075. Starry sky
No, it can't be a star, this light is almost palpable, it definitely can't be a star far away in the sky. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Just when Wheat was puzzled, those dots of light gradually converged, and finally condensed into small points of light. The next moment, something shiny floated in front of the wheat.
Only after the shining light dimmed a little that Wheat was able to see each other's appearance clearly.
"Flower ...... Cauliflower? Looking at the cauliflower-like thing in front of him, Wheat said in a daze.
It's something that can float in mid-air, like a ghost fire. But the difference is that this thing is full of star-like light, and in terms of appearance, it also has a cauliflower head.
"What is this?" Wheat turned to Rocky on the side.
Rocky glanced at it expressionlessly and replied coldly, "I don't know." ”
It can be said that this answer was unexpected by wheat. She had always seen the surname Luo and Situ very close before, and she subconsciously thought that he would know many strange things like Situ. Unexpectedly, he didn't know what the origin of this glittering cauliflower was.
"Let's go." Rocky didn't care about the glitter in front of him, and instead walked out of the yard with his feet raised.
Wheat reacted immediately, glanced at the messy corpse behind him, and hurriedly chased forward and asked, "What about the corpse?" "Please, there's a murder here.
Rocky didn't look back, but said indifferently: "The police will deal with it." ”
The answer ...... Although this is indeed the case, Wheat didn't expect that in the face of a living corpse mutilation case, his reaction would be so bland, as if in his eyes, this was just an ordinary thing.
Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Wheat hurriedly ran into the house, took out his things, and then followed Rocky out of here without stopping. Since this has become the scene of a murder, then she must not leave anything behind, otherwise she will wait for the uncle and the police to come to the door. God knows how strong his ability to follow the vine is.
Walking back with Rocky, Wheat suddenly remembered the strange situation just now, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, you said that the dried corpse is a ghost that binds the soul of the deceased, what is going on?" ”
Rocky didn't look at her, and replied as he walked: "If the deceased condenses too much resentment, he will become a resentful ghost, and to a certain extent, he can manifest and then attack others." ”
"But since they've all become ghosts, why do they stay in that room in peace?" Wheat immediately discovered a new problem.
When she led Peter past, she had seen the dried corpse before, but the other party seemed to stay in the room all the time and never stepped out. It stands to reason that how can a ghost with a lot of resentment not come out and harm people? Could it be ...... Why?
"The wooden sign, with its name on it, so it can only stay near the corpse, and cannot attack the living, but can only restrain the dead who are dying here. When the wooden sign is destroyed, it will be liberated. ”
I see, Wheat nodded, and then looked at his arm again. I found out just now, and I don't know when the mark on my arm has disappeared. When the bandage was removed, there was no sign of the mark.
"Those dead people with chains around their necks just now are the Earth Bound Spirits you said, right?" Wheat asked again, "Why are the chains around their necks long and short?" ”
Some people's chains were so short that they almost pinned a person to the ground, while others were still long enough to enter the room, like the little boy.
"The longer you die, the shorter your chains will be, until you are completely imprisoned in the land." Rocky replied nonchalantly.
Wheat listened to his words and suddenly thought of the ...... that the little boy was holding in his hand It's a ball, right? In that case, all those times the ball rolled because of him? And just now, she was pushed into the basement, and the little hands behind her back were not her delusion, but the little boy's doing? If that's the case, then what is the little boy doing it for? What exactly is his intention?
Wait, she remembered just now...... The other party seemed to say thank you to her. Thank you...... Could it be that he was thanking her for freeing him from his shackles so that his soul could go to another world?
If you think about it, this is probably the reason. The Earth Bound Spirit didn't stay here because he liked it, but was forced to be imprisoned out of desperation, so everyone, including the little boy, should want to get out of here as soon as possible.
Thinking about it, Wheat took out the photo in his hand, the one he had just picked up in the house. She knocked over the frame, and the picture landed right on the ground.
In this photo, two female students in uniform are holding a certificate in their hands. On the heads of the two certificates, their respective names are written, one of which reads "Xu Xinyue", while the other reads "Xu Xinyi".
Looking at this photo, Mai summed up what happened just now, as well as the situation of the Chen family and the Zhang family, and a conjecture suddenly popped up in his heart. Although this idea is not yet certain, it is still very likely. If that's what she thinks, then ...... It's really an incomprehensible thing. Yes, she could not understand this perverted bond of kinship.
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Inside the hospital
On the hospital bed, there was a seriously ill old man. He wore a respirator on his mouth and a drip on his hand, and seemed to be very sick.
Outside the door, a young woman walked in, all the way to the bedside.
The old man opened his eyes and looked at the woman who suddenly appeared in front of him, looking incredulous. His eyes widened, and he stretched out his hands tremblingly: "Heart...... Xinyi ......" through the respirator, an extremely faint sound came out.
Wheat watched from outside the hospital room and made an "ok" gesture to Ayaka next to her, before leaving with the other party.
Walking in the corridor, Ayaka couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect to be found by you, Mr. Chen and Xu Xinyi's granddaughter." ”
It was none other than Zhang Ya, whom Mai had seen before. Afterwards, she told Ayaka about Zhang Ya, and then visited Zhang Ya's grandparents.
Through the communication between the two parties, it turned out that Zhang Ya's mother was not born to them. At that time, the couple had no children after marriage, so they decided to go to the welfare home to go through the adoption procedures. Who knew that on the way to the welfare home, they found the baby thrown in the snow, that is, Zhang Ya's mother, and the couple decided to adopt him.
No wonder Zhang Ya's mother is so frail and sickly, it turns out that she was thrown in the snow when she was a child, and it is estimated that the cold invaded her body, so she fell into the root of the disease.
Of course, this also corroborates the old grandmother's words, no, maybe she should call that old grandmother Xu Xinyue, that is, Xu Xinyi's biological sister. Through the award certificate in the photo and what the grandmother said later, it is not difficult to judge that the grandmother is Xu Xinyue, and the dried corpse placed in the porcelain jar in the basement is the dead Xu Xinyi.
Originally, Wheat had never figured out why the body was in pieces. Now that I think about it, the first thing that the dried corpse, that is, Xu Xinyi, did after being unrestrained was to chop off his biological sister with an axe. It can be seen from this how strong her resentment against her sister is. Coupled with the fact that Xu Xinyue always used to kill others with an axe before, Mai has reason to believe that maybe she killed her sister in this way.
However, Wheat couldn't understand her reasons for doing so. According to Mr. Chen's family, the old man had mentioned before that Xu Xinyi had a biological sister, that is, Xu Xinyue, and the relationship between the two sisters was very good. Later, because of the development of the relationship between Mr. Chen and his sister, his sister once expressed hostility towards him. Then, Mr. Chen followed the family's wishes, and had no choice but to separate from Xu Xinyi, and instead talked about marriage with other women.
Although Mr. Chen went to find Xu Xinyi later, the two sisters had already moved. Even after several searches, there has been no news.
Strong emotion, that Xu Xinyue, must have a strong emotional dependence on her sister, so strong that she does not allow others to intervene. In that room, Wheat had witnessed that madness. Xu Xinyue even brutally killed everyone who tried to get close to that room, just to prevent the secrets of the basement from being discovered and her sister from being robbed again. Of course, this concern is completely excessive and insane. The vast majority of those buried in the courtyard probably just happened to look at the house twice. However, in Xu Xinyue's view, everything has constituted a kind of infringement in the field.
What a pathological possessive psychology it is, to the point of madness.
Combining this series of information, Mai made a reasonable guess: although Xu Xinyi was separated from Mr. Chen for a time, she was pregnant with each other's child, so the two sides still had the possibility of continuing to contact, and even they had shown signs of reunion.
Xu Xinyue saw it in her eyes and felt that everything was unforgivable. Therefore, in order to keep her sister completely, she may have used that axe to chop her sister into pieces, and then stored it in that porcelain jar. As for Xu Xinyi's child, it should have been born at that time, and after she died, the child was thrown into the snow.
That way, everything makes sense. Of course, this is only and can only be wheat's speculation. What the facts were, the parties were no longer there, and she had no way of knowing. But one thing is for sure, Zhang Ya is indeed the granddaughter of Mr. Chen. Because just before, they had already done the relevant paternity test.
"That's right." Ayaka said suddenly, "The little boy who posted the missing person notice before has been found. Unfortunately, death has been confirmed. ”
Wheat's expression was a little surprised: "How can this be?" ”
Ayaka took out a photo and handed it to her: "Two days ago, didn't a case of corpse shredding be reported on the news?" In the courtyard of the house, a number of corpses were excavated, one of which appeared to have been newly buried. After the identification of the relevant departments of the Metropolitan Police Department, it was determined that it was the missing little boy. ”
Wheat stared at this photo, surprised, no wonder she thought the little boy was so familiar at the time, it turned out that he had seen it on the missing person notice. So, the little boy's missing person notice mentioned by Ayaka and published by the newspaper before refers to this boy? Unexpectedly, it was the same missing person notice as she saw on the display board in the subway station and on the telephone pole.
Seeing that Wheat didn't answer, Ayaka continued, "That case was really sensational, so many bodies were dug up. It's a pity that the details are not clear, and the police have cordoned off the scene and opened a case for investigation. Although I don't know what the identity of the head of the household is, it seems to be an old grandmother surnamed Xu. ”
Wheat listened to Ayaka's words and pretended to be puzzled: "Really? ”
If she knew the true identity of the other party, she would probably be even more surprised. However, it is still impossible to really solve the case, after all, it involves such a mysterious thing, and in the end, it is an unsolved case.
Wheat sighed, although the city is prosperous and bright, there is also darkness that cannot be hidden. For her part, she only hopes to find clues about her parents as soon as possible and return to the countryside sooner. I just don't know how long it will take.