After asking Chen Weiguo about Chen Qiumin's family, Xu Lang offered to go to Chen Qiumin's house in the village to have a look, and Chen Weiguo did not hesitate at all, offering that he could lead the way.

When he walked out of Chen Wei's country, Xu Lang saw a few pieces of bacon hanging on the wall outside, originally, Xu Lang just glanced at it casually, and always felt that it didn't look like pork, but what kind of meat it was, Xu Lang was not sure.

Seeing Xu Lang stop, Chen Weiguo also stopped, followed Xu Lang's gaze, those originally cloudy eyes emitted a fine light, but it was only a flash, he said with a smile: "This is a wild boar last year, if Officer Xu likes it, take it away when you leave." ”

Hearing Chen Weiguo say this, Xu Lang turned his head, shook his head, and said, "No need, let's go." ”

After speaking, Xu Lang took a step away from Chen Wei's country and walked towards the door, after walking out for a long time, Xu Lang still subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the golden bacon that was drifting in the wind and being irradiated by the scorching sun, Xu Lang always felt a little strange.

And when Xu Lang retracted his gaze, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Chen Weiguo looking at him very vigilantly, as if he was worried that he was really worried about those pieces of bacon, which made Xu Lang feel funny, although wild boar is very scarce, it is difficult to eat authentic in the city, but as long as you spend some money, you can still eat it, and Xu Lang is not the kind of person who cares about appetite.

Xu Lang shook his head secretly, no longer thinking about this.

Under the leadership of Chen Weiguo, the group came to the innermost part of the village, a house that seems to have been uninhabited for a long time, the house is not big, just the kind of house composed of blue bricks and gray tiles, standing in front of the house, you can see that some tiles on the house have been broken, and under the eaves you can also see a few bird's nests, as for the door of the house, it is full of half-human high weeds, at a glance, it is that no one has cleaned it for a long time.

Approaching the door, Xu Lang found that there was a big lock hanging on the two wooden doors, the golden lock was under the wind and sun, the paint on the surface had peeled off and was rusty, and it looked like no one had opened it for a long time.

"Can you open it?" Xu Lang asked.

Chen Weiguo and Chen Bo glanced at each other, shook their heads, and said, "The key is in the dog's place, we don't have the key, so naturally we can't open it." ”

"That's right."

Xu Lang looked at the door lock, thought about it, nodded, and then turned his head and asked casually, "When he left, didn't he ask anyone to help take care of the house?" ”

Chen Weiguo shook his head and said, "No, he left before dawn, he left in a hurry, and left without saying hello to us." ”

"Oh."

Xu Lang didn't ask anything more, but walked around the house, and found no suspicious traces, nor did he see any traces of anyone coming back.

After returning to the door, Xu Lang offered to go and see the homes of several peers who had a good time with Chen Qiumin, and Chen Weiguo also agreed.

The time was already more than five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun had set in the west, the hot temperature was slowly becoming cooler, and the smoke rose from every household, and those who had worked in the field all day also carried farm tools home one after another, and when they met Xu Lang and them, they would stop and say a few words to Chen Weiguo, but their eyes were still more on Xu Lang and Luo Jiayan.

Doubts, curiosity, vigilance, and more nervousness that Xu Lang didn't understand, in short, when these people saw Xu Lang, their eyes were very complicated, which made Xu Lang and Luo Jiayan feel very strange.

Under the leadership of Chen Weiguo, Xu Lang and the others met the parents of several people, including Chen Zhen, when Xu Lang asked them about the news of Chen Zhen, what they said was no different from what Chen Weiguo said, and the impression of Chen Qiumin, that is, he could eat, ate a lot, was very fat, and there was nothing else.

Chen Yuzhen's family, there is only one grandmother in her sixties at home, she is Chen Yuzhen's grandmother, and Chen Yuzhen's parents work outside all the year round, that is, they will come back during the Chinese New Year, and at other times, they are outside, and every time they come back, they stay for a short time, as for Chen Yuzhen, she has not come back since she went out with Chen Qiumin.

When Chen Yuzhen was mentioned, the gray-haired old man couldn't help wiping her tears, and her tone revealed that she missed her granddaughter very much, Xu Lang After asking a few questions, the old man didn't know, obviously, she didn't know where her granddaughter Chen Yuzhen and Chen Qiumin had gone and what they were doing after leaving Chen Jiahe.

Just when Xu Lang and they were about to leave, the old man stopped Xu Lang and them, she first went to the bedroom alone, and came out after a long time, holding a book wrapped in a brand new towel, Xu Lang took it, and found that this was a photo album, and there are not many photos in the album, most of them are photos of a man and a woman in his forties, the man has dark skin, the woman looks average, the two people are more intimate, it should be husband and wife, and in the back photos, Xu Lang saw several photos of young people in their teens.

Under the guidance of the old grandmother, Xu Lang knew that these five children were Chen Zhen and a few of them, judging from the photos, a very fat boy was very conspicuous, this no need to ask, Xu Lang knew that this boy must be Chen Qiumin, and among the five people, there is only one girl, the girl has slightly dark skin, not very good-looking, but not ugly, can only be said to be very ordinary, she stood among the five people, smiling very happily, four boys surrounded her, there is a feeling of stars holding the moon.

The grandmother said the photo was taken a few months before Chen Qiumin and the others left Chenjiahe.

Xu Lang asked Luo Jiayan to take out her mobile phone and retake the photo, while the old man took Luo Jiayan's hand and said, "You are all from big cities, if you meet my granddaughter, remember to let her take the time to come back to see grandma, grandma misses her very much." ”

Luo Jiayan was a little helpless, but she still nodded and agreed.

When leaving Chen Yuzhen's grandmother's house, Xu Lang noticed that although the old man was here alone, the house was cleaned very clean, and although he was dressed plainly, Xu Lang found that these clothes could not be bought in the county, and they should have been brought back from the city by his son and daughter-in-law, and although the old man looked old and his eyes were not very good, but, on the whole, his body was quite tough, that is, when he entered the room, Xu Lang smelled a faint musty smell and a rancid smell.

Xu Lang didn't think much about it, after all, when people get older, this kind of smell will appear on their bodies, and the old man lives here alone, so it is normal to have a musty smell.

When Xu Lang and the others walked out of Chen Yuzhen's house, it was already dark, and it was not yet seven o'clock at this time, if they were in S City, they could still see the sunset at this time, but they could no longer see the shadow of the sun here, and could only see a round of moon hanging in the sky.

Chen Weiguo tried his best to invite Xu Lang and them to his house for dinner, but Xu Lang refused, after all, they had to rush back to Hengtong County.

After repeated invitations and retention to no avail, Chen Weiguo had no choice but to send Xu Lang and them to the bank of the river, and only after watching Xu Lang and them walk across the river did he turn back.

When Xu Lang and the others left Chenjiahe, they inadvertently turned around and found that the villagers who were supposed to eat at home were standing at the door at this time, staring at Xu Lang and them with their eyes, as if they were driving Xu Lang away, which made Xu Lang feel a little puzzled, and Chen Weiguo was obviously relieved when he sent Xu Lang and them to the riverbank, which made Xu Lang feel more and more puzzled, however, Xu Lang didn't think much about it, followed Chen Bo on the highway together, and drove towards Hengtong County.

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On the way back, Chen Bo obviously relaxed a lot, talked more, and chatted with Xu Lang about the history of Chen Jiahe.

Although Chenjiahe is a small village, most of the people who live here are surnamed Chen, and the name Chenjiahe is also named because of the river, in the past, the river was very wide, and there were many fish, everyone relied on this river, cultivated fields on the bank of the river, planted grain, although it could not make money, but it could solve the problem of food and clothing.

It's just that with the development of the times, many young people have gone out to work, and many of the originally cultivated fields have slowly become barren, as for the big river, it is getting smaller and smaller for various reasons, until now Xu Lang They see it today, in the summer, there is only one stream left in the river.

In the time of Chen Bo's grandfather's generation, there were some people with foreign surnames in the village, but although they settled here, within a few years, these people left one after another.

Because it was dark, there were many bends on the road here, and the road was not easy to walk, so Xu Lang drove very slowly, and when he heard Chen Bo talk about this, he casually asked, "How old are you this year?" ”

"Oh, I'm twenty-three."

"So, you are about the same age as Chen Qiumin, and you are also from Chen Jiahe, right?" Xu Lang asked as he drove.

"Yes, but my house is not on the other side of the river, but on the other side of the river."

Hearing Chen Bo say this, Xu Lang's heart moved, he turned his head to look at Chen Bo, then turned his head to look at the road illuminated by the headlights in front of him, and asked: "By the way, when we went to Chenjiahe today, why did we only see the people on the village chief's side, I see that there are many houses on the other side of the river, and it seems that no one lives there." ”

"Oh, you said this, there were indeed many people living on the other side of the river before, but later the people who lived there went out to work, and most of them settled in the county seat or other places, and rarely came back, and occasionally came back just to worship their ancestors."

"Did the old man go out with him?"

"Yes, the old people on the other side of the river have basically been brought to live in the city by their children, and some of the old people who are old and unwilling to go out have passed away one after another over the years, and there is basically no one living on the riverbank."

"Then the village chief, why are there so many people over there?"

"They don't want to go out, I don't know why, maybe people are old and don't want to go out, after all, although the city is good, but it's still not as comfortable as the countryside."

Hearing Chen Bo say this, Xu Lang nodded, indeed, people who have lived in the countryside all their lives, if they go to the city to live one day, they will not be used to many things, and they will not adapt to it, when they are in the countryside, they can still hang out in their spare time, but when they get to the city, their neighbors don't know each other, and the people in the city are more vigilant, and they will not easily associate with strangers too closely, so many old people, even if their children buy a house in the city, they are not willing to live, and would rather stay in the countryside.

"Since you are about the same age as Chen Qiumin, you should know Chen Qiumin very well, right?" Xu Lang asked casually again.

"Well...... this"

Chen Bo scratched his head a little embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Seeing this scene, Xu Lang turned his head to look at Chen Bo and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" Don't you know Chen Qiumin? ”

"Oh, that's not it, I know Chen Qiumin, but that was when I was very young."

"What do you mean?"

"That's right, I studied in the primary school in the village, but I only read to the third grade, and then, I was taken to Hengtong County by my parents to study, since then, I rarely come back, because I haven't seen each other for a long time, naturally I am unfamiliar, every time I come back, we can't talk when we meet, the relationship is average."

"What kind of person was Chen Qiumin when he was a child?" Xu Lang asked.

"Well, how can I say it, when Chen Qiumin was young, he was indeed very fat, and he was very bold, and it was also very strange."

Chen Bo frowned when he said this.

"Strange? What's weird? Xu Lang asked.

"When we were young, the river was not what it is now, at that time, there were a lot of fish in the river, and there were a lot of crabs and so on, and at that time, we always liked to go to the river to play, but every time my parents saw it, especially my grandfather, when they found out that I was going to play in the river, they would reprimand me and not let me go to the river to play, and they would not let me play with the children on the other side of the river."

"Why?"

Luo Jiayan poked her head out of the back row, looked at Chen Bo with a puzzled expression and asked.

"This, I don't know, maybe my parents are worried that I will be washed away by the water, after all, at that time, the river was still very fast." Chen Bo said with a smile.

"Why don't they let you play with the kids on the other side of the river?" Xu Lang asked with a frown.

Chen Bo shook his head and said, "I don't know why, in fact, it's not just me, it's children who are about the same age as me, they don't let their children play with the children on the other side of the river." ”

"Didn't you ask?" Luo Jiayan asked curiously.

"Of course I did, but every time I asked, they always reprimanded me harshly, not asking me more, just telling me not to play with the children on the other side of the river, and then we moved out and didn't have a chance to play with them."

"That's right."

Luo Jiayan muttered, and then, turned her head to look at Xu Lang, and found that Xu Lang was also frowning.

After a while, Xu Lang opened his mouth and asked, "By the way, you just said that Chen Qiumin was very strange when he was young, where was he strange?" ”

"Oh, actually, it's nothing, when I was a child, I often saw him and Chen Zhen and a few of them, catching fish and crabs in the river, we went down to the river to catch fish, just for fun, and they seemed to eat these things."

"What's so strange about catching fish and crabs to eat?" Luo Jiayan asked puzzled.

"Of course, it's not strange if it's just taken out to cook and eat, but I once saw Chen Qiumin scooping up crabs from the river, directly breaking off the crab legs, and then putting them in his mouth and chewing them."

"Huh?!"

Luo Jiayan exclaimed, she looked at Chen Bo with a shocked face, and asked, "Just eat like this?" Can you eat that? How unhygienic. ”

"Yes, when I was younger, I saw them do this, and I used to try it quietly." Chen Bo said with some embarrassment.

"You've eaten it too? What does it feel like? Luo Jiayan asked curiously.

"It didn't taste good, it was salty, it was a little bitter, it was a little fishy, it didn't taste good, it didn't taste good, I only ate a little bit and threw it away."

Listening to Chen Bo's words, Xu Lang's brows became tighter and tighter.

"Is there anything strange about it other than eating crabs raw?" Xu Lang asked.

"I once saw them kill a cat and skin it on the bank of the river, and that scene scared me to death."

"Kill the cat?"

Xu Lang repeated.

"Well, that cat was raised by a neighbor of mine before, and I don't know why it ran to the other side of the river, and then it was killed by Chen Qiumin and a few of them, and the children of that family were sad for a long time, but they didn't say anything, and it didn't take long for them to move."

"Kittens are so cute, how can they bear to kill them, it's too cruel." Luo Jiayan said distressedly.

"Who's to say it isn't."

Xu Lang's brows became more and more frowned, he looked at Chen Bo and asked, "Then when they were young, did they often play with fire?" ”

"Yay? How do you know? Chen Bo looked at Xu Lang in surprise and asked.

"Guess."

"You guessed it, they do like to play with fire, and often after catching fish and crabs and other animals, they will be on the banks of the river, taking local materials, lighting fires, and cooking these things."

"Did they eat then?" Luo Jiayan asked.

Chen Bo shook his head and said, "I don't know, I saw it a few times at that time, and I thought it was too disgusting and cruel, so I ran away." ”

After explaining, Chen Bo looked at Xu Lang and asked curiously, "Officer Xu, how did you know that they were playing with fire?" ”

Xu Lang pursed his chapped lips and narrowed his eyes, not explaining anything.

On the surface, there was no emotional change on Xu Lang's face, but deep down he began to turn the river and the sea.

Killing small animals, playing with fire, and most likely they also wet the bed.

According to a foreign study on the childhood of many criminals, if children have these three situations when they are young, then, when they grow up, they are likely to commit crimes, of course, this does not mean that they kill small animals when they are young, play with fire and wet the bed, and they will definitely commit crimes when they grow up, but the results of this study show that children with these three situations have a much greater probability of committing crimes than other criminals, especially some vicious criminals.

Thinking of this, Xu Lang's heart suddenly became gloomy.