Chapter 41 Chapter 96 Unintentionally Disclosed

The man seemed to believe me, and then he said with a naive smile: "You young people, there are many things you haven't seen. It is true that no one will build a temple on the farmland, but this temple was built earlier in this farmland." Before, we didn’t touch it when we repaired the field.” I nodded pretendingly and said, "So that's the case, but this temple looks very strange, doesn't it look like an ordinary temple?" The man said: "Of course this is not an ordinary temple, and you don't understand even after talking about it." I took out a cigarette, handed one to the man, and said, "Then you can tell us about it, we young people are just curious about this, so I can talk about it with others when I go back."

The man took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff and said, "If you go back to this temple and tell others the truth, no one will believe it, and they will think you are bragging. Actually, I am not very sure whether it is true or not." Yes, I just heard people from my ancestors talk about this temple, and my grandfather said that it was built by a fisherman outside the village, and it was specially built to worship monster fish." I pretended to be puzzled and said, "What kind of monster fish is probably a feudal superstition?" The man shook his head and said, "You young people can't believe it. The monster fish is a very evil sea fish. Some people say it's as big as a big boat, and some people say it's smaller than a fingernail. There are fish in our village. Many people have seen this kind of thing, but they have different opinions when they come back. Later, a foreign fisherman came to settle in our village and built this temple, saying that it can keep everyone safe. Later, his son became a brigade Cadres, when the Four Olds were removed, many temples of this kind were removed, but this place was preserved because of his relationship. You said it was a feudal superstition. Why did he take such a big risk to do this? Knowing that in those days, if you dared to fight against the wind, you would be in great trouble."

A thought suddenly flashed in my mind, and I immediately said: "Then this cadre is really courageous, is he still working as a cadre here?" The man said: "Of course he is still there. He has retired a long time ago, but his son is still in office. If you are really interested in this matter, you can ask him, but Captain Lin may not have time to receive you." After I found out where his office is, I said goodbye to my fellow villager immediately, and went to the village committee. On the way, Jasmine asked me: "I always feel that it can't be such a coincidence, why did it appear on the road we walked casually?" The coffin temple is even built on a field ridge, which is really strange."

I said: "It's no coincidence that there is no book. The double-headed evil and the coffin temple are very weird things. Since they are weird, it is not surprising that there are strange things. Anyway, let's go and have a look. In case there is a situation, the double-headed evil is there. Few people in this world have seen it before, and there are so few clues, since we can find one now, of course we can't let it go easily." Jasmine nodded and said: "That's the only way to go, but I'm just worried about your safety, so many things have happened now, I don't care, they are all targeting you."

I pretended to be relaxed and smiled and said: "We are all involuntary, and now we can only find ways to tide over the difficulties together, but I am very grateful to you for choosing to help me in my most difficult moment, this is the most precious feeling .” Jasmine blushed, but she didn't say anything. We walked all the way to the village committee in silence. Because the village is not big, the village committee is not too big. There is a sign outside that reads "Chen Family Village Committee", because of the time, the sign has already turned yellow and cracked, and the ligatures are somewhat blurred.

The village committee is in an old-fashioned one-story house, the outer wall is peeling off badly, and the red bricks inside are exposed. The rural areas along the coast of Shandong we passed are now developing well, but here is so poor that people can’t help but Feeling pity. The village committee did not have a dedicated person on duty. The doors of the two houses were opened suddenly, and there was no sign indicating whose office it was. There were only very early tables, chairs and benches inside. Although there is no one inside, but judging from the hot tea, people should come back soon.

We didn't enter rashly, we just wandered outside the gate. Sure enough, after a while, a motorcycle roared outside, and a middle-aged man in his forties stopped here riding a dilapidated motorcycle with his armpit still pinched. Holding a newspaper, he saw us look up and down and asked, "Who are you looking for?" I said: "You are?" The man squinted and said, "Accountant, where are you from, is there something wrong here?" I said: "We are the editors of the magazine. We came out to collect stories. We saw a very strange temple here. We want to do an interview and go back to do a report for you. I wonder if we are interested here?"

I mean to be clichéd, because it is certain that it is not normal for a coffin temple to appear here. As long as he wants to hide it, he will expose himself, and I can continue to investigate secretly. The accountant immediately got out of the car. When judging his next move, he put his hand into his pocket and walked towards me. I stared at his hand closely to prevent him from suddenly getting angry, but I saw him take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and smoke it. The cigarette was given to me, and his expression became very polite, saying: "You are really discerning, our temple here has a lot of background, as long as you are willing to do publicity, it will definitely have a sensational effect."

His behavior was beyond my expectation. It seems that he didn't want to hide anything from me, so I just heard him continue: "What I said about this temple is not authoritative, but our village chief knows best Yes, his father has guarded this temple all his life, why don't I contact the village chief to come and talk to you?" I thought it would take a lot of trouble, but I didn't expect him to agree so readily, I said: "That's great, then I will trouble you." He immediately went into the house and called the village chief. Not long after he answered the phone, a man who looked like a village cadre came over on a bicycle. He seemed to be in his forties. For some reason, he saw him I always feel familiar, but I just can't remember where I saw it. He got out of the car and said, "You two are big reporters?"

I said, "You're being polite. It's not a big reporter, it's just someone who does this job." He rubbed his hands, his expression seemed a bit cramped, and he said, "Come in and sit down, let's not be polite." After all, the three of us entered the room, and saw that the plaster on the walls inside had basically fallen off, the light was a little gray, and there was no stool, only a long wooden chair with four legs. After sitting down, I said: "Let's The rural areas here are well developed, why are your office conditions so simple? Isn’t it too frugal?”

He sighed and said, "Don't joke with me, my brother. Whoever wants to save money like this is poor? If you can help me attract tourists, I am very grateful to you." I said, "Don't be modest. Let's talk about it. According to the development speed of Shandong's rural economy, we will never be in such a tight financial situation, right?" He seemed a little embarrassed and said: "Although the general environment is true, our place is a special case because it is close to the sea, so the middle-aged people in the village are basically engaged in the sea economy. If you say that the poor are certainly not poor, the country does not have Financial support, but those who stay in the village can only farm, and cannot scale up and can only be self-sufficient, so this is what you see.” I said, "In this case, why don't you mobilize everyone in the village to develop in the sea?" The village chief seemed to be hesitant, but he still said: "This is a long story. If you are interested, please help us with a report. I think it will be great news." Jasmine and I looked at each other, and said, "You tell me." In fact, I pretended to be very inexperienced, and I didn't even have a pen and paper to record. Fortunately, the village chief didn't find these details. He took a sip of water from the tea mug and said, "This matter has to be talked about from a long time ago. Yes, there is an unwritten rule in our village that every household must leave someone to guard the temple, that is, the temple you saw built on the ridge of the field, because the people in the village live on the sea, So we must worship the monster fish, otherwise we will be in bad luck for generations to come. In order to preserve this temple, my grandfather didn’t even have an official, so every term of the village chief here is re-elected by members of our family. , to be honest, who wants to stay in such a poor place.” I interjected: "Then you can just say that you don't want to, can't you force this on you?" The village chief shook his head and said: "You don't know the situation. Our village is not the largest village chief, but the patriarch is the largest. I have to listen to him. If I go out easily, it will be a big taboo in the clan. , is going to be bad luck." Hearing this, I already had a vague understanding in my heart. People of one clan guard the coffin temple, so for me, the direction of investigation is much bigger. However, judging from another piece of news he inadvertently revealed, this person doesn't seem to know what the coffin temple he guards is. Everything may have been passed down from the ancestors, so it is also very strange that the guardian does not know the importance of protecting things by himself. I was fascinated by the thought for a while, the village head waited for a while, and said: "Comrade reporter, are you interested in our stuff, and would you like to do this report?" I said, "Of course I would, but does this monster fish exist?" The village head immediately nodded and said: "Of course it exists, I'm not talking nonsense, this thing has killed many experienced old seamen, and those who saw it either went crazy or died. I don’t know why there is a temple built for it.” I pretended to be puzzled and said: "Indeed, what you said is not in line with common sense. Since it is an evil thing, but to build a temple to worship it is not in line with our pursuit." The village chief said: "I heard from my grandfather: there was a very powerful person in our village back then, and only this person escaped from the hands of the monster fish, but after he came back, he refused to talk about the appearance of the monster fish. The villagers thought He didn’t agree to catch this kind of strange fish, which is very strange, and he committed suicide after being denounced during the Cultural Revolution, otherwise he could tell you about this kind of thing in detail.” I said: "Then you mean that you don't know the so-called monster fish?" Only then did the village chief come to his senses, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, his expression was awkward for a moment, and he froze there. It was obvious that he was an honest man, and there were probably so many clues he could get from him. The important point is that I found out that there is actually a village where people guard the coffin temple. This discovery is absolutely unexpected. It seems that this accidental discovery may become an important turning point. So I found an excuse to leave, and I could see the disappointment on the village chief's expression. Before leaving, I said with a pun: "Don't rush this moment, trust me and we will become famous." The village chief thanked me repeatedly, and sent me to the entrance of the village before returning. Jasmine said, "What should we do now?" I said: "Now the situation is in front of us. Since everyone in this village is related to the double-headed evil, then we should continue to investigate, and everything will definitely come to light." Jasmine said: "But they themselves don't seem to be very clear about this matter. What can they find out through their investigation?" I said, "It's fine if you have clues. It's unrealistic to want to become a fat man with one bite. In such a complicated situation, we must investigate step by step to finally find out the truth." Even though I said that, I also have a headache, because although I have some clues, there is still no place to start. I can't keep an eye on them 24 hours a day. Compared with the clues here, there are not even the warden. To be specific, at least there are a lot of strange fishes raised there, this is just a little legend. Thinking of this, I suddenly had a thought in my mind. Since the warden has a habit of collecting strange fish, would he ever have the idea of ​​catching the double-headed evil? He seems to go to sea several times a year regularly, so he can't just catch some Fresh sea fish come back to cook, shall we? Immediately, I told Jasmine what I thought, and she smiled and said, "Brother Zou, since you are investigating the situation, you can't do whatever you want, and you will definitely not be able to investigate anything in the end. Since you are in this village If you find something, you can continue, I think as long as there is a real situation here, it will definitely be noticed." Her words did make sense, and I said, "Then we really have to stick to it?" Jasmine said: "I'll be with you, the double-headed evil has a very close relationship with you, so we must find out the truth about it."