After breakfast, Su Jin pushed Hanhan to the yard to cool off. Yunfeng and the family members saw Su Jin coming and hurried over to ask about the tragic massacre at the foot of the mountain.
"Teacher Su, you were the only one there that day, so you know the truth better. Please tell us about it." The family members started gossiping.
Following Lu Shiyi's instructions, Su Jin informed the family members of the situation at the foot of the mountain to prevent anyone from being deceived by the villagers and telling others about the granary.
Early yesterday morning, the team members hurriedly knocked on Lu Shiyi's door. Lu Shiyi and Su Jin were still working and neither of them had slept.
"Commander, four houses at the foot of the mountain are on fire. We've found out they belong to the four elders of the clan. Their entire families perished in the flames, and no one survived," Zong Li told Lu Shiyi. "The neighbors said that some unfamiliar men entered their courtyard that night and haven't come out since."
Lu Shiyi glanced at Su Jin and said, "Hanhan just fell asleep. I shouldn't need to watch him for two hours. Let's go down and take care of something."
"Okay!" Su Jin nodded and agreed, "I'll go settle Hanhan down and be out soon."
Su Jin went back to pack up the information, put Hanhan into the space, stuffed a pillow into Hanhan's quilt, and placed their pillows on both sides of the quilt. Looking inside from the window, she saw a child resting there.
"I've packed everything, let's go over there quickly." Su Jin took two steps forward. Lu Shiyi and Zong Li both looked unhappy, and they estimated that the situation at the foot of the mountain was somewhat serious.
Lu Shiyi and Su Jin had just walked out of the yard with the guards when Lin Zitao and his wife also came out.
"Shi Yi, these fires were all caused by humans. Strangers entered each of the four fires. Commander Wu has consulted with higher-ups, demanding they take this matter seriously and identify the culprit behind the incident," Lin Zitao said, looking at Lu Shi Yi. "Also, the surrounding courtyards were implicated. While there were no casualties, food and other items were burned."
Lu Shiyi quickened his pace down the mountain. When the group reached the entrance of the village, the villagers came out of their homes and rushed to the four yards where the fire had broken out.
Lu Boyuan led Lu Shiyang past the village entrance and found Lu Shiyi and his group coming.
"What's the situation in the village?" Lu Shiyi and Lu Boyuan talked as they walked, trying to understand the specific situation.
Lin Zitao heard from Lu Boyuan that four people had come here two months ago. The elders told others that they were relatives by marriage. Some people even made sarcastic remarks in the village, saying that the four families had all become rich.
"Village Chief, have you seen these four people?" Lin Zitao asked Lu Boyuan carefully, "Have you heard them speak?"
"These four people look like they're from a big city, and they speak a bit like Shi Yi. When they first came here, they drove a car." Lu Shiyang recalled what he saw at the time. "I came back from work that day and saw four people parked their car on the road outside the village."
"After you go to the factory tomorrow, don't come back this month," Lu Shiyi warned after hearing what Lu Shiyang said, "They should be from the capital. Look at their license plate. If those people find out, you won't have an easy time."
After hearing Lu Shiyi's warning, the village chief immediately echoed: "Ayang, hurry back. Your family will call you directly if there is anything."
Lu Shiyang's heart skipped a beat: "Dad, I remember. Also, you and Mom should be careful in the village. The other elders will push the blame on you. If you don't handle it well, the villagers will directly cause trouble."
The father and son were worried about each other. Su Jin tugged at Lu Shiyi's sleeve. In front of them was the home of the great elder of the clan. He had just squeezed Lu Boyuan and Lu Shiyi in the evening, and they encountered a fire at night.
If someone hadn't seen the fourth brother, a stranger, enter their house, Lu Boyuan and Lu Shiyi would definitely have been blamed.
"Village chief, Shi Yi is coming!" When the villagers saw Lu Boyuan and Lu Shiyi, they all made way for them.
The fire was out. Holding onto a lantern on the roadside, they discovered that the elder's house was in ruins.
"Are there any survivors in the old family home?" Lu Shiyi looked at the figures of ten adults and six children covered with white blankets in the yard.
"Reporting to the Lu Department, there are no survivors. The military doctor just determined that these sixteen people were killed first and then burned." Military Doctor Wu heard Lu Shiyi's question and stood up to report in detail: "In addition, the situation of the other three families is the same."
"Neighbors of the four elders, did you hear anything when the incident happened?" Lin Zitao came forward to ask the nearby villagers.
Liu Chuchang led a team into the mountains. The Pigeon Committee handed over the safety issues of the Fourth Brigade to Liu Chuchang. If anything happened, Liu Chuchang could solve it on his own.
After hearing what Liu Chuchang said, Lu Boyuan asked the team members to cooperate with the action.
"Captain Liu, did those people set fire to these families and kill them?" a villager asked bravely.
"They should have killed them first and then set the house on fire. I wonder what these people did." Liu Chuchang first asked the captain about the identities, names and relationships of these people.
Liu Chuchang discovered that these people were all elders of the clan who had made things difficult for Lu Shiyi and wanted Lu Shiyi to help get food and water. If Lu Shiyi agreed, regardless of whether the logistical supplies were used or not, someone would use this to attack the Lu family.
"We couldn't agree on the price," said the neighbor to the left of the elder. "I heard him say he'd already given 400 yuan, and asking for more wouldn't be appropriate."
As soon as the words fell, the villagers were shocked and looked at the remaining two elders.
The elders of the clan have always had the best relationship with each other and decide things by discussing with each other. If the eldest elder has 400 yuan, it is hard to guarantee that the others will not have it too.
"Three elders, do you know what the big elder did?" Several people looked at the three elders and asked.
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