Chapter 8: Lin Fang's Story
"I've asked dozens of people who live in Linjiawan, and they all know about it, but," Wu wanted to drink again.
"Don't drink it, tell me what the hell is going on first" This time even Qi Lu was in a hurry, he reached out and snatched Lao Wu's baby wine bottle.
"Some people say that they are in love, but some people say that Lin Fang is secretly in love with Jiang Wenhao, and Jiang Wenhao has no meaning to her at all."
"Open love, secret love, do you know it?"
"Lin Fang's parents have passed away, and there is only one surviving relative, my aunt, who told me the details of what happened." Lao Wu continued: "Lin Fang really liked Jiang Wenhao very much back then, but Professor Jiang Da was from the city, and it happened that the college entrance examination was resumed that year, and he was admitted to Tsinghua University as he wished with high scores and excellent political background, how could he look down on Xiao Nizi in the countryside." Lin Fang confessed his love to Jiang Wenhao on the eve of his return to the city, but Jiang Wenhao clearly rejected her. It is said that Lin Fang was disheartened and wanted to die. Before seeing the suicide note, her family found out that she had attempted suicide twice. ”
Qi Lu said: "But you can't conclude that she committed suicide because of a suicide note, after Lin Fang disappeared, did her parents look for her?"
"I have looked for it, the village party secretary has mobilized the whole village to search for several days, but no trace of her has been found. Later, it was reported to the Public Security Bureau, and the police at that time only talked about class elements, and few of them were from professional classes, so they hastily handled the case as a missing person. After a long time, everyone had no news of Lin Fang, and they all thought that she had committed suicide. ”
Qi Lu said sharply: "It's really a human being who is not as good as heaven, if this murderer is still alive now, I will never let him escape the punishment of the law." ”
Lao Wu shook his head and said, "Don't forget, Lin Fang is now a female ghost in red, and her death is not as simple as being killed by a human murderer." In cases where even youkai are involved, the actual situation can be tricky. ”
Lao Wu's words reminded Qi Lu, and he sat back in his office chair in a gloomy manner, and his mind began to spin rapidly.
"Although we have eliminated the Nightmare Spirit and successfully defused Lin Fang's anger, this does not mean that she is harmless to people. The point is that she is now controlled by a monster, and this monster is likely to be using her to accomplish some ulterior secrets."
Before Lao Wu's words were finished, Qi Lu interrupted and said, "Let's put aside the monster matter first, let's go to Lin Bo's house to play some heartbeat for him." ”
"Okay, I like to watch the excitement the most, when are you going to go?"
"Go now."
"Ah, it's almost six o'clock, you want to go to his house to eat"
"If things go well, maybe he'll treat you to a drink of flower wine." Qi Lu regained his smiling face, completely ignoring Ding Xiaolan and rolling his eyes at him.
It was already twilight when the three of them went out, because of the bad weather, there was no light early, many small shops along the street began to close, and pedestrians in the night were also hurrying home to reunite. It seemed that there were no stars or moon in the sky tonight, so when the faint afterglow of the sun completely withdrew from the horizon, the whole city was plunged into endless darkness.
As soon as Qi Lu and the three of them entered Lin Bo's house, they saw him walking slowly downstairs from the upper floor.
"Xiao Qi, I guess you brought me good news about Songwen Sword," Lin Bo asked.
Qi Lu said: "I'm sorry, I don't have any information about the sword so far. ”
"Then what is the matter with you coming tonight," Limpo suddenly looked displeased.
"There is a very important matter, I would like to ask you and Professor Jiang in person."
"Oh, please be seated." Limbo was the first to sit on the expensive mahogany chair.
"Xiao Qi, have you eaten" Jiang Wenhao also walked out of the bedroom, still holding a book in his hand.
The sharp-eyed Qi Lu immediately saw that the title of the book in his hand was silent, so he asked him: "Why does Professor Jiang look like a book with strange powers?"
"Alas, although I don't believe in ghosts and gods, the old Lin family is haunted, so I have to read some books like this, hoping to help him."
Lin Bo asked, "Mr. Qi, what do you want to ask me?"
"There may be a personal involved in this matter, I just want to ask you both, I don't know if you can agree to my request"
The nanny who was next to her playfully went back to the back room and closed the door.
"I don't like to go around in circles, so I might as well say anything straight."
Qi Lu said: "It's about the female ghost in red." ”
"Oh, you just drive it away." Limpo was clearly not interested in the matter.
"What I want to say is that this female ghost has a special reason for coming to your house."
"For what reason, don't say she's my deceased relative"
"Hehe, Boss Lin is serious. She certainly won't be your relative, but an old friend from years ago. Qi Lu said while looking at Jiang Wenhao coldly.
"Ah, then please ask Mr. Qi to tell me, who is she," Lin Bo's eyes flashed with an imperceptible look.
"Lin Fang" Qi Lu deliberately said in a very heavy tone.
"Mr. Qi isn't joking?" Lin Bo's face changed suddenly, and even Jiang Wenhao, who was sitting next to him, became excited.
"Yesterday we successfully took a photo of the female ghost in red, and after being identified by many elderly people who lived in Linjiawan back then, they confirmed that the female ghost in the photo was Lin Fang."
While Qi Lu was talking, Lao Wu had already taken out the washed photo of the female ghost in red from his bag and handed it to Lin Bo.
"Xiao Qi, I remember you told me that female ghosts don't have heads, how did you get the face in this photo" Lin Bo looked suspicious.
Qi Lu couldn't hear what he said, and said with a smile: "Boss Lin, you are a successful person in the business, but it doesn't mean that your knowledge of the spirit world is better than mine." You don't have to worry about the authenticity of the photos, if I were a charlatan, Master Wutong would not recommend me to solve your family's troubles. ”
"It seems that my brother appreciates you, not without reason. Mr. Qi is really a young talent, and he can actually photograph the appearance of ghosts. Lin Bo embarrassedly handed the photo to Jiang Wenhao.
"Impossible, this is impossible" Jiang Wenhao, who had finished reading the photo, suddenly looked dull, and muttered: "No, she won't die, many friends in Lin Jiawan told me that Lin Fang is just missing." ”
Qi Lu said to him in a very positive tone: "Professor Jiang, I have sufficient evidence that Lin Fang was brutally murdered in 1978, and even his head was cut off by the murderer and thrown into the wilderness. It is precisely because the murderer has not been brought to justice so far that her resentment cannot be dissipated, and she turns into a female ghost in red to take revenge on the murderer. ”
"I hurt her" Jiang Wenhao's voice choked, and his face lost its luster. He hung his head limply, his hands tugging at his hair.
It took a long time before he said softly: "It's all my fault, if I had promised her back then, she would have left Linjiawan with me, and naturally she would not have been poisoned." ”
After saying this, Jiang Wenhao raised his head, and Qi Lu saw tears rolling in his eyes.
Qi Lu was stunned, this was not the result he wanted. Before he came, he thought that Jiang Wenhao was the most suspicious, but now looking at his heartbroken appearance, this is like the murderer's confession, and he clearly regrets his original decision.
Ding Xiaolan's moved eyes were a little moist, and she said softly, "Professor Jiang, can you tell us about you and Lin Fang, we can't let the murderer go unpunished." ”
"Okay, I" Suddenly, Jiang Wenhao gasped for breath, and his chest rose and fell sharply with his strained breathing. The light cast his slightly emaciated figure onto the wall, elongated and magnified, looking like a dying beast trembling on its stomach on the ground.
Ding Xiaolan asked in surprise: "Professor, are you okay?"
"Lao Jiang's heart attack is a crime" Lin Bo's face changed suddenly, he quickly picked up a remote control on the table and pressed the eye-catching red button, and suddenly several security guards hurriedly ran in.
"Send ginger to the hospital," Lin Bo yelled.
Jiang Wenhao stretched out his right hand with difficulty to refuse Lin Bo's kindness, and at the same time groped his left hand into the pocket of his coat.
Qi Lu immediately understood Jiang Wenhao's intentions, and hurriedly came to Jiang Wenhao's side and helped him take out the things in the bag.
It was a bottle of Western medicine for heart disease, Qi Lu quickly unscrewed the cap of the bottle and handed the white pill to his mouth, Ding Xiaolan also poured a glass of water at this time and fed Jiang Wenhao to take the pill.
After a while, seeing that Jiang Wenhao's face was rosy again, and his breathing was much calmer, everyone was relieved.
"Mr. Qi, Lao Jiang's mood is not very stable, I think you should come back tomorrow." Limpo opened his mouth to propose.
This Qi Lu hesitated in his heart, what Lin Bo said was also the truth, Jiang Wenhao was stimulated now, and reluctantly asking would affect his physical health.
"Xiao Qi, please stay." Just as Qi Lu and the others were about to leave, Jiang Wenhao suddenly stopped him.
Qi Lu turned around and saw that Jiang Wenhao's face was too pale, and there was a crystal light in his eyes, knowing that it touched his sad past. Qi Lu thought about it again and again, but still said: "Professor, it's not early, I'll come to visit tomorrow." ”
"Xiao Qi, please sit down, thank you for telling me about Lin Fang, I want to tell you everything I know now."
Lin Bo looked unhappy, and also persuaded him to rest early, Jiang Wenhao stubbornly rejected Lin Bo's kindness and asked Qi Lu and the three of them to sit next to him.
Suddenly there was a thunderclap outside the window, and the rain was beating against the glass window, and it seemed to be getting more and more urgent.
Jiang Wenhao's voice trembled a little and said: "In 1975, I was sent to Linjiawan as an educated youth, and was arranged by the production team leader to live in Lin Bo's house, when Lin Fang was Lin Bo's next-door neighbor. ”
As he spoke, Jiang Wenhao looked at the wall in front of him in a daze, and his thoughts seemed to have returned to that distant era.
"Compared with the girls in the same village, Lin Fang is tall and fair-skinned, and she is a local beauty. Because she had studied in primary school and could read a few words, she was arranged by the captain to work as an accountant in the village. But after all, she is not highly educated, and she can't remember some accounts very clearly, so she often asks me to teach her some basic knowledge of accounting. And when I first arrived, I was worried that I couldn't get along with the poor middle peasants, and when I saw Lin Fang taking the initiative to come to me, I naturally couldn't ask for it, so I was very enthusiastic about teaching her. ”
It turned out that Lin Fang and I were walking together, Ding Xiaolan couldn't help but think of the days when she was an accountant in the Laojie funeral home, and at the same time became interested in the love story between Jiang Wenhao and Lin Fang.