Chapter 8 8. Xiamao Mountain

In the afternoon, as soon as Jiang Xiaolou arrived at the unit, he went straight to Gao Fei's office. His boss was listening to Liu Momo's report, and made a gesture to ask Liu Momo to pause, then pointed to the opposite sofa and said, "Sit down." Jiang Xiaolou was not in a hurry. He sat down and took out a cigarette. He just wanted to light it, but was snatched away by Liu Momo. He said with a smile, "Cigarettes are not allowed in the office." Gao Fei also wanted to smoke, but after hearing this, he put the cigarette case back on the table, and shrugged at Jiang Xiaolou, "Just listen to her, there are always women who care about such things."

"Yes, care about everything." Jiang Xiaolou looked up at Liu Momo, not giving her time to refute, and then asked Gao Fei: "The person I asked you to investigate, did you find anything?" "The one named Zhang Mingxing? Check it out, and you're right. It's a fake name, and her ID card information registered at the work unit is also fake. Who is this person?" Jiang Xiaolou didn't answer, but instead asked, "Did you find this person?" "She has resigned, and no one among her colleagues knows where she lives. Where do you want me to find?" After a pause, Gao Fei continued, "But according to her former colleagues, she speaks with a Henan accent——"

"Henan?" Jiang Xiaolou frowned. Wasn't the last time the third missing girl appeared on the highway leading to Jincheng, Henan?In this way, his speculation was indeed correct, and this "Mingxing Zhang" was undoubtedly a suspect. "Let's agree. I'll check this person's information for you. Once the result comes out, you will tell me the truth. I think it's time now?" Jiang Xiaolou stuffed a cigarette into his mouth again. This time Liu Momo probably realized that he was going to say something important and didn't stop him.He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "You're a bit wrong, you're not helping me to investigate something, but to solve the case - I can tell you responsibly, this star Zhang is the perpetrator of the girl's disappearance - at least he is also an accomplice .”

Gao Fei stood up suddenly, came to Jiang Xiaolou, and looked at him with an incredulous look, "Why do you say that?" "Can you apply for an arrest warrant first and send someone to find this person? Time is tight now, and I will tell you how I found this person after you arrange it." "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" "Absolutely not." "Then, there is no need for an arrest warrant." After Gao Fei finished speaking, he strode out of the office. Liu Momo looked at his back in surprise and asked, "What did he do?" "Of course it's to dispatch troops and dispatch generals. You don't even have this kind of vision. You are not doing very well as an internal staff."

Liu Momo glared at him, but soon turned into a smiling face, looking at him flickeringly with a pair of charming big eyes.Jiang Xiaolou couldn't stand her powerful gaze, turned his head to the side, and then heard her say: "You are really talented, tell me quickly, how did you find this star Zhang?" "Old Gao is coming back soon, I don't want to say the same thing twice." "Then... are you sure this is the person who kidnapped the missing girl? If not, then you will be embarrassing." Jiang Xiaolou smiled, "We have known each other for so long, when did you see me make a fool of yourself?"

Liu Mo Mo curled his lips, "You are so beautiful!" Gao Fei quickly returned to the office, and brought with him the head of the task force from the provincial department in charge of the girl's disappearance: a tall and fat policeman with the arrogance unique to Beijing officials from top to bottom. , he smoked Su cigarettes worth 45 yuan a pack. Jiang Xiaolou was very reluctant to get along with this kind of leader, but he had no choice. They came to listen to him. Therefore, when he was asked why he concluded that Zhang Xingxing was a criminal suspect, Jiang Xiaolou took his set The analysis theory came out from the bottom of the book: "It's actually very simple. You all know that the four missing girls were born on the same date in 1986... I forgot the Gregorian calendar. I only remember that the lunar calendar is the seventh day of the seventh month, right? This It's not the point, we were all thinking about a question before: Why are all the missing girls on this day, and is there any special significance for the criminal to choose this way?"

The fat police officer couldn't help interrupting him and asked, "Do you know why?" "I have no idea." "What?" The fat police officer frowned, looking at his expression, he probably felt that he was being played.Jiang Xiaolou suppressed the emotion of wanting to laugh, and said sternly: "What I want to say is that we were too busy thinking about this question, but we ignored another question that may have hidden clues - how did the criminal know that these people were born on the same date? My God? Is it possible that when you see a girl on the street, you go up to inquire, and when you meet someone born on this day, you arrest it? This is obviously impossible."

The fat police officer interrupted him again, and said coldly: "Don't go around, just get to the point." "Of order." Jiang Xiaolou smiled, and turned his gaze to Liu Momo who was aside, "What profession do you think is most likely to have access to other people's identity information?" Liu Momo was stunned, "The bank staff, the salesperson of the mobile phone service station, and—" "Enough, I was also thinking about these occupations at the time, so I thought that since the perpetrator was purposely looking for girls with special birth dates, the best way is of course to sneak into places like banks or mobile business halls. Of course, it was just my guess at that time. Until the fourth girl disappeared, I happened to know her mother, so I asked her about it. She told me that her daughter went to Xuzhou a week before she disappeared A large mobile business office in the urban area has applied for a mobile phone card. It is the registered type. You should know the process of applying for this kind of card. You must first take the ID card to the salesperson for copying and registration before the card can be issued. I think , I don’t need to explain the specific process, do I?”

"No," Gao Fei said, "but there should be a lot of employees in that business hall, how do you know who is the suspect?" "Do you believe that this person has always been an employee of the business hall?" "Of course it's impossible." Gao Fei said wearily. He was probably not willing to answer the mentally handicapped questions raised by his subordinates so honestly, but he was anxious to listen to his analysis below, and he couldn't do without answering. Jiang Xiaolou nodded and said, "That's right - the first case of disappearance happened a month ago, so it is very likely that the suspect sneaked into this business hall shortly before the incident. After thinking about it, I went to inquire about it myself, and it turned out that Zhang Mingxing was the only employee newly hired in the business hall in the past two months. It happened that she resigned recently, which made people even more suspicious. She probably guessed that sooner or later There is a smart policeman who will find her, so after a few votes, he quickly slipped away." At this point, he paused, his eyes swept over the faces of the three people, and no one interrupted him this time, so He continued: "If my previous speculation is correct, together with the evidence I just mentioned, it is enough to prove that this Zhang Xingxing is the person I am looking for, so I asked the Gao team to investigate the identity information of this person registered in the unit ——Everyone who does bad things is not afraid of being caught, so she has no reason to use her real ID card to fill in the application materials. Fortunately, most units will not really verify the identity information of employees, as long as other conditions are met. That's why she was able to successfully get this job... The above is what I want to say, and the rest will depend on your task force, but don't forget to give me credit for solving the case." Jiang Xiaolou ended with a smug smile his speech.

The scene was silent for five or six seconds, the fat police officer stood up and said to Gao Fei: "This kid is quite capable, why wasn't he recruited into the task force?" Gao Fei took a look at Jiang Xiaolou, and said, "He just started working, and his qualifications are not enough." "Qualifications? You are old, why haven't I seen you have such a beautiful analysis?" Gao Fei shrugged and said nothing, probably because he really didn't know what to say. "Just do as he said, send everyone to search for that Zhang Xingxing, even if you dig three feet, you must find her!" The fat police officer stood up, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly looked back at Xiao Jiang. Lou, "Boy, I am very optimistic about you, but to be honest, your reporting level needs to be improved."

Liu Momo let out a "puchi" laugh, and walked towards the door. When he passed by Jiang Xiaolou, he whispered a word in his ear: "Your speech is really funny, but from today , I no longer worship Conan..." I saw Liu Chao again that night in his own bedroom.Lao Ma was also present. They just came back from Fengmen Village in the afternoon. They met Yaoyao——Liang Xueli's last face at the crematorium. Then, her ashes were brought back to her hometown by her parents. Liu Chao invited him to sit at his home. , he did not refuse. Jiang Xiaolou came here after receiving a call from Liu Chao. After seeing the two, he was not in a hurry to inquire about their experience in Fengmen Village, but accompanied them to drink a few cans of beer silently. Stop him - "I want to talk to you." The old horse didn't look at him, and said indifferently: "Business or private matter?" "It's a little bit of both." "Go ahead." "I didn't expect that you are really Liang Xueli's lover." The old horse looked out of the window with a flicker of eyes, and said coldly: "How did you see it?" "No, I don't have this ability yet. I just heard from her friend that she has a lover, and... sorry, I saw the text messages you sent each other on her mobile phone. If I still can't figure out your relationship, then I What a fool." After he finished speaking, seeing that the old horse had no intention of opening his mouth, he repeated his analysis to Liu Momo earlier, "So," he finally said, "I guess you must have her family. the key, right?" The old horse suddenly turned his head and looked at him coldly, "Do you suspect that I am the murderer?" "Of course not. You were not with Xu You when she had an accident. I want to ask, do you still have the key to her house?" The old horse nodded. Jiang Xiaolou frowned slightly: "Although the anti-theft door was open at the time of the crime, there were no prying marks, so... the murderer probably opened the door and went in by himself to commit the crime." The old horse took a deep breath and said: "I heard you said the cause of her death. I don't think anyone else killed her. Do you know who I'm talking about? Xiaoli will never open the door for them. But...they don't need a key to get in. I'm not the only one who's seen that." "Okay, then let's not dwell on this issue." Jiang Xiaolou turned his attention to his friend Liu Chao, "Have you found any clues in Fengmen Village?" Liu Chao was taken aback: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" "Since we all believe that Liang Xueli's death is related to Fengmen Village, there are no other clues to investigate at the moment. Of course, we have to find a breakthrough from this matter." Liu Chao thought about it too, and was about to talk about his experience in Fengmen Village when Lao Ma suddenly said, "I'm a little tired today, I'm going back first, you guys continue chatting." After speaking, he pushed the door and walked out. Liu Chao chased him out of the door, watched his thin and lonely figure come down to the bottom of the building, and wanted to say something comforting, but was afraid that the effect would be counterproductive, so he shouted at his back: "Old horse, be careful!" The sound of the courtyard door opening came from downstairs. Liu Chao returned to the bedroom and sat down on the sofa with a preoccupied look. Jiang Xiaolou came over and looked down at him, "Are you worried about yourself?" Liu Chao sighed: "Cui Bo is dead, Yaoyao is also dead, who will be next?" "Why are you still alive?" Liu Chao was stunned for a moment, and he didn't say anything for a long time. Jiang Xiaolou continued: "Because the wooden card is in your hand, if you kill you, they may never find it again, Cui Bo The reason why He Yaoyao will die is probably to scare others and put pressure on you." "I don't like this metaphor. Besides, why have Lao Ma and Qin Nalan been fine?" "It's not their turn yet." Jiang Xiaolou said with a wry smile, "So, as long as they are alive for a day, you will be fine." Liu Chao also smiled wryly, much uglier than Jiang Xiaolou, and murmured: "But I don't want to be like this, I really don't want to..." Jiang Xiaolou came over and patted him on the shoulder, "So, you should tell me your experience in Fengmen Village as soon as possible, and then analyze together to see if we can find any useful clues. We don't have much time." Liu Chao raised his head, stared into his eyes for a while, and nodded vigorously, "Then let me start from the first day I went to that town..." "Liang Baohu?" Chen Peiqi "huo" stood up from the chair, walked to the old horse in a few steps, and stared at him with wide eyes, "You said, the name of the person who erected the monument was Liang Baohu? A military officer during the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang?" The old horse didn't know why he had such a big reaction, nodded and said: "Yes, he is the first generation ancestor of Fengmen Village. It seems that he is because of the Sapphire case—" "I know I know!" Chen Peiqi waved his hand to interrupt him, and said emotionally: "I know about him, I know too much! You go first, I have to think about it, and you must not disturb me!" "Thinking about what?" "The secret of Fengmen Village, since Liang Baohu is the ancestor of this village, everything will be easy." Chen Peiqi took a deep breath, "But I need some time to think and find some information, so you go first, you If you feel uncomfortable, you'd better go to talk to Liu Chao or someone, drink some wine, in short, don't bother me here, I'm doing this for you!" "for me?" "When I reveal all the secrets, you don't have to die." The old horse looked at him suspiciously, and wanted to say something, but Chen Peiqi had come over and pushed him out of the door, "Let's go, let's go, remember not to contact me proactively, and, you have to pay attention to safety!" Coming out of Chen Peiqi's house, Lao Ma was full of doubts—he didn't understand why Chen Peiqi acted like he was possessed after hearing the name "Liang Baohu". From his tone, he seemed to know Liang Baohu, but how could he know? ?Could there be some great secret hidden in this Liang Baohu? However, the old horse believed in him, as long as it was what he said, he would believe it.It's just that he didn't expect that the result of coming to Chen Peiqi tonight would be like this - he originally wanted to talk to him, Yaoyao's death hit him too hard, he had never experienced this kind of pain, and he didn't know what to do for a while Well, then, he thought of finding a friend to confide in. There are not many friends who can confide in him, maybe Chen Peiqi is the only one, so he came to him. What I have seen and heard in Fengmen Village, the final result is what it is now... Maybe, he deliberately didn't give himself a chance to talk about that person?Lao Ma suddenly remembered a saying that he had heard somewhere: The best way to comfort a person is not to comfort him. Maybe Chen Peiqi believed in this view.The old horse shook his head helplessly, and walked towards his home alone with lonely steps. When he got home, he took a cold shower, and the cold stimulation made him wake up suddenly. He returned to the living room, sat on the carpet like a monk meditating, closed his eyes, and began to think. He was thinking about his future path, thinking about what he could do for his dead lover, not to mention compensation, but just liquidating the unforgivable mistakes he made... I don't know how long it took, he slowly opened his eyes, a Bold ideas formed in his mind! Different from Lao Ma's sadness, at this moment, a few kilometers away, in Liu Chao's villa, there is a warm story unfolding.The first time Liu Chao took Qin Nalan's hand, her cheeks were immediately covered by a red cloud, and she lowered her head. She whispered: "When you didn't come back, I hoped for you to come back, but when I really saw you, I was embarrassed to talk to you again." "Me too, you have no idea how fast my heart is beating right now." "yes?" "If you don't believe me, feel it for yourself." Qin Nalan really stretched out his other hand and pressed it close to his chest.Her hand was very hot, like a ball of fire, and Liu Chao felt his heart beat faster. But she withdrew her hand, and suddenly changed the subject: "Yaoyao turned out to be Lao Ma's lover, I really didn't expect it." "I didn't expect that either." Liu Chao sighed, "After all, Yaoyao was...was raised by someone, so she dare not disclose her relationship with Lao Ma." "But... does she really like him?" "I think so." Liu Chao recalled the old horse's behavior when he heard the news of Yaoyao's death. There was undoubtedly love between them, and the love was very deep. "Then why didn't Yaoyao separate from that man and stay with the old horse openly?" Liu Chao couldn't answer this question, so he had to say: "Maybe she has her own difficulties." Suddenly felt a heavy weight on the shoulders——Qin Nalan actually leaned his head, Liu Chao's heart beat fast again, he couldn't help but put his arms around her waist, "So, we are still lucky..." "I think you speak like a person now." Liu Chao knew who he was talking about, so he smiled and said, "Maybe it's because I have always wanted to learn from him subconsciously. I am not as good as him in many aspects. I have self-knowledge." "But your advantages are also beyond his reach." "Have it?" Qin Nalan raised his head from his shoulders, smiled and said to him: "For example, he can't say what you said just now. He will never dare to admit that he is inferior to others." "Is this considered an advantage?" "Of course. There is also your tolerance. If you change your identity with him, and I mention your name in front of him, he will definitely be unhappy, let alone admit that you are better than him in front of me. You understand me mean?" Liu Chao nodded, "Actually, that's what I think—you are willing to mention his name without any scruples in front of me, which means you have completely forgotten about him, doesn't it?" Qin Nalan leaned her head on his shoulder again. "Even so, let's not talk about him." Liu Chao didn't speak anymore, he was feeling the beauty of love with his heart, the two of them cuddled together like this, after a long time, perhaps ten thousand years, Qin Nalan spoke again: "Actually, I'm a little scared...afraid of me It will end up like Yaoyao, I am afraid that you will be like an old horse, you are a good person, you should not be hurt like this." Liu Chao held her hand tightly, and said very earnestly: "Although I have no skills, please believe that I will definitely not let you get hurt, not any harm, for you...and for both of us." "Maybe you can't do it, but I believe in you." At this time, a spot of light, whether it was a meteor or an airplane, slid across the sky opposite the two of them. Liu Chao looked at the light and secretly made a decision - if things really got to that point, he would like to do so. Do it, and only do it. It was the second night when I saw Lao Ma again. At that time, Liu Chao, Qin Nalan and Song Qing were eating in the living room. The meals were cooked by two girls—the nanny, Aunt Zhang, hadn't come back yet.Fortunately, their cooking skills are good. The old horse came with a bottle of white wine. He originally wanted to drink with Chen Peiqi, but he was not at home and the phone couldn't be reached. After thinking about it, the old horse didn't have many friends who could drink with him. , probably only Liu Chao was alone, so he came. After sitting down at the dining table, Lao Ma poured wine for Liu Chao and asked Song Qing, "Have you stayed here too?" "Yes, I won't go home until the matter is settled." "How to deal with it?" "I've thought about it. Isn't Fengmen Village haunted by ghosts? The way to get rid of the fire is to find a Taoist priest—a Taoist priest with real skills to deal with them, but there is no suitable candidate yet." The old horse frowned, "Can this method work?" "Maybe we can give it a try. At the very least, we need to know what those men in black are, whether they are monsters or ghosts, and then try to deal with them." "I've tried this method a long time ago." Lao Ma said, moving his gaze to Liu Chao's face. "Do you remember that Chen Peiqi said that he asked a Taoist friend to go to Fengmen Village to see Fengshui? I asked him to help him look at it, but his answer was that there was nothing in the village—at least he didn't see those men in black." Song Qing blinked her eyes and said, "Could it be this person's... Daoism is not high enough?" "Maybe, but do you have a way of finding someone better than him?" Song Qing didn't make a sound, obviously she couldn't do it. The atmosphere that followed was a bit stiff, no one mentioned this matter anymore, not because they didn't want to mention it, but everyone was thinking, thinking about where the way out for these unlucky ghosts was.The two girls quickly finished their meal and went downstairs-they shared a bedroom in order to take care of each other.Liu Chao and Lao Ma were still drinking, drinking fast and a lot. The bottle of "Kouzijiao" brought by Lao Ma ran out in a short while, and Liu Chao took out a few cans of beer from the refrigerator—he always only Beer, this hobby is influenced by Jiang Xiaolou. Afterwards, Liu Chao forgot who mentioned it first, but they did talk about Yaoyao that night, and Lao Ma calmly—at least on the outside, told Liu Chao the story of Yaoyao— "I must have heard something about her. She is not a good child. To be honest, she is not like the heroines in novels. Either her parents divorced or she suffered setbacks in childhood, and she did bad things when she grew up. She is Love money, love enjoyment, maybe when I was taken care of by that person at the beginning, I was young and ignorant, but I gradually got used to living a good life, like a pet raised by a rich man, who eats and drinks every day, It naturally doesn't want to go back to the wild to live a life of hunger and food. The same is true for Yaoyao, so she has been unwilling to give up her current life for me. I believe her feelings for me, but I have no money. I don’t have an amazing father like you, so I’m not afraid that you will look down on me if I say it. My house and car were all bought by Yaoyao. Of course, her money was given by that man, who may have the same wealth as your father. Money. She didn’t expect me to be so rich. She asked me to marry me as soon as she could earn one million by her own ability——she liked me, but she didn’t want to be with me Live hard, so, you should know, I've been working hard..." Holding the beer bottle in both hands, Liu Chao looked at him quietly, waiting for him to continue talking. "I've been with her for three years, in other words, I've endured it for three years, you haven't experienced this, you won't understand, when you can only date her secretly, even worry about that when you sleep together Men come back at any time; when you know that she is lying in someone else's arms tonight, you want to kill that man but you can only drink at home... Hey, can you understand this pain?" Liu Chao nodded: "I can imagine..." "It's a completely different matter." Lao Ma raised his head and drank a can of beer in one gulp. Liu Chao passed it over silently, but he didn't say a word of comfort. He knew it was useless to say anything at this time. "You must want to ask me why I am still with her, right? To be honest, I hate her, hate her for being vain and depraved, but—how should I put it, I really can't do without her, so I I had no choice but to find a way to earn money, when I could earn a million to take her away, I even dreamed about when I would be able to proudly introduce her to my friends: This is my partner, my wife... just to realize such a simple I have worked hard for three years, and now I finally have one million, but she..." The old horse raised his head slowly, and showed him a smile that was not really a smile: "Tell me, am I an idiot for doing this?" "Not at all, on the contrary, you are a great person." Liu Chao said from the bottom of his heart. He felt that the pressure and pain that Lao Ma had endured in the past were simply unimaginable to ordinary people, not to mention that he had lived through such days for three full days. In 2010, he couldn't tell from the outside at all. Thinking of the way he talked and laughed when I first met him, it's a bit unbelievable. The old horse took another sip of wine, and said silently: "I shouldn't have told you this, but I'm really uncomfortable. If I don't find someone to talk to, I'm afraid I'm going crazy. But I can't be crazy now, I There is still one important thing to do, I must stay awake at all times..." Liu Chao had a faint bad feeling, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" "I can't say it now, otherwise I won't be able to do it." The old horse shrugged his shoulders and stood up. "I feel much more comfortable now. I have to go. I hope you and Qin Nalan can achieve a positive result as soon as possible." Liu Chao was startled, "You... see our relationship?" "The way you flirt when you eat, everyone can see that your relationship is not simple." The old horse smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and walked towards the door. Liu Chao sent him to the gate all the way. When saying goodbye to each other, the old horse's expression was very relaxed, and there was even a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. Liu Chao was not happy for him when he saw it, but was surprised , afraid, he really couldn't understand why the old horse suddenly became like this, he thought it was not a good omen. He frowned and returned to the living room, just in time for Qin Nalan to come down the stairs and asked him, "The old horse is gone?" Liu Chao nodded: "Why did you come down?" "Song Qing is taking a shower. I have nothing to do. I just heard you coming downstairs, so I wanted to talk to you." She looked at him affectionately and said. Liu Chao took her hand with a smile and said, "Then let's sit in the backyard like last night." The two of them came to the gazebo in the backyard and sat down side by side. Qin Nalan asked, "What did you and the old horse talk about?" Liu Chao recounted the "story" about him and the Yaoyao that the old horse told him. After hearing this, Qin Nalan sighed, and after a while, she suddenly "hissed", "By the way, you just said... ...Lao Ma said that he has something very important to do recently, what do you think it will be?" "I don't know, but his subsequent behavior was a bit strange, as if he was very relaxed, which doesn't make sense..." Qin Nalan thought for a while and said: "Perhaps Yaoyao's death is a kind of relief for him. When she was alive, the old horse loved and hated her, wanted to leave but was reluctant, and lived under tremendous pressure all day long. , Now that Yaoyao is gone, he no longer has to carry these pressures, so maybe he feels relieved after being sad?" "You're right, but from what he said before, it doesn't look like he's let go of that relationship, so I think what he's going to do is probably not a good thing." "Maybe you're thinking too much." Just as Liu Chao was about to speak, she continued, "Let's not worry about him. No matter what he plans, it's useless for us to worry here. Let's think more about our own affairs." "Our business?" Qin Nalan pointed to the distant sky, "Have you seen the moon?" Liu Chao looked up and saw a semicircle hanging in the air. Immediately, he understood what Qin Nalan meant, and murmured, "The night of the full moon...does it mean the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar this month?" "I think it should be. I read it specially. Today is the twelfth day of the seventh lunar month..." "Already twelve?" Liu Chao exclaimed in surprise, "So, there are still three days left!" Qin Nalan lowered his head and did not speak. Liu Chao thought for a long time, and said: "It is said that places with many people are full of yang, and ghosts dare not approach. On the fifteenth day, we will go to the bar for a day and a night, and we will probably be fine." "But... we can't spend our whole life in the bar, what should we do in the future?" Yes, what should I do next?Liu Chao couldn't help frowning, thinking that unless he didn't want to live a peaceful life in the future, he had to think of a way to draw salary from the bottom of the pot.Three days later is the so-called night of the full moon. During these three days, can they come up with a perfect plan?Does he have to do that to save Qin Nalan and others? He sneaked a glance at Qin Nalan's fair and handsome face, he was really reluctant to part with this face, very reluctant... That night, Liu Chao suffered from insomnia for most of the night. He barely fell asleep when it was almost dawn. He had many strange dreams. When he woke up, he didn't remember any of them.No wonder, with his current state of mind, it is really a miracle that he can have a good dream. He was woken up by Qin Nalan, and he was a little sleepy at first, but when he saw Qin Nalan's smiling face, all the sleepiness disappeared in an instant. He reached out and touched his face, "How many times?" Clicked?" "It's past eleven o'clock. I guess you didn't sleep well last night, so I didn't ask you to eat in the morning. Now I'm here to ask you to have lunch." "What did you cook?" "I made it with Song Qing. I made fried eggplant. You can try it later." "It's delicious without having to taste it." Qin Nalan pursed her lips and smiled, "So, get up quickly, I'll go downstairs first." Watching her beautiful figure disappear outside the door, Liu Chao first smiled from the bottom of his heart, and then sighed.Get out of bed, wash your face and brush your teeth. After finishing, go to the first floor. The two girls have already put the food on the table. There are not many dishes, but they all look good, especially the dish of braised eggplant. Of course, the premise is that he knows the dish Who made it from. "Dinner is ready." Qin Nalan greeted Song Qing, and then handed the bowl of rice to Liu Chao. She sat on the side and looked at him with a smile. Liu Chao knew her intentions, and the first chopsticks caught oil. Braised eggplant. "It's delicious, it's really delicious, even better than the restaurant's." When the words came out of his mouth, he felt that he was exaggerating, even though the food tasted really good. "Of course it's delicious." Song Qing pursed her lips deliberately, "However, even if there are a bunch of raw eggplants on the plate, you will definitely say it's delicious, right?" Liu Chao smiled embarrassingly, not knowing what to say, Song Qing went on to say: "Hey, let's get down to business, I thought of a good way, so that we will no longer be threatened by men in black and men in white. " Liu Chao quickly put down his chopsticks: "Tell me!" "You still remember what I said to scare the man in black that day - I said I was going to blow up Fengmen Village, and he left right away. He was obviously scared." "You don't... really plan to do this, do you?" Liu Chao said in a daze for a long time. "Why not? It's a deserted village. I don't think anyone will take care of it even if it is blown up to the ground. Besides, no one will know that we did it." "That's not what I mean. Let's not talk about anything else. Where can we get explosives?" "It can be bought from the construction site. I will take care of this. Don't worry." Liu Chao still shook his head: "That's not okay, those men in black are not human, what can explosives do to them?" "But...the man in black was really scared away that day, didn't you see?" "Maybe he's just afraid of being homeless. If you really do this, it may not hurt them, but it may irritate them completely. If they are desperate to find us..." He paused and said: "We may not survive alone." Song Qing spread her hands: "If you want to say that, I really can't think of a way. By the way, there is another passive way, which is to get more things to ward off evil spirits, such as magic charms, prayer beads, etc. Hanging in the bedroom, ghosts are supposed to They are all afraid of these things.” "Things that are not consecrated don't seem to work." Qin Nalan interjected. Liu Chao nodded thoughtfully, looked at Song Qing and said, "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten about it—Chen Peiqi once gave Lao Ma a jujube sword, which really scared the man in black away At that time, we asked Chen Peiqi for other evil spirits, but unfortunately he said he didn't have any." Song Qing's eyes lit up again: "Didn't you say that he knows a lot of Taoist priests? Then we can ask him to borrow some of these things for us. He should be able to help when life is at stake, right?" "The old horse has to come forward, I'm not familiar with him." "Then quickly call the old horse!" Liu Chao found his mobile phone and dialed Lao Ma's number, but unexpectedly his mobile phone was turned off. Thinking of his unusual performance last night, Liu Chao couldn't help feeling a little worried for him. "so what to do now?" Song Qing's words dragged him back to reality, he thought for a while and said, "I don't have Chen Peiqi's phone number, but I have been to the pharmacy he opened, we can try our luck there." "Let's go after dinner." Qin Nalan looked at him with concerned eyes, "You didn't eat in the morning, you must be very hungry." Liu Chao's heart felt warm. What the three of them didn't expect was that Chen Peiqi's traditional Chinese medicine store was not open, and there was a sign with the words "Closed Business" on the door of the store.Liu Chao slammed the door hard for a long time without any response, so he turned around and said to the two, "Maybe he's home for dinner, let's wait here." "What if he doesn't come to the store today? It's not a solution for us to wait here." Song Qing said, looking around. "I have a solution." Qin Nalan said suddenly, untied his backpack from his back, took out a notebook, tore a page of paper, then lay down on the front cover of the car and wrote a sentence on the paper with a water pen: I need you urgently , Tel: 136..., Liu Chao. After that, she stuffed the written paper directly under the sliding door of the Chinese medicine store, clapped her hands and said, "That's all, let's go." Back to the topic, Song Qing asked: "Are you sure that person will call when he sees the note?" "Of course, he is a nice person." Liu Chao said hurriedly, starting the car. “比亚迪”缓缓开走的时候，车里的三人谁也没有注意到，在他们身后的中药店店门里面，一个人从地上捡起了那张纸，看也没看便扔进了纸篓里，然后回到电脑桌前，看着不久前受他委托去封门村打探消息的那位道士朋友从网上传过来的资料。 他想要尽快破解封门村的秘密——后天就是“月圆之夜”，所以他的时间并不多，他干脆将手机关了，让任何人都找不到他，即使有人在外头将店门擂得啪啪作响，他也懒得搭理，当然前提是他知道刘超等人找自己并没有什么要紧事。 而他此刻所做的一切，却是为了拯救他们。他希望时间上能够来得及。 晚上，蒋小楼又去了一趟刘超家，没有别的目的，只是去看望一下这个老朋友，顺便听听他和他的朋友们有什么打算。在那里呆到快十一点，出来时街面上已经鲜有行人了，虽然夏天还没过完，但夜风还是有点凉，关键是蒋小楼穿的不多，他抱起膀子向着回家方向走去。 有出租车从他身边驶过时，以鸣笛来询问他要不要坐车，蒋小楼看也不看一眼，他并不想太快回到家中，因为回去就得睡觉，他还不想睡，也不能够睡——刘超今晚又跟他谈了不少事情——当然都是与封门村有关，因而，他需要好好思考一番，希望能从这些事情中把串联着崔波和妖妖遇害真相的那根线找到，然后拉出真相。 这可算是一项复杂的工程，约半小时后之后，蒋小楼总算想出了一点眉目，但这时自己回到自家楼下了，当然不可能再回去走一趟，况且自己窗户此刻还亮着灯，说明某人也还没有睡，她这么晚没睡只有一个原因：在等着自己回家。蒋小楼只好放弃自己的思考，快步走进了楼道里。 防盗门打开，屋内的一切顿时呈现在蒋小楼眼前：在客厅沙发的一角，某人正环抱着膝盖坐在上面，姿势像个受欺负的小孩，连脸上的表情也是可怜兮兮的。不过见到蒋小楼后，她连鞋都顾不上穿，赤脚向他飞奔过来，一头扎在他的怀里。用快要哭泣的声音说道：“你总算回来了，刚才吓死我了……” “怎么回事？”蒋小楼抱紧她，问道。 “刚才有人打家里电话，却一句话也不说，我问了半天也没声音，但是一直不肯挂电话，后来还是我自己挂的。” “也许是打错电话了。”蒋小楼安慰道，他觉得她最近一段时间表现的有点敏感，晚上一个人在家时经常因为一些微不足道的小事担惊受怕，他相信这是因为自己最近工作太忙，总是抽不出空陪她的缘故，女人是需要关爱的动物，但他对她的关爱却常常不够。想到这里，蒋小楼有一种愧疚的情绪从心底升起来，伸手摸了摸她的脸，“听话，别再胡思乱想了。” 纪如萱却摇了摇头：“我有种预感，这个打电话的人是故意的，他不怀好意！” “不怀什么好意？” “我不知道，可能是一种直觉吧。” 蒋小楼笑了，“如果直觉也算数的话，那错觉也算了？” 纪如萱嗔怪地瞪了他一眼：“谁叫你这么晚才回来，人家一个人在家，遇到这种事情当然害怕了，你还好意思说呢！” 蒋小楼陪笑说道：“我最近不是忙吗，而且，我这不是回来服侍你了吗……” 纪如萱从他话音中嗅出一丝不对，连忙从他怀抱里挣开，冷冷说道：“服侍什么？” 蒋小楼上前抱住她的细腰，在她耳边低声说道：“今晚，咱们换个花样——” 纪如萱一把将他推开：“滚开，你个大色狼，不许碰我！” 大色狼醒来时，天已经亮了，他看了看表，七点十分，比闹钟定的时间早了二十分钟，但他已决定要起来了。 洗脸刷牙后回到卧室，发现纪如萱还在酣睡，怀里不知什么时候抱紧了一个枕头，蒋小楼心想，睡梦中的她多半是将枕头当成自己或毛毛熊了。昨晚他们并没能“换个花样”，她上床就睡着了，但蒋小楼并不怪她——她一直习惯早睡，是为了等自己才熬到那么晚，不困才怪。 轻轻将门关上，下楼，走出楼道时，今天的第一缕阳光落在他的脸上，有点刺眼，但说明今天是个好天气。只要天气好，蒋小楼的心情就不会太差。 他哼着一首崔健的老歌走在上班路上，身边是一派车水马龙、热闹非凡的景象，还是清晨，这个城市就已经醒了，它从来不睡懒觉。 从蒋小楼家到他上班单位：许由市公安局（刑警支队与市局共用一个大院），路上要经过本区的农贸市场，之前有一个十字路口，车流量十分巨大，蒋小楼每次到这里都要等上几十秒的红灯，今天也不例外，不料他刚在人行道前站住，突然感到肩膀上一沉，凭感觉他知道有一只手从后面搭在了他肩膀上，回头一看，一个很面熟的人在冲他微微笑着，是那个陈沛其，他好像永远都是一副笑脸。 “早啊，蒋大侦探。” “早，陈小道士。” 陈沛其上下打量他一眼，“你这么早出来，不会又是去上街买菜吧？” 蒋小楼有些无语：自己这半年里差不多就上街买过那一次菜，被这个道士撞见了，他居然就认为自己经常上街？ “我不是家庭妇男，用不着天天上街，倒是你，今天难道又是打这路过？” “不，今天我特地在这等你。” "wait for me?" 陈沛其收起笑容，朝四周看了看，说道：“咱们找个什么地方坐坐好吗，我有重要事情要跟你谈谈。” "What's up?" “你还在负责封门村的案子？”见蒋小楼点头，他又说道：“那对你来说，我要找你谈的事情就是公事。” 蒋小楼看了看他，“那就去我单位说吧，正好我要去上班。” 陈沛其连忙摆手，“我不去警察局，每次去都心惊肉跳。” “你做了什么亏心事？” “少啰嗦，反正我不去。这附近好像有个公园，我们去那说吧，放心不会太久。”说完便朝着一个方向走去。蒋小楼没办法只好跟着他，一边打电话给单位说明情况，保证在一个小时内赶到单位。 早晨的公园人不很多，只有一些老头老太太在锻炼身体，散步的打拳的甚至扭秧歌的都有，蒋小楼看着这些老人，心想他们的生活也许很充实，但他无法想象自己老了之后也会是这个样子，那还不得闲死？不过，真要到那个年纪，心态肯定会有所变化，到时候也许就不会觉得闲了吧？ 两人来到公园里一座没人的长椅前，陈沛其从口袋里抖出一张报纸铺在上面，然后才坐下。蒋小楼看了看他，说：“你这么爱干净？” “当然，我是学医的，比任何人都知道细菌进入人体的道理，当然这是西医的说法。”陈沛其像个小孩子似的冲他上下翻了翻舌头，然后飞快闭上嘴巴，“闲话少说，你知道我因为什么事来找你吗？” “如果我没猜错，老马昨晚去找你了，跟你说他们在封门村的经历，然后你从中发现了一些事情，想来找我这个警察确认一下。” “聪明，但严格说起来，不是找你确认，而是提醒。”他冲蒋小楼眨了眨眼睛，接着说道：“老马是我好朋友，我不能看着他死，但光是我一个人怕是救不了他。” "Oh?" “你是警察，并且正在查这个案子，有些事情只有你才能做到。我问你，他们在封门村的见闻你是不是也听刘超说过了？” 蒋小楼点点头。 “那我就不跟你兜圈子，直说吧，碑文上写的那个人——封门村的祖先梁宝虎，我知道他是干什么的。” 蒋小楼暗暗一惊，没想到陈沛其一上来就说起这个，当下说道：“什么叫干什么的，那个人不是个武官吗？” “武官是他的公开身份，他还有一个身份是——道士！” “道士？”蒋小楼睁大眼睛，陈沛其的话的确出乎他的意料。 “对，并且是'下茅山'最后一代掌门人。” 下茅山？蒋小楼突然想起什么，说道：“如果我没记错，他们从封门村拣到的木牌正面刻着的不就是'茅山'两个字吗？这究竟什么意思，是道教的一个派别？” “对，一个专门研究和施展巫术的门派。” 陈沛其突然叹了口气，然后侃侃说道：“上茅山研究的是白巫术，多是驱鬼、治病一类，下茅山研究的则是黑巫术，就是一些古怪离奇的东西了，虽然目的不是为了害人，但的确有一些黑巫术是害人用的。这个梁宝虎就是这方面的专家，不仅精通黑巫术，自己还发明了不少邪恶的巫术，供当时的皇帝朱元璋用来折磨犯人。你应该知道，朱元璋有点心理变态，平生最大的乐趣就是折磨人。也正因为投其所好，他才能当上四品官，不料后来受蓝玉案牵连……后面的事刘超想必已经告诉你了吧？” 蒋小楼点了点头，“你速度真快，老马前天才去找你，你今天就查到这个人的资料了。” 陈沛其抿嘴笑道：“实话告诉你，我一直都知道梁宝虎这个人，在道教历史中，他是一个臭名昭著的人，几乎没有道士不知道他，我虽然不是道士，但我家往上几代人都是，所以我能够知道这人名字，应该不奇怪吧？” “一点也不奇怪。”蒋小楼说道。 “不过你也没有说错，我以前只是听说过这个人，至于他的详细经历，都是我一个朋友提供给我的，就是上次替我到封门村调查情况那个道士。” “哦，那我想问，这个茅山派现今还存在吗？” “上茅山的弟子还有一些，但数量不多，至于下茅山……几乎所有道士都认为这个门派自梁宝虎失踪后就灭亡了，我也是今天才知道，这个邪恶的门派还是存在的。” 蒋小楼定睛望着他，冷冷说道：“封门村！” “你真聪明，事实上，梁宝虎正是下茅山的最后一代传人，因为下茅山——尤其是到了梁宝虎当掌门人的时候，总是在干一些为道教同仁所不齿的事情，害了不少性命，因而遭到道教各门派的集体讨伐，整个门派都覆灭了，只有梁宝虎一个人不见了踪影……” 蒋小楼说道：“所以他实际是因为同门的追杀才躲到深山里去的？” “有这方面的原因吧，不过封门村的人一直不愿与外人往来的原因，我已经知道了。” 蒋小楼忍不住接过来说道：“下茅山实际并未被铲除，而是在一个深山里得到了秘密繁衍，所以一直到明朝覆灭，他们还是不敢与外人往来，怕的是被别的道教门派发现他们的踪迹，然后再次讨伐他们。” 陈沛其冲他抽了抽鼻子，“怪不得老马说你是个难对付的警察。” “只要你不干坏事，我就不难对付。”蒋小楼笑了笑，“听你这么一说，封门村的秘密好像是揭开一大半了。” “还差得远呢，比如——假定那两个人真是为被封门村的人所杀，那凶手到底是不是下茅山的传人？为什么二十年前，封门村的村民集体失踪？他们究竟去了哪里？这些都是未解之谜。” 蒋小楼深表赞同地点了点头，“冒昧问一下，下茅山的巫术中……有没有能够穿墙入室、控制人的身体不能动弹，甚至进入人梦中等等这样的巫术？” 陈沛其轻蔑地笑了笑：“这都是小把戏，连役使鬼魂的巫术我都见过，何况这些？” “还有，我听刘超说，只要有女孩子到达封门村附近，就会头疼甚至发烧，难道也是跟巫术有关？” “这倒不会，听我那个朋友说，封门村附近一带有奇怪的磁场，他也是最近才发现的，女孩子身体弱——或者身上带有什么东西与磁场冲突，就会有异常反应，这种事世界上多了去了，跟迷信扯不上关系，我相信如果有专业人士对那一带的地质做个考察，很容易就能得出结论。” “是吧，这都是小问题，最主要的是刘超他们接连遇到不少怪事——” “我明白你的意思，”陈沛其打断他说道，“你想证明骚扰和袭击刘超他们的黑衣人是不是就是下茅山的弟子是吧？那我告诉你，你猜的没错。” 蒋小楼深吸了一口气，然后缓缓吐掉。他不是容易激动的人，但这一刻他真的感到心跳在加速——令他们这些人纠结了如此长时间的问题终于有了答案，他怎么能够不激动？那些黑衣人不是鬼，不是妖，是人！当刘超等人口口声声说自己撞鬼的时候，他一直坚持自己的无神论观点，虽然这观点也有过动摇，但他还是坚持了下来，现在，事实证明他是对的。 “你是不是一直都知道他们的身份？”抑制住自己的情绪后，蒋小楼接着问道。 “不，我也是刚刚知道，以前只是怀疑他们与道教有关。”陈沛其垂在空中的两条腿前后甩动起来——他不少动作都使他看起来像个孩子，但从他嘴里说出的话却是那么不同寻常，充满了睿智的思考和严谨的逻辑性。所以，蒋小楼认为他不是普通人，就像自己一样。 “你应该知道我送过老马一把枣木剑吧？当天晚上就帮他赶走了黑衣人，我听说这件事后就感到奇怪，按说如果那个黑衣人真的是鬼——我知道你不信鬼神，但我信，所以你别出声听我说就好，——如果是鬼的话，有枣木剑在他连门都不可能进去，而那个黑衣人却是进屋后看到枣木剑之后才离开的，我想来想去，都觉得只有一个可能——那个黑衣人是道教中人，或者对道教文化很了解，只有这样的人，才能从那把剑的外形上一眼看出它是正一教的东西。之后他大概是知道有道教的人在保护老马，为了不暴露身份，他没有贸然动手，并且之后很长一段时间内，那个黑衣人都没有出现过，即使出现也没有再用过什么巫术，他是怕保护老马的那个人——也就是我发现。” 蒋小楼听罢吃惊不已，沉吟半晌说道：“你说的有道理，但是……妖妖最后还是死了。” 陈沛其叹息道：“那是因为他们发现我并不是正一教的正式弟子，何况他们的手法很干净，即使我亲自去看尸体，也不会发现他们杀人时用的是下茅山的巫术。” “什么巫术？” “也许是一种幻术——通过施法让自己在对方眼中变成最可怕的形象，直接把人给吓死，所以两人死后任何伤都查不出来，只得出个突发性心肌梗塞的结果。——这件事是我从刘超口中得知的，是你告诉他的。” 蒋小楼点头，“听起来很像催眠。” “没这么复杂，很多吃迷幻药的人不是都有吃药时产生幻觉的经历吗？更何况下茅山的人自己配的药物，加上点心理暗示，可以说想让你看到什么就看到什么。” 蒋小楼又做了次深呼吸，因为又有一个困扰他多时的难题被解开了，但还有更多的难题没有找到答案，如陈沛其刚才提到的那些问题，这些才是揭开封门村的最终秘密的关键，他突然想起一件事来——他们第二次进封门村，那个黑衣人想要变成老马混进他们中间失败之后，临走时说的那句话，刘超跟他说了一次他就记住了，他将这句话念了出来：“月圆之夜，地狱之门将为你们打开。”然后问陈沛其：“这句话有什么特殊意义吗？” “当然有。”陈沛其目光突然闪了闪，说道：“这正是我今天找你的目的——咱们先别管封门村为什么会成为空村，村里人总还是活着的，也就是那些黑衣人了，虽然可能他们现在不在那里住了，但封门村绝对还是他们的集会地，否则老马他们也不会数次在那遇见怪事。后天，农历七月十五，这些人可能要在村里施展什么巫术……” “巫术？”蒋小楼忍不住插了一句。 陈沛其点头道：“我从资料上看到，每年的农历七月十五是下茅山的弟子祭祀祖先的日子，所以黑衣人对老马他们提起月圆之夜，绝不是空口白话，从那句话来看，显然他们是要在这天晚上——他们从来都是晚上祭祀，施展或修炼什么可怕的巫术，一旦成功了，后果可能不堪设想。” 蒋小楼听得心惊，暗暗想着：这世界上难道真有巫术这种东西？ 陈沛其似乎看穿他的心思，说道：“如果你有兴趣的话，我以后慢慢给你介绍什么是巫术，但眼下最要紧的是，这次祭祀活动是能够摸到他们行踪的唯一机会，所以，我希望你能向领导汇报一下情况，多派些人提前过去埋伏起来——一定要注意别被发现，那些家伙警惕性很高的，然后等他们开始活动的时候，将他们一网打尽。” 蒋小楼紧盯着他，目光中露出惊异的神色，良久说道：“这办法好像不错，但执行起来有难度，首先，封门村不在许由境内，搞这种大行动肯定要通知当地警方，手续很难办的，而更关键的是：我们领导到现在都不相信两宗凶杀案跟什么封门村有什么关系，这么大的行动，万一到时候无功而返，他乌纱帽难保。” “不会有万一的，你相信我没错。” “我相信没用，要领导相信才行。” “所以才要你去说呀，不然我找你干嘛。” 蒋小楼耸了耸肩，“好吧，我一会就去跟他说，尽量争取让他点头。” “只能成功不能失败！” 蒋小楼笑了笑，没有开口。这种事情他实在不能做什么保证。 与陈沛其分别后，蒋小楼掏出手机，本想看看时间，没想到居然有三个未接来电——刚才为了不受干扰地与陈沛其谈话，他将手机调成了静音。三个电话都是通过单位的座机打来的。蒋小楼预感肯定出了什么大事，于是连忙按照号码回拨了过去。 是刘默默接的电话，刚听见蒋小楼声音便大声嚷起来：“小楼，告诉你个好消息，张明星落网了！” 张明星？蒋小楼愣了一下才想起此人是谁，心一下提了起来，急忙问道：“确定没有抓错人吗？” “千真万确！你快点过来，还有个重要情况要跟你说！” 蒋小楼没有问是什么情况，挂上电话，快步走出公园，在路边拦下一辆出租车，要求司机以最快速度开往许由市警局。 十五分钟后，他迈进了许由市警局大门…… 乍看之下，张明星是一个再普通不过的女人，年纪三十来岁，脸上有少许麻子，高鼻梁薄嘴唇，扎马尾辫，蒋小楼怎么看怎么觉得她不像是有绑架少女的能力，当然，绑架少女这种事未必是她亲自动的手，但她起码也是帮凶。 审讯室内，坐在椅子上的张明星两手交握着放在膝盖上，面对审讯者的提问，她一概不予回答，脸上不带一丝表情。 蒋小楼叹了口气，她既然能有如此表现，说明他的同事们没有抓错人。 刘默默在后面捅了捅他，递过来一个物件说道：“这个是在她身上搜到的！” 蒋小楼低头一看，顿时血脉贲张——刘默默手中握着的，赫然是一块有烟盒大小的木牌，一面上写着两个大大的篆字：茅山…… 封门村！这个张明星居然跟封门村有关系！ 从刘默默手里接过木牌，蒋小楼想也没想，径直推开审讯室大门走了进去，负责审讯的两名刑警立刻站起来，其中一个大声斥道：“你干什么！” 蒋小楼没搭理他们，径直走到张明星面前，盯着她说道：“你是从封门村来的？” 张明星嘴巴微微张了一下，又合上了，还是没有抬头，也没有开口。但蒋小楼已经从她刚才的表现中窥出了端倪，回头对那两名试图过来阻止他的刑警说道：“情况紧急，你们让我问她几个问题。” 两名刑警互相看了看，相继坐回到椅子上。 蒋小楼这才回转头直视着张明星：“你们为什么要绑架那些少女？” 张明星还是不开口。 蒋小楼突然微笑起来：“你继续保持沉默，没关系，反正你们的老窝就快被我们端了，从今后不会再有封门村，也不再有下茅山——这个几百年前就该灭亡的垃圾教派。” 张明星突然抬头看他，目光中似乎射出一团火来。 “你知道下茅山，你是什么人？”她终于开口了，声音却冰冷如腊月雪。 “对你来说，我将是你们下茅山的