Chapter 347 [(*^▽^*)]

Lin Leyou said, "Think about Jiang Xiaming before. Because he killed Huang Bing... why did he use that wooden stick? I couldn't figure it out before, but now I can make sense of it. When Jiang Xiaming was about to kill Huang Bing, he found that his weapon was useless, so he could only use a wooden stick to kill him."

Xue Rui, "Hmm..."

The village is in a mess right now. Some people are getting IV drips, some are investigating cases, some are chasing after suspects, some are gossiping, some are eating melon seeds, and some are working.

Another night passed quickly. Nothing happened today, but the next morning, Xue Rui got up very early. After the two had breakfast, Xue Rui said goodbye.

He left alone, not going anywhere else, but going home.

Lin Leyou knew that Xue Rui's parents were coming back today, and hoped they could be calm and not get agitated. Perhaps Xue Rui wasn't one of the people who were tortured and killed.

The mechanical spider at the village entrance spotted the returning people immediately.

Lin Leyou first saw a man with only a little stubble on his head. He looked to be around forty years old and was carrying a black backpack. He was riding back on a motorcycle taxi.

After getting off the motorcycle taxi at the village entrance, he gave the driver some money and then turned to walk into the village. This person should be Zhao Qiang, whom he had inquired about before, who is Zhou Wanwan's husband.

Lin Leyou immediately sent a message to Xue Rui, "Zhao Qiang has entered the village."

Xue Rui replied to the message, "I understand, I'll be careful."

After returning home, Xue Rui didn't go inside. Instead, he moved a stool and sat on the cement ground in front of his house, waiting for his parents to come home.

They should be back soon, judging by the time.

Sure enough, not long after Zhao Qiang got out of the car, only three to five minutes later, as he stood at the village entrance looking down at the village, a police car appeared behind him.

This startled Zhao Qiang. Were they here to arrest him again? He was about to run away, but then he realized something was wrong. He had just come out and hadn't done anything yet!

As expected, the police car did not stop there, but drove past him and straight into the village. Only then did Zhao Qiang regain his footing and continue walking forward.

Why are there police in the village?

Needless to say, Xue Rui's parents were in the police car, and Lin Leyou immediately informed Xue Rui so that he could be prepared.

Xue Rui put his phone away and waited for them to return at the door. It was broad daylight, and many villagers were working in the fields early in the morning. From his spot, many people could see him at a glance.

Sure enough, not long after receiving Lin Leyou's message, he met the two of them. The first thing they did upon returning home was to look for Xue Rui.

When they saw Xue Rui sitting right at their doorstep, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

When Lin Leyou saw them hurrying over, the first question she asked was, "Xiao Rui, have you been staying at home these past two days?"

Xue Rui was very impatient. "What's wrong with staying at home? What's wrong with not staying at home?"

The couple became very agitated after hearing what he said, especially Xue Rui's mother, who grabbed Xue Rui's arms tightly with both hands, shouting, "Tell me, do you live at home? Tell me, tell me!"

Xue Rui even felt a sharp pain; this woman was incredibly strong! So if this couple really teamed up against him, something bad could really happen if he wasn't prepared!

But now he wasn't afraid. He swung his arm, shaking off her hand that was gripping his arm tightly. "What are you doing? That hurts!"

Xue Rui's mother was completely unaware that her son was on the verge of exploding. Normally, she would have quickly realized this and calmed him down, but now…

"Hurry up and tell me! I've asked you so many times, why won't you tell me? Do you live at home?"

Xue Rui looked impatient. "This is so annoying! I'm not staying here! It's so unlucky! What are you all up to? I..."

Before he could finish speaking, his parents went crazy. They came over from both sides to grab him, but luckily Xue Rui dodged quickly and they missed.

He roared, "What are you doing?!"

The shout reached half the village! Anyone who could see their house turned to look, and everyone was watching the spectacle, including the police officers who were investigating Luo Qingzhou's motives for killing Niu Xiaohua.

Upon seeing Xue Rui's parents, who had just been brought back, chasing and beating their child, especially Xue Rui's father, who was even holding a hoe!

Several police officers rushed over while shouting "Don't move!"

After seeing the police, Xue Rui's parents calmed down, but they still glared fiercely at Xue Rui, who was being blocked by the police.

The police officer glared at them, then looked at Xue Rui and asked, "What exactly is going on here?"

Xue Rui: "How was I supposed to know what was wrong with them? As soon as they came back, they asked me if I had stayed at home for the past two nights. I said no, and then they went crazy."

The police knew perfectly well why the couple had been sent to the police station for education, and now that they had just returned, they were causing trouble again, showing no respect for them whatsoever.

Police: "Are you still clinging to that feudal superstition?"

Xue Rui's mother instinctively retorted, "It's not superstition, it's true!"

The police officer's face was stern. "So, you still believe that, and you're going to do this again? You're going to come back and harm the children? In other words, all that good attitude of admitting your mistakes at the police station was just an act?"

The couple then realized that they had just been released, and if their attitude was not good, they might be arrested and sent for "education" again, and the next time it might not be just for a day or two.

Xue Rui's father put down what he was holding, his face contorted slightly, but he tried his best to relax. "We're just a little worried that the child isn't sleeping at home at night, but somewhere else."

The police officer said, "If something like this happened in your own room, and you were all alone at home, I would have moved out too. Is it wrong for a child to be scared? Is it strange?"

"That's right, that's right, not surprising at all!"

"Well... now that we're back, the children should come back to live with us too."

The police officer was silent for a moment, then looked at Xue Rui and asked, "Son, what are you thinking?"

Xue Rui said, "I'm not going to live in such an unlucky house! I'm going to live in that uninhabited house halfway up the mountain for two months before moving back. I'll get rid of the bad luck first."

The police have searched the entire Jingu Village thoroughly during this period, so of course they know about the uninhabited house halfway up the mountain. That house was actually built by the villagers so that if any villagers had an accident and needed to temporarily renovate their houses, they could stay there for a while as an emergency.

Xue Rui could move there if he wanted, since the house was fine.

However, Xue Rui's parents firmly disagreed with this statement.

"No, we don't agree. We're all back now, what kind of life is it for you to live outside? Your parents are here, what are you afraid of?"

Xue Rui sneered, "Look at the way you guys were just now. If I hadn't dodged quickly, you might have killed me. Do you think I could have survived if I hadn't been avoiding you?"

The argument was getting out of hand, and more and more villagers gathered around to watch the spectacle. Lin Leyou was among them, and he even spotted the village chief standing behind the crowd.

Lin Leyou noticed that the village chief... Qin Fengmian's expression didn't seem very good, especially the way he looked at Xue Rui, which gave him a bad feeling.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, his teammate Zhao Changzhou is currently receiving intravenous fluids at a clinic due to a serious illness, and the clinic's doctor hasn't said whether he can recover.

Moreover, they absolutely refused to go to the hospital, which made the doctors even more worried.

Lin Leyou took a deep breath. He figured he'd deal with it as it came, there was always a way. But before he could think too much about it, the village chief stepped forward, seemingly intending to mediate.

This is the plan...

As Lin Leyou watched the village chief's retreating figure, he felt that the chief seemed rather unfriendly. Who was he talking to?

The village chief walked over and separated Xue Rui from his parents on both sides. "Alright, stop arguing. You're a family. What kind of behavior is this, arguing like this?"

Xue Rui remained silent, as did his parents. They knew that if they spoke of anything related to Xiao Bao again, they would be taken away by the police again. Education should not be based on feudal superstition.

Their minds, which had been a little muddled just now, had calmed down considerably. But even knowing this, they were still driven by emotion; they really didn't want to give up...

The village chief said, "You should all tell me what you want. Don't argue. Arguing won't solve anything."

The police officer looked at Xue Rui's parents with strong disapproval. "As elders, you used to love children so much, how come you've changed so much now? Don't think I've forgotten the scene of you chasing and hitting the child with a hoe just now."

Xue Rui's father looked embarrassed, but he didn't think he had done anything wrong. Xue Rui's mother said, "Comrade, it's our fault. We were just too emotional. We didn't mean anything by it. Everyone in the village knows that we've always spoiled our child. We were just too angry this time. We will never do it again."

Xue Rui interjected, "I've already packed my things and left them there. Anyway, I won't be coming back to live here for at least two months, and no one can persuade me otherwise."

Upon hearing this, Xue Rui's parents were about to lash out again, but remembering that the village chief and the police were present, they held back.

Xue Rui's mother said softly, "Xiao Rui, didn't you not care before? Why are you acting like this now..."

Xue Rui: "What else could it be? I didn't care at first, but when I was sleeping at home that night, I suddenly felt cold all over, even though it's not cold now. It must be that this house is cursed."

Now that he said that, it seems there really is no reason for him to continue living at home.

Xue Rui pressed on, "It's not like I'm not coming back. I'm just going to stay away for two months to let my room get rid of the bad luck. Why are you all so agitated?"

His words made the onlookers feel that the matter was bizarre, yet somehow reasonable, given that such a thing had just happened.

Adding to the previous incident between Luo Qingzhou and Niu Xiaohua, many villagers felt that things weren't going smoothly in their village lately.