vrcanaries Chapter 450 Strange Tales of Yun'an (5)
Chapter 450 Strange Tales of Yun'an (5)
"Looks just like you?" Detective Zhou asked, puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"You have a twin brother?"
Li Lao Er shook his head and then nodded, leaving the others puzzled and wondering what he meant.
“The kid isn’t from around here. He came with his adoptive father when he was little. Because he was young at the time, I don’t know if he has any brothers,” Li Lao Er said after thinking for a moment. “But I feel like he should be related to me by blood!”
"That's it! I knew it couldn't possibly be a ghost causing the robbery and murder!" Detective Zhou slapped his thigh and said excitedly.
The young policeman behind him tugged at Detective Zhou's sleeve, indicating that there was indeed a ghost in front of him!
"Thank you so much for your help, Taoist priests!" Detective Zhou was a little embarrassed. He really hadn't expected that people could actually become ghosts after they died!
"We'll have to trouble you two Taoist priests to deal with this Li Lao Er!"
Shi Shaojian nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Detective Zhou, this is our duty!"
Police catching thieves and Taoist priests exorcising ghosts are simply natural and right things to do!
"Alright, I'll take some men to catch that guy who's been playing tricks and causing panic!" Detective Zhou said through gritted teeth. If it were just a simple murder and robbery, it would be fine, but he's involved a ghost who's come back to life and is causing trouble. This has put a lot of pressure on him from above.
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Detective Zhou issued an order to his subordinates, requiring them to report any suspicious persons they saw as soon as possible.
Soon, the village chief of Shanghe Village came to report that the village rascal Xiang Mazi had apparently brought a stranger to his home to stay.
Upon hearing this, Detective Zhou's eyes sharpened, realizing that this stranger was very likely the one who had been faking it.
He immediately led his men to Xiang Mazi's house.
Upon arrival, the door was found to be tightly closed, with faint sounds emanating from inside.
Detective Zhou kicked open the door, and everyone rushed in.
Inside the room, a man who bore a resemblance to Li Lao Er was sitting at the table drinking with Xiang Ma Zi.
Both men were startled when they saw the police suddenly burst in.
Detective Zhou carefully examined the man and began to have some guesses in his mind.
He stepped forward and questioned, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The man's eyes flickered, and he stammered, unable to give a coherent answer.
Without saying a word, Detective Zhou stretched out his arm like lightning and grabbed straight at the man.
Upon seeing this, the man was startled and instinctively tried to turn and run away.
However, when he looked around and found so many police officers inside, he instantly realized that he had nowhere to escape.
Detective Zhou easily apprehended Xiang Mazi and the man, and brought them back to the police station.
Upon arriving at the police station, Detective Zhou immediately launched into a stern "education" session with them.
Under Detective Zhou's interrogation, the man finally succumbed to the pressure and confessed the truth.
It turns out that the man's name is Li Laoda, and he and Li Laoer are brothers born of the same mother.
Due to their poverty, Li Lao Er's parents had no choice but to send him to be raised by a relative from the same clan.
Later, this relative moved his entire family to Yun'an to make a living, and from then on, Li Laoda lost contact with his younger brother.
A few days ago, after his parents passed away, Li Laoda was having an extremely difficult time in his hometown. When he was desperate, he suddenly remembered that he had a younger brother in Yun'an. So he decided to come and seek refuge with his brother, hoping to get some food.
To his utter surprise, after overcoming countless hardships to reach Yun'an, he learned that his younger brother had already been sentenced to death and executed by firing squad for his numerous evil deeds.
Li Laoda and Li Laoer had never lived together since childhood, so their relationship was naturally very distant.
Upon learning of his brother's death, he felt little grief, only a sense that his trip had been in vain, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Just then, as if by fate, Boss Li unexpectedly ran into Xiang Mazi.
Xiang Mazi stared intently at the person in front of him and felt that he seemed to have seen him before. He thought to himself, "This person looks so familiar. Have I seen him somewhere before?"
So he took the initiative to strike up a conversation, and after a while, he suddenly realized that this person was actually Li Lao Er's older brother!
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Li Laoda and Xiang Mazi are birds of a feather. Both of them are cunning, lazy, and deceitful people who never think about earning clean money through hard work.
Upon meeting, the two found themselves kindred spirits and immediately decided to team up, pretending to be ghosts to rob someone of money.
They got right to work, with a clear division of labor and excellent teamwork.
Xiang Mazi was responsible for scouting locations and finding suitable targets for the crime.
Meanwhile, Li Laoda, using his experience of studying opera for a few years, disguised himself as Li Laoer and prepared to carry out a robbery.
To make his disguise more realistic, Boss Li even found some makeup tools.
He carefully applied makeup in front of the mirror, and soon a lifelike "Li Lao Er" appeared in the mirror.
Not only that, he also specially changed into the clothes that Li Lao Er wore before he died, making him look exactly like Li Lao Er who had returned to seek revenge after his death!
The plan went exceptionally smoothly. Xiang Mazi successfully scouted the location, and Boss Li successfully completed his task of playing the ghost.
They targeted Old Man Yu. Taking advantage of the torrential rain in the middle of the night, Boss Li suddenly appeared in front of Old Man Yu, scaring him out of his wits. As soon as Boss Li handed him the knife, Old Man Yu fainted from fright.
After this successful heist, Boss Li and Xiang Mazi got a taste of success. Unable to satisfy their greed, they decided to continue their efforts and pull off a few more big heists to make a fortune.
Once they had earned enough money, they would split it equally and then return to their respective hometowns, living far apart from each other. This way, their evil deeds would be less likely to be discovered.
Originally, the two men's intention was merely to rob money; they had no intention of killing anyone.
However, the two men from Shanghe Village displayed extreme greed for money, even at the cost of their lives.
Faced with this behavior of valuing money over life, Boss Li's anger was completely ignited. He lost his mind and without hesitation picked up a knife and stabbed the two men viciously.
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As the case was solved, the truth came to light.
With his outstanding investigative skills and decisive decisions, Detective Zhou successfully brought the criminals to justice, earning high praise from his superiors.
Moreover, newspapers also paid close attention to the case, sending reporters to interview and take photos, spreading the story of Detective Zhou's heroic deeds.
Li Laoda and Xiang Mazi were ultimately sentenced to death for the murder and robbery they committed.
This verdict demonstrates the fairness and authority of the law and serves as a warning to society: any illegal or criminal behavior will be punished accordingly.
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The day Li Laoda and Xiang Mazi were executed was sunny and cloudless.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian arrived at the execution ground with the bustling crowd.
At the execution ground, Li Laoda and Xiang Mazi were bound hand and foot, kneeling on the ground, awaiting their final judgment, while the surrounding people discussed among themselves.
"Senior brother, do you think there will be another case of vengeful ghosts seeking revenge this time?" Ren Yinyin asked.
Looking at the two people on the execution ground, Shi Shaojian slowly said, "The people here should have already remembered this lesson."
Just then, a series of curses came from afar.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Old Man Yu standing in the crowd, cursing at Li Laoda and Xiang Mazi.