It was night, Wang Xu and the others were eating in the restaurant. There was no light in the room, but there were candles in the storage room, so they lit a few randomly, and sat at the extra-long dining table to eat.
Master Cat and Wang Xu's cooking skills are good. In this regard, Qi Bing, who has never done any housework since childhood, still admires them both. Asking him to cook this dinner alone is probably a waste of ingredients.
Although the three of them have basically lost their spiritual power and Taoism at this moment, they are not very afraid. After all, their hand-to-hand combat ability is still there. Moreover, they usually see more scary scenes, and the possibility of being frightened to death is infinitely close to zero.
So, even if Manson's ghost popped out from under the table, they'd have a way to deal with it...
The night was getting darker, and a new moon appeared in the night sky. The cold moonlight shone in through the window, which caused a chill to rise in the room for no reason.
They were full with wine and food, and they didn't clear up the tableware. They just made a pot of black tea and sat at the dining table to chat.
"Taking this opportunity, let me tell you the story of this small town." Master Mao said.
Wang Xu replied: "I was also going to ask you. If it is true that all the people in this town were killed that year, as you said, how did the legend spread? How do you know?"
Qi Bing drank tea expressionlessly, and he also looked at Master Mao, expecting his answer.
Master Cat said: "When I finish speaking, you will all understand, um... where should I start...
Around the summer of 1920, Charlie Manson, an ordinary American priest, came to this small town called Bozite, succeeded his predecessor, and became the only clergyman here.
At that time, World War I was over, and the business class in the United States began to rise, but this small town, perhaps because of its remote location, or for other reasons, in short, the economy, science, transportation, etc. of this place were basically nothing. big development. In fact, this isolation from the world began earlier, but no one seemed to find it strange that they still lived a life similar to that of the western pioneering era a hundred years ago.
Thinking about it now, maybe the "God" has already started to arrange it deliberately...God's will... "
He sighed, drank the red tea, and continued: "After Manson came here, he didn't show any abnormalities. In fact, in the first forty years of his life, he was a very normal person.
Until the winter of 1920, a murder case occurred in this peaceful and backward place, which caused quite a stir at that time, and it basically became a situation known to all women and children in this land of Texas. Many reporters from all over the country flocked to investigate and interview this 'extraordinary' murder case.
The reason for this situation is that the murderer's killing method is extremely cruel. Please pay attention to my wording, it is 'extreme'.
When the murderer kills someone, he sews up the mouth, eyes and all of the deceased with a needle and thread. The thread he uses is very thin, and he is very careful when sewing. After sewing, it looks like the person himself has closed his eyes and mouth. If you look closely, you won't notice any wires at all.
Then, the ears and genitals are cut off, and the limbs of the deceased are fixed with ropes or belts and placed face down. Starting from the back of the neck, cut the skin along the spine, and cut the incision to the thigh.
Next, he scraped out the meat and internal organs from the opening he made, and when the torso was completely hollowed out, he poured a certain amount of mercury into it so that it flowed under the skin of the limbs, and finally pulled out the limbs.
As for the head, put a knife in from the neck, smash up the contents of the skull, pour it all out, and then carefully break the skull without injuring the skin, and when it is broken into a heap of broken bones, it is also Dump..."
Wang Xu felt an urge to spit out the whole dinner when he heard it, and he interrupted: "Hey... Is there a mistake? What is he going to do? Is there any point in this?"
Master Cat sneered and said: "Hmph... Of course, after doing all of these, you can get a very complete human skin. With a little processing and modification, it will become something like a diving suit..."
After hearing this sentence, even Qi Bing felt goosebumps all over the ground, and it is estimated that from now on, he will have shadows when he sees tighter clothes.
Master Cat continued: "Because such an autopsy report was too shocking and obviously exceeded the capacity of the people at that time, it was concealed by the police. It was not until the 1970s, with the efforts of some well-informed people, that the report was rediscovered. , That's why I know such details. Of course, this is a later story. Let's still talk about 1920.
The killer was never caught in the months after the murder, the townspeople of bozite were afraid to even leave their homes to shop for gifts this christmas, and at night not even a drunk thug was seen on the street , not to mention the good people in the town.
With the passage of time, the matter has not been forgotten, and various rumors, gossip, and sensational reports by unscrupulous reporters have been released one after another, which gradually heats up the atmosphere of terror.
But the murderer, that is, Manson, did not commit crimes again. He was silent and continued to be his priest, the most unsuspecting person in the town. "
Master Cat took another sip of tea: "In this way, after more than two years, in the summer of 1923, people have returned to normal life, and no longer mention the skinned murderer, but he happened to be here again at this time. Appeared.
This time, there were three dead. Like two years ago, they were also young and middle-aged men. When the corpses were found, only the limbs were relatively intact.
As a result, the reporters who had just walked away half a year ago, immediately came back. The Texas police are even more desperate. The case two years ago has not been settled, and now there are three such corpses. Who can stand up to this public opinion
Panic spread again, but Manson moved quickly this time, even faster than the reporters arrived. On the third day after the three bodies were found, he did it again, this time six One, a full six men in their prime!
Another six skinned corpses were newly released. If I were the sheriff of this town, I would probably have the desire to commit suicide by swallowing a gun, but he didn’t after all. , Manson turned himself in. "
Wang Xu and Qi Bing's eyes widened when they heard this, and they said in unison: "What?!"
Master Cat replied: "You heard me right, he surrendered himself, this is not an American movie, there is no private detective wearing suspenders, a woolen plaid suit outside, smoking a cigar, with a low voice, who looks like Gregory Peck. Of course, even if there was, he would have no chance to show it, because Manson's surrender was very thorough and irrefutable...
That day, the priest walked into the town's police station very calmly and told the police, I killed everyone. At first the sheriff naturally didn't believe it, thinking it was a joke, although it wasn't funny... But when Manson asked the sheriff to go with him to see the 'remaining body', everyone present seemed to understand that he should It is very serious.
So the sheriff put handcuffs on the priest and wanted to lock him up first, but Manson smiled and asked him to follow him to collect the body, and said that he would not run away or resist. It wasn't hard to convince the sheriff, because if he was going to run away, he didn't have to turn himself in in the first place.
So all the people in the police station followed him. Of course, many reporters present also followed, and the police couldn't stop them.
The group followed Manson to the church that we had been in during the day. Originally, there should have been a statue of the Virgin standing there praying in the center of the auditorium, but when these people entered the church, they saw that the statue had been replaced, and standing on the base at the moment was a wax figure covered with human skin. The eyes and mouth of the wax figure were closed, and the skin gave off a foul smell. It was later confirmed that this skin belonged to the deceased two years ago. Manson applied a layer of potion, put it in the shade to dry, and finally used it on this wax figure...
Looking at the shocked and terrified eyes of the police and reporters, Manson laughed loudly in the church and shouted: 'This is just the beginning! Just the beginning! '
Everyone present thought he was insane, and the police immediately stepped forward and pushed him to the ground, and then took him back to the police station. "
Master Cat paused at this point, and continued: "The whole process of the incident has been recorded by reporters, and there are more than one, but the strange thing is that there are no photos left, only some written reports, perhaps because of this, future generations There is a lot of controversy about this Texas skinned murderer, and some people even think that his existence is a fabrication."
A dazzling flash of light pierced the sky, illuminating the hazy sky outside the window, and the attention of the three was attracted. Five seconds later, there was a dull thunder, and the rain poured down. The sound of the rain outside made people feel A bit depressed and irritable.
They were so engrossed in the story that they did not notice when the moon was covered by dark clouds.
Wang Xu stood up, walked over to close the window, and drew the curtains. Qi Bing picked up a new candle and lit it with the original one that was still extinguished.
Master Cat added some more tea to his cup: "But I don't think so, I think... this murderer must really exist, and it's far from being as simple as it seems." He leaned back in the chair , Changed his posture: "After Manson was arrested, he was brought to Austin (the capital of Texas) by the police for interrogation. He didn't mention the details of his crime, but kept saying things that others couldn't understand, such as 'I still have a lot to do', 'The game has just begun' and so on.
The police wanted to find out the whereabouts of the remaining nine human skins from him, but they couldn't pry his mouth open. Only the murder weapon and some bloodstains of the dead were found in his residence and church. Those human skins were just like that. disappeared.
But finding the remaining human skin was not a problem in the end, because the only evidence was enough to hang Manson ten times.
As a result, the trial came soon after the trial. The family members of the deceased were emotionally excited, the jury was unanimous, and the judge's sentence was decisive—hanging, without any suspense.
Less than a month after his arrest, after completing all the procedures and the last journey in the world, Manson was sent to the gallows. Many celebrities came to watch his death sentence, and of course there were also many reporters, hmph... But there were no photos left either, so let's just assume that the police at that time did not allow shooting horror scenes...
When the noose was around Manson's neck, he was still laughing, as if death could not make him despair, on the contrary, it was what he had longed for...
'Now, I can do better than before. ’ This was his last sentence. After he finished speaking, his face was covered with a black cloth, his feet were empty, and he flew up..."
Wang Xu asked, "Is this the end?"
Qi Bing said coldly: "How is it possible... this is just the beginning..."
Master Cat laughed and said, "That's right, the story about Charlie Manson, the skinned murderer, is indeed over, but the story about the ghost Manson has just begun..."