Chapter 485 Almost Collapsed

The Hengli Mountains are 400 kilometers long and lie between Ruicheng and Bagan like a natural chasm, dividing this land into two countries.

If the boundaries are accurately drawn, the tributaries of the Ruijiang River are the boundary monuments, with Huaxia to the north of the river and Bagan to the south of the river.

Water is the source of all things, so Yuluo Village was built on a tributary of the Ruijiang River. It is located in a valley deep in the Hengli Mountains, surrounded by mountains on three sides.

Compared with the villages I visited in Yicheng before, Yuluo Village is more isolated from the world. No outsiders come at all, and the people inside don't go out. Yushu who goes out to do shopping will occasionally show up in the town.

Is it true that no one goes out to live? No, every few years when one or two leave is considered a major event in the village, and the whole village has to see them off. Over the past few decades, the number of people who have left can be counted on one hand.

These are what Yushu said on the road. Despite his reluctance when he was in the town, after gradually getting to know him, Chen Yi found that he was a quite talkative young man, not introverted.

Perhaps this is why the village asked him to go shopping, so that he could communicate with people outside easily.

There was a lot of cargo on the horse. In order to take care of Chen Yi and the others, Yushu moved most of the cargo to his own horse, which made the three of them have a good impression of him.

Chen Yi also felt that he might have been overthinking it. Han Yuedong's injury might have been an accident. After all, the mountain road to Yuluo Village was indeed very rugged, and people who were not familiar with riding horses would fall off if they were not careful.

"Ashu, do you know Tu Xiangnan?" Chen Yi asked as the group walked slowly.

Yushu in front turned back: "Tu Xiangnan? Never heard of it."

Chen Yi snorted: "I heard that Yuzhai is the birthplace of jade in China, and you can pick up one while walking around. Is it true?"

Yushu smiled: "It's true, leader, you don't want to go in to pick up jade, do you?"

Chen Yicheng rode closer and said, "Of course not. Can you tell me about Yuzhai? Why is it said to be the birthplace of jade in China?"

Yushu didn't have any taboos, so he talked about it.

It is actually a bit exaggerated to say that Yuzhai is the birthplace of domestic jadeite. It was only the first stop for Bagan jadeite to enter the country. It was more like a warehouse transfer station. The jadeite first went from Bagan to Yuzhai, and then from Yuzhai to the whole country.

At that time, transportation was very underdeveloped and basically relied on horses and livestock, so Yuzhai, which was the closest in a straight line, became the transit point for transporting jade.

Nowadays, cars are widely used and all roads have been repaired. Although it is a long way around, it takes less time and is more convenient, so Yuzhai is gradually forgotten by people.

As for whether you can pick up jade, you definitely can.

The passing geese leave behind traces, and the passing winds leave traces. Thousands of tons of rough stones once stayed in Yuzhai. Some were broken and cut on site, and some were thrown away. Even if you clean up the garbage, it is impossible to clean it, let alone perfect it. The stone blends into the village.

Even the foundation and walls of the village are made of raw jade stones, which are of very poor quality. Now if you take a piece off and sell it, it can be sold for dozens or hundreds of dollars.

The value of jade has continued to rise since its development. It was not valuable before, but now it is very valuable.

Therefore, it is not a false rumor that you can pick up jade by taking a walk in Yuzhai.

This is the gap between the times. What was once trash has become treasure. Yuzhai doesn't care about this. He can't tear down the house and road and sell it for money.

Besides, it wouldn’t fetch much money.

After listening to Yushu's words, Chen Yi felt quite awe-inspiring towards Yuluo Village. A village made of jade... Can you believe it? It's a rich man.

"Is it possible to find a good one?" he asked.

Yushu: "Okay? How good?"

Chen Yi: "Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands?"

"Haha." Yushu was overjoyed, "How is it possible? With such good jade, it is still the turn of outsiders to pick it up."

Chen Yi understood what he meant. From Bagan to Yuzhai, and from Yuzhai to China, the quality of the stones has already passed through layers of screening. Even if there are occasional omissions, the people of Yuzhai village will not be able to keep them.

However, there is no 100% guarantee for anything with gambling properties. Even gold may be covered in dust.

"There must be a few inconspicuous ones lying in a corner. No one has noticed. They are actually very expensive. What do you think, Ashu?" Chen Yi joked.

Yushu did not deny it, nodded and said: "Maybe there is, unless it glows at night, it will definitely not be found. Why don't I lead you to look for it?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "If you find it, it belongs to me?"

Hearing this, Yushu's heart was pounding and he didn't dare to promise anymore: "I...I won't count what I said, I have to ask the village chief."

As we chatted, we came to a narrow mountain road ahead, which turned in a U-shape into the depths. Below was a bottomless cliff, and the protruding gentle slope gave those passing by a small sense of security.

Chen Yi suppressed his smile. This is where Han Yuedong fell off his horse and was injured.

The three of them looked at each other, alert, focusing on Yushu in front of them, ready to jump off the horse at any time.

"Leader." Yushu suddenly stopped at this time, "The previous leader fell from here. Let's lead the horse over. It's quite dangerous."

Chen Yi remained silent, obeyed the advice, got off his horse, chose to follow Yushu on foot, and passed the corner of the mountain road safely.

The front suddenly opened up, the mountain road was much wider, and the safety was greatly improved. Even if the horses were frightened, they would have time to react.

Occasionally, animals pass by in the mountains and forests, which adds to the fun of the journey.

"Are you thinking too much?"

Chen Yi's doubts about Yushu were reduced again. He was a simple young man and could not see those messy thoughts.

The criminal police suspect everything. Since suspicion is a possibility of misjudgment, investigating a case requires countless trial and error.

More than an hour after entering the mountain, a flat and refreshing forest appeared. Yushu suggested taking a rest before continuing on the road, and Chen Yi agreed.

Several people sat on the grass, smelling the fragrance of plants and soil, breathing smoothly, and feeling much better.

"Is Ah Shu married?" He Shixin drank water and asked about Yushu's personal situation.

Hearing this, the young man was rarely shy and said, "Not yet, my father told me about a sister, and we will meet in a while."

"Oh?" Several people gossiped, and He Shixin sincerely wished: "Congratulations, it's a pity that if you get married in the next two days, I can still drink your wedding wine."

Qin Fei smiled and said, "How does he look?"

Being stared at by three people, Yushu was even more embarrassed: "Very fair and good-looking."

Seeing that Yushu's face began to turn red, He Shixin stopped teasing him. This child in the mountain village gave people a very pure sense of sincerity. There was no purpose of interest in the communication, and both sides were very comfortable.

"I'll pick some fruit for you. They're delicious. Wait." Yushu left as if he was escaping, and the three of them suddenly found it interesting.

Looking at Yushu's back, He Shixin whispered: "From the part, the whole, Yuluo Village should not be as complicated as we suspect. The possibility of gaining something in this direction is estimated to be small."

Chen Yi nodded slightly: "Maybe, it's good, let's just treat it as a travel experience."

Yushu returned quickly, holding a few green fruits in his hand, washed them with water from the horse, and handed them over one by one.

He handed them to He Shixin and Qin Fei first, then picked a big one in his hand and handed it to Chen Yi, turning the fruit over while picking it.

Although Chen Yi basically dispelled his doubts about Yushu, it did not mean that he completely lost his vigilance. Even during the joking conversation just now, he was always paying attention to Yushu's expression, not to mention the other party's subtle movements.

This fruit may be specially for him.

Watching the three people eating with big mouthfuls, He Shixin praised the sweetness and deliciousness. Chen Yi looked down and observed that the back of the green fruit was slightly white, which was inconspicuous compared to other green wild fruits.

"Leader, why don't you eat it? It's delicious."

Yu Shu chewed the wild fruit, and seeing Chen Yi didn't move, he asked in confusion.

Chen Yi thought for a moment and handed the wild fruit in his hand over: "You eat it."

Yu Shu's chewing action stopped abruptly. After a short daze, he waved his hand quickly: "I'll just eat one, leader, you try it, it's not available outside, it's very thirst-quenching, right, brother?"

When he said the last sentence, he looked at He Shixin.

He Shixin nodded in agreement: "It's really good, you try it."

Chen Yi smiled and didn't take his hand back: "I don't really want to eat it, Ah Shu, come on, you eat it."

Yu Shu shook his head: "I'll just eat one."

Chen Yi's smile slowly faded, and his tone was cold: "I let you eat it!"

The sudden change made the breeze in the mountain cold. He Shixin and Qin Fei reacted immediately, and suddenly looked down at the wild fruit in their hands, and spit out all the fruit that they hadn't swallowed.

Then, they stood up and surrounded Yu Shu with ugly faces.

Yu Shu was startled: "Why...why...what's wrong?"

He Shixin said coldly: "Is there something wrong with the fruit?"

Yu Shu swallowed the fruit in his mouth and said blankly: "What's the problem? I tasted good, yours is not ripe?"

He was indeed eating, He Shixin frowned and turned to look at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi also stood up and walked over, handing the wild fruit to Yu Shu's mouth: "Eat this."

Yu Shu subconsciously raised his head and retreated, smiling: "I... I won't eat it, I'll just eat one."

"Do you want to eat it?" Chen Yi narrowed his eyes.

Yu Shu was angry: "I said I won't eat it, why are you doing this! I kindly brought you into the village and picked fruits for you to eat, but you still bully me! What kind of leader are you?"

He was about to stand up, but Qin Fei reached out and pushed him back: "Don't move."

Chen Yi squatted down, looked at the young man in front of him and said: "Just now you picked a different one for me, and now you don't dare to eat it. Do you think the police are all fools?"

Fortunately, Han Yuedong was not there, and he was suspected of scolding him.

After hearing this, He Shixin picked up the fruit in Chen Yi's hand and observed it. He did find that it was different. The color was wrong and the shape was slightly different.

"Yushu! What is this?!" He Shixin questioned, "Don't deny it, do you dare to eat it?! Poisoning is legally responsible, and you poisoned the police! You don't want to get married, right?!"

Yushu lowered his head, and seeing that it was impossible to fool him, he said: "It's not poisonous, it's just... similar to croton, if you eat it, you will have severe diarrhea and weakness."

"Huh?"

He Shixin's expression was a little interesting. If Chen Yi had taken a bite just now, he would have diarrhea.

Eating wild fruits in the mountains and forests is risky. It is common to go to the hospital for diarrhea and poisoning. At that time, it is not certain that there is something wrong with the fruit handed by Yushu.

It is impossible to enter the village, and you must return the same way.

Chen Yi stood up and looked down at Yu Shu: "The last person fell off the horse, did you do it too?"

Yu Shu whispered: "No, he fell by himself. I won't do it if it's so dangerous. What if someone dies?"

Chen Yi: "You were going to give him fruit to eat, but you didn't expect him to get injured in advance?"

Yu Shu: "Hmm..."

This statement is credible, but it cannot be verified. It depends on the motive.

If the police entering the village has a great impact on Yushu, so much that they are willing to kill people, then the problem will be serious.

If the police entering the village will not have much impact on Yushu, then using diarrhea to try to stop it would make sense.

Chen Yi had a good impression of this young man and was more willing to believe the second scenario.

"Why are we prevented from entering the village?" Chen Yi asked the key question.

Yushu grimaced: "Our village doesn't allow outsiders to enter. If you insist on going, I can't help it. If the village chief knows that I bring outsiders into the village, he will definitely scold me."

Chen Yi didn't believe it: "Can't you just refuse sternly? How can I force you?"

Yushu felt aggrieved: "Uncle Shao is very good to us, and everyone in the town respects him. I...I am embarrassed to refuse. I will have to purchase goods all year round in the future."

Chen Yi thought about his logic. Does it make sense?

I was very reluctant to bring people into the village, but I had to do so because of Lao Shao, and then tampered with people on the way to make the people who entered the village return without success.

In this way, outsiders will be prevented from entering the village, and Lao Shao will not be offended.

Does that seem to make sense?

"Is it that simple?"

"It's that simple. Why did you come to the village? There is nothing interesting in our village. It can't be to catch bad people, right?" Yushu was quite depressed about this question and raised it again.

Chen Yidao: "We won't know until we investigate the case to see if there are any bad guys."

"Investigating a case?" Yushu still couldn't understand, "What case is there in our village? No one has gone out."

Chen Yi: "Are there any outsiders going in?"

Yushu: "No."

Chen Yi stared at him: "Are you sure? Although the mountain road is long and rugged, as long as you have a strong purpose and you can walk for a day with stops and starts, you can still get there. No outsiders have ever been there?"

As long as a person can go anywhere, no matter how remote it is, in theory it is definitely possible to set foot there.

He suspected that Tu Xiangnan had been here, and even suspected that the four victims had been here, so he had to go to the village to have a look.

Yushu raised his hand and promised: "I swear to Sanduo, since I became sensible, I have never seen outsiders enter the village!"

Chen Yi didn't know what Sanduo meant. He probably believed it was their own faith, which was similar to "swearing to God". People with faith swear to be more pious.

Seeing Yushu's innocent look, Chen Yi sighed in his heart and said: "Forget what happened just now, I will not pursue it. Now take us seriously into the village. I will explain it to your village chief and it will not affect you. "

Intentional poisoning is an illegal act, and in serious cases it may be suspected of a crime. He gave face to Yunzhou, to Ruicheng, to ethnic minorities, and to Lao Shao.

Individual illegal acts will not be prosecuted unless reported. Since there are no consequences, he can forgive it only for this one matter.

Yushu rubbed his messy hair and agreed, "Okay... I'm sorry."