flstandardbreds Chapter 753 Zhou Yan Hid a Man
Chapter 753 Zhou Yan Hid a Man
Jiang Wenming examined his wound and stood up. His expression was serious as he said, "Based on my observation of the wound on his back and waist, I can tell that he was attacked from behind with a knife. The knife was clearly intentional, but it didn't hit a vital part."
Jiang Jiyuan stood by, his eyes slowly sweeping across this silent land, an unspeakable heaviness welling up in his heart.
He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Let's bury them first. Even if there are spies, they should have left by now."
After hearing what Jiang Jiyuan said, Xiao Wei turned around and ran towards the village entrance without saying a word.
After a while, Xiao Wei ran to the village entrance and shouted to Chen Meng and the others, "Come into the village and help!"
When Chen Meng heard Xiao Wei's call, he hurriedly drove the ox cart into the village.
Pei Nian and Wen Xue stood aside, watching Jiang Jiyuan and the others carry out the bodies from the village one by one and place them neatly together.
Some of these corpses were incomplete, and some had hideous faces that were too horrible to look at.
Pei Nian and Wen Xue couldn't help wiping the tears from the corners of their eyes, then silently picked up the shovels on the side of the road and began to help dig the hole.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, all the bodies were moved out. After the big pit was dug, Zhou Ning knelt down and kowtowed to the corpses, crying.
He swore to the heavens, "Father, mother, uncles, and brothers, go on your journey with peace of mind. I, Zhou Ning, swear to the heavens that I will kill all the devils and avenge you!"
Chen Meng and his men moved the bodies into the pit one by one. Just as they were preparing to fill it with soil, Pei Heng, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "There are still two people missing."
His voice was very soft, but it sounded like a thunder in everyone's ears.
Zhang Jun and Zhou Ning both turned around suddenly and looked at Pei Heng in confusion.
They carefully examined the bodies again, but could not remember who was missing.
Zhou Ning frowned and carefully identified each body. After a long while, he suddenly said, "One Zhou Yan is missing. She's not here, but she's a woman. She can't be a spy."
Zhang Jun, Pei Nian, Wen Xue and others also noticed this problem. They searched among the corpses again and again, but they did not find Zhou Yan.
Wen Xue shouted in astonishment, "Yesterday I went picking wild vegetables with Zhou Yan! She looks like she could never be a Japanese spy!"
Jiang Jiyun frowned slightly and asked, "Isn't there another person? Who is the other missing person?"
After hearing this, Zhou Ning couldn't help but frown and think hard.
After a long while, he replied hesitantly, "It seems...it seems that no one is missing. Everyone in our village is here. I really can't remember who else is missing."
Everyone looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong.
So they carefully recalled the whole thing from beginning to end, and even checked again the three bodies that were moved back from the woods to serve as sentry, but in the end they were sure that all the villagers were there.
Zhou Ning's doubts grew deeper and deeper. He could not help but quicken his pace and walked to Pei Heng's side. He lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Heng, think about it carefully and tell me who else is not here?"
Pei Heng blinked his big watery eyes and answered seriously, "Yes, it's Aunt Yan's boyfriend! Erya even took me to see him secretly. He has been living secretly at Aunt Yan's house and won't come out."
When Wen Xue heard this, her face instantly turned ugly. She hurried over and covered Pei Heng's mouth with her hand.
She said anxiously, "Xiao Heng, please don't talk nonsense. Your Aunt Yan hasn't gotten engaged yet, so how could she possibly have a partner?"
Pei Heng ignored Wen Xue's words. He struggled to break free from her hand and said confidently, "I'm not talking nonsense. I really saw it with my own eyes. That person lives in the small house behind Aunt Yan's house."
Zhou Ning naturally knew the small house behind Zhou Yan's house. It was just a small shed used to store miscellaneous items.
But when he heard Pei Heng's firm words, his heart couldn't help but tighten.
Without thinking too much, Zhou Ning turned around and ran quickly towards the village.
After a while, Zhou Ning ran to Zhou Yan's house panting.
He didn't even have time to catch his breath and ran straight to the backyard of Zhou Yan's house.
When he finally arrived in front of the shed, he kicked the door open and saw obvious signs of someone living in the shed.
Some simple daily necessities were scattered on the ground, and there was a tattered bed in the corner.
Zhou Ning's expression instantly turned extremely gloomy. He widened his eyes and cursed angrily.
Zhang Jun fell behind. He ran over breathlessly and saw Zhou Ning squatting on the ground from a distance, covering his head tightly with his hands. His body was shaking constantly, obviously crying.
He hurried forward and asked with concern: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Zhou Ning raised her head, her face covered with tears, and looked at Zhang Jun with empty eyes. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.
Zhang Jun became increasingly anxious. He quickly went into the shed to check, then came out and said to Zhou Ning with a puzzled look on his face, "I really didn't know there was someone hiding in her house. I hadn't even heard anyone mention it."
Zhou Ning stared at Zhang Jun blankly. After a long while, he slowly said, "I don't know either. I really didn't expect that Zhou Yan would be the one to let the wolf into the house. How could she do that? Does she hate her parents so much? I saw her parents' bodies in there with my own eyes!"
Jiang Jiyuan came over and searched the shed carefully. Then he came out and said to Zhang Jun and Zhou Ning, "This guy has obviously been here for quite some time. It seems he discovered and eliminated your sentry's position."
After hearing Jiang Jiyuan's words, Zhou Ning shook his head desperately, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Impossible! Didn't you say the killer was someone he knew? Zhou Bo and the others didn't even resist when they were killed. We didn't even know him. How could he have killed the defenseless Zhou Bo and the others?"
Jiang Jiyuan pondered for a moment and guessed, "What if Zhou Yan came forward and that person attacked from behind? Even if Zhou Yan is a woman, she is completely capable of killing someone when they are not prepared."
Zhou Ning's face was pale, and he was unwilling to believe that Zhou Yan would do that.
Jiang Jiyuan thought it was certain that the hidden man had done it, so he said, "Let's bury them first. As for revenge, we can talk about it later."
After a long and arduous effort, they finally buried all the bodies in the village before nightfall.
Wen Xue held her son's hand tightly, while Zhang Jun followed Pei Nian and Zhou Ning silently. Facing the grave together, they slowly knelt down and kowtowed solemnly.
Zhou Ning's voice was remarkably firm in the silent night: "I, Zhou Ning, will definitely take back the sixty-two lives lost in our village!"
After saying this, he kowtowed several times in front of the grave without hesitation and made an oath to the deceased villagers.