My name is Wang Hao, and I'm an in-depth investigative journalist. I graduated from university in 2008 and came to my current workplace in 2009. As a newcomer, it took me two years of training before I could take charge on my own. So, on a special day, I was appointed as an in-depth investigative reporter. At that moment, the responsibility on me was heavier.

I thought that investigative journalism was risking all kinds of dangers to expose the darkness, but I didn't think it was that simple. In the 10 years I have been a journalist, I have almost lost my life many times, and even my family and friends have been implicated.

It was my second Wednesday as an in-depth investigative journalist, which happened to be my birthday. On that day, I was called into the office by the president.

I knocked on the heavy wooden door, and after hearing the sound of "entering" inside, I slowly walked into the office. The president of our newspaper is a middle-aged man who looks calm and steady, and when he saw me coming in, he first nodded, and then said slowly: "Wang Hao, you have been here for two years. ”

I sat across from the president and nodded with a smile on my face. The president looked at me and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "You are also an in-depth investigative journalist now, and there are some things I have to tell you, I hope you don't run away after listening to it." ”

I was very puzzled and said, "President, you can just say anything." Since I, Wang Hao, have chosen this profession, I will not evade or retreat. Is there something dangerous that I need to investigate?"

After listening to what I said, the president seemed to be very satisfied, only to see him stand up and walk to the window, look at the thick dark clouds in the sky, and say in a low and powerful voice: "You also know that our newspaper is not only a news newspaper on the surface, but also responsible for investigating public sentiment and public opinion, going deep into the scene to collect all kinds of evidence, and finally forming an important news organization that is submitted to the internal reference. ”

I casually agreed.

The president paused for a moment and then said, "But what I want to tell you is that the internal reference of our newspaper is different from that of other news organizations. ”

I looked at the president in amazement, and I was speechless for a long time.

The president turned to look at me and said in a deep voice, "Another task of ours is to investigate things that cannot be inferred normally throughout the country, and then write a No. 0 internal reference and submit it to ••••••."

When I walked out of the president's office, I was a little confused. The amount of information that the president said was a bit informative, and it took a little time for me, who was only 24 years old, to accept it.

I stood by the window of the hallway and watched the sky outside, the dark clouds were thicker, the cold autumn wind was beating against the glass, and the rain was dripping like beans on the ground. I sighed, and not only remembered what the president said to me at the end of the conversation: "Wang Hao, now I have a mission here that you need to go." In Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, there is a deep valley called 'Weird Valley' by locals, and according to clues provided by insiders, there are illegal mineral-refining companies there, which have seriously damaged the local ecological environment. So, you're going to have to investigate this illegal business in depth, but that's just one of your tasks. As for the second task, you need to go to No. 43 Gong'an Lane to find out. ”

Lightning pierced the sky and brought my thoughts back to reality. I took the umbrella from the editorial office and set foot on the road to No. 43 Gong'an Lane.

I sat in a taxi and watched the rain out the window. The driver is obviously a person who doesn't like to talk much, and I didn't hear him say anything all the way. It's seven o'clock in the evening and the rain is still falling. I just looked out the window quietly. Suddenly, I saw a line of blood on the glass of the car in front of me, and I shook my head, I didn't know if it was my hallucination or if something really happened.

I found out that it wasn't my hallucination. There were more and more blood lines on the car glass, and as the blood lines condensed, I could smell a fishy smell. The blood line continued to coalesce, and the driver drove faster and faster, and I spoke loudly to the driver, but the driver didn't seem to hear what I was saying.

Eventually, a blood-blurred face appeared on the car glass, and the bloody face's mouth opened and closed, as if to say something. At this time, I have calmed down, because I know that it is a blessing or a curse, and it is a disaster that cannot be avoided. Suddenly, the bloody face quickly spread out, forming a few words. I looked at those words carefully, and saw that it was written: Valley Bottom God Domain, don't come!

I looked at the four words in front of me suspiciously, what is the Divine Domain? What is that bloody face? Is the Divine Domain at the bottom of the valley the Strange Valley of Yunnan? Before I could think about it more, the driver braked suddenly. I was caught off guard and hit the back of the front seat. I screamed in pain and looked to the other side. I saw the words Gong'an Lane written on the road table outside the window.

I threw fifty dollars in the back seat, opened the door and slipped. This taxi is a little weird. Even when I got out of the car, the driver didn't say a word.

I walked along a somewhat dilapidated path, black umbrellas that covered most of the rain, and the walls on both sides were torn. Every fifteen meters, there is a family. Each house has two white lanterns hanging in the doorway, which looks a little oozing. I was alone on the whole path, but there were two people's footsteps.

Feeling a little nervous, I quickened my pace to the depths of the path.

After three or four minutes, I finally found No. 43 Gong'an Lane. A thick fog suddenly rose. The fog was so thick that I couldn't see my fingers. I was just about to pick up my phone and dial 110 when I heard a creak open the door. I was stunned for a moment and walked towards the front.

I felt as if I had passed through a membrane, and I was a little surprised by what I saw. A thin old man looked at me with a smile on crutches, and just as I was about to speak, the thin old man said, "You are Wang Hao." ”

I smiled and nodded, and said softly, "Yes, uncle." Our president asked me to lead the second mission of Yunnan Strange Valley. ”

The thin old man nodded, and took out an A4 piece of paper from his bosom that had been folded several times. I reached out and took the A4 paper, opened it and looked at it. There are some profiles of the people written on it, as well as a few photos.

The thin old man straightened his waist and said, "Wang Hao, this is your second task. You have to investigate all the people on the paper, and try to find as many things as you can in the photos above and bring them back safely. ”

I nodded and looked at the two photos above. One is topped with a jade pendant, and the other is topped with a grimace mask. I was a little confused, but I didn't ask.

The thin old man didn't say anything when he saw me, and said with a smile: "The kid is very good, for your sake, let me tell you something." ”

I arched my hand at the old man and said, "Uncle, you say I'm listening." ”

The thin old man was on crutches, looked at me with deep eyes and said, "This time I went to Yunnan, remember to go to the temple to order incense ashes." If you run into trouble that can't be solved, it can help you. Oh, you'd better go find that grimace mask first. In Spooky Valley after one o'clock in the morning, you have to go out with that grimace mask. ”

I listened to the old man's words, and my heart was stunned. What kind of task is this, why is it so infiltrating.

I was thinking about it when the skinny old man kicked me out of number 43. Standing at the door, I was a little messy, and after thinking for a moment, I stomped my foot and it!

Whatever the reason, my first mission was to investigate environmental pollution, and I always made some contribution to the people. I, convinced myself.

On October 25th, I carried a hiking bag on my back and set out on the road to Yunnan.

The 11-hour journey made me very tired, and the first thing I did when I arrived in Xishuangbanna was to have a good rest.

I found a cheap hotel to stay at the destination of my trip. When I came to Manhai Village, it was already night. I was tossing and turning in bed, and I had some insomnia. It was twelve o'clock in the evening, and I hadn't fallen asleep yet. I sat up, and just as I wanted to get out of bed and drink water, I heard the sound of walking in the corridor of the hotel.