After telling me about He Hai, the serpentine woman continued, "I used to have connections with several families in Shanxi. If it were before, asking them to put in a good word for the He family wouldn't have been a big problem. But He Hai has completely ruined himself this time. He's a ticking time bomb now. Even if he doesn't have the ability to kill you, just having any connection with him can easily get you into trouble!"
Recalling the attack I had experienced before, I said seriously, "Thank you for reminding me, Godmother. I will be extra careful about this!"
"I'm calling you not to get your attention, but because I hope you can leave Qingyun Town."
The sly woman said bluntly, "He Hai's case is too big. The police will definitely use some special methods to find him. If you have an affair with him now, you will easily be put on the radar. Once you are on the radar, it will affect your whole life."
Without hesitation, I replied, "I've already sacrificed so much to find Duan Jinyan. Now that I've finally found Qingyun Village, I will never give up!"
The beautiful snake woman solemnly reminded him, "You are still young, and there are many possibilities in your life. Do you really want to ruin yourself because of this and live in a place like Fengmen Village for the rest of your life?"
I took a deep breath: "If I can find Duan Jinyan, even if I really have to fall to that level, I'm willing to do it!"
The serpentine woman seemed surprised by my resolute attitude. After a moment of silence, she sighed and said, "Since you are so determined, I won't try to persuade you anymore. I will order my men to hunt down He Hai and find a way to get rid of this trouble. However, the He family are all seasoned veterans, so this matter will not be easy to resolve. Until I succeed in getting to them, you must protect yourself and not give He Hai any opportunity!"
Seeing that the beautiful snake was willing to help, a warm feeling welled up inside me: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself!"
"I don't want your promises, I just want you to really take care of yourself! Remember, it's your own life, and you only have one!"
The sly woman gave me a few more words of advice before hanging up the phone.
Upon receiving this news, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Back when we were at Li Fan's tomb in Suzhou, He's third uncle planned to double-cross us in order to seize Xu Wangyi's sword, but the tomb collapsed and he was buried underground.
That incident was originally just a test from Wei Qingzhong for me.
Ultimately, I was merely employed by the Wei family, so no matter how you look at it, this debt should be owed by the Wei family.
As a result, when He Hai sought revenge, he didn't go looking for trouble with the Wei family; instead, he set his sights on me.
Did he know that he was wanted by the police and couldn't afford to offend the powerful Wei family, so he chose to target me?
This is just too much!
Although I felt very aggrieved, I knew there was no one to reason with in this kind of situation. All I could do was be cautious of He Hai, who was desperate and reckless.
We were exhausted from hiking the day before, and when I woke up the next day, it was already past nine in the morning.
Knowing I had to go into the mountains again today, I got up and washed up. As soon as I finished getting ready and went into the yard, I saw that the streets outside were full of police cars.
When Station Chief Liu from the forestry station saw us coming out, he greeted me: "Boss Duan, you're up so early?"
I nodded and looked at the vehicles speeding by outside the compound, asking, "Station Chief Liu, what's the situation outside? Why are there so many police cars on the streets?"
Station Chief Liu scoffed, "Don't even mention it! There's been a murder in town! In Qingyun Town, we rarely even have fights, but now, there's been a murder, and several people have died! Old Liu from the police station has been here for twelve years, and he was just about to be transferred, but this has to happen at this crucial moment. I think his promotion is probably over!"
When I heard that several people had died in town, my first thought was that other gangs had gotten into a fight and someone had died. I asked, "How did those people die? Was it an accident or something?"
"Boss Duan, I know you're all from big cities and believe in science, but don't be afraid when I tell you this!"
Station Chief Liu looked around, then said to me mysteriously, "Those people were killed by ghosts!"
"Station Chief Liu, this is a matter of life and death, let's not joke around!"
I rolled my eyes at Station Chief Liu: "You're a civil servant, how could you believe in such superstitious beliefs?"
"I'm not kidding you, I'm serious!"
Station Chief Liu said in a low voice, "In the past few days, for some reason, a lot of unfamiliar faces have come to the town. Since we don't have any hotels or anything here, all those people have been staying in the homes of ordinary people! The body this morning was found at Old Wu's house on the back street!"
Old Wu was a bachelor. He had two rooms in his house, and he usually lived in one of them. But this time, he had guests who wanted to stay overnight, so he rented out the room next door. He originally only charged 100 yuan a day, but when the group saw that he was struggling financially, they gave him 5,000 yuan. This moved Old Wu to tears.
Early this morning, just as dawn broke, Old Wu went into the mountains to dig for wild vegetables and also went to a village ten miles away to buy pork, intending to treat his guests well. However, by seven o'clock, none of his people had gotten up. When he went to call them, no one answered. Old Wu thought they had all left, but when he lifted the curtain, he found that everyone was still there, lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Old Wu was worried the food would get cold, so he went inside to wake everyone, but no matter how he spoke, no one answered. He reached out and pushed them, only to find they were already stiff!
The monkey appeared behind me without my noticing, and said with a sneer, "Old Liu, it's a waste of your talent to be a forestry station chief. I think you should be a storyteller! You tell stories so vividly, people who don't know the story would think you were there!"
"I was right there at the scene! You don't know, Qingyun Town has a small population and a small police force, so the police station and the town government formed a joint defense team. If there is an emergency, our government personnel will go to help as part of the joint defense team! This morning, a dead body was found in Old Wu's house, and I was called to protect the scene!"
Station Chief Liu scratched his nose: "When I arrived, those five people were lying in bed, looking just like they were asleep! It's summer now, so there's no need to light a stove in the room. Besides, they had dinner with Old Wu the night before, so there's no possibility of poisoning. Five people just died like that, in such a muddled way. Isn't that terrifying?"
I raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean, these people died at Old Wu's house? And they didn't have any contact with outsiders?"
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