Zhong Chengfa was struck by lightning. The sleepiness on his face disappeared instantly and he was stunned.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out for a long time.
After several seconds, he stammered, "Old... Third? Dead?"
How, how is this possible?
This morning, when the third child went out, he was still full of energy and even said hello to him!
How come he suddenly died at night?
Zhong Chengfa's mind was in a mess, and for a moment, his legs felt weak.
His voice trembled: "Mom, what happened?"
Zhang Chunxue ignored him and looked at Zhang Erge, Zhou Da Kui and others.
"Second Brother Zhang, Big Brother Zhou, and my two sisters-in-law, thank you so much today! When this is over, I will definitely come to thank you!"
Zhang Erge waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, sister. We'll just rest for a while and then go back. We have to go to work tomorrow!"
There was a hint of pity in his tone: "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept my condolences."
Zhang Chunxue nodded silently.
Only then did Zhong Chengfa see that on the dark ground lay a stretcher made of branches and hemp ropes, with a person lying on it.
Or rather, a corpse.
Only then did Zhong Chengfa smell the bloody smell, which was so strong that it was almost impossible to dissolve.
He staggered forward and saw Zhong Chengyi's pale face.
Zhong Chengfa's eyes went dark and he almost fell down, but fortunately one of Zhang Erge's sons helped him up.
"Don't be too sad..." He sighed, "My dear brother, please accept my condolences!"
Zhong Chengfa was a little confused. He looked at Zhong Chengyi, then at Zhang Chunxue who was sitting quietly on the side, his eyes still a little confused.
Zhong Chengyi...his third brother...just died like that?
Zhong Chengfa's vision went dark in waves.
Just then, Zhong Aiguo hurried over, followed by several people.
"What happened?" He turned on the flashlight, and as soon as he came in, the flashlight swept across Zhong Chengyi's face on the stretcher.
“Chengyi…” Zhong Aiguo’s face turned pale. “What the hell is going on?”
Zhang Chunxue raised her head, glanced at Zhong Aiguo, and said slowly, "The third brother was stabbed to death... When he was returning to the town with me..."
Zhong Aiguo pursed his lips for a few times before finally sighing softly, "He's still so young... and he hasn't even married yet..."
Zhang Chunxue remained silent.
Zhong Chengfa was crying on the side.
The other people from Zhongjia Village behind Zhong Aiguo also had mixed emotions. Some of them sighed softly, while others stood silently with shock and regret written all over their faces.
Low voices of discussion accompanied by Zhong Chengfa's crying drifted in the silent night.
Brother Zhang and his friends sat for a while, drank some hot water, and then stood up to say goodbye.
Zhang Chunxue saw them off to the door and watched them gradually disappear into the night before turning back to the yard.
Zhong Aiguo had already finished smoking a cigarette by the side of the courtyard wall. When he saw Zhang Chunxue coming back, he came over and whispered, "Chunxue, tell me, what's going on?"
Zhang Chunxue sighed and then spoke softly, "It's Zhong Chengren."
The flashlight in Zhong Aiguo's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
His face was filled with horror: "What did you say? Chengren? Impossible!"
"It's him! I'd recognize him even if he turned to ash," Zhang Chunxue whispered. "He was planning to rob Mingli of her money and almost killed her..."
"I thought he had already escaped far away, but I didn't expect him to still be in the county..."
Zhang Chunxue pinched her brows and said, "He blocked me and Xingzhi on the road. I guess he originally wanted to rob me..."
Her eyes fell on Zhong Chengyi's body: "Third brother...he was just unlucky and just happened to run into him."
She whispered again: "Don't tell anyone else about this first."
Zhong Aiguo nodded, and picked up the flashlight with trembling hands.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say, nor did he know how to comfort Zhang Chunxue.
How can I say this!
The second son stabbed the third son to death...
The person who is most sad and upset right now is probably Zhang Chunxue.
After calming himself down, Zhong Aiguo spoke: "I'll help with Chengyi's funeral... What about Xingzhi?"
"He injured his hand, so he went to the county..." Zhang Chunxue cheered up, "Then, Brother Aiguo, I'll leave this matter to you. Mingli and Xiaoshen are still at home. I'm worried about them, so I have to go back and report the news."
She was actually also worried that Zhong Chengren would go to her home in town and attack Zhou Mingli and Song Yanshen.
Although Zhong Chengren was also injured...but what if?
Zhong Aiguo nodded: "You go back first! I'm here!"
He asked everyone to move Zhong Chengyi's body to another place.
"Make way," Zhong Aiguo shouted, "Chunxue needs to go home to see Mingli and the others. He hasn't even returned home yet after what happened!"
Everyone immediately made way.
Zhang Chunxue nodded to the villagers and rode away on his tricycle.
As soon as she left, the villagers' discussions became louder again.
Zhang Chunxue returned to town and just opened the gate when Zhou Mingli rushed out.
When she saw Zhang Chunxue coming back, she felt relieved, but her heart was also in her throat.
"Why are you alone, Mom? Where's Dad?"
Zhang Chunxue parked the tricycle and then spoke: "Something happened."
Zhou Mingli's heart immediately skipped a beat.
"What happened?" She asked anxiously, "What happened to Dad? Could it be... Zhong Chengren?"
Zhang Chunxue nodded slightly: "It is indeed Zhong Chengren... But your father is fine, just his hand is injured..."
Her voice deepened a bit: "But the third brother...he's dead."
Zhou Mingli's pupils suddenly constricted!
"Zhong Chengyi?" Her voice trembled uncontrollably. "The third brother, is he dead?"
Although Zhou Mingli didn't have a good impression of Zhong Chengyi, he was her former brother-in-law after all, and they had lived in the same house for more than two years...
Now, just die like that?
Or was she killed by her ex-husband?
By his own brother?
Zhou Mingli was a little dazed.
Zhang Chunxue had to comfort her: "It's okay, Zhong Chengren killed someone, he definitely can't get away with it, your father has already reported the case to the county!"
Zhou Mingli wanted to say that she was not worried about Zhong Chengren, but when she opened her mouth, she didn't know what to say, so she could only nod with a heavy expression.
After treating the wound, Song Xingzhi asked Zhou Xiaojun to ride a bicycle back.
When they were halfway through their ride, they happened to meet Zhou Da Kui and Zhang Erge who were returning.
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