Chapter 12: The Grave of the Dead

"What did you say?" The corners of my mouth twitched.

The old man dressed as an old farmer in front of him had been sleeping since he got into the car, and he didn't even look behind him, how did he know that there were dead people in the car?

The thought of that stranger's text message made me feel wary.

The old man suddenly sighed: "Alas, don't say it, it's also because you are kind and policemen, and your life is hard, and you have not been dragged into Hades." The hurdle is over, and it's all right. It's almost there, let's go. ”

I couldn't help frowning, and was about to ask him again, when I heard the woman in the back seat sobbing and crying.

I realized that there was a woman holding a child in the car.

I was so panicked when I heard the old man's words just now, let alone that she was a woman.

Seeing the woman crying and sobbing, Dashuang frowned and said:

"Big sister, don't be afraid. This old man is joking, how can there be any Hades......"

Before Dashuang could continue, the woman interrupted him crying: "Yes, when I got married earlier, I heard that there are three hurdles in Chenpigou......

Listening to her words, my brain jumped again.

To tell the truth, when I heard the old man say three hurdles just now, I not only didn't believe it, but I also became suspicious of him, thinking that he might have ulterior motives.

Now when I listen to the women, there are really three hurdles.

There are indeed dead bodies in the car, could it be that they really ran into Hades?

But even if this is the case, how did this old man find out that there was a body in the car?

Could it really be that people are old and fine, he took a look before getting into the car, and found that Lao Chen was not a living person?

The woman was so crying that she couldn't be persuaded no matter how much she could.

I was upset by his crying, and I was soaking wet and my feet and neck hurt badly, so I asked the old man irritably: How far is Chen Pigou?

The old man pointed ahead and said, "Go a little further, and you will see a path on the left." ”

I tried to start, but it caught fire.

The car drove up, and I didn't feel any hindrance.

According to what the old man said, he drove about a mile further, and sure enough, he saw a small road on the side of the road.

I turned the car to the road, glanced at the old man beside me, and asked, "Uncle, do you know Chen Jinsheng?" ”

The old man didn't raise his eyelids: "I don't know." ”

"Don't recognize?" I glanced in the rearview mirror, "He's also from Chen Pigou, how could you not know him?" ”

"Chen Pigou is big, how can I know everyone?" The old man said justifiably, and pointed at the woman: "You ask her if she knows me?" ”

The woman snorted twice more and shook her head, "You came to Chen Pigou to find someone?" Who is Chen Jinsheng? What does it look like? ”

I felt more and more strange in my heart. Judging from the map, Chen Pigou is just a small village with a big palm, how many families can there be in the village? Why did these two people say that they didn't know Lao Chen?

What's even more inexplicable is that Chen Jinsheng is in the same car, sitting in the back......

I looked through the rearview mirror, stopped Dashuang who wanted to open his mouth with his eyes, and described the general characteristics of Lao Chen while driving.

The old man in the hat listened beside him, his body seemed to tremble slightly, but he did not speak.

Instead, the woman said, "You're looking for the strange old man who lives in the grave of the dead, right?" ”

"Dead man's grave?" I was stunned.

The woman said that there was a family on the west side of Chenpigou, and it seemed that there lived such an old man as I mentioned. But the family was very strange, and it was rare to see people coming in and out, and they didn't interact with the people of the village. Moreover, there was a large stone tablet at the back of the house, and from a distance, the whole house looked like a tomb. That's why the people in the village call that the house a dead man's grave.

The woman said that she had also met the old man who lived there once when she had just been married last year, and that she had not seen the exact appearance, but that her figure was similar to what I had said.

A stone monument was erected at the back of the house......

I nodded subconsciously, Lao Chen is doing the work of carving monuments, and nine times out of ten it is his home. Not interacting with the people in the village is in line with his character. It's just that the stone monument at the back of the house is a bit unbelievable.

"Brother Xu, there's no way ahead!" Dashuang pointed to the front and said.

I've hit the brakes and looked straight ahead.

At the end of the road, there is a river in front, the river is not wide, it is said to be narrow, but there is only a half-collapsed cement bridge stubble left in the middle, and the car can't drive it anyway.

The old man next to him seemed to be squinting again just now, and now he woke up passively, looked forward and said:

"Ah, why did this bridge collapse?"

I didn't bother to say anything, so I asked directly: "Uncle, is there any other way to go?"

The old man said, "Yes, there is an old bridge near my house, and you can't drive through the pedestrians." ”

Dashuang and I looked at each other, and we were both blind. I knew this earlier, so I found a hotel in the county to stay for one night.

The old man looked out again and said:

"If the bridge is gone, your car will definitely not be able to cross. The rain won't stop for a while, why don't you go to my house first and spend the night, and then walk over when the rain stops at dawn? ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a forked dirt road: "My house is on the river, and it only takes two cigarettes to walk over." ”

Now, I can't do what he says, and I don't want to sleep in the same car with a dead body for a night.

Seeing that the woman had no idea, I asked Dashuang to bring an umbrella from behind.

When she got out of the car, the woman pointed to Lao Chen and asked, "Won't he follow?" ”

I said angrily, "He stayed in the car and watched the car!" ”

After walking along the muddy path for about ten minutes, I saw two rooms in front of me.

"You guys live in the Westinghouse." The old man didn't greet us much, and after dusting off the rain under the eaves, he went into the east room.

I don't know why, I feel like this old man is taboo since he got out of the car.

I opened the door of the West Room and turned on the light, and saw two wooden beds against the wall in the room.

I turned back to the woman and said, "It's getting dawn anyway, and if you believe us, you can make do with it for a while."

The woman nodded.

Dashuang suddenly grabbed me and said, "Brother Xu, you come out first, I'll tell you something." ”

I nodded to the woman in the room and followed him outside under the eaves.

Dashuang glanced at the West House, and was about to say something, when suddenly, as soon as the door of the East House opened, the old man ran over in three or two steps, and dragged us into the house.

The old man looked out, closed the door, bolted it, and before we could speak, he turned back sharply, lowered his voice, and said:

"You really shouldn't pull that woman, you are kind, but she wants to kill you!"

"Really?" Looking at the brim of his hat lowered, I raised my guard again.

Unexpectedly, the old man patted his thigh and said, "Do you know why you hit Hades?" Because there are dead people pulled in the car! The woman was holding a dead child in her arms! ”