Chapter 112
The woman's eyes were red with anger, and a heavy slap came down.
Everyone thought that she would be knocked to the ground by Aqi's mother's slap.
But Song Yue curled the corners of her lips slightly, moved to the side, and hooked her left foot.
"ah--!"
Bang!
Aqi's mother exhaled and fell heavily to the ground.
[Congratulations on completing the temporary task, and receive 5 life points as a reward]
Very good, got my third 5 points~
Song Yue smiled and was very satisfied with the small task in this copy.
Little did she know that the smile on her face was seen as a complete provocation by Aqi's mother and other villagers.
"Song Yuanzhou, you evil bastard! You killed Aqi, and now you're trying to kill me too!" Aqi's mother struggled to her feet, her face, already not particularly pretty, now twisted to reveal a venomous expression. "Fellow villagers, you all saw what that little bastard did just now. You have to stand up for my Aqi!"
Under normal circumstances, these villagers who enjoy watching the fun would most likely stand up to uphold the so-called justice, but now?
Come on, didn't you hear what Brother Chen and Uncle Mao and his family, who just returned, said? The volcano is about to erupt! Instead of preparing escape tools, they're still here making decisions for a dead kid. Do they think life is too short or something?
An embarrassing scene happened.
Aqi's mother thought that her crying would attract everyone's sympathy and would bring curses on Song Yuanzhou, but no one around her spoke up for her!
She stared at everyone in astonishment, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Fellow villagers, uncles and aunts, my Aqi is gone... Such a good child, and he's gone because of that plague god Song Yuanzhou! Why... aren't you saying anything?"
The villagers looked at each other, as if the words were not directed at them but at someone else.
An aunt suddenly stood up.
She first looked at Song Yue, who remained expressionless, and then her gaze fell on Aqi's mother, her expression slightly complicated. "...Aqi's mother, I understand your grief over losing your son, but look at you now... the volcano has started to become active, and the villagers are all rushing home to inform their families. I really can't do anything for you...isn't that right?"
"Besides... Song Yuanzhou came back with Uncle Mao's family. If you ask us to speak up for you, wouldn't that mean we're also dragging Uncle Mao's family into this? Uncle Mao's family is very generous, so we can't do that."
In just a few words, although there was no intention to speak for Song Yuanzhou throughout, every word revealed his disapproval of Aqi's mother.
When the villagers heard this, they realized that this was the truth!
They didn't like Song Yuanzhou, the little bastard, but Uncle Mao's family shouldn't be dragged into this! And they were all in a hurry to go home, so they had to agree with Auntie.
"Yes, Aqi's mother, it's very sad that your son is gone. We all understand, but you have to understand everyone too, right?"
"How about this, everyone should go back if they need to, and you, Aqi's mom, should go back to your room and adjust. We still need to prepare these things, and we can't all be delayed like this."
Having said that, the villagers quickly took advantage of the situation and ran away one after another, fearing that they would be delayed by Aqi's mother. The aunt also called her children and hurried back to the house.
Needless to say, Brother Chen and his companions ran all the way back from the foot of the volcano. They knew better than anyone how terrifying the heat under the crevice was, so they ran faster than anyone else.
In the crowded scene, Aqi's mother was the only one left.
She stared at the empty dam in a daze, her expression showing astonishment, anger, and even deep resentment and unwillingness!
"Qingquan, it's over. This boat can't be used."
As soon as she got home, Chi Yunying quickly dragged out the wooden boat from the backyard, only to find that the wood on the side of the boat was a bit rotten, and she was afraid that it could not go into the sea.
Mao Qingquan frowned and walked to the wooden boat: "Let me see if I can fix it."
Mao Xingxiu stood nearby, not knowing what to do, so he said, "Dad, tell me what you need, and Yuanzhou and I will get it for you."
"Okay, there are some dried wooden boards in the dam. You two can bring them in. I think this boat is okay. It can be used after some repairs." Mao Qingquan tinkered with the boat and felt that it was not to the point of being scrapped.
Upon hearing this, Mao Xingxiu quickly pulled Song Yue towards the dam: "Come, let's move this together. It might be a bit heavy. You can..."
...Hold on for a while.
Before he could utter the last three words, he saw his frail brother lift up the entire wooden board, and then strode towards the studio as if nothing had happened.
Mao Xingxiu stared at her back with a look of surprise.
Was he dazzled? Or had he missed something? How could Song Yuanzhou, who had always been weaker than him, suddenly be able to lift a wooden board that even he couldn't?
A big question mark swirled in his mind, but soon because repairing the ship was more urgent, he temporarily put the doubt behind him.
Mao Qingquan's family was busy with repairs, and other villagers were also busy.
No one knows when the volcano will erupt. It could be tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even tonight.
They have very little time left, and if they don’t want their entire family to die on the island, they must speed up and repair the old boat!
Of course, there are also people who did not join the ship repair ranks, because their boats are of short service life and have been properly maintained. Now they can be towed out and placed on the seashore, and people can board the boats at any time.
"Dad, do we have to guard this boat at night?" The woman stood in the sunset, looking hesitant.
Their boat was newly built at the beginning of this year, and it took them a lot of effort. Now that everyone wants to use it, who knows who might take a fancy to their boat and steal it in the middle of the night.
The man thought for a moment and said, "I'll keep watch. You and the baby should go to sleep."
The woman shook her head and disagreed at first, saying that everyone should watch together. If something happened late at night, the family could work together to find a solution.
But the man insisted that she didn't want him to accompany him, and his tone became tough: "No, why would a woman like you guard a boat in the middle of the night? You should go to sleep!"
The woman had no choice but to take her six-year-old daughter back.
Before leaving, the woman repeatedly warned: "Dad, you must be careful. I put the hammer on the bow for you. Don't hesitate if there is any danger!"
"Okay, okay, I got it. Let's go back quickly. The wind is strong at the seaside. Be careful not to catch a cold." The man waved his hand, turned around and stepped onto the boat alone.
The woman looked at him twice more before taking her daughter's hand and walking towards the house.
As night falls, a tense atmosphere shrouds Lime Village.
People who usually go to bed early now light candles and refuse to go to sleep.
"Grandma, you guys go to sleep first. I'll be here watching over you. Don't worry."
"Dad, I'm not sleepy. I'll go back to sleep later."
"Wife, sleep peacefully. I will wake you up if I can't hold on any longer."
Each family has its own way of keeping watch, but no matter what, this night is extremely long for most people in the village.
However, there was no further movement from the volcano throughout the night.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, the seaside was dimly lit.
The woman with her daughter woke up from exhaustion, turned her head, and glanced to the side out of habit, and found that her man had not come back all night.
She thought about it, got out of bed immediately, washed up simply, and didn't even eat breakfast. She walked quickly to the beach in the morning light.
There was no movement from the volcano last night, so the man must be fine, the woman muttered to herself, trying to comfort herself.
But unfortunately, my heart is in turmoil and I don’t feel at ease at all.
Until I ran to the beach and saw my new boat.
The woman's tense expression suddenly relaxed a lot.
"Dad, come home quickly! I'll make you some steamed corn buns!"
From a distance, she shouted with a smile.
There was no movement from the people in the boat.
"You sleep so soundly, and you still have the nerve to say you are on guard~" The woman teased secretly and walked quickly to the side of the boat.
She had already thought of how to scare the man, but the next second, after seeing the person lying in the boat, she was suddenly stunned and her face instantly lost all color!
"Murder! Help!!"
The shrill screams woke up the villagers on the shore. Everyone had not slept well the previous night, and when they heard the woman's crying, they put on their coats and went to the beach.
"Whose daughter-in-law is this? She's crying so miserably."
"I don't know. Why did something happen at the beach?"
The villagers ran to the beach in confusion, and saw a young woman kneeling on one of the boats, crying bitterly.
"Oh my dear Gangzi... who on earth killed you... Oh my God... please open my eyes... My man can't die in such an unclear way...!"
The woman's voice was so shrill and every word she spoke was tinged with blood, which shocked the villagers who rushed over after hearing the news.
"Sister Xue, what's going on? Gangzi...what happened to him..." The kind-hearted old lady rushed forward and clung to the side of the boat.
He wanted to comfort the woman, but when he accidentally saw the body on the deck, his stomach churned and he fell to the ground on the beach, retching.
Seeing that something was wrong, the others rushed forward, either supporting the old lady or trying to peek inside.
Then, without exception, everyone who saw the corpse had a look of horror on their faces!
This is so cruel! Who did this?!
The villagers stared with their eyes wide open, unable to believe that someone could be so cruel to a fellow villager!
Gangzi's head was completely smashed, and the colorful stuff inside flowed all over the board. His two big white eyeballs hung beside his ears. The whole scene... was simply horrible!
The news of this tragedy quickly spread throughout the village.
However, like the deaths of Archie and Agen yesterday, they only caused a brief uproar in the village.
Because compared to the death of a single person, the mountain in the center of the island is obviously more terrifying.
But what is strange is that the crater that was still smoking yesterday suddenly stopped this morning.
The so-called volcanic eruption seemed like a joke played by God on them, deliberately teasing them.
Several villagers hesitated and asked questions to Brother Chen, who had just returned from the mountain yesterday.
At first, Brother Chen was able to recount what happened yesterday, but after being asked so many questions, even he began to doubt himself. Was the volcanic eruption real?
Maybe the smoke yesterday was just an illusion, and there was actually nothing going on inside the volcano?
He asked himself this question, but finally found that he could not get an answer, so he simply closed the doors and windows and refused to see anyone.
Seeing that he had become a coward, the villagers were so angry that they started cursing him outside the door, and then they rushed to Mao Qingquan's home one by one, demanding an accurate explanation from his family.
"Uncle Mao, you better explain to the villagers whether this volcano is active or not."
"Look, you guys have thrown the whole village into panic with just a few words, and now you're saying you're not sure. Aren't you trying to trick us?"
This is how the village is. Three people make a tiger. Even if there were only a few suspicions at the beginning, as time went by, more and more villagers believed that it was Brother Chen and Mao Qingquan's family who were working together to deceive them.
The story spread and even turned into a murder case!
What about Agen being steamed to death and Aqi falling into the gap? In their opinion, it was obvious that Brother Chen and his group had a conflict on the mountain and accidentally killed two young people. They were afraid of being discovered by the villagers, so they used the volcano as an excuse to get away with it!
What kind of kindness and generosity they have is all fake! As long as they are related to Song Yuanzhou, the Mao Qingquan family is clearly not a good person!
More and more villagers blocked the door of Mao Qingquan's house, demanding an explanation from his family and once again targeting Song Yuanzhou.
Aqi's mother was among them, venting her anger fiercely.
"Mao Qingquan, Chi Yunying, if you don't hand over Song Yuanzhou today, believe it or not, the villagers will set fire to your entire family today!"
Since you killed my son, I must make one of you be buried with him!
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