Volume 1 A Hundred Years of Luck in the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 22 was suspected
"Meng Huaiyang is dead?"
Suddenly hearing such news, everyone was shocked.
Life is in the world, but birth, old age, sickness and death. Everyone has a death. But how and when to die is a question.
The only one in the crowd who knew the truth was Meng Li, and because of this, he was even more surprised than the others.
As an experiencer of this incident, Meng Li certainly knew why Meng Huaiyang died, although he knew that the news of Meng Huaiyang's death would be discovered sooner or later, but when all this came, he was shocked, because this moment came too quickly.
Meng Huaiyang just died last night, and he was found early this morning, during which it was only a few hours, and the only explanation was that someone found his body.
Thinking of the missing corpse, Meng Wei secretly smiled bitterly, that corpse should have been disposed of by his master, could it be that it was really thrown into the Huaichuan River?
Someone in the crowd secretly looked at Meng Jiangxi with a strange expression.
There was a conflict between the two yesterday, and today Meng Huaiyang died mysteriously, and no one dared to guarantee that he was not suspicious.
Meng Jiangxi knew that his suspicion was difficult to wash, so he took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead and asked in a deep voice, "How did people die?"
"I don't know!" Meng Xiang, who had been an apprentice with the old fisherman for three years and was about to go out alone for the first time today, shook his head and said with an ugly face: "Meng Huaiyang's body was found in the river, and when it was salvaged, the body was soaked in a circle, and it looked scary." ”
An old fisherman in the crowd who had a grudge against Meng Huaiyang and was not sad about his death teased the young fisherman: "Why don't you say that you are a chick, which of our guys who live on water and rivers has never seen floating corpses? ”
Meng Xiang stiffened his neck and retorted: "What do you know, if Meng Huaiyang is drowned by the river, I won't say anything, don't you see the wound on his body, scared to death." ”
"What wound?" the crowd was intrigued by him, and they all said in unison.
Meng Xiang palpitated and said: "It was a knife wound that ran through the abdomen, and the intestines that flowed out of the body were wrapped around him like aquatic plants, and when it was salvaged, the fat son of his family was directly stunned!"
Everyone gasped as they made up the picture in the river, Meng Li walked through the crowded crowd, pulled Meng Xiang's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Brother Meng Xiang, how do you know it's a knife wound?"
"Oh, it's Meng Li, do you want to accompany Uncle Jiangxi to the sea today?" Meng Xiang saw Meng Li, and his ugly face finally improved.
This Meng Xiang was also a student of Meng Li's father, and he was a blood relative to Meng Jiangxi's family, and he has known Meng Li since he was a child.
Looking at this simple young man who was criticized by his father as having difficulty concentrating since he was a child, Meng Li smiled bitterly: "Brother Meng Xiang, I was asking you a question just now!"
"I'm sorry, but I've done it again. Meng Xiang scratched his head in embarrassment, and suddenly his expression changed, and he was embarrassed: "This matter is related to the new martial artist, or you should not listen to it." ”
Meng Li's incident in the martial arts field has now spread all over the village, and Meng Xiang has naturally heard about it, and the reason why he advised Meng Li not to listen was because he was afraid of hurting Meng Li's self-esteem.
Meng Li shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not in the way, I'm not as fragile as you think." ”
Meng Xiang said: "The newcomer Lord Li is going to teach everyone the exercises of hammering and forging the body today, saying that the effect is better in the water, and he rushed over with Meng Xi early in the morning, who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing." ”
Meng Li said thoughtfully: "In other words, it was Li Botao who saw the traces of the knife wound. ”
Meng Xiang admired: "Master Li has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and he can't be wrong when he thinks about it. As he spoke, he looked at Meng Li again, and reminded in a low voice: "The status of a martial artist is noble, and in the future, this kind of direct name can not be said again." ”
Meng Li smiled and nodded, and said perfunctorily, "I know", and then came to Meng Jiangxi's side and asked, "Old Uncle Meng, are we still going out of the boat?"
"If such a big thing happens, the waters near here will definitely be blocked, how can you get out of the boat?" Meng Jiangxi's face was already clouded, Meng Huaiyang was domineering, and he was against him everywhere before he died, and he would even harm him when he died, but after all, it was a human life, so he didn't hate it, and he didn't hate it.
The fisherman who had a grudge against Meng Jiangxi sneered: "If you want me to see, this Meng Huaiyang is innocent of death, he is arrogant, he must not know who he has offended." After speaking, he said again, "I haven't done anything good in life, and I don't let everyone be at peace when I'm dead, it's really not a thing." ”
Meng Jiangxi sighed: "I can't say that, after all, Meng Huaiyang went out of our Mengjia Village, and he has made some fame in Shuishui Town in the past few years, which can be regarded as giving our Mengjia Village a face." ”
"Hmph, with a bullshit face, his fame in the past few years has not been made by scolding you. In addition to boasting about himself, He has never seen him say a good word in Mengjia Village, saying that his death is light, and it is simply a crime that deserves death. ”
In the past few years, everyone has a lot of resentment towards Meng Huaiyang, but they dare not speak out, but now the bully has died, and they have fallen into the well and made accusations.
"Okay, okay!" Meng Jiangxi pressed down with both hands and dissuaded: "Everyone is already dead, what are you talking about, anyway, this boat can't get out today, if you have nothing to do, go back first!"
After all, Meng Jiangxi is the king of fish in the Meng family's fishing grounds, and his prestige is not small, plus everyone doesn't seem to be looking for trouble for themselves, so when they hear his words, they don't say anything anymore and return to the village one after another.
The fishing ground, which was originally still lively, became cold in a blink of an eye, and Meng Li looked at the disappearing crowd and looked at Meng Jiangxi.
"What happened yesterday, I'm afraid that many of these people are suspicious of Uncle Meng. ”
Meng Jiangxi knew that he was talking about yesterday's conflict, shook his head and sighed: "What do they think is their business, the clear ones are self-purifying, we have nothing to fear." ”
Meng Li, who secretly said "sorry" in his heart, showed a wry smile, pointed to the dock on the other side, where there was still a group of onlookers, and said, "Do you want to go over and have a look?"
Meng Jiangxi nodded and said, "I have to go over and take a look!"
Yu Gong, he is from Mengjia Village, there was a murder in Mengjia Village, and he couldn't ignore it. Yu privately, Meng Huaiyang had a conflict with him before his death, and in order to prove his innocence, it was difficult to avoid suspicion.
"Then I'll go with you. ”
Meng Li, who was worried about not knowing what reason to go to investigate the situation, volunteered after hearing Meng Jiangxi's decision.
As the culprit who killed Meng Huaiyang, Meng Li must understand the situation at the first time in order to deal with the situation that may arise at any time in the future.
Meng Jiangxi didn't expect Meng Li to ask to go along, and while he was moved, he was also a little worried, and looked at the group of people on the dock: "You have to think about it, Meng Xi and the warrior surnamed Li are also there." ”
Meng Li said indifferently: "I can hide for a while, but I can't hide for a lifetime, I have to face it, if they want to deliberately target, I can bear with it." ”
Meng Jiangxi was relieved: "I'm relieved that you can have this idea, but you don't have to worry too much, the village chief is not here these days, and when he comes back, he will definitely make decisions for you?"
"No wonder I didn't see the village chief on the martial arts field that day. Meng Li suddenly wondered again, and said strangely: "In my impression, the village chief never seems to have ever left the village?"
Meng Jiangxi nodded and said: "You are right, no matter how big or small, even by the water town recruitment, the village chief has never been out of the village, so when he went out of the village this time, I and several old people in the village were very curious." ”
After Meng Jiangxi won the title of King of Fish, his prestige in the village skyrocketed, and as early as two years ago, he took the position of village leader, and worked with the five elders in the village to assist the village chief in managing Mengjia Village.
"It seems that the village chief is going to do something big. A joke was made, and by this time the two had already come to the shore.
There were more than ten people around the dock docked with the fishing boat, except for Meng Qian, who had just been rescued, squatting on the ground and holding his head in pain, the rest of the dozen or so half-grown children who had come here to practice martial arts all bowed their heads and were silent, and it could be seen from their pale faces that the pressure they were under at this time was huge.
They are just children in their early teens, and they are innocent and careless, and the sudden sight of such a tragic scene will inevitably have a great impact on them in the future.
However, there is one of these children who can deal with it calmly, and this person is the emaciated Meng Hou. Meng Hou is a young man, and his family has also experienced major changes, and his ability to accept such events is far greater than that of others. So he was also the first person to discover Meng Li's coming.
Seeing Meng Jiangxi walking with Meng Li from a distance, Meng Hou hurriedly walked out of the crowd, pulled Meng Li and said, "At this time, what are you doing here, listen to me, hurry up!"
"Brother Meng Hou, what do you mean by this?" Seeing Meng Hou's anxious face, Meng Li didn't know why, even if he had a grudge with Li Botao's master and apprentice, he didn't need to be so nervous, right?
Regarding Meng Li's indifference, Meng Hou sighed secretly and said with a wry smile: "It seems that you don't know yet, Meng Huaiyang is dead." ”
"I know, I've heard about it over there. Meng Li pointed in the direction of coming from the fishing ground, and put on an innocent expression.
Meng Hou was so angry that he didn't understand the world, gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, it seems that you even know that Meng Xi and Meng Qian are going to settle accounts with you!"
"What kind of account are they going to settle accounts with me?" Meng Hou's words made Meng Li a little confused, he tried his best to recall what had happened in the past two days, and made sure that he had not done anything to provoke them at the same time, of course, killing Meng Huaiyang did not count.
Meng Hou said: "Meng Qian woke up just now, crying and shouting that you killed his father, Meng Xi became angry on the spot when he heard it, and threatened to break your body into ten thousand pieces." ”
When Meng Li heard this, he was instantly shocked into a cold sweat.
"No! I ......."
His eyes widened, and he couldn't understand how this secret had been discovered. Could it be that Meng Qian was outside at the time of the incident last night? But if this was the case, how could he not find out with his master's cultivation? Moreover, if Meng Qian had already known the news of his father's murder, how could he have lived so quietly last night?
As if he guessed that Meng Li would have this expression, Meng Hou, who had been holding back his resentment before, was a lot happier, and said with a smile: "According to my estimate, this matter is eighty percent of Meng Qian's nonsense, he has been concerned about Meng Rou for a long time, and he was humiliated by you yesterday, of course he will not let go of this great opportunity to get rid of you." ”
When Meng Jiangxi, who was listening in the rear, heard this, he suddenly snorted coldly and said indignantly: "This Meng Qian is really a pig!"