Chapter 40
"Looking back slowly, we saw the evening that once belonged to each other.
Honghong is still you, giving me the sunshine in my heart.
…”
When the singing started, Secretary Jin’s Cantonese pronunciation was very standard, his singing was quite professional, and his stage movements were more natural.
Unlike Xiao Huangying, I remember that when she first spoke with the microphone, her Mandarin was still mixed with Nantong dialect.
But Li Zhuiyuan still thinks that Xiao Huangying sings better.
At the beginning, it was Xiao Huangying's song that took me to a path that I had never imagined before.
Of course, it is not impossible to forcefully find a realistic reason.
For example, Xiao Huangying was full of emotion when she sang this song, but Secretary Jin just wanted to finish the day's process early so that he could dig the grave at night.
At first, there was no ripple in the water of the fish pond.
But wait until Secretary Kim sings:
"In the future, even if there are thousands of songs, they will float on my road in the distance; in the future, even if there are thousands of evening stars, they will shine brighter than the moon tonight..."
Li Zhuiyuan swayed a little, and he felt sleepy, especially from his shoulders, where there was a vague sense of familiar coldness, which seemed to suggest that Old Han's legs could predict changes in the weather.
He knew that the little yellow warbler was listening, and seemed to be showing signs of being unable to hold back.
Li Zhuiyuan took a deep breath and forced himself to wake up, but he couldn't go into trouble at this time.
"Beep!————"
A harsh electric sound came from the speakers. Everyone present covered their ears. Children began to scream. People from the troupe on stage also stepped forward to adjust the equipment. It could be seen that they were generally familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.
Everyone should know how to operate and use it, but they don't use it much on weekdays.
The equipment is all old, and the team is most afraid of losing work. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case.
Li Zhuiyuan slowly lowered his hands and made a quiet gesture quietly.
He didn't know whether Xiao Huangying could see it, or whether she could understand what he meant.
But the current out-of-control emotions will only make these water monkeys feel weird in advance and prepare for it.
Be patient,
Wait until night to solve it properly.
Soon,
The electronic sound disappeared and the equipment returned to normal.
This situation is quite common on the current performance stage. The villagers were covering their ears and feeling uncomfortable before, but now they continue to chat and laugh, and no one leaves the stage.
Secretary Jin took the microphone and apologized to everyone continuously, and then the background music started again and he sang the song "Qian Qian Que Song" again.
There was impatience in her eyes. If she had some professionalism before, now she was simply perfunctory. She simply stopped singing the chorus and handed the microphone to the audience.
During the first round of chorus, there were some outgoing adults and noisy children singing in their own versions of Cantonese. But when she continued to hand over the microphone during the second round of chorus, no one was following her. It was completely It became deserted.
"Sing, you sing."
"Hurry up and sing, sing."
Someone is urging below.
Secretary Jin still maintained a professional smile and ignored the song without paying any attention to it.
When the song ended, Secretary Jin threw the microphone to the people next to him, walked to the corner, and talked to a few people.
An exaggeratedly dressed man came on stage and performed a card trick.
Li Zhuiyuan followed a group of children and leaned to the side of the stage, barely able to hear Secretary Jin and the others complaining about why it wasn't over yet.
He had noticed before that the ten people in the troupe all spoke Mandarin with the same accent.
At this dinner, the chefs and those responsible for washing the dishes and serving the dishes were also people from the village who were invited by the village chief on his behalf.
This also means that this water monkey is only concentrated in this troupe.
However, there is one more thing that needs to be paid attention to. Are there still people assigned to guard the perimeter?
At the end of the magic show, Li Zhuiyuan stepped back and left the crowd while clapping along with everyone.
On the roadside in front of Big Beard's house, Runsheng was sitting on a tricycle waiting for him.
Li Zhuiyuan got on the car: "Brother Runsheng, follow this path to the village road, keep riding forward, don't stop."
"Okay!"
Runsheng started riding, and Tan Wenbin's voice came from behind: "Wait for me, you guys wait for me!"
On the village road, a tricycle was in front, followed by a big boy running behind.
The scene is full of life and avoids arousing alarm as much as possible.
On the electric wire tower in the middle of the farmland to the west of Beard's house, an electrician wearing gray and white overalls was sitting on it.
This should have been a normal scene, but Li Zhuiyuan took the results to find evidence.
He soon discovered that something was wrong with the electrician. There were two bags hanging on the shelf next to the electrician, containing food and water.
However, this place is neither steep nor deserted. When you want to eat or drink, you can easily go down to the ground. There is really no need to bring it up.
"Brother Runsheng, turn around and go in the other direction."
"Okay!"
When the tricycle turned around, Tan Wenbin finally climbed onto the car. He gasped and said: "You... don't leave me."
"Brother Binbin, we need you now."
"Really?"
When the tricycle rode to the east side of Beard's house, another electric wire tower appeared in the distance.
"Brother Binbin, go down and chase the car."
"Huh?"
"Brother, hurry up."
Seeing that Li Zhuiyuan didn't seem to be joking, Tan Wenbin immediately jumped off the tricycle and continued as before, shouting "I haven't gotten on the car yet" while waving his arms in an exaggerated pursuit of the car.
The car approached the electric wire tower, and there was an electrician on it, but maybe because the village road on the west side led to the main road, and his side was the hinterland of the village, so he looked relatively lazy, leaning on the beam, holding his hands There was a cigarette in it.
"Brother Runsheng, go south to Aunt Zhang's canteen."
"Okay."
On the way south, I saw another person, but this person's treatment was a bit poor. He didn't have a wire tower, only a wire stake, so he could only use tools to hang himself on it.
Out of caution, after Li Zhuiyuan passed him, he continued south to Aunt Zhang's canteen and bought something.
Tan Wenbin asked for a pack of Xiaosu cigarettes.
Of course, he paid for it himself.
I saw him tearing open the wrapping paper and tearing it off very skillfully, then peeling off a corner of the cigarette box, flipping it upside down in the palm of his hand, and half of the cigarettes fell out.
"Runsheng, want one?"
Runsheng looked back and continued to focus on riding: "No."
"Brother Xiaoyuan, do you want it?"
Li Zhuiyuan shook his head.
Tan Wenbin had no choice but to bite one, took out a match, held it with his palm, and lit it.
"Hiss...hoo...cough cough cough...vomit!"
First he choked and coughed continuously, then tears flowed out, and finally he retched.
It can be seen that the moves are very gorgeous. I must have imitated and practiced them many times in my mind, but I don't know how to smoke.
Tan Wenbin was a little embarrassed and said: "I'm a little nervous, I want to relax."
Obviously no one told him what he was doing now, and even he himself didn't know what was happening, but he was able to find a sufficient sense of involvement for himself.
Going north is easy, because Li Sanjiang's house is north of Big Beard's house.
Passing a telephone pole halfway, there was also one hanging on the pole.
Li Zhuiyuan can now confirm that these four electricians are Water Monkey pretending to be.
Even for the maintenance of rural power facilities, so many people will not be deployed at once and the arrangements are so dense. It is often a master electrician who inspects a large area by himself.
But unless they are intentional, most people will not notice anything strange. Everyone is already familiar with the occasional electricians who appear on the telephone poles, and because they are basically not from the same village or town, few people will go up and take the initiative to say hello. .
After returning home and going to the workshop, Li Zhuiyuan took out a pen and paper and drew a rough sketch of farmland, rivers and telephone poles with Beard's house as the center.
Runsheng and Tan Wenbin moved their heads from left to right, looking at the pictures carefully.
In the countryside of the plain area, all four surrounding high points are occupied. This is still known on the surface. There may be observation posts that have not been discovered, or they may be added at night when they are not there during the day.
Originally, Li Zhuiyuan planned to wait until nightfall, and then he and Runsheng would sneak into Big Beard's fish pond with their equipment.
Now it seems that it is impossible. There are many people during the day and it can be covered up. At night, there is almost no one on the road in the village. And when they are digging graves, the sentries outside will definitely be more alert.
Li Zhuiyuan: "There are ten people in the troupe, and there are at least four more outside. Counting Ding Dalin and the two who are lying in the hospital now, the size of this water monkey is almost twenty."
"So many people?" Runsheng scratched his head, "I thought this kind of work could only be done by one or two people."
Li Zhuiyuan smiled. It is more difficult to rob water burial tombs, and the population in water areas is generally not too sparse. Therefore, the scale of water monkeys is generally relatively large, and they focus on digging quickly and moving quickly.
"Brother Runsheng, the problem now is, how can we sneak in at night without being discovered."
The means prepared on my side are all used to assist the little yellow warbler. If I can't observe from the side, I won't be able to grasp the timing of taking action. I can't let the little yellow warbler not show up yet. On my side, Runsheng will fight the water monkey first. They started doing it.
If this is the case, it is better to call the police now.
"Well, Xiaoyuan, can we go here?"
Runsheng stretched out his hand and pointed along the river in the picture.
The river is very close to Big Beard's house and fish pond.
"Walking in the river?"
"Yes, Xiaoyuan, we can walk under the water, go ashore after walking here, and hide in the haystacks; if we want to breathe, we can each hold a straw."
At first, Li Zhuiyuan felt that this proposal was very unreliable, but after thinking about it carefully, it turned out to be surprisingly feasible.
Runsheng is very strong and has good water resistance, and he has experience of fighting to the death underwater. The twelve-pole array flags and the body-catching suit can give him enough weight to walk underwater.
At the same time, the haystacks after landing are very close to the fish pond.
The only drawback is that when I go with him, I'm afraid I will have to tie a rope to Runsheng's body, and the posture will be a bit ugly.
"Brother Runsheng, your proposal is very good, let's initially decide to do it like this."
After receiving the recognition, a smile appeared on Runsheng's face, and he knew that watching more movies would be useful.
"Yes, it's really a good idea." Tan Wenbin nodded, "So, can you tell me what exactly you are going to do tonight?"
"Brother Binbin, I will tell you everything after dinner."
"Brother Xiaoyuan, you won't lie to me?"
"No."
"Okay, I believe you."
The dinner party started very early, everyone was seated at five o'clock, and the food was served quickly.
Li Zhuiyuan once again took Tan Wenbin to find Li Sanjiang, and sat down to eat together.
The blush on Li Sanjiang's face after drinking at noon had not faded. He touched his stomach and didn't feel hungry, so he asked Ding Dalin sitting next to him:
"Why does the banquet start so early?"
"Sanjiang Hou, you know, I am abroad and have jet lag."
"Oh, that's it."
This was a lame excuse, but now that the food was being served, there was no need to say anything else.
Moreover, the kitchen serves food very quickly in the evening, with hot dishes coming one after another.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was all to break up the party early and buy more time for digging the grave at night.
During the dinner, Secretary Jin walked up to Ding Dalin and whispered a few words.
Ding Dalin looked at Li Sanjiang: "Sanjiang Hou, do you have a lantern at home?"
"Lantern? Yes."
Li Sanjiang's family has some basic red and white items ready for rent.
This does not refer to paper lanterns, but ones that can be recycled.
"It is a special custom in our place that two strings of red and white lanterns must be hung on the roof of the house on the housewarming night. Unfortunately, the lanterns originally ordered were delayed and cannot be delivered tonight."
"That's nothing." Li Sanjiang looked at Li Zhuiyuan, "Xiao Yuanhou, go home and ask Runsheng to bring the lantern, and then hang it up for him."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
"Go after you finish eating, don't be in a hurry."
"You're not hungry, Master."
Li Zhuiyuan got off the table, and Tan Wenbin quickly followed after picking up a chicken leg.
He went for a run in the afternoon and digested it faster.
Last time Brother Liangliang told himself about his experience of going to Baijia Town, he mentioned the two strings of lanterns hanging on the archway of Baijia Town.
This actually has a moral meaning, red means people, white means lies, red and white lanterns are hung high, and the yin and yang are not compatible.
The Bai family put this in place because of their special nature. The ladies of the Bai family are in a stage where they look like humans but not humans, ghosts but not ghosts.
What the Water Monkeys do is also one of the traditions of their sect. They want everything to go smoothly, and the world of heaven is peaceful and the underworld is not disturbed.
However, this gave Li Zhuiyuan a new idea.
When he got home, Runsheng had already packed the formation flag and corpse-retrieving equipment with white plastic sheets, and he also had a strap stretched across his upper body.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was used to tie him up when he was about to go into the water.
"Brother Runsheng, the plan has changed. I found a better way to enter."
"Ah, Xiaoyuan, what are you going to do?"
"The most dangerous place is the safest place. Since there are high-point sentries all around, we might as well not think about going in again."
"Still don't understand." Runsheng shook his head.
"I understand a little bit, but I still want to hear more." Tan Wenbin held his chin in his hand, looking thoughtful.
Li Zhuiyuan tilted his head towards him. Runsheng understood this action. He directly lifted Tan Wenbin up and forced him to the workshop behind the house. Then he took a rope and tied his hands and feet.
"No, no, you can't do this, Brother Xiaoyuan, you promised to tell me everything."
"Well, I'll tell you now."
Li Zhuiyuan knelt down in front of Tan Wenbin and told him everything about the water monkey and the main acupoint.
After listening, Tan Wenbin showed an extremely excited expression on his face: "So exciting!"
Immediately, he moved his tied hands and feet: "But what are you doing?"
"Brother Binbin, what does your grandfather do?"
"Police, my grandpa is also a policeman."
"Then what are you going to do in the future?"
"You can do whatever you want, but don't be a policeman."
"Don't say angry words. Whatever you say during the rebellious period is not allowed. You will definitely become a policeman in the future."
"I don't want to do it..."
"Block it."
"Woooooooo!"
Runsheng quickly blocked Tan Wenbin's mouth.
"Brother Runsheng, did you just hear what Binbin said?"
"He said he didn't..."
"He said he will definitely be a policeman in the future."
"Oh, yes, yes, that's right."
"A family of police officers."
Li Zhuiyuan stepped forward and put his arms around Tan Wenbin.
It’s too late to go to the police station to hug the plaque, so I’ll give you a hug as well, for good luck.
When Li Zhuiyuan stood up, Runsheng also came over and hugged Tan Wenbin so hard that he rolled his eyes.
"Brother Binbin, we are also thinking about your safety. Next time we have a chance to meet a kinder person, we will take you to see him."
"That's right." Runsheng echoed, "A human being is much more dangerous than death."
Next, Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng put the things into the lantern cage, and then carried them to Big Beard's house.
At this time, the first batch has been finished and the second batch is being eaten.
Li Sanjiang and Ding Dalin were not at the banquet but were still drinking. Seeing Runsheng coming, Li Sanjiang waved his hand and urged, "Hurry up and help him hang it up."
"Okay, sir."
Runsheng and Li Zhuiyuan went up to the second floor. There was an open space on the second floor with a ladder next to it, from which they could lead to the roof.
After setting up the ladder and carrying the things up, Runsheng started to prop up the lanterns, stringing the ropes one by one, then lighting them one by one, and went down.
The east side is red and the west side is white.
After finishing, Li Zhuiyuan said: "Brother Runsheng, I will go down and move the ladder back. You stay on top and prepare to pick me up."
"Xiaoyuan, there's no need to go to such trouble."
Runsheng jumped down, hooked his feet on the edge in time, and swung down.
Then grab the ladder, swing it with your waist, and return the ladder to its original position against the wall.
Immediately after exerting force again, he retracted his upper body and grabbed the edge with both hands, retracting himself bit by bit, and finally put the lid back on, completing the entire set of actions in one go.
Li Zhuiyuan could only sigh in his heart again at Runsheng's terrible physical condition.
But this is something people are born with, and I can’t envy them;
I just don’t know if Uncle Qin, who has blood on his body and water on his cheeks, is born like this or acquired through training.
Recently, Li Zhuiyuan feels that he has made great progress because of his insistence on Tuna and Zamabu. However, the accumulation of hard work may be just to catch up with others' starting line.
At this time, the boy felt a little rejection and disgust towards geniuses. Why?
"Xiaoyuan, what if they come to investigate?"
"Brother Runsheng, be prepared for anything."
"That's right."
The local roof is just a roof and will not become a place for people's activities. Therefore, except for leaks in the house, no one will come up on weekdays.
Most of the roof is covered with large red tiles laid diagonally, and is surrounded by small cement walls. The walls are too short for people to squat, so Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng can only choose to lie down.
Runsheng was very close to the cover, holding the Yellow River shovel in his hand.
His shovel was modified by Li Zhuiyuan. It was larger, heavier and had a longer blade.
It would be a good thing if the water monkey didn't come to inspect the roof and dared to push open the cover and poke his head out, then what was waiting for him would be a shovel from Runsheng.
Gently covering his chest with his right hand, Li Zhuiyuan felt his own pounding heartbeat. He was a little nervous, but more excited.
Brother Binbin, I didn’t lie to you, this is indeed fun.
The reason why I don't take you with me is because I don't want to increase the probability of accidents, and I also want to continue playing in the future.
Occasionally, Li Zhuiyuan would raise his head slightly. He happened to be facing the fish pond. The theater stage was next to the fish pond, and he had a very good view.
Gradually, the second batch also ended, and everyone began to leave.
Li Zhuiyuan heard Li Sanjiang's voice. He drank too much, took Ding Dalin's hand and kept muttering: "Good brothers, forever!"
It can be seen that Ding Dalin has been perfunctory and finally persuaded Li Sanjiang to leave.
Originally, the chef, assistant cook, and helpers were supposed to have the last meal, but they were all given red envelopes and allowed to take away the leftovers, so everyone left happily.
The noisy and lively seats soon became quiet.
The loudspeakers and speakers on the stage were turned up in volume, and they continued to sing.
The theater troupe all came down. Instead of helping to clear away the dishes, tables and chairs, they inspected the roof of the house and its surroundings.
Secretary Jin picked up a flashlight, turned it on, and held it up in a circle.
Soon, flashlights flashed in response at six high points in the periphery.
One of them is on a haystack by the river.
Li Zhuiyuan secretly thought to himself that it was a dangerous situation. The original plan was that after he and Runsheng sneaked ashore from the water, they would hide in the haystacks. It would be like the mice jumping onto the mousetrap on their own initiative.
There were also footsteps coming from the balcony on the second floor below, and someone was checking the rooms one by one.
Li Zhuiyuan turned his head and looked at Runsheng. Runsheng was pressing his ears to the ground, with the Yellow River shovel in his hand ready at any time.
After a while, the footsteps left. Li Zhuiyuan followed the drainage hole on the small cement wall in front of him and saw that they had gathered on the dam.
It seems that they have completed the inspection and left the roof alone. It is dark under the lights and it really works.
Ding Dalin changed into a bright yellow Taoist robe and held a peach wood sword.
An altar table was placed in front of him, with candles and offerings placed on it.
Ding Dalin started to do it. Unlike Li Sanjiang, Ding Dalin moved very quickly.
After all, people just do the process in front of the tomb just for the sake of the water monkey, and my master sometimes has to take care of the host's mood and perform for a while to make the host feel that the money is worth it.
But it is undeniable that Ding Dalin's movements and manners are much more standard and professional than his own grandfather.
There is quite a difference between Secretary Jin and Xiao Huangying when they sing during the day.
Li Zhuiyuan was stunned for a moment and rubbed the center of his brow with his hand, wondering what he was thinking about.
After the ceremony was completed, Ding Dalin did not take off his Taoist robe, but replaced the peach wood sword with a compass and turned around to watch.
This compass is purple in color and very large, with rich carvings and inlays. Like the wall clock in a foreign-related hotel, the large circle is surrounded by a row of small circles, which refer to the time in different regions.
Li Zhuiyuan pursed his lips. Compared with this purple compass, the one he specially made was far behind. He had to make mental calculations to correct it every time he used it.
At this moment, Secretary Jin took the lead, and a total of ten water monkeys knelt on one knee in front of Ding Dalin.
Ding Dalin stared at the compass and slowly raised his hand:
“The auspicious time has come, let’s start construction!”
Everyone raised one hand and recited something silently. After reciting, they stood up and started working separately.
The advantage of water tombs over traditional earth tombs is that the probability of air force being lost is low.
However, water tombs are more difficult to steal than earth tombs, and the risk factor is also higher. Any such industry will derive many complicated rituals and etiquette, not only to respect ghosts and gods, but also to strengthen one's psychological development.
A lot of things were moved out from under the stage, and what was visible at a glance were two water pumps and a diesel generator.
There is also something similar to a noose ring, and two people are building the frame in an orderly manner.
As times develop, the water monkeys' tomb-robbing methods naturally improve as well.
The movement of the water pump was masked by the loudspeaker, and the water pipes led to the nearby river. Soon, the water level of the fish pond was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Runsheng also moved over at this time. Anyway, there was no risk at the cover.
"Xiaoyuan, whenever you need me to go down and plant a flag, please tell me."
"Well, it's still early."
The opportunity to plant the flag was when the little yellow warbler and the water monkeys faced each other. Only when they became confused could he and Runsheng have the opportunity to run around and make arrangements.
The fish pond began to bottom out, revealing the mud at the bottom and many dead fish and crabs.
The water monkeys laughed, thinking they were closer to their goal.
But Li Zhuiyuan knew that as long as a dead fish lived in a small fish pond, it would be impossible to raise the aquatic products in it.
Therefore, this scene was really not caused by the main cave.
Five water monkeys wearing waterproof suits went down to the fish pond. They held scalable iron rods in their hands and stabbed them down into the ground. Then they took out the iron rods and took out the soil from the mezzanine at a specific height.
Ding Dalin was sitting by the fish pond. The compass had been put aside long ago. Now he was holding a sea bowl and a wooden spoon in his hands.
The deep soil was taken one by one and poured into his bowl, and he picked up a wooden spoon to taste it.
"Oh my god, look at Xiaoyuan, he is actually eating mud."
"Well, I saw it."
Li Zhuiyuan didn't understand why Runsheng had such a big reaction. After all, although eating mud is strange, it is still much more normal than you who are popular.
Although the act of eating mud is not recorded in the book, Li Zhuiyuan can still understand its intention, and it should be a way to identify the position.
Ding Dalin took a sip and shook his head five times in a row.
The water monkeys continue to choose a position to penetrate, and then continue to provide new mud.
Finally, Ding Dalin nodded after tasting it and pointed to the location.
Everyone picked up shovels and started digging. After digging a pit, they took out steel plates and started hammering and embedding them. There were locks between the steel plates, and they were all put into place after being buried in the soil.
Once completed, a rope is tied, attached to the hinge machine, and the machine begins to turn.
A large piece of earth was dug out and dragged outside the fish pond.
It is too conspicuous to use an excavator, so this thing has the effect of an excavator. In addition, when the tomb is touched later, it can be used to violently open the lid.
Digging holes is too time-consuming and laborious, unless the housewarming party is held for a whole month.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that the detonator was not used not because they were kind, but simply because conditions did not allow it.
But even if the excavation continues in this way, the damage to the tomb will be great.
They just want to open the tomb as soon as possible, take out the most valuable things inside, and then run away and sell the stolen goods abroad.
With the excavation of steel plates and manual labor, a very deep pit soon appeared.
Fortunately, Li Zhuiyuan was on the roof of the building now. If he had been in another position, it would have been impossible to see the details of the construction.
Runsheng asked in a low voice: "Xiaoyuan, isn't Xiao Huangying at home?"
Li Zhuiyuan shook his head: "She should be at home."
In the afternoon, I also felt the little yellow warbler listening to the play.
"Xiaoyuan, tell me, is there a possibility that when she saw so many people coming to her house, she got scared and ran away?"
"This..."
Li Zhuiyuan was not sure, because the fact was that the water monkeys had progressed to this point, and no change had occurred yet.
It is described in "Jianghu Zhiguailu" that dead people basically act based on instinct, but high-level dead people will give birth to wisdom.
This group of water monkeys is large in number and very professional, so it is normal to avoid their sharp edges.
But Li Zhuiyuan still didn't think that Xiao Huangying would just run away.
"I dug it, I dug it!"
"Found it, seen it!"
The water monkey under the pothole was wearing a safety helmet with a light on its head, and was cheering excitedly.
Li Zhuiyuan also saw an arc-shaped roof dug out of the pit.
Because the mud on it has not been cleaned, the true color cannot be seen clearly, but in terms of shape, it looks like the spire of a temple.
Li Zhuiyuan was shocked in his heart. It was not an ordinary water burial tomb.
There are many types of water burials. The most taboo and the most difficult one is this kind of temple tomb.
Because of its existence, ancient people often suppressed some evil spirits.
It can be said that the probability of something happening to other tombs is actually not high, but the probability of nothing happening to this kind of tomb is not high.
Just like the statue of the Lady Bai that was excavated from the river a while ago, its original function was to suppress it. As a result, as soon as the chain was broken open, something strange happened that night.
There is no comparison between the small temple with a statue of the Bai family and the arc-shaped roof now revealed.
This seems to be really a tower, and the top of the tower structure is often the smallest, so how big is its overall scale?
Of course, it wasn't just Li Zhuiyuan who was surprised. As the first person responsible for the scene, Ding Dalin's expression suddenly became very ugly.
Regardless of his age, he entered the pit and started wiping away the mud with a flashlight, observing the details. Immediately, he seemed to have discovered something. He shook his body, glanced at the other water monkeys around him, and waved his hand.
Secretary Jin also jumped down and asked: "What's wrong?"
"This is a temple tomb and cannot be opened."
"Why?"
"I have experienced temple tombs several times, and none of them have been safe and secure. Once such a tomb is opened, evil will inevitably be revealed afterwards."
"Will there be any good things in this kind of tomb?"
"I said, don't open it."
"We've come to this point, why don't we open the door if we don't want to? This operation has cost so much and killed two brothers, and now the police are keeping him in the hospital and can't get out."
"Listen to me, you all said it, listen to me, I am the boss!"
Secretary Jin stretched out his hand, grabbed Ding Dalin's neck, and said coldly:
"Old man, you have to open this tomb today no matter what. The police have noticed us. We have to finish this job so we can go out and hide. We have no money, so why don't you hide!"
"You...are you willing to risk your life...for money..."
“Without money, what’s the use of this life?”
Secretary Jin pulled out a dagger and rubbed it up and down Ding Dalin's face: "Old guy, I'll give you another chance."
"I'll drive...I'll drive..."
"Very good, what to do next?"
Secretary Jin let go of his hand, Ding Dalin covered his neck and panted while replying:
"Small temple tombs pay attention to locks, while large temple tombs pay attention to sealing. They are all to nail the things inside. There is no other way to open this kind of tomb. You can only use a stupid method to cut a slit along the lower corner, and then Pull with external force.
But I advise you to think about it again, really. ”
"Hey, if you're scared, just go up and find a place to hide and stay out of the way."
"It's hard to persuade..." Ding Dalin took one last look at the pothole, then climbed out, and then climbed out of the fish pond and came outside.
He picked up the compass again, held it in his arms, lowered his head and kept mumbling, as if praying.
"Xiao Yuan, that old man is not the boss?"
"When he can lead everyone to make money, he is the boss. If he hinders everyone from making money, then he is not the boss."
Li Zhuiyuan could tell, and old man Ding also recognized the temple tomb, but it was obvious that his words were useless now.
The hooks were fixed one by one, and after a gesture from one side, the machine was started there.
But the ropes were tightened, but they still couldn't open the top, and it just tilted the arc top.
In other words, this tower is tilted.
"Go down and pry!" Secretary Jin has now replaced Ding Dalin's commanding position.
A group of water monkeys began to use tools to pry and smash. Everyone was sweating profusely from their busy work, and time passed by minute by second.
"Xiaoyuan, why can't they open it?" Runsheng yawned, and he felt a little sleepy.
Li Zhuiyuan also felt a little bored. It was roughly estimated that these water monkeys had been busy for nearly two hours.
During this period, someone left after losing strength, and a new person came over to continue working. They must have changed shifts with the observation post.
"Click..."
Hearing this, Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng quickly cheered up, and it seemed that they were finally making progress.
Once there is a gap, it will be easier to break through the wall next. With the noose ring creaking, finally, the rope suddenly retracts, and the entire arc top is lifted out, exposing the inside.
At present, it is not clear whether it is the top of the tower or the tunnel of the tomb.
The water monkeys were experienced and retreated one after another. No one was stupid enough to get in at this time.
After a while, seeing that there was no movement inside, Secretary Jin threw several flares inside, but it seemed to be very deep inside, and the light quickly disappeared after being thrown in.
A water monkey brought a long pole with a rooster tied to the end of the pole, and inserted the boom into it. After a while, the pole was retracted, and the chicken was still alive.
"It's safe down there."
The pole was thrown directly and fell far away.
Secretary Jin nodded: "Go down and explore the way."
After the two water monkeys tied ropes to themselves, they officially entered the tomb.
"Xiaoyuan, what should I do? He's not dead yet. Don't let them steal it successfully."
Li Zhuiyuan sighed and said: "Then let's..."
At this moment, Li Zhuiyuan saw Ding Dalin walking towards the rooster that was still tied to the pole. He squatted down and stretched out his hand.
The rooster suddenly broke free from its restraints and pecked his palm hard.
Li Zhuiyuan saw this scene clearly from above, but even he couldn't understand how the rooster did it.
Because there are still feathers and even chicken skin from the rooster on the pole, it almost jumped out of its own body and pecked people.
Moreover, after pecking the person, it seemed even more excited and screamed crazily on the spot.
This scene is very impressive. Although he often eats chicken, this is the first time Li Zhuiyuan has seen a bloody chicken walking around.
At this time, Ding Dalin ignored the bloody holes on his palms and turned to Secretary Jin and his gang and shouted:
"It's out, it's out, it's out!"
"Old guy, please be quiet!" Secretary Jin cursed.
At this time, the water monkeys were all gathered around the entrance of the fish pond, waiting for a response from inside. Due to the line of sight, they could not see the chicken.
Secretary Jin pointed to a person: "Go up and see what happened to the old guy."
"Okay."
Before the man could get up, there was a tug on the two ropes. This was a signal from the two people who had gone in that they were planning to come out.
Everyone outside breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was safe inside. After the two people who entered came out to explain the situation, everyone could go in and move things together.
Secretary Jin ordered: "Take the rope."
The people outside began to retract the rope, not to pull them, but to slowly lift the rope, which meant that the two people inside were walking steadily out.
Not long after, they came out.
"There are good things in it, lots of good things!"
"There are too many things, but they are too heavy for the two of us to carry. There is also a coffin, black, tied with chains, and noble. There must be treasures inside!"
Everyone's faces showed excitement, and someone came up to help them untie the ropes.
But at this moment, the two men untied the rope themselves.
Not with his hands, but with his whole body, he got out from his clothes, no, from his heavenly spirit cap.
"There are good things in it, lots of good things!"
"Go and move, go and move!"
The two bloody men danced happily on the spot and continued to urge their companions to get to the grave quickly.
This weird and terrifying scene stunned all the water monkeys present.
They are all old men in this industry. They have been to many graves and have had some incidents, but none of them can compare to what they are seeing now!
After opening the tomb, there was no fog, no poison, and no one was seen dead. They were just sharing joy when this horrifying scene suddenly appeared.
"Tie them up!"
Secretary Jin gave the order, then immediately turned over and left the edge of the cave, jumped over the fish pond, and went to find Ding Dalin.
"Something happened, boss!"
Secretary Jin saw Ding Dalin leaning against a piece of earth with his head curled up. His voice was hoarse but he was still muttering: "It's coming out... It's coming out..."
"Something happened, boss, come and have a look."
Ding Dalin ignored Secretary Jin's words and continued to repeat what he said before.
"I told you something happened!"
Secretary Jin put his foot on Ding Dalin's back.
"Hiss..."
There was a crisp tearing sound of skin and flesh. Ding Dalin's Taoist robe and the human skin inside were still in place, and there were still gray hair on his scalp, and a bloody man was kicked out, rolling on the ground, his flesh and blood There were a lot of dirt and pebbles embedded in it.
But even so, the bloody man continued to squat on the ground and muttered:
"It's coming out...it's coming out..."
Secretary Jin took two steps back and looked at all this in disbelief, because she knew very well that Ding Dalin had been outside the fish pond just now. If even he did the same, then the others...
Secretary Jin turned around and looked at the hole in the fish pond, where bloody men were climbing out and running in circles in the drained fish pond.
Her face was full of fear, and she raised her hand and touched her face.
Her skin split at the moment of touch.
As if taking off his clothes, all the skin and clothes on his body fell to the ground.
The night wind was like a knife, cutting into her uncovered blood vessels. She squatted down and started screaming.
All of this actually happened in less than a minute.
Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng's eyes widened. They turned their heads and slowly looked at each other.
Runsheng based it on the plot in the movie, while Li Zhuiyuan deduced it in his own mind. In short, they had all imagined various ways in which things would develop tonight, but they never expected that it would reach this point.
The little oriole did not appear, but the scene below was countless times more terrifying than the little oriole's appearance.
Even if they are water monkeys, they deserve to die, but they are still a group of living people, so they just come out naked like peeling shrimps?
Of all the fatalities experienced before, which one could have caused this kind of situation now?
At this time, the blood-red Secretary Jin stopped screaming. She stood up staggeringly, took out the flashlight from her clothes, turned it on, raised it above her head, and turned it left and right.
She was giving light signals.
Soon, lights responded from the six surrounding high points, and during the response, the lights were moving downwards.
Li Zhuiyuan suddenly realized that she was deliberately lighting up the lights to call her accomplices outside.
And the result of calling over is...
Why did she do this?
Li Zhuiyuan suddenly thought of a possibility: this thing wants everyone who knows what is going on here to keep it a secret forever.
So, is my current position still safe?
"Xiaoyuan, what happened to them? Why didn't I see who did it..."
Below, Secretary Jin, who had his back to the house, lowered his arms and began to turn.
Li Zhuiyuan: "Run!"
Runsheng was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately came to the lid and was about to open it when Li Zhuiyuan slapped him on the back several times:
"Brother, it's too late, just jump down. There is a firewood pile behind the house."
"Okay!"
Runsheng didn't hesitate, got up, rushed over, and jumped down.
There was indeed a pile of firewood below, but it was not very high. The drop from the roof was still very large. Runsheng failed to stand firm after falling and fell sideways. His skin was scratched in several places by firewood branches.
But he didn't even make a sound, and immediately stood up with his face facing up. At this time, Li Zhuiyuan also jumped down.
Runsheng raised his arms and hugged Li Zhuiyuan.
But even so, Li Zhuiyuan still felt a tightness in his chest and severe pain in his ribs. His nose even rubbed against Runsheng's arm, and now warm liquid was flowing down.
It was naturally impossible to force him downstairs like this without paying some price.
"Xiaoyuan, are you okay?"
"Run..."
Li Zhuiyuan pointed forward, Runsheng nodded, and immediately carried the boy on his back, jumped off the firewood pile, quickly crossed the village road, and then disappeared into the farmland ahead.
At this moment, there was no need to worry about being seen by the sentries outside. Firstly, they had left the high point, and secondly, they were running towards Big Beard's fish pond.
Runsheng carried the boy through the rice fields. The ears of rice hit his face, which hurt and felt like it was being cut apart.
This feeling is very scary at the moment, because I can't be sure whether it is caused by the rice ears or whether my own skin is about to break.
Li Zhuiyuan was bleeding. He wanted to raise his neck to stop the bleeding, but he couldn't do it because of Runsheng running underneath him.
Runsheng was also bleeding. He was very scared and did not dare to stop at all.
Ever since he could remember accompanying his grandfather to retrieve the corpse, he had never seen such a horrific scene.
Finally, Runsheng ran out of the farmland and onto the road, and then ran along the road to the dam at his home.
In the workshop, Tan Wenbin was already asleep.
Suddenly, the door was opened, and then he saw two people covered in blood coming in. He was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Li Zhuiyuan raised his head, found a paper ball, and stuffed his nostrils.
With great difficulty, the nosebleed finally stopped, and I rubbed my chest again. Although my ribs still hurt, it was no longer a big problem.
Runsheng picked up a pair of tweezers and pulled out the wooden thorns that had penetrated the skin one by one.
After the two of them finished processing, they sat facing each other and panted.
Runsheng's eyes were at a loss, and he was frightened.
Li Zhuiyuan's eyes were blank, this question was out of line.
The noise caused by the ladies of the Bai family last time was far less thrilling and bizarre than tonight.
After all, the Bai family's methods are understandable, and a solution can be found, but in the case of Big Beard's fish pond just now, there is no clue at all.
Until now, Li Zhuiyuan has a deep sense of unreality. Why is such a thing buried in Siyuan Village?
Just by opening the tomb lid, a large group of people ended up like this. How terrible must the existence there be?
Li Zhuiyuan now had to wonder, could Aunt Liu still be able to hold on to the bottom line?
Seeing the two of them like this, Tan Wenbin knew that something big must have happened. He was very curious and wanted to know, but the two of them seemed to have forgotten that he was tied and gagged, so he could only keep shaking. Attracting their attention, squirming like a cheerful maggot.
Finally, their eyes fell on him, and their eyes showed surprise.
Tan Wenbin paused for a moment, and then squirmed even more violently. No, what kind of look is this? You guys really forgot that I exist!
Runsheng released Tan Wenbin. Tan Wenbin wanted to ask something, but he immediately picked up his legs and ran out of the workshop to the toilet.
"Xiaoyuan, I feel a little itchy, but I dare not scratch it."
Li Zhuiyuan raised his head and saw that Runsheng's skin was dark red.
He immediately looked down at himself and seemed to be a little red.
"Xiaoyuan, we don't want to be like that, right?"
"No, I have to do it as early as possible."
"I'm going to flush it with well water." Runsheng walked out of the workshop.
After relaxing, Tan Wenbin walked in. He was not angry. Instead, he took the initiative to come over again and asked curiously:
"Tell me, what happened?"
"Brother Binbin, wait until Brother Runsheng tells you."
"Have lingering fears?"
Li Zhuiyuan nodded.
"So serious?" Tan Wenbin hesitated and asked, "How about calling the police now?"
"No, never, you can't get close to that place now."
Runsheng, who was all wet and wearing only a pair of underpants, came back barefoot: "Xiaoyuan, flushing with well water is really useful. My skin is no longer red. Come here and I will flush it for you too."
Although he couldn't understand the principle of this, Li Zhuiyuan went anyway. Buckets of well water poured on his head, and his body began to tremble subconsciously.
But indeed, the redness that appeared on his body faded away.
"Xiaoyuan, it seems that our problem is not big."
"Well, maybe we are farther away."
"Besides, we run very fast. Fortunately, you reminded me to jump off the building directly. Otherwise, we might have gotten acquainted with each other by waiting for the stairs to go down."
Hearing this, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but picture a big bloody man running in a rice field carrying a small bloody man.
"Ouch!" Runsheng's expression changed.
"What's wrong?"
"The formation flag is still on the roof, and my corpse-retrieving equipment is still there!"
Looking at Runsheng who looked regretful and in pain, Li Zhuiyuan could only console him: "It's okay, Brother Runsheng, we can make another set of utensils."
Then, in order to prevent Runsheng from doing something stupid, Li Zhuiyuan reminded: "Brother, you are not allowed to go back secretly to get things without my consent."
Runsheng hurriedly waved his hands and said: "How dare I? No, I'm really scared this time."
"Go to sleep, take a nap first."
Li Zhuiyuan walked upstairs and came to the door of his room. He turned around and looked in the direction of Big Beard's house. After hesitating for a long time, he opened the door and walked in.
Tonight, Li Zhuiyuan had a dream. It was not a ghost, but a very simple nightmare.
In his dream, he was still lying on the roof, looking at the two rows of kneeling monkeys below.
They emerged from their skins over and over again and became blood monkeys;
She slipped back into her own skin over and over again, like putting on the clothes she had just taken off again.
During the whole process, my ears were filled with their miserable screams.
And their eyes were fixed on themselves on the roof from beginning to end.
I don't know if it was a nightmare he had before waking up, or if he had this nightmare several times in turn. In short, when Li Zhuiyuan couldn't bear it anymore, he turned around and jumped off the building. As soon as he jumped down, he woke up.
He turned his head eagerly, and saw Ali sitting on the chair at the door of the room, holding a bowl in his hand.
Li Zhuiyuan closed his eyes and lay down again.
Ah Li saw that he was awake and came over with a bowl. This time, there was an extra small spoon in the bowl.
The girl didn't want to accidentally pour the medicine on the boy's head.
Li Zhuiyuan sat up and accepted the medicine from the girl. The spoon was quite big, and he drank it up one mouthful after another.
His nose bled a lot last night and he really needed a patch.
The girl put down the bowl, then turned her head to look at him, as if she noticed that the boy was distracted and looked confused.
"Ali, last night, I witnessed a terrible thing."
The girl took the initiative to hold the boy's hand.
Li Zhuiyuan put the girl's hand on his chest. After feeling the softness and warmth, he closed his eyes again and took a nap.
Li Sanjiang yawned as he went downstairs. He drank too much yesterday, and now when he woke up, his head was still a little dizzy.
However, after seeing two people sleeping on the same table and hugging each other,
He couldn't help but raised his voice and cursed:
"Asshole, what kind of sleeping state is this!"
Tan Wenbin was woken up by the shout. He tried to break free from Runsheng's arms, but was unable to do anything. He could only look at Li Sanjiang helplessly.
Unexpectedly, Li Sanjiang just cursed, cleared his throat, walked to the dam and stretched himself.
“It’s time for breakfast!”
Hearing Aunt Liu's voice, Runsheng woke up and wanted to eat.
Marquis Xiaoyuan was afraid, and so was he, but Xiaoyuanhou had Ah Li, and there was Ah Bin beside him.
Li Zhuiyuan also came down with Ah Li, and everyone took their seats.
Tan Wenbin changed seats this time and went to sit with Li Sanjiang.
Liu Yumei looked at Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng curiously. These two children probably didn't get much rest last night.
"Xiaoyuan, come here and try some of grandma's snacks."
Li Zhuiyuan stood up and walked over.
Liu Yumei handed over a piece of pastry: "Did you have fun last night?"
Li Zhuiyuan didn't know how to answer.
Liu Yumei continued to ask: "Did you see blood?"
"Well, a lot of blood."
"Did you do it?"
"We didn't get anything done."
Liu Yumei took a bite of the shortbread with some surprise: "Grandma, I was really mistaken. She is really taller among the short ones."
"No, you didn't make a mistake. There really is a king in the mountain."
"How to say?"
"Been peeled off in one bite."
"Peel it off?" Liu Yumei had difficulty understanding this word. It would be easier to say "swallow it in one gulp."
Li Zhuiyuan really wanted to tell Grandma Liu everything about last night, but in this house, he had to do riddles.
"Okay, eat." Li Sanjiang put down the porridge bowl and stood up.
Aunt Liu said: "There is still more in the pot."
"I ate and drank too much yesterday, and now I have no appetite.
Tomorrow we have a meal service in the West Village. Marquis Runsheng, come with me to Big Beard... oh no, go to Old Man Ding’s house. Take back the tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks and deliver them to the family in the West Village in the afternoon. By the way, I was given a pair of lanterns yesterday, so don’t forget to take them. ”
Runsheng huddled in the corner holding a large bowl of porridge, pretending not to hear.
"Hey, Marquis Runsheng, I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"
"Uncle, I don't feel well today."
"Okay, you feel uncomfortable, right? Then I'll go by myself. I'm not too old to walk yet."
After saying that, Li Sanjiang went to push the cart out.
Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng immediately ran up without even bothering to eat breakfast.
"Master, Brother Runsheng and I will collect it in the afternoon. You don't need to go."
Runsheng also responded: "Well, I'll go in the afternoon."
Li Sanjiang looked at Runsheng and reached out to touch his forehead: "You don't have a fever either. What's wrong with you?"
"It's just one thing, it doesn't matter."
"Ha." Li Sanjiang sneered, took out the money from his pocket, and handed it to Runsheng, "After breakfast, go to Zheng Datong's and have a good look. You should take medicine when you need an injection."
Runsheng was embarrassed to accept the money, he was pretending to be sick.
Li Zhuiyuan reached out to take the money and put it into Runsheng's trouser pocket.
"Master, I will accompany Brother Runsheng to Zheng Datong's place later, and then collect the bowls, chopsticks and lanterns."
"If you have no problem, go and collect it. If you have any problem, call me and I will go."
Li Sanjiang put down the handle of the cart, took out a cigarette and lit it. According to his habit, he was going for a walk after dinner.
"Master, let me go for a walk with you."
"You haven't had your breakfast yet."
"I'm the same as you. I ate too much yesterday, but today I feel a little indigestible and can't eat."
"You didn't eat much yesterday, but Zhuangzhuang ate a lot."
Tan Wenbin, who was eating porridge, raised his head in confusion: "Uncle, my name is Binbin."
"Let's go, Master, I'll walk with you."
"Yeah."
Li Sanjiang still likes to take walks with Xiao Yuanhou.
Li Zhuiyuan was worried that Li Sanjiang would go to Big Beard's house without a break, so he kept an eye on them together just to be on the safe side.
Sure enough, as soon as he walked onto the village road, Li Sanjiang walked towards Big Beard's house.
"Master, let's go to the canteen."
"What kind of canteen are you going to so early? It's not open yet. I'll go shopping with you later."
"Then let's go to Grandma Liu's house and have a look?"
"Blind Liu and I have nothing to talk about on weekdays."
"Then let's go for a walk over there. The scenery over there is nice."
"When did the scenery in this village become good and bad? Come on, Xiao Yuanhou, let's go see your future home."
"My future home..."
"When old man Ding kicks his legs, isn't it your home? Come on, let's go and see if he kicks his legs, hehe."
"Master, we have just moved into a new house. Isn't it appropriate to disturb us so early?"
"What's inappropriate? A housewarming is not a new wedding."
After walking a few steps forward, Li Sanjiang stopped and thought:
"That seems right. God knows what the secretary beside him is used for. I guess he is still sleeping under the covers."
"That's right."
Li Sanjiang showed a smile on his face and quickened his pace: "Ha, then I will go and see it even more!"
Seeing that he couldn't coax him, Li Zhuiyuan had no choice but to step forward and grab Li Sanjiang's arm, and said truthfully: "Master, something happened to Big Beard's family last night. The entire theater troupe, including Uncle Ding, were all skinned and died. It’s so miserable.”
"Xiao Yuanhou, what nonsense are you making up so early in the morning?"
"Master, what I said is true."
"It can't be fake any more, haha."
Li Zhuiyuan was a little helpless. It was like this every time. The master always didn't believe it at critical moments.
"Xiao Yuanhou, look, those skinned people are coming."
Li Zhuiyuan looked up with some confusion. A truck full of speaker equipment was approaching from the front. There were four people sitting in the cab, and there were several more people standing in the rear compartment.
They were all members of yesterday's theater troupe, and they were all well behaved.
After seeing Li Sanjiang, the driver honked the horn.
The people in the rear compartment even waved their hands and said hello:
"Uncle Li, you got up so early."
"Yeah, I'm taking a walk. You all performed all night yesterday, and you're so early today."
"I have to catch up with the next job, so I can only sleep in the car."
"That was really hard work."
"See you later, Uncle Li."
"See you later."
Li Sanjiang and the troupe people in the car waved, and soon the truck disappeared from sight.
"Xiao Yuanhou, next time you write a story, you have to make it more decent, so that the writing will look good."
Li Zhuiyuan stared at the truck that was gradually blurring, and his hands and feet began to get cold.
Impossible. He was definitely not dreaming, hallucinating, or imagining last night. He indeed saw these water monkeys being skinned with his own eyes!
But what happened to the group of living people in the truck just now?
"Sanjiang Hou, good morning!"
"Good morning, Marquis Lin, you should take a walk too."
"Yes, I'm getting older and I'm young. By the way, I've had your tables, chairs, dishes, chopsticks, and lanterns packed away. When will you come and take them back?"
"Let's go in the afternoon. The mule at home is not feeling well. Let him see a doctor first."
"Oh, that's it. Oh, isn't this Xiao Yuanhou? He's such a good boy. Did he go out for a walk with your grandfather so early?"
"Yes, my Xiaoyuanhou is the most well-behaved and filial. Come, Xiaoyuanhou, say hello to your uncle Ding."
In fact, when he heard this voice before, Li Zhuiyuan's body became a little stiff.
At this time, he turned around with some difficulty, his eyes full of disbelief.
Because,
Secretary Jin supported Ding Dalin and stood in front of him.
(End of chapter)