"Because my house has a side door, and that side door is usually locked." The old horse said.

"Didn't you lock it last night, did you? Only the people in the troupe know that it is not locked. Xu Tian said.

"yes, that's it." The old horse said.

While talking, Lao Ma's grandmother coughed twice in the house, and when they heard the old lady coughing, Xu Tian and Teacher Jin suddenly turned their eyes to look at the room.

"My grandmother is awake, I won't tell you yet, you can stay and have breakfast!" Lao Ma said to Xu Tian and Teacher Jin.

After Lao Ma left, the head of the class pulled Xu Tian and Teacher Jin outside the courtyard gate, and the sky was already a little brighter at this time.

"Is there something you didn't say just now?" Xu Tian asked.

"I'm telling you, it's possible that the man who strangled someone yesterday was the old horse." The class leader said.

"What do you say? Is there direct evidence? Xu Tian asked.

"There is no evidence, but the old horse went out twice last night, although it sounds like it is convenient to go to the toilet, but the old horse has a chance to do it." The class leader said.

"Did you hear the old horse stop at the hut next door?" Teacher Jin asked.

"Not really, but I think the kid was almost out of breath at the time, and the old horse would die if he just pinched his neck." The class leader said.

"If we don't have direct evidence, we can't just identify Lao Ma, but we do have other things we want to ask you separately." Teacher Jin said.

"Just ask!" The class leader's attitude at this time was much better than just now.

"First of all, what are you here for? Don't tell me that I was invited by Lao Ma to sing. Teacher Jin asked.

"We're not a troupe, the troupe is just a cover, in fact, ......" The head of the troupe glanced into the courtyard to make sure that no one was following before continuing. In fact, we are here to exorcise evil spirits in Lao Ma's house. ”

"Exorcism? Then your real identity is ......," Xu Tian was very skeptical.

"Of course it's charlatans, outsiders say so about us." The class leader said.

"You still know you're liars?" Teacher Jin asked.

"Because I know that there are no gods and ghosts in this world at all, I have deceived myself for so many years, and I have never seen a ghost, but occasionally I can see some people who like to pretend to be ghosts, I tell you, the old lady of Lao Ma's family is the one who likes to pretend to be ghosts." The class leader muttered quietly.

"Did you see anything last night?" Xu Tian asked.

"Of course I saw it, just when the old horse got up to go to the toilet for the first time, I sat up from the bed, because I also had a bubble of urine that I wanted to spill, but as soon as I got up, I saw an old lady jumping outside, and I took a closer look at the figure of the old lady, which was the grandmother of the old horse." The class leader said.

"A bouncing old lady? Do you see the old lady's face? Xu Tian asked.

"I didn't see the face, but the old lady didn't stop all night, didn't I tell you, the old horse got up twice in total, and the second time I got up at night, I wanted to follow the old horse, but as soon as I sat up, I saw the old lady lying on the window and looking at me, not to mention how scary." The class leader said in a sighing tone.

"So...... Do you hold your pee until morning? Teacher Jin said.

"Don't laugh at me, when the old horse came back from the second night, I asked him why the old lady had been outside the window, and the old horse said two words in a daze, as if to say that his grandmother was sleeping in the room and didn't get up, and then the old horse fell asleep." The class leader said.

"Have you ever seen an old lady outside the window after that?" Xu Tian asked.

"I didn't look out of the window, until it was time to get up in the morning, I got up with the old horse, and as soon as I got up, I found that the kid next door was breathing, and then I quickly gathered everyone to get up and gather, who knew that another one was missing, and you all know what happened next." The class leader said.

"So can you tell us more about Lao Ma inviting you to exorcise evil spirits?" Xu Tian asked.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the old lady feels that something is not right with the old lady in recent years, the old horse told me in private, the old lady always pretends to be demented in front of outsiders, and when she talks to the old horse at home, she becomes very clear, the old horse suspects that the old lady is evil, so please come and take a look." The class leader said.

"No, Lao Ma seems to be a literate person, and he has lived in the city for half his life, he doesn't look like a feudal superstitious person." Teacher Jin said.

"I also wonder, I and Lao Ma have known each other before, and when we met, Lao Ma was still a hot-blooded young man under 30 years old!" The head of the class recalled.

"You've known each other before? So, you and Lao Ma are acquaintances, that's why Lao Ma brought your team here, right? Xu Tian asked.

"Actually, I'm not an acquaintance, I also told you, I did this kind of deception, and I was inevitably arrested by the relevant departments, and once Lao Ma arrested me." The class leader said.

"Can the old horse catch you? What did the old horse do before? Xu Tian asked.

"It's a market manager, I set up a stall at the entrance of the market to deceive people, and he arrested me and sent it to the police station." The class leader said.

"So that's the case, so why did the unsuperstitious old horse ask you to bring a team to the island to help him exorcise evil spirits? Didn't you ask? Xu Tian said.

"I asked, but the old horse insisted that the old lady was evil, and he just wanted us to expel her." The class leader said.

"No, there's a big problem here, let's put this matter aside, do you know why those people in the troupe went into the forest after coming to the village?" Xu Tian asked.

"I really don't know, these guys have followed the devil, and they haven't stopped since they entered the village yesterday, and I won't say anything if I ask." The class leader said helplessly.

"Can you call someone more honest, we might be able to pry out some words." Teacher Jin said.

"It's useless, I asked three honest people alone, and their mouths were as if they were gagged, and they didn't say anything." The class leader said.

"I don't think we need to bother, it's dawn soon, does Lao Ma have any tasks for you?" Xu Tian asked.

"Today is mainly to set up a stage in the ancestral hall, and Lao Ma wants us to exorcise evil spirits in the ancestral hall tomorrow in the name of singing." The class leader said.

"Okay, you guys are truthfully setting up the stage, and Teacher Jin and I are secretly investigating why these people are drilling into the forest, and what they have heard about it, and why they are so fascinated by the forest." Xu Tian said.