Chapter 18: The Devil
"Don't be afraid." Lin Xiaoyou comforted her, Duo Lei was better, but her face was pale, but she finally said the whole thing, but after listening, it was Lin Xiaoyou's turn to be afraid.
Completely, it cannot be digested all at once.
Ten years ago, a plague, many people on the island died, none of the four ladies of the Zhailiu family were spared, and the young and powerful Zhailiu lord soon married his fifth wife, the lady has a unique beauty, it is said that living on the land far from the island, is an orphan, with the fleet to Guanyin Island.
At that time, Guanyin Island was open, and there was no resistance to foreigners, in fact, until now, the islanders are still kind, and only adopt passive evasion to treat outsiders.
The next step for the lord of Zhailiu to marry a beautiful wife is to give birth to an heir, but the bride is unusual, and wears strange tights every night so that the lord of Zhailiu can't touch it, and refuses to have sex with her husband, which lasts for half a year, just when the lord of Zhailiu is about to be disappointed, she suddenly agreed, the husband and wife have a good relationship, the five ladies like to be lively, she often says to people, on the other side of the sea, there are many kinds of strange objects, all kinds of flowers and plants, animals, not as single as here, she sometimes says to the lord, want to go to the outside world, Master Zhailiu was very good to her, but because of the old lady's relationship, he never promised to go to sea until she gave birth to a strange child, and everything changed.
"What child?" Lin Xiaoyou realized, maybe, that was the key.
Dorey seemed to remember the bad memories, her face turned pale, and she said, "It's a strange child with long hair, and a tail, very ...... It's terrifying, like a mountain ghost! ”
At this point, she covered her eyes, as if she was afraid that the mountain ghost would jump over and scratch people.
Maybe she saw it, Lin Xiaoyou guessed.
"And what about the kid?" Su Yan asked.
"Dead ...... died, the old lady was furious at that time, saying that he was going to kill the fifth lady and the little son, but he was persuaded by Monk Abu, who said that maybe it was a disease that could be cured. "Maybe it's because they've been away from their hometown for a long time, and they speak almost the same way as the Han people, except for their names, they all use Chinese words.
It proves even more that Guanyin Island, before that, was at least semi-open.
The matter of the fifth lady must be very terrifying!
"Although the old lady promised verbally, the conclusion that this child was a demon was certain, so in the middle of the night the next day, I went to Monk Abu and ...... the child." Killed. ”
"Killed the child?" Although Lin Xiaoyou guessed, for the person who can kill his own grandson, he still gasped, what about the fifth lady?
Woman!
She suddenly remembered the white-haired old woman, woman, woman, woman, old woman she saw in the waterhole that day......
Something seemed to be hovering, about to come out.
"No, not only, because it was considered ominous, so after the child died, it was divided into six pieces according to the rules of the sacrifice, which was used to sacrifice to the gods and pray for forgiveness, and on the day of the sacrifice, the child's mother made a big fuss at the altar and finally committed suicide, which was a tragedy, and after that, in order to cover up, Guanyin Island was closed.
In order to cover up the crime, they closed their doors.
At that time, Duo Lei was the maidservant of the fifth lady, and in order to seal her mouth, she was arranged by the old lady to Master Zhailiu, and Ayi and Anan were not her children, they were the children of the eldest lady before, the eldest lady, who had died in the plague.
No wonder they always feel that in the hot spring hotel, they breathe so incompatible with each other, it turns out that this is the relationship.
Lin Xiaoyou comforted Duolei: "The boss lady wants to mourn and change, there are some things that can only be done." ”
She also felt a little strange when she said such things, when did she become like this...... Pessimistic and resigned?
Dolei thanked her for her care and condolences, and said that it didn't matter, she would go to Monk Abu to listen to Zen and calm her mind, and said that Monk Abu's scriptures could make people feel at ease.
A powerful monk can indeed do this, thinking that the matter of the fifth lady is also related to Monk Abu, Lin Xiaoyou wanted to explore the truth, so he said that he had been flustered and short of breath recently, and he also wanted to listen to the scriptures, so he begged Duo Lei to take her to the temple, while Su Yan went separately and went to the ice cave.
Everything has to be done quickly, otherwise, the evidence will be annihilated, the case will not be solved, and I wonder if as a character in the book, there will be any more unknown dangers.
At least, struggling within the scope he is familiar with, Lin Xiaoyou still has some confidence.
Death is not terrible, the process of waiting for death is the most terrible, and the horror of human beings comes from the unknown.
Like Azhu, it is best to ask someone to overdo it, and Ayi is also stored in the temple to do the funeral, Duo Lei saw that Lin Xiaoyou was so assertive, everything was clear and clear, and she was also relieved a lot in her heart, and said: "Girl, don't panic, just listen to the scriptures." ”
It seems that she is a regular customer.
Monk Abu can not only cure diseases, but also heal the heart.
When I walked to the door, I met Xu Qing and said that I was going to visit the monk, Lin Xiaoyou said that it was just together, this person, I also want to know about it, just now she was afraid that the proprietress would suspect her, so she didn't ask him about it, but this person can live in the house, there must be a reason.
As the monk Abu said - cause and effect.
Walking on the road, it is still a rustic style, the green seedlings are green, the wild flowers on the side of the gravel road are swaying, and the small and fresh scenery hides the cruel murder, maybe this contrast is the reality of the world.
Heaven and earth, life and death, light and darkness, sky and sea.
"Life and death have been extinguished, and silence is joy." What do you mean, Monk Abu?
She habitually walked slower, observing the two of them from behind, and when she came here, although she had a forensic toolbox, it was not a panacea, some techniques such as DNA detection were still unattainable, and to find out the truth, she had to rely on more primitive methods, such as observation, psychology, and traces......
In other words, if the body is broken this time and has no head, Lin Xiaoyou will not be able to determine the identity of the deceased, and in modern times, it can be through DNA, but not here.
Wait a minute...... Lin Xiaoyou's steps suddenly froze.
She suddenly thought of a terrible possibility, this speculation may explain why Azhu and Ayi both had their heads frozen, but their bodies were not.
But if it's true, then there will still be victims.
She looked at the proprietress who had beads of sweat on her forehead, as if she was a little tired, her skin was not shiny even in the sun, and her life was unsatisfactory, which was completely expressed, she must have told me something.
Time was pressing, Lin Xiaoyou wanted to ask immediately.
But when she saw Xu Qing walking easily, she dispelled this idea again, she couldn't let outsiders know, and spreading it, whether it was true or not, would be a disaster for anyone.
Xu Qing doesn't know this person, this is because I heard him speak once, and I can feel that he is a frank and unconcealed person, presumably his life is no secret, after all, he has lived for practice since he was a child.
"What's wrong? Tired of walking? "It's about slow, Xu Qing wants to help her." If you can't walk, I'll carry you. After speaking, he looked at Lin Xiaoyou.
His eyes are as pure as a child, and helping people is just a natural reaction, and he must have lived all the way.
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PS Author's words forgive me for my bohemian and uninhibited love of broken thoughts, writing this article, in fact, is to write desire, it is also fate, jade and desire have the same sound, but the meaning is very different, jade is a symbol of nobility, but desire has a mixed reputation, the two, like the mirror and outside the mirror, positive and negative, relative. The protagonist is outside the mirror, and the villain is in the mirror, but what is the judgment used to judge the inside and outside? What is the reference to sin?
I wish you all a happy Qixi Festival, and lovers will eventually become married.