The woman called Second Aunt put her hands on her hips and said righteously.
I don’t know why, looking at that second aunt, I felt inexplicably familiar, as if I had seen her somewhere before.
"Village Chief, Widow Liu is a major suspect. I suggest that she and her son be arrested as soon as possible for interrogation. If it is confirmed that she stole the turtle, she must not be leniently spared!"
At the second aunt's suggestion, the village chief thought for a moment and then nodded.
"Widow Liu, Second Aunt Zhao is right. I don't want to be rough with you. Just be obedient and don't resist. After we find out the truth of the matter, if it has nothing to do with you, I will let you two go!"
As he spoke, the village chief waved his hand, and several villagers who followed his instructions approached Widow Liu.
"Don't, don't come here!"
Widow Liu hugged the child in her arms, her face full of grief and anger.
The child had never seen such a formation before, and he was so frightened that he started crying.
"I swear, I have nothing to do with the disappearance of the turtle. Folks, please let us two go!"
Widow Liu said with tears in her eyes.
Several villagers looked unbearable, but the village chief did not say anything. They did not dare to say anything more and continued to approach with ropes.
Second Aunt Zhao stood there and snorted coldly, showing a look of contempt.
"etc!"
I couldn't stand it any longer, so I waved my hand to stop the villagers' actions.
"Now that the evidence has not been found, it is inappropriate to arrest others based solely on this lady's words, isn't it?"
The village chief was stunned and at a loss. The villagers also stopped, not daring to catch Widow Liu.
After all, I had just killed a female ghost, and now I had a high prestige among the villagers. The village chief did not expect me to speak for Widow Liu, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
"Master, what are you talking about? Widow Liu is the biggest suspect. I have often worked with her before and I heard her say it with my own ears..."
"Does what you say have to be credible?"
Aunt Zhao wanted to say something else, but I asked her directly.
"Even if Widow Liu is suspected, it's just your family's opinion. There is no evidence. Why arrest her?"
"this……"
Facing my question, Aunt Zhao was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute.
When Widow Liu saw this, she quickly ran over, took her child and knelt on the ground, and asked me for help again and again.
"Master, I am really wronged. I have nothing to do with the turtle's disappearance. Please save our mother and son!"
I walked forward, helped Widow Liu up, and said calmly: "Don't worry, no one dares to touch you as long as I'm here!"
As I said that, I glanced at Aunt Zhao.
Under my scrutiny, Aunt Zhao was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head, but I could still feel the resentment flashing in her eyes.
"Master, according to you, what should we do?"
The village chief came over and asked cautiously.
"Well, it's getting late now. You should let the villagers go back to bed first. As for Widow Liu, if you are worried, you can arrange for a few people to guard the door of her house, but they must not disturb the rest of mother and son."
I said calmly: "Tonight, I will go to this old well to check it out personally, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer tomorrow!"
The village chief was stunned and said quickly: "Master, there are countless innocent souls in that old well. Now that the turtle has lost its suppression, is it too dangerous for you to go down rashly?"
"What, you doubt my strength?"
I glanced at the village chief and said coldly.
"No, I didn't mean that..."
The village chief quickly explained: "I just think, wouldn't this be a bit too risky?"
"Do not worry,"
I waved my hand nonchalantly and said, "Since I dare to go down, I'm fully prepared. Go find me a set of ropes and a flashlight, and don't worry about the rest."
"Oh well……"
The village chief nodded, not daring to say anything more, and left one after another with the villagers.
After a while, the village chief came back, handed me what I needed, and then walked away.
At this time, Lonnie and I were the only ones left in the old house, and the surroundings suddenly became a little quiet.
"Ni, look at Aunt Zhao, does it feel familiar to you?"
After confirming that no one was around, I asked Lonnie.
"Well, I do feel that way. The first time I saw her, I felt very familiar, as if I had seen her before somewhere..."
"correct!"
Lonnie suddenly said: "Do you think she looks similar to Xiao Zhao?"
"You mean, the nanny from Gao Huihuang's family?"
"That's right!"
Lonnie nodded: "The manner and tone of their words, including their appearance, are somewhat similar..."
What Lonnie said was exactly what I was thinking. In fact, I had a little doubt just now, but now that I heard Lonnie say it herself, I confirmed this idea again.
When I met Xiao Zhao at Gao Huihuang's house, I felt that she was a little sneaky and seemed to be very wary of us. At that time, I felt a little strange.
Now that I met Aunt Zhao again in Tuyugou, I felt like I had thought of something, but the thought was ethereal and disappeared without a trace before it took shape.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter so much."
I dismissed the random thoughts in my mind and said to Lonnie: "As long as you go down the well and check, everything will come to light."
"After all, those innocent souls don't lie!"
With that said, I tied the rope around my waist and prepared to go down the well. Lonnie was originally going to go down with me, but I refused.
"Ni, just stay outside. If someone in the village has evil intentions, we won't be passive."
Lonnie is so smart. After hearing what I said, she immediately understood, so she didn't insist on it.
"Oh well……"
Lonnie said: "Xiao Chengzi, you must be careful. If you encounter danger, pull the rope quickly and I will go down to rescue you as soon as possible!"
"Um!"
I nodded, said nothing more, and asked Lonnie to tie the other end of the rope to the trunk of the sycamore tree. Then, cautiously, I got into the mouth of the well and began to descend slowly.
The mouth of the well was very narrow. I stuck my feet on both sides of the inner wall of the well, stretched out my hands, and let go of the rope every time I jumped down. After a while, I could gradually see the depths of the well.
The bottom of the well is very wide, nearly ten square meters by visual inspection. There is a layer of shallow water inside, probably only half a meter deep. You can clearly see the mud at the bottom of the well.
Finally, after nearly ten minutes, I was less than one meter away from the bottom of the well. When I raised my head, I saw that the mouth of the well was like a narrow hole, and not even Lonnie's shadow could be seen.
