The person called the village chief is a middle-aged man, in his forties, with half white hair, a strong body, and a pipe in his mouth.
Not lit.
"Young man, let me tell you, don't just bring a body and say it's from our village."
The man frowned, looking bored and unhappy.
In recent years, more and more young people have left the village, and they are unwilling to come back. Only the elderly are left. If there is another murder case and the patrol department comes, Long'ao Village will lose even its last bit of reputation.
"Aren't there a few more? Maybe they know each other."
Li Kui said coldly.
"As you said..."
As if a sensitive nerve had been touched, the village chief almost jumped up, his face flushed with excitement. But when he saw Li Kui's eyes, a sudden fear arose in his heart, and the rest of the words were stuck in his throat and could not be said.
Then he felt shameless, snorted coldly, stood up and squatted in a small corner outside. He took out a match from his pocket, lit the tobacco, and took a deep breath of dry tobacco. Dark white smoke poured out from his mouth and nose, and he couldn't help but look at Xu.
Zhao glanced away, feeling resentful in his heart.
If you don't do anything for the village, you'll cause trouble for me when you come back.
You also put other people's bodies in your grandfather's mourning hall, thank you for doing that!
Disaster!
"Why are you staring at me for no reason? Are you provoking me?"
Xu Zhao felt confused.
Little did he know that the village chief did not want to destroy Long'ao Village because of the murder. Few young people were willing to come back. If something like this happened again, when the lonely old man in the village died, Long'ao Village would probably be destroyed.
Completely dead!
at this time.
Bang.
A villager knocked on the brazier on the ground, which immediately attracted everyone's attention and forced a smile on his face: "Sorry, sorry."
"Please pay attention to the mourning hall!"
The village chief is like a firecracker, he fires up at the drop of a hat.
Li Kui stood opposite the coffin. Everyone's first reaction when seeing the female corpse would be that there was something wrong with this man, but it wasn't him.
Suddenly, an honest-looking man walked in. His eyes were a little confused. From time to time, he turned to look at the villagers who had just left, and then walked to the coffin nervously.
The pupils shrank suddenly, and the calloused palms trembled little by little as they grasped the coffin wall, closing their eyes and not daring to look any further.
After a while, the first thing he saw when he raised his head was Li Kui's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. The fear that arose spontaneously rose to the extreme in his heart.
Tear!
color.
Dirty blood spilled into the air, and the man's neck rolled to the ground.
"ah!!!"
The man was so frightened that he fell to the ground and touched his neck in panic. Only then did he realize that he had not been beheaded. Cold sweat instantly covered his face. He looked at Li Kui with such fear that he was trembling and speechless.
"Fugui, what's wrong with you?"
The village chief rushed in immediately, looked at Xu Fugui, and then looked at Li Kui doubtfully.
"Uncle Fugui, do you know her?"
Xu Zhao asked with a frown.
"No, I don't know him. I was scared by this person just as I was about to leave!" Xu Fugui stammered.
At this moment.
In the small mourning hall, everyone had different expressions.
Xu Zhao looked at Li Kui doubtfully; the village chief stared at Xu Fugui; Xu Fugui stared at Li Kui with wide eyes, not daring to look at the coffin; Li Kui had a slight smile on his lips and a kind face.
"Since no one knows her, can you let her stay here for a few days, wait until the first seven days are over, and then let the patrol department people handle it."
Li Kui said calmly.
A brief silence.
"Okay, of course."
Xu Zhao glanced at the dead female corpse and gave an affirmative reply.
"Well, let's do that."
The village chief took a long drag on his cigarette and stared at Xu Fugui.
"Village Chief, I'm going home first. I still have some unfinished work at home."
Xu Fugui's eyes were evasive, and he slipped out of the mourning hall as if he were applying oil to his feet. He slipped out of the crowd and disappeared.
"You!"
The village chief glared at Xu Zhao again, grabbed his pipe and stepped out.
then.
The villagers who were gathered around the door also left one after another under the urging of the village chief.
Things here have come to an end for now.
…………
"I may have to bother you for a few more days."
Li Kui said with a smile.
Xu Zhao didn't answer. He went out and closed the door first, then ran in, stood in front of Li Kui and asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Li Kui!"
Li Kui said seriously.
"My name is Xu Zhao."
After Xu Zhao finished speaking, he gave himself a slap, and continued to question: "What is your purpose? What is your purpose in coming to Long'ao Village? Why did you go into the mountain in the first place? Who are you?"
!”
"I don't have any purpose, ordinary people!"
Li Kui looked at Xu Zhao and suddenly gave him a slap in the face, his expression suddenly became a little stunned, and then he couldn't help but laugh twice.
"Ordinary people? Can ordinary people be as calm and calm as you?"
Xu Zhao didn't believe it.
He still remembered the way Li Kui stood at the door with the female corpse on his back last night.
"Didn't you see that she was unwilling to die?"
Li Kui turned back and sat on the wooden bench. He had just taken out a cigarette and wanted to light it, but then he pinned it to his ear as if he remembered something.
"So you want to seek justice for her?"
Xu Zhao remembered Xu Fugui's performance just now and asked hesitantly.
"No." Li Kui shook his head, "I will stay here for five days."
"..."
Xu Zhao opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
‘Ask, keep asking, Xu Zhao.’ The villain in my heart hates the iron.
"Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."
Li Kui said.
"Then do you think there's something wrong with Uncle Fugui?"
Xu Zhao licked his lips: "Among the big guys who came in just now, he was the only one who had such a big reaction."
"Do you think there's something wrong with him?"
Li Kui asked back.
"I have no idea."
Xu Zhao shook his head and then said: "Uncle Fugui, he is very honest and often helps people in the village. I don't think he is a bad person."
"If a person looks honest, does that mean he is a good person?"
Li Kui said with a smile.
Xu Zhao was speechless.
After all, he has read books, been to big cities, suffered hardships, and experienced the warmth and warmth of human relationships. He knows that people can't just look at the surface.
"Do you have any food at home? I've been working hard all morning and I'll cook a few dishes for us to eat together."
Li Kui took the initiative to change the topic.
"have!"
Xu Zhao nodded.
…
…
Night falls.
If it weren't for the occasional lights in Long'ao Village, no one would have discovered that there was a village hidden in this mountain.
Coffin shop.
Li Kui seemed to have fallen asleep on the wooden bed he had set up, snoring slightly.
Suddenly, there was a slight sound of someone coming downstairs.
Then he saw Xu Zhao tiptoeing down holding a bunch of potted plants. He first looked at Li Kui with vigilant eyes to make sure he hadn't woken him up. He breathed a sigh of relief, then walked slowly to the coffin and slowly squatted down.
.
He took out the wine glass and knife from his pocket, looked at the palm of his hand, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally closed his eyes, put the blade of the knife on his palm and cut hard, and instantly the bright red blood came out.
Xu Zhao didn't dare to delay and quickly took the wine glass.
It's just that he didn't notice it at this time.
The originally white petals of the potted plant placed at my feet suddenly turned scarlet at some point.