As the ghost ship gradually left, the white mist did not last long and suddenly dissipated.
The pale moonlight shone on the calm river, as if everything that just happened was a dream.
The villagers stood on the shore and looked at each other. Then they looked into the river. Where could there be any boats?
What made the villagers even more weird was that the fat man kicked open the lid of the coffin and jumped out in desperation.
Isn't this the legendary corpse scam?
The confusion and fear were clearly visible on everyone's face, so that no one dared to get close to the river, but just looked curiously from a distance.
At this time, the only people standing by the river were Feng Yun, Kong Jie, and the smoker not far away.
Kong Jie knew the whole plan, but what he never expected was that the ghost ship mentioned by several people was not an adjective.
The ship appeared with the white mist, which was strange.
And when the white mist disappeared, the ship was nowhere to be seen.
If the things that happened before gave Kong Jie a feeling that it was difficult to tell the truth from the truth, then what he just saw was an indisputable fact.
He could even clearly remember the dilapidated appearance of the ghost ship, and even the rust stains on the ship.
There is still a fishy smell in the air, which tells Kong Jie over and over again that everything that just happened is true.
This made Kong Jie quickly look at Feng Yun next to him in confusion, and Feng Yun also looked in the direction of the river and frowned slightly.
Even Feng Yun was unexpected by the river god's sudden betrayal.
So much so that in Feng Yun's heart, he couldn't help but start to guess the attributes of this river god.
What role did the river god play in this case?
Could it be that, as Fatty had guessed before, the river god was in cahoots with the evil spirits?
Look no further at the smoker in the distance, who is currently smoking a dry cigarette and looking suspiciously at the fat man standing next to the coffin on the bamboo raft.
The smoker didn't know the reason, so he felt a little weird about the fat man's sudden appearance.
Coupled with the elusive ghost ship just now, Smoker became particularly curious about the people in the polling bureau.
In the short time just now, Smoker had glanced in Feng Yun's direction more than once.
What kind of department is this polling bureau? The way it handles cases is really unheard of.
The people standing on the shore had their own thoughts, and how could the three people on the raft not be the same?
Until now, the fat man was still holding his waist and yelling curses in the direction where the ghost ship disappeared. In his mouth, the river god had turned into a bastard who couldn't stand on the stage at all.
For this case, the fat man did pay a lot, and he was both a bride and a dead ghost, but in the end it was all in vain.
This naturally made the fat man feel more and more aggrieved, and he could only vent his dissatisfaction in this way.
Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin did not expect that the River God, who had been very cooperative from beginning to end, would actually hide such a trick.
The ghost ship tried its best to attract them, but in the end it made a wedding dress for the river god.
The fat man seemed to be tired of scolding, so he ended his "kind" greetings to the River God.
He looked back at Ma Ling'er and Yan Qilin standing behind him and said:
"That old guy is really cunning and cunning. No wonder he was so cooperative before. He must have thought about it a long time ago and wanted to take this opportunity to escape.
Now I seriously doubt that all these things that happened may have been done by this old river god.
Didn’t the director say that before? When the river god has no incense for worship for a long time, he will turn into a man-eating kappa.
No one can trust this kind of earthly immortal! "
Upon hearing the fat man's words, Ma Ling'er's face obviously became a little strange.
After all, many of the earthly immortals that Fatty killed with one blow were the foundation of the Ma family.
The fat man soon realized his gaffe, and immediately looked at Ma Ling'er to make amends:
"I'm talking about those wild immortals, except for the Five Immortals in my hometown!"
Ma Linger rolled her eyes at the fat man, and then said helplessly:
“It’s useless to say all this now, what should we do next?
The river god played a trick on the cicada to escape from its shell, but it made us all fall into a passive state.
Now that the ghost ship has disappeared again, how can we lure it out again?
You can't do it again for nothing, right? "
"Definitely not."
Yan Qilin shook his head in thought. Although he was calm on the surface, he was actually in a mess inside.
The three of them had no choice but to row the bamboo raft back to the shore. After seeing the fat man and the three people ashore, the smoker looked at the fat man with some doubts and said:
"What's going on? Aren't you already dead?"
Hearing this, the fat man quickly spit three times:
"Don't say such unlucky things, we just need to handle the case.
Who the hell knew that the old river god was so cunning that he caused us to return to the pre-liberation period after investigating the case for so many days? "
Just as the fat man was complaining silently, several people were talking about something on the path in the distance and walking towards the Yong'an River.
"Yan County is really not at peace these days. There are corpses missing from Lin'an City Hospital. I heard that something happened again on the Yong'an River. Everything came together."
The people we are talking about are reporters who came from the state capital.
These reporters are not from the mainstream media, but state media reporters from the state capital.
Nowadays, the case of missing corpses in the hospital and the rumored drowning incident in Yong'an River have received extremely high attention.
Many emotional family members gathered at the entrance of the hospital every day, which also made the citizens more or less aware of what happened.
The reason why reporters from the state capital came all the way was because there was a very strange thing involved.
“It stands to reason that for such a big event that has attracted so much attention, the local media will definitely pay attention to it and follow it up.
But strangely, none of the local media reported any relevant information, and even local reporters seemed unmoved at all. "
The person who spoke was a female reporter from the state government. After hearing these words, the others nodded.
"It must be secretly controlled by relevant departments. This also shows from the side that whether it is the missing corpse incident in the hospital or the Yong'an River incident, it is not a serious matter."
The middle-aged man in the lead is relatively calmer than other young reporters, so he has a deeper view on this matter:
"I heard that the Yong'an River area has been blocked by officers and soldiers, which means that the Yanjun Military Mansion has begun to intervene.
There must be a reason why local journalists are unable to report.
But when our state government’s official media came forward, they probably didn’t dare to stop it.
This time we have only one purpose, and that is to find out what happened as soon as possible.
The public has the right to know, and we also have an obligation to let the public know clearly what happened. "
While the group was talking, they gradually approached the defense line of Yong'an River.
Looking at the officers and soldiers standing solemnly not far away, the middle-aged reporter led by them took the lead and stepped forward and showed his badge.
“We are reporters from the state media, and we are here to understand what is happening in the Yongan River area.
We have the right to supervise interviews, please let us pass. "
From these words, it can be seen that this middle-aged reporter is very sophisticated and has directly used the rights granted by the court, which also made the nature of the conversation between the two parties suddenly increase.
After learning the identity and intention of the visitor, the soldiers naturally did not dare to delay and hurriedly arrived at the location of Kong Jie and Feng Yun.
When he learned that reporters from the state media were coming, Kong Jie immediately frowned:
"It seems that even the state capital has received the news. Now things will be in trouble."
As he spoke, Kong Jie looked at Feng Yun worriedly:
"Director Feng, this is from the state capital, and it's also an official media outlet. I'm afraid we can't stop him, right?"
After hearing this, Feng Yun calmly shook his head without even thinking about it:
"No matter who it is, it must be blocked outside the defense line. No one is allowed to get close, not even reporters from the state capital."
"But……"
Kong Jie said hesitantly:
"I'm afraid this won't be easy to handle. The reporters from the state media must have received some instructions to come here.
It seems that the rumors about this case are getting louder and louder outside. If we stop these reporters again..."
Before Kong Jie could finish speaking, Feng Yun glanced at Kong Jie meaningfully:
"Director Kong, I understand everything you said.
But you also see that the polling bureau has been working on the case for a while, and you don’t want the current incident to be reported by reporters, right? "
Feng Yun's words immediately stunned Kong Jie.
Indeed, these words awakened Kong Jie, who soon realized that Feng Yun's decision made sense.
During this period of contact with the polling bureau, he could feel many strange things.
He already has some kind of bold guess in his mind. Although he has not yet witnessed it with his own eyes, at least these things cannot be publicized.
It can be known internally, but it must not be made public.
So after a moment, Kong Jie looked at the soldiers who came to report with some confusion:
"Didn't you hear what Chief Feng said? No one is allowed to come near."
The soldiers who received the order quickly returned to the defense line and informed others of Kong Jie's order.
When the soldiers who originally read the report came back, the reporters were already confident and felt that they would be able to go in for interviews soon. However, they never thought that after the soldiers came back, they just whispered for a while and then stood back in their original positions. .
"What do you mean? Are you planning not to let me go?"
The female reporter looked at the soldiers in surprise and asked, but the soldiers looked straight ahead without any expression and did not respond at all.
This silent gesture undoubtedly explained the attitude of the Yanjun Military Mansion. The middle-aged man at the head frowned instantly and said angrily with an unhappy expression:
“As you can see clearly, we are the official media of the state capital.
Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the state government if you don't report it?
Things are getting bigger and bigger now, how can you still dare to hide it like this? "
Other reporters also chimed in, but their words did not pose any threat to the officers and soldiers forming the defense line.
After all, they are just performing their mission. Even if the sky falls, they don't need to hold it up.
All the officers and soldiers were unmoved and still strictly guarded the defense line. The reporters' anger was like a punch on cotton, which was quite powerless.
"Team leader, what should we do now?
The Yanjun Military Mansion is obviously determined to conceal the news. We can't just go back without success, right? "
Facing the inquiries from others, the leading reporter also seemed a little anxious:
"How could the Yanjun Military Mansion be so bold that even we dare to stop it?"
Several other people also had the same doubts, but it was obviously pointless to argue with these soldiers, and they were unable to see the generals of this team at all for a while, so they naturally fell into a dilemma.
However, the reporters did not leave because of this, but kept discussing other methods not far away.
No one wants to give up, because the more Yanjun Military Mansion has such an attitude, the more it gives people the feeling that there is no silver in this place.
The leading reporter has already started making phone calls, and the rest can only wait patiently for an opportunity to break through the current predicament.
…
On the other side, Feng Yun, who had just stopped the state media with his front foot, walked towards the fat man and the others on the shore as if nothing happened.
Kong Jie, who was following behind, had a much heavier expression, and was obviously in a dilemma.
Now he can only put his treasure on the polling bureau. If the case can be solved as soon as possible, there may be a turn for the better.
Otherwise, if the people in the state capital are alerted, he will bear a big responsibility.
The fat man, who was unaware at this time, immediately asked for help after seeing Feng Yun coming:
"Director, what should we do now?
That bastard escaped on a ghost ship, and our plan completely failed. "
However, what Fatty and the others didn't expect was that after hearing this, Feng Yun suddenly asked:
"Did you fail? Why do I feel that this is just right?"
Feng Yun's words made the three of them look at each other in confusion, not understanding what they meant.
Looking at the confused three people, Feng Yun sighed softly, and then said seriously:
“In handling cases at the polling bureau, folklore knowledge and professional abilities are indispensable.
But in addition, you also need to learn to be flexible.
Because not everything will happen exactly as you expected. Once an accident occurs, you will completely lose your sense of proportion. How can you be independent in the future?
You have not found nothing in investigating the case so far. At least in the short few minutes when the ghost ship appeared, many of your guesses were supported. "
Feng Yun gave Fatty and the others a heads-up, which quickly made them seriously recall what had just happened.
After a while, Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er's eyes lit up, but the fat man was still frowning in confusion, as if he still didn't understand.
“When the ghost ship appeared, the yin energy was extremely heavy, so it condensed into white mist.
The ghost ship appears with the white mist and then suddenly disappears in the white mist. In other words, maybe this ghost ship is not within the scope of what we usually know. "
Ma Ling'er's words made Yan Qilin nodded quickly. He looked at the fat man and said:
"It's just like the extremely gloomy place under the Flowing Fire Avenue before."
The fat man belatedly said suspiciously:
“You mean, the way we used to go to the Extreme Yin Land was by bus.
And this ghost ship is our medium to an unknown place? "
There was a hint of approval in Feng Yun's eyes. The three of them had good understanding and understood most things with ease.
The characteristic of Yin Qi is that it cannot stay in ordinary places for too long, except in places where Feng Shui is difficult, such as cemeteries or places where evil spirits breed.
Therefore, for evil spirits, the higher the Tao, the lighter the Yin Qi in the body.
This is true for both demons and ghosts.
When one truly reaches a certain level of Taoism, one can even hide among others and become no different from others.
So for the team members, Yin Qi itself is a traceable clue.
The sudden appearance of the ghost ship caused a large amount of Yin energy to fill into the fog, which means that the place where the ghost ship itself is located must be a place filled with Yin energy.
Previously, the team members had already traveled the entire lower reaches of the Yong'an River.
Behind is Phoenix Mountain, which is the Feng Shui land of Yan County. Naturally, it is impossible to have such a place filled with gloomy energy.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the place where the ghost ship haunts is not an ordinary place, but should be in a special world similar to the extremely dark place.
Some people like to call this kind of place a boundary, but in folklore, this is called terrain sealing.
The ghost wall is a kind of enchantment. People in the enchantment are affected by the yin energy and will exist in an illusory place and do things they think are normal.
The comings and goings of this ghost ship seem to point to this conjecture.
Perhaps there is a special barrier in the Yong'an River area, and the only medium for entering and exiting this barrier is the ghost ship.
Under Feng Yun's reminder, the three fat men quickly sorted out this idea.
But then, the fat man said helplessly:
"So what if we know that there may be a barrier, we are not faced with the problem of how to attract ghost ships.
The more I think about it, the more disgusting I feel. If it hadn't been for him, we might have gotten on the ghost ship and found out! "
Indeed, in the eyes of the three of them, this is the most difficult problem.
If they couldn't attract the ghost ship, they might lose the medium to get to the special barrier. Moreover, if the old river god suddenly ran away like this, no one was sure what accidents would happen next.
If the old river god is really colluding with the evil spirits, he will inevitably be unprepared, and the polling bureau's investigation will only become more passive.
After Yan Qilin heard what the fat man said, he shook his head and said seriously:
"It's not difficult to lure the ghost ship, but the hard part is to prevent the river god from causing trouble!"
Ma Linger then said:
"Yes, we were able to attract ghost ships before, which shows that our thinking is correct. The ghost ships will indeed appear for the corpses.
We have held wedding ceremonies before, paved the way with paper money, and summoned all parties.
It was because the river god suddenly ran away that our position was disrupted.
Next, we just need to continue the river festival and complete the entire ceremony, maybe we can attract the ghost ship again. "
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, the fat man suddenly became anxious:
"The last step of the river ceremony is to sink the coffin into the water. If you want to kill me, just say so."
"Puch!"
Ma Ling'er was amused by the fat man's words, and then explained:
“Originally, according to our plan, the river festival should be able to attract the ghost ship without going to the last step.
But now the old river god suddenly ran away, disrupting our position and missing the ghost ship.
So you should continue to perform the river ceremony, but you don't need to lie in the coffin yourself.
A paper double would work just as well, wouldn't it? "
Hearing this, Fatty's eyes soon brightened up. The old river god suddenly ran away, leaving Fatty stuck in the horns.
After hearing what several people said, the fat man suddenly realized.
Continue the ceremony. If the necessary factor for the appearance of the ghost ship is a corpse, replace the fat man with a paper man, and continue to complete the river ritual ceremony, then the ghost ship should still appear.
But the premise is that the old river god who used the ghost boat to escape will not cause trouble.
Otherwise, once the old river god says something to the evil spirit that is causing trouble, I am afraid it will be difficult for this ghost ship to appear again.
Therefore, Fatty and the others quickly began to think about how to prevent this.
But after thinking about it, what can they do if the old river god has a mouth?
As a result, it seems that the progress of the entire case has once again fallen into trouble.
No one can bet that the old river god has nothing to do with the threat behind him.
Otherwise, if the ghost ship appears and you board the ship rashly, you may fall into passivity.
While several people were thinking about this, Feng Yun simply said three words, and the three of them suddenly became enlightened.
"Yin Yang button!"
After hearing this, Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er immediately felt their worries disappear.
But after hearing these three words, the fat man's expression changed, and he even looked a little awkward.
"Fat Master, I have wronged you for the sake of the case!"
Ma Ling'er quickly patted the fat man on the shoulder and said something, and then hurriedly walked in the direction of the villagers.
When Yan Qilin passed by Fatty, he also patted Fatty on the shoulder. He didn't say anything, but nodded at Fatty with eyes full of affirmation.
The fat man stood there stunned for a long time, and finally sighed deeply, followed the two of them with a lonely look, and returned to the Zhang family's residence.
Seeing the weird reactions of several people, Kong Jie, who was standing next to Feng Yun, asked in confusion:
"Director Feng, what is the yin-yang buckle you are talking about?"
Feng Yun rarely concealed anything from Kong Jie's questions.
In his opinion, everyone is a member of the government, and there will inevitably be areas where Kong Jie's help will be needed in the future. It would not be a bad thing for him to know more about the polling bureau.
"Yin-Yang Button is essentially a kind of folk magic, which originated from witchcraft and then spread in the world.
Especially in mountain cities, it was relatively common in ancient times.
Dianzhou's Lover's Gu and Shancheng's Yin-Yang Kou are two well-known evil arts in ancient times.
When a woman in a mountain city gets married, she will always put a mandarin duck pot on the table and eat with the man.
But the mandarin duck pot is made with a special method. Once the food in the mandarin duck pot is eaten, it will form a yin and yang bond with the man.
Once the yin and yang knot is formed, the man and woman will live together and die together.
If one party breaks the taboo set during the knot, the consequences will be very serious.
But later this technique spread among the people and gradually changed.
Yin and Yang buttons are no longer limited to two living people, but can even be used by dead people.
As long as those who have been married before put down the mandarin duck pot and set up the yin and yang buttons, even the dead can be recalled to see each other.
They are always tied to each other. A stranger eats a red pot and a dead soul eats a white pot. This can renew the relationship for a night and comfort the feelings of lovesickness. "
Feng Yun's words left Kong Jie puzzled:
"Director Feng, is this a legend you are talking about? I don't understand what this has to do with the matter at hand? How can I use it?"
After hearing this, Feng Yun smiled mysteriously:
"It's useless to talk more. Why don't you go and have a look, and you will understand."
(End of chapter)
