What the village chief said was no different from yesterday.
Sun Zhenbang pondered for a moment and said: "Before I came, I heard your villagers always talking about the mountain god. Can you tell me what this is about."
The village chief scratched his head in embarrassment, "Originally we didn't believe this, but after what happened last night, everyone felt it was too mysterious, and many people started to doubt it."
"Actually, the original cause was that two villagers in our village saw small animals on the mountain worshiping the moon, and then that girl Xiaocao said she saw the mountain god."
The village chief took a puff of dry cigarette, and in the smoke ring, the words slowly came out, as if he was listening to some story, and all the policemen were fascinated by it.
"We also went to see it later. It was very scary. The group of small animals seemed to be possessed by evil spirits. Now that I think about it, they may not be worshiping the moon, but maybe they are worshiping the mountain god."
The village chief shook the cigarette stick, and the tobacco fell. He grinned, but that smile was a bit mysterious no matter how you looked at it.
"Comrade police officer, I'm just talking casually."
Sun Zhenbang could see clearly that there was a strange color in the village chief's eyes. It was obvious that he believed 80% to 90% of the theory of mountain gods, but it was just because of the police's face that he could not promote these theories.
"What about Hu Xiaocao?"
Sun Zhenbang didn't doubt that Hu Xiaocao had the ability to kill, but he always felt that Hu Xiaocao, as the first person to see the 'Mountain God', must have some unknown secrets.
"This girl Xiaocao is also a poor person. Her father died early and she has a seriously ill mother. It is all thanks to the support of the villagers that the mother and daughter can support themselves until now..."
"..."
When he walked out of the village chief's house, it was almost noon, and Sun Zhenbang declined the village chief's invitation to stay for dinner.
Looking at the big sun above their heads, Sun Zhenbang and others thought about what the village chief had just said, and things became more and more confusing.
Sun Zhenbang rubbed his temples and said, "Let's go and visit Hu Xiaocao's house again."
Hu Xiaocao's home is easy to find, just at the end of the village.
What came into view was an extremely dilapidated house. As the village chief said, Hu Xiaocao's family was poor and the conditions were very bad.
When they arrived at the door, they saw Hu Xiaocao carrying firewood that was half a person tall and stacking it against the wall with very skillful movements.
The firewood weighed heavily on her thin shoulders. From Sun Zhenbang's perspective, they could only see a small head, which was almost too heavy to lift up.
Several grown men felt a little sad for no reason.
Their daughter was about the same age as Hu Xiaocao, but she was so doting on her that her grandparents loved her very much. Not to mention such heavy work, even ordinary housework is rarely done.
Hu Xiaocao seemed to hear the footsteps, looked up and recognized Sun Zhenbang.
"Uncle police, why are you here?"
Probably because Sun Zhenbang gave her candies, Hu Xiaocao was deeply impressed by him.
Sun Zhenbang's tone softened unconsciously, "Uncles, I want to ask you something, is that okay?"
Because it was too late yesterday, and Hu Xiaocao had just escaped from the traffickers, they could not inquire in detail.
Hearing the conversation outside, a weak female voice came from inside the house.
"Xiaocao, who are you talking to?"
Hu Xiaocao responded loudly: "I'm talking to the police uncle."
Hu Xiaocao wiped his hands and led everyone into the room. A strong smell of medicine hit his face.
Sun Zhenbang looked at the furnishings inside the house. It could be said that the house was bare, and if a thief came in, he would walk out crying.
"Uncle policeman, please sit down quickly."
Facing the enthusiastic Hu Xiaocao, Sun Zhenbang couldn't bear to brush off her kindness.
Several old chairs sat on them and made a creaking sound. They were worried that the chairs would fall apart.
Fortunately, although it only has three legs, it is still quite stubborn.
Hu Xiaocao poured them a few glasses of water. Compared to her familiarity and enthusiasm, Hu Xiaocao's mother seemed a little embarrassed. If she looked carefully, she was a little scared.
The woman had never had any interaction with the police.
Now Hu Xiaocao was almost abducted by human traffickers and was involved in four lives, which made this simple and honest woman particularly uneasy.
The woman asked anxiously: "Um, comrades police, what's the matter with you? Is our little grass getting into trouble?"
Sun Zhenbang comforted him: "Don't worry, we are just here to find out what happened yesterday."
Hearing this, the woman was obviously relieved.
Next came the usual questioning. What Hu Xiaocao said was no different from yesterday. He spoke clearly and vividly, especially when he talked about the white mist in the forest and the miracles of the mountain gods.
The woman was not at the scene yesterday, and Hu Xiaocao was sent back by other villagers Hu. She only found out about these things later. Listening to her daughter's story, she couldn't help but look nervous.
"Xiaocao, don't talk nonsense in front of the police."
The woman quickly stopped her.
Hu Xiaocao was obviously aggrieved and curled his lips, "But I didn't say nonsense. What I said was all true."
Sun Zhenbang shook his head and said not to worry, "It's okay, let Xiaocao talk."
The woman looked at Sun Zhenbang and felt relieved when she saw that there was no abnormal color on his face.
Hu Xiaocao's favorable impression of Sun Zhenbang became even higher, especially for these police uncles, who were writing something in a notebook with a pen while listening, and they listened very carefully.
"Then Xiaocao, can you tell me what the mountain god looks like?"
Sun Zhenbang only heard the villagers talking about the mountain god, but no one ever deliberately said what it looked like.
If the mountain god is really someone pretending to be a mysterious person, might Hu Xiaocao have seen the true face of the "mountain god"?
"Grandpa Mountain God looks very majestic. I'll take you to see him and you will know."
In Hu Xiaocao's mind, no words could describe the true appearance of the mountain god, and she also wanted to take the police to see the temple she built.
However, Sun Zhenbang and the others misunderstood her meaning.
Several policemen looked at each other, feeling a little excited.
Could it be that Hu Xiaocao has really seen "Mountain God!"
Is this mountain god really played by someone?
They didn't expect that the problems lingering in their hearts would be solved so quickly.
With some excitement and complicated emotions, the police followed Hu Xiaocao to the foot of the mountain. During this period, they kept watching the surroundings for fear of any suspicious persons.
Hu Xiaocao jumped up and led the way, "Grandpa Mountain God is right in front."
Sun Zhenbang lowered his voice and said: "Whenever a suspicious person is found, everyone takes action immediately. Amin, remember to protect Xiaocao to prevent her from being held hostage by the suspect. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Sun Zhenbang looked at Hu Xiaocao with a somewhat apologetic expression. Although he might feel sorry for her, in order to handle the case, he had to do this as a last resort.
However, when they arrived at the place Hu Xiaocao mentioned, there was no one else around except them.
"Is it possible that the adult has run away?"
(End of chapter)
