Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Ghost Marriage Procession

In front of the night market stall, there was already a dense crowd gathered.

Everyone was pointing fingers at Lou Xiaodong.

The old woman seeing so many people, her expression became even more arrogant.

“It’s this man, he used to be a police officer. But relying on his position, he broke the law and beat my son to death!”

“My son was only in his twenties when he died, he was about to get married, but was beaten to death by him!”

“But look at him, the state has educated him for so many years, does he show any sign of regret or change now?”

“He’s an animal, he’s not fit to be a cop, let alone a human!”

After the old woman finished speaking, she looked at Lou Xiaodong with a grim face and smug eyes.

Lou Yang had already exploded, he didn’t say anything but his whole body was shaking.

The shaking wasn’t just in his arms, his entire body, even his legs were shaking.

Those legs weren’t trembling from weakness but from intense anger.

Chen Xiao noticed his abnormal state and immediately interrupted: “Then tell us why the police wanted to catch your son? Wasn’t he a criminal? What crime did he commit?”

The old woman’s face tightened, and Chen Xiao raised his voice again angrily: “Look clearly, it’s this old lady, her son molested and killed a child many years ago. A little girl who knew nothing died at the hands of a perverted adult, I ask everyone, did he deserve to die?”

Chen Xiao was not a cop.

He had never even been a cop!

His nature was fiery like that of a street hooligan.

That’s why Hu Yue had to endure, Lou Xiaodong had to endure, but he couldn’t endure any longer!

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, the crowd that was initially pointing at Lou Xiaodong immediately turned their attention to the old lady.

“I remember now, you’re the mother of that pervert from Red River Alley who bullied the little girl! It’s like father, like son!”

“Died well, damn… if I had encountered him back then, I would have killed him too!”

“Can’t stand it, one scumbag dying isn’t enough, a hundred dying wouldn’t be too much, and you old fool dare to come trouble others!”

“Damn… can’t stand it, I want to kill that old hag right now!”

Hu Yue had no choice.

In fact, he too found the old woman extremely repulsive.

But as a police officer, seeing the public outrage, he had to put the old woman into the car and drove her to the nearby police station.

Lou Yang’s emotions stabilized a lot, but Lou Xiaodong just sat quietly on the bench in a daze.

His condition seemed very bad.

Chen Xiao wanted to persuade him to wash up, but Lou Yang, still red-eyed, dragged Lou Xiaodong up.

“Aren’t you ashamed enough? Are you really unconcerned about being covered in filth?”

“I really don’t understand, other people are good police officers, getting promoted, earning money, and retiring safely.”

“Look at yourself, what kind of police officer have you become? Your wife, she left you. Your son, he’s useless. After sitting in prison for a few years, you’re being blamed at every turn!”

“I’ve just had enough of this kind of life!”

Lou Yang’s words were like knives, making even Chen Xiao frown.

But he didn’t speak, maybe over these years, Lou Yang had gone through a lot that was difficult for him to endure.

Chen Xiao remained silent, and Lou Yang forcibly took Lou Xiaodong away.

Looking at the mess on the table, Chen Xiao didn’t take out cash to place on the table.

At this moment, paying for the meal would equate to humiliating Lou Xiaodong once again.

Finally, Chen Xiao prepared to catch a ride back to Nanqiao Town.

However, Hu Yue rushed back at this moment; seeing Chen Xiao hadn’t left, he breathed a sigh of relief: “I thought you left, luckily you didn’t.”

“How did you handle the old woman?”

“What else is there to do, she stirs up trouble every so often, we can only detain her for a few days, nothing else to be done. But my master can’t do business, just when the place starts to flourish, she pops up.”

Chen Xiao sighed, Hu Yue continued: “Sorry Chen Xiao, spoiled your night.”

“It’s okay.” Chen Xiao replied, Hu Yue said: “How about I take you back to Nanqiao.”

“No need, at this hour, the time you spend traveling back and forth is all on the road, I’ll just catch a cab.”

Hu Yue still wanted to insist, but Chen Xiao finally waved his hand and got into a taxi.

On the way back to Nanqiao Town, Chen Xiao’s initially pleasant mood became less cheerful.

Holding his phone, he eventually decided to call Lin Xi.

“Hey, have you finished work yet, honey?” Chen Xiao asked.

Lin Xi replied: “Not yet, working overtime tonight, what’s up hubby?”

“Nothing, just keep busy, finish up and get home to wash and rest.”

Chen Xiao said with a smile, but Lin Xi quickly replied: “Hey, if you dare hang up, I’ll be mad. Tell me, are you upset?”

“Really nothing, just missing you.”

“Don’t play that trick, if there’s anything on your mind, talk to me, at this hour I’m not out in the field, taking a call is fine.”

Listening to Lin Xi, Chen Xiao explained all that he had seen and heard tonight.

After hearing him out, Lin Xi sighed: “So it’s about Elder Lou, that’s indeed quite helpless. To others, Elder Lou might seem like a hero in their hearts, but sadly, Elder Lou used to be a cop, and to his family, it’s an extremely painful experience.”

“Yeah, so what I said just now is true, I really have nothing bothering me. But you, it’s so late, why are you still working overtime? Another case?”

“Just finishing the paperwork on a burglary case solved today, thought I’d wrap it up before going home.”

Chen Xiao was startled, and exclaimed: “Still got to hand it to my wife, gone for a few days, you must’ve been solving a case a day!”

Lin Xi chuckled: “Sure am, not to brag to you, but you’re my husband! I only catch small-time crooks, though, can’t compare to my man who cracks major cases!”

Chen Xiao wasn’t convinced, usually, small-time crooks are handled by police stations, not the criminal investigation team.

If it’s a case handled by the criminal investigation team, whatever the type, it won’t be just any ordinary case.

The couple continued chatting for a while; Chen Xiao didn’t want Lin Xi to go home too late, so he said: “Alright, finish up, and go home early.”

“Got it, got it, you take care, haven’t seen you in days.”

“Yeah, I’ll finish up here and head back.” Chen Xiao replied, only after Lin Xi hung up did he put away his phone.

But it wasn’t long before he noticed ahead on the road a large group of people, among them some carrying a red wedding sedan.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao was intrigued.

Running into a wedding procession this late at night?

It’s rare to see an ancient practice like carrying a wedding sedan!

Just as Chen Xiao was about to ask the driver, he unexpectedly muttered: “Such bad luck, finally got a major fare, and bumped into this business!”

“Driver, isn’t this a wedding? Why is it unlucky?”

The driver turned around and looked at him, with deep apprehension in his eyes: “It’s a good thing to marry a living person, but this is a ghost marriage!”

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