Chapter 188: Du Lou Village and Divorced Rice (5)
In order to marry the prefect's daughter, he joined forces with Wen Po to kill his original wife, if this matter is true, it shows that this Lao Du is indeed not a good person. But if Lao Du's original wife died blindly, why didn't he kill Lao Du earlier, but waited until Lao Du's daughter came out of the pavilion, and still used a fire to burn the entire Du family cleanly, and that time period of fire happened to be the time period when the government wanted to investigate the disappearance of the master who was the shopkeeper of Dulou Village, that is, the Taoist priest of You Fang, who was rumored to be able to treat lepers.
Is all this providential or man-made?
Artificial, of course!
First, if it is really revenge, you only need to kill Lao Du and the prefect's daughter, why do you still need to involve those innocent people in the mansion? Bai Li has seen ghosts, and this ghost is usually more reasonable than bad people.
Second, if it is really revenge, wouldn't it be better to choose the day of the bride's wedding, why choose the time-consuming and laborious revenge method of setting fire to the house on a rainy night. Unlike revenge, this bad guy usually chooses to do it when the weather is bad, because it is convenient to hide his traces.
Third, it is unknown whether the old man who told the story had ever entered the old house of the Du family, but there was something wrong with the old man's story. If the Du family is still living in the mansion, how can they let their house go to ruin? Since it is a dilapidated house, it is normal for the house to be locked and uninhabited, where did the sound that the old man heard come from? If the old man entered the Du Mansion after the fire, then what happened to the lights he saw?
Another point, the old man said that after he woke up, he saw a fire on the other side of the house, and his words seemed to confirm the rumors that the Du family was on fire on a rainy night, but this did not match the details that Gao Zhan said. This Du family caught fire, but on the eve of marrying their daughter, whoever married their daughter would lock the door of their room and hang a rusty copper lock.
After repeated scrutiny, it can be proved that the house seen by the sick old man is definitely not the same as the house in Gao Zhan's story. Either the story Gao Zhan heard was fake, or the old man's experience was fake, it was just a dream that the old man had in a panic, and this dream happened to be caused by this story.
Fourth, and it is also a very important point, no matter whether the Du family is asleep or not, and whether the Du family drinks or not, it is impossible for a living person to not be able to escape when this fire is on fire. Unless, the living were already dead when the fire was kindled. It's a pity that a long time has passed since this incident, and the person in charge of the autopsy at that time is afraid that he is no longer in the county office. Otherwise, just ask him about the posthumous reactions of those dead bodies.
In short, Bai Li didn't believe that the Du family's affairs were done by unjust ghosts, and this so-called unjust ghost was just taking the blame for the real bad guys. As for what secrets are hidden in this Dulou Village, I am afraid that only by going to Dulou Village in person can I have a chance to find out.
Seeing that the leprosy incident in Liyang City came to an end, Bai Li also moved to go to Dulou Village, although that village had become a ghost village of leprosy, but she faintly felt that only by going to Dulou Village could she find the next message left by Old Man Tao for her. Only by finding that information can she find her master, Old Man Tao.
"Are you really going to that Dulou Village?" Gao Zhan asked, looking at Bai Li with a neurotic gaze: "He is a fortune teller, he likes these things of God and Taoism, I still think it is normal, but what are you a little girl who cooks running to that ghost village when you are idle?" It's not that I'm scaring you, there may still be sick patients hiding in Dulou Village, maybe they are still terminally ill. As you wander around the village, he will suddenly jump out of some dark corner, catch you and start biting. What will you do then? God will never throw another fat bequeath to you to use to detoxify. Listen to me, don't go to Dulou Village, when the affairs of Liyang City are dealt with, let's go back to Huaxi Town with Master Xin. ”
"Huaxi Town must go back, but I must also go to this Dulou Village."
"Why?"
"Because of my master."
"Your master, is that Mr. Tao who sent a letter to adults? It's so decent, why did he go to that Dulou Village? It can't be for the sake of the lepers. ”
"I don't know, I can't answer any of your questions until I meet my master. I just think that my master should be in that Dulou Village, maybe in that ancient tomb where the grain is hidden. This old man has always acted in a different way from ordinary people, and the more unlikely it is that he will be able to do so, the more likely he is to stay.
In short, the affairs in Liyang City will be left to you and Lord Xin. Before meeting you, I also discussed with Bai Ze, saying that the patients suffering from leprosy in Liyang City should be isolated in a centralized manner, and all the patients and people who had come into contact with them should be registered, so as not to appear at a loss when the disease recurs. The account books used for registration before this are all in the hands of the demon Dao Han shopkeeper, I estimate that he will not hide it privately, it should still be somewhere in this house, you are fast, and it should be difficult for you to find things. If there are any sick people in the city who have not yet taken it, you can find a cook and boil the meat into soup. ”
"Speaking of that Demon Dao Han shopkeeper, have you seen him?" Gao Zhan suddenly touched his chin with his hand and asked: "The patients in this old mansion were all brought by me and the fortune teller in batches, and when they were brought here, there were still charms on their bodies, and no one would escape." But why don't I have any impression of this demon way, which of you fed him medicine? Or, during the time he was giving the sick a fat soup, who had seen him? ”
"Bai Ze, where is the shopkeeper Han?" Gao Zhan didn't ask, but when he asked, Bai Li himself was confused: "Did you forget to bring him over?" ”
"It seems to be...... It seems to have forgotten! After Bai Ze finished speaking, he smiled embarrassedly first.
The three of them hurried to the backyard of the Chen family's old mansion, which was the room where Han's shopkeeper was held and was covered with charms, but as soon as they arrived at the door, several people were stunned. The originally closed door was opened, the talisman fell to the ground scattered, and there were scattered talisman papers in the room, and the shopkeeper Han was gone.
"Escaped?" Gao Zhan frowned and looked at Bai Ze: "Fortune teller, didn't you say that your talisman is quite powerful." Oh, what about this person, how can he be so dignified that he is gone. ”
"There shouldn't be any escape." Bai Ze lifted his robe and squatted on the ground: "Do you think the traces on the ground are familiar?" ”
"It's like ......" Bai Li hesitated to speak, "How do I feel that the traces on the ground seem to be dragged out by the fat relics." These were left by the scales of the snake on the fat body, and these places resembled its claws. And here, where the rune paper was swept off the door frame, there was also something left from its wings. If I'm not mistaken, the fat right wing did show signs of bump and injury. But didn't my master get this fat legacy? How does it ...... How could it be in this room. ”