Chapter 1464

Hou my lord nodded and said, "Yes, I'll finish the hotel in Changshan first."

After four o'clock in the afternoon, the two arrived at Matou Town. Su Xinghui asked Hou my lord to stay in Matou Town for one night, and he would take Hou my lord to the county tomorrow to meet Xue Xingyuan and Ling Anguo.

Dinner that day was hosted by Su Xinghui for Hou my lord at the Haozailai Restaurant. Hou my lord praised the Matou mutton here endlessly. Although the Haozailai Restaurant was not luxurious, he still ate to his heart's content.

After dinner, Su Xinghui opened a room for Hou my lord at a newly opened inn in Matou Town, letting him rest here for one night. The next day, he would take Hou my lord to the county town.

Su Xinghui returned to the town government. Just as he arrived at the door of his dormitory, he saw Du Fangfang standing at the door of his dormitory with a panicked look on her face. He took out his key to open the door and asked, "Du Fangfang, what's wrong with you? What happened? Why do you look like this?"

What Su Xinghui didn't expect was that Du Fangfang burst into tears and hugged him tightly. Her tears instantly soaked his lapels.

This made Su Xinghui feel at a loss. He gently patted Du Fangfang's back. From Du Fangfang's crying, he felt her deep sorrow. A sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He said softly, "Du Fangfang, don't be like this. Sit down and tell me, what happened?"

He helped Du Fangfang to the chair, gently removed her hands from his shoulders, helped her sit on the chair, and poured her a glass of water.

Du Fangfang choked and said, "Secretary Su, Sister Xiaofeng, Sister Xiaofeng, she..."

Seeing Du Fangfang sobbing, Su Xinghui's face turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Tell me, what happened to Xiaofeng?"

Du Fangfang said, "Sister Xiaofeng, she, she died!"

After saying this, Du Fangfang burst into tears again. Su Xinghui, however, was a bit stunned. He Xiaofeng died? Such a beautiful girl died?

Just a few days ago, when he was accompanying Fu Weiping for dinner at the County Party Committee Guesthouse, he had seen He Xiaofeng. He Xiaofeng was still the same as usual, smiling shyly at him. He had also spoken to He Xiaofeng. When He Xiaofeng spoke to him, she was so happy, and she held great hope for life. How could such a girl just die like this?

Su Xinghui said, "Du Fangfang, what you said can't be true, right? She was perfectly fine a few days ago, how could she die?"

Du Fangfang choked and said, "It's true. The County Party Committee Guesthouse called me and said she died, that she died from taking sleeping pills."

It turned out that the County Party Committee Guesthouse discovered this afternoon that He Xiaofeng had died in her dormitory. On her table was an empty bottle of sleeping pills. The County Party Committee Guesthouse knew that He Xiaofeng had a cousin, Du Fangfang, who worked at the Matou Town Government, and the contact information He Xiaofeng left at the time was Du Fangfang's. They called Du Fangfang and notified her of the news of He Xiaofeng's death.

After Du Fangfang received the call, she was at a loss. She didn't know what to do. Should she notify her aunt? Her aunt, Cao Jingui, was a rural woman, what kind of ideas could she have? She instinctively regarded Su Xinghui as her reliance.

She had watched Su Xinghui go out to dinner with a guest. She didn't disturb their dinner but waited at the door of Su Xinghui's dormitory. When Su Xinghui returned, she couldn't control her emotions, and her emotions came out in a thorough release.

Du Fangfang said, "Secretary Su, what should we do now?"

Su Xinghui frowned. He Xiaofeng was perfectly fine a few days ago and her mood was very good. Why did she suddenly commit suicide by taking sleeping pills today? She must have been subjected to very great stimulation to make such a move.

Su Xinghui asked, "Did anything happen in Xiaofeng's family?"

Du Fangfang said, "No, I just went home yesterday. My aunt's family is very good. She is busy feeding cows and sheep every day, and she is happy every day. Nothing happened."

Su Xinghui's mind suddenly flashed with Zhang Meng's punchable face. He had an intuition that this matter must be related to him.

Su Xinghui said, "Du Fangfang, don't be too anxious. I'll go to the county with you to see the situation first."

Du Fangfang said, "Shouldn't I tell my aunt?"

Su Xinghui said, "Don't tell her yet. Let's go see the situation first, and then go to the village to pick her up."

Du Fangfang nodded. Su Xinghui thought for a while, went to his office, and called Xu Xiaoguang, saying he wanted to borrow his car. Xu Xiaoguang quickly drove the car over, gave the car keys to Su Xinghui, and left without asking what he wanted the car for.

Su Xinghui went to Ma Sheng's house again, telling him that he was going to the county town. He also told Ma Sheng that he had brought an investor this time, who was now staying at the inn. If he couldn't make it back tomorrow morning, he should let Ma Sheng take the investor to the county to meet Xue Xingyuan and Ling Anguo and talk about the investment.

Ma Sheng heard that Su Xinghui was actually going to leave the investor behind and rush to the county town overnight, so he knew that this matter must be of great importance. He nodded solemnly and said, "Secretary, just go. Leave this matter to me, you can rest assured."

Su Xinghui drove the car, let Du Fangfang sit in the passenger seat, and drove toward the county town.

Su Xinghui soon drove to the county town and arrived at the entrance of the County Party Committee Guesthouse. He got out of the car, took Du Fangfang, and walked toward the backyard of the County Party Committee Guesthouse, where the waiters' dormitories were located.

Generally speaking, idlers were not allowed to go to the backyard of the County Party Committee Guesthouse at will, not to mention that a homicide case had occurred today. However, Su Xinghui was not an ordinary person, and the people at the County Party Committee Guesthouse all knew him, so no one stopped him.

As soon as he arrived downstairs at the waiters' dormitory building, Su Xinghui saw police officers standing downstairs, and a cordon had been set up at the entrance. The waiters were all standing outside the cordon, whispering to each other.

Su Xinghui saw Xie Linsheng at a glance. He was standing at the entrance of the corridor inside the cordon, talking to Lu Jun, the director of the County Party Committee Guesthouse. Su Xinghui shouted "Director Xie." Xie Linsheng saw Su Xinghui and greeted the police, letting them let him in.

After Su Xinghui took Du Fangfang inside, he said to Xie Linsheng, "Director Xie, this is He Xiaofeng's cousin, Du Fangfang. She works at our Matou Town Government. The County Party Committee Guesthouse just called to notify her."

Xie Linsheng asked solemnly, "Comrade Du Fangfang, are you the cousin of the deceased He Xiaofeng?"

Du Fangfang realized from Xie Linsheng's question that He Xiaofeng was really dead and could not be revived. She couldn't help but feel sorrow from her heart. She nodded sorrowfully and said, "Yes, I am He Xiaofeng's cousin."

Xie Linsheng said, "Then why haven't any of He Xiaofeng's immediate family members come?"

Du Fangfang said, "He Xiaofeng's mother is my aunt. Her health is not very good. I was afraid that if I told her this news all of a sudden, her health wouldn't be able to take it, so I didn't tell her first. I came to take a look first. May I ask Director Xie, can I go see my cousin?"

Xie Linsheng hesitated for a moment, looked at Su Xinghui, and then nodded, saying, "Okay, then I'll take you to see the deceased, but you have to be mentally prepared."