sbdcsierra Chapter 1686 Aliens
Chapter 1686 Aliens
Chapter 1686 Aliens
Even more agitated than Li Ruhai was Li Tongyun, whose head had been throbbing from the noise of these dozen or so old women over the past half hour.
Now that they had found the source of Hu the Cripple's identity, Li Tongyun thought it best to hurry back and report to Zhao Jun.
Li Tongyun winked at Li Ruhai, who glared back at her before asking the woman who had spoken earlier, "Is his family from Yushu Township? Are you sure, Aunt Liu?"
The woman who just spoke is Sun Wenjing, Liu Hanshan's wife. This Liu Hanshan is the one who stole a dead dog two years ago and almost got shot by Xu Changlin.
Hearing Li Ruhai's question, Sun Wenjing said, "My Uncle Liu told me that the year before last... a couple of days earlier than this, before the snow had completely melted. Your Uncle Liu was driving the old ox up the mountain to pull a frame when he saw that person stuck on the riverbank, his ankle swollen up really high, and he couldn't get up."
My Uncle Liu is a kind man; he picked him up, put him on a sled, and took him back to his shack.
"His shack was in Class 3 North, right?" Li Ruhai asked. Sun Wenjing nodded and said, "This... I can't remember, but I think so?"
After saying this, Sun Wenjing explained, "After your Uncle Liu delivered the shack to him, he wouldn't let your Uncle Liu leave and insisted that your Uncle Liu deliver it to his home again."
Your Uncle Liu asked him where he lived, and he said in Yushugou. Your Uncle Liu thought about it and realized it wasn't far from here, so he decided to take him back.
After that, he packed up his things, putting away the hides and clippings. He also gave all the yellow leaves and flesh he'd peeled off to Uncle Liu. Twelve or thirteen yellow leaves filled a small, half-full sack.
"Ah..." These were exactly the words Li Ruhai wanted to hear. With Sun Wenjing's words, the origin of the cripple Hu was confirmed.
At this moment, Li Tongyun repeatedly tried to wink at Li Ruhai, but Li Ruhai ignored her.
"Is there anything to eat about that yellow leafy meat?" someone said at that moment. "Isn't that meat very smelly?"
“That’s because you don’t know how to eat it,” Sun Wenjing laughed. “There’s something under its butt…”
“That’s called a hormonal gland,” Li Ruhai added, having recently learned the term from watching “Animal World.”
“It seems to be that thing,” Sun Wenjing said. “Anyway, there is such a thing. If you remove it, the meat won’t taste as strong.”
After saying that, Sun Wenjing asked Li Ruhai, "Isn't that right, Ruhai?"
“Yeah.” Li Ruhai ignored Li Tongyun’s gaze and said, “Yellow-throated martens and foxes also have that thing.”
The women then discussed the topic, moving on to delicacies from the mountains and wild game, before finally getting to the Zhao family's grand feast. From that twenty-dish feast, they talked about the Li family's banquet more than twenty days later.
The so-called Li family banquet was the reception banquet held for Li Baoyu's marriage to Liu Mei. Among those present, Li Ruhai was the most qualified to speak on this matter.
As the topic drifted further and further away, and Li Ruhai started rambling on and on, Li Tongyun couldn't help but tug at Li Ruhai's arm.
"Hey? What's wrong, girl?" It was Sun Yongrong who asked this. Li Tongyun smiled and was about to say that she and Li Ruhai had to go home when she heard Li Ruhai say, "Miss, wait a moment. Your matter is quite important. I'll talk to Auntie and the other women about it later."
"Huh? What?" Li Tongyun looked at Li Ruhai with a blank expression.
"What's wrong?" It would be strange if the women didn't say that. As soon as Li Ruhai finished speaking, Aunt Qi asked Li Tongyun, "Girl, what's wrong?"
"I..." Before Li Tongyun could react, Li Ruhai said, "My young lady is getting a little anxious about my brother's wedding."
"Hahaha..." The women burst into laughter, and Li Tongyun blushed instantly. After all, she was a young woman, and even the fiercest woman has a vulnerable side.
“Li Ruhai…” Li Tongyun glared at Li Ruhai, but before she could finish speaking, Li Ruhai said to Wu Dongxia, Sun Yongrong and others, “Auntie, Aunt Sun, you know a lot of people in the surrounding villages, why don’t you find a son-in-law for my sixth uncle’s family?”
These old women, though not professional matchmakers, all had their eyes light up at the mere mention of matchmaking.
"Oh dear!" At this moment, Wu Dongxia grabbed Li Tongyun's hand, startling Li Tongyun so much that she almost retaliated.
"This eldest daughter is so beautiful!" Wu Dongxia looked at Li Tongyun and said, "Given our family's circumstances, we should find a son-in-law who lives with us. If we don't find someone really good, wouldn't we be wasting our time?"
Li Dazhi has not lived here for long, but the couple has mentioned more than once to their colleagues at work that they want to find a son-in-law to live with them.
As Aunt Qi said, Li Tongyun is good-looking and has good qualities, but even so, it is very difficult for her to find an excellent son-in-law.
Because outstanding men rarely become live-in sons-in-law.
Li Tongyun blushed deeply after Wu Dongxia's words. She tried to run away, but Wu Dongxia held her hand firmly.
Li Tongyun's gaze swept across Li Ruhai's face like a knife, while Li Ruhai, with a beaming smile, grabbed two handfuls of candy balls from the counter and distributed them to the women, saying, "As for my young lady's matter, it's been worrying my sixth uncle and sixth aunt so much that they haven't been able to sleep at night."
We're really out of ideas, so we're thinking of asking everyone for suggestions. Does anyone know anyone suitable? Could you introduce us? And if things seem okay, we'll find a matchmaker ourselves.
People with a bit of eccentricity are often very stubborn, to put it bluntly. Zhang Yuanmin was like that, Zhao Youcai was like that, and Li Ruhai was also like that.
Zhang Yuanmin was obsessed with killing bears, Zhao Youcai always wanted to make a name for himself on the mountain, and Li Ruhai was restless and irritated by anything but being a jerk.
Li Tongyun had fought with him many times, and Li Ruhai, having been beaten before, wanted revenge. Even if he was beaten again later, Li Ruhai was determined to make Li Tongyun suffer.
After Li Ruhai finished speaking, the women present, all sweethearts, started talking amongst themselves about their ideal men.
After they proposed each candidate, they explained which village the person was from, how old they were, their family situation, and their mental state. Then, the people around them would reject the proposed candidates from various angles.
This topic sparked a lively discussion among them, leaving Li Tongyun feeling embarrassed, annoyed, and furious!
"My dear girl!" Suddenly, Li Tongyun's hand was slapped. Li Tongyun, who was glaring fiercely at Li Ruhai, quickly turned around, smiled at Wu Dongxia, and said, "Auntie!"
At that moment, Li Tongyun wanted to kick Li Ruhai to death, but she had to restrain herself in front of these women. She knew that if she laid a hand on him in front of them, her reputation in the village would be completely ruined!
"Girl, let me tell you something," Wu Dongxia asked Li Tongyun. "They came to our door, right? We can only accept one. Do you want an honest man, or what?"
“Then we have to find someone good-looking!” Sun Yongrong, who had always been at odds with Wu Dongxia, exclaimed at this moment, “This girl is so pretty, we have to find someone good-looking to match her!”
As he spoke, Sun Yongrong looked Li Tongyun up and down and said, "We need to find someone really tall, otherwise it won't work!"
Who doesn't want to find something good-looking?
Just as Li Tongyun was about to nod, Li Ruhai interrupted, "That's not necessary."
Everyone looked at Li Ruhai upon hearing the voice, and saw Li Ruhai laughing and saying, "Just find someone who can take a beating for my young lady."
"Huh?" Everyone's gaze turned to Li Tongyun again, who hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, what do you mean by being able to take a beating, what..."
As she spoke, Li Tongyun looked up and glared at Li Ruhai, saying, "Li Ruhai, you can't just talk nonsense!"
"Hehe..." Li Ruhai chuckled, then said to Sun Yongrong, "Aunt Sun, are there any good young men on your family's side?"
"There seems to be one..."
As the conversation deepened, the women chatted for an hour about finding a partner for Li Tongyun.
That hour of conversation felt like an eternity to Li Tongyun. The problem was, despite talking for so long, they hadn't come up with a suitable candidate.
This infuriated Li Tongyun so much that she felt like chopping Li Ruhai into dumplings. Her cheeks puffed out as she glared at Li Ruhai, thinking that as soon as she stepped out of the house, she would immediately pin him to that big willow tree outside.
Li Ruhai knew exactly what she was thinking. He knew he couldn't leave the shop easily, so he started to find various topics to chat with the women.
They chatted like that until 4:30. When the women saw that Wang Fu's children had all come home from school, and that those who were at work would soon be getting off work, they had to hurry home to prepare dinner, so they left in groups of three or two.
As a result, only Wang Fu's family, Li Tongyun and Li Ruhai, the siblings, remained in the shop.
Li Tongyun glared coldly at Li Ruhai, while Li Ruhai sat at the counter eating sunflower seeds.
Now that everyone had come down, Li Ruhai's manic energy had subsided, and he calmed down, beginning to think about his escape route.
"Miss," Li Ruhai smiled at Li Tongyun and asked, "Shall I buy you a can of food?"
Li Tongyun remained silent with a cold expression.
The smile on Li Ruhai's face vanished.
At this time, Wang Meilan and the women in the Zhao family compound had already started cooking.
Zhao Jun and the others gathered in the east room, looking out the window, waiting for Li Tongyun and Li Ruhai to return.
We've been waiting since 1:30, and everyone's wondering where the siblings went to find out information.
……
"Woo..." The whistle of the commuter train came down from the mountain. Li Ruhai in the convenience store slowly put a sunflower seed into his mouth, while his eyes darted out the window.
Although it's already the end of March, it's getting dark in the forest area around this time of day.
Seeing Li Ruhai put the last sunflower seed into his mouth, Li Tongyun asked with a smile, "Ruhai, you've finished the sunflower seeds, shouldn't we go home now?"
"Ah, hehe..." The siblings smiled at each other, and Li Ruhai said, "We've been out all afternoon, how can we go back empty-handed?"
As he spoke, Li Ruhai stood up, pointed to the counter, and called to Wang Fu, "Uncle Wang, can you take a look at that canned food for me?"
As Li Ruhai made his move, Wang Fu turned around, but Li Tongyun kept her eyes fixed on Li Ruhai.
Suddenly, Li Ruhai jumped up from the bench and ran straight to the door.
"Huh?" Hearing the noise, Wang Fu turned around. Li Tongyun had no choice but to say to him, "Uncle Wang, keep the canned food, I'll come and get it tomorrow!"
As she spoke, Li Tongyun ran outside.
As Li Tongyun stepped out of the house, she saw Li Ruhai fleeing westward, and Li Tongyun chased after him.
Although there are opportunities for revenge every day, Li Tongyun wanted to settle things with Li Ruhai today.
Li Ruhai ran west for about 180 meters, then suddenly feinted and ran east, with Li Tongyun in hot pursuit.
"Sixth Uncle! Sixth Aunt!" Li Tongyun stopped in her tracks, gritting her teeth, when Li Ruhai's voice came from ahead.
Two minutes later, the Li siblings and the four people who had finished get off work returned to the Zhao family compound.
"Oh my!" As soon as they entered the door, Wang Meilan asked curiously, "Why did you all come back together?"
"I ran into him, hehe..." Li Ruhai chuckled, but he felt a chill down the back of his neck.
"Ruhai, how's it going?" Yang Yufeng asked, and as she did, Zhao Jun and the others came out from the east room.
"Brother!" Upon seeing Zhao Jun, Li Ruhai smiled and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Ruhai has not failed in his mission!"
"What the hell?" Zhao Jun didn't understand, but Li Baoyu next to him raised his hand and said to Li Ruhai, "Tell me quickly!"
“That man lives in a makeshift shack in the North Third Squad. His family is from Yushugou,” Li Ruhai said. “He doesn’t live in the mountains year-round; he has a home!”
Li Ruhai's two sentences are equally important: if that cripple Hu has no home, then after he sells the hides, he will go back to the shack. In that case, to find him, you would have to go to the shack.
If he has a home, then he's a seasonal mountain dog. That is, he goes up the mountain in winter to tidy up the shed and knock down yellow leaves, and then goes down the mountain to go home after winter is over.
In that case, his going down the mountain to sell leather means that he has gone home, so we have to go to Yushu Township to find him.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun turned and went into the east corridor, then went to the small east hut to call the local police station.
The call was directed to the local police station, and Chen Weiyi answered the phone.
"Director Chen, this is Zhao Jun." Zhao Jun got straight to the point and said, "This morning when we went to Old Xu's house, a leather seller came to my house, and I felt that something was off about him."
Upon hearing this, Chen Weiyi didn't ask why something was wrong, but directly asked Zhao Jun, "Who is that person?"
“This man is from Yushugou, but I don’t know his name,” Zhao Jun said. “Everyone calls him Hu the Cripple. He works in the sheds of the North Third Team in our forest area.”
“Elm Tree Gully…” Chen Weiyi said, “It’s heading towards Phoenix Mountain, right… Hey? Team Leader Zhao, something feels off about him.”
Chen Weiyi asked the question, but received no reply from Zhao Jun. At that moment, Zhao Jun's eyes widened, and he muttered, "Aliens from Phoenix Mountain..."
"What the hell? Team Leader Zhao, what did you say?" Chen Weiyi was stunned, but when he asked, Zhao Jun said, "Director Chen, you need to investigate quickly, is this Crippled Hu involved with..."
At this point, Zhao Jun suddenly stopped.
Chen Weiyi intuitively judged that Zhao Jun must have grasped the clue. At this moment, Chen Weiyi was anxious, but he held back his words. He knew that Zhao Jun was stuck in his thoughts and had to wait for him to remember.
"Director Chen, is Wang Jiusheng's second son a carpenter?" Zhao Jun asked. Chen Weiyi replied, "Yes, his second son is a carpenter, but he went to work in Lingnan."
"Chief Chen, investigate immediately." Zhao Jun said, "This cripple Hu is related to Wang Jiusheng's family, specifically to Wang Jiusheng's second son. They seem to be connected!"
After saying this, Zhao Jun succinctly explained to Chen Weiyi why he felt that Hu the Cripple was not right.
After listening, Chen Weiyi felt that Zhao Jun made sense and immediately said, "Team Leader Zhao, wait for my call!"
After he finished speaking, Chen Weiyi fell silent.
Zhao Jun hung up the phone and stared blankly out the window. He remembered that in his previous life, 94 years ago, a strange thing happened on Phoenix Mountain, sixty miles away from Yong'an Village.
There's a person in that village who was abducted by aliens.
This chapter makes up for yesterday's missed chapter; I'll catch up on today's tomorrow at noon. After that, I'll update as usual tomorrow night, trying to close the case.
(End of this chapter)