Hearing the question of Big Eyes, Wang Laitu thought for a while before saying: "I don't know this too well. Anyway, they just disappeared overnight."
Big eyes asked: "What did you mean by saying that cigarettes are dangerous?"
"It's... it's dangerous. Serious things can happen if you light a cigarette and you can even kill people."
"why?"
"Because Master Jiang warned us that way."
"In those days, did there ever happen to death due to a fire or smoking, or something that you said was very serious?"
"No, but we all believe what Mr. Jiang said, because he never lies."
Wang Laitu’s words made me unconvinced, but it’s normal for him to be wary of our two uninvited guests and conceal them.
I decided to have a good chat with him, remove his guard against us, and said, "Master Wang, let's go to the house and talk."
Wang Laitu waved his hand and said, "The house becomes unclean after the masters disappeared, so it's better not to go in."
Big Eyes smiled and said, "It's also night to be haunted. Don't be afraid of it during the day. Let's go."
Wang Laitu still hesitated, but in the end he agreed to go to the house with us.
On the way back to the big house, after questioning, we learned that Wang Laitu was sixty-four years old this year. He came here when he was ten years old. When he was about to die of starvation, Jiang Deren gave him a bite of food. She took him in and asked him to raise deer in Jiang's house.
He also said that Jiang Deren is as virtuous and benevolent as his name, and he is very kind to his servants and the poor, and he often gives favor to him. Therefore, the people in Bailu Town respect him very much, and call him Jiang Dashan.
At the same time, Wang Laitu also told us the specific number of Jiang’s family. There are 23 people in total. Jiang Deren is the parents, but they are all older. Because of illness all the year round, they can hardly get out of bed. Usually, most are servants. Push to the yard to bask in the sun.
Jiang Deren was the only child at home. In 65 years, Jiang Deren was 42 years old and married a wife of four bedrooms. Four wives gave him six sons and ten daughters. In 65 years, the youngest child was still in his arms. milk.
We asked Wang Laitu whether he had seen the house haunted with his own eyes after the 23 members of the Jiang family disappeared. Wang Lai said he hadn’t seen it, because since the Jiang family disappeared, he only came to Jiang’s house occasionally, but only during the day and never
Come at night. But some people have seen them come to Jiang's house to steal things at night, and then saw ghost shadows in the yard, and they were all scared away.
After speaking, we returned to the shabby hall again and asked with big eyes: "Where do you live?"
"I live in town now." He paused and said, "Are you asking back then? I lived in the backyard. There was a room for me beside the deer shed. That house was the most magnificent among all the people. One."
I said, "I can see that Jiang Deren valued you very much at the time."
Wang Laitu was a little proud, and said, "Of course, don't look at my short stature, but I am ingenious, and I am very fond of Master Jiang. Sometimes he will call his study to chat and drink tea with him."
Big-eyed asked, "Did anything unusual happen before the Jiang family disappeared."
Wang Laitu sighed and said, "It's too long to talk about it. I can't finish it for a while. It's all very strange. Moreover, Master Jiang has ordered that we will never mention it."
Big Eye smiled and said, "All these years have passed, Jiang Deren must be dead, and any secret has a declassification period. The U.S. classified archives have only a 30-year declassification period. 50 years have passed since this incident. You tell me. It's okay."
Wang Laitu said, "Yes, yes." Although he agreed with Big Eye's statement, he didn't mean to tell us what happened at the time. I was not anxious to ask him, but I was afraid of asking instead. It will be counterproductive.
Big Eye didn't worry about it. He said, "Which floor is Jiang Deren's study? Let's go up and take a look."
Wang Laitu said hurriedly, "That's not good."
Big Eye said: "Are you afraid of ghosts on it? Even if there are ghosts, it is Jiang Deren's ghost. He liked you so much, so he won't be embarrassed if he died. Maybe he still wants to see you."
Wang Laitu turned pale immediately and waved his hands and said, "I won't go up." Wang Laitu turned around and wanted to leave, but was grabbed by his arm with big eyes, and said with a big smile, "I'm kidding you. Let's go. , Let's go."
Wang Laitu struggled to break free, but Xiao Lidan couldn't get rid of the big eyes at all, dragging him by the big eyes was like dragging a four or five-year-old child towards the direction of the stairs.
Standing at the top of the stairs and looking up, the stairs were originally covered with carpets, but now the area of the carpet being bitten by rats is more than the rest.
"I won't go up." Wang Laitu almost
Was crying and begging.
Big Eyes showed no mercy and said, "It's okay, you just need to take us to the study."
The stairs are made of wood. After we stepped on the stairs, the stairs made a terrible "creaking" sound. My heart kept holding it for fear that the stairs would not bear our weight and then collapse.
Fortunately, no accident happened until we got to the second floor.
The dilapidated second floor is not much better than the hall on the first floor. Wang Laitu pointed to a closed door and said, "That's the study."
Big eyes let go of Wang Laitu and walked over quickly, grasping the doorknob and pushing the door. Seeing that the door couldn't be opened, he began to twist his wrists, and tried harder.
I was afraid that Wang Laitu would run downstairs, so I subconsciously blocked the stairs and blocked his way.
But at this moment, Big Eye suddenly shouted: "Chen Mo, come here!"
I hurriedly walked over, pointed the door with my big eyes and said, "Look, look at it, there are words on it!"
I took a closer look and found that there were black lettering on the door. If it weren’t for the big eyes that pointed to the door and said it was very firm, I really can’t see the words on the door, because the door is dark brown, the light in the corridor is not bright, and there is a layer of dust on the surface of the wooden door. I can't find it.
I raised my hand to wipe the dust on the door, and the words written on the door were clearly exposed. The handwriting was very scribble. After reading it for a while, I recognized the content of the words: Never open this door, remember! Remember!
Big Eye and I looked at each other. Is this a curse or a warning
Big Eye took out the master key to open the lock, I immediately stopped him and said, "Don't open the door in a hurry. We need to know more about some things."
"What are you afraid of, I am a descendant of Liujia, you are a psychic, I have never seen anything!"
"Caution is the boat."
Looking at me with big eyes, he put away the keys for a while, and said, "Well, I'm not afraid of late for a good meal. I'll talk about it after I transfer the room."
At this time, Wang Laitu also leaned over. He squinted at the words on the door and asked: "What is written on it? I can't read."
I said, "It's nothing, I'll talk to you in detail later. Which room is Jiang Deren sleeping in?"
Wang Laitu blinked at me and said, "On the third floor, he usually sleeps in the same room with his wife."
Big Eye grabbed his thin arm again and said, "Go, take us to see."
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