"Who are you? How dare you interfere in our village's affairs?" The old man stood valiantly in front and pointed at Li Hao.
"May I ask if the person you are carrying is called Zhao Li?”Li Hao was very straightforward.
"Yes, sir!" The old man answered frankly. "Are you a friend of this ferryman? I advise you to scram, or else you'll end up the same.”
He knew that Zhao Li was a ferryman, but this group of people could still deal with him. Li Hao was suddenly very curious about what kind of people these people were. "Since you said that we're friends, do you think I'd leave him behind?"”
"Then what do you want? Make a move?" The old man was not in a hurry to give the order. The burly men behind him seemed to be fearless.
Seeing that the other party didn't seem like a hot-tempered person, Li Hao suddenly felt that it wasn't too good to directly attack. He changed his mind and said with a smile,"Don't be anxious. At least I can tell that you guys don't seem unreasonable. How about this? I came all the way here to look for my friend. Can you tell me what he did wrong?”
Li Hao softened his tone and became polite. The old man did not shout and replied,""You foreigners are more disgusting than the last. Even if you got lost and came here, there's no need to harm us, right? This friend of yours killed our villagers. According to the rules, we have to make him pay with his life!”
After knowing the reason, Li Hao suddenly had the confidence to continue the discussion. He replied,""Everyone, according to the rules of your village, will you investigate the truth first? May I ask if he confessed?"
"Of course we're not unreasonable!”the old man replied. "But your friend refused to admit his guilt, and he couldn't tell the truth himself. We can only follow the rules!”
Li Hao heaved a sigh of relief. Up until now, this old man had always been reasonable. No matter what, he had to save Zhao Li first. He said," Old man, I won't hide it from you. I'm a speculator outside. I walk in the world of the living and serve in the netherworld. I can investigate cases in the world of the living and also resolve cases in the netherworld! Since everyone is reasonable, please give me this opportunity.”
When the old man heard this, he carefully looked at Li Hao and said,""You look like a gentleman. This kid is a ferryman. We don't want to kill ferrymen, but how do we know if you're serious? What if you lie to us?"
"Old man, I don't look like I can fight, right?" Li Hao said with a smile. The one who could fight was subdued by you, how could I not know what's good for me? This friend of mine probably knows a lot of clues. How about this? Give me this chance. You guys get someone to watch us investigate the case. If you can't find out, I'll use my life to compensate you!”
"Alright!" The old man agreed readily." But there are two conditions. The first condition is that we only give you seven days. The second condition is that your friend has been poisoned by us. We won't cure him before we find out.”
Since they were in their territory, there was no other choice. Li Hao agreed immediately."Deal! The old man was straightforward! We'll do as you say."
The old man waved his hand, and the brawny man put the man down. He opened the sack, and the person inside was Zhao Li!
However, at this moment, this fellow's hands and feet were tied up, and his mouth was gagged. The old man brought Li Hao into the village before he untied Zhao Li. Then, the old man called over a man who was 1.8 meters tall and muscular.
The old man told Li Hao," This is the best fighter in our village. At the same time, he's also the one who knows the most etiquette. He'll keep an eye on you and give you some help. In addition, I hope you'll be more self-aware. Before we agree to let you leave, don't leave the village without permission. We have people watching you all around. Once you leave, don't blame us if anything happens."”
Li Hao agreed repeatedly. Then, the old man arranged a room for Li Hao and Zhao Li to rest in. It was a separate room. The brawny man who was sent to follow them lived and ate with them.
After the self-introduction, the other party also introduced himself,"My name is Shao An. During this period of time, you don't have to worry about anything. I'll make food for you. As long as you can focus on investigating the case."
Li Hao was extremely shocked. The old man said that Shao An could not only fight, but he also knew etiquette. At first, he did not believe it. However, when he heard that this fellow could cook, he seemed to believe it.
After stretching his muscles, Zhao Li told Li Hao,""Although this village is isolated from the world, they are not too far behind. The village has built their own generators and invented almost all the electrical appliances. The old man was the village chief, Shao Qi. Their village had its own research and development team.”
"What the hell, this is really a paradise?”Li Hao was extremely surprised.
"More or less." Shao An smiled and replied," Every year, our village has people who are responsible for going to the outside world to learn about your life. After they come back, we will also step up our research and development here to ensure that we don't fall behind in our lives. Therefore, we all know what happened in the outside world.”
"At the same time, they also have highly educated scholars in charge of teaching.”Zhao Li continued. "Otherwise, do you think the old man is so easy to talk to?”
"Since he's not unreasonable, can't you prove yourself?”Li Hao scoffed.
"I want to too." Zhao Li slapped his thigh. "But it's hard to do it alone, you know? And…"
"And you used martial arts, right?" Li Hao interrupted him.
Zhao Li tacitly agreed.
"We're willing to be reasonable, but that doesn't mean we're afraid of anyone. Mr. Li Hao, it's best if you can really find out the truth.”
"What did you call me?" Li Hao asked.”
"Sir." Shao An replied with a smile. "It was the village chief who instructed me. He said that you know etiquette better than Zhao Li, and that you are willing to investigate the truth to help us, so I have to treat you politely.”
At this moment, Li Hao sincerely felt that if Zhao Li did not do it, he probably would not have ended up like this.
"Sir, please take a seat first. I'll go make something to eat. After eating, we'll go to the crime scene.”Shao An said as he got up to make food.
Seeing the look in Li Hao's eyes, Zhao Li waved his hand and told him,""Don't listen to this kid's bragging. Actually, they haven't developed much here. You saw it when you came, right? This was just a village. If there was really a research and development team, wouldn't it be high-tech? But I've never even seen a gun."
"That's because we don't want to repeat the war in the outside world.”Shao An heard his words. "Although we have a research and development team here, we don't have that many resources to build high-tech things. Although we are surrounded by mountains, the mountains are our home. We are not willing to mine as you wish! Everything was in accordance with the ancestral teachings. It was enough to live happily.”
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