Chapter 4 Chapter 3 The big star who passed away

I saw a wrinkled old man sitting on a small wooden bench.In front of him was a dilapidated rattan box.The rattan box was opened, and inside were some jade bracelets, jade earrings and the like. The old man sat motionless on the stool, and his eyes were not bright at all. I wondered in my heart, is this old man the owner of the Huahua Gold Shop back then? I looked at him for a while, and when I came to him, he finally felt that I was coming, and raised his head to look at me, but he immediately realized that I would not be his customer, so he lowered his head again. And when he bowed his head, I squatted down, picked up two pieces of jade in his rattan box, and asked:

"How much do these two things cost?" The old man looked at me with a very strange look: "If you want to buy it, twenty yuan." As soon as I heard him speak, I was even more happy, because in his accent, I heard a strong Xiangxi accent. I smiled and handed the twenty yuan into his hand: "So we are from the same village!" The old man was stunned for a moment when he heard my words, and then said: "Yes, we have very few fellow villagers!" I frowned: "I'm looking for a fellow from my hometown. Many years ago, he opened a gold shop here. Later, I heard that his gold shop was destroyed by fire, and he didn't know where he went!"

Before I finished speaking, the old man became excited. He grabbed my hand: "It's me you're looking for, what can you do with me?" I breathed a sigh of relief, I actually found the former owner of Huahua Gold Shop, now, I hope he can remember the person who came to buy the ring back then. I said: "Oh, so it was you. I want to ask you one thing. It happened many years ago. You may not remember it. There was a fellow from our hometown who was very rude and would swear at everyone── " The old man listened attentively. He raised his head and frowned, making him look much older.

I paused for a moment: "You may not remember it, but that man once threatened that you would take back the ring you sold to him at a low price, and he cursed your gold shop for being burned—" I just said this, the old man's body could not help shaking violently, his throat made a "clack" sound, his body was shaking, I quickly supported him. At that moment, my heart was filled with joy! Because looking at the situation of the old man, he clearly remembers the person I mentioned. I supported him, but his body was still trembling, he raised his hand, and there was a constant "cluck" sound from his throat.

Looking at his condition, it seemed that he was desperately trying to say something, but because of his excitement, he couldn't say a word.I quickly reached out and patted him hard on the back. That beat made him spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, he then took a deep breath and cursed: "It's that bastard!" I hurriedly asked: "Do you remember?" The old man nodded his head and said: "How could I forget? He must have set fire to the gold shop, but he was not caught. He... is really a beast!" I didn't ask any more, because I knew that since the old man had such a deep hatred for this man, he would definitely talk about that man without me asking any more.

Sure enough, he gasped: "Sir, you should know Niu Dajiao, or you don't, you are still young." I was stunned for a moment: "Niu Dajiao? That man's name is Niu Dajiao?" "No, he was a military adviser under Niu Dajiao. The officers and soldiers attacked the mountain. Niu Dajiao died under the machine gun, but he escaped." I understood a little bit, that Niu Dajiao must be a bandit in the mountainous area of ​​western Hunan, and that man was originally a bandit, but he had been a military adviser, so he might be an intellectual. I hurriedly asked again: "What's his name? Did he go to school?"

"Hmph, I heard that Yang was spared. Niu Dajiao was killed by officers and soldiers. He fled with a large amount of gold, silver and jewels, and later used up all the money he made. When I met him, he was destitute and on a ship. Working on a foreign ship, this beast, his poor heart has not faded, and his heart has risen again, and he actually pursues big stars." I was shocked, Yin Yin is indeed a big star, or "used to be a big star." When she was so popular, it was twenty years ago. Now, almost no one mentions her name. The old man continued: "I don't know what method he has, he and Yin Yin lived together for a while."

"So," I asked, "that ring he bought from you is for that big star?" "I don't know, but when he wanted to redeem the ring, he scolded Yin Yin at me. He was naturally driven out by Yin Yin. That bastard, I have been helping him, but he set it on fire. Burn down my gold shop!" When the old man said this, his body trembled again. I had no choice but to comfort him: "It's not necessarily that he set the fire──" My words were only halfway through, and instead of being consoling, the old man cried out hoarsely: "It must be him, it must be this beast!"

He said, coughing violently again. I sighed secretly in my heart, and at the same time felt very sorry. Although the old man's life is suffering now, he is also very peaceful, but I have aroused his pain. After a while, I said, "So, what's his name?" The old man clenched his fists tightly: "His name is Nian Zhenqiang." I asked one last question: "Do you know where he is now?" The old man shook his head and gritted his teeth: "I haven't seen him since the gold shop was set on fire by him." I stood up, I couldn't bear to see the old man's gnashing of teeth and hatred, but he was powerless at all.

I hurried through the alley, and I didn't stop until I reached the entrance of the alley.I gained a lot, because not only did I know the origin and name of that person, but I also knew another person, that was the big star Yin Yin who had lived with this person. And more importantly, I know that there is indeed such a person! I know what will happen to this man better than the old man. I know that he is dead, in a small lake, and may have been murdered. Originally, it was not a particularly big and strange thing for a murder case to be revealed bit by bit after about twenty years. However, from the time I knew You Nian Zhenqiang, the whole thing was full of weird and inexplicable atmosphere, because I knew this from the mouth of a twelve-year-old child, and the twelve-year-old child , but once fell into the lake.

A case that has happened for nearly twenty years is naturally very difficult to track down, and the murderer may have died long ago. If it is just a murder case, I may not be interested at all, but knowing Nian Zhenqiang is very important for what happened The strange and inexplicable things about that twelve-year-old child, Wang Zhenyuan, have a great relationship.So I must check it out! I kept walking, and for the rest of the day, I inquired about the address of Yin Yin, who was once a big star, from various sources. That doesn't require a lot of effort, because Yin Yin used to be a very popular star after all. Moreover, after checking the results, it was quite beyond my expectation. Yin Yin is not in poverty. She is living a very good life now. A friend who has served in the newspaper industry for nearly 30 years told me that Yin Yin is now Living in a high-end residential area, she seldom shows up, and she lives an ordinary life that is completely opposite to when she was a big star. More than ten years have passed since her kind of life, so it is no wonder that society has long forgotten her. That friend found out Yin Yin's address, and I decided to visit the address the next day. That night, I made another phone call with Jiang Jian and told him what I had learned from my investigation. Jiang Jian's voice was a little trembling, and he said, "So, there really are ghosts?" I thought for a few seconds before I said, "According to the current facts, there is indeed. Do you want to visit that lady Yin Yin with me?" I thought that Jiang Jian must be willing to go with me, but, to my surprise, Jiang Jian refused without even thinking about it, and said, "I won't go." For a while, I couldn't figure out why he refused so quickly, and Jiang Jian himself seemed to feel that the rejection was too abrupt, so he hurriedly explained: "I want to pay more attention to Wang Zhenyuan, so... I I don’t want to go, you can do it by yourself.” I didn't say anything more, but at that moment, I suddenly felt that Jiang Jian seemed to be covering up something. But I immediately put aside this idea, because it was unreasonable. If Jiang Jian was looking for a reason and didn't go to see Yin Yin, then there was only one possibility. There is no need to hide anything. I put down the phone, and that night, I didn't sleep until late at night, and I read a lot of books about ghost records. I have always been very interested in the study of ghosts, so I have quite a collection of books on this topic. I read a record that a farmer in an English village once suddenly wrote a poem in Greek with a length of seventy-four lines, which was seen by a priest who knew Greek, and the priest was greatly surprised. But the farmer did not know Greek. Later, through the efforts of the priest, he found that the poem written by the farmer in Greek was almost similar to a late Greek poet, so the priest decided that it was the poem written by the priest. The ghost of a Greek poet was attached to the farmer, and that's why it happened like that. However, there is no further explanation as to why the soul traveled across the ocean to attach itself to the farmer and wrote such a poem. This incident has many similarities with what I have encountered today, and I may never find an explanation. But I can at least record this incident. I believe that one day, human beings will be able to explain the mystery of "ghosts". When I woke up the next day, it was already noon, and when I finished my breakfast, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and when I drove to the gate of Yin Yin's huge house, it was thirty minutes later. It was a very gorgeous garden house. Beside the big iron gate, there was a bronze plaque with the word "Yin Yu" engraved on it. I just got out of the car when I heard a dog barking. I came to the door and rang the bell. The barking sound became more intense. I looked at the manicured garden through the iron gate and saw two big wolf dogs rushing out. Behind the big wolf dogs was a middle-aged maid. The middle-aged maid came to the iron gate without a smile on her face, and she definitely did not have the slightest intention to welcome the visitor. Her voice was flat and cold, and she asked, "Who are you looking for?" I had to put on a smile: "I'm from the newspaper office, and I want to visit Ms. Yin Yin." The maid immediately shook her head and said, "Our lady doesn't see any guests!" She only said a word, then turned around immediately, it seemed that there was absolutely no room for negotiation, I hurriedly yelled loudly, when I yelled, the maid didn't turn around, but the two wolfhounds suddenly counterattacked, Standing upright, with its front paws resting on the iron gate, it growled and barked at me. I took a step back and said loudly, "Your lady will definitely see me when you don't see anyone else. I'm special. I'm definitely not here to harass her. I'm just here to ask her a few questions!" I yelled so loudly that the maid must have heard it, but she kept walking on. I shouted again: "Go and tell your master, I am Mr. So-and-so, and I was introduced." The "Mr. So-and-so" I'm talking about is that friend in the newspaper industry. According to him, before Yin Yin became very popular, he did a lot of work for Yin Yin, so he carried his name. Hope to see the big star from the past. I don't know if the maid heard me, because she went straight into the house, and I had to wait at the door, while the two wolfhounds were still barking at me. Fortunately, I waited for about five minutes, and the maid came back again, she told the two wolfhounds back, and opened the iron door: "Miss invites you in, but she is not in good spirits, and I don't want you to stay too long !" I hurriedly stepped in: "I understand, it won't take more than ten minutes at most, thank you!" The maid led the two wolf dogs and walked forward. I followed behind, stepped on the stone steps, and walked into the living room. A graceful and luxurious middle-aged woman was sitting on a sofa. She nodded to me. Nodding: "Please sit down, Mr. X, how are you? It's been a long time since I saw him!" I sat down diagonally across from her. The middle-aged woman was naturally a big star many years ago. After I answered her question, she asked again: "What are you here for?" I talked nonsense, and said, "I'm writing a book about the development of movies. Miss Yin Yin is a famous star, so I want to ask a few questions." This is something that anyone who has ever made a movie is interested in, so Yin Yin smiled and said, "Excuse me." I thought about some questions randomly, and Yin Yin listened very attentively, and answered all of them. I pretended to be attentive in a notebook and wrote them down. Ten minutes later, pretending to be casual, I asked the question I wanted to know the most. I said: "Miss Yin, there is a person named Nian Zhenqiang, who was very... close to you, about this person, you" I have tried my best not to reveal that I came here just for this question, but before I finished speaking, Yin Yin's complexion had become very ugly, she stood up: "I'm sorry, my health is not very good, The doctor told me to rest more, so..." After all, she was very polite and never directly issued an order to evict the guest. Under such circumstances, I really must go! However, when I came here, I didn't get what I wanted to know at all, so how could I leave? I quickly turned around while still standing up, and then I said: "Miss Yin, the reason I mentioned Nian Zhenqiang is because I know something related to him, and it involves you. " Yin Yin sneered and said, "I'm not interested." I hurriedly said, "Yes! But I heard that a relative of Nian Zhenqiang is planning to hire a lawyer to sue you!" That's all nonsense I made up. The reason why I want to make such nonsense is because I thought that Yin Yin's current life is rich and ordinary, and people who live that kind of life must be very afraid of trouble, so I intentionally made up some things that would make her feel troublesome, so as to cause her to worry about it. Tell me more about Nian Zhenqiang. After I said that, Yin Yin really frowned: "Is there such a thing?" I hurriedly said: "Yes, that person said that when Nian Zhenqiang was with you, there was a huge sum of money that was placed with you." This is also my guess. But this conjecture was not something I thought of in a flash, but something I had doubts about in my mind. Because Yin Yin used to be a big star, but she was controlled by a company's contract, with limited income and huge expenses.But she is living a very good life now, that must be because she once had a very considerable windfall income, which is one of the reasons. The second reason is that I knew from the old man's mouth that when Nian Zhenqiang came to this city, he brought a lot of wealth from the bandit leader, and the money was obviously not in Nian Zhenqiang's possession later. The third reason is more obvious. Nian Zhenqiang is by no means a handsome young man. Although his knowledge level may be quite high, his actions and words will never make women like him. And Nian Zhenqiang actually lived with a big star like Yin Yin before, so it goes without saying that what Yin Yin likes is his money. It is because of the above three reasons that I have the courage to say that.And after I said those words, I knew that my estimate would not be too far from the truth!