Looking at her retreating back, Xu Wei thought to himself, Xiaoxiao's mother has planted a thunderbolt.
"You guys haven't eaten yet, I'm going to make some food." Xu Wei got up and went to the kitchen.
After opening the refrigerator, I realized that this home was completely different from the one in Maquan Village.
The two large freezers at home in Maquan Village store a variety of meat and seafood, but there are only two boxes of expired milk in them.
Also, when Lao Chu was in the village, he often had to entertain leaders from the county and countryside, and this home was very close to the Regal Restaurant. Even if guests came, they could just bring them to the hotel to entertain them.
I found a few packs of instant noodles, cooked a large pot, filled a few bowls, and brought them to the living room for Lao Chu and Chu Xiaoxiao. Then I took another bowl to my sister-in-law's door and knocked gently.
, "Sister-in-law, let's have something to eat."
After about ten seconds, the door opened. The sister-in-law looked at Xu Wei with tears in her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."
The door was closed again, and Xu Wei's heart twitched violently.
He could understand the sister-in-law's situation very well. If the family was very poor, she could leave without any scruples after her husband died.
However, the Chu family is too rich, is she willing to let it go?
Whether she left or not, she was embarrassed.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaoxiao's mother's phone finally rang, and it was Captain He calling.
"Captain He, is there any news?" Xiaoxiao's mother asked.
"The driver committed suicide." Captain He sighed, "The body is stored in the funeral parlor of Lu County Crematorium. Would you like to come and take a look."
Xiaoxiao's mother frowned, her eyes showing an expression of disbelief, "Old He, tell me, is it suicide or homicide?"
"Suicide, I'm sure of that," Captain He said.
Lu County.
Several people arrived at the crematorium and funeral home. Captain He was leaning in front of the police car and smoking. When he saw Xu Wei and others, he took the initiative to talk about the investigation.
After a morning of careful investigation, the driver responsible for the accident was identified through surveillance on the road section. His name is Liu Jian, a 53-year-old driver with more than 20 years of driving experience.
That night, he drove this scrapped car, intending to steal it and sell it. Before driving, he had just drank a bottle of liquor, which constituted drunk driving.
At noon today, after investigation, the police finally discovered a hanged body in a dense forest 20 kilometers away. This person was none other than Liu Jian.
"Sister-in-law, I have committed suicide out of fear of crime." Lao He consoled him, "It can be regarded as retribution. The next step is to let Brother Chu be buried as soon as possible."
Xiaoxiao's mother looked at Lao He blankly, "Brother, can I believe you?"
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Captain He said immediately, "I followed you during the entire investigation. It was indeed suicide."
"If you don't believe it, please come with me."
He said, turned and left.
In the morgue, a drawer was pulled out. The moment Lao He lifted the white cloth covering the deceased's head, Xu Wei covered Chu Xiaoxiao's eyes.
I saw that the deceased's face was black and blue, his eyes were wide open, and his tongue was sticking out of his mouth. He died in a very miserable state.
There was a deep strangulation mark on his neck, which looked like he had indeed committed suicide.
Xiaoxiao's mother raised her fist and hit him in the face, but Lao He grabbed her wrist and said, "Sister-in-law, calm down."
"This bastard, I will crush him to ashes!" Xiaoxiao's mother cursed.
Lao He pulled her out of the morgue, and Xu Wei hugged Chu Xiaoxiao and walked out.
"Sister-in-law, you should cheer up and bury Brother Chu as soon as possible. The Chu family still has a lot of troubles." Lao He said.
At this time, a series of phone rings rang. Lao He took out the phone and agreed a few times, "Sister-in-law, there is something else in the bureau, I have to go back quickly."
Lao He left, leaving behind Xiaoxiao's mother and Chu Xiaoxiao who were crying.
Under Xu Wei's persuasion, the mother and daughter got into the car. Xu Wei walked around to the driver's seat. When he was about to get in the car, he suddenly saw a thin and frail girl coming supporting a gray-haired old lady.
As they walked, they cried softly.
"My son, my son." The old lady, who was in her eighties, had an extremely weak voice, but the girl who was supporting her had no expression on her face.
At this time, there was no one in the morgue.
Xu Wei secretly wondered, could these children, grandparents, and grandchildren be related to Liu Jian?
He opened the car door and said, "Auntie, please wait a moment. I can't find the car key. I'll go look for it."
Xiaoxiao's mother leaned back on the backrest of the passenger seat, eyes closed, and said nothing.
Chu Xiaoxiao waved her hand impatiently, signaling him to leave quickly.
When they arrived at the morgue, the grandfather and grandson checked in at the registration office and then walked in.
Xu Wei also came to the registration office, "Hello, my name is Xu Wei."
"What bed number are you looking for?" The old man at the door stopped Xu Wei.
When Captain He brought him here, the old man didn't ask any questions, but went in directly. Xu Wei didn't pay attention to which room Liu Jian's body was parked.
"I can't find my key, can you go in and look for it?" Xu Wei took out his cigarette.
"No." The old man shook his head.
Xu Wei was startled and immediately put the cigarette back into his pocket, then took out his wallet and said, "You make a price."
"It doesn't matter how much money you have." The old man shook his head gently, "You lost the body, but you still smashed the sign of our crematorium. You should just go ahead and do it."
Xu Wei nodded, turned and left.
He vaguely remembered that the location of the morgue at that time was the third room from the west end on the north side.
If you stand outside the window of the building, you should be able to hear the conversation inside.
Thinking of this, he quickly came to the window of the room and turned one ear to the window. Sure enough, the old lady's cry came from inside.
"You damn girl, your father died and you didn't even cry!" the old lady cursed in a low voice, "She did this just for you."
Holy shit!
Sure enough, there is another secret!
When they first glanced at their grandparents, Xu Wei felt that the clothes of these two people were very shabby, especially the girl, whose face was pale and without any color.
"Everyone is destined to die." The girl said calmly, "I didn't let him exchange his life for money for me."
"Since everything has happened, why should we be sad?"
"Aren't you afraid of thunder and lightning when you say this?" the old lady cursed loudly.
Her voice was loud, and the girl's voice was even louder, "I'm not afraid, I hope there will be thunder in the sky and kill me, so that I don't have to suffer!"
"My disease can't be cured. It's already incurable. Who asked him to do this!"
My daughter is sick.
Trade your life for money.
Xu Wei shook his head and thought to himself, this damn Liu Jian actually killed other people's father and son for the sake of his daughter. Even if he got the money, her girl's disease would never be cured.
If you exchange your life for money, with whom should you exchange his life for money?