Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

"My teeth... my teeth..."

Jia Zhangshi cried out incoherently, blood flowing down her chin and staining her front of her dress red.

Lin Tian stood there, looking terrified, and took two steps back: "Grandma Jia... are you alright?"

That last move was done by him using Ghost Shadow, which lurked in Jia Zhangshi's shadow.

Yi Zhonghai frowned upon seeing this, but remained silent.

Liu Haizhong put down his teacup and said slowly, "Sister-in-law, why are you making such a fuss over a child?"

Yan Bugui shook his head and sighed, "Alas, impulsiveness is the devil. Now look what's happened, your tooth's knocked out, right? Getting a replacement will cost money..."

Qin Huairu rushed over to help her mother-in-law: "Mom! Mom, how are you?"

Madam Jia shoved her aside, pointed at Lin Tian, ​​and mumbled incoherently, "You...you little beast...you tripped me..."

Lin Tian looked aggrieved: "Grandma Jia, I was standing so far away from you, how could I trip you? Everyone was watching. I know you're upset about Uncle Jia's death, but you can't wrong me like this."

Indeed, to outsiders, Lin Tian only moved a small step to the side and did not touch Jia Zhangshi at all.

It was Jia Zhangshi who lunged too hard and lost her footing, falling down.

"You...you..."

Madam Jia was so angry that she trembled all over, but she couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

It hurts as soon as I open my mouth; my mouth is full of blood.

When she lunged forward, she clearly felt someone tug at her foot. Could it be a ghost?

Why did they stop me from hitting Lin Tian? Could it be Lin Tian's dead father and mother?

She couldn't help but shiver, feeling as if a pair of eyes were watching her.

Yi Zhonghai then walked over and said in a deep voice, "Alright, stop making a scene. Sister-in-law, you should go back and treat your wounds first. As for Dongxu's matter... we'll have to wait for the police's conclusion."

He paused, glanced at Lin Tian, ​​his expression complex: "As for Lin Tian... what can an eight-year-old child do?"

The police arrived quickly.

They carefully examined the scene and questioned the people in the courtyard.

"Chief, the deceased is Jia Dongxu, a second-level fitter at the steel rolling mill."

Police officer Wang noted, "The time of death was probably between 1 and 2 a.m. There were no other fatal wounds on his body. The preliminary judgment is that he was hanged, and it was a homicide."

Director Li frowned, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone in the courtyard.

He had seen many cases, but he had never encountered one as bizarre as today's.

"Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, didn't you notice Jia Dongxu leaving the house last night?"

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears, her voice choked with sobs: "No, Director, Dongxu slept perfectly well last night."

I woke up early this morning and found he was gone. I thought he went to the bathroom, but who would have thought... who would have thought he was dead... Waaah...

She cried so hard she seemed genuinely heartbroken.

Jia Zhangshi, also with snot and tears streaming down her face, slapped her thigh and cried out, "Officers, you must find the murderer!"

My son died unjustly! Someone must have killed him. My son... you died so tragically... sob sob..."

She wailed and suddenly grabbed Chief Li's arm: "Chief, arrest that little beast Lin Tian! He must have killed my son!"

Director Li frowned even more deeply.

He turned to look at Lin Tian; the child was thin and frail, looking as if a gust of wind could blow him over.

An eight-year-old child killed a 120-pound adult man?

"Auntie, calm down."

Director Li pulled his arm away, his tone still restrained, "Solving cases requires evidence, not just making things up based on feelings."

"My Dongxu, how could you abandon your mother and leave first? Waaah..."

Seeing Jia Zhangshi crying so bitterly, Director Li could understand her feelings; she was grieving the loss of her son.

Police officer Wang examined the body and said, "Chief, I've found something suspicious. The lowest horizontal branch of this tree is 2.2 meters off the ground."

Jia Dongxu is 1.72 meters tall; even standing on a rock, he couldn't reach it, and there was nothing to stand on.

Director Li stood up and looked around: "So, either the deceased climbed up by himself, or... someone put him up there."

He paused, then looked at everyone: "If it's the latter, then it's not something one person can do alone."

Jia Dongxu weighs over 120 pounds; it would take at least two or three adult men to hoist him up a tree more than two meters high.

These words immediately caused an uproar in the courtyard.

"A gang crime?"

He gasped.

Yan Bugui's eyes flickered: "Chief Li, do you mean someone conspired to kill Jia Dongxu?"

"I'm just saying it's possible."

Director Li was very cautious, saying, "Everything still needs further investigation."

Ignoring all that, Jia Zhangshi rushed forward again, pointing at Lin Tian: "It's him, officers, it's this little bastard, arrest him quickly!"

Chief Li finally lost his patience: "Ma'am, I've said it before, solving cases requires evidence. How could an eight-year-old child possibly hoist a 120-pound adult up a tree? Tell me, where did he get that kind of strength?"

"It was him! If it wasn't him, it was his parents who killed him."

Madam Jia roared incoherently, spitting out mouthfuls of blood and froth, "My son's spirit told me it was the Lin family."

This is getting more and more outrageous.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Lin Tian also cried out, "Waaah... My parents are dead... Grandma Jia, you're still wronging them."

My dad was killed in a boiler explosion... My mom died too, and now Uncle Jia is dead, and you're saying my parents killed him... Waaah..."

He cried his heart out, his little body trembling, it was heartbreaking to see.

Some people in the courtyard couldn't stand it anymore.

The three women muttered under their breath, "Jia Zhangshi is really outrageous. The other person's parents have been dead for several days, and she's still bullying the child like this..."

"Exactly, what can an eight-year-old child do?"

"I think she's gone mad after her son died..."

Director Li's face darkened completely: "Jia Zhangshi, listen to me carefully, Lin Tian's parents have passed away, that's a fact."

If you continue to spout nonsense and falsely accuse the dead, I will take you to the police station right now on charges of disturbing the peace and insulting the deceased.

Jia Zhangshi was intimidated by Director Li's imposing manner. She opened her mouth but didn't dare to curse anymore.

Director Li continued, "Considering your son just passed away and you're emotionally unstable, I won't pursue this matter this time, but if it happens again..."

He didn't finish speaking, but his meaning was clear.

Jia Zhangshi's face turned red with suppressed rage. She felt that it was that little brat Lin Tian who had killed her. She plopped down on the ground and wailed.

"My son...this is outrageous! Old Jia...come quick! The police aren't helping us...your son died unjustly..."

She cried and pounded the ground.

Xu Damao said with a grin, "Director Li, don't take it personally. Jia Zhangshi has gone mad because her son died."

She just said that an old man named Yi Zhonghai killed her son; she's really quick to bite anyone she can get her hands on.

Yi Zhonghai's expression changed: "Xu Damao, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Sha Zhu angrily said, "You brat, you're wronging an old man! I'll beat you to death!"

"I didn't lie, and I didn't wrong anyone."

Xu Damao looked completely innocent. "Just now, didn't Jia Zhangshi point at Uncle Yi and curse him, saying that you drove Jia Dongxu to his death? Everyone heard it."

Many people in the courtyard nodded in agreement.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry his face turned pale, but he couldn't vent his anger in front of Director Li, so he could only suppress it.

"That was just my sister-in-law talking nonsense in a fit of emotion. How could you take it seriously? Jia Dongxu is my apprentice. How could I possibly kill him?"

Xu Damao muttered, "Who knows? You just said that Jia Zhangshi often scolds you in private. Maybe you're holding a grudge."

Yi Zhonghai, you always order around that stupid Zhu to beat me, let's see how you die.

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