Chapter 75 Key figure in the plot: Li Qiang!
Chu Renmei was a famous Cantonese opera actress during her lifetime.
She was very pretty and sang well.
But a hundred years ago, the so-called famous actress was generally considered a low-class profession.
With the introduction of others, she married a man named Bu Wantian and settled in Huangshan Village.
Bu Wantian was a teacher in the village.
Because of her poor family background, Chu Renmei admired and obeyed her husband.
But she never expected that.
Bu Wantian was gentle on the surface, but he was a beast in private.
In a chance encounter, Bu Wantian met the daughter of a wealthy man in Guangzhou and wanted to marry her.
However, he did not dare to divorce his wife directly, fearing that it would affect his reputation.
So Bu Wantian came up with a vicious plan.
He deceived Chu Renmei, saying that he owed a lot of money to others because of smoking opium, and begged his wife to help him pay off the debt.
When facing the creditor, he designed to let his wife have sex with the creditor, and at the same time arranged for the villagers to encounter this scandal.
A hundred years ago, the villagers were extremely feudal.
The villagers beat Chu Renmei to death in the name of violating morals and abandoned her body in the wilderness.
And she didn't know all this until she died.
Until the child Chu Renmei adopted, that is, Li Qiang.
She told everything in front of the corpse, and then she knew the cause and effect.
Resentment arose from this.
Overnight, all the villagers who participated in this incident died tragically at home.
This is the origin of the plot of "Old Corpse in the Mountain Village".
From the current perspective, Chu Renmei is also a pitiful person.
Everything she did was just for revenge and for her innocence.
...
After recalling the plot.
In the detective agency, Lin Luo opened his eyes.
Twelve minutes have passed since he paid the deposit.
The man still didn't come back.
According to the agreement, he only needs to pay 10,000 US dollars at most.
It is really difficult to find Li Qiang in 10 minutes with just a few clues.
Otherwise, he would not have offered a reward of 50,000 US dollars.
Lin Luo is rich, but he is not a fool.
If he doesn't use the US dollar as an inducement, how can he try his best to find someone.
Just thinking about it.
There are hurried footsteps outside the door.
The man pushed open the door panting, holding a brown paper bag in his hand.
"Sir... you... the people you are looking for are all in this file bag."
Lin Luo stood up, walked to the man, and took the paper bag from him.
He glanced at it casually.
When he saw the familiar face in the photo, his eyes lit up.
It's him!
The detective agency is really efficient.
It took only more than ten minutes to find the person.
"Yes, it's the person I'm looking for." Lin Luo nodded.
He wrote down all the information and returned the paper bag.
"You are overtime. According to the agreement, I only need to pay you 10,000 US dollars."
"The rest of the money is on the table, go and get it yourself."
After saying that, he pushed the door and left without paying attention to the man's miserable expression.
...
According to the investigation results, Li Qiang's residence is not far away.
Just on the same street.
In less than ten minutes, Lin Luo arrived at the destination and stood outside a bungalow.
Knock knock knock!
He reached out and knocked on the door.
A response came from the house soon.
"Who is it?"
The sound of staggering footsteps sounded.
The door opened, and an old man with white hair poked his head out of the door.
It was the key figure in the plot, Li Qiang!
According to the timeline, Li Qiang's age at this time may have exceeded 100 years old.
His face was full of wrinkles, and brown and yellow age spots crawled all over his arms.
But he was still energetic and his eyes were bright.
In the original plot.
Li Qiang was the only person who had contact with Chu Renmei and survived in the end.
He also told Chu Renmei the truth about the matter.
At the end, Chu Renmei gave Li Qiang her only dowry bracelet and asked him to leave with it.
Although Lin Luo knew that Chu Renmei's body was in the back mountain of Huangshan Village.
After being contracted by a developer, it was thrown into the pond.
But there are so many hills in the back mountain.
The pond is also relatively hidden. If you don't spend some time, you can't find the specific location at all.
So, let Li Qiang lead the way to find it, which can save a lot of time.
"Mr. Li Qiang." Lin Luo smiled and nodded.
"You..." Li Qiang asked in confusion: "Sir, I don't seem to know you, who are you looking for?"
"I just came to find you."
Lin Luo restrained his smile: "My surname is Lin, I am a police inspector of the Royal Hong Kong Police, and I was ordered to investigate a case."
"Excuse me, do you still remember the tragedy in Huangshan Village a hundred years ago?"
As soon as the voice fell, Li Qiang's expression suddenly changed.
He reached out to close the door.
"Sorry, I don't know what you are talking about."
However, Lin Luo's feet were against the door, and he tried for a long time, but he couldn't close the door.
"Don't worry, listen to me." Lin Luo was not in a hurry.
"I have investigated the case of Huangshan Village. I came to you this time just to confirm the clues."
"Li Qiang, don't you want to reopen the case and give Chu Renmei justice?"
"Justice..." Li Qiang's eyes were slightly red.
"I don't understand what you are saying. I don't know Chu Renmei. Please leave immediately!"
He obviously didn't believe Lin Luo's words.
How could a police inspector come to the door in person for a case that happened a hundred years ago?
Besides, the matter has passed, and he doesn't want to bother Aunt Mei again.
"Li Qiang!" Lin Luo's tone became serious.
He stretched out his hand to push the door.
Even though Li Qiang tried his best, the door was still pushed open little by little.
Until Lin Luo walked into the room completely.
"In this case, I can only confront you."
In the era before the return, the identity of the Royal Police was enough to scare ordinary citizens.
Before coming here, he had already thought of the excuse.
"In two days, many murders occurred nearby. According to my investigation, these cases are all related to Chu Renmei."
"If the case is not investigated earlier, more innocent people will die."
Lin Luo looked straight at him and said calmly: "You know more about Huangshan Village than I do."
"If you don't let her rest in peace, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be?"
"Perhaps, you don't want Chu Renmei to carry resentment all the time!"
The last sentence, like a sharp sword, pierced Li Qiang's heart.
His already red eyes, tears gathered.
After his hands trembled for a moment.
He looked up to the sky and sighed, "Aunt Mei, you still can't let it go!"
Li Qiang looked painful.
As if thinking of the tragedy a hundred years ago, he closed his eyes and cried, muttering to himself.
After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Inspector Lin, right?"
"I am willing to cooperate with you!"
Lin Luo smiled and nodded with relief.
"Let's set off immediately without further delay."
"Let's go to Huangshan Village first, and leave the rest to me after we find Chu Renmei's body."
"Okay!" Li Qiang made up his mind and nodded in response.
He tidied his clothes, walked out of the house, and closed the door.
Huangshan Village is located in the suburban mountainous area, and you need to take a taxi to get there.
The two walked side by side to the street corner.
Li Qiang turned his head and looked at Lin Luo and said, "After so many years, I'm not sure if I can remember it."
"But I roughly remember that Aunt Mei was..."
He hadn't finished speaking yet.
Lin Luo suddenly frowned.
A deep blue light suddenly appeared on the crowded road ahead.
Li Qiang, who was beside him, had a face that was originally full of rosy light, but was also shrouded in shadow.
Countless death energy gathered around him.
In an instant, a flash of inspiration flashed from the depths of his mind.
It was her...
Chu Renmei!
