Well, right in front of me.

A yard, very large, also very dilapidated, dozens of houses, almost impossible to find a single one that does not leak, a long time ago, this must have been a large family's homestead, and a long time ago, it must have been very lively, but now, there is only a broken house left.

Well, right in the backyard, behind all the broken houses.

This is where we go.

The little fox subconsciously pulled my hand, and there was sweat in her palm.

Yes, the atmosphere here is eerie, and if there are really ghosts to appear in the world, this is undoubtedly a good place.

The village cadres who accompanied us pointed to the well and said: "This is it, it used to be a landlord's compound, but now except for Lao Li's strange old man, there is no one within a radius of dozens of miles. ”

After the village cadres finished speaking, they left without looking back. I forgave him for his indifference, we were not a superior leader to inspect, we were just reporters from a small magazine, and he had already done his duty to bring us here.

The little fox and I took a brief look at the courtyard, there were simple living utensils in the front of the house, I thought it was the place where Lao Li lived as the village cadre said, and in the back of the house, there was one that was barely able to live, and the roof was good, at least it looked like this.

"I'm staying here tonight." I said, the little fox began to clean up the room, in fact, there is nothing to clean up, as long as there is a place to sleep. I called Li Wei, who is the editor-in-chief of the magazine, and it was too far away from the city, and the signal of the wireless telephone was very bad, so I will make a long story short.

Li Wei was very anxious and said, "How is it, have you arrived?" ”

I said, "Yes, I saw that well, nothing special." ”

Li Wei thought about it for a moment and said, "You guys stay there for a while." ”

I said, "Yes, but it won't be long." ”

After a few words, I hung up, because there really wasn't much to report.

After eating the cans, the little fox and I went to the backyard again and looked at the well.

It is really a very ordinary well, the edge of the well is built very high, built with square stones, to prevent children from falling, there must have been a roller on the well to carry water, now there is only a shelf of the wheel.

It reminds me of the well in Midnight Bells, which is similar, but this well is a little more dilapidated.

I looked inside the well, and I couldn't see anything in the dark, and I threw a stone down, and I heard the sound of the stone hitting the bottom of the well, and the well was dry.

"Let's go, let's look somewhere else." I said, the little fox kept holding my arm tightly, and she said, "It seems to have a strange sound......

I laughed, after working in the magazine for a long time, she became as nervous as Miao Hong.

There are only four people in the whole magazine, I (the old fox), the little fox, Li Wei and Miao Hong, the sales of the first issue of the "Ghost Net" magazine are okay, but it will not work in the future, mainly because the article is outdated, and it is full of themes that have been published in similar magazines, Li Wei gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "To be real, to be field-based." So the target was chosen this ancient well.

There have been rumors that this ancient well is haunted, but the main reason is that the ancient well is on the outskirts of our city, which can save road expenses, after all, the efficiency of the magazine is not good, and it is necessary to save expenses.

Who knew that this suburb represented a full 7-hour drive, and I even thought we had left human civilization and run into the primeval jungle.

After a day of driving, I finally arrived here, quiet, uninhabited, and maybe I have to add the word weird to describe this place.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of hydrated lime, which was also one of the characteristics of this place, which was rich in lime, and even the land was faintly white, and the sound of small lime mines could be heard in the distance.

Fortunately, we are not going to stay here for too long, 3 or 2 days at most, don't expect any earth-shattering witnessing experiences in these days, Li Wei knows this better than me, talk to the locals more, collect information, and then after later processing, a so-called "field material" will be formed, which is the purpose of this trip.

And the "locals" I came into contact with, except for the village cadres who received us just now, were only Lao Li.

Lao Li appeared before the sun set.

I couldn't tell his age, his face was full of wrinkles, and I knew when he looked at me that he was blind, and that the pupils of both of his eyes were white.

I asked politely, and as cordially as possible, "Is it Lao Li?" ”

He staggered to a halt, didn't speak, didn't nod, didn't make any physical movements to answer my question, he was like a dead tree in the air, without any expression.

But I've been sure that he is Lao Li.

The little fox looked at me and made a gesture to ask her to go and talk to Lao Li.

I nodded in agreement, and sometimes, women do have less effort than men.

Sure enough, Lao Li's face softened a lot when he heard the little fox's voice, and I seemed to see the dry dead tree emit tender teeth again.

The little fox first briefly explained our identity, and then directly said the meaning: "Uncle Li, you have lived here for a long time, can you tell us about the haunted well in the backyard, we want to know." ”

Lao Li's face returned to the expressionless and even resentful state just now when the little fox said these words, as if we shouldn't ask these questions, he said in a monotonous voice: "Young man, the matter here has nothing to do with you, don't make trouble yourself." ”

He walked back to his room, pulled out a shabby bamboo chair, still held an erhu in his hand, sat down, put on a posture of pulling the erhu, paused for a moment, and said: "Last year, a group of people came here to make a movie, and then they also ran away, so you should go back quickly, and leave today." ”

He was obviously already giving the eviction order, and I was a little angry and said, "We're not leaving, we won't leave until we understand what is going on here." ”

Lao Li looked at us with empty eyes, I knew he couldn't see, but that look still made me feel weird, and the erhu began to let out a low whimper in his hand, and his expression clearly told us that he had decided not to speak anymore.

There was no hope that our first conversation with Lao Li would continue, and I threw down the sentence "We live in the back house and will live for a while, I hope it doesn't get in your way." ”

We walked, and there was a folk song that Lao Li didn't know where it was, but it had a bit of charm: "The girl's red silk scarf ......"

I thought about it for a while, and the little fox said, "Lao Li has something he doesn't want to tell us." "This is the same as my thoughts, Lao Li knows some things, refuses to tell us, maybe there will be a chance to get something out of Lao Li's mouth in the future, but not today, the sun has set, and we are tired from the day's journey, we are tired, and what we need most is rest.

When the little fox was tidying up the sleeping bag, I dialed Li Wei again, and it took a few times to dial through, and Li Wei said sleepily: "What's the matter?" ”

I said, "There's a new clue, you go and check it for me, there was a film crew here last year who made a movie or a TV series or something, but it may not have been filmed later, see if you can find anything, try to be as detailed as possible." ”

Li Wei said: "Okay, I'll check tomorrow." ”

The phone hangs up.

After the moon comes out, the temperature suddenly changes from hot to extremely cold, the night in the suburbs is very thick, there are no lights, there is no popularity, and there is a rumored haunted well in the backyard, such a night is really exciting.

The cold wind blew in from the window, and the window had been barely pasted by the little fox with newspaper, and there was no window ploughshare, so the window opened as soon as the wind blew, and I was already about to fall asleep, and I woke up after being blown by the cold wind, so I got up and turned on the lights (there was no power supply, telephone, laptop, lights, all electrical appliances were charged by the charger on the car), and wanted to close the window......

What happened at this time is enough for me to reminisce for a lifetime, I believe in the existence of ghosts and gods, as a member of the "ghost network" magazine, I must believe, but I think ghosts and gods will not easily appear in the world, they always hide in a dark corner and peep at the people around them, while trying to avoid direct contact with humans, this is the reason why only a very small number of people have the experience of hitting ghosts, at that time I was honored to join the ranks of these very few people, at this time, I still remember the heartbeat at that time, like cold water on my body, The terrifying feeling of a cracked liver and gallbladder.

The window is open to the inside, the kind of two open doors, I tried to close the window with both hands, I didn't pay attention to the strange sound around me (this sound is what I recalled later), when the windows were about to close together, there was only a dozen centimeters left in the middle, which is about the width of a person's face, I only said the width of a person's face, because suddenly there was a face!!

A pale and bloodless face, as if it had been soaked in water for a long time, skin (if it was really skin) tight face, blood-red eyes, only face, no body, long hair, and a smile bloomed at me: "Hey, hey, hey......"

I knew that I had been stunned in front of the window for a long time, and the face outside the window was long gone, and I even thought it was my own hallucination, until the little fox said, "What were you laughing at just now?" I closed the window slowly, and on a night like this, I couldn't tell the little fox about such a horrible thing, at least I had to find a sunny place where there were people around me to tell her, and I could only admit that the laughter was from me, and I said, "Interesting, this place is interesting." "Then I decided not to talk anymore because I knew I couldn't do it, what's so interesting about this place??

After a sleepless night, I always thought about that strange and terrifying face in my mind, until the east turned white and the fear relaxed, and I fell asleep.

I was woken up by the sound of the phone, and when I looked at my watch, it was already noon, and the call was from Li Wei, and his voice trembled: "Old fox, we have found good material this time." ”

I rubbed my eyes and said, "Slow down, I just woke up, my brain is not very clear, don't tell me anything too exciting, I can't stand it." ”

Li Wei ignored what I said and continued: "Miao Hong and I were busy all morning, and we found the film crew you said, it just so happened that the producer is my old classmate, and the relationship has always been very good, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten so much inside material." ”

He stopped as if he was going to sell it on purpose, and I said, "Go on, hang my appetite??" ”

Li Wei said: "I can't tell you on the phone, the relevant materials have been made into AVI format files uploaded to the homepage, you now go to the homepage to download, for the information I got and Miao Hong have already studied, the reason for not telling you is that I don't want our ideas to affect you, you download and study after telling us your conclusions, we will summarize it." ”

I said okay, after hanging up the phone, I remembered that I forgot to tell him what I experienced last night, and I thought about it, forget it, I'll have to contact him later.

Pity me here intermittent wireless signal and only 56k built-in cat, download for an hour, during which I ate canned food with the little fox, it is estimated that there is no way to eat delicious food in this place, so we brought a lot of canned food, although the conditions are difficult, fortunately it will not stay in this place for too long, endure it and pass.

The material Li Wei said is divided into two parts, the first part is the audio recording of his interview with the producer, and the second part is the video in the AVI format.

I'll open the first part first:

The sound of footsteps echoed in the open space, it should be in the corridor, and then there was the sound of a door opening, and after a few seconds, I heard Li Wei's shout: It's you, old classmate!!

This is followed by 3 or 5 minutes of small talk and reminiscences, and then Li Wei gets to the point: It's easy to do things when old classmates are here, did you have a film crew filming in a dilapidated house in the suburbs last year, and then something happened?

The producer hesitated for a few seconds and said: We won't mention this matter anymore, because that incident is very evil, and the consequences are also very serious, two young people in our crew were admitted to a mental hospital because of this, and the film was not finished, and there are still sponsors calling to get the sponsorship money back.

Li Wei said haha: Old classmate, reveal some inside information.

The producer said: Trust you, but if you go public, don't mention the name of any one of our crew, okay?

Li Wei said: Yes.

The producer sighed long and began to narrate: We are making a film of the Qing Dynasty, it is a ghost movie, and now the ghost film is open, the location team has taken a fancy to the house, it is very old, those houses are in a compound, and there is a well in the backyard, which is the residence of a big official in the Ming Dynasty, and later after the expansion of several dignitaries and nobles in the Qing Dynasty, the scale is much larger, and then because of historical reasons, the yard gradually declined, and there is a plot in our script where a ghost appears from a well, and the well in the backyard is very suitable, Xiao Liu, Xiao Zhang drove the crew's van to the field investigation, there was only one person named Lao Li in the yard watching, this old guy has been telling us to leave quickly since we went, because we have a filming permit, and we also said hello to the local government, and the ownership of this house does not belong to this Lao Li, he has no right to drive us away, so none of the four of us paid attention to this Lao Li, now think about it, if we listened to him at that time, nothing would have happened. That place is a bit ghostly, the four of us are very satisfied, decided to shoot here, Lao Wang and I are alone, when it gets dark, we go back to sleep in the van, ready to go back to the city the next day, Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang are a couple, young people can't be idle, have been wandering around the well in the backyard, playing some young people's games. As a result, something terrible happened, about 12 o'clock in the night, Lao Wang and I heard the scream, the sound was terrifying, we couldn't believe that it was sent by Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang, Lao Wang and I began to think that they had encountered a beast or something, but it was not like this, when we ran to the backyard, Xiao Zhang was lying out of the well, because of the needs of the plot, we wanted to put a smoke detector in the well, so we built a rope ladder on the well, Xiao Zhang came up from the rope ladder, ran around the yard, and Xiao Liu was still at the bottom of the well, They kept shouting "kill you" or something, and the two of them must have seen something more terrible than a beast to be like this, and according to the situation at the time, the most reasonable explanation was that they had seen a ghost. Lao Li, who was watching the house, came to help, and kept saying: I told you to go, if you don't go, something will happen! However, he still helped me and Lao Wang tie up the two crazy young men with ropes and send them to the hospital overnight. Because there was an accident during working hours, the crew bore all the medical expenses, and the film had to stop filming.

Li Wei sighed and said: It's been more than a year since the incident, and Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang haven't said what they saw?

"No, not at all, and it can't be," said the producer, and one of them seemed to swear never to speak, while the other kept talking, but all they uttered was meaningless yelling.

Li Wei said: It seems that there is no way to know what they have seen.

After a long silence, the producer finally said: I know......

I almost jumped up, and Li Wei's reaction at that time must have been similar to mine, because I heard the sound of something like an ashtray falling to the ground, and then Li Wei said: You, you know??

The producer said: I know, but there is no way to explain it.

He paused for a while and continued: When Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang went to the well, they took a miniature video recorder from the crew, and everything was recorded on the video tape, and the details of the filming exterior scene were the work that the drama must do.

Li Wei said in a trembling voice: Can you show me the video?

Then there was another silence that made my heart anxious, and the producer said: Okay, let's destroy it after watching it.

The slight sound of the key unlocking should be opening some safe or important filing cabinet, and the producer finally said: I know you are a person who will never look back without an answer, but I still have to advise you: stay away from that yard, it is very evil there.

At this end of the first part of the material, Li Wei's interview machine worked very well, and I could hear every word of the recording clearly, so the second part should be the content of the videotape.

I let out a long sigh, suppressing the excitement in my heart, then patted the little fox who was leaning on my shoulder and said, "Let's keep watching." ”

The little fox nodded, the same sigh.

The file opens.

The small 1/2 micro video recorder didn't work very well, and it was dark at the time, so the picture was not very clear, so I had to keep my eyes open and look closely.

The video started from the well, and it seems that Li Wei made an edit, removing the useless parts.

A man's voice said, "Liu, go down and have a look?"

Of course, he was referring to the well, and I also knew that Xiao Liu was a woman and Xiao Zhang was a man.

Then Xiao Liu said: It's very dirty, I still don't want it.

The camera shakes, shines on the wellhead, and then continues to shine downward, you can see the rope ladder all the way into the well, the lens light is not very bright, and you can only see the scene 6 or 7 meters in front.

Xiao Zhang said: It's nothing, go down and play.

Xiao Liu said: Be careful and let the ghost catch it.

The video recorder has been held by Xiao Zhang, he began to go down the rope ladder, the camera will shine on the rope ladder under his feet, and then up on Xiao Liu who followed him down, the well is very deep, so this process lasted 2 or 3 minutes, mixed with the jokes of young people, Xiao Zhang said to Xiao Liu: I took a picture of your underwear.

Finally reached the bottom of the well, and the camera shook around.

This is a very standard well, the wellhead is small, and the bottom of the well is very large, so big that the lens light can't shine on, this design is to store water, and now, the bottom of the well has dried, you can see the dirt and the outcropping rocks, looking up, you can see a small wellhead and a crescent.

Xiao Zhang is very professional, he has been trying with a lighter, and the flame has been burning, indicating that there is oxygen at the bottom of the well, so there will be no accidents due to lack of oxygen.

Let's turn around, Xiao Zhang said.

There are large and small holes in the wall of the well, which are traces of underground water flowing through, and it seems that air is blowing out of a certain hole, making a "whining" sound.

Xiao Liu said: It's terrible, let's go up.

Xiao Zhang said: With me, what are you afraid of?

Then there was a "pop", and Xiao Zhang secretly kissed Xiao Liu's face.

Xiao Liu said: Bad.

There was a faint sound coming through, and I couldn't hear it clearly, but when I turned the volume control switch to the maximum, I heard what seemed to be the sound of a wooden fish knocking.

I suddenly felt that this voice was very familiar, desperately recalling, by the way, I had heard this voice before I saw that grimace last night, could it be that this voice was a sign of the appearance of ghosts??

The two young men didn't seem to notice the voice, and they were still silent, and I couldn't help but start worrying about them, even though I knew that it had happened a year ago, and now my worries were meaningless.

The voice was finally loud enough for them to hear, and Xiao Liu shouted in horror: What sound?

Zhang didn't answer, and the camera panned around, looking for the source of the sound.

However, nothing can be seen.

Suddenly, there was a scream of "Ah ——————", this sound should have been made by Xiao Zhang and Liu together, the voice was terrible, and the little fox lying on my shoulder trembled all over.

I'm not.

The camera rotates very fast, there is no purpose at all to shoot, all the scenery is chaotic, crazy, Xiao Liu shouted "kill you" 7 or 8 times in a row, and the last time, the voice has been hoarse like a rooster stuck in the neck, Xiao Zhang is trying his best to lie on the rope ladder, the camera is facing the wellhead, the moon is crooked.

Fear and doubt arose in me at the same time: What did they see?

The question was quickly answered, the video camera fell off Xiao Zhang's hand, fell to the bottom of the well, and lay sideways, Xiao Liu's feet in high heels flashed in front of the camera, and then, a pair of black boots appeared.

No one wears boots, Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang don't wear boots, and this is not the season to wear boots, however, boots, just like the kind of boots in costume dramas, jump and jump past the camera!!

That's the end of the video.

I was covered in a cold sweat, and it took me a long time to speak: "An ancient man." ”

The little fox said, "An ancient man who can jump." ”

I said, "They saw an ancient man at the bottom of the well." ”

The little fox said, "We were frightened when we saw only a pair of boots, and if this ancient man had a more terrible face, it would be no wonder they would have gone mad." ”

Things are getting more and more terrible, someone goes crazy, so next time, will someone die? I sensed the seriousness of the matter, so I said to the little fox, "I'm going to tell you something. ”

I told her about the grimace I had seen last night, and the afternoon was sunny, and the tone of my narration was as smooth as possible, and the little fox's face was still pale when he listened.

I continued: "Last night, I also heard a voice. I replayed the AVI video, and when the sound of the fish knocking came out, I said, "That's the sound, it's the same sound when the grimace appears." ”

The little fox thought about it for a long time, I didn't bother her, her way of thinking is different from mine, and her ideas can often help me a lot,

She finally said, "There's one more key figure in the whole thing. ”

I said, "Lao Li! ”

The little fox nodded and said: "He knows a lot of things, perhaps, these things are all made by him, he pretends to be a ghost to scare everyone who approaches here, maybe, there is some treasure here, he wants to eat it alone, so he uses this method to drive away all those who approach here." ”

I was simply surprised by the little fox's inference, if you think about it, it is very possible, this courtyard was once the residence of several generations of kings and nobles, and it is very normal to bury treasures somewhere in the courtyard!!

Then, as long as Lao Li tells the truth, the mystery of everything can be revealed.

I decided to go to Lao Li.

The little fox said: "If Lao Li is the culprit, he must have something to say." ”

I said, "Don't worry, I have a solution." ”

At 4 p.m., it wasn't that hot.

Lao Li is not in his room, but a blind man will not go far, and knowing his habits, it is easy to find him.

Weeds sway in the fresh air of the suburbs, where only one species of grass grows, which can survive in very high lime soils, and the distant hillside can be heard with Lao Li's charming erhu and singing: "Girl's red silk scarf ......"

Following the singing, I slowly walked to Lao Li's side, and the little fox was picking wild flowers not far away, watching me and Lao Li.

The blind man's sense of hearing is very sensitive, and I knew that Lao Li already knew that I was coming, so I simply sat down next to him and took out a bottle of wine and two glasses.

It's not a great wine, but in such a backwood, it's certainly not a drink.

I poured a full glass for Lao Li and said, "Drink." ”

Lao Li was not humble, took it, took a sip, and licked his lips.

I said, "I last night." ”

Lao Li didn't speak, but I could clearly see a mocking look in his empty eyes, an expression that disgusted me, and made me even more sure that he knew these things.

I said, "That ghost is terrible, like Sadako in Midnight Bell." After saying that, I regretted it, he must have never watched "Midnight Bell", let alone Sadako.

I took a sip of wine and said, "Don't talk about these unfortunate things, why don't you old man find another place to live?" ”

Perhaps because of the catalytic effect of good wine, Lao Li began to speak, and he said: "This place is good, no one cares." ”

I said, "But you won't stay long." ”

Lao Li turned a face full of doubts towards me, my heart jumped, and suddenly I had a strange thought: Lao Li's seemingly empty eyes are actually able to see things!

I didn't put my suspicions on my face and say, "You don't know?? It's going to be developed into a resort. Ignoring Lao Li's reaction, I continued: "The city people's congress has passed the meeting, and the construction will start in a few days, maybe tomorrow, who knows." "I'm going to name a few big names, as long as he believes them.

Lao Li's face obviously showed an anxious look, my goal was achieved.

I got up, drank the wine from the glass, and said, "I should go too, I'll leave tonight, I'm sorry to disturb you for many days, I still have a few bottles of wine in the car, so I'll leave it for you." ”

After everything was put in the car, the little fox and I got in the car and drove the car for about ten kilometers, and then stopped in the weeds on the side of the road that were not easy to spot, and we had to wait until it was dark.

If Lao Li believes me, then he will definitely take action these days, maybe tonight.

Things are developing more and more like a third-rate film, I smile bitterly.

We made some preparations, charged the flashlight and camera batteries, and wanted to call Li Wei to report the situation, but the signal was not good, and we always couldn't get through, so we had to give up.

I slept in the car with the little fox for a while, and when I woke up, it was about 10 o'clock at night.

After a canned dinner, we started to move, I didn't have the headlights to drive, but drove through the rugged mountain road by the moonlight, and the mountains in the distance passed us slowly in the dark like a lurking monster, the speed was very slow, and it took us more than an hour to travel 10 kilometers.

When we were still some distance from the yard, we got out of the car and walked into the yard. The rows of houses were even more eerie at night, and I couldn't help but shiver when I remembered the grimace I saw last night.

Lao Li's room door is open, there is no one inside, where will he go at such a late hour?? There is only one answer: backyard, well.

To be honest, at this time, the little fox and I both thought that all these strange things were done by Lao Li, so we didn't feel scared at all, on the contrary, our sudden appearance might make Lao Li startled.

I couldn't help but feel a little thrill in my heart that the revenge was about to succeed.

We're already in the backyard.

Lao Li was standing straight next to the well, not noticing us, his face facing the well, if he were not blind, anyone would think he was looking at the well.

I pointed at Lao Li with my finger and drew a question mark in the air, meaning: What is he doing? The little fox shook his head.

At this time, Lao Li's head suddenly turned to our side.

The strange feeling that Lao Li's eyes could see things came out again.

Fortunately, Lao Li just looked casually, and then continued to "look" at the well, and then he began to speak, as if there was a person in front of him who I and the little fox could not see, and because we were far away, I couldn't hear what he said.

It's a bit unusual.

I scolded in my heart: What the hell is this old guy doing?

There was a strange feeling in my heart, like a worm biting, but you couldn't catch it, and this feeling became stronger and stronger, and after 5 seconds, I knew where this feeling came from.

A voice came, far and near, it was the sound of knocking on the wooden fish!

The little fox also heard it and grabbed my hand tightly.

I listened nervously, trying to figure out the source of the sound, but I failed, and the sound was as close as the horizon.

Something even stranger happened, Lao Li opened his arms, as if hugging someone, and there was clearly an open space in front of him, and he spoke louder, so loud that I could already hear it clearly.

He kept saying, "It's my fault————"

I had a faint fear in my heart, and the way to get rid of that fear was to make everything clear.

Only Lao Li could explain all this, I suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Lao Li's hand and said, "Stop acting-" However, I found that I, a 28-year-old man, couldn't pull an old man's arm, Lao Li turned a gloomy face and said, "Go away!" ”

I almost screamed, not because of how eerie Lao Li's face was, but because of his voice, it was a woman's voice, a young, strange woman's voice, a voice that definitely didn't belong to Lao Li.

It took me a short time to get myself back to normal, and then I thought about the camera's spotlight.

Usually in this case, the bright light is very effective against people or ghosts.

To my horror, I realized that I had come up with the word "ghost".

I turned on the spotlight, pressed the shutter on Lao Li's face, and then waited for the charging to finish, and then pressed the shutter again...... Repeating it countless times, until the battery ran out, I turned on the flashlight.

The sound of knocking on the wooden fish stopped, the sense of terror disappeared, and Lao Li collapsed like a pile of mud, still saying in his mouth: "It's my fault......"

After he repeated it a few times, he actually cried "woo", not at all like the previous stubborn old man, he had collapsed.

The little fox sighed and said, "Tell us everything, where is the treasure, it is the property of the government." ”

Lao Li wiped away his tears and muttered: "Treasure, what do I want to do with treasure, my own money is no longer available." ”

I exchanged glances with the little fox, and then I said, "Then tell us everything." ”

Lao Li said: "In 50 years, I haven't told anyone. He stood up tremblingly, "Come into my room." ”

Dim candlelight, and wine.

Under the candlelight, Lao Li's cloudy gaze, clear wine, a story from decades ago, and a bloody storm came out of his mouth.

1949, the third month of the lunar calendar

The wind was strong, the sand was rolled up, and a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove along the road.

The dilapidated car, the dilapidated tent, pulled by an old horse, the man driving the car in his 40s, the same shabby clothes, it seems that a poor family is traveling.

But a discerning person can know at a glance that the dust on his face and hands was deliberately left, but the exposed wrists and neck were white and thin, which were the traces left by his life of pampering.

New China was about to be founded, and it was already fashionable for many rich people to flee to unknown places in the countryside with gold and silver, and the carriage was such a family.

The sun was shining, and the man built a shed with his hand to look into the distance, and then lifted the curtain of the carriage tent and said inside: "Girl, there is a broken house in front, rest for a while." ”

The voice of a young woman inside the tent replied, "Yes." ”

The carriage stopped in front of the courtyard gate.

The wind and sand were heavier, and there was a strong smell of lime in the air.

In the distance of the main road, two more horseback riders faintly passed.

The one in front, black linen clothes and pants, covered head, a beard, nicknamed Blackbeard, a few years ago he was still a bandit leader who was feared by everyone in the vicinity, and the brothers who were killed by the Red Army bandits over the years died, escaped, and there were only eight people left, but he didn't change his thief's heart, I don't know where he learned that a rich man surnamed Duan and his daughter Xiaolan fled through here with a large amount of property, so he made up his mind, and he took this ticket to collect the mountain and wash his hands, but he felt that it was not very appropriate for him to go alone, at least someone had to let go of the wind, So I called Xiao Li, who had just joined the gang a few years ago, this Xiao Li was white and clean, he had never done any big business, he usually knew how to draw and write or something, and he was really not a thief's material, but it was no problem to let go of the wind, and it was convenient to get rid of him after he succeeded, so Blackbeard used an excuse that attracted Xiao Li the most: among the rich man's belongings, there were a large number of calligraphy and paintings, which were right for Xiao Li's appetite, so he followed.

The latter one is Xiao Li, that is, the old Li in the future, but he was only 19 years old that year, and his eyes were clever, not blind at all, the young man was young, in the prime of life, followed Blackbeard, all the way to follow the carriage of the rich man, and finally arrived at a place where there was no one in the suburbs, and he was going to kill people and sell more goods, Xiao Li began to be afraid, after all, he had never killed anyone, and asked Blackbeard for a gun to strengthen his courage, but Blackbeard only gave him a small knife, in fact, this is Blackbeard's set, he has decided to rob the property and kill Xiao Li together.

Duan Caizhu was drinking water in the yard, Xiaolan was still in the carriage, Blackbeard and Xiao Li quietly touched over, Xiao Li let out the wind in the back, Blackbeard screamed and rushed forward, and one shot resulted in Duan Caiman, Xiaolan's exclamation came from the carriage, Blackbeard shot at the carriage again, Xiaolan had no sound, Blackbeard laughed.

Xiao Li was almost stunned, seeing that Blackbeard had two lives in an instant, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, Blackbeard patted Xiao Li's shoulder and said, "Get in the car and order the goods." ”

Xiao Li got into the carriage and saw Xiao Lan lying in a pool of blood, although her face was pale, but she was still indescribably gorgeous, this was the first time Xiao Li saw Xiao Lan, and he muttered in his heart: "It's a pity." ”

At this time, Xiaolan moved, it turned out that Blackbeard's bullet only hit Xiaolan's leg, and did not hit the vital point, Xiao Li was at a loss, Blackbeard lifted the curtain of the carriage tent and said, "Why is it so slow??" Move all the goods down. ”

Xiao Li had no choice but to say: "This chick is still alive." ”

Blackbeard said, "Lift it down, bring it down." ”

Xiao Li got out of the carriage with Xiaolan in his arms, and he felt that Xiaolan's body had a fragrance, not like his body, which was full of sweat.

Blackbeard pinched Xiaolan's face and said, "The chick is really good, the uncle is not shallow today, come, put it on the ground, the uncle will enjoy it first, and then you will come." ”

Xiao Li opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to do, he had never thought of disobeying Blackbeard's orders, but this time, he hesitated.

Blackbeard said, "Why are you stunned, go and go, go to the back and find a place to cool off, and it will be over in a while." ”

Xiao Li was furious in his heart, made up his mind, and ran to the backyard with Xiaolan in his arms, and Blackbeard behind him was still shouting: "You kid, what's wrong?" Give me back!! ”

Xiao Li ran, short of breath, he just wanted to find a place to hide Xiaolan, not to let the beast Blackbeard spoil her, but he immediately understood that this was impossible, there was no place to hide people here, he saw the well in the backyard, and in an instant, he made what he thought was the most correct decision, he said to Xiaolan: "Big sister, if you die, the little brother is sorry for you, the little brother owes you a life." He threw Lan into the well.

Blackbeard chased after him, Xiao Li stood by the well, and as soon as he was at his disposal, Blackbeard looked at the well, then looked at Xiao Li, and said, "Boy, you still know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade." Forget it, don't hurt your feelings for the sake of the girl. Then he smiled evilly from Xiao Li.

Xiao Li didn't expect Blackbeard to let him go so easily, and from Blackbeard's last smile, he also understood that Blackbeard didn't plan to let him live.

Xiao Li is timid, but Xiao Li will not sit still.

It took them a short time to check their belongings, Xiao Li pretended to look at the painting while trying to figure out a way, and when he saw the kettle left by the rich man Duan, he had a way.

Xiao Li said: "It's really hot, big brother drinks water." He handed over the kettle.

Blackbeard was dazzled by the glittering jewels, and without thinking much of it, he took the kettle, raised his head and drank it down, revealing his neck with black stubble.

Xiao Li's face changed, and the small piece of knife that had been prepared was wiped towards Blackbeard's neck.

In addition to the desire of the survivors, this knife is also mixed with the hatred of Xiaolan's incident.

Blackbeard's head rolled on the ground a few times, and Xiao Li didn't even look at it, and ran directly to the backyard.

He used many methods, and finally went down to the bottom of the well, but Xiaolan was already dead.

Xiao Li cried a lot, he cried for a woman for the first time in his life, and it was a woman who could almost be said to be an unknown life.

On the hillside, Xiao Li Shu erected three new graves, and only Xiaolan's grave had a tombstone added to it.

When Lao Li said this, two more cloudy tears flowed from his godless eyes.

I shook my head noncommittally, I can't comment on this story, as a martial arts, it's too short, love story?? What kind of love is this?? It's not even close to ghost stories.

The little fox couldn't wait to say, "Later, why didn't you leave here?" ”

Lao Li's face changed, he took a big sip of wine, and then said slowly: "Xiaolan came back to find me......"

The little fox and I said "ah-" at the same time.

Lao Li said: "Xiaolan Touqi came to me that night, her soul wandered around like smoke, with grievances, oh my God, I couldn't face her face, I grabbed a handful of lime and rubbed it into my eyes, and my eyes were blind from then on......"

The east is white, and it won't be long before the sun's rays will envelop this filthy land.

I asked, "You've always been like this, and Xiaolan.... The souls together? ”

Lao Li said: "Almost every night, she will appear, although I can't see it, but I can feel that she is wandering around this house. ”

The little fox said, "You are a human, and she is a ghost, and she has not done anything against you for such a long time?" ”

Lao Li with a bitter smile, said, "If she wants to kill me, I am happy to accept it, after all, her death is directly related to me, but she doesn't do it, she lingers next to me, and even rarely makes a sound, as if deliberately letting my guilt torture myself, this guilt makes me worse than death, I have always wanted to make a decision myself, but I know that I owe her a life, my life is hers, and I must wait for her to take it, so I wait here, don't do anything, and don't have any extravagant hopes, Life has no meaning to me, I can even be considered a rich man, the rich man's wealth is enough for my daily needs, but my life is still not the slightest pleasure, I am just waiting. ”

I sighed, Lao Li spent his life in self-blame, and this life is really sad.

Suddenly, I thought of a question that I was very interested in, and I said, "Lao Li, in the past few decades, Xiaolan hasn't said a word to you?" ”

Lao Li thought for a while and said, "Yes, many years ago, she asked me to remove a stone from the edge of the well, and I did it at that time, and she didn't ask for anything other than this. ”

We were silent for a long time.

Lao Li dragged out a wooden box from under his broken bed and said: "I'm old, I know that my limit is coming, there are some calligraphy and paintings here, which are ill-gotten gains, which originally belonged to the rich man Duan, it doesn't mean to me, I can't see it, you can take it, give it to the government or collect it yourself, I have no opinion." ”

He dragged a bamboo chair, held the erhu in his arms, and began to sing his long, mournful song: "The girl's red silk scarf ......"

There are dozens of volumes of calligraphy and paintings in the box, some of which are authentic works by famous artists, and I am not interested in these, but what excites me is that my first field trip has obtained unexpectedly good results.

The little fox said: "Young Lao Li, the first time I saw Xiaolan, I liked her, it's a bit incredible. ”

I laughed: "I'm a man, and I've been 18 or 9 years old, I understand his feelings, and I admire that he can spend decades of hard work for that soul-destroying glance." I sighed and said aloud, "It's going to be a busy day, let's get to work." ”

The matter is nearing the end, we have found a real ghost, and we know the ins and outs of this ghost, and the rest of the work is to record everything here, everything related to the ghost, and we can go back and complete a very good field trip.

I used a digital camera to take pictures of this yard, to take pictures of the well in the backyard, from all angles, and I also saw the traces left by the stones that were removed from the edge of the well, the stones were glued together with lime, the stones were gone, and the lime left the general outline of the stones, and there were some strange patterns on the lime, like a kind of rune, indicating that there were patterns on the removed stone, a stone with runes, Miao Hong of the editorial department must like to study this kind of thing, I took photos of all of these and uploaded them to the homepage through the computer. The only fly in the ointment is that I didn't take photos of Xiaolan's soul, and I plan to stay here for one last night, maybe there will be a harvest.

Lao Li has been singing that sad tune, and a few times, I wanted to persuade him to leave here with us, and I wanted to say to him: After decades, Xiaolan must have forgiven you. But I knew that this stubborn old man would not listen to me, so I had to give up.

After a busy day, soon in the evening, the moon came out, clear and bright.

I put all my things with the little fox in the car, leaving only a camera with us, and then we moved all the cans and wine to Lao Li's house, drank with Lao Li, told some weird stories, and looked forward to Xiaolan's appearance.

At about 11:00, Miao Hong called, and I turned on the phone on speakerphone so that everyone could hear it.

Miao Hong has never been so anxious, as soon as I answered the phone, she said anxiously: "Old fox, it seems that you are in trouble." ”

I drank my wine and said, "It's a little troublesome, but it's all settled, we'll go back tomorrow, and I'm sure this report will be a sensation." ”

Miao Hong interrupted me and said: "After you listen to me, I have studied the photos you sent back, and there is only one very special, that is, the stone that was removed from the edge of the well, the traces left on the lime, I searched for a long time to find the relevant materials, it is indeed a rune, this rune is engraved on the building, used to suppress the most vicious ghosts, but because the power of the ghost is very large, the rune will not kill it immediately, but will only slowly absorb the mana of the ghost until the ghost dies, but if the ghost is not completely dead, If this rune is removed, this ghost will slowly regain its previous strength, and it will be even more ferocious than before."

The wine glass stopped at my mouth, and uneasiness grew in each of our hearts, and we quietly listened to Miao Hong continue.

Miao Hong said: "This kind of rune, no one has used it for at least 200 years, do you know what I mean?" You have to get out of there at once!! ”

The call was interrupted.

I was a little drunk, and my mind was a mess, a hidden clue, but in the midst of this chaos, suddenly appeared in my mind, a possibility that I had never thought of before.

I looked at the little fox in fear, and her eyes showed the same fear.

The little fox said, "We haven't thought about it, we've been negligent. ”

I didn't say anything more, I took the little fox and Lao Li with both hands, and rushed out of Lao Li's house as fast as I could.

It's already too late.

The moon is gone, the stars are gone, there is an endless darkness outside, thick as ink, I can't see the walls of the courtyard, I can't see my car, we turn around, Lao Li's house is gone, we are alone in this terrible darkness.

The little fox's voice trembled, and he said, "It knows that we know its details and will not let us go." ”

Only Lao Li still didn't know the reason, he shouted: "What's wrong with you?? What happened?? ”

The little fox said slowly: "We forgot one of the strangest things: why the ghost that the film crew saw was dressed in the Qing Dynasty, but the old fox saw a long-haired human head, while Lao Li saw Xiaolan." ”

I nodded, and the little fox was the same as I thought.

The little fox continued: "Miao Hong is an expert in runes, she can't go wrong, she said that no one has used this kind of rune for 200 years, that means..."

She looked back at Lao Li's face, and Lao Li's face had changed.

The little fox said: "It can only be said that this ghost is not Xiaolan at all!" It is a demon that is at least 200 years old, once suppressed by its predecessors, and now unleashed!!! ”

I took a deep breath, and although I had thought of it, it still made me shudder to use words to make it clear.

The little fox said: "What the film crew saw was the ghost of the Qing Dynasty, because they were filming a film of the Qing Dynasty at the time, and the old fox saw the well for the first time, and immediately thought of the well in "Midnight Bell", because the appearance of the two wells is too similar, so the grimace that the old fox saw is more like Sadako's face." ”

I nodded, and the little fox made a lot of sense.

The little fox looked at Lao Li again, and said slowly: "As for Lao Li, it is probably the first person this ghost has met in 200 years, so it transforms into the Xiaolan you miss, the purpose is to let you help it remove the stone engraved with runes that suppressed it, as for why it has not hurt Lao Li for so many years, maybe it is because of gratitude, maybe because its strength has not been restored." ”

At this time, I really couldn't bear to look at Lao Li's face, his face was pale, angry, and distorted, and all the expressions of a deceived person could be found on his face.

And this kind of deception has lasted for decades, almost a person's life!!

This ghost is not only terrible, but also hateful.

The faint sound of the wooden fish came, and it was about to appear, and after we have understood its true face, what kind of image will it take?? I didn't dare to think about it.

We only fled, aimlessly escaping, in the dark, I pulled the little fox and an old man who had collapsed, and I knew for the first time, it turned out that the ghost domain was like this.

We didn't know how long we had been running, and we didn't know where we were, until Lao Li said sadly, almost in despair, "We are in the backyard." "I saw the well again.

The lonely well, the edge of the tall well, stood in the darkness, and above the wellhead, an even darker cloud gradually transformed into the shape of a human being, floating.

The little fox's hands trembled, and his palms were full of sweat.

I suddenly remembered a scene I had seen in a movie, and I said, "Close your eyes and don't watch anything!" ”

This is probably the best thing to do at this time, I know that everything around me is an illusion, and if you close your eyes, you can't see anything.

I closed my eyes and listened to the sounds around me, I felt like I was in a bazaar, where all the people were shouting loudly, some were crying, whether it was men or women, and there were countless hands tearing at my clothes, and it was so cold that it made my heart palpitate.

Lao Li suddenly dropped my hand holding him, I groped a few times in his direction in a panic, but I didn't find him, Lao Li's voice came from afar: "Look for that stone, I threw it in the yard, look for it!" ”

By the way, there are rune stones, which can suppress this ghost 200 years ago, and it can be the same now 200 years later.

I bent down, not daring to let go of the little fox's hand, for fear that he would disappear like Lao Li, I couldn't open my eyes, so I only groped on the ground with one hand, and my hand was bleeding from the sharp grass thorns, and I could hardly feel the pain.

The devil knew that we were going to imprison it again, and its attack became more violent, and the wailing sounds around it almost cracked my heart, and the cold wind cut my face like a knife, and my thoughts began to blur.

I endured it, reminding myself in my heart: "I can't fall ......"

After a long time, Lao Li's voice sounded: "I found it!" ”

All of a sudden, I felt a terrifying force rampaging around me, and then, as if tens of millions of people had been pulled together into a tiny hole, the sounds around me quickly became smaller and soon disappeared.

After a long time, I opened my eyes, and what greeted me was the last sunrise I had seen in this place.

Lao Li lay on the edge of the well, the stone had been put back in its original position by him, and he was so calm that he could barely breathe.

An old man, having lost his reason to live for a while, looked at the poor man, and then hugged the little fox tightly and said, "I hope I will not live for a lifetime of an imaginary fantasy." ”

We went back to the magazine, sorted out the materials, waited for the next issue of the magazine to be published, and everything was calm again.

And the next adventure, I don't know when, I'm already starting to enjoy this job.