"Mama?" Yun Xi looked at Xing Ruyi inexplicably, and pointed his finger unconsciously in one direction: "On the day of the crime, my father-in-law asked the housekeeper to move Mama's body out of this courtyard. Later, I heard that the people in the yamen were coming, and the girl's brother-in-law was also there, and when I saw this, I felt that Mama's death was strange, so I asked someone to send Mama's body to the mortuary of the government. ”

"The young lady may be sure?"

Yun Xi nodded slightly stunned.

"That day, my husband was also in an extremely bad mood, and when he returned to the room, he bowed his head and said nothing, and only after I asked me did he tell me about these things that happened in the house. The girl knew that Yun Xi also had something to do with these things, so she was weak in her heart and asked more carefully. Fortunately, the husband was upset at that time and didn't care, so he told him everything he knew. The husband never told lies, and since he said that his grandmother's body was sent to the mortuary, it was true. ”

"Mama's body has been sent to the mortuary, so who is the one lying in the room?"

"What did the girl say? There is still a person lying in the room......" Yun Xi's face changed slightly, he tiptoed slightly, and glanced towards the room: "What does the girl mean is that Mama is still lying on that bed now?" ”

"Don't hide it from the young lady, on the day of Luo Fu's wedding, I watched from afar on the street a few times, and I also saw this grandmother at that time. Now, hearing the young lady say this, Ruyi also hopes that her eyes are wrong. ”

Yun Xi lowered her head and bit her lip, and said to Xing Ruyi: "Ruyi girl, please wait a moment." With that, he turned and walked away.

After a while, Yun Xi hurriedly came in from outside, followed by a person, who was the child who had led Xing Ruyi and Aunt Lu into the door before. Seeing the punishment, the child bowed his head respectfully, but did not speak.

"Although she has been married, her life has not been satisfactory, and she has never given birth to a child under her knees. This child is her righteous son raised outside the house, and he will only be taken back to the house by his grandmother during the New Year's holidays. At this time, he brought him over to recognize someone, although it was a little cruel, but in the end it was his stepmother, even if others would admit his mistake, he would never admit his mistake. ”

Yun Xi said, pushing the child to Xing Ruyi.

Xing Ruyi half-bent over, looked into the child's eyes and said, "You are still young, I'm afraid you can't see the situation inside." But just like the young lady said, if the person lying here is really your stepmother, then there may be more truths hidden about the murder of your stepmother. So, my sister gives you some time to think about whether you are willing to enter this door or not. ”

The child didn't hesitate too much, and nodded directly.

Xing Ruyi got up, took the initiative to take the child's hand, and led him into the room.

"What Sister Ruyi said to you next, you have to listen clearly. The man on the bed had been dead for a long time, and his body was already decomposing. In addition to the unpleasant smell in the room, her appearance has also become different from ordinary people, and even a little scary, and you may have nightmares for a few days after you see it. However, Sister Ruyi assures you that you will not be hurt in any way other than to be frightened. Also, even if you can't see it, you don't have to force yourself, after all, that person's appearance has changed, and even if it's an adult, you may not be able to recognize it clearly, so don't have any psychological burden, okay? ”

The child nodded, and then looked up at Xing Ruyi again: "What the girl just said is so terrible, so just now, when the girl came in to see, was there any cowardice in her heart?" ”

"Of course not!" Xing Ruyi looked at the child's eyes, a little surprised, he would ask such a thing at this time: "You forget, my sister is a doctor, and she has seen all kinds of patients, including the dead. In fact, no matter how terrible the dead are, she can't do anything to you, but there are some living people who are much more terrifying than the dead. ”

The boy's eyes flashed, and he said, "The human heart is unpredictable, I have heard this sentence." Rest assured, sister, I'm not so timid, and I've seen a lot of dead people. ”

The child said, took two steps forward quickly, and when he saw the corpse lying on the bed, he subconsciously turned back, and then covered his eyes with his hands.

The punishment was like an opinion, a little unbearable, and walked over quickly: "If you are afraid, let's go out." If you want to come to this house to recognize the nurse, you must be the only one. ”

"I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid! I can't be afraid! ”

The boy thought in pieces, then turned around again, first with his fingers split a slit, and then slowly put it down.

After about a few words, the child turned around, looked into Xing Ruyi's eyes and said, "The girl is right, this person is my stepmother." Although her face was swollen, swollen, and big, I recognized her as my stepmother. Because in all the nightmares I've had, that's what she's like. ”

The boy said with a strange smile.

Xing Ruyi looked at the boy suspiciously, but heard him say in a very small voice: "She's dead!" She's really dead! That's great! She couldn't come back to life. ”

After saying that, the child had a smile on the corner of his mouth, but tears flowed from his eyes, and he squatted on the ground and cried with a whimper.

"Can you tell my sister why you just said that? You have some resentment and fear of your stepmother in your heart, right? ”

The child raised his head, looked into Xing Ruyi's eyes, and asked her, "Do you know what a stepmother is?" Have you ever met your stepmother? ”

Xing Ruyi nodded: "I haven't married yet, but I have a child, just like you, a boy." ”

"Then you, will you beat him?"

The boy asked hesitantly.

Xing Ruyi seemed to understand something, she also looked back at the boy with serious eyes, and then replied to him seriously: "If you say that you have not been blamed, it must be false." But in the same way, I love him very much, because he is the first person in the world to call me mother. ”

"Then he is much luckier than me, girl, you are also a good stepmother." The boy said, pointing back with his hand: "But she is not, although she is raising me, I hope in my heart that she will die soon." But now, she's really dead, and I'm not so happy. Girl, you are a doctor, can you tell me what's wrong with me? ”

"It's not your fault!" Xing Ruyi gently patted the boy's back: "No matter what you have experienced in the past, from this moment on, my sister hopes that what you remember in your heart is her good, not her fault." Because she's dead, and so miserable, she's paid for what she's done in the past. You are a good boy, and you should not bear the consequences of her violence, nor should you live forever in the shadow of her. Do you understand what my sister means? ”

The boy pursed his lips tightly and did not speak for a while.

"Come, get up, sister will take you out, this room and this courtyard, from now on, you don't have to come in. I will tell the young lady to let you stay in the Luo family. You are still young, you can still read and write, even if you can't have better results in the future, at least you can make your life better in the Luo family. ”

"Ruyi girl!" When the boy was about to walk to the door, he suddenly grabbed Xing Ruyi's arm, "Sister Ruyi, I have something else I want to tell you." ”

"Say, as long as my sister can do it, I will promise you."

The boy shook his head at first, and then asked, "Is there really a ghost in this world?" ”

"If you are open in your heart, there are no ghosts in this world, but if you have ghosts in your heart, you will see that there are countless ghosts in this world." Xing Ruyi looked directly into the child's eyes: "Next, do you want to tell my sister that you have seen a ghost?" ”

The boy shivered at first, and then nodded: "In the past few days, I have always seen my stepmother in a dream. No, not to see, but to hear. Every day at dawn, I would hear the strange sound of walking, followed by a knock on the door, followed by the sound of my stepmother calling my name. I asked the housekeeper, and the housekeeper said that it was a ghost calling people, and if I agreed, my soul would be taken to the underworld by my stepmother. ”

A look of fear followed the boy's eyes.

"Sister Ruyi, to be honest, I'm not afraid of the dead, I'm not afraid of ghosts, but I'm afraid of becoming the godmother of ghosts, I'm afraid that I will be beaten by her when I'm alive, scolded by her, become a ghost, and be dragged by her to the underworld to continue beating and scolding."

"If you're worried about this, then my sister can also promise you that it won't. Even if you die in the future and go to the underworld, you will not meet your stepmother, you will not be beaten by her, and you will not be scolded by her. Xing Ruyi said, raising a hand: "Sister Ruyi promises!" ”

The boy looked at Xing Ruyi's gesture, was stunned for a moment, and then pointed to the puddle of water next to the bed: "Sister Ruyi, you...... Did you notice that puddle of water just now? ”

Xing Ruyi nodded, patiently waiting for what the boy was going to say next.

"Every time, when my mother's call for the door has disappeared, I open the door and I see a puddle of water in front of the door. I know that there are ghosts in this world, and my stepmother has indeed come to call me. The boy clasped his hands tightly, bit his lip a few times, and said to Xing Ruyi: "Sister Ruyi, I ...... I know who killed my stepmother? ”

"What did you say?" Without waiting for Xing Ruyi to speak, Yun Xi, who was standing at the door and had been listening to the conversation between the two, rushed in. She stood beside the boy, with one hand on her stomach and the other on the boy's shoulder, and asked, "You just said that you know who killed Mama?" ”

The boy nodded.

"That's right! I know! Not only do I know, but I also watched with my own eyes how he killed his stepmother, and how he secretly changed his stepmother's body. When the young lady just went to look for me, I knew that she was coming to this courtyard, and I also knew that it must have been discovered by my stepmother. Because long before you came to me, young lady, that person had come to me and threatened me that I should never tell me about it. ”

"Who's that guy?"

Yun Xi asked anxiously, and her face turned a little pale because of the faint abdominal pain caused by emotion.

(Education 123 Literature Network)