Chapter 309: Have you killed all the people you wanted to kill?

Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu were not familiar with these rare herbs, so they asked, "Are these all precious herbs?"

"Of course not," one of the villagers said. "Look at this one root of Scrophulariaceae. It could be sold for over fifty taels of silver! What a pity it's all withered."

As he spoke, he couldn't help rubbing his hands.

Fifty taels of silver is already a sky-high price in this poor little village.

"Are these herbs from Tianshan Mountain?" Xu Chuchu asked, "Can't you pick them normally?"

The other party replied, "How can that be possible? These herbs are not even available halfway up the mountain. The road to the top is complicated and dangerous. How can we get there?"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Sangji's parents.

The village is so small and has little contact with the outside world. Everyone sees each other every day. Sangji's parents have no idea how to face their fellow villagers.

"If it's inconvenient for you to say it, let me tell you." Xiao Yu put down the herbs in his hand.

"Sangji has loved gold and silver jewelry since he was a child, but due to his limited financial resources, he has never been able to buy it."

"Three years ago, she wanted to go to the mountains to collect some rare herbs to exchange for money. Since she didn't know the way, she made a deal with the three Daba brothers. She lured her friend Alima—Lobsang's sister—to the mountainside and presented her to the brothers, asking them to take her up the mountain regularly. As a result..."

"No, that's not it!" Sangji's father finally couldn't help it. "It was the three Daba brothers who wanted to go up the mountain to collect herbs for money, but they didn't know how to use herbs, so they came to Sangji and asked her to cooperate with them. Sangji... Sangji didn't dare, so, so..."

"Just ask her good friend Alima to go in her place." Xu Chuchu replied indifferently.

She understood Xiao Yu's intention. In fact, they had not yet figured out the whole story, but only by saying the worst about Sang Ji would her parents surely come out to help her clarify, and she could easily get the information.

But compared to Xiao Yu's statement, the truth is just as depressing.

"And the Daba brothers didn't do anything to Alima!" Sangji's father kept explaining, "It was just that they encountered a wild beast in the mountains, and Alima couldn't run away, so she was accidentally killed. Sangji didn't mean to do that!"

"But Sangji could have refused the three brothers." Xu Chuchu exposed him coldly, "She didn't dare to take the risk, but couldn't resist the temptation. So she asked Alima to try it for her, and it ended up costing her her life."

"But Sanji has realized his mistake and worships Alima every day..."

"Even though you know you're wrong, are you still going to follow the three Daba brothers into the mountains to collect herbs?" Xu Chuchu continued, "are you going to exchange the money you earn from collecting herbs for jewelry and wear it secretly in your house? This was paid for with Alima's life."

The villagers hadn't thought about it yet, but after hearing what Xu Chuchu said, they all came to their senses and started blaming Sang Ji one after another.

Sangji may not have committed a heinous crime, but his selfishness and indifference can still cause irreversible harm to others.

But this is not the final picture. According to the clues they have, Alima was not killed by a wild beast. It is still unknown what role Mr. Ma Jiang played in it, and there is something else hidden in the mystery.

"Who told you that Alima died from a wild beast?" Xiao Yu asked Sangji's father, "Did the three Daba brothers tell you?"

Sangji's father was filled with sadness and guilt. He recalled the past for a long time before saying, "No, that night they went up the mountain, Luosang realized his sister hadn't returned. He called on the villagers to go up the mountain to look for her. They saw the bloodstains and the piece of cloth and realized that his sister had been eaten by a wild beast."

Xiao Yu frowned: "Then the three Daba brothers didn't come back that day?"

"No." Sangji's father said quickly, "The three brothers and Mr. Ma Jiang didn't come back for several days..."

"Mr. Ma Jiang is here too?!" Xu Chuchu interrupted him.

"Yes, they did," Sangji's father nodded. "After they came back, Sangji asked them about Alima. She started having nightmares for days after that, crying and repenting every day. It wasn't until one day that Mr. Ma Jiang gave her an incense burner and told her to worship Alima that she stopped having nightmares."

At this point he sighed, "Alimah must have forgiven her."

Alima originally didn't forgive Xu Chuchu, but Mr. Ma Jiang must have found a way to get the incense burner to drive away nightmares.

His own incense burner must have the same function.

The truth is about to come to light.

The three Daba brothers prepared to go up the mountain and find Sangji, who knew about herbs, and promised to give her some herbs after the task was completed.

Sangji wanted some herbs, but was afraid of the three brothers' evil deeds. So he found his good friend Alima and asked her to try it for him. He thought that if the three brothers were sincere in their cooperation, he would go there on his own. But Alima never came back.

After Alima's death, Sanji continued to trade with the three brothers. They somehow knew the way to the top of the mountain and brought back a lot of precious herbs, which gave Sanji enough money to buy her favorite gold and silver jewelry.

But she had no way to explain the origin of the jewelry, so she could only wear it secretly at home. She didn't dare to get married because it would be easy for the matter to be exposed if she lived with her husband after marriage.

The herbs in the basket hadn't been touched for nearly a month. A month earlier, the shadowy figures had started killing people, and Sangji didn't dare go up the mountain anymore, nor did he dare go to town to sell the herbs. He could only let the precious herbs wither day by day.

Everything fits together.

As for what happened on the mountain, when did Mr. Ma Jiang join in, how did Alima die, why did Mr. Ma Jiang also have nightmares, how did the three brothers know the way to the top of the mountain -

We have to ask that shadowy figure.

"Dear guests," the old village chief came back from a distance, "We have indeed found a man with injuries to his shoulder and back. We have him under control. Please go and take a look."

Although the murderer was found, the old village chief was not happy at all and kept sighing.

Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu understood his feelings, and in fact, they themselves did not feel much better.

…

Luosang was lying on the stone couch in his home, resting with his eyes closed.

His shoulders and back were wrapped in thick bandages. Obviously, many villagers still didn't believe that he was the murderer, and they kindly bandaged his wounds.

With his heavy headscarf removed and his long hair down, Losang was not bad looking. I guess his sister Alima was also very beautiful.

When Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu came in, they didn't make much noise, but they were still discovered by him.

He opened his eyes: "You guys are here after all."

"I'm sorry it's you." Xu Chuchu shook her head, "But the net of heaven is vast and you can't escape."

Luosang smiled and said, "No regrets, I killed those who deserved to die."

Then he paused and said, "As for you, you shouldn't get involved in this matter."

Xiao Yu had no intention of condemning him for the sneak attack and assassination. He simply asked, "Have you killed all the people you wanted to kill?"