Chapter 731: Chapter 679 Poisonous Insect
“The alcohol is over there, I brewed it myself. The dishes taste a bit special because I added so scorpions and centipedes,” Liu Hun, who just returned with the food, heard this and ignored it, thinking it was a joke.
His father’s fondness for alcohol was sothing he, as a son, knew very well. He had also sussed out Liu Hun’s temper in this short while, figuring he was dishonest, so he didn’t bother with pleasantries and walked straight to the alcohol jar.
“Hey, you can’t let your dad drink the alcohol from that stall!” Seeing Zhang Zhongping heading straight for the aphrodisiac alcohol he had just brewed, Liu Hun hurriedly shouted.
A few days ago, Liu Hun had a sudden idea: since he could make the Great Yang Pill, why not make dicinal alcohol? Thus, this jug of aphrodisiac alcohol was the result of his experints.
However, the dicinal effect of this aphrodisiac alcohol was much weaker than the Great Yang Pill. Liu Hun had only prepared it for himself. Drinking a bit usually wouldn’t cause much sensation, but it could slowly improve his body overall—most importantly, the prowess of his “little brother.”
“Just a jar of alcohol, really stingy,” Zhang Zhongping muttered under his breath disdainfully.
“Alcohol? Fine, if you’re not afraid of your old man compromising his principles in his late years, go ahead and let him drink,” Liu Hun said, amused.
Pfft… Upon hearing Liu Hun’s words, the old man spat out a mouthful of food; but the next mont, when he saw so black things in the dishes, his face darkened: “There really are centipedes and scorpions…”
“You think I was joking? Those issues with your toes, eating these things could improve them quite a bit, and you wouldn’t feel pain tonight either. As for that jar of dicinal alcohol, I brewed it specifically as aphrodisiac alcohol,” Liu Hun rolled his eyes and explained.
The next morning, Liu Hun got up early and practiced a set of boxing in the courtyard, then made a pot of dicinal porridge.
“Kid, your parents won’t be coming ho for a few days, right?” the old man asked with a smile while eating breakfast.
“What are you up to now?” Liu Hun asked, wary.
From their interactions the day before, Liu Hun knew these two had no sha and decided it was better to be cautious.
“Oh, don’t overthink things. I have quite a connection with your Shanghe Village. Look, your parents aren’t ho, and it must be boring for you to be alone, right? As for , this old man—staying in the city full-ti is bad for my health…”
“Stop right there!” Seeing the old man gearing up for a lengthy speech, Liu Hun raised three fingers and interrupted, “Three hundred per day for one person, six hundred for two.”
“Liu Hun! Have you lost your mind over money? Even the city isn’t that expensive, let alone…” Zhang Zhongping said indignantly.
“Let alone what? My place is pristine and beautiful, what’s not good about it? Plus, your dad eats my food, stays in my house, and I still have to cook dicinal als for him every day. Six hundred is already very cheap. If you don’t want to stay, just beat it,” Liu Hun rolled his eyes and retorted.
“Fine, Zhongping, let’s just pay the six hundred. As long as he’s happy, that’s what matters,” the old man spoke up, and Zhang Zhongping couldn’t argue any further, only managing a glare at Liu Hun.
“There’s a dead body… dead body…” Just as they finished breakfast, Aunt Huang rushed to Liu Hun’s front door, her face aghast.
“Aunt Huang, what did you just say?” Liu Hun frowned slightly upon hearing her words.
Aunt Huang was panting heavily, but thinking that Liu Hun might give her so benefit, she quickly said, “Kid, today while your parents and I were digging up the road, we suddenly unearthed a body full of maggots from a mud pit, and what’s more horrifying is that the body hadn’t decayed at all…”
Hearing Aunt Huang’s words, Liu Hun’s face turned grave, and he asked in shock, “Is that person’s body intact, with not even a trace of blood, but covered in maggots?”
“Yes, how did you know?” Aunt Huang, no longer feeling fear for the mont, looked at Liu Hun with confusion.
“Hurry and take there!” Liu Hun said with a stern face.
After speaking, Liu Hun didn’t wait for Aunt Huang and just got into his car.
“What are you guys doing?” As Liu Hun sat in the car, he saw Zhang Zhongping and the old man also climbing in and couldn’t help but ask.
“I used to be a detective, and my son was a soldier. We might notice sothing if we follow along,” the old man said with a slight smile.
“Kid!” Liu Hun didn’t respond further, just nodded, started the car, and right then, Chu ngyao appeared in his line of sight.
“Alright, I got it, hurry up and get in,” Liu Hun said, his expression urging her.
As soon as Chu ngyao got in the car, Liu Hun drove off like a raging tiger, rushing madly forward.
“Weren’t you saying you didn’t know how to drive?” Chu ngyao took a while to react, then asked Liu Hun in surprise.
“Ahem, I learned it by watching you drive before,” Liu Hun said while driving fast yet stably, obviously not a novice.
Hearing this, Chu ngyao gave Liu Hun a pointed look, understanding from his previous ntion of buying a car that he intended to buy it for her.
“Who are these two?” Chu ngyao didn’t delve further into the matter and looked at the two people in the back seat with curiosity.
“Ahem… Well, they are people from the city who ca to seek dical treatnt from ,” Liu Hun replied a bit guiltily to Chu ngyao.
Liu Hun didn’t want Chu ngyao to find out about him and Li Sisi going to the movies last night.
…
In less than half an hour, Liu Hun arrived at the scene of the incident. The police hadn’t shown up yet, but the area was still crowded with villagers.
“What happened?” As soon as Chu ngyao got out of the car, she quickly walked into the crowd and asked.
This road was built by their Shanghe Village, and now that a body had been found, Chu ngyao, the village chief, felt sowhat responsible.
“Village chief, we don’t know what happened. We were just digging and suddenly ca across this body,” a middle-aged man replied.
“What are you doing, Liu Hun?” While Chu ngyao was speaking, Liu Hun and Zhang Zhongping had already reached the body.
Chu ngyao approached and imdiately began to vomit uncontrollably at the sight of the corpse, her face turning deathly pale.
“The body is pale, and there is no blood anywhere on it. The victim must have died within 48 hours. Moreover, the murderer left a clear trace while burying the body in a hurry,” the old man said, pointing to a piece of clothing nearby.
Zhang Zhongping picked up the piece of clothing and said in a deep voice, “The quality and craftsmanship of this garnt are quite rough. It’s obviously from a rural resident, and since we’re surrounded by desolate hills, finding the murderer won’t be easy…”
If the murderer was a local villager, everyone understood that they would be extrely familiar with the surroundings, making the killer hard to capture.
“You’re right, but you neglected one detail: the footprints. From here to here, the footprints are all the sa. You might not see the difference, but as a doctor, I recognize this, and the direction of the escape is southwest. The footprints vary in depth; the culprit must have been in a panic, and certainly, no one from Shanghe Village—unfamiliar with the area,” Liu Hun calmly stated, even as his heart raced.
“What do you think happened to the victim then? After all, you are a doctor,” the old man nodded, not dismissing Liu Hun’s words.
“Poisonous Insect! And it was accidental!” Liu Hun stated confidently.
“Poisonous Insect? What era do you think this is, believing in such things?” scoffed Zhang Zhongping.
“Make way, make way, all non-essential personnel step back!” The sound of police sirens filled the air, and soon, Liu Dekai and so police officers arrived at the scene.
“Hunzi, what are you doing here?” Liu Dekai couldn’t help but curiously ask when he saw Liu Hun.
“I was just passing by to check…” Liu Hun nodded at Liu Dekai.
“Secretary Liu, please instruct these police officers not to waste ti. Search intensively in the southwest direction. The suspect should be around twenty years old, and if found, contact imdiately because you won’t be able to handle him,” Liu Hun said, looking grave.
“This…” Although grateful to Liu Hun for the Great Yang Pill last ti, Liu Dekai was wary in dealing with a murder case.
“Who do you think you are, giving orders to us? This is a police matter, not for villagers like you. If you have nothing else, step aside and don’t interfere with our work!” At that mont, a middle-aged man with a beer belly disdainfully lectured Liu Hun.
“Mr. Wang, even though he is a villager, there’s nothing wrong with the public providing clues, and he’s a doctor,” Liu Dekai replied, looking displeased upon hearing Wang Youcai’s words.
“Liu Dekai, it seems with each passing year you regress further. To think you’d trust a green boy, and I even know that the murderer has escaped into the surroundings,” Wang retorted.
“You…”
Liu Dekai’s expression turned sour. As the county’s Chief, though he was officially the top official, his actual power was less compared to Wang Youcai, who had been established in the area for over a decade, unlike the recently parachuted in three years ago Liu Dekai.
“Secretary Liu, in that case, let him go and search then. People might be easy to find, but if sothing goes wrong later, it will be Mr. Wang’s problem,” Liu Hun sneered without taking Wang Youcai seriously.
“What are you standing around for, go catch the murderer!” Wang Youcai disdainfully glanced at Liu Dekai and Liu Hun before ordering the police officers standing nearby.
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