Chapter 76 Uncle, my dad is really gone.
"Hmm! We'll wait and see, they'll lose their composure." Ah Da seemed confident, speaking calmly, "None of them will escape!"
His tone was calm, yet he uttered the most outrageous words, which sounded chilling in the pitch-black night.
Su Meng sat cross-legged on the stool without saying a word, staring blankly out the window, two lines of clear tears flowing uncontrollably.
After a long silence, she spoke in a hoarse voice, "Uncle, my dad is really gone, sob sob..."
Before she could finish speaking, she broke down in tears.
But thinking about her surroundings, she bit her lip tightly, hugged her legs with both hands, buried her head in her knees, and made suppressed sounds that were sometimes louder and sometimes muffled in her chest.
Like a wounded little animal, its body trembles, wailing helplessly and sadly.
Ah Da lay on his back, silently shedding tears.
He remembered how he had personally helped the head of the family onto this bed, and he could still hear his words of advice echoing in his ears: "Nothing else matters, you must protect Xiaomeng and yourself. I'll be waiting for you here."
Unexpectedly, his words came true.
The head of the family was indeed waiting for them here, but they were separated by death.
Huo Zhenhua sat next to Su Meng, with one hand on her shoulder, trying to offer her some warmth.
He opened and closed his lips again and again, but couldn't find a single word of comfort. He could only sit silently with her until dawn.
This was the most difficult night Huo Zhenhua had ever endured.
He had never felt that grief was so heavy, so suffocating.
When the first ray of sunlight shone in, he felt as if the ice and snow were melting and the gloom was receding.
"It's dawn!"
His soft words startled the two people who were immersed in grief.
Su Meng touched her eyes, which were swollen like walnuts, and shyly avoided Huo Zhenhua's scrutiny. "I..."
"I'll go fetch some water." Huo Zhenhua patted her shoulder and strode out.
Ah Da sighed, "Girl, he's a good person."
Without even thinking, Su Meng exclaimed, "Commander Huo is indeed a good person!"
He didn't rigidly stop them from doing things because of his status; he would just quietly help from the sidelines. He was truly a good person.
Ah Da glanced at Su Meng, who was looking very serious, and couldn't help but laugh: "You! Alright, we all need to look ahead, get our spirits up, and face the enemy!"
Su Meng nodded, took out a bottle of ointment, and started applying it herself.
He didn't forget to ask Ah Da, "Uncle, do you want some? It works very quickly to reduce swelling and relieve pain."
"I don't need it." Ah Da propped himself up and swallowed a pill.
Just then, Xie Qi walked in from outside, carrying an earthenware pot in his hand, and smiled gently, "Did you sleep well last night?"
This is lean pork congee, specially prepared for you. Come and drink it while it's hot.
He was speaking to Ah Da.
Su Meng lowered her eyes, helped A-Da to sit down at the table, exchanged a glance with A-Da, and then walked out.
The sound of water could be heard coming from the kitchen.
As Su Meng walked over, she saw Huo Zhenhua pouring hot water into a ceramic basin.
"Let me do it!" Su Meng rushed to take the basin of water.
Last night, Huo Zhenhua was asked to fetch water for Ah Da to wash his feet, all while Xie Qi and the others were watching.
I dare not trouble Commander Huo again today.
Huo Zhenhua glanced at her, feeling bitter inside. He was still an outsider in her heart, and the road to winning her back was long and arduous!
"You go wash first, I'll go check on you."
After all, Ah Da was still seriously injured and they were worried about letting him face a villain like Xie Qi alone.
Su Meng watched his hurried figure disappear into the distance, thinking to herself that Commander Huo was truly a thoughtful man!
When he's not being sarcastic, he seems pretty normal.
The firewood in the kitchen looked like it had just been brought back.
It looks like no one has lived in this courtyard for a long time.
No one's interested!
Dust was everywhere.
Su Meng looked around the kitchen and then went into the other two rooms.
The furniture in both rooms was old and worn, with a thick layer of dust on them.
Su Meng frowned and glanced around. With her sharp eyes, she noticed a dark red mark on the window frame, like a drop of paint that an inexperienced painter had accidentally spilled.
The dark red color stands out starkly against the grayish-yellow raw wood.
She reached out and wiped it as if possessed.
Suddenly, a faint smell of blood entered my nostrils.
Her heart skipped a beat. Thinking of Su Mianzhi's murder, she felt a chill run down her spine and her scalp tingled. A thought suddenly popped into her mind—could this be Su Mianzhi's blood?
Once the idea appeared, it took root in her mind.
As if possessed, she followed the bloodstain, crouching against the wall in an attempt to find something, but to no avail, she climbed out the window.
Finally, another drop of blood was found in a hollow in the rocks behind.
This drop of blood is not as dark as that other drop.
Su Mengxiang's dream is likely a recent development, not her father's.
She had just reached out to touch it when she heard a voice.
"What are you doing?"
It's Huo Zhenhua.
Su Meng turned around, her face serious. "Look here, and there's another drop on the window frame."
Huo Zhenhua examined the area carefully, his gaze suddenly becoming fixed on a corner of the courtyard.
"There's something wrong there." He strode over. "Be careful!"
Su Meng followed.
The soil on the originally flat and solid ground was now looser in this area.
Huo Zhenhua pushed aside some soil with his toes and saw a round wooden lid.
Once the soil on the wooden lid was pushed away, a putrid smell wafted out.
There are dead people inside!
At some point, Ah Da came out, leaned against a wooden pillar not far away, and said calmly.
Huo Zhenhua immediately pulled Su Meng back a good distance, saying, "Be careful of germs! I'll go check on her."
He went back and grabbed a vest to use as a mask, and was about to lift the lid.
Su Meng and A Da stood together, actually observing their surroundings.
"That person left?" Su Meng asked.
"Hmm!" Ah Da said calmly, his emotions unreadable. "We all need to be careful. This village is strange. It feels deserted, and we haven't seen anyone out and about."
The vast village was quiet.
If it weren't for the sounds of chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep, Su Meng would have mistakenly thought she had stumbled into some uninhabited area.
"They're not monitoring us anymore? That's strange! There were so many people yesterday, how come none of them are here?" Su Meng muttered, preparing to find an opportunity to break in.
It was at this time that Huo Zhenhua climbed up.
As soon as he came out of the cave, he hurriedly put the wooden lid back on and then rushed to the sink to wash his hands and face carefully.
"What's going on?" Su Meng was very curious. How could someone who had seen so much life and death change his expression like this?
With water in his mouth, Huo Zhenhua slurped it up and then slowly said, "I suspect that the person who died inside is the owner of this house."
Six adults and four children, including two elderly people, were killed approximately eight or nine years ago.
So, does that mean Xie Qi was also a fake, and that he's really dead?
Su Meng looked at A Da in shock.
Ah Da raised an eyebrow and sighed, "Perhaps our arrival has harmed the owner of this house."
According to the head of the family, this family has the best relationship with his maternal family.
Do you think they died unjustly, or did they die from their own stupidity?
Following his gaze, Su Meng looked at the corner of her clothes peeking out from the edge of the courtyard. With a flick of her silver needle, a streak of silver light shot out.
The next second, someone cried out in pain: "You... it's me."
"Are you blind? You even hurt me. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
He said the last sentence to Ah Da.
Ah Da glared at Su Meng, "Don't be naughty! This isn't our own home, we have to give the head of the family some face."
When Xie Qi heard A Da rebuke Su Meng like that, his astonished gaze swept over them, a flash of murderous intent crossing his eyes.
He waved his hand magnanimously, "He's young and doesn't know any better, forget it! Shall we go for a walk?"
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