Chapter 180: List of the Dead
"Can we go now?" After the villagers walked away, the leader of the children, who called himself Rice, spoke.
Jiang Lin turned to him, but before he could say anything, he was snarled at, "You two agreed on this last night."
"Didn't I tell you not to leave?" Jiang Lin said slowly.
"...No." Jiang Lin's aura was really too fierce, especially when he met his eyes, which made him frightened and uneasy, and he became a little anxious.
"Let's go." Although he got the consent, Da Mi still looked at everyone vigilantly, and asked the remaining children to gather behind him. When everyone was together, he would start running.
"Wait a moment." Qin Xiangnuan stuffed the prepared silver, money and dry food into Da Mi's arms, "Take this money and find a town to live in..."
"You lied to me!" Before Qin Xiangnuan could finish her words, Da Mi suddenly became angry.
Qin Xiangnuan had prepared enough money for them to live a comfortable life. It was quite a lot, but it was completely pushed away by Da Mi and scattered all over the floor.
"You don't know what's good for you!"
When Da Mi made her move, Qin Xiangnuan took a step back. Jiang Lin also ran over, pulled her into his arms, and said to Da Mi in a stern voice, "How did I lie to you?"
"You asked us to live in the town, and you said last night that you wouldn't kill us. You were all lies!" Da Mi spread his arms to protect his companions behind him. Under Jiang Lin's pressure, he could not stand steadily, but he did not let go of his hands, as if he was determined to protect the people behind him with his life.
His words made others realize why living in the town and killing someone were the same.
"Are you talking about Heshui Town?" Jiang Lin grasped the connection. "What did you see?"
"ah!"
The children behind Da Mi were frightened by his scream. They huddled together and hugged Da Mi, who had lost his mind.
No one expected this situation to happen. An Feng received Jiang Lin's signal and stepped forward to grab Da Mi. Because the children were hugging each other tightly, it took some effort to calm them down.
"Hasn't anything been found in Heshui Town yet?" Qin Xiangnuan turned her head and looked at Jiang Lin. It was inconvenient to talk like this, so she patted his hand and asked him to let her go.
Jiang Lin let go and glanced at Da Mi, who was furious. "We haven't heard anything yet, but we can start with him."
"Is it an iron wall? There is no breakthrough inside?" Qin Xiangnuan really wanted to know what secrets were hidden in Heshui Town.
Jiang Lin shook his head.
Because of Da Mi's disturbance, their itinerary had to be changed again. They had to return to Heshui Town, but how they would return depended on what they could find out from Xiaomi.
Only then did the people who had been drugged that night realize what they had experienced, and they patted their chests with lingering fear.
"It was horrible! I almost died." Qin Feng's words were a little unsteady. "I hadn't yet mastered my ultimate martial arts skills, nor had I yet realized my lofty ambitions. If I had lost my life that night, wouldn't I have lost everything?"
"Cousin, everything is fine now, don't be afraid." Qin Xiangnuan comforted him.
Qin Feng shook his head at her, "Little cousin, you don't understand."
After talking to Qin Xiangnuan, Qin Feng did not give a detailed explanation. Instead, he turned to Qin Guang and said, "Uncle, please let me learn martial arts quickly. I don't know when or where I will lose my life. I hope that when I die, I will be a hero."
Old Madam Qin couldn't bear to hear him say this, so she pulled him to her side and beat him.
"Grandma, be gentle. I won't talk nonsense again."
Qin Feng became obedient after being beaten, but he became even more determined to practice martial arts.
At this time, Da Mi was separated from his friends and sat in the same car with Jiang Lin. Da Mi calmed down at this time and accepted that Jiang Lin and Heshui Town were not in the same group.
"Don't ask. You will be killed too." Da Mi hung his head, his whole body trembling, and these words seemed to be squeezed out of his chest.
Jiang Lin had never thought that Da Mi would be worried about them. His momentum weakened, and he slowly comforted her, "You should have seen that I am surrounded by people with strong martial arts skills. No one can kill us."
"Yes, you will be killed." Da Mi raised his head and retorted, his eyes red as he shouted, "I saw it. So many people fell down at once, and then they killed everyone."
Jiang Lin guessed that they must have used smoke. This must be the enemy's main means. Before entering Heshui Town, he had to think of a way to resist the attack of smoke.
Got crucial information from Rice.
"In other words, the government bears the greatest suspicion." Qin Guang frowned. "Besides oppressing the people, what else have these crooked officials done?"
"It's just as we suspected." Qin Xiangnuan was not surprised. "Anyone who can mobilize an entire town is either a corrupt official or someone in collusion with him."
"But Da Mi was still young at the time and doesn't remember much." Jiang Lin added, "He didn't know who died either."
"I hope my cousin can find out something from the old man."
Qin Feng took the initiative to take on the investigation task. Qin Guang agreed to his request to practice martial arts, but still insisted that he learn calligraphy. Qin Feng had some complaints, so he wanted to use this action to prove that he didn't need to learn calligraphy anymore.
"Anliu, you don't have to come with me. I can handle it alone." Qin Feng knew that the villagers were all unarmed and were just asking for some information. He only needed to prove that he was not a bad person.
"The Third Miss asked me to follow you, and I couldn't refuse." Anliu responded to him with a smile.
Qin Feng scratched his head, "My little cousin is just too worried about me."
"You're right." Anliu chose not to expose him.
When they were investigating the news, Jiang Lin mentioned the issue that worried them the most.
After hearing this, Qin Xiangnuan reassured him, "We just need to avoid inhaling the smoke. I can find such items, so leave it to me."
"What is it?" Jiang Lin asked inquiringly, "I wonder if I've heard of it before."
"There should be, right?" Qin Xiangnuan really didn't know, and her eyes couldn't help but drift towards Qin Guang.
Jiang Lin calmly observed their little movements, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Okay, then I'll wait and see."
To their surprise, news finally came out from Heshui Town.
Jiang Lin took the note from the carrier pigeon and looked serious after reading it.
"But what happened?" Qin Guang asked in a low voice.
Jiang Lin exhaled, "He said he saw a list of names of deceased people."
"How many people are there?" Qin Xiangnuan thought of the pile of bones she had encountered on the road. "When did it start?"
Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment, but still said the number that shocked him, "Ten years ago, nearly five hundred people."
"What a sin!" Qin Guang was furious and slapped the carriage with his palm, shaking it.
"Ten years, a full ten years." Qin Xiangnuan sneered, "How ridiculous."
Jiang Lin also thought it was ridiculous, "How can they still live so happily?"
They all thought of the prosperity they had seen when they first entered Heshui Town. The more glamorous it was, the dirtier it was behind the scenes.
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