Lao Xu was very silent along the way, although they had known each other for a short time, Lao Xu could be regarded as their only acquaintance in Anxian County. The first to find out the strangeness was Chen Zhen, when it was raining lightly in the sky, the three of them were wet like chickens in soup, and Lao Xu didn't seem to be wet, from head to toe and even the mud on the ground didn't stick to it. So Chen Zhen kept an eye on it, although he was the least courageous, he still gave the two companions a hint, because he was worried about being heard, he had to use gestures instead of words. It's a pity that of course the other two students were not able to grasp his intentions at all, because everyone was so tired and just wanted to return to the camp as soon as possible.

It was too dark, only Lao Xu had a lamp in his hand, and their batteries had run out of energy, and they had to get it when they were resupplying. A shallow foot of mud and a foot of pit, walking and walking, suddenly there was an open field and a big house in front of me. They had never seen this house before, it was a bit like an ancient attic, and there was a small square in front of the attic, and there were braziers lit on both sides of the square, and they had never found such a scene after staying in this mountain forest for so long. But at this time, when waiting for Chen Zhen to drag his two companions, the two did not react, he found that Wang Liang and Yang Feng's eyes were dull and expressionless, and their hands and feet were swinging back and forth mechanically, Chen Zhen had to shout boldly: "We can't go anymore, the place in front is not our camp!" ”

At this moment, Lao Xu turned around, he stared at Chen Zhen with a pair of cold eyes, Chen Zhen felt that it was the most terrifying look he had ever seen, that kind of eyes had killing intent written in it, as if Lao Xu would come over and screw his head off at any time.

Lao Xu stared at him, Chen Zhen didn't dare to move, Chen Zhen felt that Lao Xu had a magic force attracting him, and there was always another voice in his head repeatedly reminding him: Don't believe him, that person has a problem!

When he heard this, Cha Wenbin asked, "Did you have any talisman on you at that time?" ”

"There is a peace charm," Chen Zhen said: "I am from Shiyan, I was born at the foot of Wudang Mountain, that peace charm is my grandmother from Wudang Mountain, I gave it to me when I was in college, I have been wearing it, and I have to save us later thanks to that charm." ”

Cha Wenbin nodded and motioned for Chen Zhen to continue.

Lao Xu stared at Chen Zhen, Chen Zhen didn't dare to move, he still had to take care of the two classmates who were already confused, whether he could run away, but he couldn't leave these two companions behind. Although Chen Zhen is timid but righteous, so he slowly lowered his gaze, his grandmother told him that when encountering strong dirty things, if he is an enemy, he can show weakness first, but he must be sober and not be hooked.

So he kept reminding himself repeatedly, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a few minutes, and he was shivering all over his body from the rain, and Lao Xu finally turned around and continued to take them inside. When they walked into the splendid hall, there were many palace maids, just like they saw a few days ago, there were many people sitting in the middle of the hall, those people were wearing ancient clothes, and someone in the middle was praising the palace music, Chen Zhen said that he recognized it as a bell and a stone shou. They were arranged by Lao Xu to a corner, and soon a palace maid came up with a plate, the plate contained a lot of food, Wang Liang and Yang Feng picked it up and ate it, Lao Xu on the side stared at Chen Zhen, he was afraid of that kind of look, so he had to take an apple and stuff it into his mouth, but he couldn't taste the taste of the apple at all.

Chen Zhen, who knew that something was wrong, tried his best to be obedient, and after a while, someone came over and called Lao Xu away, and when he left, Lao Xu's vicious eyes glared at him again. Estimating that nothing good might happen later, Chen Zhen suddenly remembered that he had the talisman hanging around his neck, so he mustered up the courage to take off the talisman and throw it into a brazier beside him.

The talisman was contained in a small cloth bag, with a hole pierced on the outside, and if such a thing was thrown into the fire, it would be instantly reduced to ashes. But at that time, this talisman was like a smoke bomb, and the fire that ignited in an instant shone a purple, and a strange fragrance began to permeate the hall, and when the smoke rose, his two classmates' eyes lit up almost at the same time, and then they came to their senses and asked, "Where are we?" ”

Chen Zhen couldn't be afraid, he had already seen Lao Xu running towards them menacingly, so he grabbed the hands of the two classmates and shouted, "Hurry up and run!" The three of them ran as hard as they could, and they didn't know how many wrestles they had fallen along the way, and they didn't know how many cuts they had been scratched, anyway, they were running non-stop in the forest, and when they saw the lights under the mountain, they knew that they had crossed the entire mountain to Anhui.

They found a mountain temple on the other side of the mountain, and in that temple three young men knelt in front of their father-in-law in red silk and shivered, but fortunately there was no more situation until dawn. After dawn, the three people went down the mountain and inquired about the address to know where they were, and they discussed that if they go back now, they will definitely be dismissed, these three people are college students who came out of the countryside, and if they go back like this, one is that it is not easy to explain in school, and the other is that if they look for a job, they may have a file record of being dismissed, which will be a great stain on their lives.

So the three of them discussed going back again, but from now on no matter what, they must not stay on the mountain before three o'clock in the afternoon, so they have been living in fear, they have been working overtime in the sun during the day, if the sky is not good and there are dark clouds, they will not go out easily, and now they are finally going to get through to the end, but it happened that they met Cha Wenbin and them today.

Only then did Wang Liang say what he thought to Cha Wenbin: "We hesitated again and again about this matter, the eldest brothers are all locals, and they are on an errand in the county, if this matter is passed back, the unit will definitely think that we are spreading superstition outside, and it is estimated that the job will be gone." We just want to be able to go back safely and then get the appraisal of the unit and go back to get the graduation certificate, whether we work here or not in the future, which is very important for us. ”

Cha Wenbin took a look at the sky, it was four o'clock in the afternoon, according to the current season, it was estimated that it would be only an hour before it got dark, and he began to hesitate a little for a while, from the words of those students just now, it was not difficult for him to judge that there must be something strange in this forest, and if there was no talisman, these people would probably be more auspicious.

"Don't worry, we'll keep it a secret from you." Cha Wenbin said to the fat man: "Go back, you find some relationship to say hello to their unit, these children are good to stay, and let them go down the mountain at dawn tomorrow, this place can't let them take risks." ”

"Big brother, are you serious?" Wang Liang couldn't believe his ears.

The fat man asked Wang Liang to come and wrote down an address and number with a pen and paper: "You take this letter, according to this address and phone number to find a person named Li An, I told him the situation in the letter, and they will do the rest for you. ”

At this time, Li Chenggong, who had been silent, suddenly asked: "Is the old Xu you are talking about Xu Changfa of the Ninth Provincial Surveying and Mapping Brigade hanging under the Land Bureau?" He was quite tall, a little fat, in his fifties. ”

The three young people nodded at the same time and said, "That's right, big brother, do you know Master Xu?" ”

Li Chenggong turned his face to look at Cha Wenbin and said: "Lao Xu died more than a month ago, his son and I are colleagues, working in the household registration department of our hospital, and judging from the time, Lao Xu should be gone the next day after returning from here, I heard that he died of a heart attack." ”

Wang Liang and Chen Zhen's children turned white when they heard the news, they obviously heard that Lao Xu was transferred to another place, why did he die? Could it be that the messenger is lying?

"Brother Li, are you sure?" Wang Liang's eyes were dead ashes, if this was really the case, why did the unit hide it from them?

"Sure, I think this matter is already obvious," Li Chenggong said: "Your unit is probably afraid that a few of you will not be able to stay on this mountain after hearing about his death, and there will be no one to replace you in such a difficult place for a while, so I will hide it from you first, otherwise why don't you send a master?" ”

"These old bastards!" The fat man said angrily: "Fucking myself is afraid of death one by one, and I let these children step on the mines, I guess they all know that there is a problem with death, and any sleepwalking is an excuse." Don't worry, I'll call you the shots in this matter, and if I don't arrange a good job for the three of you when I go back, I want them to be the leader of the skin! ”

For the first time, three young people who had just stepped into society learned what it means to be cruel, a society that has always been full of sinister, and it was a shame that they wanted to get their work done but did not expect to wait for such an unacceptable message. Looking at their lost appearance, Cha Wenbin was also a little unbearable, so he said: "The fairness that should be given to you will be given to you, which is also a good thing for you, since you have chosen this line, it is inevitable that you will encounter it in the future, fortunately, you are united and persevering enough, so don't you always be good?" I also have to thank you for giving me this reminder, in that case, I'll stay in the evening and help you see what's wrong. ”

"Aren't you a police officer?" Chen Zhen said timidly: "It's best to find Mr. ...... for this kind of thing."

Cha Wenbin laughed and said, "I'm just a gentleman." With that, he slowly took off his coat, and the purple and gold robe inside was so elegant and free in this forest......