Chapter 112 A Strange Incident

Seeing Xu Nian's serious look, Fang Shuwan immediately told the story in detail.

It turned out to be Sister Wang Yuwang, the proprietress of the rice noodle shop on the street. Her rice noodle shop was originally running well, and she and her husband Liu Bucheng lived a good life. However, just a few days ago, the city defense army suddenly sent people to take her away. Sister Wang didn't think it was a big deal at first because her brother Liu Bucheng had retired from the army. However, with the obituary from the city defense army two days ago, Sister Wang knew that her man was dead.

At this moment, Sister Wang's world was shattered. She was either crying her face all day long, or clamoring to go to the city defense army to find an explanation. If the neighbors hadn't stopped her, she might have rushed to the city defense army's station.

Xu Nian's face became very ugly when he heard this, and he had no intention of cleaning the shop. He said in a deep voice: "Why did the city defense army take Brother Liu away? What was the cause of death?"

"The reason why they were taken away is unclear, but the cause of death was stated, saying that he died fighting monsters outside the city wall. The city defense army also said that they would give Sister Wang 100,000 yuan in compensation, but Sister Wang did not want life or death, and she had to look at her husband's Only corpses will do."

Fang Shuwan couldn't help but sigh sadly while wiping the table with a rag.

Xu Nian frowned deeply, and after thinking for a while, he put down the broom and said with a serious look on his face: "I'm going to see Sister Wang."

Fang Shuwan wanted to follow her, but after looking at the dusty shop, she did not say anything, but said with complicated eyes: "Okay, you can also go and persuade Sister Wang. No matter what the reason is, Brother Liu has already Even though he is gone, those who are still alive must continue to live, and Brother Liu is treated as a hero and said to be buried in the martyr cemetery."

Xu Nian nodded slightly and walked straight out of the store.

Sister Wang's rice noodle shop was not far from his office. After walking for a while, he came to the door of the rice noodle shop.

At the moment, the rice noodle shop is closed, with a "Closed for Business" sign hanging above it, and it looks very deserted.

When some neighbors on the street saw Xu Nian coming back, they smiled and said hello, but when they saw the rice noodle shop, they sighed again.

Xu Nian thought for a while, then stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Sister Wang, are you there? I am Xu Nian."

No one responded.

Xu Nian frowned and pushed the door gently, but it opened and the door was unlocked.

Through the crack in the door, he saw that the store had been tidied up. The dining table and chairs were no longer there, replaced by a simply decorated mourning hall.

Hanging on the main wall of the mourning hall is a black and white photo of Brother Liu.

Sister Wang was kneeling motionless in front of a brazier wearing a white cloth. The brazier was full of paper ashes, and the store was filled with the pungent smell of burning plant fibers.

"Sister Wang?"

Xu Nian came to the crack of the door and shouted softly.

Still no response.

After thinking about it, he gently opened the door, walked sideways, and then closed the door gently.

Walking to Sister Wang, he bowed three times to the photo of Brother Liu with a solemn expression, then slowly squatted down, looked at the numb expression of Sister Wang and said, "Sister Wang, please forgive me."

Sister Wang finally made some movement and slowly turned her head to look at Xu Nian. When she saw Xu Nian's face clearly, her lifeless eyes finally had a glimmer of light: "Xu Nian?"

Xu Nian nodded heavily: "Sister Wang, it's me."

It seemed that Xu Nian's voice touched Sister Wang's heart. After a few seconds of silence, Sister Wang suddenly burst into tears like a flood.

"Xu Nian, your brother Liu died so miserably! Your brother Liu died so miserably."

Xu Nian opened his mouth to speak, but eventually it turned into a long sigh. He patted the crying Sister Wang on the shoulder and said, "Sister Wang, my condolences."

I don't know how long she cried, but it wasn't until Sister Wang was tired from crying and her face was stained with tears that she gradually stopped crying and said with a sad face: "Xu Nian, your brother Liu is gone, he is gone."

Xu Nian was silent for a while and said in a deep voice: "Sister Wang, I heard from Shuwan that you don't believe the city defense army's statement? And you don't want to accept the city defense army's compensation?"

Sister Wang's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I don't believe it. You, Brother Liu, have been retired for so many years, and you just took away the effort to ask a question. How could you sacrifice it?"

"I don't believe it, even if I die."

As she said that, she seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly took Xu Nian's arm, and said expectantly: "Xu Nian, aren't you a detective? Help eldest sister, help eldest sister find out the truth. Even if you, brother Liu, die, you will die." It’s clear.”

Xu Nian was stunned and nodded slightly: "Sister Wang, we are all neighbors. I will not delay if I can help, but you have to tell me what happened so that I can help you investigate."

Sister Wang's eyes turned red and she said gratefully, "Xu Nian, thank you. I knew you were a good person."

Xu Nian smiled slightly and signaled Sister Wang not to get excited.

Sister Wang still looked at Xu Nian gratefully, took a deep breath, shook her head and said: "I don't know the details. I only know that before your brother Liu was taken away by the city defense army, a man in a suit came to see you. After passing him, you, Brother Liu, were very worried every day, and you didn’t know what you were thinking about until you were taken away by the city defense army. "

"A man in a suit?"

Xu Nian frowned.

"Well, after the man came, your brother Liu followed him out, so I just took a look. The man was quite tall, about 1.8 meters tall, very strong, and had a scar on his face. Even though he is wearing a suit, he feels like he is full of muscles.”

Sister Wang's face was full of memories.

Xu Nian was shocked and asked, "Is he also a retired soldier?"

Sister Wang was stunned for a moment, then she realized what she was doing and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, he looks very much like a soldier, but he is not retired. I don't know."

Xu Nian nodded thoughtfully: "Is there more?"

"No more. The other thing is that the army sent someone to publish an obituary, saying that you, Brother Liu, are a damn bastard. They said that Old Liu died fighting a monster, so there was no body left. How can this be possible?"

"Old Liu is not an active soldier of the city defense army, nor is he a member of the Sonorous Rose Legion who often goes out to fight on the city walls. How could he possibly fight a monster? And even if he fought, how come he didn't even leave a body behind?!"

Sister Wang said sadly and indignantly, while her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and tears flowed down.

Seeing this, Xu Nian felt comforted again. It wasn't until the other party calmed down again that he promised with a serious face: "Sister Wang, don't worry, leave this matter to me, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Sister Wang was grateful and wanted to kowtow to Xu Nian, but Xu Nian stopped her.

Despite this, Sister Wang still cried excitedly to the photo of her husband on the wall: "Old Liu, have you seen it? Xu Nian is willing to help us, Xu Nian is willing to seek justice for you."