Chapter 134 Hongmei is missing
"Sister, can I ask a few kids at the door to come over and play with the baby?"
Xiao Hongmei thought she was very smart. She agreed to play with the baby and wait for her mother to come back at her sister's house, but she didn't say how many people would play with her.
She is the eldest sister in the family compound. She lost to Jiangnan in the stone kicking game yesterday, but she will definitely be able to save her face today.
Just call him the fat guy next door, next door, next door...
Chen Tang was afraid that something might happen to Xiao Hongmei, so she was a little hesitant, but she wanted to know more about how Xiao Hongmei got into trouble.
You can prevent it for a while, but you can’t prevent it for a lifetime.
Xiao Hongmei must have suffered something before the accident in her previous life. If she doesn't find out the reason, she will not be able to let it go.
Seeing that the weather was good, Chen Tang simply carried Xiao Hezhi out of the door: "Let's go, let's go to your friend's house to play."
Xiao Hongmei jumped happily: "Sister is the best~"
Chen Tang accompanied her to the house where she often played and sat there for the whole morning. He chatted with his sister-in-law in the yard for a long time. Finally, when his aunt came back, Chen Tang didn't see anything wrong with Hongmei.
At lunch, the aunt specially invited her to her house for lunch to thank her for taking care of Xiao Hongmei all morning.
After Chen Tang coaxed little He Zhi to sleep, he placed him in his aunt's room.
I went out to help my aunt wash the bacon that was to be pickled.
Zhou Ling didn't dare to let her touch the cold water, so she asked her to help get some salt from the kitchen, and joked with her with a smile: "You are right, the three sisters and brothers of Honghua have gone to the mountains with their friends to dig winter bamboo shoots."
On the mountain...
A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Tang's mind, and he froze.
Could it be that in her previous life, Hongmei wanted to find her sister and brother, which was why she got into trouble on the way?
She hurriedly asked, "Aunt, where is Hongmei?"
She had just coaxed Xiao Hezhi to sleep, and when she came out she didn't see Hongmei.
I thought Hongmei was playing in the yard, but I found that there was no one there.
Zhou Ling looked around the yard and saw that there was no one there. She said helplessly, "I bought her two hair flowers when I came back. The little girl loves to show off, so she went to the other side of the mountain to show off. The children in the family compound are all sliding down there."
Chen Tang: "Aunt, please help me look after Xiaobao, I'll go take a look."
Zhou Ling saw that she looked unhappy and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Tang made an excuse: "There are many people on the other side of the mountain, and Hongmei is wearing thick clothes, so she is wobbling when she walks. I'll go over to see if she has fallen."
When Zhou Ling heard this, she looked at her doubtfully and said, "Go ahead, Xiaobao, I'll help you watch over him."
Chen Tang just walked out, thought about it, and came back to pick up the small hoe as long as his arm that Hongmei often played with in the yard.
Zhou Ling was stunned as she watched from behind. Why was she holding the hoe?
If she wasn't worried about Xiao Hezhi, she would have wanted to follow and see what was going on.
Chen Tang walked quickly towards the mountain.
Xiao Hongmei had just left home. According to her pace, she should be able to catch up with the other person quickly.
But the further she walked, the heavier her heart became, and she didn't see anyone until she was almost to the other side of the mountain.
The road in the family compound is flat, but it is not paved with cement. The entire road is filled with loess and gravel, and a layer of snow has condensed on the ground. Because the sun came out in the morning, there was no snow on the road, and there were no traces of walking.
When Chen Tang walked to the edge of the mountain and saw that Xiao Hongmei was not among the people playing on the hillside, he began to feel a little panicked.
She calmed down and thought quickly. Xiao Hongmei had an accident in her previous life and was found in the well at her aunt's house. Everyone thought that Xiao Hongmei accidentally fell in because she pushed open the lid out of play.
One of the biggest reasons is that the autopsy showed that Xiao Hongmei died of freezing and there were no scars on her body.
Although my aunt's family covered the well with a thick lid, because they often had to fetch water, the lid was not particularly heavy and an adult could lift it with one hand. Xiao Hongmei couldn't lift it, but she could push it open.
When Xiao Hongmei was found, the well was half open, which made people think that Xiao Hongmei might have been curious and wanted to push it open to have a look, but she fell halfway through.
But Shen Tang doesn't think so.
My aunt had long ago told Xiao Hongmei not to play near the well, and Xiao Hongmei was not a disobedient child.
This guy is very smart. Not only does she know that it is dangerous near the well, she also knows that drinking raw water will cause stomachache.
If she was really curious, she would definitely ask the adults directly and would never push the lid on her own.
What's in the well? Isn't it just water?
Xiao Hongmei watched her aunt fetch water every day, so how could she be curious about what was in the water? If she wanted to be curious, she would have been curious long ago.
Chen Tang suspected that someone had opened the lid on the well at his aunt's house and thrown someone in on purpose.
In her previous life, my aunt had always said that Hongmei was murdered. Unfortunately, there were no cameras at that time, so no evidence could be found. The case had to be closed like this. Everyone thought that my aunt went crazy because she couldn't accept Hongmei's death.
But why did that person choose to throw Xiao Hongmei into the well at my aunt's house?
Aren’t you afraid of being seen on the road?
She didn't think it was a provocation from the criminal. It might be... because the murderer was not far from her aunt's house when he committed the crime.
Shen Tang immediately walked back.
Fang Honghua and Fang Honglian saw her and saw her walking back in a hurry. They looked at each other with confusion in their hearts.
"It's rare to see my cousin so anxious. Come on, call Hongguo and let's go take a look."
Fang Honghua and Fang Honglian came to the mountain to dig some winter bamboo shoots to eat, not like Fang Hongguo, who followed the group of half-grown children to fish by the river.
The winter bamboo shoots had been almost dug and I was about to go back, but when I saw Chen Tang walking back, I felt a little flustered.
Chen Tang hurried back, and when he was about to reach his aunt's yard, he stopped and suddenly looked towards Aunt Wang's house next door.
All the things that happened in the previous life were definitely impossible for a half-grown child to do.
And the people in the family compound would definitely not harm a child.
The only thing that made her think of was the honest relative of Aunt Wang.
This relative joined the army half a year ago. He is 32 years old this year. He drives a tractor and has been helping to transport red bricks and steel bars in the army.
Because he had no place to live, he temporarily lived in Aunt Wang's house. I heard that he wanted to save some money to go home for his wife and children.
He was very low-key in the family compound and never hung around in the compound on weekdays. When people occasionally met him, he always smiled. In addition, he looked honest and often helped others, which led to a very good impression of him by people in the family compound.
This person was also investigated in his previous life, but he had an alibi at the time. It was said that when Xiao Hongmei got into trouble, he and his friends were drinking in the village.
Chen Tang didn't want to doubt people casually, but he had to test them before he could feel at ease.
Half a year was enough time for Xiao Hongmei to let down her guard against this person.
Shen Tang knocked hard on Aunt Wang’s door.
There was no sound from inside for a while.
The door is so closed, it can only be that Aunt Wang is not at home.
Many aunts have gone to the city to buy things recently.
Chen Tang rolled his eyes, knocked again, and called out deliberately: "Second Uncle Wang, are you at home and open the door?"
Finally, a male voice came from inside: "Who is it?"
Chen Tang recognized the other person's voice and thought that this person was indeed at home.
Then the so-called alibi in the previous life must have been forged.
How did Xiao Hongmei die?
No injuries were found on the body during the autopsy, unless... the man didn't have time to act!
Chen Tang's eyes were sharp, and he kept knocking on the door: "Uncle, please open the door. Aunt Wang asked me to help her put this basket of things in the yard."
"Please leave it outside. I have something to do."
"No, there's meat in it. If it's lost, Aunt Wang will ask me to compensate you."
The person inside was silent for a while and finally walked out of the room.
The man opened the door with a smile on his face, but when he saw that Chen Tang had nothing in his hand, his smile froze: "Didn't you say there was a basket of things? Where is it?"
Chen Tang looked at him. He had just put on his coat, but he had buttoned one of the buttons incorrectly.
This means that when she called someone, the person was very panicked.
Chen Tang also faintly smelled a whiff of alcohol.
Without saying a word, she pushed him aside and walked inside, cursing as she walked: "Don't think that just because my aunt and Aunt Wang have a good relationship, I will give in to Aunt Wang. Let me tell you, Aunt Wang stole the kettle I was about to buy, and I was waiting for her here today. She is an old lady and she is trying to snatch things from a young man like me. Does she think she is right?"
The man clenched his fists and blocked her way: "Why are you crazy? When did my sister-in-law steal your things? Get out now."
Chen Tang took the hoe and hit the hand that was blocking her. The other party withdrew his hand in pain. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she immediately ran into the house.
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