The Legend of the Farm Girl

Old man Yang's family of five were lying in the yard in a mess, their eyes were closed, their faces were distorted, their faces had already turned blue, and they had not been breathing for a long time.

Many villagers cried out in surprise, and Li Muwen quickly signaled his officers to block the door and not let anyone in.

He walked quickly to the five people in the yard.

Li Muwen was shocked to find that there was a thick mark on the necks of the five people, which had already turned purple and blue.

Li Muwen felt that this scene was extremely cruel. The old man and his wife Yang, who were still alive yesterday, and their five-year-old grandson, had all turned into corpses.

I think the middle-aged couple must be Old Man Yang’s eldest son and daughter-in-law.

This case turned from a confusing disappearance case into a tragic murder of a family of five.

Li Muwen began to observe the various situations at the scene.

He found that the old man and his wife were wearing the same clothes as when they went to the government office to file a complaint yesterday. Even their hairstyles were the same.

This can prove that Mr. and Mrs. Yang were killed after returning home yesterday.

Li Muwen called the village chief and first asked him to identify whether the middle-aged couple and the five-year-old child were Old Man Yang’s eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law and eldest grandson.

After getting a positive answer, Li Muwen asked again: "Can you help me go to the door and ask the villagers if they saw any strange or suspicious people entering Old Man Yang's house yesterday?"

The village chief nodded seriously and walked out of the yard.

Li Muwen started to observe again. He found that except for Old Man Yang's eldest daughter-in-law, none of the five people lying on the ground showed any signs of struggling. That means that when these five people were strangled to death, they had lost the ability to resist. Li Muwen guessed that they were most likely poisoned.

At this time, Li Twelve came out of the house and said, "Sir, there is no sign that the house has been turned over. There is also a table of food in the main room with five bowls on it."

Li Muwen thought for a moment and said, "Go see if Old Man Yang has any chickens. If so, catch two and feed the chickens with the food."

Li Shier immediately obeyed and did as he was told.

There is no farmer who doesn't raise chickens. Old Man Yang also has seven or eight chickens in his backyard, and Li Shier soon caught two of them.

After eating the food on the table, the two chickens fainted soon, but they did not lose their breathing or heartbeat. This means that the food on the table is indeed poisonous, but this poison will only make people comatose, not lose their lives.

Li Muwen didn't know where to start his investigation. If the murderer could poison Yang's family, why didn't he just poison them to death? Instead, he made them unconscious first and then strangled them to death. Isn't this a waste of effort?

While Li Muwen was thinking, the village chief came back. Seeing Li Muwen, he said seriously, "Master Li, they all said they didn't see anything unusual, but his neighbor Yang He said that he saw Yang Tian come out in the middle of the night. He must have been killed after that."

Li Muwen became interested when he heard this and said, "Call Yang He over. I want to ask him a few questions."

Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly walked out and called Yang He in.

When Yang He entered the yard, he inevitably saw five corpses lying on the ground. He was extremely frightened and even felt nauseous and retching.

Li Muwen quickly called him over, fearing that he would become speechless if he continued watching.

Li Muwen asked, "You said you saw Yang Tian go out last night. What time was it? Where did you see him? When did he come back?"

Hearing Li Muwen asking him a question, Yang He forgot his fear and immediately answered, "Your Excellency. Yesterday, it should have been close to midnight when I saw Yang Tian coming out of his house. He walked out from the main gate. I was half asleep at the time and got up to go to the bathroom. Before I had time to talk to him, he was gone."

"Since it is the dead of night, how do you know that person is Yang Tian?" Li Muwen asked.

Yang He hurriedly explained: "The three of them, the father and son of Old Man Yang, have very similar walking postures, but Old Man Yang is shorter, while Yang Tian is taller, so I can tell it's Yang Tian at a glance."

After hearing his explanation, Li Muwen's doubts deepened. If Yang Tian's accident happened after midnight, then what about the poison in the food?

As if thinking of something, Li Muwen asked four officers to guard the crime scene, and took the other people to the hillside where the accident happened in Yangdi mentioned by Old Man Yang.

When they reached the hillside, he arranged for people to begin searching carefully one by one using the method Yunfang had taught him.

Three days later, most of the traces had disappeared, but it was still vaguely discernible that someone had indeed rolled for a distance, but the distance was not far and would not pose a life-threatening risk.

This means that it is possible that Yang Di did roll down the hillside for some distance three days ago, but it did not cause any danger.

If Yang Di was still alive, then the figure Yang He saw walking out of Old Man Yang's house at midnight was most likely Yang Di, not Yang Tian. However, because everyone knew that Yang Di was missing and even suspected that Yang Di was killed, Yang He did not think that the figure was Yang Di.

Where is Yang Di then? If we catch him, the truth will be revealed.

Suddenly Li Muwen thought of Xu Baoer. Of Old Man Yang's family, only Yang Di and Xu Baoer were left. Would Xu Baoer also be in danger?

Li Muwen quickly took his servants and rushed to Xu Baoer's home.

When they arrived at Xu Baoer's house, the door was also closed. Li Muwen quickly signaled Li Twelve to go forward and knock on the door. After knocking for a long time, someone finally answered the door. Li Muwen felt relieved. The answer proved that Xu Baoer's family did not suffer a tragedy like the old man Yang's family.

Li Muwen was wearing an official uniform, which scared Xu Baoer's parents. They looked very nervous. There were even beads of sweat on their heads.

Hearing Li Muwen asking Xu Baoer to come out and answer, Xu Baoer's father Xu Gui said, "There is a market today. Baoer and his friends went to the market to buy some things. They haven't returned home yet. When he returns home, I will ask Baoer to go to the government office to answer the adults. Is that okay?"

Li Muwen looked at the couple in front of him, who had more and more beads of sweat on their heads and whose nervous expressions were becoming more and more obvious. He realized that something was wrong.

Their eyes kept glancing towards the west wing. He guessed that Yang Di must be in that room, and Xu Baoer must also be in that room, perhaps being threatened.

Li Muwen said, "Well, I'll go back to the prefectural government office first. When Xu Baoer comes back, you can ask her to come to the government office immediately to reply."

Xu Gui and his wife showed disappointment on their faces, but they responded, "Okay, okay, thank you for your help, sir."