If this matter isn't handled properly, it could be caused by lifestyle issues.

"Brother Yujiang is going to be very busy now." Sheng Xiping sighed. During the Spring Festival, a murder case occurred in the village. Liu Yujiang must be very upset.

"Of course! Sigh, what a pity about that person. I've met that young woman before; she speaks fluently and cheerfully, and she always smiles at everyone. She's a really nice person."

"Those two children are five and three years old respectively, what a pity," Zhang Shuzhen couldn't help but sigh.

Widow Tao had no relation to the Sheng family. After she died, people sighed a few times and that was it. Everyone went about their business as usual.

They ate two meals during the Spring Festival. Sheng Xiping and the others had already eaten at the Zhou family's house, so they weren't hungry.

So we sat together, watching TV and chatting. Around eight o'clock, we got ready for bed.

The next day was the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Everyone got up early and packed their things.

After breakfast, Sheng Xiping drove his own car, while Sheng Xitai drove the factory's jeep, and the whole family rode back home.

Knowing that they would be spending the Spring Festival in Songjianghe this year, Sheng Liancheng and his wife slaughtered all their chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs before the New Year to feed their children.

During their absence, the family entrusted their household to the neighbors, who helped with tasks such as lighting the fire and feeding the dogs.

Leopard, Fat Tiger, and the others are already teenagers, proper old dogs.

The dog got old and lost its energy, dozing off all day and getting cold easily.

Sheng Liancheng specially built a fairly large kennel for the dogs, and even built a fire wall behind the kennel so that a fire could be lit on winter nights.

When dogs get old, they can't stand the cold, so they lean against the fire wall to keep warm.

The dogs were old and clever; as soon as they heard footsteps, they immediately recognized that their owner had returned. They quickly came out of their kennels, wagging their heads and whining at their owner.

Sheng Xinhua and the others quickly went over, hugged the dog and rubbed it for a while, and the leopards were finally satisfied and went back to their den to lie down.

Someone must have come and lit a fire this morning, because the kang (heated brick bed) is warm. However, the house has been uninhabited for several days, so it feels cold and eerie.

The Sheng brothers quickly took down the roll of cloth blocking the stove and then lit the stove.

The stove hadn't been burned for several days, and the cool air flowed in through the stove pipe, condensing into frost on the inner wall.

When exposed to the smell of smoke and fire, the frost melted and began to drip out dark brown water with a rusty and smoky odor.

The water from this boiler is really dangerous; if it drips onto clothes, it can't be washed off and it can even corrode the fabric.

So every winter, every household would get a few jars and tie them to the connection of the stove pipe to collect the water from it.

As soon as smoke rose from the stove, people knew the Sheng family had returned. Not long after, Chen Weiguo, Wang Jianshe, and others came running to the Sheng family's house.

"Xiping, do you know who killed Widow Tao and her family of three? You'd never guess!" Wang Jianshe shouted as soon as he entered the room.

"Oh, the murderer's been caught? So fast!"

Sheng Xiping was stunned. This case was solved way too fast! It was discovered yesterday, and the person was arrested today?

"No, we haven't caught anyone yet, but we've identified a suspect." Wang Jianshe waved his hand and continued.

"Do you remember? A few years ago, you led a few people from the Dajianchang business, and they all made a lot of money?"

Later, didn't you stop using them because you thought they weren't tight-lipped? There was one of them named Sun Jingang, wasn't there?

Someone saw him go to Widow Tao's house on the evening of the fourth day of the lunar new year.

“Sun Jingang? Doesn’t he have a wife? How come he’s involved with Widow Tao?” Sheng Xiping was stunned when he heard this.

Sun Jingang was one of the first people to follow Sheng Xiping into business.

They worked for Sheng Xiping for two years and made a lot of money. Later, Sheng Xiping disliked them for their loose tongues and saying everything, so he didn't want to use them anymore.

Just then, Liu Yujiang started developing a breeding farm, so those guys stayed and worked there.

However, the wages at the farm weren't that high, and these guys, used to making big money, looked down on the farm's wages.

Later, he left the farm and started his own small business, which allowed him to earn some money each year.

Sheng Xiping remembered that after Sun Jingang made money, he got married and had a child. How could he end up with Widow Tao?

"Sigh, how can Sun Jingang's wife compare to Widow Tao? She's far inferior."

I heard from others that Widow Tao has had affairs with many men in Dajianchang and our forest farm.

"Among them, Sun Jingang is the richest, and he gives her the most." Gao Haining chimed in from the other end.

"After the incident, the Donggang Police Station arrived and found the murder weapon at the scene, which had the murderer's fingerprints on it."

Then they started investigating people who were closely related to Widow Tao. As a result, Widow Tao's neighbors said that they saw Sun Jingang enter Widow Tao's house the night before.

The police went to Sun Jingang's house but couldn't find him. His wife said that Sun Jingang went out on the evening of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year and never came back.

The alkali field and the forest farm were located in the same valley. It wasn't a very large place, so any slight disturbance would spread quickly.

“If that’s the case, then Sun Jingang is indeed the most suspicious.” Sheng Xiping nodded.

"Look at this, he just has a little money and doesn't know how to show off."

You lot better remember this: even if you have money, don't go out and squander it. A little food and drink is fine, but whatever you do, stay away from other things.

Taking the opportunity, Sheng Xiping also gave his brothers a reminder.

Although the police station identified the suspect, Sun Jingang had disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone.

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