Chapter 2401: Chapter 2402: No One Has Been Here Chapter 2401: Chapter 2402: No One Has Been Here Lin Yi’s words were not intended for Granny Sun, but for the murderer!
Ti ticked by, second by second, continuing for almost half a minute.
Just as Lin Yi was about to let go, he suddenly heard a calling from outside the courtyard.
“Old Mrs. Sun, I’ve left the stuff at your doorstep, take them back yourself.”
Hearing soone talking outside, Lin Yi released his grip, shuffled a few steps to the side, and glanced outside.
He saw three people standing outside, carrying groceries such as rice and cooking oil, all placed near the entrance, with no intention of delivering them inside.
At the sa ti, the people outside also noticed Lin Yi, and they imdiately stopped their movents.
Lin Yi walked over. The one leading was a middle-aged man, in his fifties, another was Zhang Long, and the third one Lin Yi did not recognize, but seed to be a local from the village.
Lin Yi took a careful look, finding the middle-aged man sowhat familiar, as if he had seen him sowhere before.
“Officer, you have arrived.” Seeing Lin Yi, Zhang Long greeted him warmly and pointed to the middle-aged man beside him:
“This is Wang Shubao, the secretary of Xiangyang Village, coming over to deliver so things to her.”
“Delivering things? Weren’t the villagers not willing to associate with her?”
“Unwilling or not, we have no choice. She lives in our village; we can’t ignore her well-being,” said Wang Shubao.
“Before, Old Fang was always the one handling this, but now that he’s gone, the responsibility has fallen onto .”
Lin Yi nodded, understanding the situation.
“Before Fang Daye died, did he often co to deliver things to her?”
“Not often, but roughly once a month.”
Lin Yi looked at the items on the ground, “But what you’ve delivered, these can’t be enough for an entire month’s worth of food, right?”
“Definitely not enough,” said Wang Shubao.
“On the west side, there are fields belonging to the villagers. After the harvest, she would just go into the fields and take what she needed, like potatoes, corn, cabbages and such, and eat them. The villagers wouldn’t fuss over it much. Besides, we would also deliver a little bit from ti to ti. She’s been getting by like this for years.”
Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully.
“Before this, apart from Fang Daye, who else had visited their household?”
The three looked at each other, “I certainly haven’t visited. That old lady is quite scary. I’ve heard that people have seen fox spirits in their house and all sorts of strange occurrences; who would dare to visit such a place?”
“I haven’t heard of anyone visiting their house either. Even those with a good heart would just leave things at the doorstep; no one dares to actually enter,” said Wang Shubao.
“So you’re saying, normally very few people visit her house, right?”
“I’ve certainly not seen anyone,” Wang Shubao leaned in and whispered, “Officer, how’s the investigation into Old Fang’s case, when will you solve it?”
“Soon, there’s no need to be anxious.”
“That’s good, that’s good.” Wang Shubao nodded again and again, “Old Fang was a good man. If you solve the case soon, he can rest in peace.”
Lin Yi nodded, but didn’t say much more to them. Afterwards, he took another look at the grove but found nothing new.
On the way back, Lin Yi’s mind was filled with the case of Xiangyang Village.
With the current clues at hand, the truth seed to be on the verge of being revealed.
But deep down, he felt a sense of unease, as if sothing was wrong, yet he couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
After returning to the city, Lin Yi didn’t rush back to the precinct but instead went to the hospital to visit Gu Yiran.
Since Zhang Wenli was resting during the day after a night shift, Lin Yi went directly to the ward.
He found a new patient had moved in beside Gu Yiran, making the surroundings much livelier.
“Little girl, being a police officer must be pretty dangerous, right?”
The speaker was a middle-aged woman living next to Gu Yiran, with a plaster cast on her hand, and a young man by her side taking care of her, who looked like her son.
“It’s alright, everyone takes good care of , and they don’t let handle dangerous stuff.” Gu Yiran politely replied.
“That’s pretty good then,” the middle-aged woman said, nodding in satisfaction.
“What are your plans for the future? Are you planning on being a police officer forever?”
“Not necessarily, I guess after I get married and have kids, I probably won’t be on the front line anymore.”
Gu Yiran seed quite bold, but deep down she was still very gentle.
According to her thinking, after getting married and having children, she would want to focus more on her family, and the front-line work would be too hard to manage. Stepping down to a second-line role would be the best choice.
And Gu Yiran’s answer also made the middle-aged woman’s face blossom with a smile.
“Little girl, since you’re living alone here, you must be single, right?”
Gu Yiran felt a hint of unease, but gave a token nod in response.
“You’re about the sa age as my son. He’s also a civil servant, and our family has so connections in that area. His future prospects should be solid. How about we exchange contact information?”
“Uh, that…,” Gu Yiran hesitated, then awkwardly smiled, “Sorry, Auntie, I don’t have that in mind right now.”
“Don’t say you’re not interested right away, you’re about the sa age, and eting each other could be fate. Maybe you two would be a good match.”
The aunt was very enthusiastic, leaving Gu Yiran at a loss on how to refuse.
Just then, Lin Yi entered from outside.
“You’re here,” Gu Yiran waved and welcod Lin Yi in.
The arrival of Lin Yi put a slightly hostile expression on the faces of the mother and son.
The young man’s appearance made them feel inferior.
“I just got back from Xiangyang Village and thought I’d stop by to see how you’re doing.”
The middle-aged woman sensed sothing amiss and asked with a smile:
“Little girl, is he your friend?”
“Yes, yes, yes…” Gu Yiran was quick to respond, “We were university classmates, have known each other for many years, and have always been on good terms.”
Lin Yi: ???
“Oh, university classmates.”
Gu Yiran blinked a few tis at Lin Yi, who caught on quickly, then sat down and slid his hand into the blanket, reaching directly for Gu Yiran’s leg.
“I’ll massage your leg a bit to help with blood circulation.”
Now Gu Yiran was flabbergasted. I was just using you as a shield; you weren’t supposed to actually touch my leg!
Seeing such intimate gestures between the two, the middle-aged woman got the hint and dropped the subject.
Gu Yiran rolled her eyes at Lin Yi several tis; this guy really knew how to take advantage of an opening.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you out for a bit.”
After massaging for a while, Lin Yi pushed the wheelchair, lifted Gu Yiran onto it, and the two left the hospital room.
“Didn’t you go to Xiangyang Village? Did you find anything new?”
“Nothing much about Xiangyang Village, but I have sothing else I want to ask you,” said Lin Yi:
“Last night, you said you saw the driver. What was his build like? Was he as muscular as I am?”
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