Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

The topic of his son's safety came up.

Lin's mother's hand trembled, and the needle she was using to sew the sole of the shoe pricked her fingertip. Looking down, she saw a bright red bead of blood oozing from her fingertip.

She put her fingers in her mouth and sucked on them. The embroidered shoe slipped off her knees and fell to the ground without her picking it up.

"Seven lives lost in one night..."

"Jia Dongxu, Liu Guangfu, Liu Guangtian, Banggeng, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang... Boss, you're right."

They were all men.

The oldest, Jia Dongxu, is only in his early twenties, while the youngest, Bang Geng, is eight years old.

Who...who did this? Human or ghost? Why specifically target men?

Lin Jianguo shook his head, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "If I knew who did it, I would report it to the police station right now."

The problem is that nobody knows, not even the local police station.

Didn't you see the look on Comrade Xiao Wang's face just now?

They have absolutely no clue; there isn't even a suspect in the case yet.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and looked down at Tangtang's round little face.

The little girl turned over in her dream and mumbled something indistinctly, something like, "Brother, the candied hawthorn is delicious."

Lin Jianguo's eye twitched, and a deep fear flashed in his eyes—the kind of fear that a father feels when he thinks his child might be harmed, a fear that runs deep in his bones.

Lin's mother also stood up and walked to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), covered Tangtang with the quilt that she had kicked off, and then she turned around and grabbed Lin Jianguo's arm.

"Honey, what are you going to do?"

When she asked that question, tears were already glistening in her eyes.

Married for almost ten years, she knows her man all too well.

Lin Jianguo told her to take the children back to her parents' home, using the phrase "you take the children," not "our family."

He has already excluded himself.

"Why don't you come with us to my parents' house? It's not far from Suzhou, only a three-hour bus ride away."

My parents' house isn't big, but we can still squeeze in if we want.

We'll come back once this heat dies down and the police have caught the culprit.

Being together as a family is the best thing, don't you think, sir?

Lin Jianguo looked at his wife, his heart clenching with something painful.

He knew she was afraid.

She wasn't afraid of death; she was afraid of her family falling apart, afraid of something happening to her if she stayed there, and afraid of her children losing their father.

Lin Jianguo patted his wife's hand. "But what about the work here..."

"What's a job anyway!"

Lin's mother became anxious.

He glanced back at the children on the kang (a heated brick bed) to make sure they weren't woken up before turning back to continue, "What's the point of working if you're dead?"

Look at Jia Dongxu, so what if he's a regular employee at the steel rolling mill?

It's gone just like that.

Look at Yan Jiecheng, he just got married, and he was walking down the street when he called the police, and his head was gone. If you stay here, what if something happens to you...

She couldn't continue speaking at this point, but she just held onto Lin Jianguo's arm tightly.

"Do you want me to be a widow for you? Do you want Xiaotian and Tangtang to be without a father?"

"Yes, Dad, if something happens to you while you're in the yard, do you want me to call someone else 'Dad'?"

Lin Tian sat up from the covers at some point, his big eyes staring straight at Lin Jianguo.

Lin Jianguo was taken aback at first, then laughed in anger, grabbed a shoe sole from the kang (a heated brick bed) and pretended to hit him: "You brat, how dare you talk to your father like that?"

Lin's mother was amused, but she immediately straightened her face, pointed at Lin Tian with her tear-stained finger, and scolded him with a smile:

"You little brat, you have no sense of propriety when it comes to your words, you dare to say anything."

Lin Jianguo suddenly fell silent.

He looked at his son, eight years old, thin and small, with bright, dark eyes that revealed a cleverness.

This child has been intelligent since childhood, and is much more composed in his speech and actions than his peers. Sometimes, even adults can't keep up with what he says.

He thought of Yan Jiekuang, the boy who was only twelve years old and the youngest in the Yan family. He had been chasing and playing with Yan Jiekuang just yesterday, and now he was dead.

Lin Jianguo glanced at Tangtang, who was fast asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed). The five-year-old girl had two pigtails and was drooling in her sleep.

What will happen to these two children if he's no longer in this family?

Can my wife manage on her own?

Although she could barely make ends meet at her parents' home in Suzhou, living as a dependent was not a long-term solution.

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized that he could no longer hesitate about going to Suzhou.

"Okay, I'll ask for leave after dawn. Once I've got leave, we'll leave immediately without delay. We'll go to Suzhou together."

Lin's mother's face immediately lit up: "Really?"

"real."

Lin Jianguo nodded. "I'll go to the factory office to ask for leave. I'll tell them that there's an emergency at your family's home and I need to go over and help you deal with it. I'll ask for ten days to half a month's leave."

Lin's mother nodded happily, tears still on her face, but the corners of her mouth had already turned up.

"Okay, okay, as long as our family can be together, we're fine with going anywhere."

I'll go pack my things now. After dawn, my family and I will leave, get away from this place, and hide far away.

A family together is the best thing ever.

You don't need to bring too much stuff, just enough to wear.

Although Suzhou is not as good as Beijing, it is still my own home, so I don't have to worry about food and drink.

"We'll come back once things settle down here; it'll be like visiting my parents' home."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and started rummaging through the boxes and cages. Her movements were quick and urgent, as if every minute she was a little late would increase the danger.

He pulled a patched blue cloth bundle from the cabinet on the kang (heated brick bed), spread it on the kang, and began to put clothes inside.

"Xiaotian should bring two pairs of cotton-padded pants, and Tangtang should bring the pink one, the thick one."

Do you need to bring your work clothes?

Forget it, don't bring it. We're not going to work in Suzhou. Bring something presentable...

Lin's mother kept rambling on, as if she was trying to bolster her courage, or as if she was using these trivial household chores to fill her mind so that she wouldn't have time to think about those terrible things.

Lin Jianguo watched her busy figure, then his gaze fell on the two children on the kang (a heated brick bed).

He sighed silently, muttering to himself in a voice only he could hear, "God bless our family and keep us safe and sound."

When Lin Tian heard his father mention leaving this place, he felt a slight sense of relief.

Next, he will continue to do great things, to heal all the birds and beasts. Before he heals them, it would be best for his family to leave.

This is the only way to clear oneself of suspicion.

otherwise……

Everyone in the courtyard is dead, and your family is completely unharmed. That doesn't make sense, so you can't escape suspicion.

Taking a break now is the best option.

Once the heat dies down, come back. The police won't be able to find anyone, the case will slowly become a cold case, and everything will be safe.

More importantly, with the parents and Tangtang left in the yard, an accident could happen at any time.

It wasn't him who did it; it was the birds and dogs that were driven to desperation.

At that time, I will make my move.

The Lin family is not clean.

The family was forced to leave the mainland and go to Hong Kong.

The parents definitely wouldn't agree.

……