Gu Yuan drove the car and took the Demon of Ingestion with him. After nearly an hour's drive, he finally arrived at the location provided by Kong Baihe.
This place is already out of the city, and the surrounding houses are sparse. There is a poplar forest in front and a pond in the back.
He parked the car casually in the open space, and Kong Baihe stood at the door of the yard and waved to Gu Yuan.
A lot of people gathered around the yard, several cars were parked, and a cordon was cordoned off the door.
The Demon of Ingestion followed Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe into the courtyard, and his keen sense of smell allowed him to immediately smell the smell of blood.
"Here we go again, this is the second time. If we can't find any clues this time, we will be in trouble." Kong Baihe said worriedly.
On the phone earlier, Kong Baihe had already briefed the situation.
Last time in the old city, a family of three hanged themselves at home, and there were some strange runes in the house.
Although the monster's aura was not felt at the time, the strange runes everywhere indicated that the case was not simple.
In the past few weeks, Zhenkong Baihe and the others have been tracking down, trying to find new clues, but they haven't gained much.
On the other hand, the Yamen found some information through the identities of a family of three.
First of all, the three members of the family were not locals, they just worked here, and after going to the hospital to inquire, they found out that this family had suffered a fatal blow some time ago.
Their child was diagnosed with leukemia.
This provides a possibility - a family of three living in poverty cannot afford the cost of their child's treatment, and even if the money is spent, they may not be able to save the child. What's more, during the treatment process, the child has to To endure endless pain...
Finally, parents always accompany their children in this way. This kind of thing has never happened before.
Although this method sounded reasonable, it could not explain the strange runes at home. Therefore, Zhou Zhen and others never gave up. Unexpectedly, the same thing happened again.
Walking into the dim room, Gu Yuan saw familiar runes again.
In addition to the smell of blood, there was also a musty smell in the house. The sunken ground was a little damp, and the light in the house was dim. It was normal for mold to grow in some places.
Zhou Zhen, Kong Baihe and the others all looked bad. Although new clues had appeared, they absolutely did not want them to appear in this way.
"The case must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise, there may be a third or fourth case..." Kong Baihe muttered.
"Let's survey the scene first." Gu Yuan suddenly turned around and looked at the demon of ingestion, "Is there any demonic aura here?"
"No, if there really is demonic energy, how come you can't feel it?" The ingestion demon asked doubtfully.
Gu Yuan nodded.
In fact, that's what he asked. He originally thought that the ingestion demon is also a monster, and maybe the perception will be clearer. Since the ingestion demon is now convinced that there is no demonic energy here, it is not that Gu Yuan and the others' perception has been deceived.
Bai Yu took some photos nearby, and then walked to Gu Yuan.
"These runes are the same as the runes we saw last time. They are almost the same."
"Have these runes been cracked?"
"That's not true. We searched carefully and never found the corresponding information." Bai Yu shook his head.
Gu Yuan sighed.
In fact, these runes are the best way to break through. If the origin and purpose of these runes can be found, perhaps all problems will be solved.
The Demon of Ingestion who came with Gu Yuan was not idle at the moment either. He kept wandering around outside the yard, as if he wanted to search for something.
He had always wanted to prove his ability in front of Gu Yuan, but he was worried that the other party would think he was useless and then send Zheng Zheng back to the Buddha-Jiang Pagoda.
Although in the eyes of the Demon of Ingestion, Gu Yuan is not such a person, as the saying goes, his destiny must still be in his own hands!
At this moment, a voice came from the door. It was the young policeman Gu Yuan saw guarding outside when he came in earlier. He looked unfamiliar and was a little excited, indicating that someone was providing important information.
Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe looked at each other and immediately walked out, while Zhou Zhen and others stayed in the house to continue searching.
Following the policeman, Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe walked out of the house and into the yard. A middle-aged woman in plain clothes stood there with a blank look in her eyes and a somewhat uneasy expression.
The young police officer told Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe that the woman had been looking at the door just now and chatting with the people next to her. Through their conversation, the police officer learned that the woman lived not far from here, probably not too far away. Just forty or fifty meters.
Gu Yuan nodded, walked up to the middle-aged woman, and said softly: "Don't be nervous, we are just asking a few questions. If you know anything, just follow us."
The middle-aged woman was at the door watching the excitement and chatting with her neighbors, but she was brought in unexpectedly. She could also smell the smell of blood in the house, and her face turned pale for a moment.
Gu Yuan saw the other party's uneasiness, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go out first and just have a chat. You can use whatever you know."
The middle-aged woman nodded quickly.
As soon as they left the yard, a few more people came over. When the middle-aged woman answered Gu Yuan's question, the others also started chattering and made "tsk tsk" sounds from time to time.
Although the sound was a bit noisy, Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe could understand it.
There are two deceased persons, a mother and a son. The old man is 78 years old and his name is Ma Guilan. The son must be 54 or 55 years old.
When communicating with these villagers, Gu Yuan discovered that they knew very detailed information about the situation of the old man in the house, but they did not know much about Ma Guilan's son.
After hearing this, Gu Yuan realized that Ma Guilan's son was mentally ill when he was born. Ma Guilan's husband was overwhelmed and never came back after going out to work. Ma Guilan's son was only ten years old that year.
Later, it was Ma Guilan who raised the child alone and changed the child's surname to Ma Xiaozhuang.
Because of his low intelligence, Ma Xiaozhuang hardly went out on weekdays, and would go out to play when he was young. As a result, he was bullied by other children. Those who were about the same age as Ma Xiaozhuang all looked like fools. Later, Ma Guilan did not dare to let her children go out.
As a result, other people in the village knew Ma Guilan quite well, but they knew very little about Ma Xiaozhuang.
"You want me? Madam Ma just feels that she is old and her body is the same. She is worried that if she is gone, Ma Xiaozhuang will also suffer, so she just takes her away with her." A woman next to her said.
The middle-aged woman shook her head repeatedly.
"No, no! It's definitely not like this!"
"Oh? Why is that so?" Gu Yuan looked at her and asked.
Although the method just now is just a guess, to a certain extent, it is indeed the most likely.
This is normal thinking.
However, this kind of thing has happened once before. Of course Gu Yuan and the others would not approve of such a method, but this middle-aged woman was so determined, which allowed Gu Yuan to find a breakthrough.
The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "I saw Aunt Ma a few days ago. She was smiling and talking to me mysteriously. Her son will be well soon!"
"alright?"
"Yes, that's it!"
Gu Yuan frowned.
"Then you didn't ask her why she was like this?"
The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "I didn't know. I thought Aunt Ma was old and confused. How could her son be better even if he was over fifty? Even if he was sent to the best hospital, he would still be fine." No matter how much money you spend, it can't be cured. But if that's the case, how can I still do this in front of her? I can only congratulate him!"
Gu Yuan nodded.
If it were anyone else, facing that situation, I'm afraid they would have the same idea as this middle-aged woman, and they would be even less likely to attack the other person, just think of it as a way to gain some virtue for themselves.
The middle-aged woman continued: "I remember that some time ago, Aunt Ma would pull a trolley and take Ma Xiaozhuang out every few days, and she didn't know where she was going. Some people asked, but she was too nervous. Yes, from that time on, I was worried whether Mrs. Ma had some Alzheimer’s disease.”
Gu Yuan and Kong Baihe were shocked when they heard this.
Ma Guilan is almost 80 years old, but she still pulls a cart and takes her son out? And it’s not just wandering around the village, otherwise, these villagers would definitely see it.
An old woman in her eighties taking her son on a long trip?
It’s incredible!
"Hey, what a sin! At Ma's age, it would take half an hour to pull a cart for two miles." The middle-aged woman began to sigh again.
Kong Baihe originally wanted to interrupt the other party's emotion, but Gu Yuan lightly slapped him with his arm.
Gu Yuan felt that he had to follow the rhythm of these villagers in order to get more information.
At this moment, Bai Yu walked out again.
"Gu Yuan, Kong Baihe, look at this."
Gu Yuan walked up to him and stretched out his hand to take a newspaper from Bai Yu. You could see the red writing on the back.
When he unfolded it, he saw that, as expected, the runes outlined with red pen on the newspaper were exactly the same as those in the house, except that the ones on the newspaper were neater.
The runes in the room should have been written by Ma Guilan. She is old, has bad eyesight and shaky hands, so the runes she drew look a bit awkward.
"Eh? Why is this here?" Kong Baihe suddenly asked in surprise.
