Bride of Death

Chapter 43 [The Priest]

As soon as Li Zecheng finished speaking, He Qu slammed on the brake.The police car stopped, and drops of water hit the windshield in front of the car.

The way they came was still clear and clear, but as soon as they entered the village, it began to rain lightly.

"Officer Li, get out of the car." He Qu glanced at Li Zecheng and said.

"Get out of the car? Why do you want to get out of the car?" Li Zecheng held on to the seat belt tightly, and looked at He Channel in horror.

"Seeing is believing. I'll go there with you to see if that paper figurine is really as evil as you said." He Qu parked the police car on the side of the road, unfastened his seat belt, pulled out the key and got out of the police car.

His attention was all on those paper figurines, one of them didn't pay attention, and stepped into the mud puddle, splashing muddy water all over his pants.The drizzle hit his face, his heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his heart.

He originally thought that these paper figurines were deliberately placed at the entrance of the village by the villagers for funerals.As a result, he drove all the way, and he found a pair of paper figurines placed in front of every house.

Different from the paper figurines with garlands at the entrance of the village, the cheeks of the paper figurines in the village are all painted with red blush on purpose, and a thin red thread is tied on each paper figurine's wrist.

"Captain He, let's come back another day. It's getting dark, and the village is probably having a funeral. I've heard people from the older generation say that it's better not to rush the funeral. It's not good for us outsiders to participate." Li Zecheng Walking to He Qu's side, he looked down at the mud stains on the leather shoes, curled his lips and said.

He Qu covered his forehead weakly, waved his hands and said:

"If you talk nonsense again, I will leave you here alone overnight."

Li Zecheng was so frightened that he was so smart that he cursed inwardly, then pointed to a paper man not far away and said:

"That paper man winked at me!"

"Follow." He Qu walked in the direction he pointed.

When they came to the paper figurine, Li Zecheng habitually touched the cross hanging around his neck, mumbling something.He Qu was not surprised by his actions, and bent down to observe the paper figurine's eyes carefully.

The paper figurine's eyes are drawn with an arc by the brush, and it is the simplest kind of meticulous painting.He couldn't figure out how Li Zecheng saw the paper figurine's eyeballs move.

"Officer Li, see clearly, this is an ordinary paper doll. As a people's policeman, please recognize your identity and don't be suspicious here." He Qu stood up straight and said.

"But, I just saw its eyes move!" Li Zecheng explained, poking the paper figurine's eyes with his fingertips.

"Boy."

An old voice came from behind them, and they turned their heads at the same time to see an old woman standing behind them with a hunched back and a cane.

He Qu's vigilance has always been high, the old woman's appearance was so sudden that he was covered in cold sweat.

"Old man, what's the matter?" He Qu calmed down and asked with a smile.

"Young man, you can't move the paper man's eyes," said the old woman.

"Why not let me touch it?" Li Zecheng said.

"Because that is the fairy boy who guides the dead. If you break it, the dead will not be able to find the way to heaven." The old woman said gloomyly.

After so many years of reform and opening up, Qijia Village is not considered backward. Why do some people still believe in these feudal superstitions.The more He Qu thought about it, the more he felt strange, and couldn't help but froze in place when he saw the old woman's dress.

"Old man, I heard that there is a great immortal living in this village. We have something to do with her. Can you tell me where her home is?" Li Zecheng said.

"Oh, so you are looking for Master Qi." The old woman said.

"That's right, it's her! Do you know where she is?" Li Zecheng said.

"It's too unfortunate for you to come here, come back later." The old woman pursed her lips and smiled.

"Has she gone out?" Li Zecheng asked.

"Master Qi, she has gone to heaven." The old woman slowly raised her head, looking longingly at the sky.

"You didn't mean her..." Li Zecheng was interrupted by He Qu before he finished speaking.He Qu winked at him, and said with a cold face:

"Sorry, we still have business to do, so I won't bother you."

"He team! Wait for me!"

Seeing He Qu walking away, Li Zecheng quickly chased after him.

He Qu got into the police car, his hands shaking the steering wheel.He was short of breath, his eyes rolled around, and he was muttering, not knowing what he was talking about.Li Zecheng opened the car door, sat down on the passenger seat, and looked at He Channel suspiciously:

"Captain He, why don't you let me continue asking?"

"Did you notice her feet?" He channeled.

"What happened to her feet?" Li Zecheng asked.

"Look down at your shoes." He channeled.

"The shoes are covered in mud. My Captain He, please stop being a fool. What happened?" Li Zecheng said.

He Qu started the car, glanced at the rearview mirror again and said:

"This road is full of mud. Didn't you notice that the old man's shoes are clean? And they are not shoes at all, but ingots folded from yellow paper."

Yellow paper is too unfamiliar to young people nowadays, it is normal for Li Zecheng not to notice it.

What is yellow paper?

Yellow paper, also known as Ming coins, is yellow paper specially used to worship gods and sacrifice to the dead.The old man appeared silently behind them, wearing shoes made of yellow paper on his feet.All these are telling him that the old woman is not alive!

He Qu's values ​​began to waver. Are there really ghosts and gods in this world?

"Captain He, let's retreat... It's getting dark." Li Zecheng's face was pale, he just wanted to go home, take a hot bath, and sleep soundly.

"Navigate to the coordinates of Qi Fei's last disappearance. There is something I want to confirm." He channeled.

Li Zecheng wanted to cry when he heard this, and regretted why he had to be a police car with He Qu.Reluctantly, he took out his phone, opened an APP, and called up Qi Fei's latitude and longitude in it.

The navigation page popped up with a swipe. He Qu looked at the marked route, and with confidence, he turned the steering wheel and drove towards the location where Qi Fei disappeared according to the route planned on the map.

The roads in the village are difficult, and the ground is full of potholes. If you don't pay attention, your car will get stuck in the mud.The sky was getting dark, and since there were no street lights on both sides of the road, He Qu had no choice but to turn on the high beams.

"Captain He, turn left at the intersection ahead." Li Zecheng said.

The car bumped up and down twice, He Qu turned the reverse wheel and looked ahead vigilantly.They drove for such a long time without seeing a single villager.It was supposed that the foreign vehicles would disturb the local dogs nearby, but they didn't hear a dog bark.

too weird.

"Captain He, there is light ahead!" Li Zecheng patted He Qu's arm excitedly, then looked at the screen of the phone, and said in surprise:

"He team..."

"What's the matter?" He Qu asked impatiently as he drove the car and looked at the two-story building that was getting closer and closer.

"We're here." Li Zecheng blinked, rolled down the car window and looked at the small building in front of him.

He Qu stepped on the brake, looked at the brightly lit small building in surprise, his right eyelid began to twitch irregularly.The small building was surrounded by high walls, and they couldn't see the courtyard, but they could hear the singing from inside.

"I said why a villager didn't see it, so they all ran here to have a tea party." Li Zecheng patted his chest and said with a sigh of relief.

"Don't be careless, let's go in and take a look." He channeled.

The two got out of the police car and held their documents in their hands.He Qu nodded to Li Zecheng, and suddenly pushed open the door, just about to say something, but was so shocked by the scene before him that he couldn't utter a word.

The singing in the courtyard stopped abruptly, and the eyes looked at the two uniformed policemen outside the door.A pillar was erected in the center of the courtyard, and a woman wrapped in a white cloth was tied to the pillar.

The woman wears a paper garland on her head, and straw is piled under her feet.

"Xiao Li, call for reinforcements! I'm going to save people!" He Qu whispered.

"police?"

The leading man in white was holding a torch, and he didn't feel flustered by their appearance.He Qu's complexion changed, and he touched his lower back subconsciously, thinking that he didn't read the almanac when he went out today, and he forgot to bring his gun!

"Captain He, I can't get through the phone!" Li Zecheng's face turned livid in anxiety. Now that they are outnumbered, if they really make a move, they will be the ones to suffer!

"Have you brought the gun?" He channeled.

"It's not about facing gangsters, I didn't apply for a gun..." Li Zecheng felt like crying, it's nothing!He won't explain it here today!

"Calm down, listen to my instructions." He Qu whispered.

The crowd began to commotion, and some villagers even knelt on the ground, kowtowing to the woman tied to the pillar.

"You are already surrounded, put down the torches in your hands, and squat down with your head in your arms." He Qu said sharply.

"Comrade policeman, we didn't break the law, why should we squat on the ground like a prisoner." The man handed the torch to the hand next to him, then made a sign of the cross on his chest, and said with a slight smile.

"Captain He, Qi Fei is tied to the pillar!" Li Zecheng shouted.

"Murder and arson, and destruction of evidence, both violate the criminal law. If you're not a criminal, what is that?" He Qu sneered.

The man smiled, touched the cross hanging on his chest, and looked at He Qu with pity.He clapped his hands, and the villagers who had been surrounding Qi Fei consciously retreated to the sides.Under everyone's attention, He Qu walked straight up to Qi Fei and untied the rope for her.

The white cloth wrapped around Qi Fei's body was sticky, as if it had been coated with cooking oil.He Qu touched her breath, and froze in place, all the hairs on his body stood on end.

The person was out of breath, his heart stopped beating, and his body was as hard as a rock.

Qi Fei - dead!

"Comrade police, Ms. Qi died of myocardial infarction. We just respect her last wish and bless her soul to go to heaven smoothly. You suddenly broke in and delayed the best time to hold the ceremony. Ms. Qi's resentment will be retribution It's on you." The man walked up to He Qu with a regretful look.

"Who are you?" He Qu suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at the man coldly and asked.

"I'm just an ordinary priest. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you. The signal in this village is very weak. If you want to call for reinforcements, you'd better use your landline to contact your colleagues." The man's left hand gently Patting He Qu's shoulder, a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.