Chapter Twenty-Six: A Dilemma
I picked up the three water glasses on the table, lined them up in the same direction, and said, "The roots are here, the trunks are here, and the canopy should be located hereβGushan Island." β
Gushan Island is the only island on Fuxian Lake, standing alone in the middle of the lake, and it is also one of the attractions of this tour.
"No way. Ye Xun shook his head and said, "I have been to Gushan Island, where there is a Gushan Park, and there is a tourist area, which is densely populated, how can it be a tree canopy? I think, according to your arrangement, the canopy should be under the water." β
I shook my head and said, "Two of the seven mysteries of Fuxian Lake are related to Gushan Island. The first is the Shark Palace. Legend has it that Gushan Island is supported by ten pillars in Fuxian Lake, and below the island is the palace of the shark king. β
"The second legend is the Lonely Mountain No-Fly Zone. There is a triangle near Lonely Mountain, where there is no electronic signal, and it is very similar to the legendary Bermuda Triangle. I think there must be a mystery hidden on Gushan Island. β
Ye Xun still refused to believe it: "Even if that's the case, then how do you explain the tourist area on Gushan Island?"
I couldn't help but be speechless for a moment. After all, Gushan Island is not an inaccessible barren mountain range, the entire island has undergone construction and development, even if there are any secrets, it should have been exposed a long time ago, and it is still our turn to guess here?
When I was silent, Dong Xiaowei suddenly spoke: "I believe Wang Huan's judgment, didn't Zhang Hao inquire about a legend about Gushan Island?"
When Dong Xiaowei looked at Zhang Hao, the latter hurriedly nodded and said, "I did hear about it." Legend has it that Gushan Island has been entrenched by bandits three times, the last time in the Republic of China, and the planes of the Kuomintang * Kuomintang * also crashed into pieces on Gu Shan Island. It is said that it was because after the plane flew there, all the instruments failed. β
Another classmate said: "I have also heard a legend that there will be a herring formation under Gushan Island. Some people say: A long time ago, when a king of fish came out to play, he got into the cave under Gushan Island and never came out, and then the fish formed a fish formation to hit Gushan in order to save the king. But they failed to break through the big lonely mountain that trapped the fish king, and only smashed the small lonely mountain. Later, the fish would come to worship the king of fish in the lonely mountain every year, and this is how the lonely mountain fish formation came. β
I looked at Ye Xun and said, "The tourist brochure also mentions that the fish worship the shark king, which is basically the same as what he said. The legend in the tourist brochure is: The Shark King got into a place with a small mouth and a big belly, and he could never get out again, so Gushan Island was called the Shark King's Palace. β
As soon as I finished speaking, one of my classmates said in a trembling voice: "The ghost-faced shark that captured us also came from the Shark King's Palace, right? I heard that it is not a school of fish that worships the lonely mountain, but a ghost!"
I turned my head and said, "What do you mean?"
The classmate said slowly: "Legend has it that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Feng Shuangli, one of the governors of the five armies of the Great Western Army under Zhang Xianzhong, led his troops into Jiangchuan County, and the Zhou County Commander at that time led 3,000 people to retreat to Gushan Island to avoid military disasters. Zhou County ordered to cover the people, but was captured alive by Feng Shuangli, and was killed by Feng Shuangli after refusing to surrender. β
The people of Gushan were shocked to hear that Zhou County Ling was killed, and they wept bitterly and shook the sky, and their families were ruined and there was no way to die, and under the grief and despair, 3,000 people committed suicide by throwing themselves into the water on the south cliff of Gushan Island. Legend has it that the corpses floating outside Gushan Island for several miles, the torrential rain continued for days, the angry waves on Fuxian Lake rolled, and the corpses in the water were like big fish that appeared and disappeared from time to time, surrounding Gushan Island to resist strong enemies, and Feng Shuangli was not allowed to step into Gushan for half a step. Later, Feng Shuangli didn't know how to land on Gushan Island, destroyed all the buildings on the island, and led his troops away. β
Later, the south cliff of Gushan Island was renamed the Sacrifice Cliff, and every year on July 15, there will be people to the south cliff to worship the ancestors, and the fish will also gather at this time to the lonely mountain to form a fish formation. The people here all believe that the fish formation is the 3,000 people who desperately guarded the lonely mountain back then. β
When the classmate said this, he raised his head in horror: "After Che Chi and they killed that fish, we have been chased by the ghost-faced shark, and the tour guide has also come back to look for us...... It's a ghost fish looking for revenge!"
I stared at the man, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"
The classmate said, "I said it when I came back, you didn't pay attention!"
"I didn't pay attention?" "I've always had a good memory, and if he did, I'd be sure I would.
Dong Xiaowei said: "He did say that you didn't listen to it all at that time, only half of it, and you didn't listen to it after hearing that Feng Shuangli occupied Jiangchuan County." β
"Really?" I'm also a little skeptical about what happened now. Was it really something I was overlooking at the time?
I thought about it for a long time, but I still didn't dare to be sure of anything, so I could only vaguely say: "Anyway, we have to go to the Lonely Mountain to see." Let's rest for a while, let's go out and get a boat, and go around the lonely mountain first. β
I wanted to give those classmates a break, but in this case, no one could sleep. I simply didn't wait any longer, and led them out of the villa and in the direction of the lake.
While everyone else was in a hurry, Ye Xun deliberately lagged behind a few steps behind and whispered to me, "Is it wise for you to bring them all out?"
I reacted immediately.
I know very well what Ye Xun meant. I cooperate with Ye Xun, and I don't need to scruple too much, but with my classmates, it's easy to be timid. They each have their own plans, not to mention, in case of trouble, it will immediately become a mess, no one can take care of anyone, or they do not want to take care of others, in case of distress, except for casualties, there is no other result.
Should I let them go back?
As soon as this thought popped into my head, it never lingered.
When I was thinking about how to get those classmates back, Ye Xun suddenly pulled my sleeve and dragged me to the side of the road: "Go into the water!"
"Get off ......" As soon as I said a word, the corner of my eye swept to the oncoming police car, and I immediately plunged into the water and stood close to the lake.
It didn't take long for me to hear the sound of the police car opening the door: "You are Wang Huan's classmates, right?
After the police questioned them, none of my classmates spoke.
They should have been questioned. They all knew that I was at the back, and I didn't have to look outside to imagine that one of them must be subconsciously looking backwards. They can't hide this from the eyes of the police.
After a while, I heard someone coming in my direction along the shore of the lake. Before the other party reached the lake, Ye Xun kicked down the stones on the shore along with the mud and sand. The lake around me suddenly became muddy, basically blocking my body.
"Did you see someone coming over here?" The policeman should be talking to Ye Xun, and Ye Xun said calmly: "I didn't see it." β
The policeman asked again, "What are you doing here?"
"Look at the view. Ye Xun only said two words.
The policeman asked unexpectedly, "Are the footprints on the ground just stepped on?"
Oops!
I suddenly "clicked" in my heart. Did I leave footprints on the shore when I went into the water?
Ye Xun said: "I don't know. I just came over, coming after them. β
Fortunately, Ye Xun didn't say that the footprints were stepped on by himself. At this time, the more you cover up, the easier it is to show your feet.
The policeman stopped after taking two steps above my head, and soon I heard the sound of water blowing overhead. Are the police washing their hands?
I quickly squatted into the lake and stood in the water half-bent. The water quality of Fuxian Lake is clear, if Ye Xun hadn't kicked the stone just now, I would have been seen by the police.
The policeman finally stopped, and shouted into the distance: "You little classmates are all here." β
What did he call my classmate for?
I was almost out of breath, and when he called my classmate over to say a few more words, I couldn't get out of the water to breathe. It's not terrible!
What's worse is that my classmates are still hesitant and unwilling to move forward, and it took a long time for them to come over.
I couldn't hold my breath anymore and tried to slowly poke my head out of the water. Who knows, just as I was about to stick my head out of the water, someone stepped on the top of my head and pressed me into the water.
It must have been Ye Xun who did it, except for him, no one dared to make a small move near the police.
But I can't breathe if I don't breathe, I've endured it to the limit, and if I don't breathe, I'll instinctively get up from the water.
When I tried to stretch my head to the water again, Ye Xun's two bare feet stepped on together, and both feet covered my face together. I quickly exhaled between his feet, and before I could take a deep breath, he stepped into the water again.
The policeman asked inexplicably, "What are you doing?"
Ye Xun said as a matter of course: "There was sand in my shoes just now, wash my feet." β
As Ye Xun spoke, he sank his feet into the water together, and his feet stepped on my shoulders - he sat by the water and washed his feet to cover me. But the more this happens, the more worried I become, in case my classmates leak out, with Ye Xun's guts, maybe something can be done.
When I was in the water, I heard the policeman say: "I know that you and Wang Huan are classmates, it is not easy to get along for four years in college, and the affection between classmates is also very sincere." However, affection is not a substitute for law. You're all college students, and you all know that harboring criminals is also breaking the law. I hope that before you make any decisions, you will think about whether you are helping Wang Huan or ruining your future. β
The policeman paused and said, "I know you want to help him, but I must tell you that the best way to help Wang Huan is to persuade him to turn himself in, not to help him hide in Tibet." β
After the policeman finished speaking, his partner also said in the distance: "You have helped Wang Huan now, maybe he will confess you after he is arrested." The crime of harboring is also punishable, think clearly. β
The dialogue between the two policemen, one soft and one hard, is the most lethal cooperation.
My heart couldn't help but lift.