Chapter 75 Chapter 12 The Scream from Down the Slope
On the county road to Qingmeng Township, I have been thinking about a question.
Before that, although dwarf mules often appeared in our childhood rumors, it is impossible to say that they are as common as hares and long snakes in the grass.My uncle has guarded the mountains and forests all his life. When I talked to him before, he just replied to me: "Nonsense!" It's just a rumor, so I can basically conclude that the dwarf mule rarely appears in this world, and it has its own fixed and secret range of activities.
Except for a few pranks, the short mule rarely commits crimes, which even Luo Shiba had to admit in the remarks of the broken book.
However, starting from the two dismemberment cases in Segai Village, the dwarf mule's brutal methods began to be exposed to us.
Why did they kill two innocent people?
We didn't know it at the beginning. In the hall full of murals in the cave, I saw the internal organs on the stone platform, and I felt a little strange.Later, Luo Ermei’s cousin, Luo Deaf from the seventh group of Zhongyang Village, told me that this is a very mysterious black witchcraft, which calculates the date of birth and the date of death of the deceased, and then kills eleven people and takes the five internal organs separately. , limbs, penis, and head, accurately timed, merged into the evil stone, summoning a great black sky.
Could it be that such a vicious black witchcraft could be performed by a group of short mules who have not yet developed their wisdom?
I was deeply suspicious at the time, but Luo Deafzi didn't finish talking to me, so he started fighting Gu with me.
After that, he never mentioned the matter again.
Two days ago, I asked about the whereabouts of Luo Deaf, and Ma Haibo told me that the old man died during the labor camp and committed suicide.The blood vessels in his neck and thighs were cut with a sharpened plastic toothbrush handle, bleeding all over the place.According to friends in the prison, the situation at that time was very miserable, and none of the inmates in the same cell noticed it. When I woke up in the morning, several wounds turned white. The picture makes people feel chilling at a glance.
The dead Mr. Ouyang Zhijian once told me that there have been a lot of strange things in the past few years...
Lao Jin, the guide, had a good year. He was a farmer in Segai Village in his early years. He collected medicinal materials and wild animals in the mountains and forests all the year round. Later, he moved to the countryside to start a business. Sell it outside.Because last time it was a task sent by the village, he took it with him.This time we came to him again, but he was a little reluctant. Even if we explained the stakes to him, he didn't believe it.
Later, at least it was the leaders of the township who spoke, so he reluctantly went with him.
When the car reaches Segai Village, it will be difficult to move forward.The bumps along the way made my butt hurt so badly, I stepped down and rubbed it, looking at this familiar rural scene, on that country dirt road, there seemed to be a middle-aged man running towards me with a smile: "Show you , I picked up a lump of gold..." And Duo Duo was also picked up here like a kitten or puppy by me.
After more than a year, I revisited the old place and felt a lot of emotion.
Zamao Xiaodao stood next to me, looked at the fields and the old and simple houses in the distance, frowned and said, you are really poor here!
I am speechless, who doesn't say that our hometown is beautiful, but the picturesque scenery can be eaten as a meal?
Wang Baosong is over forty years old and still single because he is poor.
Everyone got out of the car and organized their equipment.When I came here this time, the higher authorities specially approved a batch of chemical protective suits, the kind that can wrap the whole body tightly, a total of fifteen sets.This is for ordinary people to guard against poisonous snakes and reptiles when entering the cave.In addition, a set of supplies, anti-mosquito medicine, licorice to prevent the dwarf mule from being confused, and fresh glutinous rice are all ready.Unlike last time, this is a prepared action.
The commander-in-chief of the team is Hong Anguo of the Secret Service (we call him Boss Hong), and the military commander is Wu Gang.Ma Haibo and Luo Fuan had just recovered from their illnesses, and a police officer surnamed Liu (he had been inside the cave) walked slowly in the middle of the line.Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao and I walked at the end of the line, slowly, as if we were on a wild tour.
To be honest, the biggest threat of the dwarf mule is its ability to manipulate people's minds.In addition, it may also be able to guide poisonous insects.As far as its physical strength is concerned, it is not at the same level as me. Otherwise, I would not be able to subdue it with only steel-toed safety shoes.The dwarf mule can confuse people, and chewing licorice or betel nut can dissolve it.Therefore, in my opinion, this action was a bit of a fuss, and it was a sledgehammer.
But everything needs to be cautious, there are too many people, it is good to have a care.
The road into the mountain is not easy to walk. It is true that Wangshan ran dead horses. Fortunately, the weather this time was not bad, and it did not drizzle like last time, so there are not many muddy roads to walk, which also saves money. A lot of physical strength.Passing by the Seventh Group of Segai Village, I pointed out Luo Deafzi's house, and showed it to Zamao Xiaodao, and asked if I saw it?The last line of Zhong Yang Miao Gu was cut off right here.
Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao said that there was another child who ran away, and he hasn't seen it yet?
When he said that, I couldn't help but think of a pair of extremely resentful eyes.I laughed, and said that such a big kid might move bricks incognito at some construction site?But having said that, Duo Duo's death was handled by that young boy, this child is terrible.
Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao looked at the crowd in front of him with a gloomy expression, and said that today's operation always felt a bit unsatisfactory?
I twitched my eyebrows and said, what do you say?
He pointed to the tiger cat flying freely in the sky and said, it was the fat hen who said that the terrain here is undulating and continuous, looking at the mountains and walking on the water, the more people there are, the more disasters will happen.If you look at that "ass hole guy" who kept whispering to people, his face dripping with gloom, you can tell that he is not optimistic about this action either.Without investigation, there is no right to speak. When the officials patted their thighs in the office, I didn't say a word, but I was too lazy to argue with those confident people.
I said, then you are still here?
He smiled and said, I am idle anyway, my old Xiao travels all over the world, isn't it just for the fun of dying and frightening?Oh... I think of something, here you go!
He took out a writing brush with a black silk sleeve from his pocket, and said, "Huang Daxian Langhao brush, I will give it to you first, if you kill someone later, if you lose it, it will be yours."I took it over and saw that the material of the pen barrel was rough, but the carving was still exquisite, and the nib was neat and smooth, quite in his style: low-key, fake-looking, but effective.
On the way, I didn't have time to look at it, so I stuffed it into my backpack and continued walking.
Needless to say, the road was tortuous and difficult. When the sun was westward, we finally arrived at Houtingyazi.
This is the highest mountain in the entire Qingshan world. I don't know how many meters above sea level it is. It feels like it's in the clouds and surrounded by white mist.Lao Jin took us along the ditch on the side. The downhill is a slide rock. The last time someone fell directly into the stream from here.After bypassing Houting Yazi again, and exiting the mouth of the gorge with dense vegetation, I finally saw the canopy of the banyan tree more than 20 meters high, with green leaves like a curtain.
Walking into this sloping land, although it is sunny outside, there is mist here, and there is a gloomy cold air everywhere.There is also sunshine, but it is not warm as if it is nowhere near it.
Finally, we came to gather under the giant tree.After resting for a while, under Wu Gang's order, the soldiers began to search around to eliminate potential dangers.But Yang Cao ran over and called me, and asked us to have a meeting at the mouth of the cave not far away.Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao and I stepped on the green grass, passed through the shade of trees, and came to the crowd.All five members of the Secret Service are there, Wu Gang, Ma Haibo, and Lao Ye from the provincial military region, that's all.
When Boss Hong saw me coming, he said to me: "Lu Zuo, last time you led the people out of the cave and retreated completely. We discussed it, and this time I still want you to go in and lead the way."
I was not happy to hear it.When I made the plan before, I said that I had a phobia of the cave and would not enter the cave. They also agreed at the time, and now they have temporarily changed the plan. Isn't this playing "force the palace"?Hu Wenfei explained to me with an apologetic face, saying that there was no field investigation at the time, and only now did he realize that this place is too dangerous. The terrain of this slope and valley is a typical formation of gathering ghosts, and it is born, so there must be a person who is familiar with the road conditions Otherwise, we may repeat the mistakes of the last time this time.
Jia Wei also chimed in, saying that we will send an email to the Southern Bureau to praise you, and the people will remember you.
It sounded like a eulogy.
I originally had an indifferent attitude, but when I heard this, I became even more unhappy.No matter how you hear these words, it hurts: I am just a temporary worker who dawdles, and I don't expect to be able to work like a dog in the system after I become a regular worker. What credit and reputation are just floating clouds, so it's none of my business?But Wu Gang and Ma Haibo also persuaded me, saying that they should also go into the cave to dissolve the curse. Although you don't care, it is good to remove the traces, isn't it?
Only then did I reluctantly agree, and asked Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao?He nodded and said he wanted to go in and see the dwarf mule's mural art.
The entrance of the cave was previously sealed with bricks, dark green vines hung low, and there was a hole at the bottom, which was just big enough for a short mule to enter and exit.Because it was going into the hole, several soldiers were using tools to get it out.
The miscellaneous hair path is staring at the big puddle on the right side of the cave entrance, the water inside is green and the algae are floating.He turned his head, smiled, and said, little poison, don't you feel anything weird in it?I squatted down and smelled a stench, but there was no stale smell of stagnant water.Just as he was about to reply, he suddenly heard a scream coming from below, followed by chaotic gunshots.
I raised my head and saw all the people around me running down the slope in a mess.