Chapter 26 Chapter 25

When Luo Fei returned to his residence, the sky had turned slightly pale.He took a brief shower and then went to bed to rest.He was exhausted after a whole night of running around, and he was indeed a little tired, which would affect his thinking and analysis ability.Now, he needs a good night's sleep. After waking up from this sleep, the sky was already bright.Luo Fei looked at his watch, the time was past ten in the morning.He didn't get up immediately, but lay on the bed, closed his eyes and began to think about something.This is one of his favorite ways of thinking, which can eliminate the interference of external things to the greatest extent, and concentrate on related thinking.Moreover, when you are in a state of just recovering from a dream, some unexpected and weird thoughts may pop up in your mind, and these thoughts often give yourself some unexpected hints.

Just like now, maybe it's because of the sleepiness.His mind was a little chaotic, and he didn't form any rigorous logical thinking. What appeared was only one picture after another, and he jumped and rushed back and forth. Suddenly, he saw the scene that appeared in Meng Shaohui's dream, the mother and child parted, and the tears flowed into rain; suddenly, he seemed to return to the eerie tomb, staring at the corpse for a long time; suddenly, he seemed to be with Fu again. Yuzhu changed positions, and witnessed the 'female ghost' hovering upwards in a strange posture through the telescope, and disappeared among the dense branches and leaves...

At this moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and he jumped up from the bed. The image that flashed through his mind just now had a logical explanation.He sat blankly for another ten or twenty minutes, and the relevant thoughts became clearer and clearer.Yes, yes, it must be so!These are two lines, spanning time and space, not interfering with each other but connected with each other. Many things seem to make sense, of course, more problems need further exploration and verification. Without further ado, he immediately got dressed and went out without even thinking about breakfast. According to the way of thinking before visiting the tomb last night, early this morning, he should first go to Zang Junyong who has woken up and ask some information.But now Luo Fei changed his mind.According to his previous experience, Zang Junyong may not be able to reveal something obediently. It is better to follow his own train of thought and ask questions after he has concrete arguments. This is undoubtedly a good way to turn passivity into initiative.Moreover, according to his current judgment, Zang Junyong will not be in any danger if he stays at home.

Luo Fei found Lao Hu first, and the two hadn't met since they landed on the island.Now he needs Lao Hu to help answer some questions, because the other party, as an experienced ship boss, is undoubtedly the person who knows the water best on Mingze Island. Seeing Luo Fei coming, Lao Hu was very polite. After the two exchanged a few words, Luo Fei got to the point. "Old Hu, have you also experienced the tsunami eighteen years ago?" "Of course. My water quality is good, and such a tsunami can't do anything to me." Lao Hu said a few words proudly, and then there was a trace of pity on his face, "But this Mingze Island is miserable. , the whole family has died, there are quite a few!"

"Then do you think it's possible that the victim's body was washed high?" Luo Fei thought for a while, fearing that Lao Hu wouldn't understand what he meant, he asked directly and clearly, "I mean, the 'ghost' Could the black shadow on Wangpo be the dead body hanging from the tree?" "No. The islanders live in the villages at the foot of the mountain. After being drowned, they will first sink to the bottom of the water, and the corpses will only float up after soaking. Run to such a high place." Lao Hu's explanation is the same as what Sun Fachao said a few days ago, it seems that this truth is very basic common sense for those who live by the sea all the year round.

Luo Fei nodded, and then put forward his own idea: "What if the victim himself was drowned at a high place? Could the body be caught by trees during the sinking process, so that when the sea water recedes Stay on the hillside?" Lao Hu obviously didn't think about this issue, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's possible. But when the tsunami happened at four or five o'clock in the morning, who would stay on the mountain so early? And, if you are already in The hillside is high, and there is almost no possibility of drowning." Luo Fei pondered for a moment, and then began to ask another question he cared about: "Monk Deping, that is Chang Jian, I heard that he saved some people in the tsunami, you should know?"

"I've heard of it. Deping is a good man. Alas, it's a pity that good people don't always have good rewards. He guarded the souls of the victims for eighteen years, but finally died for no reason. It's really unfair to him. .” When Lao Hu said this, there was a trace of regret and sadness on his face. "Have you seen the raft he used to save people?" "Of course I've seen it before. It's a wooden boat. The boat is so small that it can only float around the coast, hanging fish, touching shells and so on." "In your opinion, how many people can sit on the boat."

"About two or three." "Only two or three? Can't four or five people sit?" "Four or five people?" Old Hu curled his lips, "It's not necessarily impossible to sit on it, but that's risking your life. Even if the boat doesn't sink, it's in danger of tipping over at any time!" What Lao Hu said coincided with some of Luo Fei's ideas.The latter stood up with satisfaction at this time, and after a simple farewell, walked towards the next destination. Twenty minutes later, Luo Fei came to the small supermarket that Zhou Yonggui ran before his death. This is the only place on the island that retails all kinds of groceries.Because of Zhou Yonggui's death, Guo Guizhi didn't come over for the past two days, and only the boy was in charge of the store.

Seeing Luo Fei approaching, the little man hurried forward to greet him, and asked respectfully, "Officer Luo, what do you want? Do you want to buy something?" Luo Fei didn't talk nonsense, and got straight to the point: "I want to ask you something. In the past few days, has Deping come to buy anything?" "Come here, it should be four or five days ago." "What did you buy?" "It's just something to eat and drink. There are biscuits, bread, mineral water, etc., which add up to a lot." Luo Fei nodded: "Well——Okay, you are busy." After saying this, he turned and left. Could it be that he had traveled so hard just to ask these two simple questions? ?

Luo Fei already had some outlines of the matter in his mind, including the secrets of eighteen years ago and various strange phenomena that happened recently. Although some specific details are still unclear, he is completely sure to face Zang Junyong and Jin Zhenyu at this time. , to expose their lies. The time is ripe, everything should have a result! In comparison, Luo Fei still felt that Zang Junyong was easier to deal with.Therefore, his next goal is to go near the cave to find Zang Junyong. To get to the cave from the small supermarket, you have to go through the village due east, and then cross the mountain road next to the "Ghost Watching Slope" to reach the western half of the island.Luo Fei has been to this village many times and is very familiar with it.But today, as soon as he stepped into the village, he felt an unusual atmosphere!

I saw many villagers rushing out of their homes and running towards the open space in the southwest, and most of them had expressions of fear on their faces.He grabbed an elderly woman in surprise and asked what happened. "'Ghost Wangpo'! That female ghost has appeared again. Hurry up and burn the incense sticks, and pray that the female ghost will reincarnate as soon as possible, and stop harming the residents of the island." The woman replied tremblingly but seriously. This sudden situation was far beyond Luo Fei's expectations. He knew there must be something strange, so he hurriedly followed the crowd to the open space where he could directly overlook the "Ghost Watching Slope".Sure enough, looking up, just above the hawk-beak-shaped rock, a figure was sitting quietly facing the direction of the village. Judging from the figure, it was vaguely a woman holding a baby! In the open space, many villagers stopped and watched, and some even lit incense and bowed down devoutly! Luo Fei was stunned for a moment, then suddenly, he thought of something, and hurried to Fu Yuzhu's house not far away. Of course Fu Yuzhu had also heard about the ghostly appearance, but he didn't have the courage to watch it again. He and his wife huddled together at home in panic. Seeing Luo Fei coming, he just glanced at him blankly. Thinking about something. "Where's the telescope? Come on, give me the telescope!" Luo Fei said anxiously. Fu Yuzhu's wife was quite normal, she understood Luo Fei's intentions, and quickly turned the telescope out. "No, I can't look at her! I can't look at her!" Fu Yuzhu was still immersed in his horrible memory, staring blankly and muttering to himself.Luo Fei ignored him, took the binoculars and rushed out of the room. But he was still one step too late. Just when he adjusted the focus and was about to see the true face of the "ghost", the other party suddenly swayed and disappeared from the steep cliff out of thin air!This scene immediately caused a great commotion among the panicked villagers. With the lessons learned from the tomb of the undead, Luo Fei's heart is clear at this moment.On the cliff of "Ghost Watching Slope", there must be a secret passage, most likely a cave or something like that, but where is the entrance at the other end of the cave? At the same time, another question was deeply troubling him, and he stood there frowning, thinking hard: Why?How could it appear during the day?At the risk of being exposed, what is she trying to do? Luo Fei couldn't give an answer to this question at the moment, but he had a vague premonition in his heart that something was wrong.Perhaps there can be no further delay, this must end as soon as possible.He didn't stay any longer and rushed to Zang Junyong's home. When I arrived at Zang Junyong's house, I saw the courtyard door was wide open, and his son was looking around at the door.Luo Fei walked quickly to the courtyard, and asked loudly, "Is your father awake?" Hearing Luo Fei's voice, Zang Junyong's wife greeted him from the back room, and answered before his son: "I woke up early in the morning, and my body hasn't recovered yet, so I ran out again!" "What?" Luo Fei couldn't hide his anxiety, "Then where did he go?" "Just now there was a rumor from the East Village that there was a female ghost on the 'Ghost Watching Slope', so he hurried out to see it." To the East Village?That would be no danger.Luo Fei breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still puzzled: "I just came back from the East Village, why didn't I see him along the way?" "My dad didn't go to the East Village. I saw my dad going in the direction of the cave." Zang Junyong's son continued. Luo Fei's heart tightened suddenly, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.At this moment, he realized that in this round of confrontation, he would probably lose again!