I become a god in another world

Chapter 227 Death of the Bride
Chapter 227

Zhao Fusheng was clearly asking about the Red Shoes Ghost Case, but the old man in this picture didn't make any sense, and instead mentioned his cousin 43 years ago in random directions.

Cao Dazong was about to scold him, but Zhao Fusheng glanced at him and signaled him to calm down.

She asks about ghost cases and likes to tease out clues from side details.

Ordinary people mostly speak and do things without any logical thinking, they just like to say whatever comes to mind.

Facing interrogation, you may have two mentalities.

A kind of smartass.

Perhaps he wanted to avoid news that was unfavorable to him, or to impose his own subjective consciousness on his words, which resulted in what he said contained too many personal opinions and was not very true. (For example, during the ghost case in Kuai Liang Village, the first few daughters-in-law of the Kuai family.)
The other is wanting to please people.

They may be timid and cowardly, afraid of offending others, so they will follow the interrogator's wishes - especially when the interrogator's status is far superior to that of the villagers, which will cause their behavior to unconsciously echo other people's questions. And ignore the real situation.

This state may satisfy the interrogator's psychology, but it is a taboo in handling ghost cases.

But when I heard him mention Huanggang Village later, I suddenly became alarmed, thinking that the Red Shoe Ghost Case might not have started because of Huanggang Village.

"How do you know so well?"

Having said this, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard:

She patiently continued to listen.

According to old man Zhang's temperament, he is still unreasonable and has lost his integrity even at his age. If someone says something to him, whether it is reasonable or not, he always has to scold him back.

"Crying shoes." Old Man Zhang whispered with red eyes.

It turns out that Mr. Wu from Huanggang Village invited his clan members back for a drink that day, nominally to worship their ancestors, but in reality, he invited his concubine to live with him.

"What's wrong with my tender wife? That's his fault -" When Wu saw her husband complaining about his relatives, she immediately fiercely defended her, and the couple broke out into a quarrel again.

"My aunt told me that she was talking to my mother, and when she mentioned her son and daughter-in-law, they were throwing and beating each other in the room. The noise made her upset, so she simply came to my house to hide and be quiet." Old Man Zhang explained:

Zhao Fusheng asked with great interest.

At first, Zhao Fusheng thought that Old Man Zhang mentioned that 'Xu Leizi' was very old and had not yet married, and he once wondered whether it was because of his marriage that the evil ghost revived.

"You are also relatives after all, and you grew up together. If a husband and wife quarrel, why are you going to listen?"

But her initial hunch was right, Old Man Zhang could indeed provide some clues.

He sighed:

"How come Xu Jin and his wife are allowed to go home and quarrel after having a house full of concubines?" Zhao Fusheng asked.

He talked for a long time and finally got to the point.

The disadvantage is that it wastes some time and requires you to reason from these narratives.

"Why are you crying?"

The villagers are simple-minded, and it is difficult to lie in such a large number of speeches. Even if you deliberately want to tell a lie, it is difficult to echo the lie without preparation. There will always be flaws, which will arouse suspicion.

Zhao Fusheng asked keenly.

"..."

Therefore, Zhao Fusheng prefers to listen to the rambling memories of these villagers when handling ghost cases, and find clues related to the matter from the seemingly complicated and unrelated narratives.

"I sneaked into his house in the dark and hid under the wall of his house. Sure enough, I heard my cousin's mother-in-law crying."

"When I heard about the quarrel between these two couples, I immediately became interested."

"It happened that that year Mr. Wu from Huanggang Village was worshiping his ancestors. After hearing about it, the couple rushed back. It was originally a happy event, but for some reason, they got into a fight when they came back."

"Oh, I'm really nothing!"

At this time, Old Man Zhang fell into memories:

"They didn't live well after they got married. Ms. Wu cursed me all day long and thought my cousin was worthless. She was born in Huanggang Village. Although her family was poor, she was very happy because she had an uncle of the same clan. She is arrogant, always wants to make a fortune, and wants to instigate my brother to go with her to please her uncle."

Lin Laoba and others were also speechless.

Xu Jin was so anxious after being scolded that he finally choked out:
"That uncle of yours is not a good guy. He still marries a young wife at such a young age."

"A red embroidered shoe." He sighed.

"I was hiding under the window and looking in through the skylight. Mrs. Wu was crying and fussing, but my old cousin didn't say a word."

Dealing with ghosts is a matter of narrow escape, and a slight mistake may lead to huge costs.

"Bah!" Mrs. Wu spat in her husband's face and cursed fiercely with her hands on her hips:
"What about kidnapping? If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. Everyone is like you, a coward. You don't have the ability to marry a rich lady, so you come to hurt others."

"Shoes?" Zhao Fusheng's heartstrings tightened instantly, but she controlled herself not to show surprise or excitement, and kept her voice calm so as not to affect Old Man Zhang:
"What shoes?"

"I was also puzzled at the time, but Mrs. Wu cried for a long time. Seeing that my old cousin didn't speak, I immediately complained, blaming him for not speaking out to comfort me."

During the quarrel, Xu Jin said:

"No matter how capable he is, she is clearly a girl who was kidnapped from nowhere. She is obviously already married and her eldest son is older than the girl."

But after being complained by Lin Laoba and other villagers, he rarely said anything. Instead, he seemed to acquiesce in Lin Laoba's accusation.

After listening to Wu's scolding for a long time, Old Man Zhang finally got the clue.

"This matter has to start with what happened in Huanggang Village."

"How come it's not forced abduction? The two of them are not suitable in age and appearance. If Wu Laocai is really upright, why doesn't he dare to invite many guests? He can only invite people to a wedding banquet in the name of ancestor worship?"

Xu Jin retorted loudly at that time:
"And the girl was crying so hard at that time that several of your relatives couldn't hold it back. Your sister-in-law's face was scratched and she was forced to hold it down."

"You know how to hammer!" Wu ignored him, but her voice was loud. When she got angry, she rushed up and beat Xu Jin.

"Then they still didn't want to, so they took advantage of the situation and jumped into the well to commit suicide. It's really unlucky to turn a happy event into a funeral."

……

When Old Man Zhang said this, he let out a long sigh and said in a low voice:

"My old cousin is really a good man. After he said this, he was beaten up by Mrs. Wu."

"It's really unreasonable for a wife to beat her husband. I don't want anyone to find out, otherwise I would have to say it out for my old cousin." He sighed.

He talked about the quarrel between Xu Jin and his wife, but he didn't mention anything related to shoes.

"..." Zhao Fusheng looked at him expressionlessly:
"Then?"

"Afterwards, both of them sat and cried after the fight. After Mrs. Wu vented her anger, she sat stupidly on the edge of the bed and asked my old cousin: 'What should I do now?'"

Xu Jin's face was scratched by his wife, and he was very annoyed at first. When his wife asked this question, he couldn't help but feel angry and annoyed, and took two breaths:
"I told you not to be greedy and pick up things belonging to dead people."

Mrs. Wu cried and said:
"I just thought that the shoe was brand new, so it was a pity to leave it by the well. Everyone was panicking at that time, and my third uncle shouted to get someone, but no one paid attention, so I picked up the shoe."

After hearing this, things finally came to light.

Zhao Fusheng was refreshed and said:

"That is to say, Wu Laocai of Huanggang Village kidnapped a girl from nowhere and wanted to take her as a concubine. On the day of the wedding, the girl was unwilling and ended up jumping into a well and died."

After she finished speaking, Old Man Zhang nodded silently. "And before the girl jumped into the well and died, she dropped an embroidered shoe by the well."

"Yes." Old Man Zhang nodded again.

"When he committed suicide on his wedding day, he must have worn red wedding shoes, and he happened to keep one shoe -" Zhao Fusheng guessed again:
"I'm afraid it must be the left shoe——"

Old man Zhang didn't speak.

His family situation is special, and he has developed the characteristic of hiding in the dark and observing others like a mouse. Although he likes to watch the excitement, he is afraid of misfortune coming out of his mouth, and dare not open his mouth about unclear things.

"Wu said that she took advantage of the chaos and picked up an embroidered shoe that day."

The country people are poor, and although she is fierce and fierce, her heart is still moved when she sees the embroidered shoes.

In his early years, Wu Laocai did many beheadings as a thief and saved thousands of dollars in furniture. When he got old, he wanted to marry a new concubine, so he was very willing to spend money on clothes and shoes.

The embroidered shoes were exquisitely made and small. Wu had never seen such a good thing before, so she greedily picked them up and hid them in her arms.

She was excited and scared at the same time.

What's exciting is that with such an embroidered shoe, even if it is sold to the owner of a cloth shop afterwards, as long as the origin is not revealed, you can still earn more than ten coins and improve the Xu family's poverty situation.

What I was afraid of was that the incident would come to light.

In his early years, Wu Laocai traveled all over the country and killed people. It is said that he had a close relationship with the bandits in the mountains and his abilities were astonishing.

Although Wu loudly refuted her husband's words, she may not be clear in her heart. Her clan uncle got a young girl from some unknown source, and she might have a good background. This 'marriage' Only then can we hide and tease.

If the clan uncle knew that she had stolen the bride's belongings, he would not let her go.

After she finished her act, she realized she was afraid and cried to her husband:

"How to do how to do?"

Xu Jin said in annoyance:

"I told you not to be greedy for petty gains. It's a shoe worn by a dead man, but the girl still jumped into the well and died. She made a scene before she died, and her feet were covered in blood. It's unlucky -"

Instead of being comforted by her husband, Mrs. Wu was complained by him, and she suddenly felt angry and aggrieved:
"Why am I being cheap? Don't I want to get those shoes, clean them and sell them? Should I spend the money alone? Or should I subsidize my family? Who am I doing this for?"

She was so angry that she beat her husband again:

"Your mother is old. She has been sick from overwork in her early years. She always coughs at night. I'm thinking of buying some medicine for her after selling her shoes -"

"Now what?"

Xu Jin pushed the ugly wife away impatiently.

"I don't know, I'm scared. I picked up the shoe and put it in my chest. I kept holding it and never let go. Why is it gone? Where did it go? Did it fall on the road?" Wu said in a panic. road.

"I don't know about you." Xu Jin touched his scratched face and stood up angrily:
"You are responsible for the trouble you caused. I can't control you."

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

"..."

When Old Man Zhang said this, he paused:
"I'm afraid of being discovered by him, so I don't dare to listen anymore. It won't be clear what happens next."

He slipped back home, feeling uneasy for some reason.

"I didn't sleep well that day. I kept having nightmares all night long. I seemed to hear Mrs. Wu crying in my dream. It was really embarrassing and I didn't dare to tell others."

A cousin dreams about his cousin's wife at night. This is not a good thing.

Mrs. Wu was not a beauty, so Old Man Zhang only felt unlucky at that time.

When he woke up early in the morning, he heard his mother calling him, telling him to go see the Xu family.

Last night Xu Jin's mother came to talk to her cousins. Old Man Zhang's mother was worried that her sisters were in a bad mood and asked him to send a small bundle of wild vegetables.

Everyone is poor at this time of year, so a bundle of wild vegetables like this is already a very cherished thing.

If it were normal, Old Man Zhang would definitely refuse due to his stingy nature.

But that day he agreed by mistake, and even his mother looked at him strangely several times.

He went to Xu's house with his things, but was turned down.

"The Xu family is empty."

Old man Zhang bravely climbed up the wall of Xu's house, peered through the cracks in the door and window, but saw no response.

After that, the Xu family disappeared, which did not cause a sensation in the village.

At this time of year, people are forced into desperation, and it is common for people to flee their hometowns with their families.

The other people in Fengmen Village didn't care about the Xu family's whereabouts, but Old Man Zhang did care about it. But because of what he heard from the corner that night, he also speculated whether Wu had stolen the dead man's embroidered shoes, and was afraid that the incident would happen. Suffering revenge from Wu Laocai, the family fled to avoid the disaster.

At first he didn't dare to say it for fear of hurting his cousin's family.

"Until Fengmen Village started to be haunted, Mr. Xie from the county went to Qiao Daniu's house. I saw the death of Qiao Daniu's family and the embroidered shoes on their feet——"

Old Man Zhang’s tone was choked with sobs:

"It was then that I guessed that my old cousin's family might be the first to be killed by ghosts."

After he finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, and then let out a long sigh:
"I feel sorry for my old cousin. He is a very good person."

Zhao Fusheng got clues to the Red Shoe Ghost Case and was in a good mood. He listened to Old Man Zhang's words without saying a word.

"It's a pity that in this damn world, good people are not rewarded."

"He was not ugly, nor did he suffer from dysentery. When we were young, he slipped down the hillside to save me, and a piece of his scalp was shoveled off by a stone. In the end, he married a wife who suffered from the plague."

Old man Zhang said angrily:
"If evil spirits have eyes, they should kill that shrew Wu, why would they harm the whole family?"

"You also know that it is a ghost, how can it be reasonable?"

Zhao Fusheng frowned:
"If everything is reasonable, who can Guo Wei reason with?"

"..."

Old Man Zhang remained silent, with a look of hatred on his face.

"Besides, if what you said is true, how can you blame Wu entirely for this?"

"Why don't you blame her?" Old Man Zhang was anxious.

This matter may have been a knot in his mind. In a moment of anxiety, he even forgot about Zhao Fusheng's identity and argued:
"Marry a virtuous wife. If she wasn't greedy, how could she pick up such a ghost shoe and lead to death?"

"You need to figure something out."

Zhao Fusheng looked at him calmly and met his eyes:
"Wu is indeed greedy, but she has a reason for being greedy."

She is not fierce, and her tone is not radical, but this calmness has a shocking power:

"You also said that Mrs. Wu picked up the shoes because she wanted to sell them, and she sold them to get money for her mother-in-law's medical treatment and medicine. She is ugly and has a mean mouth. It is indeed inappropriate to steal shoes when people are just dead, but in a poor environment , Is it too strict to ask people to have the morality of not being ignorant? People are not sages, there are good and bad things, good and bad, how can you deny the whole person with one thing? "

As soon as Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, not only Old Man Zhang was stunned, but also Kuai Manzhou who was playing with her hair against her.

The little girl looked up at her, and after a while she looked confused.