Xia Lin drove all the way down the mountain from the Pingjiao Mountain Bridge, and when he got to the bottom of the mountain, he parked his car in an open space, which was the entrance to the village. Bayi < Network ?} ）．

Here is an ancient village, a big banyan tree, an ancient bridge and a small river, a stone bench, a red brick house, a tiled roof house, a pavilion in Chinese painting, and a small spring with a steady stream of hot water, the old people are playing chess under the tree, the adults are busy with all kinds of work, and the children are playing.

Xia Lin walked to an old woman sitting under the head of a banyan tree and shaking a fan, and asked, "Mother-in-law, is there a family surnamed Ning in this village?"

The mother-in-law looked at Xia Lin and said, "This is Ningjia Village, most of them are surnamed Ning, only a few people with foreign surnames buy land here to repair houses, which one is my sister looking for." ”

It's a big trouble now, this is Ningjia Village, Xia Lin thought for a while and said, "That family has a daughter named Ning Lan and a son-in-law named Zhao Xuehua." ”

The mother-in-law was stunned for a moment, and immediately said prominently: "Is the girl a policeman?"

"What?" said Xia Lin.

"It's been 3o years since this happened, how can you still check it, haven't you stopped checking it a long time ago?" said the mother-in-law, her memory seemed to be clearly left 3o years ago.

"It's been 3o years since everything happened. Xia Lin asked.

"Didn't my sister come to investigate this? The mother-in-law said.

Xia Lin had an idea and said, "Ning Lan is my mother's good friend, and my mother has difficulty moving and asked me to come to Aunt Ning Lan for her." ”

"Eh," the mother-in-law said curiously, "What else are you looking for, Xiaolan has been dead for 3o years." ”

"Dead?!" Xia Lin asked, the doubts in his heart were proven, the woman was really dead.

"This incident was so big 3o years ago, your mother didn't even know it. The mother-in-law said.

"What's the matter?" Xia Lin asked nervously.

The mother-in-law didn't want to say, she was silent for a long time, Xia Lin felt that her tone was a little too nervous or something, and asked carefully: "I just want to give my mother an explanation, can my mother-in-law tell me?"

The mother-in-law thought for a while and began to say slowly: "Master Ning's family is very rich, and his popularity is also very good, there are several large fields rented to the villagers, and in case of natural disasters, the rent can be halved." Master Ning's only daughter is called Ning Lan, the little girl has a very good character, often gives food to her aunt and uncle, Master Ning's wife Ning sister-in-law is also very amiable, she helps with everything, it feels like a family, but she gave birth to this Ning Lan little girl and did not have another child, and later it was rumored that she had a problem with her uterus, and it would be difficult to give birth to a child, and her daughter was the same, she almost died after giving birth to a child, and she didn't dare to give birth again. ”

"And how did they die?" asked Xia Lin.

"Master Ning died without waiting for Ning Lan's little girl to get married, saying that it was a car accident, and he passed away without any surprise. For a long time, the Ning family was lifeless, and Ning's sister-in-law hadn't come out for a long time, everything was done by Master Ning's younger brother and second master, and later, Ning Lan found a person with a foreign surname to come back as a son-in-law, and the family gradually became lively, and it was even more lively when she gave birth to a baby. ”

"Then how the hell did they die?" Xia Lin asked anxiously.

The mother-in-law continued: "Actually, we don't know very well, the police said that they crashed into the bridge guard, overturned the car and fell down the mountain, but they only saw that the car did not find anyone. ”

"Why did you only find the car and not see the person, and the body was not found?" Xia Lin asked, very strange.

The mother-in-law said: "Ning Lan's child Xiaoyou has found it, and it was found by a villager on the top of a tree in a mountain forest. The mother-in-law looked up at the hundred-year-old tree and said, "It's this big tree, it used to be a mountain forest, just because it saved Xiaoyou, the Ning family fenced it up and offered it, and gradually a vacant land was opened here, and the children like to play here." However, Xiaoyou's child doesn't know what disease he has since then, his face is pale, and he never grows taller, and I have heard of it, but I have never seen him go out. ”

"I haven't seen him go out. Xia Lin continued to ask, "Then who said these words?" ”

"I haven't seen this old woman, but many people have seen it, and the children in the village often play with her. The mother-in-law said.

"Then why hasn't my mother-in-law seen her for decades? Xia Lin asked.

"Because my mother-in-law goes to bed early, this child comes out to play at night, saying that he will get sick from the sun, and I haven't seen Sister-in-law Ning for decades. The mother-in-law said.

"But after all, it's been decades, and that kid has grown up. Xia Lin was even more curious.

"Strange disease, not growing tall, always 6 years old. The mother-in-law said.

Xia Lin felt a little incredulous when he heard this, and continued to ask: "Then if you don't go out, who will cook for them, and who will take care of their fields?" Xia Lin asked.

"At first, it was taken care of by the second master, but later the land was seized by the government, and they have endless money, so they should invite people. The mother-in-law said.

"And was the cause of their death later found out, and what happened to the incident?" Xia Lin continued.

"It became a headless case, the car was towed away, the two disappeared, in the first few years, the police came to investigate from time to time, but there was no result, and gradually no longer investigated. The mother-in-law said.

Xia Lin nodded, she wanted to know the story of this matter.

"Sister, don't think too much, just tell your mother, Ning Lan's little girl died of illness, how tired she is. The mother-in-law said.

"Mother-in-law, where is their house? I want to buy something to eat and send it to Aunt Ning's children. Xia Lin said.

"It's the biggest house in the village, and you go to the end, there's an old house on a hillside, and they haven't rebuilt a modern house. The mother-in-law pointed to a distant place and said, in fact, she couldn't see it at all.

This is a luxurious house, a big house with a British style in the 5o's.

There is a large garden in front of the door in the wall, very quiet, occasionally there are small birds skimming the water, bypassing the big garden you can see the stairs that must enter the big house, Xia Lin went up the stairs, the wooden paint door is hidden, she pushed the door, the solid wood door is too heavy, you can't push it, and finally squeeze your body into the crack of the door to squeeze yourself in.

Stepping into the house is a very large hall, the luxurious headlights connecting to the top of the second floor have a stunning majesty, hundreds of pairs of crystal eyes are staring at Xia Lin, the light in the room is very dim, Xia Lin shivered, and looked around, the emptiness and silence were terrible.

"Anyone?" Xia Lin shouted, echoes reverberating through the room.

Xia Lin continued to walk, and behind the hall was an open-air garden, which was supposed to make the big house bright through, but it was deliberately concealed, making the inside and outside of the house very dark, like night.

A gust of wind blew, the trees in the back garden rattled, Xia Lin intuitively felt cool behind her, and immediately ran back to the house, there was no one anywhere, she walked up to the second floor step by step, although she was wearing flat shoes, she could still hear her footsteps clearly.

The corridor on the second floor is built around the hall, and you can see the hall from the hallway.

Xia Lin stood in the hallway and glanced down, frightened.

Downstairs, Chen Ye was sitting in the sand in the hall reading a newspaper. (To be continued.) )