Chapter 486 Entering the Village, the Clan Elders

After what happened just now, Yushu was quite depressed. It was obvious that his mood was greatly affected and he was no longer lively and talkative.

Chen Yi did not believe all his words. He should have weighed the difference between offending the village chief and offending the unidentified police leader, as Yushu often went out.

Lao Shao had clearly told his "origin". If he really had problems eating wild fruits, he would be in big trouble. His motives were still questionable.

Moreover, this was already the second wave. Didn't he think that there would be a third wave if the second wave couldn't get in? It was impossible for the police to give up this direction of investigation because of his small actions.

If he still couldn't get in for the third time, even a fool could guess who was playing tricks.

At this moment, Chen Yi was more curious about Yulu Village. If Yushu lied, then one of Yulu Village and Yushu himself must be suspected of committing a crime.

There is no other possibility for being afraid of the police except committing a crime.

Why are you afraid of the police if you don't commit a crime? As the saying goes, a person who is upright is not afraid of his shadow. If he has no guilty conscience, he will not worry about ghosts knocking on his door in the middle of the night.

All the way in silence, Chen Yi looked at Yushu's back in front of him and thought.

Let's not worry about whether Yuluo Village has any problems, we will know when we get there.

Let's just talk about Yushu.

Assuming that Yushu has committed a crime, then he tried his best to prevent the police from entering the village. Does it mean that as long as the police enter the village, what he has done will be exposed?

What secrets can a villager in a mountain village isolated from the world have? The worst is stealing, right?

If there is a big case, will it be covered up so tightly?

Yushu's behavior is actually very irrational. Now the three people can definitely enter the village. Once they enter the village and find unresolved bizarre things, the first suspect must be Yushu.

Stop the police from entering the village, who else do you suspect?

So Chen Yi's vigilance has not diminished. The mountain road is still very long, and Yushu is very familiar with the surrounding environment. It is also possible to take other actions.

If there is a next time, he can only be handcuffed, and maybe a phone call will be made for support, and then things will be complicated.

Fortunately, nothing happened, and the four of them did not rest. After passing the last narrow valley, the three horses stopped at the entrance of the village.

The mountain stream runs through the village, separating all the buildings. On one side is Henan and on the other is Hebei. The number of households is about the same. From a distance, you can see a wooden bridge built on the river for villagers to pass.

The river is not wide, only a few meters. An adult can almost jump over it in a sprint, but it is not possible to hold things.

The village is not on the mountain. This is a rare flat area that just accommodates Yulu Village. If the population grows explosively, it seems that there is no place to build new houses, and it can only develop on the mountain.

This is what the village chief should consider. There is always a way.

Some villagers saw Yushu coming back and were overjoyed. After shouting twice, they called their wives and children to come and pick up the goods they liked.

For Chen Yi and his team, the villagers just looked at them strangely and lost interest. For them, the goods on the horse are more worthy of attention than the people on the horse.

Chen Yi and the other two dismounted and stepped aside, quietly watching the crowd gradually gathering.

Finally, the sight was on Yushu.

Yuluo Village is xenophobic?

Is this xenophobia? Although there was no welcome with loud drums and firecrackers, it was definitely not to the point of being scolded or even driven out. Everyone seemed to not care at all.

At this moment, only the children in ethnic costumes looked at them with wide eyes, as if they were looking at rare animals, while their parents were busy picking up goods and did not pay any attention.

It was not a way to treat guests, but there was no act of refusing guests, which was very different from what Yushu said.

From what Yushu said before, it seemed that once outsiders entered the village, something bad would happen.

Chen Yi waved at Yushu.

Yushu was obedient and ran over quickly.

"Leader."

Chen Yi said in a calm voice: "Didn't you say that the village is xenophobic? Why don't I feel it at all?"

Yushu was about to explain.

"A Shu!"

The elderly man walked out of the village and shouted with a somewhat dissatisfied tone.

"That's the village chief. Lead me over."

Yushu apologized and went to explain to the village chief. The latter frowned and kept looking at Chen Yi and the other two.

Hmm... this is a bit xenophobic.

After hesitating for a moment, the old village chief finally came over.

Even the remotest mountain village is under the jurisdiction of the state. Autonomous counties are autonomous according to certain ethnic regulations, not out of touch with the law.

"I am the village chief Zhongda. What are you doing here?" the village chief asked directly.

Zhongda?

Chen Yi immediately identified himself with the name. What a good name. I wonder if his IQ is comparable to Sima Yi's.

He smiled and said, "Hello, village chief. We are criminal police from the city. Ruicheng has a troublesome murder case. There are no clues and no clues. Someone saw the victim appear nearby. According to the investigation process, we need to come and see. I hope we can gain something."

Murder?

The village chief and Yushu looked at each other. The former was puzzled and the latter was stunned. This was the first time they talked about the murder.

"Someone died... What does it have to do with our village?" The village chief was confused and could not figure out the police's logic.

Chen Yi smiled and said, "The village chief misunderstood. It's not related. I'm just looking for clues. I'm really sorry to bother you."

He didn't explain too much.

The village chief was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, since it's a government matter, we will definitely cooperate, but I don't understand... How should we cooperate? Should we gather the whole village?"

Chen Yi: "It's not necessary for the time being. Is it convenient for us to stay for one night? If everything goes well, we will leave tomorrow."

The village chief didn't know what he meant by [smooth], so he didn't ask, and agreed: "It's convenient. There are many places for people to live in the village. See which one you like? Why don't you stay at my place, so three people can squeeze in." "

Chen Yi agreed to the village chief's proposal to stay overnight without disturbing the second family. He originally wanted to pay, but the other party refused, saying that he should not be paid.

"Are these goods free of charge?" Chen Yi couldn't help but ask when he saw the villagers not far away taking the things and leaving.

The village chief said: "I need money. They will deliver it later. Everyone knows the price. Those who don't know will ask."

Chen Yi snorted: "A Shu is responsible for outbound purchases?"

Village chief: "Yes."

Chen Yi: "Is there any comment on the selection? Is it still voluntary to vote?"

The village chief glanced at him and did not answer: "Let's go into the village and tell everyone not to misunderstand."

Chen Yi originally had many questions. Since the village chief didn't want to talk more, he couldn't force himself to ask, so he followed the village chief into the village.

Yuluo Village has arrived, but the doubts in my heart have not disappeared, but are getting deeper and deeper.

Now he not only thinks there is something wrong with Yushu, but this time the village chief is also involved.

The village was normal, but these two people always felt that something was strange.

After entering the village, the village chief explained to everyone. Most of the villagers were curious and did not have any dissatisfaction. Some showed enthusiastic smiles and invited the three of them to sit at his house.

The attitude of the villagers made Chen Yi look at Yushu from time to time. Occasionally, they looked at each other, which frightened the latter and quickly retracted his gaze.

He now wanted to stop the village chief and ask: Has Yushu done anything bad in the village?

There is actually a lot of uncertainty about this issue, because the surrounding villagers are very familiar with Yushu, and many people even ask him to remind him of the types of goods he will bring next time. It does not look like he has done bad things in the village.

Chen Yi frowned secretly. He didn't know if his feeling was wrong, or if everyone was acting, or if Yushu's problem was limited to a small circle.

Once you come, make peace with it, and never forget the murder. Tu Xiangnan once wandered outside the mountains. What was his purpose? Based on the current understanding of Yuluo Village, it seems that the only option is to pick up jade.

Unless he has a relationship or contact with someone in the village.

Since Yushu doesn’t know him, then ask other people, there is plenty of time.

The villagers gradually dispersed. Under the leadership of the village chief, Chen Yi and the other three began to stroll around the village. When passing by the gravel path, he bent down and touched one of the pieces. The dust faded away, revealing a crystal clear stone. It was indeed raw jadeite.

What Yushu said is true. This village can be described as an emerald village. Inferior emeralds are also emeralds. If they are left outside and no one cares about them, they will definitely be demolished and nothing will be left, like locusts passing by.

The village chief noticed Chen Yi's actions and said with a smile: "It's a pity to throw it away. It can be used as stone, but it needs to be mixed with other rocks, otherwise it will be very unstable."

Chen Yi nodded slightly: "Ashu chatted with me on the way here. I really learned a lot about it. It deserves to be the birthplace of jade in China."

The village chief said: "Those are just rumors, not that exaggerated."

Chen Yi: "By the way...are Ashu related to you?"

Village chief: "Yes, he is the son of my cousin, from my own family."

Are they really relatives?

Chen Yi thought that Yushu could go out for shopping because he was a relative of the village chief. But it doesn’t feel like a good job. It takes so long to go back and forth and I’m exhausted, and there’s no money to be made.

When they were outside the village, the village chief changed the subject and did not answer. Out of politeness, Chen Yi did not ask a second time. This matter was not important at the moment.

There must always be someone who goes out to do the shopping, so there is no doubt about it.

Approaching the end of the village, Chen Yi stopped and turned to look at the building on the right.

There are very few villagers around.

There is a clear contrast between this building and the folk houses. The main materials are bluestone and gray bricks, which have experienced great vicissitudes over time. The roofs are tiles that are rare in the village.

Like an ancestral hall... not a statue, it must be an ancestral hall.

There was an old man sitting at the door, holding a cigarette rod in his hand and looking serious, with a hint of coldness in his seriousness.

When a few people stopped, the old man's cloudy eyes became even darker.

Chen Yi stared at him for a while. The other person was not targeting him, but the village chief next to him.

Have a grudge?

Along the way, everyone, both men and women, old and young, greeted the village chief politely, but things changed here.

"Go back. Our village is so big. It's almost dinner time. You can try the old wine I have collected."

The village chief glanced at the other party and asked Chen Yi and others to leave.

Chen Yi hesitated, but finally chose to follow the village chief's footsteps.

If you are not familiar with the place, it is important to investigate the case, so it is better not to offend the "number one". It would be really difficult to handle if you are kicked out.

In the deep mountains and old forests, it is difficult for a strong dragon to defeat a local snake, and he will never use a pistol for no reason.

"You are a young man from outside, a police officer, right?"

Unexpectedly, after taking two steps, the old man at the door suddenly spoke. He must have got the news through other people.

Chen Yi turned around: "Yes."

The village chief did not look back, he stood there with his back turned, his expression invisible.

The old man took a puff from his cigarette rod and said with a smile: "Did Ashu do anything outside? I knew this kid had no good intentions. Last time Zhongda, you shut it down..."

"Fuqin!" The village chief turned around suddenly and said coldly: "I didn't become the village chief a few years ago, so I don't have to hold grudges now, right? How can I be as ignorant as a little kid?"

The old man was not annoyed and his smile remained unchanged: "You are not even allowed to say anything? You are the village chief after all, a foreigner. Come to my place for dinner tonight. Fresh pine nuts are not as good as mine in the whole village. As for the wine... Me too."

The village chief snorted: "Fuqin, this is a leader from Ruicheng. Do you think you are qualified to receive him?"

Old man: "Qualifications cannot be expressed with words."

Chen Yi and the other three looked at each other and chose to watch the show. As expected, there were conflicts everywhere and they were unavoidable.

After arguing for five minutes, the village chief lost patience and called Chen Yi to leave.

You can't leave at this time. Chen Yi immediately asked: "I just said it was closed. What was it closed for?"

"The ancestral hall." It was the old man Fuqin who answered him, "The ancestor worship last year and the year before last were canceled for no reason, and Zhongda forcibly closed the ancestral hall. Isn't it strange?"

The village chief was angry: "Of course I have my own considerations!"

Fuqin asked back: "What are you thinking about? When Yushu was a teenager, he came to the ancestral hall to steal the tributes of his ancestors. After he was caught, he lay on the bed according to the family rules for three days. Now that he has grown up, he might do something, otherwise you let him Why is he going out shopping? That is punishment for the tribe."

Clan rules?

Family law?

Such primitive words, those who didn’t know it would have thought it was a hundred years ago.

In such a remote place, the three of them were not surprised and understood.

"Is going out shopping a punishment?"

Chen Yi was more concerned about this sentence. After thinking about it carefully, it was not a good job to travel back and forth on mountain roads for more than ten hours, so he said the punishment was very reasonable.

Who wants to walk on a mountain road for more than ten hours without any trouble?

"Um...can I go into the ancestral hall and have a look?" He suddenly said.

"Can."

"no!"

The two people spoke at the same time. It was Fuqin who agreed and the village chief who refused.

"Fuqin! Outsiders are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall! Even members of the clan are not allowed to enter, let alone outsiders! What do you want to do?!" the village chief asked and reminded.

Fuqin smiled and said: "I am the elder of the ancestral clan, and I have the final say in matters here."

The village chief responded tit-for-tat: "I am the village chief. Although you have the right to speak in the ancestral hall, you have to listen to me!"

The logic is right.

The affairs of the ancestral hall must be listened to by Fuqin, and Fuqin listens to the village chief, which means that the affairs of the ancestral hall must be listened to by the village chief.

Fuqin could not refute this sentence and cast an apologetic and helpless look at Chen Yi: Did you see that, this is the village chief of the village.

There is a hint in his eyes: The village chief can also listen to you and just force his way in. Who dares to stop the police?

Chen Yi had no intention of doing this. Why would he break into someone else's ancestral hall? There's no reason, he just asked casually, if it's okay, pull it down.

The village chief is still angry, and he needs to ask for clues to the case through him in the evening, so he can't offend him.

I really want to go in, wait until the night is dark and windy... and sneak in.

The wall of the ancestral hall is not high, and it only takes less than three seconds to climb over it.

"Younger from outside, you can come to me for a drink anytime you want."

It wasn't until a few people walked away that Fuqin's voice came again.

The village chief looked ugly and said: "His grandson was injured because of Yushu, so he is very prejudiced against Yushu and us. But that time really had nothing to do with Yushu. It is very normal for a seven or eight-year-old child to get injured while playing in the mountains. Even people themselves say no." careful."

Chen Yi: "Very serious?"

The village chief sighed: "I'm lame."

Hearing this, Chen Yi also sighed.

It is a very normal psychology. Adults are jointly and severally liable if they get into an accident while drinking. As long as you are not alone, then in the eyes of the injured person’s relatives, the one who accompanied you is at fault, even if you did nothing.

This is the hatred transfer effect.

Fuqin could not vent his negative emotions on his grandson and could only implicate innocent third parties.

Everyone is like this, and those who dare to say that they don’t have this kind of mentality are pretending to be suppressed and the difference between strong and weak.

However, although the village chief gave the reason, Chen Yi still felt that Fu Qin was much more real than him. At least what he said was not made up, and the village chief's answer was quite vague.

The previous judgment was correct. Yushu was likely to have made a mistake, and it might have something to do with the ancestral hall.

Chen Yi hesitated to get to the bottom of it.

Let's wait for the follow-up. He didn't want to get involved in a place like Yuluo Village where clan rules still existed. It would be quite troublesome.

Autonomy, autonomy, what is autonomy?

People have their own rules!