Chapter 403

Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I've heard of it, and I've seen similar scenes in some movies and TV dramas.

This kind of punishment is basically aimed at a woman who is not chaste. After the woman is tied up, she is put into a pig cage, and then one end of the pig cage is tied up firmly and thrown into the water until the woman is drowned.

This process, for the woman immersed in the pig cage, is what a terrible and painful moment!

"That's to say, you're killing people, aren't you?" Hearing this, Zuo Xintong said coldly, "the executor is the murderer, and you villagers who stand by and support this punishment are the accomplices!"

"At that time, the village was still relatively closed, and we all acted according to the traditional rules..." the woman explained.

"Tradition? Hum Zuo Xintong sent out a cold hum from his nose.

"And then?" I continued to ask, "after Wu Juan drowned, did her family acquiesce in such atrocities? No crying, no report? "

"Wu Juan was originally a foster child, not her own." Maybe it's Zuo Xintong's attitude that makes middle-aged women feel a little uncomfortable. It seems perfunctory to answer my questions later.

"Even if it's adopted, it's been raised for so many years. How can it be without feelings?" I murmured incredulously.

"What can we do if we have feelings, and what can we do if we love each other! Wu Juan is not chaste first, and who can break the rules of the village! What's more, Wu Juan Cheng didn't take care of her like that! As her foster mother, she also has an unshirkable responsibility! " The middle-aged women talked on and on, with a very reasonable appearance.

"Is her foster mother also responsible?" Hearing this, Zuo Xintong couldn't help but put in another word, "did you even punish her foster mother?"

"That's for sure! However, for the sake of her helplessness, the village head has done his utmost. Let her do the work for the villagers for free, even if it's atonement! " Said the middle-aged woman.

"What kind of work?" Hearing this, my heart suddenly shrinks. Is it

"Weeding, harvesting, cooking, washing... Whatever you do in the village anyway!" Middle aged women speak naturally.

"Well, where can I find Wu Juan's family?" Although I have the answer in mind, I still want to get further confirmation.

"At the west end of the village, at the west end, look for Mrs. Tian." Middle aged women should not know that we were living in Mrs. Tian's house yesterday, so the location is still very detailed.

Hearing this, I suddenly feel a stagnation of breath! It's no wonder that Mrs. Tian's life is so hard. It turns out that she was born on behalf of her daughter. Moreover, she took pains to bring up the child, and was buried by these foolish people.

This can explain why when we mentioned Tan Xiaomin, Mrs. Tian would react. But in front of us, we pretended not to know each other. I don't know if this is a way to protect Tan Xiaomin.

"After that, does anyone know the whereabouts of the baby?" I asked.

"No The middle-aged woman shook her head. "Wu Juan didn't say where the child was until she died. After Wu Juan's death, the Zhao family also inquired about it everywhere, but there was no news, and then it was over. Wu Juan is dead. Who cares if the child is alive or dead? "

"Since all of you in the village think it's natural that Wu Juan was killed, why didn't anyone want to tell us when we inquired about it in the village?" Zuo Xintong looked at the middle-aged woman and asked.

When it comes to this problem, the middle-aged woman's face suddenly became ugly and hesitated. Then she looked at us for a long time and said again, "since I've brought you here to talk about this, I won't hide it from you."

The middle-aged woman took a deep breath, and then her expression suddenly became mysterious. She pressed her voice and said to us, "I don't know if you've ever heard of people missing in our village since recently."

After listening to the middle-aged woman's words, the three of us looked at each other, then nodded to the middle-aged woman, "I heard."

"Speaking of this missing incident, it's really one after another. In less than a month, more than a dozen people have gone missing. It's true that the whereabouts are unknown. There are no people alive or dead. We also called the police, but there has been no progress. Later, I don't know who brought it up. Will this strange disappearance be related to Wu Juan, who died in a pig cage 20 years ago? " When the middle-aged woman said this, she had a frightened expression on her face.

"Why is there such an association?" Zuo Xintong asked, "Wu Juan has been dead for 20 years. Isn't your village safe and sound?"

"That's because we found out later that the missing people were all related to Wu Juan's immersion in the pig cage at that time!" The middle-aged woman explained.

"So when we ask the villagers, they are very taboo. Is it because they are afraid of causing trouble?" I asked speculatively.

The middle-aged woman nodded, "it's been a month of panic. Everyone is worried all day. They're afraid that once they wake up, they'll hear who's missing again."

"Since they are all afraid, why do you take the initiative to find us and tell us these things?" Zuo Xintong asked.

"That's because..." the middle-aged woman stopped, sighed heavily and said, "that's because my man is missing too!"

After listening to the words of the middle-aged women, we all expressed surprise. I didn't expect that the woman sitting in front of us was also the family member of the missing person.

"I thought, if you have any ability to make it clear, can you help me find my man?" The middle-aged woman said bitterly, "my man is honest all his life. How can he suddenly disappear. Later, it was said that Wu Juan had something to do with it, so I was really afraid. When Wu Juan secretly fled from the Zhao family with her child, she was seen by my man and informed the village head and the Zhao family. So I thought, is this retribution? "

"Do you think Wu Juan has something to do with her disappearance? Is there any other evidence?" Zuo Xintong continued to ask.

"There is no evidence, but do you know who is the first person missing in Murakami?" Asked the middle-aged woman.

"Is it... Zhao Zhu?" I asked speculatively.

"Yes! That's him. " The middle-aged woman nodded, "and it's not over! Now, the whole Zhao family is missing one after another! "