Chapter 184: Avoiding Uncle Li, what are you hiding from?
Shen Qingye placed the thermos on the old cabinet and looked around inconspicuously.
The main room was very simple. Apart from a few tables, chairs and benches, there wasn't much on display.
She slowly lowered her gaze to the corner of the long table.
There was a pipe standing upright there, a very old-fashioned kind.
That's it.
Yue Lingchuan's question rang in his ears: "Uncle, have you always lived alone?"
Old Li smiled and said, "Yes, yes. Ever since my parents passed away, I have lived in this house alone."
Yue Lingchuan asked: "Is this convenient for you? It's not easy to cook or boil water by yourself, right?"
Old Li fumbled with the thick stick and said, "What's the inconvenience? I've been blind for so many years... Every three or five days, the two families next door would come to check on me to make sure I'm okay. Occasionally, Da Jun and his friends would come to check on me and bring me some things. Life is pretty good."
Da Jun was the village chief. Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "We are all from the same village. It's only natural. When I was a child, my grandparents took good care of me."
Yue Lingchuan kept smiling when he heard this, and said, "It's rare to find such a humane village." He paused, and then said, "But from what you said just now...why, aren't these eyes natural?"
Old Li shook his head helplessly: "No."
"My eyesight is damaged because I was too naughty when I was a kid. When I was about seven or eight years old, I accidentally fell from a height and hit the back of my head. The world was still in chaos at that time, and there were no such good medical conditions as there are now. My parents could only take me to the village doctor. They finally cured my head and there was no major problem. But then, I lost my sight again."
"At that time, there was really nothing I could do. I didn't have the money to go to the hospital, so I just accepted it. Fortunately, he was fine and there was nothing serious wrong with him."
Yue Lingchuan asked: "You haven't watched it since then?"
Old Li shook his head helplessly: "At first, I didn't have money. Later, when life got a little better, I felt there was no need to check. It's been so many years, I'm used to it. Besides, even if I checked, it might not be of any use, and it might just be a waste of money. So I just got by like this."
"I see." Yue Lingchuan nodded, and then said angrily: "Then your eyes... are completely blind?"
Old Li said: "I can't see it at all, not even a shadow."
Yue Lingchuan asked: "What about the light? You don't usually react to sunlight or anything like that?"
Old Li smiled bitterly: "No."
"If there was a slight reaction, I wouldn't give up and might have gone to see it. But since there was no feeling at all, I didn't dare to hold out hope..." He shook his head and sighed heavily.
Yue Lingchuan looked at his lifeless gray eyes, and his gaze moved slightly.
By this time, the sun had already set and the night was dark. It would soon be completely dark, and the room was dim, making it difficult to see people's expressions. But the old man still looked natural, as if he was completely unaware of the darkness, or rather, the darkness had no effect on him at all.
Shen Qingye leaned against the table in the living room, squinting his eyes, tapping his arm with his fingers, his mind racing.
If he was the murderer, how did he manage to kill Ding Dayong, an adult man?
Is it just pure luck? Or should I say——
His eyes are not as completely blind as they appear to be?
If that’s the case…why is he pretending to be blind?
All kinds of doubts flashed through his mind, Shen Qingye's expression changed slightly, but his eyes were quietly searching the house.
The forensic examination results said that the cause of Ding Dayong's death was a blunt force trauma to the back of his head, which means that the murderer took something and hit the back of his head.
What could it be?
Old Li's house was not very big. There was a yard as soon as you entered the door, the kitchen on the left, and the main room where they were now opposite. There is a small compartment on the right side of the main room. Shen Qingye just took a glance inside and saw a bed with signs of someone living there. It seemed to be where Old Li usually slept. Outside the main room, there is another room on the right side, but the door of that room is locked and covered with dust, indicating that no one has lived there for a long time. I don’t know if this is the house where Old Li’s parents lived when they were alive.
Suppose Ding Dayong had set his sights on Old Li and wanted to break into his house to steal. So, if the house on the right has been unoccupied for a long time and has been locked, there is a high probability that he will set his sights on the main room and the compartment next to it.
In other words, this might be the original scene of the crime.
What the old smoker said just now can also prove this point.
In that case...what would the murder weapon be?
It's impossible for Old Li to know in advance that someone is going to rob his house. So, in that situation, if he wants to fight back, he can only take something convenient nearby.
What could it be?
Now that there is someone in the room, she is not sure whether Old Li is really blind or not. Therefore, she cannot act rashly, and she cannot ask the old smoker. She can only guess on her own.
Things around me...
Shen Qingye looked around the room, and finally narrowed his eyes and suddenly looked at the blind stick in his hand.
The blind stick—
Shen Qingye looked closely and saw that it was a blind stick carved from a straight tree trunk. The stick was thin and long, and the diameter at the bottom looked to be only about four or five centimeters. With such a thickness, it did not seem to be enough to cause fatal damage to the back of a person's head.
But it should be noted that this blind stick is thin at the bottom and thick at the top, and the thicker the stick becomes as it goes up. There is even a polished round head on the handle, about the size of a child's fist.
Rather than saying it is a blind stick, it is better to say it is a combination of a blind stick and a crutch.
Such a thing can support the weight of Old Li, so it can naturally cause harm to others.
Moreover, this thing is usually within his reach and not too far away.
Shen Qingye's breathing became slightly lighter.
Yue Lingchuan continued to ask: "Do you still remember what happened before the New Year last year?"
Old Li thought for a moment and said, "Oh, you are talking about the boy from the Ding family in Rongshu Village, right?"
Yue Lingchuan said: "Yes."
Old Li shook his head and said, "I really don't have any impression of this."
"After the incident happened, some police officers came to see me. If I knew, I would have told them long ago, right?"
Yue Lingchuan asked: "You didn't hear anything?"
Old Li said firmly: "No."
He pointed to his ears and said, "As for me, although my eyesight is not very good, my ears are very sensitive. Generally speaking, if there is any movement around me, I can definitely hear it."
"There aren't many people in my area usually, and it's very quiet at night. If someone really sneaks in, I'm sure I'll hear it!"
"But in my memory, my home has always been peaceful and stable. Nothing has ever happened. Even the children in the village don't often come here to play."
"I see." Yue Lingchuan sighed, and glanced at Shen Qingye from the corner of his eyes. Seeing her nod slightly to him, he withdrew his gaze without leaving a trace, and said helplessly: "We know the general situation. I am really sorry to trouble you today."
Old Li smiled and said, "No, no, the police comrades are also trying to solve the case."
"Thank you so much for your understanding." Yue Lingchuan stood up and said to him, "Then we will leave first, sir, please stay."
Old Li stood up, stroking his cane, and said hurriedly, "Hey, comrades, please slow down. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
Yue Lingchuan smiled and exchanged a few words with him before walking towards the door.
Shen Qingye strode forward and followed Yue Lingchuan. Old Li also walked out, looking outside with a dull look but a smile on his face.
At this time, the weather outside had become completely dark, and there was no light around. The village chief was walking in front and said with some annoyance: "Oh, I didn't expect it to be so late. I didn't bring a flashlight."
Yue Lingchuan said in a leisurely tone: "It's okay, we took it."
As he spoke, he gave an order to the person beside him: "Xiao Shen——"
Shen Qingye let out a "hmm", and took out a medium-sized flashlight from his pocket. After turning it on, the road ahead instantly became bright.
Old Li was watching from behind, with a smile on his face. But unexpectedly, the next moment, the flashlight suddenly turned and shone straight towards him!
Old Li's pupils suddenly shrank and he subconsciously turned his head to the side. The moment he completed the action, his heart skipped a beat.
Finished.
Looking up, he saw Yue Lingchuan, who hadn't taken two steps, smiling and saying, "Uncle Li, can't you see?"
"What are you hiding from?"
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