Chapter 23 Chapter 22: The Islanders' Response

The news of Monk Deping's death had a great impact on Meng Shaohui's mood.After hearing the news from Luo Fei, he couldn't suppress the shock and sadness on his face, and he didn't even speak for several minutes.Although they didn't have much contact with each other, Meng Shaohui was deeply impressed by Deping, not only because of his elegant and stable demeanor and temperament, but more importantly, because of his feeling when getting along.For Meng Shaohui, Luo Fei and Deping have become the two people he trusts most on this isolated island, but these two trusts are completely different.Luo Fei has a keen insight, and is leading him step by step closer to the truth he is looking for; while Deping has never tried to unravel the fog in his heart, but he always brings a sense of relief and soothing to people. With the pressure in my heart.

For example, the little sea bird that Deping gave him, Meng Shaohui didn't know whether the other party's move had any deep meaning, but he liked to stay with that bird very much, he took care of the little life carefully, during the process In the process, he can always feel that his mind is much calmer. But now this person has left suddenly, Meng Shaohui couldn't help but feel a little lost, and he was naturally worried about the following question, so he spoke with obvious guilt: "Does the death of Monk Deping also have something to do with it?" What about the things I'm after?"

"It's possible, but it's not confirmed yet." Luo Fei replied vaguely.He didn't say much about the details before and after Deping's death, because he knew that some things would bring more confusion and pressure to the young man in front of him. It's better to act conservatively before not being sure whether it is necessary. "Monk Deping, that's a good man." Sun Fachao also expressed his own emotion, "Before he became a monk, he was a well-known enthusiastic person on the island. If anyone has a problem, he has never shirked it." After becoming a monk, he has a bodhisattva heart. For more than ten years, which household on the island has not invited him to perform rituals? He is serious and doesn't care about the reward at all. Alas, who would harm such a person? What about him? Pity him for helping others save half of his life, and now he has returned to the West, who will help him save him!"

"Deping's body is still in the sacrificial hall, right? I should go and have a look, even if I burn a stick of incense for him." Sun Fachao's words aroused Meng Shaohui's mood, and he proposed his thoughts to Luo Fei. "No." Luo Fei shook his head resolutely, "You'd better not go out these few days." "Why?" Meng Shaohui was somewhat puzzled by this request. "I'm worried that you are in danger now." Luo Fei thought for a moment, but he still felt that it would be better to tell the truth, "If the murderer really wanted to prevent you from knowing some of the past secrets in the series of things that have happened, then he might Think of a more direct approach, once and for all."

Meng Shaohui is not stupid, he immediately understood the meaning hidden in Luo Fei's words: "You mean, he might kill me?" "That's right." Luo Fei nodded solemnly, "If I were the murderer, at least I would think so." A chill ran up Meng Shaohui's spine, but then he shook his head to comfort himself: "But in broad daylight, how can it be so easy to kill a person? And, what if you go with me?" There is no doubt that Meng Shaohui's words revealed his trust in himself, Luo Fei couldn't help sighing secretly, feeling a little ashamed.If the other party knew that Deping was almost strangled to death right under his nose, what would he think?In any case, the other party must understand the seriousness of the situation, Luo Fei thought of a ready-made example.

"Have you forgotten what happened last night? The hidden murderer is much more powerful than you imagined?" "You mean about poisoning? Could it be that it was an accident, someone wanted to poison us to death?" Meng Shaohui's eyes widened in surprise, it was simply too scary! "It's just a guess, but it's necessary to be cautious." Luo Fei didn't want to make the young man too nervous, so he comforted him by the way. Meng Shaohui remained silent, it seemed that he had given up the idea of ​​going out. Luo Fei returned to his house, compared to the excitement when he left in the morning, his mood is undoubtedly depressed now.An important clue has been cut off again, and the road to the answer is shrouded in fog again.But strangely, he seemed to feel a little relieved by this.

When Luo Fei realized how he felt, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood the reason: whenever he felt at a loss, the island would be peaceful for a while; At the critical moment when I found a clue and wanted to follow the clues.From this point of view, so far, the opponent is actually controlling the overall development of the situation, and although he has repeatedly made breakthroughs, he cannot escape the passive situation of being controlled step by step. Luo Fei had to bear this situation, which made him a little sullen, but it didn't hinder his thinking, it only aroused his fighting spirit even more.

bring it on!The next round has already begun!He thought to himself that he was not only cheering himself up, but also declaring war on his opponent. After a short rest after lunch, Luo Fei decided to take a walk outside.In the foggy moment, sometimes thinking alone is not very effective. He needs to talk to the islanders. While relaxing his brain, he also hopes to smell some valuable clues from it. News of Monk Deping's death has already spread on this small island.The successive deaths inevitably caused panic among the islanders, and the shadow of "Ghost Watching Slope" reappeared eighteen years later, casting a strange and terrifying color on the panic.

For those older islanders, the shipwreck left them with deep memories and grief, and the panic at this time is more practical.One of the commonly accepted beliefs is that something disturbed the tsunami victims resting in the graves, so the ghost reappeared to punish those who offended it.In view of Xue Xiaohua's usual behavior, plus he was the first to die, and his home was hit by a fire, many people thought he was the chief culprit who annoyed the undead.There is no convincing explanation for the deaths of Zhou Yonggui and Deping, especially Deping, who usually has an excellent reputation, and his death is the most confusing and frightening.

Later, someone learned that Deping accepted death without struggle, so another theory began to appear: Deping's death in front of the grave of the dead was actually a kind of sacrificial burial, the purpose of which was to save those ghosts who could not rest in peace.This statement undoubtedly has a soothing effect, so it quickly spread on the island. Of course, there are also quite a few, especially the young islanders, who scoff at the idea of ​​ghosts and gods.Some people think that this is a well-planned serial murder case, just like the plot in the movie, there must be a psychopathic but extremely intelligent murderer on the island; , Zhou Yonggui had a heart attack, and Deping passed away. These are all normal things. At least in their eyes, there is no conclusive evidence that the three died of homicide. The legend of the black shadow of "Ghost Watching Slope" does not seem to be within the scope of young people's consideration. After all, when the black shadow appeared, they were still young, so they didn't have a deep impression on it.The new shadow?That was just Fu Yuzhu's one-sided statement, and no one on the island had ever seen it before.

The fact that Luo Fei was quite focused was that during his conversations with dozens of islanders in nearly ten villages, very few people connected this series of deaths with Meng Shaohui's arrival.Only a few people mentioned the relationship between the "woman with the baby" and Meng Shaohui, but they couldn't tell the truth. After careful questioning, it turned out that the information was also heard from Mrs. Sun. This shows that almost no one on the island knows what happened to the young Meng Shaohui (of course, it is not ruled out that some people know but deliberately conceal it).Therefore, it becomes somewhat difficult to trace the clues of the mystery case through extensive inquiries.Luo Fei still has to start with the case itself, while unraveling the secrets many years ago, to solve the various mysteries in this series of events. Luo Fei wandered around until it was getting dark before returning to his residence.He looked at his watch. It was about six o'clock in the evening, which was not too late.But on the way back, the islanders had already closed their doors and settled down early, and rarely saw pedestrians outside.Undoubtedly, a series of events have had an impact on people's normal life. People who are out of fear always dread the coming of night. Counting it, this will be Luo Fei's fifth night spent on Mingze Island.What will happen tonight?