Xiao Weiguo, who had originally lost all interest in Grandpa Wang, was now in a different situation.
After listening to Zhang Jinming's final words, they once again focused their attention on Grandpa Wang.
At first, Mr. Wang was practically insignificant and negligible in this case.
After all, when those vicious thugs attacked, he was merely the most unfortunate and innocent victim, the first to be brutally murdered.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how much people have doubts and speculations, they probably wouldn't easily point the finger of suspicion at this seemingly ordinary old man, Mr. Wang.
However, there are some valid reasons why Xiao Weiguo became suspicious of Grandpa Wang.
Firstly, the room filled with all sorts of odds and ends was frequented most often by Grandpa Wang.
Secondly, it seems that only Grandpa Wang was able to notice the exact location of the rear window.
Thirdly, and more importantly, all sorts of garbage and discarded items that Grandpa Wang had collected were piled up there in a disorderly manner, emitting a pungent odor that was unbearable.
For this reason, ordinary people usually wouldn't even set foot in that place.
It was based on all these factors that Xiao Weiguo couldn't help but connect the events unfolding before him with Grandpa Wang.
At the time, he was completely unaware that in this sudden disaster, the first to be hit and persecuted was none other than this old man, Mr. Wang.
When Zhang Jinming told Xiao Weihua about the subsequent events concerning the young widow, on the surface, the two things seemed completely unrelated.
One of them was a major criminal case that shocked the entire country and attracted widespread attention from society;
The other was nothing more than gossip that happened in rural villages, about trivial matters between neighbors and romantic entanglements between men and women.
How could two such drastically different things possibly have any connection?
However, what made Xiao Weihua suspicious and felt something was wrong was that the young widow actually asked Grandpa Wang for help in arranging jobs for her two sons.
It is worth noting that even those who have always lived in the countryside and have relatively little experience are unlikely to be this ignorant!
It's important to understand that Mr. Wang's situation is not simply that he doesn't own a bicycle for daily transportation. He relies entirely on his two legs to get to and from work, and he doesn't even own a single decent piece of clothing.
This is just an ordinary old man; anyone who takes a look at him can easily tell that he is not the kind of person who holds great power.
Given this, how could he possibly be capable of arranging jobs for someone else's two sons?
So, even though he knew perfectly well that Grandpa Wang couldn't possibly do that, he still made that request, which would only lead to one of two outcomes.
Firstly, they wanted to test Mr. Wang's capabilities. If they found that Mr. Wang was indeed powerless, they would then take the opportunity to significantly increase the price of the bride price.
Secondly, the hope is that by undertaking this difficult task, Mr. Wang will hesitate in the face of this important marriage and take the initiative to propose other forms of compensation to replace his original demands.
Xiao Weiguo kept his mouth tightly shut, not uttering a word, and simply pondered silently.
He stood there quietly, like a statue, motionless.
Time passed slowly, and he pondered silently for a long time, while Zhang Jinming beside him recounted the whole story in detail.
Finally, after a long period of time, Xiao Weiguo seemed to have figured things out.
At least one thing he was certain of—this seemingly pitiful young widow's purpose in approaching Grandpa Wang was far from as simple as it appeared.
Xiao Weiguo secretly made an extremely bold assumption in his mind:
What if this seemingly honest and unassuming old man, Mr. Wang, was actually the inside man?
If that's the case, then Grandpa Wang must have been coerced or threatened by this young widow in some way, which is why he had no choice but to do things for certain people.
However, to Mr. Wang's utter surprise, those vicious criminals did not hesitate to brutally murder him, the so-called "insider," right after the incident occurred.
In this way, all possible suspicions about Grandpa Wang were completely eliminated;
On the other hand, they successfully cut off the clue that was connected to Grandpa Wang, causing the subsequent investigation to come to a standstill.
That should be it.
Xiao Weiguo secretly considered it in his mind and felt that this was very likely.
"Brother Zhang, thank you so much for telling me so much! You've really gone to so much trouble!"
After your explanation, I now understand everything about Grandpa Wang.
Sigh... In the end, all of this was caused by my negligence as the person in charge of the head office!
Please convey my deepest apologies to all my fellow workers.
Once this case is completely resolved, our head office will definitely provide us with appropriate compensation measures based on the actual situation, so please rest assured!
Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I need to ask you. Please, please don't mention Mr. Wang's matter to any of our other colleagues, okay?
With his usual kind smile on his face, Xiao Weiguo politely dismissed Zhang Jinming, telling him to hurry up and get back to his work.
When Xiao Weiguo slowly walked out of the office building, his originally smiling face instantly became dark and frightening, as if covered by dark clouds.
He called out without turning his head.
"Burned white."
Seeing this, Jiao Bai, who had been closely following behind him, quickly quickened his pace to meet Xiao Weiguo and approached him, asking cautiously.
"Brother, what do you need?" Without saying a word, Xiao Weiguo reached out and put his arm around Jiao Bai's shoulder. The two looked like very close friends who could talk about anything.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Weiguo lowered his head slightly, brought his mouth close to Jiao Bai's ear, and whispered his instructions.
"Go to the vehicle management office at the textile factory right now and try to exchange our current Crown sedan for a regular car. As for this Crown, just leave it here for now and don't drive it. Once you get home, remember to drive a different car every day. Okay, go and do it."
Jiao Bai understood Xiao Weiguo's meaning.
With the enemy in the shadows and us in the open, Xiao Weiguo can no longer ride in his signature Crown car. It would be too easy to expose his position.
"Okay, bro."
Without saying much, Jiao Bai turned and went to another office building in the factory.
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