Chapter 861: The Mysterious Tenant
Chapter 902: The Mysterious Tenant
The white-bearded old man frowned, still looking at Luo Xiaofeng with puzzled eyes.
Luo Xiaofeng smiled and spoke again.
"I heard that there is a young man in your inn, if he hadn't revealed the news to the man in white, the man in white probably wouldn't have been able to find the woman. ”
The white-bearded old man frowned and said, "Maybe ......"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "I want to meet that guy in the shop." ”
The white-bearded old man frowned, and wondered: "The guest officer wants to see that young man, do you want to inquire about this matter?"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Not bad." ”
The white-bearded old man sighed: "It's better that the guest officer is still gone, even if you do, you will be disappointed." ”
Luo Xiaofeng was surprised: "Why?"
The white-bearded old man didn't explain, but let out a long sigh and slowly stood up: "The guest officer comes with me." ”
In the backyard of the inn, there is a low, gloomy cabin. The cottage has been old for a long time, and the wood has turned gray-black. The door of the cabin was locked, but there were several large cracks in the door.
As soon as Luo Xiaofeng walked to the door, he smelled a foul smell.
The shopkeeper, the white-bearded old man, took out the key and gently unlocked the door. The door opened, and a strong foul smell rushed into the lungs.
Luo Xiaofeng frowned and followed closely behind the white-bearded old man.
The white-bearded old man slowly walked into the cabin.
Inside the cabin, there was a door panel, on which a man lay upright.
The white-bearded old man didn't speak, but went straight into the house.
Luo Xiaofeng followed behind, but his heart tightened.
The white-bearded old man glanced at Luo Xiaofeng and sighed, "This is the little guy you want to meet!"
Luo Xiaofeng's heart sank.
The young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old, still has the innocence and innocence of a young man in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. Unfortunately, he is already dead, and his body has emitted a foul smell.
The sky was very gloomy! The wind gradually increased. The small, dilapidated wooden door squeaked back and forth in the wind.
The cabin has become dim.
Luo Xiaofeng let out a long sigh, stared at the corpse of the young man on the wooden board, and asked the white-bearded old man, "How did he die?"
The white-bearded old man smiled bitterly: "Say it, the guest officer may not believe it." ”
Luo Xiaofeng frowned: "Old man, please speak." ”
The white-bearded old man said, "He was scared to death." ”
Luo Xiaofeng looked at the white-bearded old man in surprise.
The white-bearded old man sighed and slowly continued, "One night five days ago, there was a very strange thing in a guest room in the inn. ”
Luo Xiaofeng hurriedly asked, "What strange things?"
The wrinkled face of the white-bearded old man suddenly showed a look of panic: "It was an empty room, and there were no guests, but in the dead of night, there was a woman's crying. ”
Luo Xiaofeng said: "What happened later?"
The white-bearded old man said, "Later, I went with him." As he spoke, he pointed to the young man on the door: "I'm timid, he's bold, so he went in first." ”
Luo Xiaofeng said: "What happened later?"
The white-bearded old man seemed to be recalling what happened at that time, and his voice trembled: "As soon as the young man entered with a kerosene lamp, the crying of the women inside stopped. I was about to follow up, and that's when ......"
The white-bearded old man's voice trembled violently: "At this time...... Suddenly there was a scream from inside the room...... Followed by...... Then came the sound of kerosene lamps shattering......"
Luo Xiaofeng frowned and stared at the white-bearded old man's face.
The white-bearded old man said in a trembling voice, "Just outside the door where I was standing...... When you are stunned...... But suddenly a person rushed out of the door......"
Luo Xiaofeng hurriedly asked, "Who?"
The white-bearded old man pointed to the young man on the door panel and hissed, "That's it...... He ......"
Luo Xiaofeng was surprised: "That little guy didn't die in the room?"
The white-bearded old man shook his head: "He ran three or four feet away, and then suddenly fell to the ground." ”
Luo Xiaofeng was surprised: "Oh?"
The white-bearded old man said, "When I saw him fall to the ground, I ran over...... He was unconscious...... But he kept saying two words in his mouth. ”
Luo Xiaofeng hurriedly asked, "Which two words?"
The white-bearded old man said in a trembling voice: "Female ghost ......"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Your old man just relied on these two words to say that he was scared to death?"
The white-bearded old man looked at Luo Xiaofeng blankly: "Yes......"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Your old man believes in ghosts?"
The white-bearded old man looked at Luo Xiaofeng in surprise: "Guest officer, what do you mean ......?"
Luo Xiaofeng didn't answer, but suddenly asked, "Afterwards...... Did you come to the room to have a look?"
The white-bearded old man said, "Afterwards, I went to that room with a dozen bold tenants, but we didn't find anything terrible. ”
Luo Xiaofeng said: "When you go to the room, do you find that the things in the room have been moved?"
The white-bearded old man hurriedly said, "Yes." ”
Luo Xiaofeng said, "Oh?"
The white-bearded old man said, "There were no tenants in that room, but that night, the window was wide open. ”
Luo Xiaofeng said: "So, the murderer escaped by jumping out of the window?"
Whitebeard was surprised: "What does the guest officer think...... My little man...... Was he killed?"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Do you really think it's a ghost?"
The white-bearded old man did not speak, but the look of horror on his face did not diminish in the slightest.
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Do you know that the old man killed your little man?"
The white-bearded old man shook his head: "I don't know. ”
Luo Xiaofeng suddenly said, "Do you remember that mysterious guest?"
The white-bearded old man was surprised: "Guest officer...... Think he's the killer?"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "Very likely!"
The white-bearded old man nodded and said to himself, "My young man leaked the secret of that mysterious guest, so he came to take revenge!"
Luo Xiaofeng said: "The possibility is very high. ”
Luo Xiaofeng looked at the pouring rain outside: "Do you remember the appearance of that mysterious guest?"
The white-bearded old man sighed, "That mysterious guest has always been wearing a wide hat...... I couldn't even see his face. ”
Luo Xiaofeng looked regretful.
The white-bearded old man's eyes flashed: "Although I didn't see the man's appearance, but looking at his gray beard on his chin, I can conclude that he is an old man." And there was one more thing that made that man unique......"
Luo Xiaofeng hurriedly asked, "What's different?"
The white-bearded old man said: "That man is dressed as a coachman, and he has a whip more than a foot long around his waist. ”
Luo Xiaofeng frowned, but did not speak.
The cabin shivered in the pouring rain. There were several places in the house that were leaking.
Luo Xiaofeng looked at the corpse on the door panel, and suddenly frowned: "Your hometown said that the mysterious guest is an elderly man?"