Old Mo, eating fish in a courtyard house, reigning supreme in Hong Kong.

Chapter 29: The Deaf Old Lady Falls into the Cigarette Pit

Xu Damao smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm really sorry, Brother Lao Mo. After your Xiuxiu had that accident, your daughter often sat alone at the door, lost in thought."

The children in the compound often bullied her, saying she was the daughter of a convict.

She had nowhere to eat and was going hungry. I asked Jingru to take care of her. I can help her with her meals, so she won't go hungry.

One time, after I returned from showing a movie in the countryside, she disappeared. I asked Jingru, you know, she also has to go to work. She said she didn't know either, that she hadn't seen her since coming home from work one day.

Jingru and I went out to search for two days, but we didn't find a single clue. Those beasts in the yard—I went to ask them for help, but not a single one of them was willing to lend a hand.

Old Mo clenched his fists in anger: "She's just an eight-year-old girl, all alone and helpless. Hasn't the neighborhood committee done anything about it?"

Xu Damao said helplessly, "I also find it strange. I thought someone from the neighborhood committee would come to deal with it in a few days, but half a month has passed and no one has come to deal with it."

I took her ration book and went to get her grain back. As for vegetables, she ate whatever my family ate. Brother Lao Mo, I really didn't let him go hungry during that time. You can ask around; I'm not lying to you.

Old Mo clenched his fists even tighter.

"How long did this state last?"

Xu Damao slapped his forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "About twenty-odd days, anyway, no more than a month."

Old Mo's breathing became rapid: "So, after Xiuxiu left, she stayed in the courtyard for over twenty days, and then she died?"

Xu Damao nodded decisively: "Yes, I remember it very clearly, no more than a month."

"call……"

Old Mo took a deep breath, tears welling up in his eyes.

"These damned beasts! They'll do anything to seize three houses!"

"Old Mo, calm down."

Xu Damao was frightened when he saw his expression.

"Don't worry, brother, I can control my emotions, I'll be fine. I'm just heartbroken for my poor daughter. Da Mao, tell me, can you guess who did it?"

Xu Damao stood up, opened the door, looked outside, closed the door, and returned to his seat.

Then he whispered, "I don't know either. I'm just guessing. It must be related to that old deaf man next door. Even if she didn't do it, she must have found someone to come up with the idea. I know all the beasts in this compound, and I guess she's the only one with that kind of relationship."

Old Mo: "You mean human traffickers?"

Xu Damao nodded: "I'm just guessing. I can't be sure if it's accurate."

"Very good, very good."

Old Mo's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

If that's the case, we really can't just kill the deaf old woman so easily. If she's the only one who knows her daughter's whereabouts, then we're doomed.

Old Mo took a deep breath and asked, "Brother Da Mao, do you know where He Yushui married?"

Xu Damao was taken aback: "Why are you asking her?"

Old Mo made up a story, saying, "When I was inside, a new fellow inmate told me that he knew He Daqing and was quite familiar with him. After he got to know me, he told me something."

I heard that He Daqing was in Baoding and sent money to He Yishui every month. Sometimes it was ten yuan, sometimes fifteen yuan, and he kept sending it until she turned twenty. I wanted to tell her about this.

Xu Damao frowned: "Such a thing happened? That doesn't make sense. Sha Zhu and He Yushui shouldn't have received this money! Otherwise, they wouldn't have had such a hard time when they were young!"

Old Mo said, "If she had received it, what would be the point of me saying anything to her? If I'm not mistaken, Yi Zhonghai must have intercepted the money."

Xu Damao's eyes widened suddenly.

"No way? He's a level eight fitter, earning over a hundred yuan a month with bonuses. Would he really steal his ten yuan? No, that's actually quite possible."

The clever Xu Damao immediately realized something.

"Hey, this is actually something we could pull off. But given your relationship with Sha Zhu, do you think He Yushui will believe you?"

Old Mo said, "I don't want to send him to be shot; I just need them to create chaos on their own."

If He Yushui knew about this in this day and age, she would only come to Yi Zhonghai for money; she wouldn't call the police unless absolutely necessary.

Xu Damao's eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Old Mo, how about this? I'll find a way to spread this around. When it's all over the place, He Yushui will definitely get the news. Then, hehe..."

Old Mo shook his head and said, "That's a good method, but you shouldn't get involved in this. I'll handle it. By the way, where exactly does He Yushui live?"

Xu Damao said, "She married a police officer from Jiaodaokou Police Station named Liu Jianguo. His family lived in a tenement building, I think it was No. 65 Dongmen Street."

Old Mo nodded: "Okay, I'll remember that, thank you, Brother Da Mao."

The two chatted for a while longer before going home to sleep.

Old Mo lay in bed for a long time, unable to sleep. His heart ached whenever he thought of his poor daughter.

He finally drifted off to sleep. When he opened his eyes, it was already getting light outside.

It's around six in the morning. At this time, many people who go to work are still asleep. Those who are up are mostly women who get up early to make breakfast.

Just then, the sound of a cane thumping on the ground came from outside.

With a quick scan of his mind, Lao Mo saw the deaf old woman, leaning on her cane, pass by his door and head towards the central courtyard.

The older the elderly person is, the earlier they get up.

Old Mo knew without even guessing that the deaf old lady must have gone out to use the restroom.

The toilet was exactly thirty meters away from him, within his field of vision.

Deaf old lady, since I can't kill you, I'll make you wish you were dead!

Although controlling objects with his mind over a distance of thirty meters was mentally taxing, he felt it was worth it to vent his anger.

Despite being 85 years old, this deaf old lady is still very energetic and spry when she walks.

Soon, she left the courtyard and headed towards the toilet on the left.

Everything went smoothly, and I entered the latrine.

However, just as she was about to enter the pit, she tripped and lost her balance, falling headfirst into the open latrine.

When she fell in, she felt her calves being pressed between two stones on either side of the cesspool by a tremendous force, and she got stuck. The deaf old lady immediately heard a clear cracking sound.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain shot through my calf.

"what……"

The deaf old woman screamed in agony; her lower leg broke, she couldn't stay in place, and she fell into the latrine. She immediately choked on a mouthful of excrement.

Fortunately, the cesspool was cleaned yesterday, and the contents inside were only a layer of about ten centimeters thick.

But that's enough.

The deaf old lady opened her mouth wide and cried out in pain, but no sound came out. Every time she opened her mouth, she ate a mouthful of excrement, and she ate it with great relish!