Loach nodded aggrievedly, but with Li Huan's assurance, he felt much better. Now he needed to consider whether to live in the old house or go back to his home at the entrance of the village. After thinking about it, he decided to live in the old house.
Early the next morning, when comrades from the Public Security Bureau came to the Xiangyang Village Youth League Center with a message to look for Chai Jianmin, there was no one there.
Probably he went to work in the fields. Li Huan started beating the gong again. People came to the threshing ground in twos and threes, asking everywhere whether the murderer had been caught.
"Xiangyang, gather all the educated youth, especially Chai Jianmin, and call him over."
"Chai Jianmin, he didn't go to work today. I thought he asked you for leave."
Li Huan's face changed. Could it be that this guy was really the murderer who drowned the child? He knew he couldn't hide, so he ran away.
But Chai Jianmin was an educated youth, and without his letter of introduction, he could not go anywhere, not even take a long-distance bus or stay in a guesthouse.
"Xiangyang, take a few people to guard the village entrance, and take a few more people to the county to check. I'll go to the mountain to take a look. Other villagers, keep an eye on your children."
When the villagers heard this, they were horrified. Chen Dazhui's son died so tragically. They had to keep an eye on their children. What if Chai Jianmin became so cruel that he captured their children and killed them? Then even if they stabbed him a hundred times, it would be useless.
Li Huan hurried home to get his homemade rifle. When the comrades from the Public Security Bureau saw this, they also became nervous and followed Li Huan up the mountain.
What they didn't know was that something had already happened on the mountain. Ye Jun took little Cheng Li up the mountain to look for medicinal herbs. Little Cheng Li was only two years old and couldn't walk very steadily, so he fell many times on the way up the mountain.
But this child was also stubborn. The harder he fell, the more he climbed. Even when his palms were bleeding, he still happily stretched out his claws and asked Ye Jun to apply medicine on him.
Ye Jun also wanted to train him, so he opened the medicine box and let him look for it himself. Little Cheng Li blinked a few times and accurately picked out hydrogen peroxide and mercurochrome.
Ye Jun's eyes lit up. He was indeed Cheng Qiao's child, very smart. He took out hydrogen peroxide and began to wash little Cheng Li's wound. The pain made him hiss and gasp but he didn't cry out.
I applied some mercurochrome again, and after it dried, I wrapped it with a thick layer of gauze to prevent infection from falling again while climbing.
The grandfather and grandson laughed all the way, picking medicinal herbs and eating wild fruits. Seeing that little Chengli could not walk anymore, Ye Jun found a big tree, laid a small mat on it, and let little Chengli sit down.
Then he took out a kettle. This was the well water that Cheng Qiao took out from the space. Ye Jun already knew the benefits of this water, so he asked Cheng Qiao to fill a kettle for him every day.
Little Cheng Li took a sip of water, ate a piece of egg cake, and looked at the lush greenery all over the mountain. He felt extremely relaxed. But before he could say anything, he was suddenly picked up.
"ah… "
Little Chengli was startled and shouted involuntarily. Ye Jun was rummaging through the backpack, trying to find some insect repellent. Hearing little Chengli's scream, he quickly looked up.
"Chai Jianmin, why are you going up the mountain? Aren't you going to work today?"
Ye Jun has been secretly planning his luck. He certainly knows that Chen Dazhui's son was drowned. Now Chai Jianmin is not doing his job properly, but appears here. There must be some unspeakable secret.
"I ran out of food, so I went up the mountain to find something to eat."
"Why are you holding my grandson while looking for food? Put little Cheng Li down quickly."
"Old man, you are confused, aren't you? My surname is Cheng, and I'm your grandson. Are you stupid? I'll give you an hour to ask Cheng Qiao to send me money, tickets, and a letter of introduction."
"Why? If you run out of food, you can borrow from the village. If you have no money, you can buy on credit from Chen Weidang. There's no need to take advantage of a two-year-old child."
"Old man, just do whatever I tell you to do. If you keep talking too much, I'll throw this kid to death."
Chai Jianmin looked at Ye Jun with red eyes. Qian Longkun always looked at him with strange eyes. He knew that he could no longer hide the fact that he drowned the brat.
Because in the middle of the night that day, he stole Xu Laidie's son and threw him into the river. After watching him struggle a few times and then sink, he returned to the educated youth point happily.
As luck would have it, Qian Longkun happened to be going to the toilet, and the two of them were facing each other at the dormitory door. At this moment, all the happiness disappeared, and he was so nervous that he was a little incoherent.
Fortunately, Qian Longkun didn't say anything, he simply nodded and went to the toilet. Unexpectedly, the body of this kid surfaced. With just a little investigation, he couldn't explain where he had been that night.
So this morning when all the educated youth went to work, he stole all their food and fled to the mountain, thinking of climbing over the mountain and hiding somewhere else.
Unexpectedly, I met Ye Jun and Xiao Chengli by chance, and Ye Jun left Xiao Chengli alone under a tree to eat. An idea instantly came to my mind, which was to hold Xiao Chengli hostage.
Seeing that Chai Jianmin was determined, Ye Jun felt anxious. He had enough ability to knock Chai Jianmin to the ground, but little Cheng Li was in his hands, so he had to be cautious.
He just caught a glimpse of a bright red slowly crawling down from the tree, and his heart couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Little Red Head, every time they went up the mountain, Cheng Qiao would let Little Red Head out and let it secretly protect them, the grandfather and grandson.
"Don't get excited. You must promise me first that you won't hurt little Cheng Li, and then I will go find Cheng Qiao."
"I promise."
Chai Jianmin sneered in his heart, he hated Cheng Qiao and Li Huan to death. He couldn't handle these two people, but how could he handle a little kid? Once he got the money, he would throw little Cheng Li off the mountain.
Ye Jun slowly stepped back and saw that the little red head was only half a meter away from Chai Jianmin. The corners of his mouth rose slightly. Chai Jianmin was not a pushover either. Seeing the expression on Ye Jun's face, he thought something was wrong.
He was just about to lift little Cheng Li up and throw him to the ground when he suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of his neck. When he turned around, he saw a huge red snake head and a pair of cold eyes. He was so scared that his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
Ye Jun rushed forward and wanted to hug little Cheng Li, but the little redhead was one step faster and quickly surrounded little Cheng Li with his whole body, and little Cheng Li was entangled in mid-air.
The second before Chai Jianmin closed his eyes, he saw little Cheng Li surrounded by the giant snake and a relieved smile appeared on his face. He finally saw that Cheng Qiao's son was about to die. That was great.
When Li Huan brought the people from the Public Security Bureau up, everyone saw this horrifying scene. Except for Li Huan and Ye Jun, everyone else made preparations to rescue people.
When the little red-head saw Li Huan coming, he twisted his body, gently placed little Cheng Li on the ground, and then crawled into the grass. Everyone watched a red shadow twist a few times and disappear in an instant.