Otherworldly Merchant

“Oh?” I asked strangely, "What's wrong with you? ”

Li Mazi glanced out the door again and said carefully: “I think a lot of people died in this village! ”

“A lot of people?” I was shocked.

“Yes!” Li Mazi nodded with great certainty and his face became extremely ugly.

“How did you find out? ”

“Shortly after you left, Bao's sister-in-law disappeared, leaving me in the spiritual shed. I was confused and a little sleepy and suddenly woke up by a squeaky scream, listening carefully, the sound came from inside the coffin. ”

“At first, I got scared, thought it was the old man, got up and ran away. But without a few steps, there was something wrong. It was like a mouse's voice. I think it might be the rat that went in and bit the old man's body. ”

“The old man had nothing to do with me, but I couldn't ignore it, so I told the others. Strangely, they all ignored it, as if they didn't hear it. Later, I walked over, knocked on the coffin, and tried to scare the rat away. ”

“And as soon as I knocked on the coffin, a dozen mice, big and small, drilled out of the corner of the coffin, and I lay there, and guess what?” Li Mazi asked mysteriously.

“What's the matter?” I glanced at him with some doubt.

“There are so many feet in the coffin! At first glance, there are five or six bodies! It's just so messy in there.” Li Mazi looked white.

“So many bodies?” I twisted my eyebrows.

“Also!” Li Mazi looked unconsciously out of the courtyard: “Many people in this village have injuries, men, women and children, many wounds, looks like bruises left by frequent fights. ”

After what Li Mazi said, I also recall that many of them do have scars.

Bruises left behind from the fight, many people died... Has there just been an armored fight in the village?

But why do they hide all the bodies and stuff them in a coffin?

The whole village is so quaint, only the sister-in-law looks normal, which is not normal in itself!

The problem must be with her.

“Brother, I think this village is really evil, we really can't...” Li Mazi looked up at me and swallowed the word 'run’ back.

“We are in the shady business. We can't just make money and ignore our consciences. Do we just look at the shady spirits and ignore their lives?” I look serious.

“Let's just pretend you don't know anything, keep guarding in the spiritual shed, and I'll follow Bao's sister-in-law and see what she's up to! ”

“Still going?” Li Mazi was afraid: “The spiritual shed is full of corpses! What if..."

I pulled out a medium spiritual charm and handed it to him: "This charm is yours. Something's wrong, just tear it right up. ”

Li Mazi saw my attitude and knew better about my temper. Although he was extremely reluctant, he could not say anything anymore. He grabbed the spiritual charm and even shook his head out.

I pondered for a moment and quietly approached the room across from the small courtyard in the name of asking for a cup.

There are two houses in this courtyard. One is where Li Mazi and I set foot. It should be where old Li Tao lived before he was born. The slightly bigger one should be Bao's residence.

I approached the door, listened carefully, and there was no unusual noise.

Try knocking again, nobody answers.

When I made sure there was no one in the house, I gently pulled the door open and drilled in.

The darkness of the house, even the thick curtains on the windows, blocked all the light, perhaps the reason for the constant absence of the sun, the house smelled of mold.

I was afraid to touch something and alert my sister-in-law. I immediately took out my phone and turned on the lighting function.

In the light of the phone, the view of the house became a little clearer.

The house is small and divided into two rooms, one inside and the other outside.

The exterior is the kitchen, the walls on all sides are smoked pitch black, the stove side is filled with rice cylinders, the corners are piled with dry wood, the beams of the room are hung with meat, and the iron pan is neatly lined with spoon shovels, which looks like a common farmhouse.

The bedroom is also very simple with a slightly wider wooden bed, two painted crates, and a small row of leather pockets hanging from the walls beside the crate.

What's this?

These little leather pockets are dilapidated and have been around for some years, but it's still very odd to be in such a dilapidated dwelling.

I approached the past strangely, took a leather pocket off the wall, opened it, and stunned.

It turns out to be a camera, an old Canon from over a decade ago.

I was puzzled to open several other leather pockets, and all the cameras were inside. Although the brands were different and the styles were older, they were all the latest in the year.

Take a closer look, each leather pocket still has its name engraved on it, Joy, Rui, Xuan...

Five cameras, five names, all looking like women's names.

How can there be so many cameras hanging in such a broken farmhouse?

Where's their owner?

I was wondering, and the gate rang, and then there was a footsteps.

I grabbed it by the window and gently pulled the cloth curtain open and looked out.

Sister-in-law Bao!

She looked at me with something in her hand, strangely, and turned to the cabin across the street.

I want to hang my leather pockets in place and jump to the door quickly. I want to take this opportunity to get out. If she gets stuck in the house, I'll be in trouble!

Before she could open the door, she walked out of the cabin opposite her, slightly twisting her eyebrows, scratching her head with confusion and talking to herself: “Where have you been? ”

She's probably looking for me!

I saw Bao's sister-in-law leave the yard, and I pushed the door out too.

I was just about to head to the cabin across the street, and suddenly there was a shadow, and she came back!

The bare patches of the yard have nowhere to hide, and there is no time to return or rush to the cabin.

In a hurry, I turned around and slowly walked towards the cabin, shouting: “Bao Sister-in-law, is Bao Sister-in-law here? ”

“What's the matter?” Sister-in-law Bao pushed open the courtyard door and asked face-to-face.

“Oh, sister-in-law, I'm thirsty, looking for a cup.” I pretended to just walk out of the house.

“I just sent it to you. You're not in the house. Where have you been?” She seemed careless to ask, but she stared closely at me.

“I...” I mumbled and pretended to be embarrassed to say: “I didn't find the toilet just now, just behind the room...”

“Oh.” She seemed relieved, smiling slightly: “It's all there for you. Brother, I don't have a man in my family. There's a lot of bad places to take care of, so take care of more.” She turned back to her room.