Chapter 11 Eleven, not the end

That night, the criminal police team arrested a total of more than 50 "men in black", all of whom were believers in "Xiamao Mountain". When interrogating them, most of them remained silent. What the disheartened believers said was similar to what Liu Chao and others had previously inferred, except that they were not abducted and sold by the former believers, but adopted orphans... "They are actually very pitiful. They have accepted the lessons of their elders since they were young, such as telling them how great Maoshan technique is and how beneficial it is to practice Maoshan technique. Children do not have the ability to distinguish things, so they can easily become spiritual slaves of Maoshan technique. .” Jiang Xiaolou said to Chen Peiqi.Today was the third day after the case was solved, so Chen Peiqi couldn't wait to invite Jiang Xiaolou to his home and ask him about the specific process of solving the case.

"But what about when they grow up? Why are they still willing to be manipulated?" "When they grow up, no one will push them around, but at this time they have already agreed with the Maoshan technique in their hearts, just like Christians can never accept the 'evolution theory' - I am just making a metaphor, there is no other meaning. No Few Christians believe in religion halfway, so they believe in God, not to mention that these people have learned the theory of Maoshan School since they were young, and if it were you, you would also believe in it." "I know, but the witchcraft in Xiamao Mountain is actually shit."

"Yes, I know now. It's all deceptive tricks, nothing more than hypnosis, drugging, etc. They used these methods to frighten Liu Chao and the others. It's a bit ridiculous to think about it." Chen Peiqi shook his head: "You can't say that. There are indeed some magical witchcrafts in Xiamao Mountain, but you just haven't seen them. Of course, the so-called entrusting people with dreams, casting body techniques, etc. are actually hypnosis and drugging, but we were I didn't think about it, and Liu Chao and the others said how terrible things were, we were preconceived, and really believed in ghosts and the like."

"I didn't believe it, I never believed that there are ghosts in this world." Jiang Xiaolou shrugged and said. "But there are really ghosts in this world." "Really, we'd better not discuss this, because you can't convince me, and neither can I." "Okay." Chen Peiqi wrinkled his nose, "Then let me ask you, why did they dig underground palaces? Are they worried that people who practice witchcraft on the ground will be discovered?" "That's right. In the past, the traffic was not developed, and there were few local people. No one went to the mountains at all, so they can play on the ground without any scruples. As long as they don't deal with the outside world, no one will find out what they are playing. Eight After 10 years, it will not work. There are too many local people. The government often sends people into the mountains to draw maps. After staying there for twenty minutes, I almost died of discomfort."

"So, there is a lot of space below?" Jiang Xiaolou nodded, "It's almost like a mine. I don't know how long it took to build this project, but the idea is really good—they preach and practice witchcraft below, and the people above can't even touch their shadows." Yes, and they also opened two exits, one in the village and the other in the Dari Temple, so that they would have enough time to escape in case of danger, just like that night, despite our all-out pursuit, many people escaped. " "Oh, what should I do?" "Those who can't escape, it's much easier to catch people in the mountains than in the urban areas. Besides, the higher-ups attach great importance to this case and mobilize a lot of police force to carry out dragnet-style searches. There may be one or two fish who slip through the net, but the old dens are all arrested." If it’s over, they probably won’t make any moves.”

Chen Peiqi nodded, "What about those people who were caught?" Jiang Xiaolou sighed, "Many of them have never done anything illegal, and their backgrounds are pitiful. They can only be educated slowly, hoping that they can gradually become normal people." Chen Peiqi sighed, and the two of them didn't speak for a while. After a while, Chen Peiqi patted his forehead suddenly: "By the way, I remembered one thing—isn't there a local rumor that the population of Fengmen Village disappeared because the forest at the entrance of the village was cut down? According to my guess, they probably cut down those trees for the sake of The bottom is supported to keep the cave from collapsing, and then the cave is built, and all their activities go underground, and of course they no longer appear on the ground... I’m just wondering, don’t they usually even sleep in the cave?”

"There are beds in the cave, but not many. Except for the guards inside, most people don't live in the village, but work in the surrounding towns or cities, just like us. Of course, because there is no culture, These people are also doing ordinary jobs, like Zhang Mingxing, he is already very educated among these people, so he was assigned to sneak into the mobile business hall to perform special tasks." "So that's it." Chen Peiqi stuck out his tongue, "I have another question: what kind of witchcraft are they planning to practice that night when they make such a big commotion? inquire about."

"I really don't know about this, but it's not important anymore. It's all a deception anyway. Moreover, the real highlight of that night was not witchcraft, but sacrifice. Seeing that the ancestor was going to eat tiger meat and drink rabbit blood on that day, and told him the date of birth of the girl who needs to be used as a sacrifice, everyone got busy, in short... it's really fucked up." "Maybe it's a conspiracy." "Whether it's a conspiracy or a conspiracy, it's all gone." Jiang Xiaolou said with a smile. "I have another question, why did they arrest people from Xu You's side?"

"It's definitely not good to arrest people locally. It would take a lot of risk to do so, and it's not good to go too far away to arrest people. This is what their own people explained. They said that they should make people unconscious first, and then take them away in a car. Passing by the toll booth is likely to be suspected, and there is a highway leading there from Xuyou, so I don’t need to explain the rest, right?” "So that's it." Chen Peiqi nodded. After a long time, he stood up, sighed and said, "I finally figured it out. If this is a story in a novel, it must be very exciting. It's a pity that this is reality...someone really cares about it." Gave his life."

Jiang Xiaolou was silent, he didn't want to talk about this topic, so he asked: "About this case, why do you want to inquire about these details? Is it because I participated in solving the case that I want to know clearly?" "No, I'm asking for the old horse. I will go to his grave and tell him the truth from beginning to end. I think he must want to know this very much." Jiang Xiaolou lowered his head and murmured, "It's a pity he can't hear anymore." "No, death is not the end, it's just the beginning of life in another form. So I'm not sad, just a bit regretful, there will be no one to tease in the future."

"You can tease me if you treat me as a friend." "You can't, you're too smart, I'm afraid I'll be teased by you in turn." He blinked at Jiang Xiaolou—the expression of a child again. "These two cases were successfully solved, and you contributed a lot. Are you waiting for a promotion now?" "On the contrary, I just handed in my resignation yesterday." Chen Peiqi rarely showed a surprised expression: "Why?" Jiang Xiaolou smiled bitterly: "As a policeman, every step of your success is based on the bloodshed and injury of others." Chen Peiqi understood what he meant, and said, "But not many people shed blood this time." "I have not only solved this case, this feeling has gradually accumulated, and it has reached the limit recently." "Okay, but I still have to say that you didn't cause these injuries. Your responsibility is to solve the case, that is, to make up for these injuries and minimize bloodshed, isn't it?" "That's right, but I'm already afraid and tired of this kind of life, so let others do this kind of thing. I'm not the only policeman in the world." Jiang Xiaolou also stood up, stretched his waist, and looked With a relaxed expression, "I'm leaving," he said. "What are your plans for the future?" "I don't know, I think about it slowly. All I know is that I have to go to the street to buy vegetables. At noon, my family eats dumplings—celery and pork." Chen Peiqi smiled knowingly at him. On the way home, Jiang Xiaolou felt a coolness that he had not seen for a long time, and only then remembered that it had been more than half a month since the beginning of autumn. The days go by so fast, without knowing it, a summer has passed like this, but Jiang Xiaolou knows that what remains in his memory this summer is not only the hot weather. The summer story is over, and in autumn, there will inevitably be a new story - maybe it will be a frightening, frightening, sad or even sad story, who knows?Fortunately, we are all still alive right now, and to live is hope. My girlfriend has probably put the dumplings in the pot, and I will have dinner when I get home? Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaolou couldn't help but smile, and strode forward, which is the direction of home.