in this room, right?" Not only did there be no traces of a fight in the house, but there were no obvious scars on Zhou Changde's body. What happened last night? ”

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the gate, and the villagers blocking the gate retreated in a panic.

"Get out of the way? Who let you in? Did you know that doing so would ruin the scene? "A policeman wearing a large-brimmed hat walked in. Subsequently, several more policemen poured in from the door. Two others were wearing white antibacterial suits, and one of them was holding a DSLR camera and toolbox.

The medical examiners are here, albeit a little late.

"Who are you? What about you, what are you standing here for? The officer leading the team said in a rough voice.

Zhou Changde hurriedly said: "I am the cousin of the deceased, my name is Zhou Changde." ”

"Go out of the road, don't get in the way of our work, and the two of you will also go out of the road." The police officer who led the team looked at Ling Xiao and Huhe Jasmine and said.

Ling Xiao pulled Huhe Jasmine and walked out of the hall.

"Go outside the gate and cordon off the scene." The police officer who led the team waved at the villagers who were still in the courtyard.

Ling Xiao pulled Huhe Jasmine and walked out of the gate again, taking out his mobile phone, he was going to call Nie Tianqi.

The forensic doctor entered, and the gate was sealed.

There was a policeman with a serious expression standing at the door, and no one dared to approach.

Ling Xiao and Nie Tianqi talked on the phone, and Nie Tianqi said that he would rush over. Ling Xiao didn't tell him in detail on the phone, but just told him that Zhou Changde was dead, and the cause of death was suspicious. Nie Tianqi was a smart person, he would definitely think of something, so he didn't ask, and directly told Ling Xiao that he would come with him.

Ho and Jasmine were still crying, she didn't cry out loud, but that sad look made people feel distressed.

Ling Xiao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Jasmine, does Principal Zhou live alone?" What about his family? ”

Hohe Jasmine said: "Principal Zhou's wife passed away, and he didn't marry again, he has a son who works in other provinces." I don't have his son's phone, and I don't know what to tell him. ”

The feeling of losing a loved one Ling Xiao knows very well, and the heart-rending pain he will never forget for the rest of his life. Zhou Changde died, and Hu and Jasmine, who were not related to him, were so sad, you can imagine how painful he would feel if his son Zhilu told the bad news.

Zhou Changfu said: "Teacher Jasmine, don't worry about this, Zhou Jun is my nephew, I will find a suitable time to tell him." ”

Ling Xiao sighed, "That's the only way, I hope he can get through." ”

"Doctor Ling, come with me, I have something to tell you." Ho and Jasmine whispered to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao didn't know what she was going to say at this time, but he nodded and walked behind Huhe Jasmine towards a place where no one was.

Ho and Jasmine stopped away from the door of the Zhou family's courtyard, she looked at Ling Xiao, her eyes showed worry and fear, "Doctor Ling, I am so scared when I think back to what happened last night, I suspect that Principal Zhou was killed by someone, and those people also wanted to kill me last night." I—I'm so scared, I don't know what to do. ”

Ling Xiao gently held her hand and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, no matter what bad person you are, I will protect you, and I will not let people hurt you." ”

"Should I tell the police about last night?" Ho and Jasmine looked at Ling Xiao and sought his advice. Her heart was a mess, and she didn't know how to deal with it.

Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said, "You really should tell the police about this, and maybe you can help the police find clues to solve the case." ”