Chapter 296: The Gun is Missing
Li Huan's face darkened visibly. He had only been away for more than half a month, and his house had been burned down:
"What's going on? Tell me clearly."
The skinny monkey was still gasping for breath. Xuhui quickly took out a teacup and poured half a cup of warm water for the skinny monkey. The skinny monkey drank the water in a gulp and wiped the water stains around his mouth with his sleeve.
"Xiangyang came to me last night and said that your house was on fire. By the time they put out the fire, the house was almost burned down. Xiangyang reported it to the police.
The people from the Public Security Bureau said that someone poured kerosene on your house. Since the old house was made of adobe and the roof was mostly covered with hay, it was burned down completely in one go.
The new house behind you is fine, but everything inside was burned down, basically nothing is left. We suspect arson, but the police said that the fire also burned up the evidence. "
The veins on Li Huan's forehead kept throbbing, and he was already on the verge of anger. Xuhui was terrified, because he knew his father's temper best, and he would really kill someone when he got angry.
"Brother Huan, have you offended anyone recently?"
Li Huan looked at Shouhou blankly. Who had he offended? Except for beating Chen Damao twice and Tiedan from Fenqiu's family, he basically didn't offend anyone.
"It's Da Mao."
Tiedan is a normal gangster, but he is very timid. Even if you put a knife in his hand and ask him to stab you, he will be so scared that he will drop the knife and run away.
"Da Mao...it's possible."
Shouhou also remembered the things Li Huan told him, but since even the Public Security Bureau couldn't find out, there was nothing they could do.
"Mom, I'll be back tomorrow. Just take good care of Li Le here."
"No, I want to go back and take a look. That's the house your father and I have lived in for our entire lives. I..."
Mother Li started crying before she finished speaking, thinking back to when Li Huan had built a new house, but she was unwilling to move there. It was because the sight of the old house reminded her of the old man. The old house carried the love of the child's father for her.
But they have to wait until tomorrow to go back. There are only two long-distance buses, one going and one going every day, so they can only wait.
Li Le quickly went to the kitchen to bring food to Shouhou, and then went to prepare bedding and daily necessities. Although their house was burned down, they could still live in Xuhui's house, which had also been renovated.
But there were no bedding in that house, and you would be cold to death if you go back without a quilt. Xuhui understood what Li Le meant after seeing her actions and helped to pack up.
Li Huan did not move. He was not worried about having no place to live when he returned. Cheng Qiao had already made the house in the county town extremely cozy and comfortable, and there was no shortage of food and daily necessities.
But he didn't say anything. Only by keeping calm could he calm his mother and sister. Otherwise, the long wait would cost them their lives.
Li Huan finally returned to Xiangyang Village. Seeing the charred ruins and the land in the backyard that Cheng Qiao had carefully cultivated burned beyond recognition, Li Huan closed his eyes.
He looked for the homemade gun hidden in the cabinet according to his memory, but couldn't find it. It was obvious that the fire started from inside the house and the homemade gun was stolen.
Li's mother staggered towards the charred area, feeling around with her hands. This must be a wardrobe, made by the child's father himself. It must be very sturdy, so how could it have turned into charcoal?
This was a family portrait of their entire family. Only a few pieces of broken glass were left, and even the frame was gone. And what about the hat that was hanging on the wall, which they had to look at several times every day? Where did it go?
"Xuhui, take Grandma Li away, go anywhere you want, don't let her stay here."
Seeing how devastated Li's mother was, Li Huan's eyes turned red. He knew how much his mother cared about the things his father left behind, but now they were burned in a fire.
If he knew who burned it, he would kill him and let him taste the pain.
Xuhui forcibly carried Li's mother to his old house. Li Le quickly lit the kang and went to the kitchen to boil water. They were going to live here for a while.
Grandma also looked at Li's mother with tears in her eyes, her face was haggard. She had lived in Xiangyang Village all her life and knew everything. When Li Huan's father passed away, Li's mother looked like this.
"Alas, it's a pity that Qiao girl is not here, otherwise..."
At this time, grandma missed Cheng Qiao and the children very much. As long as they were around, Mother Li felt secure.
Li Huan did not look at the burned house again, but walked towards the village entrance with firm steps. Wang Xiangyang and others also rushed over, but seeing Li Huan's livid face, they did not dare to say a word.
Following Li Huan to the village entrance, Chen Tiezhu was so scared when he saw Li Huan coming that he didn't even dare to open the door. He didn't set the fire, really not.
But when Li Huan passed by his door without stopping, Chen Tiezhu became curious and secretly opened the door. Seeing that he was heading towards Chen Damao's house, he couldn't help but mutter:
"It couldn't be Damao who set the fire. That shouldn't be the case. I haven't even seen him go out."
Damao opened the door and looked at Li Huan with a frank face, but Li Huan caught the excitement and happiness that flashed across Damao's eyes, which was the joy of revenge.
And there is Chen Da Nv, this stinky woman is his real enemy. She actually dared to run to the factory to make complaints. If he doesn't burn her to death, he is not Chen Damao.
Gao Xiaohui, with a big belly, looked at Li Huan nervously. She suspected that it was Damao who did it, but she didn't know when Damao stopped talking to her.
Even with a big belly, she still had to cook and wash clothes for Damao, because Damao was in a very volatile mood during this period and would fly into a rage at the slightest dissatisfaction.
Especially on the day when the educated youth left, all the villagers went to see them off. They sent them to the village entrance and then went back happily. These educated youth really brought honor to Village Chief Xiangyang.
But Gao Xiaohui noticed that Chen Damao's eyes seemed to be poisoned, especially when he looked at Zhang Yuefang, who was carrying her luggage and smiling, as if he was going to pounce on Zhang Yuefang and tear her apart the next moment.
Gao Xiaohui was smart. She quietly moved away from Chen Damao's sight and went to Chen Weidang's home to seek shelter.
Sure enough, after coming to his senses, Chen Damao wanted to find trouble with Gao Xiaohui, but he couldn't find her. When Cuihua came over with a broom and was ready to beat him up, he regained his senses.
"Chen Damao, you were the one who set the fire in my house, where is the homemade gun?"
"What arson? What homemade gun? Li Huan, even though you are the village chief, I am not afraid of you."
"I'll ask you again, did you set the fire in my house? Did you take my homemade gun?"
"No, I'm not that free to mind your family's business. If you have nothing to do, just go ahead. Don't scare my wife, she's still pregnant."
Li Huan glanced at Gao Xiaohui, whose face was pale, and wanted to say something, but suddenly he didn't want to say anything. He will watch how you two lock each other up.
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