The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 99: Fifth update to 11

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Chapter 99 Fifth Update Chapter 11

Although the rain stopped, there was still a gray haze in the sky. In the afternoon, the sky became darker faster. The two cadres walked along the field ridge for a while to the mountainside, and then crossed A small piece of dense forest, and then arrived at the ancient tombs in the village.

The shade of the trees covered the sky and the sun, shrouding the tombs more and more dimly. The two yamen clenched the sabers at their waists, feeling quite uneasy in their hearts, as they slowly walked into the tombs. Among the piles, I was shocked to find that there was no monument before the tomb here. Not to mention the stone monument, there was no wooden monument. Naturally, I couldn't tell the name of the owner of the tomb.

There are more than twenty tombs in this graveyard, but there are no traces of anyone taking care of the worship. There are weeds around, the grass is knee-deep, and even the tombs are covered with weeds. It was so far away that it was difficult to even notice that there was a tomb here. The two government officials looked at each other for a moment. At this moment, a mountain wind suddenly blew over, making the grass and trees rustle. The two were so frightened that they rushed out together. Running to the field ridge in one breath, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief before returning to find Wu Xiang.

Wu Xiang had already led everyone to the second empty house to search. When he saw Wu Xiang, a government official said with a bitter face: "Captain, I went to see it. There is no inscription on the tomb, just a wooden There is no tablet, and we can’t tell the name of the owner.”

Another person said: "There are no inscriptions on the tombs in that cemetery."

Wu Xiang heard an inexplicable chill on his back. He turned around and saw that Bo Ruoyou was also thinking about something. Sensing his gaze, Bo Ruoyou turned around and said: "Most of the funeral customs in the village are quite conservative, and the place is not so poor that it cannot erect a monument. Therefore, this inscription may have been deliberately erased."

Bo Ruoyouben stood at the door of the main room and took a few steps outside. She looked at the surrounding mountains on three sides and said slowly: "This is Heishui Village, but if we come that day, Granny Zhang told us This is Baishui Village, Chishui Village, we all believe it. Although this place looks not far from the capital, there are only a few families in a small mountain col, and it is not a major transportation road. If they don't bring in people from other villages, I'm afraid There won’t be a stranger coming here every few years.”

Wu Xiang stared at him and said: "What do you mean-"

Bo Ruoyou said in a low voice, "I was thinking that the owner of the house did not move away, but disappeared, and the inscriptions on the surrounding graves were erased. I'm afraid someone didn't want others to know who originally lived here. Who."

The surrounding officials all looked frightened when they heard this. Wu Xiang also nodded, "That's true. This place is isolated from the world. As long as they can justify themselves, we will let them coax us. But, why don't they want to let them go?" Does anyone else know who originally lived in this place? Could it be that this place was not originally Blackwater Village?"

Hou Yang shuddered when he heard this, "If this isn't Heishui Village, could it...could it be the Guzhang Village we were looking for?"

Wu Xiang frowned, thinking about it but did not respond. Bo Ruoyou said from the side: "The plague in Guzhang Village happened more than ten years ago. According to me, the dead hair and human bones we just discovered are more than ten years old." It’s something, but it shouldn’t be Guzhang Village.”

Wu Xiang looked at her and Bo Ruoyou said: "After the incident happened, the government was still alarmed. In the end, the government came to the village to collect the corpses and dealt with the aftermath of the plague. It can be imagined that there were many government officials at the beginning. For those who have been to the village, since this is the case, it is impossible for this village to just change its name and surname to make everyone think that this is not Guzhang Village."

Wu Xiang nodded, "That's the truth. Granny Zhang said that the government discovered the plague in the village and sent people to collect the corpses." At this point, Wu Xiang sighed, "I still have to ask Qin about this matter. Shuixian Yamen is——”

He looked at the people in front of him. He wanted to send someone to the Qinshui County government office immediately, but he felt that there were not enough manpower at the moment. He only brought seven government servants out. Now the houses in the village have not yet been opened. After the search, if he sent people away again, there would be fewer people left, and there were many strange things in the village. He was also afraid of an accident, especially if Bo Ruoyou was following, so he could not let her be in danger again.

Wu Xiang gave up the idea of ​​sending people to Qinshui County at this moment and ordered: "Search quickly. This matter is not simple. If we find enough physical evidence, we can arrest the person——"

The government officials dispersed in response. Seeing that it was getting dark, everyone's movements became more agile.

Bao Ruoyou thought carefully and looked at the houses again. Seeing her serious expression, Wu Xiang asked: "What have you thought of? Old Wu, I have been leading people on missions for several years, and I am good at platoon searches. But sometimes it’s a little too careless, and I can’t discover some twists and turns of weird places fast enough. If you think of anything, just tell me.”

Bo Ruoyou said casually: "When the police officer said in the morning that the vacant houses were already in the same place, I thought it was strange. Even if someone moved out of a village, it would not be possible for these households to be next to each other. They moved away together, and now human bones are found in the house. I guess the owners of these families were not moved away, but murdered."

Wu Xiang frowned slightly, "These are four or five empty houses."

There are four or five families, each with more than one person, totaling more than ten or twenty people. However, they only found a few human bones. It would be really shocking to conclude that all the people in these families were murdered. People feel creepy.

Bo Ruoyou said: "At least one or two families were murdered, and the tombs had their inscriptions erased. Could it be that those tombs happened to be the ancestral tombs of these families?" She frowned, "This There are two surnames of Zhang and Wu in the village now. I heard that people of the same clan in the same village are very united, but if there are other clans in the village, there will be internal fighting."

Wu Xiang said: "Are you saying that these missing families might have been murdered due to internal fighting in the village?"

Bao Ruoyou nodded, "This is a possibility, because the things in their house appeared in other people's homes. I guess it was probably after internal fighting that the person died, and other people divided the finances of these families. ”

Wu Xiang remembered something and suddenly said: "What you said makes sense. I have seen cases like this before. Different clans in the same village fought against each other, and then the fight resulted in a life case. But if what you said, They were so cruel that they harmed all these families, which is really too cruel."

Wu Xiang looked in other directions as he spoke, "The Wu brothers and the Zhang brothers seem to be honest people, and the old couple will have difficulty living in the future, and then there is Granny Zhang's family. And Granny Wu’s family in Banshan, how can they be so cruel?"

One of the Wu brothers and sister is sick, but the elder brother has a honest look on his face. The old couple and the old woman are ill in bed, and the old man is one-armed. The Zhang brothers are also honest and honest, and they even take the initiative to help them dig roads. No matter how you look at it, they are all simple and kind-hearted villagers, and they are not without a house. Why do they fight over something that leads them to kill other people's whole families?

When Bao Ruoyou thought about it, she felt that this inference was too cruel. She frowned slightly, "If people are not murdered due to internal fighting, then why did these families disappear?"

Wu Xiang held the knife at his side tightly, feeling more and more that this small mountain village was not only foggy, but also a bit sinister. He said in a deep voice: "I don’t know how many people have died. We still have to find the remaining skeletons." Well, people came down to the cellar in the morning, probably to take away the bones, because they saw that I went out in the morning and visited this house when I was wandering around the village."

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The bones were taken away, and they would probably be placed in a safe place. Although only the bones were left, there was a small pile of bones of an adult man, which was not easy to hide. And if it had been If there is more than one victim, there should be more skeletons hidden somewhere in the village, making it difficult to search."

Although the village is not big, there are many farmlands, ponds, mountains and forests around it. If you want to hide corpses on these three mountains alone, you don’t know how many corpses can be buried. You have to dig inch by inch, and you may not be able to find them for several months. Not out.

Wu Xiang had a headache, "That's why it's difficult to handle cases in the mountains. The land is vast and sparsely populated, so it's too easy to hide something."

Bo Ruoyou said, "It's not necessarily buried in a deserted place. The corpse in the cellar is the best proof. After murdering someone back then, he could have taken the corpse to the mountain and buried it. , but the murderer chose to leave the body in the cellar, which shows that the murderer had expected that no one would go to search the house carefully, and he was quite arrogant and did not take all the precautions. With this in mind, he did not care about the bodies of other people. , most of them are handled in the same way."

Wu Xiang sighed, "It's just that we don't know the identity of the deceased at the moment, and it's difficult to deduce who the murderer is. The Zhang brothers, who are the most suspected, have been ruled out, and there is no direction to go to at the moment."

Bao Ruoyou also sighed helplessly. She turned around and looked at the empty house. Not long after, the officials filed out, but they didn't find it.

Wu Xiang made a quick decision, "Go to the next one."

The empty houses were full of nowhere. Half of the roof of one of them had collapsed and it had long been abandoned. Wu Xiang led people in to take a look around and saw that half of the walls inside the house had collapsed and were covered by weeds. , then went to the last one.

The farmhouse here is the most low-lying. Although the rain stopped for most of the day, the water in the courtyard has not receded. Wu Xiang took the yamen into the house and still saw a scene of dilapidated doors and windows.

The government officials faced the dust and cobwebs as they entered. Not long after, a government official shouted softly in the inner room, "Headhunter, we found something!"

Wu Xiang immediately turned around and went to the inner room. When he arrived in the inner room, he saw a fallen bed frame and a pile of dirty rags that looked like curtains piled on the ground. Wu Xiang walked over and saw the Yamen official. Pointing to the bed frame scattered on the ground, he said: "Look at it, are there knife marks on it?"

The wooden planks on the bed frame have disappeared. Only the wooden legs of the bed frame and the four bed posts are lying on the ground. It is quite damp here and the wood is heavy with moisture. However, it is not eaten by insects, and the bed posts at the bottom are Above, Wu Xiang saw several very obvious knife marks at a glance. He was not good at identifying injuries on corpses, but he was very good at identifying marks cut on wood.

"It's the knife mark——"

The wood was not rotten, and the old knife marks were left by Qing Xi. Wu Xiang pulled out the sword from his body and compared it with the mark. He was even more sure, "It is still a long knife with a sharp edge." , it’s just that the cutting edge is a bit uneven, so it shouldn’t be a very finely polished weapon.”

He frowned and said, "It might be something from a farmer, such as a hatchet."

This bed frame is made of birch. It is originally milky white and slightly yellow in color. Years of abandonment have caused it to be covered with mildew spots, and the surface color has also turned yellowish brown. Wu Xiang looked at the bed frame carefully. He was making an incision, and soon found a few strands of hair-like objects under a pile of scattered wood. He hurriedly asked the Yamen to invite Bo Ruoyou in.

When Bo Ruoyou walked in, Wu Xiang said: "Xiao Bo, come and take a look. There are many knife incisions on this bed frame, and some hair has fallen into the corner. Come and see if you can recognize the hair."

The hair was only three to five inches long, and its tentacles were also fragile. It looked like it had been on the ground for many years and had lost its toughness. After looking at it, Bo Ruoyou nodded, "It's human hair."

Wu Xiang's eyes darkened, and he pointed to the wood on the ground and said: "This is a bed frame that has been scattered. Several knife edges were found on it. I counted a total of twelve, most of which were on the pillars. There are two places on the bedside shelf. The blade of the knife that left the mark is sharp, but the blade should be a bit rough, and the blade is extremely wide, and the front and rear edges are also the same. It should be a long knife. I guess it may be a farmer's knife. Use a hatchet."

After finishing speaking, Wu Xiang was afraid that Bao Ruoyou would not understand, and then said: "This is birch furniture. The birch wood is thin and soft, and the cuts are usually quite smooth. However, if the cutting tool and plane used for workmanship are not smooth enough, it will easily leave marks on it. Scratches."

Bo Ruoyou's face showed surprise, and he knelt down to check again, "How come there are so many knife edges on the bed frame——"

Wu Xiang turned around and looked around the house. There was more than an inch of dust on the ground inside the house. The doors and windows were also rotten and drenched in wind. There were dense spider webs all around. There were also a lot of debris piled up on the floor. In addition to the bed frame, there was also a missing handful. There was a chair with broken legs, but other objects were missing like in other houses. Wu Xiang said: "It is very likely that there was a fight here. The blade was not for cutting wood, but for cutting people. That's why it was cut." If it falls, the wood will stop before it breaks, and there is absolutely no possibility of cutting the wood for firewood or other uses."

There is no shortage of firewood in the mountain village, and the bed frames, tables and chairs were scattered, and it seemed that they were too lazy to repair them, so they simply abandoned them here, while all other intact things were taken away. Bao Ruoyou followed along and looked over. It was clear to her that everything left in the house was tattered and discarded, and human bones, human hair, and the knife edges left from the fight confirmed her suspicions.

"If there had been a fight here, then the head of the family would have been killed. This hair was probably chopped off during the fight. There might still be blood stains, but after so many years, the blood stains have been covered and eliminated. It’s hard to find anymore.”

The room was too damp. Not to mention the blood stains, even the scratches on the ground were covered with mold and difficult to distinguish. Wu Xiang said: "It doesn't matter. This knife edge is enough. You can leave such a deep mark with a knife." The traces of the person must be a person with great strength. According to the calculation of more than ten years, it is possible that the Zhang family brothers, the Wu family eldest brother, and Granny Zhang's son are even the one-armed old man."

After a pause, Wu Xiang said again: "Granny Zhang said that these families moved away because their children had become successful. So we don't need to make other guesses. In addition, what Granny Zhang said I'm afraid that other people in the village also know something about the concealment. It's not possible that one person or two people were killed. If it is as you said, there is a problem with the disappearance of these families, then everyone else As a result of joining forces, what they say is no longer credible."

More than ten years ago, among the people in the village, not to mention the women, the men were all young and middle-aged. The eldest brother of the Wu family and the two brothers of the Zhang family were both in their teens and 20s. They were both agile and skilled. If they want to do evil when they have the strength, it is not impossible, but Wu Xiang still can't figure out what could make these people unite to do evil. Is it really a clan fight?

At this time, the sky outside was already dark, and it was getting dark. Thinking of staying at Granny Zhang's house tonight, Wu Xiang calmed down and said: "When I go to Granny Zhang's house tonight, I still have the same excuse for asking for sacrifices. There is no need to mention anything else. We need to search Granny Zhang’s house more carefully to see if there are any other clues, especially the women’s clothes that you saw on the first day, Xiaobo.”

There are more and more doubts, and physical evidence representing human life cases such as human bones and hair are appearing. Wu Xiang has regarded the people in the village as suspects, so he is more vigilant and cautious. All the government officials responded. Bo Ruoyou should have done the same, and the group looked inside the empty house again before leaving and returning to Granny Zhang's home.

Although Wu Xiang did not want to alert the snake, the village was so big, and every move of the group seemed to be under the surveillance of the villagers. When she returned to Granny Zhang's home, her expression was no longer as bad as the day before. of nature.

Wu Xiang said calmly: "Mother-in-law, there are some weird things in your village."

Grandma Zhang’s expression changed slightly, and she looked at Wu Xiang warily with her sunken eyes. Wu Xiang said, “Except for the grandchildren in your family, other families have no children, and there are even some who are not married. It’s so strange. It’s pretty good now. In a few years, the old couple in the east may not be able to eat. How will the other families provide for themselves when they get old?”

Grandma Zhang did not expect that Wu Xiang was asking about this. She breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's difficult. There are very few young people here who go out. There are only one or two girls in the village, so They can't get a wife."

Wu Xiang smiled and said, "Fortunately, your children have gone out to find a living, so your daughter-in-law is a foreigner?"

Grandma Zhang nodded, "Yes, she was a foreigner and a poor child. She was already sick. After she got married and gave birth to Yu'er, her body became even weaker, so she died early."

After Granny Zhang finished speaking, she glanced at the sky outside and said, "It's getting dark. If you want to stay one more night, do you want me to prepare meals for you?"

Wu Xiang wanted to say no, but looking at Granny Zhang’s expectant eyes, she nodded again, “That’s fine, I’ll bother you, Granny, and just make some food to deal with it. We’ll give you enough money.”

Grandma Zhang twitched her lips and said, "Okay, then I'll go cook."

Grandma Zhang pulled Zhang Yu into the kitchen. She was going to cook for many people tonight. After she was busy working alone, Zhang Yu felt a little bored. After a while, he came out and squatted at the door of the kitchen with firewood. Playing with the yellow mud on the ground, Bo Ruoyou saw this scene when he came out. She turned around and entered the room. After a while, she waved to Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu looked at her for a few seconds, then stood up and walked towards her.

Bao Ruoyou gave him two more snacks. Zhang Yu's eyes lit up slightly when he saw it. He clapped his hands and took the snacks. He ate them in small bites. Bo Ruoyou pulled him and sat on the wooden floor at the door. On the pier, Zhang Yu became more relaxed upon seeing this.

Two pieces of snacks were not much, Zhang Yu finished them quickly, Bo Ruoyou looked at him again, "Do you still want to eat?"

Zhang Yu's eyes were bright and he hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Bao Ruoyou smiled, stood up and entered the room, and quickly walked out with a food box filled with snacks. She gave it to Zhang Yu directly, "Take it and eat it yourself."

As if he didn’t expect Bo Ruoyou to treat him so well. Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment before taking the food box. He took out a piece of chestnut cake and ate it carefully. The night had shrouded him, and there was only the quiet atmosphere in the main room at the door. The lamp shed a little light, and Bo Ruoyou sat on the wooden pier and looked at Zhang Yu with gentle eyes and didn't ask any questions.

Not long after, Granny Zhang noticed that he was missing. She stood at the door and shouted. Zhang Yu stood up suddenly, but was at a loss while holding the food box. Bo Ruoyou smiled and said, "Take it and eat it."

Zhang Yu wrinkled her face and hesitated for a moment, then carefully took the food box into her arms and walked to the kitchen.

Bo Ruoyou watched him leave before turning around and entering the room. In the side room, Wu Xiang and others' faces were full of sorrow, and they were all thinking about today's case. Bo Ruoyou also knew that this matter was difficult to handle, and for a moment There was no way to persuade her. After a while, Granny Zhang made soup cakes and brought them into the main room. Wu Xiang invited everyone to come out and eat.

He had no intention of using Granny Zhang’s food, but today was already the second day and the dry food was no longer enough. More importantly, Granny Zhang seemed to be very proactive in wanting to cook for them, so Wu Xiang simply complied with her request. mind.

The soup cakes were placed on the table, which were ordinary farm meals. Wu Xiang took a bowl first and saw Granny Zhang standing aside with a calm expression. In this way, he felt relieved. He had been walking outside for many years, and although he had not He was good at medicine, but he had a lot of knowledge about ordinary drugs and fragrances. He smelled the fragrance, noticed nothing unusual, and praised it before he started eating.

Seeing this, the others followed suit. Zhou Liang brought another small bowl to Bo Ruoyou into the side room. Bo Ruoyou was more familiar with pharmacology and was relieved when he saw that the soup cake was indeed empty. After dinner, Granny Zhang took Zhang Yu to have a rest. Bo Ruoyou and the others were tired from the whole day and didn't care about so many things. They lay down in various directions in the side room.

Bao Ruoyou was not used to it. She leaned against the wall for a long time without falling asleep. She was so dazed in the middle of the night. She suddenly heard a soft sound on the door of the room. She was awakened from her light sleep. She came over and was about to get up when Wu Xiang held her down. The room was dark, and she could barely see the figure in front of her. Wu Xiang made a gesture to her and waited silently for any movement outside. Soon, They heard Granny Zhang leaving the hospital.

It was already late at night, why did Granny Zhang leave in the middle of the night?

There was a lot of snoring in the room. The government officials were not as alert as Wu Xiang, and they were all still asleep. Wu Xiang let out a soft "shhh" and then followed him out quietly. Bao Ruoyou was a little worried, but he understood this. Only Wu Xiang would be safest if he followed alone.

When Wu Xiang followed him out of the door, Bo Ruoyou was no longer sleepy. She sat up and felt that there were many people in the side room and it was very depressing, so she got up and went to the main room. Originally, she just wanted to get some fresh air in the main room. But as soon as she went out, she saw a short black figure standing at the door to the inner room. Her heart skipped a beat, and then she realized it was Zhang Yu.

She took a step forward and asked, "Zhang Yu?"

The black shadow moved and muttered something softly. Bo Ruoyou was sure it was him, so he breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward, "Why aren't you sleeping?"

She was not sure if Zhang Yu had seen Wu Xiang follow him out, and her tone was a little hesitant, but Zhang Yu shook her head and said nothing. Bo Ruoyou's heart moved slightly, "Did mother-in-law go out? I just heard the noise..."

Zhang Yu’s expression was unclear in the dimness, but he did not mean to reject her. Bo Ruoyou was slightly reassured and asked, "Why is my mother-in-law going out so late?"

Zhang Yu lowered his head and said nothing.

Bao Ruoyou looked at him for a moment without saying anything. She just turned around to leave. She just wanted to open the door a little, but Zhang Yu misunderstood her meaning. He grabbed Bo Ruoyou and said, "Don't go." ——"

When Bao Ruoyou turned around, Zhang Yu said in a childish but fearful voice: "Don't go, my mother-in-law won't let me go, so I went... I went for a while..."

His voice was as soft as a mosquito, but he was trembling slightly. Bo Ruoyou's heart moved slightly, and she turned around to talk to him nicely, "What will happen if I go?"

Zhang Yu pursed her lips tightly and hesitated for a long time before saying softly: "You will be punished if you go."

"Punished?" A strange feeling hit Bo Ruoyou's heart.

Zhang Yu let go of Bao Ruoyou and took a step back, as if he didn't want to talk any more, but Bao Ruoyou felt that Zhang Yu was about to reveal some secret, so she couldn't help but pull him, "Can you tell me what punishment is?" ?"

Her voice was gentle, Zhang Yu frowned and had another battle between heaven and man, and finally raised his head and said: "Suffer...the punishment of heaven's punishment. If you go, you will receive the punishment of heaven's punishment. If you don't listen to your mother-in-law, you will also receive the punishment of heaven's punishment. Many people have already been punished, you, don’t go—”

After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel that he had done something wrong. He broke away from Bao Ruoyou's hand and ran back to the inner room. Bao Ruoyou's hand was still in the air, but his whole body was as frozen as a stone sculpture.

The punishment of heaven.

These four words have no beginning and no end, but they are quite frightening. At first glance, they look like the words used by adults to scare children. But when Bo Ruoyou heard these four words, the question lingered in his heart all day and night. But it was solved suddenly.

The medical books she had read with her adoptive mother when she was young came into her mind. She recalled clearly what heavenly punishment was. It was not the punishment used by gods in the legendary novels, but an extremely terrible punishment. It can be called a catastrophic disease. Those who contract this disease may die in severe cases, or suffer changes in their hands, feet, or limbs, or may be disabled for life. The most frightening thing is that this disease can infect people without any warning, and without warning. The way to heal.

Grandma Zhang’s deformed legs, the worm-like bursts of blood on Wu’s sister’s hands, and the Guzhang Village where the entire village died due to the plague... Bo Ruoyou’s spine ran cold, and a terrifying thought suddenly appeared in his mind. Thoughts come.

She could no longer calm down, so she turned around and entered the wing almost immediately, lit the fire, and woke everyone up. Everyone opened their eyes with sleepy eyes, and saw only Bo Ruoyou standing alone, and they were all a little confused. .

Bo Ruoyou said in a tight voice: "Everyone, wake up, something is not going well. I have guessed in my heart about our doubts during the day. It is an emergency. Please don't sleep."

Hou Yang stood up first, took a look inside the room, and immediately found that Wu Xiang was missing, "What did Miss Bo find? Where did the head catcher go?"

Bo Ruoyou said: "Just now, Granny Zhang sneaked out of the door, and Mr. Wu followed. Zhang Yu also got up just now. She told me one thing. Granny Zhang always told him that if he doesn't obey, he will be punished." You must suffer the punishment of heaven——"

Hou Yang hadn't reacted yet, "What's wrong with this statement? Didn't Granny Zhang scare him?"

Bao Ruoyou shook his head: "No, if the people in the village had not suffered from strange diseases, I would have thought this was a joke to trick children, but I once saw a strange disease in a medical book. The epidemic was extremely harmful to the world. Almost all the people in the place where it appeared so far have been unable to survive. Then there was a saying in the public that the epidemic was called "Heaven's Punishment". I suspect that the punishment of Heaven's Punishment mentioned by Granny Zhang was exactly the ancient book of that year. The plague in the village, and the reason why Granny Zhang and others in the village became sick and disabled was precisely because they were also infected with the plague."

Everyone's expressions changed greatly after hearing this, and Hou Yang asked: "Are they from Guzhang Village?"

Bo Ruoyou was unsure, "Either the people from Guzhang Village escaped, or they were infected with the epidemic due to other reasons. In short, the secret they want to hide must be related to the epidemic, and if Guzhang Village If belief in the water **** and the river **** is also related to the epidemic, then everything will be explained. Most of them have been infected by the epidemic, and the babies found on the banks of the Luo River must be inseparable from the people in this village."

After speaking, she said anxiously: "I just remembered the epidemic. Mr. Wu followed Granny Zhang out of the house. I don't know where he went, and I don't know if there will be an accident."

Hou Yang immediately said: "I'll go out and check!"

Hou Yang asked a brother to go out together, and Bo Ruoyou felt a little uneasy. Soon after Hou Yang and the two came back, the road outside was dry, and Wu Xiang and Granny Zhang were not found a moment ago. Which direction did it go.

When Bo Ruoyou heard this, he felt his heart sink into the valley.

Hou Yang reassured: "This little grandson is still at home. She won't go far, and the head catcher will be back soon."

Hearing this, Bo Ruoyou could only comfort himself in this way.

But they said that Granny Zhang went out and did not go to any house. Instead, she walked along the path to the northwest. It had rained during the day, and tonight there were no stars or moon in the sky. She could hardly see her fingers, but Granny Zhang could not Holding the lantern without holding the fire, Wu Xiang went into the mountains and forests in such a dark way. Wu Xiang followed him too far for fear of not being able to see anyone, and he followed close for fear of being discovered. After half a stick of incense had been taken away, Wu Xiang realized Granny Zhang actually went in the direction of Blackwater Pond.

In the middle of the night, an old woman went to a pool in the woods without telling anyone?

Grandma Zhang walked with a limp, which was not convenient, but she seemed to have walked this road a thousand times, and her slender figure was wrapped in a wide cloth. When the mountain breeze came, it seemed like she had walked As scary as a ghost, Wu Xiang followed behind. Although he knew that he was following a person, he walked farther and farther, and even he felt a little scared in his heart.

The mountain road was not easy to walk. Wu Xiangwei walked several times before reaching the black water pool. As he approached, he suddenly discovered that Granny Zhang was not the only one beside the black water pool. Besides her, there were several other people. People are also standing on the edge of the pool like ghosts.

Wu Xiang didn't dare to get close, he just squatted in the bushes in the distance and looked over here. The night wind passing through the woods covered him up, and also carried their voices.

Grandma Zhang said fiercely: "I told them to leave the village as soon as possible, but which one of you actually let the earth on the mountain collapse and blocked the road, keeping them here? It's okay now. Today they went to search around, I'm afraid they know everything."

"How is it possible to know everything! It's been more than ten years, and even the gods can't guess what happened that year."

A cold man's voice sounded. Wu Xiang didn't recognize who it was at first, but when he finished speaking, a chill suddenly ran down his spine. The person who spoke was the eldest brother of the Wu family, and at this time he His tone was gloomy and vicious, not at all like the honest and honest village man he usually was.

He continued: "Do you think it will be fine if they leave? They are official officials of the capital government. They will go to inquire about what happened back then, and they will also go to the previous villages to investigate, and they will send people to inquire about us again. At that time, there will be endless trouble. Now that I have been targeted, can I still escape?"

Grandma Zhang said again: "Then what do you want to do? You also know that they are businessmen, and there are nearly ten people in the group! I was thinking about how we changed places and started a new life back then, and we can still be like that today. The worst is to wait. If they leave, we can just run away."

The eldest brother of the Wu family said gloomily: "Although there are many of them, they are unprepared. Why shouldn't we strike first?"

At this time, an old man's voice sounded, "How to strike first? I could still move back then, but now your aunt is sick and your own sister is also sick. How to deal with those people? And what Mrs. Zhang said about escaping? , where can I escape now?"

The one who spoke turned out to be the one-armed old man of the Wu family. Wu Xiang was shocked when he heard this. But when he looked carefully, he found that there were three unspoken figures beside them. Two of them looked familiar. They thought they were Zhang Brothers, but there was another tall figure, but he couldn't identify it no matter what.

At this time, the eldest brother of the Wu family said again: "Since we can't escape, we will keep doing it. Only the leader among them is a bit smart. Other than that, they are just small minions who follow orders. , and there is a girl who doesn't care about anything. As long as you use some means, what can't be done? Have you forgotten how we acted back then?" After speaking, he stared at Granny Zhang and said, "You take all the medicine I ordered you to take. Already?"

Grandma Zhang smiled coldly again, "They are already very wary. This is the first time they ask me to cook tonight. How can I dare to let it go?"

The eldest brother of the Wu family seemed a little impatient. At this moment, the Zhang family brothers spoke up, "From the moment they entered the village, I knew that this time would not be easy to deal with. They came all the way here, and no one outside knew who they were. Wherever we find it, what should we be afraid of if we deal with it cleanly? If we didn't release it tonight, we will release it tomorrow. They see you as an old man and have already had a meal, so they probably won't be too wary of you."

"Mother, just do it like this. There is really no other way." The strangest figure spoke.

Wu Xiang, who was hiding in the dark, was shocked. He didn't know when Granny Zhang's son came back to the village!

At this time, the man asked again: "Did mother alert them when she came out?"

Grandma Zhang shook her head and said in a hoarse voice: "They were tired all day and were already snoring. I listened for a long time and found no movement before I came out——"

"Then it would be best if mother goes back quickly to avoid any surprises."

Grandma Zhang hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and obeyed them. Wu Xiang watched from a distance and was shocked when he saw Grandma Zhang turning back. It was not easy for him to hide for such a big person. Granny Zhang would have bumped into him if she had only taken ten more steps. He thought that he was alone now, so he stood up and wanted to hide in a different place. However, as soon as he turned around, his feet slipped and he suddenly let out a sudden sound. Crisp sound!

The people standing by the Blackwater Pond immediately looked in his direction!

"Who's there?"