Chapter 35: Cellar Entrance
"So we all advised her not to think about running away, but to live a good life with Liu Daniu. He will provide her with food and clothing well," the old lady added.
Baobao Yueliang took a deep breath and asked, "Then why did she run away again?"
The old lady shook her head. "I don't know about that. Liu Laoliu told us one day that his daughter-in-law ran away with someone at night and they didn't catch her. Since then, no one in our village has seen her again."
"They still haven't paid back the money. When we asked them for it, they said their wife had run away. In short, they are just playing dirty and don't want to pay it back. Later, none of us in the village had anything to do with them anymore."
"So that's how it is. Auntie, can you take us to Liu Laoliu's house now? I'll go ask them." Baobao Yueliang said.
"Oh, I have to go work in the fields." The old lady turned and pointed in a certain direction. "Just keep going that way. The house at the back with a big yellow cow tied to the door is Liu Laoliu's."
Baobao Yueliang looked in the direction of her finger and nodded, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Auntie."
"It's okay." After saying that, the old lady picked up the hoe, walked past them and walked towards the edge of the field.
Baobao Yueliang glanced at the old lady's leaving figure, then quickly looked away and followed the policeman towards Liu Laoliu's house.
Soon, the group arrived at Liu Laoliu's house.
The policeman's eyes fell on a middle-aged woman peeling corn under the eaves. He walked up to her, stopped, and asked, "Is this Liu Laoliu's house?"
The woman looked up at them, stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, quickly put down the half-shelled corn in her hand, and stood up from the stool, "Who are you?"
The policeman's face was serious as he asked again, "Is this Liu Laoliu's house?"
A trace of fear flashed in the woman's eyes, and she nodded slowly, "Yes, what do you want with my man?"
"We're not looking for Liu Laoliu." The policeman took out a photo from his pocket and held it in front of her. "Is the person in the photo your daughter-in-law?"
The woman's eyes fell on the photo again. When she saw the people in the photo clearly, her pupils suddenly contracted. "Who are you?"
"I'm a policeman. Tell me the truth. Is this the person you bought as your son's wife?" the policeman said in a deep voice.
A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes. She didn't expect that after so many years, the police would come to her door. "Yes, she is my daughter-in-law."
"Where is she now?" asked the police.
The woman's eyes flickered. "She ran away with someone ten years ago. I don't know where she is now. Officer, you've come to the wrong place."
As soon as he finished speaking, a male voice came from behind him, "Who are you and what are you doing in my house?"
Upon hearing this, Baobao Yueliang turned around and looked behind him, and saw two people who looked like father and son carrying hoes and walking into the yard.
It seems that it should be Liu Laoliu and Liu Daniu.
The woman breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. She quickly walked over to the father and son and stopped. "Oh, they said they were the police, looking for Da Niu's runaway wife."
Liu Daniu and Liu Laoliu exchanged a glance, put down the hoes on their shoulders, and cast suspicious glances at them. "Are you really police officers?"
The policeman immediately took out his police ID from his pocket to prove his identity.
Although Liu Daniu could barely read, he recognized the police badge and his attitude straightened up. "Comrade police officer, what are you doing looking for my runaway wife?"
The policeman put away his badge and tilted his chin towards the house in front of him. "We need to go in and take a look."
"Comrade police officer, my daughter-in-law ran away ten years ago. If you don't believe me, you can go ask other people in the village." Liu Laoliu said.
"We know, but we need to go in and take a look. What's the point of you blocking us?" Baobao Yueliang paused and continued, "Or is it that this person didn't run away at all and was hidden in your house the whole time?"
Liu Daniu's hand holding the hoe shrank. "How is that possible? We just don't want you to search in vain. If you really don't believe it, then go in and take a look."
Baobao Yueliang frowned slightly when he saw him give in, and was a little confused for a moment.
She temporarily suppressed her doubts and followed the police into the house.
The house is not big, with two bedrooms and a living room. The living room is in the middle, and the rooms are on both sides. You can see the whole place at a glance.
The group finished the search in less than two minutes, checking under the bed, in the closet, and anywhere else a person could hide.
"Comrade police, now you should believe it, this person is really not in our house, he ran away ten years ago!" said Liu Daniu.
The two policemen now couldn't help but believe that this man might have really run away and was no longer here.
Baobao Yueliang pursed her lips and walked out of the house alone.
Her eyes fell on the kitchen next to her, she walked in, looked around and found that there was no place where anyone could hide.
Baobao Yueliang walked out of the kitchen and noticed a pigpen over there. He walked over to take a look, but still there was nothing.
At the same time, the barrage in the live broadcast room was also very lively.
[This place is so small, I've searched everything I could. I didn't really tell them that I ran away ten years ago?]
If he ran away, why didn't he contact his family? They must be lying. They must be hiding him somewhere else.
[Could the host have miscalculated? Could this person have been tortured to death by this family of three ten years ago? To cover up their crime, they destroyed the body and lied to the other villagers that he had run away with someone.]
[Oh my god, what the above person said makes a lot of sense. How could a kidnapping case turn into a murder case in a split second?]
[Master Li, please quickly figure out where this person is hiding!]
Baobao Yueliang was also confused, "Master Li, is my aunt really still alive..."
"Move the pile of grass next to the pigpen." Li Zhi said.
Baobao Yueliang was slightly stunned when he heard this, then his pupils dilated and he quickly walked towards the haystack.
Liu Daniu, who followed her out, saw this and his face changed slightly. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes. He quickly ran over to stop her and shouted, "Hey, what are you doing?!"
Seeing him like this, Baobao Yueliang knew there was something wrong with the haystack and shouted, "Dad, Mom, Officer Li, Officer Wang, come here quickly!"
Hearing the sound, the others hurried out of the house.
"What's wrong?"
"I wanted to move the haystack away, but Liu Daniu immediately ran over to stop me. There must be something wrong with the haystack!" Baobao Yueliang explained quickly.
Liu Laoliu and his wife also came over and stood in front of the haystack.
"It's just this pile of grass. There's nothing there. You've already looked for it. Just get out of my house!"
Seeing them like this, the two policemen naturally realized that there really was something fishy going on. "If it's nothing, why are you blocking us from touching it? Get out of my way."
The three of them stood in front of the haystack without moving.
Liu Laoliu slapped his thigh and said, "Oh, police officer, that woman ran away a long time ago. Why are you still holding us? There's nothing in this haystack!"
The two policemen lost their patience and dragged them aside to control them.
Seeing this, Baobao Yueliang walked over with her parents and moved the pile of grass that was half a person's height away.
I saw that what was covered under the haystack was actually the entrance to the cellar!
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