Chapter 175 143. I sincerely hope they can find the murderer
"Mr. Shenmu, I didn't know your name before, so can you tell me about the past in the village? I'm very curious. For some reason..."
Li Ming paused for a moment, a strange smile appeared on his face.
“I am very curious about the reason why no one is willing to investigate a case in which a couple was seriously injured. Logically speaking, if the murderer is still in the village, then the villagers Isn’t it more dangerous? Why are they still unwilling to investigate?”
At this point, Li Ming is sorry. He smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shenmu, let me apologize in advance. I know that it is not my job to care about the events in the village. But as I just said, if there is still a murderer in the village, Then I’m really uneasy. I don’t think you want to see this happen if you want to develop tourism in the village?”
"No, it's okay..."
Shenmu's expression looked a little guilty. From this, it can be judged that he didn't seem to have thought about dealing with this incident at all - at least he didn't care about the development of this case at all now, and he didn't care about it at all. I don’t want to delve into the development of this case.
“As you said, this case is indeed incomprehensible and troubles me every moment... I actually plan to investigate this case secretly, you know, my dear guest, A positive investigation will create some bad publicity.”
"We have actually been paying close attention to this case and have been sending staff to investigate the case. Don't worry."
Judging from the expression, Shenmu seemed to be just perfunctory, or using his The shrewd mind may also be for other purposes.
"Don't worry, if you feel unsafe, I can send staff to protect you and ensure your safety at all times..." Shenmu said hurriedly, while glancing at the watch on his wrist, "Do you have anything else? If it's okay If so, I still have a meeting to hold, so I’ll excuse you now.”
With that said, Shenmu left the library without any explanation.
Watching the man in front of him leave, Li Dang narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes always full of sharpness.
What an interesting village, interesting entrepreneurs...
Sato must not just invite guests, he must also have other secrets... In short, these secrets must be buried among the Kinoshita brothers and sisters. With this Shenmu and the case in the past, it is not difficult to understand.
Along the mountain road, Li Ming arrived at the top of the village.
This mountain road is like a diagonal line attached to the cliff. Here, the original village gradually becomes smaller and lower.
——He is getting taller and taller than the village.
Li Ming looked around on the top of the mountain and discovered the observation deck not far away.
Although this is one of the best attractions in the village, few people who are not afraid of tiredness come here to take photos and check in - there is no one here now.
Looking around at other places on the top of the mountain, there seems to be a rather large building on the left. A sign on the roadside tells us that this is the "Dam Control Room. Unused persons are not allowed to enter."
On the right is a forest.
The dam...
It is the device that changes the route of the waterfall...
As for the observation deck...
Li Dang narrowed his eyes and planned to start investigating the clues from here.
Li Dang followed the route to the observation deck, where he could have an unobstructed view of the village below.
Every house and every facility embodies the hard work of Hong Pingzhi and the villagers. Behind the railing of the observation deck, there is an abrupt chair, which seems to be directly fixed on the On the floor - there are big words "For Divine Wood Only" written on it.
A line of small words under the seat let Li Ming know that this was a chair specially built by Shenmu for him to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
What a remnant of the old era, Li Ming secretly spat at this chair, his contemptuous attitude vivid on the paper.
But then, the observation deck has concluded its investigation, and Li Ming should now focus on the control room and the woods.
But the control room is locked. The sign outside the door says that this is the control area for controlling the water gates. Normal people cannot enter, and there are security guards inside. Only Shenmu and a few senior executives have opened the door. ID card.
Door.
The door that blocks all clues.
Li Dang took a few steps back and wanted to kick the iron door of the control room, but all he got was the echo and pain that echoed in the mountains and forests.
There are no three hundred taels of silver here. If there is really no problem, it is impossible for this control room to have handles at all levels.
At this moment, a villager with a blank expression walked up to the top of the mountain and saw Li Ming.
"Excuse me...this guest, is there anything wrong? I saw you standing in front of the god's dwelling place..."
The god's dwelling place?
No, if this sacred tree has the word "god" in its name, does he really regard himself as a god? How disgusting.
"It's okay, I just got lost." Li Ming looked at the villagers in front of him with a confused expression, "By the way, can you tell me about the Kinoshita brothers and sisters?"
"The Kinoshita brothers and sisters? That's the one Abandoned orphans?" The villager scratched his head. On the back of the head, "I saw them walking up the mountain road to the top of the mountain every night. Then one time I was curious and followed them, and found that they went to a wooden house in the woods. Alas... these two children are so miserable. It’s..."
Wooden house?
Li Ming raised his eyebrows and looked towards the woods, and sure enough he saw a corner exposed in his field of vision.
Ignoring saying goodbye, Li Dang turned over and rolled down the hillside, heading towards the wooden house.
Li Ming entered the room through the window that he had not yet locked. The interior was simply decorated: the bed, sofa, desk, and wardrobe were distributed around the small room.
There is a blanket placed on the old sofa, next to a pillow with patch marks. It seems that this sofa is used for sleeping. Although the bed next to it is a little neater than the sofa, it can be seen that it has been used for a long time.
Because the bed and sofa were both in use, Li Dang's initial impression was that there were two people living here.
Rifling through the desk cabinet, Li Dang easily found two diaries.
Li Dang opened the diary with a dark green cover——
The owner of the diary is Brother Kinoshita.
The diary tells that this boy and his sister originally had a happy life, but when the sacred tree rebuilt the village and dam, their parents did not want the land given to people by the "Water God" to be destroyed. He did not want the peace of the village to be broken, so he resolutely protested against the Shenmu's reconstruction plan. Then, Shenmu sent people to beat their parents to disability. After being intimidated, they could only agree to the reconstruction with tears. Even so, their parents died soon after.
Then the two of them were adopted by Sato and worked here, but they had always planned to take revenge on Shenmu and the villagers who agreed to rebuild for profit.
They accidentally contacted the "Water God" in their consciousness and completed the task given to them by the latter - to find a diamond to restore its strength.
So they asked the "Water God" to help them and take revenge on the village on the day their parents died.
The eldest brother Kinoshita also wrote in his diary that the "Water God" hated the polluted "New World" and ordered them not to let themselves touch the water of the "New World" because that would be harmful to them. disrespectful.
The eldest brother Kinoshita seems to obey the "God of Water".
Polluted water...
I always feel like there is something wrong with this diary, but I can’t put it in words, or maybe...
There is a weird and weird premonition.
Li Fang opened the second diary——
The owner of the diary is Sister Kinoshita.
The diary tells that this girl and her brother originally had a happy life, but when the sacred tree rebuilt the village and dam, their parents did not want the land given to people by the "Water God" to be destroyed. He did not want the peace of the village to be broken, so he resolutely protested against the Shenmu's reconstruction plan.
Then, Shenmu sent people to beat their parents to disability. After being intimidated, they could only agree to the reconstruction with tears. Even so, their parents died soon after.
Then the two of them were adopted by Sato and worked here, but they had always planned to take revenge on Shenmu and the villagers who agreed to rebuild for profit.
They accidentally contacted the "Water God" in their consciousness and completed the task given to them by the latter - to find a diamond to restore its strength.
So they asked the "Water God" to help them and take revenge on the village on the day their parents died.
Sister Kinoshita also wrote in her diary about the "Water Diamond" that restored the power of the "Water God". The former told them that this stone can protect the holder from "liquidation". Now it is Put it in the pocket of Kinoshita's winter clothes.
Winter clothes.
After having the target, Li Ming immediately began to search the nearby wardrobe, where different clothes were stored. The blue shirt and jacket had the name of Kinoshita's elder brother written on it, and the pink skirt and cotton-padded jacket had the name of Kinoshita's younger sister written on it. It looked like This is where the two of them store their clothes.
Li Ming took out a stone-like thing from Kinoshita's sister's cotton-padded jacket. It was orange and shone faintly under the light.
Even though it is small and can be held in the palm of your hand, it is a bit heavy.
This should be the so-called "Water Diamond".
When he got the diamond, Li Ming felt a water-like power surge into his heart, dispelling some strange feelings. But when Li Dang let go of his hand slightly, the strange feeling came back.
Strangely enough, carrying this stone feels like being watered on your body, giving you an inexplicable refreshing feeling.
It seems that now that all the information has been obtained, it is time to advance the plot and let...
After a tiring day, Li Ming collected a lot of clues. I returned to my room and gradually fell into a deep sleep in the comfortable air conditioner and soft quilt.
I really hope tomorrow is also a "beautiful day".
Just when he was about to fall asleep, Sato's attending doctor dialed Li Ming's phone number.
"What's wrong?"
Although Li Ming was a little impatient, when he saw that it was his childhood friend and close friend Sato's attending doctor, he immediately picked up and asked in a hurried tone.
"That's it, don't worry, Mr. Li Ming, I'm calling to tell you that Mr. Sato is recovering very well, and you can go see him at any time, and the most important thing... Mr. Sato also wants to see you.”
“I understand.”
Li Ming stood up immediately, put on all his clothes, and walked straight to Sato’s room.
Satosuke in the room had already stood up, doing stretching exercises and watching the TV in the room.
After seeing Li Ming, Sato screamed with some exaggeration: "Thank you so much for coming to see me, Li Ming. With you by my side, I feel much more at ease."
"Don't get close to me." Li Ming waved his hand and looked at Sato in front of him. He was happy for his recovery from the bottom of his heart, but his actions were somewhat calm.
Sato said this, as if the previous embarrassment had completely disappeared.
"Tell me about your adoption of the child?" Li Ming sat on the edge of the bed, crossed his legs, and asked reproachfully.
"Ah? About the two children I adopted? I didn't expect you to be able to investigate this. You are indeed my best friend." Satosuke said with a smile, "Yes, I adopted them, they belong to them." My parents were beaten to death, and I don’t know where the murderer is. I paid for them to go to school, and now they are back here to work.” “Are they the Kinoshita brothers?” He raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it's them, it turns out you know them! Now the two of them are working here and living a pretty good life, but they don't rest in the village at night. Maybe they rent a house nearby. ”
Sato sighed.
"Well, they have grown up and learned to be independent. This is a good thing. They often wrote to me when I was traveling outside. Now the boy has learned to make his own decisions, and the girl does things Still can't make up my mind..." Sato seemed to be lost in memories.
"It can be seen that there is an age difference after all." Li Ming folded his hands and hummed, while mentally debating whether to tell Sato about the secret of Kinoshita's brother and sister, "Speaking of which, let me ask you a question, do you feel that Kinoshita Are the siblings a bit strange? "
"Is it strange? Children who lost their parents earlier must be a bit strange in their daily lives, and the cause of their parents' death has not been found yet. Murderer." Sato sighed.
"To be honest, I sincerely hope that they can find the murderer of their parents, but at the same time, I hope that they can be normal people instead of burying their emotions in revenge all day long, although this is very painful. Important, but it’s still too early for them.”
“ Do you have any clues? I really like these brothers and sisters, so I want to do my part."
In the end, Li Ming still didn't tell his close friends about the brothers and sisters. He wanted to help them from another aspect, or rather to prevent them from taking a detour.
"If you ask me, I think the entrepreneur, the one with the surname Shenmu, is the one with the most problems." Sato pondered for a while, "Because after the death of the parents of the brother and sister, he seemed to have become more and more serious. I am becoming more and more active. I don’t know what the secret is during this period, but I always feel that something is wrong.”
(End of this chapter)