Su Zhen said sternly, "No, I have to listen to grandma on this matter. I can't sleep tonight without taking your pulse."
Seeing that she couldn't defeat the two of them, Tian Yuzhu had to give up.
As a result, when Su Zhen went to invite Uncle Tao, both of them looked unhappy.
The old lady asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
While feeling Tian Yuzhu's pulse, Mr. Tao said in a deep voice, "Lu Fugui is dead."
"Ah?" Everyone was shocked.
"After putting out the fire, we found him in a corner of a room. His body wasn't burned, so he was probably killed by smoke."
“…”
Tian Yuzhu recalled the situation at that time. The villagers originally planned to send Lu Fugui home, but because Kong Xingbai came and reported that the Shi family's house was on fire, no one cared about him anymore.
When the fire broke out in the commune, normal people would rush directly to the gate of the yard.
Only Lu Fugui was not in a clear mind. He was only afraid and had no idea how to find a way out, so he just barged into a house and hid there.
As a result, he suffocated himself to death!
Unexpectedly, Lu Fugui, who was once the village chief, ended up like this.
The old ladies all sighed and lamented.
At the same time, Shi Zhentang and the village party secretary were investigating the cause of the fire.
The commune office and the bungalows on both sides of the courtyard were severely burned. Almost two-thirds of the roof collapsed, and the wooden desks and some documents in the house were all burned to ashes.
Shi Zhentang questioned, "The fire couldn't have been so big without prior preparation. Commissioner Kong Zhitiao, how did you know our Shi family was on fire?"
Logically speaking, Kong Xingbai and the others were only wandering around outside the public square at the time, and it was impossible for them to see the Shi family's toilet on fire so quickly.
He pointed at Wei Xinyi: "Doctor Wei told me."
Wei Xinyi adjusted his glasses, which were half blackened by smoke. “Someone in the village came to tell me that the old Shi family’s house was on fire, and they quickly asked everyone to put out the fire.”
The village party secretary looked him straight in the eye and said, "Who is it? Point it out."
What happened tonight was really strange. Looking back at the process of what happened, it is obvious that the person who said that the Shi family's house was on fire wanted to attract all the labor force to the Shi family.
Burning down the commune was the man's real purpose.
Wei Xinyi also knew the seriousness of the situation at this time, and what made him speechless was: "I will tell you the truth, it was pitch black all around, and I didn't see clearly who came to report the news.
I just heard about the fire and didn't think too much about it. Now it seems that I was negligent."
"Who is it? Stand up!" The village party secretary roared angrily. Secretary Zhang had been transferred back to the city, and he was the village party secretary with the highest position in the commune.
And tomorrow we have to face the issue of measuring the land. Such a big man-made fire happened. I will be furious if I don’t find out who caused it.
What's more, the fire killed one person.
The village party secretary's voice trembled: "I'm telling you, no matter who it is, if you come forward now, we can still give you a chance to surrender. But when the police find out tomorrow, you will have to pay with your life for the murder."
The men in the village looked around indignantly, and everyone wanted to find out who that person was.
No matter what time, we must never do such evil things. This is the bottom line for the villagers of Quanshui Village.
In the end, everyone shook their heads, indicating that it wasn't me.
In the end, everyone's eyes fell on Wei Xinyi. Since it wasn't you, me, or him, then... could it be Dr. Wei himself?
Wei Xinyi noticed everyone's disapproving looks and quickly explained, "If I lie, I'll be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."
"Okay, no one will doubt you." Kong Xingbai's words were a disguised proof to him.
The village party secretary sighed and said, "Xiao Kong, let's go to the city tonight and report to the police!"
"Yes." Kong Xingbai agreed.
Such a serious incident must be reported to the police, so he called Wei Xinyi and planned to go together.
"Can you drive?" Shi Zhentang asked.
"I've learned it." Kong Xingbai originally planned to ride a bicycle to Xinyi Town and then find a way.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Zhentang threw the keys to the old police car over to him and said, "Drive away."
Kong Xingbai quickly caught it: "Thank you, Captain Shi."
With a car, it would be faster and less tiring, so he and Wei Xinyi set off immediately.
It was not a good idea for the others to just stand there and do nothing, so the village party secretary asked everyone to find some intact wooden objects and build a simple shed on the roadside outside the commune yard to place Lu Fugui's body inside.
When everyone was busy, Shi Zhentang went to talk to the village party secretary alone: "Uncle, have you seen Lu Juanjuan?"
"No, I just sent someone to her house to inform her, but there was no one at home."
"Did you see her at the meeting?"
"No."
The village party secretary was puzzled and said, "Zhentang, you don't think she set the fire, do you? I don't think she would have the guts to do that."
"We have to find her no matter what." Shi Zhentang took out a red hairpin from his pocket. "I found this in the grass outside my commune. If it's hers, then there's a high possibility that she set the fire."
The village party secretary took it and looked at it, his face changed drastically: "This is indeed Xiao Lu's thing. When I met her on the street yesterday, this was the only thing on her head."
After he finished speaking, he quickly called over several young people in the village and said, "Go find Lu Juanjuan quickly. Once you find her, bring her to the commune."
Seeing the village party secretary's expression, everyone thought that he was looking for Lu Juanjuan to inform her that her father had been burned to death. Without asking any more questions, they quickly went to look for her separately.
Unfortunately, Lu Juanjuan was not found until the second half of the night.
No one expected that at dawn, after Kong Xingbai and Wei Xinyi, who had rushed back from the county town, got off the car, Lu Juanjuan also got out of their car.
What is going on?
When Lu Juanjuan got out of the car and saw her father's body in the makeshift shed, she immediately rushed over and burst into tears: "Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you? Wake up, Dad!"
"What's going on?" The village party secretary and Shi Zhentang called Kong Xingbai aside and asked.
Kong Xingbai said: "Last night when we went out, we met Lu Juanjuan walking alone on the road. She said she couldn't stay in the village anymore and wanted to go out and try her luck.
At that time, I could only tell her that her father had been burned to death. So, she followed us to the police station to report the case, and then came back with us after we reported the case!"
Is this really the case?
According to Kong Xingbai's description, Lu Juanjuan had already walked several kilometers when she was found, so it was impossible for her to set the fire, because after setting the fire, she could not run that far, let alone walk.
Could it be that they had wronged Lu Juanjuan?
The village party secretary and Shi Zhentang exchanged glances: "What about the police? Have they arrived?"
"Here we are, we'll be there soon."
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