Chapter 043: Old Woman
After I opened my mouth to ask, Fat Hu was stunned for a moment, and his expression was slightly stiff.
But he still squeezed out a smile, and then said to me: "Little brother, what are you thinking, okay, I'll go with you now, isn't this okay?" β
I gave him a blank look, and I didn't bother to speak, so I urged him to hurry on his way.
However, the coffin shop was a bit far away, so we got back to the main road and flagged down a taxi.
But as soon as we said that we were going to Zhu Ji's coffin shop, the driver's face changed instantly, saying that he didn't know what Zhu Ji's grocery store was, so he quickly drove away.
Fat Hu frowned, and said, "Little brother, why do I think he's not quite right." β
"Let's stop a few more." I said it again.
But we stopped several taxis along the way, and whenever we talked about Zhu Ji's coffin shop, we all had almost the same reaction, saying that we didn't know this place.
So I was also a little helpless, thinking to myself what was going on, why everyone said they didn't know about Zhu Ji's coffin shop.
The most important thing is that when they hear the name, their reactions are almost identical, so this is definitely not a coincidence.
Fat Hu seemed to be a little anxious, stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and asked me again: "Little brother, what can we do now?" Why don't you go back first? β
Seeing that he wanted to go back again, I also turned my heart on the side, so I said, "Let's walk over, it's not that far anyway." β
"What?" Hu Fatzi was also stunned.
But I didn't care what his reaction was, and pulled him on.
Although Hu Fatzi was reluctant, he could only follow me.
In fact, the last time I came here, it was Jiang Henian who sent someone to send me here, and I have been sitting in the car, and I am not so familiar with the route.
So I walked around for almost two hours before I found the alley that time.
Hu Fatzi took a breath and said, "Little brother, have you found it, if you haven't arrived yet, I won't go with you, I'll be tired of the fat man." β
"It's inside." I reached out and pointed inside.
Hu Fatzi sighed, but he was still dragged by me and walked inside.
It's dark inside the alley, even darker than the last time I visited.
When I looked up, I saw that the lanterns that had been lit last time had all been extinguished, so it was no wonder that it was so dark.
With the memory of the last time, I walked to the innermost part of the alley, and sure enough, I saw the faΓ§ade of Zhu Ji's coffin shop.
However, the lantern at their door was extinguished at this time, so it looked eerie.
I glanced at Fat Hu, then walked up, reached out and patted the door, and shouted, "Is there anyone, is there anyone inside?" β
But there was no reaction inside, and I couldn't help frowning, thinking to myself, could it be that bald old man who had rested so early?
Seeing that I didn't call out, Fat Hu walked up and said, "Little brother, get out of the way and replace me." β
I looked at him suspiciously, but walked over to see what he wanted to do.
I saw that Hu Fatzi took a deep breath and kicked directly towards the door.
But the door was very strong, and the fat man just screamed in pain, and the door shook a few times, but there was no reaction.
Seeing that he didn't succeed, Hu Fatzi took a deep breath and planned to kick it again.
But at this time, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Who are you looking for?" β
The voice was hoarse and low, and it was a little uncomfortable.
I turned my head and saw that it was the door of the shop next to me, and a crack opened slightly, and an old woman with white hair peeked out of it.
Her face was full of wrinkles, and she looked very old, and her sudden speech startled me and the fat man.
But after I was stunned, I still said to her, "Let's find the owner of Zhu Ji's coffin shop." β
"What are you looking for him?" The old woman's tone suddenly became a little wrong.
I looked up and saw that her shop was selling funeral supplies, and it was opened next to the coffin shop, which could be regarded as a one-stop service.
But I didn't tell the truth, I just said, "We want to buy a coffin." β
The old woman looked at me and said, "The old man is dead." β
"Dead?" My eyes widened instantly, and I felt a little surprised, and I couldn't speak.
Hu Fatzi also walked up, and said with a face full of disbelief: "Old lady, this good person, how can you say that death is death, you can't lie to us." β
"What did I lie to you, he just died." The old woman's tone was a little bad.
I saw that she seemed to know something, and I didn't dare to let Fat Hu continue, so I hurriedly asked, "Then can you tell us how Boss Zhu died." β
"That old man is not surnamed Zhu." The old woman said suddenly.
I frowned and asked, "Then he is not surnamed Zhu, how can he be called Zhu Ji coffin shop?" β
The old woman replied, "That's the boss's surname, and the old man is just a fellow, and no one has ever seen the boss, who knows where it is sacred." β
When I heard her say this, I was immediately a little surprised, thinking that the old man was not the owner here, so who opened this coffin shop.
I was very curious, the villagers' clothes all had the marks of Zhu Ji's coffin shop, and it was obvious that someone had dressed them in Zhu Ji's clothes.
So I always feel that if I can find out the details of Zhu Ji's coffin, I may be able to get some clues.
So I hurriedly said to the old woman, "Old lady, can you tell us in detail how the old man died?" β
"Come in."
She glanced up at both of us and told us to go in first.
I was a little wary and glanced at Fat Hu.
But if you think about it carefully, she is such an old woman, is it possible that she can still do something to the two of us.
So I thought about it, so I followed Hu Fatzi and walked in together.
Her shop is obviously much smaller than the coffin shop.
Maybe it's because it's not breathing, but there's a very strange smell in it, which makes me feel a little inexplicable.
The old woman led us in and told us to find a chair and sit down.
I took a look, and what she sells in this store is basically some paper money, paper cars, paper money, etc.
However, there are also some paper figures hanging there, and these paper figures are so vividly tied that they look like real people, as if they may come to life at any time.
My attention was all attracted by the paper figures, and for a while, I was a little dazed, until the fat man called me, and I didn't react.
The old woman went into the corner, lit a stick of sandalwood, and then helped the two of us make a cup of tea.
I was a little embarrassed, but since she had already brought the teacup, I had to take it with some embarrassment.
The old woman looked at the two of us before asking, "If you want to know anything, just ask." β
I hurriedly asked, "How did the old man next door die?" β
The old woman said with a calm face, "I don't know, when I woke up in the morning, I was found dead." β
She paused, then continued, "But I heard that he died quite a terrible death. β
"What's the wrong way?" Hu Fatzi interjected and asked.
"I heard that it was stripped of its skin, and the whole human skin was hung on the wall." The old woman's voice was much colder again.
Hearing her say this, I felt a chill down my spine, and it was really chilling to imagine the scene at that time.
I took a deep breath, tried to calm myself down, and then asked her, "No one knows who killed him?" β
"Nope." The old woman shook her head.
I asked, "Was there anything unusual about him before he died?" β
The old woman looked at us, but did not answer, but suddenly said, "The tea is going to be cold, drink it while it is hot." β
Hearing her suddenly say this, I was also stunned, feeling a little strange, I don't know why she suddenly said this.
But the fat man said to me: "Little brother, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and drink." β
I saw that he had drunk several sips, so there was no choice but to raise his head and drink two glasses.
"I've drunk the tea, you can tell me what was unusual before he died, right?" I asked.
The old woman said, "Before he died, someone came to look for him in the coffin shop, and he stayed for a long time. β
"Who is it?"
I opened my mouth to ask, but I didn't know what was going on, but I suddenly felt a little headache, and I immediately covered my head.
At this time, I suddenly felt that my whole brain was groggy, and it was also dark in front of me, and I couldn't see anything.
"Are you alright?"
I heard someone talking in my ear, but I didn't know why, I couldn't say a word.
I was in a daze, raised my head suddenly, and looked ahead, but I vaguely saw that the person standing in front of me was Lin Ruochu.
Seeing that it was her in a trance, I couldn't help but exclaim, "Why are you here?" β
I was about to stand up, but she suddenly came up, grabbed my shoulder, and said to me, "Don't move......"
Seeing her suddenly come over, I was also stunned, my whole body froze there, and I didn't know what to do at all.
She looked at me and slowly leaned over to me, her face almost touching mine.
So I also took a deep breath in an instant, and I felt my heart pounding, and I was so nervous that I didn't know what to do.
"You just sit here, don't move."
She leaned into my ear and spoke softly.
I felt my body gradually go limp, just lying in the chair, not wanting to do anything.
She was lying on my shoulder, but I was pressing my eyes, but suddenly I felt some pain in my neck, and she actually came over and bit my neck!
Seeing this scene, I was stunned for a moment, my mind was blank, and I only heard the fat man next to me shouting: "Little brother, wake up!" β