Chapter 118 Gossip turns into murder [please vote]
"What's up?"
Liangliang said: "The second fat man said he saw Gao Qi's mother in the reed marsh yesterday."
Shang Wan was a little surprised that Gui had secretly come back.
"The second fat man went to pick up wild duck eggs in the reeds. Suddenly he heard a strange sound, so he followed the sound and saw Gao Qi's mother fighting with a man."
"Fighting?" Thinking of some possibility, Shang Wan's face looked a little strange, "They are all wearing clothes, right?"
Liangliang blinked, not understanding why Shang Wan asked this question.
After carefully recalling what Er Fatty said, he nodded brightly, "Wearing clothes."
Shang Wan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't spoil the child.
She asked: "Have you seen clearly who that man is?"
"No, Er Fatty only saw a figure from behind. The voice sounded familiar. He should be from the village."
Shang Wan nodded, guessing that the man was an adulterer.
Originally it was just gossip, but who would have thought that gossip would turn into a murder case the next day.
Gui is dead.
He was found dead in the reeds, and the unlucky boy Er Pang was found.
He picked up two wild duck eggs a while ago, and he also picked up two yesterday. After tasting the sweetness, he went to try his luck again today.
Unexpectedly, he failed to pick up the wild duck eggs and saw a naked female corpse.
The child was so frightened that he cried loudly, alarming the adults who were washing clothes by the river.
Everyone followed the cry and found Erpang lying on the ground. Not far away, Mrs. Gui was lying on her side on the ground with her eyes open.
The clothes on her upper body were taken off and hung around her waist, revealing her plump flesh. A sharp wooden stick penetrated from her chest to her back. Blood flowed down her flesh and dyed the ground beneath her red.
"It's Gui Shaofen!"
"Didn't she go crazy and run out of the village? Why did she die here?"
"There's been a fatality, please notify the village chief immediately!"
The adults were also shocked. Some people shouted that someone was dead and ran to Lin's house to inform the village chief.
When they heard that there was a dead person in the reed swamp, the village immediately became excited, and everyone rushed to the reed swamp regardless of whether they were idle or not.
When Mrs. Gao heard that Mrs. Gui had died in the reed marsh, she fainted without breathing.
"Gao Qi, Gao Qi! Your mother is dead, hurry up and see!"
Someone came into the room and called Gao Qi, and a bowl was thrown at him. If the person hadn't subconsciously turned his head to avoid it, blood would have been seen on his face.
The porcelain bowl fell against the door and broke into several pieces.
The person who came quickly jumped away, "Gao Qi, why are you crazy? I kindly inform you, why are you hitting me?"
"Ahhh!"
A pair of wooden chopsticks then hit him. The man with disheveled hair on the kang had bloodshot eyes. He opened his mouth and couldn't say a word except for a hoarse roar.
The visitor was frightened by his ferocious appearance and did not dare to stay in the room longer. He helped the fainted old lady Gao to another room and left in a hurry.
It was impossible for Shang Wan not to hear such a big commotion in the village. Everyone was curious, so the family packed up and rushed to the reed swamp to have a look.
Ma Jieyong felt scratched in his heart and glanced at his master several times.
He also wanted to watch the fun.
He glanced at him with four fingers and said, "The master has given you the wages and you have to work. It's not time to rest yet."
Ma Jieyong sighed, and Gao Yan whispered, "People have died, so the matter must be serious. Let's run to see it during the break, and we can catch up."
With these words, Ma Jieyong put back his thoughts about flying to the reed swamp, and worked faster, just to rest early and watch the excitement early.
When Shang Wan and his entourage arrived at the reed marsh, a crowd of people had already gathered around the place where Gui's accident happened, three levels inside and three outside.
Shi Shi stepped on his feet and looked in. Due to the height restriction, he couldn't see anything.
"Su!" Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand to tug Shi Shi's pants. Little Naiyin said in a panic, "Hold!"
Looking at the round, white and tender face, Shitou hesitated. What should the little baby do if he looks at dead people and has nightmares if he is frightened?
Yuanyuan was very persistent, and her little hands were so hard that she almost pulled Shitou's pants off.
Shitou tightened his grip on his belt and looked at his sister with a grimace.
Shang Wan thought for a while and said to Yuanyuan: "My dear, don't cry when you are scared."
"Okay!" Yuanyuan nodded vigorously.
Zaizai is not afraid, Zaizai does not cry!
"Hug me." Shang Wan motioned to Shi Shi with his eyes.
Xiaohuan said worriedly: "Sister, do you really want Yuanyuan to see it?"
Shang Wan nodded: "Yeah."
Seeing that Lu Chengjing had no objection, Shitou reached out and hugged Yuanyuan, lifted the little guy to his neck and sat down.
Yuanyuan's gaze suddenly shot up and she was so excited that she patted Shitou's head, like patting a watermelon.
Although my little fleshy hands are soft, it still hurts when I hit someone.
Shitou bared his teeth in pain, "Yuanyuan, you'll be stupid if you pat me again."
Hearing this, Yuanyuan quickly stopped flapping her little hands and hugged her obediently. She lowered her head and purred her uncle with her little mouth pouted.
The feeling of cool breeze gave Shi Shi a goosebump.
He shook, then held Yuanyuan forward, and asked as he walked: "Yuanyuan, what did you see?"
Yuanyuan blinked her big eyes and uttered one word, "Head!"
"anything else?"
"red!"
"people!"
Stone:"……"
Forget it, he'd better squeeze in and see for himself.
When some villagers saw Lu Chengjing and Shang Wan, they shouted, "The scholar and the scholar are here."
The villagers gradually made way for Shang Wan to push his wheelchair in. Xiaohuan and Shitou quickly followed.
In the inner circle, Village Chief Lin was discussing something with Father Wu. When they saw Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing, they all looked over.
Shang Wan raised his eyes to look at the corpse not far away.
Gui's body was not moved, but her wide-open eyes were closed. Her originally naked upper body was covered with a blue coat. The ground beneath her body was stained reddish brown by blood. There were traces of blood on the surrounding reed leaves. Splatters of blood.
"Auntie, how did she die?"
The woman arrived early and said to Shang Wan, "Oh, it's such a thick wooden stick with a sharp end. It penetrates from the chest to the back. It's covered in blood. It's scary."
She said while covering her face, "I have taken off my upper body clothes. I guess I am having a secret meeting with a wild man here. It is really immoral and has not taught me a lesson. Why don't I let the wild man kill me?"
Shang Wan was confused, "Auntie, how do you know the murderer is a wild man?"
"You guessed it." The woman said confidently, "I always guess correctly."
Shang Wan: "..."
While Shang was talking to the woman in the evening, Lu Chengjing was invited to join the conversation between Village Chief Lin and others.
Although Village Chief Lin didn't want to see Lu Chengjing, he couldn't care so much at this time.
A murder suddenly occurred in the village, and the murderer had to be found as soon as possible, otherwise he, the village chief, would be finished.
He took the initiative to ask Lu Chengjing for his opinion, and Lu Chengjing asked, "What clues are there currently?"
"There are traces of fighting around, and there are several large footprints next to the body." Village Chief Lin said, "The woman's feet cannot be that big. They must have been left by the murderer."
"Not necessarily." Lu Chengjing shook his head, "Maybe it was left behind when curious villagers came to check."
Gui was covered with clothes, so someone must have been near the body.
Lu Chengjing asked: "Whose clothes are on the corpse?"
(End of chapter)