Chapter 8: Cannibal Gully
I immediately felt a little inexplicable, I didn't know why Cao Shengli suddenly asked me like this, and I immediately drew a big question mark in my heart. But when I looked at his eyes, I noticed that he didn't look at me right, and his eyes were not only surprised, but also full of familiarity.
Suddenly I had an epiphany and seemed to understand why he was asking me that. If I'm not mistaken, he didn't say this to me, but to another person, and it seems that he took me for another me.
I stared intently at Cao Shengli, trying to identify who he was, after all, the other me was existing in my name, so I thought that another person I had been in contact with, it was very likely that I had also been in contact with him. The mind was running rapidly, and almost all the people of Cao Shengli's age were recalled, but after recalling for a long time, there was no clue. I found this to be a wrong thought because I was not another me and did not have a memory of another me, so this memory was useless.
After thinking about it, I didn't know how to pick up his words, after all, I didn't know how well he knew the other me. If they've only met once, then I can pretend to be one, but if they're familiar, I'll be exposed in less than three words.
Until I am sure how well Cao Shengli and the other self know each other, I can't reveal my identity yet. Although Cao Shengli looks a bit of a scoundrel, you must know that no matter what kind of person he is, there will be friends on the right road, and some ruffians are even willing to die for these friends on the other side, rather than betraying these friends, so I must first figure out how good the relationship between Cao Shengli and the other self is.
I'm glad that the old prostitute didn't speak at the side, and if he said something dissenting at this time, it would inevitably make Cao Shengli suspicious of me. In order to prevent the old prostitute from saying something, I gently kicked the old prostitute with my foot, and he seemed to understand what I meant, and turned around directly to find water to drink, without saying anything.
"You recognize me?" Since I can't answer his question, I might as well ask a rhetorical question to test how well he and the other me know.
"It's only been a few days, how could I not recognize you, when did you come out, did people find it?" Cao Shengli asked.
I thought that I was very smart on this question, as long as I asked the question back, then I would know more and not become passive, but I didn't expect him to ask back again, and there was one more question.
Did the people find it? Through this question, it can be concluded that the other me came here to find someone. Of course, there is also a possibility that I didn't tell the truth to Cao Shengli, and just used the excuse of looking for someone.
"How long have we known each other? Can I trust you? "I deliberately pretended to be suspicious of him, and didn't tell him about finding someone, but I didn't know if anyone was looking for him. Right now, I just want to know how long he's known the other one I've known and that's the point of my question.
"Of course you can trust me, how could you possibly find there without me." Cao Shengli smiled proudly, and then he thought for two seconds and said, "We've known each other for almost half a month." ”
Half a month? What is this concept, he and the other I have only known for such a short time?
I was quickly calculating the date in my head, and this time coincided with the time when I saw another me on the surveillance, and the other time I went to my brother's house to take the recorder should have been thirteen days ago. Could it be that the other one I came here has something to do with the voice recorder? I'm not sure about that, but I have a very strong feeling in my heart that it must have something to do with the content of the recorder.
I deliberately nodded to indicate that he was right, and then continued to ask, "You didn't tell anyone what I came here for, did you?"
"Of course not, how can I say this kind of thing, don't worry, I received your money, so I can't spread your news."
After hearing this, I instantly let go of my heart, it seems that I don't have to pretend anymore, because his relationship with another me is just a transaction, and everything that can be settled with money is naturally not difficult.
I thought about it and thought that it was better not to reveal my true identity easily, it was better to make up a perfect lie, so that he could accept that the other me was not me, and that he would be willing to tell him about the purpose of the other me here, so I had to lie to lie to him in this matter.
"Cao Shengli, I want to tell you one thing now, this matter is the purpose of my coming here, it is very important to me, it can be said that it is a major matter of life, you must answer me truthfully." I spoke solemnly as I pulled out a stack of cash from my pocket.
"Tell me anything, I will tell you everything I know. But don't always call me Cao Shengli, no one has called me by my name for decades, don't make it weird, you still call me Cao Daring, it's still this good name. ”
"The person you know who looks exactly like me is not me, it's my brother, I'm his twin brother. He disappeared a few days ago, but he left the address of this place before he disappeared, so I suspect he may have gone somewhere you know. I said.
As soon as Cao Daring heard what I said, the expression on his face immediately changed, revealing a look of incomprehension.
As soon as I saw his expression change, I knew that he must have something very important, and immediately shoved a stack of cash into his hand.
He took the money I stuffed into him, and his expression became rather unnatural. I don't know what was going on in his mind, but one thing is for sure, he must have had a lot of doubts in his mind, so now he is not just thinking about my problem, but more likely doubting what I said.
"Can you tell me what your name is?" Cao boldly asked.
The moment I heard this question, I wanted to kill myself, and it was clear that I didn't expect him to ask me this question. This question is enough to dismantle the twins' lie, and if the name I say is not the same as the other name I left behind, or even the last name is different, then how can I prove that we are twins. Shall I tell him that my brother was given away when my mother gave birth to our brothers, or was abducted when he was a few years old, and it is clear that whatever I say is full of loopholes, unless I know what other name I left him. But how could I possibly know?
I thought about taking a gamble and saying that my name was Luo Tian or Luo Shui, but I couldn't call myself by my own name, because the other one I would probably use my name. After thinking about it, I felt that what it was called was an annoyance, because the uncertainty was too great. I suddenly had a ruthless thought, thinking that if I couldn't lie to him to tell the truth, it would be better to be tough, and if he wouldn't tell the truth, I believe that the old prostitute would definitely have a hundred ways to make him tell the truth.
"You've taken all the fucking money, and you're still so forced, don't people want to say that you can't see your name?" The old prostitute suddenly walked up from behind me, grabbed Cao Dada's collar and scolded.
Cao Daring hurriedly explained: "I understand, I understand, rich people have to keep things secret, I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask how many tuplets he is."
"You don't care about how many twins, it's your business to have ten twins, don't ask the fucking nonsense if you shouldn't ask." The old prostitute put her hand down, then pointed to the money in Cao Daring's hand, and then said: "This money is for you to answer questions, not for you to ask questions."
After Cao Daring listened, he nodded again and again. I glanced at the old prostitute, and I was very grateful in my heart, if he hadn't made this play, I really didn't know how to fulfill this lie.
After the old prostitute did this, Cao Daring really stopped asking questions, and I took out some cash to get out the information that Cao Daring knew.
After listening to Cao Daring's narration, I understood why he kept asking me how many times I was, it turned out that in addition to another me in this world, there was another me, no wonder Cao Daring would question the twins I said, the appearance of feelings for me is not as simple as twins, it should be said that it is triplets, because there are three me, he has seen them.
At this moment, the taste in my heart can be said to be mixed, one moment happy, the other worried, because the amount of information is too big, so big that it is beyond my imagination. I found that this time here is really worth it, and it is a great value, if it weren't for the limited cash I carry with me, I really want to give Cao Daring another tens of thousands in return.
According to Cao Daring's account, three months ago, a group of explorers came here and pointed out that they were going to a place called Guanmengou, and the first and other self appeared in this group of people. Through Cao Daring's description, I quickly identified one of these people, and this person was most likely the senior brother. Cao Daring described to me the characteristics of the team leader, which is similar to the senior brother, so I judged that the person who led the team was likely to be the senior brother.
If it is really the elder brother who leads the team, then the appearance of the first and the other me is more reasonable. Because the matter of letting others pretend to be me was planned by the senior brother, and as for how many people he planned to pretend to be me, I am afraid that only he knows in his own heart.
Cao Daring also talked about Guanmengou in detail, he said that Guanmengou is not the name of a village, but a range deep in the mountains, as for how big this range is, he can't say clearly. The reason why it is called Guanmengou is because when you first enter there, you can see two mountains like two doors that are about to close, so it is called Guanmengou.
There is also an alias given by the locals to Guanmengou called Eating Man Ditch. Cao Daring said that for as long as he can remember, there is a local legend that no one who enters the gate ditch can come out again. It is said that a few years ago, when there was a production team, in order to build the houses of the commune, the local leaders sent people to Guanmengou to cut wood, but the people sent to cut wood did not come back, and even the villagers who went to Guanmengou to find people in the later period did not come out, and no one dared to enter Guanmengou since then.
Cao Daring brought these people to Guanmengou, and then took their money and came back, as for whether those people came out or not, he didn't know.