Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Lin Tian strolled leisurely to the police station, a satisfied smile on his face. He was in a good mood after seeing off Widow Bai and her two children.

Three days ago, when he first came here, he was a protected "victim".

Now, standing here, watching the police officers coming and going, he felt a mix of emotions.

"I wonder if any escaped the net?"

Lin Tian muttered to himself, his gaze sweeping across the crowd.

After all, so many beasts and animals have been killed, who knows if they have any relatives to collect their bodies?

There were people collecting the bodies, but they weren't completely cleaned.

Otherwise, sons would avenge their fathers, grandsons would avenge their fathers, and so on, endlessly.

When will this cycle of revenge end?

To reduce human tragedies, we must nip them in the bud.

He understands this principle.

Lin Tian's gaze was quickly drawn to the three people.

The woman was crying her heart out, her face covered in tears and snot. The young and pretty girl next to her was supporting her and wiping away her tears as well.

The man was standing to the side, talking to a police officer.

Lin Tian squinted and carefully examined the three people, who looked somewhat familiar.

Aren't these Xu Damao's parents and sister?

It's in the original owner's memories.

Xu Fugui was Lou Bancheng's former driver, Li was Lou's nanny, and Xu Tianxian was Xu Damao's sister.

After Xu Damao got married, the three of them moved out of the courtyard house.

"Waaah... Da Mao, my son..."

Li's cries could be heard intermittently, and they were heartbreaking to hear.

"You died so tragically, my good child, how could you leave your mother behind and go first..."

She was crying so hard she could barely breathe, leaning against Xu Tianxian, almost unable to stand.

Xu Tianxian supported her, tears streaming down her face, "Mom, please don't be like this... Brother... Brother didn't want this either..."

Xu Fugui didn't cry, but his eyes were red.

She forced herself to speak to the police officer:

"Officer, may I take my son's body back for burial?"

Look at how he died… he didn't even recognize his own parents. We, as his parents, just want him to rest in peace.

Xiao Zhang glanced at Xu Fugui, then at Li Shi who was crying her heart out, and sighed.

"Comrade Xu, this is not permissible in principle. The case is still unsolved, and the body must be preserved..."

"case?"

Xu Fugui gave a wry smile. "Officer, let's not beat around the bush. This case... does it even need investigating?"

Xiao Zhang: "..."

Yes, is there any need to check?

Just by looking at that wound, you can tell who did it.

The axe chop was clean and swift, killing with a single blow.

They even scalded it with boiling water.

There is absolutely no need for an autopsy report.

But the procedures still need to be followed.

Xiao Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Comrade, how about this? You pay a five-yuan deposit, and I'll handle the paperwork for you. Once it's done, you can take the person back."

Xu Fugui was stunned for a moment.

Margin?

Five yuan?

He suddenly understood.

So it was all about the money.

He felt contempt in his heart, but dared not show it on his face.

Xu Fugui quietly took out a large black ten from his pocket and secretly stuffed it into Xiao Zhang's hand.

Ten yuan is a lot.

Xiao Zhang's hand trembled, and he almost dropped it. He looked down and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Comrade Xu,"

He coughed lightly, put the money in his pocket, and said calmly, "Considering your filial piety... oh no, considering how hard it is for you parents, you can take the person back."

Xu Fugui nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, comrade, thank you, comrade."

Xiao Zhang waved his hand, and only after watching the family of three take Xu Damao's body away did he mutter to himself:

"It's fine to take them with you; we're almost out of space."

Lin Tian stood in the corner, taking in the whole scene, and a smile slowly crept onto his lips.

interesting.

Interesting.

He squinted, watching the three people's backs, and slowly followed them.

"I told you there were some who slipped through the net."

……

Xu Fugui pushed a borrowed cart, with Xu Damao's body wrapped in a straw mat.

Li walked beside the cart, one hand gripping it, tears streaming down her face. She sobbed as she walked, muttering to herself:

"Da Mao, my son, when you were little, your mother breastfed you and you ate so happily. When you grow up, your mother will find you a wife."

"Now that you've married Xiao'e, Mom is still waiting for you to give her a big, healthy grandson..."

Xu Tianxian supported her, and as she listened to her mother's words, tears streamed down her face.

Xu Fugui walked ahead without saying a word.

The veins on his hands, which were pushing the cart, were bulging.

The three walked slowly, and it took them quite a while before they turned into an alley.

Xu Tianxian looked around and whispered, "Mom, please stop crying. If you keep crying, your body won't be able to take it."

Mrs. Li shook her head: "Mom, don't cry, Mom, don't cry... but Mom can't help it..."

She wiped away her tears, her voice hoarse: "Your brother has been naughty since he was little, and Mom beat him a lot."

But no matter how naughty he was, he was still his mother's son... and now he's gone just like that, my heart is breaking..."

She couldn't continue.

Xu Tianxian bit her lip, unsure of what to say.

Xu Fugui suddenly spoke up:

"Alright, stop crying. The dead can't be brought back to life, what's the use of crying?"

Although the voice was cold, if you listened carefully, you could hear a slight tremor.

The Xu family line has ended; how could he not be angry?

Getting angry won't help.

The enemy is evil spirits.

Xu Fugui silently mourned for Xu Damao in his heart: Son, don't blame your father for not avenging you. The enemy was too powerful. Your father was no match for him.

From this day forward, we sever our father-son relationship. You may seek someone else down there.

Li looked up at him and asked, "Husband, aren't you...aren't you sad?"

Xu Fugui said in a deep voice, "What's the use of being sad? Will being sad bring him back to life? The most important thing now is to bury him properly, to give him a peaceful rest, and to show that we were father and son."

Li did not speak again.

The three continued walking forward.

After walking for a while, Xu Tianxian suddenly said:

"Dad, Mom, tell me... who did my brother offend? How could he have died such a tragic death?"

Xu Fugui shook his head: "Who knows? Maybe it's some kind of evil spirit."

"Evil spirits?"

Xu Tianxian frowned. "Dad, do you really believe this?"

Xu Fugui glanced at her:

"Don't believe me? Go look at those corpses. Each one of them died a gruesome death. Do you think it was done by a human?"

Xu Tianxian: "..."

Thinking of the corpses I had just seen in the morgue, a chill ran down my spine.

Those people died a truly tragic death.

But as a materialist, she did not believe in feudal superstition.

"But……"

She wanted to say something else.

"Don't ask anymore."

Xu Fugui interrupted her, "It's better to know less about these things."

Xu Tianxian shut her mouth.

After walking for a while, Xu Tianxian asked again, "Dad, where should we bury my brother?"

Xu Fugui thought for a moment and said, "Let's bury him in our hometown. Our Xu family's ancestral graves are there. Let him go back to be with our ancestors."

"But……"

Xu Tianxian hesitated for a moment, "The road back home is so far, how long would it take us to get there pushing this cart?"

Xu Fugui shook his head: "We can't just leave him here, can we?"

Xu Tianxian nodded and said nothing more.

The three of them continued walking forward.

The cart wheels rolled over it.

Li Shi, supporting the coffin, murmured to herself, "Da Mao, let's go home, back to our hometown... Mom will take you back..."

Looking at her mother's appearance, Xu Tianxian felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

Xu Fugui pushed the cart without saying a word.

The Xu family cannot be allowed to die out.

Their gazes involuntarily fell on Xu Tianxian. "Why don't we find a son-in-law to live with us?"

It just so happens that Da Mao's job can be filled by someone else.

……