Chapter 383: There is a hidden story behind Chen's death
Guihua went out and saw Liu Dabao kneeling beside Chen's body. He might have fallen asleep while kneeling because he was tired of crying.
Guihua walked over and woke Liu Dabao up.
"Dabao, wake up."
Liu Dabao was not sleeping very soundly. He was lucky enough not to fall down while kneeling. He woke up when Guihua slapped him.
"Big sister? What's wrong?"
Liu Dabao rubbed his eyes quickly, fearing that Guihua would be angry for seeing him dozing off while keeping vigil.
"Dabao, if you're sleepy, go take a nap. You're still young, and no one will say you don't know the rules. I'll watch over you. When you wake up, come and take my place."
Liu Dabao was a little confused. He glanced at the village chief and saw that they were not chatting. Some of them were taking a nap against the wall. No one was paying attention to them.
Only Guihua cared about him. Liu Dabao felt mixed emotions at this time. Looking at Chen's body on the ground, he felt deeply for the first time that he would have no mother in the future and no one would care about him anymore. Except for this elder sister who was half related to him by blood, he could not rely on anyone.
"Sister, I'm not sleepy. You go and rest for a while. I can still do it."
Guihua felt that Liu Dabao seemed to have grown up overnight. He was no longer as rebellious and willful as he had been in front of her some time ago. The little guy felt that his back had bent.
"Okay, stop trying to show off. Your mother won't be out until the day after tomorrow, and you'll have to stay up all night tomorrow. You're still young, and no one will blame you for these rules. Go to bed quickly. If you get sick, no one will take care of your sister-in-law."
Liu Dabao looked up towards the east room, and couldn't help but clench his hands, and finally got up from the ground helplessly.
Because he had been kneeling for too long, his feet were numb. Fortunately, Guihua helped him up, otherwise he would have fallen directly on Chen.
After persuading Liu Dabao to leave, Guihua sat alone next to Chen.
There was a fire in the mourning shed, and people kept adding firewood. Wan Shuang also brought a load of firewood just now, so it could barely last until dawn.
Guihua took a look at Chen's clothes. They were a little torn and her cheeks were sunken. It was obvious that she had lost a lot of weight during this period.
Guihua sighed, stood up and fetched a basin of hot water, ready to wash Chen's body. Although Chen did not have many decent clothes, Guihua thought it would be better for her to go clean, so she prepared to change her clothes.
Guihua's ability was limited, and she didn't have any extra money to buy Chen a set of burial clothes, so she could only help Chen put on the most decent clothes she had ever worn.
The village chief saw Guihua washing Chen, so he turned around and said to the women who came to help, "Go and help Guihua. That poor kid would never do such a thing. It's not easy to change clothes for a dead person, especially in such a cold weather. Chen's body should have stiffened. You should also be careful."
"Okay, I'll go." Changsheng's wife stood up and walked over.
"Guihua, let me help you. Do you want to change your mother's clothes?"
"Aunt, I want to change her into clean clothes so that she can pass away peacefully and help her brothers and sisters grow up safely."
Changsheng's wife sighed and squatted down, "Alas, with Chen's passing, the ones who are most pitiful are Erbao and Shaoyao, who are still so young, how are they going to live in the future?"
Guihua pursed her lips and said nothing. She wiped Chen's face and hands, then undressed her.
"Huh? This..."
Guihua's hand stopped suddenly. She found that although Chen's clothes looked like they were well worn, the buttons were open. She found it very strange.
Didn't Chen die of starvation? Did she still have the energy to take off her clothes?
Guihua was confused and quickly reached out to pull Chen's clothes. Chen was only wearing an outer coat without even a bellyband underneath, but her body was covered with red marks and there was a purple mark on her neck.
Changsheng's wife was sorting out the clothes that Chen was going to change. She put two pieces of clothes together first so that it would be easier to put them on at once. As soon as she finished sorting, she turned around and saw Guihua standing there in a daze.
She leaned over to look, and saw the marks on Chen's body. She was shocked and immediately reached out to pull Guihua over.
"Guihua, go in first. This is not for you to see. I'll help your mother clean and change her clothes."
Changsheng's wife was shocked and frightened. She was an experienced person and knew what happened to Chen. It was clearly left after she had made love with someone. But Guihua was an innocent little girl and she certainly didn't know the reason. She was a little stunned. It seemed that Chen's death was not as simple as it seemed.
"Auntie, what's wrong with her? Is she sick? Is this disease contagious? Erbao and the others..." Guihua was a little anxious.
When she saw the marks on Chen's body, it reminded her of smallpox. Could Chen have died of the disease?
Changsheng's wife was a little amused and helpless, what a silly girl!
"Okay, it's okay. You're overthinking it. This matter is not as serious as you think. It's not something a girl like you should ask about. Go in quickly. I want to change her clothes."
After Guihua was coaxed into the house by Changsheng's wife, Changsheng's wife quickly untied Chen's skirt and found that there were indeed signs of being violated. Who did this?
Changsheng's wife glanced at the village chief and the others, somewhat undecided, but she was certain that Chen did not just starve to death, she must have been raped before she died. Changsheng's wife looked at Chen's wrist again and found bruises on her wrist, which were obviously caused by someone pressing hard.
"Village Chief, I have something to tell you, please come here."
Changsheng's wife thought about it and felt that she couldn't hide it. It wasn't because she had a good relationship with Chen, but she just felt that the man was too beastly.
The village chief was discussing going to the town tomorrow morning and had decided on a few people to go together when he was called over by Changsheng's wife.
"Changsheng wife, what's the matter? Have you changed your clothes?"
The village chief took one look at Chen's body and saw that her clothes had not changed.
"Village chief, when I was changing Chen's clothes just now, I found that she had been raped. She might not have died of starvation."
"What?" The village chief's voice suddenly rose, but he quickly calmed down.
"Can you tell me in detail? This is no small matter." The village chief's voice became a little colder. This was the second time this happened. The last time was a few years ago. However, since the gangs disappeared at the border, their side has not been so chaotic and there have been fewer deaths.
Changsheng's wife told the village chief in detail what she had just discovered.
"Don't make it public yet. I'll ask a few children tomorrow morning. There must be some clues that someone has come to their house. We may have to report this to the police and let the government handle it."
"Do you still want to change clothes?"
"No, don't move Chen's body. I'll report the case tomorrow. The people from the county government will probably come and take Chen's body away. It won't have anything to do with us. We can skip the funeral and save some money."
The village chief took a look at Chen's body and shook his head. What was going on? I don't know what kind of person would rape Chen. He must be really hungry.
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