Chapter 102 Three Prodigal Sons
After receiving this message, Chi Xia moved the phone to show Luo Xun.
At some point, Pei Xinlu's father lit another cigarette and the room was filled with the smell of smoke.
Luo Xun said, "Can we go to your house and take a look?"
"Look."
The old man lowered his head and took a deep puff of cigarette. He seemed to have nothing to do. With trembling hands, he crushed the cigarette butt heavily on the ground.
The old lady was still crying. Chi Xia felt a headache after listening to her, so he followed Luo Xun out.
The Pei family has a large yard in the countryside, so one can imagine how glorious their presence in the village will be once this small building is built.
But now, this building is rotting here. Regardless of whether Pei’s parents know the truth about their grandson’s death, this building carries their nightmares.
"It seems that Pei Xinlu's parents don't know how Pei Xi died." Luo Xun said to Chi Xia while observing.
Chi Xia nodded: "Then, will they know that their son might have cheated on her? I just carefully observed their expressions, they may really not know."
Luo Xun took away a piece of wood that was across the stairs, and the two of them walked upstairs: "I asked the couple, and from what they said, it can be roughly confirmed that Pei Xinlu was a bit anxious to sign them up for a tour group to go to Sanya."
"So Pei Xinlu most likely did it on purpose. He sent his parents away just to bring Pei Xi back and then kill the child?"
As Chi Xia spoke, his brows furrowed and his expression turned cold.
The two of them stood on the top floor. The four sides were not sealed yet. The wind blew in slowly. Luo Xun said coldly: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs."
After he finished speaking, he stared at a house directly opposite him. The house looked like it was built a long time ago, and the walls were a little gray.
"Come here." Luo Xun waved.
Chi Xia stood side by side with him and listened to him say, "Look across the street, isn't that the home of the three prodigal sons mentioned in the news just now?"
Chi Xia's eyes lit up, and he observed for a few seconds: "It should be. Judging from this position, it is very likely that the other side can see what happened here."
The two of them made a prompt decision and decided to go check out the house next door.
When going downstairs, Pei's parents also came out of the house.
Chi Xia asked directly: "Pei Xi fell from here, right? When the child fell, did you... um, choose to call the police?"
The old lady was still gasping for breath, and the old man had a cigarette in his hand. I don't know how much he had smoked in such a short while.
"No."
The old man finally spoke again: "The child is gone, it's too late to be sad, why call the police... Blame his father for not taking good care of the child, you see, now the retribution has come..."
When she heard the word "retribution", the old lady was overwhelmed with grief again. She covered her face and ran into the house. Soon her heart-wrenching cries were heard again.
"Where was the child buried?"
Chi Xia asked Pei Xinlu's father: "I heard that children can't be buried."
"He took her away..."
The old man's voice trembled: "Don't ask, the person is dead, don't ask, I really don't know anything..."
"Where did you put the things that were downstairs? We need to take a look." Chi Xia asked him.
The old man paused for a long time before pointing to a room in the yard outside and said, "It's all stored there. You can see for yourself."
Hearing his wife crying, he couldn't bear it anymore and squatted on the ground covering his face. Although he didn't hear any crying, he could see his shoulders shaking violently.
Chi Xia and Luo Xun no longer needed to find out whether this couple was as outsiders said, or as Zheng Lanshu expressed, leaving their children without food and clothing.
They entered the house where the sundries were stored and after searching, they found a steel bar with blood stains on it.
Chi Xia looked at the steel bar and sighed softly.
Why has it come to this?
They came out and went into the house next door.
There is only a man in his thirties living next door.
Before Luo Xun and Chi Xia asked, he spoke first: "My last name is Huang, and I'm the third child in my family. I've been wandering around... er... hanging around for a few years, so everyone in the village calls me the third wanderer."
Chi Xia pursed her lips, and finally felt relieved. Ever since she received the message, she had been curious about what the three words "Three Prodigal Sons" meant...
This time, Luo Xun and Chi Xia directly revealed their identities to him. When he learned that they were police officers, San Huangzi was shocked and repeatedly stated that he would never hide anything he knew.
"About the little grandson of the Pei family..."
Chi Xia said: "According to our understanding, some people in the village said that the child didn't die by falling down on his own. I thought since you are neighbors , maybe you know something that others don't know?"
Mr. San Dangzi hesitated for a long time, but still stamped his feet: "Comrade Police, I can tell the truth if you ask me to, but I'm afraid... I'm afraid that you will say I'm talking nonsense. After all, there is no evidence for what I say..."
"It doesn't matter."
Chi Xia looked at him encouragingly: "Tell us everything you know, and the police will naturally investigate. If you can help us solve the case, we will thank you."
"Yes, when the police investigate cases, they often rely on clues provided by the masses. Many major cases are greatly helped by the masses. Maybe you can also help us a lot. When the time comes, I will thank you very much."
Luo Xun also joined in.
As soon as these two sentences came out, Mr. Sanhuangzi showed a hint of excitement.
He lowered his voice and said, "Police comrade, I'm not going to hide it from you. I don't care whether you believe it or not, Xixi didn't fall down by himself. He was pushed down by his father Pei Xinlu!"
Chi Xia and Luo Xun were both shocked: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Mr. Huang, did you see it clearly? Could you have seen it wrongly?"
The third prodigal clapped his hands and said, "How could I be wrong? Come on, follow me up. Once you come up, you will know if I am telling lies or not!"
In order to verify that he was not lying, he quickly took Chi Xia and Luo Xun to a house upstairs. The window of the room was facing the direction where Pei Xi landed.
"Look, how could I be wrong, right?" said the third prodigal son, waving his arms.
Luo Xun and the others quickly understood what he meant. From their current perspective, there was no obstruction in the middle.
Unless Mr. Sanhuangzi had double vision or some serious visual hallucinations at the time, he would not have regarded the slip as being pushed.
Luo Xun glanced around : "This house should be your family's utility room, right? How did you happen to come in at that time and happened to see Pei Xinlu pushing the child down?"
"Isn't it just a coincidence?"
The third dandy clapped his hands again, "Wasn't it New Year's Day? All my firecrackers are placed here. My nephews and nieces came to visit me that day, and we stayed up a little late. Some of the kids wanted to go to the mountain to set off firecrackers, so I came in to help them with the firecrackers. I didn't turn on the lights because of the moonlight, and I happened to be looking at the opposite side."
After he finished speaking, he still doubted himself until now: "Comrade police officer, I really can't figure it out!"
"I really can't understand why Xinlu did that. I've always suspected that my eyes were split, but after thinking about it, I realized that I really saw it. It was Xinlu who really pushed the child down!"
Seeing his sincere words, Luo Xun nodded to show his approval and asked him, "Have you told anyone about this?"
Mr. San Danzi was a little embarrassed. After a long while, he stammered, "I just... I told my friends about it when we were drinking, but no one believed me. I couldn't tell anyone about it..."
Chi Xia thought, this big brother, I'm afraid the whole village knows about it now...
Thinking this in her heart, she asked San Dangzi again: "Brother Huang, can you describe the situation in detail to us? For example, Pei Xinlu's condition at that time?"
The third prodigal thought for a long time before saying, "Comrade police, to be honest, I have thought about this matter many times. Now that I think about it, there are so many things wrong with it!"
