Chapter 3 third chapter

Shiping didn't expect that Deputy Township Chief Li would come to see her.Shiping had just finished her breakfast, and she wanted to visit Xiao Lili's house. Deputy Township Chief Li, Principal Zhu and the school's security chief, Hu Dalong, came together.They were led upstairs by Li Meifeng.Deputy mayor Li looks rich, and his face is flesh. As soon as Deputy Township Chief Li saw Shi Ping, he smiled and said, Reporter Shi, you are so arrogant, and you don’t come to see us even after you come to our township. Do you think our temple is too small? When Shi Ping saw the township officials, she was a little embarrassed. She didn't like to deal with officials, but it was impossible to do her job without dealing with these people. How can I make trouble for you.

Zhu Shangwen said from the side that the mayor Li is really busy. Both the mayor and the secretary have gone to Chiban to study. He is at home alone and has many things to do. Deputy township head Li said, no matter how busy you are, you have to come to see reporter Shi. Reporter Shi came here because he cares about our township. Shi Ping said, Chief Li, in fact, you don't have to worry about me, I don't like to make trouble for you. Deputy Township Mayor Li said, what's the matter? We are a place so poor that you can't even invite journalists from big cities. It's a good thing you're here.You have to do a good job of publicizing it for us!

In this way, those who speak official language speak official language, those who chatter chatter, come and go again, and more than half an hour passed.Before leaving, deputy mayor Li told Li Meifeng that she must entertain Shi Ping well, and that Shi Ping should eat well and live well.He also told Shiping that if he had any difficulties, he would definitely solve them.After they left, Shi Ping was at a loss. She didn't know the purpose of Deputy Township Chief Li's visit. He talked to her for more than half an hour, but he didn't say a word about Xiao Lili's death. He asked her to promote their village. Due to poverty, Shi Ping was required to write articles to attract investment for their township, Shi Ping laughed alone.

Shiping asked Xiuxiu, do you know where Xiao Lili's home is? Xiuxiu nodded. Shi Ping smiled and said to Li Meifeng who was sitting there eating melon seeds, Director Li, can Xiuxiu take me to Xiao Lili's house? Li Meifeng spat out a melon seed husk and said, Xiuxiu, you should take Reporter Shi to Xiao Lili's house and come back quickly, the sanitation hasn't been cleaned yet. Xiuxiu agreed, and then led Shiping to Xiao Lili's house.Xiao Lili's home is not far from the township government guest house, Xiuxiu led Shiping along the path, and they arrived in a short while.Along the way, the villagers looked at Shiping with weird eyes, as if she was a monkey in a circus troupe.Shiping felt that there was a smell spreading in the village, but she couldn't tell what it was.

Xiuxiu pointed to the two-story new building and told Shiping that it was Xiao Lili's house. Shi Ping said to Xiuxiu, you go back, I understand. Xiuxiu left, looking back at Shi Ping's back as she walked. On the way, Shiping learned something about Xiao Lili's home from Xiuxiu's mouth.In fact, Xiao Lili has been living with her grandma.Her father was doing business in other places, so he basically didn’t go home, because Xiao Lili’s mother eloped with someone else, and Xiao Lili’s father also married a new wife in another place, but Xiao Lili’s father built a new building for her mother and daughter, and there was still money left. A sum of money they couldn't spend was put in the bank, and the passbook was kept with Grandma Xiao Lili. He deposited the money in Xiao Lili's name.

Shiping walked to the door of the new building.Next to the new building are old-fashioned houses.The door was closed, Shi Ping knocked on the door and asked, is there anyone inside?The fir door creaked open.Shiping was taken aback. It was the old lady who opened the door with her on a farm vehicle from Xixian County to Fraxinus Mandshurica Village. The old woman asked her in a trembling voice, who are you looking for? Shi Ping regained her composure, looked into the old woman's empty eyes and said, You are Xiao Lili's grandma, right? The old woman let Shiping into the house. Even though the old woman is getting old, the house is still clean and orderly.There is a portrait of Xiao Lili on the shrine in the hall, and there are two bouquets of white chrysanthemums on both sides of the portrait.Shi Ping saw Xiao Lili's photo for the first time, Xiao Lili is indeed a beauty, with bright eyes, curved eyebrows, straight and delicate nose, sweet mouth with slightly upturned sides, she looks lovely and And lively.Shiping felt very regretful and sad that such a girl was no longer alive.

Facing this lonely old woman, Shiping didn't know what to say. The old woman brought her hot tea, which she put on the table. The old woman said, poor Lily! Shiping was very sad, she comforted the old woman, the old man, the dead cannot be brought back to life, you have to mourn! As soon as Shi Ping finished speaking, the old woman burst into tears. She choked up and said, "Poor Lily, she shouldn't have left like this. It's all her father's fault, that heartless thing. He wants to take her to the big city." Here, Lily will not be possessed by evil spirits and seek her own death!

The old woman cried with snot and tears, but Shi Ping was helpless.Shi Ping didn't know that since Xiao Lili's death, as long as someone came to her house, the old woman would cry like this with snot and tears. Fleeing, she did it even though she knew it would be rude. After leaving the old woman's house, she found that the sky was getting cloudy, and it looked like it was going to rain. She considered going back to the guest house first, or going to school.She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her two temples, which she had never experienced before. Could it be that she was bewitched by evil spirits.She still decided to go back to the government guest house in her hometown. She seemed to be unable to stand firmly and walked unsteadily.Back in the room, Shi Ping gasped heavily. She fell on the bed and moaned. Her head hurt so much that two hearts seemed to be jumping out of her two temples. She remembered that when she was at the old woman's house, she looked at Xiao Lili's photo. When I was there, I felt a blue light flashed in Xiao Lili's eyes.

Shi Ping was cold all over, she had no strength at all, and fell into a drowsy sleep. Shi Ping saw a girl standing in front of her bed, she smiled at Shi Ping, Shi Ping opened her eyes, she felt limp all over her body, as if she was lying on a pile of cotton. Shi Ping asked the girl, who are you? The girl smiled and didn't answer her. Shi Ping asked again, who are you and why do you smile at me without speaking? The girl's smile disappeared from her face.Her face turned pale, she suddenly stretched out her hand, her hand was dry, but very sharp, she put the dry and sharp hand into her eye socket, took off the eyeball, and put it on Shi Ping's body .

Seeing her empty eye sockets, Shi Ping wanted to scream, but she couldn't move as if she was frozen. The girl put the eyeballs on her body into her mouth and swallowed them, then left with a strange smile. Shiping struggled desperately, but to no avail. She saw a puddle of water where the girl had stood. When Shiping woke up from the dream, it was already noon.She was woken up by Xiuxiu.As soon as Shi Ping opened her eyes, she saw Xiuxiu standing by the bed, Shi Ping was startled, who are you? Xiuxiu said, Reporter Shi, I'm Xiuxiu, why, you don't know me anymore. Shi Ping sat up from the bed, rubbed her eyes, fixed her eyes on Xiuxiu, and said, "It's you, you surprised me."

Xiuxiu said, I thought you were not here, so I opened the door and brought in the food. I saw you talking nonsense on the bed and your face was ugly, so I woke you up. Shi Ping said, oh, that's right. Xiuxiu said, Reporter Shi, get up and eat quickly. I specially made chicken soup for you at noon today. Drink it while it's hot. The stewed chicken soup with angelica is very nourishing for your body. Shiping said, okay, I'll get up right away. Xiuxiu went out.Shi Ping got up from the bed, and felt that her head was no longer hurting, and she was much more relaxed. The headache and the horrible dream made her puzzled. She looked out the window, and she saw the thin young man again. Looking towards the window under a tree, Shi Ping felt that the young man had seen her, so Shi Ping quickly closed the curtains.Looking at the big bowl of delicious chicken soup, Shi Ping lost her appetite. At this moment, she heard someone in the village yelling and crying loudly. Shi Ping didn't know what happened, and Shi Ping's heart was beating wildly. Did something happen again?She opened the curtain again, and she saw a group of people from the village running towards the Fraxinus Middle School yelling, and the one who ran in the front was the middle-aged woman who came back with her from Xixian County by farm vehicle.The middle-aged woman cried out as she walked, Qiusheng, how could you do this, Qiusheng—— Shiping looked towards the school again, and found that there were many people surrounded by the tree where Xiao Lili died.No, something happened again, Shiping concluded that something happened to Gu Qiusheng who came to her.Shiping picked up the interview bag, went downstairs quickly, and ran towards the school.When she passed by the reception room, Xiuxiu was sitting there watching TV as if nothing had happened, as if anything that happened outside had nothing to do with her, even if the sky was falling. Shi Ping was out of breath from running, there was no sunshine in the sky, the sky was covered with dark clouds, the rain did not come down, the autumn wind was rustling, and the sky was getting a bit cold.When Shiping ran to the playground, several male villagers were carrying Gu Qiusheng to the township health center.The middle-aged woman followed behind the stretcher with snot and tears. Gu Qiusheng was lying on the stretcher with his eyes closed tightly. His face was ashen, and there were many white foams at the corners of his mouth. Shi Ping quickly took a few photos. The villagers rushed to the health center surrounded by stretchers. The playground suddenly became empty. Shiping walked to the huge eucalyptus tree alone.She found a dead bird in the roots beneath a giant eucalypt tree.She opened her eyes wide, and Shi Ping thought, on the day Xiao Lili died, did any dead birds fall vertically from the sky and land on the roots of the eucalyptus? A few dead leaves fell from the tree, looking very lonely and helpless in this afternoon full of death. Shi Ping took a picture of the dead bird with a camera, and after taking pictures of the dead bird, Shi Ping hurried to the township hospital. There were many people outside the health center, and Shiping knew that Gu Qiusheng was there for rescue.The woman at noon was obviously Gu Qiusheng's mother. She was sitting on the steps of the hospital, unable to cry, her eyes were red and swollen like two rotten peaches, and she was clutching her chest with her hands.The exposed area under her neck was scratched with eye-catching bloodstains by herself.Two women were comforting her. In a corner, Deputy Township Chief Li, Director of the Police Station Wang Yong, and Zhu Shangwen formed a small circle talking about something, Deputy Township Chief Li and the others looked very anxious. Shiping photographed the scene of Gu Qiusheng's mother in pain, and she also photographed the scene of Deputy Township Chief Li and the others. Deputy Township Chief Li obviously spotted her, but he didn't say hello to Shi Ping, and Shi Ping ignored them.Shiping's heart was very heavy at this time, and she didn't have time to talk to them.Another student had an accident. Whose fault is this?Shi Ping watched what Deputy Township Chief Li said next to Principal Zhu Shangwen, and Zhu Shangwen nodded repeatedly. Zhu Shangwen glanced at Shiping, then walked towards Shiping. He walked up to Shi Ping and smiled awkwardly, "Reporter Shi, can I have a few words with you?" Shiping nodded. Zhu Shangwen no longer had a smile on his face, he said softly to Shiping, please follow me. Shiping and him came to an empty corner. Beads of sweat stood on Zhu Shangwen's forehead, Shi Ping felt cold all over, she didn't understand why Zhu Shangwen was sweating.Zhu Shangwen took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket, wiped his forehead, and said, Reporter Shi, look at this—— Shi Ping said, Principal Zhu, just speak up if you have anything to say, what are you talking about like this? Zhu Shangwen swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, what the township leaders mean is that it is better for you not to write this report, and the matter has not been investigated clearly yet. Shiping sneered, you go back and tell Deputy Township Chief Li that I won't publish the article for the time being, and I will investigate with the comrades at the police station. Contrary to his elegant demeanor, Zhu Shangwen nodded and said to Shiping, that's good, that's good. At this moment, there was a shouting sound from the hospital.Shi Ping and Zhu Shangwen rushed over, knowing that Gu Qiusheng had died after rescue failed.Gu Qiusheng's mother, Yun Di, was shouting there, lying on Gu Qiusheng's body on the operating table, there were no tears in her eyes, she just kept howling. Several doctors in white coats told Deputy Township Chief Li that there was no way, we did our best. Shi Ping quickly took another set of photos. At that time, Gu Qiusheng's body had not been covered with a white cloth. After taking the photo, Shiping stood beside his body with two lines of hot tears streaming down his eyes.This young man finished his short life in this way.She suddenly saw a line of writing on his wrist.It seems to be written in black ink, the characters are very small, like ants.Shi Ping leaned over and saw a line of pinyin letters: xiaolili.Isn't this the pinyin of Xiao Lili? Shi Ping stretched out her hand and rubbed her fingers vigorously on the row of pinyin letters.The pinyin letters were like words printed on a book, and they couldn't be erased. Wang Yong, the director of the police station, caught her.Shiping looked at Gu Qiusheng's ashen face again.Gu Qiusheng's eyes suddenly opened.There was a burst of blue light.Then it closed again.Shi Ping's heart seemed to be hit by a cold bullet, and she couldn't breathe.Shiping stood there dumbfounded, she couldn't figure out if those present had seen Gu Qiusheng's opened eyes and the blue light that shot out from his eyes. Shi Ping didn't expect that Gu Qiusheng's mother, Yundi, who was already crying to death, would have so much strength to go to Xiao Lili's house to make trouble.Gu Qiusheng's death set off an uproar in the Fraxinus Village, and the apparent calm of the Fraxinus Village after Xiao Lili's death was broken, and the worries of some people in the village were effectively confirmed. There is a rumor in the village that Gu Qiusheng's death is related to Xiao Lili.According to the customs of Manchurian Fraxinus village, those who died under the age of 60 are all short-lived ghosts, and those who died under the age of 18 are the short-lived ghosts among the short-lived ghosts, known as the young dead.The deceased should be carried out of the village immediately after death, and should not be parked at home. If the deceased died outside the village, they could not be carried into the village again, because the deceased had a strong evil spirit, and his ghost would linger and harm others.Schools and hospitals are outside the village.After Xiao Lili died, she was placed in the morgue of the hospital during the investigation by the police station.After the investigation was over, Xiao Lili's grandmother, Wuji Po, paid someone to carry Xiao Lili's body back to her home, regardless of the obstruction of some people in the village. Put it into the coffin that Wujipo had prepared for herself and go out for the funeral.On the morning of Xiao Lili's funeral, all the Mandshurica people closed their doors.People in the village said that Xiao Lili was haunted and wanted to find a companion. Now, she took Gu Qiusheng away. After Yundi's body in Gu Qiusheng was sent to the morgue of the hospital, she stopped crying, with a fierce look in her eyes, and gritted her teeth and said, it's all the fault of that old black chicken woman!As she spoke, she walked towards the village like the wind, followed by her relatives and friends. Someone said that Yundi was going to seek revenge on Wuji Po, and Yundi believed that it was Xiao Lili's ghost who took Gu Qiusheng away. Shi Ping followed Yundi's group, and she was very worried that if Yundi attacked Wujipo, the helpless 70-year-old Wujipo would still be waiting to die. Before Shi Ping left, she said to the director of the police station, Wang Yong, "Don't you care? Wang Yong sneered and said, Yundi would not kill Wujipo. Shiping thought, how could the director of the police station say such a thing.She ignored Wang Yong and followed Yundi and the others. Wang Yong looked at Shiping's background thoughtfully. After walking for a while, Shi Ping felt that someone was following her. She turned her head, but there was no one there.The toilets in Fraxinus Village are all outdoors.When Yundi returned home, she picked out a load of urine buckets. She went to her toilet, scooped up the feces from the latrine with a long spoon and put them in the bucket.The onlookers covered their noses with their hands. Shi Ping smelled a foul smell, so she also covered her nose.After Yundi filled the two urine buckets with feces, she carried the buckets to Xiao Lili's door. Xiao Lili's house was surrounded by onlookers. The door of Xiao Lili's house was closed tightly, and no one knew whether Wuji Po was in the house or not. Yundi began to curse, she cursed very viciously, her words were unbearable. While cursing, she scooped up spoonfuls of excrement from the urine bucket and poured it on Xiao Lili's house door. After a while, the new fir door of Xiao Lili's house was filled with stinking excrement. After pouring the excrement, someone went over and pulled away Yundi who was still swearing.A middle-aged woman helped Yundi carry the urine bucket towards a pond. She wanted to help Yundi wash the bucket and then help her carry it home. When Shi Ping saw this scene, she felt nauseated. She knew that Yundi's behavior was the most vicious complaint in the village. After Yundi left, the onlookers also dispersed. People's faces are gray, like the gray sky above their heads. Shiping didn't leave.She looked at Xiao Lili's house, which was filled with feces and stinks, and her heart was as heavy as the sky.She didn't know if Wuji Po was in there, and she didn't know what Wuji Po would do if she found out.Shi Ping stood there thinking for a while, and was about to turn around to leave when she heard the door of Xiao Lili's house open with a creak. Shi Ping saw Wuji Po walked out of the door. Seeing the stains on the door, the black chicken woman looked unusually calm on her old pine-bark-like face.The black chicken lady paused at the door for a while, then went into the house. She dragged out a long plastic water pipe from the room, with clear water bubbling from the head of the pipe.Wuji Po silently washed the door with the water from the pipe, her expression was serene, as if she was not surprised. The process of Wujipo washing the door was very long.Shiping witnessed this long process.Shi Ping's heart was always heavy, she seemed to see a person standing beside Wuji Po, washing the door with her, that person was faintly visible, with a peach blossom smile in March, that person was the dead Xiao Lili .The black chicken woman went into the house after washing the door, and the door creaked shut, separating her from the outside world.Before she closed the door, she took a look at Shi Ping who was standing not far away. Shi Ping felt that the look was very long and sharp, and it hurt Shi Ping's heart.Shi Ping seemed to see that Xiao Lili, who was smiling like a peach blossom in March, was also locked out by the black chicken woman. The smile on Xiao Lili's face disappeared, and Shi Ping saw two lines of tears flowing down her beautiful face After coming down, Xiao Lili stood there, silent for a while, and then disappeared suddenly. Shiping's heart jumped wildly, and she left in a hurry. Shiping saw that skinny young man again, standing under a tree not far away, looking at Shiping.Shiping thought, who is this person?Why does he keep staring at her? Does he have some ulterior secret, or does he have any plans for Shiping?Shiping also looked at him for a while, maybe he noticed Shi Ping's vigilance, turned around and left immediately. The story about Xiao Lili being haunted by Manchurian Fraxinus Village spread in the autumn wind, and in any part of the village, there were people who mysteriously talked about it.Xiao Lili turned into a beautiful ghost in people's rendering.The adults all told their children to come back quickly after school, not to go to remote places, and not to go out at night.The school was also panicked, the playground was empty, and the students were terrified of the small area under the eucalyptus tree where Xiao Lili and Gu Qiusheng died.The students were all wondering, would anyone die in Franzalis Middle School? If so, who would be the next one?The police station and the school security department launched an investigation into Gu Qiusheng's death.The investigation made the students even more uneasy, especially those who had a problem with Gu Qiusheng.There is only one person in the school who looks carefree on the surface, with a smug smile on his face.The students looked at this heartless girl like a monster, and couldn't figure out why she could still smile so brightly.This person is Xiao Lili's good friend Li Xiaofang. After the second get out of class was over that afternoon, the male student in the same class as Li Xiaofang was called away by the head teacher, Hao Qiong.That male classmate is Gu Feng.Gu Feng followed behind Hao Qiong dejectedly, and they walked in the direction of the Academic Affairs Office. The students all looked at the backs of Hao Qiong and Gu Feng with weird eyes. There was still a smile on Li Xiaofang's face, but that smile looked a bit mysterious. A female classmate asked Li Xiaofang, why are you laughing like this! Li Xiaofang smiled and asked her back, did I laugh? That female classmate stuck out her tongue, stepped aside, and told another female classmate that Li Xiaofang was sick. The security department of the school is just downstairs of the Academic Affairs Office. It is actually a small room. There is only one section chief and one officer in the security section. The officer's wife is not there to give birth to the child, and the security section has only the section chief Hu Dalong.There were already three people sitting in the room of the security department, one was Hu Dalong, the chief of the security department, one was Wang Yong, the director of the police station, and the other was Shi Ping. Hao Qiong led Gu Feng into the room, and she told the three people sitting that Gu Feng is here. Then, she pushed Gu Feng in front of the three of them. Gu Feng lowered his head. He was tall and handsome. After Hao Qiong pushed Gu Feng in front of them, he left the room of the security department.Hao Qiong glanced at Shiping when she went out, and Shiping glanced at her too. She was the female teacher wearing glasses who told Shiping outside the principal's office that day.Shi Ping felt that Hao Qiong's look at her was very meaningful. Gu Feng stood there, his legs trembling a little. Hu Dalong spoke to him first, and Hu Dalong's words were very harsh, Gu Feng, tell me about your relationship with Gu Qiusheng! Gu Feng lowered his head and said nothing. Hu Dalong's voice was an octave higher, Gu Feng, you speak, you are dumb. Gu Feng remained silent. At this time, Wang Yong, the director of the police station, spoke. His tone was very gentle, not as rude as Hu Dalong. Wang Yong said, "Student Gu, we came to you mainly to learn a little about Gu Qiusheng's situation with you, nothing else." means, you don't have to be afraid, and cooperate with us well. Gu Feng raised his head, glanced at Wang Yong, then at Shiping, and then suddenly said, Gu Qiusheng's death has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to say. Hu Dalong reprimanded him, what is your attitude, Director Wang told you well, you are also like this, what do you want? Wang Yong waved his hand at Hu Dalong, motioning him to stop talking, and then he said to Gu Feng, Xiao Gu, we didn’t say that Gu Qiusheng’s death had anything to do with you, we just asked you for some information about Gu Qiusheng, such as His relationship with you, his usual behavior, etc. Gu Feng raised his head to look at Wang Yong and Shiping again, but he didn't cast his eyes on Hu Dalong's face.Gu Feng sat down, his heart seemed to be calmer, but his voice was still trembling slightly after he spoke. Gu Qiusheng is very weird, he has no friends in school, this is something that all the students know, and I don't know that he will commit suicide by eating rat poison like Xiao Lili.Gu Qiusheng likes Xiao Lili, and he even wrote a courtship letter to Xiao Lili, which is what Li Xiaofang said.Li Xiaofang went to warn him, so he didn't continue writing.Li Xiaofang also said that Gu Qiusheng is a dog and he always follows Xiao Lili.Xiao Lili didn't like him, Li Xiaofang said, Xiao Lili hated death and seeking victory.Gu Qiusheng was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. After Xiao Lili committed suicide, Gu Qiusheng was very abnormal. Sometimes he went to sit under the eucalyptus tree where Xiao Lili died, and he didn't hear the class bell. Once in a Chinese class, Gu Qiusheng sat too far under the eucalyptus tree. Chinese teacher Wang Gang saw that his seat was empty, so he asked why Gu Qiusheng didn't come to class! Li Xiaofang said that he was still in a daze under the big eucalyptus tree. Teacher Wang asked Li Xiaofang, how did you know he was under the big eucalyptus tree? Li Xiaofang smiled and said, even ghosts know about this. Teacher Wang just called my name, Gu Feng, go and call Gu Qiusheng back to class. I was very reluctant to call him, but I had no choice but to go.Sure enough, Gu Qiusheng was under the eucalyptus tree. He sat there in a daze with tears in his eyes.Holding a dead sparrow in his hand, I told him to go back to class, but he didn't seem to hear my voice. I walked over and gave him a push, and said loudly to him, Gu Qiusheng, Teacher Wang told you to go back to class! He stood up suddenly, threw the dead sparrow on the ground, blushed and yelled at me thickly, why should I go to his class! I said, it has nothing to do with me whether you go or not. Anyway, I have already called you. I will go back and tell Mr. Wang the truth, just say that you don’t want to listen to his class. After I finished speaking, I left. I went back to the classroom and told Teacher Wang that Gu Qiusheng didn't want to come back to his class. Teacher Wang asked me to sit down with a heavy face and continued his lecture. After a while, Gu Qiusheng came in, he went straight to his seat and sat down, looking listless.Teacher Wang was obviously very angry when he saw him come in.Teacher Wang yelled at Gu Qiusheng angrily, stand up for me!Gu Qiusheng didn't seem to hear Teacher Wang's words, he sat there motionless. Teacher Wang was furious when he saw that Gu Qiusheng didn't listen to him at all.He walked to Gu Qiusheng's side and picked up Gu Qiusheng. Teacher Wang said loudly, if you want to listen to my class, you can stand and listen to me, and if you don't listen to my class, you can get out! Gu Qiusheng didn't say a word, acting like a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. Teacher Wang had nothing to do with him, so he had to continue lecturing. I don't understand why Gu Qiusheng has a feeling of resistance to Mr. Wang.In fact, Gu Qiusheng has a resentful attitude towards everyone who is kind to Xiao Lili.It is well known that Teacher Wang is kind to Xiao Lili. Because Xiao Lili's composition is poor, Teacher Wang often gives Xiao Lili a little trouble and calls her into the room alone to help her write composition. To be honest, among our male classmates, many people like Xiao Lili, and I like it too, but Gu Qiusheng regards us as enemies.I admit that my relationship with Gu Qiusheng is not very good, and we even fought. One evening, Gu Qiusheng stopped me on my way home. He told me viciously that he wanted to fight me.I asked him why he did this, and he gave the reason. It turned out that in physical education class today, Xiao Lili fell while running, and I pulled her up. Xiao Lili also said a few words to me.I laughed, I am not afraid of Gu Qiusheng at all, he is so short, he is definitely not my opponent in a fight.But I don't want to duel with him, it's not interesting at all. I said to him contemptuously, you, a three-inch nail, are still fighting with me, so go away, I will be annoying to see you.I turned my head and walked away.Unexpectedly, Gu Qiusheng rushed towards me like crazy and grabbed my neck, I was so angry.I unscrewed his grip on my neck and put him on the ground.Gu Qiusheng is really just like what Li Xiaofang said, he is a dog, and a mangy dog ​​at that, he jumped over from the ground again, hugged my foot, and bit my calf hard, now my calf There are also scars from being bitten by Gu Qiusheng.I was a little afraid of him. I couldn't afford to offend such a person. I kicked him off, endured the pain and went home quickly.I was afraid that he would chase me to my house, and when I got home, I closed the door. After Xiao Lili died, Gu Qiusheng became even more abnormal.You know, after Xiao Lili died, Xiao Lili's grandmother would come out every night to call for her soul.Gu Qiusheng would follow behind Wujipo like a wandering spirit, and he would follow wherever Wujipo went. This is what my father told me. One night when my father went out to run errands, he found out about it.My father said that Wujipo was like a ghost when she called her soul, but Gu Qiusheng was more like a ghost following behind Wujipo.My father also told me, don't follow behind the black chicken woman who calls the soul like Gu Qiusheng, otherwise you will be possessed by evil spirits. I think Gu Qiusheng is bewitched.I talked about this with my classmates, and they all said that Gu Qiusheng was bewitched.My classmates and I were a little afraid of Gu Qiusheng who was possessed by the evil spirit.Since Xiao Lili's death, Gu Qiusheng has become more lonely, and there is also a sense of mystery.We are all far away from him, no one wants to talk to him, and he doesn't want to talk to anyone. Gu Qiusheng was always in a daze under that tree.A classmate saw him sitting under a tree at noon and calling Xiao Lili's name, holding a crumpled photo of Xiao Lili in his hand, we don't know where he got the photo.The classmate said that Gu Qiusheng looked very scary at that time. We didn't expect him to eat rat poison and die. We really didn't expect it.That's all I know, if you don't believe me, you can ask other students, what I'm telling is the truth, there is no falsehood.To be honest, although we hate Gu Qiusheng, we don't want him to die either. His death does us no good. Hao Qiong found Li Xiaofang, who was blowing bubble gum there, and the bubble was blown very big by her, and then burst with a bang.Hao Qiong said to Li Xiaofang with a serious expression, Xiaofang, go to the principal's office. Principal Zhu is looking for you. Li Xiaofang smiled, her glass-like eyeballs remained motionless, and she said, Teacher Hao, what did Principal Zhu want from me? Hao Qiong said, you will know when you go. Li Xiaofang went to the principal's office.The principal's office is upstairs of the Academic Affairs Office. Li Xiaofang was about to go upstairs when she saw Gu Feng coming out of the room of the security department. Li Xiaofang said to Gu Feng, "Hey, Gu Feng, what are they talking to you about?" Gu Feng stared at her, said nothing, and ran away quickly. Li Xiaofang said contemptuously to his back, coward! Principal Zhu's door was closed tightly. When Li Xiaofang walked in front of Principal Zhu's door, the usual smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and her eyes were a little blurred. She stood for a while before reaching out to knock on Principal Zhu's door.Li Xiaofang knocked on the door three times unhurriedly. An old voice came from inside, came in—— Li Xiaofang hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door of Principal Zhu's room. Principal Zhu was sitting upright. Seeing Li Xiaofang push the door in, he said softly, "You're here, okay, close the door." The smile returned to Li Xiaofang's face, but her smile at this time was a bit mysterious. She said, why did you close the door in broad daylight? Principal Zhu was at a loss for words for a while, and stared blankly at Li Xiaofang who was standing there.When Principal Zhu came back to his senses, Li Xiaofang was already sitting on the sofa.She smiled and said to Principal Zhu, the leather of this sofa is very soft, it must be genuine leather, better than our sofa at home. Principal Zhu smiled awkwardly. He stood up and walked straight to the door. He stuck his head out of the door, looked both ways, and then closed the door.Principal Zhu returned to his seat, put his hands on the desk, and said to Li Xiaofang, "Xiaofang, I heard that you threatened Gu Qiusheng. Is there such a thing?" Li Xiaofang answered quickly and directly, that's right, that was in the past, he wrote a courtship letter to Xiao Lili, you know, Xiao Lili is my good friend, she was embarrassed to say to Gu Qiusheng, I had no choice but to go out.I threatened him so that he would stop harassing Xiao Lili. Principal Zhu let out a groan, stared at Li Xiaofang, and said puzzledly, what I don't understand is why you didn't feel sad or scared at all after Xiao Lili's death? Li Xiaofang laughed out loud, Principal Zhu, didn't I tell you that Xiao Lili didn't die, she went to heaven.I was unlucky not to go to heaven with her.Xiao Lili has gone to heaven, I should be happy for her, why should I be sad?What have I to be afraid of! Principal Zhu's eyelids twitched. He felt that the girl in front of him was so weird that he couldn't figure it out. What she said didn't match her age and identity at all.Principal Zhu was silent for a while and said, can you tell me again how you and Xiao Lili committed suicide, preferably in detail. Li Xiaofang's glassy eyeballs didn't move, but she said happily.Ok. How many times have I said it, it's really meaningless.That night, after Xiao Lili and I finished our evening self-study, I went home with her.It is agreed that I will accompany her to her house to live with her today.On the way home, Xiao Lili said that Teacher Wang was helping her to write a composition when suddenly someone smashed the windowpane of Teacher Wang's dormitory outside the window.We were discussing who smashed Teacher Wang's window all the way. We knew that it was pointless to discuss this issue, because Teacher Wang was not going to pursue the person who smashed the glass. Xiao Lili said that Mr. Wang is a good person with a very broad mind. I said proudly, of course, Mr. Wang is my cousin, he is very good. Although he is from the city, he has loved me very much since he was a child. On our way home, we found that there was always a shadow following us. We all knew that it was Gu Qiusheng following us. He was a mangy dog. I really wanted to turn around and fix him.But Lily said forget it, just ignore him, and he can't do anything to me when we are together. I listened to Lily's words and ignored him.But walking at night with a shadow following behind is not always comfortable. Back at Lily's house, Lily's grandma, Wu Jipo, wanted to cook some snacks for us. Lily told her that eating at night all the time made her gain weight. I also said to the black chicken mother-in-law, mother-in-law, I don't want to eat it, and Lily doesn't want to eat it either, so go to bed and leave us alone. After hearing what we said, the black chicken woman murmured, "It's so late, I must be hungry, how can I do without eating. 莉莉有点生气，我们不想吃就不想吃，你还罗嗦什么，快去睡觉吧。 乌鸡婆见莉莉生气，就说，好，好，不吃，不吃，我的小祖宗。 说完，她就去睡觉了。乌鸡婆的卧室在楼下，她进屋后就把电灯熄了。莉莉的房间在楼上，我们上了楼。莉莉的房间很大，床也很大，这间房是留给她爸爸住的，他爸爸却一直没回来住，莉莉就把它占领了。这房间里还有洗手间，这在水曲柳乡的人家里是不多见的。我们洗完澡后就在大床上打滚，闹完后才并排躺着睡觉。奇怪的是这个晚上我们怎么也睡不着。 躺下一会后，莉莉突然幽幽地说，古求胜不知回家了没有？ 我说，莉莉，管他干什么呢，不要去想他。 莉莉从床上下了地，她来到窗户边上，撩起了窗帘的一角，往外看，她看了一会就叫我，小芳，你过来。 我也下了床，走到了窗边，我顺着莉莉撩起的窗帘往外看，我一看，吓了一跳。那天晚上有月光，我看见古求胜灰朦朦地站在窗下不远的一棵树下，往我们这边眺望。 我说，古求胜一定是有病了。 肖莉莉把窗帘放了下来，重新躺在了床上。 我也上了床，肖莉莉趴在我的肩上说，其实古求胜也挺可怜的。 我说，他可怜什么呀，都是他自找的。 莉莉叹了一口气说，有时候我真想帮助他，可又怕他想歪了，以为我喜欢上他了。 我说，天下穷人多着呢，你帮得过来么，不要理他了，好么？ 肖莉莉没有说话，其实肖莉莉是个心肠很软的人，她在学校里装出高傲的样子是为了保护自己。 我伸出手，握住了她柔软的手说，莉莉，你和我说实话，你喜欢谁？ 莉莉用劲捏了一下我的手说，除了你和奶奶，我还能喜欢谁呀？ 我不相信她的话，她心中一定有一个她喜欢的男孩子，她不愿意和我说，心里一定有什么顾忌。 她既然不愿意说，我也没有再追问她了，我们是好朋友，我不会逼她说什么的。我没说话了，躺在那里，望着黑乎乎的天花板。莉莉还是趴在我的肩膀上，我可以闻到她呼出的鼻息，有一种淡淡的清甜的幽香在屋子里弥漫，我心里清楚，这种幽香是从莉莉体内呼吸出来的，我一直很羡慕莉莉的漂亮，能够和她在一起，我不自卑，反而也有一种满足。我听过一些男同学在背后的议论，说只要能和莉莉在一起，死了也甘愿。我觉得我的心态有些像那些男同学，我不知道这样好不好。 莉莉仿佛在自言自语，活着真没意思，要面对那么多事情。 我不明白她为什么会说出这样的话来，我说莉莉你怎么了？ 莉莉没有回答我的问题，她还是幽幽地说，活着真的没有意思，奶奶说了，人死了就一了百了了。我问过奶奶，人死后会到哪里去？奶奶说，人死了会上天堂，也会下地狱，我又问奶奶，如果我死了，会上天堂呢，还是下地狱？奶奶说，你这个傻孩子，问这样的问题，你不会死的。我坚持问她，我死了是上天堂呢还是下地狱。奶奶经不起我的追问，她抚摸着我的头发说，我的心肝宝贝，像你这样好的人，死后一定会上天堂的。小芳，你说，我死了真的能上天堂么？ 我不知道怎么回答她这个问题，我说，莉莉，我们还年轻，怎么老想到死呀。 莉莉又叹了一口气说，活着真的没有意思，我想上天堂。奶奶说，天堂是一个大花园，在那个大花园里生活的人都很友善。 我的心颤抖了一下，我当时真的不相信莉莉会想死。紧接着莉莉在我的耳边说，小芳你能和我一起上天堂么？ 我没有回答她这个问题，只是轻轻地对她说，莉莉，别胡思乱想了，早点睡吧，明天还要上学呢。 莉莉不依不饶地说，小芳我再问你一句，我要上天堂，你愿意和我一起去么？ 我只好说，我当然愿意和你一起去。 莉莉在我的额头上亲了一下，小芳，你真好，我没有看错人，我知道只有你才愿意陪我上天堂的。 然后，莉莉就和我商量着怎么上天堂，一直到深夜，莉莉拿出了上天堂的方案后，她就沉沉地睡去了。我睡不着，我的眼睛无法闭上，我听着莉莉均匀的呼吸声，我想像着和莉莉一起上天堂是什么样的情景。天堂离我们远不远呢？I have no idea.天堂究竟是不是一个大花园？I do not know either.天堂里有没有人来人往？我同样不知道。 房间里浓重的黑让我喘不过气来。我内心有些激动又有些惶恐。突然，我感觉到有一只冰凉的手朝我的脚底摸了过来。我悚然一惊，坐起来，喝了一声，谁？ 黑暗中传来一声苍老的声音，是我。 我听出来了，是乌鸡婆的声音。我不知道她是什么时候摸进我们的房间的。 乌鸡婆站在黑暗中说，我来看看你们被子盖好没有。入秋了，容易着凉。 说完，乌鸡婆就出门去了。可我没有听到她出去的脚步声，整个晚上，我感觉乌鸡婆在黑暗中一直站立着，一动不动地站立着。 第二天早上，莉莉趁乌鸡婆没注意，把一包老鼠药放进了自己的裤兜里。我们吃完早饭就去上学校。一个上午，我们都没有说话，我看莉莉的表情十分平静，刚开始，我有些紧张，我还萌生过把我们要上天堂的事情告诉我尊敬的表哥王刚老师的念头。渐渐地，我也变得和肖莉莉一样平静了，能和肖莉莉一起上天堂，应该是我的幸福。 上午放学后，我和莉莉都没有回家。我们在校园里走来走去，我们要找一个好地方去天堂。最后我们找到了那棵大桉树下。 莉莉说，这地方不错。我也觉得这个地方不错。 于是，我们就坐下来了。中午的时候，一个人都没有。 莉莉从裤兜里拿出了那包老鼠药，她对我说，我们一人分一半吃了吧。 我看着那白色的粉末，说，莉莉，这老鼠药苦吧？ 莉莉摇了摇头说，我没有吃过。I have no idea. 我说，我怕苦。 莉莉说，那怎么办呢？ 我说，我去买两瓶椰子汁回来吧，我们把药放在椰子汁里面，这样喝就不苦了，好么？ 莉莉笑，说，好吧，快去快回。 我就飞快地走了。 过了10多分钟，我才回来。 莉莉说，还以为你不回来了呢。 我说，怎么会呢，我们那么好的朋友，我们要一起上天堂了。 接着，我们就把药分成两份，放到了椰子汁里面。这时，操场上来了几个打球的同学。这几个同学每天吃完饭都要来打球的。 我说，如果让他们发现了我们的事情怎么办？ 莉莉说，他们发现不了的，等他们发现，我们已经上天堂了。 I think so too.但我又提出了一个问题，听说吃毒药会断肠的，断肠的人会很痛苦，样子会很难看的。 莉莉就说，那我们就背对着背坐着喝吧。 我想这个办法很好，就背对背坐着。在喝之前，我又说，莉莉，我们还是快乐一点上天堂吧。我们唱歌去天堂吧。莉莉说，好呀，我们唱什么歌呢？我说，我们就唱我们小时候经常唱的那首山歌吧。 莉莉答应了。 于是，我们就唱起了那支山歌，我们面带微笑，边唱歌边喝下了那瓶椰子汁。后来的事情我就不知道了。我不知道古求胜会躲在另外一棵树后面偷看我们。我也不知道为什么我会醒来，不能和莉莉一起上天堂。我要是能够和莉莉一起上天堂多好呀！古求胜死了，他不知能不能上天堂，他要是能上天堂，他会不会和莉莉在一起？ 都说了那么多遍了，真没有意思。朱校长，以后不要在让我说了，好吗？ 石萍走出了保卫科房间的门。天还是阴沉着。王勇他们在古锋离开后又叫了一个同学进来问古求胜的情况，那个同学说的和古锋说的差不多。石萍和王勇他们的想法不太一样，王勇他们认为古求胜的死还是自杀，不是他杀，这当然要有更充分的调查来证实。古求胜和肖莉莉的死都是一样的，喝老鼠药自杀。王勇还提出来，要让水曲柳乡村的人家都把老鼠药上交到派出所。石萍不认同说古求胜是因为暗恋肖莉莉，肖莉莉死后，他承受不了打击，然后效仿肖莉莉自杀。从古锋还有古求胜生前和她说的情况来分析，肖莉莉和古求胜的死都似乎和那个叫王刚的语文老师有关系。在没有证据之前，石萍是不会乱说的，她必须私下里去调查那个叫王刚的一直没出现的语文老师。王勇骑着摩托车走了，他要带石萍回乡政府招待所，但石萍担绝了他，她还想在学校里走走，看能不能挖到一些有价值的东西。 这时，学校放学了，石萍看了看手表，已经下午5点半了。石萍突然看到离教务处楼不远的墙报栏底下围满了学生。石萍来了兴趣，马上走了过去。她看到李小芳在那里往墙报栏上贴一张布告。 有一个同学问李小芳，李小芳，这布告是谁让你贴的？ 李小芳满脸笑容地说，是朱校长让我贴的。大家帮我看看，贴正了没有。 没有人告诉李小芳她贴的告示是贴正还是贴歪了。 李小芳贴的告示的内容是让广大同学不要相信古求胜是被肖莉莉的鬼魂迷惑了才去死的，要求大家不要相信鬼神，不要引起恐慌，用正常的心态去对待学习和生活。告示有点此地无银三百两的味道。 同学们看得一个一个神情肃穆，仿佛肖莉莉的鬼魂就在校园里游荡。 李小芳贴完告示，她挤出了围现的人群，一蹦一跳地走了，她嘴巴里哼着一支当地的民谣。 石萍听见了她哼的民谣，但她不能确定那是李小芳和肖莉莉在那个午后喝完老鼠药时唱的民谣。石萍不明白，整个学校的学生都沉浸在一种不可名状的恐惧之中，为什么偏偏李小芳就那么快乐，好像什么事情都没有发生过。 学校放学不一会功夫，同学们很快就离开了学校，学校变得空空荡荡的，石萍还站在那里，她觉得有点冷。秋风四起，石萍还是分辨不清风是从哪个方向吹来的。石萍突然想起了那个叫王刚的语文老师，他此刻在干什么？石萍朝教师宿舍那栋平房望过去，户外一个人也没有，石萍想走过去，然后敲开了王刚的门，直接了当地问他，王老师，肖莉莉和古求胜的死和你有关系么，你照直说了！但她迈不动脚步，石萍不知道假如她那样问王刚后，王刚会不会恼羞成怒地朝她扑过来，掐住她的脖子对她凶狠地说，我让你多管闲事，我要你和肖莉莉古求胜他们一起下地狱！ 想到这里，石萍的脊梁骨也透出了一股凉气，她不能保证自已如果进入了王刚的房间后会安全。她自然而然地想到了那张从门缝里塞进招待所房间的纸条，那张纸条会不会就是王刚写的？石萍不能证实这一点，她越是感到可疑，心里就越冷。天越来越阴沉了，铅云压得很低，一场秋雨即将来临。石萍希望下一场秋雨，让痛快淋漓的秋雨把这世界的污浊冲刷干净。 石萍正在沉思，她身后突然传来了一声阴森森的声音，石记者，你还没走哇！石萍悚然一惊，她回转身，看到了肥胖的戴眼镜的女老师郝琼。郝琼的脸色十分难看，她的眼镜片后的双眼闪动着莫测的光芒。这时，一阵大风吹过，李小芳贴的告示被风卷起来，在空中飘浮了一阵落在地上，然后又被风卷起来，一会就无影无踪了。石萍心想，风中是不是真的有肖莉莉的魂魄在飘？