Chapter 15: The Shadow of Childhood
It's hard to say, but everyone came here to make a living.
Han Yu was a little embarrassed, of course he meant this, but the other party was so straightforward, he didn't know how to answer. It seems a bit reckless to admit it, but there is no way to deny it.
"Mr. Nong, this case is inexplicable, I just hope to get more information, please understand."
He had no choice but to explain to Nong Yuhua.
Nong Yuhua's expression was very subtle.
He seemed angry, but also a little proud, and even more so aggrieved...... In short, it was a mixture of multiple emotions, Han Yu couldn't be sure what he was thinking in his heart, trying to see what from his expression, but in the end, he couldn't judge anything.
"I have no comment on this case."
Nong Yuhua thought about it for a while, and finally replied carefully and carefully.
Of course, Zhou Erya and Han Yu didn't expect the suspect to take the initiative to confess, and Nong Yuhua's answer was also expected, but they didn't expect him to take the initiative to add: "But about the seven-handed soul, I've heard of it......"
He is a native of Xiangxi, grew up in the countryside, and obsessed with folk taboos, after his father's accident, he returned to Xiangxi for a period of time, and when he appeared in Shanghai again, he became a master of the gods.
The seven-handed soul in his mouth is more detailed than the dry information.
- Even Zhou Erya couldn't help but raise her head and change her previous indifference.
"The terrifying curse of the seven-handed soul is not common in Xiangxi. But when I was younger, I saw it once. ”
Nong Yuhua seemed to fall into the memory, he looked up at the sky, and after a long time, he slowly spoke.
The Seven-Hand Soul Quest is a malevolent curse that requires the lives of seven innocent people in exchange for the death of the cursed target.
Regardless of whether the effect can be determined, even if it is true, it is by no means ordinary people who can make up their minds to do it.
How deep does hatred and resentment do you have to be to do such a thing?
"There is no record in the local annals."
Zhou Erya said lightly.
He has been observing since he arrived, and he didn't say a word before, it was Han Yu who was asking questions and talking all the time. It was only then that there was a sudden interest.
"It's impossible to record everything in the local annals."
Nong Yuhua's tone was quiet.
"Especially these dark and horrible things."
Han Yu thought that even if the local chronicles were recorded, they would only be regarded as absurd rumors, and it was impossible to have detailed records.
Perhaps only the memories of the person concerned can be close to the truth.
"I saw it with my own eyes."
Nong Yuhua emphasized again.
It was a terrible memory from his childhood that could not be erased, and he closed his eyes with a look of fear on his face.
"That was when I was eight years old......"
The countryside of Xiangxi is poor and miasma, full of wonder and treachery.
For the old man living in the countryside, death is not the end, but more like another beginning.
So, their attitude towards death is even a little cynical.
"In my village, there is a lonely old man who is usually mysterious and doesn't know what to do in the house. He often cooks something delicious, so the children like him, and when I was a child, I often went to his house to play. ”
"That day......
Nong Yuhua's eyes opened suddenly, and he paused for a long time.
He still went to the old man's house to play, knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered, he was impatient, as he usually did, went around the back, climbed over the courtyard wall to find out.
The old man was really not at home.
Nong Yuhua was bored, trying to find something to eat to no avail, but when he walked through the hall, he smelled a pungent smell of blood.
He was startled, but curiosity overcame fear.
“…… I went into the old man's bedroom. ”
Blood.
The room was covered in blood.
And the most terrible thing is that the mosquito net on the bed is hung up, and a bloody hand sticks out from the gap!
Nong Yuhua shouted, turned around and ran.
Where had an eight-year-old child ever seen such a terrible scene, he was almost stupid.
When the adults of the village heard the news, they were surprised to find that the old man had long since disappeared, and only one muscular arm was lying on the bed.
"I thought it was a separate murder ......"
Nong Yuhua sighed, as if he had palpitations.
Although this scene is fierce, no one will think about any curse at first, the village people reported to the official, and the county government came down to investigate perfunctorily, but the body of the old man could not be found, so it was over.
- If there is no follow-up, maybe this is just a nightmare for the teenager in the village, and it will just pass.
But within a few days, there was a second homicide in this small village.
The scene was similar to that of the old man's house, full of blood, and there was no corpse, only a lonely arm.
This time the villagers were terrified.
- What kind of evil spirit is this coming? Where did the corpse go, could it be that it was eaten by a ghost?
"The villagers are ignorant, and at the same time they reported to the officials, they also invited monks to exorcise evil spirits, my family is a landlord in the township, and my father has also made a lot of unjust money, but this evil debt, where is it so easy to solve?"
It is useless to report to the official, and it is equally useless to be a monk.
The third case came as scheduled, followed by a fourth.
The bloody arms are terrifying, and the invisible murderer keeps the villagers awake at night.
This fear lasted for more than a month, until all seven murder cases were completed and the seven arms were put together, and then it suddenly came to an abrupt end.
These seven people have almost no relationship, although they may have relatives and neighbors, but they live in the same village, and they will inevitably have some involvement, but in any case, they can't think of any reason to die together.
The villagers were confused, and there were many speculations, but they couldn't grasp the essentials.
"That'...... What happened after that? ”
Han Yu was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that the Seven-Hand Soul Quest had really become once, but if the seven arms were really arranged, would the effect of the curse be able to be achieved?
- Will the target of the Seven-Hand Soul Quest die?
Nong Yuhua glanced at him again and nodded quietly.
"About another month later, the village wealth advocate a certain person, suddenly fell ill, the whole body turned purple, the medicine stone was ineffective, and he wailed in pain for three days and three nights before finally breathing."
Yes...... It worked?
Seven-handed soul seeker, can it really kill?
Han Yu, who has always believed in science, couldn't believe it.
"So, is this really the Seven-Hand Soul Seeker? How did you know for sure? ”
Of course, there can't be any evidence for such a thing.
Nong Yuhua smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Of course, it can't be said for sure, but later someone from the Zhang family consulted the goddess of the neighboring village." She checked the death of the rich man Zhang and quietly asked if their family had offended anyone, and then she told the truth about the seven-handed soul seeker. ”
This is the most terrible curse, a revenge that must be achieved with all one's life.
This incident was very impressive to the young Nong Yuhua.