The setting sun sank little by little from the gap between the two mountains. Seeing that it was getting dark, Liu Chao and his partners still couldn’t find the way out of the mountain. The GPS had lost power two hours ago, and then the compass started to Inexplicably malfunctioning, in such a complex and uninhabited valley, they naturally lost their way. It’s okay to just get lost. They were originally on a field trip. They were equipped with tents, sleeping bags, etc., and they could spend the night anywhere. But now they faced a serious problem: they ran out of drinking water. "It's all your fault!" Yaoyao glared at the old horse walking beside her, and complained, "I said to carry more water, but you insisted that you don't need it, this is good, my throat is about to smoke. "

The old horse was not angry, but said with a faint smile: "Didn't I want to lighten the burden for you, who knew that there is no water in this valley, it's incredible." "Come on, I said don't come to this place, but you still want to come, what is the last piece of undeveloped land in the Central Plains, there is no water source, no wonder no one came to develop it-I'm afraid all the people who came to develop it were thirsty Died on the road." "You can still say that, which means you are not thirsty at all." "Get out!" Yaoyao gave him a blank look and stopped talking.Maybe I'm really thirsty and I don't want to waste my saliva anymore.

Persisting and walking for a while, the river valley under my feet forked into two roads ahead, one on the left and one on the right, and a group of five people stopped before the fork. "Where should we go?" Liu Chao turned his head to look at Lao Ma. The latter is the captain of this field trip and has a wealth of experience in outdoor travel. They are used to listening to him when they are undecided. Opinion. The old horse observed carefully, pointed to the road on the left and said, "This road is smoother, let's go this way." "But the road on the right seems to have a lower terrain, and the water flows downhill. Isn't it more likely to find water sources here?" Qin Nalan said uncertainly. She is a petite girl with a quiet temperament. I don't know why. But I like wild sports like field trips.

"You are right, but look here—" the old horse walked quickly to the road on the left, pointing to a piece of land under his feet and said, "There are a lot of footprints here, which means that someone walked by here not long ago, and the GPS When there was electricity, I took a look. There should be some small villages near this area. This road may lead to the villages. If we are looking for water, wouldn’t it be more convenient to go to the villages?” Everyone agreed, so they chose the road to the left.It’s just that when he first stepped on this road, Liu Chao’s right eyelid twitched without warning. He felt a little strange, so he casually asked Cui Bo next to him: “What’s the twitch in the right eyelid?”

"The right eye... jumping for money? I forgot too." Liu Chao let out an "oh", and after a while his eyelids stopped twitching again, so he didn't think much about it. After walking forward for about 20 minutes, the sky was basically dark, only a little orange-red glow was faintly shining in the mountains to the west, like diluted blood, flowing faintly in the sky. After walking for several hours, coupled with the unbearable thirst, Liu Chao felt that he was going to collapse, and wanted to tell everyone to rest before leaving, but seeing the two girls insisting on walking, he was too embarrassed to open his mouth as a big man. While hesitating, he suddenly heard the Yaoyao who was walking in the front shout loudly: "Look over there!"

Liu Chao raised his head and looked in the direction of Yaoyao's finger, but saw a vaguely house-like shape on a hill in the distance, but unfortunately the sky was too dark and the distance was relatively far away, so he couldn't see it very clearly. "Is that a village?" Cui Bo set up an awning to look over, and said in an uncertain tone. "I think it's 80% yes, let's go and have a look." Yaoyao said. Hope is right in front of our eyes, and the fighting spirit that was extinguished by everyone returned to their bodies for a while. It is a bit exaggerated to say that they are alive and well, but the walking speed is indeed much faster than before. After a while, Shan Gang is clearly in sight, and everyone's expectations are not there. In vain, some adobe houses were erected on the hill, at least dozens of them, reaching the size of a village.

"Following the old horse, there is indeed meat to eat." Cui Bo said cheerfully. "There is water to drink." Yaoyao glanced at the old horse, "Forget it, you kid is right, go back and treat you to our grilled chicken." "Thank you, I appreciate it." "What do you mean, isn't our grilled chicken delicious?" Yaoyao put the alpenstock on the old horse's neck like a sword, "Quickly tell me, do you want to eat it or not!" "Eat, eat. I'll eat three in one go, okay?" A few people laughed and played and walked up the hill, getting closer and closer to the village, but at this time the sky was already dark, the moon had not yet risen, and the sky and the earth were pitch black. Although the village was close at hand, the village was invisible. Lan suddenly said, "It's strange, it's getting dark, why isn't the village lighting up?"

One sentence touched everyone, Liu Chao stared blankly at the direction of the village and said, "Maybe there is no electricity here yet?" "Then there are always oil lamps and candles. You can't go to bed as soon as it gets dark, right?" "Yes, we'd better be careful." Cui Bo continued. "Be careful of what?" Qin Nalan's tone was a little nervous. Cui Bo shrugged, "I can't say it, but I have a... not so good feeling in my heart." As soon as these words were uttered, the atmosphere began to change, and finally the old horse stood up and said: "Perhaps the people in the mountains are really used to going to bed early, don't think about it, didn't you cry thirsty early in the morning, let's go!"

Everyone started walking again, and after walking for a while, Liu Chao accidentally turned his head and found that the moon had risen from the foothills in the distance at some point. Gives a very uncomfortable feeling. Liu Chao's right eyelid jumped again for no reason. The old horse guessed right, this road does lead to the mountain village all the way, and the road becomes wider at the entrance of the village, with dense grass on both sides and a few tall trees growing occasionally, but there is no trace of the field.Lao Ma's explanation for this is that in order to prevent soil erosion, the fields in mountain villages are generally opened far away from the village, such as on the other side of the mountain.

Liu Chao was at the back of the team. When he reached the entrance of the village, Qin Nalan, who was walking in front of him, stopped suddenly. Liu Chao almost bumped into him. He was regretting that he was walking too slowly, but he heard Yaoyao's voice coming from the front of the team. Came: "Wait, did you see those two people?" Liu Chao was taken aback, and looked from behind Qin Nalan, and was immediately taken aback—two people stood upright on the opposite side of the road, about ten meters away from them. There's no movement, and the one on the left has no head! "How could it be!" Liu Chao exclaimed softly, and boldly took a flashlight to shine on the two of them, emitting a white reflection.

"It doesn't seem like a human..." The old horse walked forward with a mutter, but Yaoyao didn't hold back, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.The other three stood in the distance and looked at each other, none of them dared to go easily.After a while, the old horse stood in front of the figure and waved at them: "Come here, it's a stone statue." Several people let out a sigh of relief, and walked closer one after another. After a closer look, it was indeed a stone statue, but the height and height were all made according to the proportions of normal people, so it looked like a real person from a distance. The stone statue should be some years old, the lines on the body are blurred, and there are traces of being worn flat, but the clothes can be vaguely recognized: the stone statue on the right is wearing a long skirt and has a bun on her head. It is a woman with an unclear face; The first stone statue is wearing armor, holding a "long sword" in his hand, with a tall and straight figure, just like a general. These two stone statues amazed everyone, and each took out their cameras to take pictures. Qin Nalan pointed to the general statue and said, "Why does this stone statue have no head? It looks weird." "Like this kind of stone statue, the body and head are made of two stones. They are not strong enough to withstand the wind and sun for a long time. It is normal for the head to fall off. You have not seen the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Mausoleum. A lot of headless portraits?" Lao Ma explained while pressing the shutter. Yaoyao nodded and said, "Anyway, it's strange that these two stone statues are standing at the entrance of the village. Can any of you tell the age of the stone statues?" Everyone expressed their lack of knowledge in this area. Liu Chao touched the shoulder of "Headless General", which was very smooth without any rough feeling of stone. "It's probably a cultural relic, maybe three hundred years if not five hundred years." He guessed. Because they were eager to find water to drink, a few people took a few photos and hurried into the village. Not far on the road lined with adobe houses on both sides, they made a staggering discovery—this is an infinite village. Human Village! The doors of all the houses are open, some even have no doors, according to the flashlight, most of the rooms are furnished like ordinary rural villages, there are beds, stoves, and even tables, chairs and benches, but they are dilapidated and cannot be seen. Show a little trace of someone's life. Lao Ma guessed that this might be a long-abandoned village, "It's nothing surprising." He said, "I have seen such uninhabited villages in Xinjiang, mostly because of inconvenient transportation or natural disasters. , the residents of the village migrated collectively to other places, so the house was empty.” "Well, let's leave this alone, the most important thing is to find water to drink." Yaoyao's words reminded everyone that they went around the village with hope, but they found a small spring in the rock pile, and the old horse was cautious. He tasted it with his tongue first, "That's right, it smells like lemonade, it's mountain spring water!" The crowd cheered and jumped for joy. After drinking heavily, most of their physical strength and spirit recovered. They sat down on the spot and discussed what to do next while eating dry food. "I suggest finding a big house in the village to spend the night," Ma said. "It won't be disturbed by wind or poisonous insects. It's much safer." "I agree." Yaoyao raised her hand and said. "I don't agree!" Qin Nalan scanned the faces of several people nervously, and asked timidly, "Aren't you afraid to spend the night in such a deserted village?" "What are you afraid of?" Yaoyao looked at her with some puzzlement. "Isn't that what traveling in the wild is all about? You can spend the night wherever it's safe. Besides, there are five of us, so what's there to be afraid of?" "No, I'm just scared. Can't we go back to the river valley to spend the night? Here..." She looked around and said in a softer voice, "I feel... a bit spooky." Liu Chao's heart moved. Like Qin Nalan, it was his first time to participate in field trips. Faced with the current situation, he certainly did not have the courage of old horses and demons. He said immediately: "I support Nalan's opinion. I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep all night.” Yaoyao shrugged helplessly, and turned her eyes to the old horse: "What should I do?" "Then take care of them, and find a suitable place to spend the night after leaving the village." Just like that, the group returned the same way, and when they were about to reach the entrance of the village, Yaoyao suddenly pointed to an empty room with a wide open door on the left and said, "Look, there is a chair in this room!" Liu Chao hurriedly turned his head to look, and sure enough, there was a simple yellow wooden chair facing the door in this room near the door, and the dim moonlight shone on the chair surface, giving off a faint reflection.For some reason, the moment Liu Chao saw this chair, his heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable strange feeling rose from the bottom of his heart. "Strange, why didn't you see this thing in the house when you came here?" Yaoyao murmured. "At that time, I was just looking for water, who cares about this." After finishing speaking, Lao Ma led the way into the house, and Yaoyao and Cui Bo also followed.Liu Chao also wanted to go in and have a look, but was stopped by Qin Nalan, and the novel said: "Come here with me, please, don't go there." "Just go together." "No, I dare not go over, you can stay here with me for a while." Facing her pleading eyes, Liu Chao had no choice but to nod.At this time, the old horse's voice came from the house: "It's a very clean chair, has anyone sat on it recently?" "Maybe there are other donkey friends who have been here. If you can come, others can't." Yaoyao said. "Yes, it's rare to come here. You can take a picture of me while I'm sitting on a chair. It's also a souvenir." The three of them took turns sitting on the chairs to take pictures, and just now they walked out of the room satisfied, the old horse looked up at the two who had been standing there waiting for them, and asked, "Why don't you go to take pictures, what are you doing standing here?" "No, I'm dizzy." Qin Nalan said with one hand on his forehead. "What?" Yaoyao stepped forward, looked at her and said, "Could it be that you're too tired?" "Maybe." Qin Nalan nodded. "It's the first time I've walked so far in one breath." Yaoyao turned to the old horse and said, "Let's go back to the valley and find a place to rest. I'm tired too." On the way back to the river valley, Qin Nalan's headache became more and more serious, and even had to be supported by Yaoyao when walking.Looking at her pale face like paper, Liu Chao vaguely had a bad feeling. In the end, several people set up tents on a relatively flat place not far from the uninhabited village. There were two tents in total, and the five people lived in two tents, divided into men and women.Maybe it was because he was really too tired and had nothing to worry about. The old horse fell asleep shortly after entering the tent, leaving Cui Bo and Liu Chao unable to sleep, so they lit candles and chatted against the sleeping bags. During the chat, Cui Bo kept showing a little absent-mindedness, and glanced at the entrance of the tent from time to time, as if he was worried that something would suddenly come in at any time, which aroused Liu Chao's suspicion even more. "What are you looking at?" He finally couldn't help asking. "No, it's nothing." Cui Bo lowered his head, his eyes began to flicker, and after a while, he looked at Liu Chao with a hesitant expression, "Well, I just... encountered a strange thing in the village..." "What strange thing?" Liu Chaoxin suddenly mentioned it.Unexpectedly, as soon as Cui Bo opened his mouth, there was a strange "whooping" sound outside the tent, a bit like howling a wolf, and a bit like blowing a horn, in short, the sound was extremely strange. The two of them stared at each other with wide eyes at the same time, with incredible expressions on their faces. "It's from...the village..." Cui Bo spoke vigorously, and then the strange footsteps sounded, just outside the tent. Trembling, Liu Chao grabbed the trekking pole from the ground. At this moment, his heart rate almost exceeded the load capacity of his heart, but he could do nothing—at this moment, he could not restrain the tension and fear in his heart. The footsteps came to the opening of the tent and stopped, separated from the people in the tent only by a curtain.At this moment, Liu Chao's fear boiled to the extreme. Cui Bo suddenly made a silent gesture to him, then got up from the sleeping bag, bent his waist, and moved slowly towards the opening of the tent without a sound. Liu Chao saw that he was holding a long military dagger in his right hand , the blade shone coldly in the flickering candlelight. After listening for a while behind the curtain, Cui Bo looked back at Chao Liu, nodded, and then stood still for a long time as if gathering courage. Chao Liu understood what he was going to do and was about to step forward to stop him, but Seeing him "huh" pull open the tent—— In the morning, at nearly eight o'clock, Jiang Xiaolou walked into the compound of Xuyou City Public Security Bureau as usual. Although he was dressed as an artist in casual clothes, he was indeed a policeman. Not only that, he was also a member of the Municipal Criminal Police Force elite personnel. He is quite gifted and researched in criminal investigation, which he himself does not doubt. In college, his girlfriend Ji Ruxuan was involved in a weird criminal case. He investigated the case privately and provided the police with key clues, thus catching him. The murderer and let the truth of the case come to light. Although the police handled the matter in a low-key manner at Jiang Xiaolou's request, Gao Fei, the captain of the criminal police, still reported to his old boss, the retired director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, who was also Jiang Xiaolou's father. Just in time for Jiang Xiaolou to graduate from university, Jiang's father used Gao Fei's relationship to insert Jiang Xiaolou into the city's criminal police detachment. Jiang Xiaolou was naturally not the kind of person who obeyed his orders. The reason why he agreed with his father's arrangement was that Just because he is interested in being a police officer—at least for now, it’s not too late to resign when he doesn’t want to do it. He thought so at the time, but he didn’t think about it and worked for a year and a half.Time flies. Through the office hall, Jiang Xiaolou went straight to Gao Fei's office.At that time, Gao Fei was standing at his desk, discussing something with two police officers who were as young as him. When he heard the door opening, he raised his head and glanced, "Come on, come here." He said casually, and then buried his head to continue Talk to two people. "Why is it so urgent, I finally took a break from work, and I agreed to go to the park with my daughter-in-law. She spent half an hour dressing up for this, and just about to go out, you called..." Jiang Xiaolou frowned Spread your hands, with a helpless expression on your face. "I owe you on off-duty first, and I will pay you back after the case is over. Alright, you two should find out what to do first, and report any situation at any time." After sending the two police officers out, Gao Fei picked up a notebook from the table and tore it up. The next page was handed over to Jiang Xiaolou, and there was a line of scrawled handwriting on it: Wang Wei, Room 702, 49th Floor, Xiangyang Community, Qinghe District, phone number:  … "What do you mean?" Jiang Xiaolou raised his head and asked. "The witness of the girl's disappearance has been found, but this guy is too timid to come to the police station for fear of revenge, so I have to trouble Detective Jiang to come." "Don't put a high hat on me, is there no idler in the team?" "If you don't go, you are idle. Don't be naughty, go over quickly and call Xiao Liu to take notes. By the way, you'd better go in casual clothes. This is what the witness requires." "Request? When will you pay attention to my request?" "Stop fooling around with me. The situation is like this. On the night of the incident—about one o'clock in the morning, this witness saw a person who looked very similar to the missing girl walking on the road outside the community on the balcony of his house, followed by A man in black—it must be a man, and the two of them are walking towards the highway one after the other—" "Wait, did the missing girl go forward by herself?" "That's what he said." Jiang Xiaolou looked at him in disbelief: "What is this?" "You can ask yourself what's the matter. You know the case, so I won't say more. You just go there, go back quickly." Jiang Xiaolou shrugged his shoulders, walked out of the office with his police cap, and suddenly turned back, "Ask, in today's situation, will you be paid overtime?" Gao Fei narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "You missed two days of work last month, it seems I haven't deducted your salary yet?" Jiang Xiaolou quickly turned around and fled. Xiao Liu's name is Liu Momo, and he is one of the famous "two police flowers" of the criminal police detachment of Xuyou City. The other "flower" is Jiang Xiaolou's cousin Jiang Binger. He has never looked at her with admiring eyes, so Liu Momo is the real beauty in his eyes. Jiang Xiaolou thought comfortingly, that today he can go out with her on a mission, which can be regarded as a little compensation for working overtime. After taking the bus for half an hour, after getting off the bus, they were not far from the address written on the paper, so the two decided to walk there.At the special request of the witness, both of them wore casual clothes. Jiang Xiaolou turned her head to look at Liu Momo, who was dressed casually, with interest as she walked, and finally she asked unwillingly, "What are you looking at?" Jiang Xiaolou replied with a smile: "We don't look like the police at all, but like a couple shopping." "Love you!" Liu Momo reached out and hit him. "Is that considered flirting?" "Go away, you will be beaten to death by your family!" The two joked for a while, and when they were about to reach the place, Liu Momo made a silent gesture to Jiang Xiaolou. "Okay, let's get down to business." "I know." Jiang Xiaolou walked a few steps quickly, stopped in front of the unit door of a building, took out the address to confirm it was correct, and rang the doorbell of room 302.Soon, a hoarse man's voice came out from the loudspeaker: "Who is that?" "For business." Jiang Xiaolou said. "Working? Oh, you are... come up quickly." After the door of the unit was opened, Jiang Xiaolou and Liu Momo looked at each other and smiled wryly: He didn't even dare to mention their identities, this man is too timid. This is a two-bedroom house, decorated in an ordinary way, it is no different from ordinary people.The man, the witness, looked about forty years old, bald, wearing a pair of black-rimmed short-sighted glasses, and looked a bit intellectual. "My name is Wang Wei, you can just call me Old Wang." The man smiled mischievously, "I heard that you are coming, I sent my wife and children to buy vegetables, they don't know about my report." Jiang Xiaolou nodded, walked straight through the bedroom, came to the balcony and looked down. Lao Wang understood what he meant, and immediately followed him, pointing to a crossroad not far from the opposite side and whispered, "That's where I saw that girl the other day, and there was a man in black, and we went to the intersection together. Go over there—" Jiang Xiaolou followed his fingers, looking at a six-lane road in the distance. The road is some distance away from the residential area where they are located, and the direction of traffic is just opposite to the residential area. On both sides of the road are stretches of construction sites.Since the city's urban construction has reached saturation, the government can only open up a little space in the suburbs. While destroying the environment, the pockets of the government leaders are also bulging a little bit. The mystery is self-evident. "Does this road go to the highway?" Jiang Xiaolou stopped his wild thoughts and asked Lao Wang beside him. "Yes, the Jinxu Expressway is two kilometers away, going to Jincheng and Jiaozuo." Lao Wang further explained: "This road is too far away, and there are few people walking during the day, so I saw someone in the middle of the night, so I was curious. I took a second look, but I didn't expect it to be a girl living in the front building. At that time, I wondered what she was doing on the highway at night. Later, I heard that this girl disappeared. I thought it was not easy, so I decided to call you ..." Jiang Xiaolou nodded, and then asked: "How can you conclude that what you saw is the missing girl?" "Hair, she's the only one here who dyed her hair green, it's so eye-catching, and the clothes she's wearing and the bag she's carrying are all exactly the same as when I saw her that morning, isn't she still Who will it be?" Jiang Xiaolou thinks this is possible. Neighbors meet each other every day, and they are very familiar with each other. What's more, the missing girl has such obvious characteristics: long hair dyed green. It's hard to remember. "Also," Lao Wang frowned and added, "the two walked in a very strange posture at that time. I can't describe it well. It was like... like sleepwalking. They walked straight forward, especially the one in black. The man is wearing what looks like a robe, the hem of which almost covers his feet, and he can't be seen walking, as if he is floating in the air..." Jiang Xiaolou glanced at Liu Momo, who had been taking notes beside her, and she also had an incredulous expression on her face.Indeed, if Lao Wang's eyes are fine, then this matter is indeed extraordinary, and there is something weird about it. A busy day is finally over. In the evening, Jiang Xiaolou dragged his exhausted body back home. After opening the door, he saw his girlfriend Ji Ruxuan sitting in front of the computer, with a headset stuck on her head, and she was chewing on snacks, making silly laughter from time to time. .Jiang Xiaolou can guess what she is watching without looking at the screen: either "Happy Camp" or "Kangxi Is Coming". Most women can't understand that the charm of F1 and NBA is the same, Jiang Xiaolou often comforts himself like this. "Didn't cook yet?" Jiang Xiaolou went over and put his arms around her shoulders, and asked in a low voice. "Well, let's do it, I'll go to QQ." Ji Ruxuan kissed him on the cheek, pulled out the headset, and clicked on the little penguin icon on the desktop. "By the way, Xiaolou, Liu Chao called you in the afternoon. He said he had something to do with you and asked you to call him back after get off work." "Oh? Why didn't he call my cell phone?" "He said he lost his mobile phone, but he only remembered our landline number." Ji Ruxuan picked up a note from the computer desk and gave it to him, with a mobile phone number written on it. "This is his new number, you can call him." Jiang Xiaolou took out his mobile phone and asked while dialing, "Did he say what he wanted from me?" "Maybe I want to introduce you to a beautiful woman, can you tell me about this kind of thing?" Ji Ruxuan winked at him. "Well, I really hope so." Jiang Xiaolou said with a smile deliberately, at this time the call was connected. "Hello, Liu Chao?" "Xiaolou, are you off work?" Liu Chao's voice sounded a little hoarse, as if he had just woken up. "Of course, where have you been in the past few days?" Liu Chao sighed and said, "Don't mention it, I went to the Xiaoyao River Valley with a few people to travel, and almost died in it..." "The Happy Valley?" "Yes, it's a long story. Are you free now? Come to my house for dinner, and I'll talk to you face to face." Jiang Xiaolou glanced at his girlfriend and asked Liu Chao, "Is it just the two of us?" "It's just the two of us. It's not good for many people to know about this kind of thing." Jiang Xiaolou smiled helplessly, I really don't know what this kid is up to. "Okay then, I'll go now." Putting down the phone, Jiang Xiaolou shrugged his shoulders at Ji Ruxuan, "I can't help it, just invite me alone, and you can get something to eat at home." "Got it, go away, don't drink too much wine!" "I don't drink." Jiang Xiaolou reached out and touched her face, then turned and walked towards the gate. Suddenly, Ji Ruxuan called back to stop him: "Xiaolou, what is the name of a place you mentioned just now? Xiaoyao River Valley?" Jiang Xiaolou thought for a while and said, "Probably, what's wrong?" "I seem to have heard of this place name before. Is there a haunted village in it? It's called... what is it called?" Ji Ruxuan tilted her head and thought about it for a long time, but she firmly believed that she must have heard or read about it somewhere. The story of this village happened before the computer was turned off. She simply opened the search page, entered the four words "Xiaoyao River Valley" and pressed search. . "That's right, it's Fengmen Village!" She called out, and when she looked back, Jiang Xiaolou was no longer in the house.How can this guy run faster than a rabbit?Ji Ruxuan snorted unhappily, turned to face the computer screen, and began to browse the searched information—it was boring anyway, so let's pass the time. "It's Fengmen Village!" Liu Chao drank the remaining beer in the can in one gulp, and said with his red eyes open.Jiang Xiaolou looked at him quietly across the dining table, and his attitude was very clear: You can continue talking, I will not express my opinion for now. Liu Chao opened another can of beer and sighed, "I found out about that village after searching the Internet. If I had found out early in the morning, I wouldn't have dared to go in if I was killed. It's so evil!" "I really didn't expect you to go on some outdoor trip." Jiang Xiaolou said lightly while eating. "Isn't it why I have nothing to do when the company collapsed? I just saw a post about signing up for an outdoor trip on the Internet, and I participated in it as soon as my brain became hot." Liu Chao spread his hands, "Then the place was chosen by them, saying that it was a no-man's land , suitable for field trips, there are temples, ancient ruins and so on, it should be a lot of fun, this time I played well, and almost died there." "It's not that exaggerated, is it?" "Exaggeration?" Liu Chao glared at him, then stood up, "Come with me, I'll show you the photos I took in the village, I'm afraid you won't dare go home alone after reading them!" The two came to the bedroom, and after turning on the computer, Liu Chao slowly retreated to the door, "The photo is in the document, the first folder, after you find it, carefully look at the third photo!" Jiang Xiaolou turned his head to look at him: "Why are you retreating so far?" "I don't dare to watch it, really, otherwise I will not dare to sleep at night." Liu Chao said, waving his hands.The fear on his face doesn't seem to be faking. What is there in the photo that can scare a big man like him so much?Jiang Xiaolou was very puzzled. After opening the document, he directly clicked on the third photo - it was a door, a dilapidated wooden door, perhaps the result of long-term weather erosion, many places of the wooden door began to decay, forming a pothole The surface, color and texture are naturally different, and the whole looks like an abstract oil painting. "Is this what you showed me?" "Look at the lower right corner..." Liu Chao's tone was obviously nervous. Jiang Xiaolou looked at the lower right corner of the photo as he said, and soon discovered the problem - a human face!A face hidden in the grain of the wooden door!Jiang Xiaolou suddenly opened his eyes wide. "It's a woman's face, isn't it?" Jiang Xiaolou looked at this face carefully. It was a side face at an angle of about forty-five degrees. It had long hair and a thin chin. It was indeed a woman's face. Even the facial features could be discerned, but compared to The real face photo is still quite blurry and translucent, so it can only be said to resemble a human face. "Could it be an optical reflection?" Jiang Xiaolou asked uncertainly. Liu Chao shook his head and smiled wryly: "I hope so, but I searched online for photos taken by people who traveled there before, and I also saw strange faces on the wall of a house...and there are many strange things about that village It’s not just this one.” He took a deep breath, and then said in a low voice: “Once positioning devices such as compass and GPS reach the vicinity of Fengmen Village, they will fail for unknown reasons—this kind of thing It happened more than once, we also met, otherwise we would not get lost, and then walked to the village in a daze..." Jiang Xiaolou glanced at it for a while, and said, "This may be the effect of the magnetic field." "Listen to what I said, there is also the female team members who have abnormal symptoms after entering the village, such as fever, headache, crying and laughing, and talking nonsense. We have also experienced this situation. One of our female team members returned to the camp that night and had a fever. , I was in a coma all night, and I heard someone walking outside the camp, but I didn’t see anything after I went out. Look at the next few photos, look at the grand master’s chair..." The following photos are all of the "Taishi chair". Jiang Xiaolou thinks it is an ordinary recliner, but the shape is relatively simple, and the material is not sour mahogany, which is the most commonly used furniture, but a kind of Dark brown wood, not painted.This chair was placed facing outwards at the front door of an adobe house. For some reason, Jiang Xiaolou felt that the atmosphere of the scene in the photo was a bit weird.He turned to Liu Chao and asked, "Why is it called the Taishi chair?" "It's called so on the Internet. Some people say that everyone who sat in this chair died." Liu Chao said indifferently. "It's nonsense, have you sat down yet?" Liu Chao shook his head, "I felt that this chair was not right at the time, and I didn't sit on it. Think about it, why is this chair placed at the doorway? I don't want outsiders to see it and sit on it..." "When did you become so superstitious." Jiang Xiaolou stood up from the computer and smiled sarcastically, "The most likely reason for the chairs at the door is that there were old people in this house who often sat here basking in the sun, It’s easy to think of such things as watching the excitement, so don’t rely on superstition.” Liu Chao stared at him: "I said this is an uninhabited village, there are no young people, let alone old people?" "It can't be that there is no one all the time, otherwise who built the house?" "Okay." Liu Chao nodded, "You are right, but there is no one in this village now, only ghosts." "I don't express my opinion on this kind of thing," Jiang Xiaolou grinned, "You came to me to discuss this, right?" Liu Chao raised his head and drank a big sip of beer, and said, "I just want to talk to you, I know you don't believe in ghosts and gods, and I didn't believe in them before, but this time in the village I encountered too many things that science can't explain. What?" When he said this, he shook his head helplessly, "I really can't think of it." Jiang Xiaolou pondered for a moment, then asked, "Where is the Fengmen Village you mentioned?" "It's not far to the south of Jincheng, very close to Qinyang, in the middle of the Xiaoyao River Valley, where the birds don't shit." "Jincheng..." Jiang Xiaolou couldn't help thinking of the case he was currently investigating. According to eyewitnesses, the last time the missing girl appeared was on the highway leading to Jincheng. What kind of connection? He just thought of this case: Since the first girl disappeared half a month ago, three girls have disappeared for no reason. Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaolou was somewhat bored, so he opened another can of beer and sat beside Liu Chao to drink silently. After a long time, seeing that Liu Chao had been silent, he couldn't help but ask, "What Fengmen Village are you still thinking about?" Liu Chao still didn't speak, Jiang Xiaolou said again: "Take a step back and say, no matter whether it is haunted or not, you are back, so why do you want to do these things?" Liu Chao suddenly raised his head to look at him, "Although I am back, I feel that the matter is not over yet." "how?" “就是直觉，总觉得……什么地方有点不大对劲。” 蒋小楼笑起来：“你又不是女人，动不动就直觉。” “可是，”刘超皱起了眉头，说道，“我直觉一向很准。” 在刘超家里一直待到九点多，蒋小楼心里惦记独自待在家中的女友，便起身告辞了，临行前还不忘劝刘超少胡思乱想，要多用点心思在干事业上，虽然他老子有的是钱，但长期当“啃老族”也不是什么光荣的事情，至少他是这么认为的。 然而，在回家路上，蒋小楼也忍不住琢磨起这件事情：假如刘超没有撒谎的话，为什么他们会在那个村子里遇到那么多难以解释的怪异现象？那张带有女人脸的怪异照片、帐篷外的脚步声等等，是科学上的巧合还是鬼魂作祟？ 蒋小楼像是要赶走什么似的摇了摇头，他是一个警察，一个刑侦工作者，千万不能有任何唯心主义思想，哪怕一点点也不行，不然工作上肯定要吃苦头，最后他退一步想到：不管那个村子是真灵异还是假闹鬼，事件背后多半是藏有什么秘密。这个世界上有各种各样的秘密，有的秘密本身无害，但却会对试图揭开他的人造成伤害。因此，他由衷地希望自己的老朋友刘超别再惦记这件事了，否则真会引发什么不愉快的事情也说不定。 蒋小楼抬头往自家窗户看了一眼，灯已经关了，女友萱萱想必已经睡觉，为了不吵醒她，他小心翼翼地用钥匙打开房门，往卧室一看，萱萱果然裹着被躺在床上，月光透过阳台的落地窗洒落在她姣好的面容上，映出一层白色的光泽，她脸上表情如同幼儿般可爱。然而当蒋小楼脱去衣服，再去看她时，她的眉头竟已紧紧皱了起来，嘴里发出一声模糊的轻哼。 也许是做恶梦了，蒋小楼心想，上前轻轻拍了拍她的脸蛋，一边叫着她的名字，这样做是为了让她知道叫醒她的是谁，免得醒来后受惊。 纪如萱醒来看了他一眼，便扑在他怀里，大口喘息起来。 “你没事吧？”蒋小楼双手扶着她的肩膀，看到她目光中透出紧张、恐惧的神色。“做恶梦了？” 纪如萱乏力地点点头，再把脑袋埋进他胸前，片刻，在他耳边细声说道：“我梦见阳台上站着一个穿黑衣服的人，看不到脸，但是能感觉到他在盯着我看，虽然只是这样，但我当时却害怕极了……” 蒋小楼本能地抬头朝阳台扫了一眼，当然不会有人，于是一边拍着她的肩膀一边安慰道：“恶梦而已，没事了，醒了就没事了。” 纪如萱像个孩子似的在他怀里好一会儿，情绪逐渐平复下来，像是想起什么似的问道：“你刚回来吗？怎么弄到现在？” “刘超心情不好，我陪他喝了点酒。” “就知道你喝酒了。”萱萱嗔怪地望了他一眼，“你不知道人家一个人在家多害怕，想打电话叫你早点回来，又怕你说我，所以才这么早就睡觉了。” “有什么害怕的？”蒋小楼纳闷地看着她。 纪如萱再次抱紧了他。“你走之后我没事干，就在网上看那些有关封门村闹鬼的资料，也许是心理作用吧，我老觉得阳台上有人……” 蒋小楼心中一动：原来网上真有关于那个村子的资料，他开始还以为是刘超为了让他相信自己的话而故意捏造的谎言。如此说来，这个无人山村会不会真的藏着什么不为人知的秘密？ “哎，你说，这个封门村真的闹鬼吗？”提到这个话题，纪如萱马上就恢复了精神，好像刚才那个被恶梦吓得发抖的不是自己似的。 “世界上哪有鬼，快睡吧你。” 说完，蒋小楼起身到卫生间洗脸洗脚，完事后回到卧室，却发现纪如萱正坐在床上玩手机，准确说是在用手机看电子书。 “你不困了？” “本来就不困，我下午睡午觉了。”纪如萱放下手机，抬头问道：“你还没向我汇报工作情况呢，那个少女失踪案查的怎么样了？” “毫无头绪。”蒋小楼在她身边躺下，点燃了一根烟。 “呵呵，蒋大侦探也有办不了的案子呀，真是难得！” 蒋小楼斜眼看她，“笨蛋，破案是有个过程的，哪能刚发案就破案？你当我是福尔摩斯？” “切，都失踪三个人了，还刚发案呢？”顿了顿，她讪讪地笑着说道，“那个……别说我乌鸦嘴哦，接下来有没有可能还会有人失踪？” 这句话触到了蒋小楼的痛穴，他默默抽了几口烟，说道：“这也是我所担心的。” “这样的话——” “好了，”蒋小楼打断她，将烟头按灭在烟灰缸里，拉过毛毯盖在身上，闭上眼说道：“我本来就够烦的，你就让我好好睡一觉吧，不然我以为自己还没下班呢。” “好啦，睡觉睡觉。”纪如萱微笑着在他脸颊上亲了一口，钻进了被窝里。 刚睡着不久，那个怪梦又找上门了—— 还是那个穿着一袭黑色袍子的人，面朝卧室，直挺挺地站在阳台上，头脸被连着衣服的帽子包裹得严严实实，完全看不到长相。萱萱坐在床上傻乎乎地看着这个人，心里明白自己的处境，想叫但是叫不出来，四肢也不能动弹，只能眼睁睁看着他拉开玻璃窗，一步步走到床前，停下来俯身看着自己——虽看不到他的脸，但她能够感觉到他的目光，像火一样炙烤着自己的脸庞。 可怕的事情就要发生了，萱萱能够想象的到，但是，黑夜人却似乎并没有伤害她的意思，只是缓缓伸出右手食指，指向她的脸庞，他的手指如粉笔一样洁白，与身上黑衣形成鲜明对比。 他以极其缓慢、细微的声音说了一段话，萱萱一个字也没听明白，甚至怀疑他说的是不是中文，突然，她灵机一动地想到黑衣人可能是在说什么咒语，就在这时，黑衣人的身体开始扭曲、模糊，很快一切都消失掉了，她在一阵怪异的躁动声中醒来。 场景什么都没变，包括自己和身边的男友的睡姿，屋里还是那么黑，只是那个黑衣人不见了，她连忙活动了一下四肢，可以活动，那么自己刚才究竟是不是在做梦呢？ 那个突兀的声音还在客厅里徘徊着，像是粗纸片一类的东西被风吹动、与地板摩擦发出的声音，萱萱很想出去看看，确认一下，又没有胆子。只好把蒋小楼叫醒再说了，可是当她低头看见蒋小楼酣睡的模样，又不忍心叫醒他了——过不了几个小时他就又要起床上班了，还是让他多睡会儿吧。 于是她伸出一条胳膊，从后边紧紧搂住了男友的胸膛，想用他身体的温度来帮助自己对抗和驱散心中的恐惧，这办法挺管用，她在不知不觉中睡着了，所幸梦中再没见到什么黑衣人，更不知道那个奇怪的声音是什么时候消失掉的。