The sun was already high at that time, and I was woken up by a commotion. I looked at my watch, and it was past ten in the morning.
Wu Hao was not around, so I sat up and rubbed my eyes, then leaned against the window and looked around.
Then I saw a lot of people standing in the yard, including more than a dozen villagers, including Wu Hao and Qing Qing. What surprised me was that there were several uniformed police officers. I wondered how many of them were there last night.
What was the quarrel like? It even brought people from the police station to the quarrel?
I was quite curious, so I wanted to take a look, but as soon as I walked into the yard, the scene in front of me made me completely confused!
This manna was a quarrel, it was like a murder scene!
The gate of the yard was open, and there were several police cars parked outside, and there were even forensic doctors in white coats. If it weren't for the isolation tape blocking the way, more people would probably come in to watch the fun.
Just in the yard, there were four corpses lying on the ground covered with white cloths, and there was only one man covered in blood, huddled in the corner and shivering. He looked a little out of his mind.
At this time Wu Hao also saw me and came over to ask me if I was awake?
I was dumbfounded. I pointed at the corpses and asked him, "Are these the people who lived across from us last night?"
Wu Hao was right, they seemed to be travel companions, and they also wanted to sneak up from the back mountain in the morning.
Then he pointed at the man huddled in the corner: "I heard from the people at the police station that this group of people seemed to have some trouble playing royalist last night. At midnight, this anxious person took advantage of everyone else to go to sleep.
The kitchen found a kitchen knife and chopped up the other four, probably because he wanted to take the money and run away, but for some reason, this guy immediately went crazy after chopping them up."
I was really stunned for a while. I felt at the time that this matter was not that simple, and I asked Wu Hao directly, do you believe their statement?
Wu Hao lowered his voice and said that I definitely don't believe it. Sister Qing told me that there was something wrong with the candles sent by the landlady last night. If we lighted the candles, we would probably end up like them.
After he said that, I thought about the way Wu Hao looked at me with a knife, which made me tremble all over. I asked Wu Hao again, what happened to the boss lady last night?
"People from the police station said that the boss and his wife were crushed to death by a tractor more than ten kilometers outside the village last night."
This sentence was said by Qingqing, her tone was a bit heavy, which made me feel a little panicked.
The tractor was driving so slowly, so how could it be possible for two big living people to be crushed to death by the tractor? You don't need to think about this to know that there must be something evil.
I asked Qingqing, what were you doing last night? Did you find anything outside?
She didn't seem to be angry with me anymore at that time, and still said yes or no in that heavy tone. I found a little girl last night, but she had some skills, and she accidentally ran away.
"ah?"
What she said made me confused, so I asked her, why are you arresting a little girl when you have nothing to do? Besides, what ability does a little girl have, how can you let her run away?
Qingqing said, aren't you talking nonsense? Whose six or seven-year-old little girl is wandering outside in the middle of the night? That is a kid, and she is a ghost who has been dead for many years and has been cultivated. Otherwise, how could she slip away from me?
As soon as I heard what she said, I felt more and more unsure. Normally, if Master Meng always comes here, there shouldn't be anything weird in this village. But as soon as we came, weird things happened one after another, so there was no need to think about it.
I know, someone must be causing trouble for all this, and that person is probably coming after me.
In fact, the first figure that popped into my mind was the middle-aged man who came to see me last night, but when I thought about it carefully, I felt something was wrong. Since he asked me to help him, there was no reason to do it here.
Should I be a stumbling block?
But at this time, I thought of the figure from yesterday afternoon again. The more I thought about it, the more familiar it became. But who is he? Do these things have anything to do with him?
I asked Qingqing what to do now, and Qingqing said what else could be done. One more thing would be better than one less thing to do, and hurry up the mountain. The person causing trouble in this village may not be a ghost. If we drag it on, something might happen.
She also said that she came back early this morning, and she was the first to call the police when she found something happened on the opposite side. She originally wanted to take us up the mountain directly, but Wu Hao said that I slept soundly and wanted to let me rest more.
So she didn't call me, because she was dragged in for questioning for a long time.
I felt quite warm after hearing what she said, but it was also a bit strange. Did she figure something out that night? Why was she suddenly not angry with me anymore?
But it was impossible for me to ask, so I went back with Wu Hao and put my hiking bags on my back. As a result, the three of us were stopped by a man in his thirties at the door just as we were about to go out.
He pointed at Qingqing and said to the police officer next to him: "Comrade, this is the woman. Yesterday, my dog barked when he saw her and tried to pounce on her, but his head fell off after just two steps."
When I heard him say this, I understood. This was what Wu Hao told me last night. He and Qingqing went to the dog-raising family, but I didn't quite understand what he wanted to do.
Moreover, his words made the police officer a little helpless, but he still patiently explained to him: "Your dog's head fell off on its own? How is that possible?"
Besides, what does the loss of the dog’s head have to do with others? If you don’t fasten the chain yourself, then if the dog is really jumped by others, you will still have to pay for it.”
"Comrade, you have to believe me. There must be something wrong with this woman. My dog is very understanding of human nature. If she has no problem, can I attack her?
Besides, our village has always been peaceful and nothing strange has ever happened. But since they came, how many people died last night? There is definitely something wrong with these three people. You should arrest them quickly."
This man said very ignorant things with a very serious expression, which made me laugh all the time.
Qingqing's little face turned pale with anger, and she pointed at the man and said, "Why are you such a bad person, so why do you complain first? Your dog almost bit me, and now you want to call the police to arrest me?"
But this man was particularly unreasonable. He pointed at Qingqing and said, "What's wrong with arresting you? You look like a witch. You didn't know what magic method you used to kill my dog. Comrade, you have to catch her."
We can’t let her go out and harm others!”
The more he spoke, the louder he became, and many onlookers gathered around him. This man also borrowed a donkey from the slope, and shouted loudly to everyone, saying that Qingqing was a female ghost, and that Liu Laowu and his family were harmed by her.
These two people must be with her, we must not let them go!
To say that the power of the masses is really powerful, after hearing what he said, a group of people pointed at the three of us, especially some people said some unreasonable things to Qingqing.
I saw her clenching her teeth and staring at the group of people fiercely, as if she was about to get angry.
I was a little scared at that time. Why don't we let him go? If Qingqing gets angry, what can he do? Then the three of us are not allowed to be taken away for dissection and research?
I patted Wu Hao and told him to go and ask this man what he meant. If it didn't work, I would pay him some money and finish the job. Don't let him talk nonsense here.
Wu Hao said yes, but just as he was about to speak, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Comrade, I want to call the police, my child is missing!"
It was a woman in her early thirties, running towards this direction, and many people were looking in her direction.
I winked at Wu Hao and wanted to take Qingqing and sneak away in the chaos, but then I heard someone shout again: "Hey, why is my child gone?"