Chapter 37

It was an old two-story red brick house, looking somewhat dilapidated. From a distance, one could see the three coffins placed in the mourning tent made of white cloth, which were particularly glaring.

Chen Jie, at this moment, paid no attention to the greetings of the other villagers and ran straight forward.

"Chen Yuer is back, go home and take a look!"

Su Jiu looked at Chen Jie and followed closely behind.

Su Jiu was very clear about the situation at hand. At this moment, words were useless. Encountering such a situation, Su Jiu also felt uneasy, let alone Chen Jie.

"Mom! Mom!" Chen Jie started shouting loudly even before he entered the house.

The white mourning tent in front of him was particularly glaring, causing him great pain.

Initially, from his mother's call, he learned that his grandparents had already passed away and his father was in a coma. But looking at this setup, it was clear that preparations were being made for three people!

How could he not be anxious?

Originally, upon hearing the news of his grandparents' passing, Chen Jie was already on the verge of breaking down. If it weren't for the slight hope he still held for his father, he would have completely lost it. But seeing the state of his home, Chen Jie was instantly panicked.

In the courtyard, the villagers who had come to help heard Chen Jie's shouts and looked over. Seeing it was Chen Jie, they immediately called out to him. Some immediately went to the inner room to call others.

On the train, Su Jie had already learned some basic information about Chen Jie's family. There was no one else in Chen Jie's family; a family of five, now only Chen Jie's mother was fine. As for relatives, they had long lost contact.

Now, those who had come to help were all from the same village. In the countryside, there was a custom that when something happened in a family, the villagers would come to help, lending a hand.

"Mom! Dad, he..." Chen Jie couldn't help but ask upon seeing his mother.

"Your father is about to pass away, go see him one last time!"

Chen Jie's mother was a middle-aged woman with obvious strands of white hair. Seeing Chen Jie, her originally haggard face couldn't help but break into a soft sob.

"Dad!" Hearing his mother's words, Chen Jie immediately rushed into the room.

Su Jiu followed behind Chen Jie without saying a word.

From the moment they entered the Chen family's home, Su Jiu had been carefully observing.

The Chen family's house was located at the entrance of the village.

Behind it was a desolate small hill, with no trees, not even a few weeds.

This detail caught Su Jiu's attention, but at this moment, he didn't pay much attention to it. It was better to follow Chen Jie.

Entering the room, Su Jiu saw a pale middle-aged man lying on the bed.

This should be Chen Jie's father. From his appearance, the middle-aged man bore some resemblance to Chen Jie.

Su Jiu silently observed everything. Others who entered the room with Chen Jie didn't pay much attention to Su Jiu, treating him as just an ordinary classmate.

"Dad, I'm back, Dad!" Chen Jie's voice was hoarse.

However, the middle-aged man lying on the bed kept his eyes tightly closed, not responding to Chen Jie.

"Mom, what's wrong with Dad? And what happened to Grandpa and Grandma?"

Chen Jie finally calmed down a bit and asked his mother.

"Auntie, now that Chen Yuer is back, everyone is here. Let's start preparing the funeral!"

The speaker was not Chen Jie's mother but a thin man standing beside her, interrupting her before she could speak.

Su Jiu noticed this detail, but Chen Jie didn't notice at the moment. Chen Jie was still waiting for his mother's answer.

"Auntie, the time is almost here. We need to make a decision quickly, or it will be too late. Uncle and Aunt have already been prepared, only Brother hasn't been placed in the coffin yet!" The thin man's words were urgent. Seeing Chen Jie's mother hesitate, he became anxious.

Hearing this, Su Jiu was stunned, and the originally sad Chen Jie was also stunned.

What was going on?

Didn't they say that Chen Jie's father hadn't died yet? He was just in a coma for some unknown reason.

"Mom! What's going on? Dad isn't dead, just in a coma. Why are you preparing to put him in the coffin?" At this moment, Chen Jie couldn't care less. The originally sad Chen Jie stood up and asked.

"Auntie, make a decision!" The thin man also spoke up.

"Ah! Then let's prepare the funeral!" After hesitating for a moment, Chen Jie's mother sighed and said helplessly.

Hearing this, the thin man immediately called a few people to start moving towards the bed.

It was clear they were about to "place him in the coffin"!

"Nobody move! My father isn't dead, how can you put him in the coffin?" Chen Jie wasn't stupid. He shouted loudly and blocked in front of the bed.

"Chen Yuer, don't cause trouble, don't delay the important matters." An old man in the room shouted at Chen Jie.

"Yes, Chen Yuer, don't delay the time, it will be too late if you do."

"Chen Yuer, ..."

"..."

The few people in the room immediately started to persuade him.

"Why! Why? Today, if you don't tell me the reason, nobody will touch my father!" Chen Jie was extremely agitated and shouted loudly.

Su Jiu stood to the side without speaking, just observing.

The situation was clear; the villagers were hiding something.

Only Su Jiu and Chen Jie didn't know.

Chen Jie's father was in a coma, but now they were treating him as if he were dead. There must be some secret that couldn't be revealed.

"Yuer..." Chen Jie's mother also spoke up with difficulty, clearly aware of the hidden matter.

"Mom! This is my father! Why are you doing this?" Chen Jie shouted at his mother.

Su Jiu had been observing from the side. Hearing Chen Jie's words, he seemed to understand something.

"Mom knows, but Mom can't do anything!"

"Mom! Tell me, what happened? Did Grandpa and Grandma also just fall into a coma and not die?" Chen Jie's voice was hoarse.

"Your grandparents really did die, but they committed suicide." Chen Jie's mother dropped a shocking piece of news.

Chen Jie was stunned, unable to speak for a long time.

"Why?" After a long moment, Chen Jie finally asked.

"It's because of that thing in the village." Chen Jie's mother was numb for a while before answering.

"That thing in the village?" Chen Jie was puzzled.

"Yes, the village legend!" Chen Jie's mother was somewhat helpless.

Hearing this, Chen Jie was puzzled for a moment. After a long while, he came to his senses, his face suddenly changing!

PS: There will be another update tonight. Also, thank you to the reader for pointing out that chapters 031 and 030 are the same. I will fix it. Sorry!

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