The three of them stood at the entrance of the bamboo forest and were about to go in when they were stopped by someone.
"Hey, what do you do?"
Officer Wang turned around and saw an old man in his seventies looking at them warily.
The old man was carrying a basket filled with a lot of bamboo leaves, as if he had just picked up firewood from the bamboo forest.
Seeing that it was just an ordinary old man, Officer Wang said, "Old man, we just want to go in and take a look."
"What's there to see in the bamboo forest?" the old man muttered, then continued, "Who knows what you guys want to do in the bamboo forest?"
Officer Wang and Officer Xiao Hu were both stunned. It was the first time they were treated as bad guys. It was quite a novel feeling.
Even though they were wearing casual clothes today, with such righteous faces, how could they be bad guys?!
Lin Xi suddenly asked the old man, "Isn't it possible to enter this bamboo forest?"
Generally speaking, the bamboo forests in the village belong to the brigade. Although they are divided into areas according to the villagers' household registration, the bamboos are close to each other, so it is naturally impossible to say that other people are not allowed to enter.
When the old man heard this, he actually nodded.
"This bamboo forest has been contracted out to someone, so outsiders are of course not allowed to enter."
This outsider naturally does not include familiar villagers. After all, everyone in the village knows each other well, and there is no case of stealing bamboo. At most, they pick up some fallen bamboo leaves and bamboos like him.
Officer Wang also realized something at this moment and frowned as he asked, "Old man, can I ask who contracted this bamboo forest, when was it contracted, and what is it for?"
These three questions in a row almost made the old man unable to react.
"Why are you asking these questions?" He looked puzzled.
Officer Wang smiled and made an excuse.
"Because I actually want to contract the bamboo forest, so I want to ask about the situation first."
So that's how it is.
In this case, it makes sense that these three unfamiliar faces appeared in the bamboo forest.
Part of the bamboo in the bamboo forest belongs to him, so after contracting it, he can also get some money every year. Naturally, the old man is happy to tell Officer Wang about this.
After all, he might be the next person to contract the bamboo forest.
The old man said that the person who contracted the bamboo forest was a big boss from the city. He heard that his family especially liked to eat bamboo shoots and enjoyed the fun of picking and digging them, so he decided to contract a bamboo forest. Every spring he would take time to come and dig bamboo shoots to satisfy his addiction.
As for when the contract was started, it was two years ago.
Is that so? It was exactly two years ago.
Officer Wang and Officer Xiao Hu looked at each other, and became more and more certain that there was indeed something wrong with the bamboo forest, just as Lin Xi had said.
"Old man, do you have the contact information or address of the person who contracted the bamboo forest? We would like to talk to him in person."
The old man was happy. He never thought that one day someone would rush to contract the bamboo forest.
But they asked the right person, as he happened to have the boss's contact information.
After all, he was the person left in the village by the big boss to take care of the bamboo forest, and he could earn a few extra dollars every year.
Although the current boss is quite generous, what if the three people in front of him offer a higher price? Of course, he will not go against the money.
So the old man asked them to wait here for a while and he would go home to get the phone book.
The old man's home was the one closest to the bamboo forest, and that was why the big boss asked him to look after the bamboo forest.
While the old man went home to get the phone book, Lin Xi immediately walked into the bamboo forest.
Seeing this, Officer Wang and Officer Xiao Hu decided that one of them stayed behind while the other followed Lin Xi in.
If the old man asks later, just say that they went in early to inspect the situation.
After entering the bamboo forest, Lin Xi walked directly to the place where the yin energy was strongest.
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