Soon, the village chief arrived, leaning on his cane.
"Make way, make way, the village chief is here!" a young man shouted.
The nearby villagers dispersed.
The village chief bent down with a serious expression, placed his hand in front of the noses of the two dead bodies, and probed them.
Then he took a puff of his pipe and said in a hoarse voice, "Let a few people carry them away and bury them!"
"Village chief, what are we going to do about our village? People are dying every day!" a villager said in a panic.
"Yes, what should we do? Are we just going to wait to die like this?"
"Oh God, what wrong have we done?!" she cried, bursting into tears.
"God, please forgive me! It's not my fault, blame whoever you want to blame..."
"Cough cough cough~~~" A rapid cough interrupted what the person was about to say.
"Stop howling! What we need to do now is figure out how to survive!" the village chief roared.
Just then, a commotion arose from the crowd, as if people were discussing something.
However, when they heard the village chief's words, the scene fell silent. Everyone remained silent, but the fear on their faces was unmistakable.
Jiang An lowered his head slightly, but a sly glint flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself: It seems that someone in the village knows the reason, but no one dares to speak out.
She looked up and exchanged glances with the other players; they had clearly noticed the problem as well.
At the same time, Zhang Shunli and others seized the opportunity and, together with several strong young men, lifted the two corpses and the villager who died last night, and slowly moved them toward the cemetery.
The elderly village chief stood quietly in place, his gaze fixed intently on the villagers, his expression unusually serious, as if he could see through everything.
His eyes were incredibly sharp. After scanning the area, he finally spoke, "Zhang San, Tian Ergouzi, you two go to town again. Whether you return safely is up to fate."
"Village chief, no!" An aunt suddenly let out a shrill cry, her voice filled with fear and despair.
But the village chief interrupted her without mercy with his sharp eyes, forcing her to swallow back what she wanted to say.
Jiang An silently watched this scene, inwardly marveling, "It seems this village chief is quite prestigious in the village!"
"Go back, everyone. We still have to work in the fields later!" The village chief glanced at the villagers again, then said, "Zhang San, Tian Ergouzi, you two stay here for now!"
"Yes, village chief!" Zhang San and Tian Ergouzi replied in unison.
Soon, the group of people left in twos and threes.
Jiang An slowly lagged behind, trying to eavesdrop on what the others were saying.
But no matter how slowly she walked, she eventually reached a distance where she could hear nothing at all, only a few words that left her completely bewildered.
After returning to his thatched hut, Jiang An ate a simple breakfast and then lay down on the bed to rest.
She was exhausted after two nights without a proper rest.
Before heading to work in the fields, the five-person group briefly reunited.
“I’ve checked them. There were no signs of mosquito bites on the two villagers who died at the village entrance, but I think they most likely died of poisoning!” Team Leader Zhang said with an air of experience.
"Poisoned!" Song Tian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise! Jiang An was equally shocked!
“Yes, poisoning. I secretly checked with Xiao Han and Xiao Chen, and they didn’t have any wounds on their bodies, so the most likely explanation is that it entered through their mouths,” Team Leader Zhang paused, glanced at the group, and continued, “Of course, if we want a more accurate conclusion, we need to perform an autopsy to find out exactly what kind of poison it is.”
Hearing this, Jiang An was shocked. She didn't expect that Team Leader Zhang would be so bold as to suggest dissecting a corpse.
"Uncle Zhang, do you have the ability to perform dissections?" Chen Xun asked doubtfully.
Zhang Shengli smiled slightly, but did not answer directly, instead maintaining a mysterious silence.
This made Jiang An and others even more curious about his professional background in modern society.
"I agree with you!" Chen Xun was the first to express his support.
He was filled with curiosity about dissecting corpses and couldn't wait to explore their mysteries.
“I agree too!” Jiang An replied firmly.
Since someone is capable of solving the problem, why should she worry?
She believes that as long as everyone works together, they will definitely be able to find the truth.
"Agreed!" Song Tian looked at the resolute expressions of the other three, feeling a little scared, but still said softly.
Although she was timid, she chose to face it bravely at this crucial moment.
"Then I agree too!" the last team member said.
Despite his reservations, he knew this might be the only way out.
Therefore, the five team members unanimously agreed to the proposal to dissect the body and began to discuss how to go to the cemetery to steal the body.
After some discussion, it was finally decided that Jiang An and Chen Xun would be responsible for stealing the corpse.
After all, they were the two with the highest physical strength, capable of moving multiple corpses and handling any unexpected situations.
Since we're going to steal, let's steal something big: steal the one that died at night, and the two that went out to find help.
This way, multiple problems can be solved at once.
As for where to put the stolen corpse, everyone had reached a conclusion.
It would be most suitable to place it in Jiang An's thatched hut.
The reason is simple: there are no abandoned houses in the entire village, and the other people all have families in the instance.
Jiang An lived alone, so hiding the body in her house would not arouse suspicion from others.
And so, the stolen corpse was properly disposed of.
Next, Jiang An and Chen Xun need to wait until nightfall, then quietly sneak into the cemetery to complete this arduous task.
In today's busy farming season, the villagers working in the fields were unusually quiet, as if yesterday's hustle and bustle had vanished, dashing her hopes of finding out more information.
But this didn't faze her. Soon, as she worked, she gradually moved to the side of the most gossipy old lady from yesterday.
Speaking softly and tentatively, he finally piqued the old woman's interest.
The old lady glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't resist her gossipy nature, and finally lowered her voice to talk about the gossip with Jiang An.
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