Chapter Forty-Nine: The Second Sacrifice to the River
I vaguely felt that the glamorous death was not ordinary murder.
Because of the strange cause of death, Zhang Kailong ordered someone to load the gorgeous body into the car, saying that it would be sent to the district for further body testing.
It was hard for me to accept the murder of Yanli for a while, I really hoped it was just a nightmare, and when I woke up, she stood in front of me with a smile on her face...... However, it was not a dream, but it happened.
Before leaving, Zhang Kailong frowned and said to Wang Jiliang and me, I am afraid that this case is not easy to investigate, before there were five girls in the nearby village who hanged themselves in a row, and the family of the deceased did not raise any objections at that time, so it did not go through an autopsy, and now it is still in the morgue of the District Forensic University!
What Zhang Kailong means is that they will have to do further testing after they go back, and if they also find lipstick numbers on their backs, then this should be a serial murder case!
I didn't tell them about the murder of the Daojutsu, because I wasn't quite sure what it was based on the current signs, and even if I did, it wouldn't be useful.
Zhang Kailong also seemed to be vaguely aware that this was not an ordinary homicide case, saying that he would notify me of any news and let me be ready to help solve the case.
I thought to myself: There may be many folk masters who know Taoism, but they generally like to keep a low profile, unless they have to, they will never show the dew, so starting from this candle and incense ash, I think it is difficult to break through.
If you want to solve the case, you have to start with the "6" that is painted with lipstick.
That night, Wang Jiliang invited me to his house, and Aunt Wang fried two dishes, and the two of them drank together.
It's weird to say, I didn't drink well before, but this time half a catty of old white dried his stomach, but in addition to being a little hot and dry, he didn't feel drunk, I think it probably has something to do with the spirit snake in my body!
While drinking and chatting, I heard that Wang Jiliang was still a little worried about tomorrow's river sacrifice ceremony, and it was no wonder that last time I also took care of everything, saying that I would definitely be able to clear the evil of the Yellow River and return the village to a peaceful and peaceful place.
But the neighbors trusted me so much that they lost dozens of lives.
On the surface, Wang Jiliang didn't blame me, but I knew that he was not happy in his heart.
I drank until about eleven o'clock in the evening, when suddenly I heard the rumbling sound of water on the west side of the village, and it sounded like a stormy wave.
During the day, Wang Jiliang also mentioned this, but when I heard the movement, I realized that his words were not exaggerated at all.
I also wondered, I have lived by the Yellow River for more than ten years, and I have never heard such a big disturbance in the Yellow River! The sound of the waves sounded for five or six minutes, and suddenly a strange sound of "wooing" came along with the sound of the waves, which was indeed a bit like an old cow barking.
Wang Jiliang and I looked at each other.
"Xiao Zhen, this voice is getting louder and louder!"
I nodded and replied, "This Yellow River evil can't be eliminated without getting rid of it!"
After a full meal, I went back to sleep along the street, and at first I still habitually walked towards Yanli's house, and after walking for a few minutes, I suddenly realized that she was no longer there, and suddenly my heart was sad.
With a lot of sadness, I turned back to my house, and just wanted to take out the key, but I saw that the lock of my broken door was broken, and it looked like someone had torn it off.
Will I be a thief in this kennel? My first reaction was curiosity.
Pushing open the door and pulling on the light, fortunately there was still electricity, and the room suddenly lit up.
Seeing a house that has been turned over is both infuriating and funny.
I, Chen Xiaozhen, have been eating "100 family meals" for several years, and it is a bit of an exaggeration to say that I don't have clothes to cover my body, but I have never had spare money at home! Although the senior brother gave a bank card, which contained more than 8 million, no one knew about it except for the gorgeous!
At the thought of Yanli, my mind felt like it was electrocuted again, could it be that someone forced Yanli to tell my secret?
I was really in no mood to tidy up the house, so I casually cleaned up the clutter scattered on the bed, walked up with my clothes, and fell asleep in a daze.
Early the next morning, Wang Jiliang told everyone through the loudspeaker of the village branch that the river sacrifice ceremony was going to be held today, in fact, the news that I got the third ancient bell yesterday had spread to every household, and the neighbors of Laomiao Village had already prepared.
At about eight o'clock, a few prestigious people in the village gathered at the village branch, waiting to carry the ancient bell to the Yellow River as coolies did last time.
Last time, I was actually a little embarrassed, because I was so angry that I almost broke up with the tiredness of several grandparents.
"Xiao Zhen, we have discussed it, and we are willing to disperse again for the sake of our village."
Grandpa Zhang, the leader, said with a smile.
"Oh! Grandpa Zhang, this time...... This time the situation is different, there is no need for the old man to carry the ancient clock, you ...... Just go to the scene! ”
A few old men looked confused, stood up in a daze, and asked me, "What! What does it mean to sit in town? What do we do! ”
I wanted to laugh in my heart, but I still pretended to be serious and replied: "The meaning of sitting in town is to let a few of you with high prestige watch the scene." ”
A few people nodded as if they didn't understand.
At half past eight, Wang Jiliang gathered a few big men in the village and carried the ancient bell to the Yellow River with a wooden pole.
Maybe it's an induction! There was no wind that day, but the waves in the Yellow River rose and fell, half a meter high, accompanied by bursts of whistling sounds.
A group of people stood by the river, around the ancient bell, waiting for my further orders.
There was a small boat parked in the water, and Li Xiaobai and a guy from the back street were standing on the boat.
I remember that the book "The Yellow River Classic" said that when worshipping the river, you must choose a good weather, and you must throw the ancient clock into the river on the hour.
Looking at the watch, it was almost nine o'clock, and I immediately made a decision and shouted "The sacrifice to the river begins"!
The big men lifted the ancient bell and carried it to the boat.
The boat slowly drove to the middle of the river, and the whole river seemed to be dancing, whistling like a dragon's roar.
"Put the bell!"
Seeing that it was nine o'clock, I shouted.
"Plop!"
The antique sank into the river with a sound.
Strange to say, the moment the ancient bell entered the water, the entire river surface immediately stopped dancing as if it had received the order to "stand upright", and it was as quiet as a flat mirror.
I stood on the shore and felt all this, and I had a feeling in my heart: this is really going to work!
Dozens of neighbors in the old temple village stared at the river with bated breath, waiting for what would happen when the ancient bell entered the river.
Seeing that the water was calm, everyone cheered, and the boat returned to shore.
"Xiao Zhen, the matter in the Yellow River should be solved! Later...... In the future, everyone will be able to farm and fish normally......"
Wang Jiliang patted me on the shoulder, his face full of excitement and almost tears.
We walked towards the village with a smile and laughter, but just after walking more than a hundred meters, we heard the sound of huge waves on the water.
Everyone turned their heads to take a look, and saw a truck-sized Wang Ba floating on the water, floating on the water, a pair of small black eyes staring straight at us.
"Look! Such a big one! ”
One person exclaimed, followed by several others.
The king seemed to be very spiritual, watched us turn around a few times, and then sank gently into the river.
Old Zhangtou, old grandson, they were frightened.
"I've lived for eighty years, and I've never seen such a big king!"
"That's right! This could be the god of the river! ”
I didn't expect there to be such a big king in the river, and I don't know why, when I saw that king, the heat in my heart began to operate.
Later, I thought about this, and looked at this Wang Ba with gratitude and kindness in our eyes, and I guessed that maybe she had been suppressed by the evil of the Yellow River before, and just now the ancient bell entered the water and was liberated, so she surfaced and expressed her gratitude to us.
Of course, all this is just speculation, in short, no one in Laomiao Village has ever seen this Wang Ba again, and there has been no evil thing in the Yellow River.
When I returned to the village, I thought that since Yanli had passed away, I had no other nostalgia for this, and I still had eight million in my hand! I thought about whether I could do something good for the village, after all, this land has raised me for more than ten years, and Secretary Wang Jiliang has been good to me.
So be it! took out 180,000 yuan to build a square and fitness equipment for the village, just like in the park in the district.
I thought to myself.
As soon as I arrived at the village branch, I heard Xiao Han, the village officer, say that the district public security bureau had made several phone calls.
"Looking for whom?"
Wang Jiliang asked him.
"Looking for you...... Also looking for Xiao Zhen. ”
As soon as I heard Xiao Han say this, I probably guessed what was going on.
After dialing the phone back, I guessed correctly, it was Zhang Kailong who called.
"Xiao Zhen, let me tell you something, you are mentally prepared!"
Zhang Kailong said in a deep voice on the phone.
"Say it! Brother Zhang, is there a new discovery in the gorgeous autopsy? ”
I asked.
"Almost! The gorgeous death was not the same as the previous examination, but we also examined the five corpses that were hanged before, and they ...... There was a number on their backs, and it went from one to five, exactly according to the time of death......"
I cursed in my heart: Yanli was really killed! I wipe, who did it? Whoever the killer is, I'm going to have to catch him and kill him.
Zhang Kailong asked me to hurry over and help solve the case.
After hanging up the phone, I went to Li Xiaobai's house and asked him to drive me to the town in a farm car, and then I took the car to the district.
When he saw Zhang Kailong, his brows were furrowed like twist.
"Xiao Zhen, I'm afraid I have to rely on your help for this matter!"
He said with a grimace on his face.
It turned out that after they returned from Laomiao Village, they re-did the autopsy investigation and found a very strange thing, that is, there were a total of six girls in addition to Yanli, all of whom belonged to cattle, and their birthdays were very regular.
The first girl who died had a birthday in January, and the second in February...... Flamboyant happens to be June.
According to the clues currently available, this is neither a vendetta nor an attempt to make money, and it is likely to be related to some kind of religious ritual.
This matter has been spread by good deeds, and it has a great repercussion in the society, bringing a lot of pressure to the bureau, the key is that they are worried that this serial murder will continue, according to the number law on the back of the deceased, the next girl to be killed should be the birthday of July, and her back will be painted with a "7" with lipstick.
I vaguely feel that there is an extremely evil force hidden around us, and a battle is about to begin!