After seeing the parasite die, the woman immediately collapsed to the ground and vomited profusely. The vomited out was like tar, black, sticky and rancid, and mixed with blood. It was obvious that she would lose half of it even if she died. Dead.
Under such circumstances, Fang Linyan didn't want to get into trouble, so he poured a ladle of water on the face of the boss who was knocked unconscious by him, then he climbed up the wall next to him in a trot, and then ran away directly.
After waiting on the street, Fang Linyan called Mai Yong and said:
"where are you."
Mai Yong is obviously a little worried now:
"It was right there just now. It was so tragic. All four members of the family inside the Camry were dead and crushed! The damn driver was actually drunk and sleeping at this time!"
Fang Linyan knew very well that after the driver had a car accident, part of his brain would be devoured by the parasite in his body. The driver should be in a vegetative state at this time, so he said to Mai Yong:
"I'll be back soon and follow the original plan to find Ma Xianniang. There's no need to find a motorcycle. I'll drive."
"That's right." Fang Linyan told Mai Yong seriously: "From now on, you and the people around you must be more careful when eating. Don't eat any food that will leave our sight during the preparation process."
Mai Yong nodded.
***
After Fang Linyan took over the driving, it took him almost an hour and a half to get to Ma Xianniang's home, which was located on a hillside and looked as if it had been rebuilt on the ruins of a temple.
Fang Linyan has a strong sense of direction. Standing on the sunba of Ma Xian's family home and looking into the distance, he can clearly see Xie Wenqiang's former home - the red house that his second sister-in-law left not long ago. The roof is actually very easy to identify.
About two kilometers away, there is a sparkling river, which is the main culprit that made Fang Linyan and the others wait for an hour and a half detour.
After waiting for almost ten minutes, Mai Yong whispered to Fang Linyan:
"Ma Xianniang is back."
Fang Linyan raised his eyes and saw a middle-aged woman wearing a flowered coat. She looked quite haggard, her hair was much whiter, and her trouser legs and sleeves were rolled up. She had obviously just fallen off the ground.
She also carried a basket on her back, half filled with pigweed.
When she met Fang Linyan and the others, Ma Xianniang did not show any stage fright, but greeted her loudly:
"Guests, sit here for a moment, Sister Heiwa! You can help me bring some stools out. Sister Dai, help me make four cups of tea! I'm going to wash my hands and change some clothes."
Soon, Ma Xianniang put on a black gown, tied her hair in a bun, and walked out, looking neat and tidy:
"What do these gentlemen want from my old lady?"
Fang Linyan looked at the people around him and then said:
"Is there a quieter place?"
Ma Xianniang immediately turned to the lively people around her. It was strange to say that most of these people just left after being treated like this by Ma Xianniang. Sister Heiwa and Sister Dai who were called before also stepped forward to chase them away. Then they He also left.
At this time, Ma Xianniang closed her courtyard door again:
"You can say it now."
Fang Linyan said:
"I'm here to inquire about a person. I don't know much about this person. I only know that the other person also has some mysterious and bizarre methods. People call him an old monster!"
Ma Xianniang's expression suddenly changed:
"What are you doing looking for this thing?"
Fang Linyan smiled, took out a stack of money and placed it on the bench next to him:
"You don't need to know so much, you just need to answer my questions well, and then take the money."
Holding the stack of money, Ma Xianniang looked a little hesitant. Fang Linyan also read her concerns and said simply:
"I have a grudge against this old monster, and this time I am here to cause trouble for him, so you don't have to worry about me causing any harm to you."
Ma Xianniang stared at Fang Linyan. Others could not tell it, but her eyes obviously became a little deep. Fang Linyan was stunned when he suddenly got a hint:
"An aboriginal tries to use the detection technique on you, and his mental power is 21 points, which is far lower than your mental power, so if you are willing, you can cause serious damage to him."
Fang Linyan’s wonder:
"What if I let her probe?"
"Then she will detect some basic things, such as whether you have malicious intentions or not."
Fang Linyan nodded, having made up his mind, he simply let him probe, but when it was about to end, he simply cut off his mental power and pushed him away.
Obviously, Ma Xianniang's face suddenly turned pale. At this time, she could clearly feel that Fang Linyan was much stronger than she thought, and she immediately said gratefully:
"Thank you sir for your mercy!"
Fang Linyan said calmly:
"I have always been very tolerant of useful people."
Obviously, Fang Linyan's subtext is, if you are useless to me, then you will soon know my anger!
Facing Fang Linyan's staring gaze, Ma Xianniang said simply:
"In fact, I don't know much about the old monster. Most of what I know are rumors, and I have only dealt with it once. In fact, I don't even know whether it is a male or a female, or even whether it is a human being.
have no idea!"
Fang Linyan said:
"It doesn't matter, as long as there is news, tell me everything you know. Don't hide it, don't be self-righteous and add your subjective judgment, and don't leave anything out."
Then Fang Linyan said to Qian Nunu:
"After you finish speaking, and don't try to deceive me, then the money is yours."
Ma Xianniang said:
"Okay, actually, in our circle, we are also divided into factions. Some worship Wong Tai Sin, some worship the family god (snake), and some worship Bixia Yuanjun (fox). In fact, these are all excuses. In fact,
We just didn't close our eyes after we were born, so we got some dirty things that ordinary people don't see."
What Ma Xianniang said is also a common phenomenon among goddesses and divine men. Some of these people only know how to cheat, but some also have real abilities.
The truth is that they are human beings whose mental power is much more developed than ordinary people. They are equivalent to Liu Xiang/Yao Ming in the field of mental power, but there is no scientific research and development in this field.
Ma Xianniang took a sip of water and then continued:
"I have heard the term old monster since I was a child, because my mother is also in my profession. She said it is an evil thing driven out of the mountains. She usually likes to live in three places, the well in Wangjiagou,
The mass graves in Heizhugou and under the old locust trees in Jianjian Mountain next to it.”
Fang Linyan calmly wrote down these three places.
Ma Xianniang said:
"The old monster does things based on his own preferences. If he encounters someone who is in trouble and is in a good mood, he will help."
"However, if you take the initiative to ask for help, the sacrifices sent will be accepted directly, but the rest will be ignored."
"When I was young, I would hear rumors every few months that someone was saved by the old monster. At that time, people around here called it the Black Lady."
Fang Linyan’s wonder:
"How can we judge that this is a good thing it did?"
Ma Xianniang said:
"When the Black Lady appears, several small whirlwinds will appear around her, causing the leaves and branches to rustle. People will generally be dazzled and it will take a while to recover."
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"Oh, okay, you continue."
Ma Xianniang said:
"However, about twenty years ago, something big happened. There was a drought thunder in broad daylight. There was a loud bang, and even several houses on the edge of the county town were shaken down. The sky
It even rained blood."
"Since then, Hei Niangniang has become moody. Many people will fall into coma when encountering her, and then they will become seriously ill, and their body and bones will immediately become weak."
"At that time, it had only been two months, and there were only one or two hundred people affected by the disaster, and about ten people died because they couldn't hold on any longer."
“At that time, even the government paid attention to it and directly sent out the army to kill it. The well in Wangjiagou was filled in, and the Taishan Shigandang was built on it. The old locust trees in Jianjian Mountain were cut down and even uprooted.
"
"At that time, many onlookers arrived. Under the roots of the old locust tree, there was a coffin. It was said that it was the body of Hei Niangniang. The army poured gasoline on it and burned it. Only the mass graves in Heizhugou were too large.
It was too big and wide, so we couldn't deal with it. But since then, even if someone passes by Heizhugou during the day, they can hear the sound of wailing among the graves."
Fang Linyan made some calculations in his mind and realized that when the black lady's accident happened, it was almost the same time as when he entered the orphanage! It's really hard to say whether there is any relationship between this.
After pondering for a while, Fang Linyan said:
"What about the relationship between the Black Lady and the old monster?"
Ma Xianniang said:
"After the Black Empress was surrounded and suppressed by the army, it was quiet for two years, but then people began to encounter ghosts in the Wangjiagou area. People who encountered them would usually fall into a coma, and when they finally woke up, they found themselves
On the grave, a serious illness will follow, but after getting sick, you can often make a fortune."
"And this amount of money is determined according to the illness. If the illness is serious, the wealth will be more. If the illness is mild, the wealth will be less. Not only that, these people will listen to it before they fall into coma or wake up.
I heard a very strange sound, like an old man coughing."
"Therefore, people who have benefited from it call it Lao Shengsheng (local dialect, similar to Lao Shu), and ordinary people call it Old Monster. When you encounter an old monster, cyclones will appear around you, and then there will be whirlwinds in the countryside.
There are rumors that the Black Lady has made a comeback and changed her face."
"Right!"
Hearing this, Fang Linyan immediately thought of Uncle Xu's drinking buddy, photography master, fish stall owner, salty old man Lao He!
The films developed by this guy surprisingly have the ability to allow people to exchange their health for wealth, and even transform into unknown strange objects!
Thinking of this, Fang Linyan began to secretly be careful not to underestimate the enemy. Just using the image left by a negative can transform an ordinary film into something unknown and strange. That is definitely not easy.
This is a tall and powerful existence that even space is interested in.
"You heard all these things, right?" Fang Linyan said.
Ma Xianniang said:
"Yes."
Fang Linyan said:
"Tell me about the conflict between you and the old monster?"
Ma Xianniang sighed and said:
"Actually, there's not much to say. One family asked me to go to the underworld (the goddess invited the family's dead relatives to take a body). When I arrived, I found out that a child was seriously ill and always talked nonsense.
Calling dead grandma’s name.”
"Then when I went to Yin, everything went smoothly at first, but in the end I was possessed by this old monster. I resisted desperately and was not controlled by it. In the end, we both had a stalemate over a cup of tea. It warned
I didn’t want to meddle in other things, so I left my body.”
"After I came back, my head hurt so much that it felt like it was about to burst. I couldn't sleep all day long. In the end, the guy at home even knocked me out. I finally breathed a sigh of relief and got through it slowly.
.”
Fang Linyan knew very well that a splitting headache was a sign of mental damage. Ma Xianniang should be "self-taught" and had mastered the basic use of mental power. However, the old monster could not even suppress her absolutely.
Therefore, the old monster's mental strength is only in his early thirties and less than forty, otherwise it would constitute crushing.
After asking Ma Xianniang a few more words, I basically determined the scope of this old monster's activities. Draw a circle with the Wangjiagou area as the core and a radius of five kilometers, and this guy will move around there.
Fang Linyan was satisfied with being able to obtain this information. After giving 10,000 yuan in benefits to Ma Xianniang, he returned directly to Badong County.
While driving on the road, Mai Yong also received a call. After saying a few words, he said to Lin Yan:
"Brother Wrench, we have found the list of previous staff members of the welfare home that you asked us to find."
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"Okay, let's go get it now and ask the other party to print out a few copies."
After returning to the county town and getting this list, it was already the beginning of the lights and I was feeling hungry.
However, the people in the car also listened to Fang Linyan's warning, fearing that someone would put puppet eggs in the food, so they did not dare to eat and drink, and directly found a roadside stall, which was equivalent to setting up a large restaurant at night.
This kind of thing.
Then a group of people ordered a simple meal such as fried rice and fried noodles, and they watched the boss cook the whole time without doing anything. Under such strict precautions, they quickly made dinner and drank it from the supermarket.
of unopened milk, and started looking for someone on the list.
The first person on the list is Uncle Qin, the concierge of the orphanage. This old man started working there as a concierge at the age of forty-three and worked there until he was seventy-one! He has stayed here for almost thirty years.
So if you have any problems with this list, it is definitely the most appropriate thing to do.
Fang Linyan and the others did not encounter any obstacles at Uncle Qin's place. Especially after the money was taken out, Uncle Qin seemed to have opened up his chat box and talked about everything.
Uncle Qin also nodded in approval of the list and felt that there was no problem.
However, Fang Linyan really felt that something was wrong, because no one in the orphanage could match the "her" described in the diary left by the director, Zhang Kun.
Next, Fang Linyan found several people in succession and distributed almost 50,000 to 60,000 yuan in money, but basically no breakthrough was found. Why do you say basically?
It's because I got some valuable information, that is, someone finally provided the whereabouts of Xie Wenqiang...
According to the description in Xu Bo's diary, his original name was Liu Qiang, and he was Fang Linyan's good brother and good partner in the orphanage. He originally had a large red spot birthmark on his face, but Fang Linyan could not remember this at all.
On the contrary, the meeting with Inspector Luo just brought back a lot of memories to Fang Linyan:
He began to remember that his life in the orphanage was very numb. Everyone seemed to be a mechanical machine without emotions. The friends around him were often beaten and often starved.
The guards kept a straight face all day long, and every meal was porridge so thin that you could see a human figure in it, paired with yellow steamed buns that had a strong alkaline smell! Even this stuff was limited, so it might not be enough. Eat enough.
Surprisingly, the discipline doesn’t beat or scold the children very much. The only punishment is to put them in a dark room and starve them!
As long as he violates the rules, he will be starved for three meals. With such a punishment, no matter how arrogant the child is, he will be punished two or three times in a row, and he will be as honest as anything.
Not only that, the discipline will also reward the children who report the naughty behavior, and the reward they receive is the food of the children who are reported.
In such an environment, children's innocence and kindness will quickly evaporate, and there will be no laughter that children should have. Everyone must be careful about being reported for violating the rules. The unforgettable feeling of hunger may even linger throughout childhood.
***
"arrive."
Mai Yongdao in the passenger seat.
This time Fang Linyan and the others came to a row of tile-roofed houses.
The infrastructure and houses in Badong County made Fang Linyan feel as if he had returned to the 1980s, and the row of houses in front of him was the most shabby in Badong County. There was even a faint sign of "Agriculture Learned from Dazhai" on the walls. slogan......
In a house made of red bricks, if you blow on the walls, you can even see ash and mud falling off.
The drainage ditch in front of the tiled house is muddy and black, and big bubbles will pop up from time to time. There must be no fish in it, and even loaches may not survive. There are only a large number of insects that look like red threads dancing happily with the water. .
This drain can be said to be omnipotent. People's feces, leftovers, garbage, etc. are poured directly into it, which can be said to be stinky.
Liu Qiang------Xie Wenqiang has been kicked out by his greedy and tyrannical relatives since his adoptive father and adoptive mother passed away. He lives here in despair and depression, relying on odd jobs and the little things left by his adoptive father and mother. savings.
It was already dark by this time, but fortunately Mai Yong led the way. After asking two people, he knocked on a broken door that let in light.
After a while, someone shouted in a drunken voice:
"Who?"
Mai Yong already had rich experience in finding people, so he said:
"I'm asking you something, and I'm not asking for nothing, I'm paying you."
Sure enough, someone opened the door soon, and then a drunken man walked out with his clothes on. When he looked up, several people were shocked!
It turned out that the right side of his face could be seen, and it looked like it was dripping with blood. However, after a few more glances, he realized that it was something similar to a scar or a birthmark, about the size of half a palm. It might have been caused by drinking. My face was congested due to the wine, so it was all red.
After seeing this birthmark, something suddenly jumped out of Fang Linyan's memory, and then a lot of memories came out!!
He was stunned for a moment. Suddenly! A bold guess passed through his mind. Fang Linyan took a breath and said in his heart:
"Could it be that...the truth is actually like this?"
He frowned and said nothing, but Mai Yong was a smart man who was good at dancing, so he said directly:
"Are you Xie Wenqiang?"
The man burped and said angrily:
"I... If my surname is no longer Xie, there won't be a damn good thing in the Xie family!!"
"My surname is Liu, and my name is Liu Qiang!"
Obviously, Liu Qiang was very angry and resentful that the Xie family kicked him out, so he simply changed his name back to his own name.
But it also shows that this person's character is not good. The relatives of the Xie family were really not nice to him. However, the deceased adoptive father and adoptive mother did not feel sorry for him at all. He directly changed his surname. In fact, the ones who hurt him the most were the adoptive father and adoptive mother. .
After drinking too much, the birthmark on his face gradually recurred.
After asking him a few questions, Mai Yong found that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he turned to Fang Linyan and shrugged.
Fang Linyan already had some concerns in his heart at this time, so he asked Liu Qiang:
",Do you still know me?"
Liu Qiang squinted at Fang Linyan for a long time, shook his head and said:
"I don't know him, we have met before."
Fang Linyan said:
"I'm Fang Linyan. I grew up in an orphanage with you."
Sure enough, after hearing the three words Fang Linyan, Liu Qiang's eyes widened a little, and then he showed a surprised smile:
"It's you?!!"
After saying this, he immediately took two steps forward excitedly:
"Oh, it's really you! Do you still remember, when you got a piece of chocolate, you gave me half of it. That was the first time I ate chocolate in my life. The taste was really wonderful."
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Yes, you are right, so I brought you another piece of chocolate this time."
After finishing speaking, Fang Linyan took out another piece of chocolate and handed it to Liu Qiang.
It was Fang Linyan's impromptu idea to give Liu Qiang chocolate. Chocolate is small in size, easy to carry, tastes good, has explosive calories, is easy to eat, is easy to store, and has a long shelf life. It is a must-have for survival in the wild.
Therefore, Fang Linyan always has two or three boxes of chocolates ready in his private space. Of course, Yin Fulina relied on the power of the church to purchase these chocolates for him. They must be expensive and high-quality products, both in terms of taste and appearance. Good.
Liu Qiang took the chocolate. This handmade chocolate exuded a charming milky flavor. Liu Qiang must have never tasted such high-end chocolate in his life, but for some reason, he had no appetite.
Although the consciousness that came out of his mind at this time was: It is very fragrant and delicious. I have liked it very much since the last time I ate it. However, his body was honestly rejecting this thing, causing waves of nausea and nausea.
!
Fang Linyan smiled and said:
"Eat, this is imported. I brought it back to you from Greece."
Liu Qiang muttered:
"I, I seem to have drunk too much and am not feeling well."
Fang Linyan then repeated his old trick:
"How can this work? I made a bet with Lao Mai that you will definitely like to eat this! Let's do this, I don't want to lose! If you eat this chocolate in a big way, I will give you 10,000 yuan!"
After saying that, Fang Linyan threw 10,000 yuan and smashed it on the table next to him.
Liu Qiang is just sitting on his hands, how can he support himself by doing odd jobs every day to keep him drunk every night and constantly drinking and eating? At this time, these 10,000 yuan are like carbon in the snow and water in the desert to him.
With this ten thousand yuan base, Liu Qiang can swallow it in one gulp, not to mention a piece of chocolate, but a steaming ball of shit.
Therefore, Liu Qiang then said in a trembling voice:
"If I eat it, will you really give me ten thousand?"
Fang Linyan stretched out his hand:
"You can take the money first and eat later."
Liu Qiang grabbed the bundle of 10,000 yuan, then peeled off the chocolate very simply, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it. Not only did he not swallow it, but he retched twice.
But with the motivation of 10,000 yuan, he gritted his teeth and chewed a few times, then swallowed it, and then showed a cunning and happy smile and said:
"Finished."
Fang Linyan smiled and said to him:
"Thank you for letting me win this round."
Liu Qiang chuckled and began to chat with Fang Linyan about the past, but the topics between the two kept repeating several things.
After a few minutes, Liu Qiang seemed to feel a little hot, so he simply took off his coat, and then started scratching his body again. It looked like he had been bitten by a mosquito. After a while, he discovered that the place where Liu Qiang scratched appeared.
There were huge clusters of red patches, and even his breathing became rapid.
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan let out a long breath and said:
"That's true. My judgment was not wrong! It was the rest of the people who were wrong!!"
At this time, Liu Qiang already seemed a little distracted. His eyes were bloodshot, his whole body was itching, and he even felt out of breath. He said in a panic:
"No, what's wrong with me? I have to go to the hospital!!"
Fang Linyan looked at Liu Qiang, with a trace of sadness in his eyes and said:
"You are in this situation because you have an allergy. The chocolate you eat is your allergen."
Liu Qiang said in shock:
"How could it be? I like eating chocolate very much. The piece of chocolate you gave me back then was so delicious! I have loved eating chocolate ever since!"
Fang Linyan slowly shook his head:
"No, that's not the case. For you, me, and even everyone who has left the orphanage, certain key memories have been directly tampered with. Of course, it is tampering, not stuffed in out of thin air!"