Chapter 155 The child picked up in the summer (500
Everyone was familiar with the matter of visiting and investigating. When Boss Qian brought them to a dilapidated thatched house, Liang Meng also found someone.
This kind of area actually belongs to the "Three No Matters" area. Although it is under the jurisdiction of the capital, it turns a blind eye. As long as there is no big trouble, no one will take a look.
The person Liang Meng found was not a responsible official. There were no officials here, just a gangster and an old man.
The old man was okay, just a little frightened. The gangster's face had new wounds. Apparently Liang Meng's way of inviting him here was a little rough.
Jian Yu said: "Zhao Qiu, you all know him, right?"
Both of them nodded. The gangster was a young man in his twenties. Bai Yue didn't know how arrogant and domineering he was before, but now he was obviously a little afraid of Liang Meng and his neck shrank.
Jian Yu said, "Has anyone been bitten by a venomous snake near his home recently?"
The two of them were dragged over by Liang Meng, thinking they were going to ask about Zhao Qiu's situation. Unexpectedly, they were asked about whether there were any snakes around his house, and they were both stunned.
"My lord, I'm asking you a question." Liang Meng coughed and said, "Everyone speaks. If you have something, you have it. If you don't have it, you don't have it."
"No, no." The old man shook his head first: "Our place is quite chaotic. There are a lot of wild cats, dogs, rats and so on. There are also snakes in summer, but in this cold winter, I have never heard of anyone being bitten by a poisonous snake."
Bai Yue said: "Has anyone been bitten by a poisonous snake in the summer?"
Although there were only two people standing in front of him, the old man and the gangster, there were also many people watching the excitement standing around. Whether in the capital city or in remote mountains, whether in a palace or a shantytown, it is human nature to watch the excitement and it is unavoidable.
Bai Yue raised his eyes: "Zhao Qiu was bitten by a venomous snake. We suspect that there may be highly venomous snakes in this area, so we came to investigate. If anyone has any clues, please tell us. If it is verified, there will be a reward."
In fact, Zhao Qiu may not have been bitten here. He might have been bitten on the way back and forth. However, there is no way to investigate. We can only look at the source. If nothing happened, treat it as an accident.
When they heard that there was a reward, everyone became excited and chattered a lot.
"Don't argue, don't argue." Liang Meng shouted: "Say it one by one, say it one by one."
Everyone was afraid of Liang Meng and stopped talking for a moment. Then you looked at me, I looked at you, and they all started talking again.
In an instant, there seemed to be five hundred ducks chirping.
"Everyone stop." Bai Yue has experience in this area: "No one is allowed to make a sound. If you have something to say, raise your hand. I will say it later."
It was much better this time. Liang Meng took a bag of copper coins: "Those who knew about it raised their hands and said they would give money. Don't talk nonsense if there is nothing wrong. We will verify it. If it is not the case, don't blame us for being rude."
Bai Yue was a little uncomfortable seeing this scene. She was typically misled by TV dramas and novels. Although she had no money, she got the disease of being rich. She always felt that a character like Jian Yu should take out banknotes and ingots every day when going out.
Liang Meng's packet of copper coins was so shabby that one ingot was worth a pound of gold.
But everyone onlookers were very excited. Most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they could not earn a few copper coins in a day's hard work.
Everyone raised their hands to speak enthusiastically, and Liang Meng lived up to their expectations and gave him the money. However, it was all insignificant things.
Bai Yue was not disappointed. This is how a wide-net investigation is conducted in the early stage of a case. It only counts a few people. In the past, when a big case came out, they would sometimes have to investigate hundreds or even thousands, but it was nothing.
The money in Liang Meng's hand quickly decreased, but no one found anything suspicious. Yan Wu also searched around Zhao Qiu's house and surroundings, but found nothing.
"Sir, maybe Zhao Qiu was bitten on the road." Yan Wudao: "While walking along the way, I saw some bushes, which snakes also like."
Jian Yu nodded.
As long as it's not in a densely populated area, you can't control it. There are so many snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the mountains and forests, even if you try to provoke the King of Heaven, I can't save you.
Thinking that Bai Yue still had something to do, Jian Yu ordered them to leave when they saw that it was almost done. Those who got the money were happy, while those who didn't get the money were unhappy, but they didn't dare to complain.
Among the people who dispersed, Bai Yue saw a little boy of eleven or twelve years old. He was thin and small. He only wore a pair of cloth shoes in the winter with his toes exposed. His face was red from the cold and his clothes were made up of several layers of single clothes.
, patches next to patches.
He was short. He was blocked by a group of people when they were standing together, and Bai Yue didn't even see him. At this time, the crowd had almost dispersed, and he saw him looking at him timidly, hesitantly, as if he wanted to raise his hand.
The look of the hands.
Bai Yue sighed inwardly and took the purse from Liang Meng's hand. There were still some copper coins left in it, so she walked over.
"Little brother." Bai Yue knelt down in front of the little boy and said softly: "Is there anything you want to say?"
The little boy shrank back and nodded hesitantly.
"Then you say it." Bai Yue said: "You said it, no matter what it is, this money is for you."
Bai Yue put the money bag into the little boy's hand.
These copper coins should be a lot of wealth for the little boy. In fact, Bai Yue could give a little more, but she didn't dare. In a place like this, you give too much wealth to a person who has no ability to protect himself.
, is harming him rather than helping him.
The little boy looked at the money in his hand, but he did not show the joy that Bai Yue thought he had. Instead, he moved his lips and whispered something.
"What?" Bai Yue didn't hear clearly: "Speak louder, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong."
The little boy was encouraged. Although he was still scared, his voice was indeed a little louder. He said: "My grandma is missing."
Bai Yue was stunned for a moment: "When did your grandma disappear?"
"Yesterday." The little boy said with red eyes: "Last night, she didn't come back. She knew I was afraid of the dark, so she wouldn't not come back."
Jian Yu was also listening and stopped the gangster who hadn't left yet: "Do you know this child's grandma?"
Although the gangster didn't help much, he still took some money and was very satisfied. When he heard Jian Yu's call, he hurried over and said, "I know each other. We all live together. I know everyone I see when I look down."
Jian Yu nodded and asked him to continue.
The gangster said: "This child's name is Xia Jian, which means he was picked up in the summer. He lives with his grandmother, Mrs. Liu, in a shack not far ahead. He relies on his grandmother to wash and mend clothes for her, and he does odd jobs to make a living. However, his grandmother is missing.
I don’t know the matter.”
The gangster scratched his hair and exclaimed: "Sir, you don't know something. In our place, people come and go every day. We all don't have enough to eat. Who cares about others?"
It's very cold-blooded but very real. If you have friends and family, someone might look for him. No one would care about Xia Jian, an old man and a young boy who depend on each other for life.
Bai Yue wiped the child's face: "Okay, this situation is very important, sister will find out, okay?"
Xia Jian's eyes were red, but he didn't cry. He bit his lip and nodded.