Chapter 11 Chapter Ten I'm Dead

The office of the cemetery is an inside and outside room, the outside is the kitchen, and the inside is where we usually work.Pushing open the outer door, no one was in the kitchen.These guys just said that they were busy helping Lao Su with cooking, but now they disappeared in a blink of an eye.It is estimated that there are two possibilities, either drinking it first in the restaurant on the west side, or playing cards in the office.There are pots on top of the two large stoves, steaming from above, and a raging flame is still burning under the stove eyelets.There are sliced ​​green onions, ginger, garlic, and Chinese cabbage on the cutting board, and sliced ​​​​tenderloin in the bowl on the side.It seems that today's food is good.I went straight to the cauldron and lifted the lid.The aroma is tangy, and a large pot of sauerkraut vermicelli is stewed with frozen tofu.Secretary Luo entered the door behind me.After closing the door, he stood by the door shaking the snow off his body, like a primary school student who made a mistake and refused to come in.

After a whole morning of tossing, my stomach was already growling.Especially when seeing such delicious food, the glutton in my stomach started to go crazy.I couldn't wait to rush into the dining room, all the dishes and chopsticks were put away, and two dishes of wine and food were served, as if the banquet was about to begin.But there is no one in the room. It’s strange. It was still in full swing just now. Those who picked vegetables, those who peeled garlic, why all the kung fu people disappeared in such a short while, and the room was unusually quiet. Instantly evaporated.I became alert, and came out of the dining room and went straight to the office.Shouting: "Jingjing, Captain Xiao, Brother Daya!"

Pushing open the door of the office, I felt that the atmosphere in the room was not quite right.It was still cloudy and snowy outside.The office was dimly lit with no lights on.I saw a few shadows sitting on both sides of the desk like a meeting in the darkness, but they were all motionless.It's like a ghost.I couldn't help shivering, what's going on, could it be that I've seen a ghost?My eyes gradually adapted to the weak light, and I finally saw that these people were Jingjing, Captain Xiao, and Daya. Each of them had strange expressions, but they didn't make any noise.What's wrong with them?I didn't understand what was going on until I looked carefully.It turned out that their hands were tied behind their backs on the chairs, and a strip of tape was pasted on each of their mouths.

By the time I realized it was too late, a black gun barrel had already aimed at my head.I turned my head slowly, and gradually saw the owner holding the shotgun clearly. A thin and old face was covered with traces of time, but a pair of wolf eyes emitted an extremely ferocious light.It turned out to be Lao Su. Secretary Luo followed me into the room, his steps were slow and hesitant.He is still thinking about how to get everyone's forgiveness.After seeing the formation in the room, he also gasped.But he was already within range of the gun, so he had to raise his hands too. "Go in, you two." Old Su shook the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, and I saw clearly that it was Daya's.

Since Lao Su tied everyone up, the purpose must be the bronze medal.He should also be a member of Jixian Society, and he is in the same group as Secretary Luo.I turned around and glared at Secretary Luo.There was endless anger in his eyes.I have done my best to him, but his methods are so insidious.I don't know when their organization bought Lao Su.Secretary Luo looked helpless and innocent.Use facial expressions to show that this matter has nothing to do with him.My mind is a bit out of control.Alas, after trying all the tricks, I was still careless in the end, and fell into the hands of Lao Su.

"You, find a place to sit down." Old Su asked Secretary Luo to sit on the chair. "You, tie him up." Old Su threw a piece of rope over.Instruct me to kidnap Secretary Luo. I shook my head and began to tie him helplessly.It was a mockery to have to tie him up again after untying him in another room.Lao Su stared at me during the process of tying him up, and kept asking questions, such as "this button is not good", "tighten it up" and so on, until I tied up Secretary Luo and he couldn't move. "You, sit on a chair, hold one end of this rope, don't play tricks." I sat on a chair as he asked.He threw over a long length of rope and told me to hold one end in my hand, while he pointed his shotgun at me with one hand and circled my chair with the rope in the other.After ten laps and eight laps, I was already tied like a rice dumpling, and he approached behind me to tie the last thread.

"Okay, old Spider-Man." I didn't forget to keep silent until this time, affirming his method of binding people. He smiled at me, it's rare to see him smile, I didn't expect to see him in this situation. "Director Tao, you are all smart people, so let's not go around in circles, hand over the copper medal. Otherwise, your life will have to be confessed in this barren mountain." As he said, the black barrel of the gun had already touched on my forehead.I felt a chill from my forehead spread down to my whole body. I close my eyes and try to clear my mind of all distracting thoughts, which helps to calm myself down quickly.It is easy for people to do some stupid things in extreme situations. In fact, as long as they think about it calmly, most of those dangers can be avoided.My only task now is to calm myself down.Human potential sometimes explodes in some extreme states, and even I myself did not expect that I could enter a very calm state so quickly under the gun.Perhaps this is also the principle of extreme opposites. When terror reaches an extreme, one will either go crazy, or be afraid of nothing.Thankfully, I belong to the latter.Five seconds later, I opened my eyes. Although my person has not changed, I have completed a transformation in spirit.

I laughed, laughing so that Lao Su's hair stood on end.I saw beads of sweat start to seep on his face. "Old Su, so you, like Secretary Luo, belong to Jixian Society?" Old Su shouted loudly: "Stop talking nonsense, get the copper medal out quickly. I'll say it again, if you don't get it out, I'll kill you." I know that the louder the voice sometimes shows the more guilty he is, I tried my best to be calm and calm and said to him: "What's the rush, we can't run away. Even if we all die here today You should at least let us be sensible ghosts. I'll chat with you a few words, and I'll give you the copper medal after the chat."

Those few people were struggling with their eyes wide open, but their mouths were covered with tape, and they were so anxious that they couldn't make a sound, and their appearances were very distorted.I understood what they meant by not letting me give him the bronze medal.Secretary Luo and I are the only ones who can speak among those tied up now. Secretary Luo finally said a word: "Director Tao, I—I assure you, I am not from Jixian Society." In this situation, I don't know why I said this sentence, but just by my intuition, I know that what he said must be the truth.I just nodded at him.He smiled very gratefully, and closed his eyes.I think the incident before him has exhausted all his energy.

Old Su saw that I was still cooperative, so he relaxed his vigilance. He put the shotgun aside, found a chair and sat down.He said unhurriedly: "Well, I'll chat with you for a while. Anyway, it's snowing all over the sky outside, and no one will come here. It's better if Fang Xiaodan is here, just let him drive me out." Said After he finished, he actually lit a sweat cigarette and started to "click". I haven't thought of a good way to get out for the time being. The currently feasible solution is to delay the time as much as possible.Anyone who studies knows that the hexagrams are not necessarily the same every hour. When time changes, there are more variables in the development of things.And I really want to understand the ins and outs of this matter.As I said, even if I am a ghost, I have to be a ghost.

"Old Su, since you are not a member of Jixian Society, how do you know about the treasure? Have you been looking for the treasure for a long time?" I asked puzzled. "Ha-ha-." Old Su Yangtian laughed strangely, his voice was so shrill that everyone present was horrified. "Director Tao. To tell you the truth, I came here from my hometown two years ago. I became a cemetery watchman in anonymity, just for this ticket sale. The rivers and lakes are deep, and you don't know my name. But I can tell you that I am well-known in Taoism. In order to reach out to this matter, I accompanied the whole family. So this treasure will definitely be mine sooner or later, and I am determined to get it. Who would have thought that a treasure in the cemetery The watchman who has been working for more than two years is actually a treasure hunter. Don’t you all admire my creativity?” "Humph" I sneered disdainfully. "What are you laughing at?" His expression was very distorted, I guess it was an abnormal excitement after long-term depression. "If you don't know it, you can't do it. Old Su, although you have escaped the suspicion of others, you have never escaped my eyes." Old Su showed a nonchalant attitude towards me, and said eccentrically, "Oh, then you have to talk about Director Tao. I'll see what you can do." "Hehe, since I first came to the cemetery, I found that you are not a mediocre person. Your calligraphy is up to the second king and also trained in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and you have at least ten years of cultivation. Just because of this, it shows that you are traditional. Cultural harmony is very deep. Normally, you don’t need to go to the mountains to endure hardships. Also, I accidentally discovered that you are good at alchemy and easy to reason. You are full of strong love for all kinds of antiques and second-hand goods. interest. How can such a person be willing to be a watchman, obviously a more suitable occupation is either archaeology or tomb robber." "That's right, Director Tao is indeed a caring person, let's continue." Old Su looked appreciative.It seems that he likes to deal with his prey condescendingly like this. "If we continue talking about it, it will involve a life lawsuit. Huihui's death will not have nothing to do with you, right?" My unhurried tone was full of deterrence. Old Su's body visibly shook.There is no doubt that what I said caused great psychological fluctuations in him.This further proves my inference.He himself may not have expected that I was also on the verge of collapse, but it was his subtle movements that gradually restored my confidence. "It's not me, it's really not me. What evidence do you have that I killed someone?" Old Su was obviously a little scared.This makes one thing certain for me.Although Lao Su is an old Jianghu, he is only a tomb robber at best. He is not good at killing people and stealing goods, or he will not have the current reaction. "Well, old Su. You may never dream how I see this. A few days ago, I accidentally discovered that you like to set up Go records by yourself in the dormitory when you are free. At first, I didn't attract attention. Later I found out that you always overturned the chessboard before going out to work. This aroused my curiosity. It is not easy to arrange a mess. Why do you always overturn the fruits of your labor? Once I swept I glanced at the chess game you were setting. Just at that glance, I could see that the chess shape you were setting was exactly the same as the endgame that Huihui left in the box before he died. I was still puzzled by the endgame he left behind. I don’t know what that means. Now I finally realized it. You are using Yi Li to deduce the location of the buried treasure.” When I said this, Old Su was a little surprised. He didn't expect that I would know something about him at such a young age.But he still pretended to be calm: "Using Go to deduce the location of the treasure? It sounds new, please tell me how to deduce it?" "You are pretending to be confused with your understanding, then I will be ugly. In the corollary of the Book of Changes, it is said: "One yin and one yang are called Tao, the successor is good, and the success is also nature." He also said:' That's why "Yi" has Tai Chi, which is to produce two appearances, two appearances to produce four images, four images to produce eight trigrams, eight trigrams determine good and bad, and good and bad to produce great cause.' The thought of the Book of Changes believes that the universe is composed of two opposing attributes of yin and yang. In Go, black and white happen to be opposite to each other, and are the colors that are most easily distinguished by human eyes. The white stones actually represent the yang in the Book of Changes, and the sunspots represent the yin in the Book of Changes. Use Tianyuan To symbolize the center of the universe - Tai Chi, use black and white to symbolize the two opposite, contradictory, and antagonistic attributes of yin and yang, and use eight "stars" to symbolize east, west, south, north, northeast, northwest, southwest, The southeast is almost exactly the same as the directions represented by the eight trigrams such as Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui. In addition, the corollary of the Book of Changes says: "The strategy of Qian, there are six in two hundred and ten; There are four strategies in one hundred and forty. Where there are sixty in three hundred, the current day. The strategy in two chapters is one thousand five hundred and twenty, which is the number of all things'. In the theory of Yijing, 9 represents Yang , 6 represents yin, and there are four seasons in a year. Therefore, the number of four seasons in yang is 9*4=36, and the number of four seasons in yin is 6*4=24. Because each hexagram in the Book of Changes has 6 lines, therefore, the number of pure yang is 6 *36=216. The number of pure yin is 6*24=144. The sum of the two numbers of yin and yang is: 216+144=360. The Tianyuan in the center of Go symbolizes the center of the universe. The 360 ​​points except Tianyuan coincide with the lunar calendar The number of days in a year is the same. On the cemetery, there is no compass or other magic tools for you to use. Isn’t it the most suitable for you to use Go to deduce and find the location of the hidden treasure. Unfortunately, one hundred secrets one sparse, You didn't expect that kid Huihui had been eyeing these secrets of yours long ago, and copied your chess records." Old Su nodded: "I admire, I admire. Director Tao is a person with a heart. I thought that I have always been secretive in my work, but I didn't expect to let you know so much. I am ashamed." I continued to talk all the way: "Huihui discovered your abnormal whereabouts by chance, so he looked for an opportunity to follow your actions. I guess you must have discovered your deeper secrets, which made you have to complain to him." Killing heart. When Huihui died, I heard that Ahu in our cemetery did not yell, which means that the murderer must be the ghost in the cemetery. And this ghost is you—Lao Su. Huihui is dead In the future, you are afraid that someone will go to the cemetery to look for treasures and cause trouble. You borrowed everyone's superstition and bought a shaman to pretend to be a ghost for you, saying that Huihui offended the god "Shewoke" because he believed that there were treasures Those who want to find treasures alarmed these wandering souls in the mountains, after all, they will not end well. Those who want treasures will definitely be cursed, and all those who break the precepts will be brought to hell by these undead. All of these It's a nonsense you made up in order to clear the obstacles and find the treasure alone." "Then how do you say I found the treasure?" Old Su began to test me with great interest. "Hehe, let me tell you that I can't stay overnight in the cemetery through the shaman's mouth. Most likely, you do your activities at night. But it's hard for you. The surrounding mountains are barren and you can't see your fingers at night. , you dare to dig a robbery hole, I also admire it very much." Speaking of this, it seemed that Lao Su's nerves were severely stimulated, and he said fiercely: "How can you imagine my hardships. Since I came to the cemetery for two years, I have never stopped digging for treasures. I During the day, I have to go to work and cook for you, and at night I have to dig a robbery hole. In winter, I open the cover of the hole and go down to dig the soil. It is often 30 degrees cold outside. In summer, I was bitten by poisonous mosquitoes in the mountains and passed out for several times. Time. In order not to be noticed, I have to scatter the soil I dug out in small handfuls every time. This is how people live. If I don’t get the treasure, you will be a fucking one Don't even think about living, everyone has to die." The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his face was full of veins, his eyes became very strange and vicious, and he looked around at everyone here, as if he had a blood feud with everyone.Everyone's face changed when they saw this. In order to calm his emotions, I can only lead the topic in another direction. "Old Su, then I don't understand a little bit. I see your chess game, with white as convex and black as concave, you have already counted the position where the three waters meet, why didn't you find the bronze medal? " "Damn it, I calculated it for a long time before I realized that the copper medal was most likely to be buried there, and it took me a few months to dig a hole to get in. I almost hollowed out that piece of ground, who the hell can Thinking of that old bastard who actually embedded the bronze medal into the tree. I dug the soil at night, and I didn't even look up. You are really lucky on this point, and you were caught up by the wrong way." I smiled and said, "Senior, thank you. Thank you very much. Without your help, I would never have been able to find the bronze medal." Old Su rolled his eyes, as if he was recalling the details of the treasure hunt in the morning, and he just realized that in order to promote the success of the treasure hunt, he said a lot of meaningful words.I thought it was him using me, but I didn't expect it to be me using him. Old Su suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Director Tao has a clever plan. But you said so much earlier, but you said two things wrong." "Which two things?" I began to wonder. "First, I am not a member of Jixian Society. The three monks have no water to eat, and there are many people with different hearts. I have been walking alone in the world for so many years, and I have never been able to cooperate with others. I use the words of the Tao to describe me. It's the type of person who likes to eat alone. Second, Huihui really wasn't killed by me." "Didn't you kill it?" I was quite surprised, the second point that Lao Su said really exceeded my expectations. "Well, yes, Huihui is a smart boy. He may have discovered the secret of my treasure hunt. At the turn of autumn and winter, I was working one day, and Ah Hu ran over and grabbed the corner of my clothes with his mouth and pulled it out. I guessed what might have happened. It led me all the way to the back mountain. I saw that it was broken, and the cover of the robbery hole I usually used as a camouflage was lifted. There is no doubt that someone entered the hole I dug. I found Huihui when I climbed in. He was already dead at that time. I dug the robbery hole according to the position in Qimen Dunjia. Inside, there are multiple holes for each hole, and each hole corresponds to one hole. He must have climbed in He got lost and couldn't get out, and died of suffocation inside. I dragged him out. Of course, I can't tell the truth to others, and I don't want to expose the hole I dug. I can only report the crime. Our grave robbers pretend This scene is very familiar with the road, so the police station came several times and didn't find out why, and then I didn't know about it." I shook my head and sighed: "So that's the case. It's a pity, it's really not worth it for him to die like this." Old Su suddenly showed a ferocious face again, lowered his voice and said: "It's ridiculous, I am dying, and I am still here to cherish others. Well, we have talked about what we should talk about, and you should know what you should know." I know. I am not interested in playing with you now. Where is the bronze medal, tell me immediately. Otherwise, I have to see if your brain is white or white." Now he is on the verge of madness, and if I make a slight mistake, the lives of these few people will be in jeopardy.I had no choice but to muster all my energy and continue to fight with him.In fact, I previously discovered that some doubts about Old Su were true, but most of them were just hypotheses, and I didn't expect him to act so quickly.And let everyone follow his way.So undoubtedly I have lost this most critical move.But as the saying goes: "People are afraid of being forced, and horses are afraid of being ridden." When things come to this point, people are a little smarter than usual, and I have already thought about it as soon as I turned my head. I didn't change my face without getting angry, and said to Lao Su: "Okay, I can tell you where the bronze medal is. But do you think you can really take it away?" Hearing my tone of voice, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "What do you mean by that?" "What do you mean, you are still an old Jianghu. Didn't you understand what I said just now? I already knew your weight. Do you think I will let you succeed so easily? You should obediently put We've all let you go, and you're just an attempted theft at most, and you'll be able to get out after ten or eight days at most. If you lose any of us, you'll lose your head. Now everyone outside They are all the police, and they have already surrounded us. Believe it or not." After finishing these words, Lao Su nervously pointed his shotgun at my head again.The eyes quickly looked towards the two south windows.It was too cold outside, and the windows were covered with grilles, so I couldn't see what was going on outside. He looked up to the sky and laughed strangely again. "Little bastard, you think I just came out this year. There is no way to lie to me. The police are all hugging women under the covers in this damn weather. Who will come to this grave?" I also tried to force myself: "Why are you lying to me? You really don't believe me. What do you know? You can tell what you can see by looking out like this. Now the sniper rifles of the armed police are all infrared, and they are all aiming at you outside. Yes. As long as you have violent tendencies, people will come and kill you on the spot. I'm not scaring you, you should think about it carefully." "I'm thinking about it. Now my patience is really gone. You can say whatever you like. I count to three, and if you don't give me the bronze medal, I will shoot." He said, pulling down The bolt, the shotgun went straight to my forehead. This shotgun is a model commonly used for hunting in the early years.With two barrels, one bullet is fired at a time, and a total of two bullets can be fired.Although the number of bullets fired by this thing is small, and the technology is relatively primitive, but the bullets it fires are shot bullets, which are amazingly powerful.Now as long as he pulls the trigger, my head will immediately turn into a kaleidoscope.No matter how good my mental quality is, I can't help but panic at this moment.I closed my eyes, not daring to see anything.Still talking, he said firmly, "Old Su, don't do anything stupid, once the sniper shoots, I won't be able to save you." "Three" Old Su didn't care what I was nagging, and started counting his numbers. My cold sweat began to flow down in large swaths in an instant.I kept asking myself ten thousand times in my heart: "What should I do, what should I do?" "Two" Old Su's fingers began to increase force on the trigger.I gritted my teeth and remained silent. "One" My brain was dizzy, ready to fire the last reflex signal of my near death.I want to yell at him the crucial sentence: "Don't shoot, I'll give you the bronze medal." However, the words came out too slowly.No, maybe he fired too fast. "Bang" a gunshot.His eyes were blood red.Secretary Luo's hoarse exclamation was also heard in the helix.At that moment, I had a reaction.Moreover, the computing speed of my brain has increased many times than usual.I clearly know that I am dead.The last decision I made was too slow to express. I have never tasted what it feels like to die, and I am sure no one who has ever lived has.But I know that there are organizations at home and abroad that specialize in the study of the dying.The survey shows that more than half of the people are not only not afraid when they are in danger, but their thinking is particularly clear, their mood is extraordinarily calm and relieved, and they have no sense of panic.Nearly half of the people have the feeling that their consciousness is separated from themselves, and feel that their own image has separated from their body and floated into the air.About one-third of people have a strange feeling that they are passing through a tunnel or tunnel-like space, sometimes accompanied by some strange noises and a feeling of being pulled or squeezed; some people also feel that they are walking in a dark tunnel , coming to the end, saw the light, and felt that "the light is coming". But I don't feel the same way as them.I just felt that my eyes were covered by a kind of blood red.There is a burning state on the face and body.And his ears were still rumbling uncontrollably from the gunshot just now.Why do I still have a real sense of touch.Didn't my brain become a honeycomb, how could I still be conscious.Is this dead?How does this not feel like the legendary death?I began to doubt this question, shaking my hands subconsciously.The hand can move, it seems that its control still belongs to me, I want to raise my hands to touch my head, I want to rub my eyes, but my hands are still restrained.From the bloody light, I vaguely saw the world in front of me again.