Chapter 340 The informer
"Fortunately, those gangsters did not come here for their lives, but only for food and money. Otherwise, how could this kid Chang Lin still be alive?" Li Wu was still frightened when he said it.
Li Dani asked worriedly: "Didn't we catch the gangster? Why are there still others?"
"Judging from the attitude of the government officials in handling the case last time, I'm afraid there will be no more except that batch!" Hong Mancang said angrily.
And they were the ones who caught that batch! It can't even be considered as being caught by the Yamen servants.
"If you can't catch all the gangsters in this chaotic world, there will be a steady stream of people falling into the wrong hands." Qin Yilin sighed and became worried.
When a war breaks out, you have to deal with not only thieves but also soldiers and bandits.
Bandits pass like a comb, and soldiers pass by like a grate. Soldiers and bandits are more dangerous than thieves.
Especially since there are only three people in her family, what if she has to serve in the military to catch a young man...
The old village chief frowned into a deep frown, looked at the crowd of villagers in the yard, and couldn't help but sigh.
It's finally been a good day, we survived the floods safely, and we had our first village banquet a few days ago. I originally thought that the days would get better and better, but suddenly the feudal king rebelled and the world was in chaos.
Natural disasters are not easy to survive, and man-made disasters are even more difficult. Now that natural disasters are added to man-made disasters, the nobles in the emperor's court really don't care about the lives of their people.
When he glanced at Hong Mancang, he suddenly paused. He remembered what he said to him last time when he came back. Seeing that Shui Qing was also there, he confirmed again: "Mancang, please tell me again what you asked the gangster last time."
When Hong Mancang came back last time, he took some time to tell him what he asked. He felt strange, but after thinking about it, he didn't find out what was strange.
Hu Shuiqing is here today, and this member of the Ding family is also well-informed, so we just want to listen together.
Seeing the old village chief asking, Hong Mancang hurriedly cleared his throat and said, "The gangster said that someone came over and told him that there was a lot of money in rabbit meat in our car.
I asked what the man looked like and was told that he came here with his head and face covered. He didn’t know what he looked like. His accent was not like mine, but he was similar to the men in our village. "
"Mancang is from Nanning Prefecture. The informant's accent is not normal to his, but it is similar to the accent of the men in our village. He can only be from Guangning Prefecture, but there are so many people in Guangning Prefecture, and they cover their heads and How can you tell who it is?" Li Wu scratched his head, feeling his head hurt.
"Yes, many people know that rabbits are sold in our village, but there is no way to find them." Li Qiang then felt worried.
Shui Qing thought of the ancient cases he had seen before. There was no need to cover up the appearance of a stranger to inform someone, because they did not know each other in the first place. Especially in this dynasty, searching for someone in the entire city based on verbal descriptions was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack;
It’s often not strangers who need to cover up their appearance, but acquaintances!
Naturally, she couldn't talk about the case analysis. She asked in a different way: "At the same time, they said that we have rabbit meat on the car and a lot of money on it. This is because we are determined to prevent those people from killing us for money! Would it be wrong to cover our heads and faces? Afraid of revealing your appearance and finding out you are an acquaintance?
There are also differences in accents between the north, south and east of Quang Ninh Prefecture. Unfortunately, I don’t know how similar the gangster’s words are. "
Qin Yilin, the old village chief, reacted quickly and his heart skipped a beat.
Even if outsiders know that they sell rabbits, they don't know the frequency and quantity. If they are just hares, they don't know how much money they can get. There is no need to be jealous for a small amount of money. After all, the city earns more money than they do from big business. .
The jealous person is probably an acquaintance!
"Basically everyone in the village is selling rabbits, except for Fan Qian, Zhang Tuzi and Wang Mazi." Li Qiang said quickly.
Wang Mazi and his sons lived separately. Even if the old couple were jealous and dissatisfied, they could not go to Fucheng. Not to mention Zhang Bald, how could someone who could lie down instead of sit go? The important point is that these two families live in the village. Even if they are jealous, the possibility of risking their lives to go to Fucheng alone is unlikely.
In other words, he raised his head and looked at his father: "Fan Qian and Erzhu and Sanzhu?"
Li Wu shook his head: "It wasn't them. Their fear that day was not fake. Besides, they didn't have knives. According to what the gangster said, if he didn't know them and really came to rob them, wouldn't he just kill them?"
He shouldn't be so stupid.
"Looking at it this way, aren't they acquaintances?"
The old village chief's eyes were heavy, and he hesitated for a while before speaking: "We have an acquaintance in Fucheng who was also a former member of the village."
He even had a dispute with them in the village and left with a lot of resentment.
Except for Shui Qing, everyone else in the room opened their mouths in surprise.
Fan Damu!
Li Wu immediately said: "Last time we went to the government office to read the notice, we happened to see Fan Qian and his son looking for Fan Damu. He knew that it was normal for us to sell rabbits. Could it be that he had a lot of money because he also knew that we were selling rabbits this time? Do you sell a lot of medicinal materials?"
Otherwise, why was it okay when I just sold rabbits a few times before, but when Uncle Fan Jin and Ding made a lot of money selling medicinal materials, something went wrong!
"It's just speculation now, there is no real evidence, but it's fine if it's a stranger, but if it's Fan Damu or an acquaintance, then we are in real danger." Shui Qing waited for everyone to make their own guesses before saying.
Li Wu, Li Dani and others didn't react, they all looked at Shui Qing.
Shui Qing explained: "It is a fact that we are being targeted, but strangers don't know where we live. After the gangsters caught us last time, it will only be more dangerous on the way to the city and back next time. But if we are acquaintances, wouldn't our village be the same?" Is it also dangerous?”
After all, acquaintances know where the village is.
Several gasps were heard in the room.
Li Qiang was anxious, "Dad, the little food in Changlin's official school can be targeted, but every household in our village has food and money in savings."
"What should we do?" Hong Mancang's palms were sweating with nervousness.
They had lived a hard life for more than ten years and finally had enough food and clothes. They couldn't let all their food, clothes and belongings become someone else's all of a sudden.
He was unwilling and couldn't agree!
The old village chief lowered his head and thought for a long time, then raised his eyes and ordered: "Let's not talk about the matter of Da Mu or acquaintances without any evidence. Only those present know it in their hearts, so keep an eye on it in the future;
It just so happens that Changlin came back injured and brought back the news that King Yan had rebelled. Let's use this name to strengthen the patrol team in the village!"
This is what Shui Qing was waiting for.
In troubled times, the whole village can only work together!
Her family, including 23 servants, only had more than 30 people in total, especially since the children were young. The bandits would easily number dozens or even hundreds, and if they relied on their own family, they would either die or be crippled. However, Shanshui Village had more than 400 people, and if they used them properly, those bandits might not even be able to enter the village!
Qin Yilin breathed a sigh of relief.
This was what she was most concerned about. Her family had the smallest population, so they needed to stick together even more, and strengthening the patrol team was the top priority!