Our father and son rushed to the edge of the harbor, seven or eight meters away, there were waves on the calm water, spreading in all directions, just after the heavy object fell into the water.

It's already four o'clock in the morning, so late, there is no one around except our father and son, what could it be that falls into the water?

Is there really a river demon?

"Stay on the shore, I'll go down and see." My dad was about to go into the water, so I grabbed my dad's arm and said worriedly, "Dad, there is no one around at all, maybe there are some big fish swimming in the shallow water?" ”

"Let's leave it alone and go back."

In the dead of night, I was very scared, I was really worried that something would happen again, my dad hesitated for a moment, and did not go into the water, and we went back to the village chief's house.

Early the next morning, before I woke up, the village chief called our father and son for breakfast.

After washing, I had just moved my chopsticks, and after the village chief answered a phone call, his face suddenly changed.

I hurriedly asked what had happened, and the village chief said that it was Man Chun's younger brother Man Gang who called and said that Uncle Li had died.

Uncle Li is dead? My dad and I looked at each other.

We went to Uncle Li's house with the village chief, and Lingling cried and pulled the village chief and asked the village chief to make the decision for Uncle Li.

We came to Uncle Li's room, only to see Uncle Li's body lying on the bed, the death was very terrifying, his face was hideous, he could no longer see the eyeballs in his eyes, all the whites of his eyes, his mouth was very large, there were some algae and mud in it, his clothes were wet and clinging to his body, and there was a puddle of water stains on the mat next to him.

Uncle Li's right hand is holding a paper fan, and when it is hot at night, the village uses a fan or fan to cool down, and the strange thing is that Uncle Li's left hand is stiff, his right hand is raised, and it does not fall, and his palm is open, as if he is grasping something in the void.

The direction of the left hand is the direction of the window of the room, and the direction of the head and eyes is also the direction of the window.

The windows were open, and the wind blew in through the curtains.

Lingling sat on the edge of the bed and sobbed, her face full of tears.

Uncle Li lost his wife in his early years, lived alone in the village, his son worked in the field after graduating from college, this morning, Lingling cooked a meal to find Uncle Li to eat, shouted a few times when he entered the house, no one answered, came to the room, and found that Uncle Li was dead.

Lingling called the village chief as soon as possible, and we rushed over, and after a while, there were more and more villagers.

Mrs. Fang also came, and with her came her daughter Fang Jingmin. Fang Jingmin is about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a cartoon white short-sleeved dress with a short black and white skirt, bangs, and her hair is naturally on her shoulders, looking very cute, I can't help but look at her a few more times.

Fang Jingmin was holding a flower basket in his hand, which was full of paper money, and Mrs. Fang grabbed a handful of paper money and threw it on Uncle Li, babbling something in her mouth.

The villagers were frightened and gossiped, thinking that Uncle Li was killed by the river demon.

"People who died in the past were drowned in the river, how can they die at home this time?"

"The river demon wants to kill people, even if Mr. Ning rescued Lao Li yesterday, Lao Li is still dead."

"How do I live this day, I want to move."

"I want to change my career too, I don't want to fish anymore......"

Many villagers sighed, and the atmosphere around them was depressing and terrifying.

After a while, Mrs. Fang stopped scattering paper money and said, "I have recited the 'Water Exorcism Mantra', and I have driven away the evil spirit, everyone is ready, prepare the coffin, and set up the mourning hall." ”

"Tonight, the person was cremated."

My dad said, "Why do you want to be cremated?" Even if you want to be cremated, you have to set up a spirit, mourning, memorial, it takes three days, these procedures are indispensable, this is the respect for the deceased, the funeral is before the first sun, why choose the most bad luck? Do you want to upset the dead? ”

When Mrs. Fang heard my father's words, she pulled her face, "The people of our village, born and raised in the river, died because they offended the river demon, and they must be cremated as soon as possible and scatter the ashes into the river." ”

My dad stopped Mrs. Fang, "You are already destroying the scene of the crime, don't touch Lao Li's body, call the police, and let the police investigate." ”

"Police?" Mrs. Fang Shen looked at my father coldly, "If the police could solve the case, they would have solved it a long time ago, can they wait for so many years?" Do you want the police to catch the river demon? ”

"Myths confuse the public!" My father looked indifferent and said to the villagers: "Listen to me, let the police investigate the case, I have already called the police." ”

My dad had already called the police just now, but no one listened to my dad, the villagers thought it was the river demon, and even many villagers didn't let my dad oppose the arrangement of the fang god.

Just as everyone was accusing my dad of calling the police, there was a police car outside, and a police officer in his forties came, with an inch head and a righteous face, followed by two young people, a man and a woman.

"Director Zhang, why are you here in person?" With a smile on his face, the village chief immediately greeted the police officer in charge.

Director Zhang had a cold face, "Can I not come?" "The murder case in your village has become the focus of our investigation, if this matter can't be solved, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue as the director!"

With so many deaths in Shangnan Village every year, and no cases have been solved, the pressure brought to the police station must be very great.

My dad walked up to Director Zhang, patted Director Zhang's shoulder, and said, "Xiao Zhang, I remember that you are in Liujia Town, how did you transfer here?" ”

When the police officer at the head saw my father, he was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and was a little excited, "Uncle Ning, why are you here?" ”

As he spoke, the police officer shook hands with my dad, was very polite to my dad, and chatted a few words about homely things.

What's the situation? How did my dad know Director Zhang? And it seems that the relationship is very good, and even Director Zhang's eyes have a look of respect.

My dad salvaged the body all year round, and the police would come to investigate the cause of the deceased's death, so he knew a few policemen, but even if he knew someone of the director's level, it was impossible for him to have such a relationship, right?

Everyone else looked at my dad in amazement, and at this time, no one dared to accuse my dad.

And Mrs. Fang had a dark face and didn't say a word on the side.

Director Zhang said: "It's not because the case in Shangnan Village couldn't be solved a few years ago, I used to be from Shangbei Village, and I was very familiar with this side of the Yin Yang River, so the above transferred me over to investigate the matter here." ”

My dad casually asked, "What about the investigation?" ”

"Uncle Ning, it's not convenient to talk here, I'll invite you to dinner in the evening, let's talk slowly." Official affairs are important, and Director Zhang wants to investigate the murder.

Director Zhang asked the village chief and witnesses to stay, and all other unrelated people left, and with the relationship between my father and Director Zhang, our father and son naturally stayed here.

The police cordoned off the scene and then questioned Mangang about what had happened.

Director Zhang was in charge of taking pictures and questioning, the young male policeman was a forensic doctor, and the body was examined on the spot, and the female policeman inspected Uncle Li's home and recorded it in detail.

Ten minutes later, there was a result, the person was suffocated in the river and died, and he died for about four hours, and the drowning time was very short, because the weather was hot, most of the water had evaporated, and the skin was not swollen, that is, the body stayed in the water for a very short time, and after the person drowned, he appeared at home.

The algae in the mouth is from the river, and the remaining mud is the mud at the bottom of the river.

Subsequently, the police took the body to the police car, pulled it back and examined it in detail, and when Director Zhang left, he left a phone number for my father.

As soon as the police left, Mrs. Fang Shenpo walked up to our father and son and said to my father: "Mr. Ning, you are really more than defeated, you do this, it will only anger the river demon even more, and more people will die in vain." ”

My dad had a cold face, "The police came just now, why didn't you tell the police these words?" ”

Mrs. Fang snorted coldly and left with her daughter Fang Jingmin. Before Fang Jingmin left, he glared at me fiercely, a little inexplicable.

The village chief came over to tell my dad about the marriage, and my dad said that he would wait until the results of the police investigation came out.

My dad planned to stay with me in Shangnan Village to find out the truth, but my dad asked the village chief to go back first, and the other villagers also dispersed.

My dad and I came to the port, only a few fishermen were busy preparing to go out fishing, and most of the villagers were at home because of the recent accidents.

The river breeze was a little cool in the morning, and my dad pointed to the direction where something heavy had fallen into the water last night and said, "Son, if I'm right, in terms of time, last night was ...... The heavy object that fell into the water was Uncle Li. ”

I was shocked, when my dad and I came to inspect the wooden boat last night, we heard that something heavy had fallen into the water, it was about four o'clock, and today the police checked Li Shu's body, and he was dead for about four hours, which basically coincided with the time when we found the heavy object falling into the water.

I was puzzled, "Could it really be that someone took Uncle Li to the river and drowned, dragged him back, and put him at home?" ”

My dad sighed, "Director Zhang also said that on the surface, there is no trace of his killing, and this kind of thing seems to be something that only demons and monsters can do." ”