On the way back, Fatty couldn't help his curiosity, so he came close to Feng Yun and asked in a low voice:
"Director, that old man is very strange.
Could it be that he really saw something, that he was really talking to Zhang Dong's ghost in the house earlier?
Where did this old man come from? Didn't you say that in the Dharma-ending era, there are no more masters in the world? "
Feng Yun nodded lightly, and then said unhurriedly:
"You don't need to be too curious about him. It won't take long for you to understand his situation, but before that, you'd better deal with the matter in front of you."
From Feng Yun's tone, it was not difficult for Fatty and the others to tell that he seemed to be no stranger to the old man.
Although they were still curious, they did not ask Feng Yun any more questions.
To put it in slightly more mysterious terms, Feng Yun never said anything until he had the opportunity. This was something that the fat guys on the team were all too familiar with.
Arriving at Zhang Dong's door again, Fatty and Yan Qilin pasted the portraits of the door gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei on the door, and then walked into the house again.
As soon as he entered the door, the fat man saw Zhang Dong's ghost, about to repeat the suicide process again. At this time, his neck was almost wrapped in the rope.
"Okay, Gui Cha has been blocked from the door. No one should be watching you now. Hurry down and answer the questions."
A strange light flashed through Zhang Dong's scary eyes at this moment. He looked around curiously, and then retracted his neck from the rope with joy.
"But you don't have to fucking hang yourself. You'll suffer the same consequences."
However, the happy expression on Zhang Dong's face soon disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look on his face.
“It’s useless, my family are all dead and I don’t want to live.
But I didn't expect that people really have souls after death. I should be what people call a ghost now, right? "
Zhang Dong's tongue was hanging out, so his speech was not clear when he spoke. The fat man pointed at his tongue with some disgust:
"Put this thing back first. I don't have time to listen to your emotions. Hurry up and tell me what you have been through."
Zhang Dong was really obedient. After the fat man finished speaking, he immediately retracted his tongue section by section. This scene made Ma Ling'er retching.
Under Fatty's constant questioning, Zhang Dong, half-chaotic and half-awake, roughly told the story about the ghost ship.
Although some of Zhang Dong's words in his current state were inconsistent with what he said, Fatty and the others quickly sorted out a clear train of thought in their minds.
The most important thing is that Zhang Dong said something that is absolutely impossible to know from Ti Xingsi.
After Zhang Dong reported the crime and returned home, he felt groggy and seemed to have had a dream.
In his dream, he fell into the Yong'an River again. The moment he was submerged, Zhang Dong seemed to see a pair of eyes hidden under the water.
The eyes were filled with coldness, and Zhang Dong was unable to move in an instant.
Then he trembled all over and saw his parents and wife gradually sinking to the bottom of the water and struggling.
It was this dream that shattered Zhang Dong's last belief.
He suddenly realized that maybe what he saw in this dream was what really happened at that time.
But for some reason at the time, he couldn't see anything, and was even pushed ashore by a force.
Speaking of this, Zhang Dong cried sadly, but he no longer had the ability to shed tears.
Zhang Dong couldn't explain what happened to him. He chose to commit suicide because he couldn't stand the pain in his heart.
If everything in the dream is true, it means that there is hope that his family will be rescued at that moment.
But the result...
After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Fatty and the others almost said three words in unison:
"A ghost covering your eyes?"
Seeing that the two of them had the same idea as himself, the fat man continued:
"It seems that the problem is still on the river. Is it really a water ghost?
But if this is the case, it is impossible for Zhang Dong to come back alive.
That abominable river god accepted the tribute and stopped working, otherwise we wouldn't be as confused as we are now.
As a river god, this attitude seems a bit too strange when such a big thing happened in the river. "
“But one thing worth noting is that Zhang Dong survived because there was a force that pushed him out.
What's going on with this power?
Another thing is that the case of missing corpses in the morgue seems to have no connection with this case at present, right? "
Ma Ling'er's words made a few people confused.
But at this moment, Zhang Dong suddenly lost his mind and kept murmuring:
"There are many corpses by the river, jumping into the water..."
The fat man and the others frowned, and after repeated inquiries, they learned that this scene was also what Zhang Dong saw in his so-called dream.
But Fatty and the others didn't think it was a dream, but the ghost's power to cover his eyes disappeared, and the real scene at that time reappeared in Zhang Dong's mind.
What he said when he went to report the crime was just an explanation of the false scene that Guizhe saw before his eyes, so it was confusing and full of doubts.
“Are these corpses that jumped into the river the ones missing from the hospital?
It seems that this case is more complicated than we thought.
If what Zhang Dong said is true, then how should we investigate next..."
The fat man frowned and thought, but at this moment, Zhang Dong's figure became a little more transparent.
Sure enough, apart from being watched by ghosts, Zhang Dong could only stabilize his body and prevent himself from falling apart by repeating what happened at this time.
Therefore, the fat man and the others could only ask Zhang Dong to repeat his suicide process, and Ma Ling'er also asked Ma Ling'er to send the two door god portraits back to the strange old man.
During this period, Fatty and Yan Qilin had been discussing what to do next in the yard.
From Zhang Dong's mouth, they learned more about the incident process at that time. It was indeed a bit strange, and Fatty judged that there was probably a monster hiding in the river causing trouble.
"Menghulu, do you think this river god is colluding with monsters?
Otherwise, why would we collect tributes instead of work? Logically speaking, as the river god here, he would prefer that we deal with the evil spirits causing trouble. "
What the fat man said is not impossible, but no one dares to make such a claim until such a thing is proven.
The fat man was pacing back and forth in the yard, looking worried. Yan Qilin was also frowning, but he had no direction to investigate.
This scene lasted for nearly half an hour, and Kong Jie, who was standing at the door, really couldn't stand it anymore.
"Director Feng, your team members seem to need help. Are you sure you don't need to help them clarify their thoughts?"
The reason why he said these words was not because Kong Jie understood the strange practices of Fatty and the others.
He is still curious to this day, so he wants to see what these people will do next? How will the whole situation develop?
Regarding these, Kong Jie was prepared to report everything to the commander-in-chief after returning.
However, Feng Yun didn't say anything to this, and just looked at Fatty and the others quietly.
Feng Yun can naturally give some advice on some things, but in this way, it goes against his original intention of training the three of them.
After all, not every case can be followed personally, and the polling bureau cannot complete the final huge layout by itself.
Why is Feng Yun not in a hurry to open the poll to the whole country? Naturally, it was because there was a shortage of manpower and there were no team members who could play the leading role, so he was too busy.
Therefore, he needs to train his team first and do it step by step.
Feng Yun had basically covered the folklore knowledge that the three of them needed, but the reason why the three of them faced such a dilemma was that they were unable to integrate the folklore knowledge into a clear and clear idea for a while.
They need time, and Feng Yun also believes that they will not fall into a bottleneck and stagnate.
But fortunately, a few people were also very smart, and they quickly straightened out their ideas.
Sure enough, after a moment, Yan Qilin raised his head first, looked at Fatty and Ma Ling'er and said:
"Is there any way to lure the river god out?"
Upon hearing this, the fat man stopped immediately, and then said with sudden realization:
"Yes, if you are not good at literature, you can only do martial arts.
The troublesome evil spirit is in the dark, and we are in the open. If we want to investigate him directly, it is as difficult as going to heaven.
But in the previous ceremony, it was basically confirmed that there was indeed a river god in the river, but for some reason he never showed up.
If there was a way to lure the river god out, maybe we could figure out what the troublesome monster was and where it was hiding. "
While talking, Fatty took out the small notebook again, which contained notes that Fatty had left in class.
Fatty even named this little book "Folklore Notes" for this reason.
After flipping through several pages, the fat man quickly stopped. After looking at it carefully for a few seconds, the fat man pointed at the book excitedly and said:
"Yes! The director mentioned in class before that some people in ancient times had the custom of marrying the river god.
In order to seek good weather, ignorant people will choose young girls, arrange marriages, and marry them to the river god.
Maybe we can use this method to try to lure the river god out.
As long as I can draw him out, I have a hundred ways to pry open this old guy's mouth! "
"The River God is getting married? I remember the director said, didn't this belong to the ideological dregs of the old society?"
Ma Ling'er asked in confusion, but the fat man immediately said:
"Yes, for humans, this is indeed a kind of dross, but for the river god, this may not be the case.
The river god itself is an earthly immortal, whose true nature has not been lost, and most of them are mountain spirits who have attained enlightenment.
In ancient times, there were still people offering sacrifices to boys and girls. Earthly immortals would not refuse anyone who came.
So dross is dross!
This also leads to the saying 'respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance'. Respectable, but not approachable. Because once you get close, a series of bad behaviors will occur.
And isn't the purpose of our polling bureau also to lock up these bitches, so that the dregs can no longer prevail in the world, and people can have a human life without getting close to ghosts and gods.
Ahem, don't look at me with such admiration, it was all taught by the director.
But having said that, we are not harming young girls. The main thing is to design and deceive the river god. "
What the fat man said is very reasonable, and this is also the purpose of the polling bureau.
Folks respect ghosts and gods and keep away from them.
But the polling bureau said: Respect ghosts and gods, but shut them down!
Therefore, after a moment of thinking, Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin turned back to look at Feng Yun, obviously wanting Feng Yun to make an idea.
However, Feng Yun quickly smiled and said:
"You don't need to listen to my opinion, you can do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't violate the purpose of the polling bureau's actions and doesn't harm the people.
If you need help, just tell Director Kong that you need people and things.
Right, Lao Kong? "
Kong Jie didn't react at all. After a moment, he nodded helplessly.
"yes."
Feng Yun said it for this reason, so he couldn't say no.
"Okay, then let's start preparations.
First, pack up the new house, and finally burn the marriage certificate and invite the river god! "
After saying these words, the three of them began to make intensive preparations.
The first thing was the red candles and red satin used to decorate the new house. The fat man wrote these on paper and gave them to Kong Jie.
Kong Jie was confused and could only arrange for soldiers to prepare immediately.
On this list, you can even see a set of phoenix crowns and harems that need to be prepared.
However, before the soldier left, Ma Ling'er, who had whispered a few words to Yan Qilin, quickly whispered a few words into the soldier's ear. The soldier was obviously a little stunned, but then he nodded and left quickly.
After an hour-long wait, several military vehicles finally drove into the village again.
The villagers were curious to see the soldiers unloading boxes of things from the car.
Everyone in the village already knew that Zhang Dong's family was wiped out overnight.
This was already a great tragedy in the world, but I never thought that not long after, I saw several people starting to decorate the room with lanterns and colorful decorations, and they all posted red happy characters on the door.
"What's going on? That kind of thing happened to the old Zhang family just now, why are they starting to hold weddings again now?"
"I don't know. Didn't these people come to investigate the case? Why did they start the marriage?"
"But hasn't something happened to his family? Who is he marrying?"
The villagers gathered at the door curiously and looked inside, but Kong Jie had already left an order, and the soldiers blocked the villagers from entering, preventing them from entering.
At this moment, the Dong family's house was decorated with joy, but the eyes of Fatty and the others were still smeared with the ashes from the pot, so they could still see Zhang Dong walking out of the house and hanging on the beams, over and over again.
Ma Ling'er whispered uneasily to the fat man:
"Are we sure we don't need to ask him what he means? Why do I feel it's a bit cruel to be so cruel to him?"
“Oh, everyone is dead, this family has nothing to do with him anymore.
Aren't we doing this to help his family redress their grievances? He must be understandable. "
The fat man talked to himself to comfort himself and Ma Ling'er. In desperation, Ma Ling'er could only acquiesce to the matter.
Soon, with the joint efforts of the three people and the soldiers, the house in front of them was transformed into a wedding room.
The bright red word "Happy" becomes more festive and warm under the candlelight. The only thing that is a bit special is that there is a mirror standing directly in front of the red candle, but this mirror is covered with red cloth.
Directly to the left of the bed in the back room is a dressing table covered with happy words. The quilt and pillows are embroidered with mandarin duck beds, and are also filled with peanuts, cinnamon, lotus and red dates.
There were 5 tables in the yard, which was not too big, and four or five chairs around each table.
However, what surprised the villagers outside the door was that they had not received a wedding invitation, let alone any notice to attend the wedding banquet.
So who are these wedding banquets prepared for?
However, after Fatty and others finished decorating the room, they ordered the soldiers to send the villagers home one after another and not allow anyone to come near this place.
Then Fatty and Yan Qilin each carried a basin of water and poured it from the door to the river.
The road is paved with loess and the street is splashed with still water. This was the highest ritual in ancient times.
Later, by the river, the fat man burned a piece of yellow paper filled with words.
The content on the yellow paper is a marriage letter:
[I have made all kinds of wishes before my pillow, and I want to rest until the green mountains rot and the weights float on the water. Until the Yellow River dries up completely, we will not be able to rest, and we will wait until the third watch to see the sun...]
At the same time, below, the fat man also wrote the words "Honor the River God".
At present, the wedding room has been successfully decorated. Although there is a hanged man, it is not an eyesore.
Moreover, the marriage certificate has been burned, and all we have to do is wait for the good night.
However, when Fatty and the others returned to the house and opened the Fengguanxiapei that the soldiers had found, they immediately noticed something was wrong.
The fat man quickly called for the soldiers who had gone to prepare. He held the Fengguanxiapei in his hand and asked:
"Why are these clothes so big? Where did you find 6XL?"
The soldier pointed to Ma Ling'er next to him with some confusion:
"She told me to find the biggest wedding dress."
When Ma Ling'er heard this, she immediately said confidently:
"Please, you don't want me to pretend to be the bride, do you?"
The fat man immediately replied with some contempt:
"You are a woman. If you don't come here, should I?"
Just as Fatty finished speaking, he immediately noticed Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er looking at him.
"No way, you really want me to come?
How can I, a pure man, do such a thing? "
While talking, the fat man threw the Fengguanxiapei aside, then waved his hand and walked towards the door.
But half an hour later, the fat man stood in the room reluctantly, while Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin watched the excitement and helped him put on his clothes.
Obviously the fat man finally compromised, but he warned the two of them more than once that if this matter was spread, he would die with them.
At this point, I have complied with the three books, six etiquettes, ten miles of red, the phoenix crown and the harem, which are the proper etiquette of marrying a well-known family.
A variety of dishes have been placed on several tables outside the door, but these dishes are all made of paper.
Only the white rice is real, and among the white rice, there are three sticks of incense stuck in each.
This is not a wedding banquet, in other words, it is not a wedding banquet for people to eat.
In folk custom, this is a spiritual feast, which is common in mountainous areas.
The most famous spiritual feast is one that has been passed down to this day but is always regarded as a legend: Yin Yang Pot.
(End of chapter)
