Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

Because they got up very early today, the three of them felt quite tired at this time.After changing out of their wet clothes, they all lay down on the kang and prepared to take a nap for a while.Unexpectedly, when he lay down, he fell into a deep sleep.When Luo Fei was the first to wake up, it was already dark, he looked at his watch, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening. It was still raining outside.After this sleep, the tiredness was relieved, and the hungry bugs rushed up uncontrollably.Luo Fei came to the door of the house and called out to Lao Wang, and Lao Wang rushed over in time. This time, before Luo Fei could speak, he had already said, "Are you awake? Dinner has been prepared long ago. Seeing that you are asleep." , I didn’t call you.”

At this time Zhou Liwei and Yue Dongbei also woke up, the three of them applauded in unison, got out of bed and followed Lao Wang to the main house. Dinner was hot sweet potato porridge, Lao Wang scrambled a few more eggs, and two or three kinds of wild vegetables in the mountains, although they were not rich, they were refreshing and delicious.While Luo Fei and the three gobbled it up, they couldn't help but praise a few words.The host had already finished eating ahead of time, and he was beside him with a silly smile on his face. The guests ate deliciously, and he himself was very happy.

Suddenly, the bowls and chopsticks in Zhou Liwei's hand stopped in mid-air, and then he frowned and didn't speak, just looking around the room vigilantly with his eyes. "What's wrong?" Luo Fei asked naturally when he saw his strange behavior. Zhou Liwei looked away, but his expression still showed some doubts. "I always feel that something is wrong." He said quietly, "It seems that there is a feeling of being watched." After Zhou Liwei said this, Luo Fei and Yue Dongbei had no intention of eating.Looking around, the dim candlelight was flickering, and the corners of the room were flickering, indeed there was a strange atmosphere.

Just when everyone was silent and there was silence, suddenly the window clicked and opened by itself.Everyone was startled at the same time, and Yue Dongbei cried out strangely: "Who?" Outside the window is a dark world, except for the sound of wind and rain, there seems to be no other movement. Lao Wang walked to the window, looked out for a while, and seemed to mutter a few words to himself: "It's nothing...it's the wind..." Then he closed the window, and said to Luo Fei and the others: "You guys Let’s eat first, and I’ll go outside to have a look.” It seemed that it was just a false alarm, Luo Fei and the three picked up the bowls and chopsticks again, but the atmosphere of the dinner was greatly compromised because of this.

Lao Wang had already walked to the door of the house, and suddenly stopped, hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help asking: "Are you really going to the 'Uncanny Valley'?" We have been together for more than a day, and this is the first time Lao Wang took the initiative to ask them questions.Luo Fei smiled and nodded: "Yes." Lao Wang sighed heavily, buried his head and walked outside the house. "That place is really not peaceful!" After a while, his exclamation came from the dark rain. The three of Luo Fei looked at each other, imagining the upcoming journey, the ups and downs in it, who can predict now?

Located on the edge of the rainforest, firewood is probably the most indispensable resource in the cottage.Therefore, the fires in the kitchens of the villagers are generally not extinguished.Even at night, a few half-burned charcoals will be stuffed in the hearth to avoid the trouble of getting up early to start a fire. Before going to bed, Lao Wang put the wet shoes of Luo Fei and the others on the mouth of the furnace, and baked them under the heat of the furnace.When he went to pick up the shoes after dawn, he found a little accident: the sole of one shoe was burned through by charcoal.

Lao Wang was extremely guilty of his mistake, and he took the shoes to the West Room with a dejected expression on his face. After explaining the situation, he stood aside, looking pitiful and waiting to be dealt with. It was identified that the burnt shoe belonged to Zhou Liwei.Naturally, he wouldn't argue with Old Wang because of such a trivial matter, instead he generously comforted him and said, "It's okay, these shoes have been worn for many years, so they should have been thrown away." "It's still wearable, good shoes, I ruined them. I deliberately pushed the charcoal in as much as possible, but who knows, there is still a piece of it on the hearth." Lao Wang said with deep regret, it seems that it still can't forgive yourself.

"Oh, old Wang, I'm really fine." Zhou Liwei said while pulling his gift bag, and found a pair of brand new hiking shoes from inside, "Look, I still have a new pair of shoes, ready to change before going into the jungle. Now, it’s just a matter of making it work ahead of time.” Seeing what Zhou Liwei said, Lao Wang felt relieved a little: "You guys wash up first, and I'll go prepare breakfast right away." After breakfast, Luo Fei asked Zhou Liwei and Yue Dongbei for their opinions: "I want to meet the person who came to see us yesterday, are you interested?"

Zhou Liwei smiled: "For strangers, will going to three people at once scare each other? In fact, I plan to go to Bai Jian'e and urge him to start preparations as soon as possible." Luo Fei nodded: "It's fine to act separately, but there's no need to tie them together. What about Mr. Yue, what are your plans?" "I'm not going anywhere." Yue Beibei said lazily, "I have to go into the woods in two days, I have to hurry up and take a good rest to recharge my batteries." Luo Fei and Zhou Liwei didn't force it. They didn't have much in common with Yue Dongbei, and they were even happy that there was no one who was always chattering.

After a short rest, Luo Fei set off first.The rain has not stopped at this time, but the rain is much lighter than yesterday.Luo Fei inquired a little, and soon learned that the new guest lived at Suntou's house in the north of the village. I found the destination all the way, and it didn't take too much trouble.But unfortunately, that guest went out alone about ten minutes before Luo Fei arrived. The house owner, Lao Sun, didn't know where the man went or when he would come back.As for the origin of that person and the purpose of coming to Mihong Village, Lao Sun couldn't answer it.After Luo Fei sat down and waited for an hour, he finally couldn't hold back, and decided to go back first and visit again next time.

When I walked back, I lost my thoughts, and a feeling of loneliness in the rain came up.Several times, Luo Fei even stopped and looked around, hoping to find one or two people with whom to chat.But the villagers either sheltered from the rain at home or went to work in the fields, and the mountain roads were always empty and deserted.After walking like this for about ten minutes, I saw someone turning out from a fork in front. Although both sides were wearing straw hats, Luo Fei still recognized Zhou Liwei at a glance. Looking at the fork, it turned out that it was connected to the small road leading to Bai Jian's evil house. "What a coincidence." Luo Fei stepped forward with a smile, "Have you seen Bai Jianxie?" "I'm doing my best to prepare. This person is really unambiguous in his work. He said that he will take the initiative to come to us tomorrow morning." After Zhou Liwei finished talking about his situation, he glanced behind Luo Fei and asked, "How is it?" ? What is the origin of that guy?" Luo Fei smiled wryly: "Hey, he's gone out. I haven't waited for a long time." "Didn't you wait?" Zhou Liwei didn't seem to understand Luo Fei's meaning, "Didn't he always follow behind you?" "What?" Luo Fei called out in surprise, and then turned his head suddenly. Sure enough, at the end of his line of sight on the mountain road behind him, a figure was standing far away, looking towards this side. The man was dressed in black, and the hat almost covered his entire face. Regardless of his figure or clothes, he was the man who passed by Luo Fei and the other yesterday. "What's going on? What is he trying to do?" Luo Fei couldn't help blurting out.I had waited for so long, but this person never showed up, and now that he was walking back, he followed furtively all the way, which was really suspicious. "You don't know he's behind you?" Zhou Liwei saw some clues from Luo Fei's expression, and then he patted Luo Fei's shoulder decisively, "Come on, let's go over and find out." Luo Fei nodded: "Alright!" Immediately, the two of them walked together towards the place where the man was standing. Seeing Luo Fei and Zhou Liwei walking towards him, the man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and ran away in the opposite direction.Since he was originally standing at the end of the mountain road, after running, he got into the mountain col and disappeared in a blink of an eye. "Hey, keep running!" Zhou Liwei threw his arms away, making a gesture of chasing him. Luo Fei stretched out his hand to stop him: "Forget it, the mountain road is complicated. If he deliberately avoids us, it will be difficult for us to find him. Let's go back first." Zhou Liwei shrank his pupils, revealing a trace of ruthlessness: "This person is too suspicious. If I don't figure it out, I'm really worried." "Don't worry. Since he followed me, he must have some purpose. If the purpose is not achieved now, he will come again. We just have to wait patiently." Luo Fei finished speaking with a smile, turned his head, and walked leisurely on his way home. go. Zhou Liwei also laughed, and hurried a few steps to keep up with Luo Fei: "Hehe. Well then, I'll follow Officer Luo's advice." Luo Fei's judgment has always been accurate, and this was confirmed in the evening. Lao Wang went to work in his field all afternoon today, and returned home when it was getting dark after six o'clock.He didn't even bother to wipe his face, so he went straight to Luo Fei: "Officer Luo, I met the man who came yesterday afternoon. He asked me to tell you that at nine o'clock tonight, he was at the gate of the village on the west side. Wait for you." "Oh?" Luo Fei regained his spirits immediately, and at the same time gave Zhou Liwei a slightly complacent look. Zhou Liwei smiled knowingly: "Hehe, he really came to the door. But...why did you make an appointment to meet you alone?" "What does that guy mean?" Yue Dongbei also said in surprise, "The appointment must be at night, and it's such a remote place." Zhaizikou in the west?Luo Fei remembered that he had passed there the first day he entered the village.That was the outermost edge of the stockade, surrounded by fields except for the river.The nearest resident in the village is half a mile away.It can be imagined that at nine o'clock in the evening, the place must be deserted. "He won't have any malicious intentions, right? How about I go with you?" Zhou Liwei volunteered. "Let's forget it." Luo Fei replied after thinking for a while, "He asked me out alone, so we're going out together, it seems a bit immodest. And the other party might have any doubts? As long as I'm careful, There shouldn't be any accidents. Oh, have you forgotten that I am a policeman." "That's what I said, but this is a place of wrongdoing, so it's good to be safe." Zhou Liwei lowered his head and thought for a while, then came up with an idea, "How about this. You go to the appointment alone, and I, find a hidden place far away Look at it from a distance. This way it won't make the other party uncomfortable, and I can still help if there is any accident." "I think this is the best!" Yue Dongbei followed suit, and it was a rare time for the two of them to agree, "It's about to enter the 'uncanny valley', so don't make extra troubles and cause other troubles at this time." Seeing that the two companions were so persistent, Luo Fei nodded his head, acquiescing. After dinner, the rain picked up again, and it seemed like the sky had leaked.Luo Fei originally hoped that the heavy rain would slow down before nine o'clock, but the weather didn't go his way, and at around eight thirty, he had no choice but to brace himself and prepare to set off in the rain.According to the plan discussed in advance, Zhou Liwei will also follow him from afar. Seeing Luo Fei and the two came to the door of the East House and began to put on straw hats, Lao Wang raised his voice in his own room and said loudly: "This day, you should stay away from the river." Due to the influence of the sound of the rain, Luo Fei didn't hear clearly, but Lao Wang's tone was obviously very solemn, and he quickly asked: "What, what did you say?!" "It's raining heavily, be careful of mountain torrents! Stay away from the river!" Old Wang walked to the door of the main house and repeated loudly. Seeing Lao Wang's concerned expression, Luo Fei couldn't help thinking of Master Zheng, the guard at the Nanmingshan Police Station.On that snowy night, when he was about to go up the mountain alone, Lao Zheng was also quite worried.There is also Sun Fachao, the landlord who was in Mingze Island. It is these ordinary people whose kindness and simplicity endow each adventure with meaning. A warm current surged in his heart slowly, but Luo Fei was not good at expressing much in this mood, he just made a clear gesture, then turned on the flashlight, and plunged into the torrential rain. It was already dark, with no light at all.Walking on the muddy mountain road with only the dim light of the flashlight, it goes without saying that we should be cautious.The river seems to be not far from the mountain road, and the sound of rushing water can be clearly heard.The rainwater from this area of ​​mountains finally converges into this river channel, and the water potential is naturally not small. I didn't meet a single person along the way.In this vast world, Luo Fei suddenly felt so small.Looking back from time to time, there was a faint light flickering one or two hundred meters behind him. Luo Fei knew that it was Zhou Liwei following him from a distance, so the feeling of loneliness in his heart was relieved a little. It was only when Luo Fei approached the entrance of the stockade to the west that he understood why Old Wang deliberately ordered that sentence before leaving.From the topographic point of view, there is a section here that is in the gap between the mountain depressions.The mountain road is divided into two at the mouth of the mountain depression. One passes through the mountain depression and is almost attached to the river, while the other passes upwards, next to a raised terraced field. With Lao Wang's reminder, Luo Fei naturally chose the upward path.Going forward, you will leave the stockade. This should be the agreed place.Luo Fei stood by the side of the road, pointing his flashlight in the direction he came from.In this way, when the man came from the stockade, he could easily find out where he was. After a while, Zhou Liwei also followed, without saying hello to Luo Fei, he walked directly into the depths of the terraced fields.After walking for thirty to forty meters, he had probably found a place to squat, but the flashlight in his hand went out, and his body was plunged into darkness, and there was no trace of him anymore. Luo Fei looked at his watch, it looked like eight or nine minutes before nine o'clock, that person should be here soon, right? But things didn't go as smoothly as Luo Fei imagined. Seeing the time passing by, the mountain road was completely dark, and there was no sign of people. Soon, it was already past nine o'clock, Luo Fei frowned and muttered to himself: "What is this guy doing? Are you going to miss the appointment?" While I was in a daze, I suddenly heard a faint "rumbling" sound from the mountains in the distance, as if something strange had happened. The voice was muffled, although the volume was not too loud, but it carried an indescribable momentum, as if thousands of troops and horses were galloping from the sky.Luo Fei was taken aback for a moment, and after listening for a while, he suddenly understood, and was startled: the mountain torrent really broke out! All of a sudden, the voice became much louder, approaching the col aggressively.Although Luo Fei was on a high ground, under such a situation, he couldn't help but retreated several steps in the direction away from the river, and at the same time raised his flashlight to look at the upper reaches of the river.The rain was rushing in the river, and there was no abnormality at first, but as the sound of "rumbling" got closer, suddenly, a white light burst out from the flat ground, and a huge wall of water fell from the sky and smashed towards the mountain depression. ! Although Luo Fei was tens of meters away, he was still almost suffocated by the astonishing force of the flood.After about a second or two, there was only a loud "boom" in the valley below, water splashed, and the echo lingered for a long time, and finally returned to calm. Luo Fei still hadn't recovered from this frightening situation, until someone patted his shoulder lightly from behind, and he suddenly woke up. "Officer Luo, are you okay?" It was Zhou Liwei who spoke.Presumably he was also shocked by the momentum of the mountain torrent, and the agreed time had passed, so he couldn't help but walked out from the dark. Luo Fei heaved a sigh of relief, and said with emotion: "What a powerful mountain torrent!" Then he walked a few steps cautiously to the side of the mountain depression, raised his flashlight to look at the river below the mountain depression. As expected, the mountain road that was originally attached to the river has been completely submerged by the flood.At this time Zhou Liwei also followed, and the two looked at each other, both secretly afraid.If Lao Wang hadn't reminded them in advance, and if the two of them were suddenly careless and waited at the bottom of the mountain depression, they would have lost their souls by now. After a long time, Zhou Liwei seemed to remember the purpose of this trip, and asked: "Officer Luo, the time has passed, are we still waiting?" Luo Fei shook his head: "If he wants to miss the appointment, it doesn't matter how long we wait, let's go back first." After speaking, he looked up into the dark distance, wondering what he was thinking.