"Poison? How could it be?" Nie Li asked, puzzled. To poison an entire village to death, isn't this project a little too huge? Furthermore, how could no one have discovered the abnormality of this matter if they were poisoned to death?
"It's not normal to poison an entire village, but what if the poison was triggered later? In other words, the poison suddenly broke out after a certain period of time." Little Head Mo spoke out his thoughts.
"Such a person must meet several conditions. First, he must understand the village and know how to poison. Second, he must be a person in the village, so that others will not have any precautions. Third, he must know everything around and can find the poison. " Little Head Mo simply listed a few conditions, Nie Li just nodded, he couldn't find anything to refute.
"The people in the village are all dead. Who else do you think can do this?" Little Head Mo's eyes were like torches, looking back at the village. The person he was referring to was Xiong Ba, who had just helped Nie Li.
"It's impossible!" Liu Zhong and Zheng Ming didn't believe it. After a short time of getting along, they felt that Xiong Ba was very good and warm-hearted. Although he didn't like to talk much, he was very good. Nie Li also had a trace of hope in his heart.
"You may know a person's face but not his heart. I just checked the bodies. These people have black eye sockets and their bodies are stiff. Some of them have livor mortis. Obviously, they have been dead for a long time. "Little Head Mo told the several people about the phenomenon found in the investigation.
"But why did Xiong Ba kill these people?" Liu Zhong asked. What was Xiong Ba's motive for killing these people? Little Head Mo also didn't know. He only found a trace of clues and didn't know the whole story.
"But one thing is certain. He killed the people and led us to the village on purpose. It was raining just now. The place we walked through had horse hoofprints. He deliberately found us."
"Did you notice that the firewood in the wooden basket behind him was dry, but it had been raining for a while that day, indicating that his firewood was prepared in advance. He didn't come to the mountain to cut firewood, but to find something. But he found us, so he changed his plan. "Little Head Mo said clearly, making the three people unable to react for a long time.
"These are all your personal opinions. How can you say that Xiong Ba killed the people of this village?" Although Little Head Mo's words were very reasonable and there were no loopholes in this set of arguments, Xiong Ba's motive and tools for killing people could not be mentioned at all.
"Do you remember the hatchet in Xiong Ba's hand? Moreover, Nie Li must have discovered a strange thing, which is that the calluses on the Tyrant Bear's purlicue are extremely thick. If it wasn't someone who held a blade for many years, it would be impossible to grind out such a callus. "
"After you left, I took a peek at the hatchet. Due to years of polishing, the blade was still in good condition, but it was a little too short. At the same time, this hatchet is Tyrant Bear's murder weapon. "
"The weapons in the hands of those bandits are extremely sharp. Liu Zhong should know that if such a blade were to land on a villager, it would be fatal. But as you can see, those people have many wounds on their bodies, and they are all relatively shallow. "
"They were all delirious from being poisoned. They were slashed by someone with a knife. Their blood ran out and they died in the end. Rather than being killed, it would be better to say that they were tortured to death by Xiong Ba. Because the poison was enough to kill them, but Xiong Ba sped up the process. "Little Head Mo did not hide anything and said everything. The three of them also thought about it carefully, especially Nie Li.
He was not like Liu Zhong and Zheng Ming who had no guard against Xiong Ba. After listening to Little Head Mo's words, he suddenly remembered the look in Xiong Ba's eyes when he looked at him. It was not an angry look because of hatred.
It was a desire for power. He saw his own power, so he had greed and desire. It's just that he did not look at those eyes carefully at that time, just like himself. Nie Li felt a chill down his spine. A person could be so cruel.
"I still want to know why he killed these villagers." Nie Li couldn't figure out why Xiong Ba would kill these people who were with him day and night. Moreover, he used such cruel means. Perhaps the human heart can never be guessed.
"I also don't know why. Only Xiong Ba himself knows. We should be on our way as well. " Little Head Mo sighed. Looking at the village behind him, he felt a kind of speechless sadness. So many people died just like that.
In addition to Little Head Mo, Nie Li, Liu Zhong and Zheng Ming also felt a little ashamed. When Little Head Mo warned them at the beginning, they did not believe it. Now that Little Head Mo said this, they also instantly woke up. The human heart can be so kind that it's hard to guard against it. However, it can also be so dark that it makes them feel afraid.
The four of them rode their horses and hid in the dense forest. Perhaps this matter was just a small matter in their journey, but it set off endless waves in the Jianghu. The dark yellow raincoat blended into the rising water vapor and dense curtain of rain.
Nie Li and the others walked for a long time. Xiong Ba stood in the village. Except for his own breathing, the surroundings were terrifyingly silent. There was no human in the environment, and there was a kind of chill that went straight to the soul. Picking up the long blade on the ground, Xiong Ba crazily slashed at the corpse on the ground.
"Hahahaha" While laughing loudly, the movements of his hands did not stop. Flesh and blood splattered all over Xiong Ba's body. The rain mixed with the blood and flowed into Xiong Ba's mouth.
As if he had vented all his anger, Xiong Ba threw the long blade to the side and gasped for breath. He picked up a straw raincoat and draped it over his body. Then, he walked into a house with ease and pushed open the door. There was a family of four inside: an old man with white hair and beard, a middle-aged man and woman, and a child.
Aside from the old man, the remaining three corpses were devastated, especially the child. He was only twelve or thirteen years old, but his body was dismembered into several pieces. His eye sockets were also empty. His nose was cut off, revealing two small holes. His mouth was also torn open. The corners of his mouth spread to his cheeks, as if he was roaring loudly. All the teeth inside had fallen out. The gums were also cut very smoothly by a sharp weapon.
After Xiong Ba went in, he directly opened a box in the house. There was a long sword and a book inside. Xiong Ba took out the sword and hung it on his waist. Then, he carefully put the book in his arms.
It seemed to be something very precious. After getting the two things, Xiong Ba closed the box. He looked at the white-haired old man and sighed. He picked up the latter's body and put him on the bed not far away. He covered him with a quilt. Then, he saw the child's body. Xiong Ba pulled out the sword at his waist and stabbed the body a few times. Then, he left.
Along the way, Xiong Ba ran to his house without stopping. When he saw the position of the hatchet in the corner changed, Xiong Ba's pupils shrank slightly. A trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes. He kicked the hatchet away. However, he still picked it up and put it in his arms.
He took out a package from the corner. There was a lot of money and jewelry in it. These were all found after he killed people. With this money, he had enough money. Xiong Ba put on a straw raincoat, put on a bamboo hat, and walked into the mountains.
Walking on the path, he left shallow footprints in the wet soil. Xiong Ba passed through the dense forest and saw a village in the distance. Countless towering trees were arranged in a row, forming the walls of the village. There were two people at the entrance of the village.
"Why did you come back so late? Where are the others?" Seeing Xiong Ba wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, the bandit did not recognize him.
"The others are still behind." As Xiong Ba spoke, he took out a hatchet from his arms and stabbed it directly into the bandit's heart. "What are you doing?" The other person also saw the hatchet go through his body and felt that something was wrong. This person was not from the village.
Xiong Ba threw the hatchet out. The bandit used a knife to cut the hatchet away. However, because of this, Xiong Ba had already pulled out his sword. The tip of the sword had already pierced the bandit's heart. The blade was blue and emitted a cold light. Under the flowing rain, the patterns on the blade could be seen.
Seeing that both of them were dead, Xiong Ba pulled out the sword and swung it. Pushing open the door of the village, it was empty inside. It seemed that the people who went to the village just now were all the people in the village.
"Who is it?" Xiong Ba walked to the front of a house. A soft cry came from inside. It was filled with fear and panic. "It's me." Xiong Ba's hand holding the sword was trembling. After the person inside heard it, he did not speak for a long time. Hurried footsteps sounded and the door was opened.
She was dressed in simple clothes that were somewhat tattered. She had an extremely delicate face that made people feel comfortable looking at her. She was very cute, but her pale and haggard eyes were filled with bitterness. "Xin Er, I'm here." Xiong Ba hugged the girl.
"Little Xiong." Seeing Xiong Ba, Xin Er hugged Xiong Ba immediately. Tears of joy flowed out of her eyes. "Why are you here? And why are you holding my grandfather's sword?" Xin Er saw Xiong Ba's sword and smelled a faint scent of blood.
"I snuck in secretly and killed the two guards at the door. Grandfather gave this sword to me before he died. He asked me to save you." Xiong Ba had already prepared an excuse.
"Before he died?" Hearing Xiong Ba's words, Xin Er's face turned pale. Her originally fragile eyes were like shattered glass. Suddenly, Xin Er grabbed Xiong Ba's arm and asked in a trembling voice, "Then what happened to my father, my mother, and my brother?"
"Don't you know how they treated you? I'm not afraid to tell you that they are also dead. " Xiong Ba was angry. He had gone through so much to save Xin Er, but Xin Er had always been thinking about her family.
"But they are still my family. They gave birth to me and raised me." Hearing Xiong Ba's shout, Xin Er panicked. Tears flowed out of her eyes uncontrollably.
"If they were your family, they wouldn't have given you to the bandit leader." Xiong Ba wanted to use this shout to wake Xin Er up. "But if we didn't come, they would have been killed. So, sacrificing me in exchange for the safety of the entire village is worth it." Xin Er smiled sadly.
"It's not worth it for these people. You and I know very well what kind of people they are." The more Xiong Ba spoke, the angrier he became.
"Don't say anymore. They are already dead. There is no need to look into it." Xin Er interrupted Xiong Ba.
"We can't stay in the village anymore. Are you willing to come with me?" Xiong Ba gritted his teeth and asked directly.
"The village is gone. Where can we go with just the two of us?" Xin Er's eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at the distant sky.
"The world is so big. There is no place that is not home."
"But the world is so big. Without family, where can there be a home?"
A lonely shadow without a home to return to, accompanied by no one from all over the world.
Xiong Ba knew that Xin 'er had already answered him. How could his heart not be for that village? It was dead silent.
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