When the past was mentioned, Ji Meng felt a moment of daze.

“Knowing the general outline is enough, there’s nothing else to say.”

“Just guide me to the captain’s house.” Not wanting to dwell on past matters, Ji Meng changed the topic.

【Sansan: What does the host want to do at the captain’s house?】

“You said it yourself, Su Dazhi is a dangerous person. That hammer just dislocated his shoulder, so he can rest at home for a few days. Of course, during these days, I want to completely resolve this troublemaker.”

Having encountered some “knowledge” before starting its job, Sansan immediately understood:

【Oh, so the host wants to take advantage of his illness to kill him?】

“… Well, you could say that.”

Not wanting to correct Sansan’s wording, Ji Meng responded vaguely. Sansan, however, was very excited and immediately became Ji Meng’s little fan, saying:

【Sansan will navigate for the host right now!】

The captain’s name is Su Youqing, he also has the surname Su, but he is not related to the Su family.

In order for the original body to return to the city and to prevent Qiuqiu from looking for her to make her marriage go wrong, she used Su Cheng’s previous connections to find a temporary job for Su Youqing’s youngest son in the county, which could lead to a permanent position.

In return, Su Youqing helped handle the paperwork for Ji Meng’s return to the city, and he found a way to erase the original owner’s household registration information, providing her with a letter of introduction that didn’t include a specific address.

When Ji Meng arrived at Su Youqing’s house, he was the only one home, sitting on a stool in the main room with a tea mug in hand, drinking tea.

Seeing Ji Meng, he was so surprised that the tea mug tilted in his hands, and he immediately stood up.

“You, why did you come back?”

“I thought about it and decided I couldn’t just leave Qiuqiu in the countryside, so I came back,” Ji Meng casually replied in the original body’s tone.

“Oh, is that so…”

Su Youqing was momentarily taken aback, seemingly not expecting to hear that answer. Quickly, he smiled with relief and said,

“It’s great that you think so. Qiuqiu is a good child, with Su Cheng gone, she’s already very pitiful…”

As Su Youqing spoke, he seemed to recall something, and he suddenly looked at Ji Meng with his expression becoming tense again. “So, why did you come here?”

Having served as the captain for nearly twenty years, Su Youqing prided himself on being upright and serving the people. Getting Ji Meng’s paperwork done and writing a letter of introduction was the only thing he had done against his conscience and principles for the sake of his youngest son’s future, which weighed heavily on him.

He was worried that Ji Meng would have another request.

“I came to ask you to help me report a case at the police station, I want to accuse Su Erhu’s grandmother of murder.”

“M-Murder?”

Su Youqing’s hand trembled, and the tea mug fell onto the table with a thud, spilling the brewed tea everywhere. However, he didn’t care about that, he hurriedly asked Ji Meng:

“Su Erhu’s grandmother committed murder? Who was murdered? Who got into trouble?”

“Qiuqiu’s grandmother was harmed.”

“This afternoon, I came back and caught Su Erhu along with the two sisters, Su Zhaodi and Su Laidi, bullying Qiuqiu. Su Erhu said that Qiuqiu’s dad was gone and that her grandmother would die soon too, and their family would soon move into our house. He said his grandmother would send Qiuqiu off to be someone else as a child bride…”

“I didn’t understand what Su Erhu meant at the time, but just as I was taking Qiuqiu home, I ran into Su Erhu’s grandmother. Wu Lazui rushed out of our house in a panic, and I couldn’t stop her. When I got back inside, my mother-in-law was lying on the floor unconscious!”

“What happened? What’s the situation with Qiuqiu’s grandmother now?”

Su Youqing’s expression tightened as he stared intently at Ji Meng and asked, “Is she still alive?”

“…She’s still breathing, but Uncle Shi said she has internal bleeding in her brain. If she’s not careful, her life is at risk at any moment. Even if she survives, there’s a possibility she could suffer a stroke and be paralyzed.”

“It’s good that she’s still alive, good!” Su Youqing said twice in quick succession.

Seeing Su Youqing finally relax, Ji Meng furrowed her brows:

“Su Dazhi and Wu Kaifen’s actions right now are intentionally trying to harm the property of the orphans of martyrs, and this is related to murder. It seriously threatens our family’s life and property safety. I need Uncle Su to help me report this at the police station.”

“This…” Upon hearing this, Su Youqing hesitated.

For many years, in Xiaopan Village, even during the most tumultuous years, there had never been an incident that resulted in loss of life. The villagers might not be particularly united or cooperative, but disputes that couldn’t be mediated were rare.

Over the years, Su Youqing had been able to serve multiple terms as the captain. This was not only because the Su family made up the majority in Xiaopan Village and his branch of the family was prominent and numerous, but also because the leadership of another commune leader valued that there were rarely any issues coming from his side.

If the matters concerning Su Dazhi and Wu Kaifen were to spread, it would undoubtedly have a negative impact.

With the elections for the captain approaching, Su Youqing pondered and said, “What Wu Kaifen and Su Dazhi did is indeed despicable. I will immediately hold a meeting to punish them severely. I will have their family members do the manure work, and the Su family will also hold a memorial to warn them. As for reporting it to the police…”

“It must be reported!”

Ji Meng interrupted Su Youqing decisively.

“The captain should know what kind of person Su Erhu’s grandmother is. If we let her go this time, she’ll dare to do even worse next time. We can’t have a mindset of guarding against thieves for a thousand years, and Qiuqiu’s grandmother’s health can’t take that kind of strain.”

“Moreover, their family’s Su Dazhi is completely madman!”

At this point, Ji Meng glanced at Su Youqing, hesitated for a moment, and said, “There’s something I think I should tell you.”

“Two years ago, the disappearance of Leizi may be related to Su Dazhi…”

Leizi, the eldest son of Su Youqing’s second son, is also Su Youqing’s eldest grandson. He was chubby and fair when he was born, spoke early, and was very smart. By the time he was over three years old, he could recite his grandfather’s account books.

The whole Su family treasured him dearly.

However, this only child went missing two years ago while he was out gathering wild vegetables with his mother in the mountains.

Su Youqing mobilized everyone in the village to help look for him but only found a bloodstained shirt mixed with rotten meat at the entrance of the deep mountains.

The villagers all said that Leizi had been carried off and eaten by wolves in the mountains.

Su Youqing’s daughter-in-law, feeling guilty for not watching over her son, hanged herself at home on the night they found the bloody shirt.

In one day, Su Youqing lost both his grandson and daughter-in-law, causing him to go mad, he would often run out searching for his son and daughter-in-law.

This was the pain of the Su Youqing family.

Anyone who dared to use Leizi as an excuse would face his wrath on the spot.

When Ji Meng mentioned Leizi, Su Youqing’s expression immediately darkened.

“Do you know what you’re talking about?”

“I’ll tell you, Ji Meng, whatever you want to do is none of my business, whether it’s returning to the city or dealing with Su Dazhi’s family, but don’t involve my Leizi, I don’t want him to have any unrest on his way to be reincarnated!”

Su Youqing’s expression was tense, with bloodshot yellow eyes, and his hands were clenched tightly as if he were ready to fight Ji Meng at any moment.

“I’m not lying to you.”

Ji Meng felt somewhat helpless. The way the original body married Su Cheng was underhanded, and people had the preconceived notion that she would never stop on achieving her goals, but she wasn’t lying to Su Youqing.

His grandson Leizi’s matter was indeed related to Su Dazhi.

Previously, Sansan kept saying that Su Dazhi was dangerous because the character was mentioned in the book.

Back in the ’70s, to make quick money, Su Dazhi collaborated with others in human trafficking.

His first business was the captain’s family, involving their grandson who was hailed as a prodigy.

That deal made Su Dazhi taste ^[1]sweetness – successsweetness.

However, since Leizi’s incident, villagers became very strict about their children, and he had no choice but to shift his focus to children from other villages.

Later, he found that the children in the city were fair and tender, selling for a higher price, so he went to the city.

After entering the city, Su Dazhi committed numerous crimes, he grew bolder and more greedy. His gambling addiction also meant that the money from selling women and children no longer satisfied him.

He began to target the children of wealthy families.

He planned to kidnap someone, boldly extort a sum of money, and then sell them off.

However, while he was out to abduct someone, he was caught by the male lead. Without hesitation, Su Dazhi kidnapped him as well.

By coincidence, the place where Su Dazhi kept his captives happened to be where Qiuqiu had been hiding out as a runaway.

When Qiuqiu discovered Su Dazhi, she was terrified, fearing that he had come to capture her and bring her back after learning of her escape.

Qiuqiu was very afraid and hid in the shadows for several days to observe, eventually discovering Su Dazhi’s criminal activities.

After that, Qiuqiu reported to the police, and Su Dazhi was caught.

This was the first intersection between the male lead and Qiuqiu.

However, due to the past familial connection between Qiuqiu and Su Dazhi, the male lead’s family was quite averse to her. After giving Qiuqiu a sum of money, they erased her presence from the kidnapping case.

“I have no reason to lie to you. I came here just to give you a heads-up. Regardless of what happens with Wu Kaifen and Su Dazhi, I will definitely report to the police.

If the village can help, that would make things easier for me. If not, that’s fine too. I can handle it myself. Why would I waste my effort to tell such a big lie?” Ji Meng explained.

“You also know that Su Dazhi is a person who hangs out outside all day. He must need to eat and drink, right? So where does his money come from?”

“His mother and wife, Zhang Xiaohong, don’t usually work much either.”

Ji Meng paused for a moment and then spoke about how she had previously been harassed by Su Dazhi.

“A while ago, he came to harass me. I didn’t do anything, but he used Qiuqiu to threaten me, mentioning Leizi and how much a child is worth.”

“I realized he was involved in that kind of business.”

As Ji Meng said this, she turned to Su Youqing:

“You’re the captain, so you should know that over the years, several nearby villages have had various accidents involving children disappearing without even a body…”

“Accidents, with no bodies.”

As soon as Ji Meng finished speaking, she noticed Su Youqing’s expression change abruptly, and he swayed slightly.

As the captain, he was well aware of the situations in the several villages over the years, and nearly every village had accidents occurring every year.

Not to mention the recent incident at Langshan Village, where three children drowned, two were rescued, but one was not, and they couldn’t even recover the body. Some people said it was swept away by the water.

However, the family searched along the riverbank for a long time and couldn’t find anyone.

What had previously been regarded as accidents suddenly became chilling when brought up now.

Su Youqing suddenly looked up at Ji Meng, his lips moved, but in the end, he didn’t say anything. He hurried out of the yard to grab a bicycle and left.

【Host, does he not believe you?】

“Not at all.”

Ji Meng replied, watching the gate that had been opened and not closed again.

On the contrary, he believed her.

【Then where is he going without saying a word?】

“He should be going to verify something.”

Ji Meng replied thoughtfully.