Rebirth of a Farmer's Dad

Luo Feng found the village chief's words a bit strange. To be honest, in all the time he had been in the village, the most common security incidents in the surrounding area were petty theft and the like. He had never seen anything like this robbery before.

Strange as it was, Luo Feng still didn't intend to invest much effort in this matter. In his view, nothing was more important than his own future and his daughter's future. This wasn't to say that Luo Feng was cold-hearted; rather, it was simply a choice made in a situation where one is facing a decision that best benefits oneself.

Businessmen are born with a heart that pursues profit, just as capital will always chase high rates of return.

The next day, Luo Feng dragged Biaozi and the other two out of bed early. He gave each of them a dough ball and made them practice their knife skills. Luo Feng also planned to personally demonstrate and explain some subtle points to pay attention to. And so, their knife skills training resumed.

Unexpectedly, less than two hours later, the village chief arrived at his house with a large group of people.

"Village chief, what's wrong now? What happened? Why are you making such a fuss?" Seeing this, Luo Feng was naturally puzzled.

"Alright, come with me quickly, something's happened." With that, the village chief grabbed Luo Feng's wrist.

"Don't rush, explain what happened first!" The village chief's strange behavior made Luo Feng feel uneasy, so he naturally wouldn't go with them so easily.

"Someone's died! The police are here and taking statements one by one. They say people from several nearby villages are coming too, so you'd better hurry up!" After saying that, the village chief grabbed Luo Feng and dragged him out the door without saying a word.

"What the hell? Another death?" Upon hearing this, Luo Feng's mind went completely blank for a moment. In this dazed state, Luo Feng was pulled out the door by the crowd, and as for Biaozi and the other two, they were also asked to follow. The reason given was that it was a requirement from the police, and everyone had to be present.

With a heavy heart, Luo Feng followed the group to Xiaowangzhuang nearby. Luo Feng remembered that the last time he came to Xiaowangzhuang was to rescue Hu Zi; he never expected to return so soon. Even more unexpected was that this time, a murder had occurred.

Luo Feng didn't know the specifics of what had happened in the village; he only heard from the village chief that someone had died. Furthermore, by the time Luo Feng arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, the police had already secured the scene. Therefore, from Luo Feng's perspective, all he knew was that the scene was an ordinary farmer's yard, basically no different from any other farmer's. If there was anything different, it was that this yard was now surrounded by layers of people, making it impossible to move.

The police naturally wouldn't allow unauthorized personnel into the crime scene. Bringing everyone here was solely for their cooperation in the investigation and evidence collection. At this time, tracking down a fugitive was quite difficult. Due to technological limitations, there were no advanced fingerprint recognition systems like those of later generations, let alone DNA technology.

Currently, the police investigation and evidence collection methods are the most primitive and inefficient. Simply put, it involves checking everyone who lives or appears near the crime scene, hoping to find compelling clues that will lead to further progress in the case.

Then, naturally, the next step was the same old questioning. As for the process, Luo Feng knew it all too well.

The first step is to investigate each person's basic personal information. Next, they are asked if they saw or heard anything strange in the period leading up to or during the incident. Finally, they are asked what each person was doing at the time of the incident and who can testify.

Luo Feng was quite disdainful of the police's investigative methods. They were flawed; not only were they time-consuming and laborious, but the reliability of the information couldn't be guaranteed. However, in this day and age, people generally hold government officials in high esteem. Let alone the police, even an ordinary government employee would be treated like a god by these migrant workers. Perhaps they really would be completely open and honest.

From the chatter of the surrounding crowd, Luo Feng roughly understood what had happened. Just last night, this entire family of four had been murdered. All valuables inside the house had been looted; without a doubt, it was another case of burglary.

In fact, three similar cases had already occurred in the nearby villages. But this time the methods were far more vicious. The first two times they only knocked the person unconscious, but this time they went straight for the kill, wiping out the entire family. This was truly unacceptable to the villagers in the surrounding area.

Such a serious incident naturally alarmed the police. Within a very short time, a large number of officers appeared in the area where the series of crimes had occurred. The string of cases left the surrounding villages and towns filled with unease. Naturally, the police couldn't stand idly by; after all, they called themselves public servants. Serving the people can't just remain a slogan.

"I don't know who did this, it's so hateful, they wouldn't even spare children."

"Just don't let me catch them, or I'll skin them alive."

"I wish I could chew their bones to pieces."

"These damned bastards are inhuman; they're not even born of parents."

The actions of this group were obvious and clearly enraged the surrounding villages. It was clear that this matter had crossed the villagers' bottom line. It truly proved the saying, "Enough is enough." What these people did was indeed excessive.

Luo Feng felt that with such a strong grassroots support, it would be difficult for these people to commit any more crimes. Next time they were caught, they would undoubtedly be beaten to death.

At that time, the legal system wasn't as robust. For those who incited public outrage, death was considered justified; they deserved to be killed. Back then, nobody would readily talk about the law. In an era where the legal system was incomplete, human sentiment mattered most. After all, laws are made by people!

Having inexplicably stumbled into a murder case and been summoned by the police for questioning, Luo Feng's mood was naturally far from pleasant. He figured everyone was probably feeling similarly. On one hand, they hoped those bastards would be caught quickly so they could enjoy a few days of peace. On the other hand, they worried about their own and their family's safety, wondering who would be next to run into them.

It seems I've really run into a lot of trouble! I wonder when all this will finally come to an end. To be honest, I'm really exhausted.