Chapter 652: By the River
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Ever since the big crow of the Night General revealed that he could speak human words, everyone's attitude towards us has become particularly respectful. It can be seen that this old bird is old and strong, and it is still of great use to us.
Xiao Yu'er's parents couldn't leave home because they had to take care of Bai Shi, so we were led by the eldest sister to the river where Xiao Yu'er had an accident.
This river is at the edge of the village, it is the mother river of the village, and this river also caused the villagers to suffer when there was a great flood 18 years ago, but in general, the river is still "loving" and has not made too many moths.
I thought that the river at the edge of the village was at most a small river, only a few meters wide, and there were some small fish and shrimp in it, which could be used by people to swim and fish. Unexpectedly, when we walked to the river, I realized that what I thought was so simple.
As far as the eye can see, the river in front of you is not far in sight, and the mountains are in the distance. And this river flows down from the mountains, and it is here that it becomes a huge river.
The river is more than 100 meters wide, and it is difficult to see the opposite bank from here, although the current is not turbulent. But the water is quite deep, and there is no bottom in the clear river.
I was shocked and asked, "Sister, is this river where the children of Xiaoyu'er usually come to play?" That's too big, isn't it? โ
The eldest sister said with a wry smile: "It's not here, but the children have been playing here since they were children, Xiaoyuer is like this, and we are like this when we were young. No one has ever been killed...... No one felt anything. โ
I nodded and groaned, but I always felt that the water was too deep for children to play.
Walking along the river, we observed our surroundings as we went.
It's the lower reaches of the river, so the water is gentle and there are no waves, but the terrain just a short distance ahead begins to rise, first with terraced rice fields and then with mountain ranges...... The appearance of no one else.
Li Daochang asked the eldest sister where Xiao Yu'er drowned. The eldest sister pointed to the location not far in front of the junction with the terraces, and said that according to Xiao Yu'er's friends, he disappeared here, but later found that the body was downstream, and it may have been washed by water.
Hearing this, Daochang Li nodded and suggested that we go to the scene of the incident to have a look.
We walked all the way to the left of the terraces. It was found that there were still a few children playing in the water at the scene.
These children and Xiao Yu'er are all in the same village, they are all playmates, although Xiao Yu'er died, but it did not disturb their interest, and the little ones still had fun.
Li Xuanji stepped forward to ask a few children, but the children were afraid of strangers and answered what they asked, and Li Xuanji didn't ask anything.
The eldest sister stood on the shore and sighed. It's really strange to say that this thing is really strange, maybe it is Xiao Yu'er's own bad life, and it is not necessary to accidentally hit and anger the water ghost in the river. However, even if it is a water ghost, it must be a water ghost from other places, because no one has died in the local area over the years, and it is not like there are ghosts.
When the children heard the water ghosts, they suddenly raised their heads and smiled, and said to the eldest sister: There are no water ghosts in this world.
The eldest sister probably thinks that these children don't understand the fart, and she doesn't bother to say anything to them, so she takes us away stupidly.
After some searching, we have not found the slightest clue, and we can't help but lose our hearts. But the eldest sister is not so anxious. Let's rest and rest first, and don't rush.
We went back to our room and lay down on the bed, and we began to discuss what to do next.
According to our speculation, it is very likely that there is a water fly in the river outside the village that Hong Ming and Jingwei are looking for, and the death of the little fish seems to be related to the water fly.
But the problem is that the water fly is a fierce beast, and the destructive ability is extremely strong, if the little fish really died in the mouth of the water fly, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to leave a whole corpse. In this way, could it be that someone else killed Xiao Yu'er? Could it really be a water ghost?
We couldn't discuss the result for a long time, and the panda suddenly proposed, "Isn't there still a man named Lao Han in the village who died in the well?" He and Xiao Yu'er died at a similar time. When the time comes, you might as well ask and find any clues.
The idea was approved by us, and when it was time to avoid the lunch break, we approached the eldest sister. rushed all the way to Lao Han's house.
Lao Han has no children and no daughters, and he and his daughter-in-law depend on each other, and now that he is dead, Lao Han's daughter-in-law will completely become a helpless widow.
When the eldest sister took us in. I found that in addition to inviting a few mourners to Lao Han's house, there were actually many people in the yard - which shows that Lao Han did not have many friends before his death.
Lao Han's daughter-in-law and eldest sister also died of relatives, and it was inevitable that they would be more sentimental after meeting. The two women hugged their heads and cried, not to mention how sad the cry was.
We waited until they were both finished crying. Only then did I come forward to ask Lao Han about it, but in order to take care of Lao Han's daughter-in-law's emotions, we tried to avoid talking as much as possible.
The panda was the most honest of us, so he asked on our behalf.
The panda asked Lao Han if he had any abnormal behavior before and after the accident, or what special place he had been to, and Lao Han's daughter-in-law thought about it and told us that before Lao Han's accident, he often went to the river by the village to fish.
By the river, by the river again.
As soon as these two words came out, I became vigilant.
At this time, the eldest sister suddenly asked her, saying that Lao Han didn't find a job as a cook in the county. Why didn't you go to the county seat these days, but stayed in the village to fish?
Lao Han's daughter-in-law smiled bitterly, saying that the county town doesn't care about accommodation, running around every day, Lao Han tossed in a few days, isn't this a few aquatic markets on the edge of the village are recruiting people recently, Lao Han went to apply, but people actually wanted to catch river fish privately. Lao Han went to work for others and fished......
After hearing this, my heart was shocked: the aquatic market? Doesn't this coincide with the aquatic market that Hong Ming opened nearby?
I found out the address that Jiang Ren sent me, pointed it out to Lao Han's daughter-in-law, and asked her if this was the address of the aquatic market. The name?
Old Han's daughter-in-law looked at it twice, nodded and said, "That's right, that's it, how do you know?" โ
How do I know? Of course I do. Because this aquatic market is by no means a simple aquatic market, but a trick of Hong Ming!
In this way, Lao Han's work in the aquatic market is obviously not for the sake of simply fishing. Rather, there is another plan.
However, in a large-scale market, it is rare to hire people to go directly to the river to fish, but there will be a fairly mature industrial chain, and professional fishermen will provide the supply. Because fish is an ingredient after all. If the supply is not guaranteed and not trustworthy, the consequences are very serious. So how can a normal aquatic market temporarily hire Lao Han to touch the fish?
Therefore, there must be something strange about this matter, this aquatic market. It is very likely that it was the cause of Lao Han's death!
For the sake of insurance, I asked Lao Han's daughter-in-law a few more questions about whether Lao Han had revealed any news about this aquatic market before his death.
Old Han's daughter-in-law shook her head and said that he rarely mentioned this aspect. However, the market is very ruthless, and it seems that 20,000 yuan was paid to Lao Han in advance.
As soon as I heard this, I was even more convinced of my thoughts: where is the aquatic market that advances the wages of temporary workers in advance? It's nice not to be in arrears! What's more, it's still 20,000 yuan, which is more than enough to buy a truckload of aquatic products.
After this inquiry. Everyone knows that Lao Han's death in the aquatic market is directly related. If this is the case, is the death of Xiao Yu'er also related to the aquatic company?
I immediately told my eldest sister that we might already have an eyebrow and could continue our investigation.
The eldest sister was very relieved and told us to be careful.
At this time, the old Han daughter-in-law suddenly grabbed my arm and asked in a low voice what we were going to investigate.
I said that we wanted to find out why Lao Han and Xiao Yu'er died suddenly, and their ways of dying were too weird.
And the old Han daughter-in-law became nervous when she heard it, and she said with a pleading voice in her tone, no matter what the investigation is, don't get involved with her, she hasn't lived enough, and she wants to live for a few more years......
Listening to Lao Han's daughter-in-law's words, I vaguely felt in my heart that she might not be unaware of Lao Han's death. It's just that the things that Lao Han provoked were too terrifying, so Lao Han's daughter-in-law didn't dare to hold him accountable......
If this is the case, then the road ahead for us is likely to be extremely difficult to follow......