TWWMABMTBH Chapter 97

Old Wu looked serious, subconsciously feeling that Rong Ziyan was teasing him.

However, the villagers also thought that Rong Ziyan was right, and they even tried to persuade Old Wu, “Look, the soft-shelled turtles in our China are different, even their shells are more handsome!”

“That’s right! Their eyes are bigger too!”

“And the taste is good!”

The first two could be considered as internal aesthetics of soft-shelled turtles, but what was the last one about “the taste is good”? Did someone accidentally blurt out their true feelings?

Old Wu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but in the end, he had to ask Rong Ziyan for a solution.

According to the village chief, there was only one kind of soft-shelled turtle in the village, the Chinese soft-shelled turtle. Then this foreign species must be the problem.

“This foreign species is called the Florida softshell turtle, mainly distributed in central and southern United States, and later introduced to China. But the main breeding areas are in Guangdong and Guangxi. It doesn’t exist here locally.”

“Then we can conclude that they were deliberately brought here?”

“Yes! And maybe this Florida softshell turtle is the first batch of diseased turtles. Every time your treatment shows some improvement, someone secretly releases a batch of diseased turtles to accelerate the illness.”

Viral hemorrhagic fever was indeed not a big problem in the early stages, but once it reached the late stage, the cure rate was extremely low.

They arrived early, just when they discovered they couldn’t prevent it, they arrived. If it had been another week or two later, these diseased turtles would probably have to be burned on the spot.

“What should we do now?” The village chief shuddered when he heard the word “burn.”

Rong Ziyan shook his head, “It’s okay, just treat them step by step. But you’ll also have to reorganize the breeding farm. Florida softshell turtles and Chinese soft-shelled turtles are not the same species, and their breeding methods are very different.”

“Thank you, thank you!” The village chief quickly expressed his gratitude.

But Old Wu was more worried about the person who released the diseased turtles.

Rong Ziyan waved his phone, “It’s okay, I’ve already called the police.”

“The police handle this kind of thing?” Old Wu was shocked.

Rong Ziyan took it for granted, “Of course they do, indiscriminate poisoning is a crime.”

The village chief, who originally wanted to organize the villagers to keep watch and catch the culprit, suddenly had infinite respect for Rong Ziyan. He felt that this expert from Beijing really knew everything and was extremely knowledgeable.

As expected of a major breeding village in the surrounding area, the police from the town arrived quickly.

Even though it was just a village, many surveillance cameras had been installed in the breeding farms due to the soft-shelled turtle farming. After checking them one by one, they finally identified a person.

It was the night watchman of the breeding farm. Although the video didn’t capture him releasing the diseased turtles, based on his route and what he was holding, he was the most suspicious.

“How is this possible?!” The village chief was startled.

This night watchman was someone the villagers knew very well. Although he was hired from outside, he was related to some villagers, so they gave him the night watch job.

“His aunt is an old person in our village, and she asked us to take care of her nephew before she died. We couldn’t refuse to help. But why would he do this?”

Not only the village chief, but also the villagers didn’t understand.

This night watchman used to struggle to even get a meal, but now he could save a lot of money for a wife with the help of the turtle farm. Why would he harm the village? Wasn’t this harming others without benefiting himself?

The police also quickly arrested the man and planned to conduct a public trial in the village.

Rong Ziyan didn’t speak, staring at the night watchman’s face as if he was trying to remember something.

Old Wu felt that his gaze was off, and asked him quietly, “What’s wrong?”

Rong Ziyan thought for a moment, “I think I’ve seen him before.”

Little did they know, as soon as Rong Ziyan said this, the night watchman also saw Rong Ziyan. He was immediately scared out of his wits and almost knelt on the ground.

The police immediately realized that there was a problem and questioned him, “What’s going on!”

The night watchman shook his head desperately, and finally fainted from fear.

The direction he fell was also unfortunate, there was a stone on the ground, and he hit his head directly, causing blood to flow.

“Quick! Quick! Why did he faint? Call the doctor!” The village chief was shocked. Although the night watchman was hateful, he was still a living person. If something happened in the village, it would be a psychological shadow.

But Rong Ziyan stood still, staring intently at the blood on the ground. It wasn’t until the night watchman was carried onto the stretcher that Rong Ziyan suddenly came back to his senses. His face also turned pale.

“Sir! Are you alright!” Old Wu supported Rong Ziyan from behind.

Rong Ziyan shuddered and finally recovered, saying in a hoarse voice, “Take me to the police officers, I remember where I’ve seen him.”

“Where?” Old Wu asked subconsciously.

Rong Ziyan said in a deep voice, “Six years ago, in my high school dormitory in the county town. He was going to capture Ji Shu.”

Rong Ziyan closed his eyes, as if trying to remember the chaotic memories more clearly, “He’s not an ordinary villager, he should be a wanted fugitive on the list. The kind who has blood on his hands!”

The villagers who were initially worried about the injured night watchman were also frightened by Rong Ziyan’s words.

“What? A murderer?”

“Impossible! My family lives next to his aunt’s house!”

“Why is it impossible? He can even harm the turtles in the village. If the turtles can’t be saved, we’ll all be skinned alive! Think about it yourselves!”

The villagers whispered to each other, all terrified by the fact that a murderer was living among them.

But Old Wu thought more about it, such as the first meeting between Ji Shu and Rong Ziyan, the place where Ji Shu used to live, and the shocking child abuse case that happened back then.

At that time, Ji Shu was rescued, and there were eight criminals in total. But only four were captured. The other two were killed while escaping, and the remaining two disappeared into the crowd, only with portraits, no identities.

Rong Ziyan was one of the victims in the case of Ji Shu’s pursuit, and also the one who ultimately saved Ji Shu in that escape.

But because he was hit in the head and lost his memory, Ji Shu concealed it from the outside world to protect Rong Ziyan from being harmed by the Ji family.

But Old Wu and his confidants all clearly understood that, apart from Ji Shu himself, Rong Ziyan was the last person who knew what the murderer looked like.

Clearly, the appearance of this night watchman finally awakened all of his memories.

Rong Ziyan was right, if it was related to Ji Shu’s case back then, then this person was a real murderer.

Rong Ziyan seemed to see Old Wu’s thoughts and added another sentence, “Ji Shu’s father too.”

Who would have thought that the young master of a prominent family would be trapped in an old house in the countryside for five years?

He had no food to eat, he was a punching bag for the servants, anyone could abuse him, humiliate him, making his life worse than death.

Rong Ziyan was dazed for a moment, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

His life was already difficult, but what Ji Shu had experienced was true hell.

Before Ji Shu turned twelve, he was the young master of the Ji family who lived in a villa and received an elite education. But from twelve to seventeen, for those five whole years, he didn’t see sunlight again until the day he escaped.

Yes, during those five years, Ji Shu could only touch a bit of warm sunlight when he was being beaten. The rest of the time was endless darkness.

It was normal for him to be afraid of the dark, after all, being able to survive was already Ji Shu’s greatest courage.