Chapter 2418 2419 Poor People
Chapter 2418: Chapter 2419: Poor People Chapter 2418: Chapter 2419: Poor People “She was quite young at that time, and a girl at that. How could you be at ease letting her go out on her own?”
“At ease letting her go out alone…”
Song Xuejian muttered under his breath, resting on his cane, gazing up at the sky outside the pavilion.
“Back then, people were not as delicate as today. At sixteen or seventeen, they weren’t considered young anymore. Quite a few of them were already married with kids.”
Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully, “So at that time, you were okay with her working outside, right?”
“This…”
Song Xuejian paused, “Not exactly, as you said, she was still a young girl, I naturally had my worries.”
“Ultimately, how did you agree to it?”
“Actually, it wasn’t anything special. I remember one night, she came back and told me she didn’t want to stay in the village anymore and wanted to work outside. She mentioned that Yanjing had more opportunities to make money and wanted to go there and then she just left.”
“Didn’t you stop her? Or give her any advice?”
“I did try to persuade her.” Song Xuejian said:
“After all, she’s a girl and had never left home before. Though she was a bit of a rascal, it’s different venturing out into the world compared to staying in the village, I was indeed a bit worried.”
“And then? She didn’t take your advice?”
Song Xuejian shook his head, “She was pretty determined, insisted on leaving, there was nothing I could do. Back then, we were poor and neither her mother nor I was in good health. If we had made her stay at the village, she wouldn’t have had any prospects, so we let her go.”
“Determined?” Lin Yi questioned.
“Yes, she said she had to go, and then packed her things the next day and left,” Song Xuejian explained:
“It was only later that I found out, a few lads from the village went with her, nearly drove me mad with anger; I felt they were up to no good. Later, when I inquired, I learned they went to different places, so I didn’t say any more about it.”
Lin Yi’s eyes lit up, “Who were those lads from the village?”
“Give me a moment, let me think…” Song Xuejian pondered:
“There was the second son of the Fang family, his name was Fang something…”
“Fang Daye?”
“Right, right, Fang Daye.” Song Xuejian confirmed:
“But he seemed not to have gone to work, I heard his family arranged a match for him and he also left Jindou Village, but I don’t know where he went.”
“And then? Do you remember anyone else?”
Lin Yi and Zhang Zixin were both a bit excited; this could be the key to unlocking the identity of the fifth victim!
“There’s also the young Ma Haiqiang, always loafing around, not a good sort.”
“Is it Ma Haiqiang?” Zhang Zixin asked tentatively.
“Exactly, I think that’s the name.”
“What else, do you remember anyone else?” Zhang Zixin hurriedly asked.
“Those that hung out closely with them, I think there were two more…”
Two more!
Their excitement was growing!
One of the remaining two might very well be Wang Jiasu!
The other could potentially be the fifth victim about to be killed!
This would also complete the lineup of the Five Elements positions!
“Then there’s the second son of Old Wang’s family, named Wang Jiasu. He had a good relationship with my daughter, a decent chap. I wanted to marry my daughter to him, but it didn’t happen, alas…”
This news was within their expectations and didn’t surprise them much.
It also explained the current relationship between the two.
Perhaps they had feelings for each other from that time, but for some reason, they did not end up together.
Years later, one in Zhong Hai and the other in Yanjing, when both had improved their lives, they reconnected.
That’s why Wang Jiasu, such a decent man, would get involved with Song Lin.
Because they were childhood sweethearts.
This also explained why Wang Jiasu, being at such ranks, didn’t go to clubs for young models, but insisted on being with Song Lin.
First love is always hard to forget.
“Old sir, do you still remember who the last person was?”
“The last one…”
Song Xuejian scratched his head, “I really can’t remember clearly, just that he wasn’t tall but quite clever, always full of mischief since he was a child.”
“This…”
Lin Yi couldn’t help but smile bitterly; all other people were recalled, but the most crucial one was forgotten.
“Think again, this information is very important.”
“If I think about it…”
Song Xuejian pondered for a few more seconds, pacing back and forth with his cane.
“I’m getting old, my memory isn’t what it used to be, I really can’t seem to remember, just that he wasn’t tall and didn’t have big eyes.”
“It’s okay if you can’t remember. Let’s move on to another question.” Lin Yi changed his posture and continued asking:
“Do you recall what your daughter did before she left Jindou Village?”
“She didn’t seem to do anything much, they all hung out together every day. She came back from the town that night and said she wanted to leave Jindou Village, that’s all I know.”
Lin Yi nodded thoughtfully, smiling lightly, said:
“Let’s stop here for today, we should get going.”
“Wait, don’t go,” Song Xuejian called out to Lin Yi, “You’re asking about these things, did my daughter break the law? You can’t keep the truth from me.”
Zhang Zixin felt a pang of guilt and discreetly turned away.
“No, President Song is doing fine now, this isn’t about her, don’t worry.”
“That’s good, that’s good.”
Lin Yi waved his hand, “We’ll be going then. Elder, take care of your health.”
“Ah, alright…”
After exchanging greetings, the two left.
“Is God playing a joke on us? The most crucial piece of information, and he can’t remember it.”
“We can’t say it like that.” Lin Yi remarked:
“The old man gave us a crucial piece of information; they had come from the town when they decided to leave Jindou Village!”
Zhang Zixin’s eyes brightened, “That means something happened in town that forced them to leave!”
“Exactly!” Lin Yi added:
“So, something unknown to the public must have happened in Yuanbao Town back then, something that led them to leave Jindou Village. It’s that very incident that brought them their deadly fates! And the unknown killer is most likely from Jindou Village or Yuanbao Town!”
Zhang Zixin shuddered, “That’s terrifying, to wait so many years before seeking revenge, such depth of scheming, it’s frightful just to think about.”
“Or maybe the grudge was so deep that even after all these years, it hasn’t been let go.”
“A grudge like avenging a father’s death or stealing one’s wife couldn’t go much further,” Zhang Zixin said, “This person is too ruthless.”
“Perhaps the killer had his psyche twisted in such environment, that’s what led him to do such a thing.” Lin Yi sighed:
“From our perspective, we can’t dissect his inner emotions; perhaps from another point of view, he is also a pitiable person.”