Chapter Twenty-Eight: Wind Lanterns

At this moment, the white light stopped in the air, motionless, and no one could be seen around through the white light, which made everyone stunned, and said that it was discovered by the other party, and this white light was the signal.

Runzi's father was afraid and worried, and unconsciously picked up the gun, Jiang Jiezheng suddenly thought of something, immediately held his hand, shook his head slightly, and then bent over and ran towards the company commander. After about ten minutes, the comrades all stood up and retreated lightly. Father Runzi felt strange and wanted to ask Jiang Jiezheng about it, but he only nodded and did not speak, since this was the case, he could only follow the actions of the team.

Back in the main unit, the company commander immediately reported to the battalion commander the reason for turning back, while the others went back to their respective squads. Chiang Kai-cheng's team returned to the squad and gathered in a simple tent to prepare for rest.

Runzi's father leaned over his shoulder and asked in a low voice, "Squad leader, what is the white light you saw just now, mysterious?" ”

"Nothing, don't ask." Chiang Kai-shek seems to have something unspeakable.

"No, if there is an enemy, we have to prepare in advance, what's not good for us to know, let's talk about it!" Runzi's father still looks curious.

Seeing that Runzi's father kept asking, Lai Pi and Er Fat on the side also got out of the quilt and came to Jiang Jiezheng, waiting for his answer, just like a student who was eager to learn was seeking answers from the teacher.

Jiang Jiezheng sighed, and then said slowly: "I said that why are you recruits so good at asking, not letting you know that it is for your own good, for fear of scaring you, since you have died yourself, you can't blame me!" ”

The three hesitated for a moment, but they didn't think so, and raised their heads with innocent faces.

Jiang Jiezheng seemed to be looking down at the tent as if he was a thief, and then turned around and said: "What we encountered just now was not a white light, but a 'depressing wind lamp', which can only be seen in the mountains, and it has not been seen for many years. I can't tell what it's for, but I think my grandfather talked about it back then. He swallowed and continued, "This thing is shaped like an ordinary wind lamp, but the windshield is lit not as a candle or lamp oil, but as a human bone ......"

Raippi scratched his scalp, which had few hairs left, and opened his mouth in surprise and asked, "Human bones, it's too scary, and this thing, who would be so idle to do such a strange thing." ”

Er Fat took over: "No, I heard that human bones are blue-green 'ghost fire', there is this thing in the mass grave on my side, it scared me to death when I was a child, I heard my father say that this is a ghost who came out to find a substitute." ”

"I haven't finished talking yet, of course I know what the 'ghost fire' is, it is true that it only comes after people die, but the human bones in this 'depressing wind lamp' are not used by dead people, but are amputated from living people."

After saying this, Runzi's father and the others showed surprised and frightened expressions at the same time.

"You know, not all human bones can be ignited, but the thumb bones of dead and alive people are needed, what is this called?"

"Vegetative people!" Daddy Runzi blurted out.

"Yes, it's a vegetative person, or Fengzi has insight." Chiang Kai-jeong said approvingly.

"Hehe, I also heard the medical staff mention it."

Raippi said: "What kind of person is a vegetative person, a person with grass on his body? ”

"What kind of grassy man, have you ever heard of zombies?" "I've heard of it, the living dead! Even when you die, you can move like a living person. Jiang Jiezheng continued: "This dead and alive man is just the opposite, he is a living person, except for being able to breathe, he is no different from a dead person. Er Fat said: "There are such people, it's too strange." "What's strange, there are so many strange things in the world, and if you haven't seen it, you can't say that you don't have zài." Runzi's father asked: "Who would be so cruel to cut the bones of living people to make wind lanterns, it's too lacking in virtue!" "Hmph, the wicked do all the evil things, whoever uses this to do evil things, then it's not good. Having said that, it is definitely not easy to encounter the 'depressing wind lamp', and the evil spirit is very good, in case it is followed by it, it is a lifetime of bad luck. There is such a tomb robber in my hometown, go up the mountain to dig the grave at night, what he did is the lack of virtue, I didn't expect to encounter the 'depressing wind lamp', I thought it was a treasure, I carried it in my hand to illuminate it, the money was not dug up but buried myself in the coffin, it is said that this evil thing will make people hallucinate, and they will be smashed to death. "Then we have met it too, will something happen?" Lai Pi was very worried and hurriedly asked. "How do I know, we didn't disturb it, it should be fine, okay, don't ask so much, we'll see in two days." After Jiang Jiezheng finished speaking, he turned his head and hid under the quilt. The others shivered and stopped talking. Before dawn the next day, Runzi's father was still sleepy-eyed, and in a trance he noticed that Jiang Jiezheng was getting up, and heard him being called by the company commander, so he hurriedly ran out of the tent, and later learned that it was another team that patrolled last night and did not return all night, and he understood the situation, so he joined the search team to follow their patrol route to look for it. Later, the matter was over, and even after Jiang Jiezheng came back, he didn't mention it again, as if nothing had happened at all. Daddy Runzi has always been obsessed with this matter, but Jiang Jiezheng didn't mention it, and it was not good to ask too carefully, until he mentioned it again this time, so he could know what happened back then. "This is what your father and I know about the 'frustrating wind lamp'," Runzi's father finished speaking to Runzi, turned his head and asked Jiang Jiezheng: "Of course, I also don't know a lot, in the end, where did the company commander take you later, and what happened, I have to ask the old squad leader." ”

Jiang Jiezheng took a heavy puff of cigarette, spit out smoke rings from his mouth full of tartar, and said: "This is also the reason why I notified you to come this time, it has been seventeen years, and I didn't expect this nightmare to come back." Seventeen years ago, in the early hours of that morning, the commander of the third battalion led the guard company, and of course, me, the squad leader, to search for the missing patrol team. Heading from north to east, the road was much more difficult than ours, and it was full of strange rocks. It would be nice to say that this road is difficult to walk, but unexpectedly, half an hour later, we came to an abandoned mountain village. We thought the missing team was supposed to be here, but we found a cellar instead of the living. The cellar was damp and dark, and as soon as we walked in, it lit up instantly, and there were hundreds of 'depressing wind lanterns' piled up, that kind of horror, that kind of weirdness, I still have lingering palpitations. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I wouldn't have been able to escape alone. Of course, the team was never found, so we had to go home empty-handed, and in order to avoid causing further panic, the battalion commander ordered us to keep our mouths shut. After so many years, until three days ago, I received a letter without a reply address and signature, which read: Brother Jiezheng, are you okay, I have always wanted to come to see you, but I just don't dare, I will come to visit you in a few days, I hope you are not afraid. ”