"You're here to investigate the case?" the old man's voice was dry, like the movement of a thick branch when it was broken.

"Yes. Tang Tian was a little surprised, and Jia Zuozhen on the side also narrowed his eyes, although they had knocked on the doors of several families just now, they were all standing at the door and talking directly to those owners.

It's not a small sound, but it's definitely not too loud, at least not a few meters away.

The old man had been in the house all the time, so how could he know that they were here to investigate the case? Or ...... Know which case they're looking into?

Tang Tianzheng was thinking like this, and the old man actually spoke again: "Is it the case in Xiaoning Village?"

Tang Tian's face immediately became serious: "Yes, old man, do you know something?"

"Come in. The old man opened the door a little more, the house behind him was not lit, there were a few old hens cooing in the yard, and there was a wooden table in the middle of the yard, and on one side of the wooden table was placed half a bowl of rice, which should not have been eaten yet.

"Old man, what do you call it?" Tang Tian walked in vigilantly.

"My surname is Liu, you can call me Lao Liu. The old man replied unhurriedly, and at the same time as Jia Zuozhen came in, he slammed into the door and closed the door.

"Sit down. The old man pointed to the two places next to the wooden table.

This Lao Liu was so straightforward, but it made Tang Tian a little uneasy, anyway, he didn't know what to say for a while.

However, Jia Zuozhen is better at such chattering things: "Lao Liu, how do you know that we are here to investigate the case of Xiaoning Village? Did you make a fortune before we came?"

As he spoke, Jia Zuozhen also made a gesture of pinching his fingers.

Lao Liu glanced at him: "Originally, I wanted to talk to you about something, but depending on the quality of your team, forget it." ”

"Don't. Jia Zuozhen immediately said, "I'm just here to follow and see the scene, this is the main investigator." ”

"Lao Liu. Tang Tian interrupted Jia Zuozhen, "Did you just hear our conversation with other people?"

"See. Lao Liu replied very simply, "But I didn't hear you talk about anything, but I saw you when I was working in the field at noon today." ”

Speaking of this, Lao Liu paused slightly and pointed at Tang Tian: "To be exact, I saw you." For so many years, I have been farming in the same place every day, and I rarely see anyone driving to that place. ”

"Then how do you know that we are coming?" After asking this sentence, Tang Tian suddenly felt a little stupid, after all, they were pulling the siren into the village, after all, Lao Liu heard the voice, plus the events of the afternoon, it was easy for him to be a little vigilant, and ran to the door to pay attention to everything, maybe before they walked to this door, this old Comrade Liu was already waiting at the door.

Sure enough, Lao Liu immediately replied: "Since you entered the village, I have been paying attention to you. After all, that thing ......"

Lao Liu shook his head again and again: "For so many years, there has always been a legend in the neighborhood that the matter of Xiaoning Village is a curse. For example, a few years ago, we still had a few families here, that is, the daughters who married in Xiaoning Village, but they all disappeared inexplicably, and if they didn't see anyone dead or dead, they went to the police station to report the case, and the police said that they could only be counted as missing persons. ”

"Actually, we all know that the police don't believe in curses at all, and in their hearts, they may all regard those missing daughters as foreign daughters-in-law who can't stand the hard days and run away, and they have never paid attention to them. ”

Hearing this, Tang Tian and Jia Zuozhen both lifted their spirits, missing people? This is completely consistent with the conclusion obtained by Xiang Yu after investigating and collecting evidence!

Anyone who had anything to do with that case back then would be plotted!

It's just that after a long time, the people in Xiaoning Village are very jealous of that case, and no one is willing to investigate it deeply, even if the disappeared person is regarded as a missing person? It has nothing to do with their family, on the contrary, there is one less person from Xiaoning Village in the village, and they are more down-to-earth.

"Then do you know anything about that case?" Tang Tian asked softly.

There was no light in this courtyard, Lao Liu hid himself in the dark night, like a wooden sculpture, and slowly raised his head after a long time: "What do you know? What do you think I will know? I have already told you, it is a curse! That must not be something that people can do! Everyone involved in that incident died! Including that night...... The people who talked to Xiaoning Village on the phone also died, and none of them survived!"

His voice was very soft, and the voice of dry wood wafted out in the dark night, like a ghost crying, which made people can't help but get goosebumps.

"Phone?" Tang Tian grasped the point, "Do you know that one night fifteen years ago, someone called that building?"

"Nope. Lao Liu shook his head, "I only know that that day, someone made a phone call from the building in Xiaoning Village, and I don't know who the caller was, but I know which one he called." ”

"That ......"

"Don't ask too much, that family is related to Xiaoning Village, so they have also been cursed and have died a long time ago. Just a few years ago, all seven members of that family died. ”

"A few years ago?" Tang Tian vaguely felt that this incident was extraordinary, in the case files he had read, there was never any mention of any family that received a call from Xiaoning Village that night!

He immediately grasped the point: "Which one?"

To be honest, Tang Tian was a little nervous, he didn't expect such a big progress on the first night's visit.

"I've forgotten which one, it seems to be from the next village. The old man let out a long sigh, "I advise you not to continue the investigation, and be careful that your own lives are also involved." I wanted to stop you in the afternoon, but ah, when I wanted to get close to you, you had already opened the iron door on the first floor of Xiaoning Village. ”

Speaking of this, Lao Liu also stared at Tang Tian with interest: "At that time, I knew that I couldn't stop it, and since I couldn't stop it, I couldn't cause trouble for myself." Are you hurt? How are you hurt? Are you also affected by the curse?"

"No!" Tang Tian denied, of course, "I was injured, a man wearing a black bear skin. ”

Lao Liu was suddenly silent, and under the dark night sky, no one could see his face and eyes.

After a long time, he spoke slowly again: "That...... It's a curse. ”

"Alright, alright. Jia Zuozhen interjected again, "You took the initiative to call us in today just to tell us that it was a curse? Or even if you don't want to talk about the case, you don't want to tell us more about the curse, such as the source of the curse?"

"All I know is that over the years, the people who had to do with that building have died. As someone who has come before, I would like to persuade you not to touch that building again. The more involved, the deeper you sink. Maybe in a few days, even you will disappear. Lao Liu picked up the rice bowl in front of him and ate it slowly.

Tang Tian and Jia Zuozhen sat opposite him, waiting quietly.

But who knew that after more than ten minutes, the old man slowly finished eating the rice in the bowl, looked up and saw them again, and his face was full of surprise: "Hey, why are you two still here? Let's go, let's go, go back, don't come here again." ”

The old man waved his hand impatiently.

"But I still have some questions, what do you have to do with Xiaoning Village back then? How many people do you know there? Also, have you heard of ...... over the years?"

"I said you guys go!" the old man slowly put down his rice bowl, but his tone was a lot heavier, and he nodded his ear, "People are old, I can't hear clearly, and I can't hear what you say." ”

Obviously, this Lao Liu is resisting this topic.

Tang Tian and Jia Zuozhen tried for a while, but Lao Liu just pointed in the direction of the gate and told them to leave quickly, and there was no other word.

Tang Tian had no choice but to get up and say goodbye to the old man.

"Old man, if we find any clues in the future, we will come to you again. Tang Tian said a little more when he went out.

"I've already said what I need to say, it's better for you to stay away from that curse, if you don't want to stay away, then don't come to me again, I don't want to be dragged in by you. The old man pushed Jia Zuozhen, who was walking behind, out of the door, and then slammed the door shut, and there was no more sound.

There were occasional rooster crows in the house, and it was pitch black, as if there were no living people inside.

For some reason, standing in front of this house, Tang Tian's mind would always keep coming up with mountains of white bones, man-eating monkeys, and the humane bear in the tube building of Xiaoning Village.

He always felt that this Lao Liu must have something to do with Xiaoning Village.

"According to the normal procedure, this old man can be invited by us to the police station. Tang Tian didn't want to give up this clue.

"There's no regular procedure anymore. Jia Zuozhen shook his head helplessly, "You don't know how many people there are in the Special Investigation Bureau, although our procedures are simpler than the regular procedures, it also takes time." Until then, will you stay here and watch him?"

"Let's ask the old fox for his opinion first. Tang Tian picked up the phone.

"Well, it's time to ask him, after all, he's the head. Jia Zuozhen didn't resist the title of old fox, as if he had already added such a title to Xiang Yu in his heart, just like Tang Tian.

The phone was connected, and Xiang Yu didn't seem to have made much progress on his side, and he ate a lot of closed-door soup.

Later, Tang Tian told him that there was a more capable old man here, and he didn't mean to take it to heart: "I saw that person a few years ago, and at that time he also said this to me what kind of curse curse, and I also investigated him in particular, so I don't need to pay attention to it." Also, you have to speed up, Yu Da is already urging him, and we must rush back to the bureau as soon as possible. ”