We soon arrived at Upper Sendai Village. The two villages are about the same size. After arriving here, we still went to the homes of several elderly people who had died. The situation here was similar to that in Lower Sendai. The elderly people all died suddenly at home.
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However, we got a clue here that we didn't find in Xia Sendai, that is, before the accident, there was a ragged beggar in Upper Sendai Village, and all the old people who had the accident were killed by that beggar.
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About a week after the beggar came, things started happening to the old people one after another. Some said it was related to the beggar, and some said it was a coincidence.
Some people even said that the beggar was actually a ghost and came here to ask for his soul.
After getting the news, we returned to Xiaxiandai, not far away, and asked them if there had been a beggar when the old man there had an accident.
Those people also gave us an affirmative answer.
With this clue, we couldn't help but get excited. Although we still didn't know where the beggar was, we were basically certain that that guy was the culprit.
Moreover, we also learned that the time when that person appeared in Xiaxiandai and Shangxiandai was not the same, that is to say, he did not go around to commit crimes, but concentrated in the vicinity. These two villages may be his stronghold.
And that person's choice to use this place as a base must have ulterior motives.
It is very likely related to the legend of Sendai.
Not long after, we returned to Shangsendai, and then we inquired about the location of Maowei Ridge and headed there.
Maowei Ridge is on the northwest side of Shangxiantai. Although it is on a mountain, the mountain is very gentle. There is a large wasteland on Maowei Ridge, which is covered with weeds. These grasses are not high.
It's late winter now, and the grass is still yellow and looks barren.
I used the power of my mind to investigate, but found nothing special. However, Chai Min, the white wolf, sniffed the surrounding atmosphere and said, "There is a smell here!"
I asked what the taste was.
Chai Min said: "It seems to smell like a human being, but it is not an ordinary person. There is a sense of hostility and murderous aura in that smell!"
I frowned and asked Chai Min: "When did your sense of smell become so powerful that you can smell murderous and murderous aura? Why can't my mental state detect the murderous aura and murderous aura!?"
I quickly opened up the power of my mind again.
Nangong Fan said with a "hum": "Isn't it normal that you can't feel it? Isn't everything normal only when you discover it first? It's not just you who has been growing, Xiao Min has also made a lot of progress, especially for
The sensitivity of smell is sometimes beyond the power of our state of mind."
I nodded. Although I had doubts just now, I didn't doubt Chai Min's intention. I was just simply surprised.
Hu Jiashu also said from the side: "Since Chai Min said there is a problem here, let's investigate carefully and we will definitely gain something!"
After that, Hu Jiashu went to find some plants nearby and asked about them.
Zhang Rui and Tang Qing went searching in the same direction together.
Nangong Fancong glanced at me, and then instead of joining me, she asked Chai Min to go in another direction with her.
I was left standing there for a while, then headed in one direction.
I used the power of my mind to explore, but I didn't find anything. However, after looking around carefully for a while, I became curious about why no one was cultivating the large wasteland in Maowiling Ridge. It was only two or three miles away from Shangxiantai Village, and it was easy to walk.
It only takes about ten minutes.
Apart from this question, I have no other findings.
After searching here for more than an hour, several villagers from Shangxiantai Village came over. They probably thought we were looking for some treasure here, so they wanted to drive us away.
We were well prepared when we came. We had the ID of the Special Accident Investigation Team. We showed it to them and temporarily frightened them. Although they did not drive us away this time, they kept
They were watching us, fearing that we might find some treasure and steal it.
Because of the interference of these people, our exploration was forced to stop. When we returned to Shangxiantai Village, our car was surrounded by people from the village. The villagers said that we were here to rob graves and we had to wait for the people from the police station to come.
They refused to let us go until they got there, and even said that if we tried to run away, they would beat us directly.
This was the first time we encountered such a situation since we filed the case, and I couldn't help but feel anxious and angry.
However, Zhang Rui behaved very calmly. He first assured the villagers that we would not run away, and then called the superiors.
While we were waiting for people from the police station to come over, the policemen had already received the instructions from above. Knowing that we were our own people here to handle the case, they helped us disperse the villagers.
The policemen also asked us if we needed their help.
Zhang Rui said: "No need, as long as those villagers don't disturb us from investigating the case."
The police also assured us that they would actively communicate with the villagers and ask them to cooperate with us in investigating the case.
Finally, when the police asked us what case we were investigating, we ignored it on the grounds of "confidentiality."
After this farce, it was almost night time. Because of the commotion during the day, we did not stay overnight at the villagers' homes. Instead, we went to the open space in Maowei Ridge and pitched a few tents.
However, some villagers still refused to give up and came all the way to see our situation. It was not until one or two o'clock in the morning that most of the villagers dispersed, leaving only an old man holding a cigarette pipe in his mouth.
Because of the interference from those villagers, we couldn't investigate the case and couldn't rest. We could only waste time helplessly.
Now the only one left is the old man, so I will try to communicate with him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I passed by, the old man knelt down to me with a "plop". I was confused at the time, and quickly helped the old man up and asked, "What are you doing?"
The old man immediately said: "I heard that as soon as you entered the village, you started asking about the people who died the other day, right?"
I said, yes.
The old man continued: "Actually, I have discovered a long time ago that the deaths of those people are not that simple. Among the people who died, one was my chess friend. We have played chess for decades. He
His body was so strong that it would be dead if he said it was gone. If you say he died of illness, I don’t believe it. He must have been killed by monsters and monsters! And you are here to investigate this matter. You must have a way to deal with those monsters and monsters.
right?"
Hearing what the old man said, I knew he seemed to know something special.
I quickly invited him to our tent and asked him to tell me what he knew in detail.
When we got to the tent, I told my companions about the situation, and everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to the old man telling what he knew.
The old man's name was Cao Qing. The reason why he was so scared was because the beggar had also been to his home. He also gave the beggar a few steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. Now the news is very popular in the village.
He said that if the beggar went to any house, someone would die in that house. Now that everyone else is dead, his family is the only one left. He feels that it will be his turn soon.
That's why he knelt down to us.
I asked Cao Qing what the beggar looked like.
Cao Qing said: "He was dressed like an ancient man, wearing a green robe. His hair and beard were very long, covering his face, so I couldn't see clearly. But I saw that the beggar had very long nails, and
It’s still red and quite permeable.”
Red nails?
I asked Cao Qing if he had found anything special. Cao Qing looked around and said, "One more thing. That day the beggar came out from my house to ask for food. It was already evening. I thought he would go there."
When we got down to Sendai, I didn’t expect him to go up the mountain. When we went to Sendai, it was on the mountain. Beyond that was the top of the mountain. There was no village. Moreover, it was still winter. He was not wearing thick clothes. He would definitely be frozen when he reached the top of the mountain.
You may even freeze to death!"
"So I wanted to call him back, but I chased him all the way. No matter how I called, he didn't answer, and I couldn't catch him. Within a few minutes, I chased him to Maowei Ridge. I was going to call
He heard a cat meowing from behind him. The meowing was so cold that it scared me a lot. I looked back and saw a big black cat from the village running past. I cursed a few times angrily!
"
"When I turned around again, that person had disappeared. The Maowei Ridge was all flat and the grass was not high. It was strange that a person was gone just as soon as he said he was gone. I was frightened at the time.
I shouted a few times, but no one responded. My hair stood on end and my back felt cold, so I turned around and went back to the village."
I asked Cao Qing: "It was evening at that time. Could it be that because it was dark, you didn't see clearly that the person didn't disappear?"
Cao Qing said: "The sun hadn't fully reached behind the mountain at that time, and there was still some light. I could see clearly that the man disappeared in the blink of an eye."
I nodded, and then I remembered why no one was cultivating the wasteland here, so I asked Cao Qing.
Cao Qing said: "Because crops don't grow here, no matter what you plant, it won't grow past your ankles. You'll get nothing if you plant anything. Even the weeds here won't grow past your ankles. Everyone knows this, so no one grows this area."
The ground is gone.”
While Cao Qing was talking about these things, the 214 star charts in my spiritual platform suddenly started to move. I raised my head and looked into the sky, and found that my star chart was reflected in the sky, as if we were out of the sky.
Just like the sky lantern case, specific stars can be seen in specific directions!
I found that the location of Maoweiling Ridge seems unusual. Could this be the location of the legendary Invitation to Sendai, where the corpses of evil Taoists were hung to be exposed to the sun?
When I think about it, the astrological chart evolves faster, and it seems to be showing me something!