When approaching the dying village, the road empty car drove into a two-minute tunnel, and after driving out of the tunnel, the scenery in front of me immediately became open, as if entering a new world.

Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, there is a large flat land.

After a while, on both sides of the road, you can see the cemetery surrounded by low fences, and inside are countless white tombstones neatly arranged, giving people a solemn and solemn feeling.

After walking a little further, two parking lots appeared on both sides of the road, and behind the parking lots were two cemetery gates facing each other, with the words 'East Garden' and 'West Garden' written on them.

Andy Lee slowed down, released some of the metal nanobots, and began to search.

Next to the two cemeteries is a Western classical style building, which is used for the farewell ceremony, where you can see some people gathered in the square outside the building, presumably family members attending the farewell ceremony.

Li Andi and Chen Chuyao did not stay, and went directly to the hot spring hotel where they were going to stay.

The hotel receptionist checked in two people with an elderly woman with white hair and kind eyes.

"Are the little couple here to worship their relatives?" The old woman's eyes narrowed into a slit, and the wrinkles on her face played a role in the smile more.

"The two of us are colleagues!" Li Andy solemnly corrected.

"Grandma, we're here to pay homage to a friend!" Chen Chuyao also explained softly with a lovely smile.

"Oh...... Ah! The old woman had a suddenly realized expression, "Look at the two of you are really a good match, it turns out that they are not a couple!" ”

"I've booked two rooms, please help confirm!" Li Andy immediately followed, as if he wanted to prevent the old woman from continuing to dwell on the topic.

"Oh...... Oh......" The old woman looked at the computer at the front desk without being very skilled, and then said happily as if she had found something amazing, "Found it!" It is Deluxe Suites 105 and 106! ”

The old woman skillfully took out the key card and handed it to the two of them, and then said, "I'll find someone to help you carry the salute to the room at once." ”

"Thank you!" Li Andi expressed his gratitude, and then took the room card and prepared to go to the direction of the guest room with Chen Chuyao.

"That's right! Young man, how many days are you going to stay? The old woman thought of something, and immediately stopped the two of them and said, "It may start to snow tomorrow night, and you must plan the time, unless the snow will close the mountain, you will not be able to go back!" ”

Andy Li nodded politely and said, "Got it, thank you!" ”

After the two came to the adjacent room, Li Andi looked at the room card and said, "Which one does Chu Yao want to live in?" ”

"105 bar!" Chen Chuyao was also dry.

So, Li Andi handed out the room card for room 105 and said, "Chu Yao, rest for a while, let's go investigate!" ”

"Okay!" Chen Chuyao smiled and nodded.

"See you later!" Andy Lee said.

"See you later!" Chen Chuyao replied softly.

Then, the two men entered their own rooms.

This suite would be a bit wasteful if you lived alone, with a spacious living room and bedroom, and a bathroom with a luxurious bathtub, as well as a separate courtyard with an open-air open-air bath for two or three people.

Chen Chuyao looked at the comfortable hot spring suite, and couldn't help but have the idea that it would be good to stay here for a few more days. I feel that if there is not a cemetery here, the Lingering Township may become a famous tourist resort.

If he hadn't been ready to go into the investigation work immediately, Chen Chuyao really wanted to soak in the hot springs now, but now he had to wait patiently until the end of the work to experience the hot springs here.

When he joined Andy Lee, he had a middle-aged man in his 40s who was not tall but looked sturdy.

The man was a staff member at a hot spring inn and was hired by Andy Lee to act as a tour guide on the fly.

Because this is not an important festival to worship, and it is about to snow, basically no one chooses to come to the village at this time to worship.

Seeing that Li Andi was generous, the staff put down the work at hand, asked the boss for leave, and prepared to accompany Li Andi and Chen Chuyao.

The two sides met, exchanged a few words, and then left the hotel together.

At this time, the temperature was very low, and several people were ready to walk again, so Li Andi and Chen Chuyao both wore light cotton clothes with self-heating function.

The middle-aged man is not so advanced in cotton clothes, wearing heavy cotton coats and cotton hats and gloves, and it seems that the two sides are not in the same season.

"You come with us, is it okay with the boss?" Chen Chuyao asked politely.

The middle-aged man led the way in front and responded, "There haven't been many guests in the hotel lately. Everyone has nothing to do, and besides, the boss is my cousin, and they are all relatives! It's okay, it's okay! ”

Originally, there were not many residents in the township, and more or less they were all related to each other. Nowadays, the cemetery has been established, and various relationships such as villagers, clans, and hires are mixed together to form a social relationship unique to the village.

Under the leadership of the middle-aged man, Li Andi and Chen Chuyao left the hot spring hotel and toured in the dying township.

The hot spring inn and Fukido are located to the east and west of Yaru Township, respectively, and further north are the living quarters of the local residents of Yaru Township, with some small shops and restaurants.

Public services such as schools, banks, hospitals, etc., are all located in the twin towns, and if needed, people from the dying towns will drive to them.

Because there are no schools, there are few school-age children in the village, and families with children who need to go to school have either moved to the twin towns or used boarding schools to attend the school, returning to the village on weekends or holidays.

The living area is not large, and after a while, it turns back and forth, and there are almost no others in sight except for a few small shops where you can see the boss and employees. According to the middle-aged man's explanation, at this time, the people in the countryside either worked in the hot spring hotel or in the cemetery.

"Isn't there a hospital here?" Chen Chuyao asked: "If the villagers have some minor problems, do they also need to go to Shuangcheng for medical treatment?" ”

"We have a small clinic here, and there is a doctor, and he helps to diagnose and treat everyone's minor problems!" The middle-aged man replied.

"Isn't that guy you're talking about a real doctor?" Chen Chuyao heard what the middle-aged man meant.

"Yes, yes! Yongshun is a makeup artist in the cemetery, he studied medicine when he went to college, it seems that he did not graduate, and after returning to his hometown, because he knew medical knowledge, he became a makeup artist in the cemetery and did plastic surgery for corpses. Usually, whoever has a headache and brain fever will ask him for help. After a long time, he simply prepared some medicines, needles or something, and set up a small clinic. ”

"In other words, the other party is not qualified to practice medicine!" Andy Lee said in a nutshell.

"But Yongshun is still quite powerful, except for some acute and serious diseases, most of the small problems, he can solve them."

"I think there are very few young people here!" Chen Chuyao followed.

"Yes! Young people like to go to Xindu to develop, and the worst thing is to go to the town, and those who stay are us old guys, ah...... Ha ha! The middle-aged man said self-deprecatingly.

Chen Chuyao couldn't help but wonder, what cases would happen in such a place where there was no dispute with the world? Could it be that someone covets the Energy Research Institute and is ready to make a move?

"The villagers get along very well with each other!" Chen Chuyao asked tentatively.

"Since the cemetery was built, everyone has a livelihood to do, and the small life is quite good, everyone is busy with their own work, and there is no contradiction!" The middle-aged man introduced: "Our village chief is also the manager of the cemetery now, and he is quite prestigious in us, and everyone is looking for him to deal with anything." ”

Although Miliu Township is called a township, the number of residents is not as large as that of a larger village, so the original manager of these local residents was Zheng Yongzhen, the village head of Miliu Township.

"Are you here to worship your loved ones?" The middle-aged man asked.

"I'm here to worship a friend." Andy Lee explained.

"Oh! That's right! Many of our hostels come to visit their relatives and stay in the hot springs for two days, usually on weekends. The middle-aged man continued: "There are also people who come to the hot springs, but there are not many. Are you going to stay here for two days? ”

"Yes!" Andy Lee replied simply.

"Our hot spring here is really good, it's good for the body!" The middle-aged man praised the hot springs in the village, "The water we usually use is also the hot spring water drawn from the mountains, and everyone is in good health!" Look at the proprietress at the front desk, she is 89 years old this year, and she is still full of energy every day. ”

"Don't you mind the work at the cemetery?" Chen Chuyao asked.

"At first, there was some resistance, after all, dealing with the dead. But the salary is very high, and then everyone gradually gets used to it, and they all say that this is a job to accumulate virtue. The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "But I still don't dare to do this kind of work, so I'll help out in the hot spring hotel, ah...... Ha ha! ”

"According to what you said, the days of dying in the country are quite peaceful, and there are no disputes." Chen Chuyao continued to say tentatively.

"It's not just peaceful, it's boring, it's boring at a glance! That's why I can't keep young people! The middle-aged man continued to sigh.

Chen Chuyao nodded, sometimes the ease and tranquility and boredom seem to be just a thought, it all depends on his state of mind.

"May I ask if there are any strange people here lately, or if something strange is happening?" Andy Lee asked bluntly.

"It seems like it's fine...... the middle-aged man put on a thoughtful expression.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Recently, the caretaker of the cemetery once said that it seems that he saw people entering and leaving the cemetery in the middle of the night, but no one was caught, and you have also seen the fence of the cemetery, and it is not difficult to get in and out. Some people say that they are hallucinating during the night's vigil, while others say that they came to worship. Because nothing happened, it slowly disappeared. Anyway, there is nothing but dead people in the cemetery! ”

Andy Li said disapprerovingly: "There have been cases of stealing the bodies of deceased people to demand ransom from their families......