After waking up the next morning, Chen Wang clearly felt cold.
The sky was also gloomy and it looked like a heavy rain might come at any time.
It is obviously impossible to go into the mountains in such weather.
After breakfast, Chen Wang taught his wife how to ride a bicycle at the doorstep.
The little guy watched from the side and acted as a military advisor, giving instructions from time to time.
Two dogs and the little monkey Jixiang were also running back and forth.
Chen Wang was protecting her by her side, and as long as Lin Xiuqin was in danger, he would immediately rush forward to help.
After a few times, Lin Xiuqin felt that with him by her side, she was no longer afraid.
The most important thing for a novice to learn to ride a bicycle is to overcome fear.
Once you pass this level, everything will be easy.
Soon, Lin Xiuqin learned it well and was able to move forward crookedly.
Just then, the village radio suddenly sounded.
After a few shrill noises, all the villagers stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen to the broadcast.
The village chief's voice came from the radio.
"All villagers please gather at the village ancestral hall immediately. We have something important to discuss. Let me say this again..."
Repeated three times.
"Brother, what happened?"
The little girl asked with a puzzled look.
Lin Xiuqin also looked at Chen Wang with confusion.
"I don't know either."
Chen Wang shook his head and said to his wife, "Come down, we'll push the car into the house and then gather at the ancestral hall."
Lin Xiuqin nodded and got off the bicycle.
After Chen Wang pushed his bicycle into the house and locked the door, the three of them went to the ancestral hall together.
The ancestral hall of Chenjia Village is located in the middle of the village, just behind Dr. Zhang's house.
When Chen Wang and the other two arrived at the ancestral hall, many people in the village had already arrived and were talking to each other, speculating what had happened.
"Awang!"
Chen Dazhuang's voice came, and he walked over with his master Chen Jianjun.
"Brother Zhuang, Master, do you know what happened?"
Chen Wang asked.
Both of them shook their heads.
At this time, the discussions of several villagers not far away reached their ears.
"I'm telling you, it looks like someone has died in the village."
"Ah? Someone's elderly family died? There's no need to use the village radio. It hasn't been on for years."
"It's not just someone's old man, it's the whole family who died, murdered."
"What? No way, whose house is this?"
The surroundings suddenly became restless.
The expressions of Chen Wang and his companions also became extremely solemn.
"Is it true? Someone died?"
Chen Zhuang looked at Chen Wang with horror.
"The village chief is here!!"
Just as Chen Wang was about to say something, someone exclaimed.
Everyone looked over and saw the village chief Chen Weiguo and two men in police uniforms walking over quickly.
Seeing this scene, the villagers realized that something really happened and the atmosphere became depressing and solemn.
The village chief walked to the front of the crowd with two police officers and said in a deep voice: "Comrades, a brutal case just happened in the village. Chen Weihua's family of five were brutally murdered..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became a mess.
"Someone really died? Oh my God, a family of five died?"
"Who did this? It's so cruel. What kind of hatred or grudge is this?"
"Oh my god, this is so scary. It's right next door to us, and I didn't even know about it."
"Chen Weihua? We were playing cards together just two days ago. How could this happen?"
…
"Quiet, everyone, be quiet!"
The village chief shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to control the situation, but the noise below was too chaotic and noisy, so it was useless.
"Quiet!!"
One of the police officers suddenly shouted.
The scene immediately became quiet.
"Comrades, I know you all have a lot of questions to ask now, but please be quiet for a moment while I explain the situation of the investigation."
The police officer spoke each word in a sonorous voice.
"Officer, who did it? Is it someone from our village?"
An old man asked angrily.
When the others heard this, they looked around with vigilance and anger.
A village, especially a village with the same surname like Chenjia Village, is often very united.
No matter what kind of hatred there is between the villagers, it must never escalate to the level of killing an entire family.
If it was really someone from the village who did such a thing, the entire family would become the target of public criticism and be expelled from the village.
"Based on the on-site investigation, they are probably not from the same village. The village chief can also help count and see if there are any families that have not arrived."
The police officer looked at the village chief and said.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and stopped looking at the people around them.
Village chief Chen Weiguo took out a list from his pocket and began to call out the names of households one by one.
As a result, almost everyone arrived, and even if there were some who didn't come, there were other people at home who came.
"According to our judgment, the murderer may be a criminal who escaped from other places and may have a criminal record. So I would like to ask everyone if you have seen any suspicious strangers coming to the village in the past two days."
the officer asked loudly.
Everyone in the village whispered to each other and started a heated discussion.
Nowadays, many people who have committed crimes in their hometowns will hide in the mountains.
Similar incidents have occurred in Chenjia Village before because it is backed by Xiong Mountain.
"Officer, village chief, I have met him."
A man suddenly raised his hand and shouted.
"explain!"
The police officer nodded hurriedly.
Everyone's attention was focused on the man at this moment.
"Yesterday afternoon, I saw two unfamiliar men entering the village. They were sneaking around, slovenly, and had untidy beards. They didn't look like good people."
The man answered seriously.
"Then why didn't you come and tell me?"
The village chief asked, glaring at the man.
"I……"
The man shrank his head, hesitating, not knowing what to say.
When the surrounding villagers saw this, many of them began to blame the man, thinking that he was also responsible for the death of the family of five.
The man felt this atmosphere and immediately regretted telling the truth.
"That's enough, be quiet!"
The police officer shouted again, quieting the scene, then walked up to the man and asked something in a low voice.
Faced with the police officer's questioning, the man did not dare to hide anything and told them everything he knew.
Finally, the two police officers went to the village chief and said something.
The village chief nodded and said loudly: "The police officer said that the two murderers may have fled to Bear Mountain. For the safety of other people in the village and to prevent such things from happening again, we need to organize a search team, especially those who are familiar with the situation in the mountains. I hope everyone can be brave."
After the words were spoken, everyone started talking, but no one stood up for a while.
Chen Jianjun wanted to raise his hand, but was stopped by Chen Dazhuang.
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