Xiaoyan smiled after receiving the old man's praise, "Grandpa, do you know what happened back then? Tell me about it, I'm also very curious!"
Xiaoyan did not reveal her identity, but squatted down with a curious look.
The old man also became interested, as if reminiscing, and spoke after a long while, "Their family didn't originally live in our village. They moved here later. Back then, the woman brought her son and settled down in a place far from the village."
"What was the woman's name?" The old man scratched his head, not remembering clearly. "I think her name was Mei."
After thinking about it again, he suddenly remembered, "I remember, her name is He Chunmei!" The old man patted his forehead and was very happy that he remembered it.
Xiaoyan listened to him chattering like this, showing great patience and not a trace of annoyance.
"It's pitiful that He Chunmei was raising a child all by herself. She worked in a factory here to support the child. It's such a pity..." The old man raised his head and sighed, feeling very sorry. "Unfortunately, she had an accident in the workshop and was dragged into it..."
Jiang Chuxin had read about these things in the materials, and she also felt that this woman was very pitiful.
"The family never interacted with us, and they usually kept the door locked. After something like this happened, it was the villagers who helped with He Chunmei's funeral." The old man sighed repeatedly, "It's just a pity for her son, Chu Yang, right? He went to school alone, relying on the pension from the factory."
"I've seen kids his age bullying him several times! His body is covered in bruises."
Xiaoyan then asked in confusion, "Then no one stopped it?"
The old man shook his head. "Why didn't I stop him? But then the kids started beating him even harder out of sight, cursing him for being an orphan."
"That kid was also very stubborn. Even when he was beaten black and blue, I never saw him cry. Finally, he got angry and chopped a kid with a fruit knife. After that, no one dared to mess with him easily."
"Perhaps it was because of these things that he became mentally distorted and started killing people..."
When Xiaoyan heard this, she felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. She calmed her thoughts and asked, "Then how did he become a suspect in the serial murder case?"
The old man recalled, "Because we found some of the victim's personal belongings in his home, and the murder weapon in his schoolbag."
"Then he disappeared, and no one knew where he was hiding. His home was left abandoned..."
Xiaoyan frowned, feeling indescribably heavy-hearted. She asked the question in her heart, "Is there anyone else at home? Is there anyone else who keeps in touch with him?"
The old man shook his head. Xiaoyan asked a few more questions but still couldn't find any clues. She decided to go to Chu Yang's house to take a look.
Just as Xiaoyan took a few steps, the old man called her again, "Girl, I remember now. I seem to have seen a man come to their house to look for He Chunmei, and then he was chased out by He Chunmei. It seems that they had an argument..."
"A man?" Xiaoyan's eyes flashed, "Do you still remember what that man looks like?"
"I don't remember. I just remember that man was very tall and handsome..." The old man really didn't remember this time. Seeing Xiaoyan asking so many questions and looking very concerned, he became suspicious. "Girl, you seem very interested in this matter?"
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