The Underworld Detective

And I thought for a moment, and I asked the mayor, "When did that tree become a god tree? ”

“I don't know, actually, as a village cadre, I have always been resistant to this kind of superstitious activity in the village. But everyone believed in it, and I couldn't help but respect it. I don't believe in any god trees.” The village chief was helpless.

The village chief's daughter-in-law, who was sitting on the sole of her shoes, said: "Old man, you forgot, that year the tree glowed at night, everyone said the tree god was spiritual. ”

The mayor remembered, "Oh, it's a three-year thing! ”

“A year or three?” I was silent for a moment, not exactly five years ago, when the so-called big tree luminescence was supposed to be phosphorus emitted from the body, and ghost fire was a principle, indicating that someone had hidden the body in the tree before that.

"Why are you so interested in this tree, young man?" said the mayor. ”

I didn't want to go too far, so I said, "Nothing, I'm just curious. ”

The village chief had to leave us for dinner, so we dismissed him. Coming outside, I was confused for a while, this case is a bit difficult, I can't touch the body, and the identity of the deceased can't be determined.

With things in my head, I walked around in Tiankan silently. Song Jie smiled and said: “What's wrong with him? Are you crazy? ”

Song Xingshen explained: “I'm thinking about the case. ”

Song Jie suggested: "Cousin, go with me to the mountains to catch sparrows! ”

I said, "You two go play. I'll hang around here for a while and meet at my aunt's at noon. ”

Song Jie cheered: “See you at noon!” Then he dragged Song Xingsheng away.

I spent an hour thinking, and suddenly I saw the mountain where I got married yesterday, and I saw a lonely grave. I suddenly appeared, no one had disappeared in the village for five years, but someone must have died. Could the body be one of the dead? In that case, there must be a grave empty.

After thinking about this, I quickly walked back to Song Jia's old house and was picking up food at the front door. Song Heting saw me and asked: "Is Xiaojie and Song Xingshen not with you? ”

I said, "Auntie, to investigate this case, I have to do one thing. I'm going up to the mountain to open the coffin at night! ”

Song Heting's hand stopped for a moment and raised his eyebrows: “If the villagers find out about this, shouldn't Xingshi ask about it? ”

I explained: "You don't really have to open the coffin, I just need a Luoyang shovel. Will the autopsy leave a mark? ”

"“ Be careful, don't let anyone see you, "said Song Heting." Luoyang shoveled me here. There's some iron leather in the backyard. Do it yourself! ”

I'm glad that Song Heting supported my operation. When I came down to the backyard, Latte and a bamboo pole made a homemade Luoyang shovel and tried the dirt on the ground. It really worked.

This is another evening, after dinner, when I heard I was going up to the mountain for an autopsy, Song Jiexing flushed with us.

The three of us went out in the dark, we all had hollow eyes, no lighting at all. When he came to the cemetery, Song Jie said with some fear: "No ghosts! ”

I laughed, "Are you still afraid of ghosts, Song family? ”

Song Jie whispered: “I'm not like you. I look at the body every day. Song Yang cousin, have you ever seen a ghost? ”

I nodded, “I've seen it. ”

“Let's hear it... Forget it, let's go back... No, no, let's talk about it tomorrow during the day!” Song Jie's fears clogged his ears.

I picked up the homemade Luoyang shovel, hit it down against the grave, dragged the dirt out to smell it, and confirmed that the body was buried underneath. Then, using the same method, I looked through all the graves, and I didn't find any empty graves, and I said to myself, "No, why are the bodies buried? Are there any other graves? ”

Song Jie said: "Everyone in the village is buried here. If you go up, it will be the graves of the ancestors. Are you going to steal Song Chi's grave? ”

Song Xingsheng scolded: “Watch out for a thunderbolt on your head, unblocked little ni. ”

Song Jie chuckled: “Hee hee, I'll hide behind you, we'll split together! ”

Naturally, I'm not in the mood to joke. I sit on a grave and think, what's wrong with blind spots?

After not knowing how long, Song Jie's hand swayed in front of me and asked: "Thinker, aren't you cold? ”

I said, "Go back and get the tools and get ready to open the coffin for autopsy! ”

Song Jie was shocked: "Didn't you do all the tests? Why open the coffin? ”

I said seriously: "Excluding all possibilities, all that remains is the only possibility. There is absolutely one missing from these graves, I'm sure! ”

The two men exchanged their sights. Song Xingshen said first: "Song Yang, you have to think twice before proceeding. As long as the villagers see Ancestor's grave shaved in the morning, the case will not be investigated...”

I nodded: "Don't worry, how to open a coffin without being discovered is more experienced than a tomb thief, and I just need to open three graves. ”

"Why?" asked Song Jie. ”

I said, "It's just my guess at the moment, and it's not too late until I verify it. ”

Song Jie screamed furiously: "You really like selling Guan! ”

When we went down the mountain, Song Heting and his wife had fallen asleep. In order not to impress them, Song Xingsheng jumped on the wall and threw a pickaxe and a shovel from there. Song Jie picked it up very lightly and then Song Xingsheng flipped over silently.

Back on the mountain, I asked Song Jie: "You have a ritual here to take bone burial, to show me which tombs have been taken. ”

Song Jie pointed out one, I walked over to check it out, did not shovel immediately, but completely shoveled a piece of turf from the back, then pulled out a hole. It took me about half an hour to pull out a square hole that I could reach into in order not to destroy the tomb shape.

Late at night, the graveyard was silent, and the forest behind it was covered with night mist. There were some strange movements inside. Song Jie was a little scared and grabbed Song Xingsheng's clothes: “Luckily I'm not Wen Song, I don't want to do this kind of thing. ”

I laughed, "Dead people have nothing to fear. Dead people are the most honest. ”

Song Jie frowned: “How dare you! The little lady admires it. ”

I knelt down, put my hand in the hole and pulled it out. Song Jie was scared, hiding behind Song Xingxing and probed his head. “Song Yang, aren't you afraid of having a hand inside to grab you? ”

I'm not afraid to get caught by a ghost hand, I'm afraid to touch a slippery snake, but in general, snakes only drill holes in the winter.

I touched a plush thing, and it creaked away, and it was a field mouse, and I was relieved, because if there was a field mouse, there wouldn't be a snake.

Finally, I touched a hard thing, and I put my other hand in, and I slowly pulled a tile can out of it.

I lifted the cover of the jar and poured the bones into the open space. I lay down on the ground and focused on my bones. Song Jie asked Song Xingsheng: “Is he such a pervert too? ”

Song Xingshen shook his head: "No, much more than this pervert! ”