Lin Weidong led his men to the village's small riverbank, but there wasn't much to do there.

In spring, there are fruit trees that bloom, and when the weather is nice, there is indeed beautiful scenery to see.

That won't work now. The sun is too hot, and the trees are too shady; there's nothing to see.

Everyone was initially curious, but later became impatient.

Even the original five-day trip was cut short after only two days when some people wanted to leave.

I left on the third day.

Lin Weidong saw the person off at the train station. Although everyone wasn't particularly happy, they were still fairly amicable.

After that, Gu Xichao went directly to Wuli Village with him.

Lin Weidong was a little shy and embarrassed at first, after all, it was his first time doing something like this.

When he wanted to back out, Gu Xichao looked at him pitifully.

Lin Weidong couldn't bring himself to give up going home, so he could only grit his teeth and go on.

The two men had press passes, and the village chief of Wuli Village didn't give them any trouble, probably because he had hosted several groups of people before and was used to it.

They did indeed find something different in the village.

What's written in newspapers is mostly superficial; you still need to explore it yourself.

It turns out that a man was indeed found at the time, and he had been to Jiang Lili's house that day.

However, some people saw that he left as dusk fell.

However, Jiang Lili and her family were discovered at around 11 p.m.

There was an old man who had been drinking and didn't walk home until late at night.

When they arrived at Jiang Lili's house, they heard a child crying inside.

It's normal for a child to cry at home, but the old man took a second look because her door was half open.

He only saw Jiang Lili dragging her child out of the house. It was late at night and he couldn't see clearly, so the old man instinctively greeted her.

"Old Li, why aren't you asleep yet at this hour?"

Jiang Lili was startled, then threw the child to the ground. The child probably hit his head and immediately stopped crying.

"Hey, what's going on? Old Li isn't home?"

The old man was a busybody, and he pushed open the door to go inside.

The old man couldn't remember what happened after that, because he had drunk quite a bit. He said the only thing he could recall was that his family went to look for them and found that Jiang Lili and her family had been brutally murdered.

Jiang Lili herself was also stabbed three times, but none of the stabs hit vital organs.

The child was taken to the hospital for treatment, and after waking up, he stopped talking and wouldn't talk to anyone.

Because the old man had drunk a lot of alcohol that day, the police did not completely believe what he said.

His family also said that when they went there, they only saw him walk into Jiang Lili's house, and then they went in to call him.

Upon entering, they found the old man lying on the ground, with Jiang Lili holding the child and sitting on the steps below.

This incident has had a significant impact, mainly because the real culprit has not yet been caught.

The man who was seen entering Jiang Lili's house was her lover.

I went there that day to deliver something to Li Bo, but he wasn't home, so...

I learned these things from the villagers; having a press pass is very convenient.

After the questioning, the old man and his family wanted to invite them to stay for a meal before they left, probably because the previous reporter had given them a bribe.

The old man hinted at it to Lin Weidong several times, and finally Gu Xichao took something out of his pocket and gave it to him, which allowed him to successfully obtain the information.

"Why was that old man so fierce when we went in? He was so easy to talk to me just because I went to the restroom?"

Lin Weidong was still clueless, clearly showing he hadn't experienced the harsh realities of life.

"I don't know either, Uncle, let's sneak over to his house now!"

Gu Xichao was about to pull the man to Jiang Lili's house when he said that the old man had given him the location of Jiang Lili's house.

The two walked over and realized why no one else had noticed that day.

There is a large banyan tree in front of Jiang Lili's house, and the surrounding area is poorly lit and uninhabited.

Her family lived there; the nearest neighbor was only a hundred or two meters away.

The area around the house is completely sealed off by the police. Right now, everyone is eating at home, and there's no one working in the fields.

The two climbed over the wall when there were few people around.

Fortunately, there were only some blackened marks in the yard, and the house was locked up.

Gu Xichao found an unlocked window, climbed in, looked at the scene, and then came out.

Lin Weidong was so nervous that he was almost sweating profusely.

"Xiao Bao! You're incredibly brave! This is a crime scene!!!"

Gu Xichao didn't say anything, but pulled the person over the wall again.

He mainly wanted to take a look at the scene; there were indeed signs of a fight inside.

The two walked to the riverbank, where Gu Xichao washed himself to avoid getting dirty from the house.

"Uncle Weidong, let's go back to the city! I kind of want to go home!"

He looked pitiful again, just staring at Lin Weidong.

Lin Weidong thought he was frightened by what he saw. His own heart was pounding in his throat, and he tremblingly comforted Gu Xichao.

"It's okay, we won't do this kind of thing again, it's too scary. We'll leave tomorrow, we'll leave tomorrow!"

The two walked home until it got dark before they reached Pear Blossom Village.

Looking at the absent-minded Lin Weidong, Zhao Hongxia asked him with a grin, "Weidong, have all your classmates left?"

Lin Weidong nodded and went to fetch water to wash his face.

Zhao Hongxia followed up and asked, "I saw several female classmates came, didn't you have any thoughts about it?"

Lin Weidong waved his hand impatiently, "Grandma, I'm hungry. I'll eat something first, and we can talk about this later!"

The two of them hadn't eaten all day, and Gu Xichao was afraid he would throw up, so he kept going hungry.

There was still more than half a pot of millet porridge left in the pot, which the two big eaters finished off.

With only the old lady left at home, Lin Juanjuan could no longer frequently come home to freeload after she went to work in a factory in the county town.

However, every time she comes, she always arrives empty-handed and leaves with a full load of goods.

The next morning, the two of them were about to head to the village entrance to catch the bus when Zhao Hongxia grabbed Lin Weidong's hand, trying to stop him from leaving.

"Oh, my dear grandson! You haven't been back for half a year, and when you do come home you only stay for a few days. Is there no one to take care of this old woman?!"

Lin Weidong was having a bit of a headache; he was already feeling unwell after what happened yesterday.

"Grandma, I'm going out to school, not to play. How could I possibly have time to come home?"

"I don't care, you can't leave today, I want you to stay home with me!"

Zhao Hongxia held onto his arm tightly, preventing him from leaving, and glared at Gu Xichao with her eyes.

Lin Weidong tried his best to pry the person away but couldn't. He saw that it was already broad daylight and he knew it would be too late if he didn't leave soon.

Taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, Gu Xichao went up and cleverly patted Zhao Hongxia.

Zhao Hongxia felt her arm go numb instantly and immediately let go of the person.