Tiger Police

Chapter 578 Weird

"The village is such a big place, and everyone knows everything."

Before and after contacting Hu Pingtao, he asked, "So Liu Xiao'e had no choice but to find someone casually and marry? Or did she marry Cao Zhong at that time?"

Liao Yandao: "Cao Zhong came later. Liu Xiao'e told me that she was quite picky at the time, and ordinary men looked down on her. Later, she found that things were very different from what she imagined. People in the village pointed at her behind her back. Her family It's even stricter."

"She was forced to marry an old man from the same village. In his 50s, Xiao'e said he was old and ugly. In order to ask her to be his daughter-in-law, he gave her father a bride price of 3 yuan and a lot of food. That's all the old man can come up with, and her father thinks it's almost enough after looking at it, so he agrees."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes and asked: "Listen to what you said before, Liu Xiao'e is still quite stubborn. The family just married her like this, is she willing?"

"I definitely don't want to!" Just after saying this, Liao Yan quickly changed her words: "I don't want to say that. It's what Liu Xiao'e said. I'm just repeating it. But then again, who changed it?" I don’t want to! Think about it, Liu Xiao’e was not even 20 years old at that time, and the old man was over 50, with a difference of [-] or [-], so the old man might even be her grandfather, let alone her father. "

Hu Pingtao pondered deeply, and asked, "I never thought that Liu Xiao'e had such a good relationship with you, and even told you all these things that should have been secret... What does she want to get from you?"

It is said that "bystanders are clear", and this is how Pang Zhonghua feels now.He interjected and asked his wife curiously: "Could it be because you invited her to look at the shop before and gave her a few thousand dollars a month?"

Liao Yan nodded first, then shook her head: "I'm not sure either. Because that day I just thought of eavesdropping on what she and the people from the Women's Federation were talking next door. I have said so much. Many things are very secretive to me, and I would never tell others if I changed them."

Hu Pingtao looked a little serious: "But Liu Xiao'e did the opposite. She said everything that should be said and what should not be said."

Liao Yan was startled, and then became a little anxious: "Let me declare first! There is really nothing between me and her, I didn't know her before, if it wasn't for Cao Zhong..."

Hu Pingtao raised his hand to interrupt her: "Don't worry, I don't doubt what you mean. As I said before, I came here today to understand the situation."

After a pause, Hu Pingtao continued: "Go on! If Liu Xiao'e's introduction is over, let's talk about Cao Zhong and the three children in his family."

Pang Zhonghua answered from the side: "Cao Zhong... I think I still have a say in this. Cao Zhong is very kind and honest."

Hu Pingtao changed to a more comfortable sitting position, turned to Pang Zhonghua, and asked, "Besides beating his wife, what do you think of the relationship between Cao Zhong and Liu Xiaoe?"

Without waiting for Pang Zhonghua to answer, Liao Yan said quickly: "I think... Liu Xiao'e has been scared by Cao Zhong."

Pang Zhonghua nodded again and again: "Yes, I think so too. Lao Cao is really ruthless when he beats his wife. Let alone Liu Xiao'e, I am scared when I look at it from the side. There are a few nights when I have nothing to do, I ask him to come I drink here...the dishes are very simple, such as peanuts, sauced beef, pig ears and so on. Lao Cao's drinking capacity is average, he started talking too much after two glasses of wine."

Liao Yan frowned and looked at her husband: "When did this happen? Why didn't I know?"

Pang Zhonghua explained with a smile: "Sometimes you go out for beauty treatment, or you play mahjong with friends, and you are away from home at least three nights a week. I am alone in the shop. I am bored after dinner. I can either walk around or I went to the stewed meat shop on the east side of the market to buy some cooked vegetables. Drinking alone was boring, so I called Lao Cao, anyway, we didn’t drink much, and we only had one cup each time, like one or two or two.”

Liao Yan sneered and said, "I didn't see it! It's quite enjoyable for you to carry me behind your back."

Pang Zhonghua looked at her, with a smile on his face: "Isn't this to report the situation to Police Officer Hu? I'll just talk about what I know here. That... I said that Lao Cao was kind before because he never did business. There is no lack of weight. But when it comes to the things in Lao Cao’s family, I will say it from a fair standpoint: Lao Cao’s patriarchal thinking is too serious.”

"Once he drank too much and scolded Liu Xiaoe and his two daughters. He said that the three women in the family were all living for nothing. That was the first time I heard him say that. I thought it was very strange, so I asked Why would he have such an idea? No matter how you say it, Liu Xiaoe is your wife! Zhaodi and Pandi are both born to Lao Cao, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of flesh. How can you say such a thing?"

"Old Cao said: It's boring to raise a girl. Sooner or later, you have to marry someone, and you have to pay a dowry. This is equivalent to giving the money in your pocket to others, and you can't get it right."

"Old Cao has a very strong opinion on Liu Xiaoe. He complained to me more than once, saying that his daughter and son look like Liu Xiaoe. Fortunately, she did not inherit her cleft lip and nose. But the problem with the eyes is unavoidable... Lao Cao's youngest one My son has astigmatism, red, swollen, and tears from time to time. Lao Cao took his son to the hospital when he was young. He spent a lot of money, but the treatment has no effect."

Hu Pingtao shook his head, disapproving of this: "Many children now have eye problems. It's not necessarily genetic, it has a lot to do with the environment and diet. Besides, just because they don't look good now doesn't mean they will remain the same in the future. .Children will always grow up, and there is a process of growth and development.”

Pang Zhonghua has no experience in this area. He continued: "Anyway, what Lao Cao has been thinking about is his son. As for his two daughters, he doesn't think it matters. Lao Cao even told me once: When he graduates from junior high school, he will not give up. I plan to study for my daughter. Follow me in the store to learn how to do business, and then find a husband as soon as possible, and get married as soon as possible.”

Liao Yan became angry when she heard it: "Isn't this the same as what happened to Liu Xiao'e back then! This Cao Zhong, I thought he was an honest man, but I didn't expect him to be full of bad things."

Pang Zhonghua was deeply touched by this: "Yes! I didn't know that Liu Xiao'e had experienced this. I always thought that Lao Cao was from a village and had formed a habit of beating his wife. I didn't expect that the couple would have these secrets... But there is Once Lao Cao himself said: He and Liu Xiaoe are actually living together, and sooner or later they will be separated."

Hu Pingtao said "Oh" and asked with interest: "Why?"

Pang Zhonghua suddenly became a little embarrassed.After hesitating for a long time, he said slowly, "You just need to know this, and you must not go out and talk nonsense...Old Cao...he suspects that the eldest daughter Zhaodi is not his own."

Hu Pingtao couldn't help but let out a breath of air.

Liao Yan also opened her mouth wide, with an expression of disbelief all over her face.

"No way! How is this possible?" Liao Yan quickly calmed down from her astonishment, and hurriedly asked: "I know that Lao Cao is a patriarch, but he is usually very good to the three children. Especially It's Zhaodi and Pandi. During the Chinese New Year last year, I saw that Lao Cao bought some skin care products for them, saying that it was..."

"I know about it." Pang Zhonghua interrupted Liao Yan, his expression was a little gloomy, showing a bit of hesitation: "...this matter...in fact, I also thought it was weird at the beginning. If it weren't for the poisoning of Lao Cao's family today Lying in the hospital, Officer Tiger came to check the situation, I really dare not say."

He then turned to Hu Pingtao with an extremely serious expression: "Old Cao thinks that Zhaodi is not his biological daughter. I really heard it from him. Let's not care about whether this is true or not, just what my wife said just now Well, I think there might be a connection between the two."

"Last Chinese New Year, Lao Cao bought two sets of cosmetics... These are not the high-end products sold in the counters of the shopping mall outside, but from a new trading area in the southeast corner outside our wholesale market."

As a woman, Liao Yan understood what her husband wanted to express as soon as she heard it.Following Pang Zhonghua's words, she explained to Hu Pingtao: "The market expanded last year, but before the construction project was approved, a few simple greenhouses were built at the southeast corner of the market. The rent is collected under different names and tricks. This place is already very popular, and there are many people who usually come to ask about the store, so in just over a week, all the simple sheds have been rented out. The main business items are all kinds of small daily commodities. In addition, there are three stores with the signboard of "cosmetics", but they are actually small domestic brands, which are popular."

"There is a brand called "White Niaohui", you probably haven't heard of it! It is said that it is a new brand developed by the same company as "Pechoin". There is also a brand called "Friendship", which is also said to be a transformation of the previous "Friendship" brand Products. Anyway, the store has everything from foundation, eye cream, lipstick, and eye shadow, but the quality is very average. Anyway, the people who go there to buy things are the ones from nearby tenants who don’t have much money. Because women have to make up and dress up every day If you have money, you can go to the counters of big shopping malls to buy international brands, and if you have no money, you can buy cheap goods in these places, each has its own needs."

"Cao Zhong has never had a good look at his two daughters. But during the Chinese New Year last year, he went to the store to buy two sets of skin care products... I want to talk about this specifically. There is still a difference between makeup and skin care. That day Cao Zhong came back with two plastic bags, one set for each of the two daughters. I was standing at the door and could see clearly. The bags contained cream, baby cream, hand cream, and lip balm, which happened to be a set of four. .”

Hu Pingtao is convinced of this: "If it is a set of cosmetics, at least there must be foundation and eye cream, or eye shadow."

Liao Yan nodded again and again: "The price of skin care products is cheap. I have seen the one bought by Cao Zhong before, and the price of a single set is only more than 30 yuan. The simple greenhouse in the southeast corner has just been erected, so you can buy two sets at a time. Negotiate the price, maybe 50 yuan will get it done."

Seeing that what Liao Yan said was almost done, Pang Zhonghua leaned over and said mysteriously: "When old Cao just picked up Liu Xiao'e, his daughter, and his son, his attitude towards the two daughters was really not very good. It has changed slowly. I am not very clear about the specific reasons. I only know that Lao Cao has stopped beating and scolding his two daughters very much since the Chinese New Year, and his attitude is more tolerant than before."

Hu Pingtao asked while thinking: "You just said that Cao Zhong suspected that Cao Zhaodi was not his own? Then what happened later?"

Pang Zhonghua replied: "It's strange to say that Lao Cao never talked about similar topics with me after that. I think he must have found that he had slipped his mouth, or he may have other thoughts in his heart."

Hu Pingtao asked: "Are you sure, Cao Zhong only told you this time?"

Pang Zhonghua nodded: "Just this time. Later, when I asked him to drink again, Lao Cao became more cautious. Drinking is drinking, but every time I only drink a small cup... By the way, there is another thing. Since then, Every time, Lao Cao will take the initiative to bring some snacks. Sometimes it’s fried peanuts, sometimes it’s haggis bought from a nearby delicatessen, or he made cucumbers.”

Hu Pingtao raised his head, and nodded at Liao Yan who was standing diagonally opposite: "Is it when your wife is not at home?"

Pang Zhonghua laughed embarrassingly: "Old Cao said, it doesn't taste good when women are present, and it doesn't taste good when you drink it."

Hu Pingtao continued to ask: "What about Liu Xiao'e? Was Liu Xiao'e at home when Cao Zhong asked you to drink?"

"Yes." Pang Zhonghua replied very simply: "Old Cao's wife never goes out for a stroll. She usually stays in the store when she has time. When the child comes home, he will watch the child... Anyway, Lao Cao is in charge at home alone, and his wife The child dare not talk back to him."

Hu Pingtao thought for a moment, then asked: "When Cao Zhong was at home, did he ever hit his child... I mean, did he ever hit his son?"

Liao Yan laughed loudly when he heard it: "How is this possible. Cao Zhong is very precious to his son, let alone beating him, he would never touch a finger."

Pang Zhonghua also said with a smile: "Old Cao's attitude towards his son is different from his attitude towards his wife and daughter. In his eyes, his son is like a treasure. He is afraid of losing it in his hand, and afraid of melting in his mouth. As long as It was his son who made the request, and Lao Cao has to satisfy whatever he says."

"Speaking of which, something happened last year—after dinner one night, Liu Xiaoe took her three children out for a walk. Just after leaving the market, she met a man walking his dog at the west gate. What color was the dog? , I can’t remember the breed. Anyway, it was the dog that rushed over, as if it bit Lao Cao’s son’s calf. Liu Xiao’e hurriedly asked the acquaintance next to him to call Lao Cao, and when Lao Cao rushed over, he raised his fist hard Beat that guy up."

Hu Pingtao asked suspiciously: "Is the fight hard? Did the other party call the police?"

Pang Zhonghua shook his head and said: "I don't know about that. But... I also heard about it. I heard that Lao Cao came to the door again later and killed the man's dog."

(End of this chapter)