Chapter 118: Traces Don’t be fooled by some people who talk about justice and righteousness all the time…
Chapter 118 Traces
The tracking talisman turned into wisps of green smoke and drifted away in several directions.
These thin green smokes seem like they will be blown away by the wind at any time, but in fact they are not affected at all, and some strands even go against the wind.
A thick wisp of green smoke snaked forward from the bloodstain. Yan Jiuru's consciousness followed it and retraced the suspect's path:
After the suspect was accidentally injured, he endured the pain and moved to the woods near the ground for a simple bandage, and stayed there for a while.
Moreover, he discovered that the suspect must have spent the night in the woods.
A buried fire and three empty cans of Merrill Lynch luncheon meat were found here, one of which showed obvious signs of being burned.
Yan Jiuru could tell at a glance that this was someone using an empty box to melt ice and snow to drink water.
Haha, this might be a professionally trained guy.
As for the traces of fire found by the children, it should be the suspect's last stop before taking action, and there are not many traces and evidence left.
However, Yan Jiuru squinted his eyes and found some powdery substance on a stone.
The stone was thrown face down among the rocks by the river. No wonder the police didn't find it.
These medicinal powders must have been secretly added to a dish or dumpling filling in the Ge family's New Year's Eve dinner, otherwise, it would be rare for the whole family to be infected.
However, the food, the water in the water tank, and even the leftover grain were taken away for testing.
As for where it went, it was useful for public security evidence, but it meant nothing to Yan Jiuru.
***
The wisp of green smoke left Lao Ge's house and returned to the river, crossed the glacier, and went along the dead grass and woods by the river all the way towards Hexi Village (formerly Hexi Brigade).
This was the wealthiest brigade in the former Red Star Commune, and is also the wealthiest village now.
That’s right, it was the brigade where he went to get bricks and tiles for building a house and asked Uncle Chen Yin to come.
Yan Jiuru stroked his smooth chin and gazed at a place in Hexi Village where smoke was swirling.
The suspect is currently in Hexi Village, but he is not familiar with the village.
Compared with Xinghua Village in the most remote corner, Hexi Village is closer to the county town, otherwise it would not have been the richest village in the surrounding area before liberation.
Right now, if the suspect is not a native of Hexi Village, he can capture him alive; but if he is a native of Hexi Village, he really can't act rashly...
***
People in this local area know that people in a village are often relatives of each other. Maybe the village cadres are someone's second uncle, someone's uncle, someone's father-in-law, etc.
If he were still the Demon Lord who was high and mighty, looking down on all living beings and could destroy a small world with just a snap of his fingers, he could naturally do whatever he wanted.
But now he has relatives and constraints, so he has to consider more.
Otherwise, if he just walked away, who knows if the suspect's relatives would hold a grudge against him?
Don't think that everyone hates evil. There are many people who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Even if some people don't say it on the surface, they may already be resentful in their hearts.
As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
That is not a gentleman. He will hold a grudge and may not hesitate for ten or twenty years before seeking revenge.
He doesn't care, but many of his relatives, including Uncle Yan and his father-in-law, will live in the village for their entire lives or even for generations.
We cannot leave such hidden dangers for them.
He used to cultivate the devil, and understood the power of the inner demons in people better than anyone else.
Don't be fooled by some people who always talk about justice and righteousness. They may hate you so much that they want to tear you apart in private.
Once there is an opportunity, playing dirty tricks and tripping others up are no big deal...
***
Yan Jiuru turned around and went back.
It just so happens that today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. He will accompany his wife back to her parents' home later and discuss it with his father-in-law then.
As soon as he entered the yard, he ran into his mother.
After finding the man, his mother walked back and said, "Where have you been so early in the morning? Stop running around. Pack your things and go to your father-in-law's house with your wife.
Today is my daughter's day, it's nothing special."
"Yes, I know, mom." Yan Jiuru quickly put on his best attitude.
Chen Yin had already packed up the children, and the gifts she brought had also been sorted out in advance by her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
There were two bottles of Moutai liquor, two boxes of jasmine tea bought in Yancheng, two kilograms of Yancheng's sachima snacks, and two bags of orange peel candies. These four gifts are considered high-end goods nowadays.
Yan Jiuru put the gifts in a basket, and his mother covered it with a piece of red paper and tied it up twice with paper string.
"Can you carry it?"
Chen Yin tried it and said, "Okay, I can lift it."
She carried the basket in one hand and held Zhuangzhuang in the other. Yan Jiuru held the two tightly wrapped little ones and called out to the elders, "We'll go over first."
Chen Yin even apologized to her mother-in-law, "Let them stay when Ruchun comes back. We'll be back before dinner."
The mother-in-law waved her hand and said, "We are at home. Just enjoy the day at your parents' house."
They usually don't stay overnight when they go back to their parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, unless the journey is too far and they can't go back and forth on the same day. Otherwise, they will return before sunset.
***
Unexpectedly, Chen Yin’s two aunts also came back today.
My eldest aunt married in Yushutun and my second aunt married in Xingling, both of them were over a hundred miles away. It was not only time-consuming but also costly to travel back and forth, so neither of them would go back to their parents' home easily.
Of course, distance is never really an issue.
The main reason was that Secretary Chen was involved in revolution and guerrilla warfare, and was afraid that the landlords would persecute his family, so the two sisters had to marry far away.
In those days, if there was a revolutionary in a family, the whole family would live in fear. The whole family, young and old, would have to hide from place to place and had no peace.
Fortunately, we won in the end.
I thought that since we had won and my brother had become an official, no matter how big or small, he should be able to borrow some of their power, right?
The two sisters were overjoyed to find their brother.
I was thinking of getting a job for the man in my family, or at least giving him some money or a good life.
You're really thinking too much. Officials in the new country are not like before. Not only can they not borrow any credit, they also have to set an example.
Pooh!
The two sisters complained, wondering if all their great sacrifices over the years had been in vain?
For this reason, the two of them came back specially to have a big quarrel with their brother and mother, and after that they rarely came back.
Chen Yin's father did not feel guilty about participating in the revolution, but he did feel guilty towards his family, especially his two sisters.
In fact, Chen Yin originally had an uncle.
But somehow people found out that his brother was an officer in the guerrillas, so they betrayed him. He was only ten years old when he died.
This is a lifelong pain in the heart of the old lady and Secretary Chen.
No one in their family usually mentioned this, but every Chinese New Year, Grandma and Secretary Chen would secretly cry.
***
Having said that, Chen Yin has seen these two aunts less than a handful of times in her life, and one of them was when her grandfather passed away.
When she married Yan Jiuru, her two aunts came with their families. They had several meals at her parents' home and her husband's home, each of them contributed two cents, and kept crying poor to each other, and finally took away a lot of things.
Chen Yinniang Tian Xiaolian curled her lips and said, it would be better not to follow those two cents, the money she got away would be more than ten times.
No matter what, it’s Chinese New Year, so when you meet someone, you must first wish them a happy new year.
Chen Yin's uncle's surname is Li. He is an authentic old farmer. He is of medium height and has a hunchback from working in the fields for many years. He is honest but also has a bit of the cunning of an old farmer. He fumbled in his arms and gave each of the three children a red envelope.
My second uncle’s surname is Guo. He is from an ethnic minority and is very taciturn when he is not drinking. He directly took out three red envelopes for Chen Yin and also gave a wolf tooth to each of the two children.
From this we can see that both families are headed by men, and the two aunts are the bosses at home.
There were five or six younger people who came with them, all of them grandchildren.
Yes, it’s the New Year, and people of the same age should be at home to support the family.
***
Although Chen Yin didn't know why her aunts suddenly came back, it was common sense for them to go back to their parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, and no one could find any fault with it.
She settled the child in her mother's room and quickly asked her mother for red paper to make a few red envelopes.
"Mom, you are really something. Why don't you let your younger brother pass me a message? At least I can be prepared."
Chen Yinniang was helping her daughter cut paper while whispering, "Do you think I knew this in advance? I only found out when this person arrived at my door."
"How could I have sent you a letter in such a short time? I was still confused."
Chen Yin stuck her head out and looked outside. The aunts were talking in the outer room.
She lowered her voice and said, "Then we have to stay here tonight? Can we stay here?"
Tian Xiaolian said disapprovingly: "During the New Year, if there are too many people coming back, they will just sleep randomly and squeeze in."
"Why did they come together? They weren't even going in the same direction..."
Tian Xiaolian chuckled and said, "They are connected."
Tian Xiaolian doesn't like these two sisters-in-law who seem like big enemies.
Old Chen always felt that he owed them. But if she were to say, the debt was owed to the revolution itself, not to any individual.
Otherwise, if the revolution was successful, why didn't money, power, houses, land, etc. count towards everyone?
Therefore, the two sisters-in-law never won an argument with her.
Whenever her sister-in-law mentioned things that happened during the revolutionary years, she would tell them to go to the government and the higher-level party leaders.
***
Chen Yin was giving New Year's money to some unfamiliar cousins and nieces, and dealing with relatives, so Yan Jiuru couldn't find a suitable opportunity to talk to his father-in-law alone for a while.
Both of Chen's aunts and uncle started talking to him, so he had no choice but to answer.
After dealing with a bunch of questions such as what kind of job it is, how much salary it gets, and what will be given during the New Year, he finally waited until his father-in-law wanted to go to the bathroom, and he hurried out with him.
When they got outside, Secretary Chen scolded him with a smile, "You must be feeling really stifled, right? What do you want to say?"
He's an old revolutionary, and he can tell his son-in-law is up to something, how could he not see it?!
Yan Jiuru glanced around and made sure that no one was eavesdropping. He quickly told his father-in-law that the suspect might be in Hexi Village, and then looked at his father-in-law.
Secretary Chen nodded at him, but he really knew how to cause trouble for him.
That was the village where Chen Yin's uncle lived. He hadn't been there often, but he was more familiar with it than other places.
Based on the direction his son-in-law gave him and the situation of the man his youngest son saw yesterday, he dug deep into his memory and finally got some idea.
However, he frowned slightly and said, "Let's find a chance to confirm it again."
In this way, Yan Jiuru knew that it was more likely that the suspect was from the same village.
"Well," Secretary Chen weighed it and said, "Originally, your mother-in-law was also going to go back to her parents' home, but her daughter came back and she postponed it for a day. It's just right that your aunts are back to accompany the old lady. Tomorrow I will take you back there. Then..."
Yan Jiuru nodded quickly, "That's great, Chen Yin and I were originally planning to go to my uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings."
***
"Jiuru, come here and take the fish~"
With so many more people coming at once, the dishes originally prepared are not enough.
Tian Xiaolian was too busy to handle the work, so she ordered her daughter around without hesitation, and her daughter also ordered her son-in-law around without hesitation.
Yan Jiuru came over and asked, "I haven't seen Zhuangzhuang yet."
Chen Yin handed him the apron and said, "As soon as he got here, he pestered his uncle to go play. Don't worry, he will come back for dinner."
Before Yan Jiuru could take action, his second uncle came out.
"I'm good at these, give them to me."
He reached out and snatched the knife.
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