In the evening, the village chief invited me to have a simple meal at home. At the dinner table, he also mentioned what happened to Li Xiaohua back then, saying that he originally thought about marrying Li Xiaohua to me, but then she suddenly Gone!
I didn't dare to answer this at all, because I knew that the matter was inseparable from my grandfather. No matter what the purpose was, the fact was that my grandfather peeled off Li Xiaohua's skin and made that human skin lantern.
It’s a shame that the village chief didn’t know about this, otherwise, he would probably have wanted to kill me, let alone leaving me at home to eat!
When I got home, it was already dark!
My father and my mother were still busy in and out, helping me prepare for the wedding, but I, the client, couldn't put my mind at all on this matter.
When the village chief asked me if I wanted to tie a red rope, I even felt like a corpse.
It’s possible for anyone, right?
I pasted some more charms on the door, checked the peach wood stakes in the yard and the red rope wrapped around them.
At this moment, I really don’t have any confidence in my heart.
After staying up for half the night, I didn't dare to sleep.
I don’t know if the village chief’s question to me left a shadow in my heart. I always felt that the next headless corpse might be me.
Before I knew it, dawn came, and I didn't feel relieved until the rooster crowed, and then fell into a deep sleep.
It was around seven o'clock in the morning, not long after I fell asleep, when I was suddenly awakened by a rapid knock on the door!
I quickly leaned against the window and squinted my eyes to take a look, and found that it was Widow Wang from the village standing outside the door, looking panicked, as if she had been frightened by something.
"On November, a headless corpse appeared in the village again. I just came across it when I went to carry water. It was right next to the well."
As soon as Widow Wang saw me, she immediately shouted at the top of her lungs.
It looked like she was really frightened, and her face turned green.
I quickly put on my clothes, then jumped out of bed and opened the door.
"Have you informed the villagers?"
I opened the door and asked Widow Wang.
"No, I was scared to death. Why don't I just run over to you!"
Widow Wang said with a scared look on her face.
"Okay, I'll go take a look first. Aunt Wang, go to the village chief's house and ask him to call someone over."
With that said, I hurried out the door and went straight to the well in the village!
When I ran to the well, there were already several people surrounding me in twos and threes.
Rural people wake up early and have the habit of getting up early to carry water. Naturally, when this headless corpse appeared here, it was discovered immediately!
But everyone just watched from a short distance away, and no one dared to get close for a while.
"How is it? Are you from the village?"
I quickly ran up and asked those people.
"It should be, there is a red rope tied around the wrist!"
A man said in a deep voice while rolling a dry cigarette.
I glanced at him, and for a moment I couldn't remember who he was, but judging from his age, he must be an uncle.
There is no way, there are too many people in the village, and I rarely go out on weekdays, so it is impossible to know everyone.
I simply didn't answer any more and went straight up to take a look at the headless body beside the well.
There is indeed a red rope tied around the left wrist of the corpse. It is obviously from the village!
It seems that my guess is correct, the headless corpse will indeed press other people's heads on its neck, thus turning into another person.
And it should be difficult to spot the clues, otherwise it would be impossible for Li Erlu’s mother-in-law to do that kind of thing to him and not even notice it!
Fortunately, everyone in the village had red strings tied to their wrists yesterday. Now a headless corpse with a red string tied to it appears here. So as long as you find the person without a red string tied to his wrist, it must be Ergouzi. Headless corpse!
Thinking of this, I quickly stepped forward and looked at the people who came to carry water in the morning one by one. I found that everyone had a red rope tied to their wrist, and I was secretly relieved.
After waiting for a while, the village chief and Widow Wang ran over in a hurry!
I also looked at the village chief's wrist first and found that he also had a red rope tied around his wrist. Then I pulled him aside and told him the general situation!
As soon as the village chief heard this, his face turned pale and he said in a trembling voice: "You...you mean to say that Er Gouzi's headless body has now become another person in the village?"
"right."
I nodded and said, "So we have to gather all the men in the village quickly and find the one without the red string tied around his wrist, that's the headless body!"
"Then...what should we do if we find it?"
The village chief looked at me nervously.
His question made me choke for a moment, because I really hadn't thought about what I would do after I found it.
That thing is so evil now, and no one can tell what it is, so I can't guarantee whether I can deal with it!
"Gather everyone together first and leave the rest to me."
I didn't dare to tell the truth to the village chief for fear of scaring him.
Seeing how confident I looked, the village chief gained some confidence and immediately went to the village to gather people!
I hurried home and started making preparations. I took out almost all the things my grandfather left for me, such as thunder rulers, ink fountains, yellow flags, etc. Before leaving, I even pulled out a stick from the yard. A peach wood pile.
Now that I have a guy on me, I naturally feel a little more confident.
By the time I arrived at the village chief's house, most of the men in the village had been called over. The yard and the door were full of people. It was so densely packed that my eyes were dazzled by the sight!
It took a lot of effort for me to squeeze into the yard. The village chief was standing on the threshold of their main hall, directing everyone to line up!
"Are you all here?"
I pushed my way to the front and asked the village chief.
"It should be almost done, right?"
The village chief was not sure either. After all, there were too many people, and it was hard to tell if one or two people were missing.
Now I felt a little overwhelmed. There were too many people, the place was small and noisy, and it was not easy to investigate.
In the end, I simply used the elimination method and asked everyone to go out first, and then walked into the yard one by one. I stood guard at the door and personally checked whether there was a red string on the wrist of everyone who walked into the yard.
The village chief counted heads in the yard to make sure there were no missing persons.
You may not be able to see it this way, but the village chief still knows how many men there are in the village, so in the end he only needs to count the number of people to find out!
More and more people walked into the yard, and fewer and fewer people came outside, but the person without the red string tied around his wrist still did not appear.
This made me more and more nervous, because the smaller the number of people behind, the greater the possibility of that thing being inside.
Finally, the last person walked into the yard, but I didn’t see anyone who didn’t have a red rope tied to their wrist. At least everyone who walked into the yard had a red rope tied to their wrist!
At this time, the courtyard was already packed with people, so crowded that there was no room to stand.
"How about it?"
I saw the village chief squeeze out, and I quickly frowned and asked him.
"One hundred and thirty-nine, the number is correct."
The village chief said and swallowed.
The meaning is obvious, that thing is within these people.
