Capítulo 1738: Chapter 1738: Taken at Face Value
He never imagined that Fan Xiaoyu would take advantage of his deep sleep to strangle him with a rope, then hang his corpse on the yard’s Huge Locust Tree, creating a scene that looked like Eldest Fan’s suicide.
The villagers believed it without a doubt, pitying Eldest Fan who had struggled bitterly, just raised his son to adulthood, and was about to marry, only to die tragically.
After killing Eldest Fan, Fan Xiaoyu considered how to get rid of Lao Er and Lao San.
A month passed like this, and one day, he finally found an opportunity.
That day, the brothers of the Fan family, who usually showed him a sour face, unexpectedly smiled brightly at him as they entered the door.
Fan Xiaoyu felt his chance had co, so he deliberately bought two bottles of wine and so pork head at, telling Lao Er and Lao San that since his father had died, he was now without family, and would treat them as his own fathers from now on.
When he said this, Fan Xiaoyu was gritting his teeth.
However, with the fine wine and delicious food in front of them, the two Fan brothers were in high spirits, completely unaware of their nephew’s odd deanor, and continued to respond joyfully.
Fan Xiaoyu waited until the two of them were drunk, then took out an axe he had prepared long ago, and violently struck their heads until they were drenched in blood and lay motionless in a pool of it.
Staring at the two corpses, Fan Xiaoyu, eager to avoid prison, sat in the room and thought all night long. Suddenly, he recalled the Huge Locust Tree in the yard was hollow—he had discovered this secret accidentally when he climbed it to catch Birdy as a child, a secret no one else knew.
Thus, after finding a long ladder, he worked painstakingly and finally threw both corpses into the tree’s cavity. Once done, he cleaned the bloodstains at ho, making sure no one noticed anything unusual.
Shortly after, he found that every night, when he was about to sleep, he could vaguely hear voices speaking, but upon opening his eyes, he would see nothing.
Having killed three people in this house, Mo Xiaoyu felt haunted, naturally terrified of ghosts seeking vengeance.
Days of fear and anxiety passed, leaving him unable to sleep every night, resulting in extre exhaustion, fearing that staying in the Fan household would drive him to madness.
So he found an excuse to move out of the Fan house, and with the village head’s help, took residence in a rundown house at the village’s edge.
After recounting everything, Fan Xiaoyu seed relieved, as if a weight had been lifted from his chest—a secret held deep in his heart, too painful to bear any longer.
The county magistrate, upon hearing this, flew into a rage, slamming the table forcefully: “Fan Xiaoyu, you heartless scoundrel! Eldest Fan raised you with bitter toil, and not only did you show no gratitude, but also murdered him. You’re worse than a beast.”
“He was too weak; having such a father was my lifelong disgrace.”
This person was unrepentant even at the brink of execution, angering the county magistrate imnsely.
The Advisor sat nearby, taking notes and quickly recording Xiaoyu’s confession.
After writing it down, he had Xiaoyu press his fingerprint—this confession was now official.
Since he was a murderer, all of Fan Xiaoyu’s statents had to be reported to the Ministry of Punishnt, awaiting a final judgnt from above.
This case of murder with bodies hidden in a tree trunk had reached a conclusion.
However, Chen Family Village residents remained terrified, whispering among themselves about the Huge Locust Tree, wondering if monsters would erge from their village. How could the locust tree bleed?
The county magistrate naturally did not believe such absurd tales, but could not find a reasonable explanation either, feeling quite troubled, when Long Yi entered, escorting a man.
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