Chapter 344 [(*^▽^*)]

Just as Lin Leyou was about to lead Xue Rui inside, he suddenly remembered Jiang Xiaming's matter. He was the one who killed Huang Bing and was now being pursued by the police.

In his opinion, Jiang Xiaming definitely did not leave the area of ​​Jingu Village, since leaving would result in a deduction of points, and not just a little.

"Wait!" He pulled Xue Rui a little further away.

Xue Rui, "What's wrong?"

Lin Leyou: "I think this might be inappropriate."

Xue Rui, "Brother Lin, what are you thinking about?"

He knew Lin Leyou wouldn't say anything meaningless at this time; if she said that, she must have thought of something that needed attention.

Lin Leyou sent him a message, "Do you still remember Jiang Xiaming?"

Xue Rui wasn't stupid; he immediately realized why Jiang Xiaming was being pursued. His fingers tapped rapidly on the screen. "Brother Lin, do you mean that if we make a move now, the police might find out?"

Lin Leyou said, "At worst, we'll be taken to the police station, and we can't leave the area of ​​Jingu Village."

Xue Rui said, "Not only can we not take action, but we also can't go to the police station ourselves to talk about this. Otherwise, as the party who reported the incident, we would still have to go with the police to the police station to assist in the investigation."

Lin Leyou: "Yes, we must distance ourselves from this matter, and we must do so within forty minutes... Now we only have thirty-five minutes left, and we must resolve this matter within thirty-five minutes."

Otherwise, after they finish their wedding ceremony, who knows what will happen? Or should we ask the chef now if Luo Qingzhou and Niu Xiaohua successfully completed their wedding ceremony a few years ago?

Wait a minute! The chef... Oh right, how could he forget about the chef!

They can't go, but the chef can. This chef is a legitimate NPC, even though he's from the next village, it doesn't matter!

Lin Leyou thought for a moment and told Xue Rui about the plan. No matter what, they had to leave Luo Qingzhou's house as soon as possible and also persuade the chef during this time.

Xue Rui: "It seems there's no good solution."

Lin Leyou said, "I found an item in the system shop that can temporarily control corpses. Although Niu Xiaohua can move now, her death is real, so this item should be useful."

Xue Rui, "Shall we leave now?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "Let's go tell Luo Qingzhou first, and take advantage of this time to have the mechanical spider take that prop inside. As long as it touches Niu Xiaohua, it can successfully attach itself."

Xue Rui nodded, stopped sending messages, stood up, and followed Lin Leyou to the back.

Although Luo Qingzhou wanted to stay with Niu Xiaohua all the time, the wedding ceremony was just around the corner, so he still had to keep an eye on things from outside.

He was taken aback when he saw Lin Leyou and Xue Rui. "Huh? What are you two doing here?"

Lin Leyou was a little embarrassed. "I suddenly remembered that I forgot to close the door when I left. I need to go back for a bit. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Luo Qingzhou, "It's alright, right? The European style is in the village..."

Lin Leyou said, "That won't do. We still haven't caught the murderer who escaped. What if he hides in my house?"

Luo Qingzhou nodded. "That makes sense. Then hurry back; it's about to begin."

While they were talking, Xue Rui handed the props he got from Lin Leyou to his mechanical spider, and while Luo Qingzhou wasn't looking, he had the spider take them to where Niu Xiaohua was.

Niu Xiaohua's eyes were fixed on the mechanical spider as soon as it appeared, but she didn't move. She just stared blankly as the mechanical spider threw something onto the back of her hand.

Then the props took effect and disappeared. Niu Xiaohua's eyes suddenly became much more lively. She smoothly got up and walked around the room twice, then smiled and pushed open the door to go outside.

At this time, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui had already left through the gate. On their way home, they encountered two policemen. After thinking it over, Lin Leyou started talking to the policemen.

Actually, the police first asked them why they weren't eating at home, and Lin Leyou and his family answered truthfully, answering whatever the police asked.

The person controlling Niu Xiaohua now is Lin Leyou. He is indeed incompetent. Niu Xiaohua is dead. Even if she can move, speak, and see now, it doesn't change the fact that she is dead.

Luo Qingzhou was still talking to the head chef in the kitchen, completely unaware that Niu Xiaohua's control had been taken away.

Until he saw a familiar figure. Of course, he saw it, and everyone in the kitchen saw it too. It was the head chef and several kitchen helpers.

They watched with some surprise as Niu Xiaohua appeared near the aisle ahead, then turned to look at them. The chef and the others, however, didn't seem to think anything of it.

Everyone assumed that Niu Xiaohua had come out to find Luo Qingzhou.

Luo Qingzhou, however, stared in disbelief at the scene, his mind still reeling. "Why did you come out?"

He asked in a soft voice, so softly that even the chef standing next to him couldn't hear him and didn't know who he was asking.

As if she had heard, Niu Xiaohua stood there smiling at her, her smile carrying a hint of mockery. When Luo Qingzhou saw that smile, for some reason, the taut nerves in her mind snapped.

He disregarded everything and, right in front of the chefs, grabbed the cleaver that the chef had just placed on the cutting board and charged straight at Niu Xiaohua before the chefs could react.

By the time the chef realized what had happened, Niu Xiaohua had already been chopped to the ground by Luo Qingzhou, and thick blood gushed out, staining Niu Xiaohua's entire body dark red.

The head chef and his assistant gasped as they watched Luo Qingzhou frantically hack at Niu Xiaohua, who was already lying on the ground. They covered their mouths tightly, afraid that if they made a sound, he would chase them down with a knife.

Everyone quietly made their way out, and when they realized that Luo Qingzhou hadn't noticed them, they hurriedly ran to the gate and ran away as fast as they could.

They happened to run into Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, who were talking to the police, on the way.

Lin Leyou was about to leave when she heard a strange sound behind her. She turned around and saw the head chef. "Huh? What's going on...? Why are you all in such a hurry?"

Their faces were deathly pale, their eyes filled with terror, and they could barely speak, managing only a few fragmented words. At the same time, they were gesturing wildly and pointing in the direction of Luo Qingzhou's house.

The police ignored everything else; upon hearing the word "murder," they immediately took out their phones to call for backup, and rushed over as quickly as possible.

Lin Leyou and Xue Rui exchanged a glance and followed. They also persuaded the chef and the others to stay, saying, "The police already know, so there's no more danger. Don't worry. They'll still need to take your statements later, so you'll be called back even if you leave."

After the police arrived, they were finally relieved. "Okay, I understand. Let's wait and see."

Lin Leyou and his group waited there for less than two minutes before they saw a number of police officers running over from a distance. Only after the police officers passed by did the chef and his group dare to move forward.

Lin Leyou and the other person followed.

The police initially didn't know what was going on and thought that Jiang Xiaming, whom they hadn't caught, had committed another crime in the village. But when they broke into the house, they found that it wasn't like that at all.

A man wielding a cleaver, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, chased after two women and a man in the courtyard, hacking at them.

They disregarded everything else and immediately pulled out their guns, pointing them at him. "Put down your weapons right now!"

Luo Qingzhou was originally chasing Zhao Changzhou and his group, but after hearing the police's angry roar, he paused slightly, turned his head to look at the police, and then charged towards them with a sinister smile.

The police were also surprised that this person dared to rush over with a knife even when a gun was pointed at him. Did he really think they wouldn't dare to shoot?

"Danger!"

A policeman shouted and then fired a shot into Luo Qingzhou's leg, hitting him squarely in the left calf. Before Luo Qingzhou could reach them, he fell to the ground, and the knife in his hand flew out, landing right at the policeman's feet, where he kicked it away.

With the knife no longer in his hand, the police officers approached and handcuffed his hands behind his back. "Alright, let's take him to the hospital first."

Lin Leyou and his group were outside, blocked by a large number of police officers and unable to go in.

Zhao Changzhou, Huajiao, and Qinjiao are trapped inside, unable to get out.

Lin Leyou received a system notification, glanced at Xue Rui, and Xue Rui also glanced at him. Clearly, their fifth task had been completed.

As expected, they couldn't do it themselves. If they did, no matter what happened here, it would attract the police, and then everyone in this house would be taken to the police station.

They waited outside for a while, and soon the police came over to question them.

Lin Leyou said, "We're here to attend Luo Qingzhou and Niu Xiaohua's wedding. They were supposed to have their wedding ceremony in half an hour, and everything was ready."

"But just now, about half an hour before the wedding ceremony, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't closed the door properly when I left home, so I told Luo Qingzhou that I was going home to lock the door and would be back soon."

"The chef and his assistant were there too. I finished speaking and came out. On the way, I ran into the two police officers from earlier. Before we could even chat for a bit, the chef came running over with a few people and said there had been a murder..."

"We don't know exactly what happened; we happened to be outside at the time."

Just as they said, when Luo Qingzhou killed Niu Xiaohua, the two of them happened to be outside and had no idea what had happened.

After obtaining the chefs' testimonies, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were allowed to leave, but Zhao Changzhou, Huajiao, and Qin Jiao were not so lucky; they were detained by the police.

They wanted to leave, but unfortunately, they couldn't!