Hearing Old Mrs. Chen ask this question, Old Mr. Chen hurriedly explained, "Corpse syncope is also called living dead. The body cannot move and looks like a dead person, but can still breathe."
"You're not a doctor, how do you know this is a case of death by a coma?"
“When I was a child, there was an old widower in the village. He had no children. One winter, he went to the mountains to collect firewood and fell off a rocky cliff, injuring his head.”
He never woke up again after that. He was said to be dead, still clinging to life, yet unresponsive to the outside world. The older folks called it "corpse syncope," and I remembered that.
Old Chen's fear subsided, and he raised his hand to pinch the man's cheek hard. "Look, old woman, even if I pinch him hard, he doesn't feel any pain."
Hearing his words, Old Mrs. Chen felt relieved, took two steps forward, and patted the man's face hard.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Speak up..."
No matter how much Old Lady Chen struggled, the man didn't react at all.
Old Chen hurriedly tried to stop her, saying, "Old woman, stop! Even if you beat him to death, he won't react at all."
Old Mrs. Chen sneered, "As long as he doesn't cause us any trouble, I don't care whether he lives or dies."
Chen Ruolan also recovered from her shock. "Grandpa, Grandma, why is there a living dead person in my uncle's family?"
Old Chen scratched his head. "Could it be that they've come to see that brat for a medical checkup?"
Old Mrs. Chen glared at her, "Don't you dare join in the commotion. We've watched that brat grow up since she was a child. Do you think we don't know whether she can treat illnesses or not?"
In my opinion, that brat's treatment of Master Fan is just a pretense; there's definitely something fishy going on.
Chen Ruolan nodded in agreement, "Grandma, I also think things aren't that simple. Chen Qingqing has never left Nanshan Village, how could she possibly treat people? She must be lying to people!"
"Why would that brat lie? What's her purpose?" Old Mrs. Chen was completely baffled.
Looking at the man on the bed, Chen Ruolan recalled how Chen Qingqing was able to dig up ginseng, and she seemed to know the truth.
"Grandma, I think this person must be related to Chen Qingqing's recent fortune."
Grandma Chen frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Ruolan, you're thinking the same thing as me."
"What do you mean by that?" Old Man Chen was completely bewildered.
Old Mrs. Chen squinted, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "We've all been fooled by that brat. She didn't dig up the ginseng; she stole it."
"Impossible, Qing girl doesn't have that guts."
"She doesn't have the guts, so explain to me who this person is?"
"I...I don't know." Old Chen shook his head.
Old Mrs. Chen twitched the corners of her mouth and couldn't help but sneer as she analyzed, "If I'm not mistaken, the ginseng that Qing girl sold must have been picked by this young man."
The young man unearthed ginseng, which was spotted by that wretched girl. Seeing the wealth, she decided to keep it for herself and tricked the man into going home with sweet words.
Find a way to kill him, and then secretly bury him under the cover of night, so that no one will know...
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Before she could finish speaking, Old Man Chen interrupted her.
"If it were as you say, this person should have been dragged out and buried long ago. Why would he be left hanging here?"
Besides, our eldest son is too cowardly to even kill a chicken normally, how could he possibly dare to murder for money?
Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and pointed at him with her finger, "You, you are dumber than a pig and stupider than a donkey. The eldest son wouldn't dare, but that brat is hard-hearted and ruthless. What wouldn't she dare to do?"
Ever since the family split up, the eldest son has treated that brat's words like sacred decrees. Even when she farts, he thinks it smells sweet.
As the saying goes, poverty breeds wickedness, wealth breeds conscience. They're so poor they can't even afford food; what evil deeds wouldn't they commit?
Seeing that the two were analyzing the situation logically, Chen Ruolan also concluded in her heart that Chen Qingqing was capable of committing murder and robbery for her own selfish reasons.
If this is reported to the authorities, she'll have to pay with her life for murder...
Thinking of this, a surge of pleasure welled up inside me.
"Grandma, if we didn't know about this, we wouldn't care. But now that we know, we can't just sit idly by. Chen Qingqing actually murdered someone for a ginseng. She's utterly heartless and lawless."
Grandma Chen nodded, her expression turning serious. "Ruolan, you're right. We can't pretend we don't know about this."
Seeing the two dawdling, Old Man Chen grew impatient. "Alright, old woman, let's not concern ourselves with this. Before they come back, I'll break the lock and we'll hurry up and move our things home!"
"Wait a moment, let me think about it some more."
"Old woman, what's there to think about?" Old Chen stamped his feet anxiously.
Chen Ruolan was filled with rage at the thought of Chen Qingqing making her crawl like a dog in public. How could moving such a small amount of stuff erase the humiliation she had suffered?
That damned girl deserves to suffer terribly; she should die a horrible death.
A fierce glint flashed in Chen Ruolan's eyes. "Grandpa, Grandma, we have to report this to the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen waved his hands vigorously, "No, no, Ruolan, no matter what, your uncle has always been good to you since you were little. We can't report this to the authorities. If we do, your uncle's family will have no way to survive."
“Grandpa, if we don’t report this to the authorities, and someone finds out, we’ll be guilty of harboring a criminal, which is no less serious than my uncle’s family. If that happens, my father won’t be qualified to take the imperial examination anymore, and he won’t be able to bring honor to the Chen family.”
"This..." Old Man Chen hesitated.
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