Compared to the detective's unexplained death, what happened to Old Man Huang's house obviously worried and frightened the villagers more. Everyone's eyes flickered and they seemed hesitant to speak.
Xu Shuo knew they had something up their sleeves and didn't bother to ask any more questions.
After instructing a few young and vigorous young men to clean the blood stains here, Xu Shuo left temporarily because he needed to think carefully about this matter.
He needed to sort out the pattern of action of "Green Faced Fang" and why the mission was not completed last night. Was he required to beat the monster half to death and then catch it?
In addition, if there is anything related to Old Man Huang and "Green Faced Fangs", it is only his wife who disappeared not long ago.
In fact, Old Man Huang's wife did not go back to her parents' home, but was dragged into the water by something when she went to the river to wash clothes.
There was blood floating on the water at that time, and the villagers who came after hearing the sound did not dare to go down to save people. After waiting for a while, when they went down again, they could not find his wife.
Old Man Huang cried loudly on the surface, and then he continued to do whatever he had to do.
The acting village head knew this well, because the girl who married Old Man Huang was from a poor family in the village. After her death, all the remaining family property would naturally go into Old Man Huang's pocket, and no one else would have a chance to take it.
Then it is inevitable that some people will be jealous.
However, the old man was also tactful and immediately gave the acting village chief a piece of land to help him stabilize the matter.
He was also the one who came to the ancestral hall yesterday to inquire about reporters and detectives. He was probably worried that the news about his wife would be spread. After all, being exterminated is not a glorious thing.
Xu Shuo frowned and thought, then who would be the person who wants Old Man Huang to die?
When he reached the village road, he looked at the fields below the river.
Because the police were called, the detective's body could not be moved at will, and a few big men still stayed in the field.
The melon fields that were originally growing well were trampled on by a panicked group of people, killing a large area of melons and vines in vain.
The melon field is next to the river, which is the most convenient place to get water. To divert water from the fields behind, channels have to be dug next to it, so it grows best in the entire field.
Behind it is the Zhang family's land. The person who discovered the accident in the melon field this morning was also Lao Zhang, who was working in the field. The two had also had a dispute over water diversion before.
But that was all a few months ago.
However, as Xu Shuo continued to follow this conjecture, he immediately thought of another person.
Some time ago, Lao Zhang's family lost an antique heirloom vase. It was said that Lao Li had stolen it. However, after the incident came out, no one could find the whereabouts of the vase.
It happened that the acting village chief also knew the truth.
As the highly respected head of a village, he has to take care of everything big and small. He knows almost all the trivial things going on among the villagers.
Although on the surface it is a harmonious and friendly village with beautiful mountains and clear waters, in fact the filth hidden underneath may be no less than the silt in the river.
To put it in layman's terms, who doesn't have a little bit of trouble?
After looking at his unfinished task, Xu Shuo thought about it and decided to go to Lao Zhang's house tonight to check whether his guess about the "green-faced fangs" was correct.
As for how to catch it...
Xu Shuo opened the player's manual and sent a flying letter to Hongrao.
As a result, the system prompted "unable to send". He was stunned for a moment, then after thinking about it, he deleted the original text and re-edited the paragraph.
[Is the dream catcher the prop for this mission? 】
【What is the function of dream catcher?】
【How to use Dream Catcher?】
[On the purpose of the Internet?]
[How to steam or braise a yun?]
After revising it four times, Xu Shuo finally sent this message out, and he also deeply understood what the other party meant when he said that he could not express his hints directly.
Thinking about it this way, the intra-board dialogue function is really of little use. No wonder Hongrao uses it directly for chatting.
Now he just wants to wait until the teacher-student bond reaches a high level and then directly ask Hongrao to send him props without using them in vain.
…
Xu Shuo thought about it all the way, and did not go back after leaving Old Man Huang's house, but instead went to the ancestral hall.
The little girl wearing a ripped jacket was sitting on the threshold eating candy. When she saw him coming over, her eyes were bright and the corners of her mouth curved into a very cute smile.
Xu Shuo walked over and picked her up, pinched the little girl's soft cheeks, and said with a smile: "Don't go to places like that in the future, you know? Children can't get involved in adults' affairs."
"Yeah." The little girl nodded quickly.
"Then what were you going to see just now?" Xu Shuo pinched her cheek and continued to ask.
"Well, it has a very strange taste." The little girl blinked her big, confused eyes, ate the candy in her mouth, and said vaguely: "It feels fragrant and sweet, I want to eat it."
"..."
Xu Shuo remembered that when he passed by just now, he saw this little girl picking up melon seedlings from the field and eating them. The melon seedlings that had not grown yet tasted not only tasteless, but also very dry.
People in the village support her, so she doesn't even get breakfast. Even if she goes to anyone's house, she can get a bowl of porridge.
At such a young age, I probably can't eat much.
Then, Xu Shuo thought about the big bag of snacks he had packed for the little girl yesterday.
He carried the little girl back to the right room of the ancestral hall and looked around. The windowless room was dimly lit, the bed was simple, and the table was clean, leaving only an empty plastic bag.
Xu Shuo fell into deep thought.
The little girl also followed his gaze and saw the plastic bag. Suddenly, her round face showed an anxious look, and she chewed the candy carefully.
"Uncle Dai, I'm sorry..."
After a long while, the little girl hesitated and spoke.
Because Uncle Dai had a sullen face and looked really scary.
What's more important is that before Uncle Dai left last night, he specifically told her not to eat too much, but she couldn't help it, and by the time she came to her senses, she had accidentally finished eating.
She was a little worried that she would be disliked if she didn't obey, so she thought about it and admitted her mistake first.
Xu Shuo didn't say anything, he looked back at her, then pulled the little girl's cheeks to both sides, causing her to passively open her mouth.
"Ah." Xu Shuo gestured to open his mouth.
"Ah~" The little girl didn't understand what he was going to do, but she still followed and opened her mouth obediently.
The girl's white teeth were still stuck with chewed White Rabbit candies. Her immature teeth were not as sharp as those of adults. Her tongue coating was healthy and pink, and her mouth was relatively clean.
However, there was a faint, weird smell coming from deep in the throat.
It's like it has been covered in dust for a long time, then rotted and fermented, and finally mixed with an unbearable fishy smell.
But the little girl blinked her big, watery eyes, kept her mouth open obediently, her chubby cheeks were soft and cute when pinched, and her whole childish face looked even more innocent.
Xu Shuo: "..."
At this time, Xiaofeixin also sent Hongrao’s reply:
[Xiao Shuoer, sit on the bottom of the prison and find out more about this endangered species. You can’t eat it, you can only feed it.]
