Under the supervision of a group of villagers, Zhu Heshuo walked into the ancestral hall in fear. The sound of sad music came from time to time in the dilapidated ancestral hall, which made people feel very depressed.
Jiang Cheng was in front, Zhu Heshuo was behind, and a large group of villagers followed. At the intersection of the village, more than a dozen policemen saw the director enter the village alone, and they could not help but raise their hearts.
Although the Mushan Group was a small mountain village with only more than 20 households, it still had influence. The last South China tiger incident made the people of the whole country know this small mountain village. This time, the public security bureau had an unshirkable responsibility for the death of Mr. Mu.
Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't be a problem at all, but the director suddenly said that they wanted to burn incense for the dead old man to show their respect. So, a group of people drove for a few hours and entered the village.
In front of the spirit of the old man, Zhu Heshuo held three incense sticks in his hand. After three bows, he inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner, and then returned to the futon and stood still.
Jiang Cheng had been standing by the side the whole time. He saw Zhu Heshuo bow three times and insert the incense stick. There was only one last procedure left, which was to kneel down and kowtow three times.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help coughing deliberately and said, "Director Zhu, it seems that there is still a procedure to go!"
Zhu Heshuo's face changed slightly. He was a man of decades. How could he not know the etiquette of paying respect to the dead? The traditional etiquette of three kneeling and nine kowtows could not be forgotten. As a guest, he should kneel down and kowtow after offering incense.
But Zhu Heshuo couldn't kneel down. He just stabilized Jiang Cheng at the entrance of the village, hoping to let him enter the village. When the incense sticks were offered, Jiang Cheng couldn't really let him kneel down.
But he didn't expect that Jiang Cheng would really do it. Zhu Heshuo was in a dilemma. There were so many people standing in the ancestral hall, and the villagers were all holding sticks, hoes and carrying poles in their hands. If he didn't kneel down, he was likely to be beaten to death by them.
Seeing that Zhu Heshuo wanted to go back on his word, Jiang Cheng was annoyed. He stepped forward and said to Zhu Heshuo, "Director Zhu, what's wrong? Do you want to go back on your word?"
When the villagers heard that the official didn't keep his word, they immediately became agitated. This person was the director of the County Public Security Bureau, and he was the one who had arrested the old man. Now that the old man was gone, he couldn't get away with it.
The villagers took a step forward in unison, and the weapons in their hands were all revealed.
When Zhu Heshuo saw this scene, his legs and knees gave way at the same time, and he knelt straight on the praying mat.
When the villagers saw that the old man had finally knelt down, they packed up their things and stood back up.
When Jiang Cheng saw that Zhu Heshuo knelt down after being frightened by the villagers, he couldn't help but despise him in his heart, "I thought you were someone important, but you're also a coward."
This time, Zhu Heshuo didn't dare to act rashly. He obediently kowtowed three times. Although it wasn't a loud kowtow, it was still a form of respect. Seeing that Zhu Heshuo had finished his respect, Jiang Cheng no longer stared at him and allowed him to stand up.
Zhu Heshuo stood up from the praying mat and smiled awkwardly at the group of villagers beside him. Then, he looked at Jiang Cheng. He could see that this young man was the leader of this group of villagers. As long as he could deal with this young man, the matter would basically be half solved.
But when Zhu Heshuo turned his head, he didn't find Jiang Cheng's figure. He only saw that the place where he just stood was empty. There was no sign of Jiang Cheng.
Zhu Heshuo couldn't help but be anxious. Today, Deputy Director Ma specially called him. According to Director Ma, it was very likely that there would be a problem here. According to his friend in the provincial capital, the director of the Public Security Department, Mi Yi, set off by car with dozens of people this morning. No one knew the specific purpose, not even the deputy director. Mi Yi only said that it was for investigation work in the countryside, but he didn't say where.
This scared Zhu Heshuo to death. He had a feeling that Chief Mi was very likely to come for Stone County, and the probability of this was very low.
It should be known that there were no major events in the province this year. The public security in the province was very stable. According to this trend, the excellent medal of the Ministry of Public Security in the first half of this year was bound to be awarded to Director Mi.
But now, Director Mi suddenly said that he wanted to go to the countryside for investigation work, which immediately made Zhu Heshuo's narrow-minded mind turn. At the moment, he just happened to kill a person here, and it was a nationally famous old Red Army soldier who was very popular. This time, Zhu Heshuo couldn't sit still. He rushed to the small mountain village with a group of people.
According to Zhu Heshuo's expectation, after three days of Old Master Mu's death, the body should be sealed in the coffin and buried. In that case, if the higher-ups wanted to trace it down, they would care about the customs of the village.
In Shicheng County, as long as the coffin was buried, no one was allowed to dig up other people's graves.
Otherwise, it would be a great disrespect to the dead.
Moreover, Old Master Mu was the head of a village, so it was even more impossible to open the grave. That was a big taboo.
If Old Master Mu was buried smoothly, then the dead could not testify. He was already ninety years old. Wasn't it normal to have some health problems? Moreover, the hospital had already arranged for it. The death notice had been sent to the villagers, and even the death report had come out. The report clearly showed that Old Master Mu died of sudden acute heart disease because the rescue was ineffective.
Regarding this, Zhu Heshuo was very clear in his heart. As long as the old master was buried, even if the minister of the Public Security came, he dared to say so.
But now the situation in front of him was completely different from what he had imagined. The old man's coffin hadn't been sealed yet, and the coffin lid hadn't been nailed yet. If someone suddenly came from above, wouldn't they know the cause of death as soon as they checked the corpse? In that case, it would really be a big deal. Who knew how many people would lose their jobs?
Zhu Heshuo ran around in the ancestral hall, looking for the figure of Jiang Cheng, but he did not see the shadow of Jiang Cheng after a round, and a group of villagers rolled their eyes at him.
After a round, he did not see the shadow of Jiang Cheng, so Zhu Heshuo ran outside the ancestral hall. On the haystack outside the ancestral hall, he finally saw Jiang Cheng. At this time, he saw Jiang Cheng talking eagerly with a beautiful woman.
Zhu Heshuo walked up to take a look and saw that the woman was wearing a white T-shirt with the words "XX Network News Media" printed on it. Seeing this, Zhu Heshuo's heart couldn't help but thump. He didn't think that Jiang Cheng would actually call the reporters over. How capable was this brat? He actually had such great ability. In just one short night, the news media had already arrived.
If the truth of the matter was found out by the media, the entire Shicheng County would be in an earthquake.
Zhu Heshuo walked in front of Jiang Cheng, calmed himself down, and said to Jiang Cheng kindly, "Mr. Jiang, do you have time? I want to talk to you for a few words!"
Seeing that the person was Zhu Heshuo, Jiang Cheng was extremely annoyed in his heart. He already knew who the real murderer was. It was Shi Shouxin, and this Director Zhu in front of him must be Shi Shouxin's accomplice. Even a pig's brain could figure out the purpose of his coming this time. He must be here to persuade Shi Shouxin.
Jiang Cheng waved his hand and said with a straight face, "I don't want to talk to you. If you want to talk, you call Shi Shouxin for me. I will talk to him."
Zhu Heshuo was stunned. He did not expect that Jiang Cheng would not give him face. He actually directly blocked him, and directly called out Shi Shouxin's name. Didn't this mean that Shi Shouxin knew everything and was waiting for him to come?
Zhu Heshuo paused and said, "Mr. Jiang, I don't quite understand what you are talking about. I am talking to you as a member of the Communist Party and a public servant. I hope we can talk openly and honestly for once."
Jiang Cheng sneered and said, "Communist Party? Public servant? Do you think these two words come out of your mouth? Not at all! "
Jiang Cheng did not give Zhu Heshuo face at all. He directly scolded him in front of his face. Fortunately, there were not many people present at this time, and there were no people from the Public Security Bureau. Otherwise, Director Zhu would lose a lot of face.
Zhu Heshuo's heart was full of anger. He hated Jiang Cheng so much that he itched. This guy mocked him again and again, which was simply challenging his bottom line.
However, after thinking for a while, Zhu Heshuo suddenly felt that there was a turning point. Jiang Cheng specifically said that he wanted to talk to Shi Shouxin. Well, then he would call Shi Shouxin in. Anyway, this matter was caused by him. Now that he could not handle it, it was time for Shi Shouxin to come out. Anyway, Shi Shouxin was now waiting in the car for the message.
Zhu Heshuo said, "Well, I will go and invite Boss Shi."
With that, Zhu Heshuo strode towards the entrance of the village. Jiang Cheng looked at Zhu Heshuo's back and couldn't help but mutter, "F * ck, could it be that Shi Shouxin is hiding in the car?"
Wang Xueyin nodded and said, "It's very likely. After all, this matter was caused by him. As the person involved, it is impossible for him not to know the speed of the matter. He must be anxious to wait for the news."
As soon as Jiang Cheng heard Wang Xueyin's analysis, he immediately became energetic. He jumped up from the haystack and ran to the village entrance. As he ran, he shouted, "Damn, there is a way to heaven, but you don't want to go. There is no door to hell, but you insist on coming. Since you are here today, don't think about leaving!"
Just at this moment, Mino, who had just rushed over from Mu Han's house, heard what Jiang Cheng said. She was shocked. Jiang Cheng's words were the prelude to killing people.
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