I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week

Chapter 2382: Chapter 2383: The Yin House Chapter 2382: Chapter 2383: The Yin House Such talk left Lin Yi and the other two feeling somewhat surprised.

They didn’t expect Fang Zhiping would say such things, nor did they expect the old lady to have such a past.

“Why would she cause trouble at your home if your families are not related?”

“My father is a Buddhist believer and a kind-hearted person. I’m not just praising my dad, the villagers can testify,” Fang Zhiping said:

“Plus, my dad has been the village head for over a decade, and since she lives alone, my dad, out of sympathy, would occasionally send some rice, flour, and cooking oil to her. It was fine before, but starting three years ago, whenever she saw my dad, she claimed he had committed a sin, and that the Fox Fairy would come to kill. Eventually, my dad got so annoyed that he didn’t bother with her much anymore.”

“Before this happened, your dad must have killed a fox, right?”

“Ah, don’t remind me, that was more than three years ago,” Fang Daye said:

“Uncle Ma opened a fertilizer plant, right? But there were always rats, so my dad set up a lot of mousetraps in the storeroom. After a few days, he and Uncle Ma suddenly found that a mousetrap in the corner had caught a fox, but by the time they found it, it was already dead, likely poisoned by the fertilizer.”

“We’re all from the countryside, unlike city folks who are particular about things, and that generation, my dad’s generation, had no taboos. They didn’t bother with whether it was poisoned or not and just ate it. Then she came to our house causing trouble, saying my dad killed the Fox Fairy and would be cursed. It’s all nonsense.”

“The problem lies there,” Lin Yi said:

“If it clearly died from poison, why blame it on your dad?”

“Maybe because they knew the traps were set by my dad, and that it was my dad who personally set them up, they believed my dad was responsible for killing the fox.”

“In that case, it’s not really related to your dad.”

“That’s why I said she is crazy,” Fang Zhiping cursed.

“Calm down,” Lin Yi said:

“Do you know where she lives? I want to go have a look.”

Fang Zhiping led Lin Yi to the entrance of the courtyard and pointed back:

“It’s the first house at the eastern end of the village, the most rundown one. You’ll see it once you’re there.”

Lin Yi nodded, “What is her name?”

“Nobody knows what her name is, everyone just calls her Granny Sun,” Fang Zhiping said:

“For so many years, nobody in the village has wanted to deal with her. When she’s mentioned, everyone just calls her Granny Sun.”

“Alright, I got it.”

Lin Yi gave Gu Yiran a look, and the two headed towards Granny Sun’s house.

“Do you think Granny Sun could be involved with this case?”

“Doesn’t seem very likely,” Lin Yi pondered, then said:

“She’s just one person, she definitely couldn’t pull this off on her own. Even if there is a relation, she’s probably just an accomplice. Let’s go see what’s going on before we draw any conclusions.”

From Fang Daye’s house to Granny Sun’s house was about a hundred meters away.

Like Fang Zhiping said, as soon as they reached the eastern end of the village, they saw Granny Sun’s house, a small earthen house, unusual for Xiangyang Village.

There was a small yard outside, but unlike other people’s homes which began to turn over the soil for planting green vegetables, Granny Sun’s yard was overrun with weeds, as if no one lived there.

“It seems Fang Zhiping was right, this old lady really is quite unpopular,” Gu Yiran said, “It’s dusty everywhere; nobody must come here normally.”

“That’s what everyone says, only Fang Daye used to come and check on her while he was alive, who else would want to deal with such a person.”

“From the looks of it, Fang Daye was quite a decent person, though it could also be due to his duty, after all, he was the village head.”

“Being the village head isn’t really related to this matter. Even if he didn’t come to visit, others wouldn’t be able to find fault,” Lin Yi said:

“Maybe it’s just that he was a good person, and his family believed in Buddhism, so they were more willing to do good deeds.”

“A good person being killed, that’s really strange.”

“Let’s not worry about how strange it is for now, let’s go in and have a look.”

Pushing open the decrepit wooden gate, the two walked in, the weeds inside were over a meter tall, seemingly untended for many years.

“You are here…”

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a voice sounded, startling Gu Yiran, who subconsciously moved closer to Lin Yi.

The two took a few more steps forward and saw Granny Sun sitting on a tattered rocking chair basking in the sun.

But what surprised them the most was that she was holding a snow-white fox in her arms!

As if sensing the presence of others, the fox stood up from her embrace, and its eyes, black as beans, were staring intently at Lin Yi and Gu Yiran.

“Ma’am, we heard you’re not in a good situation, we’ve come to find out more and then apply above to get you some subsistence allowances,” Lin Yi said with a smile.

The old woman’s eyes were sunken, even in broad daylight, they were like two deep, dark holes, and her face bore an eerie smile.

Gu Yiran felt uncomfortable, the sight made her skin crawl.

Suddenly, she had an illusion.

The old lady in front of her seemed to have the face of a fox!

Even Lin Yi felt extremely uneasy from her gaze.

“Hehe…”

The old woman let out a creepy laugh, her voice somewhat sharp.

“I bet you didn’t come to see me.”

“Why wouldn’t we?” Lin Yi said with a smile:

“We weren’t planning to, but since we learned about your situation, we came to have a look.”

“You’re lying!”

The old woman’s look suddenly turned fierce, her voice seemed to gain strength.

“You’re here to find the murderer, aren’t you?”

“Just casually stopping by, it’s not related to the murderer.”

“Go on then.”

The old woman’s voice became lazy again, “There’s not much space inside the house, you can look around, but don’t go to the kitchen; don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

The two exchanged glances. In broad daylight, there was something indescribably eerie about this old lady.

But the more she said not to, the more curious they were about the kitchen. Could there be something hidden?

But logically speaking, if there was something shameful, she probably wouldn’t say so, right?

Subconsciously, the two looked toward the little earthen house and noticed the shadow of a large tree beside it, covering the building entirely, not a single ray of sunlight touching it.

It was like a…

Haunted house!

“Understood,” Lin Yi steadied his nerves and replied.

The old woman closed her eyes to rest, and even the white fox became much more subdued.

The two didn’t say anything more, and prepared to go inside the house.

Gu Yiran even reached for the gun at her lower back that she carried with her.

But just as they were about to step inside, they suddenly heard the faint voice of the old woman coming through.

“If you do what you shouldn’t do, you will die…”

“If you see what you shouldn’t see, you will die…”