Chapter XVIII: The Disappearance of a Girl
On the way back, I asked Er Mazi what the origin of this Meng Yuan was, and why he couldn't be tougher.
Er Mazi said embarrassedly: "This guy is one of the three wealthy businessmen in the provincial capital, and I have to sell him this rice grain." ”
I glanced at it, the old guy who dared to love turned out to be a greedy man, I suddenly felt a little unreliable, just pray that you don't meet the same as the master.
After going back, Xiaohu has been picked up by a special person, I feel a little lost in my heart, I came out of Luoshui Village, and now it seems that I am the only one, and the rest of the village children, after escaping that night, have disappeared.
I don't know if I was eaten by wild beasts or wandered in the mountains.
Er Mazi is quite comfortable, let me prepare, let people send it to Lotus Town tonight, in fact, I don't need to go to this matter at all, damn it, Lao Tzu is not a detective or a patrol or something, these years, in a difficult period, it is normal to disappear one or two people.
That night, Er Mazi sent his men to drive an old jeep, this thing was a rarity in the sixties, Er Mazi bought it at a great price, although it was a little old, but at least the status grade has improved a lot.
When the young man came out, Er Mazi was distressed, and he told him to keep it well, and I was quite rare, after all, Shanliwa had never seen this thing.
After waiting for the car, the car drove outside the town, and just after a long time, suddenly a figure appeared in front of the car, blocking the front of the car.
The young man scolded angrily, and when he went down, under the headlights, I saw a person, it was Meng Yun'er, she was standing in front of the car, with a smile on her face.
The young man estimated that he knew each other, and immediately flattered and said, "Miss Meng, what are you doing here?" ”
Meng Yun'er stared at me and said, "I'm also going to Lotus Town, take me by the way." ”
The young man was full of embarrassment, it seemed that he knew that the eldest lady's temper was not very good, and I didn't bother to pay attention to it, this girl had nothing to do with me, the two muttered several times outside, and finally Meng Yun'er got into the car and sat next to me.
I reluctantly said, "If something happens to you, your father will have to kill me." ”
Meng Yun'er's eyebrows whitened: "What are you afraid of, I can take care of it myself." ”
It seems that I didn't bother to continue to explain, but along the way, from her mouth, I learned that in fact, the disappearance of the girl in Lotus Town is not so simple.
A month ago, all the young and beautiful girls in this town disappeared for no reason, and they disappeared from their homes without any clues.
There were eighteen girls missing, and the whole Lotus Town was panicked, and then someone found a painting in a painting shop, and all the girls were on it, and for a while, the strange atmosphere spread, and the whole Lotus Town, but all the girls in the family, were hurriedly taken away from the town.
As soon as I heard it, it was really weird, and the girls who disappeared all appeared on a painting, which was indeed incredible.
I'm a little big, such a blind past, didn't I let a blind man find a way, but Meng Yun'er smiled, she looked at me and said, "Don't worry, Daddy asked me to come over to help you." ”
Looking at her calm appearance, I felt a little unreliable, and I had no choice but to bite the bullet.
About an hour later, the car drove to Lotus Town, and since it was already night, the whole town was basically empty.
The residents are resting at home, the whole town is not big, it is also very dilapidated, the car is driving on the deserted street, I looked at both sides curiously, and found that there are a lot of words posted on the wall, which read, "Beware, the girl hides", and was speechless, it seems that the town has indeed reached the level of rumors.
Although Meng Yun'er is about the same age as me, she is tall and delicate, and I am afraid that she will be poisoned.
After a while, the car stopped in front of an old street, the young man was waiting in the car, Meng Yun'er and I got out of the car and came to a shop called Yixuan on the old street.
The signboard on the shop was very old, and it looked a little old, so Meng Yun'er stepped forward and slapped the door hard.
After a while, a voice came from inside: "Wait! ”
Then the door was opened, and in the dim light, a man in his thirties poked his head out, looking very ordinary, but with a strong scholarly atmosphere.
The man stared at the two of us, and finally looked at Meng Yun'er and said, "Why are you here again?" ”
Meng Yun'er smiled: "Boss Wang, my father said that there have been too many things in the town recently, which have affected the business of our restaurant, let me come and have a look." ”
In fact, I also think that this matter is a trip for nothing, how can it be cracked, but there is a restaurant of the Meng family in Lotus Town, and it seems that the business is quite large.
Boss Wang looked impatient, but he still thought about it and invited the two of us in.
"Forget it, there have been too many people recently, and I don't miss this time." Boss Wang reluctantly took out a painting from the counter, then threw it over, and returned to the back room by himself.
Meng Yun'er and I were very curious, so we hurriedly opened it to take a look, and in the painting, a strange scene appeared.
I saw eighteen young girls, each of whom appeared vividly in the painting, all of them with calm faces, like photographs, inlaid on them.
Meng Yun'er looked solemn: "Can you see some clues?" ”
I looked closely, and I still didn't have a clue, except for the realism, there was no clue at all.
"Well, I think we're going back empty-handed." I smiled wryly.
Meng Yun'er didn't say much, he returned the painting to Boss Wang, and then went out, and the two of us walked in the direction of the car.
This little girl is actually very thoughtful, I think she is a little funny like that, she is young, but she thinks a little in an adult way, and I don't know how the Meng family raises children.
Just as we were about to get to the car, all of a sudden, I heard a cry coming from the corner of an alley.
In the evening, there was a cry all of a sudden, and I was a little hairy, so I hurriedly flashed a flashlight at it.
Vaguely, I saw a person, huddled in the corner, Meng Yun'er hiding behind me in fear.
"Are you still scared?" I quipped.
"Nonsense, I'm a woman, not a man." Meng Yun'er is quite honest.
I smiled, and then walked down the alley, and when I came to me, under the light of the flashlight, I saw the face of a woman, sad and full of tears, and her feet were still bare.
When the women saw us, they were not afraid, but wept vigorously.
"Daughter, my daughter, you died too unjustly." The woman cried.
As soon as I heard that this should be the parents of the missing girl, I hurriedly squatted down and said, "Auntie, what's the matter, don't cry yet." ”
The woman was still muttering to herself, for a long time, and seemed to be in much better spirits, so she looked at us, but she looked at Meng Yun'er.
"Don't go to the theater, don't go to the theater." The woman got up from the ground in a panic and ran into the dark end of the street in the distance.
What the hell is going on, what is the drama troupe in the woman's mouth, I was confused, and on the side, Meng Yun'er suddenly patted her head: "By the way, it must be related to the drama troupe, I am so smart." ”
I was filled with scolding, but I still asked what was going on.
Meng Yun'er also explained, it turned out that Lotus Town happened to have a passing opera troupe a month ago, that is, after that, the disappearance of girls began to appear in the town.
When I heard it, was there really a connection between the two?
Right now, it's still early, so we discussed it and happened to go to the nearby theater to have a look.
I immediately got into the car and headed to the west of the town, where the troupe was located.
Half an hour later, the car stopped at a street corner, and the sound of singing was faintly heard in front of me, so I hurriedly got out of the car to take a look.
On the stage, there was a man and a woman singing, and the singing was very good, but the strange thing was that there was no one in the audience.
A stage without an audience, what the hell is going on, I don't know why, I was about to ask Meng Yun'er, and suddenly, I found that something was wrong with her.
On the side, Meng Yun'er's eyes were dull, looking at the stage stupidly, the corners of her mouth were slightly open, and her body was twitching, which startled me and hurriedly pushed it down.
"Are you alright?" I asked.
However, Meng Yun'er ignored it, and walked in the direction of the stage at this time, and I hurriedly stopped it in fright.