Chapter 6: They Are the Ghosts

Xu Xing jumped out of a farm tricycle and walked straight to them. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info Wu Xi glanced at Cui Minghan, and he immediately understood what she meant, "I asked him to come, the principal wants us to make an in-depth report on the rural teachers in their school, with Wu Xi's current qualifications, it is obviously not good, so I urgently called Xu Xing, trouble, buddy." He patted Xu Xing's arm as he spoke.

"Things at work, it should be," Xu Xing quietly accompanied him to lie, "Wu Xi, let's go to school now." ā€

It wasn't until he was far away from the crowd that Wu Xi breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect you to come so quickly, I was afraid of disturbing you in the middle of the night last night, but it's okay, you also saw Uncle Yan's matter just now, the situation here seems to be getting more and more uncontrollable." ā€

"Wu Xi, you said yesterday that there is a forbidden land near this village, where is it?"

"It's right next to the boulevard outside the village, and I'll take you there."

"You stay, I'll go by myself." After speaking, Xu Xing walked in the direction pointed by Wu Xi.

"Xu Xing," looking at the back of him leaving, Wu Xi's heart felt a little more panic for no reason, "Let me go with you." ā€

Xu Xing stopped and turned his head to look at her, "Wu Xi, the villagers here are weird, go back and inform Cui Minghan, the sooner you leave here, the better." Also, remember not to take half a step out of the horns. ā€

Xu Xing's voice was gentle and firm, so that Wu Xi couldn't refuse, "Xu Xing, you have to be careful yourself." ā€

"Don't worry."

It wasn't until his figure was out of sight that Wu Xi turned back into the village. She followed what Xu Xing said, and as soon as she came back, she took a backpack with horns and went to Cui Minghan. After walking around the village for a long time, Wu Xi finally met Cui Minghan at the entrance of the village, he looked anxious, and seemed to be looking for something.

"Director, Xu Xing told you to get out of here quickly."

"I thought so too, but I always had to say hello to the village chief, but I couldn't find anyone after looking for him for a long time. Wait, what do you mean? Aren't you and Xu Xing leaving? ā€

Wu Xi just wanted to answer, but saw Lin Yun running towards them out of breath: "Quick, quick, village chief, village chief he ......." ā€

Wu Xi and Cui Minghan turned their heads and ran towards the village, and before they could reach the village chief's house, they saw a group of people gathered outside the courtyard, and they stretched their necks to look inside while whispering, hoping to find out a thing or two about the situation inside.

Wu Xi followed Cui Minghan through the crowd and walked in, she didn't want to go, but she felt that it was necessary to figure this matter out, so she had to follow in.

The accident happened in the backyard of the village chief's house. At this moment, those large wine urns are still standing firmly in their original positions, but in the center of one of the urns, there is a person sitting. It was the village chief, and like Uncle Yan, he was also scorched. His whole body seemed to be coated with a layer of tar-like substance, and there was no intact skin to be seen, only a pair of eyes that were wide and full of fear, as if he had seen something that terribly frightened him.

Wu Xi couldn't bear to look at it anymore, she turned her head and asked Lin Yun, who was shaking beside her, "What the hell is going on?" How can this be in broad daylight? ā€

"Director Cui asked me to help find the village chief, but I couldn't find him in the whole village, so I happened to meet the village doctor, Dr. Wang, who said that after they buried Uncle Yan's body, the village chief went to the backyard of the house alone. Then the two of us came here, but we still did not find the village chief, but we found a wine urn shaking gently, as if there was something in it. We thought it was strange and came to this wine urn, but we didn't expect that the temperature of this wine urn was very high, as if the wine inside was burning. Dr. Wang thought it was strange, and used a shovel to break the mud that sealed the mouth of the urn, and found ...... Found the village chief inside. ā€

"Lin Yun, you just said that they had buried Uncle Yan?"

"Yes, I also think it's very strange, there are a lot of procedures for funerals in this rural area, where can people be buried so hastily? Also, how could Aunt Yan agree? ā€

"No, that's not the strangest thing," Wu Xi lowered his head thoughtfully, "The village chief said that he would call the police, but now, not only did the police not come, they also disposed of the body without authorization." ā€

"Yes," Lin Yun suddenly realized, "but Wu Xi, why did they do this?" ā€

"Lin Yun, think about it again, did you find any note next to the village chief's corpse?"

"Yes, the note was placed next to the wine urn, but before I could read it clearly, it was taken away by Dr. Wang."

After listening to Lin Yun's words, Wu Xi did not hesitate any longer, stepped forward and pulled back Cui Minghan, who was discussing things with the villagers, and whispered, "Director, you must leave here quickly." ā€

"I just contacted the driver, and the car will arrive in about two hours."

"Okay, you guys must be together, don't go it alone."

"Why us? What about you? Where are you going? ā€

"I'll go find someone, and she'll have to go with you. Also," Wu Xi lowered his voice, "call the police when you get in the car." ā€

Wu Xi ran forward quickly on the country road, and the sweet fragrance of the osmanthus trees on both sides could no longer arouse her interest, but made her feel sick to her stomach. What happened to this beautiful village with simple folk customs? What kind of evil is it that has led to today's killing spree? What's going on with that note? It couldn't have been left behind by the wraiths themselves? Could it be that it has other accomplices?

Thinking of this, Wu Xi sped up, although she was already having difficulty breathing, and her throat was dry as if it was on fire, she was still unwilling to stop. Fortunately, she had already seen the gate of the school, and what surprised her even more was that a slender figure suddenly flashed out of the gate. Wu Xi stepped forward and grabbed the man's hand: "Wu You, great, I'm just here to find you, hurry, go back to the city with us." ā€

"Why?" Wu You stood still, obviously confused by Wu Xi's brainless words. "Sister Wu Xi, I have to teach until the winter vacation before I can go back."

"Time is tight now, you go back first, and I'll explain it to you in detail when I get back."

Wu You still stood still: "I can't just leave casually, there are so many students who need me, besides, if I go back casually, the school will deduct my credits and affect graduation." ā€

Wu Xi didn't expect this girl to be so stubborn, so he had to tell her everything that happened.

"You're saying that the villagers of this village burned a man to death before, and now this person has turned into a ghost to ask for his life?" Wu You asked.

"I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'd rather believe it for now, not only am I worried about the souls asking for my life, I'm afraid that the villagers will also be against you because the secret has been discovered."

Wu You didn't answer, but looked at the ground blankly, as if he was greatly frightened.

"I know you don't want to believe that these villagers are bad people, but Wu You, human nature is sometimes far more complicated than what we see."

"How can they be bad guys?" The corners of Wu You's mouth lifted upward, and he suddenly smiled softly. "They are the demons, a group of demons in human skin."