Chapter 5: The First Day
Sure enough, there are clues! Looking at the backs of the two old men leaving, Fan Huan and the others were excited. "Brother Fan, it seems that the villagers really know some inside stories!" Hang Guang said excitedly.
"We continue to investigate, and we will definitely be able to gain even more." Encouraged by this, several people cheered up and continued to go to other villagers' homes to inquire about the situation.
On the other side, Lu Qing, Wei Mian, and Tang Shiyu carefully inspected the village, and then came to the vegetable field. Izumo Village is not a large village, with about 50 families scattered around. There is a small river behind the village, where the villagers' daily water comes from. On the other side of the river is a dense bamboo forest, where few villagers usually go. The vegetable patches are right in front of each house, and the crops here are not abundant, but they are enough for the villagers to make ends meet.
After looking at the situation in the village, Tang Shiyu said to Lu Qing: "It seems that the village chief has really put a lot of thought into entertaining us. The poverty in this village is far worse than I thought. The three of them walked around the vegetable patch, but they didn't get anything. Just as they were about to leave, a sound of argument caught their attention. It sounded like Qian Weiguo, who was arguing fiercely with someone.
Lu Qing and the three of them groped for the sound and hurriedly hid behind the haystack.
"Village chief, I've made it very clear, if you want me to shut up, you have to give me some more money. I'm not as stupid as everyone else, and I've been fooled by you in a few words. "Wang Tiezhu! I warn you not to go too far! Qian Weiguo's voice sounded angry. However, Wang Tiezhu's next words made him stunned.
"Village chief, don't hide it, the night you married your son, the brothers tossed the bride all night. Hey, hey, hey, she's still a yellow flower girl! What does that taste like...... After we finished playing, that girl didn't have the strength to get out of bed, you say, how did she escape? β
"You...... Good! No wonder the girl ......" Qian Weiguo's words came to an abrupt end.
"What's wrong with her? This girl won't be so strong, will she die? Wang Tiezhu asked. Qian Weiguo did not refute his questioning. After Wang Tiezhu saw his expression, he had some ideas in his heart. What made people angry was that he didn't feel a trace of guilt, but took the opportunity to blackmail: "No wonder you don't let the people in the village talk about it, if you let the superiors know, something big will happen to you!" β
"What do you want?" Qian Weiguo asked viciously. "Hehe, I don't mean anything else, just want money...... As long as you get the money, I'll act like nothing happened! Wang Tiezhu sneered, revealing a disgusting and flattering face. You wait, I'll go back and get you the money. Two thousand! Is it enough? "Hey, that's enough......"
"It's inconvenient for me to give it to you during the day, and after eleven o'clock in the evening, everyone will fall asleep, and we will meet here. After I give you the money, you shut up! "Hey, hey, okay! I'm a man who counts. The two quickly left the vegetable patch. Wang Tiezhu hummed a song and left satisfied, he didn't see it, Qian Weiguo was staring at him behind him, and his cloudy eyes were full of murderous intent.
"What a frenzied bunch of beasts!" Tang Shiyu walked out from behind the haystack and said angrily. Lu Qing already knew the cause of the girl's death, and the three of them decided to go back to the village chief's house first and then share this important information with the others.
When everyone returned to the village chief's house, it was already 5:30 p.m., Li Su was stir-frying in the kitchen, and Qian Weiguo was working on the side. Before, because Lu Qing and the others were upset, he took the lead in paying 1,000 yuan for the dishes.
While Qian Weiguo and his wife were busy, everyone returned to the room to discuss. Having learned the lesson of the last time, Hang Guang took the initiative to stand by the window and stand guard. Fan Huan spoke first: "Today we got a clue from an uncle, before us, there was indeed a girl from the city in this village. Combined with the news from Qian Yiwei's mouth in the morning, I think that Miao Yuxue is very likely to have been abducted and trafficked! The village chief bought her back to be his stupid son as a daughter-in-law. However, the other villagers were very tight-lipped, and no matter how much we asked, they didn't get any useful information. In order not to arouse suspicion, we did not continue to inquire. His words were unanimously agreed.
Yang Ting: "But the reputation of the village chief's family is very good, and the villagers are full of praise for him. said that he not only drove the development of the village, but also sympathized with the poor households, and usually sent warmth to everyone, and Aunt Li Su often cooked some meals to visit the elderly in the village. As for his mentally retarded son, it was not so bad. Relying on his father to be the village head, he often bullies people. β
Lu Qing continued: "We have also made a major discovery here, Wei Mian, Tang Shiyu, you come to report." Wei Mian and Tang Shiyu have always been worried that if they don't integrate into the team, they will be excluded by other team members. Now Lu Qing's approach has given them a chance to perform. The two were grateful to Lu Qing, and Wei Mian sorted out his thoughts and said, "We were in the vegetable field in front of the village, and we saw a fierce conflict between the village chief and another villager. The villager named Wang Tiezhu had the handle of the village chief in his hand, and he wanted to blackmail the village chief. Tang Shiyu continued: "It turned out that the village chief had held a wedding banquet for his son before, and Wang Tiezhu, the brute, and other accomplices insulted the bride on the wedding night, and the defiled girl was later humiliated and committed suicide. Wang Tiezhu used this to blackmail the village chief, and the better the two of them traded in the vegetable field at eleven o'clock tonight. β
"I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart! The village chief actually did these things behind his back! Hang Guang said angrily.
LΓΌ Qing added: "The village chief should have deceived the villagers into not revealing these information to us. Otherwise, it is likely to affect the development of the village, so these villagers are silent one by one. Now that the cause of the bride's death has been ascertained, the remaining days are to find her body. And the village chief's family is our primary suspect! The thought that the female corpse might be in the village chief's house, combined with the cold resentment they felt when they entered the door before, everyone shuddered.
Li Su quickly prepared the meal and beckoned everyone to eat. Although the meal was delicious, this meal was full of thoughts, and Qian Weiguo's honest face looked particularly hateful in the eyes of everyone at this time. Although Lu Qing also hated Qian Weiguo in his heart, he had to pretend to cater for the sake of the task.
After eating a meal, Qian Weiguo wondered a little in his heart, why a few people who were still smiling in the morning were not smiling now. Especially the three girls, their eyes were full of anger when they looked at them. Are they still angry about what happened to Yiwei in the morning? But he didn't have the heart to think about it, and there was still Wang Tiezhu to solve it at night.
Rural life is very monotonous and boring, the villagers' daily routine is to go to bed early and get up early, and most families turn off the lights and go to bed early after dinner. Izumo Village at night adds a touch of terror. Lu Qing and the others returned to the house after eating, and fell asleep after washing.
At night, Qian Weiguo looked at Li Su, who was sleeping beside him, tiptoed over and got out of bed, and put on his clothes and pants. He carefully took a step of money from the box under the bed, put it in his arms, and left the room. Before leaving, he walked to the west side of Lu Qing and the others' house with some anxiety, and left quietly after making sure that they were asleep.