Seeing the scene in front of me, I, who was originally sprinting, stopped in an instant, staring blankly at Dong Ge's bedroom window covered in blood. I was a little afraid to go forward to see what was going on. If I saw Dong Ge get into trouble, I might not be able to bear it.
Faintly, I seemed to see a round shadow swaying on the window. It seemed that something was hanging in front of the light in Dong Ge's room. When Lin Yingxue saw that I suddenly stopped, she also stood there with me and did not enter Dong Ge's room.
At this time, many villagers who heard the news had rushed into Dong Ge's house to ask what had happened, and some villagers also entered Dong Ge's room which was covered in blood. Some people screamed, and some immediately took out their mobile phones to call the police.
I stood there in a daze for nearly five minutes before Lin Yingxue next to me sighed and said, "Don't lie to yourself. You should know what happened. If you run away now, no one will be able to avenge your friend."
Although I did not enter Dong Ge's bedroom, I have guessed that Dong Ge might have died, and it is very likely related to the recently appeared "money curse". I guessed that the curse must not be as simple as it seems, but who could have thought that the person who created the curse would actually do such a thing.
Lin Yingxue's words pulled me back from my endless reverie. I took a deep breath, tried to keep myself calm, turned around and nodded to her, then walked towards Dong Ge's bedroom with Lin Yingxue.
At this time, a large number of people had gathered in Dong Ge’s bedroom. Some were villagers who had rushed there after hearing the news, and some were Dong Ge’s relatives. Most of the people who could stay in Dong Ge’s bedroom were brave men, because everything in the bedroom could only be described as Asura hell!
I saw that the scene in the bedroom was just like what I saw outside the window, covered with a lot of blood. A headless corpse was lying quietly in a pool of blood on the ground. From his figure, I could recognize that this was Brother Dong, who I had played with since childhood.
As for Dong Ge's head, it was hung on the roof by a rope, near the light bulb. Dong Ge's head was hanging in the air with a terrified and ferocious look on his face, as if he had seen something horrible before he died. The moment I saw Dong Ge's head, I found that he seemed to have something in his mouth. When I looked carefully, I found that what Dong Ge was holding in his mouth was the copper coin!
Sure enough, is this the real purpose of this so-called "curse"? Did the person who created this "curse" actually want to kill the person who got the three copper coins
At this moment, I feel my mind is so confused that I can't concentrate on thinking about what is happening in front of me. The scenes of Dong Ge taking us out to play and doing bad things in the past are still vivid in my mind, but now Dong Ge's body is separated from his head. I just feel that all this happened too suddenly and I can't accept it at all. Although I had made up my mind to help Dong Ge find the murderer and give him justice before coming in, now I can't muster up the spirit again.
Seeing that I still had no reaction, Lin Yingxue lay down in front of Dong Ge's body and began to observe it carefully. None of the men in the room dared to get close to Dong Ge's body. When they saw Lin Yingxue approaching to check it out, they were all so amazed that they were speechless.
"Brother Dong!"
When I was immersed in the indescribable sad atmosphere, I suddenly heard a familiar voice in my ears, and then I saw the captain rushed into the room in tears. After seeing Dong Ge's body and head, he sat down on the ground and burst into tears. Then, Monkey and Xiaopang, who I hadn't seen for a long time, also came to the room and fell into deep sorrow.
In fact, when I saw them crying over there, I also wanted to go over and cry with them, to vent the sadness in my heart, but I knew that crying over there would not solve any problems. Brother Dong died with his eyes open, and the only thing I could do was to figure out what was going on!
And the most important point is that Dong Ge’s death is directly related to the three former friends in front of him. Now at least one thing I can be sure of is that the murderer must be hiding among these three people.
Although I am reluctant to believe this, it is indeed true. A treasure hunting experience many years ago has turned into a "curse" today. The only people who can connect the two are the friends who went treasure hunting with us back then. Looking at the sad look of the captain and the others, I secretly swore in my heart that I must find the murderer as quickly as possible. I want to ask him, what caused him to do such a heartless and unrighteous thing!
Thinking of this, I rubbed my red eyes, walked directly to Lin Yingxue and asked, "Can you see anything?"
Lin Yingxue shook her head slightly and said, "We can't see much. If Ding Yang were here, he would definitely be able to give us a satisfactory answer."
After Lin Yingxue finished speaking, she found a stool in the room, stepped on it and went to observe Dong Ge's head hanging in the air. I really couldn't face Dong Ge who died so miserably, so I turned and walked to the bedroom door to ask Dong Ge's mother what had happened.
Dong Ge's mother was in a much better mood at this time, but she was still in tears. Many of Dong Ge's relatives cried and comforted Dong Ge's mother. Seeing this scene, I felt indescribably sad.
Dong Ge was born in a single-parent family and lived with his mother since he was a child. Due to the lack of a good family education, he dropped out of school after junior high school and began to struggle for his family. People in the village thought that Dong Ge was a bad boy and he had corrupted our group of friends. But only we ourselves know how difficult Dong Ge's life was and how loyal he was. In my heart, Dong Ge will always be an older brother who is closer to me than my own brothers.
I went up to comfort Dong Ge's mother and said, "Auntie, we are all very sad about this. I swear to you that I will find the murderer who killed Dong Ge! But before that, can you tell me what happened just now?"
I have always had a good relationship with Dong Ge, so his mother also knew me. When she looked up and saw that it was me who was speaking, Dong Ge's mother burst into tears again and said, "What's the point of telling you? You are not a policeman. It's New Year's Day, how could my Xiaodong just disappear like this!"
As she spoke, Dong Ge's mother burst into tears again. I was afraid that something might happen to her due to her emotional fluctuations, so I did not continue asking. Instead, I found Dong Ge's aunt and asked her what was going on.
Dong Ge's aunt told me briefly what had just happened while crying.
Originally, Dong Ge's family was having New Year's Eve dinner at Dong Ge's house. As it was almost midnight, Dong Ge returned to his room to get firecrackers to set off. However, Dong Ge had been away for a long time, and the relatives in the house did not hear any sound of firecrackers outside the door. So Dong Ge's mother went to see what was going on with Dong Ge, but who knew that when she just arrived at Dong Ge's room, she saw this scene.
After learning what had just happened, I immediately asked Dong Ge's aunt about what time Dong Ge was found dead. Dong Ge's aunt thought about it and said that it was probably between 12:05 and 12:10. She didn't see the exact time clearly, but there were loud firecrackers outside at that time, which was about this time period.
After asking Dong Ge's aunt, I stood alone in Dong Ge's yard. At this time, the sound of firecrackers in the distance had not stopped. According to convention, the firecrackers would not stop until about one o'clock.
I took out a cigarette and lit it, trying to clear my brain and think about the clues I had just got from Dong Ge's aunt. According to the time point, Dong Ge was killed between five and ten minutes after he went out to his bedroom. In other words, the murderer may have ambushed Dong Ge's bedroom and waited for Dong Ge to pass by, then took him by surprise and secretly killed him.
This also includes the time the murderer took to flee the scene and hang Dong Ge's head on the roof. If there were only five minutes to kill, then the murderer might have planned all this long ago, which is why he was able to kill and escape so swiftly. But in this case, this matter is not really without a trace!
You have to know that it is only about 12:20 at most, and the time when the captain and the other three ran over was almost the same. If the murderer killed someone in a hurry and escaped, he must have a lot of blood on his body. Even if he changed his clothes, some hidden bloodstains would be visible! Unless the murderer can take a shower in just two or three minutes.
If I can see blood on someone's body, then that person is definitely a major suspect in the crime. I can even directly compare the bloodstains and arrest the person on the spot!
Thinking of this, I turned around and walked towards Brother Dong's room. As I walked, I remembered another thing.
Why did the murderer choose to kill at a special time after midnight, just before the beginning of the first day of the Chinese New Year? Was it to cover up Dong Ge's screams before his death with the sound of firecrackers, or was there some other hidden reason
I was thinking about this question when I suddenly heard the sound of sirens coming from outside the yard behind me. I didn’t expect the police to come so quickly. I didn’t pay much attention to the arrival of the police, but when I heard the familiar voice coming from outside the yard, my whole body shook violently as if I was electrocuted, and even the cigarette in my mouth fell to the ground!