Chapter 627 The Second Meeting in Jijia Village

Zhong Liyun arrived at Jijia Village alone, ahead of the special case team, without Qiu Jie.

At this moment, smoke was rising, and the villagers were preparing breakfast in the morning light.

"Mr. Zhong?"

A villager spotted Zhong Liyun walking into the village on a muddy and winding path, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, he became excited.

"Mr. Zhong is here!!"

"Mr. Zhong is here!!"

Zhong Liyun's reputation in Jijia Village was extremely high, and word spread from one person to ten, ten to a hundred, and all the villagers who heard the shouts ran out of their homes to greet the benefactor who gave the village hope for the future.

On the hillside in the distance, a three-story modern building was out of tune with the dilapidated village, and the five big characters of Jijia Village Primary School were shining in the morning sun.

This primary school was funded by Yunjie Group, not only for Jijia Village, but also for other nearby villages. Tuition and miscellaneous fees are free, and food is self-funded.

There are only two teachers in the school, who teach Chinese and mathematics and also teach music, physical education, art and English. They were hired from outside by Yunjie Group. The contract is for a six-year term, and they can renew or resign when the contract expires.

This is the starting point for Zhong Liyun to do charity for children. He did not want other children to be confused because of the hardships he experienced in his childhood and the lack of education.

"Mr. Zhong, why are you here? Are you alone? Have you had breakfast?"

The villagers surrounded him, and an old man in the village came forward to grab Zhong Liyun's hand and invited him to his home.

Every household has children, every villager has sons and daughters, and every old man has grandchildren. They have all received Zhong Liyun's kindness and given their descendants the opportunity to go to school.

Otherwise, the children would have to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads to go to school, and they might encounter danger on the way.

In the early years, a child fell off a cliff during school, which made his parents sad, resulting in many villagers not wanting their children to go to school. It was also good to stay in the village and grow up safely.

Now the school is close, just a few steps away, all thanks to this man's generous donation, the new school has sprung up.

In everyone's eyes, this is a living Bodhisattva, and not kneeling down to thank him at this moment is already restrained, because Zhong Liyun has tried his best to stop such behavior.

Zhong Liyun declined everyone's enthusiastic invitation, explained and came to the door of Ji Laosan's house, pushed the door and walked in.

Ji Laosan is Ji Hao's father.

"Uncle Ji." Passing the yard, Zhong Liyun saw the old man sitting at the door. The latter was a little hard of hearing, did not hear the commotion outside, and did not know that Zhong Liyun was here.

Seeing the familiar figure, Ji Laosan's cloudy eyes lit up, and he stood up quickly: "Mr. Zhong... Liyun, why did you come to the village so early! Have you eaten? I'll go heat up the food for you! Your aunt went to the neighboring village to do business early in the morning. She must be very happy to know that you are here."

Zhong Liyun followed Ji Laosan into the house, pulled him and said: "Uncle Ji, I have something to ask you, don't be busy yet."

After saying that, he looked at the position opposite the main hall, where a table was placed against the wall.

To be precise, it was a spirit table.

On the table, the black and white photo of the young man was still vivid, and the spirit tablet was engraved with the words: the tablet of my son Ji Hao.

"What's wrong?" Ji Laosan was surprised.

Zhong Liyun didn't say anything, stepped forward, picked up the auspicious incense, lit it with a match, inserted it into the incense burner, stepped back two steps and bowed.

"Long time no see, Ji Hao, thank you for your identity."

Ji Lao San was very close and barely heard Zhong Liyun's words, and said: "Don't thank him, his death was an accident, and it's his blessing to be able to help you."

Zhong Liyun looked at Ji Lao San beside him, hesitant to speak, and finally said: "Uncle Ji, I have a problem here, can you please... temporarily remove the spirit table?"

"Ah?" Ji Lao San was stunned for a moment, and then agreed decisively, "Okay, okay, no problem, I will withdraw immediately, immediately."

Zhong Liyun stopped: "Uncle Ji, wait until the incense is burned, I will help you later, let's clean up."

...

The special case team's vehicle stopped at the foot of the mountain and chose to walk on the winding path.

Although it is not the rainy season, the road in Zongshan is still muddy. This is caused by the humidity caused by the climate and terrain. Fortunately, several people prepared in advance and changed into waterproof hiking shoes.

This path is the only way for the villagers to connect with the outside world. Only by bypassing steep cliffs, passing through dense forests and streams can they reach Jijia Village.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. If you can't even get roads, it's naturally difficult to get rich.

Over the years, although the country has made some infrastructure improvements, due to the steep terrain and limited funds, this road still remains rough and difficult, and vehicles are difficult to pass.

Most of the time, the villagers still rely on their feet.

More than an hour later, the outline of the building in front can be vaguely seen, scattered on the hillside.

As the distance between the two sides gets closer and closer, you can see that most of the houses in the village are civil structures, with outer walls piled with stones and roofs covered with green tiles or thatch, which look particularly quaint.

Due to limited economic conditions, most of these houses have been in disrepair for a long time, and the outer walls are mottled.

I have already met villagers by chance. After asking, I learned that the front is indeed Jijia Village. Although these villagers are poor, they are quite optimistic and live a self-sufficient life.

"Brother, is that a school?" Chen Yi pointed to the three-story building in the distance.

The villager smiled honestly and proudly answered: "Yes, it's our Jijia Village Primary School. The children can walk there in a few steps. It's very convenient. Other nearby villages are very envious of us."

Chen Yi: "Was it donated by others or built by the government?"

Villager: "Mr. Zhong donated it. The company is called... Oh, Yunjie."

The members of the special case team looked at each other. On the way here, they had already felt the steepness of the mountain road. The nearest public elementary school is far away from Jijia Village. If you walk there, you need to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads, which is very dangerous.

For a child, it is too cruel to go to school on dozens of miles of mountain roads.

The national poverty alleviation work has been going on. At present, it is still impossible to fully take into account the overall situation. If there are enthusiastic people in the private sector willing to donate, it will undoubtedly help the country a lot, and at the same time give hope and warmth to the poor mountainous areas, so that they know that they have not been forgotten by the world.

The villagers left with their hoes. Chen Yi stood at the entrance of the village and looked at the school in the distance. He didn't speak for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Teng Dabin asked.

Chen Yi sighed, "Jijia Village is full of goodwill left by Zhong Liyun. I used Zhong Liyun's goodwill to investigate Ji Hao and Zhong Liyun, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

Let's not talk about what Zhong Liyun did when he was young. If he was arrested and Yunjie was not established at that time, could the children of Jijia Village and surrounding villages enjoy the good days of going to school as soon as they go out?"

Teng Dabin was silent, and the other four people did not speak.

This is a very contradictory question. It seems that no matter which way you go, it is wrong. When the black and white labels appear on a person at the same time, should you punish his black or praise his white?

Su Ying looked at the five men beside her and broke the silence: "With Zhong Liyun in Yunjie Group, more children will benefit in the future. As of the end of last year, there were 200,000 street children in the country, more than 100,000 orphans who have been protected, and countless poor children who cannot continue to receive education. He can't help everyone, but at least he has been doing it."

Judging from Su Ying's attitude, she is biased towards Zhong Liyun.

"Ah." Chen Yi sighed again and stepped into Jijia Village. "It's really stressful to wear this outfit."

We can't deny a person's evil because of his goodness. As a policeman, an inspector, and the leader of the special case team, since we have found clues, we must investigate.

What to do in the end, we have to wait until we find something.

After asking about Ji Hao's home, the six people went to visit.

Some villagers who noticed something wrong ran to tell each other, and everyone put down their work and gathered towards Ji Laosan's house, not getting too close for the time being.

"Mr. Zhong, fresh mutton, just cooked, please have some."

In the yard, an aunt brought the family's private collection, which was food that could only be eaten during the New Year.

Beside him, the young granddaughter had a dirty face, and her clear big eyes stared at the bowl of mutton without blinking, her throat rolling and saliva flowing.

"Aunt Liu, this..." Zhong Liyun had just eaten some breakfast at Ji Laosan's house. The two were chatting in the yard. Seeing this, he quickly got up and took it.

For Jijia Village, it is difficult to eat meat on weekdays, and it is only available during festivals.

He can only solve the education problem, but cannot improve the living standards of Jijia Village as a whole, because money should be used where it counts, and there are more children who need help, and we cannot just focus on Jijia Village.

Aunt Liu grinned: "Eat it, there is nothing good at home when you come, please don't think it's unpalatable."

Ji Lao San also spoke: "Eat it, Liyun, this is the intention of Liu's sister. If it weren't for you, her eldest grandson would definitely have a root cause of illness and couldn't walk, and he wouldn't be able to go to school."

Aunt Liu looked at Zhong Liyun expectantly.

Zhong Liyun was silent for a while, picked up a piece of meat with his hand and put it in his mouth, and then squatted down and handed it to Aunt Liu's young granddaughter: "You eat it too, I will send you some when I go back."

The little girl looked eager, but didn't dare to eat it, and looked up at her grandmother.

Aunt Liu didn't know what to say, and nodded gently.

The little girl was so happy that she grabbed it with her hands, with a happy face.

At the door, Chen Yi and the other six people who had arrived just happened to see this scene, and they felt indescribably complicated at the moment.

Zhong Liyun saw it, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then he stood up and looked at Chen Yi.

"Chen Xun, what a coincidence."

"Aunt Liu, you and the child go first, I have a friend coming."

Aunt Liu didn't bother them, and hurriedly left the yard with the child, but didn't go far, and stood nearby with the villagers who gathered around, wanting to see what happened.

"Mr. Zhong, it's really a coincidence." Chen Yi was also surprised, he didn't expect Zhong Liyun to be here.

Zhong Liyun came to Jijia Village alone just after finding Ji Hao, this might not be as simple as a coincidence.

Zhong Liyun extended his hand and shook hands with Chen Yi, smiling: "I came to Jijia Village to help the poor many years ago. I have nothing to do recently, so I came to see how everyone is doing."

Chen Yi nodded: "I know, that primary school was built by Director Zhong, right? Director Zhong's kindness is a model that all of us should learn from."

Zhong Liyun: "Just doing what we can, why did Chen Xun suddenly come here?"

Chen Yi explained: "I happened to know Ji Hao when I was having dinner outside a few days ago. It was involved in the so-called catering alliance, which might be a bit problematic, so I came to see.

Do you remember Ji Hao? Chairman of Haijian Credit."

Zhong Liyun did not deny: "Of course I remember. When I was still in the dance hall in my early years, he was a younger brother under me. Later, he opened his own company and was quite successful.

He...what's wrong?"

Chen Yi: "Nothing, just a little doubt, need to talk to his parents."

Zhong Liyun turned to look at Ji Laosan who was sitting there, and said: "Then I will step aside, Chen Xun, you guys are busy."

"No, no." Chen Yi waved his hand, "It's just a casual chat, Mr. Zhong doesn't have to leave."

After that, he came to Ji Lao San, confirmed that the other party was Ji Hao's father, and asked Ji Hao why he left the village in his early years.

Ji Lao San had been holding back his anger for a long time, and now he was angry: "Rebellious son! Don't mention him to me! I don't want to see him again in my life! Since you ran away from home, don't ever think about returning to Jijia Village!"

Chen Yi was surprised: "What did he do? Why are you so angry."

Ji Lao San smoked a dry pipe, puffed his beard and glared: "I don't want to talk! He ran away from home by himself. Why do you suddenly ask him what he did after not showing up for more than ten years?!"

Chen Yi: "How many years exactly?"

Ji Lao San: "I can't remember."

Chen Yi: "Never come back?"

Ji Lao San: "No."

Chen Yi helpless: "Okay, then...can I go in and take a look?"

Hearing this, Ji Lao San's face was slightly condensed, and he wanted to see Zhong Liyun but couldn't help it. The latter also subconsciously frowned for a moment, and soon relaxed.

"You... can't, you can't just go in casually." Ji Laosan refused.

Chen Yi stared at Ji Laosan: "Why?"

Ji Laosan: "No reason!"

Chen Yi paused for a moment and said, "What if I must go in?"

Ji Laosan stood up and prepared to use this old bone to steel. Zhong Liyun couldn't help but say at this moment: "Uncle Ji, it's better... cooperate with the police, just take a look."

Zhong Liyun spoke, and Ji Laosan finally let go and stopped stopping.

Qin Fei and the other five were about to step forward, Chen Yi waved his hand: "There are too many people, I can go in by myself."

After speaking, he raised his foot and walked into the main hall.

The room was full of old wooden furniture, one bedroom on the left and two bedrooms on the right.

Chen Yi glanced at it, went to the left bedroom to take a look, and then went to the right bedroom to take a look, his eyes stayed on one of the dark red tables for a while.

In less than two minutes, he withdrew.

Ji Laosan should not have lied. Ji Hao had never come back or helped the family, and no city goods and food were seen.

Why?

With Ji Hao's worth, he could easily spend enough to provide the Ji family with food and clothing for a lifetime.

Has the relationship between father and son become so bad?

Standing at the door, Chen Yi was about to talk to Ji Lao San, but suddenly thought of something, sniffed, and turned back to the house again.

"This smell... Has anyone burned incense? It seems to be auspicious incense."

Chen Yi looked around the house.

Auspicious incense is a traditional incense with a strong and long-lasting fragrance. Its purpose is simple: to commemorate the dead or to worship the gods.

Without a name or position, how could the Ji family have the smell of auspicious incense?