Chapter 0419 [Decades Like a Day]

Guan Xiaohan was very interested in the pile of ashes in the middle of the pentagram, she squatted down and grabbed a handful of ashes with her hand and put it in front of her nose and sniffed it carefully, Duan Fei also noticed that the most likely clue was probably this pile of ashes, he walked over and asked, "How is it?" What was found? ”

Guan Xiaohan shook his head and said: "I didn't find anything, this pile of ashes should have been left last night, and it is still very dry, which shows that the murderer likes to stay here." ”

Duan Fei said: "Yes, I saw him with my own eyes just now, he has been monitoring us, but unfortunately he was wearing a mask just now, and he didn't see his face clearly, and he didn't even know whether he was a man or a woman, whether he was old or young." ”

Shi Bin's voice suddenly came: "My lord, I have found a clue." ”

Duan Fei walked over, only to see Shi Bin pointing to the root of a tree and saying, "My lord, the soil under the tree has traces of being newly dug up. ”

Duan Fei fixed his eyes and saw that the soil under the tree had indeed been turned over, and someone had moved a pile of grass over to cover the excavation traces, but unfortunately it was not done perfectly, and Shi Bin saw through it.

"Dig up and see what's down there." Duan Fei said.

When Shi Bin started digging, Guo Wei and the others also found that they were all newly dug soil pits, and when they started digging, they suddenly heard an exclamation from Shi Bin, Duan Fei hurried over, only to see Shi Bin pointing to the soil pit with a pale face, and said, "Eyes...... Eyes ......"

A human eye appeared in the mud pit about a foot deep, which should be the eye that Tan Bin and they couldn't find, and Liang caught their eyes.

Hearing what happened to Shi Bin, the others were much more careful when digging, and sure enough, they also dug out eyeballs one after another, some and two, digging a total of seven pits and finding five pairs of eyeballs.

Duan Fei instructed Shi Bin and them to continue looking for clues, and at the same time analyzed with Guan Xiaohan: "Seven pits...... What does this mean? ”

"Could it be the Big Dipper?" Guan Xiaohan said, but the arrangement of those pits had nothing to do with the shape of the Big Dipper, and Guan Xiaohan soon gave up this idea.

"The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest?"

"Seven Demon Nails of Soul Chasing?"

"Seven Desperate Battles?"

Guan Xiaohan reported the things with seven characters one after another, Duan Fei glanced at her, and said, "What about the Dragon Ball, don't think nonsense, if you can find other clues, maybe its meaning is self-explanatory." ”

There are indeed many traces of people's activities around the stone platform, but they cannot be simply linked to the murderer, and when everyone returned empty-handed, Duan Fei suddenly raised his head and looked up......

A large locust tree grew obliquely, obscuring the sky of the whole stone platform, Shi Bin quickly climbed to the big locust tree, and when he came to the top of the stone platform, he exclaimed with some excitement: "My lord, there is a white yarn hanging on the branch, as if it was scraped off some piece of cloth." ”

"Take it down and show me." Duan Fei said.

Shi Bin cautiously approached the white veil, but suddenly stomped on the branch under his feet with a click, and almost fell off the tree.

"Abin, you've been eating too much lately." Guo Wei teased below.

Shi Bin defended himself: "The branches have long been cracked, and they will break with a little force, and I am already very careful." ”

Duan Fei said: "The murderer left no trace everywhere, maybe this is why the white veil was never taken away by him, do you need help?" ”

"No need, look at me." Shi Bin saw the direction of the white yarn, suddenly jumped up, and after grabbing the white yarn, his body was already half outside the cliff, but his waist was twisted hard, and he looked back and rolled the belt around the branches on a thick branch, grabbed it hard, and finally fell back to the stone platform with his strength.

"Stupid!" Duan Fei walked over and gave him a burst of chestnuts, Shi Bin was triumphant and wanted to repay his merits, but he was suddenly stunned, Duan Fei scolded: "You idiot, what if that branch is also broken?" Don't take any more risky adventures like this in the future, remember? ”

Shi Bin touched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't there still Brother Fei you here, even if I really fall, Brother Fei, you will definitely have a way to save me." ”

Duan Fei glared at him, took the white yarn in his hand, and looked at it in front of him, the white yarn was indeed hung from the branches of the clothes or cloth, this is a very ordinary gauze, you can't see the history from the texture alone, the white yarn has been yellowed, and it has been some years.

Duan Fei didn't have much research on the fabric, so he handed it over to Guan Xiaohan, Guan Xiaohan said at a glance: "This is a very ordinary cotton yarn, as long as there is a loom and silk, anyone can weave it, because of this, this kind of cloth is very cheap, generally wealthier places have long stopped wearing this kind of cotton yarn clothes, and no one will sell this kind of cloth from a distance, from the weaving point of view, the handiwork is also very poor, it is certain that it must be a local product, it should have a history of several years, and this clue can only be seen from this piece of tulle." ”

Shi Bin quickly recovered from the blow, and he said: "Obviously, men don't wear this kind of clothes, this should be hung from a woman's body, and the murderer is likely to be a woman, or a husband and wife killer of a man and a woman." ”

Duan Fei's hand was raised, Shi Bin dodged quickly this time, and he shouted, "My lord, why are you beating me again?" Am I not right? ”

Duan Fei reprimanded: "Do you need to say this? You almost fell to your death just now to take this small piece of cloth, how good do you think the murderer will be, tapping the leaves on the treetops, and flying around in a slight step? She really has such good kung fu, she doesn't have to hide, she can come out and kill all of us! ”

Shi Bin stuck out his tongue and hid behind Guo Wei, Duan Fei didn't let him go, and said: "Use your brains more in case of trouble, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake once, I will punish you for going back to Baoying County if you make a mistake again." ”

Guan Xiaohan said with a smile: "Childe, please calm your anger, Childe might as well explain to us how this white yarn hangs on the treetops." ”

Duan Fei snorted and said, "Do you still need to explain this?" You have just said, under some drugs, and then use some props, you can make Liang Zhutou and them kill each other, this white yarn is hung from the props, Liang Zhutou and they were on the tree when they had an accident, he didn't know what means he used to make Liang Zhutou and they were all drugged, and then used something similar to a kite to split the white gauze in the sky, and it was not clear in the night, not to mention that Liang Zhutou they were also drugged, so they thought they really saw a ghost, this is a very simple reasoning, you have been with me for so long, This is long overdue. ”

Everyone felt that Duan Fei's anger was a bit strange, no one dared to talk back, and obediently sighed, Duan Fei seemed to be a little impatient pacing back and forth for a few steps, and then said loudly: "The murderer must have a place to hide in the mountains, and it should not be far from here, everyone expands the search range, carpet search, and if you can't find the murderer, you will never go down the mountain!" ”

Guan Xiaohan smiled consciously, but Shi Bin and the others didn't notice it, but just conveyed the order with some concern.

The search continued, and the fifty or so people in the vast mountains and wilderness were like sesame seeds in a cauldron, pitifully small, and only after searching for a small area in the afternoon, some people began to worry when they saw the sun gradually set.

"My lord, the sun is about to go down, shouldn't we go down too?" Guan Xiaohan timidly approached Duan Feidao.

Duan Fei glanced at her approvingly, but said loudly: "No one is allowed to go down the mountain until the murderer is caught!" ”

After another while, after the sun hid in the clouds, the mountain suddenly darkened, Guan Xiaohan once again made a request to go down the mountain, this time Lu Kang also joined in the persuasion, Duan Fei still did not let go.

When the sun reached the top of the mountain in the west, Lu Kang couldn't sit still, he strongly asked to go down the mountain, everyone didn't go, he walked alone, Guan Xiaohan pointed at Li Yuying and persuaded: "My lord, you have the protection of the gods and Buddhas in the sky, so naturally you are not afraid of those unjust souls getting close, but ...... You have to think about everyone, Yuying is still waiting to change her clothes, and it's not too late to come back tomorrow morning to search. ”

Duan Fei hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay then, everyone pack up their things and prepare to go down the mountain." ”

Everyone showed a hint of relief on their faces, and went down the mountain with the evidence they had found.

Walking around a corner, Guan Xiaohan asked quietly, "Does Gongzi plan to send two people to stay on the mountain?" ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said: "I didn't bring anything suitable today, it's better not to startle the snake, with my plan to show weakness, the mountain will be very lively tonight, I want to hear with my own ears how the unjust ghost scares people." ”

Guan Xiaohan also chuckled lightly and said, "It's a pity that I lost all my skills, otherwise I would have caught this fang for Gongzi tonight, and now I can only sit and watch Gongzi exert his power." ”

Everyone went down to the mountain, and Tan Bin, who was waiting at the entrance of the village, finally breathed a sigh of relief, he stepped forward and said, "My lord has worked hard, and it will be a great gain to carry back these many things." ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said, "Although there are some gains, it is still very early to catch the murderer, but there is a lot of confusion, and I still have to consult Master Tan." ”

Tan Bin said with a smile: "This is not in a hurry, the lower officials have prepared hot water, it is not too late for Lord Duan to chat slowly after bathing and changing, don't blame me, this is the custom of this village, my lord has entered the Valley of Grievances, and when he comes back, he will definitely use the water soaked in the shell of calamus and pangolin to wash his body and drive away evil spirits." ”

Duan Fei smiled dumbly and said, "Okay, tomorrow I plan to bring 3,000 soldiers and horses into the mountain, you tell the villagers to prepare more calamus and pangolins to soak in the water, by the way, what are the local customs?" For example, should there be several wooden blocks in the grave? ”

Tan Bin looked at the wooden blocks that were tied up and taken down the mountain, and said in surprise: "I haven't heard of this, and the lower officials didn't pay attention to it when the bones were excavated that day...... Even Lu Kang didn't know about the lower officials, let alone these folk customs, so why didn't the lower officials call the oldest elder in the village and the village chief together to ask how it was? ”

Duan Fei said: "Okay, Lord Tan, do you know that this matter doesn't have to be so troublesome, when you take people up the mountain to dig up the bones, you will know what these wood are used for, and the correct way to come to the scene is to handle the evidence carefully and record everything, so that even if the scene is destroyed afterwards, you can also follow the records to know the details of the scene." ”

Tan Bin said sweatingly: "Lord Duan taught a good lesson, the lower official knew that he was wrong, and the lower official also understood the importance of recording the scene, but when he saw so many corpses that day, the lower official was completely stunned, so he only cared about exhuming the corpses and counting the number of people." ”

Duan Fei said: "Okay, this is not a big mistake, it's just that this murderer's method of burying people is a little strange, if you can find out his method, maybe you can go further in inferring his mentality, this official took them to take a bath, Lord Tan is busy with your go." ”

Duan Fei only felt refreshed after bathing, the long-distance travel of a day and a night and climbing the mountain to investigate the case seemed to be a thing of the past, the water boiled by calamus and pangolin shell has a peculiar fragrance, which can remove some odors, and can also dispel wind and relieve pain, dissipate cold and dampness and relieve fatigue, it is indeed good for people who have just come out of a damp place, but the so-called exorcism effect needs to be verified.

Duan Fei changed into a set of regular clothes, and when he came out, he saw that Tan Bin had already recruited a few old men and old women, and everyone had been waiting at the village chief's house for a long time.

Everyone greeted each other for a while, and after finally sitting down, Duan Fei asked, "Lord Tan must have already conveyed the official's questions to everyone, I wonder if anyone knows what those wooden sticks are for?" ”

Everyone shook their heads together, and the village chief, who was already over the age of old, said: "If you go back to your lordship, there is no such custom in our village, and as far as I know, the surrounding villages and towns have not heard of stuffing wooden strips in tombs. ”

Lu Kang interjected: "My lord, I thought about it for a while just now, and I think these wooden strips will be used to support the tomb?" The slope was quite steep, and it might have collapsed without a wooden frame to support it. ”

Duan Fei said: "It's possible, but you've also seen those wooden strips, are they a little shorter or less used to support the tomb?" There are exactly six of them in each tomb, and it seems that the height of the buried people is different, and the length of the wooden strips is also different, why is this? ”

Lu Kang shook his head and said, "I can't figure this out either." ”

Duan Fei saw that he couldn't ask anything, he said: "Since there is no such custom in the local area, it must be a strange arrangement of the murderer, go back and think about it, now the official has another question to ask the elders." ”

The old village chief said: "My lord, please ask, I will know that everything is endless." ”

Duan Fei said: "Dare to ask you, when did the legend of the unjust ghosts on the mountain start to spread? ”

The old village chief replied without hesitation: "If you go back to your lordship, this legend has long existed, and I heard that it was during the Qin Dynasty......"

The old village chief began to tell the story of the unjust ghost, it is said that in the Qin Dynasty, the cool officials were rampant, there was a couple who were wronged, the man died, the woman was insulted and committed suicide by hanging the beam in the heaviest yin time, she died wearing red, and left a suicide note full of curses, instructing her family to bury her in the gloomy valley under Yao Mountain, after 7749 days became a ghost, and killed the enemy's family, but her unjust soul still did not overborn, but stayed in the valley of the unjust soul to continue to harm people.

Duan Fei has heard N similar stories, N is about equal to infinity, and he can't hear anything real from the story, and it is estimated that he doesn't know which generation of Shannan Village people made up the story in order to scare the children and not allow them to go up the mountain, but it was used by others and made it true.

After finally listening to the village chief's story, and having to endure the constant interjections of other old people, Duan Fei finally found an opportunity to say: "Don't mention the story of the unjust ghosts, when did you start hearing ghosts crying on the mountain?" ”

Duan Fei also asked Lu Kang this question, but obviously only older people know the correct answer, everyone talked about their memories, some said that they heard it when they were young, and some said that it was decades ago, but they couldn't remember it thirty years ago or sixty years ago.

"Don't make any noise, I remember this best." An old woman exclaimed excitedly.

Everyone quieted down, only to hear the old woman say: "I remember this clearly, that winter, when I was pregnant with my second baby, the mountain began to be quiet, almost every night the ghost cried wolf howl to make trouble all night, just on the night I gave birth, the mountain was very noisy, I was scared, my second baby ...... Killed that evil demon alive, who of you dare to say that he remembers it better than I do? It was the sixth year of Tianshun, and I remember it clearly. ”

Duan Fei was very unfamiliar with this kind of year name conversion, but Tan Bin quickly converted it and whispered: "In the sixth year of Tianshun, that is, fifty-eight years ago, one hundred and sixty-five corpses were buried on the mountain, if it was judged by adults, the murderer only killed a family of three every year...... That's fifty-five years, which is not much difference. ”

Duan Fei nodded, although it is said that serial murderers are generally very punctual, but sometimes it is common for natural disasters and man-made disasters to cause a year or two without a shot, fifty-eight years, this murderer is really persistent, but even if the murderer debuted at the age of fifteen, he is now dead at the age of seventy-three, and he can still climb the tree with agility? Will you be able to escape your own capture? Looking at the old lady's appearance, Duan Fei couldn't help but shake his head again.

Someone questioned the old lady's words: "Old lady, you remember correctly, but before that year there was a ghost cry on the mountain, I remember very clearly, at that time I went up the mountain with my father every day to hunt, and often stayed on the mountain at night, I once heard the sound of ghosts shouting and screaming on the mountain, more than once, it seems to be before the end of the year." ”

This person's words were immediately refuted by everyone, and after a long time of trouble, there was no conclusion, Duan Fei raised his hands to signal everyone to calm down, and concluded after deliberation: "I have heard everyone's words clearly, now I will summarize, Aunt Wang remembers it most clearly, Chenghua six years...... That is, fifty-eight years ago, the sound of ghosts shouting and screaming on the mountain became frequent, and it spread to the bottom of the mountain, before that, everyone only occasionally heard, if it was in the mountain, it could be heard more clearly, more, the more this ghost became more and more powerful, and even forced everyone to burn incense to him on the mountain every month, so everyone has no opinion, right? ”

Everyone nodded again and again, and the old village chief praised: "The adult is worthy of being a scholar, and I think that's the case when I tell the adult." ”

"yes, that's right." Aunt Wang and the old hunter had nothing to say.

Duan Fei said: "It seems that this is almost the case, okay, the official wants to ask everything he wants, hard work, everyone can go back." ”

The old village chief hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help asking: "Lord Duan, I heard that you have great magical powers, and you can call the wind and rain to catch ghosts and eliminate demons, my lord has been to see it on the mountain today, I don't know if it is a person or a ghost who is making trouble on the mountain?" ”

Duan Fei said with certainty: "Maybe there are really ghosts in this world, but this one in front of him is undoubtedly a person, although he tried his best to pretend to be a ghost, but he couldn't hide the official's pair of divine eyes that can penetrate all illusions, everyone please rest assured, when the official captures this murderous murderer, the official will explain his means of pretending to be a ghost and reveal it to the world." ”