Chapter 105 What is Old Lai doing in prison?
Xie Youfu was startled by what he saw!
How... how can there be four corpses!
"Go check, go door to door and ask... see if anyone is short-handed? Hurry up..." Xie Youfu shouted in a panic.
This could only be someone from the village; just thinking about it sends chills down my spine!
What exactly happened?
"yes!"
"Jianshe, go call the police! Go call the police now!"
Anyway, Hongqi Village's reputation is already ruined, so one more time won't make a difference.
When the police arrived, their eyes looked strange. They thought to themselves, "Is there something wrong with the feng shui of Hongqi Village?"
Why are people always dying?
The final investigation revealed that the two elderly people living alone in Hongqi Village were not at home, and coincidentally, two more corpses were found in the cowshed.
The final conclusion is that Zhou Zijiao and Yu Wen wanted to escape by setting a fire, so they found two people to be scapegoats, but they didn't expect that because they were clumsy, they would be burned to death themselves!
And that's how the case is closed!
Before leaving, the police patted Xie Youfu on the shoulder to express their condolences.
Of the entire family who were reformed, everyone except those who went to prison died! It's a kind of liberation, I suppose! After all, life in the cowshed was unbearable!
Zhou Ye silently watched the corpse being carried away, a slight smile playing on his lips.
The Zhou family... only one member remains!
She didn't see that Old Lai was looking at her with a complicated expression in his eyes from the crowd.
Bai Xue gripped her arm tightly, afraid that she would be discovered.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief after the police left.
The people of Hongqi Village lived a hard life, so this kind of thing was just something to gossip about after dinner.
Everyone says that the people in this cowshed must have done a lot of evil deeds, and now this is their retribution!
Otherwise, how could one death lead to the death of an entire family?
Why……
When Zhou Ye went to the county town to buy things with Bai Xue, he suddenly spotted Old Lai. Just as he was about to greet him, he saw the man hurriedly leave.
Zhou also found it strange and told Bai Xue not to wander off and to follow immediately.
prison?
What is he doing here?
Suddenly a thought popped into Zhou's head, and he felt it was both possible and unbelievable!
Why did Old Lai come to the prison? Was he visiting an acquaintance? Or... Zhou Yuanyao?
If it's Zhou Yuanyao, why?
What is their relationship?
Or is it...?
Is he really my grandfather?
I waited for half an hour, but they still didn't come out!
Zhou Ye glanced deeply at the doorway, then turned and left.
It was already noon when we got back to the educated youth settlement. The weather was getting warmer, and it was already May!
In the kitchen, Bai Xue was packing up the supplies she had bought that day: fifty kilograms of rice, fifty kilograms of flour, vegetables, and so on. She had also arranged with Zhou Ye to exchange them with the villagers.
They call it an exchange, but it's really about buying it with money!
That's just putting it nicely!
The villagers are having a hard time these days. They have no money and no food, and they rely solely on Su Yunzhou's relief to survive.
So, Bai Xue and Zhou Ye discussed it and decided that although these vegetables were some that hadn't been flooded before, they should...
However, this cannot continue. The village chief is applying to the commune for grain seeds that can be planted this month.
Perhaps because of the flood, the commune wanted to give Hongqi Village a little more preferential treatment.
"Why……"
"What's wrong?" Zhou Ye looked at Bai Xue squatting on the ground and sighed.
Bai Xue pouted and said helplessly, "Seeing us eating so well makes me feel a little sad when I think about how the villagers are eating chaff and wild vegetables these days."
How can we survive without money?
"So how did you live before?"
Zhou asked curiously.
Bai Xue tilted her head and recalled the old days: "My dad was very busy before and couldn't take care of me. I was always eating one meal and going hungry."
Our family has the most steamed buns!
Sometimes, when I want my dad to spend time with me, he always says it's not the right time yet...
But... I often see him chatting and laughing with other women.
My dad won't let me show my face, he always says there are kidnappers outside... and he even hits me when he's in a bad mood..."
Then she looked at Zhou Ye and said, "Sister, you're the best person to me! Even better than my dad!"
"Tch... How can you talk like that? Your father would be furious if he knew! He raised you all these years!"
Zhou also laughed speechlessly.
Bai Xue smiled too: "Let's go, sister, I'm all ready. Shall we go outside to get some vegetables?"
"good!"
The two walked along a country road, where people looked listless.
"Auntie, do you have any vegetables? We'd like to exchange some."
The old lady sat at the doorway, holding a water cup in her hand!
She looked at the two of them blankly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Nothing's left... Everything in the house is gone!"
Zhou also noticed something was wrong. The old man's face was ashen, he was extremely thin, and his eyes were sunken—signs of extreme hunger.
Didn't Su Yunzhou bring a lot of grain? The village chief distributes grain according to plan; it shouldn't be all gone so quickly.
"Auntie, have you eaten?"
"Oh……"
The old woman gave a wry smile: "Where is there any food? I'm too old, a little water will do! Give it to the children!"
"The children are so hungry they have no strength left!"
Zhou Ye's mind went blank for a moment. No wonder he hadn't seen the children playing and causing trouble much lately! So that's why...
Was it from hunger?
She knew the villagers' situation was serious, but she didn't expect it to be this serious!
What went wrong?
"Snow White, let's go back!"
After the two returned, Zhou went directly to find Su Yunzhou.
Su Yunzhou was reclining in a chair reading a book when she saw Zhou Ye arrive. She said softly, "You're back? What nice things did you buy?"
Zhou shook his head and asked, "Didn't you transport a lot of grain to the village?"
"Yes! What happened?"
"But they don't have enough to eat now, and the elderly have even less to eat!"
Zhou Ye got straight to the point...
Su Yunzhou frowned deeply: "Really? How could that be?"
"Su Da!"
"yes!"
"Go and check it out!"
The order was given, but Su Da did not respond!
"What's wrong?"
Su Yunzhou frowned and asked.
Su Da glanced at Zhou Ye and replied, "Sir, apart from the initial shipment, no more have been delivered!"
There seems to be a problem in Beijing; my subordinates are investigating!
Su Yunzhou gasped.
"Okay, got it!"
After Su Da left, Su Yunzhou looked very unhappy, but he still forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you!"
"It's nothing. I was just worried that something might have happened in the village and you were kept in the dark!"
Zhou also explained.
She wasn't questioning Su Yunzhou; he was a great philanthropist for spending so much money to buy supplies and provide relief for so long when Hongqi Village was hit by a natural disaster!
"Tap tap..."
"Sir, it's the village chief!"
"Come in!"
Zhou was also surprised to find that, in addition to village chief Xie Youfu, Xie Jianshe also came in.
Xie Jianshe sensed the atmosphere in the room, clenched his fists tightly, and lowered his head, trying his best not to look at Zhou Ye.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Xie, there's been a problem here. Is everyone facing a food shortage right now?"
The village chief sighed deeply: "Yes, I went to the commune these past few days to apply for some seeds."
This season is suitable for planting wheat, corn, beans, and the like.
Thinking that we could harvest another crop in August, we wouldn't have to rely on relief anymore!
"Although the commune really wanted to help us, they only managed to apply for some wheat seeds! Sigh... that's not enough!"
This is a problem every year!
Su Yunzhou was also very troubled. In the past, he could have agreed without hesitation, but now, he was afraid that the problems in Beijing could not be solved in the short term.
The village chief looked at Su Yunzhou anxiously: "Yunzhou, can you think of a way?"
"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't help you right now, but if you need money, I can help you!"
The village chief was too embarrassed to refuse, even though he was disappointed!
They're all honest ordinary people; how could they possibly have the nerve to rely on others for a living?
Asking for money is shameless!
Besides, money can't buy grain seeds!
Zhou only glanced at it and didn't say anything.
The village chief left. Before Xie Jianshe left, he glanced at Zhou Ye, but ultimately said nothing and turned away.
Su Yunzhou smiled as he watched Xie Jianshe's retreating figure.
She looked at Zhou Ye again, leaving Zhou Ye completely bewildered.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Su Yunzhou asked softly, "Have you noticed that Xie Jianshe likes you?"
"Hmm? Is there?"
Zhou answered casually.
"Playing dumb? Zhou Ye, men understand men best! When they came in, you were in my room, and Xie Jianshe clearly didn't like me!"
and……
Everyone knows the image of you two embracing each other during that flood!
Zhou Ye rolled his eyes: "So what?"
"I have something to do, I'm leaving now! Figure it out yourself!"
After saying that, he pushed her away without hesitation and left...
Su Yunzhou scoffed, "Where did this ingrate come from! He got injured saving you..."
Zhou Ye's heart skipped a beat when he heard the voice.
Indeed, I forgot...
She pursed her lips, feeling a slight pang of guilt towards Xie Jianshe!
Thinking about what he had seen during the day, Zhou also left the educated youth settlement and went to a remote place.
"Da da... da da..."
Old Lai is back, carrying a large basket on his back, and he walks slowly with a limp!
"Grandpa Lai, where did you go?"
Zhou Ye's voice startled Old Man Lai!
"I... went up the mountain and picked some mushrooms. We're out of food at home... Is there something you need?"
"Oh……"
Zhou also sneered.
Why did you go to see Zhou Yuanyao?
He approached step by step, staring intently at Old Lai!
Upon hearing this, Old Lai's pupils contracted slightly, his eyelids lifted instantly, and his gaze became deep...
"You saw me?" Old Lai's voice was hollow, as if it came from deep underground.
Zhou Ye wasn't afraid at all!
"Yes! That's right! I saw you! I saw you visiting Zhou Yuanyao in prison!"
Seeing Zhou Ye's certainty, Old Lai waved his hand and denied it, saying, "No, no... I did go to the prison, but not to see Zhou Yuanyao!"
"I don't know any of those wicked people in the cowshed!"
"Really?" Zhou Ye's tears streamed down her face...
Biting her lip, she said slowly, "I made sure I saw the name on the registration form clearly..."
"Impossible, it's so far...you..." Old Lai was speechless for a moment!
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