Chapter 271: Let's Have a Good Meal

The child hesitated for a moment: "I recognize Mr. Hong. He told us not to be afraid."

"Hong Chenglue?"

"He lives in Yushu Hutong. Only the front door of his house is not blessed."

This news surprised He Lingchuan: "You mean, he originally lived in Bailu Town?"

The child nodded.

"What does he do?"

"Teaching in a private school." The child got the second candy and started eating. "My father said we have no money and can't find Mr. Hong."

A murderous general lives in seclusion in a small town and only works as a teacher?

The child went to Lingguang's hand to get the candy again. He ate the candy too quickly and burped twice in a row.

Lingguang suddenly turned his head.

At this moment, a man came out of the corner of the alley. He was shocked when he saw the child talking to He Lingchuan. He rushed over and picked up the boy: "What are you doing!"

"The grain transport team was attacked. Let's look for some clues." He Lingchuan spread his hands and found a piece of broken silver lying in his palm. "This is the reward."

That bit of silver reflected in the man's eyes, even glowing. But the greedy look on his face flashed away, and then he shook his head: "I hid at home when I heard the cry of killing, and I didn't know anything!"

"Oh?" He Lingchuan asked curiously, "Hong Chenglue didn't tell you anything?"

Hearing the name, the man's mouth twitched: "No!"

He Lingchuan exhaled and suddenly snatched the child away with his hands!

The man yelled: "What are you doing..."

Before he could say "what", a faint light flashed in front of his eyes, and the ingot of broken silver was stuffed into his mouth, and the rest of his words were interrupted.

The child just reacted and was about to make a scene when He Lingchuan flicked his temple and he lost consciousness.

As soon as the man spat out the broken silver, He Lingchuan put the child on the ground, grabbed the man's neck with one hand and pressed him against the wall: "Want to eat the toast?"

He Lingchuan was taller than him, so this pinch caused his legs to lift off the ground. "If you answer honestly, you'll be fine and you'll still get paid; if you dare to lie, you two will die. Do you understand?"

The man was choked so hard that he couldn't breathe and couldn't move away, so he nodded repeatedly.

He Lingchuan let go of him and asked: "Your son said that Hong Chenglue lived in Bailu Town. When did he move here, what does he usually do, what happened a few days ago, tell me!"

The man touched his throat and coughed several times:

"The couple moved to Bailu Town three years ago. The people are very nice. I don't know what they originally did for a living, but Mr. Hong ran a private school in the town. You know we are poor here and can't afford to eat, so why study? , so he doesn’t have two children in his school, so he can’t earn much. Mr. Hong still works in a rice shop at the end of the street. He can carry seven bags of rice at a time, and he is very strong. Sometimes he also does part-time work to supplement the family income! . Recently, the war in the north has spread to the south. Two big families in our town have left, and Mr. Hong has no students left. "

"Couple?" He Lingchuan grasped the key point, "Where is his wife?"

"His wife's name is Ah Jin. She is a paralytic. In the first year after arriving here, she could hold on to the wall and walk a few steps, but then she was completely paralyzed in bed. Mr. Hong always buys her medicine, and his house smells of medicine all year round!"

"Why are you paralyzed?"

"I heard that the birth of a son was not a good one. When the son is gone, the person becomes bad."

"If you are a teacher, why did you become a robber?"

"I don't know. Suddenly several officials died in his house. When the officials found out, the couple were gone. The officials searched everywhere, but no one knew."

He Lingchuan handed over another ingot of broken silver. After the man dug out the tablet from his throat, he hid it quietly.

One ingot is accepted, two ingots are also accepted, and the townspeople are not so strict: "But I remembered one thing: before Mr. Hong disappeared, Youyou had just punished Liu Yalin and the others for stealing military rations. Then The child was once a student of Mr. Hong and studied with him for half a year. "

"Stealing military rations?" He Lingchuan's expression changed. Yes, counting, a grain transport team did pass through Bailu Town a few days ago. "How should this crime be dealt with?"

"The execution was carried out on the spot, no need to report." The townspeople shuddered, "I heard that beheading would be enough, but you asked the executioner to chop off Liu Yalin's limbs first, and then his head."

He Lingchuan rolled his eyes: "Where is this Youyou?"

"No, I don't know." I don't care. It's best not to show up.

He didn't say the last two sentences, but He Lingchuan understood it from his eyes.

"Hong Chenglue brought people back to the town and killed the officers and soldiers and robbed the army. Didn't he talk to you?"

"No..." The townspeople instinctively wanted to deny it, but He Lingchuan's eyes suddenly turned sharp, which pierced his heart, and the conversation changed, "We had no choice but to hide when he and they killed the officers and soldiers. Later. There was no sound outside, and the Xunzhou people searched us out one by one. We were surprised to see Mr. Hong, but he told us not to panic, they would leave soon and would not hurt us. "

"Is it that simple?" He Lingchuan smiled. This castrated version didn't sound right. "They can leave whenever they want. Why do they need to gather you to inform them?"

"He, they still killed people in the town. There were two big families in the east of the town, both surnamed Liu. One was engaged in grain and oil trading, and the other opened a pawn shop. Mr. Hong said that these two families colluded with the government to kill them. Let us vent your anger after the Fa is rectified."

"I'm so nice to you?" This guy probably doesn't know that he speaks the truth very fluently but stutters when telling lies?

"Mr. Hong said that he wanted to do this for the sake of our fellow villagers."

At this moment, a figure flashed at the entrance of the alley, and it turned out that it was Mao Tao and Shan Youjun who had rushed back.

Mao Tao reported to He Lingchuan: "I went to the steamed bun shop to ask questions, but the dough kneader didn't know anything. Later, when I saw that there was no one around, I gave him a hard time, and he said that Hong Chenglue had distributed some food to them after he killed the soldiers last night. I was wondering, he was wearing rags and looked like he would fall down in the wind, but how come there were two full bags of good food under the chopping board!"

Shan Youjun said: "The people of Xunzhou gathered all the townspeople to the open space at the entrance of the town last night. I took a look and saw traces of stones piling up to bury the pot, and unburned branches and charcoal on the ground."

"Pot?" He Lingchuan turned to the townspeople, "Did Hong Chenglue invite you to dinner?"

"No, no!" The townspeople almost shook their heads, "It's none of our business if they eat!"

The medicine ape Lingguang had been staying on He Lingchuan's shoulder, and suddenly interrupted: "The child just hiccuped, and there was a sour smell. I saw that his stomach was a little bloated. It should be that he hasn't eaten meat for too long. He suddenly ate a lot of food, especially meat, which caused the swelling to be difficult to eliminate."

"Eat a lot of meat?" He Lingchuan glanced at the sleeping child, and a strange thought came to his mind. Could it be?

"You just said that Hong Chenglue and the Xunzhou people took the two Liu families to the open space and killed them, and then what?" He Lingchuan stared at him and asked, "Where are the bodies of these people?"

The townspeople's face turned pale and they couldn't speak.

Shan Youjun grabbed his collar, and a short knife appeared out of nowhere, pointing the tip of the knife at his eyes: "What did you eat for supper last night? Tell me!"

"We were forced to do it. They said that the Liu family had been bullying the people for many years, and it was time for us to become their own! So, so they forced everyone of us to eat!"

"How dare I?" The man actually cried out, "I only took a small bite and vomited when I turned around."

His children were ignorant and gobbled the meat up as soon as they smelled it. Those Xunzhou people were also vicious and gave the children whatever they wanted to eat.

He Lingchuan looked at him: "Do these two families with the surname Liu have a grudge against Hong Chenglue?"

"It should be, right." The townspeople thought for a while, "The Liu family runs a pawnshop, and the pawn price is very low. Sometimes they can't redeem it even if they have enough money. There are also many dirty things... His family is not a good family."

"It seems that Hong Chenglue has also suffered a lot from his family." He Lingchuan frowned, "Why should such a person swallow his anger in the town?"

This weird feeling is as if he has condescended to work as a handyman in the home of Liu Baobao, a merchant in Blackwater City, and has been working there for several years. How is it possible!

"I don't know."

Shan Youjun let him go, and He Lingchuan threw him another piece of silver: "Don't talk nonsense, at least wait until we leave the town."

Then the four rushed to Hong Chenglue's residence.

The place was dilapidated along the way. Most of the townspeople were pale and thin, with cold eyes. Even facing Xiazhou officers and soldiers like He Lingchuan, they only had a thinly concealed vigilance and disgust.

Even if the Xunzhou people hadn't been rampaging, this place would have been poor enough.

He Lingchuan passed the town entrance and found the traces of a stove made of stones as Shan Youjun had mentioned, as well as a high platform with a wooden frame.

There was still blood in the cracks of the boards, and it had turned black, but He Lingchuan could still smell the blood.

Such places and platforms were generally used for public executions to set things right.

He Lingchuan suddenly remembered that Hong Chenglue's students were beheaded here for stealing military rations. As a result, a few days later, his teacher also took action on military rations, not stealing, but robbing openly.

Why did Hong Chenglue distribute food to the townspeople?

In addition to pleasing people, was there a little pity? After all, he had lived here and suffered a lot.

So he forced the townspeople to eat meat, or the meat of the two wealthy families in the town. Was he trying to vent his anger or the townspeople's anger?

He Lingchuan thought about these questions and soon found Hong Chenglue's home.

The ground of this alley is uneven, and the cracks in the wall are covered with mold and moss. It is not long, but it accommodates at least a dozen families.

"It seems to be this family."

"Squeak", He Lingchuan pushed the door, and there was only a small courtyard and two low bungalows inside.

This area is only slightly larger than his wooden house in Panlong City, at least the courtyard is 11 or 12 square meters. There are several wooden racks and two empty jars in the yard, and there are black bloodstains on the ground.

The house is not big, and the four people met after turning around. Mao Tao sighed:

"Mr. Hong is really poor."

The general of the Bejia Kingdom lived in seclusion here, and it can only be described as bare.

There is only a bed and a low cabinet in the bedroom.

Shan Youjun said: "The kitchen is empty as if it has been washed, and there are no pots and pans, but there are traces of long-term burning in the stove, which is not normal."