Chapter 18: Xia Rui joins

"Dongzi, how is it, what are the results of the on-site investigation," I looked at the angry Dongzi and patted his arm and asked, "Don't mention it, there are no clues, this group of villagers knows all day long to spread useless rumors, forget about it, let's take a look at the report on the scene," Han Dong was in a bad mood, greeted his colleagues around him, and handed over the report.

The deceased Zhang Zhibang, the time of death was about one o'clock in the morning, there were no injuries on the body, there was no sign of destruction at the scene, there was no fingerprint of the second suspicious person at the scene, after the degree of dilation of the pupils of the eyes, the deceased had been extremely frightened before his death, and his heart suddenly stopped and finally suffocated, and the possibility of a recurrence of heart disease due to fright was not ruled out, Han Dong looked at the report in front of him, and shook his head helplessly and looked at me, it was still a person's scene and there was still no trace of death.

"It's impossible, cultural relics workers like us, the physical fitness must be very good, and we have all checked the body, we may deal with dead bodies on weekdays, if Zhibang has a heart attack, it is impossible for him to work in the cultural relics protection unit," Xia Rui tried his best to defend the explanation on the report.

"Well, I know, it's just speculation at the moment, and in the end, the body will have to be sent to the forensic department for examination to know the result," Looking at Xia Rui, who was a little excited, I had no choice but to suspend her emotions, "Ah Yuan, you have to believe me, how can Zhibang have a heart attack at such a young age?" Xia Rui looked at me seriously and said.

Even if Xia Rui doesn't say it, I don't want to believe that it was a heart attack and died, it seems that the whole case has become more confusing, first murdering people in the village and then attacking foreign teenagers, which seems to have no connection at all, Zhang Zhibang is just a foreign staff, what kind of involvement will it have with the village?

"How can a young man have a heart attack? And how could it be so coincidental, I just happened to meet Uncle Ergou last night and encountered a strange incident, and he died this morning, is there any unknown secret in this? "I took the deceased's report, looked at it repeatedly, and always felt that something was wrong, "It happened too suddenly, I also received a notice this morning and rushed over quickly, I originally called you to join me, but I didn't expect that no one answered your phone," Han Dong also said helplessly.

"I went out in the morning, so I didn't bring my phone, by the way, after we separated yesterday, did you find anything wrong," remembering the feeling I encountered when I went home last night, I asked Han Dong tentatively, "No, I went home after I separated from you, and nothing strange seemed to happen along the way," Han Dong's answer made me look a little surprised, am I the only one who has this strange feeling? Or only found me.

"Maybe it's really the devil's doing? So far, we only know that everyone died in an accident, and no other people's fingerprints were left at the scene," Han Dong finished speaking, his eyes looked towards the gloomy back mountain, and I followed his gaze, and the clouds in the sky were like a huge opening, hovering over the mountain tomb in the back mountain. The successive events have already overwhelmed me, and I am also a little skeptical of what Han Dong said about the ghosts and the rumors of the village, and I don't know how many terrible things are still hidden in the gloomy back mountain tomb.

"I think there must be some conspiracy in it, the older generation used to say that there were ghosts and ghosts, and in the end, wasn't it all cracked by science?" Xia Rui looked at the two thoughtful and expressed her opinion, after all, Xia Rui is a college student, and there are doubts about ghosts and gods, maybe it is love and Wu, Xia Rui's words pulled me back from the ghost theory again.

"Well, I don't think it's completely clear until things are completely clear, so don't jump to conclusions," so far all the ghosts and gods have been passed on through the mouths of others, and I haven't seen it with my own eyes, and I can't explain the strange dream that night, and I keep thinking about that terrible dream in my heart, and repeatedly whispering the last sentence of the Hadron in my mouth, what kind of place is that?

"I'll follow you to solve the case in the future, well, it's decided like this, happy cooperation," Xia Rui said and stretched out her tender white palm, with a very serious expression, "No, I still feel a little dangerous, after all, this matter has nothing to do with you," I said strongly against it, "Dead Ah Yuan, how did you promise me just now, hum," Xia Rui was very dissatisfied with my objection, and stomped her feet angrily and said.

"I just promised you to watch Zhang Zhibang's matter with me, Miss Xia, we are going to investigate the case, and our lives will be in danger at any time, so you better not follow," In order not to let her be implicated, although Xia Rui's face was already a little displeased, I couldn't let go and let her join in, after all, there was no need for her to do this as an outsider, if there was really an accident, it would be difficult to explain it to her parents, thinking of this, I rejected her even more strongly.

Xia Rui proposed to join the team to solve the case together, I have always been opposed, after all, I was worried about her safety, but Han Dong unexpectedly supported Xia Rui's request, "Since we are all half-convinced of the ghost theory, and Miss Xia's colleague also died in the village for no reason, I think it would be better to investigate together," Han Dong thought for a while before expressing his suggestion, "But she is a girl after all, and we can't explain to her parents if something happens," Han Dong's support made me very puzzled, Usually Han Dong is a very measured person, but what made him agree to Xia Rui's request this time? I don't know what this means, and I continue to oppose it.

"Guoyuan, it's not like you're okay if you don't investigate, it's her colleague who suffered this time, it's hard to guarantee that the next one won't be her, after all, we still have the ability to protect her as a girl," Han Dong's last words woke me up, I pondered for a long time, looking at Xia Rui's expectant eyes, my heart softened in an instant, "Okay, we can be together, but we have to listen to our arrangement, if there is really any danger, you have to run immediately, you know?" Unexpectedly, in the end, I still let Xia Rui join our case.

"Hehe, obey the order, Lord Officer," Xia Rui changed her normal and gave me a military salute in a serious manner, and then an innocent smile appeared on her face, I quietly looked at Xia Rui in front of me, but I never imagined that not long after, this conspiracy almost killed her. In the end, Xia Rui joined the team to solve the case as she wished, and everyone decided to solve the mystery of the ghosts and gods together.

The news of the dead man spread throughout the village early in the morning, and the cultural relics surveyors in the village were forced to stop work for a few days until the truth of the matter was revealed. Han Dong still maintained a silent attitude and carefully searched for clues around him, while Xia Rui kept asking about the details to pay attention to when solving the case, and I was also very happy to answer Xia Rui's questions.

"What is this?" Han Dong pointed to the tree on the side, and after looking at it for a long time, I hurried over when I heard the news, only to see a huge footprint on the soft ground, which seemed to be more than twice as large as the footprints of ordinary people, "Savage? Xia Rui's mind turned, it seems that people can't have such big footprints, except for the rumored wild man, there should be no other footprints that can explain the scene.

"No, I've never heard of a wild man in the village," looking at the footprints on the ground, it really didn't look like the yardage that a person should have, Han Dong stroked the soil of the footprints, stood up and said nothing, the whole scene still didn't leave any useful clues, only the thick footprints remained, exploring step by step towards the depths of the woods along the direction of the footprints, the tree trunks were intricate, like an ancient labyrinth that couldn't tell the direction.

Xia Rui pulled the corner of my clothes and walked slowly, just halfway through, Han Dong suddenly stopped, looking around on the ground, "No," Han Dong turned back to me with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?" I stepped forward to inquire about the situation, Han Dong pointed to the footprints on the ground, "There are no footprints here," I looked left and right without any traces, and the footprints disappeared in this wood.

I looked up at the top, the leaves of the trees obscured the original appearance of the sky, I stroked the big tree that had been eroded by the years, and I actually had a feeling of communicating with people, people say that everything has spirituality, can it be that the plants in this forest also have psychic powers?