Chapter 8: Troupe

"That's what it means, so we can't tell when Xiao Wu died." Lao Gao said.

"Where's Xiao Wu's corpse?" Xu Tian asked.

"It's already buried, but if you want to perform an autopsy, you can dig up Xiao Wu." Lao Gao said with a calm expression.

Xu Tian swallowed his saliva unconsciously, Lao Gao said this sentence so calmly, he didn't want the words that traditional countrymen could say.

"It's not good!" Ma Huangscarf said. "Although Xiao Wu has no family, after all, Xiao Wu is a member of our village, and digging graves is a big taboo." Ma Huangscarf said.

"Xiao Wu didn't die a natural death in the first place, people who committed suicide or died unexpectedly can't be cremated and placed in the ancestral hall, it can also be said that Xiao Wu was removed from the village, which can only blame him for his bad life, if I can, I also want to petition to donate Xiao Wu's body! Anyway, it's bad luck to stay in the village. Lao Gao said.

"Can't say that, isn't it enough that the village has done evil before? Why didn't my uncle return to the village to teach after graduating from university? Don't you count in your heart? Ma Huangscarf said.

"Don't say it, sing your play!" Old Gao shouted.

"Calm down, can you tell us about the second deceased?" Xu Tian asked.

"The second deceased was found seven days ago, the youngest son of a village mason, who was going to get married at the end of the year, but he didn't expect it to ......" Lao Gao's attitude was obviously not as bad as before when he talked about this person.

"When was the body found?" Xu Tian asked.

"Seven days ago in the morning, the man in charge of the watch was about to leave work, and when he came to the backyard to inspect it, he found the mason's son dead under the table on the stage." Lao Gao said.

"Is the body buried?" Xu Tian asked.

"Not yet, I was going to bury it today, but ......" Lao Gao's eyes rolled twice in a panic. The body could not be buried. ”

"What do you say? Why can't I be buried? Xu Tian asked.

"Because part of the body was lost, not only the mason's youngest son, but also the other three bodies that were not buried, all four of which lost two legs." Lao Gao said.

"Are the bodies in their own homes?" Xu Tian asked.

"Yes, but the bodies are all parked in the yard, the legs that were lost last night." Lao Gao said.

"That's why you were scared, so you went to Mr. Xu for help, and you all acted as if nothing had happened before." Ma Huangscarf pointed at Lao Gao on the stage and shouted.

"Don't say it, do you think we're willing to do that? It's not the scourge of the previous generation! Lao Gao roared angrily.

"That...... What the hell are you ...... in the previous generation" Before Xu Tian finished speaking, a group of people suddenly walked in from the front yard of the ancestral hall.

"Old Ma, what do you mean by calling us to sing, but not welcoming us?" A small number of people said.

These people don't look like they are dressed in the village, and from that person's words, it can be judged that they should have been invited by Ma Huangjin to sing the opera, and there are a few young men carrying a few big boxes behind them, as well as a few young girls, who should all be members of the troupe.

"There is no signal in the village these days, so I can't call to inform you, but now the village road should be blocked by heavy snow, how did you get in?" Ma Huangscarf said.

"You're embarrassed to say it! We came yesterday morning, and we stayed overnight because something happened in Caogang Village. ”

Xu Tian felt very strange, had they ever been to Caogang Village yesterday? If this group of people had entered Caogang Village yesterday, Caogang Village would not have been so quiet.

However, Xu Tian thought about it again, there are dozens of families in Caogang Village, maybe they are complaining about other people's families.

"Two, they said theirs, you come with me to the house of the person whose legs have been amputated!" Lao Gao said.

"Alright! But I have a question, didn't you leave a single photo of the crime scene? Xu Tian asked.

"We don't understand this either! Mr. Xu's wife blamed us for this incident early this morning, but we didn't have the guy to take pictures! Lao Gao said.

"By the way, when the third deceased was found!" Xu Tian and his party began to walk outside the ancestral hall.

"The third deceased was found five days ago in the morning, and like the first two, died under the table on the altar." Lao Gao said.

"And what is the cause of death of these people?" Xu Tian asked.

"They were all killed by blunt objects, and they had a lot of bruises on their bodies and their skulls collapsed." Lao Gao said.

"It should have been killed and stuffed under the table." Xu Tian said.

"It should be like this, but almost everyone can enter the ancestral hall, and the ancestral hall will not lock the door at night, there is only one person who fights the watch." Lao Gao said.

"By the way, except for Xiao Wu himself, who is the one who fights the watch, did the others fight in the ancestral hall on the night they were killed?" Xu Tian asked.

"No, only Xiao Wu is the one who fights the shift, and the others are not." Lao Gao said.

"Didn't the watchman notice that there was any movement at night?" Xu Tian asked.

"It's said that it's a watch, but in fact, the person who plays the watch sleeps a lot every night." Lao Gao said.

"The two deceased in the back were also found by the beaters in the morning?" Xu Tian asked.

"That's pretty much it." Lao Gao said.

"Then this person who beats the guard is too irresponsible, and he can sleep if someone dies in the backyard of the ancestral hall one after another?" Xu Tian asked.

"It's also a coincidence that the watchman who has been on duty these days is an old man in the village, and he also has a habit of drinking, so he sleeps very hard at night." Lao Gao said.

"You should take us to meet this old man." Teacher Jin said.

"You don't have to go deliberately, the person in front of you is." Lao Gao pointed to a middle-aged man who was swaying in front of him and said.

"Stinky old man, drink early in the morning? You didn't see anything on duty, do you know how many things you delayed? Lao Gao yelled at Lao Lai.

"You...... You saw the ...... just now Yes...... Did a couple of pretty little girls go in? Lao Lai pointed to the ancestral hall and said.

"Don't be a thief, those are the guests of the village." Lao Gao said.

"A guest from the village? That's a guest of the old horse, right? Anyway, you and Lao Ma are enemies, you call out two little girls and introduce them to me...... Introduction? Lao Lai said with a sip of wine.

Lao Gao kicked it directly on the root of Lao Lai's thigh, causing Lao Lai to fall to the ground and scream in pain.

"You...... You're a dead old, and you're the one who will die tomorrow. Lao Lai pointed at Lao Gao and cursed.

"Go home." Lao Gao roared angrily.

Lao Lai got up from the snow and staggered down the alley.