Dong Ge's words made the captain feel even more uncomfortable, and he immediately said, "It's not that dangerous, is it? After the death of the deceased, his family should have burned paper for him. How can it be enough to just rely on the money he said?"
Dong Ge sighed and said, "Who knows? Anyway, these are the rules left by our ancestors. I think there must be some reason behind them. I think this thing is very evil. We should find a way to return it to the deceased. Otherwise, who knows what will happen next."
After two people had accidents in succession, the captain felt that the copper coins in his hand were not safe, so the three of us went home to take out the copper coins at home, and then walked into the woods we had been to that year to look for the ancient tomb that we had dug up.
But so many years had passed, and we had casually filled it up after digging it up. Now the three of them had entered the woods and could not find the exact location of the ancient tomb. In the end, they could only return to their homes and try to figure out how to deal with the copper coins in their hands.
That night, the captain took the copper coin home. He had never thought there was anything strange about it. But after hearing about what happened to Dong Ge and Xiao Pang today, he felt that there seemed to be a faint black gas coming out of the copper coin. He was so scared that he didn't dare to hold it in his hand and had to lock it in the drawer under the computer.
As a result, when the captain was sleeping at night, he really had a dream. He dreamed of a skinny man in a shroud, standing beside the bed with the copper coin in his mouth, staring at him. When he was awakened by the nightmare, he accidentally saw the scene outside the window. Under the moonlight, there was a person outside the window who looked exactly like the person in his dream, standing outside the window, staring at him!
When the captain looked carefully, the man suddenly disappeared, as if he had never appeared. In the following few days, the captain dreamed every day that the man in shroud holding the copper coin was standing beside his bed. He couldn't sleep well during this period, but he didn't dare to do anything with the copper coin. It was not until today when I came over that he told me about this incident.
After listening to everything the captain described, even I, who don’t believe in superstition, felt creepy. I had only seen these stories in novels or movies before, but who would have known that they would actually happen to me today, and the plot was even more vivid and weird. How could I not feel scared
But even though I am afraid, I naturally don't believe that it is really because we took the "money" of the deceased that we have brought bad luck. If this is true, bad luck should have started when we dug up these three copper coins. Why did it happen to us after so many years? Is there some unknown secret hidden in this
According to my experience in dealing with such strange cases, we must first clarify what made us think it was a supernatural event. However, if a supernatural event happened to only one person, I would not say anything, and that person would be the most suspicious. But now strange things have happened to the three people who got the copper coins, which makes it a bit difficult. If I were to say, it is very likely that one of the three people, the captain, Dong Ge and Xiao Pang, is playing tricks, but why would they do that
With a lot of questions in my mind, I fell into deep thought. I don't know how long it took, the captain suddenly patted me on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, the ghost in the shroud should be targeting the three of us who got the copper coins that year, and will definitely not come after you. Don't forget that the monkey is fine, right?"
It turned out that the captain had always thought that I was afraid, but his words reminded me that the only people being targeted now were the three people who got the copper coins that year. Although nothing serious has happened yet, I always feel that things will not end like this, and perhaps there is a bigger conspiracy waiting for me ahead.
"I'm just worried about your safety. What should we do now? How are you going to deal with this copper coin?"
The captain sighed and said, "I don't know either. Xiaopang, Dong Ge and I have agreed that the day after tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. When the village holds a sacrifice ceremony the day after tomorrow, we will find an expert to help exorcise the evil spirits. If we ask him to take these three copper coins away, everything will be fine. Otherwise, if I keep these evil things that I can neither throw away nor sell, I will not be able to sleep well at night."
This solution is pure nonsense. If the person pretending to be a ghost really has a follow-up plan, then the three copper coins will return to their respective hands sooner or later. So I immediately asked, "Do you have time tomorrow? After all, I just came back and haven't seen you for a long time. Let's go out for a drink tomorrow and discuss how to deal with this thing?"
The captain shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow. Don't forget that tomorrow is New Year's Eve. In all these years, when have we brothers ever left home on New Year's Eve? We can only wait until the day after tomorrow, the first day of the new year."
If the captain hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that there is a rule in this village that you should not go out on New Year's Eve. Even if something big happens, you have to stay at home. I had no choice but to nod and agree. Although it is a day late, nothing should go wrong.
I chatted with the captain for more than an hour, and seeing that it was already past eight o'clock, I left the captain's house and returned to my own home. When I entered the door, I saw my mother teaching Lin Yingxue to knit a sweater, and Lin Yingxue was also learning seriously with great interest. So I called my father to my room alone and told him what I had found out.
My dad was listening to me attentively the whole time. He didn't respond after I finished speaking. I immediately asked, "Dad, why don't you speak up? What do you think about this? I think someone must be playing tricks, but I don't know what his purpose is."
My dad seemed to come back to his senses after hearing what I said. He looked up at me and said, "Since you think someone is playing tricks, just follow this line of thought. Anyway, the timing and method of this so-called 'curse' are very coincidental, and there are many clues hidden in what you just said. I will not interfere in this matter. If you still don't figure it out by the time you leave, you will quit the special case team."
I wanted to ask my dad if he had any opinions, but he just said this and left. I was immediately disappointed. But my dad just said that there were many clues hidden in what I said. What did he mean? Could it be that he had deduced something
I sat alone in the room thinking about every word I had just said to my dad, but I couldn't find a breakthrough. The more I thought about it, the more upset I felt. If it wasn't too late now, I would have gone out to find Brother Dong and Xiaopang to ask them clearly.
I don't know how long it was before the door of the room suddenly opened. I looked up and saw Lin Yingxue walked in and closed the door, then said, "It's getting late, uncle and aunt, let's go to bed early."
I looked at my phone and saw that it was already past ten o'clock, so I nodded, took out the quilt I had used to sleep yesterday from the cupboard, spread it on the floor, turned off the light, wrapped myself in the quilt, and told Lin Yingxue what had happened today.
Lin Yingxue was originally a member of the special case team. She keenly smelled a hint of crime from what I said. In the dark, I couldn't see her expression clearly. I heard her say, "This matter is not simple. I will accompany you to learn more about it tomorrow."
"I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow. No one in the whole village will go out tomorrow. We can only wait until the day after tomorrow. I'm a little confused now. Do you have any ideas?"
Lin Yingxue pondered for a moment, then said, "To deal with this kind of case, the method my teacher taught me is to follow the thinking and methods of the person behind the scenes to solve the case. I also immerse myself in this seemingly ridiculous supernatural event, so that I can understand what the person who pretends to be a ghost wants to do."
Sure enough, Lin Yingxue was still as methodical as before. I seemed to be back to the first time I met her and she dressed up as a female ghost to scare me. However, her words reminded me, because I suddenly thought of a question.
The copper coin was sold by Xiaopang three times, and it returned to Xiaopang's pillow inexplicably three times. How did he do this? First, the man must follow Xiaopang and find out where he sold or buried the copper coin. Then he can put the copper coin next to Xiaopang's pillow while he is asleep. But how did he get into Xiaopang's room
I told Lin Yingxue about my doubts, and she agreed: "This is indeed a problem. Let's go to Xiaopang's house the day after tomorrow to see if there is any way to get in."
In fact, I know the homes of these friends of mine very well. Because we have been friends for so many years, we often go to each other's homes to play. But Xiaopang's father's business has suffered setbacks in recent years. It is said that his family's former large yard and two-story building have been sold, and now he lives in another place. I have not been there either. In any case, I will go there to see them as soon as possible on the first day of the Lunar New Year the day after tomorrow!
After Lin Yingxue and I chatted for a few more sentences, she stopped responding. I guess she had fallen asleep. But I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was full of what I heard the captain say today. I was constantly making plans in my mind about how to figure these things out in the coming time. I don't know how long it took before my consciousness gradually became blurred and I felt sleepy.
Just when I was about to close my eyes and go to sleep, the moment I closed my eyes, I seemed to vaguely see a dark shadow lying on the bedroom window facing me. I immediately opened my eyes to look, and with the moonlight outside the window, I saw a strange man wearing clothes similar to shrouds, with a skinny face and a face covered in brown liquid, lying on the window and sneering at me hideously!