Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-four

Even though I guessed thousands of times, even Principal Zhang, I never thought that the owner of the box was Wu Lingchun.On a rainy night, Wu Lingchun walked into the old racecourse mysteriously, holding an umbrella in one hand and cautiously looking around with a flashlight in the other.Now the sound of rain, thunder, and wind is mixed, even if you shout, the other party will not hear it.I froze for a while in disbelief, and whispered how this is possible, is Wu Lingchun the one behind the scenes? Sure enough, Wu Lingchun made a circle and walked towards the box. The grass over there was a bit high, and the rain was too heavy, so she didn't notice the mousetrap in the grass.I was patient and didn't rush out to question Wu Lingchun. I waited until she yelled in pain in the rainy night before rushing out, not even bothering to hold an umbrella.Ouyang Xin and Liu Qin chased after me, seeing that I didn't open an umbrella, neither did they, fearing that the time would be fleeting.

"Wulingchun, it turns out that you are pretending to be a ghost!" I shouted while running, and at the same time, the rain was pouring into my mouth. Wu Lingchun's right foot was clamped. Although she was wearing a shoe, the shelf was relatively large, and her ankle was bleeding.Seeing me rushing over, Wu Lingchun was so frightened that he fell down on the wet grass.When Ouyang Xin came running, he didn't see Wu Lingchun holding a knife or gun, only a flashlight and an umbrella that fell on the ground.Liu Qin was afraid that there would be a fight, so she held a stick in her hand, and as soon as she got behind me, she pushed the stick over, trying to make me defend myself.

Seeing this battle, Wu Lingchun was both angry and startled: "What are you doing?" "We still want to ask you!" I asked loudly. "Aren't you here to get the box?" Liu Qin asked standing in the rain. "Help her up first, it seems we made a mistake." Ouyang Xin was the first to understand. "The three of you are so secretive every day, and you don't tell me, of course I'm curious!" Wu Lingchun said angrily, "You sneaked here today, and I followed behind. I'll wait for you on the road, and I haven't waited until now." Seeing people come back, I thought something happened to you, so...whether the box is not a box, it has nothing to do with me!"

I have known Wulingchun for a year, and her personality is just like this, she is even more of an eight-year-old woman, as I know from her frequent eavesdropping and secretly taking pictures.Maybe Wu Lingchun secretly took pictures of Ouyang Xin taking a bath.I completely believed what Wu Lingchun said, and so did Ouyang Xin. Only Liu Qin was trembling and told me to hold on to the stick and not be fooled by the enemy.I didn't say much, I pulled Wu Lingchun up, and wanted to take her into the stable, and tell her what happened, so that she wouldn't think wildly and spread the word everywhere.

However, Wu Lingchun was in so much pain that he shouted, "I don't care, I'm going back now!" "How do you go back like this?" I also replied loudly. "Then help me pull the clip away first!" Wu Lingchun cried out in pain. Ouyang Xin was afraid that the shout would alarm the owner of the box, so he immediately squatted down and opened the clip vigorously, and told Wu Lingchun to turn off the light quickly.The four of us were drenched immediately, and after arguing in the rain for a while, Wu Lingchun still yelled to go back to the primary school dormitory to treat the wound.Our matter is very complicated, and I can't explain clearly in a few words. Now is not the time to explain, so I discussed with Ouyang Xin and asked him to take Wu Lingchun back.Otherwise, if we drag it on, it is very likely that the owner of the box will find us and hide in fright.This is our only chance right now!

"No! No one can be left behind now!" Ouyang Xin insisted, "Take Wu Lingchun to the stable first, and then talk! Go!" "Let's go!" Liu Qin whispered to me. I was afraid that the owner of the box was coming soon, so I didn't dare to hesitate any longer, so I immediately asked Ouyang Xin to carry Wu Lingchun on his back and go to the stable.Wu Lingchun was carried up, and I supported her butt from behind, for fear that she would fall.After walking for a while, there were several roars in the rainy night. At first I thought I heard it wrong, but I didn't expect to see two black dogs suddenly killed at night.Dogs in rural areas are different from pet dogs in big cities. They are the kind of native-born dogs that bite people unambiguously.There are people in the village who hunt, and they take this kind of dog specially, and they will chase the prey to the end when they see the prey.

I saw the black dog chasing after me, and I fled in despair. After all my calculations, I didn't expect a dog to appear.A man with two legs can't run a dog with four legs. We panicked and ran away in a blink of an eye.Fortunately, the dog didn't chase me. Unfortunately, I lost my flashlight on the road. It was so dark that I couldn't see anything, and I didn't know where the other three people fled.I shouted while running, and vaguely heard Liu Qin calling for help, but the wind and rain were too strong, and I couldn't hear the location of the sound at all. At this moment, another black figure walked into the old racecourse at some point, and I suddenly realized that the two black dogs were brought by the owner of the box.The strange thing is that I don't remember anyone in the village who kept black dogs, it seems that most people keep yellow earth dogs.Having said that, there are more than 30 families in the village, and I have not been to every one of them. Maybe someone really raised two black dogs.Dogs are the most loyal friends of human beings. Except for their masters, they don’t listen to other people’s words. In other words, the owner of the dog is the owner of the box.

I saw the black shadow coming, but I still couldn't see the person's appearance clearly. Thinking that the box was still left by the haystack, I hurried back to grab it.Otherwise, that person would take the opportunity to take the box and disappear without a trace forever. As long as the box is still in my hand, then he will not run away.At night, I couldn't tell the way, so I ran back after a few detours, and the black shadow followed closely behind, as if I was sure I would go back to get the box. "Oops, we are separated. I have nothing but a stick in my hand." I ran and thought, "What should I do now? What about Ouyang Xin and the others?"

Immediately afterwards, I hurriedly ran to the haystack, trying to pick up the box and run away, but my left foot stepped on a hidden mousetrap.In an instant, a piercing pain hit my whole body. I let out an ah and wanted to run far, but after only a few meters, the black shadow behind me rushed up and knocked me down on the muddy grass.The stick in my hand fell off, and I hugged the box tightly with both hands. When the black shadow was about to rush over again, I slapped him hard on the forehead with the box. "Help—!" I seized the opportunity, yelled, and ran away, although no one would hear me, and no one would rescue me.

The black shadow has already appeared, but unfortunately I still haven't seen his appearance, only vaguely discerning that he is a man.In an instant, all my courage was gone, and I only had the idea of ​​running for my life.Unexpectedly, not long after I ran, a black dog chased me back, grinning as if it wanted to swallow me up.The houses in the old racecourse are all rotten, and the doors have been removed long ago, not to mention blocking the dogs, they can't even block the wind.I glanced in the dark, and immediately decided to climb to a higher place, avoiding the black dog for the time being.

There is a row of bungalows in the center of the old horse farm. There are low walls around the bungalows. As long as you climb the fence, you can climb to the roof of the bungalows.Unless the black dog has wings, it will definitely not be able to climb up.Holding the box, panting for heat, with an iron clip on my foot, I ran dozens of steps in the rain, and then climbed up the low wall regardless of my appearance.If I can use my hands, maybe I can climb faster, but it is really difficult to climb with a box.I heard the barking of the dog getting closer and closer, and my heart sank, and I immediately threw the box on the roof.However, the box was pried open by me once, and when I threw it, the contents of the box were spilled on the roof, and everything was wet. I didn't care about anything and climbed up the low wall, the black dog almost bit my thigh, and the black shadow quickly caught up.I was so scared that I had no way to escape, so I could only climb along the low wall to the top of the building.The black shadow lingered, and climbed up the wall in one breath, trying to catch up to the roof.I resisted the sharp pain in my left foot and looked around. The row of houses was too far away from other houses. Even if I was not injured, I couldn't jump onto the roof of other houses.Now I have to jump down again, or I will have to fight Sombra head-on.I gritted my teeth and decided to stay on the roof. It's better to deal with people than dogs. I just made up my mind, I want to pick up the aluminum box on the roof, and hit him on the head before the shadow climbs to the roof.But Heiying was strong and agile, and when he was almost on the roof, he jumped up with a light jump.Then, before I could make a move, the black shadow kicked me down again.The box in my hand came loose and flew aside, with no weapon in my hand but air.The black shadow rode on me and grabbed my neck without hesitation. At this moment, I remembered that there was a mobile phone in my pocket. It belonged to his grandma. Today, my mother will come to test it to see if a human head is harder than a mobile phone! At this moment, a flash of lightning flashed across the night sky, I opened my eyes wide, and finally saw the true face of the black shadow!The owner of the box turned out to be a person whom I had ruled out as a suspect!