After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 132, Episode 0136: More Than Just One People

Ren Yan was in charge of cooking, while Lin Yuexi tended the fire. The two chatted as they worked, and before they knew it, a table full of food was ready.

"Ren Yan, is dinner ready yet? I haven't been out in the fields for so long, my legs are so weak from hunger."

Zhang Ze's voice arrived before he did.

"You'd better slow down, everyone's been watching you bounce around like this the whole way."

Xu Zhichuan's voice was weak and tinged with helplessness.

As soon as the work whistle blew, he ran back home with his limbs severely out of sync, attracting the attention of the entire village along the way. Everyone's eyes seemed to say, "Mom, I've seen a fool."

Having such embarrassing friends is truly a blessing for them.

Zhang Ze didn't care at all, and with his clumsy limbs swinging, he darted into the house, which was already filled with a delicious aroma. "My goodness, this smells so good! What are we having for dinner? I smell meat."

For people nowadays, having meat is the best meal, even if it's just boiled meat.

Ren Yan came out from the kitchen as she untied her waistband when she heard the noise. "Xi Bao said to eat something good on the first day of work. Today I steamed buns and stewed ribs. Everyone must be hungry. Come wash your hands and eat."

Upon hearing about steamed buns and pork ribs, the three young men, who were already starving, immediately went to fetch water to wash their hands, and even Liu Huai quickened his pace.

Given the current economic climate, even if someone in your family earns a salary or a lot of work points, their life is relatively better, but it's still impossible to have enough to eat and drink every day.

During the winter, in order to save food, they also drank thin porridge all day long. Occasionally, they would eat a dry meal, which was only two or three portions of noodles/rice. They would only eat meat three or four times a month, which was already considered very rich in the village.

Other families in the village only eat meat a few times a year.

So, a big white steamed bun like this, served with pork rib soup, is incredibly appealing; just hearing about it makes my mouth water.

When faced with delicious food, saying even a single extra word is considered disrespectful to the steamed buns in your hands and the ribs in your bowl. Everyone sitting around the table is focused solely on eating.

In less than half an hour, a large basket of steamed buns and nearly a bucket of pork rib and mushroom soup were completely devoured.

The food seemed especially delicious when everyone was scrambling to eat it. Lin Yuexi ate a steamed bun and a bowl of soup, so full that she had to take a walk with a cane to aid digestion, just like an old lady.

Leng Xingran, supporting her four-month pregnant belly, came over and asked, "Xi Bao, I heard there was a murder this morning in the south of the village, is that true?"

"Yes, you knew the deceased too."

"Ok?"

Who does he know?
"Xu Quanmei, who was sent to the countryside in the same batch as us."

"what?"

How could it be her?
Wait a minute, didn't Xu Quanmei go back to the city to visit relatives and hasn't come back yet? The brigade leader even reported it to the educated youth office.

“If the captain hadn’t reported it, he would have been in big trouble this time.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the person in big trouble appeared at the door, looking haggard and as sour as if he had just eaten something disgusting.

He happened to overhear Lin Yuexi's words at the door and replied irritably, "Even though it's already been reported, I won't be in trouble this time."

He wiped his face angrily, "Why the hell is this captain? Let whoever wants to do it do it. Why are you making me suffer like this?"

Liu Huai, Xu Zhichuan, and Zhang Ze were assigned to the east side of the village today and didn't know what had happened in the village. However, since Lin Yuexi and her brother hadn't lowered their voices, they understood the main points. —A murder had occurred in the village; the deceased was a female educated youth named Xu Quanmei.

The deaths of educated youth in the countryside are major incidents, and the village committees cannot escape responsibility, which explains why the brigade leader is so stressed.

Zhang Ze brought a bench to the yard for the village head to sit on. "Does no one in the village know whether Xu Quanmei has come back or not? Has no one seen her?"

The brigade leader sat down without any ceremony. He didn't care about formalities anymore and shook his head with a worried face. "It's still not certain. I've sent people to ask every household in the brigade, but there are still no results. However, I trust the people in our brigade. If anyone has seen Xiao Xu, the educated youth, return to the village, they won't hide it from us."

"The problem now..."

Everyone's interest was piqued. What was he saying, making it sound so difficult?

Only Lin Yuexi knew what the captain was worried about, because there was more than just one person in that big box.

The captain came to remind Lin Yuexi and the others to think about their character. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell them the truth.

"Not only Xu Quanmei was discovered, but also someone we didn't recognize, also a lesbian, around twenty years old, who was even prettier than Xu Quanmei. Both of them..."

It's a bit embarrassing for a grown man to say this, and I also don't want their reputations to be damaged after they've already passed away.

Fortunately, everyone present understood his unfinished words without him having to spell them out.

His expression completely changed, and Zhang Ze couldn't help but utter a 'Gan'.

The captain sighed deeply. "You know a police team came from the county, right?"

Everyone nodded; they had all heard of or seen it.

“This kind of thing happened not only in our village, but also in several villages around the county. The county police have identified several suspects. When they tried to arrest them, two of them escaped and ran towards us. They came to chase after those two.”

The captain looked at Lin Yuexi, who was still taking a leisurely stroll, with a solemn expression. "Girl, you are beautiful. Not to mention in our surrounding villages, you might not be able to find many like you in the whole country. I don't know where those two are hiding, or if they have seen you before. Don't be alone at any time recently."

His words made everyone's hearts jump. Usually, with Lin Yuexi's intentions, everyone would ignore her appearance, or at least not be affected by her exquisite beauty when they were together. But after the captain's reminder, everyone seemed to suddenly realize something, and cold sweat broke out on their bodies.

The captain's meaning was quite clear: there was a group, not just one or two people, who had committed heinous acts against beautiful young women, ultimately resulting in their deaths.

Although the county police have surrounded and cracked down on them, two people are still at large and are suspected of having fled to their side. The bodies of Xu Quanmei and another woman, which were discovered today, are suspected to be the work of these two.

Whether the two female corpses were found in the village or in a box, there's a 50% chance the killer had been to the village, and therefore very likely had seen Lin Yuexi...

Regardless of Lin Yuexi's appearance, these people, who are no different from outlaws, don't care. Perhaps Lin Yuexi's strong back view will excite them even more.

Leng Xingran leaped up and darted to the top of the wall, peering out. Even though there was no one outside, he still felt danger everywhere.

He thought to himself, "No, this wall isn't safe enough. I'll go back tomorrow and break the glass on time. I'll also dig some traps inside the wall."

Not only Leng Xingran, but Xu Zhichuan and the others were even more outrageous. Without saying a word, they all rushed to the storage room, and in no time, each of them was holding four or five mousetraps.

The captain was stunned. Seeing that Liu Huai, the only older man, hadn't moved, he assumed he was calm enough and was about to have a chat with him.

But before I could even reach out my hand, the other person had already run to the wall and was directing everyone to set up mousetraps.

Well···

Good!