Lu Zhiye pushed open the window and touched the window. There was a very obvious half footprint on the corner of the window.
He called Captain Lu over and pointed at the half footprint and said, "Captain, look here, the old couple usually go through the main door, so why are there footprints at the corner of the window?
Could it be that there are petty thieves here who come to Liyuan?"
Captain Lu was shocked and said quickly, "This is impossible. There were always people stealing fruits in the Pear Garden before, so they built a militia station at the gate.
Normally they patrol regularly, so this kind of thing would never happen."
Captain Lu reached out and touched the windowsill: "The old couple likes cleanliness, so they wiped the windowsill clean. If there were footprints from before, they must have been worn away.
The only possibility is that it just happened in the past two days.
I'll go ask people who live nearby if they've seen anyone suspicious coming here."
Secretary He was timid after hearing what Captain Lu said, and he quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, ask everyone in the village.
Aren’t the young and strong men in our village fond of running to the mountains recently?
Ask them specifically, the pear orchard is at the innermost part of the village, and anyone passing through the village will definitely be able to see it.
I guess this person is most likely coming down from the mountain."
Secretary He's words resonated with everyone.
They left in a hurry, and Lu Zhiye was still searching around the house.
Thinking about how the old couple had taken things out for him from the secret compartment under the head of the bed, he quickly squatted down and reached under the bed.
Lu Zhiye put it on a lock, opened it with his nimble fingers, and took out a small wooden box from it.
There are many things in this wooden box, but the most eye-catching ones are the two letters on top of it.
One was addressed to Lu Zhiye himself, and the other was addressed to Han Qing.
Lu Zhiye narrowed his eyes and opened the envelope.
When he saw the content clearly, he crumpled the whole piece of paper.
"Xiao Ye, I'm very grateful that you helped us out of the quagmire.
Everything left in this box is for you.
There is also a map inside the box, which is where we buried the things. I don’t know if those things are still there.
We are very grateful to be able to see Qing'er again this time.
We can see that it has not been easy for him over the years, and we old couple can’t let him become a burden anymore.
Here, I just want to beg you to protect him in your lifetime......"
Lu Zhiye could see the reluctance and uneasiness in Old Man Han’s notes.
He also found out why the old couple did this.
But Old Man Han seemed to indicate that he didn't want him to investigate the matter any further, which made him feel very suspicious.
Could it be that someone has approached Old Man Han recently?
Bang, bang, bang. The horns at the Pear Garden sounded, and everyone hurriedly brought their small stools over.
Captain Lu looked stern and glanced at the militia captain next to him.
The militia captain quickly stepped forward, holding a loudspeaker and asked, “Have you seen any strangers come to our village or ask for directions recently?
Did you see any unfamiliar people on the mountain? "
There was a lot of chatter in the crowd, and an old lady seemed to have thought of something, and quickly raised her hand and said, "Last night, our dog and cat kept barking, and I came out to take a look, and I really saw a dark shadow.
It seems that he was coming in the direction of Liyuan. Not long after this person came, two more people seemed to follow him. "
The militia captain glared at him and asked, "Why didn't you report such a suspicious person this morning?"
The old lady curled her lips and said: "Ever since the road was built in our village, people from several nearby villages have been passing through our place.
If you go this way, you don't have to climb the mountain, which can save you an hour or so.
So I didn’t take it seriously…”
What she said was true.
As the saying goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first.
When the pear orchard was first built, the dirt road was converted into a rubble road in order to facilitate the transportation of pears to various locations.
In order to facilitate access to the neighboring village, a bridge was specially built.
The militia captain sighed and asked, "Has anyone else found anything?"
Zhuzi stood up quickly and said, "Didn't I set up a ground basket on the mountain a few days ago? When I went to see it yesterday afternoon, there were several men wandering around.
I'm sure these people looked unfamiliar, and they spoke with thick accents.
Could it be that they killed Old Han and his wife?"
This sentence made people panic, and everyone's eyes widened: "Captain, are you going to arrange for people to strengthen patrols recently?
They dared to do this in broad daylight. Old Han and his wife died silently in the house. It's too scary.
I don't know if it's targeting our Liyuan. If it hurts other people in the village, won't we be unable to defend ourselves?"
The young men echoed: "Yes, yes."
Several cadres did not think so. Secretary He raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet: "If it was murder, even if Old Han and his men were old, there would be signs of struggle.
But they passed away peacefully, there might be some hidden story behind this, so don't worry too much.
Of course, the militia will definitely step up patrols in the next two days."
Everyone is in a panic right now, and the most important thing is to calm the people.
After hearing what Secretary He said, everyone also reacted.
“That’s true. When I was called into the room, I saw the two of them lying on the bed sleeping.
Alas, there was an ancestor in Liujiazhuang who was a coroner, but unfortunately he died a few years ago.
Otherwise, can we check what happened to the old couple?"
Listening to the noise outside, Lu Zhiye sat in the house, unable to calm down for a long time.
For a moment, he began to doubt himself and wondered if he should have called Han Qing over.
At least this way the old couple can live longer?
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiye could no longer sit still and walked towards the brigade headquarters.
Captain Lu quickly followed and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Lu Zhiye calmed himself down and said softly, "I'll call his family. Death is the greatest thing."
Captain Lu nodded repeatedly.
Lu Zhiye made several calls in a row before Han Qing answered the call.
It seems that they have reached their own territory.
Lu Zhiye said in a low voice: "Han Qing, you, your grandparents passed away......"
There was no sound from the other end for a long time, and it seemed as if the line was disconnected, but Lu Zhiye knew that Han Qing was probably stunned by this blow.
About two minutes later, Han Qing said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, yes, is it a normal death?"
"There are traces of someone climbing over the windows where they live. You should know the details better than me."
Lu Zhiye did not hide anything and directly told everyone his discovery.
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