Chapter 16 Chapter 15 The Mystery of the Twin Babies

September twenty-second in the Gregorian calendar. After coming out of the cave, I didn't go down the mountain, but continued to go to the top of the mountain.Be careful along the way, and only choose some inaccessible paths to climb.After turning over the mountain, I saw that the sky in the east was already slightly bright.I summoned up all my strength and headed down the mountain towards the small town to the south.When I got to the foot of the mountain, I didn't dare to stroll into the town, so I just rested outside the town for a while.Near noon, I came to the train station in the town and got on the train bound for the county.

When I arrived at the county seat, half of my worries were relieved, and I found a restaurant to have a delicious meal.When I paid the bill, I gave Xiao Er some rewards, and took the opportunity to ask him where Sergeant Wu of the police station lived.That Xiaoer is very clever, and he can describe it clearly in a few sentences. I went out of the restaurant and followed Xiaoer's instructions to find the residence of Police Chief Wu.Looking around, I saw an open-air tea stall on the side of the street.I went over and asked for a pot of hot tea, sat down and drank while waiting.It wasn't until it was dark that old man Wu came riding a bicycle.I hurriedly settled the tea money and got up and rushed over. Just as the old man got out of the car and was about to enter the door, I grabbed him.

Sergeant Wu turned his head and saw it was me, and immediately called out: "Why are you here, kid?!" His expression was very surprised, and he glanced around vigilantly while talking. I said, "Don't worry, there is no tail." Sergeant Wu threw the car towards the door, and without thinking about going home, he turned his head and said, "Let's go! Talk in another place!" I followed the old man through the streets of the county town for a while, and finally came to a remote alley.The old man stopped in his tracks and snapped at me, "You kid did a good job! Didn't you say you were going to leave? Why did you mess with me again?"

I replied: "I can't leave that girl behind, I have to take her with me if I want to go!" "Then you have to have that ability!" The old man squinted at me, "What do you call this thing? Didn't you run away by yourself in the end and leave Chu Yun alone in the cave?" I grinned helplessly: "I have tried my best... Who would have thought that Ling Mufeng's people would come so quickly." "You're a piece of shit. What the hell are you doing but making trouble?" I was reprimanded by the other party, and after he vented his anger, I asked tentatively, "How is that girl?"

Police Chief Wu replied angrily: "What else can I do? She was taken back to the mental hospital, and now she is guarded around the clock. Her condition has also relapsed—this will make me say that I am Ye Mengshi again." I looked at the old man and said, "She is Ye Mengshi." "What?" The old man didn't seem to hear clearly. I repeated: "That girl's name is Ye Mengshi, not Ling Mufeng's wife!" The old man snorted and said, "I think you are about to get mentally ill too!" I was anxious to defend myself: "It's true, I have evidence!"

"Just about the handwriting? Doctors have said that this is called schizophrenia. Even the memory in the brain has changed, so of course the handwriting can change." "It's not handwriting, it's another piece of evidence. It's absolutely convincing!" The old man barely held back his temper: "Then tell me, what evidence?" I opened my mouth to question for a moment, but finally shook my head and said, "The evidence... I can't say it." It was a matter of the girl's reputation, so I couldn't speak. "I'm fucking bored, I'm listening to your nonsense here!" The old man felt cheated, raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Get out of here, the farther the better! Let me tell you, if you dare to step on Take a step into Feng'an Town, if that Ling doesn't arrest you, I will arrest you too!"

I sighed helplessly and said, "I know you won't believe me, and I don't expect you to believe me...but I need your help." The old policeman stared at me vigilantly and asked, "What else do you want to do, kid?" "The girl grew up in Shanghai. She has a family lawyer who can prove her identity..." Before I could finish speaking, Sergeant Wu interrupted me: "Chu Yun told you all this?" I nod. "This is all her crazy talk. She grew up in Shanghai and her father was a wealthy businessman. She used to say that every time she got sick! No one believed this, so why did you believe it? Is there something wrong in your head? ?”

"I don't want to argue with you now." I spread my hands and said, "As long as you are willing to help me, I will let you know who is right and who is wrong." The old man looked at me silently for a moment, then he took out a cigarette and lit it.Although he did not express his position, he has shown an attitude of waiting.So I continued: "I need to go to Shanghai to find that lawyer with the girl's handwritten letter. So I would like to trouble you to go to the mental hospital again and bring the girl a letter." The old man took a deep breath with the cigarette in his mouth, and then he sprayed the cloudy smoke into my face.While being choked and coughing, I heard the old man sigh in pity, and then spit out four words: "There is no cure."

Although Sergeant Wu scoffed at my plan, he still agreed to my request.He went to Feng'an Town the next day and met the girl on the grounds of investigating yesterday's "prison break" incident.The girl wrote a letter on the spot, and the old man took the letter back to the county and handed it to me. I opened the letterhead in front of the old man, and saw that it said: "Lawyer Wang Dingbang: I had an accident a few months ago, and now I am trapped in a mental hospital in Dongshan County, Anhui Province because I cannot prove my identity. I am eager to be rescued! The specific situation is by Mr. Feng Yuanchi explained in detail. Mr. Feng is my closest person, and I have given him the jade pendant as a token when you meet. All matters can be arranged by Mr. Feng, and I hope to cooperate!

Ye Mengshi's own handwriting" "Great. With this letter, I will definitely be able to rescue that girl!" I happily folded the letter, and then said sincerely to Sergeant Wu, "Thank you so much this time! Great kindness! , I will never forget it." Sergeant Wu curled his lips disapprovingly: "Come on? Do you think I'm really helping you?" I blinked my eyes in confusion, not understanding what the other person meant.But the old man continued to say: "Lawyer Deng Muzhuo, all of this is Chu Yun's imagination. Even if you search for ten years in Shanghai, it is impossible to find this person. Do you think I am helping you? I just want to hurry You send it away. You go to Shanghai and look for it slowly, if you can’t find it, don’t come back to bother me!”

It turned out that was his intention... I was not angry, because I completely understood the other party's mood.I carefully put the letter into my pocket, and said silently in my heart: I will definitely come back, and then I will counter your contempt with facts. I didn't make the other party wait too long, and I returned to Dongshan County from Shanghai a week later.I was still sitting on that familiar tea stall, and when I saw the old man coming back on his bike, I yelled: "Inspector Wu!" When the old man saw me, he hesitated for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.After a while, he stopped his bicycle towards the door of the house and walked towards me slowly. I sat still, just sipped the tea in my hand, looking confident. The old man sat across from me, he looked at me for a long time, and finally asked nonsense: "Are you back?" "Yes—" I replied nonsense, "I'm back." The old man looked at me and sighed softly.His eyes are a bit strange, it is a kind of eyes that I have never seen before, it seems a little helpless, and it seems a bit sad.Then he muttered, "You shouldn't have come back..." I smiled "hehe" and asked, "Why shouldn't I come back?" While speaking, I threw a thick portfolio on the tea table. The old man's eyes were attracted by the file bag, and he asked me: "What is this?" "Evidence." I told him loudly, "Evidence that can prove Ye Mengshi's identity!" The old man said "Oh?", and the look on his face told me: This guy doesn't believe me at all.But he didn't sneer at me like he used to.His eyes quickly looked elsewhere, and he frowned slightly, looking quite absent-minded. I think it's time to tell the other party what I have experienced in the past few days.So I put down the teacup in my hand, cleared my throat and said, "I found that lawyer named Wang Dingbang in Shanghai. He confirmed to me that everything that girl said was true. Her real name is Ye Mengshi. His father, Ye Dekai, was the founder of Shanghai Zhengde Commercial Company. Ye Dekai died of illness a year ago, and Ye Mengshi is his only heir." The old man looked back at me, and said lightly, "I don't believe it. I watched that girl grow up, and I know her name is Chu Yun." The other party's reaction was as early as I expected.I didn't argue with him, I just opened the file bag, and dumped all the materials inside on the table.It contained a stack of photos, several documents, and a thick notebook. I first pushed the stack of photos in front of the old man: "Look for yourself—see if the girl in the photo is Chu Yun." The old man picked up the photos and flipped through them.Those photos include both single-person and group photos of multiple people.But there is one main character who always appears in all the photos: that is a girl with a sweet appearance and charming eyebrows and eyes like a crescent moon.She appears in different photos at different ages and in different outfits, from a child to an adult. "Of course this child is Chu Yun. But...but why does she have so many photos?" Sheriff Wu was a little at a loss, "Only the county town has a photo studio here, and ordinary people rarely take photos." "Look carefully. Is the background of these photos big Shanghai, or Dongshan County? And the man who often appears in the photos, do you know him?" The old man just looked at the girl in the photo and didn't pay attention to other details.After I reminded him, he turned it over again, and his brows furrowed even more. "I don't know if this background is Shanghai, but it's definitely not Dongshan County. I don't know that man either." He looked up at me as he spoke, obviously seeking my answer. "These photos were all taken in Shanghai. The man is Ye Dekai, the owner of Zhengde Firm, who is also the girl's father. Although the girl in the photo looks exactly like Chu Yun, she is not Chu Yun. She is Ye Meng poetry." Sergeant Wu opened his mouth in astonishment, he couldn't accept the sudden information for a moment.But those photos were right in front of his eyes, and he couldn't believe it. And I have further evidence in my hand.I took out the document under the photo, and then took out the handwritten letter written by the girl in the ward a week ago from my pocket, and handed it to the old policeman, saying: "This is the Ye family's letter from the Shanghai Police Department." The household registration information. There is Ye Mengshi's signature on it, you compare it to see if it is consistent with that girl's handwriting." The old man compared the signature on the household registration book with the handwriting on the girl's letter, and there was no deviation.And the household registration book was clearly stamped with the big red seal of the police station, absolutely no falsehood. Superintendent Wu could no longer refute Ye Mengshi's identity, he was surprised: "How... how can there be someone who looks so similar? And Du Yuhong's relic is worn on her body?" She frowned, "Could it be that Ye Mengshi and Chu Yunben are twin sisters? This Ye Dekai is just Ye Mengshi's adoptive father?" I nodded in praise and said, "Officer Wu's thinking is really sharp. But you're only half right. The relationship between Ye Mengshi and Chu Yun is not as simple as twin sisters. They were just one person when they were born. Or, a monster……" "Monster?" Hearing these two words, the old man's body trembled slightly, and there was an uncontrollable fear in his eyes, and he asked timidly, "So... you even know that secret? " "Now I not only know that secret, I know everything! The ins and outs of the tragedies in 2011, as well as the mystery of Chu Yun's strange illness, including why Pozi Meng died, and why the names of me and Ah Chui are different. Appearing on the death list? I already know everything in my chest." Sergeant Wu stared at me.His attention has been completely attracted by me, and he is not as absent-minded as before.I know that he really wants to see the truth behind the mystery, but there is still an insurmountable threshold in his heart. A big bloody eye squats on the threshold. Don't dare to cross the thunder pool half a step in time. And now I have the confidence to appease the other person's fear. "All of this has nothing to do with the curse that tormented you." I smiled and said to the old man, "The tragedy that year has passed, and what happened later is the most satisfactory result for Chu Hanshan and his wife .Their ghosts underground should rest in peace long ago. It is the living who are really doing evil, and those vicious living people are far more terrifying than the undead.” "Really? You said that the undead has already rested in peace?" Although the old man was still skeptical, his expression was much more relaxed.Knowing that my words were having an effect, I went one step further: "If you also know the secrets, you will understand. The curse of the past has been broken, and you should not be tortured by fear anymore. Show your courage , everything should come to an end!" The old man took the photos in his hand again and looked at them carefully.The girls in the photos are not only beautiful, but also always have a bright smile, which is as warm as the sun.If there is any secret hidden behind her, it must be sweet, and it will never have anything to do with evil curses.The old man was bathed in the girl's smile, and the threshold in his heart was quietly dispelled by an invisible force.The bloody eyeball also disappeared, replaced by a pair of moving eyes like a crescent moon. "Okay." When the old policeman put the photo back on the table, he finally said to me in a firm tone, "Tell me the secret." "I don't need to tell you - all the secrets are here." I pushed the notebook in the file bag to the old man, "This is the notebook opened by Ye De, and he records all the important things in his life In this book. I have folded the part related to that secret, and you will understand after reading the contents." The old man took the notebook, and he unfolded the parts I marked in turn, and read them all the way. Each article begins with a date, which looks like a diary.However, unlike the diary, Ye Dekai does not keep records every day, only when something worth remembering happens, he will write. The first article the old policeman read was recorded in the third year of the Republic of China, the third day of September.The content is as follows: "I have arrived at Dongshan County today. I will leave early tomorrow morning and go to Cuilin Nunnery to fulfill my vows. The stele of merit and virtue has been sent to arrive in advance, and the person who delivered the stele reported: Master Mingxin is in good health. My heart is very relieved. I Buddha is above, everything has cause and effect, good and evil will be rewarded. This statement should be kept in mind throughout your life. Three years ago when the whole country was in trouble, I was chased and killed by the remnants of the Qing bandits, and I fled to the mountains and forests of Dongshan County alone.At that time, I was shot in the waist, and my life was at stake.Fortunately, Mrs. Ming Xin saved me and hid me in the Cuilin Nunnery, taking good care of me.One month later, the injury was healed as before.When I was leaving, I made a promise that if Ye Mou had a glorious day in the future, he would return to Cuilin Nunnery, build a stele of merit and virtue, expand the temple, and rebuild a golden body for my Buddha. Tomorrow is the day the promise is fulfilled. " Turning the next page is the second article, recorded in the third year of the Republic of China, the fourth day of November.The content is as follows: "When I arrived at Cuilin Nunnery today, I met Mrs. Ming Xin. After three years of separation, Mrs. Ming's demeanor is still the same. The stele of meritorious deeds has been erected. I mentioned to my teacher about sculpting a golden body and building a temple, but my teacher declined.The teacher said another way: There is a compassionate thing that needs the help of the donor.If the donor can do this good deed, it will be a hundred times better than molding a golden body and building a temple.How can I refuse?Immediately agreed. The teacher told the story: A few months ago, a mountain villager gave birth to a strange baby. The strange baby was originally a pair of twin girls, but half of the buttocks were not separated, so that the two girls joined together.The baby's mother died of dystocia, and the father entrusted the baby to Mrs. Ming Xin, while he committed suicide in despair.The former teacher had nursed the baby for several months, and all the children survived.However, the teacher is too bitter to be the power of the two daughters. If they grow up like this, they will be regarded as 'monsters' and have no place to stay.So ask me for help. I went to the side room with my teacher, and I saw a pair of baby girls with their bodies connected to their buttocks.The pair of baby girls are delicate and pretty, if not for their weird figure, they would be adorable in front of them.Firstly, I had agreed to what my teacher asked, and secondly, I felt pity for the baby girl's unfortunate fate, so I decided to do my best to help.So I took the baby girls out of Cuilin Nunnery and wrapped them in quilts all the way to prevent others from knowing the difference in the girls' bodies. Specifically how to do it?I don't know what to do yet.However, since the baby girl is bathed in the pure land of Buddhism, she must have the good fortune of rebirth. " The time between the records of the third article is more than one month apart. "In the third year of the Republic of China, the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month. Received a reply from Dr. Erret today.Dr. Airey said that it is possible to separate the conjoined twins of the baby girl.I was overjoyed and immediately called Dr. Ere to come to Shanghai. If the operation is successful, I will be grateful! " The fourth article is recorded in the spring of the coming year. "In the fourth year of the Republic of China, February 11th. Today, Dr. Airey performed separation on the baby girl.Ere's technique is superb, and the operation is perfect.However, the baby girl is young and frail, can she survive this severe trauma?It will take time to observe. Over the past few months, I have been with a pair of sisters day and night, and I have developed a feeling of licking the calf.With worries in mind, it is difficult to eat and sleep! " The fifth article is half a month later. "In the fourth year of the Republic of China, February 26th. A pair of sisters finally survived the dangerous period after surgery, and the wounds have healed.Send someone to Cuilin Nunnery to tell Mrs. Ming Xin the good news. The twin babies are sleeping peacefully beside them.Looking out of the window, I can see the warmth of spring and the blooming of flowers, which is the time when everything is recovering.I felt a faint sense of desolation in my heart. The gunshot wound four years ago didn't kill me, but it made me infertile.Could it be that this long life is doomed to die alone? While sighing, I suddenly had a thought.It can be discussed with Mrs. Ming Xin in the future. " The sixth article was recorded in the fourth year of the Republic of China, the eighth day of April.The content is as follows: "Today I returned to Cuilin Nunnery with the recovered baby girl. The two sisters looked like monsters when they left in the past, but today they are a lovely couple that everyone loves. Master Ming Xin is too happy , just hugging the pair of babies, repeatedly shouting: My Buddha is merciful. I have long wanted to adopt one of the twin babies, and when I saw the teacher, I raised my intention in person.Knowing that I really love the child, the teacher readily agreed, and asked me to choose one of the twin babies. The pair of sisters are completely carved in the same mold, how could there be any difference?So I am asked to choose, but I hesitate to make a decision.At that time, one baby was sleeping soundly, while the other sat and played alone.I picked up the sleeping one and wanted to take her away.But before I could take a step, a small hand grabbed my sleeve.Looking down, it was the baby girl who was sitting and playing.She looked at me with wide eyes, and there was nostalgia in her eyes.She may not understand my intentions, but how can I refuse that look?I sighed softly, put down the sleeping baby girl in my arms, and picked up the playing baby girl again.In any case, it was finally time to part with a girl, and being able to leave in that baby girl's sleep seemed to make her feel a little more peaceful. Seeing that my choice had been made, the teacher couldn't help but sigh in her heart.The two sisters were connected by flesh and blood when they were born, but they will be separated by the world from now on.The baby girl who survived was named Chu Yun according to her biological parents' wishes, while the baby girl in my arms was named Ye Mengshi following my surname. Before leaving, the teacher hung a jade pendant on Mengshi's neck.This jade pendant is a relic of the sisters' biological mother, and the name given by their parents is engraved on it: 'Cloud'.No matter where Mengshi goes with me in the future, this jade pendant can maintain her blood relatives. " After reading Ye Dekai's notes, the mystery of the life experiences of Chu Yun and Ye Mengshi has been revealed.Sergeant Wu closed his notebook and suddenly said, "So that's what happened! The so-called 'monsters' are actually a pair of twin girls connected to each other!" "This is called conjoined twins in medicine, and it is an extremely rare deformed twin." I explained in detail, "Back then in that cave, Mrs. Meng had already taken out the baby's head, but Du Yuhong was still unable to give birth. It was because her little sister was still attached to the baby's buttocks! Later, Chu Hanshan cut open his wife's abdomen, and then took out a pair of baby girls. Think about it: these two children are connected to each other. Together, wouldn’t it be a monster with two heads and eight legs? Plus, the whole body was covered in blood when he was born, who wouldn’t be afraid to see it?” Police Chief Wu nodded: "Although I didn't see this incident with my own eyes, I can understand the horror when I think about it. Later, Chu Hanshan forced me to swear an oath with Mrs. Meng, and killed my companion who searched the mountain with me. Let this secret be leaked out. After all, Feng'an is a remote town with closed-off folk customs. If this word gets out, I don't know how many bad words will be produced. Even if these two children are separated in the future, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives. " "That's right. Although Chu Hanshan acted viciously and cruelly, he did everything for his wife and daughter, which is touching. And his method is indeed effective. You see, you are a dignified police chief, and you have been submissive for so many years. Keep this oath. If Chu Hanshan hadn't used that extreme method against you, how could you have done it?" "Don't mention that matter. When you mention it, I feel chilly all over." The old man smiled awkwardly, and then changed the subject intentionally or unintentionally, "By the way, why did Chu Hanshan arrest the Ling family?" A baby girl, and cut off a large piece of meat from that baby's butt?" "Revenge is of course one of the reasons, because Master Ling once asked someone to curse Du Yuhong with dystocia. Later, Du Yuhong gave birth to a deformed conjoined twin girl. Of course, Chu Hanshan would blame the Ling family. So he went down the mountain and took her away. The youngest daughter of the Ling family. As for why the flesh on the baby's butt was cut off? Hehe, according to my analysis, he should be doing an experiment." "Experiment?" Sergeant Wu pondered, "You mean, Chu Hanshan wanted to separate the conjoined twins by himself, so he tried the knife on the youngest daughter of the Ling family first?" I nodded, and said again: "Didn't you say that? Herbal medicine was applied to the wound of the Ling family baby girl, which shows that Chu Hanshan had treated the baby girl before. But such a large wound can only be treated with a few herbal medicines." It must be impossible to save. Since the baby girl of the Ling family died, Chu Hanshan knew that he could not separate the two daughters. In desperation, he had no choice but to entrust the pair of baby girls to the compassionate Mrs. Ming Xin. Then go down the mountain to die." The old man agreed: "Sure enough, it is reasonable. Chu Hanshan later said that he ate the baby's meat, in fact, it was for the purpose of covering up the truth, so as not to let others guess the secret of the conjoined baby girl." "That's right." I sighed, "Chu Hanshan did everything he could to keep that secret!" The old man was silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of some incomprehensible points, and said, "From now on, it seems that Chu Yun is Chu Yun, and Ye Mengshi is Ye Mengshi. Although they are twin sisters, they have not known each other for twenty years. Contact—then I wonder why Chu Yun often falls ill and insists that he is Ye Mengshi?" I didn't answer directly, but just reached out and picked up a photo from the table, and looked at it carefully.In the photo is a little girl who looks only eight or nine years old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and bright clothes.Needless to say, this is undoubtedly Ye Mengshi in her childhood.She was standing on the bustling streets of Shanghai, with a smile on her cheeks, and a happy expression. After a long time, I gently put the photo back on the table and sighed: "This photo is the root of Chu Yun's illness." Sergeant Wu took the photo and looked at it for a while, then asked in puzzlement, "What's going on here?" I tapped twice on the thick handwriting pad with my finger, and said, "You haven't finished reading this notebook yet. There are two pages left to be marked. You read those two pages first, and then I will read them again." I'll tell you in detail." Sergeant Wu opened the notebook again, and sure enough there was a folded mark on the back.He tracked down and found the corresponding records, but found that the time at the beginning of the article had already reached the twelfth year of the Republic of China, the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.The content of the note is as follows: "The Spring Festival is approaching again, and it should be a day for family reunion. Although I have never married a wife and had children, but having Mengshi by my side is a source of comfort in this life. After the new year, Mengshi will be ten years old.Seeing her growing up day by day, not only is she beautiful and charming, but she is also kind-hearted, and she will definitely be a child with a Buddha's fate in the future. A few days ago, I bought new clothes for Mengshi and took a few photos by the way.I got the photos today, picked the best one, printed it out and sent it to Mrs. Ming Xin of Cuilin Nunnery.I haven't seen her for so many years, how is her health?Not to mention whether Mengshi's sisters can live a healthy and prosperous life like Mengshi? " Flipping a few pages later, I arrived at the last folded note: "The thirteenth year of the Republic of China, February twenty-sixth. Today I received a reply from Mrs. Ming Xin, and I felt anxious when I learned that the photos I sent last December caused trouble. When the teacher went to the county to retrieve the photos, she was seen by Chu Yun.The girl asked who the person in the photo who looked exactly like her was.The teacher thought that Chu Yun had grown up and became more sensible, so she told her all the past events.Unexpectedly, Chu Yun was jealous of Meng Shi, holding the photos all day long, distracted.Recently, she even fell into a trance and called herself Ye Mengshi. The teacher was terrified, and hurriedly collected the photos, determined not to let Chu Yun get in touch again.At the same time, the letter reminded me that I must never talk about the past to Mengshi.I deeply believe that: children are young, their psychological fluctuations cannot be controlled, and it is better to avoid sensitive matters. " Police Chief Wu read the last two paragraphs of notes, covered his pages and pondered for a while, and said, "So Chu Yun knew about Ye Mengshi's existence since she was a child. It was because she was jealous of Ye Mengshi that she suffered from that weird hysteria." ?” I nodded my head and said leisurely: "Compared with Ye Mengshi who lives in Shanghai and Chu Yun who lives in a barren mountain and lonely temple, their living environment is undoubtedly very different. The nine-year-old Chu Yun is just a person who understands the world. A child who does not understand. The door of her heart has just been opened to the world, and her tender heart is exposed, so sensitive, even a little stimulation will make her deeply hurt. But at this juncture, She saw a photo of Ye Mengshi. Although the girl in the photo looked exactly like her, but she was wearing beautiful new clothes and standing on the bustling streets of Shanghai. How big all this must be to Xiao Chuyun Temptation? When she knew that her fate with that girl was so close, but it was reversed by Ye Dekai's thought. What would she think? Of course she would be unbalanced. She would imagine: if Ye Dekai didn't What would happen if the two sisters were replaced?" Inspector Wu followed my words and said: "Then she will turn into Ye Mengshi. She will wear beautiful new clothes and stand on the bustling city streets. She will become the girl in the photo who smiles like honey." .” "Last week I went to Cuilin Nunnery to visit Mrs. Huiqing. The wife told me: Little Chuyun was holding Ye Mengshi's photo in a daze for a while. Then one day, she told Huiqing very seriously that she was not Chu Yun, she is Ye Mengshi. It was from that day that the root cause of her illness was laid." Chief Wu shook his head with a pitiful expression: "She is lying to herself." "It's called chronic thinking, and it's the main cause of schizophrenia." I sighed, and said, "When I was in Shanghai, I visited experts from major hospitals, and I understood this strange disease somewhat. I think I can basically describe the evolution of her condition." The old man looked at me with an attitude of listening attentively.I took a sip of tea to moisten my throat, and then I started to talk: "Xiao Chuyun looks at the photos every day and fantasizes that she is Ye Mengshi. After a long time, she can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. When she tells her When she was named Ye Mengshi, it was actually a precursor to the disease. Mrs. Ming Xin noticed it in time and never let her have contact with Ye Mengshi's photos—this move was very correct. Little Chuyun was not deeply involved at the time, and the disease was not too serious. It didn't get any worse. Not long after, Master Mingxin died of illness, and little Chuyun was sent back to Feng'an Town.Huiqing sorted out Ming Xin's belongings, and naturally returned the photo to Chu Yun—this became the trigger for Chu Yun's illness to worsen.However, it was her miserable life that really drove Chu Yun crazy. " I don't need to elaborate, Sergeant Wu naturally understands the meaning of the words "miserable life". Because of his background, as soon as Chu Yun returned to Feng'an Town, everyone regarded him as a bastard who beat his father and mother.She first lived with her grandma for a year, and then her grandma also died of illness, and the townspeople increasingly regarded her as an ominous alien.When she was lonely, fortunately, Mrs. Meng adopted her.Mrs. Meng treats Chu Yun wholeheartedly, but how can an old woman create good living conditions for that child even if she is struggling?The two of them just barely depended on each other.Chu Yun struggled to grow up in such a situation, and her only hope to change her destiny was to marry a good family when she grew up.Later Ling Mufeng appeared, and he married Chu Yun away.This marriage once made Mrs. Meng very pleased.But who would have thought that the man surnamed Ling was a tiger and wolf with ulterior motives. Chu Yun had been devastated since he entered Ling's mansion, and he was struggling in the boundless dark hell every day. "The more miserable Chu Yun's life is, the more she yearns for Ye Mengshi's life. If Chu Yun's childhood fantasies were only based on the jealousy of a little girl, then when she becomes an adult, she will clearly recognize them. The life fate of the two sisters is very different. She can only fantasize about Ye Mengshi's life, and fantasize that the child Ye Dekai took away that day is her own. This fantasy has become her only spiritual sustenance. to anesthetize herself, so as to cut off the pain and fear brought to her by the real world. As a result, her illness became more and more serious, and finally split into two completely independent personalities. When she fantasized that she was Ye Mengshi again, she So I believed in this fantasy, and even forgot all about Chu Yun's past. Just like the doctor in the mental hospital said: She has become two people, two people living in the same body." I said this in one breath. After the analysis, he took a deep breath.My chest felt a little astringent—it was the soreness brought about by Chu Yun's tragic fate. Sergeant Wu also fell silent, and said after a long time: "In retrospect, every time Chu Yun gets sick, there is a pattern to follow: when she lived with Mrs. Meng, she often got sick when her life was extremely difficult; later when she married With Ling Mufeng, the living conditions have been greatly improved, but they are often beaten, and if they are beaten hard, they will get sick." I nodded and said, "That's it. Whenever the real life pushes her to nowhere, she will escape to the fantasy world—there is her only safe haven." The old man sighed: "Oh, sisters, when they were born, even their bodies were connected together, but the difference in their lives is so different, God is really unfair!" After a moment of pause, his thoughts jumped again, Ask me: "That's right. Since that Ye Mengshi is in Shanghai well, why did she come to Feng'an Town again and make such an oolong meeting?" I replied: "On the day Chu Yun was knocked down by Ling Mufeng and fell into the river, Ye Mengshi happened to drown outside Yangzhou City. She lost her memory after being rescued by fishermen. I want to help her find her identity, so I rely on Followed the clue of the jade pendant to Feng'an. As soon as I arrived in the town, I met Ling Mufeng... You know what happened after that." The old man sighed endlessly: "This is really a coincidence. Could it be that Du Yuhong and his wife really knew that they wanted to bring their daughter back to Feng'an after a long journey? Hey, it's just that I suffered a lot. Everyone She took it as Chu Yun, and the more she said she was not, the more everyone thought she was going crazy, who would have thought that she and Chu Yun were really two people?" "Of course ordinary people can't think of it. But not everyone can't think of it..." Sergeant Wu immediately thought of one person, and blurted out: "Mrs. Meng!" I nodded in agreement: "Mrs. Meng went to visit the girl in the mental hospital that day. When she saw the jade pendant worn by the girl, she realized that the girl was probably not Chu Yun..." The old man slapped his thigh: "That's right! Granny Meng and Chu Yun have been together day and night, so of course she knows that the jade pendant is not on Chu Yun's body. She also knows that Du Yuhong gave birth to a pair of baby girls - so this matter can be hidden from others, but Can't hide it from her!" "However, with the jade pendant, Mrs. Meng only had doubts in her heart, and she couldn't confirm the girl's identity. That's why she kicked us all out of the ward—she wanted to verify the girl's identity." "This... how to test it?" Sergeant Wu tried his best to recall the situation at that time. He remembered that Mrs. Meng was stunned for a long time after seeing the jade pendant, and then she asked to see the birthmark on the girl's buttocks, and the old man figured it out based on this : "Could it be that the secret is on the girl's ass?" "Whether it's Chu Yun or Ye Mengshi, they all have a big 'birthmark' on their buttocks. That 'birthmark' is the only sign to determine their identities." The old man looked at me and said, "That's not actually a birthmark, is it? It's the scar left after their surgical separation." After receiving my affirmative expression, he frowned and thought: "But what difference can the scar make?既然是从两人屁股中间切开的，那伤疤也应该一模一样才对。” “伤疤的形状的确是一模一样，但位置却不同。”我略一停顿，然后暗示对方，“你要知道，当初那两个女婴只是半边屁股连在了一起……” 老头一听这话，已豁然开朗：“我明白了！她们俩背靠背，半边屁股相连，那一个女娃连着左半个屁股蛋，另一个女娃却连在了右半个屁股蛋。这一刀切开，留下的伤疤也是如此：一个人疤痕在左边，另一个人在右边——就像是照镜子一样！” “正是如此。楚云和叶梦诗一胞双生，外表的容貌完全相同，她们唯一的区别就是屁股上留下的手术疤痕。一个在左，一个在右！孟婆子也就是凭着这个特征认出病房里的那个女孩并不是楚云，而是楚云的同胞姐妹叶梦诗。” “孟婆子知道叶梦诗的事情？”吴警长问了一句。随即他的小眼睛转了一转，又自问自答：“当然知道！楚云就是被孟婆子一手拉扯大的，有什么秘密能瞒过对方？难怪每次楚云发病，总是要靠孟婆子把她的魂喊回来——因为孟婆子知道她的病根啊。” “孟婆子认出叶梦诗之后，当然不能让那孩子继续在精神病院无辜受苦。所以她才要开祭坛招灵，因为她已决定说出当年的秘密。她要告诉人们：楚云和叶梦诗确实是两个人。她们的身份可以通过屁股上的疤痕分辨出来。她知道这么做会违背当年的誓言，但她觉得自己这是为了救出叶梦诗，即便亡灵地下有知，也该理解她的。可她万万没有想到，自己的这个举动虽然没有触犯亡灵，但却引起了另一人的杀机……” 老头眯起眼睛：“你是说……凌沐风？” 我点头不语。老头便又追问：“那你倒详细说说：这姓凌的到底为什么要杀孟婆子？而且他还要把你和阿锤也列上死亡名单？” 我盯着老头看了片刻，吐出三个字来：“因为你。” 老头茫然不解：“因为我？” “对。你在楚云失踪的案子上盯凌沐风盯得太紧，把他给盯怕了！” 老头隐约品出些味儿，但还不十分明白，只沉吟道：“你什么意思？” 我冷冷地“哼”了一声：“你以为只有孟婆子知道那女孩不是楚云？凌沐风早就知道了！我们到达峰安镇的当天，凌沐风就把那女孩领会了家。到了晚上，他扒光了女孩的衣服，想要强奸她！虽然女孩拼死抵抗，没能让他得逞，但浑身上下还是被他看了个透。凌沐风和楚云结婚那么长时间了，当然知道妻子屁股上的'胎记'在哪边！” 老头沉吟道：“也就是说：那天晚上凌沐风便已知道这女孩并不是楚云？” 我点点头：“他把那女孩送进精神病院，只是将错就错的一步棋，是为了缓解楚云失踪案给他带来的压力。” 吴警长“嗯”了一声，算是把这事给想明白了：因为楚云失踪，老头一直憋着劲追查此案，想要一举将凌沐风掀翻。凌沐风为此多少有些狼狈。如果“楚云”活着回来了，那老头在这桩案子上就没什么戏份可唱了——这便酿成了凌沐风囚禁叶梦诗的险恶用心。他想把叶梦诗变成楚云的替身，用来当做对抗老头的挡箭牌。 老头恨恨说道：“这小子可真够毒的。明明知道别人没病还往精神病院送，难道他想把这无辜的女孩在那病房里关一辈子？” “他就是这么想的。叶梦诗绝不会承认自己是楚云，所以叶梦诗永远是个'疯子'。而这个'疯子'却能把你吸引住，让你不可能再查出楚云失踪的真相！至于时间嘛，当然是拖得越久越好！” “所以当孟婆子看破叶梦诗的身份之后，凌沐风便要杀那老太婆灭口？” "good." 老头思索了片刻，又问：“那你和阿锤呢？姓凌的有什么理由要动你们？” “动我的理由还不好说？因为我发誓要救那女孩出去，姓凌的自然便我当成眼中钉，必拔之而后快。至于姓凌的要动阿锤，和动孟婆子的理由是一样的。” "how to say?" “辨析女孩身份的关键就是屁股上的那个'胎记'。要想让那女孩永远成为楚云的替身，凌沐风必须除掉知道这个秘密的人。在他看来，知道秘密的人至少有两个，除了孟婆子，另一个便是阿锤。” “孟婆子把楚云一手带大的，楚云屁股上的疤痕在哪边她自然知道。”老头冲我翻了翻眼皮，“可阿锤呢？阿锤凭什么知道？” “我不是跟你说过吗？”我提醒对方，“阿锤偷看过楚云洗澡！” 老头敲敲脑壳：“对，有这事。” “阿锤这小子嘴碎，他跟我都炫耀过：说知道楚云屁股上的胎记长在哪边。你想，凌沐风能放过他吗？” 吴警长点点头说：“这要是我，即便没叶梦诗这档子事，我也得废了阿锤。哪个男人能忍得了这些闲话？” “甭管啥事吧。反正凌沐风有充分的理由要杀阿锤。” 吴警长不再纠缠这事。说了这么些话，他也渴了，便自己倒了碗茶喝起来。喝到一半的时候，他忽然又把脸探出茶碗问我：“你小子是不是和叶梦诗已经有了好事？” 我一愣，不知对方怎么突然问起这个。我一时也不知该怎么答好，便故作镇定地反问：“什么好事？” 老头把茶碗放回桌上，瞪眼看着我：“你装什么煳涂？你小子要是没看过叶梦诗的屁股，怎么会知道那伤疤只在半边，一个在左，一个在右的？” 这句话算是戳到了关键。我面红耳赤地张着嘴，无言以对。 吴警长见我窘迫，便“嘿嘿”一笑，用过来人的口吻说道：“你们这点事，我老头子能不明白？行了，等我去把叶梦诗救出来，你们就好好地过小日子去吧——你只管在这里放心等着。”说话间他便伸手抓起了桌上的那叠资料。 我听老头最后那句话味儿不对，连忙把他的手按住，问：“你干什么？” 老头翻着眼皮说：“我帮你去救人啊。” “什么叫我在这里等着？” “你就别去了，我去就行。”老头说，“你上次大闹精神病院，惹的麻烦可不小。那里的医生看见你还不得狠揍你一顿！” “他们敢！我现在可是证据确凿，明明是他们关错了人！还揍我？我不往上头告他们就不错了！”我一边愤愤然说着，一边把那叠资料抢在了手里，坚定道：“我一定要去！” “你非得惹那麻烦干什么？”老头无奈地咧着嘴，片刻后他又换了种委屈的口吻问道：“你小子是不是不相信我？” “当然不是。不过我跟梦诗有过承诺：一定会回去救她。她也说了会等我。你明白吗？她等的人是我，我怎能不去？”说话时我注意到对方的目光总在那叠资料上打转，便愈发将资料紧紧地抱着怀里。 老头见我如此警惕，只好将目光收了回去。然后他掏出根烟卷点在手里，默默地抽着。烟雾缭绕在他的脸上，衬得他那黑黝黝的面颊越发阴沉。直到一根烟卷全部抽完，他才又抬起头来，对我说道：“你不能去。”他的表情很严肃，像是在表达一个极为重要的决定。 我忽然意识这事不太简单，便皱眉问道：“为什么？” “为了你的安全。”老头顿了一顿，又加重语气说道：“我不想看着你死，你明白吗？” “死？”我“嘿”地干笑一声，“没那么严重吧？” 老头眯缝着小眼睛问我：“阿锤失踪了。你知不知道？” “哦？”我目光一跳，摇头道，“这我还真不知道……怎么回事？” “就在你大闹精神病院的那天晚上，阿锤失踪了。到现在也没找着人！”老头说话时刻意压着声音，营造出一种阴森森的气氛。 “你的意思是……阿锤已经遭遇了不测？” 吴警长没有正面回答，只道：“这家伙帮人挑货，从来不走远的，最多也就去个县城。现在一个礼拜见不着人影，这事很不对劲！” “一点线索都没有？” “他婆娘说他是夜里九点来钟的时候出的门，走的时候带了一把铁锹和一把锄头。别的线索就没了。打他一出门，镇上就没人再见过他。” 对一个山区小镇来说，秋日里九点来钟已算深夜。镇民们大部分都已安歇就寝，所以才没人注意到阿锤的行踪吧。我低头琢磨了一会，猜测道：“他那么晚出去，还带着铁锹锄头，是不是偷东西了？” 吴警长摇摇头：“阿锤这人虽然无赖，但手脚可不脏。镇上这些天也没听说谁家丢了财物。” 我咬咬牙，骂了句脏话：“妈的，如果阿锤真的被人害了，那一定是姓凌的下了毒手！” 吴警长道：“是不是姓凌的先不论。反正你不能再去峰安镇了，太危险！” 我能理解老头的好意，但我并不认同：“我跟你一块去，有啥危险的？再说只要我们把证据亮出来，明确了叶梦诗的身份，凌沐风的诡计也就破产了。他还有什么必要对我下手呢？” “你小子，你怎么就这么拧呢？你……你根本就不明白！”老头说不服我，竟有些急了。 我也急了，没好气地反问：“你说，我不明白什么？” “我……”老头一张嘴却又噎住了，好像肚子里有话又说不出来的样子。 “你到底想说啥？痛快点！”我不耐烦地催促着，同时也有些奇怪：这吞吞吐吐的可不是老警察的风格啊。 老头没办法了，他重重地哼了一声，终于决定说出实情。 “我做了一个梦，我梦见你死了！”他紧盯着我的眼睛说道。 这话着实突然，我愕然一愣：“我死了？” “是的，我的梦一向很准。”老头捏着桌上的空茶碗，闷闷不乐地说道，“妈的，这事我本来不想告诉你，可你非得逼我……” 今天从一见面开始，我就觉得这老警察不太对劲，现在总算知道了原因。按照老头的说法，他的梦可不仅仅是梦，那是能显示未来的预言！如果他梦见我死了，那我的性命岂不是危在旦夕？ 我心中有股很怪异的滋味，说不出是恐惧、悲伤，还是荒唐。默然半晌之后，我苦笑着问对方：“那我是怎么死的？” 老头迟疑道：“我就记得你七窍流血，那样子惨得很……别的都模模煳煳的，说不清楚。” 七窍流血。我在脑海中想象了一下。这真的就是我死亡时的样子吗？我不知该说些什么，只能默默地倒了一碗茶，捧在手里茫然喝起来。 “现在所有的征兆都对你不利。那灵牌上的三个人，孟婆子已经死了，阿锤也失踪了，现在你又死在了我的梦里……”吴警长看着我，诚挚地唤道：“小兄弟，你就听老哥一句劝，千万别再往那个镇子去了！” 我没有接他的话，只一口一口地把那碗水喝完。然后我问对方：“吴警长，你的梦到底准还是不准？” 老头道：“当然准，要不我干嘛这么担心？” “既然准的话，你就该知道：你的阻拦是没有意义的，因为我已注定要死；而我也更加不会听你的劝阻，因为我即便是死，也一定要先完成了自己的诺言。”说完之后，我把茶碗往桌上重重一摔，展示出自己不移的决心。 老头怔住了，他大概没想到我会说出这番话来。而话中的逻辑又是如此严密，让他无法反驳。如果他的梦确然如预言一样精准，那我的死亡便已注定发生，劝阻有何意义？他回答不准也没用，因为不准的话我就根本无须在意。 老头只能无奈长叹：“我倒是想救你，可是……” “生死由命吧——”我打断他的话，“你我又何必庸人自扰？” 老警察黯然不语。片刻后他似忽又想起一事，问我：“你有没有戒指？” “戒指？”我茫然道，“什么戒指？” “白银戒指。”老头解释说，“峰安当地的风俗：年轻人如果两情相悦，女孩会送给心上人一枚白银戒指。南方则会把戒指带在左手中指上，作为定情的信物。” 我摊摊手说：“没有。” “叶梦诗没给过你？” 我摇摇头，觉得可笑：“她是在上海长大的，怎么会知道当地的风俗？” 老头喃喃道：“那倒也是……”然后他又郑重地提醒我：“如果她以后送你这样的戒指，你可千万别带！” 我有些迷煳：“怎么了？” 老头说：“那个梦里有个细节，我记得很清楚：你倒在地上，我把着你的脉，这时我看到你的中指上带着一枚白银戒指。” “可我并没有这样的戒指啊？”我思忖道，“这岂不说明你的梦并不准确？” “希望如此吧……”老头悠悠说道，“你只要一直不带戒指，或许那个梦境就不会发生。” “这还不容易？我坚决不带便是！好了，别再说了，赶紧出发去救那女孩吧！”我一边催促对方，一边把叠资料重新装回了档案袋里。我紧紧地抓着那个袋子，不敢有丝毫的放松。 那袋子装的不仅是照片、文件和笔记本，那里面更装着一个沉甸甸的身份。 属于叶梦诗的身份！