Chapter 5 Chapter Five

There was no one in Wu Lingchun's room, but there were many photos, which almost covered the gray concrete wall beside the bed.Those photos are all of the same person, both front and side. Many of them seem to be candid shots, and the person in the photo is Ouyang Xin.None of us expected to see this situation, and Ouyang Xin's face turned red and white, not knowing what to say. When I was in Normal University, there were often unscrupulous discussions in the girls' dormitory about which boy was handsome, but no one was so bold as to secretly take photos and develop them out.Wulingchun would go to the county seat every month, come back one day, and go again the next day.I used to think that Wu Lingchun was playful, but now that I think about it, she might be picking up photos the next day.However, this kind of thing is not considered a crime, nor is it against morality. Everyone is a girl with a yellow flower, who doesn't have a spring.

Ouyang Xin was stunned for a while, seeing that no one was in the room, so he told Principal Zhang that he should go out first.Unexpectedly, as soon as Ouyang Xin went out, he bumped into someone. When we turned around, Wu Lingchun came back by himself.I hurried out, wanting to ask where Wu Lingchun had gone, but why didn't I answer the phone.But when he took a closer look, Wu Lingchun was in a mess, covered in mud, and probably fell into the ditch. Upon seeing this, Principal Zhang came out and said, "Xiao Wu, where have you been? Why didn't you answer the phone? I thought..."

"I went out for a walk last night. I accidentally fell into a puddle. I just climbed up today. I dropped my phone, so I didn't answer the call. I'll change and wash it first. You guys go out first." Wu Lingchun was very embarrassed. After discovering her secret, she was even more ashamed. Principal Zhang didn't make things difficult for him, he just said: "Then you don't have to go to class this morning, I'll ask Tang Jiuyue to help you. The door is broken, I'll go and ask Grandpa Wu to help you fix it." Grandpa Wu is a master electrician in the village. He is over 60 years old. In addition to repairing electrical appliances and other things, he also knows some carpentry.There was something wrong with the school's electrical circuit, and Principal Zhang often asked Grandpa Wu to fix it.We saw that the principal had left, so we left with him, and no one stayed to make Wu Lingchun uncomfortable.When Liu Qin and I left, she asked me if it was a tradition for teachers to go out at night, and why everyone would go out in the middle of the night.Liu Qin was very afraid that I would sneak away again at night, so she begged and asked me to stay with her in the room tonight.But I just received a letter yesterday, and I had to go to the old racecourse at 11 o'clock in the evening. Liu Qin's request immediately made me very embarrassed. I must not give her sleeping pills.

Since there was still class to be attended, I left Liu Qin first and only replied perfunctorily.In order to concentrate during class, I didn't have time to think about what to do in the evening. As for who to choose to accompany me to the old racecourse, I couldn't decide who to choose.Because I haven't mentioned this matter to anyone, and I don't have evidence in hand, so no one will believe it.After much deliberation, I decided to find someone who was willing to believe in me and capable of resisting Tiger Lin to accompany me.In Machang Village, apart from Ouyang Xin, I am afraid there is no second candidate.We have been working together for a year, and he knows who I am, and he doesn't lie casually.

Originally, when I told Ouyang Xin about this, I wouldn't have any doubts.But since Ouyang Xin saw the photos in Wuling Chunfang in the morning, he might think that I made up a story to get close to him.As time passed, the morning class ended, and the children rushed out of the school. Only then did I muster up the courage to stop Ouyang Xin who was about to go downstairs. Everyone left, and Ouyang Xin and I were left on the second floor, so I said, "Ouyang Xin, I have something to tell you, can you promise not to tell it?" "What's the matter?" Ouyang Xin stood far away, afraid that I would jump over and eat him.

I took a step closer and whispered, "That night before Lin Huo escaped, didn't he tell everyone that Zhao Xiyue went back to her natal home? In fact, Sister Xiyue didn't go back to her natal home. She has no natal home to go back to. You see, Lin Huo had an accident for a while No, Miss Joy didn't show up either..." "What exactly do you want to say?" Ouyang Xin frowned and asked. I hesitated, and suddenly hesitated, but I have to go to the old racecourse tonight, and I have to find a helper.Then, again, I mustered up the courage to tell the whole truth.Ouyang Xin's reaction was different from what I imagined. He was extremely calm and didn't find it strange at all.Conversely, Ouyang Xin also blamed me for not calling the police in time. I made some excuses, but he thought I was right.

Ouyang Xin believed me, and asked, "Then you want me to go to the old racecourse with you tonight?" "If you don't want to..." I stammered nervously. "I'm fine, but I'm afraid you won't be able to take it. It's dark over there, and there's no one there. If you're afraid, let me go alone." Ouyang Xin said to me. I shook my head and said, "No way. Sister Joy doesn't trust other people, she only trusts me. Before she left, she told me that she had a secret, which must be very important. You can go with me, just hide aside, and don't come out. If Lin Huo appeared, come out and catch him. We take our mobile phones with us, and if we catch someone, we will take a photo and call the police, and then no one will believe us.”

"You are quite courageous." Ouyang Xin smiled wryly, and said, "Then we will leave at ten o'clock tonight, and go there early." The process was easier than I imagined, so I asked half-jokingly: "You really trust me that much? Are you afraid that I will trick you into a place where no one is around and molest you?" Ouyang Xin smiled, just said to see you at ten o'clock in the evening, and then went downstairs first.I stood in the classroom in a daze, always feeling like I was dreaming. After telling this secret, I felt a lot easier.Although these two days are not long, it feels like a year to me.In fact, I like Ouyang Xin quite a lot. Not only is he handsome, but he also has a good heart.When someone asks him for help, he will always agree, and he has a very good temper.When he discovered Wu Lingchun's secret just now, Ouyang Xin avoided it in a gentlemanly manner, and did not laugh at the other party in turn.If it were my ex-boyfriend, he would definitely spread the word everywhere, bragging about how many women shamed him, wishing sows could fall in love with him.

I thought of this, smiled, walked straight out of the classroom, and went downstairs to the dormitory for lunch.Liu Qin cooked a large bowl of noodles in the dormitory with the induction cooker I bought. Seeing me coming in, she hurriedly shared a bowl with me.Since I came to teach in the mountains, I almost ate noodles every day, because there was no kitchen, and it was too troublesome to cook by myself.I took the bowl from Liu Qin, said thank you, and then thought about how to let Liu Qin go to bed first tonight, otherwise she would probably be so scared that she would cry when she saw me running out again at night.

After much deliberation, I didn't want to deceive Liu Qin, so I said, "I may have to go out for an hour or two tonight. You are safe in the dormitory alone, so don't be afraid." Liu Qin was eating noodles, and when she heard me say that, her expression changed: "Are you going out again? Don't the teachers here like to go out at night?" "No." I blushed and said, "I really have something to do, I promise to come back soon. You lock the door, no one can come in except me. You are so big, alone There's nothing to be afraid of staying overnight."

"I'm just afraid!" Liu Qin said in a panic, "I... my house had an accident some time ago, and I was the only one left at home. At night, people often threw stones on me, or someone threw things at the door. I dare not now Stay alone. Otherwise, wherever you go, I will follow." It turns out that this official daughter is also quite miserable, and in addition to the fact that she doesn't have the airs of a young lady these two days, I gradually couldn't bear to leave her behind.Originally, I could have Wu Lingchun come over to accompany Liu Qin, and I just wanted to come back as soon as possible.But in this way, Wulingchun will definitely ask me where I am going so late.Although I didn't ask about Wu Lingchun's whereabouts last night, she would definitely ask me. It's best not to let her know until the matter is clarified. Fortunately, Liu Qin saw that I was in a dilemma, so she took the initiative to say: "Then you go, as long as you turn on your phone, I will call you if I need something. Go early and come back early." I breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I must come back early. If you are afraid, don't sleep and turn on the light, so that no one dares to disturb you. The village is quite safe, which is different from the big cities." "Aren't you still going to tell me what you're going to do? Wouldn't it be to hang out with that handsome male teacher?" Liu Qin said unintentionally, but it made me blush, and she stopped talking when she realized something. Because I was going to see Zhao Xixi in the evening, I concentrated on my class this afternoon and didn't try to find the county newspaper on March 19, 2005.As long as I see Zhao Xixi, all the mysteries can be solved.However, in class, when I heard Boss Mo's son talk about one thing, I immediately cleared up a lot of confusion.Boss Mo's son is called Mo Chao, who is very naughty, often fights, and is also very precocious.Sometimes, when I walked past Mo Chao's table, he would put his face close to my butt in front of the students, playing hooligans, which really caused headaches. Mo Chao told his tablemate that their pig tongues were originally placed in the backyard, and the backyard was full of tables and chairs left over from weddings, all of which were borrowed from villagers’ homes.After drinking the wedding wine, Boss Mo cleaned up the things, and everyone took them back by themselves.In order to facilitate each other, Boss Mo did not close the backyard, but unexpectedly provided convenience to the pig tongue thief.Last night, Mo Chao saw someone stealing a pig's tongue upstairs in his house. Just as he was about to run away, someone walked to his new house with a flashlight.Afraid of being caught, the thief fled into the new house first, and then the person with the flashlight also entered.Mo Chao hurriedly asked Boss Mo to catch the thief, but Boss Mo didn't catch anyone, only his tongue was thrown all over the place.Vaguely, Mo Chao remembered that the person who stole things was fatter and was holding a cauldron, but he couldn't see who it was. I listened to these words in my ears, and said to my heart that it was really dangerous, so I was seen by someone last night.But who is the one who stole the tongue?The thief was afraid of being caught by me, so when he hid in the new house, he must have escaped through the back door.When the thief stepped into the new house, he must have tripped and spilled his tongue.The man didn't have time to pick up his tongue, so he just took away the pot, probably because he was afraid that someone would see through his identity.It was only a little short of that, and I would be considered to be with the thieves. Fortunately, I ran fast! When school was over in the afternoon, I was very guilty and wanted to wait for Mo Chao to leave first before going downstairs.However, I found that before Mo Chao walked out of the classroom, he deliberately smiled at me, as if what he said in class was specially for me.Could it be that Mo Chao saw me last night?Although I didn't steal the pig's tongue, I couldn't explain it clearly, so I had to pretend that I didn't see Mo Chao.Everyone was gone, and when I went downstairs alone, the red sunset glow had already dyed the elementary school red, and I had a very warm and cozy feeling—but I couldn’t feel comfortable, because I had to go to the gloomy old racecourse to meet Zhao Xiyue at night. Before I entered the dormitory, Ouyang Xin stopped me halfway and said to me: "Tang Jiuyue, get ready now, we're going to the old racecourse now." "Didn't you say you don't go until 10 pm? Sister Joy asked me to meet her there at 11 pm. Is it too early to go now?" I questioned. "Why are you so stupid?" Ouyang Xin frowned and said, "If you go early, you can familiarize yourself with the terrain over there, maybe Zhao Xiyue has already been waiting there. If you go late and get lost at night, What can I do if I can't make it in time?" I nodded hurriedly and said, "You're still smart! Then I'll put away my textbooks and leave right away." Liu Qin was reading a book in the room, saw me coming and going in a hurry, and didn't ask anything.When Ouyang Xin and I walked through the door of Wulingchun, Wu Agong repaired the door for her. When she saw Ouyang Xin and me passing by, she had a jealous expression on her face.As soon as I walked past, I didn't make much eye contact with Wu Lingchun. After all, I was really busy, and Ouyang Xin and her were not married, so it wasn't too much for me to go out with Ouyang Xin. The old horse farm is in the north of the village, very close to Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, which is the junction of Guangxi and Guizhou, with deep forests and dense mountains, and it is said that there are pythons.Rongshui County itself is a key forestry county in Guangxi. The vegetation in the mountains is impenetrable, and it has been cut down a lot every year and still remains unchanged.The old horse farm is located deep in the mountains and forests. It is quiet and remote. If there are no haunted legends, it can be said to be a rare paradise. There are many bungalows and stables left by the army in the old horse farm. Since no one has used them all year round, they are almost covered by weeds and trees.When Lin Huo ran away, the village chief once thought that Lin Huo might have gone there.But the police believed that Lin Huo should have gone to Guizhou, so the Rongshui County police would not be able to pursue him in time due to jurisdictional issues, and Lin Huo would have more time to deal with it. Ouyang Xin and I walked on the mountain path. As the road became smaller and smaller, and finally I couldn't see the road, I started to panic.Originally, I thought I was very brave, but when I was really on the scene, I realized that there is always a gap between the ideal and the reality.Along the way, in order to relieve my panic, I wholeheartedly thought about how to persuade Zhao Xiyue to go back to the village with me and stop spending time with Tiger Lin in the mountains.Thinking about it, I didn't pay attention for a while, stepped on the slippery stone, and the whole person jumped forward.Ouyang Xin caught me in time, I threw myself into his arms, smelled a seductive smell, and then let go in embarrassment. "We'll be there soon, have you seen the house inside?" Ouyang Xin changed the subject. I replied, "I see. There is still time, what should we do?" Ouyang Xin asked me to follow him, and walked around the old racecourse, but found no traces of human life, as if no one had been there.I poked the weeds in the house and stables with a stick, and there were only some bugs in them, and no one was hiding.It seems that Zhao Xixi won't come over until 11 o'clock in the evening.Looking at the darkening sky, I suspected that Zhao Xiyue didn't have a watch or a mobile phone, how could she know when it was 11 o'clock, or she might be late for a long time. Ouyang Xin saw that I was very worried, so he found a relatively secluded place with grass and told me to sit down.Ouyang Xin came out wearing a black shirt and black trousers, even the shoes were black, like a secret agent.My clothes are light-colored. Sitting with Ouyang Xin, my body is particularly obvious on the grass.If Lin Huo has a sniper rifle, he must aim at me first.Maybe the grass is too small, Ouyang Xin sat down and squeezed towards me again.I had no room to give up, so I had to sit still and let him lean over. Then, after waiting for a few hours, Ouyang Xin and I suddenly had nothing to say, and the two of us sat in silence for half an hour, before he asked me if I was really sure that it was a letter written by Zhao Xiyue.I nodded to assure that I would never make a mistake. Even if someone knew how to imitate handwriting, not many people in Machang Village could recognize Zhao Xixi's handwriting.When Ouyang Xin heard this, he suddenly looked at me seriously, without moving his eyes for a long time.I looked at each other for a few seconds, my heart beat faster, and then I looked away from Ouyang Xin's handsome face. During those few hours, I felt both tormented and inexplicably happy.The women in the village and Wu Lingchun all tried to get close to Ouyang Xin, but I didn't expect that I would sit with him in the deserted mountains for so long.However, we are not dating, Ouyang Xin is just helping, but I still feel very happy - because he is the only one who knows this secret and is willing to believe me.In the vast world, it is really rare to find someone who is willing to believe in you, even in a ridiculous thing. Finally, it was dark, and the night was chilly.I shivered in thin clothes, Ouyang Xin found out, and put his arm on my shoulder, giving me a heartwarming warmth.I was at a loss for a while, wondering if it was eleven o'clock, Zhao Xiyue, come quickly!At this moment, my mobile phone vibrated violently, and a call came in.I put my phone on vibrate mode before, because I was afraid that the ringtone would scare off Zhao Xixi, or the sudden appearance of Tiger Lin. I took out my phone and glanced in the dark, it was a call from Liu Qin.I thought to myself, is Liu Qin so timid? She really dare not stay alone for a moment.After I got through the phone, I wanted to tell Liu Qin that I would be back soon, but she said on the other end of the phone: "There is a big accident in the village. Someone died. They said it was Zhao Xixi. The body has been found. You are here." where?" Suddenly, I froze all over. Before I could answer, Ouyang Xin patted me, and quietly gestured to the outside of the haystack.I covered my phone and glanced outside the haystack. Under Haojie's moonlight, a black figure slipped out of the old racecourse without anyone noticing.