"You go out first, I'll lock the door from the inside, and then I'll climb over the wall."
"Okay." Xia Ruokui responded.
As they were talking, Xia Zhiyao pushed the door open and walked out.
"Sister, you and Brother Han go ahead, I'll lock the door."
"Zhiyao, why are you..."
"When my parents left, I realized something was wrong, and you, big sister, have been distracted all day." Xia Zhiyao said in a low voice.
Xia Ruokui held Xia Zhiyao's hand tightly.
"Go ahead. I'll be in the yard. I'll open the door for you when you come back."
"good."
Xia Ruokui didn't tell Xia Zhiyao to go to bed first. After all, such a big thing had happened to their parents, and the two older girls would definitely not be able to sleep after knowing the situation.
Xia Ruokui and Han Chengwu left the courtyard together. Xia Zhiyao locked the door, and the two of them walked quickly towards the Xia family's old house.
Han Chengwu handed Xia Ruokui a flashlight.
"Here, you'll need it later."
"Okay." Xia Ruokui responded.
The two of them didn't speak again along the way. At this time, most people in the village were asleep.
There was a heavy night silence in the village, which made their mood heavy as well.
The old house of the Xia family.
"I heard the police have already searched it once."
"It's okay, let's check it out."
"good."
The two men started searching from the room of Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia. Han Chengwu searched very carefully, and Xia Ruokui could only help with a flashlight. Anything placed on the surface would definitely be taken away by the police.
Han Chengwu searched carefully and made sure there was nothing on the ground. He thought about it.
"Bring me a chair."
"Okay." Xia Ruokui responded and quickly found a chair and moved it to Han Chengwu.
Han Chengwu was looking at the top of the beam at this moment, with his legs raised and standing on the chair.
"Give me the flashlight, Xiaokui."
"Okay." Xia Ruokui handed the flashlight to Han Chengwu.
Han Chengwu is tall, and the houses of that era were not particularly high, so standing like this, he could see the top of the beams.
It was very dark tonight, and the moon was just blocked by a cloud. The flashlight swept across the beams inch by inch.
Han Chengwu's gaze fixed. He jumped off the chair, moved it to another place, then stepped on it again and reached out to feel around bit by bit.
Finally, he touched something like a button. He pressed it down and a box popped out. Han Chengwu took the thing out, looked at it carefully, and his expression instantly became more solemn.
"What's wrong, Brother Han?"
Han Chengwu opened a box and said, "Go in first. No matter how loud it is outside, don't speak."
Xia Ruokui didn't know why Han Chengwu spoke to her so seriously, but she still jumped into the box obediently.
Han Chengwu closed the box gently and walked to the door quietly.
The person who came in from outside was obviously skilled. As soon as he opened the door, Han Chengwu immediately punched him.
The man didn't expect that there was someone hiding in the room.
He came from the backyard.
When Han Chengwu heard the footsteps, he immediately turned off the flashlight and hid Xia Ruokui, so the man didn't notice that there was someone in the room.
Han Chengwu's punch was fast and fierce. The man had no time to dodge and was hit in the chest. He staggered back a few steps. After he stabilized his body, he immediately attacked Han Chengwu and the two men fought.
But Han Chengwu was obviously better. The man realized that he could not beat Han Chengwu and wanted to leave immediately.
But how could Han Chengwu let him go?
Before the man could dodge, he was struck by a knife and knocked unconscious. He fell to the ground with a thud.
Xia Ruokui hid in the closet, trembling all over. She was nervous and worried.
Han Chengwu dragged the man into the house, quickly searched around, found the rope in the corner and tied him up, then went back to open the box.
"Don't be afraid, Xiaokui, I'm fine. It's all resolved."
Xia Ruokui couldn't stand steadily.
Han Chengwu reached out and picked her up from the cabinet. Xia Ruokui stood on the ground and took several deep breaths before she could barely steady herself.
Han Chengwu kept half-hugging her and gently patted her back to comfort her.
"Brother Han, I'm fine."
Xia Ruokui stood up straight and put some distance between them. The night was dim and her red cheeks could not be seen.
"What now?"
"I have to find the captain and ask the militia to cooperate with me to send this man away overnight. I also need to send the things I found to the public security bureau. We can't wait until tomorrow morning." Han Chengwu said in a low voice.
"I wonder if this guy came alone, or if he has other plans? We need to leave immediately."
Han Chengwu lifted the man up and held Xia Ruokui's hand with his other hand.
Xia Ruokui hesitated for a moment, but still did not dodge. The two of them quickly left the Xia family and headed straight for the captain's house.
In the middle of the night, Han Chengwu carried a person to Wang Yousheng's house, which scared Wang Yousheng so much.
"Hey, Han family boy, Xia family girl, what are you two doing?"
Wang Yousheng kept patting his chest.
"We originally wanted to go to the Xia family's old house to look for any clues that could help Uncle and Aunt San. This person sneaked in in the middle of the night and I knocked him out."
"I found something at the Xia family's old house and now I have to go to the Public Security Bureau immediately."
"Then you drive the tractor." Wang Yousheng said.
Hand the tractor key to Han Chengwu.
"The militia captain needs to send two people to go with me, and we also need to check the entire Xia family's old house. There are only a few sisters at my third uncle's house, so let a few militiamen guard outside." Han Chengwu instructed.
Wang Yousheng responded immediately and called the militia captain over.
The militia captain quickly gathered the militiamen. One team went to the Xia family courtyard to protect the little girls of the Xia family, and the other team surrounded the Xia family's old house, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.
With so many people guarding here, even if someone really wanted to come and look for something, they certainly wouldn't dare to act rashly.
The militia captain and another young man got in the car and went to the county with Han Chengwu.
Xia Ruokui went home with the others to comfort her younger sisters.
Before leaving, Han Chengwu whispered to Xia Ruokui, "Xiao Kui, what we found is very useful. Don't worry, your uncle and aunt will be back soon."
Xia Ruokui nodded vigorously, "Brother Han, thank you."
"Don't be afraid, no matter what the result is tonight, I will come back." Han Chengwu solemnly promised.
Xia Ruokui nodded. Unconsciously, she had completely believed what Han Chengwu said.
Han Chengwu watched Xia Ruokui leave, then went to Uncle Lao Gen's house and called Uncle Lao Gen, who was already asleep, to come with him.
The things were found by Uncle Lao Gen and Shuanzi, so it would be more convenient to take Uncle Lao Gen with us to explain the situation.
The group quickly boarded the tractor, and Han Chengwu drove all the way to the Public Security Bureau...
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