As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be demons.

Originally, I wasn't sure, but now that I heard Director Han say this, I became more and more sure of my conjecture.

According to my observations, since the highway was hit, the willow trees on both sides of the road were all plastered with a thick layer of white ash. Only the part of the road where the bus had an accident was not, and once this section of the road was crossed, the willow trees on both sides of the road were again painted with white ash.

This is obviously a bit unreasonable, if it is just for insect protection, how can it be possible to leave these hundreds of meters alone? Could it be that the problem is in these willow trees that are smeared with white ash?

Thinking of this, I quickly asked Director Han to park the car in the emergency lane, and then got out of the car and carefully observed the willow trees on the side of the road.

Brother Zhang also got out of the car, and while looking at the willow trees, he asked suspiciously: "It seems to be ...... There's nothing wrong with that, right? Isn't it just to prevent insects and brush a layer of lime? Maybe it's just a coincidence......"

"That's a coincidence, isn't it?"

Shaking my head, I don't see the reason either, but I firmly believe that this must be the problem! Where in the world are there so many coincidences?

After a little groaning, I climbed over the guardrail to the bottom of a willow tree, scraped a layer of white ash with my fingernails, and then put it to my nose and sniffed it. Soon, the corners of my mouth rose slightly, and I suddenly realized: "I see! ”

As it turned out, my conjecture was almost entirely correct, and the problem was indeed in this white ash! This TM is not an insect-proof lime at all, but a saltpeter powder!

Saltpeter, also known as dissipating stone, fire nitrate, also called "Northern Emperor Xuanzhu" in ancient books, is a kind of white bitter crystal ore.

After learning that the white ash turned out to be saltpeter powder, almost in an instant, I solved many puzzles in my mind at once!

According to the Taoist point of view, the willow tree is a ghost, and it is the favorite thing of ghosts, and many willow trees of a certain age often hide a large number of ghosts. This is also the reason why the folk elders often tell their children not to stay under the willow trees after dark.

Once you apply saltpeter powder to it, it's a different story. Because this saltpeter is yang, its effect is even better than cinnabar. Once applied to these willow trees, a kind of yang fire will immediately form, and ordinary ghosts will not dare to approach it at all.

No wonder the previous section of the road has been peaceful, it turns out that the ghosts in the car are trapped by the saltpeter on both sides of the road! Until the place where the incident happened just now, because on the entire highway, only the willow trees in this place have not been brushed with saltpeter powder, if I were a ghost, I'm afraid I would also choose to "break through" here!

Seeking good fortune and avoiding harm is not only the preserve of human beings, but also ghosts.

Strictly speaking, those willow trees that have been brushed with saltpeter powder are actually barely a formation. It's just that this formation is quite simple, and its only function is to detain the ghosts in the car on the main road, and they can never escape.

Speaking of which, I have to feel that this middle-aged man named Sima Yin is really a big deal! You must know that this section of the highway from Qianyang to Dafang County must be 100 kilometers to say the least! I took a cursory glance and saw that the distance between the two adjacent willow trees was about ten meters, so that the willow trees on both sides of the road together would be nearly 20,000!

What a huge project would it have to be to remove the willow trees on the part of the road where the incident took place to paint all the remaining willow trees with saltpeter powder?

However, I quickly figured out the key to this, and in order to do this, he didn't necessarily have to do it himself!

Let's suppose that if it happens that the road administration department needs to brush the willow trees on both sides of the road with insect-proof lime in the near future, and he learns the news in advance, then he can quietly replace the lime of the road administration department with saltpeter powder!

In this way, isn't there a staff member of the highway department who brushed all the willows with saltpeter powder for him for free? When the time comes, he only needs to wipe off all the saltpeter powder from the dozens of trees at the scene of the incident, and he will be done?

As a result, the amount of work has been reduced by hundreds of times!

As I thought about it, I felt more and more that my assumption was correct! Otherwise, he alone would never have been able to do this!

Of course, it was not ruled out that he could ask the disciples of the Red Lantern Sect to help. Even, more likely, their congregation has penetrated the interior of the highway administration! That's why I single-handedly contributed to this!

"Jingle bell—"

Just as I was meditating with a hard face, the mobile phone in Director Han's pocket suddenly rang loudly. Director Han quickly answered the phone, but he didn't say a word just now, and his face instantly became a little difficult to look at.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing this scene, I stopped the thoughts in my mind and asked with a puzzled face, "Is something wrong?" ”

"Bastard, that kid actually got in touch with Political Commissar Li!"

Director Han scolded, and then said angrily: "Just now, Political Commissar Li's secretary has directly issued an ultimatum to the Dafang County Traffic Police Department, asking them to let them go immediately!" ”

"Grass!"

As soon as I heard this, Brother Zhang and I couldn't help but scold, and quickly climbed over the guardrail and returned to the car.

"What now?"

Brother Zhang was already a little lacking in confidence, but when he heard that even Political Commissar Li had come to intervene, he couldn't help but fall down all at once. Then he asked with a weak face: "Are we still chasing?" ”

"Chase! Why don't you chase it? ”

Although I knew that the chance of catching up with Sima Yin was very slim, I still said with a resolute face.

Regardless of whether you catch up or not, don't Brother Zhang and I have to go to Dafang County anyway? It's all come to this point, can't we let Director Han send us back and take the bus again, right?

After what happened just now, I think Brother Zhang will probably have a shadow on the bus for the rest of his life.

"Good!"

Director Han was also resolute, and as soon as the words fell, he stepped on the accelerator with one foot, boom, and galloped forward!

As expected, we still couldn't catch up with the bus, and by the time we arrived at the toll booth, it was already more than an hour later.

Anyway, it was all expected, we were not depressed, we got off the highway and changed to Brother Zhang's car, after a bumpy road, we finally arrived at Brother Zhang's home - Babao Township.

But what I really didn't expect was that Brother Zhang's house was actually Miao Village!

Why did a Northeast man still live in Miao Village?

Later, after Brother Zhang's own introduction, I learned that the reason why his grandfather chose to settle here was because his grandmother was from the Miao ethnic group. Later, his father also married a sister from the Miao family, so it was natural to live in this Miao village.

Entering Miao Village, Brother Zhang greeted the people inside, but what he said was Miao language, which Director Han and I couldn't understand at all.

The Miao people were very hospitable, and when they saw that Brother Zhang had brought back two strangers, they immediately surrounded them and kept waving at me and Director Han. Two of them, seven or eight years old, even ran up to me and grabbed the corners of my clothes and spread their hands directly to me.

The little girls speak fluent Chinese, which I can understand, and they are asking me for candy.

However, I came in a hurry, and even my suitcase fell off the cliff with the bus, where did I get the candy on me? I could only spread my hands to them helplessly, saying that I didn't have candy on me.

It's just that the two little girls are still dragging the corners of my clothes, and I can't help but subconsciously point to Director Han next to me and ask, "Why don't you ask this uncle for it?" ”

I didn't think that one of the little girls sent me away with just one word: "I'm afraid!" ”

Well, you guys won, co-authored now even kids think I'm easier to bully......

Of course, this is actually not difficult to understand, Director Han has been a criminal police officer for half his life, just like the stones in the Yangtze River, who have experienced strong winds and waves, and naturally has a majesty that ordinary people do not have. The two little girls were afraid of him, and it was understandable.

To put it mildly, it took nearly five minutes for the two little girls to let go of me with a disappointed face. Looking at the disappointed eyes of the two of them, I finally felt a little unbearable, and after thinking about it, I took out two hundred-dollar bills from my pocket and gave one to each of them.

It's not that I'm generous, it's that I spent a long time and didn't find any change at all. In desperation, he could only slap his swollen face and pretend to be fat......

The little girl took it in surprise, said thank you, and quickly disappeared in front of me, as if she was afraid that I would have to go back.

After sending away the two little girls, I breathed a sigh of relief and was about to follow Brother Zhang into the house. At this moment, an old man who was as thin as wood suddenly squeezed in.

"Yo, there's another guest in the stockade?"

He also spoke Chinese, so Director Han and I could understand it, so we nodded to him, and Director Han hurriedly handed over a cigarette.

The uncle took it unceremoniously, turned around, but brought two bowls of rice wine and handed them over directly: "Come, you've traveled so far, are you thirsty?" Drink this bowl of water and wine to quench your thirst......"