Seven Days, Seven Nights
Chapter 15
His words broke the silence, but ushered in a new wave of silence.
Several glances were cast, and they were roughly divided into two types:'This man is crazy' and'This man is poisonous'.The first person who couldn't stand it was Li Shouzhang: "The chief guard is usually chosen from a prestigious family."
"This is not a problem. If you run it secretly, you will say that I am your long-lost brother."
"..."
This person is afraid that he has lost his mind.
After all, it was the team member he brought in. Ji Heng shook his head and glanced at Shen Jiangbei: "Wenbuyu, I want to take it away."
Shen Jiangbei frowned, just about to speak, Ji Heng said again: "In exchange, to tell you an extra message, that kid is poisoning the elders in the family."
Trillion and Shen Jiangbei only caught the evidence that the two had an adulterous relationship, and they never thought there would be such a case.
On the other side, Wen Buyu breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at Trillion defensively, and walked to Ji Heng against the wall.
Suer looked at the sky and predicted that it would be working time in half an hour: "Go back?"
Ji Heng shook his head.
Sur: "Absenteeism is not a good thing."
Ji Heng looked at Shen Jiangbei and Trillion: "Please, please."
As he left the dark alley, Sur glanced back.
Ji Heng: "In order to grasp the information of the Li family, they will go to work for nothing." When dealing with Wen Buyu, his expression became cold again: "I hope the information you provide is of some value."
Only after experiencing a crisis, Wen Buyu's face paled slightly, and he forcibly calmed down and nodded.
"Voting is tricky." While observing Ji Heng's face, he did not have any special reaction and continued: "According to the process, the outgoing guard took out one by one from the ballot box, and someone registered next to him. The one who registered last year It's Li Shouzhang, he said that the total number of votes is hundreds more than the number of people in the town."
Sur: "Maybe some residents have voted more."
"Impossible." Wen Buyu said: "Li Shouzhang said that the voting process is very strict." He slowly couldn't help taking a breath: "He reported the situation to the commander of the guard, and the commander only told him to keep silent after listening."
She lowered her head: "You said, the extra votes...could they be cast by ghosts?"
Ji Heng said calmly: "Perhaps."
Wen Buyu said "Ah", surprised at the fact that there was no wave in the other party.
Su Er remembered the night when he encountered the tongue-plucking ghost. The first sentence Ji Heng asked was whether there were any other people of the same kind in the town. At that time, the female ghost gave a positive answer.
Ji Heng said lightly: "Although my spiritual value is not as good as Qiyun, it is not low."
If the spiritual value exceeds 80, it may be possessed by the Yin Ling. Hearing that Su Er has guessed: "Maybe..."
Ji Heng nodded directly: "On the first day I came, there was a yin spirit who wanted to get on my body."
The upper body of the Yinling can use the power of ghosts, and the relative risk will be great.
Su Er couldn't help but aroused curiosity, and asked one more sentence: "Qingyun's spiritual value is ridiculously high. Wouldn't it be that a bunch of ghosts are fighting for him?"
Ji Heng was definitely not an illusion, and it would definitely change the taste of what was said from Suer's mouth.
However, Wen Buyu looked longing: "With high spiritual value, sometimes you can even feel the ghost's position. The advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
Suer's spiritual value is still a long way from the critical point. After the initial curiosity, he quickly focused on the problem at hand: "The number of votes is weird but he chooses to ignore it. The Chief Guard must know something."
Wen Buyu said again: "There is one more thing. There are many people in the town who are responsible for supervising the people's words and deeds. Once they are found to be at fault, they will immediately report to the chief of guard."
Sur guessed that the host's identity should belong to this category.
But at this moment, Wen Buyu looked a little nervous: "I have told you what I know, I just want to go out alive and make sure that nothing will happen next."
Ji Heng: "In the copy, it looks like a personal good."
At least the words didn't die, Wen Buyu regained hope.Ge Xuyan is dead, and she has solved her heartache anyway, this trip is not a loss.
After another distance, Ji Heng and Su Er did not speak, and Wen Buyu had no choice but to hold back their doubts and follow them all the way.
The footsteps finally stopped outside the ancestral hall.
There is no guard here, on the contrary, everyone in the town respects the ancestral hall.Sur squeezed his sleeves up, and the whiplash was vivid. I guess he could only get better after the game.
Obviously, Wen Buyu also remembered getting a whip when he first came, and his face was ugly.
The ancestral hall enshrines the memorial tablets of the chief guards of the past dynasties, among which the two surnames of'Li and Zhou' are the most.The ballot box was very heavy, and it was placed in a corner outside the ancestral hall, covered with half a red cloth.
Ji Heng suddenly looked at Wen Buyu: "Have Li Youzhang mentioned to you what will happen to the ballots over the years?"
"It seems to be destroyed in a concentrated way."
Ji Heng walked to the ballot box, poked an arm in, and quickly stretched it out again. Suer noticed that the question mark in the force value column on his badge flashed: "Is it all right?"
Ji Heng shook his head, turned the ballot box over, and went out to find a sharp stone and smashed it against an inconspicuous place at the bottom. After scraping it a few more times, a whiteness was revealed inside.
At first Suer thought that the paint was falling off, but when he approached he realized that it was the material: "This is... the bones are made?"
Ji Heng nodded: "It seems that it is still taking living human bones, so there will be such a heavy resentment." Returning the ballot box to its original position, stood up and threw it to Suer with a choice: "Where do you want to go?"
Su Er pursed his lips without answering immediately.
Wen Buyu: "...Does this still need to be considered?"
Normal people will exclude the option of graveyard first.
Suer: "For the sake of insurance, why don't you go see them all?"
Ji Heng was quite satisfied with this answer.
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The Chief Guard has a tradition of living alone. He has distanced himself from his family since he was elected, saying that he will not speak any human touches during his tenure.The current Chief Guard lives in a secluded area away from the hustle and bustle, and even the color of the door is dark.
Suer stood at the door looking at the two majestic stone lions, and could feel a dead silence.
Ji Heng went up to knock on the door.
After a while, the door was opened.Even at home, the Chief Guard was very particular about his clothes, and he squinted displeasedly when he saw the visitor.
Ji Heng respectfully said: "We have not been taught by elders at home since we were young, so we made the mistake of stealing alcohol. You are the most disciplined in town, and we want to listen to one last teaching before you leave office."
Sur was okay, and nodded repeatedly.Wen Buyu's complexion was a bit strange, but he didn't expect Ji Heng to open his face coldly every day, and his ability to open his eyes to tell lies was not small.
Held by the kind words, the commander's expression eased slightly, he lifted his chin slightly and said, "Come in."
There are few modern things in the house. A set of solid wood furniture occupies most of the space, and there are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
Chief Wei continued to talk about a lot of great truths, during which Su Er lowered his head slightly, seeming to listen religiously, but in fact he had already lost his mind.Had it not been for a strange coolness lingering around him, he might have been able to sleep.
When someone said something about it, Ji Heng said: "All beings are inert, how do you completely restrain yourself in daily life?"
Wei Chang's expression changed, and his tone became a little cold: "Just form a habit."
Ji Heng asked again: "Where will the people who made a big mistake in the town be buried after death?"
Chief Wei looked suspicious: "What are you asking about this?"
Ji Heng: "It's a warning if I want to go see it."
As an assist, Suer raised his arm and naturally showed the wound: "You woke us up that day. After the visit, everyone is going to write an experience and experience, and promote it to the people in Yutang."
Around them, Wen Buyu couldn't get in at all, and probably had nothing to say.
The Chief Wei didn't know what he thought of, and for a moment he showed distorted pleasure: "I should go and take a look so that I can know the fate of breaking the rules."
According to the location he provided, the trio found their destination smoothly.Below the barren hills are scattered graves. The names of the deceased are carved very small on the tombstones, and most of them are recording the sins of their lives.Su Er also saw a new grave in it. It was the girl from the Li family who committed suicide. The stele was engraved with foul language and insulted the lintel.
There was not much wind around, but there was a chill that couldn't dissipate.
"It's cold." Wen Buyu raised his collar and put his hands in his pockets.
Suer: "The temperature of Chief Wei's house seems to be much lower than outside."
Ji Heng: "When I asked how to restrain myself, how did the Chief Wei answer?"
Sur: "Habit becomes natural."
Ji Heng sneered: "The people in the town are controlled by the chief guard, who is under the supervision of ghosts."
Wen Buyu widened his eyes: "There is a ghost in his house? Then are we lying under the eyes of the ghost?"
"Speak carefully," Sur said seriously: "I will write my thoughts and experiences when I go back. What counts as a lie."
"..."
Ji Heng counted the number of grave piles: "You can make up a hundred ghost night trip."
Wen Buyu reluctantly pulled the corners of his mouth, but couldn't stand firm: "It doesn't have to be... all ghosts." He swallowed his saliva after speaking, "The extra votes may be that a ghost cast many votes. "
Ji Heng didn't want to spend more time talking with her, looking at the tombstone, his face sank.
Of course, Wen Buyu knows what the current dilemma is. There are not many people in the town. The decision to protect the unevenness is in the hands of ghosts: "In fact, as long as the three most vocal brothers of the Li family die, we will build momentum for Li Shouzhang and we will win a lot. Big."
This was her original plan and it was easy to implement, but it was indeed risky.
Suer, who was pursing his mouth, subconsciously said: "It may not be possible. If we don't find your adultery with Li Shouzhang..."
"Trouble change the word."
"Friendship." Su Er coughed slightly: "Vote for one of the three brothers of the Li family, and the outcome may be that you win alone and beautiful. Now that everyone cooperates, the game cannot allow so many people to pass the level easily alive."
Ji Heng has reminded more than once that the game has a bad taste and is biased towards ghosts.
Wen Buyu was anxious: "What should I do?"
Sur frowned. Many thoughts can only be realized if he has strength. There is no doubt that he is currently weak and small like an ant, with a little bit of electricity at most.Subconsciously looking at Ji Heng, the latter smiled: "Don't you want to choose the chief guard?"
Pointing to the deserted grave in front of him: "Then you have to find a way to let them cast you."
The yin wind swept across the distant valley, bringing a strange echo.Ji Heng smiled meaningfully: "So what should you do now?"
Suer faced the grave, thought for a while and said: "...Start my performance?"
The author has something to say: Sur: I am ready to meet the challenge of fate.
Ghost: What did we do wrong?