Of course, fear comes after fear, fear comes after fear, but this level of fear cannot knock down He Fei. He Fei himself was indeed not frightened like Zhao Chengbing. He finished thinking and raised his head silently. At this moment, looking at being frightened Xiaoxia snuggled tightly next to the old man, and saw the uncertainty in Village Chief Yang's eyebrows. He Fei, who knew that the old man was thinking about something, did not disturb him. Instead, he pretended to be calm and raised his hand to pat Zhao Chengbing beside him on the shoulder and said: " Brother, now you finally understand why I kicked you, right?"
Zhao Chengbing, who was immersed in self-fear, suddenly shuddered when He Fei slapped him on the shoulder suddenly, and suddenly came to his senses. Seeing that the other party was still in the mood to tease him at such a time, the fat young man couldn't help but feel annoyed, but fortunately, he was very angry. Honest, he nodded directly and said in agreement: "Well, I understand, I understand. When I heard you say that, I was really seeking death at that time..."
At this point, perhaps what had just occurred to him, Zhao Chengbing quickly changed the topic, stared at He Fei and asked: "By the way! Since we have confirmed that Zhao Huanzhen is a water hydra, and we are sure that water lilies can use water to harm people, then what? Let’s go next…”
Before Zhao Chengbing could finish speaking, He Fei, who had already guessed what the other party wanted to say, quickly answered with a focused gaze: "It's very simple, stay away from water, and stay away from all large-scale water sources while retaining a small amount of drinking water. I believe it." As long as we don’t come into contact with too much water, we’ll be fine!”
That's right, as mentioned above, this is the response strategy He Fei came up with after confirming that Zhao Huanzhen is a water hopper and that female hoppers can also use water to kill people. At the same time, this is also the simplest and most direct strategy at present. Ways to avoid predators.
Yes, since you, Zhao Huanzhen, are a hydrilla that can kill with water, then we might as well not touch the water. As long as we don't touch the water, Zhao Huanzhen, who can only kill with water, won't be able to hurt anyone else's lives!
After saying this, He Fei paused and continued to add: "However, I have no way to deal with the fact that water lice can create false hallucinations. I would like to remind everyone that it is best not to go out in the near future, no matter what you see Whatever you hear, don’t believe any voice asking you to go out.”
He Fei's above arguments not only made Zhao Chengbing breathe a sigh of relief, but also made Xiaoxia on the opposite side feel a little at ease. It seemed that everything that should be said was said, but in fact there was still one thing that He Fei did not say. He Fei could not say it directly and only The key point that He Fei and Zhao Chengbing knew was...
The mission requires that you must not leave the one kilometer radius of Jingtao Village. It also stipulates that you only need to survive here for 3 days to complete the mission. It is currently the second day of the mission deadline. What does this mean? It's very simple, it means that as long as they stay up for a day and a half, they can complete the task and escape!
Delay time!
Use a method that does not come into contact with water to delay time and stay up for a long time. It does not need to be too long, as long as you can stay up until 12 noon tomorrow!
Yes, the above are the most true inner thoughts of He Fei and his wife.
Let’s not talk about how He Fei and Zhao Chengbing secretly rejoiced that they had found a way to deal with it, nor how the simple-minded Xiaoxia felt relieved together. Across the wooden table, Village Chief Yang had been listening silently, listening to what He Fei said, After listening to the young man's theoretical analysis, I learned about the so-called coping methods, but the strange thing is...
From beginning to end, the old man said nothing and remained silent. He just sat across from him without saying a word, his expression constantly changing during this period.
………
After learning about He Fei's earlier experience, Village Chief Yang remained silent. Although he didn't speak, his old face showed strange colors from time to time, and his whole expression was complicated. Such a reaction was naturally absorbed by He Fei. Seeing this, the young man felt a little strange. He was surprised that he had already told him how to deal with it. Zhao Chengbing and Xiaoxia both agreed that it was reasonable, but why was the old man the only one who didn't react?
(Eh? Isn’t it possible that what I mentioned is not close to water?)
(No, it won’t. I came to this conclusion after thinking about it over and over for a long time. After all, I am the only person who has managed to escape from a female locust attack so far, and it is also true that the female locust can attack through water. Needless to say, in this case, why did Village Chief Yang...)
This is what he thought in his mind, but in reality He Fei did not raise his doubts. He just watched Village Chief Yang waiting patiently with suspicion. After waiting for about a minute, as expected, Yang Cun's face was cloudy and uncertain for a long time. Changcai slowly raised his head to look at He Fei, and then said something that surprised both He Fei and Zhao Chengbing. No, to be more precise, he should have asked the young man a question. Although it was related to female locusts, it was also related to the prevention of female locusts. Completely unrelated question:
"The old man thinks that your suggestion that everyone should stay away from the water is a solution. However, Mr. He Fei, since you have determined that Zhao Huanzhen's body sank to the bottom of the water, have you ever thought about the specific location of the body?"
(Where is the specific location?)
Of course He Fei understands what this so-called specific location refers to. It can even be said that there is no need for Village Chief Yang to ask specifically. He Fei, who escaped from death not long ago, made detailed guesses about the location of Zhao Huanzhen's body. guess.
And this guess is...
well!
Yes, as I said before, from the moment it was confirmed that Zhao Huanzhen's body sank to the bottom of the water, He Fei had already subconsciously figured out the answer, guessing that the female mango corpse was most likely to have sunk into the well. The reason? The reason is too simple. Imagine, in summer, where is the coldest place in a remote and backward village that even has no electricity? The answer must be in the water. Since it is in the water, where is the water in Jingtao Village, or where is the deepest water?
The answer was self-evident, he couldn't think of any other place besides well water.
The above is the only answer that He Fei can think of at the moment. It is also the logical guess that he personally thinks is closest to the truth. Of course, regardless of whether the guess is correct, careful people will definitely find doubts when they see this, and then a very extreme conclusion will appear. Unreasonable questions...
Since He Fei had already easily guessed that Zhao Huanzhen's body might be in the well, and Granny Chen also made it very clear that as long as the female locust's body is found, she can be released to prevent the female locust from continuing to kill people and harm the village. That is to say, as long as the female locust's body is found, For He Fei and Zhao Chengping, the fact that the female locust is no longer killing people is equivalent to completing their mission!
There are only a few wells in the village. It stands to reason that the most important thing He Fei should do after confirming the sinking well for Zhao Huanzhen's body is to find a way to fish the body out. But, what is the reality? The reality is that the college student had no intention of recovering the body. Instead, he chose to hide in Village Chief Yang's house, avoiding all water sources?
reason? The reason is still simple and can be described in two words, that is...
Fear!
Yes, it is easy to say that you go to the well to retrieve the corpse, but the problem is that once you go down the well to retrieve the corpse, you will inevitably come into contact with water!
The female locust can attack living people through water!
The way to solve this supernatural incident is in the water, but once you come into contact with water, you are very likely to be attacked by lynx!
On the premise that it is clear that the female hydrilla is a water hopper, who dares to touch water nowadays?
This is a deadlock, a deadlock of contradictions that you know exactly where your way out is but you definitely don’t dare to implement it.
So, after some thinking, He Fei, who couldn't resolve the conflict, had no choice but to make the second choice, which was one of the two ways to complete the task, and it was also the second way to complete the task that He Fei was unwilling to accept. Way, that is, time consuming.
When Leng Shengsheng released the mission, he made it clear that there were two ways to complete the mission, either taking the initiative to solve supernatural incidents, or surviving in Jingtao Village for 3 days.
It is currently the second day of the mission, and it has been found out that female locusts can only cause harm to living people through water. In this case, it is better to waste time by avoiding them. For the sake of caution, it is best to avoid even a drop of water from now on. Don't touch it. Anyway, if you don't drink water for a day or two, you won't die of thirst. Just bear with it.
There is no doubt that this is obviously a passive avoidance method. Although it is not what he wants in his heart, He Fei does not dare to take risks after all. After all, he only has one life!
In the end, considering the safety of his life, He Fei made a decision:
Since there is still hope of completing the mission by hiding from the water, there is no need to do the act of fishing for corpses that is tantamount to seeking death.
"The old man thinks that your suggestion that everyone should stay away from the water is a solution. However, Mr. He Fei, since you have determined that Zhao Huanzhen's body sank to the bottom of the water, have you ever thought about the specific location of the body?"
Back to the topic, at this moment, listening to Village Chief Yang’s tentative inquiry, He Fei thought he understood the other party’s meaning and thought that the other party was very concerned about the location of the body. The reason why he deliberately asked was just to get further confirmation from himself. .
It is unclear whether Village Chief Yang meant this.
"Well, I did make a guess about the specific location of the female locust's corpse."
"Well, I think Zhao Huanzhen's body should be in the well, one of several wells in the village."
He Fei answered swornly. He thought that Village Chief Yang would nod in approval, and he would not explain the risks of recovering the body in detail next. However, the strange thing was that as soon as he finished speaking, Village Chief Yang on the opposite side not only did not nod in approval, but shook his head. Get started.
(Um?)
The old man's shaking head not only puzzled He Fei, but also Zhao Chengbing, who was listening silently next to him, was extremely puzzled. Why did the old man shake his head unexpectedly?
(What's going on? What He Fei said obviously makes sense. The female locust screams cold in her dreams, and cold places are most likely in the water. Since it has been determined that the female locust's body sank to the bottom of the water, except for a few wells in the village, Are there other places? Why does Village Chief Yang shake his head?)
Because he really couldn't figure it out, Zhao Chengbing was about to ask, but He Fei next to him stopped him with his eyes, because He Fei knew that even if they didn't ask, Village Chief Yang would definitely take the initiative to tell the reason.
The idea is the same, and the reality is the same. As soon as he shook his head, Village Chief Yang glanced at his granddaughter Xiaoxia and then turned his eyes to He Fei and said: "To be honest, if, I mean if, if then Zhao Huanzhen’s body really sank in the well. For Xiaoxia, the old man would not sit here now, but would have gone out to the well to retrieve the body. As long as Xiaoxia can survive, the old man doesn’t care about any danger!"
Hearing this, He Fei and Zhao Chengbing were both shocked!
It was obvious that the two of them were not idiots. If nothing else, they had already heard and seen something in Village Chief Yang's words. They could faintly detect a difference in the old man's bitter words and expressions. Ordinary, a hint of horror and frustration that oppresses people's hearts.
"You, what did you say? Is it possible that Zhao Huanzhen's body...isn't in the well?" Zhao Chengbing blurted out the question in shock. Although He Fei didn't speak, the young man's increasingly solemn expression betrayed him. He was waiting, waiting for the old man to continue.
"Why!"
Sure enough, after Zhao Chengbing finished speaking, Village Chief Yang moved his gaze and continued to stare after sighing. He looked at the two people with uncertain expressions. After a pause, the old man spoke, and then said something completely beyond He Fei's expectation. Even the initial guess: "Then Zhao Huanzhen disappeared a month and a half ago. Granny Chen also said that the time of death and the time of disappearance were basically the same, but..."
"A month and a half ago, our Jingtao Village was hit by a severe drought. The only three wells in the village all dried up."
What! ! !
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and one word shocked everyone. As soon as Village Chief Yang said this, not to mention Zhao Chengbing was stunned on the spot. Even He Fei couldn't sit still this time. Because the answer was too unexpected, the next moment, The college student instinctively left his seat and stood up instantly. His expression was astonished and his eyes were wide open.
Yes, He Fei was frightened. He was so frightened by Village Chief Yang's blunt confession that he became speechless and broke out in cold sweat. Or maybe he heard clues from the old man's words.
What's the clue?
The clue is that Zhao Huanzhen died a month and a half ago, and the village was hit by a drought a month and a half ago. This means that even if Zhao Huanzhen died unexpectedly, he could not have died in a well. After all, it was a summer drought at the time, and the wells were dry. Once someone If someone falls into a well and dies, the body will definitely rot quickly in the hot environment. The smell will definitely attract the attention of the villagers. Therefore, it is natural that Zhao Huanzhen will never die in the village well when the well is dry. !
By analogy, since Zhao Huanzhen did not die in the well, doesn't that mean that his earlier guess was wrong? Although Zhao Huanzhen's body was in the water, it was 100% not in the village well?
While thinking in shock, He Fei rolled his eyes and looked at the pair of grandfather and grandson opposite him. As he looked, he saw Village Chief Yang looking gloomy and Xiaoxia also looking gloomy. They didn't look like they were lying.
(Eh? Wait, no, something is wrong.)
During the observation, He Fei somehow suddenly thought of a question, a new question. .
As the saying goes, if you don't understand, you should ask. As soon as the idea came to mind, the college student immediately blurted out the question: "By the way, Village Chief Yang, since you said that the village was experiencing a drought when Zhao Huanzhen disappeared, then the villagers' daily drinking water and the water outside the village Field irrigation…”
Although He Fei didn't finish what he said later, he knew that the other party must understand what he meant.
Soon, He Fei got the answer. Village Chief Yang did not speak this time, but Xiaoxia answered instead of the old man.
After hearing the inquiry, the girl pointed to the northwest direction outside the window and said, "Didn't my grandfather say it before? There is a river outside the village."
Got it, He Fei understood it completely.
Note that the understanding here does not refer to how the villagers solved the problem of drinking water and irrigating the fields during the drought, but to knowing the real place where Zhao Huanzhen’s body was buried!
That river, the river outside the village that surrounds Jingtao Village, is close to the village, and is less than 1 kilometer away from the village.
It was also the river He Fei had seen outside the village when he first appeared in this world!
So that’s it!
At this moment, He Fei not only knew the real place where Zhao Huanzhen's body was buried, but also understood why Village Chief Yang looked gloomy and full of sorrow.
As mentioned before, Village Chief Yang loves his granddaughter Xiaoxia very much. As long as he can keep his granddaughter alive, the old man will do anything and take any risks. As the old man just said, if Zhao Huanzhen’s body is really found in the well in the village, it is estimated that Yang Cun Chang had ignored the danger and jumped into the well to retrieve the body. After all, the well was so big, and if you went down, you could go straight to the bottom. If there was something down there, you could easily find it.
But what if it’s a river?
What about a river that is vast and stretches almost to no end?
Looking for a body in such a large body of water?
How is this different from finding a needle in a haystack?
God knows whether the body is upstream, midstream, or downstream? Even if the approximate location is determined, the already wide water area is still not easy to find.
No wonder Village Chief Yang looked even more sad when he learned that Zhao Huanzhen’s body was most likely in the water than when he had no idea at first. It turned out that the old man had already guessed that the body could not be in the village through the clue of water. It is a well, but most likely in the river outside the village.
Since it is guessed that the body sank in the river, the difficulty arises, that is...
So what if you are not afraid of death? The key is can you find it? Can a body be found in a vast river?
It is also worth mentioning that in the face of crisis, He Fei and Zhao Chengbing are different from the village chief Yang and his grandson. The moods of both parties are different. He Fei and Zhao are not native to this world. The two of them only need to survive until noon tomorrow to escape from the sea of misery. They both disappeared after the mission time limit was reached, but unlike Village Chief Yang, Xiaoxia and even other villagers who still survived, these people are local aborigines. He Fei and the two can leave after two days, but these people still have to stay in the village to face the crisis. If they leave the village, they will be attacked by the bloody men. If they don't leave the village, they will be killed by the female locust sooner or later.
unless……
Unless Zhao Huanzhen's body can be found and brought ashore, the death and killing that envelopes the entire Jingtao Village will never stop. To put it bluntly, it can be understood that Jingtao Village is destined to be destroyed, and all villagers will die sooner or later!
(I, I really don’t want Village Chief Yang and Xiaoxia to die. These two grandsons are very good. They are good people. Good people should not die.)
Thinking of this, He Fei fell silent. In the silence, the young man was entangled in an unprecedented tangle of thoughts.
Yes, He Fei is kind in nature. He is neither the kind of ungrateful person nor the kind of person who only cares about himself. He remembers everything. He clearly remembers that he was taken in by Village Chief Yang and Xiaoxia when he first entered Jingtao Village. He and Zhao Chengbing, as well as the grandfather and grandson, treated them very well. Although He Fei had found a way to avoid the female slugs and stayed away from the water until the end of the mission, but when he thought of leaving The expected tragic ending of Village Chief Houyang and Xiaoxia...
Every time he thinks about this, He Fei always feels worried.
In the tangle of thoughts, the young man's face twitched slightly. During this period, he tried to open his mouth several times to say something, but every time the words came to his lips, he always ended up swallowing them.
Because he is afraid. After all, He Fei is still afraid of death!
Nowadays, he no longer goes to search for corpses in the river outside the village. He even dares not touch the water. In addition, the hope of finding the corpse is too slim. In the end, He Fei gave up and chose to remain silent with guilt. Didn't say anything.
It is conceivable that even He Fei did not dare to go out for fear of touching the water. Zhao Chengbing, who had just suffered from "water phobia", bowed his head and pretended to be mute, wishing he could retract his head into his crotch.
As for Village Chief Yang...
At this moment, seeing that both He Fei and He Fei were silent, and seeing the other's expression full of fear, Village Chief Yang, who had extremely rich life experience, instantly understood, and instantly saw what the two of them were afraid of. Of course, this was not the point, after all, they were afraid of something. Death is human nature, not to mention that the old man has never counted on anyone from beginning to end. Therefore, after learning the answer that Zhao Huanzhen's body was most likely to sink to the bottom of the river, he gritted his teeth and turned his head to look at Xiaoxia. He looked at Xiaoxia next to him lovingly, and then said to his granddaughter as if he had made some kind of decision: "Xiaoxia, grandpa went out to do some errands and will be back soon. You and these two gentlemen stay at home."
After that, he got up and walked out the door.
However, before she had taken a few steps, behind her, Xiaoxia, who understood something, suddenly changed her face. She grabbed the old man's arm tightly and shouted in panic: "Grandpa, don't go out! No, don't go out! It's going to rain outside." It’s raining!”
It is very obvious that although Xiaoxia is an innocent girl, her innocence does not mean that she is a fool. In addition, given the conversation earlier, how could the girl not guess the purpose of her grandfather's trip? Sure enough, when she saw that the old man was about to go out, the girl was frightened. Knowing that the female moccasin could kill people with water, she tried her best to stop her grandfather, and then she cried loudly.
Xiaoxia tried her best to stop her from pulling hard, but it was useless. It was completely useless to Village Chief Yang, who had already made up his mind to find the body even if he broke the old bones. However, the old man was not moved by his granddaughter's obstruction and crying. He shook his head first. He shook his head, and then before Xiaoxia could react, he suddenly used force and pushed the girl directly towards He Fei.
He Fei quickly caught Xiaoxia with his eyes and hands. Taking this opportunity, Village Chief Yang decisively raised his foot and turned around to leave. After looking at Xiaoxia with a look that was very like farewell, he rushed out the door and said something to He Fei before leaving. He said: "Mr. He, for the sake of the old man being nice to you and Mr. Zhao, please take good care of Xiaoxia for the old man. If the old man doesn't come back, remember to find an opportunity to take Xiaoxia out of the village!"
After saying that, Village Chief Yang rushed straight out the door, towards the gray world filled with dark clouds and thunder.
Can……
For some reason, just when Village Chief Yang was still a few steps away from running out of the main room, He Fei's mind flashed with lightning, and then he spoke directly as if he suddenly thought of something important, and hurried towards Yang Cun who was about to go out. The long figure shouted loudly:
"Wait! Have you forgotten about Granny Chen!?"
