I guess Sister-in-law Gu usually eats alone, so with so many people coming all of a sudden, she became a lot more active.
While putting vegetables in our bowls and urging us to eat more, she asked us about our situation, such as which city we came from, how long we planned to live in Lujiacun, whether we had a girlfriend, etc.
The questions she asked were very detailed, almost like a household survey, which made us quite helpless.
In this way, the meal passed in a harmonious and slightly weird atmosphere.
After dinner, Mrs. Gu watched TV series alone in the living room, while the three of us returned to our rooms early.
My bed is right next to the window. As long as I raise my head slightly, I can see the moon outside the window.
Today is almost over. Although I arrived in Lujiacun and I swore to the ghost child, I am still confused until now. I don’t know where to start the investigation, and I don’t know what to do to find the murderer.
The murderer of ghost children.
Forget it, in this situation we can only take one step at a time!
Thinking like this, I wrapped the quilt tighter around me, and then slowly entered my dream.
With this complicated mood, I quickly fell asleep.
When I slept until midnight, I was woken up by a strong urge to urinate. Originally, I planned to endure it for a while and wait until dawn before going to the toilet. Because it was too cold outside, I simply crawled out of the bed at this time.
It also takes a lot of willpower to get up.
I covered my head with the quilt and wanted to go back to sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep because I wanted to go to the bathroom.
Finally I made up my mind to fight, put on my clothes and went outside to use the toilet before going to sleep.
It's still very cold late at night in the countryside. I don't feel it at all during the day. It's only late at night that I can clearly feel the biting chill.
"Dang..." After using the toilet, I tidied up my clothes and was about to go out when I suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside.
Are you outside in the middle of the night?
When I came out, Loach and Lao Bai were sleeping like dead pigs. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have come out at this time!
If it wasn't Loach and Lao Bai, who would it be? Could it be Aunt Gu?
Just when I was hesitating whether to go out, the footsteps outside became increasingly clear.
People outside were slowly approaching me.
Just when I thought people outside would stop in front of the toilet, the footsteps gradually faded away again.
I was stunned. Someone was not sleeping in the middle of the night but wanted to go out?
When the footsteps slowly faded away, I came out of the toilet, then tiptoed, lightened my steps, and ran towards the distance.
I saw a person walking in front, and it turned out to be Mrs. Gu!
Sister-in-law Gu was holding a bag of things in her hand, but because the bag was black, I couldn't see clearly what was inside.
Sister-in-law Gu walked in a hurry. As she walked on the road, she looked around from time to time.
I kept a certain distance from Sister-in-law Gu, and I walked slowly and slowly so that no one would notice me.
Sister-in-law Gu is so late, where are you planning to go?
And judging from the panic on her face, it was obvious that she didn't want anyone to find her.
Sister-in-law Gu must be hiding some unknown secret.
At the same time, I thought about the death of Guizi's family. Mrs. Gu was hiding so carefully and secretly. Could it be related to that incident?
Soon I made an even more surprising discovery, which basically confirmed my guess.
I found that Mrs. Gu was walking to the north of Lujia Village. I still very clearly remember what Lu Changqing said to me during the day: don’t go to a house in the north of the village!
Now Mrs. Gu is walking to the north of the village. Could it be that his final destination is really the home of a ghost child?
Thinking of this, I feel both nervous and excited.
I was nervous because I was worried about being discovered by Mrs. Gu, and excited because I had been struggling to find the murderer without any clues, and now I finally had some clues.
I took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down my mood.
I followed Mrs. Gu for about fifteen minutes, and then Mrs. Gu stopped in front of a house.
Looking at that house, I naturally thought of the ghost child's home.
Sister-in-law Gu stood and looked around nervously. After making sure that there was no one else around but her, she took out the contents of the black bag.
Only then did I see clearly what those things were. They were yellow paper, paper money and other things burned to the dead.
Sister-in-law Gu slowly squatted down and then started to feel hot.
She is burning something for the ghost child's family!
This discovery surprised me. It seemed that the deaths of the ghost children and their sisters were indeed closely related to Mrs. Gu.
Sister-in-law Gu was burning something and still mumbling something. Unfortunately, due to the distance between us, I really couldn't hear what he was saying.
When those things were almost burned, I turned around and ran towards the door as fast as I could.
Sister-in-law Gu hasn't left yet, so I have to get back home first. Otherwise, if she finds out that I have actually been following her, it will be unexplainable.
I ran back as fast as I could, then I quickly took off my clothes and lay down in bed.
Because I was running at high speed and I was in a very excited mood, my heart was still beating violently after I lay down on the bed.
After a while, I heard footsteps walking towards our room. I immediately covered half of my face with the quilt and looked at the door.
Soon the door was opened, then a head stuck in to take a look, and finally the door was closed and left.
Although the room was dark, I could still tell from the figure of the person just now that she was Mrs. Gu.
It seems that Sister-in-law Gu is also a very careful and cautious person. After she came back from there, she specially ran to our room to have a look.
At the same time, this also further shows that she has something hidden in her heart and is hiding a secret that she doesn't dare let anyone know.
I thought about everything carefully in my mind. There is no doubt that today's incident is an opportunity. Maybe I can use it as a breakthrough to find out the real culprit behind it.
However, I don’t plan to tell anyone about this matter until I have completely figured it out, especially since I have to keep it a secret from the ghost child. If he knows that Sister Gu is related to the death of her parents, I’m afraid he will immediately go berserk.
The so-called impulse is the devil, so for now, it is very necessary to keep the ghost child a secret.
After I investigate the matter and finally confirm that Sister-in-law Gu is the murderer of their family, it will not be too late for me to tell the ghost child the truth.
Because I kept thinking about these things, I didn't fall asleep until it started to get light.