During the meal, I also asked Jin Jiuye if the thing they were talking about was the legendary "kappa", Jin Jiuye thought about it and said, "It is very likely." ”

I asked him again if he had ever seen anything like that, and Jin Jiuye thought about it again, nodded, and shook his head again.

Seeing him like this, I was stunned, scratched my head and asked him what this shaking head answer meant, as a result, Jin Jiuye shook off the sentence "I haven't seen anything alive" and ate there, sitting there with a fritter, my thoughts had already flown into the sky, I was curious about what that thing looked like, and finally asked when I was about to finish eating.

This time, Jin Jiuye answered me without much thought, his analogy can be regarded as concise and vivid, he said, "It's not a big deal, it's a toad with a turtle shell."

Well, I couldn't help but feel nauseous when I made up the scene at that time, and then turned my head and asked the village party secretary what the smell of the things they encountered, the old man thought about it, frowned and said to me, "I can't remember the taste clearly, it's not delicious anyway, a pot of boiled food, sticky, smelling the smell, just like the stinky skin shrimp and, the cook didn't do it well, a layer of fish scales floating on the thick grease looked disgusting, forced to eat a bite, all vomited"

Well, hearing this, I was drinking tofu there and almost got stuck, turned my head and looked at the little black fat man so that I was not depressed, the old man saw this, he smiled, just halfway through the laugh and remembered something on the side sighed, I don't know much about the situation on their side, and quickly asked him why this is the case, at this time the villager on the side took over and told me the second story.

They asked us to help, and naturally they had their reasons, and it is not difficult to understand that the reasons for their willingness to spend money are actually very good -- a few people have died here recently.

In the downstream of the reservoir where we went, there are some ditches that can divert water for irrigation, and where the ditches are connected, there is a small pond, the pond has existed a long time ago, and I don't know which age it was generated, there are a lot of lotus flowers in it, which are intricately connected together, and some tourists who come here specially come to take pictures in the flowering season. Of course, there is also a secret legend about the water monkeys.

This story is not far away, but it is very famous in the local area, saying that in the late Republic of China, there was a unit stationed in the local army, the military camp was set up on a nearby mountain, and the people in the army would come down from time to time to collect some things to bring up, and the material was poor during the war years, but the locals could only deal with the soldiers who slaughtered people alive with a smile on their faces.

In August and September, it was also the hottest time at that time, the trees were noisy, and the children ran to the river to escape the heat, one day, the village chief with two soldiers carrying box guns ran to a local family surnamed Jiang, asking them to get some fresh fish and shrimp to try, the old man of the Jiang family is a famous local fisherman, the best at fishing under the net, they use the most is not the common cage and sticky net, nor is it the kind of bundle of "line hooks" in the water, they use a kind of large net spread on the bottom of the water, Looks like a trampoline.

When necessary, use something like a roller to tie the lasso, and pull the four sides of the big net into the air, so that the fish and shrimp above the big net will also fall into their delicacy, the larger the area of the net, the more the harvest, however, the net closing time should be strictly controlled, generally speaking, the effect of harvesting once in two or three days is the best.

When the chief of the security officer spoke, it was already on the third day, although the old man surnamed Jiang was distressed, he didn't dare not listen, and he simply invited the chief of the security department and his party to go to the fishing net together, and the three of them had not seen it with their own eyes, and they also felt fresh and interesting at the time, so they went together to discuss it.

When the first turn of the wheel, the old man of the Jiang family felt very heavy, and the pulley pulling the fishing net above the waterhole squeaked, and he secretly scolded the three turtle grandsons in his heart, but he didn't dare to relax the slightest bit in his hand, but as the fishing net continued to rise, a rampage force became more and more obvious, and he was wondering if he had caught a black fish that had become fine, but he heard an exclamation from the other three people.

The old man surnamed Jiang hurriedly put down the card and looked up, only to feel that his head was buzzing, and he was almost so frightened that he couldn't stand steadily.

At this time, there was no big fish in the net pocket, and sitting inside was a big monkey in red clothes and red pants!

"Reservoir!"

Therefore, according to legend, there is a kind of monkey-like thing called the water ghost, also called the water monkey, and the mouth and fangs of that thing are very hideous, and the old man surnamed Jiang and the chief of the security are convinced. In normal times, they would have let the monkey go and burn incense and kowtow for a few days, but the two soldiers with guns on their backs laughed and didn't take it seriously at all.

"Nonsense, where are there any ghosts and gods in the world, see me shoot him with one shot."

One said, pulled out the box cannon and was about to shoot at the thing, so that when one saw it, he pressed his gun down and hurriedly said: "I don't know which trickster threw this monkey into the river, it is said that the monkey brain is a must, why not catch it alive and honor the company commander." ”

After the two finished speaking, regardless of the obstruction of the old man surnamed Jiang and the chief of the bodyguard, they took a rope to make a slipknot and carried it with a bamboo pole to lassoe the water monkey, and the water monkey quickly withered as soon as it left the water, and let the noose strangle the neck without much struggle, and after a while, it was brought ashore.

I haven't eaten monkey brains, but I've heard others tell them, it is said that the way of eating that thing is very uniform, generally digging a hole in the table, and then pulling the monkey's head up from below, using a hammer or something like something to knock open the monkey's brain and then drenching it with hot oil, when eating it, the monkey is alive, and the monkey will squeak and scream at the bottom with chopsticks, this way can ensure the freshness of the monkey brain, but to be honest, this is too cruel, and I feel uncomfortable when I think about it.

The two soldiers were not as unproductive as me, and they tied the monkey's feet with ropes and walked back happily, the old man of the Jiang family and the chief of the security guard followed behind them, and they were also very worried, the old man asked the chief if the thing was the legendary water monkey, and the chief said that it should be, and he asked why the water monkey was so easy to be caught? The chief said that as soon as the water monkey left the water, he could not make a threat, and the two soldiers were not happy when they heard them muttering, and they grabbed the neck of the chief and gave him two big slaps, and called the villagers to see the excitement with a roar, most of the local villagers had heard the legend of the water monkey, and they were scared to scatter and run away at a glance, and some old men reminded them that the water monkey could not be stained with water, and the two soldiers did not believe in evil and really wanted to find a water tank to try.

Yes, if you don't die, you won't die, seeing that they are so awesome, the chief was also scared, this kid is also a genius, knowing that it was useless to resist, he turned his eyes and pretended to be sick, until the two soldiers led the water monkey to the chief's house, the chief of the security turned over and sat up and trembled, that night, the chief and the old man surnamed Jiang did not dare to sleep, until noon the next day, the chief estimated that the two soldiers returned to the mountain before returning to their own home, but this push the door, it was found that the two soldiers died tragically in the big water tank of their own stove.

This matter is widely spread in the local area, and there are many versions, but there is no discrepancy in the general situation, and then, the Jiang family withdrew the big net, but the legend of the water monkey appears more and more frequently, and every two years there will always be a few rumors of children being torn by the water monkey here, and there are several who are unfortunately killed, and there are countless people who are scratched by that thing.

In recent days, that thing has become more violent, and in the past few days alone, there have been several children killed by it, burning incense and kowtowing for more than a month, and it has not improved. Later, the people in the village called to report the case, but the people from the police station took a look and left, and then the village committee raised a little money to find a few very famous hunters to catch it, and it tossed for several months without any result, until now, at night, you can still hear something paddling in the water, and the sound of la-la-la-la does not know where it came from, if you don't go over, it's okay, as long as you get to the water's edge, maybe you will be caught by the monkeys.

I really can't help it, I heard someone introduce us over, I don't think they look like they're lying, and there is a group of questions in my heart that can't be solved, if they tell the truth, then this monkey must be at least seventy years old, why are you arresting people at such an age? Judging from common sense, it is unlikely that you will find an apprentice, and it is not very likely that you will recognize your godfather, and it is reasonable to meet certain physiological needs or something, but maybe it is not

Is it for eating?

"Are all the victims girls?" One step ahead of me, the little black fat man said with a shy face.

As soon as I heard this, I turned my head to look at him, and at this moment, I saw their answer from the angry eyes of everyone, and even Jin Jiuye, who was sitting in a precarious position, glared at him silently.

It's dangerous.

I was glad in my heart, and I couldn't help but admire his straightforwardness, leaning back in the chair and patting him on the shoulder, I hurriedly pulled the topic back, "Old secretary, are you sure, are these all done by that water monkey?" ”

"What do you mean?" When the old man heard this, he was slightly stunned.

"Do water monkeys eat people?"

"Eat." When the old man heard this, he said seriously, and seeing that we were noncommittal, he stood up and led us to an ancestral hall, where two simple stretchers were placed on one side, and the peculiar stench of carrion could be smelled from a long distance, and under the white sheets, two corpse-like things were placed there.

Jin Jiuye stepped forward and lifted the corner of the sheet, his brows were tightly knit and he didn't speak again, I also leaned over to take a look, and without saying a word, I spit out what I had just eaten.