Wang Qiang hesitated for a moment and finally sighed.
I just smiled lightly but didn't say much. Not many people knew the purpose of my coming out this time, but Chen Ziqing still knew it. I needed the Chen family's help, so I didn't have anything to say to Chen Ziqing on certain issues.
reserve.
Wang Qiang watched me finish my drink, gave me another drink, then turned around and walked out.
I was sitting on the sofa alone, looking at the blue sky outside the window, my thoughts going up and down.
Towards evening, the plane landed in a small town somewhere in southern Xinjiang. The small town was not big, and the airport seemed a bit shabby. Although the development of southern Xinjiang has been good over the years, compared with coastal cities, it is still not in the same place.
on the horizontal line.
After getting off the plane, a motorcade drove in.
Wang Qiang followed me like a housekeeper and said softly: "Stay in the city tonight, tomorrow..."
"You should go back tomorrow. I can only handle certain things by myself!" I said softly.
Wang Qiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
The car stopped outside the hotel, and I followed Wang Qiang into my room. The climate in southern Xinjiang is humid and cold. Although the temperature is not as low as in Guangling Village, the degree of coldness is by no means an exaggeration.
One night passed, and in the early morning of the next day, Wang Qiang stood in my room and looked at me hesitantly.
I packed up my things and glanced at him, "Is something wrong?"
"No! I have a business card here. It's from a local snake that the Chen family made friends with when we were developing here. If you have any questions, you can go to him more often!" Wang Qiang said and handed the business card in his hand to mine.
superior.
I hesitated for a moment and then took the card. The business card showed an engineering development manager named Han Wentao. Then there was a row of phone numbers, and the last number turned out to be four.
I smacked the corner of my mouth and secretly thought that this person must be something special. Someone who can use such a number is definitely not an ordinary person.
"Tianju, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not!" Wang Qiang said hesitantly as he saw me taking the business card.
"Say it!" I waved my hand and put my backpack on my back.
"A person's life is actually very short, but the most important thing is to live!" Wang Qiang said.
I was stunned, curled up my mouth slightly, and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, I didn't come here to die, I came here to find a chance to live!"
"That's good!" Wang Qiang also smiled.
"I hope it will still be you who comes to pick me up in more than ten days!" I said with a smile, turned and walked out of the room. I could hear Wang Qiang's slight sigh, but I didn't turn around to comfort him. At this time, I'm afraid I still
For those who need comfort, as for comforting Wang Qiang, they really can't do it.
After leaving the hotel, I raised my head and glanced at the sky. It was now around eight o'clock in the morning, and the weather outside was not bad. The small town was also immersed in the atmosphere of the Spring Festival, giving people a feeling of joy.
I tightened my backpack tightly, just like a traveler traveling alone, blending into the crowd. This time there was a chance of danger, so I must not be careless.
With a wave of his hand, he hailed a taxi. Just as he opened the door, he heard the driver ask: "Where are we going?"
I smiled. In this festive atmosphere, many taxi drivers would charge double the price. But in my opinion, it doesn't matter. After all, not many drivers still work on such days.
"Tonggu Village!" I said hurriedly.
The driver was stunned for a moment, a trace of panic flashed across his face, "I don't recognize this place!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the car suddenly drove out without waiting for me to close the door. It didn't stop until more than ten meters away. The driver closed the door and drove away.
My heart suddenly sank, and I felt something was not good.
I stopped a taxi again and said softly: "Master, I want to go to Tonggu Village!"
"Sorry, I don't know the road!" The driver immediately refused and drove the car out quickly like the previous one.
I stood on the street, with flashes in my eyes, and my uneasy mood became more and more worried. What's going on? Two cars came in succession, and they didn't know the location of Tonggu Village?
"Master, I want to go to Tonggu Village!" I stopped a taxi again and said hurriedly.
The driver's face changed, with a trace of unbearable look in his eyes, "Little brother, why are you going to Tonggu Village?"
"Oh, I'm a traveler, and I heard from my friends that the scenery in that place is beautiful!" I said hurriedly.
"The scenery is not bad? It has been abandoned for a long time, how can it be that the scenery is good? Brother, there is something evil about this place. You should go home quickly, it is not a good place!" The driver said, about to start the car.
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I got into the car in one step, closed the door, and said with a grin: "Master, I really want to go to Tonggu Village, and I hope you can help me! I can give you more money!"
"It's not about the price, it's about the fact that you can't go to this place! Just listen to my advice, little brother!" the driver said earnestly.
"Master, tell me why you can't go to this place?" I laughed dryly.
The man saw me not getting out of the car, sighed and started the car, but the speed was very slow. He seemed to be waiting for me to regret it, so that he could stop the car again.
"A few years ago, Tonggu Village was a development site for tourism projects, but then people died inside, and rumors began to spread! Someone was passing by at night and heard the sound of ghosts crying and howling, and then he died of illness when he returned home!
There was a local who went to Tonggu Village and came back with sores all over his body and died miserably! The most important thing is that at night, there will be some ghosts who will stop the car on the way to go to Tonggu Village..." This driver
He said sadly.
My expression changed slightly, "You said that at night, there will be ghosts blocking the way to Tonggu Village?"
"What do you think? Several of our colleagues have met you, and even collected several ghost coins. If you go there at night, no one will drag you there!" said the driver.
I sighed a little in my heart. No wonder the two cars just ran away in fear. Did they think I was a ghost?
Sighing, I reached into my arms, took out a piece of requiem paper, and put it on the driver's dashboard. "Master, with a little respect, just accept it!"
The driver looked at the paper talisman for a moment, and finally sighed. I knew he didn't believe my paper talisman, but this paper talisman could show my determination to go to Tonggu Village. No matter what, I had to go and check it out.
, after all, the appearance of those bloody footprints in my home really made me feel uneasy.
Tonggu Village is not far from the small town, about twenty kilometers away. In less than an hour, the car stopped outside Tonggu Village.
The driver sighed, "Young man, if you really want to go, listen to me! You must come out when the sun sets, and you must not come in next time!"
"Okay!" I agreed happily, and after paying three times the fare, I hurriedly got out of the car.
The taxi stopped where it was, and seemed to want to get down to persuade me, but I had already looked at the mountains in the distance and walked in quickly.
The mountains are a bit steep. Although the scenery looks good, it gives people a chaotic feeling. I lowered my head and walked dozens of meters into the mountains before I gradually saw a valley. There was a huge valley across the valley.
The sign, there are three big characters written on it: "Tonggu Village". These three characters have lost some color and look a little yellow.
I hesitated for a moment, then passed the sign and walked slowly to the bottom of Tonggu Village. Although it was morning time, the place gave people an extremely eerie feeling.
I raised my head and glanced over these cliffs. There were pavilions built one after another on these cliffs. These pavilions looked a little dilapidated, perhaps because no one had repaired them for many years, which led to their current appearance.
I hesitated for a moment and continued walking forward. The architectural style of some of these villages in southern Xinjiang was very different from what I knew. In my impression, these villages were basically made of wooden structures.
And the building inside is very complicated, like a maze. But what I see now are just some pavilions, and nothing else.
"Tianju, in that place!" Tian Xiaorui said in his mind.
I hastily quickened my pace and walked forward quickly. At the end of the valley, there was a huge basin, and inside the basin was an ancient village with complicated shapes.
"Is this in line with the characteristics of the village?" I said softly.
Tian Xiaorui didn't speak, and seemed to be shocked by the scene in front of him. I lowered my head, followed the stairs on the side, and walked slowly into the stockade in the basin. I walked dozens of meters before landing on the stockade.
There is some mud at the bottom of the foot. It is probably because the drainage here is not good, causing the water to appear submerged in rainy weather.
Creaking... A gust of cold wind blew by, shaking these wooden structures a little and making an inexplicable sound. Standing in front of this village, I felt like I had traveled through time and space.
A main road appeared in front of me, but there was no one there. Only then did I remember that the taxi driver had said that this place had been deserted for a long time. Could it be that there was no one here?
"Would you like to go in and take a look?" Tian Xiaorui asked softly.
I nodded, "You've already come this far. If you don't go in and take a look, how can you treat us like this?"
Tian Xiaorui did not speak and remained silent.
Click... At this moment, a crisp sound came into my ears.