A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 100 Strange Dream
A funeral procession! Solemn! Dignified!
Amidst the cries of grief, a large group of people left Yuanshun Escort Agency!

In the front were five or six rows of younger generations of the Xiao family wearing mourning clothes and holding white banners!
Behind the team holding the curtain is Xiao Baiqiao’s coffin!
Xiao Yu and Zhu Xiaoqi led the way in front of the coffin team, with Xiao Yu holding the tablet of Xiao Baiqiao in his hand!

Behind the coffin is the funeral music master who plays the string instruments!
Behind them is a group of people wearing mourning clothes and crying!
The last ones are the funeral procession!

The last group of people who were attending the funeral were the largest in number, and they were crowded together in a black mass. Xiao Zongting was also supported by others and squeezed in, facing the wind, crying tears!

Ruan Fengshan and Luan Jingfu also followed the team with their families!
This long team went along West Street and went straight to the West City Gate!

The people watching along the way filled the streets...

Duan Rong was in the middle of the team and couldn't help but be surprised at the grand funeral for Xiao Baiqiao!
The fact that they can hold up such a grand ceremony and have so many people participate shows the character of Xiao Zongting and Xiao Yu, the father and daughter!
Duan Rong suddenly discovered that Zhao Mu, who was standing in front of him carrying the coffin, was leaning sideways, and his eyes would occasionally glance at Zhu Xiaoqi's back.

"This guy...he still doesn't forget to peek at this time..."

In the morning, Ruan Fengshan went to the county office in person, met Shen Yanliu in person, and told him about the funeral!

Weddings and funerals are important human affairs, and now the temperature is getting hotter day by day, and corpses can't be left at home for long! Although investigating a case is a big deal, we can't let the corpses stay at home and stink just for the sake of investigating the case.

Shen Yanliu often interacted with Ruan Fengshan and they had some friendship, so he immediately agreed as soon as he was asked.

Let Ruan Fengshan make a list, Shen Yanliu signed it, and let Qin Shuban stamp it with the seal of the county government and send it to the guards at the west gate! Qin Shuban personally instructed the guards to check the list and release them at noon!

The team in front was all listed with their names, but in the final funeral procession, Ruan Fengshan only listed about twenty people.

Although this funeral procession now seems to be huge, most of them can only be sent to the city gate and cannot leave the city.

As soon as the funeral procession arrived at the city gate, Ruan Fengshan, who was standing at the end of the procession, felt something was wrong.

Guarding the city gate were not only the original team of yamen runners, but also a few more constables!

One of the older constables was apparently talking to the leader of the team of yamen runners guarding the city!
Suddenly, a constable appeared on a fast horse and rushed away along the street!

Ruan Fengshan touched his sparse goatee chin, feeling that something might go wrong!

"Besides the guards at the west gate, how come there is also a team of constables?"

Ruan Fengshan immediately squeezed out of the funeral procession, walked slowly past the long dragon-like funeral procession, and came to the city gate. He wanted to ask a few questions to the constable guarding the city to get the feel for the situation.

Ruan Fengshan was about to speak when he heard a horse neighing. A black horse had stopped at the city gate. A figure jumped off the horse and stood at the city gate.

The person who came was none other than the county police chief, Jie Daohan!
As soon as Ruan Fengshan saw Jie Daohan, he walked over, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Captain Jie, it's been a while since we last met!"

Xie Daohan also returned the greeting, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's Shopkeeper Ruan! I hope you are well!"

The two were quite close a few years ago, but in recent years, their relationship has become somewhat distant.

Ruan Fengshan glanced at Li Daohan and saw that although he had a smirk on his face, his eyes were fierce and red, as if he had just cried.

When Ruan Fengshan saw Jie Daohan's expression, his heart skipped a beat and he said in a deep voice, "Captain Jie! I have personally asked the county magistrate about the funeral. He made a list and the county magistrate also stamped it. The list should be in the hands of the brothers guarding the city!"

Hearing this, Xie Daohan turned his head and looked at the leader of the guards, and asked, "Where's the list?"

The man immediately brought out a large piece of paper with the county office seal on it and said, "Clerk Qin brought it over at noon!" Xie Daohan took it and looked at the list. The names of each team were listed in detail, including those holding the banner, carrying the coffin, playing music, crying, and escorting the funeral. At the end of the list was the bright red seal of the county office!
Xie Daohan's brows suddenly furrowed, and he felt a little troubled.

It is said that this morning, when the county constable rolled the roll, Jie Lei was not there!

At that time, Xie Daohan felt it was strange. He knew his nephew best. He was a loner and a bit reserved in his dealings with others.

But he was a very rule-abiding person. He had been a constable for five or six years and had never been late even once.

Xie Daohan thought that he was exhausted from the pressure of investigating the case in recent days and might have overslept, so he asked someone to go to his house and call him!
The man came back and said that he knocked on the door and shouted for a long time, but no one answered, so the person must not be at home.

Xie Daohan already had doubts in his mind. By noon, he still hadn't seen Jie Lei's figure. He became a little anxious and sent a few people out to look for him.

After lunch, he lay on the armchair for a nap and suddenly had a dream. He dreamed of a tree!

The tree was very strange, its trunk and branches were pure black, like some dark metal...

But the leaves and flowers were all blood red, and blood kept dripping down...

Xie Daohan suddenly woke up with a start, his eyebrows twitching violently and his heart was filled with panic!

At this time, several people who had gone out to look for Jie Lei came back and said that they had looked in all the casinos and restaurants that Jie Lei usually went to, but they all said they had not seen him!

Xie Daohan suddenly felt cold all over. The strange tree in his dream just now seemed to be hinting at something!
He immediately put down what he was doing and rushed to Lei's house in person!

As soon as Xie Daohan arrived at the courtyard, his heart trembled. The door of the main hall was actually wide open...

He knew Jie Lei's personality. The kid was usually cautious. If he was not at home, he would definitely lock the door!

"Did something unexpected happen and there was no time to lock the door?"

Xie Daohan checked the room inside and out and found nothing unusual. All items were in good order and there was no sign of a fight!
Xie Daohan checked again, the utility room and the kitchen!

Xie Lei rarely cooks at home, so the kitchen is covered with dust and there is only cold ash on the stove!
Xie Daohan's eyes were filled with sadness. Only then did he realize that he had always thought that although his elder brother was dead, he had already cared about Xie Lei very much and had given him every bit of care and love.

Now, he suddenly felt that what he had done was not enough. It seemed that he had never been to the place where Jie Lei lived!

"Lei'er, uncle won't let anything happen to you!"

Xie Daohan said this and walked to the well. He had not noticed the dry well at first, but when he stood in the yard, he suddenly realized that the area near the well was extremely dry and the soil was even a little cracked!
If it is next to a well and people draw water from it all year round, it should be wet!
Xie Daohan stood at the mouth of the well, and he immediately smelled a faint stench...

Xie Daohan has been handling cases for many years and is extremely sensitive to this kind of odor!

He lay down at the mouth of the well and took a look, then jumped into the well like a big bird!
Xie Daohan was standing at the bottom of the well. He suddenly fell into the well from the bright light outside. He was unable to adapt to the dim light inside!
Xie Daohan took out a tinder from his lapel, pulled it open, and blew on it. The tinder lit up with a faint flame. With the glow of the flame, Xie Daohan saw a hole at the bottom of the well.

He was worried about Jie Lei at this moment, so without any hesitation, he bent down and got in!
Xie Daohan climbed a short distance and then stood up. With the help of the flame lit by the fire starter, he saw a very short corridor in front of him.

Xie Daohan's eyebrows were twitching wildly. As soon as he entered the corridor, he smelled a strong stench and a rusty smell of blood, mixed together into a strange smell that made people want to vomit!

(End of this chapter)