Chapter 335 [(*^▽^*)]

Just then, Lin Leyou discovered the mechanical spider that he had placed with the police. He quickly stopped chatting with Xue Rui and focused on following the police.

In the darkness, the police, flashlights in hand, walked towards Jiang Xiaming's house. "Are you sure he's back? Did you see him with your own eyes?"

"I saw it with my own eyes, I kept an eye on him, so don't worry. Hurry up, he seemed to be in a hurry and acting suspiciously. He might be coming back to pack his things and deliberately avoiding people!"

"What are we waiting for? Hurry up and arrest them first!"

About seven or eight policemen arrived at Jiang Xiaming's door. Of course, there were people guarding the back door and windows, but only three policemen came to the front door.

There were no lights inside.

"I'm sure the person is inside!"

"In that case, let's knock on the door."

When they knocked on the door, no one answered, as if no one had ever been inside.

The police knocked on the door again, and this time there was a response. They noticed that the window was lit, as if someone was resting inside and had been woken up by the knocking and turned on the light.

What's going on? Didn't they just get back? Are they already resting?

Jiang Xiaming did indeed come to open the door. The policeman standing at the door looked him over carefully and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that his identity was correct.

"Jiang Xiaming, is that right?"

"Yes, it's me. What's wrong?"

What's wrong? Doesn't Jiang Xiaming know? Or is he pretending to be stupid?

In Lin Leyou's opinion, Jiang Xiaming must be pretending to be stupid. Otherwise, how could he not know something that everyone in the village knows now?

Lin Leyou took a deep breath and continued watching, hoping the police would step in.

"Where did you go today? Why haven't you been seen all day?"

Jiang Xiaming blinked, looking quite puzzled and not quite understanding why the police were asking him this, but he still hesitated and said, "I was just walking around the village, taking a stroll. As for why I didn't come back all day, it's because I took some food with me and ate lunch outside."

The police officer paused for a moment, "What did you do outside? Just took a walk?"

Jiang Xiaming nodded, then shook his head. "It's not just a simple walk. I just want to go out and look at the surrounding mountains, forests, and fields. Didn't Lin Leyou want to contract the forest land to plant fruit trees? I want to give it a try too."

Police officer: "You want to give it a try? Have you mentioned this idea to anyone before?"

Jiang Xiaming shook his head, "Not yet. I just have this idea, but I haven't decided whether to do it or not, which is why I spent time going out to see what the situation is like."

“Lin Leyou has been out and about a lot lately, and I’ve seen him often. I’m a little tempted, so I want to observe him. If I think it’s feasible, I plan to talk to Lin Leyou about cooperation.”

The policeman nodded, realizing it was cooperation, not an attempt to take over Lin Leyou's living space. However, this was only one side of the story.

He had never told anyone before, and now that they were saying this, it was very suspicious. Of course, the police wouldn't believe what he just said.

Jiang Xiaming: "Are there any other questions?"

The police still asked many questions, such as where Huang Bing went on the night he died, and specifically the time of death. Jiang Xiaming's answer was the same as most other villagers: he was sleeping at home.

I definitely don't remember exactly what I did at what time. After all, it's late at night. Do I really need to remember so clearly what I did after getting up in the middle of the night?

The police did not make things difficult for him in this matter, after all, there was no direct evidence yet, and they could not use harsh methods based on just some statements.

The most important thing is the DNA test. Two days have passed, and the results should be out soon, since they have secretly obtained Jiang Xiaming's DNA.

Hopefully, they can find a match; if they can, then they can arrest the person directly.

Just as they were chatting with Jiang Xiaming, a phone call came in. The policeman who answered the phone took a few steps away and said, "Hello, it's me. Yes, yes, what is it?"

He was silent for a few seconds. "Are you serious? You're not mistaken, are you?"

He quickly hung up the phone, then raised his hand and made a gesture so that the police officers lying in ambush nearby could see it. All the police officers who had followed him earlier rushed out from the shadows.

Jiang Xiaming reacted quickly, realizing he had been exposed when he saw the policeman making a gesture while answering the phone.

Despite his utmost caution, he was ultimately caught by the police within the instance, who now have evidence against him. Once caught, he will be forced to leave Jingu Village.

Leaving Jingu Village will deduct points, at a rate of 10,000 points per minute.

Jiang Xiaming nimbly dodged the police who surrounded him, returned home, closed the door, and shut the police out.

By this time, the police had already called for backup. In fact, they didn't even need to make a call; they could have just shouted twice. Their colleagues were nearby.

But if I shout a couple of times late at night, who knows how many villagers will come to watch the commotion? What if the criminal doesn't distinguish between friend and foe and just hurts people?

After all, Huang Bing's death was deeply etched in the minds of all the police officers, so they could only make a phone call. Fortunately, Jiang Xiaming remained inside after the other police officers arrived.

Lin Leyou's second task was now complete, and he received a notification from the system.

"Congratulations to Lin Leyou for completing the mission and clearing his name of suspicion."

"System prompt: Lin Leyou, please complete the task to attend Niu Xiaohua's wedding tomorrow."

Lin Leyou was stunned when he saw the task prompt. He had to attend Niu Xiaohua's wedding... Why was it Niu Xiaohua's wedding and not Luo Qingzhou and Niu Xiaohua's wedding?

Besides, Niu Xiaohua is already dead! How can he attend the wedding of a dead person?

Besides, Luo Qingzhou definitely won't hold the wedding. He'll probably use a very reasonable excuse to postpone or even cancel the wedding, just to avoid the fact that Niu Xiaohua is already dead being discovered.

There are still many police officers in the village. If Luo Qingzhou dares to make any rash moves, wouldn't he be exposed? These police officers wouldn't even need to come from the police station; they could just go out and arrest him directly.

Never mind that for now, we still need to follow the order of these tasks. First, we need to attend the wedding. Wait! To attend a wedding, there has to be a wedding first!

What if Luo Qingzhou cancels the wedding? If there's no wedding, won't I be unable to complete my mission?

If this task is not completed, then the subsequent tasks will certainly cease to exist.

Lin Leyou sighed with some difficulty. What should he do?

Xue Rui had already sent several messages. Lin Leyou clicked on one and glanced at it. "Brother Lin, what happened on your end?"

Lin Leyou: "Jiang Xiaming has been cornered at home by the police. My second task is complete. Now comes the more challenging third task."

Xue Rui, "What kind of mission?"

Lin Leyou: "Attending Niu Xiaohua's wedding tomorrow."

Xue Rui was stunned when he saw it. Attending a wedding? But Niu Xiaohua wasn't...

"How can we attend? Luo Qingzhou definitely isn't going to have a wedding."

Lin Leyou: "Yes, I'm still trying to figure something out."

Xue Rui said, "Unless Niu Xiaohua can come back to life."

Lin Leyou, "..."

He initially thought it was impossible for Niu Xiaohua to come back to life, but then he thought, "Isn't there a prop?" Although it couldn't actually bring someone back to life, there was a prop that could control the corpse.

If we can control the corpses to complete tomorrow's wedding, then this mission will be considered complete.

Xue Rui, "Brother Lin?"

Having temporarily found a way to complete his task, Lin Leyou asked Xue Rui, "Have you made any progress on your third task? Do your parents know anything about it?"

Or rather, they are the people who set up this partitioned room and placed the coffin; ask them and they will definitely know.

Xue Rui hesitated for a moment when he saw the question, then touched his chin. "I was just about to go and make a scene with them."

Lin Leyou, "What's going on?"

Xue Rui said, "I'll just act like I'm doing it. Brother Lin, you wait here. I'm going right now. If anything goes wrong, I'll come find you immediately."

Lin Leyou: "Okay, that's settled then. Be careful, and run away immediately if you notice anything amiss!"

Xue Rui: "No problem, I can run away really fast!"

Lin Leyou was a little worried, so he had a mechanical spider perch on the window of Xue Rui's house and peek inside through a gap left by the curtains that weren't fully drawn.

Fortunately, the doors inside were still open, and although we could only see a little bit, it was enough.

Xue Rui's figure flashed past inside, followed by his somewhat annoyed voice, "Mom and Dad! I want a big room too!"

"What big room?" The parents were still completely bewildered, wondering why their son would suddenly say something like that.

As a result, Xue Rui blurted out, "I went to Luo Qingzhou's house today and saw that they have such a big room. I want one just as big!"

Xue Rui's mother quickly put down the money she had half-counted. "Oh, son, isn't your room fine as it is? Our house is only so big. How about your dad and I build you a new room in a while?"

Xue Rui ignored everything else, "No, I want it now! I can't wait even a day longer, I want it now!"

As he spoke, he tugged at his mother's sleeve, insisting on having a bigger room. "The room I have now is too small. I went to see other people's rooms today, and everyone's room is bigger than mine."

"I never knew my room was the smallest in the village! Aren't you all the ones who love me the most? Why did you give me such a small room?!"

The couple were speechless when asked. They didn't know how to explain or how to handle the situation. All they could do was try to calm Xue Rui down temporarily.

Xue Rui absolutely had to stay in that room, but he couldn't just do nothing. He couldn't change rooms.