Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter-Chapter 457 - 225: Entering the Village Action_3

Chapter 457: Chapter 225: Entering the Village Action_3
Watching the figure of the departing person, Luo Fei’s mind was filled with countless thoughts; it seems the situation is becoming increasingly complicated.
People in this village should all be aware, but some know more, some not as much. I must seize the opportunity to investigate secretly.
An hour passed, smoke rose outside, and the large pot in the yard was steaming with heat. Luo Fei keenly smelled the aroma of food.
He immediately leaned against the window, pretending to nap. The door was knocked, and the woman came in carrying two bowls of rice, smiling as she placed the food on the edge of the kang.
"Xiaoluo, you eat first, we are going to be busy."
"Mm, okay."
Luo Fei looked down at the steaming hot meal, then closed his eyes again. He didn’t plan to touch the chopsticks—if there was a trap inside, he would fall for it.
There were still some emergency rations in the backpack, so he would simply have a small bite.
He then hurriedly started to rest his eyes. In another four hours, it would be deep into the night at eleven o’clock; if there really was any movement at night, he must investigate.
Time ticked by slowly. In the middle of this, Luo Fei checked his cellphone—no signal; even if there was, it flashed past, extremely weak.
There’s no way; Houliang Village is already deep in the mountain pass.
One reason is because of the terrain, making external signals ineffective here. Another is that there isn’t a location around the village suitable for connecting and building a base station. It seems communicating with the outside world truly lags behind.
The moon hung high, and the desolate fog began to surge inward from outside.
Luo Fei instantly thought of a possible situation.
So he sprang into action, tidying up his things, spreading out the bedding on the bed, then placing the pillow there to create an illusion that he was still lying in bed.
Then, leaping out, he performed a somersault and jumped to the corner above the coal room, silently watching the courtyard.
Soon, the couple emerged from the house, and the man gestured for his wife to go and check.
Although holding a flashlight, feeling somewhat uneasy, the wife still complied.
As she approached the side room, the light had dimmed significantly. Peering through the crack of the door, she should have seen the spread bedding and covered blanket, confirming that Luo Fei was asleep.
She then slowly locked the door from the outside with a hook lock.
In the village, this method of locking the door from the outside is akin to insurance; once it’s done, except for them, no one can open the door from the inside.
Seeing his wife had finished, the man came over quickly.
"You foolish woman, just because you took their money, you brought him to our house. Who knows if he’s good or bad? If he discovers the village’s affairs, what then?"
"You dead man, do you still have the nerve to blame me? Do I not have a count in my heart of how long you need to earn those four red tickets? Are you really willing to pass up this free opportunity?"
"I..."
The man was about to retort but felt she made sense, and then stayed silent.
"But we can’t keep him tomorrow, we must let him leave quickly!"
"Alright, whatever you say goes. Anyway, the money is in hand. Tomorrow morning, when you go out to fetch water, unlock the door for them, otherwise it will be hard to deal with if discovered."
"Got it, go back to sleep."
The couple embraced each other and walked back.
Luo Fei then focused his gaze on a direction not far away; that should be the location of the village chief’s house.