Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Into the Haunted House

Secretary Luo had nothing to do after dinner and came to my room to chat.He also brought me a pack of Tieguanyin tea leaves.I boiled hot water and made a cup of strong tea for myself and him each, and the two of them started cooking. My mind is now full of strange things that have happened recently.It has been a year since I left the Huai'an Cemetery. Although my life in Beijing has been rough for a year, it has been very peaceful, and nothing unexpected has happened.It was Jingjing's unexpected return and Director Sun's recommendation that broke the peace.First, I went to the end of the sky, which made the official's face change, and then I found the ghost exorcist in the dormitory, and then the strange expressions of Captain Xiao and Daya after Hai Dongqing appeared, and the car ran over Xian Hu inexplicably.This pile of ominous signs is like mountains oppressing my nerves.No, I have to get a clear understanding of everything here through Secretary Luo as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, I first opened the chat box: "Secretary Luo, I don't understand some things. I want to ask if it's convenient for you?" "It's too polite to say what Director Tao said. If you have any questions, just tell me, as long as I know about it." "What happened to the treasure key mentioned by Director Wang?" "This..." Secretary Luo really became a little hesitant. "It's fine if it's inconvenient to answer." I didn't want to make the atmosphere too bad. "Oh. No, it's not. Let me think about how I can talk to you about this."

Unexpectedly, Secretary Luo told me an incredible legend: Zhang Zuolin, king of the Northeast, once deposited a huge sum of 500 million US dollars in Citibank of the United States.The key to this huge sum of money fell into the hands of one of his adjutants for some reason. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the US government froze all the assets of the People's Republic of China, and this deposit was also frozen.In order to ensure the safety of the huge sum of money, the adjutant hid the withdrawal vouchers—six passbooks with copper seals made by Citibank in six places, and he himself lived in secret for the rest of his life.Before he died, he told his only son Cui Shuwen this shocking secret, and told his son: If one day the society is stable and the country is prosperous and the people are safe, he must find a way to withdraw the money and hand it over to the State Council for the benefit of the country.Keeping his father's words in mind, Cui Shuwen spent all his life trying to collect five of the six bronze medals.Only one bronze medal is missing.Once the last one is found, wait until Sino-US relations are thawed, and the Zhang Xueliang Foundation in Hong Kong will submit a report, and 500 million US dollars can be returned to the embrace of the motherland.

The Cultural Revolution had just ended in 1976, and Cui Shuwen, the adjutant's son, was already approaching age.He came to Genhe in the direction guided by his father.It is said that the last seal is hidden in the martyrs cemetery in Mangui.When Shu Laosan, the civil affairs cadre in charge of the cemetery, knew about this situation, he secretly arranged for Cui Shuwen to live in the civil affairs dormitory, and searched with Cui Shuwen.It took nearly a year before and after, but it was always in vain.Then Cui Shuwen left Genhe and disappeared.Since then, no one has known about it. Unexpectedly, in May 1977, two children in the 17th house in the residential street of Genhe City, which was also called Erguna Left Banner at that time, caused the warehouse to catch fire when they secretly smoked at home. The temperature was as high as 29 degrees Celsius, and the When it was windy and many residential buildings were made of wood, the fire spread rapidly and became more and more intense. Several nearby houses caught fire one after another. When two fire trucks arrived at the scene, the fire was already difficult to control. Ten houses were engulfed in flames, and the fire crossed several roads and went straight to the city center with the help of the wind.At 3:00 p.m. that day, the fire had already destroyed the northeast of Genhe City, and the grain sub-bureau, department store, and hardware company warehouse in the city center also caught fire one after another, and the entire city was engulfed in flames.Tens of thousands of people and thousands of officers and soldiers fought for 30 hours to put out the fire.The fire destroyed more than 60 government agencies, enterprises and institutions in Genhe City, and more than 20,000 residents were affected.The fire 20 years ago left all Genhe people with lingering fears. It was a fire that rebuilt Genhe as a whole.Shu Laosan died in this fire. He was sleeping in the dormitory that day.Unexpectedly, the fire started very suddenly, and there was smoke everywhere. In the chaos, he was hit on the head by the collapsed beam of the house, and died when he was sent to the health center.When examining the relics, they found a diary in his pocket.It recorded his relationship with Cui Shuwen, Cui Shuwen's life experience, and the detailed process of finding treasures. Shu Laosan's apprentice read the diary in public, and several civil affairs workers present understood the story. The one who moved them most was Cui Shuwen. He once said: "Whoever finds the sixth bronze medal will get a reward of 10 million U.S. dollars."Unexpectedly, when he was about to read the key to finding the treasure, the old director of the Civil Affairs Bureau flew into a rage, saying that there is no such thing as Zhang Zuolin's huge sum of money, not for his own son but for his adjutant, it is a lie trick.Sex Qi actually tore up the diary in public.

Since then, the matter has apparently calmed down.But in fact, it is far from over, and many people are secretly yearning for that huge sum of money.Longing for the huge sum of 500 million and the seal worth 10 million US dollars covered with layers of veils.From the early 1980s to the present, people who tried to come to dig treasures pulled out one after another.It poses a great threat to the safety of the Martyrs Cemetery.From the old director at that time to the current director Wang, there has not been a civil affairs leader who did not have a headache about this matter.At the beginning, I also published some rumor-refusing articles on the Genhe Daily, but I didn't expect that not only did it not have any positive effect, but it expanded its influence.

"Actually, I invited you here to find a way to stop those people looking for treasure." The last sentence was like Secretary Luo's concluding speech. "Me?" I really don't know what I can do to solve things that others haven't figured out for decades. "That's right, it's you. Don't be humble. The director has praised you ten thousand times before you came. He said you are young and promising. You are not only knowledgeable, but also have working experience in the cemetery. You are calm and smart. In short, it is definitely not wrong to let you manage the cemetery."

The hero can't hold back three words of praise, and I feel a little smug after hearing such a handful from him.It turns out that I am also famous. "Hey." I giggled sheepishly. "Hehe." Secretary Luo saw me laughing, and he also agreed. "Don't bother me, go to bed early, I have to go to work tomorrow." The heating in the house was working well, and the whole room was warm.But it is icy and snowy outside, and the temperature will definitely be ten or twenty degrees below zero after nightfall.The moment Secretary Luo opened the door and left, a gust of cold air rushed in, making me shiver.

Before dawn, I was woken up by the crowing of the rooster. There were various sounds outside, and people were walking back and forth in the yard.I looked at my watch, it was not yet seven o'clock.At this time, the Beijingers are still fast asleep.I rubbed my eyes and couldn't fall asleep, so I simply got dressed and got down to the floor to get dressed neatly, ready to go outside. After opening the door, a gust of coolness hits the face. This kind of air is refreshingly fresh. It is estimated that only the forest can have such a breath.The genius is dim, and there is only a touch of red on the eastern horizon, intertwined with the shining stars in the blue night sky, which looks a little dreamy.The gate of the courtyard was ajar. It seemed that someone got up earlier and was discharged from the hospital.I don't know whose rooster is still stretching its neck and crowing, as if showing off its good voice.There is another layer of snow on the ground. It seems that there was a light snow at night.

Pushing open the courtyard door, the street was very quiet, many people hadn't woken up yet, only a few courtyards showed faint lights.Smoke began to rise from some chimneys.There was a choking smell of fireworks in the air.I looked around, wondering in which direction my wanderings should begin.Until I noticed a pair of footprints coming out of the door like me, all the way to the east.Needless to say, there must be some places in the east that are suitable for walking or exercising.I walked in the direction of those footprints. After a few hundred meters, the footprints turned around and entered an alley in the north of the road.Obviously, after entering the alley, the road will become narrower and narrower. It is not a good place for early morning exercise.I hesitated for a while, but then I thought about it, maybe there is something hidden in the alley, maybe it is a hillside or a playground.Then he walked leisurely and followed the footprints into the alley.Sure enough, this alley is like a gourd mouth. Once you pass through the narrowest part, your vision will be much wider.Just as I was concentrating on observing my surroundings.A thunder-like sound almost scared me out of my wits, and I jumped more than a foot high.

It wasn't until I recognized the voice that I realized what was going on.A large hound growled at me in the side fence, and the straight-line distance between us was only a meter away.I even felt the steam from its bloody mouth.My brain was dizzy, and I said badly to myself, could my life be buried in the mouth of this beast?This is really a question I never thought of.As soon as my legs went limp, I didn't know how to move my body anymore. I just stood there dumbfounded and couldn't move. It seemed that I had to rely on fate.The deafening sound kept coming, but the strange thing was that the barking sound kept a certain distance from me, as if it didn't mean to approach me.I peeped and saw that there was a heavy iron chain tied around its neck.This is the fundamental reason why it can't hit me.

After seeing the situation clearly, I returned to my original state.Good guy, I was almost scared out of my wits.Why every household in this place has dogs, you really have to be more careful in the future, this is not a joke, if you do a surprise attack like this, you will be scared to death if you don't kill it. "Come on, come on. Bite me if you have the ability. You bastard." I scolded the beast in a low voice, but my expression was pleasant.It is estimated that the dog can't understand what I say when I scold it. If it just looks at the expression, it will definitely understand that I am praising it.Even so, it didn't accept my favor, and kept calling at me.I quickened a few steps and out of its sight. It wasn't until then that I realized that the footprints on the ground were messed up.Not one person, but many footprints came from all directions and disappeared in a large yard in front of him. It's so strange, the snow is new, and the footprints are new.It's only early in the morning, why are there so many people gathered in one yard?What are they going to do? This place is a gathering place for hunting people in the north. Oroqen, Daur, and Ewenki are all in the minority. I heard that they worship Shamanism. Is there any ceremony that must be performed in the early morning?My curiosity reached its peak at this moment. Looking into the distance, the sky begins to turn red, intertwined with the blue universe. It is beautiful. Although it is located in Inner Mongolia, it is not far from Mohe City, which is known as the Little North Pole of the East. I even feel that I accidentally raised my head and said Maybe you will see the colorful aurora. It seems that the sun will climb up silently soon.This only increased my courage.I first looked around at every footstep in the yard, but found no dog kennels or food bowls, then followed the densely packed footprints of various colors, followed the lights in the windows of the small courtyard, and quietly walked into the small courtyard , only the faint crunch of feet touching the soft snow. The door was closed tightly.No one wants to let the temperature of minus twenty degrees go directly into the house.I stretched out my hand, but finally did not knock, after all, it was very presumptuous.Turned around thinking about leaving.Suddenly, a word from the people in the room came into my ears clearly: "Don't make noise, don't make noise, everyone has a share in the treasure." This sentence hit my ears like a thunderbolt.In a split second my brain immediately informed me that the people in this room were thinking about the cemetery, which is a very important situation.Most likely they want to seize the so-called Zhang Zuolin's inheritance.Thinking of this, my blood surged, my feet stopped in place, I concentrated all my energy on my ears, and continued to listen to the movement inside. Another voice said: "Yes, you are right. Everyone calm down and say a few words. We have been chasing the treasure for so many years, and finally we have a clue. This is the time to test whether everyone is united or not." when." "Well, that's right. Where did so much nonsense come from? I will do whatever the boss asks me to do. I don't believe that I won't be brought with me when the money is paid." "That's right, that's right." It sounded like many people followed suit. "Then you go on, what should we do?" "What we need most now is funds, as the saying goes, money can make ghosts turn around."... After listening to a few more sentences, I found that the voice inside was getting smaller and smaller, and I was afraid that they would notice.I quickly exited the yard. Today is the day I officially take office.The sky is getting brighter, and the small snowflakes are still falling silently.The dormitory yard was boiling.Everyone is busy washing and eating breakfast. Northerners and southerners have different habits and attach great importance to breakfast.Not only does breakfast have about the same size as lunch and dinner, but they also cook and cook.So this scene is surrounded by cooking smoke, the sound of knives falling on the cutting board, and the sound of rice spoons hitting iron pots are intertwined, "jingling" is very lively.I went to the small cafeteria to have breakfast, and then left the courtyard.The Cherokee hummed and hummed, and the driver who drove me the day before was already there.Now I know that this guy's surname is Fang, he is Han, and he is only a little over 1.6 meters tall.His courage was as small as his height, which was well known in the Civil Affairs Bureau, and everyone called him Fang Xiaodan.Let's just talk about the incident when I ran into a fox with my car yesterday.Ordinary drivers are still eager to meet them. You must know that not only is fox meat delicious in color and flavor, but fox fur is even more expensive. If you bring it to the market, it will definitely sell for a good price.But when it happened to him, it scared him half to death.He is not very talkative, and the frequency of our conversations along the way is very low.And this kind of conversation always starts with my question and ends with his simple answer with a few words. The snow was not heavy, the road conditions were not good, and the car roared and staggered like a tractor.After turning a corner, the car circled to the north road, and the view became relatively wider.Hey, why is this street scene so familiar, as if I have been here before.This kind of thought only flashed for a moment before it became clear again.Yes, this is the road I walked out in the early morning, and the small courtyard of the strange assembly is just ahead. I sit on the right side of the driver's seat, and the small yard is also on the right side of the front of the car, which allows me to see the whole picture of the yard more clearly in the early morning.When I came here in the early morning, it was still early, because I was nervous and didn't observe the situation of the yard too carefully.Looking at it now, this is a very common Northeast courtyard. The wooden sticks woven from broken branches are scattered, the adobe houses have thick straw roofs, and the doors and windows are dilapidated. Tape paper and thick cardboard to seal.A defeated scene is extremely inconsistent with the surrounding courtyards.Who held a secret meeting in such a shabby house?It's really weird. The car bumped like an ox cart, and drove past the gate of the courtyard without any haste. The gate of the broken courtyard was opened, exactly the same as in the early morning.I glanced into the courtyard, and at this moment, I almost fainted.The footprints in and out of the small courtyard that were absolutely true in my memory were all gone. "Old, old Fang." I turned pale and turned to Fang Xiaodan for help. "That courtyard on the right, who lives there?" "What are you talking about? The courtyard on the right?" His volume suddenly increased by an octave, and I could hear the fear written in his voice. I didn't understand, and I thought to myself that this Fang Xiao is too timid, and I would be crazy to ask him anything.But curiosity still drives me to keep asking questions. "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with that yard?" He tried every means to increase the accelerator and let the car rush over the edge of the yard as quickly as possible.My eyes were still fixed on the ground in the courtyard.Under the cover of thin snow, the ground is flat, and there are indeed no traces of people stepping on it. After confirming that the car had driven far away, Fang Xiaodan exhaled a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke to me just now. "Director Tao, why did you remember to ask about that yard? It's a famous haunted house. No one lives in it long ago. Don't scare me, I'm timid." "Ah!" I was shocked, but this one.Originally, I wanted to ask him why there were people gathering there in the early morning.But after hearing what he said, I swallowed the following words vividly.Originally he was called Fang Xiaodan, if he heard that there were so many people meeting in the haunted house, he might be scared to death. I collected myself, and then asked, "Why is there a haunted house? Can you tell me about it?" "Come on, Director Tao should spare me. I'm an honest person, and I dare not talk nonsense about these things." "Hehe, it scares you. As the saying goes: don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts calling at your door in the middle of the night. Since you are an honest person, even if there are ghosts, they won't come to you. Besides, where are the ghosts?" , It’s human-to-human transmission that scares people to death.” "You can't say that--this" Hearing what I said, he seemed to want to say something, but he was about to say something. "Hey, I guess you're only thirty years old. It's about old men, mother-in-law and mother-in-law. Just say what you want." Originally, I didn't like to put on airs as a director, but when I met this kind of Moji people, I had no choice but to say it. Put some pressure on him. "Well, let me just say a few words. There was someone living in the courtyard we passed by just now. That person's name is Shu Laosan." Shu Laosan, this name was mentioned by Secretary Luo, isn't it the civil affairs cadre who went to find Bao with Cui Shuwen, and was burned to death in the fire.I didn't show any emotion and listened to him continue. "Mr. Shu was originally an honest man, but I heard people say that during that time he was obsessed with finding treasures, as if possessed by a demon, and did not go home. He lived in the dormitory with a gentleman from Fengtian. As an ancestor, he put all his belongings into it, and even sold the pots and bowls for eating. Later, his wife saw that life was really impossible, so she hanged herself in that house. The child lived with his grandma. Not long after, a family fire broke out in Genhe, and Shu Laosan was also burned to death. The shaman said that he became greedy for treasures and offended the ghosts, so his family was ruined. Since then, the house has been empty. Some people say that in the middle of the night, people can hear people talking in the house, and there are men and women arguing. It is very scary. Therefore, every time I drive by here, I dare not take a second look. Nightmare." What Fang Xiaodan said made my scalp tingle, and my whole head was buzzing.So not only did I visit the haunted house in the early hours of the morning, but I also heard a meeting of ghosts.I kept comforting myself, there are no ghosts, they are all people who have evil intentions for treasure.But then I thought about it again, who would go to the eerie haunted house for a meeting.And what about the footprints?If people really came in and out, those footprints should still be there. Even if it snowed again in the morning, those footprints should not be buried without a trace.I began to doubt myself again.The feeling of being both real and unreal a few years ago is attacking my brain again.I now have to ask myself another question: "Did I really come out this morning?" When I was in Huaian Cemetery a few years ago, I witnessed the sleepwalking Teacher Guan saw the footprints of two women in the middle of the snow. So far, I don’t know what happened, or even whether it was a dream.Now this situation has reappeared.No, definitely not a dream.When I came out in the early morning, I followed the footprints, was scared by the dog, and eavesdropped on the conversation in the haunted house. All this is so real, how could it be a dream?So, who can tell me the answer? The car kept staggering forward.Fang Xiaodan and I stopped talking, and we each rushed towards a future without an answer with complicated emotions. Several dog barks echoed continuously in the deep mountains and old forests.Daya, Lao Su, and Captain Xiao all came out to welcome me, the new director, to take office. I am very unaccustomed to everyone being polite to me, and I am flattered.After getting out of the car, he frequently saluted everyone.A group of people filed into the house. In the morning, Captain Xiao handed over some materials from the cemetery to me.I took a cursory look, and found that they were all very simple things; there were construction maps of the cemetery, basic information on dozens of civilian tombs, and a bunch of red-headed documents sent by the bureau, all neatly clipped into the notebook in chronological order, and then It is some ordinary accounts of eating and drinking in the cemetery.I noticed that the handwriting on the ledger was very delicate.Although it is written with a pen, you can still feel that the strokes are dancing, chic and agile.Judging from my many years of learning calligraphy, the person who wrote this character must be a master of calligraphy, and he must have learned the skills of Er Wang for more than ten years.This surprised me, I didn't expect such an expert among the peasants in the deep mountains, old forests, and villages, I immediately raised my head and asked, "Captain Xiao, who wrote the words on this bill?" Captain Xiao laughed: "Well, the writing is not bad. These are written by Old Su. He is a scholar in our cemetery, and he can read and write better than us." I was taken aback for a moment, and glanced at the emaciated old Su.It is true that "a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea cannot be measured." With his level of calligraphy, it is more than enough to be the secretary-general of any prefecture-level calligraphy association.Speaking of looking at the cemetery, I thought of Teacher Guan who was also full of knowledge, and I couldn't help feeling sad.Which lonely old man does not have a sad past.Old Su nodded to me, and the corners of his mouth turned up, as a response to me. At noon they held a reception banquet for me, but at my suggestion, no one drank much.The new official took office three fires. In order to live up to Director Wang's high expectations, I have to use my housekeeping skills to work hard.No, just after eating a bag of cigarettes, I was already hosting the first cemetery work meeting after I joined. First, Captain Xiao introduced to me the overall economic situation of the cemetery.Because the martyrs' cemetery belongs to a public institution, and the dozens of civilian cemeteries do not charge management fees, these deserted tombs have no income at all, and wages and expenses are all settled by financial appropriation.Then again, this place is located in a deep mountain and has a unique terrain. Every spring, there are not only pieces of open farmland above the cemetery to grow food and vegetables, but also various livestock such as pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks.There is basically no expenditure and can be self-sufficient. Then I also learned the real situation here.Why has the cemetery always been full of guys like Daya and Captain Xiao?In addition to patrolling mountains, their usual work is to carry water, plant land, mow grass, herd animals, feed animals, and slaughter animals.What these mountain people are good at is really not suitable for a kid who grew up in the city like me.Fortunately, it is now winter, which is the cat winter season in the north. As long as the fire is warmed up, there is no need to do anything. Captain Xiao seemed to see my pride, and then introduced to me: "In our forest area, winter and summer are the most difficult. The weather in the mountains is extremely cold, so we need to prepare a lot of wood and trees for fire in winter. I have to use a car to go to the mountain to pull daily necessities. The temperature is not bad now, and when it comes to the twelfth lunar month, sometimes the outside temperature reaches minus 30 or 40 degrees, even if I wear a dog fur hat and a thick coat Army coats and fur coats can't stay for too long. Maybe there will be a burst of smoke guns, and the snow will be thick and the mountain will be closed. At that time, even cars will not be able to enter. If it is really sealed into this mountain, Sometimes I can’t go out for half a month or a month, and that’s troublesome. There’s no TV or chatter box here, and even if there is, I can’t receive a signal. Staying here in winter can be annoying to death, and you can’t get tired of it. People are tired." I could hear my heart groaning incessantly.If I had known it would be so boring, I would have said nothing.Captain Xiao saw that I was engrossed in listening, and continued to talk about Xia Tian's situation: "I don't know if Director Tao has heard of a popular saying in our forest area: Mosquitoes in mountainous areas can eat cows. In this forest area, when it rains a lot in summer, the grass is full of mosquitoes, and they can be blasted out with one foot." Hundreds of mosquitoes, like stepping on landmines. It’s not much better in the house, and I dare not light the lights at night, and the screen windows and doors can’t stop these guys. I cover the mosquito net when I sleep at night, and I look at the house in the morning. There are no mosquitoes in the house, they are all under the mosquito net." I have blood type O, and what I am most afraid of are mosquitoes. After hearing Captain Xiao's introduction, I got goosebumps all over my body. I interrupted: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about these natural conditions. Can you tell me who are the people who come to find treasures and destroy the cemetery? When do they come? What means?" The hot scene just now suddenly quieted down.They didn't expect me to ask this so bluntly. "Well, I think Director Tao has also heard some rumors. Since seven years ago, some people have said that there are treasures in our mountain. It is said that one of the keys to the inheritance of Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, is buried here. How is this possible, the government I have already sent people to tell me that this is completely out of thin air. Over the past few decades, there have been scattered people looking for treasures here. The back mountain of our cemetery has been dug by old and new grave robbers. Nearly a hundred holes, large and small, have been discovered. Director Wang’s situation has been much better since he took office. He formed our team single-handedly and stepped up mountain patrolling efforts. Fearing that these holes will have a negative impact on the building structure of the hero monument and cemetery, We have also filled up a lot of robbery holes. These bandits who rob graves are, after all, shady. There are fewer opportunities to attack them, so they restrain themselves a lot." "Oh." I took a deep breath.At first, when I heard that there were hundreds of robbery caves in the back mountain, I was frightened, but when Captain Xiao said that it has improved a lot in recent years, a big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. "But..." Captain Xiao changed the subject.My heart was raised again. "Since this autumn, the momentum has not been very good. The situation of people coming to explore mountains and rob tombs has risen again. Besides, many suspicious foreigners have come here one after another. And let me tell you, Director Tao, don't be afraid..." "It's okay, tell me." I was already pretending to be calm. "When winter came, a clerk from our cemetery died in the back mountain." "Ah!" I couldn't suppress my emotions anymore, and couldn't help but let out an "ah". "That is the youngest child in the cemetery. He is about your age. He is very honest. His family is in the nearby forest area. He took Ah Hu to patrol the mountains and never came back. When he found him, his eyes Open wide, with both hands pinching his own neck, he has already died, and his appearance is horrific." My heart skipped a beat when I heard it.Asked: "Could it be that the grave robbers killed him?" "At the beginning we thought so too. But the strange thing is that Ahu is still fine, and there is no sign of fighting with anyone. Logically speaking, Ahu is a purebred German black shell, which was the director Wang's concubine from the city. The pup brought back from the police dog base was raised by us alone. It will never ignore the person who killed its owner." "What about the final conclusion?" "People from the Public Security Bureau came to investigate and collect evidence, but there was no trace of the murderer. There were no clues left by the criminals at the scene. Later, this matter was not known. The common people have heard that the child took a fancy to the treasure and offended the cemetery That's why he ended up like that. But his character is good, I don't believe it was a ghost who killed him." "Oh." I agreed hastily, thinking about this matter in my mind: What is the purpose of Director Wang asking me to be the director?Is it because someone died here, or some bizarre incident happened, that the locals dare not take over?If this is the case, Captain Xiao and the others are indeed quite courageous.If an ordinary person heard that a colleague died on this mountain, he would have been so frightened that he would have gone home to farm. Captain Xiao went on to say: "But then the ceremonies performed by the shaman changed my mind. Lao Su is a superstitious person. He insisted on asking Daya to invite the shaman from the town. Shaman, do you know what it means? Right. The ethnic minorities in our mountains believe in shamanism, whether they are Oroqen, Daur, or Ewenki, as long as they are from the Tungusic language group of the Altaic language family. Now the Orthodox Church on Lao Maozi’s side and the shamanism believed by Koreans also believe in shamanism. That’s pretty much what it means. Shaman is a bit like what you Heilongjiang people call a ‘big god’, you can communicate with spirits by inviting immortals to dance with gods. I guess Director Tao doesn’t believe this, does he?” Several people looked at me in unison, I knew they were looking at my attitude towards this superstitious thing.In an instant, Director Wang’s reminder to me clearly came to my mind: “You must remember that we are paid by the state. You are a college student. Since you have become the director, you must correct everyone. We must resolutely crack down on any superstitious statements.” Thinking of this, I replied without hesitation: “Of course I don’t believe it. Those are all superstitious statements.” Captain Xiao seemed dissatisfied with my answer.Then he said: "Actually, the reform and opening up of Hong Kong has returned to China in recent years, and our country has become stronger and stronger. People in our forest area have no less contact with the outside world. The nomads in the past also sent their children to study and learn culture. It’s getting less and less. At first we didn’t quite believe it, but we couldn’t believe what happened next.” "After the shaman came, he began to burn incense and perform ceremonies in the back mountain. We were all present. She was a woman in her forties, wearing a strange cassock. The chest and back of the cassock had a heart guard similar to a warrior's armor. There are special silver bells on the skirt, a deer horn hat on the head, a squirrel skin mask on the face, and a leather drum in hand. The dance of the gods is like a crazy song and dance. Boom, the small silver bells on her body jingled accordingly, and the shaman sang a divine comedy, roaring a bear from time to time, making the sound of a snake spitting out a letter, and chanting some incantations with unknown meaning. After bouncing around and tossing around for a long time, he opened his mouth to speak, unexpectedly in the tone of the kid who just died.'He' said that he offended God because he believed in the existence of treasures. ('Shewoke' is the god represented by shamanism, and the snake god in Lake Rama, the birthplace of the legendary Ewenki people.) It is said that there are 180 dead souls of martyrs and four or five in this mountain. Ten lonely souls taken away by Vulcan. People who want to find treasure alarmed these wandering souls in the mountains, and they will definitely not end well. I advise everyone not to think about looking for treasures, because there is no treasure in the mountains. Those who want treasure will be cursed, it is a terrible curse, and all those who violate the precepts will be brought to hell by these undead." "This is what the shaman made up for his own status, right?" I curled my lips. I never believed this kind of charlatan. Captain Xiao continued my words: "I thought the same as you at the time, but I didn't believe in evil, so I asked 'him' a lot about his life and the circumstances of his death on the spot. Guess what, it's evil. , 'He' actually answered fluently. They were all present for this matter, and they can all testify." Hearing this, I couldn't help but shudder, isn't this a typical ghost upper body.I glanced at everyone, and everyone was nodding to me to affirm Captain Xiao's words.It seems that Captain Xiao didn't lie to me. "What else did 'he' say?" I was starting to lose my nerve. "'He' also said..." Captain Xiao stopped abruptly at this point, as if he was communicating with Lao Su and Daya with his eyes.I guessed that he must have something difficult to say, so I encouraged him and said, "It's all from my family, but it's okay to say." He paused and finally continued: "'He' also said that a new person will come to the cemetery to replace him. That person is his shadow in the world. The sky. Please remember to remind the visitor not to live in the cemetery, otherwise a catastrophe will strike and he will not be able to hide.” After hearing this sentence, I really almost fainted.