Chapter 25 Chapter 24 Mischief

strangeness!strangeness!I muttered in my heart, it's really strange, the old man Niu fell into the cesspit and crawled out, but there are others who don't want to fall into the cesspit, who is so unlucky? Why are there two rows of wet footprints in front of my door?It hasn't rained in the past two days, so it's impossible to have wet footprints?I looked along the footprints, one row obviously belonged to the old man Niu, but the other row couldn't be seen, but looking at it, it seemed to go to the back of the house. There are people behind my house, so I understand that someone went to wash things in the river, got wet, and passed by my door...

Since it's been a while, the wet footprints in front of my door have also dried and are less noticeable.I thought about it, and I always felt that something was wrong. If this footprint was someone washing clothes in the river, it should have come from a long way away. However, this wet footprint seemed to appear in front of my door out of nowhere. This is completely unreasonable!As I thought about it, I raised the flashlight to shine again, and then, I couldn't help but frown, another row of footprints, obviously following the old man Niu, took exactly the same route, from a dead-end alley behind Niu's house Walk out, there is only one cesspit in that alley...

I can't think of anyone who would go there except pick shit, but the facts are so in front of me that I can't believe it. I thought about it, but I still couldn't hold back my curiosity. I thought about turning around from the back of the house. Since there was a funeral in front of Niu's house and the lights were brightly lit, I, the person who rented the house behind his house, was not dark in front of the house, but turned around. Passing the corner, suddenly plunged into darkness. In the haze, a black figure curled up in the corner of the wall. I was startled and exclaimed, "Who?"

While speaking, I turned on the flashlight in a panic. What happened in the recent period is incredible. "What are you yelling for?" A lazy voice sounded from the corner, and I looked up, and it turned out to be the old beggar I met in front of the library last time. "Old man, why are you here?" I asked hurriedly. "I'm not here, where can I go?" The old beggar rolled his eyes and asked me. "This..." I was at a loss for words, no matter what this old beggar used to do, but now he is always dressed as a beggar, an old beggar sleeping in the corner of someone's house, it is nothing unusual.

"Little friend, didn't I warn you to leave the Niu family's business alone?" The old beggar rolled his eyes and said. "You can't just ignore death!" I shook my head. "There are so many people in this world, why don't you go to save them, but you want to save him?" The old beggar spat hard on the ground and cursed, "Why are you so stupid?" "There are so many people in this world, I can save those who I can, of course I will!" I stood up and looked at the old beggar, and said seriously. The old beggar sighed: "You are kind!"

"Old man, don't mention this, why don't you go to my place?" I said. "Alright!" The old beggar didn't refuse, and went back with me. I turned on the light, rushed to the bed, cleaned up, and wanted to boil water to wash my face and feet. Soak my feet in hot water every night to prevent colds and colds. This is a habit I have developed over the years. "Boy, come and drink!" The old beggar didn't care about these things, he took out a porcelain bottle of wine from the broken package on his back, and greeted me. "I don't drink alcohol, let your family enjoy it!" I laughed, medical books said that alcohol can promote blood circulation, and I was poisoned, it was really inconvenient to drink, so I never drank alcohol.

"Boy, don't you want to ask the old man of the Niu family the ins and outs?" Seeing that I didn't drink, the old beggar unscrewed the bottle cap by himself, took a big gulp, squinted his eyes and smiled at me. I smiled and shook my head and said, "I'm just a doctor, what do I ask people about cause and effect?" "Boy, are you not afraid of offending ghosts?" The old beggar took another sip of wine, squinted his eyes, shook his head and smacked his mouth. I shook my head, and vaguely understood what the old beggar was referring to. The old beggar sighed deeply, took a sip of wine, and then said: "They are all poor people! Boy, in fact, you understand better than anyone else in your heart, old man Niu. What the hell is going on with your illness, right?"

"Old man Niu is not a native of our country, but was transferred here to be the mayor. The current mayor of Niu, relying on the power of old man Niu, just took over. During the ten-year Cultural Revolution, old man Niu made a The old Chinese doctor with old grudges was labeled as a leftist, he was severely criticized, beaten, scolded and humiliated, and even hung him in a cesspit..." The old beggar sighed deeply when he said this. I finally understood why the old man ran to the cesspit. "Who is that old Chinese doctor? Could it be your old man?" I asked with a smile.

"If it were me, would I drink and chat with you here?" The old beggar snorted and rolled his eyes. I didn't speak, thinking in my heart, even if you did it, you can still drink and chat with me.The old beggar sighed, took another sip of wine, and said: "Forget it, you won't listen to me if I tell you. You are so weird, you can't protect yourself, but you still like to meddle in your own business." "I'm not meddling in my own business, I'm just treating diseases and saving lives!" I shook my head busy and said, I've never been a person who doesn't like meddling.

"Okay, okay, anyway, you have good medical skills, you wait here for my old man for a few days, and I will take you to a place." The old beggar said, "Don't wander around, I won't be able to find you." "Yeah!" I nodded, "I still want your old man's prescription for immortality!" "Can someone take care of your grandma?" asked the old beggar. "Grandma passed away not long ago!" I sighed, "When people get old, they are always in danger. How can there be any prescription for immortality?" At this point, when I think of my grandma, my nose feels a little sore.

"Yes..." the old beggar said, stood up trembling slightly, got up and walked outside. I hurriedly said, "If your old man has no place to stay, why not live here?" The old beggar shook his head and walked away. I closed the door and went to sleep.Although the old beggar didn't say anything, I knew very well in my heart that this old beggar must know who the person who attacked the old man Niu was, and he also knew that the old man Niu was hidden in the cesspit... It's just pity for that old man who is so old, he didn't end up well in the end. People, even if they don't do good deeds, don't do evil anyway-it's a living retribution. Thinking of this, I hurriedly took out the two silver needles taken from the back of the old man Niu's head, and waited to examine them carefully—these are two silver needles for ordinary acupuncture. It's strange.In the eyes of outsiders, all the silver needles used in Chinese medicine look the same, but in reality they are not. Many old doctors are very strange. All the silver needles have some unique logos, and even the style of the silver needles can also be seen. What school does a person learn from, or in other words, which school does he come from. I looked at the two silver needles against the light for a long time, and the more I looked at them, the more confused I became, how could this be possible? I didn't sleep well that night. On the second day, I was inspired by the mourning and music ahead, and I planned to avoid these things and go to the library to read books. Living in the town now is also beneficial. As soon as I locked the door and was about to go out, I bumped into a bicycle head-on, as if being driven by a ghost, and ran straight towards me. I stepped aside, and the person also stopped the bicycle and put one foot on the ground. , greeted me: "Doctor Xu?" "Ah? So it's Director Chen, hello!" This person turned out to be Director Chen of the police station whom we met yesterday.It's just that today's director Chen has a weird look on his face. It seems that he has been greatly frightened and has a feeling of being out of his wits. Although he is trying to calm down, I can still see it at a glance. "Where is Doctor Xu going?" Director Chen asked me with a pale face. "I'm going to the library to read. Are you looking for Mayor Niu?" I asked with a smile. "No, I'm looking for you too!" Director Chen said. "Looking for me?" I asked puzzled, "What are you looking for? I'm a law-abiding citizen!" Director Chen laughed at my last sentence, shook his head and said, "I asked you to help us investigate a case. I didn't say that you are not a law-abiding citizen." I breathed a sigh of relief, usually what I'm most afraid of are those who eat public meals like them, as the saying goes-officials have two mouths, one is right and the other is wrong, how can you speak against him? "What's the matter?" I asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?" "Let's talk to Mayor Niu's house!" Director Chen said. I nodded, and followed him to the mayor Niu's house. It's just that the mayor Niu has no wife or daughter-in-law. Inside and out, I rely on two men, although there are neighbors in the town to help. , but still very busy. "Old Chen, what are you doing here at this time?" Mayor Niu was busy seeing Director Chen, "Look, my place is quite messy!" Director Chen hurriedly said: "First, I'm going to send the old man off, and second, I'm in a hurry to find you!" "Any urgent matter has to wait until I've been busy for the past few days!" Mayor Niu said, "I really can't spare a hand here!" Director Chen lit incense in front of Old Man Niu's spiritual tablet, greeted Mayor Niu and me, walked into the inner room, and sighed: "Old Niu, I know something is wrong with your family. If it wasn't for something serious, I would come to you at this time ?” Mayor Niu shook his head and said, "The sky hasn't fallen, the ground hasn't fallen, what's the big deal?" Director Chen was also polite, he pulled a chair and sat down, and said, "You know about the corpse yesterday?" "Isn't this just talking nonsense?" Mayor Niu was quite polite to me, and he probably knew Director Chen very well, so there was no taboo in talking, and the way he spoke was very different from usual. "Dr. Xu said that there was something abnormal about the corpse yesterday. After taking it back, he planned to check it for the record. He ordered people to take it to the crematorium and burn it tomorrow. I sent two people to guard it at night, and it turned out—" Director Chen said here , the sky was bright and bright, but his face suddenly turned pale. "What happened?" I asked hurriedly. Director Chen's face was very ugly, his lips were trembling, and he was completely different from just now. Mayor Niu handed him a cigarette, and scolded: "You are also a cadre anyway, don't get caught up in something. So restless. Calm down, what's going on?" Director Chen took the cigarette, but his fingers were trembling. Mayor Niu lit the cigarette for him. Director Chen took a deep breath and said, "The two guards were strangled to death at the door. , the corpse disappeared..." "What?" Mayor Niu was furious when he heard the words, "Old Chen, you mean, such a murder happened in our town? And it happened in your police station?" Director Chen nodded and said: "If it's just a murder case, I'm not afraid of anything, no matter how fierce the murderer is, I'm not afraid of it! It's just—it's just that this is too terrifying, too unimaginable..." "What's the matter?" I asked anxiously, afraid that what I was most worried about had happened. "According to my many years of experience in handling cases, it strangled people and ran out..." Director Chen stammered. "Old Chen, please explain clearly, what do you mean?" Mayor Niu frowned and asked, "Who strangled the man and ran out?" "It's that corpse!" I said calmly, "It strangled the guards to death, opened the door and ran out..." "How is this possible?" Mayor Niu shook his head and said, "Doctor Xu, didn't you judge that it has been dead for more than ten years?" "He died abnormally!" I shook my head. "But, no matter how he died, he is already dead, and the dead will still make trouble?" Mayor Niu looked at Director Chen with a look of disbelief. Director Chen covered his face in pain, and said after a long time: "Lao Niu, Dr. Xu is right. Although I am the director of the police station in a small town, I don't make much achievements at ordinary times, and I don't do much to help the people. But, I can Guaranteed, from my experience, he definitely opened the door and ran out by himself, and killed two of our police officers..."