No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 93

Granny Zhu shook her head helplessly: "What happened back then, no one thought that Mrs. Yu would fall into that stinky ditch..."

"Old lady Yu?" Liu Yunhui looked ignorant, "Isn't her surname Li?"

Granny Zhu cast a contemptuous glance at Liu Yunhui, disliking this young man with messy hair.Luo Gang understands this difference in surnames. Old people like to use their husband's surname instead of their maiden's surname in front of old words such as "mother-in-law".

For the old woman?Yu wife... Yu? !
Luo Gang picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup, not letting himself think about it.

Grandma Zhu talked about the tragedy that happened at Yu's house in the small corridor.More than ten years ago, a family of four lived in the small courtyard of Yu's family, Mrs. Yu, her son Yu Dakuan, daughter-in-law Zheng Meixiang, and granddaughter Yu Zhaodi.

The old man of the Yu family passed away when his son Yu Dakuan was in middle school, and the old woman Yu was a widow and brought her son to support the family.

"Dakuan, you are honest, dutiful and filial, but this kid just listens to the old woman too much."

When Granny Zhu mentioned Yu Dakuan, her expression was very complicated, mostly helpless and regretful.

Yu Dakuan later enlisted in the army and returned to his hometown of Shuilou County after being discharged.Mrs. Yu is a very traditional old lady. When her son came back from the army, she was anxious to let him marry a wife. She also told her son that he was the only heir of the three generations of the Yu family, so he must inherit the incense and give birth to a son for the Yu family.

Through someone's introduction, Yu Dakuan met Zheng Meixiang, a migrant girl from other places. Zheng Meixiang's parents died early, and she came to Loushui County alone to work and earn money.Because of being alone, Zheng Meixiang's marriage to Yu Dakuan was soon settled.

Not long after getting married, Zheng Meixiang became pregnant with a child.The old lady Yu is looking forward to it every day, every night, hoping that her daughter-in-law Zheng Meixiang will give birth to a grandson.But Zheng Meixiang gave birth to a daughter, and now she feels dissatisfied with the old woman, and looks down on this daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

"Originally Dakuan and Mei Xiang were very affectionate. Mei Xiang's parents were young and very filial to her mother-in-law. As for Mrs. Yu, she is also very satisfied with this capable and virtuous daughter-in-law. But since Mei Xiang gave birth to a daughter, Mrs. Yu His face, it stretched so long..."

Since then, Mrs. Yu has been slandering her daughter-in-law, saying that Zheng Meixiang is a hen that can't lay eggs, and eats chicken food and doesn't work.This Zheng Meixiang just swallowed her anger, originally thought that her mother-in-law was only angry for a while, and she would definitely feel distressed when she saw her granddaughter.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yu simply ignored her granddaughter.

What made Zheng Meixiang even more unexpected was that her husband's attitude towards her also plummeted. Yu Dakuan was influenced by his wife and complained to his wife very much.Under the instigation of the old woman, Yu Dakuan was very indifferent to his daughter, and even named his daughter "Zhaodi", which meant that she could recruit a younger brother.

"Mei Xiang is a very dutiful child. When the family was wronged, she ran to my place to talk with me. The tears just fell down. It hurts to look at it..." Granny Zhu felt helplessly as she recalled. He touched the knuckle on his thumb.

Only her mother, Zheng Meixiang, loved the young Yu Zhaodi the most, but the old woman Yu was the one who made the decisions in the family, and Zheng Meixiang was helpless about many things.Even if Xiao Zhaodi ate an extra bite, the old lady Yu would keep a straight face and chatter for a long time.Saying that Zhaodi is a money-losing product, such frustrating words as if he would not starve to death after eating two bites.

"It's too much!" Liu Yunhui was very angry when he heard this, "This old woman is not a woman? Is it possible that I am also a loser?"

Luo Gang immediately glared at Liu Yunhui, reminding him not to interrupt Granny Zhu.Granny Zhu didn't care, and continued to talk about the past.

In order to have a son to carry on the family line, Yu Dakuan had to have a child with Zheng Meixiang.But after a few years, seeing that Yu Zhaodi was about to go to elementary school, Zheng Meixiang's stomach didn't move at all.Yu Dakuan was very depressed because of this, and fell into the habit of drinking.Originally, the Yu family was a well-to-do family, but Yu Dakuan was always drunk and made mistakes, and the family's income became increasingly meager.

Seeing her son drinking too much, Mrs. Yu never stopped and taught her son, but beat her daughter-in-law Zheng Meixiang.It is said that Zheng Meixiang failed to give birth to a son for the Yu family, which made Yu Dakuan so depressed.Sometimes when Yu Dakuan drank too much wine, he would kneel in front of the old woman and cry that he was an unfilial son who failed to carry on the family line and was sorry for his mother and his ancestors.

In the evening, after drinking, Yu Dakuan would torture Zheng Meixiang and live a married life with Zheng Meixiang.When Zheng Meixiang refused, Yu Dakuan beat her to death, often leaving her with bruises and bruises.Neighbors can often hear Yu Dakuan beating his wife and his daughter Yu Zhaodi crying at home in the middle of the night.

"A few times, Mei Xiang was beaten by Dakuan so that she ran into the yard crying, but was still caught by Dakuan and brought into the house. Zhao Di cried and refused to let Dakuan beat her mother, but she didn't expect that Dakuan would drink too much and make a mess. , Kicked Zhaodi to the yard, not allowed to enter the house!"

Luo Gang asked: "Where is Mrs. Yu? She doesn't care?" "Oh," Grandma Zhu sighed, "Old lady Yu doesn't care. She shut the door and pretended she didn't hear it. She is still waiting for her son and daughter-in-law to give her a call." She has a grandson!"

That night, Yu Zhaodi stayed in the yard all night, and finally fell asleep at the door.At first, when such things happened before, the neighbors would secretly call Yu Zhaodi to live at home if they couldn't see it.But this is not a fuel-efficient lamp for the old woman, so she even went to the neighbor's house to make a fuss, saying that the neighbor is meddling in her own business.As a result, Yu Zhaodi's life was even more difficult, and Yu Dakuan was often driven to the yard to spend the night at night.

Yu Dakuan finally gave up on the idea of ​​having a son because he had a big drink outside and got kicked in the crotch when he had an argument with someone, and the following things would never work again.This old lady Yu secretly searched for a lot of folk remedies in Shuilou County, stewed oxtail medicinal soup for her son, and drank traditional Chinese medicine, but Yu Dakuan just didn't have the ability to be a man.

This time, Yu Dakuan drank even more. Without the ability of a man, he got drunk and beat his wife and daughter.In the past, when Zheng Meixiang met her husband drunk, beating, scolding and abusing her, she just swallowed her anger and felt guilty for not being able to have a son.But since Yu Dakuan lost the ability to be a man, he really couldn't have children, and Zheng Meixiang no longer tolerated it.

"Mei Xiang seems to be a different person. In the past, she was beaten and scolded, and at night she had to let that bastard Dakuan play wild on her. But since then, Mei Xiang has been fighting against Yu Dakuan!" Granny Zhu stared round Eyes said, "Da Kuan beat Mei Xiang, and Mei Xiang grabbed his face with her hand and called him a man without ability!"

One night, Yu Dakuan went out to drink again, and on the way home by motorcycle, he crashed into a bridge pier and died.After Yu Dakuan's death, the old lady Yu was in great pain. She said that Zheng Meixiang and Yu Zhaodike's son had died, and she vented her anger on Zheng Meixiang and Yu Zhaodi every day.

Zheng Meixiang is no longer the poor woman who was beaten and scolded back then. She cursed at the old woman for being inhuman and tortured herself for many years.After all, Mrs. Yu was old and couldn't beat Zheng Meixiang in a fight. Apart from shouting and cursing every day, she just sat in the yard crying for her son.

After Yu Dakuan died, Yu Zhaodi's life was not much easier.Zheng Meixiang's man died, and her natal family had long since disappeared, so she had no choice but to continue living at home.But looking at a mother-in-law who is crying and muttering every day is very uncomfortable. Whenever this happens, she will take Yu Zhaodi to vent her anger, saying that her daughter is to blame for her life until today. If she had a son in the first place, life would not be sad up.Not long after, Zheng Meixiang hanged herself in her room while Yu Zhaodi was in school and Mrs. Yu was not at home.Now no one cares about Yu Zhaodi. She was only 11 years old that year and had just entered junior high school.Mrs. Yu didn't feel sorry for her daughter-in-law's death, and even ignored Zhaodi, so Yu Zhaodi could only find a way to get food and go to school.

The old lady Yu died on a hot summer night. She was walking by the river near the small corridor and alley, and accidentally fell into the water. She was found floating on the water the next morning.

"It's said that the old woman didn't make a mistake at all, but she couldn't think about it. Alas, the son is gone, and the daughter-in-law has also hanged herself. How can she live?" Grandma Zhu sighed, "It's just poor Xiao Zhaodi , became an orphan, and the neighbors helped to take care of her. Not long after, she left home, and I heard that she went to live in school."

Since then, Yu Zhaodi has never returned to Xiaolangxiang, until Xiaolangxiang turned into Liutang Lane, and the ditch where the old woman drowned was diverted into Mengyuan River.

"I think I have found traces of the murderer." Luo Gang said in a low voice on the phone, "According to your previous psychological analysis of the murderer, the murderer lived in a patriarchal family environment in his childhood. The experience is precisely the psychological motivation of the murderer to kill the deceased Zhao Chen."

Yu Zhaodi?Standing beside An Youlin, Zhuo Qingshan was very surprised. It seemed that the speculation about the murderer had finally returned to the original judgment.An Youlin kept his eyes on the rain outside the window, and finally showed a little relaxed expression on his face.

"As for what you said...the analysis in the bathroom of the Downing mansion case, the murderer once experienced a negative event related to water. You also speculate that the negative event of drowning may be caused by the murderer..."

"Captain Luo, do you want to say that the death of Mrs. Yu...is caused by Yu Zhaodi?" Zhuo Qingshan was startled after saying this.

Luo Gang gasped heavily on the phone: "Yes, according to the archives that Liu Yunhui helped me find, there were no witnesses on the night that old lady Yu died! No one even saw old lady Yu appear by the river that night. It may be that Yu Zhaodi used some method to lure Mrs. Yu to the river, and pushed her into the river!"

(End of this chapter)