Chapter 96 Happy Xiao Yu
Xu Chuchu lived in the city with her master since she was a child. She hardly knew how to work and didn’t even know which part of the lily to eat. She had always thought it was the petals.
When she saw the vast field of lilies today, she had no other feeling except that they were "beautiful". She was not like Xiao Yu who could instantly capture important information, so she immediately admired him from the bottom of her heart.
"You know so much, Xiao Yu." Xu Chuchu couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder you were able to solve so many cases in the past."
"It's okay, it's just that I travel more often and gain more knowledge." Xiao Yu responded modestly.
But in fact, when he heard the compliments and saw the starry eyes of the girls around him admiring him, his heart was already exploding with fireworks and he was very happy.
For such a long time, whether it was handling cases or fighting, looking for clues or catching ghosts, Xu Chuchu always pinned him to the ground and crushed him, and was better than him in every way.
This time it was finally his turn to be looked at differently. Even if it was just to look at the flowers, it was worth it.
"In short, we must not let our guard down." He added, "This place is close to Shuijing Lake, and we don't know if those water ghosts will come out and cause trouble."
"Yeah!" Xu Chuchu nodded vigorously.
Xiao Yu's heart suddenly softened again, and he even had the urge to hold her in his arms and give her a good rub.
Who doesn’t like the girl that is dear to his heart to be so gentle and well-behaved?
The two continued walking towards the village. The further they went, the less cared for the lilies. Some places were even overgrown with weeds, which was a pity.
Because they came with an exploratory mindset, they soon discovered more strange places in the village.
The village was unnaturally quiet. It was almost evening, the time for people to finish work, but there was not a single person walking along the road.
There was no crowing of cocks, no barking of dogs, and even the pigsty was empty.
But the village wasn't completely deserted. Most of the houses had their doors ajar, and as you approached, you could hear people moving around, drinking water, or moving tables and chairs.
There was clearly someone in the room, but I couldn't hear a single word of anyone talking.
It would have been fine if it was just one or two families, but when they went door to door, they found that every family was the same.
It seems as if everyone in this village lives in their own houses, living and working without saying a word.
It's broad daylight and it's already creepy. What about at night?
Not to mention that Xiao Yu had never seen such a scene before, even Xu Chuchu didn't know what had happened to this village.
"What should we do next?" Xu Chuchu asked Xiao Yu in a low voice.
Xiao Yu also pondered for a moment: "We still have to go in and take a look. Regardless of whether Yan Nan'an has any connection with this village, this place is too abnormal. Find out what's going on, and then go back to discuss countermeasures with County Magistrate Lin."
"Okay." Xu Chuchu felt the same way and agreed readily.
The two men chose a house of considerable size in the village and planned to sneak in through the vegetable garden in the backyard to see what was going on inside.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the backyard, the back door opened with a click, and a white-haired old woman walked out and bumped into the two of them.
She was holding a bucket of manure in her hand, apparently she was going to use it as fertilizer.
It happened so quickly that before the two men could explain, the old woman rushed up with the manure.
"Oh, you two little thieves!" she yelled, "Are you trying to steal my food? I'll splash you all with my golden juice!"
"It's a misunderstanding!" Xiao Yu hurriedly protected Xu Chuchu behind him, covering his mouth and nose to explain, "We, uh, we just happened to pass by and wanted to ask for directions."
The old woman stopped and looked at Xiao Yu carefully. "Well, you look like a handsome boy. Forget it, I won't pursue it. Where are you going? What directions do you want to ask?"
Xiao Yu and Xu Chuchu exchanged a glance and then said bluntly, "Actually, I'm not asking for directions. I just wanted to ask you, is there a woman named Wu in our village? She's probably... about your age."
"Are you stupid?" the old woman asked. "This is Wuchang Village. Most people here have the surname Wu. If you're looking for someone like that, there are probably more than a dozen!"
Xiao Yu was rarely left speechless, so she asked again, "Excuse me, is there a woman named Huang who is around twenty years old?"
"Last name: Huang, twenty years old..." The old woman scratched her chin in thought, "You mean Huang Lili? The one who got out of prison?"
"Exactly!" Xu Chuchu excitedly replied, "Do you know where she lives? We have something important to discuss with her."
Unexpectedly, the old woman waved her hands and said, "Hey, what are you looking for her for? She's a woman who's been in jail, has no father, no mother, and no husband. She must have died a long time ago."
"Dead?" Xiao Yu was also startled. "When did it happen?"
"Hmm... a year ago? Two years ago?" the old woman said. "I can't remember. She moved to our village right after she got out of jail and made a living doing odd jobs for various families. Although she was pretty, she was also a prisoner, so no one dared to marry her. Two years later, she fell ill and died."
Then she looked at Xiao and Xu suspiciously: "Where are you from? Why are you asking about Huang Lili? Are you her relative?"
"Not really," Xiao Yu replied. "We're from the government, reinvestigating Huang Lili's case. We wanted to ask her a few questions, but now it seems there's no chance."
"Oh, so it's you two officials. Then you've worked in vain." The old woman turned her back and poured the fertilizer from the bucket onto the vegetable patch in the backyard, spoonful by spoonful. "As for Huang Lili, she's dead in the cemetery in Wuchang Village to the north. You can go and take a look at her, so you can report back."
"Okay." Xiao Yu nodded, "Thank you very much."
He patted Xu Chuchu's shoulder lightly, motioning her to leave with him.
Xu Chuchu suddenly said to the old woman, "Isn't it hard for you to pick the vegetables and apply fertilizer yourself? We see so many lilies planted on the way into the village, but no one picks them even when they're ripe. It's such a waste."
Now, apart from the matter between Yan Nanan and Huang Lili, the weirdness of this village also gave her an indescribable feeling of disgust.
The old woman paused. "Lilies? Humph, that's because there's been a ferocious beast biting people outside the village lately, and we're afraid to go out. We've contacted the Guzhu County authorities many times, asking them to send people to drive the beasts away for us, but there's been no response. If they kill people just by going out, who would dare to pick those lilies?"
"But..." Xu Chuchu wanted to ask again, but Xiao Yu held her lowered hand lightly, and she took back the words.
She originally wanted to say that the presence of wild beasts would not be a problem. As long as the men in the village gathered together to harvest, no matter how ferocious the beast was, it would not be able to take the initiative to attack.
"Thank you very much." Xiao Yu said politely, "It's getting late, so we'll go back first. We'll report the beast incident to the county magistrate."
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