Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Digging the Grave

Bai Feng took a sip of coffee in a daze, stared blankly at the warm sunlight coming in from the window, her face regained a little color, she suddenly turned her head and asked me: "What the hell is that?" Since encountering the strange corpse last night, Bai Feng seemed to have lost her soul. Although I immediately took her out of the house, out of the town, and back to City S, she was in a daze all night.I woke up from the nightmare as soon as I closed my eyes, so I had no choice but to stay by her side and dare not leave.After tossing like this all night, she finally calmed down a little.I understand the shock of such fear to the soul of a man who has never believed in anything beyond normal human life, and that is not something that can be easily relieved with a few words of reassurance.Thinking about my performance when I first came into contact with this kind of incident, it was not much better than her!

I frowned: "I didn't think about it clearly. If it is a zombie, there are a few points that are difficult to understand. First, zombies usually occur when people have just died. The magnetic field formed by consciousness has not disappeared, and there are still some deep subconscious minds in the brain. If people are not cremated, they will often become dead! But this old man has been dead for more than three years, even if the feng shui of his tomb is excellent, As a result, the corpse is immortal, but the subconsciousness in the brain cannot last for three years without disappearing. However, judging from the scene last night, although his corpse did not rot, it was basically dry. Impossible, it is impossible to retain the subconscious when the brain is dry!"

Bai Feng stared at me intently and listened very carefully.I saw that she didn't show disgust, and knew that my narration did not cause her physical discomfort, so I continued: "Second, if it is a zombie, it is impossible for the ink fountain and the mahogany sword to not work on it. You are in a Hong Kong ghost film I should have seen it before, even a thousand-year-old zombie will react once it encounters these two things, although I don’t know the reason for this, but this is a magic weapon handed down by our ancestors that has been tried and tested!" Bai Feng interjected, "Then the dog's blood is also effective?"

I nodded: "Yes, but dog blood is not the most powerful. It will be better if you use women's menstrual blood! Another point is that zombies hurt people. Once zombies meet strangers, they will be attracted by the breath exhaled by strangers." Hurt people violently." Bai Feng was attracted by my narration, maybe it was because I dissected her that last night was not a zombie, so she was not so afraid, and her spirit improved a little, and she asked again: "Didn't you want to drink human blood?" "That's the vampire zombies in the West. Strictly speaking, the Western ones are not zombies, because they are not corpses, but monsters between life and death!" I took a sip of coffee, and then said: "But the strange thing is, When I took down the portrait and put a compass on it to change the magnetic field in that room, its induction was very sensitive, as if its brain was not completely dead, and its subconscious grasp of the magnetic field was very accurate, which was very similar to a zombie! However, the facts of the case are generally clear. It is precisely because of its sudden visit that the family of three died of rapid heartbeat due to fear. Now you can go to the top!"

"Then how do you explain the corpse spot?" Bai Feng asked suddenly. I thought about it for a while, but there was really no more reasonable explanation, so I had to say: "Generally speaking, after a person dies, because the body is already in the process of slowly decaying and decaying, once it is buried deep underground and in a closed environment, if there is a relatively If it is wet, corpse spots will grow. However, corpse spots are not very contagious. Maybe this kind of corpse spots are special, just like the plague. Discern its properties, and do not place too much hope in modern science!"

After hearing the word "plague", Bai Feng shivered involuntarily, and subconsciously looked at her arm. There was a layer of goose bumps on her smooth arm. She might have found that there were no corpse spots on her body, so she felt it Slightly relieved, he let out a soft breath. I reassured me half-jokingly: "Corpse spots will not be spread to strangers. You should think about it, but it's a pity that there is no such treatment!" Bai Feng gave me a blank look: "Then what are you going to do next?" "Catch the murderer!" I said with a smile. Bai Feng was taken aback: "You want to dig out the corpse!"

I laughed: "I not only want to dig out the corpse, but also dissect it. At least I should find out what caused it to suddenly become a zombie! This is where my interest lies, and it is also the purpose of this visit. I can't leave you with a mystery, or my reputation will be ruined!" Bai Feng looked at me, and suddenly smiled: "You are so strange, you see that your face is shining, are you so excited? Are you not afraid at all?" "I'm afraid I can't solve the problem. I used to be very timid. When I was a child, I didn't dare to go out at night, but then many weird things started to come to me. I suddenly understood this truth. The most terrible thing is not knowing. Only Find out the ins and outs of the matter, and you will find that many things that seem appalling and unbelievable have a reasonable explanation, so there is no need to be afraid!"

Bai Feng bowed his head and remained silent for a while, as if he had made up his mind: "Then what should we do next? Should we dig graves in broad daylight?" I was slightly stunned, and asked in surprise: "Us? You mean you won't quit? You still want to check with me?" Bai Feng smiled: "Didn't you say that you are afraid that you won't be able to solve the problem! Besides, now that I am your assistant, you have no right to drive me away before the matter is fully clarified!" I suddenly found that when she smiled, there were two shallow dimples on her cheeks, which was very charming: "Okay! Let's split up now, and you go back to the game immediately and report our findings to Captain Lu. It's best to let him Help, so that when we dig the grave, we won't cause panic among the townspeople!"

"Okay, that's fine, what about you?" I smiled mysteriously: "I'm going to visit an old friend, he may be able to help us solve the mystery, I will find you when I get back."
When I met Cai Feng, he was digging corns out of a potbellied man in the emergency room of S Central Hospital.His knife skills are very good, the scalpel in his hand is like a magic wand in the hands of a magician, he can turn stones into gold, and turn decay into magic with just one touch.That's why the man with corns seemed to be very useful and drowsy. When the operation was over, he was a little reluctant to leave. Maybe he took the operation as a foot massage.

I met Cai Feng five years ago when I was investigating a case in which hundreds of kittens suddenly went crazy and bit each other, resulting in strange deaths.He came from a very remote village. At that time, he was still studying at a medical university and was an intern in a hospital. I commissioned a professor in this hospital to dissect the brains of dead cats to find out what disease caused the group of cats to suddenly go crazy.However, he dissected more than a dozen corpses and still found nothing.Just when I was about to give up this clue, Cai Feng volunteered to find me and told me firmly that he could find out the reason.Although I was skeptical in my heart, I still let him give it a try with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.It can be said that his self-confidence is justified. He did find a nerve that had been displaced half an inch in the brain of the dead cat, and concluded that it was because of a special sound that caused the nerve to shift. With this clue, I quickly caught the suspect who used music to control the group of cats.Since then, I have become friends with him, but after a few contacts, I also found that he is a person who is naturally arrogant and not good at hiding it. I can predict that his future will be full of troubles, but I did not expect to see him for five years. He is still being teased by fate!

He has a thin face, slightly dark complexion, and wears a pair of glasses, his eyes appear deep behind the lenses.He was surprised when he saw me stepping in: "How could it be you?" I smiled and said, "Why can't it be me, shouldn't I come and see my old friend?" "I know you are very busy. I really didn't expect you to appear here. Is there something you need to ask me?" I don't have the problem of talking nonsense with people, so I turned to the main topic: "There is a very strange thing that needs your help!" He laughed at himself: "Apart from dissecting the corpses of a few kittens, I just dig out corns. What can I do for you?" "What I want is your magical knife that can quickly dig out corns, but this time the corns don't grow under the feet, but in the body of the dead!" When he heard the word dead, his expression suddenly became very strange, but he returned to normal after a flash: "What are you talking about?" So I briefly told him the ins and outs of the case and the strange encounter last night. Cai Feng pondered: "Do you suspect that this zombie has been tampered with?" "As for whether someone has tampered with it, I'm not sure, but I'm sure that the pustules on its head must have something to do with zombies!" He said embarrassingly: "You know that I am only an emergency doctor now, and I am not even qualified to be on the operating table. This kind of dissection operation is difficult to do without sophisticated instruments. Even if the dissection can be completed smoothly, it also requires cumbersome and meticulous laboratory tests." , Without the cooperation of advanced equipment, it may be difficult to find out the truth!" "The equipment in your hospital should be fine?" I asked. "There is no problem with the equipment. The main reason is how to obtain the consent of the hospital. Our director will not allow the use of the operating room to dissect zombies. You don't know, he is a very stubborn old man, and he is called a medical authority in S city, and he is famous all over the country. It's top-notch, if he doesn't agree, even the mayor won't give face!" I smiled: "This is a difficult problem, but I will find a way, as long as you agree to be the chief surgeon!" Cai Feng nodded: "No problem, I'm happy to help you, I just want to have a close contact with that zombie, he can still eat me!" After finishing speaking, he smiled disdainfully. While we were talking, a nurse came in. She was small and exquisite, with fair skin and a pretty face, with an intelligent and delicate look in her eyes.Cai Feng held her hand very affectionately and introduced to me: "This is my girlfriend Bai Xiaojuan!" Then he said my name. Bai Xiaojuan looked me up and down in surprise when she heard my name, and said, "You are an alien, are all the strange things you have experienced true?" Her voice was clear and sweet. I nodded with a smile, and changed the subject: "Cai Feng, when will you get married? I can wait for the wedding wine!" "Soon, soon!" Bai Xiaojuan said with happiness on her face, "Just this month, we'll get married after we finish installing the house. Brother Yi is a big celebrity, so we can come by then!" "I'm going to stay in City S for a few more days, and I'll definitely finish drinking your wedding wine before going back!" Cai Feng showed a very light wry smile. I guess Cai Feng is not very satisfied with this girl, but he has to get married, maybe she is already pregnant.I smiled in my heart, and gently patted Cai Feng on the shoulder to show understanding and comfort!
When I came out of the hospital, I dialed Bai Feng's mobile phone, and the melody of "Husband, Husband, I Love You" rang on the other end of the phone, and a little woman's attitude jumped out.I couldn't help being surprised, wondering how she would set this song as a ringtone? "Hi! Mr. Yi, I'm Bai Feng, what can I do?" Bai Feng answered the phone very politely on the other end, as if he was doing business. I wanted to tease a few words, but when I heard her polite words, I didn't dare to joke rashly: "How about the thing I asked you to do?" "No problem, the captain has agreed, he will mobilize the police force to impose martial law there, when do you plan to do it?" I smiled: "Look at what you said, it looks like an attack by a terrorist organization. If someone monitors our call, the National Security Bureau might want to talk to you!" She also smiled on the other end of the phone, the voice from the receiver was very gentle, not as clear and sharp as the real voice.Why didn't I notice it the first time I heard her call? "As soon as possible, if it is convenient, we'd better finish this matter in the afternoon! There is one more thing, can you ask the Central Hospital for help, I think the autopsy will be carried out there, and the other is to second an emergency department caller Cai Feng's doctor, I really need him to complete this matter!" "Okay, I'll tell the captain right away! Is there anything else I can order?" She said half-jokingly. I suddenly remembered one thing: "You'd better change the color ring, if a stranger calls you, it will damage the glorious image of the people's police!" She froze for a moment, but didn't respond. Half an hour later, Bai Feng called and told me that the matter had been settled, but the director of the central hospital had to personally attend the autopsy because he was also very interested in this matter, which was a prerequisite for seconding Cai Feng.I originally thought this request was a bit special, and I felt a bit distrustful of Cai Feng, but on the other hand, I thought it might be a good thing, especially for Cai Feng's future, maybe let his leader really see After Cai Feng's ability, he will look at him differently.
It should be said that Lu Hua is vigorous and trustworthy in his actions.When I drove to the site of the cemetery, several roads entering and exiting the cemetery had been cordoned off, including several mountain roads that could be entered and exited in a rugged manner, and no one was allowed to enter.Their arrangement was ingenious, and they started several miles away from the cemetery, so it was impossible for ordinary people to know the purpose of this operation. They were very responsible. No matter how I explained my identity, I was not allowed to enter the scene. I didn't solve the problem until I called Bai Feng for help and she came to pick me up. It was a small grave, on which stood a towering tombstone, on which was written the name of the deceased——Li Moran, a very poetic name.There is a portrait inlaid on the tombstone, which is indeed the same person as the portrait I burned last night.The old man in the photo has a kind face and looks very kind.No one would have thought that such a kind old man would come out of the grave to make trouble after a year of death, and bring disaster to his relatives. There is a small cave two or three meters away from the tomb. Because it is full of weeds, there is no trace of it when you lie close. It is more like a tunnel formed by the impact of rain.But it is precisely because of the overgrown weeds that exposed the weirdness of this cave, the roots of the grass are tangled together, like a piece of iron, it is impossible for them to allow the rain to expand their territory and exert their lustful power!This hole reminds me of a well-known horror novel "The Other Half of the Darkness" by American horror novelist Stephen King. The story of a ghost from hell, that ghost dug a deep hole with his hands and crawled out!Is this cave also the work of ghosts? Lu Hua still looked shrewd and capable, the only difference was that he was wearing a sun hat and a pair of black sunglasses today, and his bright eyes were hidden in the sunglasses.The other two people who don't wear police uniforms are an old man with gray hair and Cai Feng.Lu Hua said to me: "Mr. Yi, can we start?" I nodded, and several policemen wearing gloves began to dig open the grave with shovels and shovels. The soil on the tomb is not very hard, so it didn't take long to dig below the ground level. As the tomb slowly revealed the real name of Mount Lu, Bai Feng began to get nervous again. She shrank behind me and gently grabbed me. My clothes, I dare not continue to look at them. While several policemen were digging non-stop, a policeman in the grave suddenly sank his feet and half of his body leaked out. Fortunately, his colleagues around him had quick eyesight and quick hands and pulled him up, but his half Legs are soaked! I was surprised, so I let them stop first, picked up a small stone and threw it into the sunken hole, there was a dull sound in the hole, boom—it was the sound of the stone falling into the water. Lu Hua asked, "Is there something wrong?" I frowned: "A lot of water has accumulated inside!" The gray-haired old man was very disapproving: "Our area is a rainy area, and there is a lot of rain in autumn. What's the fuss about water entering the tomb?" Cai Feng interjected from the side: "However, the inside is empty. Originally, when we modern people filled the tomb with soil, we would stick to the coffin and fill the soil to death, unlike the ancient princes and nobles who had to build a large space. Who dug out the soil inside?" As soon as he said this, the grave diggers couldn't help taking a few steps back, as if a hand covered with thick hair would reach out from the hole and grab their ankles and tear them down. The old man said disdainfully: "Maybe the zombie you mentioned picked it up himself!" After finishing speaking, he seemed to feel that his words were ridiculous, shaking his head and laughing! I looked at Bai Feng and asked, "Do you remember the clothes that the corpse was wearing last night?" Bai Feng shook his head vigorously, he didn't know if he didn't remember or didn't want to recall that terrifying figure at all! I said, "The clothes on him are dry!" "You mean, it might not be here anymore?" Cai Feng looked at me and said. I also shook my head incomprehension: "But I saw it running here last night and then disappeared!" Lu Hua took a shovel from a policeman, and said, "We'll dig it up later!" After speaking, he stood by the side of the tomb and began to clean up the floating soil on the tomb with shovel by shovel.Cai Feng and I also took the tools and went up to help. After the floating soil on the top was cleaned up, a big hole appeared in the tomb. The hole was about three to four meters square, about the size of the entire tomb, and there was more than ten centimeters of water in it. The water was very viscous and khaki. Exudes a strong stench!Floating on the surface of the water are burial items such as longevity pillows and longevity shoes that have not completely rotted.There are four dark holes on the four walls of the tomb. The openings of the holes are similar to the ones seen on the ground just now. One of them is shining, and it just connects with the one on the ground. The water should be poured in from there!Just in response to the old man's ridicule just now, the tunnel is covered with scratches one after another, it seems that they were indeed scratched out by hand! There is no need to guess whether there is a corpse in the coffin, because the lid of the coffin has been turned over into the water on one side, the quilt and other things have rotted, only a pipe with a jade mouth is lying intact on the side of the coffin, and the brass smoke nest has rusted spotted.Other than that, nothing else! "Where did the corpse go?" The old man was surprised, and looked at me with his well-groomed beard, as if I had stolen the corpse.In fact, he has reason to be surprised. Anyone who believes that science can explain everything will be surprised by what he sees now! I looked at the caves on the other three sides of the tomb. The cave was so dark that I couldn’t see the end, it should be very deep, so I took out the compass and placed it squarely on my chest. Judging from the direction of the compass, this is the tomb of Guishan Dingxiang. Gui represents Yin spirits. No wonder the dead are restless and zombies appear.But not all Guishan Dingxiang's tombs have this situation, there must be other reasons here! I took a few flat steps towards the west, and the compass pointer began to spin very erratically, which indicated that the magnetic field in the west was disturbed, and there must be something else disturbing the magnetic field here.I walked back and forth in the west, north and south several times, and only the west was the most violent.I walked more than ten meters to the west, and found that the compass disorder was the most severe there, and the pointer kept turning around in the compass without stopping at all. I pointed to this place and said, "Dig down from here!" Lu Hua looked at me dubiously, because this place is already fifteen or six meters away from the grave, and no one would believe that the corpse would crawl here by itself. Still, everyone started digging—albeit reluctantly.The soil here is very hard, in stark contrast to the soft soil just now. When everyone dug about one meter deep, another large hole appeared underneath, which was circular in shape and about two meters in diameter.After everyone opened a one-foot-square opening, the dazzling sunlight shone in, and the pungent stench wafted out, they saw a mummy lying in the cave, with black skin tightly wrapped around the bones.The skin and flesh of the hands and feet are mottled, and the bones of the ten fingers are exposed.It was lying on its back in the dry hole, the left cheek of its face was badly damaged, and its cheekbones were exposed—it was shot by Bai Feng in a panic last night.Half of the corner of his lips was missing, and he looked as if he was grinning, but his yellow and black teeth were not good-looking at all, and it made people feel chills on their backs!There was a huge pustule on its head, the skin was dry and wrinkled, and the skin was very thin. You could vaguely see the yellow liquid inside! Although it was not the first time seeing him, Bai Feng couldn't help feeling sick, and ran to the side to retch. Everyone had inexplicable horror expressions on their faces, and it was hard to believe what they saw. This was more like a horror scene seen in a nightmare, and it should not appear in reality.In fact, why am I not? If the dark night gave me a reason to hallucinate, then the white sun shining on his face now is so real, as real as a phantom. I pinched my thigh hard, and it hurt so much pain!