The middle-aged man at the next table who was drinking tea and listening to the scholar tell stories, looked over when he heard this topic, and then sighed and said: "What can I do if I heard about it? Apart from adding trouble, it still adds trouble."
He didn't want to say more about it.
But someone is willing to say it.
Hearing this topic, he jumped in. "Not only heard about it? He came back and set off firecrackers in front of his house. He set off firecrackers worth ten taels of silver, and they went off for a long time."
"Isn't that good? I heard that he was setting off firecrackers and yelling loudly at the same time, yelling that the government had cleared him and he had to celebrate." Someone else also took up the topic.
Others also joined in, shaking their heads and saying: "I don't know what kind of world this is. The common people obviously knew that he was the real murderer, but the government arrested him and interrogated him for half a year, then said he was innocent and released him... well."
"Alas," another person sighed and said, "Now that's better. All the families with daughters in the town were frightened half to death. They locked the daughters in their homes and refused to let them go anywhere. . It makes people panic."
When Di Ying heard this, he responded at the right time: "Why do the common people know it's him? If it was really so obvious, the government wouldn't dare to blatantly let people go, right?"
"Hey, you're not a local here, are you? You look so cute. Don't you know that this matter has been spread all over our town. They say that our people have sharp eyes, but the government is like this If we do it, what can we do?"
"Well, let's not talk about the few girls who died inexplicably before, let's just talk about the one a week ago. That's two more, right? Just one more died. I heard this, but the clues left behind There are quite a few.”
"Yes, it has spread everywhere. Some people clearly saw Wang Hongmin driving a bullock cart to pick up the girl in the evening of that day. That night, the girl's body was found in the woods outside the town. Found."
"It wasn't that night, it was the early morning of the next day. The girl died miserably, and she was buried head and foot in the soil like an onion. When she dug it out, I took a look... There was no body. He has a different appearance."
"That's right, it was discovered by a boy who was about to go to a private school in the morning of the next day. The girl's feet were not buried and were still pointing toward the sky. After that, someone said: In the early morning, I saw Wang Hongmin's ox cart parked in the woods."
"Yes! Later, some people had the courage to peek at Wang Hongmin's oxcart. I heard that there were long hair and blood stains on the oxcart."
"What's wrong with those? Hey, Wang Hongmin said that his bullock cart was borrowed by someone that day, and he didn't even know what happened."
"But he said that the ox cart was borrowed by his friend, so it should be his friend who did it, right? The government also asked his friend about it. The person said that he admitted to borrowing the ox cart, but he didn't It was borrowed on the first day, not the day when the girl's accident happened."
"Tsk, tsk, Wang Hongmin, the liar, didn't even confess to a pair of his friends?"
"What's right? Why is it right? It's impossible for my friend to admit it, right? Otherwise, he would be the real murderer. Who dares to take the blame for this murder?"
"Actually, we originally thought that Wang Hongmin would definitely be immune this time. Someone said that he had been seen coming back from the town in the middle of the night with blood on his body. But... his mother-in-law testified that he was Always sleeping at home.”
"Oh, what's so strange about this? My family must be helping my family. But this testimony is actually valid? It's also strange."
"Hey, tell me, does our Youqu Town really live up to its name? A girl dies every two years, and they all die miserably, but not a single murderer has been caught. But, isn’t it quite...evil?"
"Yes, it's quite evil... However, the fact that a girl dies every two years started after Wang Hongmin returned from the army. But our town is called Youqu Town, and everyone calls it "Shanghai". It’s been a hundred years.”
"That's right, don't talk nonsense. You're making goosebumps rise on my back. I'm telling you, don't be so mean. You're so frightening that I almost want to move." "
"Hahaha, you are the only one who is timid. In fact, this is really weird, and it really fits the name of our town."
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you anymore. The more I talk about it, the scarier she gets. I'll go back and watch my daughter, don't run away like crazy again."
As the man said this, he paid the tea bill and ran out.
Seeing that they had nothing to say, the remaining people also left the teahouse one after another.
Peng Liang got up and left the teahouse, and went to find someone else to inquire about the matter.
Di Ying sat still.
He sipped the tea slowly, thinking rapidly in his mind.
If the so-called "hearings" are true, then Wang Hongmin is indeed suspected of committing the crime.
But even if those are true, after all, no one saw Wang Hongmin commit the crime with his own eyes.
Wang Hongmin can escape no matter what.
To be honest, not all people who have served in the military are good. No matter where you are, there will be good and bad. The military is just a place where there are relatively more good people.
It is normal for bamboo shoots to appear occasionally.
In particular, many of the troops in the country are still led by the Wu family or people who are closely related to them. If the upper beam is not straight, how can the lower beam not be crooked?
But is the real murderer really Wang Hongmin?
Di Ying likes to hear rumors, but rarely believes in them.
There are many rumors in the market that are distorted. It would be good to hear one or two sentences that are true and useful.
It has almost become a normal phenomenon for people to spread rumors, exaggerate facts, or even make up facts in gossip.
What Di Ying has to do is to listen here and there, and after listening, filter out what is really useful.
At this time, Gong Shiba came back.
As soon as he sat down, he downed three large bowls of tea.
Just when Di Ying was wondering if his stomach would be burst, Gong Shiba revealed the information he had learned in one breath.
"There is only one veteran in the town who has returned from the service. He is about forty years old, lean and strong. He is in the same type of soldier as I was - a scout.
Seven days ago, the body of an 8-year-old girl was found in the woods in the northwest of Youqu Town. Tortured to death... It is said that the death was very miserable.
The murderer also dug a straight hole and planted him head down in the mud. Just because his two feet were not covered, he was discovered early in the morning by a 12-year-old boy who was studying in a private school. "
