It was already past ten o'clock when we got home. Both of us were covered in mud from the knees down and our stomachs were growling with hunger.
Fortunately, Xiaojie knew to go to Dong Minghao's house for dinner.
Cheng Jingmo was in a bad mood, and Yu Xiangnian thought he was thinking about the case.
It wasn't until before bedtime that Cheng Jingmo spoke to Yu Xiangnian, "The reasoning you used about perverted crimes doesn't apply to lunatics. Those perverted people kill because they're afraid of legal sanctions, but lunatics don't know the law. They're not even afraid of death because they don't know the true meaning of death."
Cheng Jingmo almost beat the madman to death that night, but the madman only dared to hide in the corner and tremble, with no intention of fighting back at all.
They asked the villagers tonight, and they found out that although the madman was crazy, he was not a violent madman.
Therefore, he inferred that the probability of a madman killing someone was very low.
Cheng Jingmo added, "If it wasn't done by a madman, then it's obvious that the perpetrator deliberately chose last night to commit the crime, because rain washes away all traces of the crime. Our search for evidence is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the evidence we find may not even be enough to prove the criminal's crime."
Yu Xiangnian understood what Cheng Jingmo meant, "So, what solution do you have in mind?"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "We have to make the criminals reveal themselves."
Yu Xiangnian nodded in understanding.
Baimei was hastily buried the next day.
Because it was such an ignominious death, there wasn't even a coffin. They just asked a few neighbors for help, rolled up the mat, and buried it in the Bai family's cemetery.
Everyone in the village praised Ding Yunfei for being very kind. Although he failed to marry a wife, he was busy arranging all the matters related to the burial and did not even ask for the betrothal gift back.
At the same time, I feel sorry for Baimei.
She found such a good man and was about to live a good life, but he died so tragically.
On his way back to the army, Ding Yunfei was stopped by a man in his thirties.
The man called himself Li Guo. He said nonchalantly, "Comrade Ding, I'd like to do business with you."
Ding Yunfei looked at him warily, "Get out of the way, I don't know you."
Li Guo smiled disdainfully, "Of course you don't know me, but I know you. On that rainy night the day before yesterday, I saw you..."
He paused in a mysterious manner, and Ding Yunfei felt a chill down his spine. He feigned composure and said, "What did you see of me?"
Li Guo smiled confidently, "Do you really want me to tell you what I saw? I saw exactly how those two people fell off the cliff."
Ding Yunfei: “...” He was very panicked and clenched his fists secretly.
He told himself that maybe this person was trying to trick him.
He calmed down for a moment before saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Li Guo raised an eyebrow. "It seems Comrade Ding doesn't want to make this deal. So, do you think I should go to the Public Security Bureau or your army to talk to him?"
Ding Yunfei told himself that he couldn't be fooled like this. He said in a tough tone, "Go and talk wherever you want!"
Li Guo was also very straightforward. He turned around and left, leaving behind a sentence, "You paid two lives for one life, it's still worth it."
Ding Yunfei didn't call him. As Li Guo walked away, he followed him and followed him secretly, feeling uneasy.
He comforted himself by saying that he had looked around that night and didn't see anyone.
He scared himself again, what if someone was hiding and he didn't notice!
Then I told myself not to be afraid, the police didn’t find anything at the scene, and nothing would happen.
Then I became worried, what if some evidence was found?
He was anxious all the way.
Li Guo came to the gate of the army without looking back and was stopped by the guards.
Li Guo was seen talking to the guard. Ding Yunfei could no longer hold back. He quickly ran to the door and grabbed Li Guo.
Li Guo smiled triumphantly, "Aren't you afraid? I can go in and talk right now!"
Ding Yunfei bit his back teeth and said, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it together!"
The two walked a distance away, and Ding Yunfei asked with gritted teeth: "What do you want to do?"
Li Guo smiled and said, "I'm going to do business with you."
"How?"
"I want two thousand dollars! After I get the money, I promise to keep this matter to myself and never tell anyone!"
"How much?!" Ding Yunfei's voice was so loud with surprise that he suddenly realized what was happening and lowered his voice to say, "Two thousand yuan?! I will never get that much money in my lifetime!"
Li Guo said, "That's your business! You're not losing out by paying two thousand yuan for two lives!"
Ding Yunfei glared at him angrily, his chest heaving. "How can I trust you not to tell anyone?"
Li Guo said, "Whether I tell this or not is meaningless to me. If I wanted to say it, I would have said it long ago. What I want is money! After I get the money, I will leave South City!"
"Then give me some time!"
"Five days! If I don't get paid within five days, I'll go talk to your leader."
Ding Yunfei's back teeth were almost bleeding from biting. "How can I get so much money in such a short time?!"
He didn't expect that after solving one problem, another would arise, each one more difficult than the last!
Li Guo said: "Don't ask me!"
Ding Yunfei: “…”
Li Guo stretched out another hand and gestured.
Ding Yunfei resisted the urge to kill the man, took out the few dozen dollars left from his pocket, and slapped them heavily on Li Guo's hand!
After Li Guo took the money, he shook it proudly.
Ding Yunfei said, "Don't come looking for me again. At nine o'clock on the evening of the fifth day, we will meet in the mulberry forest outside the village. I will give you the money then!"
Li Guo said with a playful smile: "It's a deal!"
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