When Zhu Xiucai saw that there was no body in the coffin, he turned around to discuss it with Qin Shaoyou, but found that he was looking aside with a solemn expression.
This made Zhu Xiucai a little curious. While asking questions, he followed Qin Shaoyou's gaze.
Then he saw the dense bloody fingerprints on the back of the coffin lid.
Even though Zhu Xiucai was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel horrified.
Guo Qiang and Shi Cheng also noticed the bloody fingerprints on the back of the coffin lid and were shocked.
After being horrified, Zhu Xiucai took a few steps forward and reached out to touch the bloody fingerprints on the back of the coffin lid.
As soon as he touched it, his expression changed. He quickly retracted his hand, turned to Qin Shaoyou, Guo Qiang, Shi Cheng and others and said, "These bloody fingerprints contain very strong resentment and evil spirit!"
Shi Cheng felt his scalp tingling and couldn't help but ask: "Why are there bloody fingerprints on the back of the coffin lid? Was it left by the life-threatening ghost?"
"Probably. But when these bloody fingerprints were left, the man was still alive." Guo Qiang said with a heavy face.
Zhu Xiucai speculated on the scene at that time: "A living person was trapped in a coffin. He kept beating the lid of the coffin, trying to escape and let people outside hear his cry for help. But unfortunately, his hand was broken after slapping it.
, and no one discovered that there was a living person buried in this tomb..."
"There is also a possibility that they discovered it but ignored it."
Qin Shaoyou suddenly interrupted and asked Zhu Xiucai to continue.
Everyone showed thoughtful expressions.
The same was true for Zhu Xiucai, but he did not forget to finish the conjecture:
"The people trapped in the coffin were suffocated to death in the grave in fear and despair.
His death was painful and his heart was filled with resentment.
These resentments were left on the bloody handprints, turning this man into a life-threatening ghost!"
Everyone couldn't help but imagine in their minds the scene of being trapped in a dark and small coffin and being suffocated to death.
Everyone couldn't help but shudder.
This way of death is so miserable!
Shi Cheng asked in confusion: "Who is this living person trapped in the coffin? The female body that was stolen by the gangsters for a ghost marriage? But hadn't she been dead for several days at that time? Is she still alive?"
"Two possibilities."
Qin Shaoyou, who had been thinking deeply, spoke at this time and expressed his guess.
"The first possibility is that the bloody fingerprints were left by the stolen female body. She was still alive at the time, but was in a state of suspended animation."
"suspended animation?"
Zhu Xiucai, Guo Qiang, Shi Cheng and others nodded in unison after being stunned for a moment.
People like them who often investigate cases are no strangers to fake death.
They themselves have even encountered situations where people have been dead for several days and then suddenly come back to life.
They also know that the folk custom of "pausing the spirit" not only allows relatives from far away to come over to see the deceased for the last time, but also prevents suspended animation.
Zhu Xiucai followed Qin Shaoyou's words and reasoned:
“Now that it’s summer, the weather is getting hotter, and the time for people to stop praying has been shortened to three days, and sometimes it doesn’t even take three days.
Xu Er and his gang dug up the woman's body a day or two after it was buried.
On the way to Fan's house, the coffin was opened and exposed to the sun.
According to some gangsters, after opening the coffin, they found that the female body was not rotten and smelly, so it was possible that the female body was in suspended animation at that time.
The bumps along the way and the circulating air made her come back to life.
It's a pity that after she was sent to the Fan family, she was immediately buried in the grave of the young master of the Fan family. As a result..."
He didn't say what the outcome would be, but everyone knew it.
"If this is the case, it would make sense for the female corpse to turn into a demon and demand her life..."
Guo Qiang nodded, and then asked Qin Shaoyou: "Master Qin, you just said there are two possibilities, what is the other possibility?"
Qin Shaoyou said: "Another possibility is that it was not the female corpse that was buried alive, but the young master of the Fan family."
Guo Qiang shook his head, feeling that this was unlikely.
"This is unlikely. Even if the young master of the Fan family faked his death and was buried, he shouldn't have turned into a ghost and come back to kill his whole family? He wouldn't have killed Xu Er and other scoundrels who were digging graves and robbing corpses."
Qin Shaoyou also felt that the possibility was very low, but he still asked: "How did the young master of the Fan family die?"
Guo Qiang was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Shi Cheng.
Shi Cheng didn't know either, so he quickly sent someone to call the village elder of Lingjie Village.
Sure enough, the village elder was reliable and replied: "The young master of the Fan family died of an illness. It is said that he was seriously ill."
Qin Shaoyou asked again: "Do you know what the disease is?"
"have no idea."
"The doctor didn't even diagnose what disease he was suffering from?"
"The young master of the Fan family died of illness before we even had time to ask for a doctor."
Hearing what the village elder said, not only Qin Shaoyou, but also Zhu Xiucai, Guo Qiang, Shi Cheng and others all had frozen expressions.
The death of the young master of the Fan family may be a bit strange.
Qin Shaoyou thought for a while and then asked: "Did anything strange happen to the Fan family before and after the death of the young master of the Fan family?"
The village elder said while recalling: "What's strange? Then there is only one corpse that is suitable for a ghost marriage... Oh, by the way, the mother of the young master of the Fan family also died a few days before his death. Does this count?"
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"His mother is also dead? How did she die?" Zhu Xiucai asked hurriedly.
The village elder said: "It is said that he is also ill. Some people say that the disease of the young master of the Fan family was transmitted from his mother."
"Where is his mother buried?" Guo Qiang asked, wanting to continue opening the coffin to examine the cause of death and find clues.
But the village elder shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"How could you not know?"
The village elder replied: "The mother of the young master of the Fan family was just the concubine of the head of the Fan family. After her death, the Fan family did not hold a funeral and she was buried hastily.
And because she was a concubine, she was not buried in the Fan family's ancestral grave, so no one knew where she was buried.
Even the young master of the Fan family couldn't enter the Fan family's ancestral tomb at first because he was born by a concubine. He moved here because of a secret marriage later."
"It seems that there is something really strange about the death of the young master of the Fan family and his mother."
Guo Qiang rubbed his temples, feeling that the case was getting more complicated and giving him a headache.
The same is true for Shi Cheng.
I originally thought that the female corpse turned into a ghost and came back to seek life, but now I see that there is something strange about the death of the young master of the Fan family and his mother, and the possibility of turning into a ghost cannot be ruled out.
It's a pity that everyone in the Fan family is dead, so I can't ask for any clues.
Shi Cheng could only ask Qin Shaoyou: "Master Qin, who do you think is the most likely person to turn into that fierce ghost?"
Qin Shaoyou couldn't tell for sure, so he shook his head and said, "We'll find out in the evening."
Shi Cheng asked again: "Then where did the body in the coffin go? What did the ghost want to do by taking the body away?"
Zhu Xiucai guessed: "If it is a female corpse that turns into a ghost, it will definitely not want to be buried in someone else's tomb. And if the young master of the Fan family turns into a ghost, and his death was unfair, he will naturally not want to be buried in the tomb of the Fan family's ancestors.
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Having said this, he paused, shook his head and said, "It's just that I don't understand why this evil ghost not only took away his own body, but also took away another body in the coffin?"
Qin Shaoyou couldn't figure it out either. He raised his head and glanced at the sky, sighing: "Maybe we can clarify these questions when we see Li Gui at night."
He originally thought that by visiting Lingjie Village, he could find out the cause of the evil ghosts and make targeted arrangements.
Unexpectedly, this trip not only failed to find out the cause of the evil ghost, but even who the evil ghost was became a mystery.
Fortunately, he had a plan.
The traps in Nanquan Township should be almost ready.
When the evil ghost comes tonight, these mysteries should be solved one by one.