Chu Fei's words made me feel unhappy.

So after Chu Fei dropped his job and left, I also packed up my rice bowl, and then wanted to go upstairs through the supermarket, but found that someone seemed to be probing his brain outside the supermarket.

Because there were few customers in the supermarket at night, Chu Fei had already locked the glass door when he was eating, so I was about to ask if I wanted to buy something through the glass door, but the man suddenly turned around and ran away.

It was a girl, and I didn't see what she looked like, but she was certainly not very old.

Thinking about Chu Fei's extraordinary appearance, this is another girl from the village who secretly came to see him at night.

There was also a roller shutter outside the glass door that didn't come down, but I didn't have a key, so I couldn't open the glass door or lock it.

So I left it alone and walked straight through the supermarket and out the back door.

I was about to go upstairs along the stairs on the outer wall next to the back door, but I glanced at it and saw Chu Fei standing in front of the slender willow tree in the backyard, caressing the delicate branches of the willow tree with one hand, but there was a sobbing sound in his mouth.

Then let me have an idea, maybe this willow tree has something to do with the woman he loves.

Naturally, I didn't alarm Chu Fei, but went upstairs lightly along the stairs.

Nothing happened that night, but when I was about to go to bed, Village Chief Zhang called me and said that he had asked several villagers, but they would not help me guide me.

So there is no way, tomorrow he and his son will lead me into the mountain in person.

"But I want to make it clear that my son and I can only lead you to the mouth of the forest, and we don't dare to leave any further, we must turn around and come back!" Village Chief Zhang sought reassurance over there.

"Don't worry, when we come out to investigate the case, the first thing we must do is to ensure our own safety, once you lose your way, then I will also be in trouble, I will not do such a stupid thing!" I replied.

I guess Village Chief Zhang may not have seriously asked the other villagers, and he coveted the reward I gave, so he wanted to take his son to lead me into the mountain in person.

Of course, this is just my speculation, and it is likely that he will spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

After a full night's sleep that night, and when he got up early the next morning, Chu Fei was already starting to make breakfast.

I didn't mention what he said last night, he was a little uncomfortable, and when we both sat down for breakfast, he smiled and said, "I drank too much last night, I don't know what I said, don't take it seriously!" ”

"I drank too much, so I didn't listen to what you said!" I also laughed and sloppied.

Breakfast was eight-treasure porridge and steamed buns, eight-treasure porridge boiled quite delicious, I ate two bowls full, and ate another steamed bun, and then got up upstairs and brought my backpack.

It just so happened that Village Chief Zhang also brought his son Zhang Zhuang over with me, and I simply took out 300 yuan to Village Chief Zhang, saying that when I came back safely, I would give him another 200 yuan.

Village Chief Zhang's son is also in his twenties, and as his name suggests, he was born strong and solid. He didn't talk much all the way, just hurried ahead.

"He often follows the elders in the village into the mountains to hunt and collect mushrooms, so he is more familiar with the road conditions in the mountains than I do!" Village Chief Zhang said, his face naturally revealing the pride of being a parent, "Now the state stipulates that you can't hunt casually, otherwise my son can really become a good hunter!" ”

Seeing that he was in high spirits, I took the opportunity to ask him if there was anyone who had a grudge against the people of their village.

Village Chief Zhang said: "The people in our village are all honest mountain people, and the whole village is basically related to each other, so they are very harmonious with each other. In addition, it has only been six or seven years since we moved out, and there are no other villages and towns that are too close to each other, so ...... There's really no grudge! Comrade Gao suddenly asked this, do you suspect that those who have gone missing have been murdered by people who have enemies with them? But these seven people have the surname Niu, surnamed Zhang, and surnamed Nie, it is impossible for so many people to have the same enemy, right? ”

I also think it's unlikely, but all supernatural cases are looking for possibilities in the impossible.

So I asked, "Has anything strange happened in your village?" I mean, before these people went missing? ”

Village Chief Zhang thought for a while, and asked me a little suspiciously: "I didn't understand what Comrade Gao meant, can you explain it more clearly?" ”

I couldn't ask him directly if any of the villagers had seen ghosts or anything like that, so I had to think about another way of saying it.

"I mean...... Didn't the great-granddaughter of the old village chief say that she had seen a gray shadow? So I want to ask if there is anyone else in the village who has seen a similar shadow! ”

Village Chief Zhang did not answer me immediately, but looked back at me in surprise.

I had to ask him with a wry smile, "What's wrong?" Is this a strange question for me? ”

"No, it's not weird, I just...... I didn't expect Comrade Gao to ask like this! Village Chief Zhang said, smiling awkwardly, "I understand what Comrade Gao meant, but ...... Comrade Gao is a person from a big city and a large unit, could it be ...... Do you believe in these ghosts? ”

"You can't believe it all, but you can't disbelieve it either!" I smiled and replied vaguely.

"Yes, you can't believe it all, but you can't disbelieve it either!" Village Chief Zhang nodded again and again.

I immediately asked Village Chief Zhang if there were any other people who had seen some strange figures.

Before Village Chief Zhang could answer, Zhang Zhuang, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "My girlfriend once saw a gray ghost, and it was the night before her cousin went missing!" My dad wouldn't let me tell me when the police came to investigate, but I believe my girlfriend really saw it, and she was so scared that she had nightmares for days on end! ”

I was secretly happy in my heart, and hurriedly asked Zhang Zhuang what was going on.

Zhang Zhuang said: "My girlfriend is a girl surnamed Nie, but her cousin is our surname Zhang!" Actually, I'm her cousin, but it's a little farther away! ”

Zhang Zhuang smiled and helped me explain clearly, and then began to talk about serious topics.

"That night, after dinner, my girlfriend went to his uncle's house, watched an episode of TV series with his aunt, and when she got up to go to the bathroom, she saw a gray figure behind her uncle's house!"

When Zhang Zhuang said this, his face showed a solemn look, and I can imagine that his girlfriend must have been pale and frightened when she told him about this.

So I immediately asked, "Did your girlfriend tell you what that figure she saw looked like?" Is it a man or a woman? ”

"It should be a woman!" Zhang Zhuang replied, not very sure, "She said that the ghost figure was scattered, she didn't dare to look at it carefully, but she just felt that with such long hair, it should be a woman!" My girlfriend screamed in fright, and her cousin, sister-in-law, and aunt and uncle ran out, and the ghost was gone! ”

When Zhang Zhuang said this, he took a breath of relief, and then finished speaking.

"That night, my girlfriend and her cousin left the house in the middle of the night, and even my girlfriend and her cousin didn't even notice it. It wasn't until the next morning that the family found out that the back door of the house was open, but my girlfriend and his cousin couldn't find it anymore! ”

"The girl from the Nie family has been sick for two days because of this, so basically everyone in the village has heard of it!" Village Chief Zhang sighed and opened his mouth to answer, "It's just...... This kind of ghost and god talk is illusory and ethereal, and no one dares to mention it to the police! Only the little great-grandson of the old village chief is not sensible, when the police asked her, she said that she saw a ghost, and the police comrades thought she was a child and said in a frightened way, no one would believe it! ”

I can understand what Village Chief Zhang said, but I, a supernatural investigator, am willing to believe what they say.

But the question is, the existence of ghosts requires specific circumstances and factors, and if the "gray figure" is really a ghost, what is the reason for its existence?

Village Chief Zhang said that the people of Gaopo Village have never had a grudge against anyone, and if there is no vendetta, why did this "ghost" kill the old village chief and make several villagers of Gaopo Village disappear?

I thought secretly in my heart, and didn't speak again, just mechanically followed Village Chief Zhang's father and son forward.

But before I could figure it out, Village Chief Zhang suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed me, saying, "The forest I said is in front of me!" ”

I looked up and saw a forest in front of me.

From the outside, most of the trees are filled with willow trees, and the slender willow branches fluttering in the wind are very beautiful.

The forest is not very dense, but it is very large, spreading towards the slopes on both sides, and it is necessary to pass through this forest if you want to continue on.

"It's this willow forest, we used to pass through here often, but now as soon as we enter the woods, we will immediately lose our way, let alone go to the old village, and we can't even tell the difference between the southeast and the north!" Village Chief Zhang said.

"Fortunately, the compass or something can still be used, otherwise I would have been lost in the woods with the police when I brought the police over!" Zhang Zhuang added.

I wondered in my heart.

I know very well about ghosts and the like, but what kind of ghost is it in such a large willow forest that can stay here at all times and disorient everyone who passes by?

Is it trying to thwart humanity from entering the mountains? Or don't you want the people of Gaopo Village to find a way back to the old village?

If it's the latter, could it be that something really happened in Lao Gaopo Village?

But it has been six or seven years since the villagers of Gaopo moved out of the mountain, and if there is really any revenge, why does this ghost wait until now to take revenge?

"Village Chief Zhang, before you moved out of Lao Gaopo Village, did anything happen in the village? For example, what kind of people died horribly? I asked again.

"There are definitely dead people every year, but they die horribly...... I really don't know! Village Chief Zhang replied, "I have been working in other places for several years, and I didn't rush back until I heard that Gaopo Village was going to move out of the mountains. However, I heard that a villager surnamed Nie was killed by a wild wolf when he went into the mountains to hunt, and another villager surnamed Niu fell to his death while climbing and collecting medicine, these two people should be considered very miserable, but ...... It shouldn't have anything to do with what's happening now, right? ”

Village Chief Zhang seems to understand what I mean, so he asked this question.

(See Chapter 339 "The Forest Is Alive")