Chapter XXIII. The ancient mansion of the evil gate

The house of the village chief of Sanshan Island.

Speaking of the abandoned old mansion of King Kun in the Qing Dynasty, the village chief's tone revealed a little fear. He then told us, "After Wang Shiliang left, the government at that time also heard about it, so there was no plan to recycle it, and the old mansion has been empty until now. ”

At this time, I remembered a question and said, "That old mansion was rebuilt by Wang Shiliang, right, since it was changed, do you know what the land was used for before that?" ”

The village chief looked at me with some surprise and said, "Why do you and the girl you are looking for ask the same question?" Of course, he was referring to Li Mengzhu.

I shrugged my shoulders and said, "Nothing special, just curious." ”

The village chief showed a look of disbelief, but he didn't say much, but said, "I heard my ancestors say that the old mansion used to be a secret execution ground, and it may have been used by people who were big officials in the previous dynasty to keep prisoners. ”

I nodded and said, "Doesn't Wang Shiliang know about this?" ”

The village chief said, "Of course he knew, but at that time he found someone to calculate, thinking that it would help him develop in life, and at the beginning, everything was indeed going well, Wang Shiliang was in his fifties, and he could let his wife and concubine help him give birth to two baby boys a year, it can be said that he is old and very lucky." ”

I said, "Then what strange things happened after Wang Shiliang left?" ”

"I'm 63 years old, and since I was born, my parents told me not to go to that old house to play, because anyone who goes to play will never come back the next day. ”

I said, "How do you know that such an evil thing is true?" ”

The village chief stared at me and hissed, "I didn't believe it, but since I was thirteen years old, the whole village and my best friends have gone there to explore, and they have all died inside; When he was seventeen years old, Zhang Er, who was next door, went there during the day, and died at home on the spot when he came home at night; And after I became the head of the village, I always heard some tourists in the village accidentally die there, and I believed it completely. What impressed me the most at that time was that in order to uncover the mystery of the Wang family's ancient house, a TV station sent a team of more than 20 people, including experts and bodyguards, and the results were without exception, some died on the spot, some were first scared crazy, and then died, and some were fine at first, but they all died not long after returning home. You say this kind of thing, can you not be wary? ”

As I thought, I said, "Listen to what you say, even if you die, there are several types, some are scared to death on the spot, some die after returning home, and some are scared crazy and then die, right?" Then the people in your village, since they all know that the ancient house of the Wang family is very dangerous, why don't you move out of this island? ”

The village chief smiled bitterly, "It's easy for you to say, but those of us who have been used to living on the island since we were born, what can we do if we go out?" Besides, in fact, there is no danger, the local villagers know the taboo over there, as long as they don't go there, it's okay, we have lived for decades, and it has been very peaceful. ”

At this time, Xiao Qicai, who had not spoken, asked, "So if we want to go to that ancient mansion, how should we go?" ”

The village chief shook his head and said, "I must not say this. If you really want to know, you can go to other villagers' houses and ask, but I guess the result is the same. ”

I was secretly anxious in my heart, and I felt that this village chief was really cunning and cunning, and he accepted the money, which seemed to have said everything, but in fact, the most critical point was not said. It felt like watching TV and seeing the most critical point, and suddenly a commercial came in very unpleasantly. However, if he really makes up his mind not to say anything, I can't force him, if he really comes hard, in someone's village, even if I can knock down ten in an instant, the final result will definitely be beaten, which is very not cost-effective.

Xiao Qicai obviously thought of this, but she still asked a little reluctantly, "Then you can't tell me, who did that girl ask in the end?" ”

The village chief's answer was simple, with only two words, "No!" ”

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Later, Xiao Qicai and I came out very depressed, and tentatively asked several villagers in succession about the address of the Wang family's old house, but as soon as these people heard the words of the Wang family's old house, they all changed their faces instantly, ignored me and Xiao Qicai, turned around and ran.

In desperation, Xiao Qicai and I could only go to the restaurant in the village, planning to eat first and then make the next step.

During the meal, Xiao Qicai and I pondered that Li Mengzhu must have found someone in the village and showed her the way, so she left the next day. We don't know if this person is still in the village or not, but I'm a little worried about Li Mengzhu's safety, because what the village chief said just now is really a bit evil. But if you think about it, isn't it the same for anything about the White Wall Nighteye? Will there be any close connection between the two?

After I told my speculation, Xiao Qicai swallowed it and agreed, "Sister Mengzhu's purpose in going to the Wang family's old mansion is to find a way to crack the white wall and night eye, if I were her, even if I was evil, I would go." ”

"Okay." Lowered his head and pulled a few mouthfuls of food thoughtlessly, just when he looked up, suddenly a few more people came in at the door of the hotel, at a glance, I wanted to hide, but I couldn't hide, because the position where I and Xiao Qicai were sitting was just leaning against the door, and as soon as these people came in, they saw us instantly.

Under the exchange of eyes, I almost blurted out, "Hong Tao! ”

It was Hong Tao and his three students, who also came.

But what surprised me at this time was that as soon as Hong Tao saw me, as if he hadn't seen it, he kept walking inside, and his three students also had the same expressions.

Xiao Qicai and I glanced at each other, and we both felt that something was unexpected. Is this Hongtao deliberately pretending not to know me, or is there something else hidden?

After some hesitation, I finally decided to say hello. So he stood up, walked behind him, and whispered, "Professor Hong Tao! ”

Hong Tao immediately turned his head, looked at me, and asked in surprise, "How do you know my name?" ”

"You don't know me anymore?" I stared at the other party's face carefully, trying to find some clues in it, but Hong Tao's strange expression didn't seem like pretending, he scratched his head blankly, and said, "I should know you?" ”

I said, "Xumen Hotel, don't you remember?" We saw the haircomber together in that alley, do you remember? ”

Hong Tao thought about it carefully, but he still shook his head and said in a cold tone, "I'm sorry, I don't know you, and I don't remember what you said." I don't know where you heard my name, but please stay away from me, or I'll be called. ”

Seeing Hong Tao's attitude, I was bored with myself, and I began to feel a little angry in my heart, what kind of person is this, he turns his face and doesn't recognize people, you don't know me, then forget it, from now on, I don't know you.

Back in my seat, I ate a few bites of food very angrily, Xiao Qicai kept staring at the movement over there, and for a long time, he suddenly grabbed my hand on the table and said, "Things seem to be wrong." ”

I said, "What? ”

Xiao Qicai said in a low voice, "I feel that he really doesn't know you, this situation, I am very familiar, because I have seen many patients with schizophrenia before, they have cognitive dysfunction. ”

I said, "Schizophrenia? It's unlikely, I think he has a wide range of knowledge, and even the deep clothes of the Spring and Autumn Period can be recognized, if there is an abnormality in the mental aspect, can he still understand so much? ”

"Schizophrenia is a very complex disease, which can involve various aspects such as perception, thinking, emotion, volitional behavior and cognitive function, and varies greatly from individual to individual, even if the same patient may show different symptoms at different stages. ”

I remembered the sharp knife that Professor Hong Tao bought in the supermarket that night, and said, "Then do you think he will suffer from selective amnesia, sometimes good and sometimes bad?" If you know me today, you may forget it tomorrow. ”

Xiao Qicai said, "This is very likely. Either way, we'll wait and see. ”

I looked over there again with great incomprehension, and said, "Even if Hong Tao doesn't know me for some reason, it's understandable, but why do several of his students look like they don't know me?" You can't have four people schizophrenic together, right? ”

Xiao Qicai shook her head and said, "Then I don't know." Anyway, this is called Hong Tao, I feel that he is not simple, maybe that night, I feel that someone is following us, it is his ghost! ”

At this time, she seemed to remember something again, and said, "Didn't you say that the purpose of his coming here was to find the house that Wu Zixu had built before?" You said he was looking for the place, could it be ......?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Qicai deliberately paused, but my eyes immediately lit up and said, "The ancient mansion of the Wang family!" The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was very possible, and immediately poured all the rice into my mouth excitedly, and I leaned close to Xiao Qicai's ear and said, "If your guess is right, now, we only need to follow him secretly, and maybe we can find the secret address of the Wang family's ancient mansion!" ”

"That's right! That's what I mean. Xiao Qicai's appetite also became better, and he asked for another bowl of rice, and the two of us all replenished our strength, and later, we waited until Hong Tao and his students finished eating, kept their distance, and quietly followed them in secret.

After the four of them finished eating, they did not choose to stay in the village, but went directly out of the village and continued on the road. We were overjoyed, and we also followed quietly from a distance.

Along the way, from time to time came a few tourists who came to the island to play, talking and laughing, and there were also a few tourists following us, because at this time, there was only one road on the island, so even if we followed Hong Tao, it would not arouse his suspicion.

Gradually, the forks in the road began to increase, in order not to lose the goal, we had to bite the bullet to pull the distance into a bit, but Hong Tao and a few of his students, along the way, talked about the human organism, the more excited, to the end, more than ten meters apart, I heard something about human beings, resurrection and the like, giving people the feeling that these people are nerds, if there are really gangsters who want to move them, one person, can be completely done.

But then, as we walked, it began to get dark......