After patiently listening to his story, I brought the topic back: "So, what did you want to say to us when you intercepted us at the gate of Zhaojia Village early?"
"People in Zhaojia Village believe in their ancestors. Anyone who dares to resist the rule of their ancestors will be cursed by the Zhao Tianjia." When Village Chief Wang said this, his expression changed, as if he was recalling something that scared him.
I noticed that when he mentioned the three words "ancestor", he spoke very fast, as if he was very taboo about that period of history, so I asked him, "Who is the ancestor? What's the curse of the Zhao Tian family?"
Village Chief Wang shook his head and sighed: "Actually, I don't know much about it, but it is said that the grave of the ancestor of Zhao Tianjia is on the mountain behind the village, and he was once the patron saint of the entire Zhaojia Village."
"There have been rumors about this patron saint for a long time. About fifty or sixty years ago, there was a famine in the village. The people in Zhao's village couldn't survive, so they went to the mountains to dig graves, hoping to find food in them."
"But I never expected that they would actually dig up the grave of my ancestor. And during the digging process, they dug up the board of the ancestor's coffin and found that there was a big white snake hidden inside."
"The big white snake is abnormally big. It spits out red snakes and its eyes are shining with a faint green light."
"They were so frightened that they immediately threw away the coffin and fled out of the village in a panic. But the snake moved very quickly, biting a child's ankle and dragging the child towards the cemetery."
"The child's frightened cry attracted the attention of the others. When they saw the snake, they were so frightened that they did not dare to approach it, leaving the child to fend for himself."
"The child struggled for a while and gradually lost his voice."
"After the snake devoured the body, it wanted to continue eating other people. At this time, someone rushed up and beat the big white snake away."
"poor child."
Village Chief Wang sighed as he spoke, "We tried our best to fight off the snake. Later, someone called all the people in the village to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the white snake."
"that time……"
"Everyone in the village thinks the big white snake is from outside."
"This incident caused quite a stir, and everyone was taken away by the police for investigation. As a result, our village was barely at peace."
"It wasn't until later that we found out that the big white snake had been raised by the Zhao Tian family from the beginning! It was those outsiders who used it!"
Village Chief Wang paused, "We don't know what method Zhao Tian's family used to let the police let them go. After so many years, I have never given up investigating Zhao Tian's family, but nothing has been found.
Empirical evidence.”
"And now, the curse of the Zhao Tian family has begun again."
"Someone in our village has discovered that big white snake wandering around again!"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but take a breath of air. This Zhao Tian family was indeed cunning and cunning, and he was waiting for me here.
If Village Chief Wang hadn't come to tell him this today, he might have been tricked by this big white snake!
A few of us were sitting in the house. After I lowered my head and pondered for a moment, I asked, "Then why did you come to us this time?"
Village Chief Wang hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "Actually, in addition to asking for help from you, I came here this time. More importantly, it was decided after discussion by the people in our village. I want to ask you to help catch this big white snake."
"Capture the White Snake?" I opened my eyes in surprise, "But hasn't Zhaojia Village been sealed off?"
Village Chief Wang said, "Although it is blocked, the big white snake may have become a spirit. It can not only control people's minds, but also their behavior. Its abilities are far beyond our imagination. If it is not eliminated in time,
It, I'm afraid the whole town will fall into disaster."
"I came to you this time just to discuss it with you and see if there is any way you can stop it?"
Village Chief Wang looked at me with a somewhat uneasy expression: "I've also told you about this, just don't find it troublesome. I know you police officers hate this kind of thing, but the villagers in our village
We can no longer care about this, this is related to the life of our whole village!"
"I understand." I asked, "What's your plan?"
He took a deep breath, as if he had made some kind of decision, and said to me: "Don't worry, since we promised to help you, we will definitely do it, and we are not unprepared this time."
"Well, how do you need us to cooperate?"
I don't believe that today, Village Chief Wang suddenly found me.
Do you have any plans to kill the big white snake?
"The old people in our village have a way to deal with that white snake. I also know that big white snake."
Village Chief Wang looked at me and said.
"This..." I frowned, obviously not convinced.
"To tell you the truth, our ancestors in Wangjiacun left a will decades ago."
"Whoever really saves the villagers in our village and solves the curse of Zhaojiacun will get the property of Zhaojiacun."
"And these properties will be enough for you to have enough food and clothing for the next life."
I was stunned.
I didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected gain.
"Don't refuse yet. We have finally understood over the years that we can no longer sit back and wait for death. I hope you can think about it clearly."
Village Chief Wang looked at me sincerely and spoke while the iron was hot again,
"This incident is a great danger to every villager in Zhaojia Village. We don't want this to happen."
"I have no reason to refuse."
I said, "Tell me more about how to deal with that big white snake?"
"I understand, this method is a bit risky, so I hope you can think about it carefully. After all, there are so many villagers in this village, and I hope you, sir, will try your best to protect us."
Village Chief Wang said, "I have simply told you the power of that big white snake just now."
"Many secrets have been buried in Zhaojia Village and cannot be leaked out casually. If they cannot be kept secret, there may be dangers in the village. These dangers may even lead to things more terrifying than curses."
"So...can you promise to keep it a secret?"
Village Chief Wang looked at me sincerely, his eyes burning.
I pursed my lips and nodded in agreement.
When I woke up the next day, Village Chief Wang had already left.
I stood by the window and looked down for a while. Suddenly, a group of neatly dressed villagers appeared in the yard.
Holding shovels, sickles or wooden sticks in their hands, these people lined up and walked to the door. They all looked solemn, as if they were welcoming some ceremony.
And I stood at the top of the stairs, watching those people walking downstairs.