boyutpedia Chapter 21: It's related to Old Mo again.
Chapter 21: It's related to Old Mo again.
Yi Zhonghai was also stunned. What's wrong with this old man? Hasn't he always been very tough? Why is he suddenly so afraid of death?
However, they soon realized it.
"Don't move! Drop your weapons!"
Chen Qingshan led his men into the backyard. Upon seeing the deaf old woman's actions, which indicated she was about to commit a murder with a weapon, he immediately drew his gun.
"Put down your weapons, or we'll shoot."
Chen Qingshan shouted loudly.
The four police officers who followed also quickly drew their guns.
The deaf old woman paused, then she understood. She also understood why Old Mo had suddenly acted this way.
However, she was just an old woman, not a martial arts master.
The cane in her hand was about to hit Lao Mo's head, how could she possibly stop?
Although she was stunned for a moment and her strength lessened considerably, the cane still struck Lao Mo's arm solidly.
Yes, Old Mo covered his head in terror as his cane struck his arm.
"what……"
Old Mo let out a scream and took two steps back.
He cried out in terror, "Officer, help! This old woman is going to kill someone! Shoot her!"
Upon hearing this, the deaf old woman became even angrier and raised her cane to strike again.
Chen Qingshan rolled his eyes, but still waved his hand, and two policemen immediately rushed up and took the old lady into custody.
"Let me go! Let me go! I'm going to kill this bastard! I'm going to kill this bastard! He broke my grandson's leg! I'm going to kill him..."
The deaf old woman struggled frantically and screamed wildly.
However, it was completely useless; the two police officers, one on each side, firmly controlled him.
"Can anyone tell me what happened?"
Chen Qingshan shouted angrily.
At this moment, Liu Guangfu finally caught up.
"Captain Chen, it's him, Sha Zhu. He killed my nephew. My nephew has been taken to the hospital; his neck was cut off."
Liu Guangfu pointed at Sha Zhu and loudly began to accuse him.
When Chen Qingshan looked up, he saw blood everywhere on the open ground in front of him. His heart skipped a beat.
The remaining two police officers immediately rushed forward, one on each side, and subdued Sha Zhu. With a click, they handcuffed him.
Sha Zhu was still sitting there, howling in pain.
Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly.
"Captain Chen, it was Lao Mo who killed him, not Sha Zhu. He even broke Sha Zhu's leg! Look! Arrest him right now!"
Upon hearing this, Captain Chen immediately drew his gun and pointed it at Lao Mo.
Police work in that era was very dangerous, even more so than American police work in later generations.
Therefore, it's no wonder Chen Qingshan was so vigilant.
Old Mo sneered, "Captain Chen, how many times will you make the same mistake? When has this Yi Zhonghai ever told the truth? You still believe him?"
"call……"
Seeing Lao Mo's calm demeanor, Chen Qingshan let out a long breath and slowly put the gun away.
He glared at Yi Zhonghai before saying, "Take them under control. Xiao Zhang, Xiao Chen, take statements on the spot."
He was referring to the deaf old woman and the mentally challenged Zhu when he said "they." He wasn't sure if Lao Mo had broken the law, but the deaf old woman and the mentally challenged Zhu had definitely broken the law.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Qingshan slowly walked up to Lao Mo.
"Chen Jinmo, tell me, what happened?"
At this moment, Chen Qingshan's eyes were fixed on Lao Mo.
Old Mo spoke slowly, expressionless.
"Here's what happened: today, after I came back from fishing, Sha Zhu stormed into my house with a kitchen knife, threatening to kill me..."
He recounted the story slowly and deliberately, without embellishment or exaggeration.
"He chased me into the yard and slashed at me several times, but he couldn't hit me. I dodged the last slash, and his knife flew out of his hand, killing a five-year-old child. That child was Liu's grandson, Xiaofeng... Then, Liu's family went to call the police..."
Chen Qingshan's facial muscles twitched slightly.
Old Mo continued, "The funny thing is, these people even pinned the crime on me. I hid in my room, but they kept knocking on the door. Finally, Sha Zhu said, 'Killing one is the same as killing two,' so he just kicked down my door and tried to kill me."
I was prepared, and I struck his leg with a wooden stick, breaking it. I didn't do it on purpose; I was just trying to defend myself. They were bullying me too much…”
After listening to Lao Mo's account, Chen Qingshan asked expressionlessly, "So, you've been a victim from beginning to end?"
Old Mo nodded without batting an eye and said, "That's indeed the case."
Chen Qingshan took a deep breath and looked back at Yi Zhonghai, who was still sitting on the ground with weak legs.
"Master Yi, you just said Chen Jinmo is a murderer, what's going on?"
Yi Zhonghai raised his head, looked at Lao Mo, and his eyes flashed with resentment.
He pointed at Lao Mo and said angrily, "It's him, it must be him. What a coincidence! Why did Sha Zhu's knife have to slip out of his hand at that exact moment? It must be his doing."
At this moment, the deaf old lady called out again.
"Captain Chen, it's him, it must be him. This afternoon, when this little beast came back, he threatened Aunt Er, saying that Xiao Feng was going to die young. He threatened Aunt Er to tell him where her daughter was, or he would kill Xiao Feng. So it was him, he must have killed Xiao Feng."
Chen Qingshan's expression immediately turned serious.
He looked at Old Mo and asked, "You said something like that?"
Old Mo said expressionlessly, "I did say that Xiao Feng was destined to die young, and I also asked Second Aunt about my daughter's whereabouts."
But I never said I wanted to kill Xiaofeng. Her words were biased and leading, and what she meant was completely different from what I meant.
Chen Qingshan looked at Lao Mo for a long time before saying, "You don't have to admit it."
Old Mo sneered, "What's done is done, and what's not done is not done. I'm an open and honest person, and I have no need to hide anything."
Chen Qingshan said, "If that's the case, you'll have to come with us and cooperate with our investigation."
After all, you provoked us beforehand, you had a motive to kill, and the events just happened so coincidentally. So…”
Old Mo said expressionlessly, "Sorry, I haven't finished eating yet."
Chen Qingshan said, "I'll have someone wait here until you finish your meal."
There was no other way; there was a killer in this case, and he couldn't forcibly take Lao Mo away. So he gave Lao Mo that face.
"Fine. Whatever you want."
After saying that, Lao Mo went back to cooking.
He's tried to cook this meal three times already, but it still hasn't come to fruition.
This time, he did not close the door.
Chen Qingshan closed his eyes and let out a long breath.
His sixth sense told him that there was something wrong with this old man.
Three people have already died, and each of them was connected to him.
There can't be that many coincidences.