Do you think I'm blind? Can't you see that these are human fingerprints?
Li Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and didn't ask any more questions.
He knew that this guy just didn't want to say more.
Guo Shouxin took another look at Li Yu.
As for Li Yu, he had seen him before. In the past, Li Yu was timid and timid, he didn't dare to look at others, and he stumbled when he spoke.
Li Yu now has a calm and natural expression, speaks clearly and logically, and there is a clear calmness between his brows that far exceeds his age. It is as if he has changed into a different person.
But Guo Shouxin didn't pay much attention to it.
A mere corpse keeper is just an inconspicuous person, not worthy of much attention.
The body was placed on the morgue. After Ergou's parents cried for a while, they finally left reluctantly. Others followed suit.
Seeing everyone walking away, Li Yu looked at Ergou, whose face was pale, shook his head with pity and sighed.
He died so early at such a young age, before he had seen all the wonderful things in the world. This little guy was pitiful.
Next, of course, we have to start burying the corpse and sorting out the remains of the two dogs.
Li Yu took out the ever-burning lamp and lit it.
Then he took off the clothes on the second dog, washed them and hung them up to dry. He boiled hot water, took a towel and began to wipe the skin of the second dog. After wiping it clean, he used a comb to comb his hair.
Wait for the clothes to dry before putting them on again.
Finally, the body was arranged neatly so that its face was calm and its arms were placed steadily on both sides of the body.
In this way, the burial is finally over.
Li Yu looked thoughtful when his eyes touched the black handprints on Ergou's ankles.
Based on what Guo Shouxin said just now, these two dogs should have drowned in the pond.
Thinking about the pale white figure that he encountered when passing by the pond when he came back from town a few days ago, Li Yu felt that the death of these two dogs was most likely related to the pale white figure.
While Li Yu was deep in thought, the yin and yang roulette wheel passed by in a trance, and the reward arrived as promised:
"Reward for burial: a worn-out rattle."
【Old rattle】
Quality: Not good.
Introduction: This is Ergou's favorite toy. It has been with him for several years. Although it is damaged and cannot make a crisp sound, it is of great significance to him.
Li Yu looked at the tattered rattle in his hand, shook his head helplessly, and put it aside.
After all, he was an inexperienced child, and he didn't expect anything good from the other party.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a light spot flew up from Ergou's body and penetrated into the center of Li Yu's eyebrows.
Then, a picture unfolded before his eyes:
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, casting a large swath of orange light.
There was already a thick layer of ice on the pond, and several children were sticking their butts out and smashing the ice to catch fish. One of them was Ergou.
Several children's faces were red and dark from the cold, and they were shivering, but their faces were full of excitement.
This pond is connected to the Qingshui River, and there are quite a few fish in the water.
One of them even held up a small fish in his hand to show off: "Haha, there is a fish, I caught a fish!"
The other children were so envious that they smashed the ice with stones. After a while, several children had gained something, and they were all smiling.
"Er Gou, Fat Tiger, my mother asked me to go home early, so I'll go back first."
A child carried two palm-sized fish, waved his hands excitedly, and left quickly.
Not long after, the other children also left one after another, leaving only the two dogs still unwilling to smash the ice and catch fish.
The sky was getting dark, and a white shadow loomed under the ice, which was eerie and terrifying.
But Ergou didn't notice it.
He stood up and was about to change places and continue smashing. Suddenly, the ice under his feet broke with a crack, causing him to fall into the water.
"Ah - help! - help - cough -"
Ergou panicked and tried to climb out while shouting for help. However, the ice surface was slippery and cold. Not only did he fail to climb out, he instead drank a few mouthfuls of cold water.
At this moment, a black-green hand poked out from the water, with sharp nails, and grabbed Ergou's ankle, pulling him into the water.
The two dogs fluttered vigorously at first, but as time went by, a large amount of ice water was poured into their mouths and noses, and they gradually lost consciousness and sank to the bottom of the water, lifeless.
When Li Yu came back to his senses, a strange message appeared in his mind:
【Two Dogs’ Last Wish】
Explanation: In the year of great disaster, the harvest was not good. In order to survive this winter, Ergou's family could only live frugally. It was common to only eat one meal a day. They were woken up from sleep many times by hunger and could not bear it.
The hungry Ergou simply came up with the idea of catching fish to fill his stomach. Although the elders in the village never let the children get close to this pond.
Ergou died catching a fish, so he became obsessed with finding a fish, and it had to be a fish from the pond where he drowned.
Reward: The Secret of Ergou.
Li Yu blinked, a little surprised that Ergou still had his obsession and was still thinking about the fish in the pond.
But it seems normal when you think about it. After all, he died catching fish and was hungry before he died. It's not surprising that he has this obsession.
Thinking of the female ghost in white clothes in the water, Li Yu only felt a little headache:
"It's okay if I just catch fish, but the key is that there are real ghosts in the pond, and I'm not a Taoist monk who can slay demons. If I really get trapped because of a fish, that would be an injustice."
"However, it seems that there is no solution at all!"
Recalling the scene just now, Li Yu's eyes flickered and he discovered something keenly:
"The other children who caught fish with Ergou were all safe. On the contrary, Ergou did not get into trouble until after dark because it was too late. Moreover, the last time I saw the female ghost was also at night, which means that the female ghost was there.
It should not appear during the day, especially when the sun is bright."
"Besides, I am only catching fish, not ghosts, so it will be much easier."
"In this case, there is nothing we can do about it."
"However, since the old people in the village don't want the children to get close to this pond, there is obviously a reason. Well, let's find out the details of the female ghost first."
Li Yu thought about it for a while and came up with some ideas.
"Old man, I came to see you again today."
The next day, Li Yu carried a bag of jujube cakes and didn't see anyone else at all. He pushed the door open and entered Yang An's yard while shouting.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
With a quick glance, he saw a young girl standing in the yard besides Yang Feng, Yang An and his grandson, and an old yellow dog.
This girl has a slender figure, but she has already begun to show her size. Her skin is fair and fair, and her appearance is quite pretty.
When the young girl saw someone coming, she immediately panicked, and a blush quickly appeared on her face. She took a small bottle from Yang An's hand and said hurriedly: "Brother An, my mother was a little bit badly burned last night.
I’ll bring this badger seed oil to you in a few days.”
"No...it's okay, Chun Xing. I have plenty of this stuff at home. You can just take it and use it all up. If...if it's not enough, I'll go to the mountains to hunt badgers."
Yang An stammered.
Looking at the handsome face in front of him, he felt that his heart was about to melt. He was nervous and panicked, mixed with a hint of indescribable sweetness.
The girl pursed her lips and smiled shyly, but did not respond. She greeted Mr. Yang again: "Grandpa Yang, I will go back first."
After saying that, he lowered his head and left in a hurry as if he was fleeing.