Noon.

Huangtupo Village, Liu Laohan's home.

Liu Laohan and Zhang Mingliang were having lunch, Liu Laohan was in a good mood, and his appetite was naturally very good. But Zhang Mingliang held the bowl, looked at the table full of food, and didn't move a bite.

"Son, why don't you eat it, these are my favorite foods, you see, fried meat with chili, as well as roast chicken and beef slices bought in the town. Why don't you move your chopsticks, are you sick and have a bad appetite? ”

Zhang Mingliang raised his chopsticks and looked at the food in front of him, but he didn't know how to put the chopsticks. Because he looked at these cooked foods, he had no appetite at all, what he needed was fresh flesh, bloody pieces of flesh. Preferably freshly bitten from the prey, accompanied by the screams of the prey before it died. On the occasion of killing Wang Changfa, he only tore these scum apart with his sharp claws, and human instinct was still driving him, and after biting these people by the throat, he did not suck the blood of these people.

Because in his self-perception, he is still a human being.

But since coming to this small village, after sucking the blood of the old cow in Liu Laohan's family that night. That hearty feeling and satisfaction made him intoxicated at once. Whether it was the pleasure of hunting or the sweetness of blood flowing down his throat, he was deeply addicted.

Just last night, plus Liu Laohan's house, it was already the fourth cow he had hunted. But this may have alarmed the villagers, and perhaps it was time to leave. The village is very small, and once the suspicion of wild animals entering the village to hunt is ruled out, then the eyes will be set on people. At that time, he will definitely carry out a dragnet investigation, in these days, he tries not to go out, even if he does, he will introduce Liu Laohan's distant relatives to take care of Liu Laohan, because Liu Laohan is not delirious, so he will call him his son.

However, such a cover-up cannot withstand any investigation, and once it is found that he is the murderer of the bloody crime on the construction site, then there will inevitably be conflicts. Although he killed five people without hesitation that time, those were all scum, and he didn't want to hurt ordinary people. Especially the old man in front of him who treats him like a father, in these days, he really treats him as his own son and takes care of him meticulously.

"No, Dad, I'm thinking I'll be back for a while. I thought that it would not be enough to finish the renovation of the old house, and the family would have to build a new house before I could marry a daughter-in-law in the future. I just thought that after dinner today, I would pack my bags and go out to work. I'll come back until the Chinese New Year, and you stay at home alone, waiting for me to come back. ”

After some consideration, Zhang Mingliang thought that this was the best way, and only when he left, would he not implicate this lovely old man.

"Son, actually, I can see it. This small mountain village is not a place for you young people, you can come back to see your father, and he is already very happy. There's still 3,000 yuan left to buy materials these days, so you can take them all with you. When you are away from home, you can't defend yourself without money. ”

The old man seems to have fully entered the role of a father, and in his cognition, the young man in front of him is his son. The great grief of losing his own son forced his brain to carry out a complete empathy, completely replacing the young man in front of him with the image of his son in his memory. And the fact that his own son is dead is also blocked by the self-protection function of his brain.

"Well, Dad, now the walls on all four sides of the house have been painted, and the roof has been replaced with colored steel tiles. It won't leak on a rainy day, so I'll take 500 of the money, and you can keep the rest. When I come back after I earn money for the New Year, you don't have to work in the fields anymore, I will support you. When the time comes, I will marry another daughter-in-law and give birth to a big fat boy, and then you can take your grandson with you every day. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Mingming's eyes were a little moist, and he couldn't help but feel emotional. But when will he be able to return home to his parents and brothers?

"Good, good, good!"

When the old man heard this, it was like drinking honey, and his heart was very comfortable, and his wrinkled face was full of smiles.

Forcibly enduring the nausea of eating cooked food, Zhang Mingliang quickly picked up some vegetables, took a few big bites of rice, and took a few big bites.

He put down the dishes and chopsticks, and suddenly was a little stunned, not knowing if he would have a chance to see this lovely old man again in the future. Except for his parents, he has never enjoyed such warmth in his life.

Can't implicate him, Zhang Mingliang said firmly to himself in his heart.

Half an hour later.

Zhang Mingliang was carrying the backpack that the old man's son used before, and he was carrying a large bag of bedding in his hand, and the backpack was still stuffed with 2,000 yuan by the old man, as well as tea eggs, bacon and a large bag of steamed buns, all of which were made by the old man himself.

"Dad, just deliver it to the door. I will take a minibus at the entrance of the village, and I will be in the city in three or four hours, and you will pay attention to your body at home alone, and when I go to the city and buy a phone, I will call you, and I will come back for the New Year. ”

Zhang Mingliang was a little reluctant at the moment, a little sad that he couldn't see him again, and some panic that he didn't know if he would live or die after saying goodbye.

"Son, take care of yourself outside. If it's not easy to mix, come back, there are still dozens of acres of land at home, over the years I have heard that many people have made money by planting medicinal materials, and our grandfather and father looked at these more than ten acres of land, planting medicinal materials for a few years, and they can also earn money to marry a daughter-in-law. ”

The old man looked very reluctant, his son was going to travel again, he could only support him silently and wait for him at home. It was the only thing he could do as a father.

Zhang Mingliang turned to leave, walking very slowly step by step, and couldn't bear to turn back again.

The old man did not hobble back into the house until he saw him walk a long way.

Zhang Mingliang passed by the entrance of the village, just in time to see the village chief and a few old people squatting next to the cowshed smoking, waiting for the township to send someone over, seeing Zhang Mingliang coming over with luggage, the village chief asked loudly: "Liu Laohan's nephew, this is leaving?"

Although he has not been in this village for a long time, the old people in the village are very fond of this young man, he is very honest, taciturn, and very diligent, and he will come forward to help when he sees something going on. And the strength is surprisingly great, a few days ago someone built a house, and he picked up a piece of hundreds of pounds of bluestone alone, which stunned the people around him.

"The workers on the construction site are in a hurry, and now they have a job, so they can only come back after the Chinese New Year. ”

These days, Zhang Mingliang has already explained everywhere that Liu Laohan lost his son and was delirious, and he took care of him as a nephew, in order to avoid irritating Liu Laohan, please don't debunk the fact that Liu Laohan has no son.

"Good boy, good boy, you come again for the New Year, and the old man will invite you to drink at that time. ”

The old village chief likes this young man very much, and now there are not many people who are so honest and honest and willing to work, and when the Chinese New Year is this year, if this young man still comes here, he will call his daughter who is working outside back and make a match.

"Then I'll go, old village chief. ”

Zhang Mingliang waved his hand and walked away.

"What a good boy. ”

"Yesterday, I helped my family renovate the roof tiles. ”

"If he hadn't walked several kilometers on his back to the health center that night, I don't know if I would be standing here today. ”

A few old men beside you said a word, obviously very satisfied with Zhang Mingliang's performance in the village during this time.

On the other side, Zhang Mingliang was holding his luggage and had just walked out of the village.

Wei Juncai walked over, followed by Wang Sen, a policeman, Shi Yan, a township clerk, and Zhao Xiaobin, a technician at the veterinary station.

When the two were about to stagger by, Wei Juncai spoke: "Young man, I'm from the police station, you stop." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Mingming's blood surged all of a sudden, his chest bulged slightly, the fingertips of his hands became slightly larger, and the claws were about to pop out at any time, and he immediately transformed into a posture ready to attack, ready to attack at any time.

"Officer, what's the matter? I was just going out. ”

Zhang Mingliang calmed down and replied calmly.

"You are also from this village, when you left the village, did you see the village chief of this village, where is he now?"

Wei Juncai felt a little hairy in his heart, his years of scout career made him subconsciously feel a trace of danger, but he didn't think about it. Zhang Mingming's current face is too different from the thin, cowardly-eyed man on the wanted notice.

"They went into the house next to the first fork in the village. ”

Zhang Mingliang relaxed a little, and it seemed that this person did not recognize him.

"Okay, thank you, young man. Have you heard anything about what's going on in the village these days?"

Wei Juncai asked casually.

"No, I came back in the past two days to get my newly issued ID card, and I only came back from the town this morning to pack some luggage, and I don't know much about things in the village. ”

In an emergency, there is no room for too much thinking, Zhang Mingliang blurted out.

"Okay, thanks. ”

Wei Juncai walked towards the village with three people, and Zhang Mingliang let out a long sigh of relief.

"That's right"

Wei Juncai suddenly turned around.

At this moment, Zhang Mingliang subconsciously turned his head to look at Wei Juncai, his eyes became slightly blood-red, which was a prelude to being about to transform at any time.

"On the way just now, I didn't see a minibus. If there is, it will be afternoon, do you want to wait for us to finish our errands and go into the city with us? If you walk, it's at least four or five hours. ”

Wei Juncai is also from the countryside, and many of his relatives, including his elder brother, go out to work like this every year, so whenever he meets these people, he will try his best to help them.

"No, I'm walking on the way into the city, today is the day of the market, I should be able to meet the car soon, thank you." ”

Zhang Mingliang controlled himself, and his eyes returned to clarity.

"Well, young man, do a good job out there. ”

Wei Juncai still does not forget to encourage this young man who has never met before, just as he often encourages the young people in his family who go out to work when he returns home. But this young man, as if he had seen it somewhere, where was it, Wei Juncai couldn't remember it.

"Thank you"

Zhang Mingliang turned his head and strode away.

Wei Juncai walked towards the village with three people, and as he walked, he was thinking that the young man he met just now seemed to have some murderous aura on his body, it should be his delusion. Perennial on the border on duty, only those drug trafficking outlaws, can feel the murderous aura, the young man I met just now, is just an ordinary person who went out to work, it seems that he has not performed the task for a long time, he has become a little nervous, and like that Wang Sen, he sees everyone like a prisoner.

After a while, he led people to the scene of the crime. When the old village chief saw him coming, he greeted him from afar: "Wei Suo, you are finally here." ”

Wei Juncai stepped forward and shook hands with the old village chief.

He may have had a professional habit, and asked casually: "I met a young man at the entrance of the village just now, he was very polite, I heard him say that he only returned to the village this morning, and asked him to take the car with us in the afternoon, and he refused, and now the young man is quite shy." ”

"You said that young man, he has been here for several days, and he is Liu Laoer's nephew, who has come to take care of him. ”

The old village chief replied.

"How many days have you been here, and you're only back in the village this morning?"

There seemed to be a flash of lightning in Wei Juncai's mind.

He remembered the murderous aura he felt when they met just now, and the face that made him feel slightly familiar.

He suddenly remembered that he had read the wanted warrant issued a week earlier.

The construction site is a huge bloody case! Zhang Mingming! That perverted murderer is him!

"Xiao Wang, call the special police, at least three squads, come right away!"

After saying that, he quickly took out a pistol from the holster with his right hand, turned around and ran towards the entrance of the village.