Early the next morning, Meng Xiang and I drove a police car to Baokang County. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Because we got up early, we had already set off from Xiangyang at seven o'clock, so when we arrived at Baokang County, it was only a little after ten o'clock.

The Baokang County Public Security Bureau first contacted the local village committee, and then a police officer surnamed Huang, who had been to the first line of the mountain before, drove me and Meng Xiang to the local village committee.

After a twenty-minute drive along the road, I turned onto a fairly wide dirt road.

After another ten minutes of bumping and bumping, I climbed a mountain beam.

There is a courtyard on the mountain beam, and there are several houses with red bricks and black tiles in the courtyard wall.

There is a wooden sign hanging at the entrance of the courtyard, which reads "×× Village Committee".

Hearing the sound of a car, the director of the village committee personally greeted him.

Officer Huang drove the car into the courtyard of the village committee, and the director of the village committee greeted us politely and let us into the house.

In the room, a rectangular assembly table used for meetings is actually made up of three tables of eight immortals.

A man in his thirties, holding a skinny old man in his sixties, stood cramped and restless beside the table.

When they saw us come in, their faces became more nervous and afraid.

According to reports, the old man is Uncle Zhang's cousin, and the middle-aged man is the son of the old man.

"Uncle, don't be afraid, we just want to know about the situation, and Uncle just tell the truth." As soon as Meng Xiang spoke, he first calmed the old man's emotions.

The old man trembled and nodded, still supported by his son, not daring to sit down.

It wasn't until the director of the village committee spoke that the father and son had the courage to sit down.

The three of us sat down opposite the father and son, and the director of the village committee sat next to the old man.

"I wonder where the old man lives? Not far from Uncle Zhang's house? Meng Xiang got straight to the point, but his voice was very gentle.

The old man looked at the director of the village committee and didn't dare to answer.

The old man's son replied cautiously.

"Not far away! But then we moved out, and we were far away from my cousin. In addition, my cousin has a withdrawn temperament, and our family has not been in contact with him for more than ten years. ”

The words of the old man's son actually have the meaning of abandonment.

The sentence "I haven't been in contact for more than ten years" is obviously afraid that Uncle Zhang will do something and implicate them.

"What I'm about to ask is what happened ten or twenty years ago!" Meng Xiang replied, leaned forward, and tried his best to be cordial and peaceful, "Uncle, do you remember the previous situation of Uncle Zhang's family?" I heard that he used to have a daughter and a son-in-law, right? ”

"I don't need my dad to say this, I know everything!" The old man's son answered, "I was only eight or nine years old at the time, but I remember that when my cousin was recruited, I went to their house with my father for a banquet. And I remember that my cousin-in-law seemed to be a very skilled carpenter, and all the furniture he used to make when he got married. ”

"And then?" Meng Xiang asked.

"Later, I didn't know very well!" The old man's son scratched his scalp and tried to recall, "It seems that something very bad has happened to their family, but the adults refuse to say what it is, but we are not allowed to go to their house again." After another two or three years, my family moved out and lived by the side of the road, and we didn't have any contact with their family. ”

Meng Xiang immediately set his eyes on the old man.

"Uncle, do you remember, what happened to Uncle Zhang's house?"

The old man's lips trembled, and he stopped talking. Look at Meng Xiang, and look at the director of the village committee.

"Do you think you're always looking at me?" The director of the village committee couldn't help laughing, "The two police comrades just want to come to understand the situation, you just need to tell the truth!" …… Forget it, I'd better go out! ”

The director of the village committee shook his head helplessly, said hello to Meng Xiang Xiaohuang, and got up and walked out first.

The old man looked at the back of the director of the village committee with blank eyes, and then turned his face to look at Meng Xiang and Xiao Huang, his lips trembled, and he still didn't dare to speak.

"Dad, what the hell are you afraid of? I asked you at home, but you didn't say it, but now that the police are asking you for questioning, you can't hide it anymore! The uncle's son urged in a whisper.

"That's all...... It's been more than 20 years, and I'm really ...... I can't remember exactly! The old man finally spoke, but it was low and barely audible.

"Then you can say as much as you remember!" Meng Xiang said, still keeping a gentle face.

The old man lowered his head, dodging Meng Xiang's eyes, and he didn't dare to say a useful word for a long time.

I simply asked him directly: "Uncle Zhang's daughter was strangled to death by Uncle Zhang's son-in-law, right?" ”

"Huh?" The old man looked up in fright, "You, you...... How do you know? ”

Meng Xiang looked at me and immediately asked the old man: "We just want to know now, why did Uncle Zhang's son-in-law strangle his wife?" ”

"This ...... He's been evil! His origin is unknown, and our family ...... Where do you dare to go to their house again? The old man looked frightened and frightened, and spoke incoherently.

I know that he is not only afraid that this matter will implicate him, but also afraid of the so-called "evil spirit".

So I asked him as softly as I could, "Do you know what happened to this son-in-law?" Where did he go? ”

"Go...... Where did it go? ”

The old man stammered and repeated my words, and looked up at me as if I had asked a very strange question.

"Yes! This son-in-law, where did he go? I asked again.

The old man bowed his head again, and remained silent for a long time.

Xiao Huang became a little impatient, patted the table lightly, and said, "If you want to grind like this again, I have to take you back to the police station and ask slowly!" ”

The old man trembled with fright.

I thought that a timid old man like this, maybe it would be more useful to scare him, so I hurriedly gave Meng Xiang a look and told her not to stop Xiao Huang.

"Dad, if you have anything to say, you should say it quickly, don't hurt me so much that I will be arrested!" When the old man's son saw that Xiao Huang was angry, he first became anxious.

These mountain people have a weak sense of law, and I think he is really afraid that Xiao Wang will start a fire and arrest both his father and son.

"I didn't do anything bad! I really didn't do anything bad! The old man was able to distinguish again and again, looking like he wanted to cry without tears.

"Old man, no one said that you did something bad, but if you hide it and don't say it, it will be tantamount to hindering us from handling the case!" Meng Xiang also followed and frightened.

The old man looked down again, but this time quickly, he looked up again.

"That son-in-law, he seems to ...... It seems to be ...... was hacked to death by my cousin Zhang Dayi with an axe! ”

"Ahh

Not only did I never expect the old man to say such a sentence, but also because, at the same time as the old man said this, I remembered a vision I had seen in Uncle Zhang's house.

I saw a man standing at the door of room 2 with blood on his face.

He had a sharp axe cut across his head, the head of which was cut deep into his skull.

Li Zi once said that the illusions we see are not entirely illusions, and many are real.

It seems that what Li Zi said is right.

Not only did I see Uncle Zhang's daughter being strangled to death, but I also saw the tragic scene when Uncle Zhang's son-in-law died.

On the other hand, although the old man used the word "as if", in fact, what he said was the truth.

And the "Zhang Dayi" in his mouth is naturally Uncle Zhang's name.

(See Chapter 039 "Broken Wire")