Is it poverty that makes people sinful, or is sin making people poor?

Chenjiahe Village is divided into two departments by a big river, on the east side of the big river, the houses are located in disorder, most of them are very old-fashioned brick houses, and, because no one has lived and taken care of them for a long time, many blue-black tiles have been damaged, in front of the doors of these houses, overgrown with half-human high green plants, giving people a sense of desolation and dilapidation, and on the west side of the big river, that is, the area where Chen Qiumin and they lived, although most of the houses are also very common brick houses, but they are located in an orderly manner, standing on the highway overlooking here, You can see that every house is smoking from the cooking, and sometimes there are figures shaking, a scene that is all too common in the countryside.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, this time is the time for people to continue to work after the lunch break in the city, and the lunch time has long passed, however, in the countryside, this time is just the time for lunch.

When Xu Lang and they came, they saw that many households were smoking from their homes, and when they entered the village, they could hear the sound of pots and pans colliding, as well as the fragrance of food, and at this time, when Xu Lang and Chen Weiguo came to Chen Qiumin's former home, Xu Lang found that when they came, many men in the village followed, at first, it was one or two people, and they were children, and slowly, there were more and more people, in addition to children, there were many young men, of course, There were also some women who were much stronger than city women, and they followed.

Xu Lang had been here last time, and he still knew most of the situation in the village, so he naturally knew the location of Chen Qiumin's hometown.

When Xu Lang came to the front of the house, what he saw was not the dilapidated house, but a ruin, most of the tiles on the house have disappeared, you can see a lot of broken tiles on the ground, and the only remaining tiles on the house have already become extremely dark, the last time I came, Xu Lang saw the wooden door that was locked by a big lock, at this time it was gone, revealing a dark hole, like a monster with a big mouth, looking at everyone who approached it.

There are many cracks in the wall, and some places have collapsed, on the wall, Xu Lang can clearly see the traces left by the water washing the wall, and then being exposed to the scorching sun and drying up again.

When he came to the house, Chen Weiguo looked at Xu Lang and said lightly: "Officer Xu, look, I said that the house was burned down, you still don't believe it, but now you believe it, right?" ”

Xu Lang stood in front of the place where there was originally a large door, looking at the situation inside.

The house was a mess, full of traces left by the fire, furniture that had been charred by the fire, some wood that had not been completely burned, more fragments of tiles and bricks, and a puddle of liquid on the ground that I didn't know what it was, the liquid was very black and cloudy, like those spots on the leper dog's body, giving people a very disgusting feeling.

Hearing Chen Weiguo say this, Xu Lang turned his head, looked at Chen Weiguo with an indifferent face, and looked at the villagers who gradually gathered in front of the burned house, Xu Lang subconsciously frowned.

"Was it really an accidental fire?" Xu Lang asked.

"Of course, does Officer Xu think that someone deliberately set the fire?" Chen Weiguo first nodded, and then asked rhetorically.

Xu Lang glanced at Chen Weiguo deeply, turned his head, and looked at the house that basically had no survey value, and he didn't speak.

Xu Lang is not specifically responsible for investigating the fire alarm, so naturally he can't quickly determine the cause of the fire in this house, but Xu Lang knows that after he came to Chenjiahe Village for the first time, this house caught fire, and it was a simple accidental fire, Xu Lang didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence.

In addition to the coincidence of time, there was also a suspicion that Xu Lang noticed that something was wrong.

Although Chen Qiumin's house is no longer inhabited or managed by anyone after Chen Qiumin left his hometown, his house is next to other houses, and Chen Qiumin's house has been burned like this, and several houses near Chen Qiumin's house are safe and sound, although these houses are a little far away from Chen Qiumin's house, but Chen Qiumin's house has been burned like this, their house has nothing to do with it, not only was it not destroyed by the fire, but there is not even a trace of smoke, how do you look at this, It doesn't look like an accident.

The scorching sun was scorching, standing in front of the ruins, but Xu Lang's body began to sweat, of course, this was not sweating from the sun, but cold sweat.

On the way from Chen Weiguo to here, Xu Lang felt that there were countless pairs of eyes around him staring at him, staring at his every move, and at this moment, Xu Lang was standing here, he could clearly feel that behind him, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him, Xu Lang did not look at the owners who stared at his eyes, but Xu Lang knew that these people were none other than the villagers of this village.

When Xu Lang was young, he lived in the countryside where his grandmother was, and he knew that rural people had the habit of watching the excitement, in fact, not only rural people, but also urban people, it seems to be the nature of human beings to watch the excitement, but whether it is a city person or a rural person, when they watch the excitement, there will be the same situation, that is, the scene is very noisy and noisy, however, at this time, the scene is quiet and terrible, there is no discussion, no conversation, only

There is only endless silence.

This kind of silence is very abnormal and makes people feel very depressed, Xu Lang is suffering from this invisible pressure at this moment.

What do they want to do?

This is what Xu Lang is thinking about at this time, yes, what do they want to do? Xu Lang didn't know that Xu Lang had already noticed it when this group of people followed, but he didn't ask Chen Weiguo, the village chief next to him, and Chen Weiguo didn't seem to have the meaning to explain, at this time, Chen Weiguo was standing behind him, standing in front of that group of people, as if he was guiding and directing all this.

There is another thing that makes Xu Lang feel a little tricky and confused, that is, where are Lai Pi and the people from the first criminal investigation team now?

When Xu Lang entered Chen Weiguo and talked to Chen Weiguo, Lai Pi and the others went to the village to conduct a visit and investigation, however, Xu Lang had already come out of Chen Weiguo, and most of the villagers in the village had come here, but they did not appear, where did they go? Did you find anything suspicious? Or maybe something happened to them?

Compared with the latter, Xu Lang feels that the former is more likely.

Although there are many villagers behind them, they are all villagers facing the loess with their backs to the sky, neither professional training, nor very powerful skills, except for greater strength, it seems that there is nothing that can easily subdue the power of a dozen or so policemen with guns, even if they attack suddenly, a dozen policemen will at least resist, as long as they resist, they will make movements, however, Xu Lang did not hear any abnormal movement from beginning to end, let alone gunshots, not even a cry for help.

So, what did Lai Pi and the others find? Where did it go? Now that there is this obvious inadequacy with the police, they have not been able to show up for a long time, haven't they noticed?

Xu Lang shook his head secretly, feeling that it was impossible, such a large group of people gathered together, as long as they were not blind, they could detect that something was wrong, not to mention the police who often fought with criminals, how could they not notice that all this happened, however, they still did not appear.

Are they no longer in the village?

If they weren't in the village, where would they be now?

Cold sweat instantly wet Xu Lang's clothes, and the sweaty clothes were tightly attached to Xu Lang's body, making Xu Lang feel very uncomfortable, but what made Xu Lang feel even more uncomfortable was the dozens of pairs of tigerish eyes behind him.

"Officer Xu, what's wrong with you? Sweating so much, isn't it too hot? Come back to tea with me. ”

At this moment, Chen Weiguo stepped forward and stood beside Xu Lang and said.

A far-fetched smile appeared on Xu Lang's face, turned his head, looked at Chen Weiguo, and then looked at the villagers behind him, and found that they were indeed all looking at him, their eyes were cold and cold, and the eyes that looked at him did not want to be looking at a person, but as if they were looking at a prey.

"What are they?"

Xu Lang did not answer Chen Weiguo's question, but asked.

"Oh, you said they, we are very remote here, there are not many people here all year round, today Officer Xu suddenly brought so many people here, they think it is very strange, very fresh, they all come to see the excitement." Chen Weiguo explained with a smile.

"What about the cops who came with me?"

Xu Lang didn't look at the villagers, but looked at Chen Weiguo and asked.

"Officer Xu, I've been with you all the time, where have those people of yours gone, how do I know, maybe I went back beforehand, or maybe I'm still working, otherwise, you go back with me, it's just lunch time, let's go have a meal together, last time you came in a hurry, you didn't eat a bite of food, this time since you came, let's have a meal together." Chen Weiguo said.

If it was placed in the past, Xu Lang would have scolded people on the spot, at this time, everyone is gone, and you still have the heart to eat, but now, Xu Lang has not done this, he can't do this, and reality does not allow him to do this, because, at this moment, Xu Lang is alone, he is alone, opposite him, there is not only Chen Weiguo, the old fox village head, but also the group of villagers who are eyeing each other, Xu Lang knows that if he turns his face with Chen Weiguo at this time, not only can he not solve anything, There are other accidents that are likely to happen.

What kind of accident it was, whether to beat himself violently or kill himself directly, Xu Lang didn't know, before, he must have patted his chest and said that in this society with a sound legal system, no one would do this, and no one would dare to do it, but at this moment, Xu Lang was shaken.

Lai Pi and their sudden disappearance is already very telling, and this place is very remote, there is no mobile phone signal, as for the police walkie-talkie, when Xu Lang came, they were all placed in the car, and they were not brought at all, that is to say, at this time, Xu Lang could not get in touch with the outside world at all, if Xu Lang acted recklessly at this time, not only would he encounter danger and accidents, then, the disappeared Lai Pi They may also be dangerous.

Looking at Xu Lang's uncertain face, Chen Weiguo suddenly stretched out a hand, grabbed Xu Lang's arm, and said: "Officer Xu, don't hesitate, let's go, as the old saying goes, guests are as they are, in the urban area, Officer Xu is the master, when you arrive in our Chenjiahe Village, you are a guest, don't think so much." ”

When Chen Weiguo's hand just touched Xu Lang's arm, Xu Lang's whole body tensed, and he subconsciously wanted to shake off Chen Weiguo's hand, but Xu Lang just tried, but found that this man who looked like he was in his fifties had a lot of strength, and he didn't ask the other party for control at the first time.

Chen Weiguo said this, while pulling Xu Lang to leave, but he pulled a few times and found that Xu Lang did not move at all, which made Chen Weiguo frown, and the warm smile on his face gradually disappeared, he turned his head, looked at Xu Lang, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Why, Officer Xu doesn't give face?" ”

"Hula..."

As soon as Chen Weiguo's words came out, the villagers who were silent just now all took two steps forward, although they were not as uniform as the soldiers in the army, but this deterrent effect was great.

Xu Lang looked at the villagers who were getting closer and closer to him, then at Chen Weiguo, smiled, and said, "Since the village chief has said so, it just so happens that I am also hungry, so let's go." ”

"That's right."

Hearing Xu Lang say this, Chen Weiguo's originally gloomy face suddenly bloomed with a bright smile, like a chrysanthemum that was about to wither, blooming again, giving people a feeling of amazement and disgust.

Xu Lang didn't insist on anything, let Chen Weiguo take his arm and walk towards his house, and the villagers who surrounded him subconsciously made way of a passage when Xu Lang and them walked over, which made Xu Lang feel extremely shocked while feeling a lot of pressure.

People, not animals, or rather, people are advanced animals, the biggest difference between people and ordinary animals is that people can speak, can walk upright, can think about things, people, are social animals, at the same time, everyone is an independent individual, want everyone to appear in front of this situation, except in the army, Xu Lang rarely sees this scene from other places.

Soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, they pay attention to orders and prohibitions, this has been the case since ancient times, even if it is the current police, although they have also received professional training in the police academy, they can also do this, after all, they are professionally trained, and it is not unusual to be able to do all this, but the villagers of Chenjiahe, they can do this, how can Xu Lang not be shocked, after all, they are all farmers.

Xu Lang has never looked down on farmers, a farmer can do this, Xu Lang is not surprised, several farmers can do this, Xu Lang may be surprised, but, dozens of people, including children and women, how can Xu Lang not be shocked?

What to do? What's next?

On the way back, Xu Lang's brain was running at high speed, thinking about it in his mind.

Run away?

With Xu Lang's skills, Xu Lang believes that he is fully capable and has a way to get rid of Chen Weiguo's shackles, as well as the encirclement and interception of those villagers, but if he runs away, what should they do with Lai Pi?

Lai Pi: Where are they now? Whether he really left, or went to another place, or was subdued by this group of people in a way that he didn't know, Xu Lang didn't know, he was worried that once he chose to flee, would they do harm to Lai Pi and them, if it was just beaten, Xu Lang could accept it, after all, the police always deal with some dangerous criminals, and it is common to be injured and beaten, but what Xu Lang is worried about is that his actions will anger this group of people, in case, after they escape, they choose to kill Lai Pi and them, then, Xu Lang is a sinner, even if he takes more police forces afterwards to arrest this group of people and send them to prison, can Lai Pi and them come back to life?

No matter what, these are more than a dozen lives, they are policemen, how much effort the country has spent in order to cultivate them, if they are buried in this poor and remote place like this, not to mention whether the organization will forgive themselves, Xu Lang's own conscience cannot forgive himself.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.

Revolt?

What is Xu Lang going to resist now, he did bring a gun to Chenjiahe Village this time, but what he brought was only a pistol, only a few bullets, how many people could he knock down? Besides, now these villagers have not done anything illegal and criminal, they are just looking at themselves, at least, before they find out whether Lai Pi's disappearance has anything to do with them, and before they make a move to hurt Xu Lang, Xu Lang can't shoot, and pointing guns at ordinary people, this is something that no police officer can do, and it is also something that no one can tolerate.

Although the current situation is very unfavorable to Xu Lang, Lai Pi and them, and to the police, it is only unfavorable, what Xu Lang needs now is calm, enough calm.

After thinking about this, Xu Lang gradually relaxed himself and calmed himself down completely, he wanted to see what Chen Weiguo wanted to do, at least, he wanted to figure out where Lai Pi and the others were now, whether they had encountered an accident, if this was really the case, Xu Lang could decide what to do next.

Xu Lang regretted a little at this time, regretting that the action of visiting Chenjiahe Village again this time was too rash and did not make a detailed plan, which caused Xu Lang and them to fall into a passive situation when they entered Chenjiahe Village, however, regret has no meaning, and then Xu Lang needs to be cautious and calm enough to deal with everything that happens next.