Chapter 319: Horrifying Murder
"What White Widow?"
Before the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xie family could say anything, Diao Yulian, who was eavesdropping in the corner, asked anxiously.
"Why are you everywhere?"
Gao Xiulan glared at him. This guy really started a dyeing room as soon as he was given a little color.
Diao Yulian shrank her neck, curled her lips, moved to the door, and still pricked up her ears to listen to gossip.
"Wanxia, go on."
Lin Xiaotong dragged a bench and poured a glass of boiled water and handed it over.
Wanxia ran all the way over, her throat was almost hot and smoking, so she quickly took a few gulps.
He sat on the stool, wiped his mouth, and continued, "Auntie, there was a fire at the White Widow's house last night!"
"What?"
Lin Xiaotong almost couldn't hold the teacup steady. She had heard Aunt Tian talk about the White Widow's reputation before.
She is not a simple person.
Gao Xiulan was very surprised, and her first thought was: "Is Ye Liugen also in there?"
Wanxia looked gloomy and nodded.
Lin Xiaotong glanced at Gao Xiulan and asked hesitantly:
"That's really... the house is on fire, is everyone okay?"
Wanxia felt even more unlucky: "Two people are gone, no, three people are gone."
What the hell are these three people?
"Why is there one more person? Could it be the White Widow's son?"
Gao Xiulan tried hard to think about the relationships in the White Widow's family.
Wanxia muttered softly, "I don't know that person either. I heard from Grandma Cai at the village entrance that she was a woman I didn't recognize.
Uncle Laizi, who bought my house, discovered it. There was a big fuss last night and the police even came.
My mother and my two oldest sisters are back too. Today, many of my older sisters who married and moved to Cherry Valley next door have returned with their families.
After Tian Caohua and Ye Liugen divorced, the four of them rented a house in the city and started a small business selling roasted melon seeds.
After kicking Ye Liugen, life returned to normal and things became more and more promising.
Sometimes I would go back to the village and collect some raw melon seeds privately from people I knew.
As soon as this incident happened, Aunt Wei next door immediately went to the village office and called her mother to tell her.
"A murder has happened. It's really scary."
Lin Xiaotong felt something was wrong and held Gao Xiulan's hand tightly.
Diao Yulian was a wallflower standing nearby. She was confused by what she heard, and felt anxious and uncomfortable all over.
How come she hasn't heard of this gossip?
"Isn't it said that the scourge will last for a thousand years? How come the people are gone now?"
Gao Xiulan patted Wanxia's hand. This girl was very brave and not afraid at all.
"I don't know. This morning, all my family members were called in by the police for questioning.
My second sister said that the police might also question Sister Xiaolin, so she asked me to come over and tell you so as not to cause any trouble to you."
Uncle Laizi was the first person to discover the situation, so he was questioned for a very long time. When he came out, he even boasted that he had had breakfast inside.
Most of the people in Huaihuagou went to the temporary office of the village to be questioned. The excitement in the village today was no less than that during the Chinese New Year when her father was getting a divorce.
When she went in, a brother with a round face stuffed a candy into her hand and told her not to be afraid.
"Doesn't that mean Teacher Shen will also be questioned? Mom, I'm going to go out and make a phone call."
"Hey, it must be hot in the evening. Come and have some watermelon. Your uncle Xie picked it this morning."
"Gao Xiulan, I'm a little thirsty too. Look at this melon..."
"Isn't your stomach already full of gossip standing outside the door?"
Lin Xiaotong went to the entrance of the alley and dialed a number, wrapped her fingers around the phone cord, waiting for someone to answer.
"Who?"
Shen Tingyu's voice came from the microphone, slightly distorted.
"Teacher, something big happened!"
"Xiaotong? What's wrong? Have you finished your paper?"
"No, teacher, there was a fire at the White Widow's house at the end of Huaihuagou Village last night and someone died.
Wanxia just came with a letter saying that the police might come to question us, so I came to talk to the teacher."
"What? How could such a big thing happen?
Don't worry, I'll be there soon, so why not just go again?"
After Shen Tingyu finished speaking, he hung up the phone, and Lin Xiaotong paid the money and returned to the compound.
I had just eaten a piece of watermelon at home when I heard a few car horns outside the door.
Lin Xiaotong hurried out with Wanxia, and sure enough, there was a big car parked at the gate of the compound.
Wu Jiabao and Hu Tou were no longer in the mood to do their homework. All the boys loved cars, and they all came closer to look at them again and again.
Hu Tou's eyes lit up when he saw the car. He wished he could have the chance to dismantle one in the future.
At this time, he was very envious of Wu Jiabao, after all, he had a sister who could touch the plane.
Shen Tingyu sat in the driver's seat and waved outside, signaling people to get in the car.
Lin Xiaotong was just about to open the car door and get in when someone grabbed her arm.
"Xiaotong, it's not safe for you to go alone. Auntie happens to be fine, so I'll take you there."
Diao Yulian pushed her son behind her buttocks, rubbed her hands, and had a smile on her face.
Gao Xiulan heard the plan clearly.
He walked up to the man and pulled him back: "The car is about to start moving, why are you still leaning over there?
Didn’t you just come to me for something? Don’t go away, keep talking.”
Chen Tingyu smiled at Gao Xiulan, and after they were both seated, he stepped on the accelerator, and the exhaust gas sprayed Diao Yulian in the face.
Gao Xiulan and Hutou had already gone up the stairs.
Wu Jiabao sniffed: "It smells so good!"
If only he had the chance to drive a car like this.
It’s okay to let him do his homework at home every day, really.
Diao Yulian started to rage: "What's so fragrant? All you do is play all day and never do your homework. I think you want to be beaten!"
He waved the thin bamboo stick in his hand a few times and successfully killed a few moths.
Wu Jiabao sniffed, moved to the bench and continued scratching his head while doing his homework.
Xiaohui's mother from the opposite door poked her head out and asked Gao Xiulan, "Hey, why is there a car coming to pick up your Xiaotong?"
"That's Teacher Xiaotong. I have something to talk to her about."
"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going back to cook. Orange has to come back for lunch."
"You sent your daughter Chengzi to the Children's Palace to learn Chinese painting when she was so young?"
"The child wants to learn, so she can go if she wants to."
"Yeah, it's better than being in the compound all the time. My grandson wants to learn something too."
Diao Yulian calmed down her anger, and upon hearing this, her eyes met Wu Jiabao again.
No, she has to think about what her baby should learn.
…
When Lin Xiaotong got into the car, she was holding half a watermelon in her hand. After leaving the city, they stopped on the road and the three of them shared it.
Shen Tingyu wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and the melon rind was taken away by a stray dog.
When we finally arrived at the entrance of Huaihuagou Village, we saw a large group of people gathered at the door before we even drove in.
The noise and crying could be heard from far away, and the noise was endless, constantly irritating the eardrums.
The three of them had no choice but to drive the car to the entrance of the village and lock the door. Before they could squeeze in, they heard the beggar shouting loudly.
"Let me go! I didn't set fire to your house. Why are you touching me?"
Someone grabbed the collar of the lecher and lifted him up, and no one could stop him.
"That's right, real kid, your mother and Boss Ye have been together for a while, right?
What does this house burning have to do with us? There is no such cruel person in our village!"
Cai Baphomet quickly cleared herself of the blame in front of the police.
He also restrained himself a little.
Since the person is dead, she won't say anything unpleasant.
"Who else could it be if not you? My mother never leaves the village on weekdays.
I just went to the city, how come he's gone when I came back?"
Jia Zhenzhen's eyes were red. She had found a job in the city recently, but she was delayed last night and didn't come back.
I never expected that when I rushed back today, my home was gone and my mother was gone too.
She completely collapsed. She really couldn't accept it.
We had survived the hardest days on the farm, and good days were just around the corner, but now he is gone.
"Isn't there another person here? Maybe this person set the fire?"
Fan Qigu pointed at the three corpses covered with white cloth beside her, but she didn't dare to look.
The son Sanbengzi bravely took a look and saw that the three of them were burnt to ashes and entangled with each other.
At this time, the three of them also squeezed in. Lin Xiaotong also saw Captain Jiang and the forensic doctor wearing white gloves standing there.
"Is it you? It must be you. Seeing Ye Liugen following my mother around, you held a grudge and burned my house down!"
Jia Zhenzhen was filled with anger and had no place to vent. She looked up and suddenly saw Tian Caohua standing in the crowd, so she rushed over.
Tian Caohua was hit in the stomach and her face turned pale with pain.
“Snap—”
"What are you barking about? My mom and her husband divorced a long time ago, and now you want to throw dirty water on us?
You don't find it disgusting, but I find it dirty!"
Hongxia pushed her mother into her elder sister Caixia's arms for protection, and raised her hand to slap Jia Zhenzhen hard in the face.
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