Chapter 29: The Murderer
Zhang Qiang's words made me very suspicious, at this time, the mage Long Hua stood up again and muttered something, Zhang Qiang's face changed very much, and he subconsciously exclaimed, "No, this matter is still related to Xiao Ye?" ”
After listening to this, I was even more confused, and asked Zhang Qiang, "What did Master Longhua say, why is it still related to me?" I've been here once, and I don't know anyone except Liu Mei's family. ”
Zhang Qiang also muttered, but Master Longhua didn't say anything when he said this, just urged me and Zhang Qiang to dig up quickly and dig out the body as soon as possible.
I saw that the mage was a little impatient, so I could only continue to dig hard, and it took Zhang Qiang and Zhang Qiang half a day to dig the body out of the pit.
Then Zhang Qiang vomited, and I was choked.
The deceased ended so badly that he was casually dug a pit and buried, not to mention, his abdominal cavity was actually open. In addition to the white flowers, the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys have been hollowed out.
The deceased's face was distorted, and when he died, his facial features were crowded together because of pain, presumably when he was alive, and his stomach was dissected!
Seeing this, I couldn't help clenching my fists, both disgusting and a little scared, more of a hatred for the murderer, using such a cruel method to kill a villager, unless it was a psychopath.
When I got the corpse out of the pit, I also dug out a rusty wood knife beside him, which was stained with blood and a lot of dirt, and I think that the murderer disemboweled the corpse with this murder weapon.
I squatted down next to the corpse and smoked a cigarette, and then I felt a little better, and I had the courage to look at the corpse's distorted face, and see that the corpse's cheeks were bulging, and its mouth seemed to be stuffed with something.
As if the ghost was a miracle, I found a fast cloth to wrap my hand and gently reached into the corpse's mouth to tease it.
Zhang Qiang noticed my movements, and he couldn't wait to spit out the acid water in his stomach, and scolded me for being perverted while vomiting, saying What are you doing in the corpse's mouth?
I didn't speak, but carefully pulled open the gap between the corpse's teeth, and actually pulled out half a piece of corn bun from the corpse's stuffed mouth, which is the most ordinary food on our side!
We are located here in the depths of the mountains, the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou is poor and the mountains and rivers are bad, the people's crops are not good, not as rich as the rich areas in the south of the Yangtze River, the economic level of this ghost place is at least 20 years behind the first-tier cities, so in the countryside, there are many lonely widows and children who can't even eat a full meal.
I looked at the corpse wrapped in a dirty robe, his face was dark, his appearance was ugly, his clothes were unkempt, he had not taken a bath for many days, especially when Zhang Qiang and I dug it out of the pit, there was a strong smell of acid decay on the corpse, which did not originate from the smell of the corpse after the corpse decomposed, but the smell of his own sweat.
I dare to conclude that this is a vagabond, and ordinary people, no matter how poor they are, will not make themselves so sloppy.
Before the corn bun could be swallowed by the homeless man, the mixed saliva and blood foam had dried out and hardened, and I tried to reason in my heart to restore the death of the homeless man:
This homeless man should have been attracted here with food first, and when he squatted down to eat, the murderer hit the back of the head with a firewood knife, causing the homeless man to faint. After that, the killer tied up the man and used a knife to dig open his abdominal cavity, and in the process the homeless man must have woken up and was in a state of struggle.
This is well illustrated by the claw-shaped fingers of the corpse, especially since I found several strangulation marks on the corpse, the most fatal wound was in the abdomen, when the abdominal cavity was dug open, causing the homeless man to bleed profusely and die, and the contusion on the back of his head was shallow and not fatal at all.
The murderer's heart is really vicious, and it is okay to dig out the organs after killing people, why is he not willing to give the deceased a good time, and he has to dig up the internal organs when the person is alive, is it just to satisfy his perverted selfish desires?
Wait a minute......
Thinking of this, a flash of lightning suddenly crossed my mind, and the mage Longhua said that the yin spirit of this homeless man was lodged in Uncle Liu's body in order to get back the missing things in his body, could it be ......
A conjecture popped up in my mind, and I couldn't help but swing my head. I already have a rough idea of who the killer is.
Zhang Qiang saw that my face was cloudy, as if the muscles on my face were trembling inexplicably, and he couldn't help but stab me with his arm, "I said brother, what do you want?" ”
"I didn't ...... It's nothing...... "I looked very bad, stood up and found a shroud, and covered the body of the homeless man.
After that, the mage Longhua asked me and Zhang Qiang to carry the body back to Liu Mei's house, Zhang Qiang suddenly stopped, his face trembled with fright, and he said in a trembling voice, "Brother...... This business is proposed by yourself to take over, whether you want to carry it or you carry it yourself. ”
I didn't say anything, wrapped the body in a shroud, and strode to Liu Mei's house on my shoulder.
The reason why I was able to agree so happily was not that I was not afraid, but that another thought was hovering in my head at this time, which made me chill all over my body, and I could no longer be afraid.
I carried the corpse back to Liu Mei's house with a numb face, and put the corpse in the corner of the courtyard, Liu Mei was walking out of the house with her mother, and saw the outline of the corpse from afar, and the mother and daughter were so frightened that they sat down at the same time.
Liu Mei shouted while covering her eyes, "Ye Xun, what are you doing, why did you carry the corpse into our house, you get it out quickly......"
I said astringently, "Don't be afraid, this corpse is the key to solving Uncle Liu's troubles." ”
"Ah, why?" Liu Mei covered her eyes, she didn't dare to look at me at all, I took a deep breath and didn't speak, at this time the mage Longhua had already strode into the room, Zhang Qiang and I glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed.
Master Longhua came to Uncle Liu, dipped his fingertips in the mucus just now, and drew a "ten" symbol on Uncle Liu's forehead, closed his eyes and recited the mantra several times.
As soon as the second mantra was recited, Uncle Liu opened his eyes, his eyes were clear, and obviously his consciousness had recovered most of it, Master Longhua stood up and asked in a low voice in the Wa language, Zhang Qiang was responsible for the simultaneous translation, "Liu Zhenhua, what bad things have you done yourself, please explain it honestly." ”
Liu Mei caught up and saw that the three of us were staring at Uncle Liu in a circle, and suddenly shouted in confusion, "What are you doing, my father has just woken up, can you let him ...... first?"
"You go out first, Uncle Liu has something to explain, I'm afraid I'll scare you for a while." I don't know what to say, I said with a bitter face after interrupting Liu Mei.
"No, I want to know how my dad got caught up with that kind of thing!" Liu Mei shook her head stubbornly, looking stubborn. I could only smile bitterly when I saw this, and I didn't know if Liu Mei would be able to withstand such a mental blow after listening to the whole cause and effect.
I couldn't bear to tell Liu Mei that her father was a murderer.
Uncle Liu woke up, rolled his eyes to look at everyone, opened his mouth very tiredly, and barely squeezed out a smile at me, "Xiao Ye, why are you back again?" ”
I couldn't laugh, I didn't know what attitude to take to face him, so I turned my face and said, "Uncle Liu, was that homeless man killed by you?" ”