Approaching the river, Li Leping began to search along the way.
soon.
His steps stopped.
By the river, a net bag that looked like a fishing net was discarded here.
Leaning down, he saw a series of shoe prints on the mud near the water's edge.
The shoe prints were messy and looked like they were made by a few people wandering here.
But these shoe prints are not the key.
The most critical thing is that among these messy shoe prints, Li Leping captured several scratches.
The thickness of this scratch is not something an adult's fingers can leave.
"Watch your attitude."
"Ouch!"
The sky was getting dark, the river was dark, and there was no telling what was hidden under the bottomless water.
"Huh?" At this time, the upright Lu Sheng also came over.
The villagers looked at each other in confusion. Only Lao Zhao didn't look back. He just sat on the ground dejectedly. His eyes were so wet with tears that he couldn't see clearly. He stared blankly at the corpse on the ground as if he had lost his soul.
Lu Sheng was running towards him crazily, but behind him were dozens of villagers, both men and women, most of whom were elderly, but the martial spirit of this group of people had not been diminished by age.
All of them looked fierce, holding hoes and sickles in their hands. The ones with empty hands even took off their shoes to use as weapons, or picked up a stone and chased after them.
He felt that he had become a lot more normal, but this "normal" feeling always made him feel strange and indescribable.
"Um?"
"Old man! Get out of here!"
Suddenly, a look of horror appeared on his face, and then he turned his attention to Li Leping: "Is the ghost still in the river? Or has it run out?"
Li Leping spread his hands and looked at his palms.
Li Leping looked down at the ground soaked by the river water. Apart from scratches, there were only some shoe prints left on it. Judging from the direction of the shoe prints, they should have been left by the villagers when they came to fish out the child later.
"Boy, we don't welcome you in Qingshi Village. Just go back to where you came from!"
Li Leping's thoughts were interrupted and he turned back with a somewhat unpleasant look on his face, but the next moment, he raised his eyebrows.
A tall, but somewhat thin and unhealthy man with a sallow complexion shouted as he walked towards the villagers.
What is the killing pattern of that ghost?
"Close to the river? Or touch the river?" Li Leping frowned, thinking.
The area of the scratches is probably less than one meter from the river. The marks are messy and there are some discontinuities. This shows that the person who left the scratches was suddenly attacked by something and then left random traces on the ground while resisting.
.
The situation involved in Qingshi Village is too complicated, including an old man from the Republic of China and a child who suddenly drowned.
It's Lu Sheng.
In fact, Li Leping was more afraid of the villagers in this village.
Li Leping had many opportunities to intimidate and warn these villagers to cooperate with him.
But at this moment, a sound of pain came over.
"That kid..." Lu Sheng was not that stupid. He could guess what was going on the moment he saw the scratches.
They are all neighbors in the village. I dare not say that this group of people are both prosperous and devastated. However, whenever there is any trouble, this group of people will get together and act as a team.
"However, so far, only one child has drowned, which is a bit unreasonable."
Regardless of the changes in my mentality, there is a problem in front of me right now.
But after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to give up.
Obviously, Lu Sheng is a naturally reckless person.
"You seem to be calling the old man?"
The matter is not resolved and many questions remain.
These are scratches that only children can leave.
It's not that Li Leping has no conscience, nor can it be said that he lost his humanity after the evil ghost revived.
"However, the drowned child was fished out by the villagers who came after hearing the news. No matter how you think about it, these villagers should be attacked by evil spirits."
He looked at the calm river in front of him.
In supernatural events, the most rational way of thinking is often the most effective, so that we can find the ghost whose location has not yet been determined.
Unable to draw a conclusion from his analysis, he could only shake his head, but he seemed to have thought of something again, and turned back to look at the group of villagers gathered near Lao Zhao: "Didn't the old man say that these children are all in groups?"
Did you come to the river to catch fish? If that’s the case, maybe one of the child’s companions saw something?”
In the past, he might have put a gun to a villager's head and asked him to tell the truth because of the emotional loss caused by the ghost's resurgence.
If I go up and make such a fuss with the locals now, it will only add many uncontrollable factors and make the situation more complicated and troublesome.
"Brother Li, save me!"
Ignoring Lu Sheng's commotion, Li Leping stood alone by the river, his eyes still fixed on the river in front of him.
Qingshi Village has a small population. Although most of the younger generation have gone to work in the city, the elderly in the village are even more troublesome for him.
"The child didn't slip and fall in, but was forced into the water by something." Li Leping's expression changed slightly and he took a few steps back.
He fled back with a embarrassed look on his face.
The shoe prints were so messy that he couldn't analyze whether there were any signs that the ghost had escaped.
Immediately, everyone turned their attention to the source of the sound.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that after entering this village, my mood seems to be much more stable."
"It makes sense." Lu Sheng suddenly realized, then he rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll go and ask."
Soon, a burst of extremely unpleasant insults sounded from behind, followed by waves of threats.
"Which old man?"
Suddenly such a discordant voice sounded from the crowd.
Even the old man who answered many of Li Leping's questions was in the team. He was holding a cane and looking triumphant. He was also the most active one in chasing after them.
He immediately saw the scratches on the ground next to Li Leping.
And the fingerprints are obvious, extending from the river all the way to Hanoi.
And just when Li Leping felt strange, Lu Sheng also showed his questioning method.
If the boss has to take action in everything, what should the younger brother do?
The reason why Lu Sheng was asked to pay before was not just to test Lu Sheng's obedience.
"What is he talking about?"
Li Leping did not take action personally, but handed the matter over to Lu Sheng.
"Get out of Qingshi Village and fuck you."
It seemed that Lu Sheng's attitude and way of asking questions were not very friendly, and as a result, these villagers were angered.
The next moment, Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been saved, and hid behind Li Leping in a flash.
Now, it was Li Leping's turn to deal with the aggressive villagers.