The old lady moved a chair, sat next to Li Bin, and watched him drink porridge, her eyes full of kindness. But Gao Jin still found that Li Bin's mother had a meaning of wanting to speak and stopping, and he naturally understood: Li Bin's mother and Li Bin had some words that were inconvenient to say in front of him, an outsider.

Therefore, Gao Jin hurriedly drank a bowl of porridge, then said that he wanted to walk around and have a look, and got up to leave the Li family.

Li Bin briefly introduced the terrain of Wangjia Village to Gao Jin, and left his home phone number to let Gao Jin come back here for dinner at noon. And said okay, I will stay at his house for the next few days.

Gao Jin was naturally not polite, and agreed again and again. Although he and Li Bin were only friends with one side and one meal before, the so-called friendship is shallow and deep, and the two have a kind of like-mindedness.

Bidding farewell to the Li family, Gao Jin wandered around Wangjia Village alone. To be honest, in fact, he knew better than what he wanted to find, because this time the matter was too complicated, and there was no clear direction to use as a breakthrough point. It was nerve-wracking for him.

On the one hand, the body of the deceased Wang Haijun was not found to be abnormal at all, and the spirit world even judged that he died of natural causes. But a man in his forties who is in the prime of life, without illness or accident, has no reason to "die of natural causes" at all.

On the other hand, the three deceased before Wang Haijun could not obtain a number that could be compared because their bodies had been cremated. As a result, the current investigation is in a predicament, as if it were a blind man's touch, and it is impossible to form a valid conclusion.

Gao Jin thought about what was in his heart, and strolled all the way to an alley. At this time, I saw an old man walking towards him, this person glanced at Gao Jin a few times, and actually spread his hands to stop him, and asked, "What are you doing, baby?" ”

"Me?" Gao Jin was stunned for a moment, a little inexplicable. Only then did he notice that the old man in front of him looked to be about sixty years old. The head is gray and the skin is dark, but the eyes are bright, and there is always a majestic momentum between the gestures.

"By the way, it's just the two of us here. Naturally, it's you who ask. What do you do? What to do in our village? Seeing that Gao Jin didn't answer the question, the old man asked again with a straight face.

Gao Jin came back to his senses, reached out and picked up the camera hanging on his chest, and said: "I am a reporter from a newspaper in Lingjiang City, and I came here to collect style, that is, to find materials for creation. Excuse me, are you always? ”

"Journalists? The old man looked at Gao Jin again with suspicion, and then he raised his right hand and spread his palm, and said, "I am the village chief here, just call me Village Chief Wang." You say you're a journalist, but don't you have any credentials? In this small place of our village, the last time I came to the reporter was ten years ago. ”

"Papers?" Gao Jin was speechless for a while. He had all the work to do as a reporter, but he didn't have a press card. He thought that with the equipment on his body, he could bluff the villagers here. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came up, he met the village chief, and he also had to check his documents.

"What? You wouldn't be a fake, would you? Seeing Gao Jin's embarrassed look, Village Chief Wang immediately took a step back and said, "If you don't have any documents, then please come with me to the village office." Recently, all outsiders who enter Wangjia Village must be registered in detail. ”

"Huh? Check in? It's so troublesome. By the way, I'm here with Li Bin. He can prove my identity, why don't you come with me to his house and ask him?" Gao Jin hurriedly moved Li Bin out.

"Li Bin? You mean he's back? "Village Chief Wang is obviously in spirit.

"yes, I only came back in the morning." Gao Jin nodded. When Village Chief Wang heard this, he immediately left Gao Jin alone, and strode towards the front of the alley.

Gao Jin was taken aback, he didn't expect this old man to react like this, and he didn't expect that his legs and feet at such an age would be so neat, and he ran to the exit of the alley in the blink of an eye.

After sighing, Gao Jin hurriedly turned around and chased after him. He wanted to know what this village chief Wang wanted to do, and if he wanted to be unfavorable to Li Bin, he would naturally not stand idly by.

If you want to catch up with the old man at a high speed, it will be a no-brainer. However, he didn't want to chase after Village Chief Nawang now, he just wanted to follow and have a look. So he didn't run too fast, unhurried, only about four or five steps behind Village Chief Wang.

Village Chief Wang knew the roads in the village well, and walked through the alleys, and soon came to Li Bin's house. When he saw that the courtyard door was open, he rushed into the house, shouting as he walked: "Li Bin, Li Bin, are you really back?" ”

Inside the house, Li Bin was talking to his mother when he suddenly heard someone shouting, and hurriedly came out to check first.

"It's really back, it's great, it's great!" As soon as Village Chief Wang saw Li Bin, he was obviously much more excited, and immediately came up and grabbed Li Bin's hand.

"Uncle Shengli, your ears are really smart! I just entered the house, you know? Quick, please come inside. Seeing that Village Chief Wang looked out of breath, Li Bin hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.

"Out of the way, out of the way, my old bones are nothing. It's good if you're back! Don't be too sad about Lao Li's affairs. Persuade your mother more so that she doesn't feel too sad. Village Chief Wang followed Li Bin into the house.

"Victory, how old are you? It's still so urgent. Li Bin's mother complained, said a cup of boiling water and handed it to Village Chief Wang.

Before Village Chief Wang took the cup and drank it, Gao Jin ran in. As soon as he saw Gao Jin, he asked Li Bin: "By the way, this comrade said that he was a reporter and came with you." Do you two know each other? ”

Li Bin pulled over a chair for Gao Jin to sit down, nodded to Village Chief Wang, and said, "Yes, this is my friend, named Gao Jin, a reporter in Lingjiang City. He came here to collect the wind, that is, to find some material for writing. ”

Then, Li Bin introduced Gao Jin: "Gao Jin, this is my uncle and the village chief here. ”

Gao Jin understood the relationship between the two and was relieved. Hurriedly got up and greeted the village chief of Nawang: "Hello, I didn't expect you to be Li Bin's uncle." You were running so fast just now, I couldn't even catch up with you. ”

"Don't be a sycophant, since you know each other, it's good. There's been so much going on in the village lately that I have to be more careful. Village Chief Wang said, turned his head to look at Li Bin, and asked, "Did your mother tell you?" ”

"Anyway, I really didn't expect so many things to happen one after another. Alas......" Li Bin sighed, looking very sad. Li Bin's mother also took out a handkerchief and turned her head sideways to wipe her tears.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became very depressing. After a while, it was Village Chief Wang who spoke: "Alas...... Anyway, it's already happened, and that's fate. By the way, Li Bin, your father's tablet is still enshrined in the Dragon King Temple, you have to go and take the tablet home first. ”

"My mother was telling me just now, I was about to go, and you just came." Li Bin said.

"Alas, sister, are things ready? I'll go with you. Village Chief Wang asked.

Li Bin's mother nodded, walked to the back room and took out a bamboo basket with some incense, candles, and paper money in it. She choked up and said, "It's all ready, I've been waiting for Bin'er to come back." ”

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Gao Jin said as he put down his backpack and put the camera in his backpack.

There are not many things that need to be taken, and Li Bin's mother has already prepared them. The four of them left the Li family together, and after a short time, they came to a dragon king temple located on the top of a mountain cliff at the easternmost end of the village.

The scale of this dragon king temple is not large, that is, a main hall and two side halls on the left and right. The main hall is dedicated to the statue of the dragon lord, and the left side hall is a tablet dedicated to the fishermen who were killed.

For those villagers who were so distressed that their bones were left at sea, their families would ask the mage to summon the spirits of the deceased in the Dragon King Temple, and at the same time set up a tablet. This tablet should be welcomed by the descendants of the dearest relatives to be enshrined at home, and if the relatives have not returned for a while, they will be temporarily enshrined in the Dragon King Temple.

For these customs in Wangjia Village, Gao Jin naturally didn't know anything. He thought that the so-called welcome tablet was just a few pillars of incense on his head, and then he could go home with the tablet. Unexpectedly, after kowtowing and burning incense, the old man of the mage in the Dragon King Temple actually had a ritual to do.

Gao Jin was impatient with this superstitious custom, but since he became a spiritual detective, he also has a comprehensive understanding of the real world. I know more that this superstitious behavior is only for the sake of the living to get peace of mind, and as for the dead, it is impossible to feel it at all.

He hurriedly found an excuse for internal urgency, and slipped out of the gap in the mage ceremony. However, he didn't go far, just walked around outside the Dragon King Temple.

The scenery of the cliffs here is very beautiful, and to the east you can see the vast sea as far as the eye can see. Under the cliff is the port of Wangjia Village to the sea, there is a rather large wharf, moored dozens of fishing boats.

At this moment, it was noon, Gao Jin saw that a big banyan tree on the right side of the temple was luxuriant, so he walked to the shade of the tree to enjoy the shade. The large banyan tree is large enough for three people to hug each other, and there are two round stone piers under the tree, and in the middle of the stone pier is a round stone table carved with a chess board. It seems that someone should come here to play chess on weekdays, and the surface of the stone table is polished very smooth.

When I looked up, I saw that there were three bird's nests among the dense foliage. Gao Jin remembered the experience of climbing trees and digging birds' eggs when he was a child, and couldn't help but smile. However, he naturally does not want to climb this big banyan tree now, let alone dig out the eggs on the tree.

Sitting on the cobblestone pier, Gao Jin thought about the task he faced this time. I always feel that something seems to be missing, but I can't catch the clue at all.

At this time, seven or eight fishermen came from the village. They all held incense tributes in their hands and came straight to the main hall of the Dragon King Temple. When the offerings were placed on the table, incense was burned and prayers began.