Chapter 24 Chapter 23 Death

In fact, after such a tumultuous period, old man Niu's energy and energy have long been exhausted, and he is only living for the day, and he can't run out at all. If old man Niu is sober and walks out by himself, I wouldn't believe it if he was beaten to death. Seeing that Niu's house was in a mess, Niu Zhenhua had asked nearby friends to help him find Old Man Niu, so I also took the opportunity to bid farewell to Mayor Niu.Mayor Niu didn't go out to look for someone. With so many people looking for him, he didn't really care if he was one more person, and someone had to watch over the house. God knows if the old man would come back suddenly.

What makes me even more puzzled is that the family is in such a mess, but I still haven't seen Mayor Niu's wife and Niu Zhenhua's daughter-in-law. It seems that there are only three grandparents in this family. "I heard Zhenhua say, how many days will Dr. Xu stay in the town?" Mayor Niu asked. "Yes!" I nodded and said, "My grandma passed away, and I plan to live in the town for a few days so that I can go to the library to check some medical books." "There are two vacant rooms at the back of my house. They are fully furnished. If Dr. Xu doesn't mind, why not stay with us? Firstly, it's inconvenient to stay in a hotel, and secondly, because of my father's illness, I have to rely on Dr. Xu!" Niu Zhen Chang Wan stayed behind.

I thought about it, it is really inconvenient to stay in a hotel, and I don’t know why, I always feel that the old man Niu disappeared strangely, and the air-dried corpse in the abandoned well, the more I think about it, the more evil I feel. With a strong interest, he nodded immediately and said, "That's why I'm disturbing you!" "Doctor Xu is joking!" Mayor Niu said, and led me to the back. Sure enough, there are two ordinary tile-roofed houses in the back, which have obviously been repaired. I guess this is probably the old house of the Niu family. Now that the Niu family has built a new house, the old house is naturally unoccupied.

Mayor Niu took out the key and opened the door, then handed the key to me, and told me that if there was anything missing, I could go to his house to get it, then he said goodbye and left, and hurriedly went to find Old Man Niu. I walked in and took a look inside. Fortunately, it was better than my original dilapidated house. There was an earthen stove near the back door outside. The firewood was all ready-made. The colorless table, the old and somewhat dilapidated wardrobe, and the rest of the things, but there is nothing. It is slightly better, and Mayor Niu has moved to a new home.Fortunately, although it is very old, it is still livable.

I'm not a fastidious person, where did I live when I went to the mountains to collect herbs?I have lived in the graves, do you still care about these?Therefore, I tidied up a bit, opened the closet and looked, and sure enough, there were some old quilts and other things stuffed in the closet.I was busy taking it out. Seeing that it was still early outside, I moved it outside to dry for a while. Even if there was no sun, it would be good to blow some air. Quilts and other things that have not been used for a long time are prone to insects, especially in such an old wardrobe. It's much better to leave it plugged and let it dry.

After cleaning, it was getting late, and my stomach was already growling with hunger. Although I had an earthen stove, I had no choice but to go out to buy food because there was no rice.I found a small wonton stall and ordered two large bowls. I was sweating profusely after eating it. When I went back, it was already late, and I ran into Niu Zhenhua head-on on the way. I hurriedly asked, "Did you find your grandfather?" Niu Zhenhua stomped his feet and sighed: "Where did you find it? Otherwise, why am I running outside in the dark? Really, where did the old man go?" "It's getting dark today, so looking for it is not a problem?" I shook my head and sighed. If the old man Niu didn't take the medicine I prescribed at night, the consequences would be very bad. I'm afraid I can't stand it.

"Isn't it?" Niu Zhenhua said, "Doctor Xu, you should go back first. If my grandfather is found here, I'm afraid I will trouble you even more!" I nodded and walked back. Unexpectedly, Niu Zhenhua followed me. I was taken aback. Niu Zhenhua explained with a wry smile: "I thought my grandpa couldn't go far. I was looking for it near my home..." "Well, what you said is reasonable!" I said, and I chatted with Niu Zhenhua for a few words, and then I walked to the front of Niu's old house.Suddenly, I saw a black figure in front of the door. I was frightened last night. When I saw this, I almost reflexively shouted: "Who?"

Niu Zhenhua hurriedly turned on the flashlight and took a picture of the door. Is there anyone at the door? "Doctor Xu, what's wrong with you?" Niu Zhenhua asked me. I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat. At the moment when Niu Zhenhua's flashlight was on, if I hadn't been dazzled, there was clearly a dark shadow that melted into the wall in a flash... It's just such an unbelievable thing, I told Niu Zhenhua that he wouldn't believe it, so he hurriedly said, "I'm so confused!" "You scared me to death!" Niu Zhenhua patted his chest and said, "I'll look around here, you should go back quickly!"

"Okay!" While I was speaking, I had already walked to the door, and I was about to open the door after taking out the key left by Mayor Niu.At this moment, there was a strong wind coming from behind, and at the same time, I smelled a bad smell from the tip of my nose!A stench of manure... I was shocked, and hurriedly lowered my body and dodged it. The thing behind me slammed on the wooden door fiercely, making a loud bang on the already decayed door. I looked up in a daze, and vaguely saw a wet figure rushing towards me again, I rolled on the ground, rolled away vigorously, stood up at the same time, and hurriedly took out the flashlight from my pocket ...

Before I turned on the flashlight, a beam of light shone over, but Niu Zhenhua, who hadn't gone far, heard the sound and came back. With the help of the beam of light, I looked up and was shocked. A man stared fiercely at me with fierce eyes, and this man had obviously fallen into a cesspit. His whole body was wet, and he still had some filth. Even in the hair, there are papers used by women... I hurriedly took a few steps back and asked anxiously, "Who are you?" Niu Zhenhua also rushed over, held up a flashlight, forced the man with a beam of light, and asked, "Who is it?"

The man didn't answer, and stared at us fiercely. I was afraid in my heart, but I really wanted to understand that I didn't offend this man, why did he attack me inexplicably?Is it my fault that he fell into the cesspit? Suddenly, Niu Zhenhua stammered: "Grandpa... Grandpa..." "What did you say?" I asked suddenly, startled. "Doctor Xu, he is my grandfather!" Niu Zhenhua stammered. I looked at that person carefully, and it really was the old man Niu, but now this person's eyes are full of fierceness, and there is no trace of a living person. Looking at it like this, I broke out in cold sweat. "Doctor Xu... what should I do?" Niu Zhenhua asked me anxiously. How do I know what to do?The old man's body was wet, full of excrement, and he was so fierce, who would dare to check it up close? The old man Niu suddenly let out a roar like a monster, and rushed towards us fiercely—— Niu Zhenhua, that good-for-nothing, actually screamed, turned around and ran away. The hero didn't suffer the immediate loss, so I followed Niu Zhenhua and ran away. I hurriedly looked back while running, and the old man who was so sick that he couldn't move was actually running fast and chasing us closely. Naturally, Niu Zhenhua had no other place to go, so he ran back directly, and I ran along with him. At this time, the neighbors invited by the mayor Niu to help find the old man Niu were all there, seeing us two in a panic They all ran to ask. Niu Zhenhua was out of breath from running, panting and unable to speak, pointing to the back—— "What's the matter?" Mayor Niu asked, "Look at how promising you are..." "Grandpa... Grandpa is crazy..." Niu Zhenhua gasped. "Nonsense!" Mayor Niu scolded. "It's true!" I hurriedly explained, "He's following us, trying to strangle us..." Hearing what I said, Mayor Niu was embarrassed to say anything more, grabbed the flashlight from Niu Zhenhua's hand, walked outside, and asked, "Where is the person?" "It's right behind!" Niu Zhenhua panted. Mayor Niu held up a flashlight to take a picture. Where is the shadow of Old Man Niu?I was also wondering, the old man was clearly chasing after us just now, why did he disappear now? Mayor Niu was embarrassed to say anything to me, but he scolded Niu Zhenhua: "You saw your grandfather, and you didn't bring him back, but you ran away?" Niu Zhenhua naturally looked aggrieved, and didn't dare to say anything. The neighbor comforted him: "Don't worry, let's take a flashlight and look around. It's near here, as long as we see the old man!" Mayor Niu held up a flashlight to look outside, and all the neighbors also helped to look for it.Niu Zhenhua pulled me secretly and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" "Where can he go with his wet body?" I said, "Don't worry." Mayor Niu listened and asked, "What's going on?" I didn't say anything, but Niu Zhenhua looked at me and saw that I didn't seem to have any intention of speaking, so he stammered: "Grandpa fell into the cesspit..." "You—" Mayor Niu yelled angrily, but he thought it was important to find his father, so he hurried to find him.Not long after, wet footprints were found on the ground... "It's here." A young man cheered, "Mayor, don't worry, follow the footprints, and you won't have to worry about finding it." Before the young man could speak, suddenly a person next to him exclaimed, and everyone was stunned, but saw the flashlight in his hand shining on the corner of the wall, and there was an old man covered in filth, squatting motionless on the ground, just Both eyes turned white, protruding from the eye sockets like a dead fish... "Dad?" Seeing this, Mayor Niu hurried over and shouted, "How did you make it like this?" As he spoke, he was about to reach out to help the old man. Suddenly, I was startled and shouted anxiously: "Be careful!" Mayor Niu couldn't help taking a step back when he was yelled at by me. I rushed to the front, but Old Man Niu was full of stench, and I reached out to touch his breath—— "Doctor Xu, what's the matter?" Mayor Niu asked. "Mayor Niu, my condolences have changed!" I sighed, and I was even more suspicious in my heart. If the old man Niu was able to chase us just now, how could he have died so soon? "What?" Mayor Niu asked anxiously, "Doctor Xu...you said...my father..." "Old Mr. Niu has passed away!" I sighed. "It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible—didn't you just say you saw him chasing you?" Mayor Niu asked anxiously. When I mentioned this, my heart moved, and I seemed to think of something vaguely. After hesitating for a moment, I said, "Which one of you turn the old man upside down and let me see?" Mayor Niu heard this, and regardless of the stench all over Old Niu's body, he hugged him and turned him over.I reached out and groped the back of Old Man Niu's head for a while: "Here it is!" "What?" Mayor Niu asked, holding a flashlight at me. "Look!" I pointed at the roots of the old man's body hair. Under the beam of light from the flashlight, two silver needles shone strangely and were inserted into the back of Old Man Niu's head.Mayor Niu stepped back a few steps, his face turned extremely pale in an instant... I stretched out my hands to hold the silver needles, and pulled out the two silver needles. In an instant, the corpse of the old man Niu, who was still holding on tightly, softened like a deflated ball.And then, I saw that the inside of his crotch was wet, obviously all the filthy things in his belly had been discharged... At this point, old man Niu is truly dead.I even suspect that when I came to see this old man this afternoon, he was probably already dead, but was controlled by some evil sorcery and became insane, otherwise, according to his petrified symptoms, it would be impossible for him to move of. It's just a pity, if he can take my medicine, at least he can last for a few days. "Mayor Niu, ask someone to fetch some water for Mr. Niu to wash and change clothes!" I sighed. "What... what?" Mayor Niu's face was pale, as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he nodded hurriedly when he heard the words, "Yes..." With the help of his neighbors, the old man Niu changed into decent clothes, washed and washed, and then lay straight on the board door. The Niu family set up a warehouse overnight and began to handle the funeral. I comforted Mayor Niu a few words, then turned around and went back, feeling even more strange in my heart.Ordinarily, the daughter-in-law and grand-daughter-in-law must come to such a funeral, but I still haven't seen Mayor Niu's wife and his daughter-in-law, and everyone in the town seems to be used to it, and no one asked at all. This is really unreasonable, but this is someone's private matter, and I don't want to ask, so I bid farewell to Mayor Niu. When I walked to the door, I held up the flashlight and looked around. On the footprints—