After Zhang Fan and Yan Dong left the office, Zhang Fan first checked with the girl at the front desk for the exact location of the old sheepherder's house. After all, the forest was 500 acres. If the two of them walked aimlessly, they would waste a lot of time.
Through the girl at the front desk, I learned that the old sheepherder’s house was in the middle of the forest, slightly to the south.
After inquiring about the location, the two set off directly.
After entering the forest, Zhang Fan and Yan Dong were still very cautious, so they did not walk very fast. However, fortunately, they did not encounter danger until they saw the thatched hut that the girl at the front desk told them about.
In addition to this thatched house, there is also a fenced yard with a group of sheep in it.
"This should be the old man's house, right?" Yan Dong looked at Zhang Fan and asked.
"It should be..." Zhang Fan responded, "You didn't feel any weird smell from this thatched house, right?"
Zhang Fan didn't feel anything strange from this thatched house. He asked Yan Dong just to confirm.
"No." Yan Dong replied.
"Okay, let's go in and take a look." Zhang Fan said.
Yan Dong nodded slightly, and then the two of them passed through the fence gate and entered the yard directly. In addition to the sheep, there were several old hens in the yard.
Zhang Fan did not enter the house directly, but first took stock of the situation of the house. This thatched cottage was similar to an ordinary old bungalow in the countryside. It was divided into three rooms, the east room, the west room and the corridor room.
The glass in the west room was covered with a layer of newspapers, so you couldn't see what was going on inside the room. In the east room, there was an old man's figure with his back to Zhang Fan and the two of them. Judging from the back, he should be the old sheep herder.
"Since you're here, come in." At this time, the voice of the old sheepherder came from the house.
After Zhang Fan and Yan Dong looked at each other, they entered the hallway. The hallway had an ordinary cement floor and nothing else except a large stove and a coal stove. There was nothing weird about the hallway.
However, the west room with newspaper-sealed glass had a heavy wooden door, and it was locked tightly with a lock.
After Zhang Fan glanced at the wooden door of the west room, he and Yan Dong entered the east room. As the girl at the front desk said, the old sheepherder's house was indeed very clean. There were not many furniture, and they were all old furniture, but it was spotless.
Seeing the two people entering the house, Yan Dong patted the kang and said, "Sit down..."
Hearing this, Zhang Fan and Yan Dong sat down.
"Old man, tell me, why did you want to harm Wang Zhigang's family?" Zhang Fan said directly.
Although Zhang Fan didn't see anything from the old sheep herder, all the connections were in this old man. Zhang Fan felt that the old sheep herder was the culprit who harmed Wang Zhigang's family.
The old sheepherder sneered, but he did not hide it, but said directly: "Of course there is a grudge."
"Have a grudge?" Zhang Fan raised his eyebrows, "I observed the faces of Wang Zhiqiang's family. They have not done anything harmful to nature. Even if it hurts you, it is not irreversible, right?"
"Huh!" The old sheepherder snorted coldly, and his voice couldn't help but be a little excited, "The harm he did to me is irreparable. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have died!"
Hearing this, Zhang Fan and Yan Dong had thoughts on their faces at the same time.
There was a look of doubt, this old man was living a good life, why are we talking about death?
"Old man, I don't understand what you are saying." Zhang Fan said.
The old sheepherder glanced at Zhang Fan, but did not answer Zhang Fan's question, and then continued: "About thirty years ago, I went to Pingshan City from the south to do business and lost a lot of money. At that time, the land turned into desert.
It's not that serious. This is a market. When I came back, it was winter. I was so destitute that I wore a single coat and begged in the market. I hoped that the people in the market would give us money so that I could make ends meet.
I was buying some clothes to wear. It was extremely cold that day. I knelt on the ground for a long time. No one gave me any money, food or clothes. The indifference in my eyes made me laugh.
I’m heartbroken! You know, this is my hometown!”
The voice of the old sheepherder was full of anger,
"When the market ended, I found that my legs were frozen and I could no longer stand up. It was already snowing heavily and the temperature was very low. At this time, I saw Wang Zhigang riding a bicycle. I looked at him
I yelled and asked him to help me, but when he saw me, he rode his bicycle faster. Because of his lack of help, I froze to death in the market!" the old sheepherder continued.
"It was Wang Zhigang who ignored me and caused me to freeze to death, so I will freeze him and his family to death too!" the old sheepherder continued to say in a hateful voice.
Now, everything became clear. It turned out that the interesting murder of Wang Zhigang's family was the old sheepherder's way of repaying others with his own methods.
Zhang Fan took a look at the old sheep herder and saw that the old sheep herder's appearance and excitement did not seem like he was telling lies.
Although Zhang Fan didn't know that the old sheep herder who was still alive said that he was dead, Zhang Fan now saw this as an opportunity to get more information from the old sheep herder.
Simply, Zhang Fan asked: "Did you also cause those people who became crazy after entering the woods?"
The old sheepherder glanced at Zhang Fan, sneered and said: "I just called them to my place for a drink and spread some news to them. I didn't use any means against them.
The reason why they are as crazy as they are now is all because of their greed, they are the ones who harmed themselves, and it has nothing to do with me."
Drinking? Spreading some news? Zhang Fan couldn't help but frown slightly.
"What news did you spread to them?" Zhang Fan asked.
"About a kilometer away from my house on the north side, there is a tomb with a lot of gold and silver jewelry." The old sheepherder said bluntly.
"Is there really a grave pit?" Zhang Fan asked subconsciously.
"There really are grave pits, and there are really gold, silver and jewelry." said the old sheepherder.
"When I spread the news to them, I told them that the tomb was very dangerous, and they promised not to go there. However, after I left, driven by greed, they all went there without exception.
That grave pit and the madness they have become now are all caused by themselves, and they deserve it!" The old sheepherder's eyes narrowed slightly, and a sneer appeared on his face.
There was gloating in that smile, and there seemed to be a pleasure in revenge!
Those people also have a grudge against the old sheepherder? This was the thought that flashed through Zhang Fan's mind at this moment.