Chapter 5: The Drowned Beast
When Zhang Houbo walked away, Huang Jun looked at the tomb in front of him fixedly, not knowing what he was thinking. The tomb where Zhang Houbo is standing must have been some years, the grass on it, the handwriting is not clear, it is obvious, this has not been cleaned for a long time, Huang Jun looked at the inscription on the tomb seriously, and suddenly was shocked, as if he saw something incredible.
Shu Yao waited for Huang Jun for a long time, and saw that Huang Jun had not moved, and at the same time he also saw that Zhang Houbo had left, so he walked up to Huang Jun and asked, "What are you doing, isn't he already gone?" ”
Huang Jun pointed to the text on the tombstone and said, "Tell me, what are these three words?" ”
Shu Yao took a closer look and found that it was a name. That name was obviously the name of the owner of the tomb, so he said, "Do you know the owner of this tomb?" ”
Huang Jun said: "You can say you know, you can also say you don't know, you can read the above three words to me"
Shu Yao was angry and funny: "Don't you know how to read?" Isn't this the three words Zhang Houbo? ”
Huang Jun said: "You are more familiar with this place than me, in the customs here, does it mean that these three words are the name of the tomb owner?" ”
Shu Yao said: "Yes, it's generally like this, there's nothing special, and we're no exception here."
Huang Jun said: "In other words, the owner of the tomb lying here is called Zhang Houbo?" ”
Shu Yao said: "That's right, what do you want to say?" ”
Huang Jun didn't answer, but immediately got up and chased forward, just now Huang Jun clearly saw the middle-aged man passing towards the fork in the road, but Huang Jun found that in just this moment, the middle-aged man had disappeared without a trace.
Shu Yao naturally saw that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out why, Huang Jun returned helplessly, looked at Shu Yao and said, "It's gone"
Shu Yao said: "You mean that man just now?" ”
Huang Jun said: "Yes, it's gone, you can see a long way through the fork in the road here, there is no reason to go so fast"
Shu Yao said: "What are you looking for him for?" ”
Huang Jun said: "Because this man told me that his name is Zhang Houbo" Huang Jun said this, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, the clue was in front of him, but the great opportunity was cut off.
"What's so strange about being called Zhang Houbo, there are many in this world. Well, wait, you mean, that man's name is Zhang Houbo? Shu Yao said.
Huang Jun said helplessly: "Now you know why?"
Shu Yao said: "You won't tell me that he was looking at his grave just now, right?" ”
Huang Jun said: "It's likely, no wonder I said it so strange just now, his expression, now that I think about it, I can figure it out."
"Did he go missing, and his family thought he was dead, and then they erected a monument here?" Shu Yao said.
"Of course there is such a possibility, but considering Wu Bin, I would rather believe that another speculation is a little more reasonable, although it sounds ridiculous," Huang Jun said.
"You mean to say that this man is dead at all, and now he is alive again, and he is still here to see his own grave?" Shu Yao said.
Huang Jun said: "What do you think? ”
Hearing this, Shu Yao took a deep breath and said, "In my opinion, the latter guess is very bold, but maybe this is the truth."
Huang Jun said: "That person just now, did I see it wrong?" Or was he originally a Yin Spirit? ”
Shu Yao said: "Impossible, are we both wrong?" If it's a yin spirit, how can you not recognize it, the same as that little boy"
Huang Jun said: "It seems that we are specifically dealing with Yin Spirits, but after seeing so many strange things, most of them have nothing to do with Yin Spirits, it seems a bit ridiculous."
Shu Yao said: "Yes, I also feel as if God is playing a joke on us, if this continues, we are all about to become scientists, by the way, when you talk to that, well, Zhang Houbo, I found something"
Huang Jun said: "What did you find? ”
Shu Yao didn't speak, just made a gesture to follow me, Huang Jun didn't think much about it, as Shu Yao walked forward, fortunately they didn't go far, they came to the reservoir, where the grave was relatively far away from the reservoir, Shu Yao pointed casually, Huang Jun saw a tomb that made him stunned: I saw that in the reservoir, there were all kinds of wild beasts lying horizontally, there were wild boars, pheasants, free children, and groups of people lying in pairs.
Huang Jun said: "What's the situation? ”
Shu Yao motioned for Huang Jun to take a closer look, and the two slowly came to the edge of the reservoir and carefully examined the corpses of these beasts, but the more they checked, the more incredible expressions appeared on Huang Jun's face.
"I think there's something in there, it's unusual, but what do you think it portends?" Shu Yao originally saw this kind of scene and felt that it was more weird, but where the weirdness was, but he couldn't say it, and at this time, looking at Huang Jun's expression, it seemed that he had discovered something.
"Your feeling is right, it's really wrong, and it's so wrong," Huang Jun said.
"Oh? What's wrong? Speaking of which, I haven't fully understood it, but I just think it's a bit shocking. Shu Yao said.
"You see, these beasts are piled up on the shore, and looking at the time of their death, it is definitely not more than three hours, that is, their death is something that happened within three hours," Huang Jun said.
"What else?" Shu Yao naturally knew that Huang Jun still had something to say.
"Also, they drowned in the water and were pushed to the shore," Huang said.
"Is that obvious? What's so strange about it? Shu Yao said.
Huang Jun said: "There are many kinds of drowning in the water, one is that you are already in the water, drowned, and then washed to the shore, and the other is that you are washed into the water on the shore, and then drowned in the water, and then washed back to the shore."
Shu Yao said: "Which kind do you think they belong to?" ”
Huang Jun said: "The first one, they were already in the water, they were drowned, and then washed to the shore"
Shu Yao said: "How can you see it? Your assumption is too unreliable, not to mention that these beasts are all land animals, how can they be in the water, even if they are already in the water, it means that they are used to the underwater living environment, how can they be drowned? ”
Huang Jun said: "You see, I have just said that the time for their death will not exceed three hours, you know, generally if the animal is really drowned, it will sink first, and only when the corpse is full of water, it will float, and then it is possible to be washed up to the shore, and this process usually takes two to three days, but the time of their death is obviously within three hours, and it is generally unlikely that such a thing will happen, which also means that they were originally in the water, and then drowned, and then in the process of escape." , were washed ashore, that is, they went to the shore not because of the natural force of the waves, but because of their own survival instincts, and of course, in the end they died"
Shu Yao said: "It's already in the water? Already in the water? But these are land animals, how can they be in the water? ”
Huang Jun took a deep breath and said, "I have an idea, I don't know if it's right or not, but combined with these recent events, I made such a guess"
Shu Yao said: "You say"
Huang Jun said: "I was wondering if they had died in the water, and then they were resurrected in the water, and then at the moment of resurrection, they were drowned again."
"Your idea is really novel, but," Shu Yao said this, and did not speak again, but fell into deep thought. After a long while, Shu Yao continued: "But I think what you said is really possible."
Huang Jun said: "But, don't you think this is a crazy idea? You know, it's easy to understand if it's just a yin spirit, but to completely resurrect a dead creature, I'm afraid, even in our Taoist classics, it is rare to encounter it, and if there is, it also requires a very high realm."
Shu Yao said: "But the facts are in front of you, besides, maybe we met a senior?" ”
Huang Jundao: "What kind of predecessor would do such a thing, what does he want to do, I always feel that these are not accidental"
Shu Yao said: "Of course it's not accidental, and have you noticed that every clue we encounter is related to one thing."
Huang Jun said: "What is it?" ”
Shu Yao said: "The reservoir, this reservoir, these graves are next to the reservoir, these animals also died in the reservoir, even including Xiao Wu Bin, who also drowned in the reservoir, I don't know what the specific connection is, but there should be a main line to connect these together"
Huang Jun nodded and said, "What you said is not wrong, the reservoir is the key, but where do we start next, it seems that our clues have been broken again."
Shu Yao said: "Why don't we start with the reservoir, you continue to keep an eye on the little boy, I will check some information about the reservoir through other channels, hoping to find something valuable."
Huang Jun said: "That's it, but before that, should we tell Mr. Wu about Wu Bin?" ”
Shu Yao said: "You should tell him, although it sounds difficult for people to understand, but he has the right to know the truth of the matter"
The two returned to Mr. Wu's residence and told Mr. Wu the result of opening the coffin, and sure enough, Mr. Wu jumped up, "Impossible, I watched him buried with my own eyes at that time, how could there be no corpses?" ”
Huang Jun said: "This is the truth, in addition, we also want to ask you about the reservoir."
"Reservoir? What do you care about the reservoir for? Mr. Wu had obviously not woken up from the shock, and Huang Jun's questioning also surprised him.
"Because we think maybe the whole thing has something to do with the reservoir," Huang said.
"Do you think it has something to do with the reservoir?" The expression on Mr. Wu's face was really wonderful, Huang Jun thought he would laugh a few words, but Huang Jun saw fear and panic on Mr. Wu's face.