Chapter Eighty-Seven: Motive for the Killing
When the old man Ishida was asked by me, he immediately fell into deep thought, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "I really haven't heard of what is in this clearing, but about my gourd, I remember that my grandfather once told me that it was picked up on the Wuyapo not far from us. ”
"Five Cliffs?" Before Old Man Ishida finished speaking, Lin Qiaoling and I were both shocked at the same time.
The old man Ishida nodded and said, "Yes, and at that time, Wuyapo was not only my ornament, but also many jars and jars of porcelain like me." ”
According to the memories of the old man Ishida, it happened to be a rare heavy rain in a hundred years, and this rain rained for three days and three nights, almost flooding the entire Shishi Village.
However, although the topography of Baoshi Village belongs to the basin category, the water flow is low, so the heavy rain that year just flowed along the edge of Baoshi Village.
But the five cliffs that the old man Ishida said were not so lucky.
The five cliffs are on the low side, just near the open space where we came.
At that time, the Wuya Slope was originally connected to the open land, that is, the place where the Shengwei Group developed, and at that time it was still a towering mountain, but in recent years, due to development reasons, it was dug up.
However, after that rain, the part of the cliff slope that connects with the open space was washed away by the water, and the mudslide was formed.
Due to the fact that the link between the five cliff slopes and the open space is not very strong, and the low terrain of the five cliff slopes, a low-lying area is formed in the link between the five cliff slopes and the open space.
When the rain is too heavy, the link part can still store water, but after the rain, the whole link part may be due to years of rain, which leads to water intrusion and soft soil, so the mudslide is formed.
"That rain is really too big, fortunately, my village is blessed by the Holy Land, otherwise it may have disappeared in this land of Shenzhou by now." Old man Ishida couldn't help but sigh.
Old man Ishida's words made me really puzzled, and I hurriedly asked, "Is the part of the five cliff slopes that collapsed still now?" ”
With so many pieces of porcelain emerging from the collapse, this five-cliff slope should not be simple, and perhaps there may be more secrets hidden in this link section.
"It's still there, if it's good tomorrow, I'll take you to see it." Old man Ishida was also very enthusiastic.
Lin Qiaoling, who had been silent, asked at this time, "Grandpa, are there any other legends about the Holy Land?" For example, the color of the wolf's body I just mentioned. ”
Old man Ishida seemed to be a little shy about our desire to understand the Holy Land, so he quickly got up and bowed four times and five times facing the Holy Land.
The so-called four pilgrimages and five prostrations are a kind of ritual for the holy land in Baoshi Village, which is equivalent to the highest number of rituals in the local area.
The four salutes seem a bit strange to me.
First of all, the worshipper should raise his head high and face the sky, which is the day.
After that, put your hands behind your back, put your fingers together, your fingertips pointing up, and your palms facing back.
The latter is very simple, and the third dynasty will be front below the head and above the ankle facing the front.
The soles of the feet are on the ground, the toes are facing straight ahead, and the feet are horizontal.
This is the Four Dynasties of Baoshi Village.
After all five bows.
First of all, the first four prostrations of the giver are in the shape of a mouth, kneeling facing the pilgrimage, the posture remains the same, the lower jaw is on the ground, the toes are on the ground, and cannot be placed, it is considered disrespectful.
At the end of the four prostrations, the giver moves to the middle of the mouth and bows with the same number of prostrations.
The whole process seems simple, but the reality is complicated.
Old man Ishida told me that this kind of ritual is usually very well prepared before exercising it, but today is a special situation, so it is enough to reduce it and just ask the holy place not to blame him.
After the old man Ishida had finished the four pilgrimages and five prostrations, he sat down on the stool again.
"Just now you asked why this holy map is red, and now I can tell you."
Although it may not have anything to do with the case I investigated, the wolf body incarnated by stone in this stone village holy land may not have anything to do with the case I investigated, but there is nothing wrong with listening to it.
Lin Qiaoling and I looked at Old Man Ishida and waited quietly for Old Man Ishida to tell us the story about the red wolf body.
The old man Ishida said: "I don't know about the red wolf body, in fact, I don't know about it until now, but this wolf body is not completely red, so to speak, if it doesn't rain in the sky, the wolf body is red, and if it rains, the red of the wolf body will disappear." ”
"And that kind of thing?" Lin Qiaoling and I said in unison.
Originally, I thought that the wolf's body had always been red, but I didn't expect that the color of the wolf's body would change because of the change in the weather, which made me very surprised.
If it rains when we come, we may not be able to see this spectacle.
Lin Qiaoling said in surprise: "Do you think there will be something inside this wolf's body?" ”
I thought about it for a moment and whispered, "It's not impossible, but what kind of thing can cause a stone to have such a physical reaction due to a change in the weather?" Chameleon: I know that this chameleon stone is really unheard of. ”
My academic performance, although it is not very good, but such a strange thing, to be honest, I am a little skeptical of the truth of what Ishida said.
But after thinking about it, it doesn't feel right, I've seen all the red stones, and I can't say that the old man Ishida has a falsehood.
And we've only met twice, so there's no need for him to lie to me.
"Let's go to Wuyapo tomorrow to have a look, and look for clues from there first, after all, we can't forget about business." I said.
Lin Qiaoling also agreed with what I said, nodded and said, "It's okay." Then he said: "I really don't know what will be in this underground, do you think it will be a cemetery or something." ”
I didn't think about it at all, and was about to say that it was not too early, so I would rest first, but Lin Qiaoling suddenly asked this question, which suddenly made my heart tighten.
He involuntarily recited in his mouth: "Sheng Wei, Kunyang, Luo Posai, Luo Xiaodan, Cross, Zhang Kaixuan, Gu Tianlong, Gold, Kettle, Development Site, Wuya Slope, Holy Land, Stone Wolf Body." ”
Lin Qiaoling listened to me read a lot in a daze, her eyes were a little solemn, and she thought I was evil, so she shook her hand in front of my eyes, "What's the matter, did you think of something?" ”
At this moment, I suddenly got up, slapped the table, raised my eyebrows, and said excitedly: "I see, the motive for killing is here." ”
It didn't matter if I was excited, it startled Lin Qiaoling and the old man Ishida who were sitting on the side.
Even Liu Zhi, who was lying on the table, was almost awakened, and he didn't know what he was talking about.
"Do you know the motive for the killing?" Lin Qiaoling listened to me talk about the motive for killing, and she couldn't help but be very curious when she saw me so excited.