"What? You mean deer live grass?"
I saw a surprised expression on Ruan Shengwen's face, which showed that he knew about the deer live grass.
"Yes, it's the deer live grass. I heard that President Yuan was seriously ill and ordered people to find the deer live grass to treat his illness. However, it was stolen by thieves when he was passing through Henan. It seems that the person responsible for escorting the deer live grass at that time was also named Ruan. I wonder if my uncle has heard of it?" I prompted again.
"Brother Dongzi, what is deer live grass? Is it grass for deer to eat? We call it mother-in-law Ding and shepherd's purse." Xiao Liuzi interjected.
I didn't respond to Xiao Liuzi, I just shook my head at him, and then cast my eyes on Ruan Shengwen's face again.
Ruan Shengwen looked at me in surprise, then nodded slightly and said: "Who did you hear about this? Yes, I know about the deer live grass. The person who was responsible for escorting the deer live grass back then was my wife. Grandpa, but it is said that he was snatched away by bandits who came down from a certain mountain, and my great-grandfather was shot to death by Yuan Shikai because he lost the deer live grass."
"Oh, what you said is true! Is it really your great-grandfather?"
My heart immediately started to stir. I originally thought I would just ask with a try attitude, but I didn’t expect that the question actually came to the real owner, which inevitably caused some fluctuations in my mood.
Ruan Shengwen continued to say with certainty: "That's what happened, but I heard it from my grandfather when I was a child. He said that the grass was like fairy grass. Anyway, I didn't believe it. By the way, Dongzi, you suddenly asked me What’s this for?”
"Oh, it's nothing. I just heard such a story before and I just asked out of curiosity." I replied casually.
Ruan Shengwen answered my question very simply, as if he told me everything he knew, but in fact I felt that he did not tell me the truth, because when I mentioned the deer live grass, his There were obvious fluctuations in emotions, and even when I looked into his eyes, there was a slight dodge in them.
Xiaoliuzi and I got on Ruan Shengwen's car one after another. Ruan Shengwen knew that everyone in our group had left, and Xiaoliuzi and I were the only two people left, so he planned to send us directly to the bus station, because Xiaoliuzi and I originally Liu Zi was arrested at the bus station.
The matter about deer live grass has already made a good start, how could I give up halfway, so I told Ruan Shengwen that I was actually not in a hurry to leave. Something like this happened to his family, and I just happened to catch up. I will call Mr. Liu to explain the current situation, so I plan to stay a few more days to help him find where his parents' bodies have gone.
"Ah...that's it, okay then!"
Ruan Shengwen was a little hesitant, obviously not expecting me to stay suddenly. It was this slight hesitation that made me think that he must know where the deer live grass is now.
Ruan Shengwen may not want me to stay and interfere with his family affairs, but due to his relationship with Liu Qiaomei, he can't refuse.
"In that case, Dongzi, how are you going to help me?"
"First go to the burial place of your parents and see if you can find any clues."
"good."
Ruan Shengwen still answered very simply, but the way he looked at me was full of doubts.
Soon the car stopped at the door of Ruan's house again, and the rest of the way still required walking.
When we arrived at the pit again, we saw a mess in front of us. The coffin lid was covered with earth, the tombstones were standing precariously, and there were many things that the old man loved during his lifetime scattered around.
I said I came here to look for clues, but I just said that casually, because there were already several police officers at the scene investigating for traces of body theft, and I was just a young boy, so naturally I couldn't follow professionals like them. In comparison, it's just a jest.
When I walked to the pit and looked inside, I saw that the two coffins were empty. Except for some scattered items, not even a hair of the two elders was seen.
Suddenly I seemed to have discovered something, and jumped into a coffin in the pit.
"Hey, who are you? Do you know who let you in and destroyed the traces of the scene?"
A police officer shouted to me, and then looked at Ruan Shengwen standing aside.
Ruan Shengwen waved his hand, indicating that it was okay, and the police officer ignored me and continued to do his business.
After entering one of the coffins, I squatted down, raised my hand to touch the edge of one side of the coffin, and found a scratch there, as if scratched with fingernails.
I am very familiar with such marks. The Tanlong Claw looks like this when it is at its lightest, so I am very sure that it is caused by human hands.
Not only the coffin in front of me, but also the other coffin had the same scratch marks, and the direction of the scratches seemed to be formed from the inside out.
And in this coffin, there are only two corpses. Could it be said that the two corpses crawled out of the coffin on their own?
Seeing this trace, I was surprised for a while and thought to myself: How is this possible? Ruan Shengwen's parents are obviously dead. How could he crawl out of the coffin by himself? Could it be that...
Thinking of this, I hurriedly jumped back to the ground from the coffin, took two quick steps back and took a panoramic view of the entire pit.
My memory is either bad or good, but some special things still remain in my memory, such as the pot of peonies that was used as a burial object, but now it has disappeared.
"Dongzi, have you discovered anything?" Ruan Shengwen asked me.
After I looked at the scattered things around the pit, I turned to Ruan Shengwen and asked, "Uncle, I remember there was a pot of peonies when they were buried. Why are they missing now?"
"It's true, it's really missing. But it's just an ordinary pot of flowers. Does it have anything to do with the theft of my parents' bodies?"
I smiled and said, "Uncle, let me ask you, did the second elder like that pot of peonies very much when he was alive?"
Ruan Shengwen frowned and thought for a while, then nodded to me hurriedly and replied: "I really like that potted flower. I usually put it in their room, and I won't even be allowed to touch it. It's all grown inside." I was not allowed to touch the grass. I remember once when I tried to help remove the grass from the flowerpot, I was scolded severely."
I don’t know whether Ruan Shengwen said this intentionally or unintentionally, but it made me completely confirm my idea. What is important is not the pot of peonies, but the grass in the pot. If I didn’t If you guess wrong, that grass is the deer live grass I have been looking for.
The deer's living grass can bring people back to life. Could it be that the deer's living grass has been chewed up by Ruan Shengwen's parents, because only in this way can it match the scratches from the inside to the outside of the two coffins.
But if that were the case, then at least there would be empty flowerpots or withered peonies left behind. However, there was not even a flowerpot or peonies visible, which was a bit weird.
As the saying goes, bystanders know better. Xiao Liuzi has been listening to the conversation between Ruan Shengwen and me. After Ruan Shengwen said something about the pot of peonies, Xiao Liuzi suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Oh, I understand. , the grass in that flower pot is deer live grass, I said uncle, your great-grandfather is a thief!"
"How is this possible? You are not allowed to slander my great-grandfather!"
Ruan Shengwen looked at Xiao Liuzi angrily.
Ruan Shengwen's reaction was huge, not just because Xiao Liuzi slandered his great-grandfather, but because Xiao Liuzi had already told the truth with one word, and he just didn't want to admit it.
"Sixth son, don't talk nonsense, don't slander your uncle's ancestors."
I gave Xiao Liuzi a hard look to shut him up.
Then I apologized to Ruan Shengwen on behalf of Xiaoliuzi, saying that Xiaoliuzi was still a child, so don't be angry with him.
Ruan Shengwen nodded very openly, and then asked me: "How is it? Did you find any clues?"
Of course I didn't say anything, I just shook my head to show that I didn't find anything.
Although I didn't say it, I felt that Ruan Shengwen and I had a tacit understanding. He must have already known what I discovered.
