Quick Transmigration: Help! What to do when my husband is obsessed with love?

Chapter 180 Trainee Detective 18

With two laborers by her side, the old lady started talking and began to recount stories from the past.

She went to work in Beijing when she was young, and she and the old man spent all their wages to buy a house in this village. They also talked about how they were lucky enough to get rich from the demolition and relocation.

As the conversation progressed, the topic turned to the victim's family.

“Zhang Er…” She threw the corn aside and said with a smile, “It’s the case you’re investigating. He’s been quick-witted since he was a child, and after the demolition, he used the proceeds to start a big business.”

"Unlike those guys in our village who become unemployed after their houses are demolished, he actually has a career!"

"His father said that at its peak, the factory employed several hundred people, so he was quite the big boss!"

Lingyi remained a quiet listener, only occasionally offering a few words to guide the old lady's tone.

Seeing that she had finally gotten to the point, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That kid is kind-hearted. Even after he became rich, he didn't forget his childhood friends. Those younger generation who squandered their wealth all found jobs with him. They may not become extremely rich, but they can make a living without much trouble."

"But unfortunately, those guys who were all talk and no action only worked for a short time before they felt that Zhang Er paid them too little, looked down on them, and ran away to mess around again."

Ling Yi paused in her movements and glanced at Xiang Ke without making a sound.

"Oh?" Ling Yi asked in surprise, "I don't think I've heard of this before."

The aunt looked at her in surprise: "Someone had just died then, who would be so heartless as to talk about such trivial matters!"

Besides, those children are all from the village, and no one would drag them into that kind of case.

Besides, didn't those people collect evidence from the children?

Ling Yi took a deep breath. If it weren't for the fact that the statement had been recorded again after so many years, this news would probably have been kept from her.

This is a major oversight!

Ling Yi smiled and said, "Can you talk about it now?"

The old lady chuckled and said, "What's there to hide? Most of the villagers have moved away over the years. No matter what, they wouldn't come over in the middle of the night to smash my windows, would they?"

It's a really simple and unpretentious reason.

"Sigh, these days, there aren't even any kids breaking windows, let alone any people around!" She asked Ling Yi, "Have you seen those little shops and supermarkets at the entrance of our village?"

After a moment's thought, Ling Yi remembered the somewhat dilapidated little shop.

"It used to be so lively there. Everyone bought their things there, and people would play cards when they had nothing to do." The old lady sighed, "But after that case, more and more people moved away. I reckon they'll have to go bankrupt in another two years!"

“The delivery truck used to come every few days, but now it doesn’t come even once a month!” The old lady slapped her thigh as she spoke, “And the deliverymen have all gone from tall young men to old men who are bent over like shrimp!”

It's clear that the old lady still harbors a lot of resentment about this matter.

Ling Yi had no time to pay attention to these things. Her keen radar went off the moment she heard the words "tall guy".

She smiled nonchalantly and said, "What, do you have requirements for the delivery person?"

The old lady shook her head and said, "Of course there are requirements. It can't be that those old men with a little money go looking for girls in their twenties or thirties, but we old ladies aren't allowed to look at young people!"

"Let me tell you, that young man may not look that great, but he's really strong!" She slapped her thigh: "From a distance, he looks like he's at least 1.9 meters tall, and he does manual labor every day, so he's all muscle!"

Ling Yi felt a chill run down her spine, and asked more cautiously, smiling as she said, "It's rare to see young people these days willing to do this kind of physical labor."

She paused for a moment, then added, "Someone like me, in my mid-twenties, can't even do anything anymore, even if I wanted to!"

Her words made the old lady laugh: "Oh dear, how old are you, and you're already saying such things!"

“That little boy is only a year or two younger than you, I think.” The old lady calculated for a moment and said with some regret, “He looks much older than his age. Before I knew his age, I was thinking of setting him up with my second daughter.”

"As soon as I heard the age, I gave up on the idea. It's not appropriate to be more than ten years younger."

Just as the old lady was about to complain about her daughter being unmarried in her forties, Ling Yi immediately became serious and said, "Auntie, let's put that aside for now and talk about that young man!"

As the elderly man added more information, the sky gradually darkened.

At the assembly point outside the village, the police officers, exhausted from a long day and having only eaten two bites of bread, returned to their posts.

Director Gao was already waiting with several insulated boxes. As a leader who could bring in countless outside helpers, he never faltered when it came to such interpersonal relationships.

After a long day of work, being able to eat a hot meal would surely move one to tears. I'll try to find him a few more clues tomorrow.

A group of criminal police officers ate while exchanging information.

Clearly, the old woman who is now taking notes with Ling Yi is not an isolated case in this village. Others, after their fellow villagers have left, have also started talking about things that were difficult to say back then.

This important information instantly excited everyone.

Perhaps the key to solving this case lies here!

As if haunted by a spirit, Director Gao listened intently to his hardworking little bees summarizing their experiences, his eyes darting left and right, until he finally noticed something.

"Where are Director Xiang and Ling Yi?"

How did his best foreign player and best rookie both disappear?

In an instant, countless bloody images flashed through the mind of the veteran detective who had witnessed countless bloodshed.

What about being killed while taking a statement at a suspect's house? What about thugs entering a village, being discovered, and then being killed in self-defense? What about the Trisolarans descending to Earth and killing his beloved general?

In the midst of his brainstorming session, he clutched his lower back and raised his voice: "Quick, go into the village and find them!"

At times like this, you don't even dare to make a phone call. What if you anger the criminals with just one call and both of you die?

"No need to look anymore, we're back." Ling Yi heard Director Gao's hoarse voice from afar, and for a moment she felt a little touched.

There aren't many leaders who can remember all their subordinates' information.

When Director Gao saw that the two large livestock capable of plowing the land had returned at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his land could be saved again.

He greeted her with a smile: "Why are you back so late? You must be exhausted. Come and have something to eat!"

As they spoke, he handed a boxed lunch to... Ling Yi.

Sure enough, he saw a look of appreciation in Xiang Ke's cold eyes.

Ha, young people with their heads full of love and romance!

Take it easy!