Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 98 She is afraid

After two days of investigation and visits, Jiang Xihe was very satisfied with the progress of the case. Now he only had to solve the last doubt: whether He Anmei had a leg injury.

According to Liu Wansheng's explanation, the reason why He Anmei failed to escape the flames was because she suffered a leg illness that night and the fire broke out in the middle of the night. He Anmei was sleeping at the time, so she died accidentally.

Jiang Xihe looked into Liu Wansheng's eyes and snorted coldly. However, one thing that concerned her was that the place where He Anmei was treated was Huiren Medical Center.

As soon as Liu Wansheng said the name Huiren Medical Center, Jiang Xihe's heart sank. How could he be related to Huiren Medical Center again?

So Jiang Xihe came to Huiren Medical Center again after lunch. She wanted to see how Xie Wumei answered her questions this time.

At the end of autumn, the weather in Ping'an County has turned cooler. When Jiang Xihe stepped into Huiren Medical Center, he could hear coughs coming one after another in the yard. There were still two medicine boys brewing medicine in the yard, and the smell of herbal medicine floated in the air.

"I want to find Xie Wumei, is she there?" Jiang Xihe walked up to a medicine boy and asked softly.

The medicine boy shook his head, "Miss Xie went out to do something in the afternoon. Do you have something to do with her?"

This is too unfortunate. Jiang Xihe asked again, "Is Miss Xie usually responsible for receiving medical treatment? If I want to inquire about a patient's condition, I must go to her?"

The medicine boy nodded, "That's usually the case, but if you are familiar with the doctor, you can also ask."

Jiang Xihe glanced at the crowded clinic and shook his head. The medicine boy added, "If you have anything to do, you should ask Miss Xie. If the doctor in the hall answers you but Miss Xie is not satisfied, it will be very difficult for us doctors to do the job."

Jiang Xihe understood, "Thank you, I don't want to cause trouble to the doctor. Do you know when Miss Xie will come back? Where has she gone?"

The medicine boy looked at the door and then at the inner courtyard, "I'm not sure, but at this time every day, Miss Xie will go to the back mountain to look at herbal medicines. Why don't you go there to look at it?"

The medicine boy showed Jiang Xihe the way. Jiang Xihe walked out of Huiren Medical Center and walked to the left, bypassing the high wall, and behind it was a small forest.

The bamboo forest path was winding, with only the yellowed bamboo leaves rustling in the wind. The medicine boy said that there was a house at the end of the path, where Huiren Medical Center stored and dried medicinal materials. Xie Wumei might be there.

So Jiang Xihe kept walking along the path, and it was quiet and quiet, with no one around.

Dense bamboo leaves blocked the autumn afternoon sunshine. Walking inside, it was quiet and dark, and Jiang Xihe couldn't help but feel uneasy in his heart.

At this moment, she heard a thin scream deep in the bamboo forest, which seemed to be suppressed and sobbing, but it was vague and indistinct.

Jiang Xihe's scalp was numb, and the screams were getting closer and closer. She heard the footsteps and hurriedly hid in the bamboo forest. There were jagged twigs and shrubs in the bamboo forest. Jiang Xihe hid in two bamboo trees with thick branches and dense leaves. Squat down behind.

Through the cracks in the mottled bamboo leaves, she recognized the person walking over as Xie Wumei. She was holding a kitten in her hand. Blood was gurgling from the cat's neck. The kitten was not dead yet. It was whimpering and twisting its body from time to time. , curled up.

Jiang Xihe was stunned.

Xie Wumei continued walking on the path with the kitten in her arms. When she was about to walk out of Jiang Xihe's sight, she suddenly stopped and looked around. She suddenly picked up the cat's front paws and threw the kitten against the bamboo pole. The kitten screamed in fright. Xie Wumei kept on doing it, and repeated it several times. The cat's meowing became more and more miserable, until it died.

Jiang Xihe was horrified to see it, and a chill surged through her body. She hugged her shoulders, feeling cold from the inside out.

Seeing that the kitten had stopped moving, Xie Wumei took something out of his arms and squatted down. Jiang Xihe didn't dare to look any further, so he covered his mouth and buried his head, trembling all over.

After a long time, there was no sound around. Jiang Xihe raised his head and looked in the direction Xie Wumei had just walked. Xie Wumei left at some point, leaving only the bamboo leaves swaying in the wind.

Jiang Xihe stood up slowly, holding back the shock in his heart, and moved closer to Xie Wumei's position just now. From a distance, Jiang Xihe saw a large pool of blood under the tree. When he came closer, the cat's head was beyond recognition, the cat's body was cut open, its internal organs flowed out, and the cat's fur gathered together in clusters, with red blood sticking to it. The scene was shocking. Gagging.

Jiang Xihe held back her vomiting and ran away quickly. Instead of going to Huiren Medical Center, she ran all the way back to Ping'an County Yamen.

Pei Zhizhao was still discussing matters. When he looked out of the window, he saw that Jiang Xihe looked wrong. When he retreated and walked out of the meeting hall, Jiang Xihe threw himself into his arms.

Jiang Xihe cried in fright.

With the tenderness in his arms, Pei Zhizhao was a little panicked. This was the first time he saw Jiang Xihe so at a loss, "What happened?"

Jiang Xihe didn't answer and tried his best to shrink into his arms. Pei Zhizhao stopped asking and hugged Jiang Xihe tighter in response.

Pei Zhizhao's chest quickly became wet. He found that Jiang Xihe's body was shaking, and he guessed that she was frightened.

She was fine when she went out after lunch, but after a trip to Huiren Medical Center, she became like this. Pei Zhizhao was a little upset.

"Have you met Xie Wumei or Xie Chengshan?" He was worried about Jiang Xihe going to Huiren Medical Center alone. However, Jiang Xihe persuaded her hard and talked a lot of truth. Pei Zhizhao had no choice but to agree to her, but she ran away crying. return.

"Next time I won't indulge you, and if I go out again, I will at least ask the Korean side to follow me."

Jiang Xihe looked up from Pei Zhizhao's arms aggrievedly, his eyes were red, and Pei Zhizhao felt distressed, "Tell me, what happened? If the Xie family and his daughter make things difficult for you, I will go to Huiren Medical Center right away."

Pei Zhizhao's tone was cold, suppressing his anger.

Jiang Xihe shook his head, "No, not at all. I saw something scary, and that's why I panicked."

Jiang Xihe raised his hand to hold Pei Zhizhao's arm, and grabbed his collar with the other hand. He mustered up the courage to recall that scene, "I went to Huiren and didn't see Xie Wumei. The medicine boy told me that she might have gone to the place where medicinal materials are dried in the back mountain. , I looked for a way to find her, and saw that she was holding a kitten in her hand, which was already dying. I hid, and when I came out again, the kitten was already dead. It was disemboweled by Xie Wumei and tortured to death. ”

Jiang Xihe shivered again when the scene appeared in front of him, "Sir, that scene was too scary. Xie Wumei is a girl, and the kitten is beyond recognition. Sir, Xie Wumei is not normal."

Pei Zhizhao was shocked.

Throughout the afternoon, Jiang Xihe stayed close to Pei Zhizhao. As soon as Pei Zhizhao left her sight, the scene of the kitten's bloody flesh appeared in front of her eyes. She could still recall the scene of Xie Wumei holding the cat's paw and throwing the kitten against the bamboo pole.

At Haishi, the curfew gong sounded, and Jiang Xihe still didn't want to go home. Pei Zhizhao packed up the files and pulled Jiang Xihe towards the backyard.

Jiang Xihe was in a dilemma as he didn't want to go home or leave. The thought of having to live here with Pei Zhizhao if he didn't go home.

"The place where you lived in the West Courtyard has always been reserved for Aunt Zhao to rest temporarily. Han Fang sometimes goes there. You rest here at night. I don't feel comfortable if you go back like this." Pei Zhizhao seemed to be explaining a very common thing.

Jiang Xihe lowered her eyes, she didn't want to be alone, she was afraid.

But she was nervous about being in the same room with Pei Zhizhao.

Jiang Xihe was in a panic, his hand was held by Pei Zhizhao, the moonlight shone on him, and his cold profile was particularly heart-warming.

(End of this chapter)