Chapter 5 chapter Five

The autumn rain finally fell.Autumn rain falls just before dawn.At the beginning, it rained heavily, and it lasted for more than an hour before the rain gradually subsided and turned into a continuous autumn rain.Shiping was woken up by the heavy rain.When she opened her blurred eyes, listened to the sound of the rain, and felt that the sky was getting brighter, her hand involuntarily touched her side.Shi Ping turned her head to that side, but she didn't notice Xiuxiu. She called out, Xiuxiu. No one answered her. Shiping found that Xiuxiu was no longer in the room.Shi Ping didn't know when Xiuxiu left this room, and she didn't know when she fell into a deep sleep.The memory told Shi Ping that last night, she and Xiuxiu followed the ghost-calling Wuji woman, and then hid behind a clump of thatch, squatting there, watching the Wuji woman cursing.Later, the black chicken woman disappeared, and Shi Ping felt someone stretch out a rough hand to touch her tender neck, and then she screamed, her scream woke up Xiuxiu.

Shiping and Xiuxiu walked back. Shiping asked Xiuxiu to give her the flashlight. Xiuxiu still walked in front, and she followed behind Xiuxiu with a flashlight on. Shi Ping heard hurried footsteps following her, she looked back, and shot back and forth with the beam of the flashlight, but she saw nothing.After coming down a few times, she didn't dare to look back, but just quickened her pace.Shi Ping also told Xiuxiu to leave quickly, and Xiuxiu, who was already walking fast, started to run, and Shi Ping also ran fast. The faster she ran, the more she felt that someone was following behind her, and that person also ran away stand up.

Back in the guest house, Shi Ping, who was out of breath, said to Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu, will you sleep with me at night? Xiuxiu agreed to her. At that time, Xiuxiu was sleeping next to her. She also said that Xiuxiu slept so straight that she didn't take up any space when she slept there. After they lay down, Shiping asked Xiuxiu why the black chicken woman had disappeared. Xiuxiu said she didn't know either. Xiuxiu looked very sleepy, and after a while, she fell asleep.Shi Ping was always thinking about the black chicken woman sitting cross-legged in front of the small pile of stones cursing and the hand touching her neck in the dark. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. Go to Chiban.Shi Ping really didn't know when she fell into a deep sleep.Logically speaking, she couldn't fall asleep in that mood at all. Could it be that some mysterious force made her fall asleep in fear?

When the sky was completely bright, Shiping got up from the bed.The rain outside the window was pattering.Shiping opened the white curtains, and her heart trembled suddenly. Under a tree not far from the window, a person holding a black umbrella was staring at her. She saw clearly that the person was The skinny young man who went to Franz Liu Township with her in a farm vehicle. Could it be that he stretched out his rough hand to touch his neck last night in the dark, then who is he?Shiping's heart was beating wildly, she quickly closed the curtains, she didn't want to see that person at this time, that person was always following her with strange eyes, she couldn't stand it anymore.

Shi Ping picked up the washbasin, put the towel and the cup containing toothpaste and toothbrush into the washbasin, opened the door, walked through the long dark corridor, and walked downstairs to the washroom.She put the washbasin on the sink, and she looked out from the window of the bathroom. The man was still standing under the tree and looked towards this side. Shiping suddenly thought, she is going to ask who he is and why Follow yourself with your eyes.Shi Ping trotted out, and as soon as she reached the door of the guest house, she found that the man had disappeared. Standing there, her mood suddenly became very complicated.Li Meifeng walked towards her.

Holding a fancy red cloth umbrella, Li Meifeng walked over twisting her fat buttocks.Seeing Shi Ping standing there blankly, she smiled and said to Shi Ping, "Reporter Shi, you got up so early, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Shiping also smiled and said, it's nothing, I don't have the habit of sleeping in late. If that person was still standing there, Shi Ping would definitely ask her who that person was.Regrettably, that person seemed to have a foresight, and disappeared when Shi Ping was about to figure out something. Shi Ping returned to the bathroom.After brushing her teeth, she splashed clean water on her face, put the towel in the washbasin and washed it, then wrung it dry, and wiped it on her face and neck.After wiping, Shi Ping felt a little pain in her neck, so she turned her body and took a picture in the mirror.

Shi Ping was surprised to find that there was a red spot on her neck, which looked like a birthmark. She gently touched it with her fingers, and there was a burning feeling. It was the place touched by that rough hand last night.Shi Ping felt that things had become unbelievable. Could it be that there are really ghosts wandering in Fraxinus Mandshurica village?Her breathing became rapid. At this time, Xiuxiu walked in with a dull expression, she was holding a mop in her hand, and she was about to start cleaning as soon as she woke up, mopping the wooden floor on the corridor.Shi Ping looked at Xiuxiu, who seemed to be indifferent to her.

Shi Ping said to Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu, when did you leave my room? Xiuxiu raised her head and looked at Shiping, as if she didn't know what Shiping was talking about. Seeing her bewildered look, Shi Ping asked again, Xiuxiu, did you forget what happened last night, let's go to see the Wuji Possessing Soul together? Xiuxiu still looked at her blankly, as if what Shi Ping was talking about was a fairy tale, Xiuxiu said, reporter Shi, what did you say?Last night, you and I went to see the black chicken woman screaming soul? Shi Ping couldn't believe her ears. Could it be that she had amnesia? Shi Ping said, "Xiuxiu, you won't forget so quickly, right? You went with me, under the tallow tree on the river beach, The black chicken woman was cursing Xiao Lili's mother, and then we ran home together, and you promised to sleep with me, and you were indeed lying next to me, and you slept very straight, and I said you didn't take up any space when you slept .

Xiuxiu looked at Shi Ping with strange eyes, and said, "Reporter Shi, I went to bed early last night, why did I go to do something with you, and it is impossible to sleep with you, our hostel has regulations Yes, you can't sleep with guests. Shiping was at a loss, and suddenly, she felt that she was trapped in a fog. Shiping didn't give up, she lowered her voice and asked Xiuxiu, are you afraid that Director Li will hear that you were with me last night, that's why you didn't dare to admit it? Xiuxiu said, Reporter Shi, you are so strange, I really didn't do anything with you.

Just as Shi Ping was about to say something, Li Meifeng stood at the door, and she said fiercely to Xiuxiu, "Xiuxiu, why don't you hurry up and go to work? If you are dragging your feet all day, you know how to do foreign work." Xiuxiu hurried away with the washed mop. Shi Ping returned to the room with the washbasin in her hand. Before closing the door, she looked at Xiuxiu who was mopping the floor in the corridor. She thought, why did Xiuxiu deny what happened last night?Could it be that what happened last night really didn't happen, was it a nightmare?That is absolutely impossible.Shi Ping suddenly remembered the small pile of pebbles under the tallow tree.If the small stone pile is still there, it proves that what happened last night really happened. If there is no small stone pile, then Shiping would rather it was a nightmare.Shiping couldn't wait to go downstairs. She borrowed an umbrella from Li Meifeng and hurried towards the river beach.Seeing that Shi Ping was in a hurry, Li Meifeng didn't know what happened to her. After Shi Ping walked out, she picked up the phone and dialed a person's number. She was talking to that person with a strange expression on her face. anxiety.

Shiping found the tallow tree on the river beach from memory.She has always thought that her memory is amazing, she can even remember what color socks Shi Weiwei wore when she and Shi Weiwei had their first date a few years ago.Shi Ping found the tallow tree exactly on this rainy autumn morning. She still remembered which branch Wujipo's lantern was tied to at that time. , the small stone pile is still there. The small stone pile is like a tomb, whose tomb is unknown. Shiping came up with a weird idea that this tomb was her own.There was an old voice warning her to leave the Fraxinus Village as soon as possible, otherwise, she might die in the Fraxinus Village.The breath of death pervading the Fraxinus Fraxinus village makes every living person here fearful, not knowing when death will come to them. Shiping really had the idea of ​​leaving Fraxinus Village. She walked on the river beach with the red cloth umbrella. It made her heart even more confused. As Shi Ping was walking, she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind, "Reporter Shi, stop!" The voice was a thick baritone with a kind of hoarseness, which was very similar to the phone call that night. When Shi Ping heard that voice, she seemed to have grasped a little light of hope in her heart.When she didn't turn around, she thought to herself, this person finally appeared.If it was the person who made the call, he must know a lot of truths, and he might solve the mystery of the death of Fraxinus Fraxinus Middle School. Shiping turned around hopefully, but in an instant, her heart sank again. In the dark, what she saw was the tall, thin young man holding a black umbrella. Shiping was a little dazed and uneasy. At this moment, on this wild river beach, where there was no one else, when she faced this mysterious man alone, she didn't have the courage to ask loudly who he was and why The old man followed her with strange eyes. The man walked towards her step by step, and Shi Ping backed away. The man said, Reporter Shi, why are you retreating? Shiping didn't talk to him. When the man took a step forward, Shi Ping took a step back. The man said, I know, you are very scared now, you are really scared. Shi Ping suddenly stopped backing, and she said sharply, don't come here! The man sneered and said, Reporter Shi, I always thought you were a bold and careful person, but it seems I was wrong. You are so timid, you are not as courageous as a mouse, and now a mouse is more courageous than a human. At least bigger than you, here, do you see, in the grass less than three steps away to your left, there is a bold mouse, it is looking at you, its eyes are so calm , not panic at all, do you think it is timid? Shiping glanced at the place the man said, and she saw a mouse, and the mouse looked at her calmly as the man said.Shiping was emboldened, and she asked the man, who are you? The man sneered, does it matter who I am? Shi Ping said again, who are you?Why follow me? The sneer on the man's face disappeared, and he said, I am Wang Gang, I did not follow you, I just want to tell you, you should go back to Chiban, it seems that you are not suitable to come here to interview Xiao Lili's death , no, it was the deaths of Xiao Lili and Gu Qiusheng. Shi Ping did not expect that he was Wang Gang, a Chinese teacher at Franzalis Middle School. What does it mean for this mysterious figure to appear at this time?Now it was Shi Ping's turn to sneer, she sneered and said, did you call me and ask me to come here? Wang Gang shook his head, his eyes became sharper, it seemed that there was something evil in the sharpness. Shi Ping asked again, is it the note you stuffed in my room that made me leave Manchurian Fraxinus Township and go back to Chiban? Wang Gang shook his head again. Shiping was speechless. She was thinking in her heart, if the deaths of Xiao Lili and Gu Qiusheng were related to him, would he pose a threat to her life at this time? Wang Gang seemed to see through her mind, he said, reporter Shi, I will not hurt you, you can rest assured as much as possible, I came to you, just want to explain some things to you, some things, I think it is more appropriate to talk to you, I I don't want to talk to others. Shi Ping was skeptical of his words. Wang Gang took another step closer to her.Shi Ping didn't back down, she just said, Wang Gang, don't come here, you can say whatever you want, you can stand there and say it, there is no need to approach me. Wang Gang said, well, I’ll just stand here and say, this kind of scene is very interesting, if it’s a pair of lovers standing in the rain and talking at a distance, it’s very poetic, but unfortunately, you’re not me lovers. I'm going to tell you a secret, maybe this secret will help you in the interview.This secret concerns my aunt Li Meifeng.Everyone in this world will think that my aunt Li Meifeng is happy, she is married to a man of status in Franz Liu Township like my uncle Li Hongqiu.Of course, my aunt Li Meifeng's life was better than that of the women in the Fraxinus village, but she was not happy. If I say this, maybe you will doubt me. How can I blame my own uncle Li Hongqiu?But I still want to say that my uncle Li Hongqiu is a bastard, he is not a good person, although he is very good to me.What he did in Franz Liu Township was contemptible. He used his power to embezzle public funds, eat, drink and have fun.There is no conscience at all!I said that he has a factual basis, but I don't want to say too much, I just want to tell you a secret, a secret about my aunt Li Meifeng. Xiao Lili is a beauty in Ash Country.When Li Meifeng married Li Hongqiu, Li Hongqiu was not an official yet. He was just an ordinary teacher in Shuiquliu Middle School like me. I believe they had a real love. I don’t know how long the shelf life of love is. I don't know when their love began to deteriorate.Anyway, Li Hongqiu has changed since he became an official. Li Meifeng knew that he also had women outside. Speaking of this, I have to say more about Li Hongqiu. As far as I know, Li Hongqiu had an affair with Hao Qiong, a female teacher in our school.It stands to reason that Hao Qiong is not as good-looking as Li Meifeng, but somehow they hooked up.It is well known that Hao Qiong and her husband are at odds, but perhaps only I know about Li Hongqiu and Hao Qiong.I later understood why Hao Qiong didn't go home after school on Friday like other teachers who lived in the city, but had to wait until Saturday morning to go back. She just wanted to stay on Friday night to have a tryst with my uncle Li Hongqiu. One Friday night, I happened to have something to do not go back to the city. At around 12 o'clock in the evening, I heard the sound from Hao Qiong's room. It was the sound of a man and a woman making love.The man was panting heavily, the woman was lasciviously screaming on the bed, and there was the creaking sound of the bed board.I thought it was Hao Qiong's husband who came, but I didn't expect that it was my uncle Li Hongqiu who had sex with Hao Qiong. You may not know that the sound insulation effect of our school's teachers' dormitory is so poor.I heard the woman calling my uncle's name.I still can't believe it. When Li Hongqiu left her room at dawn, I secretly opened the door a little bit, and saw clearly that the man was my uncle Li Hongqiu. At that time, I was a little confused, why did my uncle have sex with her? ?What makes Li Hongfan fall in love with her?Having said so much about Hao Qiong and Li Hongqiu, I feel disgusted. Let’s get back to the secret. That secret is indeed related to my aunt Li Meifeng, and I know that this secret is also related to Xiao Lili.Xiao Lili told me this secret. She told me without even telling Li Xiaofang. Think about how much Xiao Lili trusted me. Her death made me sad. What a beautiful girl she is! There is nothing wrong with my wordiness.Generally speaking, Chinese teachers like to talk wordy, and I am the most wordy person among Chinese teachers.You must be patient when listening to me. Originally, I wanted to invite you to my dormitory to talk. I still have good tea there, but you didn’t believe me, so I had to stand in the rain and tell you. It was a Monday night, Xiao Lili came to my dormitory, and I knew that she would ask me to help her with her composition, and Xiao Lili asked me to help her with her composition. I can understand this kind of rumor, who made Xiao Lili the most beautiful female student in the school.When she came to my room, not only the teacher expressed doubts about me, but even some students were jealous.One night, my window was smashed by a student with a rock while Xiao Lili was in my room.I'm not afraid of these things, I'm not afraid of crooked shadows when I'm upright. Back on that Monday night, after I tutored Xiao Lili with a composition, Xiao Lili suddenly whispered to me, Teacher Wang, I want to tell you something. Seeing her hesitant to speak, I encouraged her to speak up.With my encouragement, Xiao Lili revealed the secret. On that Sunday, Xiao Lili went to Li Xiaofang's house to play with Li Xiaofang. There was no one in Li Xiaofang's house. She didn't know that Li Xiaofang and I went to the city to play together. It happened that Li Xiaofang didn't tell Xiao Lili about her that day. Went to the city, usually the other party has notified the whereabouts of both of them.Xiao Lili thought, where will Li Xiaofang go?She thought, maybe Li Xiaofang is in a government guest house.Xiao Lili came to the township government guest house.There are no guests in the guest house, think about it, who lives in such a dilapidated guest house?Even the people who come to work above live in private guest houses. Xiao Lili walked in, she called Li Xiaofang's name loudly, but no one answered her.When she came to the reception room of the guest house, she found that the TV was still on, but there was no one in it, and the girl named Xiuxiu just happened to go home. Xiao Lili didn't like that girl named Xiuxiu, she said Xiuxiu There is an evil spirit in Xiu.As I said that, I drifted away again, look at my wordyness.Xiao Lili felt that if Li Xiaofang was there, she would not go far.She had heard from Li Xiaofang that Li Xiaofang's mother, Li Meifeng, often gathered idle women from the township government to play mahjong upstairs in the guest house. Xiao Lili went upstairs on the creaking stairs.The doors of the upstairs room were all closed, Xiao Lili didn't shout, she just came to a door, put her ear on the door, and listened for a while, if there was any movement inside, she would call Li Xiaofang's name, if there was no movement , came to another door to listen.When she came outside a room, she suddenly heard a voice, perhaps she had never heard this voice in reality, she stood at the door, full of curiosity in her heart.I think that sound is like the sound I heard when Hao Qiong and Li Hongqiu had sex.I don't know what Xiao Lili's expression was like when she heard that voice, she stretched out her hand out of nowhere, and pushed the door hard.The door was actually opened, which is a very puzzling thing, why did the door open! Xiao Lili saw a man and a woman wrapped around naked like two snakes.Xiao Lili uttered a scream, which woke up the man and the woman from the brief shock, they quickly separated, and the woman quickly pulled the quilt to cover her naked body. Xiao Lili blushed, she turned around and ran away without saying anything, she ran back home in one breath, her heart was still beating, she had never seen such a scene before, and that scene made her cry several times in a row. The heartbeat is accelerating every day.Later, she told me.She said that the man was Hu Dalong, the head of our school's security section, and the woman was my aunt Li Meifeng. Afterwards, Li Meifeng asked Li Xiaofang to call Xiao Lili home, and talked with Xiao Lili alone for a long time. Xiao Lili said that Li Meifeng was crying when talking with her. Li Meifeng asked Xiao Lili to keep a secret for her, otherwise, There was only one way for her to die. Li Meifeng also said that Xiao Lili and her daughter Li Xiaofang are good friends, and she should keep her a secret, otherwise, if she dies, Li Xiaofang will be sad. Xiao Lili promised her to keep this secret for her. I asked Xiao Lili, why did she break her promise, why did she tell me that secret? Xiao Lili said that she always thought of her mother, she didn't know that her mother left her just to sleep with another man like Hu Dalong and Li Meifeng, she just wanted to ask me if that was the case, if so, would she not be for Li Meifeng Keep this secret, if not, she will never tell others about it. I don't know how to answer her, this is a difficult problem, I know Xiao Lili has no maternal love, she hates her mother, she hates all women who are like her mother.I didn't answer her question, and she went away very sad, and didn't come to me for several days.I know that she is experiencing a long-lasting torture in her heart. In a sense, I would rather she keep this secret for my aunt. I understand her. If my uncle loves her more, maybe she won't To do such a thing, but I don't want to see Li Meifeng and Hu Dalong continue to develop.If I don't know about it, forget it, since I know, I can't stand by, but just because I didn't stand by, Xiao Lili died. These days, I have been experiencing unspeakable torture in my heart. I have always subconsciously believed that Xiao Lili's death is related to that secret.After Xiao Lili told me that secret, I went to find Hu Dalong.In the Fraxinus Village, Hu Dalong is a real dog, not a human being.My uncle got him to the school and made him the head of the school's security section, but he gave my uncle a green hat to wear. He is worse than a dog.I called him to a remote place in the school, and I said to him solemnly, Hu Dalong, I advise you to stop doing things that are worse than pigs and dogs! Hu Dalong's mouth was very hard, he asked me back, Wang Gang, please tell me clearly, what did I do that is worse than a pig and a dog! I was very angry, I really wanted to beat him up, I pointed to his nose and said, don't think I don't know about you and Li Meifeng, if you don't stop early, you will die a terrible death! I thought that my threat would make him honest, but I didn't expect that instead of being honest, he became furious. He accused me in turn, you are really no joke, and even slandered his own aunt. After he finished speaking, he left angrily. I stood there shaking with rage.After walking a while, he turned around and said to me with a sneer, don't listen to the nonsense of a yellow-haired girl, I think she is tired of working! He did say such things, really, soon, Xiao Lili died.I suspect that Xiao Lili's death is related to Hu Dalong, but I can't find any evidence that Hu Dalong killed Xiao Lili. Xiao Lili's death does not look like a murder anyway. As soon as Wang finished speaking, he turned and left.His figure faded in the rain.Shiping was still standing there, her feet were numb.If Wang Gang rushed towards her, she would not be able to escape.But Wang Gang left, Wang Gang's story was long-winded, but still exciting, Shiping felt that things suddenly became confusing.Gu Qiusheng's words, Hao Qiong's words, Li Xiaofang's words, and Wang Gang's words all seemed to make sense, and they all seemed to be making up stories. Shi Ping couldn't sort out the intricate clues all at once.After Wang Gang disappeared in the continuous autumn rain, Shiping stood on the wild river beach and felt great loneliness and uncertainty in life again.Shi Ping felt that Wang Gang still knew a lot, but he didn't tell it. On the contrary, what he said was not necessarily the truth, but maybe a false appearance, which confused Shiping's eyes. become sinister. Shi Ping returned to the Manchuria Township Government Guest House, and was about to enter the reception room to return the umbrella to Li Meifeng when she heard Xiuxiu's cry.Li Meifeng was not in the reception room, and when Shi Ping walked in, Xiuxiu was crying.Seeing her crying, Shi Ping's eyes turned red. Shi Ping felt sorry for Xiuxiu, she asked Xiuxiu, Xiuxiu, why are you crying? Xiuxiu didn't answer her. Seeing her crying, she must be very wronged. Xiuxiu stopped crying. She wiped her eyes and face with a towel. After she finished wiping, she said to Shi Ping, "Reporter Shi, Director Li has something to leave. She said I will leave the umbrella for you."The rain won't stop for a while. Shi Ping said, um, Xiuxiu, if you have something sad to tell me, just say it. Xiuxiu said, nothing, nothing, reporter Shi.Breakfast is ready for you, and it's in your room, go and eat. Shiping knew that she would not say anything to her, so she comforted Xiuxiu and went upstairs.She opened the door, and a gust of moisture rushed in.She ate something casually, opened her laptop, and typed on it. She had to record something, and then sort out some clues from it, sort out some clues for this interview, and find out something to dig .Once again, she gave up the idea of ​​leaving the village of Fraxinus mandshurica. Shi Ping was writing something when she heard someone calling her downstairs. Reporter Shi—Shi Ping recognized the voice of Wang Yong, the director of the police station.What did Wang Yong ask him to do?She opened the door and said yes. Wang Yong said downstairs, reporter Shi, we are going to learn about Gu Qiusheng, will you go? Shiping quickly said, I'll go, I'll go, just wait a moment, I'll come down right away. Shi Ping originally thought that Wang Yong made a situation yesterday afternoon to let her participate in the investigation, so she would not care about her anymore, but she did not expect Wang Yong to call her again.After Xiao Lili's death, Wang Yong just sent a policeman to investigate. This time, he went out in person, maybe he has realized the seriousness of the problem. Shi Ping carried the interview bag and umbrella and went downstairs.Wang Yong and Hu Dalong were talking about something, and when they saw Shiping coming down, they walked out the door. Wang Yong said to Shiping as he walked, let's go to Gu Qiusheng's neighbor's house to find out the situation. Shi Ping said, you can make any arrangements, anyway, I will just follow you. Wang Yong and Hu Dalong rode a motorcycle alone. Hu Dalong had no expression on his face, he was monolithic. He said to Shi Ping, reporter Shi, can you ride on my motorcycle? Shiping remembered Wang Gang's words, she is a person with strong likes and dislikes, she ignored Hu Dalong. Wang Yong smiled and said, Reporter Shi, then take my seat. Shiping nodded, and Wang Yong threw a raincoat to Shiping for her to put on.Shiping knew that it was not appropriate to use an umbrella on a motorcycle, so she put the umbrella back in the reception room, put on a raincoat, and sat on the back seat of Wang Yong's motorcycle. Wang Yong asked Shi Ping, reporter Shi, sit down! Shiping agreed, it's done! Wang Yong started the motorcycle.The motorcycle monster screamed and rushed out, and Shiping quickly put his arms around Wang Yong's waist.Wang Yong's motorcycle was driving fast, and if Shi Ping didn't hug his waist tightly, she would fall off the motorcycle accidentally.Hu Dalong said something neutral to Wang Yong on another motorcycle, and then laughed.Wang Yong ignored him, Shi Ping's face became hot all of a sudden, she wanted to let go of Wang Yong's waist, but she didn't do that, but her disgust towards Hu Dalong deepened a lot.They came to the home of Gu Kefan, Gu Qiusheng's neighbor. Gu Kefan is a young farmer with beards all over his face, but he looks quite honest. In the Mandshurica mandshurica village, almost all young people go out to work, like Gu Kefan who guards an acre of land at home. People are rare.It may be that Wang Yong and Gu Kefan agreed to come to find out the situation, and Gu Kefan went out to greet him as soon as he heard the sound of the motorcycle. As soon as they entered the hall of Gu Kefan's house, Shi Ping found that Gu Kefan had already made a pot of tea, and there was a large plate of peanuts on the table. They sat down around the table, drinking tea and eating They chatted with Peanut.It looked like he was going to talk about a good thing, not like he was learning about the death of a child.Shi Ping didn't drink tea, and didn't peel peanuts to eat, but Hu Dalong ate very vigorously. The sound he made by peeling peanuts was super loud in Shi Ping's ears. Wang Yong quickly got to the point. He said, Ke Fan, you should know what we are doing here today. The child Gu Qiusheng died, and why he died is still a mystery.I think you should cooperate with us to solve this mystery. You and Gu Qiusheng are neighbors. You should know the situation of his family very well. You know very well what happened to their family recently. We want to hear from you You can say whatever you want, say as much as you know, don't have any scruples. Gu Kefan's face became heavy, his lips were a little pale, and he looked very dull and malnourished.When Shi Ping took out the interview machine and prepared to record, she wondered, if Gu Kefan's beard was often shaved off, maybe his lips would be a little bloody, and the beard had taken away the nutrition he lacked.He coughed as he spoke. Cough... Speaking of which, Gu Qiusheng's family is relatively close to ours. Before the fifth service was released, they both visited the tomb of the same ancestor during Qingming.Their family's luck is not very good. Gu Qiusheng's father, Gu Neng, has tried many things but failed.The kiln burns all waste bricks, and the fish are all dead. There is no choice but to go out to work.You know, it’s not easy for us farmers to support our families. In Gu Nengdu, there are old and young, and his wife Yundi is not a good housekeeper, nor can she make money.The burden on Gu Nengdu's shoulders is heavy.Cough cough... Gu Neng is a person with a high heart. When he was a child, he hoped that he could study and become a leader when he grew up, but because his family was too poor, he didn't get his wish.When it came to Gu Qiusheng's generation, Gu Nengdu made a poisonous oath that he must provide Gu Qiusheng to study, and no matter how heavy the burden was, he must train Gu Qiusheng to become a college student.cough cough... Cough cough... Gu Qiusheng is a kid who is doing well, and his academic performance is good.In the past, every year when Gu Neng returned home during the Chinese New Year, he would excitedly show Gu Qiusheng's report card to his neighbors, with an air of vigor, as if Gu Qiusheng won the first prize.I understand him. It is not easy for him to work outside. In the past two years, Gu Neng has not come back, not even for the Chinese New Year. This is because the family needs money.Ahem... It's because of his good intentions that he can save a little travel expenses home.Gu Qiusheng's mother, Yundi, suffers from a chronic illness, and she spent a lot of money last year. Therefore, their family owed a lot of foreign debts, and I also lent money to their family.They will pay back my money if they can, and even if they can't, I won't chase him.I don't know about others.cough cough... Ahem... Some time ago, I heard Yundi scolding Gu Qiusheng very fiercely. I don't know if Yundi has tried to fight Gu Qiusheng.I went over to persuade Yundi not to scold the child.Yundi was sitting in the hall, her hands were covering her chest, her face was pale, she probably had another illness.Gu Qiusheng stood aside, lowered his head, and kept silent, as if he had made a big mistake.After I entered her house, Yundi was still cursing.cough cough... I said to her, Sister-in-law Yundi, stop scolding the child. I think Qiu Sheng is a sensible and good child. If there is something wrong with him, just educate him. If you scold him like this, it will hurt his self-esteem. Cough cough... Yundi stopped scolding, she was panting heavily, with sweat on her forehead.I said to Yundi, sister-in-law, did you get sick again?Yundi nodded and said, what evil did I do in my previous life, my life will be so hard in this life, and I will suffer even more. I hurriedly said to Gu Qiusheng, Qiusheng, hurry up and bring a cup of hot water to your mother. Yundi added, and brought me the medicine as well. Gu Qiusheng brought the medicine without saying a word, and then he poured another glass of boiling water and brought it over. After Yundi took the medicine, she gave Gu Qiusheng a blank look, and didn't go to study.cough cough... Gu Qiusheng left with his schoolbag on his back.After Gu Qiusheng left, Yundi said to me, alas, Qiu Sheng is not up to snuff, Teacher Wang has come to complain to him, saying that he is not good at the book now, and he is not good at chasing girls when he is young. I'm really evil, let his father know about it, it's no wonder his father is so angry that he vomits blood! Cough cough... I advise Yun Di not to think too much, just ask Sheng Shu to read well, and let him go after girls, the trend is different now. Yundi said, you can’t follow any trends, he doesn’t know how hard his father is outside, he does coolies and eats leftovers from other people, so he knows how to save money bit by bit , Send it home, why doesn’t this little thing know?How many times have I told him, why is he disobedient?I think he is really crazy.cough cough... I persuaded her a few words and left.To be honest, I don't know how to persuade her.Since then, I have often heard Yundi curse Gu Qiusheng, and Yundi vented all the resentment in her heart on her son.The strange thing is that Gu Qiusheng never spoke back, no matter how Yundi scolded him, he just kept his head down and remained silent. Ahem... Gu Qiusheng didn't talk much since he was a child.Ordinary people don't like to say hello, and go their own way with a dull head. Sometimes, I ask something, but he doesn't answer.We all know he's an introvert, and we don't blame him.But in school, he can't eat like this. Teachers and classmates may not like people with his personality. This is a normal thing.cough cough... Cough cough... I never believed that Gu Qiusheng would go after girls. I watched him grow up. Usually, he would blush when he saw a girl from a family we are close to. How could he go after girls? ? Once I ran into Xiao Lili on the road, and I remembered what happened to Gu Qiusheng, so I stopped her. Xiao Lili was very upset when I called her to stop, and she asked me what I told her to do. I said angrily, what did I tell you to do, I have something to ask you! She said, if you have anything to say, say it quickly, I still have a lot of things to do! I said, did you hear that Gu Qiusheng was chasing you? 肖莉莉脸红了，她说，你听什么人瞎讲，哪有这样的事！ 说完，肖莉莉就飞快地跑了。 咳咳……我就把肖莉莉的话告诉云娣，想让她放宽心，没想到她听了我的话后不停地叹气。她老咒骂古求胜，有时咒得很恶毒，我听了心里也不舒服，肖莉莉死后，我看古求胜完全变了一个人，他更加的内向了，而且看人时眼睛里充满怨恨。cough cough... 有一天晚上，我发现这孩子在村外的一棵枇杷树下面哭，我走了过去，我说，求胜，那么晚了还不回家，你怎么啦？ 他听见我说话，停住哭声，飞快地跑了。 咳咳……有几天晚上，我听见有哭声从古求胜住的小阁楼上传来，那哭声听上去十分的凄惨，我不知道古求胜为什么哭。奇怪的是，云娣似乎没有听见他的哭声，也听不见云娣骂他了。乌鸡婆晚上叫魂，全村人都知道，古求胜老是在乌鸡婆叫魂时跟在她的身后，全村人也知道。我看古求胜是中了邪，不然，他怎么会想去死呢？你们说是不是呀！ cough cough... 古可凡正在边咳嗽边绘声绘色地说着话，突然，他邻居古求胜家里传来了呼天抢地的哭喊声。 古可凡停止了说话，他说了声，不好，又出事了！ 说完，古可凡扔下石萍他们，不顾一切地朝门外冲出去。 石萍听出来了，是古求胜的母来云娣的哭喊，石萍和王勇他们赶紧跟在古可凡后面冲了出去。胡大龙低声地嘟哝了一声，石萍不清楚他嘟哝的是什么话。 他们来到了古求胜家里，他们看到云娣披头散发两手不停地拍着胸脯说，这让我怎么活呀，这让我怎么活呀！ 云娣呼喊着突然倒在地上不省人事，她浑身抽搐着，嘴角流着白沫。云娣的双眼紧闭，脸色苍白。 古可凡大声说，不好，快送卫生院。 王勇对胡大龙说，大龙，快，背云娣上卫生院。 胡大龙有点不情愿的样子，古可凡抱起了云娣，但他的力气不够，显得很吃力。 王勇对胡大龙大声说，胡大龙，你还愣着干什么，快背云娣上医院！ 胡大龙这才背对着古可凡蹲了下来，古可凡和王勇把云娣放在了胡大龙的背上，胡大龙阴沉着脸背起云娣就出了门，一行人朝卫生院匆忙赶去。 王勇对石萍说，石记者，你还是坐我的摩托车吧。 石萍说了声，谢谢！No! 说完，她就跟在那一行人后面小跑起来，天上还落着绵绵的秋雨，石萍跟在那一行人的后面，连雨衣都忘了穿了。一行人很快就到了卫生院，胡大龙直接就把云娣背进了抢救室，王勇抢先一步到了卫生院，他已经叫好了医生了，胡大龙把云娣放在抢救台上后，医生就让所有无关的人出了抢救室开始对云娣实施抢救。他们在医院的一个医生办公室，听一个知情的妇女讲云娣的事情。石萍打开了采访机，开始录音。她还拍下了讲述人的照片。 石萍拍照片时，王勇用怪异的目光看了她一眼，胡大龙也用莫名奇妙的目光瞟了她一眼。那个妇女是云娣的一个亲威，这两天在古求胜死后一直陪着云娣。她说得十分简洁，她叙述的过程中，医院里散发出一种奇怪的气味，那种气味石萍似曾相识，好像在那里闻到过。她一下子想起来了，那种气味就在那个深夜她接到那个陌生人的电话后闻到过。 事情原来是这样的，古求胜死后，云娣就给丈夫古能都打了电话，让他赶快回来，她一个人支撑不了了，其实电话不是云娣本人打的，是她把丈夫所在工厂的电话号码告诉给那个亲戚，亲戚去乡邮政所帮她打的。古能都接到电话后当场就语塞了，老半天不能说话。他没有像老婆云娣那样呼天抢地的大哭大喊，他二话不说，就去老板那里请假。老板是个不太好说话的人，他问古能都为什么要请假，现在工厂那么忙。古能都没有说自己的儿子死了，只是说家里出现了变故。老板说，能有什么大不了的事，回去好好干活吧，古能都又急又气，终于说出了事情的真相。他朝老板低吼道，我儿子死了，我难道不应该回去么？老板看他的脸色难看，浑身颤抖，他相信了古能都的话。老板准了他的假。可下来，古能都又碰到一个难题了，他已经把上月的工资全部都寄回去了，他现在回家连路费都没有，他想去向工友借钱，可工友都和他一样，把钱寄回老家去养家糊口了，哪有钱借给他呀？他没有办法，只好再去找老板预支工资。老板沉下了脸，这样不坏了规矩，不到发工资的时间怎么能预支工资给你！古能都无奈，他只好朝老板跪下了，不住地朝老板磕头！老板对他说，你就是磕破头也没有用！要不是恰好老板的母亲有事来找儿子，帮了古能都一把，古能都也许真的把自己的头磕成烂泥也拿不到一分钱。老板的娘是信佛的人，她见古求胜跪在地上朝儿子磕头，连忙把古能都扶了起来，连声说，阿弥陀佛，阿弥陀佛！她问明了情况后，沉着脸对儿子说，没心肝的东西，你这样是不会有好报的，快给我取两千块钱来。老板对自己的亲娘倒是毕恭毕敬，不敢有半点的违抗，他马上让财务取了两千元钱交给了母亲，老板他娘把两千元钱递给了古能都，和颜悦色地对他说，你赶快回去吧，这点钱你不用还了，就算我帮助你的，快回去吧！古能都接过钱，朝她跪了下去，重重地磕了一个响头，然后就往车站飞奔而去，他乘坐最近一班的长途汽车赶往西县，他万万没想到车快到西县时翻进了一个深沟，好在古能都命大，没有死，但他的手和脚都摔断了。长途班车是私人承包去了的，那个承包商来到西县医院看望幸存者时，他问古能都有什么条件要提出来，古能都说，我现在没有什么条件，只想借你的手机给我家里打个电话。那个承包商没说什么，就把手机递给了古能都，古能都把电话打到了一个有电话的邻居家里，他一五一十地把情况和云娣说了，云娣听完后就呼天抢地地哭喊起来，回到家里后就昏倒了。 石萍听完了妇女的话，心想，真是屋漏偏逢连夜雨，古求胜一家人够倒楣的了。 派出所所长王勇吸了口气，说了声，妈的，都是一个穷字闹的！ 胡大龙没有说话，他不停地抽烟，边抽烟边用莫测的目光瞟石萍。有一次，石萍的目光和胡大龙的目光相撞在一起，胡大龙心虚地收回了目光，石萍心想，塞进她房间里的纸条会不会是胡大龙干的，那潦草的字迹十分吻合胡大龙的身份。她有点后悔把那字条撕废了。她应该把那些字条保留下来，交给派出所所长王勇，让他去查的。 派出所所长王勇把石萍叫出了医生办公室，在医院走廊一个无人的角落，他们俩站住了。 王勇对石萍说，石记者，你也跟我们调查两天了，你说，古求胜的死应该怎么定论呢？ 石萍心里有许多疑点和可疑的人，王刚胡大龙他们都十分可疑，甚至那个郝琼老师，但是，在没有弄清他们和王勇的关系之前，石萍是不会说出来的，那样对自己十分危险。他们连孩子都敢杀，也一定会对石萍下毒手。 石萍摇了摇头，她说，王所长，我不知道怎么定论，这要看你的了，这方面毕竟还是你有经验。 王勇笑了笑，他点燃了一根烟说，我看还是自杀，原因是古求胜这孩子为情所困，他看肖莉莉死了以后，心里承受不了折磨，就和肖莉莉一样自杀了。 石萍没有说话。她看着王勇，王勇的说法和郝琼预料的一模一样，看来他们对古求胜的死早有定论。就在这时，走廊的一扇紧闭的窗户突然洞开，像是有一双无形的手突然用力地拉开了窗门，一股凉风灌了进来，一只麻雀从窗外的雨中冲撞进来，一头撞在了墙壁上，然后掉落在地上，抽搐了几下就僵硬不动了。石萍看着地上的死鸟，睁大了惊恐的眼睛。