"But what?"

"That's it...... I've never seen this with my own eyes......"

"Speak, please."

"Whew-"

"Sir, another cigarette?"

"Ouch, thank you. This smoke is good. What a waste for me......"

"You're always gracious. It's all for you. You smoke slowly. ”

"Thank you, thank you. Phew—just the thing I just said, the finding of the child. Actually, more than one child was found. Among the people who went into the water at that time was an uncle of mine, who is now dead, and has been dead for several years. He didn't find anyone, it was another person who went into the water and picked up the child. My uncle swam along the river for a while. The water was not clean, and there was a lot of sediment. He swam for a while, and his feet became entangled in the weeds. He is good at water, and he tears up the aquatic plants by himself. But with such a pull, pull out a string. The mud under the water has been turned out. He said this to me. It's not what it said at the time. He came out of the water, his face was white, and his body was swinging. For many days, people wilted, as if they had been frightened. He was supposed to get married the next year, but it didn't work out, and the little aunt pointed at his nose and scolded him. I didn't know the reason at the time, but I knew that before the end of that year, he went to the city to work, and then he didn't come back for several years, and he didn't come back for the New Year. The family thought he was dead and had learned badly. After nine years, or ten years, he came back from outside, still not married, no children, was injured at the construction site, his hand failed, he took the compensation, and had to come back. ”

"He told you what happened?"

"yes. He didn't have any children, and my father gave birth to three sons in our family. When I was the youngest, he treated me like half a son. When he died, I threw him into a basin. ”

"What did he say to you? What happened under the river back then? ”

"It's not happening. It was he who pulled out the aquatic weeds, and the contents of the soil were brought out. The skull of a child floated up. He was terrified. At first, he thought it was the missing child, and he looked for it carefully. At the bottom of the river, the weeds were pulled up, and the dirt was turned over, and it was full of bones. It's all children's bones! He didn't dare to count. When I saw the skulls of several children, I felt that something was wrong and left immediately. ”

"Is it a missing child in the village?"

"It's not. How can there be so many missing children in the village? I remember that time, and another time, seven or eight years ago, a child ran out on the road and was hit by a car. The rest is gone. I've never heard of so many children dying. I didn't hear that the village children were thrown into the river when they died. I hadn't heard of it, and neither had my uncle. ”

"You don't know where the bones of those children came from?"

"Not really. Didn't you just tell the story of the black fish spirit in the past? What my grandfather said was that the black fish essence caused a flood, and the Taoist priest collected the black fish essence. There was a grandfather next door, and he said that the black fish spirit ate people, and he was cut into two pieces by a general. I don't remember who it was, and I vaguely remember hearing the third story, which was that the black fish spirit caused a flood, and the people of the village threw the boy and girl into the river to stop it. ”

"You suspect that this is the corpse of those children from the past?"

"Probably. How can this be said accurately? ”

"Didn't your uncle tell anyone else about his discovery?"

"No, I don't. People are scared. He's timid. ”

…… Rustling......

“…… I heard that a female college student disappeared here? ”

"Hey, I just saw you coming out of Lao Zhangtou. Did he tell you about the Black Fish Spirit? ”

"Yes."

"He's not in a good mind, don't listen to his nonsense. He had been adopted by one of his uncles. That Zhang Jiren is a bad brain. When I was about to get married, I ran away, and before I could make a difference, my hands were useless. When I came back, I drank all day and didn't do anything. People talk nonsense all the time. That old chapter head also has a bad brain. I see, ......"

"What do you know?"

"It's not ...... It's just that he is chattering, and he always runs into the woods, and jumps into the river when he has nothing to do, not knowing what to touch...... That little girl from the Zhou family, maybe...... Ahem......"

"When the police came to investigate, did they check on Mr. Zhang? Did you tell the police about the river? ”

"Why not? I've looked for it all in the water. No wow. The girl's things, a big bag, were left at home. Her mother said that when she went out, she should take her mobile phone with her, a large string, and there were a lot of things hanging on the mobile phone. It's gone. I can't see anyone alive, I can't see a corpse when I die. I guess it's a crutch. We don't have crutches here, but there are first times everywhere. ”

…… Rustling......

……

On September 8, 2011, Zhou Min's mother Sha Shuhui was contacted.

"Hello, Ms. Sha."

“……”

"I'm taking the liberty of bothering you."

"Nope. I...... Isn't it ...... to be published in the newspaper like this? You're going to put a picture of my daughter up there, right? ”

"Of course."

"Oh...... What do you have to ask? ”

"Please start from the beginning. You're here to attend the funeral? ”

"Hmm. My father-in-law suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away. We got the call, bought our tickets right away and rushed back. When we arrived, my father-in-law had already been taken home and was at home. In addition to the old man, there is also my sister-in-law's family. The main thing is that they are busy with these things. My sister-in-law said that my father-in-law was watching TV when he suddenly fainted. After being taken to the hospital, it didn't take long for the person to leave. My mother-in-law is fine. She's older too...... But I didn't cry much, but after seeing Xiaomin, I pulled her and told her a lot of things about my father-in-law's past. We're in the middle of a funeral. Father-in-law, he has always been in good health. He is two years younger than my mother-in-law and is in good health. We had preparations before, the shrouds, coffins and so on, all for my mother-in-law. In this way, get busy......"

"Has Miss Zhou been with the old lady?"

"Hmm. Nor is it ...... My mother-in-law is not in good health and in good spirits. Go to bed very early every day, wake up early, and rest for a while at noon. She either accompanies her mother-in-law or plays in the house by herself. She kept fiddling with her phone. I don't understand these young people's stuff. ”

"Miss Zhou is usually like this at home?"

"Hmm."

"One of the things we learned was that Ms. Zhou didn't reply to messages from her friends. You said she was fiddling with her phone all the time, what was she playing with, did you see it? ”

"Nope. I didn't pay attention. The police also asked about this. We don't quite understand. In my hometown, there is no Internet connection, but the signal is good. I didn't even care about ......."

"Go on. Just mentioned that you are busy with the funeral, Miss Zhou is either accompanying the old lady or playing with her mobile phone. ”

"Hmm. That's pretty much it...... For a few days, I dealt with relatives, friends, and people in the village, cooking rice and folding paper money every day...... She followed me and my sister-in-law at night. We have a house. It's in the room next door. The toilet is outside, the one that passed by this side. The lights were installed. That night, she was also playing with her mobile phone. My sister-in-law and I were watching TV. She went to the toilet and I could see the toilet light on from the other side of the room. After the two of us finished watching an episode of the TV series, she hadn't come back yet, so I went over and asked. I knocked on the door and called out to her, but she didn't respond. I pushed the door twice, but it didn't lock. Inside...... No one is left...... No one, toilet never used, clean ......"

Recently, my form has been very erratic......

There are only two shifts today.

Good night everyone~

(End of chapter)