Gu Chen was overjoyed to see that Lao Mumu could become conscious so soon after the operation. He quickly walked up to Lao Mumu, tilted his head to Lao Mumu's mouth, and listened carefully to Lao Mumu's thoughts.
But after a long time, it still changed to the listening state. Officer Wang was also curious and said:
"Gu Chen, what did you hear?"
"Don't understand what he is saying?" Gu Chen stood up straight and sighed:
"What the old principal said was very vague. I don't know what he was talking about?"
"Maybe he wants to tell us something, maybe he is expressing pain unconsciously. Anyway, it feels like it may take some time before the old wood wakes up." Lu Weiwei said at the side.
Officer Wang also sighed and shook his head helplessly: "There is nothing we can do, we can only wait."
Gu Chen sighed softly and walked to the door again.
At this moment, the two police officers on guard also glanced at Gu Chen subconsciously.
In their eyes, they were more envious of Gu Chen, who could become the deputy director of the branch at such a young age.
After Gu Chen observed at the door for a while and saw that there was nothing unusual, he walked back into the ward.
Walking back and forth like this also allows your mind to move.
The two young police officers outside the door gathered together in private and whispered:
"This Gu Chen looks really young. He seems to be about the same age as us, right?"
"Yes, we are still an ordinary police officer now. He is already the deputy director of the Furong Branch of Jiangnan City Public Security Bureau. I heard that there are quite a few people in their branch. How did he get up there?"
"Maybe there's someone above? Who knows?"
"But it doesn't feel like it. When these people see Gu Chen, they are all respectful. Even when Senior Brother Lu Qiang sees Gu Chen, he has to tell him to take care of the situation. I feel that he has given him enough face."
"Does that mean they are capable?"
…
The two of them were also chatting incessantly, and they happened to be bumped into by Lu Qiang who was returning from smoking.
Lu Qing also said angrily: "What are you talking about here?"
"Oh, Senior Brother Lu?" Seeing Lu Qiang, a tall and thin police officer stood up quickly and also reported:
"We are discussing, who is suspicious in this aisle?"
"Yes, we are discussing this." Another strong police officer quickly agreed.
When Lu Qiang heard this, he immediately laughed out loud and said, "Don't be careless with me. I heard everything you just said."
"Hey." Seeing that he couldn't hide it from Lu Qiang, the tall and thin police officer also came to Lu Qiang's side and said:
"Senior Brother Lu, tell me, we are all of the same age, why can this Gu Chen be the deputy director? What skills does he have?"
"What ability does he have?" Seeing that the young police officer under his command would ask this question, Lu Qiang glared and said angrily:
"He is very capable. If he didn't have some ability, how could he become the deputy director?"
Shaking his fingers at the two of them respectively, Lu Qiang said again:
"You are just talking about what you are talking about every day. When you have time, learn more from Gu Chen."
"Yes, yes, that's what Senior Brother Lu said." Seeing Lu Qiang's temper, the tall and thin police officer quickly greeted him with a smile.
Lu Qiang sighed, pointed in the direction of the ward and asked, "What's going on inside?"
"Yes, it seems that the old man is somewhat conscious, and he can still say something in his mouth, but he just doesn't know what to say?"
"Okay." Hearing what the tall and thin police officer said, Lu Qiang also sighed softly, pointed at the two of them and reminded them:
"You continue to stay here and pay close attention to the people coming and going around you. I'll go in for a while."
"OK."
After a brief communication between the two parties, Lu Qiang gently opened the door handle of the ward and walked into the room cautiously.
Seeing Gu Chen and others sitting aside, Lu Qiang quickly stepped forward and asked softly:
"Gu Bureau, how is the situation here?"
"The old principal is somewhat conscious, but not enough to wake up. It may take some time to fully wake up," Gu Chen said.
"Harm!" After hearing Gu Chen's words, Lu Qiang also sighed heavily. After walking back and forth twice, he also said in a bad mood:
"There are so many strange things happening in Hemu Village, and the leaders of the municipal bureau are also a little angry."
"Now that there is such a big commotion and the rescue team has been dispatched, I don't know if Yuan Shasha and Yanzi can be found."
With a heavy sigh, Lu Qiang added: "Now, I can only place my hope on this old fool. I really hope he wakes up soon."
As soon as Lu Qiang finished speaking, Officer Wang quickly answered: "In my opinion, this old woodhead must have a lot of secrets hidden in his heart."
Looking around, Officer Wang continued: "We were also discussing just now, and we also made a detailed analysis of Lao Mu's situation."
"From the current point of view, the other party's attack on Lao Mu is definitely to shut up Lao Mu."
"Especially since Lao Mu has been pretending to be stupid in Hemu Village for so long. In our opinion, he may be trying to protect himself."
"Looking for self-protection?" Lu Qiang also raised his eyebrows after hearing Officer Wang's words.
Officer Wang on the side continued to nod and explained: "Normal people would not do this. After all, they have to live here all the time."
"But, have you ever thought about it? Why did Lao Mumu come into contact with them as soon as Yanzi returned to Hemu Village, and he seemed to be very familiar with them?"
"That's because they have a teacher-student relationship." Lu Qiang said.
Officer Wang waved his hand: "This may not be the reason. It is also very possible that after Yanzi returned to the village, he asked Lao Momo to find out some information."
"As for Lao Mumu, he also told Yanzi all these situations, which put Yanzi in danger."
"He was secretly kidnapped by some people. As for Lao Mu, maybe it was because he told Yan Zi some secrets that he was targeted and ended up in this situation."
"Is that so?" Seeing what Officer Wang said, Lu Qiang quickly looked at Gu Chen and Lu Weiwei and asked:
"What do you two mean?"
"Absolutely." Lu Weiwei agreed.
Lu Qiang frowned and said angrily: "It seems that the water in Hemu Village is a bit deep."
"By the way, Senior Brother Lu." As soon as Lu Qiang finished speaking, Gu Chen quickly asked him.
Lu Qiang said: "Gu Bureau, what do you want to ask?"
"Is there any news about those people hiking outdoors in Hemu Village?" Gu Chen said.
Lu Qiang shook his head: "For now, there is no news. I have asked the people over there to keep an eye on those people."
"They will notify me immediately once there is a situation with these people, but so far, I have not received any news about the group of outdoor hikers, so..."
With a heavy sigh, Lu Qiang also helplessly spread his hands: "So, for now, we still have to wait patiently."
"Okay." Seeing that the matter had come to this, Gu Chen also made a compromise.
After all, time can solve everything now.
…
…
All day long, everyone gathered around the ward, quietly waiting for Lao Mumu to wake up, but Lao Mumou remained in a coma.
He would say something from time to time, but it was difficult for everyone to hear a clear answer from Lao Mumu's mouth.
There are also police officers taking turns guarding around the hospital wards to prevent any suspects from approaching.
For Lao Mumu, he is now an important witness for the police and is related to the recent strange events in Hemu Village.
Therefore, no one dares to relax at all.
…
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At 8 o'clock in the evening, after everyone had had dinner, they came to the ward and watched the nurse change the intravenous drip for Lao Mu. Then everyone relaxed and sat casually on the seats around.
"Is there no news from Hemu Village yet?" Officer Wang was a little impatient and glanced at Lu Qiang.
Lu Qiang, who was holding his cell phone at the moment, also shook his head and sighed: "Not yet. It's strange over there in Hemu Village. Logically speaking, these outdoor hikers should have come down long ago, but so far, there has been no movement."
With a faint sigh, Lu Qiang continued:
"But there's no need to rush. Let's wait slowly. They will definitely come down the mountain as soon as it gets dark, otherwise they will have to stay on the mountain again."
"Besides, I estimate that their supplies are not enough and they will have to come down."
"Yeah." When Gu Chen heard this, he simply said "Yeah", but emphasized again:
"We can't just wait. If this group of people hasn't appeared tonight, then we must send people to search the mountains early tomorrow morning, especially to the waterfall, to see if these people are still there?
"
"Don't worry about that." Seeing what Gu Chen said, Lu Qiang nodded in confirmation:
"I'll have people go up the mountain to look for it early tomorrow morning."
"Ahem!"
As soon as Lu Qiang finished speaking, Lao Mu, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly coughed twice.
The sound of coughing immediately made everyone in the room nervous.
Everyone immediately gathered around to check the detailed condition of the old wood.
"Old principal, old principal, can you hear me?" Gu Chen kept calling to the old wood.
At this moment, Lao Mumu was also in a state of confusion, slowly opening his eyes and looking around with confusion.
When Gu Chen saw this, he quickly asked: "Old principal, do you still know me? If so, can you blink twice?"
Gu Chen knew that according to Lao Mumu's current condition, it seemed that it was quite difficult to speak, and his whole body was extremely weak.
However, just when Gu Chen gave up hope, Lao Mumu blinked twice in cooperation.
This shocked Lu Weiwei on the side. She quickly pointed to the old wood on the bed and said:
"He blinked, he blinked."
"I know, I saw it, Lu Weiwei, don't be so excited, or you may disturb others." Officer Wang on the side saw this and quickly reminded him.
"Okay, I understand." Lu Weiwei was a little too excited, so she quickly pulled Gu Chen and signaled Gu Chen to communicate with Lao Mumu again.
Seeing that Lao Mumu is also willing to cooperate, this shows that Lao Mumu is gradually regaining consciousness.
So Gu Chen slowly moved forward and continued to ask him: "Old principal, do you know who is attacking you?"
"If you know, just blink once. If you don't know, just blink twice?"
Just when Gu Chen finished speaking and was quietly waiting for Lao Mumu's reply, Lao Mumu was dazzled.
This dazzling sight made everyone gathered around his hospital bed disappointed.
"You don't know?" Lu Qiang sighed when he heard this, "But if you don't know, where will we find the murderer?"
Sighing heavily, Lu Qiang also looked helpless.
At this time, Lao Mumu coughed twice again and couldn't help chewing his lips.
When Gu Chen saw Lao Mumu's chapped lips, he immediately understood what Lao Mumu meant and hurriedly asked: "Do you want a drink of water?"
Seeing that Lao Mumu didn't respond, Gu Chen quickly said: "If you want to drink water, just blink once, if not, just blink twice."
As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lao Mumu blinked.
Seeing this, Lu Weiwei quickly volunteered: "I...I'll go fill you with water."
Turning around and coming to the water dispenser, Lu Weiwei immediately used a disposable paper cup to pour a glass of water for Lao Mu.
"Come on, Senior Sister Lu, help me find a cotton swab." Gu Chen reminded him after taking the water glass from Lu Weiwei's hand.
"Okay." Lu Weiwei did not hesitate and immediately found a cotton swab from the bedside table and handed it to Gu Chen.
Then, Gu Chen dipped a cotton swab in water and applied it evenly on Lao Mu's chapped lips.
After Gu Chen used a cotton swab to moisten Lao Mumu's lips, he began to lick them dryly.
This continued for several minutes, and the condition of the old wood seemed to gradually improve again, and he also moved his body.
"You still have to take oxygen now, don't move around." Officer Wang saw this and quickly reminded him.
Hearing Officer Wang's words, Lao Mumu also let out a weak groan: "I...I feel a little uncomfortable."
"What did you say?" When Lu Qiang heard this, he looked at Gu Chen and the others in disbelief, and quickly reminded him:
"Gu Ju, he... he seems to be talking?"
"Really." Seeing that Lao Mumu seemed to be gradually regaining consciousness, Gu Chen quickly put the water glass aside, approached Lao Mumu, and asked carefully: "Old principal, what's wrong with you?"
"Head, my head, so... so itchy." Although the voice was very weak, Gu Chen could barely hear it clearly.
So Gu Chen shrank back and looked at his head covered with straps. Gu Chen quickly explained:
"You just had surgery on your head not long ago, and the wound is not healed yet. It hurts a little and is itchy. That's normal. Don't worry about it."
"But, it feels so uncomfortable." After hearing Gu Chen's words, the old man continued to struggle.
It seemed that the pain from the wound made him feel uncomfortable all over.
With the stitches on the wound and the strapping, the old wood felt very uncomfortable.
"Be patient a little longer, we can't touch the wound." Gu Chen said.
"Okay, okay." With a weak tone, Lao Mu finally compromised.
Seeing that Lao Mumu was beginning to become more conscious when he spoke, Gu Chen also approached him and continued to ask him: "Old principal, there are some things we need to understand clearly from you. How were you attacked?"
Listening to Gu Chen's words, Lao Mumu frowned and seemed to have begun to fall into a state of recollection.
After a while, Lao Mumu also said hesitantly: "I remember that I went out for a walk at night and was about to go home, but at the door of my house, someone seemed to knock on me."
"Then……"
"Can you tell us the truth? Did someone really knock on the door of your home?" Gu Chen interrupted before Lao Mumu could finish his words.
He also seemed to have doubts about Lao Mumu's words.
Lao Mumu frowned slightly, seeming to feel the suspicion from Gu Chen.
After briefly calming down, he slowly asked: "Comrade police, what do you mean by asking?"
"You just need to tell us the truth, otherwise, it will be difficult for us to find the murderer who attacked you." Gu Chen also spoke concisely and told Lao Mumu in the simplest words.
Lao Mumu hesitated for a moment, then continued to reply: "Yes, I was attacked in front of my home."
"Then have you seen clearly what the people who attacked you look like?" Officer Wang couldn't wait to ask the question that everyone wanted to know the most.
However, Lao Mumu denied it and said: "I said, I...I rushed to the door and was knocked on."
"Then my vision went dark, and then I didn't know anything."
"But when I opened my eyes, I found that I was already here."
Sighing heavily to let his breathing become smoother, Lao Mu continued to ask:
"Where is this? Hospital? How did I get here?"
Listening to Lao Mumu's weak voice, Lu Qiang also sighed and said, "We found you in a vacant old house in Hemu Village, that is, in the cellar of the kitchen."
"At that time, you fell down under the cellar, with a lot of blood bleeding from your head."
Glancing in the direction of Gu Chen, Lu Qiang continued to explain: "If Officer Gu hadn't found you, rescued you and sent you to the hospital, I'm afraid you would have died by now."
"It turns out, ahem, it turns out that it was Officer Gu who saved me?" Seeing that it was Gu Chen who saved him, Lao Mumu said in a weak tone and said with great gratitude:
"Officer Gu, thank you, I thank you."
After hearing what the old man said, Gu Chen stretched out his hand and interrupted: "Let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you, are you keeping the key to the Yanzi family's old house?"
"Ah?" Gu Chen also asked this question suddenly, and Lao Mumu seemed not to be mentally prepared at all.
But soon, Lao Mumu denied it and said, "I...how do I have the key to Yanzi's house?"
"After Yanzi's grandma passed away, she rarely went home. The door of the old house was always locked. She was the only one who had the key. How could she be here with me?"
"Is what you said true?" Lu Weiwei asked again after hearing this.
Lao Mumu coughed twice and echoed: "No...that's right, everything I said is true."
"But……"
As soon as Lao Mumu finished speaking, Gu Chen continued to ask him: "But when we arrived at Hemu Village early in the morning, we found that all the luggage of Yanzi's family was missing."
"Moreover, the key to the door is locked, but those luggages have arrived at your home again."
"You...what did you say?" After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, the weak old man suddenly stared, as if he was a little unbelievable.
Lu Weiwei on the side continued: "It means that we found the luggage in the living room of your house that should have been in the room of Yanzi's old house."
"However, the door lock of Yanzi's old house has always been intact. It is obvious that it was opened with a key, and there is no sign that the door lock has even been broken."
With a faint sigh, Lu Weiwei continued: "Besides, Yanzi seems to have a better relationship with you in Hemu Village."
"We think it's okay for her to leave a key to her old house with you, right?"
"But you said, if the key to the swallow is not with you, then whose hand will it be?"
As soon as Lu Weiwei finished speaking, Lao Mumu, who was lying on the hospital bed, was speechless for a moment.
When Officer Wang saw this, he also sighed and said: "Old principal, although we don't know now, how many secrets you still have to hide from us."
"But we did find Yanzi's luggage at your house. You have to give us an explanation, right?"
"That is, why were those luggage transferred from Yanzi's house to your house?"
"Did you carry it here by yourself? Or was it carried here by someone?"
"But how come the other party has the key? Or is it that the key to Yanzi's old house was actually obtained from you?"
Faced with Officer Wang's continuous questions, Lao Mumu seemed to be confused and felt a little incredible.
It can be seen that when everyone looked at him with strange eyes, Lao Mumu was stunned, and sighed and said:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay, I admit, I do have a key to the Yanzi family's old house."
"Harmful!" Seeing that Lao Mu finally admitted, Lu Weiwei said angrily: "Then why did you hide it just now?"
"The key is with you, why do you need to hide it?"
"It's Yan Zi who didn't let me say it." Lao Mumu said in a weak tone.
When Gu Chen heard this, he also stepped forward and asked: "When did Yanzi give you the key to the old house? Did Yanzi leave Hemu Village after Grandma Yanzi passed away? Or did Yanzi give it to you when he came back this time?"
"
"You gave it to me when you came back this time." As soon as Gu Chen finished speaking, Lao Mumu, who was lying on the hospital bed, replied.
Gu Chen frowned: "I gave it to you when I came back this time? Did she say anything to you?"
"Ahem." After coughing twice, Lao Mumu continued to speak slowly in his weak tone:
"When Yanzi came back this time, she met me in the village and chatted with me about some things, including her recent situation and the recent situation in our village."
"Yanzi and I have a teacher-student relationship, so we are all very familiar with each other."
"And Yanzi also took out the key to her old house and gave it to me, saying she wanted me to keep it."
"Because she trusted me, she let me keep the key."
"What happened next? Did she say anything more to you?" Lu Weiwei heard this and continued to ask.
Lao Mumu sighed heavily and also denied it and said: "Later? Didn't you say anything?"
"I asked Yanzi how long she plans to stay when she comes back this time. Yanzi said she might stay for a while, but she didn't tell me the specific time. I guessed it would be a week."
"After all, this is where Yanzi grew up."
"Although the grandmother who adopted her has passed away and she has no relatives here, she still has feelings for the old house."
"She told me that she was a little tired from work and wanted to come back and relax."
"Then, when she saw the situation at home, she felt a little sad, so she handed me the key and told me to help look after the house after she left."
"Then what did you say?" After listening to Lao Mumu's words, Gu Chen asked again.
Lao Mumu sighed and said slowly: "What else can I say? Yanzi asked me to keep the key, so I will keep it for her temporarily."
"But Yanzi told me that it was best not to let other people know about keeping the keys to her old house, so I agreed."
"I feel like this is completely unnecessary, but when it comes to swallows, it always feels weird."
"What's weird?" Lu Qiang asked.
"I don't know either." Lao Mumu sighed and continued to reply:
"Anyway, Yanzi came back this time just to relax. Then, I don't know where she went after that?"
"But her luggage is still in the room, which is incredible."
"But it's not easy for me to look for her. She has her own hands and feet, and this is her home. She will come back on her own."
"But it wasn't until you came to Hemu Village and talked about their disappearance that I gradually realized that the two of them might have really disappeared."
"Okay." Listening to what Lao Mu said, Lu Weiwei nodded silently and continued to ask:
"So after you were knocked unconscious, do you really have no memory of what happened next?"
"I don't know." Feeling that this was a bit embarrassing for him, Lao Mumu said helplessly:
"As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw you guys. I don't know the rest at all."
After a pause, Lao Mumu said in pain: "Right now, I feel like my head is about to explode. It hurts and I feel dizzy. I can even see Venus in front of my eyes."
"Besides, my head feels so itchy and painful, really painful."
While saying these words, Lao Mumu's breathing began to become rapid.
I realized that everyone was asking too many questions, and they were too urgent.
The old wood that has not fully recovered caused some painful feelings.
So Gu Chen slowed down his questioning pace and said comfortingly: "Let's talk slowly, don't rush."
After a pause, Gu Chen continued to ask: "I want to know now, why are you pretending to be stupid in Hemu Village? Do you have something to hide?"
"Ah?" Seeing that the question Gu Chen asked was the question that he had explained to Gu Chen before, Lao Mumu was a little angry, and sighed heavily and said:
"Comrade police, didn't I tell you that day? I don't want to communicate with the villagers. I have nothing to do with them..."
"Not necessarily?"
Before Lao Mumu could finish speaking, Gu Chen interrupted directly.
"What do you mean?" It seemed that he didn't quite understand what Gu Chen meant, and Lao Mumu also frowned.
Also, in order to take care of Lao Mumu's speaking tone, Gu Chen slowed down his tone and continued to ask:
"You said you didn't want to communicate with the villagers, but you need to know that you were attacked. Through trace investigation, we found that there was more than one person."
"This shows that there were at least two people who took you to the cellar. But, do these two people have any other accomplices? I think there may be."
"But there shouldn't be many people who know the cellar of this vacant old house in Hemu Village, right? They should be people from your village, right?"
"But more than one person participated in the attack on you, and they even tried to kill you."
Gu Chen was also emotional when he said this.
Lao Mumu, who was lying on the hospital bed, was also confused at this moment, and seemed to be embarrassed by Gu Chen's lecture.
"Old principal." Gu Chen sighed softly and continued: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"That is, the person who attacked you is most likely from the village, and there are more than one."
"What if you said that you have no conflicts with the villagers and don't even want to communicate with them? Maybe I would believe it beforehand."
"But now, someone wants to kill you, and even does it so viciously, do you still want to hide it?"
"Don't you want to find out the murderer who wants to kill you?"
It was also Gu Chen's series of questions that probed the depths of his soul.
Lao Mumu seemed to have tears in his eyes at this moment.
My nose was sore, but I just refused to speak.
Seeing that Lao Mumu remained silent at this moment, Lu Qiang and Officer Wang looked at each other and seemed to guess the key to the problem.
That was Gu Chen's question just now, which seemed to have penetrated Lao Mu's inner defense.
If we say that everyone was suspicious of old wood before, it was just at the level of suspicion.
So now, Gu Chen's question seems to be the answer, but the other party refuses to respond.
Maybe they want to keep hiding it, but at this moment, everyone can't wait any longer.
Lu Weiwei was also the first to ask: "Old principal, when is it? Do you want to keep the secret in your heart like this?"
"The other party has already taken action against you and has murderous intentions against you. If you don't say anything, isn't it equivalent to helping those murderers and helping them escape the sanctions of the law? What are you waiting for?"
After the words fell, Lao Mumu, who was lying on the hospital bed, had tears in his eyes, but still refused to speak.
Officer Wang held his forehead with one hand and said angrily: "Let me tell you, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? In that case, you and those who attacked you."
"In other words, those who want to kill you are actually in the same group?"
"Is the reason why you refuse to tell me something because you have something in the other party's hands?"
"Don't ask, I won't tell." Officer Wang's provocation method seemed to have some effect.
After hearing Officer Wang's words, Lao Mumu's whole mood seemed to become extremely unstable.
When Lu Qiang saw this, he also saw the clues, so he hurriedly leaned into Lao Mumu's ear and asked in a low voice:
"Old principal, have you made any mistakes before? If so, then as the principal, you should have the courage to take responsibility."
"We are not saints and we all make mistakes. This is human nature. However, are you really willing to be blackmailed all the time?"
Seeing that Lao Mumu still refused to say anything, Lu Qiang also sighed and said angrily:
"Can I think now that you have actually known for a long time that someone wants to harm you? But things have already happened, but you are unwilling to tell the truth."
"You did this because you actually wanted to protect the murderers, right?"
