——How did Li Qianggui die?
The elder in the room was silent for a moment, slowly opening his mouth, "Ah... You are asking about Li, the wretch from next door, right?"
Shen Mo nodded, "It's Li, the wretch."
The old man replied, "Last Autumn... I recall it wasn't long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Li family came to borrow white cloth from us, saying that their old man had died. We rushed to their home, and saw the wretch Li laid on the bed, his head severed, the bed was soaked with blood.
We asked the Li family what had happened, but they seemed foolish and mumbling, not making any sense.
As there was no one else in the Li family, a few of us in the village helped them arrange the funeral. Suddenly, Mrs. Li began laughing uncontrollably on the mourning hall, she refused to eat or drink, didn't even touch a drop of water, and not long after, she was gone too."
The old woman sitting by the door sighed long, "Mrs. Li, a pitiful woman..."
