Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1155 Suspected Murder
The Lin family's house was filled with white silk, and two groups of drummers and musicians took turns playing mournful music.

The people who came to pay their respects had solemn faces, sighed, and lined up to burn incense for the deceased.

The atmosphere was sad and solemn.

The scene was grand.

However, when almost everyone looked at the woman who was kneeling beside the brazier where paper money was burned, in a daze and sobbing silently, there was a sharp look in their eyes and an expression of hatred.

Among the people watching around, there were many who pointed at the woman and whispered.

There was a lot of noise outside the courtyard gate, which attracted everyone's attention.

The leader was seen striding across the courtyard, not caring about the people he bumped into. After seeing him clearly, a sturdy young man standing not far from the woman in mourning immediately came up to greet him with a few followers.

The two sides approached.

Without waiting for the sturdy young man to speak, Li Jiankun raised his leg and kicked him.

The sturdy young man was caught off guard and nearly fell backwards. Fortunately, the followers behind him supported him. However, after he subconsciously supported him, several followers seemed to be electrocuted. They scattered in panic, but they did not go far. They stood at attention around and lowered their heads like children who had made mistakes.

The sturdy young man who was kicked by Li Jiankun walked back to the place where he was kicked, with his head drooping, and looked almost the same as several of his followers.

Li Jiankun swung his fists left and right, while his feet were also not idle. He knocked the sturdy young man to the ground and then stomped on him hard.

Even though his face was pressed to the ground and his mouth was full of dust, the sturdy young man remained silent.

Li Jianxun stepped forward, grabbed his brother, and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

Li Jiankun ignored him, his eyes bloodshot as he glanced at the locals crowded in the yard, cursing, "You rubbish! Worse than pigs and dogs! Have your consciences been eaten by dogs, or are your brains filled with feces?!"

Many villagers in Camellia Village knew his identity and did not dare to look him in the eye. Wherever his gaze fell, people lowered their heads.

Even the old village party secretary is the same.

What can we do?

Not to mention anything else, this cement road leading into the village was built with money paid for by others, although it seemed that it was only intended to make travel more convenient for his sister who had just learned to drive that year.

But it is a fact that it benefits the entire Camellia Village.

"Who the hell are you scolding?!"

However, there were also people who did not recognize the face and were not happy to be scolded like this.

A young man with a crew cut, nicknamed Erpi, rushed out from the crowd. He had just come out. He had never respected anyone in his life, but since Principal Lin had passed away, he had to kowtow to him.

After he was sentenced to five years in prison, his wife ran away, leaving behind a daughter.

It was a blessing that the old mother could take care of her daughter and not let her starve to death. How could she afford to send her daughter to school?
Principal Lin personally found his home and picked up his daughter to go to school for free.

During this period of time, I watched my daughter doing her homework seriously every day. Her handwriting was so good. Each small square was exactly the same size, as if it had been measured with a ruler. Anyway, Erpi would never be able to write like that in his life. My daughter would even give her free textbooks and ask her to help check if she had finished reciting. Her little voice was like an oriole. The words that made people dizzy just by looking at them came out of her little mouth, revealing a sense of spirituality.

Er Pi always holds his textbook, covering his face, and smiles from ear to ear.

There was no reason for him to pay back the debts he had incurred through his own fault, but he had decided to pay back the tuition and miscellaneous fees he owed to Principal Lin for several years, plus interest.

One thing must be emphasized, sometimes when looking at his daughter, he also thought about finding a proper job, it's not that he didn't look for it, but people like him, no one wanted to work as a bricklayer at a construction site, so he had to go back to his old job. Fortunately, his years in jail were not in vain, which is called experience in the underworld, and he easily gained a group of younger brothers. Isn't this planning to make a fortune?
Who would have thought that God would be jealous of talented people.

Before he could collect all the money he owed, Principal Lin passed away.

After the second thug rushed out, the few younger brothers who came with him were naturally not idle either. They pointed at Li Jiankun, with fierce looks on their faces, and walked forward with arrogant attitudes, ready to give Li Jiankun a beating.

"oops!"

A kick flew up from the side and hit the second thug.

It was the sturdy young man who had just been beaten to death by Li Jiankun. He was like a wounded tiger, pinning the two hooligans to the ground and beating them up like crazy.

The younger brothers of both sides were not idle and soon started fighting.

However, there was a huge disparity in strength, and the situation was one-sided. Soon, the sturdy young man's group formed, each of them held one person under him and beat him to death, as if they were holding back a breath.

Especially the strong young man, every punch he threw was already splashing blood.

He looked back at Li Jiankun and saw that the latter didn't say anything.

Bang bang bang!
The punches became stronger and more frequent.

He turned his head to look at Li Jianming again, and seeing that the latter still had no reaction, he glanced around, stood up, grabbed a long bench from the side, held it in both hands, held it upright, and prepared to smash it hard at Er Pi's face that was swollen like a pig's head.

The whole audience was shocked.

Isn't this going to be fatal?

"Enough." Li Jiankun said in a low voice.

The bench stopped less than ten centimeters away from Er Pi's face.

The sturdy young man turned his head to look at the man who was speaking, his eyes red, and roared: "I was wrong! It was my fault that I failed to protect my elder sister!"

His name is Agui, which means noble.

In fact, he was born in a very poor family. When he was 20 years old, he heard that the economy of the Special Administrative Region was developing rapidly and was recruiting a large number of workers with good treatment. So he came to the Special Administrative Region to work with a simple bag. In an electronics factory run by a Hong Kong businessman, he met a girl who was also working there.

He thought he had found happiness, and began to save money harder, hoping to marry her home. He dreamed of this every day, and the two of them dreamed of this together and talked about everything.

Until one evening, when Agui saw the girl again, he found that she was crying and in a trance.

She lost her virginity and was raped by a manager in the factory, a man from Gangcheng.

Agui was furious.

The girl advised him not to do anything stupid, saying that the man was not someone they could afford to offend, but he really couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He understood all the reasons, and before deciding to act, he thought that he should at least let people understand why he did this. He was not a bad person, just a beast who deserved to be killed!
He knew someone, although they didn't know her very well, but everyone said she was a good person and her words carried weight.

One evening, he came to the Workers' Home and met the person in charge, Sang Dongqin.

That is Chen Yajun’s ex-girlfriend.

After listening to Agui's words, Sang Dongqin realized that she could not stop him. After finding a reason to delay him temporarily, she rushed to the Huadian factory and found Li Jiankun to explain the situation.

Li Jiankun had many purposes for establishing the Workers' Home, such as making it easier to recruit qualified workers in the future, and one thing: he hoped that the workers could unite and not be bullied by unscrupulous bosses.

The source of this mentality has a previous cause. He has actually seen people being treated like donkeys or horses.

Well, since he was the one who founded the Workers' Home, and now that workers are suffering such great humiliation and he has learned about it, he cannot just ignore it.

It just so happened that this electronics factory was a supplier of Huadian, and Li Jiankun immediately contacted the other party’s boss.

That night Li Jiankun brought Agui to the electronics factory. In an office, the manager who caused Agui's girlfriend to lose her innocence was kneeling on the ground and trembling.

His boss suggested to Li Jiankun that he should break his third leg.

Li Jiankun looked at Agui, and Agui thought that it would be more satisfying than killing the beast, so he nodded in agreement.

When the boss's bodyguard was about to take action, something unusual happened. Agui's girlfriend suddenly rushed in from outside the door, protected the manager kneeling on the ground, and begged the boss to let him go.

Agui stood there in a daze, his mind shut down.

The woman said sorry to the manager as she helped him leave.

They say that men don't shed tears easily, but they are not sad yet.

That night Agui cried his heart out.

On the way back, Li Jiankun asked Zhang Fu to park the car on the side of the road where there was no one around, let him cry, and asked Zhang Fu to buy a bottle of wine.

Agui will never forget what he said in his life.

He walked up and handed me the wine, saying, "Drink some. The pain won't come when you're drunk."

Ah Gui did as he was told. However, as a rough man from the countryside, he was not good at anything else but could hold his liquor. The more he drank, the more sober he became. He asked, "Why? Why?"

"What answer do you want to hear? That some women aren't worth it?"

The man lit a cigarette, took a sip, and said slowly, "In fact, there are very few loves in this world that can withstand the test of time, and they will become fewer and fewer in the future. The so-called loyalty is just because the chips for betrayal are not enough.

"No one can guarantee that they will find everlasting love. If your partner runs away with someone else, the greater responsibility lies with you."

Ah Gui suddenly raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, as if he was going to fight him to the death in the next second. The man sneered and asked, "What do you have? A large deposit, a garden community house in Hong Kong City, or a university diploma?"

Agui was silent.

"That man had everything. He came to the mainland because he was frustrated and divorced. He was indeed a beast for once, but after the incident he promised to marry her.

"Now suppose you are a woman and he takes your virginity away from you, then tell me, what would you choose?"

Agui clenched his fists until they made a crackling sound, then slowly released them.

The man threw down his cigarette butt, crushed it with his shiny leather shoes, shrugged, and said before turning around: "Stay alive, only if you stay alive can you hope to marry a better wife than her."

When Li Jiankun took a few steps, a voice suddenly came from behind him, "I know you!"

"Oh?"

When Li Jiankun turned around, he found Agui kneeling on one knee, holding his head high and saying, "I want to work for you. I am clear-minded now and I am not afraid of death. You are the only one in the world who understands me best. If you give me a chance, I will give you my life."

At that time, the Huadian Industrial Park was under construction. Such a large project involved many aspects. For example, there were always people who could not be fed due to demolition; for example, there were always little devils eyeing various building materials, so it really required some ruthless people.

So Li Jiankun accepted him.

In the days that followed, Agui, relying on his ruthlessness and fearlessness, gradually grew into a small figure with many subordinates.

After the second sister came here, she did not live in the special zone. As everyone knows, there are always people hanging around outside the second-line customs who want to sneak in, all kinds of people. Li Jiankun was worried about her safety, but he knew that if he directly sent her two bodyguards, she would definitely not accept them. So the task of secret protection fell on Agui.

Only now, he was very dissatisfied!
"You piece of shit, fists are never the most hurtful thing. Others don't understand, but you don't?!"

After saying this, Li Jiankun didn't bother to look at him again and strode towards his second sister who was in the arms of his old mother.

Past events emerged in his mind. Ah Gui's eyes were bloodshot, like a dying beast. He looked around and squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat, "Whoever dares to look at me with ill intentions again, I will kill him!"

Everyone lowered their brows and eyes, and was silent.

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Lin Yun's funeral was presided over by Lin Xinjia and was a grand funeral.

The Li family hardly intervened. This morning, after the family went up the mountain, they stayed until the last shovel of soil was covered on the grave. After that, the Li family did not show up for the trivial matters, or rather, they did not bother to get in the way.

Although her family was by her side 24 hours a day, Li Yunshang showed no improvement after several days.

The girl who looks like a grown-up woman but is actually very gentle in nature is experiencing the greatest pain in her life.

That night, the girl slept next to her old mother and asked, "Mom, was it really me who killed him?"

The most cruel thing is to destroy one's heart.

Mrs. Yuying hugged her eldest daughter tightly all night.

Li Jiankun secretly told his youngest son about this the next day and realized that if he didn't resolve his second sister's knot in her heart, she might never get rid of the self-blame she had for the rest of her life.

Li Jiankun also wanted to figure out how a cold could kill someone.

Given his second sister's current condition, there were some things he was embarrassed to ask. After searching the house, he found a lot of medicine and a receipt issued by the Municipal People's Hospital.

That afternoon, Li Jiankun went to the Municipal People's Hospital, took the receipt, and found the doctor who had treated Lin Yun.

In the office, Doctor Kong Jinsong looked at the young man who took off his baseball cap and sunglasses, and stood up tremblingly from the chair behind the desk.

He slapped a receipt on the table and said, "This man is dead. He is my brother-in-law."

Kong Jinsong's calves were trembling, his face was pale, and sweat was pouring down.

This was even when he already knew that this person would come to him sooner or later, and he believed that the responsibility did not lie with him.

Otherwise, would he dare to come to work?

I don't know if I have any chance.

Kong Jinsong knew that the deceased Lin Yun was related to the man in front of him. It was the night a few days ago when Lin Yun was sent here for emergency treatment. Because it was the middle of the night and there was only one doctor on duty, the beautiful daughter-in-law of the Lin family shouted anxiously, "My brother is Li Jiankun. Please save my husband. I will definitely repay you..."

Then even the dean was alarmed.

Their hospital really tried its best, but it was too late.

"Mr. Li, please don't get excited. Please sit down. I will tell you everything I heard."

"Am I excited?"

Li Jiankun sat down on the chair that he had deliberately moved over, and changed the subject: "But if your reasoning cannot convince me, then don't blame me for getting really excited."

"Yes, yes..." Kong Jinsong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and walked two steps back to the distance behind the desk, as if he was climbing over mountains and crossing rivers.

The two sat opposite each other.

Kong Jinsong took a deep breath, picked up the white receipt and said, "Look at the date on it. It was almost half a year ago when your sister brought Principal Lin to our hospital and registered with me for medical treatment. There were only two visits, with a time interval of less than half a month.

"The first time, it was indeed the most common cold, the kind that didn't require hospitalization. I prescribed two boxes of medicine, one for colds and one for anti-inflammatory drugs. Look, they're also on here. They're time-honored brands, no problem at all.

"Allow me to say something bold. Even if you are not sick, it won't be a big deal to take these two medicines. You must know that many cold medicines can also prevent colds. As for anti-inflammatory drugs, inflammation is actually inevitable for everyone. It can even be said to be normal because it is a protective mechanism of the body's immune system..."

Li Jiankun interrupted him impatiently and asked, "Then why did my brother-in-law's condition get worse after taking your medicine?"

Kong Jinsong swallowed his saliva and said, "Please listen to me slowly."

Li Jiankun did not comment.

Kong Jinsong continued to speak according to the prepared speech, without missing a single word, "Principal Lin's health is really not good. He has been working hard for a long time and often stays up late. His immunity is very poor. So I said at the time, 'If you don't get better in a week, come and see me again.' You can confirm this with your sister.

"It's been more than a week. I heard that Principal Lin didn't want to come, but was finally forced to come by your sister. This time I checked and found that his condition has worsened. It's pneumonia caused by respiratory infection, but it's still within the scope of very common symptoms.

"I prescribed three days of medicine, mainly intravenous drips, because I could see that they were from a well-off family. I also suggested that you stay in the hospital for three days so that I could observe you in real time. But Principal Lin disagreed. After discussing with your sister, he planned to take the medicine back and said that he could find someone to help with the injections. I specifically asked around and was told that there was a barefoot doctor there, but any doctor could give an intravenous drip, so I didn't force him.

“You can ask your sister to verify all this. I am not lying.

"They never came again in the following months. I thought I was well again until a few nights ago when Principal Lin was suddenly sent here for emergency treatment."

Kong Jinsong said this with a strange expression:

"There was something wrong with Principal Lin's condition before he died. He was skinny, his skin was dry, his lips were dark blue, and there seemed to be some signs of... poisoning."

Li Jiankun raised his eyebrows and said, "Seems?"

"Please calm down and listen to me slowly."

Li Jiankun snorted coldly.

Kong Jinsong sighed, "Principal Lin's rescue didn't last long. We only took some emergency measures like heart pacing. He passed away too fast. We wanted to do some specific tests, but where was the time? So no one dared to make a rash conclusion. Afterwards, because we learned that he was your brother-in-law, to be honest, our hospital was under great pressure from top to bottom. The dean found me specifically. After all, your sister and I had met twice before, and he wanted me to persuade your sister to examine Principal Lin's body.

"But before your sister could even speak, the elders who came to help send the people off refused outright, saying that they couldn't have peace without the people around."

At this point, he sighed again:
"Rural areas, in fact, not only rural areas, there are some sayings. We are also very helpless.

“The body was brought back the next morning.”

Kong Jinsong glanced at Li Jiankun and made a closing statement: "That is to say, when Principal Lin was treated by me, he only had mild pneumonia at most. When he was sent back a few months later, he was emaciated and suspected to have symptoms of poisoning. He was at the gates of hell..."

"What do you want to say?" Li Jiankun frowned.

"Guess, just guess."

"Say!"

"Principal Lin must have used other medicines during the months when he was not in our hospital," Kong Jinsong gritted his teeth and said, "He used the wrong medicine."

Li Jiankun's eyes were like cold knives. "You mean to say that a quack doctor poisoned my brother-in-law to death?"

"It's just a guess. Judging from the color of Principal Lin's skin before he died, there is a little basis for it. This is not just my idea."

Li Jiankun thought of the barefoot doctor mentioned earlier.

If this is the case, he must get to the bottom of this matter.

This could very well be murder!!
(End of this chapter)