Chapter 288 [(*^▽^*)]
Fan Yu looked increasingly angry. "They thought that because no one was talking about it, no one knew. In fact, everyone knows, but they just didn't say it because they are very rich people in the village."
Xue Rui picked up his phone and typed, "Didn't Arong ask them for money?"
Fan Yu was very unhappy. "It's because I asked for money before and didn't get it, so I went to the village chief to ask for his help. But what kind of person is the village chief?"
“He also likes rich people. That couple is rich and often gives the village chief nice things. How could the village chief possibly help Arong? The village chief told them about this, and the two families came up with a vicious plan to have the two of them take Arong as their goddaughter. In the end, Arong herself did not agree, but the whole village knew about it.”
“They are still spreading rumors in the village about how good they are to Arong, even though the death of Arong’s parents had little to do with them. They are still willing to take Arong as their goddaughter, treat her well, and raise her.”
"And so, Ah Rong was forced to become their goddaughter. After all that, how could Ah Rong possibly ask for money again? She could only remain silent..."
Lin Leyou thought about the strange behavior of the couple last night, and he could probably explain it. They were guilty and didn't want him, a capable master, to investigate the truth.
Like the village chief, they just wanted them to exorcise or kill the ghost as soon as possible, and then take the payment and leave.
Lin Leyou: "So that's how it happened. Then... what about Arong's death?"
Fan Yu fell silent upon seeing the question on his phone. Xue Rui and the others didn't urge him but waited quietly.
It took Fan Yu about ten minutes to come to his senses and slowly write, "Actually... I don't know how A Rong died... but she came to see me the day before she died, sat next to me and said a lot of things. Although I couldn't hear her, I could see her mouth opening and closing."
"Perhaps it's because I can't hear or speak that she opened up to me and told me her innermost thoughts. Unfortunately... I couldn't hear her and I can't read lips, so I can't help you. I'm sorry."
Regardless of what Ah Rong said, the two of them probably already know how Ah Rong died.
Only someone contemplating suicide would talk at length with a trusted person before taking their own life. In Arong's mind, the only person she could trust in the entire village was probably Fan Yu, who was both deaf and blind. After all, no matter what she said, Fan Yu couldn't hear it and wouldn't tell anyone.
Xue Rui took a deep breath. "Thank you for telling us so much. Besides what happened to Arong's family, is there anything else in the village that you think is bad or wrong?"
“Tell us anything you can think of. We want to learn more about this village. As you know, we want to find out the truth.”
After carefully reading the passage, Fan Yu nodded to them. "Actually, this village has long been controlled by the village chief and a small number of wealthy families. The other villagers all listen to them."
“Ah Rong was the one who was isolated. No matter who she turned to, it was no use. No one would help her. And so was I. I couldn’t do anything. I could only watch helplessly as Ah Rong walked step by step toward death.”
When the two saw him write that sentence, they knew that Fan Yu probably also realized the truth about A Rong's death.
"Many children in the village bully Arong, but actually there aren't many children who really bully Arong. It's just the ringleaders. They are all children from wealthy families, especially the two idiots from the village chief's family. They bully Arong the most."
"Most of the villagers' children just followed behind them, neither offering any help nor doing anything. They just echoed what their parents asked them to do."
Lin Leyou sighed, took out his phone and typed, "Do Arong's family have conflicts with their families?"
Fan Yu shook his head, "No, but they were well aware that the village chief and the couple were working together, so they did this in order to curry favor with the village chief."
So that's how it is. It seems that Ah Rong is really miserable. Her parents were indirectly killed by the elderly couple next door. She couldn't get compensation and was even plotted against by the village chief and others. She was forced to become the goddaughter of her enemy. And that's not all. The children in the village have been bullying her all along.
The reason was simply that the parents wanted to curry favor with the village chief and spontaneously let their children bully her. After all, they were adults and couldn't directly bully a child, but their children were different. Could the playful fighting between children be considered fighting and bullying?
Lin Leyou, "Tell us about the village chief's two grandsons."
Fan Yu touched his phone, looking somewhat reluctant, but after thinking for a moment, he still typed on the screen, "Actually, they're both really stupid, childish, but as everyone knows, children are the most innocent, but also the most cruel..."
“They thought they were just playing around, but they hurt Ah Rong the most. Once, they dragged Ah Rong to the riverbank and threw her into the river.”
"Fortunately, there were people in the surrounding farmland at the time, and someone rescued Arong. Otherwise, these two bastards would have become murderers for throwing someone into the river to drown in full view of everyone."
Lin Leyou found it strange, "Didn't anyone stop them from dragging Arong to the riverbank?"
Fan Yu seemed to have thought of something, and remained silent for a while before writing, "At the time, the village chief was watching from the side, and no one dared to step forward. Only after the two of them actually threw A Rong into the river did the village chief get a little anxious and call on everyone to save her."
"In the end, this matter was left unresolved. After all, Ah Rong was rescued in time and there were no problems. The village chief simply had someone buy some gifts and send them over."
Lin Leyou, "Is this just one of the things?"
Fan Yu: "That's right, I actually know that the village chief wants Arong to marry his eldest grandson, which is why he always watches them play with Arong."
Lin Leyou: "Hasn't this gone beyond the bounds of playfulness? As the village chief, don't you have any sense of propriety?"
Fan Yu: "The village chief dotes on his two silly grandsons, so unless something really happens, he will pretend not to see it."
Lin Leyou looked at Xue Rui and said, "It seems there aren't many clean people in the whole village."
Xue Rui sighed, "That's right! I felt something was strange when I stayed at the village chief's house before. The couple you told me about also behaved very strangely at night, even weirdly."
Lin Leyou said, "It's best if we don't act rashly now. Let's see what the other players have found first."
During their conversation, Fan Yu typed a final line on his phone: "I have something to give you. I hope you can help A Rong get justice."
He placed the phone in Xue Rui's hand, then got up and left. He went up the stairs, and about five minutes later came down again, handing the things in his hand to Lin Leyou.
Lin Leyou took it and saw that it was a key. "Congratulations to the resident for obtaining a quest item. Keep up the good work."
"Ah Rong's house key: You need this key to visit Ah Rong's house."
After handing over the items, Fan Yu didn't stay there any longer. Instead, he went to the kitchen, seemingly to silently see the guest off. The two of them exchanged a glance before getting up and leaving.
They didn't bother Fan Yu, who didn't want to talk to them anymore.
Xue Rui, "Brother Lin, this key is..."
Lin Leyou: "It's a key to Arong's house. Would you like to go in and take a look?"
Xue Rui nodded, "We definitely need to go in and take a look, and see if there are any clues. Also, why were those two so excited when they saw players trying to go into the house?"
Lin Leyou: "Then do you believe what Fan Yu told us?"
Xue Rui was silent for a moment before saying, "Take this as a reference for now, and see if it matches the clues we find later. If it does, then it's not too late to believe it."
Lin Leyou smiled and said, "Yes, you're right. Let's go."
When they returned to the vicinity of Arong's house, Lin Leyou quietly recalled his mechanical spider, and the two of them silently walked to the back to watch the farce unfolding in front of them.
The mechanical spiders were monitoring things here, but nothing really changed. Even when the village chief came, the couple only became slightly more discreet.
They didn't allow players to go in and check, but the players insisted on going in, and even the village chief couldn't stop them.
Seeing these players, who weren't being violent but were clearly determined to go in, Lin Leyou couldn't help but think of the hospital instance.
The girl named Huajiao, along with the remaining players, kept throwing bombs, almost blowing everyone in the hospital to pieces, including herself.
Fortunately, he was strong and had trained with Qin Xingyu for a long time before, otherwise he might have been defeated by these players. Of course, in the end, Xue Rui took advantage of the situation.
It's because he's not as skilled as others. It doesn't matter. He'll just fail once. It'll only cost him a few points. He doesn't care!
"Village chief, why won't you let us in?"
"Yes, since we're here to investigate this girl's death, isn't it only right that we go in and check? Are you keeping us in the way because there's something inside and you're feeling guilty?"
Upon hearing this, the villagers who had been discussing the minor injury fell silent. They dared not utter another word and even looked at the village chief's unchanging face with some fear.
The village chief seemed not to have noticed anything and calmly said, "I already said that Ah Rong was only buried not long ago, and we can't just go into their house. Although you are all masters I invited, you can't just barge into other people's houses."
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