The red coffin, under the white mourning hall, was so red that it penetrated people's eyes.
In fact, according to customs, people who die of old age usually use black coffins. Black represents peace. Only people who die suddenly or unexpectedly will use red coffins. Red has the effect of suppressing evil and suppressing evil spirits.
"Open the coffin?" Wang Haotian was stunned for a moment, looking a little embarrassed. According to local customs, there is no reason to open the coffin after the person dies and is in the coffin.
"This has already been nailed into the coffin. There is no way to open the coffin." Wang Haotian replied.
"The nails have been nailed on the coffin." A flash of light flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, and he walked slowly to the red coffin, walked around the coffin several times, and finally stood directly under the coffin.
"He just left yesterday, how come he was nailed so quickly?"
"Sir, this is our local custom. It is not a normal death of old age. Usually nails will be drilled the next day after death. Otherwise, it is feared that it will be unlucky and affect relatives."
"So that's it."
Qin Yu nodded thoughtfully, pondered for a while, and then continued to ask: "Did Wang Rui do anything unusual that day?"
"No, it's not normal. He has been acting crazy and mumbling some nonsense since the day he was brought home. Secretary Meng and Director Zhang both know this." Wang Haotian shook his head and replied.
"Can you take me to the room where Wang Rui lives?"
Following Wang Haotian around the mourning hall, Qin Yu was taken to the door of the back room. There were several talismans posted on the door of this room. Qin Yu's eyes stayed on them for a few seconds.
"This is not a talisman that I heard people say that Wang Rui, a kid, may have been struck by evil spirits, so he asked a nearby goddess to draw a talisman for him."
Seeing Qin Yu's eyes lingering on the talisman, Wang Haotian explained a few words in embarrassment, and then glanced at Meng Fang behind him. As a party member, he believed in these things. It was not a good thing to be caught by the leader.
Fortunately, Meng Fang did not show dissatisfaction because of this. In fact, Meng Fang himself was a little wavering in his heart, otherwise he would not have invited Qin Yu to come and take a look.
After listening to Wang Haotian's explanation, Qin Yu showed a meaningful smile and said nothing, waiting for Wang Haotian to push the door open.
Since it was a back room, there was not enough light at this time, so Wang Haotian casually turned on the light bulb switch next to the door.
This room is not small, covering more than forty square meters. There are two rows of bookshelves on the innermost side. Behind the bookshelves is a window, and in front of the bookshelves is a desk. Next, there are books on the left wall.
There is a TV cabinet with a 24-inch color TV on it, and the rest is a bed.
"Xiao Rui is usually very motivated and likes to read. He bought these books with his own salary after working. He originally planned to introduce Xiao Rui to a girlfriend after the Chinese New Year so that he could start a family and start a business. I can also have some friends with my elder brother and sister-in-law.
An explanation, but who would have thought..."
When Wang Haotian said the last part, his voice was choked with sobs, "My eldest brother's family is the only one, and he will be extinct all of a sudden. After I die, how will I go to see my eldest brother and sister-in-law, and the ancestors of the Zhang family?"
"Old Wang, don't be too sad. This man can't be resurrected, so it's better to express his condolences." Zhang Haihe hurriedly stepped forward to support Wang Haotian, and pulled him to a chair aside to sit down.
"Director Wang, what is your nephew's personality like?" Qin Yu asked Wang Haotian while flipping through the books in the bookshelf.
"Xiao Rui is relatively introverted and not good at communicating with others. He only likes reading. I often ask him to communicate more with people, but he always smiles shyly."
"Thank you, Director Wang, for your cooperation. Then we won't disturb you and will take our leave now."
Qin Yu put down a book he was reading, winked at Meng Fang, and they left the Wang family.
"Hey, I didn't expect that Wang Rui would die. Director Wang treated Wang Rui as his own son. It's not easy for a white-haired man to give away a black-haired man." After leaving Wang's house, Zhang Haiming sighed.
"Director Zhang, I saw at the mourning hall earlier that except Director Wang in front of the funeral, the only ones left were a few women. What about Director Wang's children?" Qin Yu asked separately without taking Zhang Haiming's words.
"Director Wang has a son, but he works outside. It is said that he is in the capital. Young people all want to stay in big cities. It is understandable that a few are willing to stay in this remote country."
"So, Director Wang really loves Wang Rui, his nephew. He is closer than his own son. Wang Rui also strives for success. When he took the first place in the civil service examination, he could have been admitted to other units, but in the end he was admitted to the cultural department.
Bureau, he is really a nerd."
Zhang Haiming knows a lot about the affairs of the Wang family. To put it bluntly, the county is so big. As the chief of public security, he naturally has many more sources of information than others.
"In any position, you must serve the people. Who is a nerd and not a nerd?"
Meng Fang spoke slowly. His words made Zhang Haiming's expression freeze. He slipped out of his mouth for a moment and forgot that Secretary Meng was still standing next to him.
Of course, Meng Fang's words are only official. If it were a big city, the Cultural Bureau would be good, but in this remote small county, there is no cultural industry. The Cultural Bureau is responsible for managing the library and compiling.
A look at the local chronicles reveals the entire Qingshui Yamen.
"This Wang Rui is not a nerd." Qin Yu looked at the door of the Wang family and suddenly said this, making Meng Fang and Zhang Haiming look at him with doubts on their faces.
"Director Zhang, please arrange for a few reliable people to keep an eye on the Wang family for me 24 hours a day, especially at night, and pay careful attention to people coming in and out of the Wang family. Once you find someone coming out of the Wang family, report it to me immediately and follow them quietly.
.”
Qin Yu's expression became very serious. Zhang Haiming looked serious and nodded subconsciously in agreement. After nodding, the expression on his face became even more confused, "Mr. Qin, why are you staring at the Wang family?"
"Because Wang Rui is not dead." A few cold words slowly came out of Qin Yu's mouth.
"What? Wang Rui is not dead. How is this possible? The coffins are all there?" Zhang Haiming had a look of shock on his face, and his voice unconsciously raised a few decibels.
"Let's talk about it after we get in the car. Standing here at the door is not good." Meng Fang also had a look of shock on his face, but he was much more cautious. Besides, a county party committee secretary was standing in front of the door where someone was holding a funeral.
If you are recognized, there may be some gossip.
"Don't you think it's strange? Even if Wang Rui died of convulsions, the Wang family felt that it was unknown and wanted to bury them early, but they didn't nail the coffin even if a day passed. Moreover, the red coffin was not a temporary thing.
You can find it within a few seconds.”
Qin Yu explained meaningfully in the car, but seeing that Meng Fang and Zhang Haiming still had confused expressions, he had to patiently analyze it for them:
"Let's put it this way, ordinary coffin shops will not prepare red coffins, because red is unlucky and represents the elimination of evil. Even the people in the coffin shop are not willing to put a red coffin in the store. If any family needs it,
The red coffin was also temporarily painted, but the temporary paint will have a smell, especially since Wang Ruicai died less than a day ago. Even if the master of the coffin shop worked overnight, the smell of red paint still cannot be eliminated, but
I walked around the red coffin several times before, and I only felt a very faint smell of red paint. If I didn't lean down and smell it, I wouldn't feel it at all."
In fact, this is also because Zhang Haiming and Meng Fang do not understand some of the rules of this industry. Generally, if a coffin shop displays red coffins, people will scold them. Isn't this a curse for someone nearby to die violently?
For red coffins, only people in coffin shops can take unpainted coffins and paint them temporarily. As a Feng Shui fortune teller, Qin Yu still knows this.
"This is just your guess, Mr. Qin. Maybe that coffin shop happens to have such a red coffin." Zhang Haiming still questioned Qin Yu's guess, mainly because he couldn't think of the Wang family's motive for doing this.
"What if I tell you, there is no breath of death in that coffin at all." Qin Yu raised his head and glanced at Zhang Haiming, who shuddered when he saw Zhang Haiming in his eyes.
"Okay, just follow Qin Yu's instructions and arrange the Wang family under close surveillance." Meng Fang looked deeply at Qin Yu. He chose to believe Qin Yu and ordered to Zhang Haiming.
"Yes, Secretary Meng."
Meng Fangdu had spoken. Even if Zhang Haiming still had doubts, he had to bury them in his heart and get out of the car to arrange for reliable confidants to guard the Wang family.
"Qin Yu, do you doubt this Wang Rui?"
"It's not just Wang Rui, the entire Wang family has problems."
Qin Yu's eyes flashed, and he looked at Meng Fang, his expression becoming very serious, "Assign a few employees of the Cultural Bureau, preferably people who are familiar with Director Wang. I have something to ask them, but don't disturb Director Wang.
Director."
"Okay, leave this to me and I'll let Xiao He handle it. Do you have any other requirements?"
"Now let's take a look at those sculptures. We'll talk about the others after we finish looking at the sculptures."
Meng Fang nodded and did not ask any more questions, while Qin Yu looked out the window, looking at the Wang family's house behind the car, and narrowed his eyes slightly: This small and remote county has many things hidden.
The sculptures Meng Fang mentioned are close to the mountain side. Hengyuan County is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. The closed environment is the root of the poverty in Hengyuan County.
"Secretary Meng."
The car stopped at the foot of a mountain. When the four policemen saw Meng Fang getting out of the car, they quickly stood at attention and saluted.
"Around the mountain col here is the place where those sculptures were excavated. In order to prevent the villagers from getting close, we specially arranged people to guard here, and also arranged people to set up a cordon over there."
"Then let's go."
Qin Yu and Meng Fang crossed the cordon and walked straight towards the col.
PS: Thanks to book friends such as Buddhism for watching the red dust of the world, thank you for your monthly votes, more than 300 votes. This number of votes in one day is beyond Jiudeng's expectation. Although the gap is still more than ten votes, it cannot be shortened.
However, Jiu Deng is already very satisfied. To put it in one sentence, it’s not that we don’t do our best, it’s that the enemy is too strong. There is only one day left, so let’s just leave it to fate! (To be continued)