It was getting late, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. Old Man Li and He Jianfei still share a room, while Tian Yinzhen is in a separate room. Uncle Li said a few more words to Aqiang before falling asleep in a daze. But a hazy picture began to appear in front of him, as if he was in front of a dimly lit semi-old dormitory. Old Man Li thought it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was. He accidentally saw a lamp in the house, which was an old-fashioned lamp unique to the 1940s and 1950s. He suddenly realized that this lamp had not been dismantled by the school long ago. Student dormitory? I remember it was a place for girls to live in. How could I suddenly come here? At this moment, the scene automatically shifted to the bamboo forest opposite the dormitory, moving forward slowly. Old Man Li felt as if he was moving. A woman's ethereal cry came from the bamboo forest. ah? Could it be winter root? Old man Li suddenly thought of the winter root, broke out in a cold sweat, and tried to get out, but his feet refused to obey and accelerated forward. A tall figure of a man gradually appeared, wasn't it Dong Hao? Just when Old Man Li felt relieved, his feet stopped at this moment, about ten meters away from the man. "Who are you?" Old Man Li greeted. The man didn't seem to hear what he said. He didn't even look in his direction, but just fiddled with something on the ground. Only then did Mr. Li realize that there was another figure crawling under him, with long hair hanging to the ground and a bulging belly. He seemed to be pregnant. He was holding the man's feet and crying and refused to let go. The ethereal cry came from her mouth. The man struggled a few more times but still couldn't break free, and said in a deep voice: "Let go! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" The woman just cried and hugged her tighter and tighter. The man seemed a little anxious, and suddenly stretched out his other hand. One of his free legs actually kicked the woman in the abdomen. The woman couldn't bear the pain, screamed, and let go of her hand. Old man Li was stunned for a long time. He saw that the relationship between the two seemed to be that of boyfriend and girlfriend. At this time, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Why are you such a despicable and vicious man? You can stretch your legs like this?" The man sneered several times. , and then walked away as if Old Man Li was transparent air. The woman fell to the ground crying and was in pain. Old Man Li felt so pitiful that he couldn't move forward even if he wanted to. He had to stand on the ground and said, "Is there anything I can do for you?" The woman raised her head, with a delicate and haggard face. Old Man Li's face appeared clearly in front of his eyes, his apricot lips slightly parted, as if he was about to say something. At this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew over, instantly bringing up dust all over the sky, captivating people's eyes. Old man Li had no choice but to squat down and protect his eyes with his sleeves. However, this strong wind came and went quickly, and soon there was no wind at all. Old Man Li stood up, but found that there was no one in front of him. What about the woman? Where has she gone? Old Uncle Li looked around hurriedly and felt a cold feeling on his shoulders. When he lowered his head to look, he saw a bloodless hand resting on it...
"Ah!!" Old Man Li's scream cut through the long silence of the night. He Jianfei stood up and asked continuously: "What happened? Fire?" But he saw Aqiang waking up Old Man Li on the other side of the bed. The old man suddenly sat up from the bed, his eyes wide open, and his rapid breathing had not yet calmed down. Cold sweat broke out all over his body. In the blink of an eye, he saw Aqiang's concerned face, and then he calmed down and stammered: " I... I had a nightmare." He Jianfei tucked the quilt across from him and said sleepily: "Everyone has dreams, but Uncle Li, you screamed too exaggeratedly. Senior Aqiang doesn't need to sleep, but I do. " Old Man Li said anxiously: "This is not an ordinary nightmare. You can clearly see the texture of every plant and tree in the dream, as if you are playing a movie, and the plot is very coherent and smooth. I have never had such a nightmare." ." Aqiang said: "Then what did you dream about?" Before Old Man Li was halfway through his story, He Jianfei burst out laughing: "I know. It must be something you did in the early years. I'm sorry. I felt guilty about other people's affairs, so I dreamed back to the past. But don't worry, I will pretend that I didn't hear anything." Old Man Li said angrily: "You little bastard, you are such a slanderer, how can I be like you..." while trying to get out of bed. Come and beat him. Aqiang stretched out his hand to stop him from laughing and said: "It's midnight now. Aren't you afraid that people will say something about you when you yell? It's better to go back to sleep. If you haven't done it before, you haven't done it before. You seem to be guilty of committing crimes. You won't be able to get up again tomorrow to settle accounts. Not too late." After saying this, Old Man Li fell silent, and He Jianfei also suppressed a smile and got into bed.
It's the dark bamboo forest again, dim moonlight, blurry paths, and the whistling sounds of bamboo leaves one after another. The nearby bungalow is like a huge shadow, which looks particularly heavy and strange. Old Man Li broke out in a cold sweat. Why are you here again? By the way, it’s a dream, I don’t want to dream, I want to wake up. Old Man Li vigorously instilled this idea into his mind, but the scenes around him still unfolded to him like reality. Suddenly, a figure gradually rose up on the ground. Old man Li suddenly turned around, and it turned out to be the woman he had seen before. Her eyes, which had been red and swollen from crying, had long since returned to normal. There was no sadness in her eyebrows, and she was just looking at her indifferently. Old Man Li said nothing. Old Man Li was a little at a loss: "You... what are you doing?" The slight sound of "didi" came from the ground. Old Man Li glanced casually, but he was frightened out of his wits. The woman's belly was already deflated, and her clothes The outside was suddenly stained with blood, and blood was still dripping down. Uncle Li pointed at her belly and stammered: "You... you are bleeding. Do you want to see a doctor?"
"One day, I want you to remember," a cold voice sounded. Old Man Li stayed there, looking at the woman's hateful eyes and the rope he took out from behind her back. With a strong force, she was already stretched straight. He took the hemp rope, put it across his neck, and said to Mr. Li, "Today's departure is just a reunion tomorrow. I have exhausted all my love for you, but you are still like this. You can't blame me." After saying that, he pressed closer step by step. With a grin, he put the rope over Old Man Li's head...
"Aqiang wow—" Old Man Li's second scream was louder and longer, and he ruthlessly pulled He Jianfei out of bed again. "Here we go again!" He Jianfei was angrily about to get out of bed to settle the score. He saw old man Li gesticulating and excitedly saying something to Aqiang. He Jianfei was about to interrupt, but saw Aqiang's expression getting darker and darker. Dignified, at the end, he suddenly turned to He Jianfei and said, "Don't you think it's strange? That should have been forty or fifty years ago. How could Xiao Li dream of this for no reason? That girl..." Aqiang said, already a little bit confused at the end. He was talking to himself, ignoring the confused He Jianfei who was listening on the side, lowered his head and thought for a while, frowned and said: "No! There is something very fishy!" Then he said decisively to Old Man Li: "Xiao Li, put on your clothes. , let’s go.” He Jianfei hurriedly stopped him and said, “Hey! Where are you going?” A distant voice came from the corridor: “Police station.” Old man Li quickly put on his clothes and rushed out of the door, leaving only the inexplicable He Jianfei was still thinking in bed: "Why are you going back to the police station again?"
After Tian Yinzhen finished washing, she went to the restaurant below and saw He Jianfei sitting alone in his seat looking around boredly. He asked strangely: "Isn't Mr. Li up yet?" He Jianfei said with an unhappy look: "Don't mention him. It woke me up twice last night, and I was arrested by Senior Aqiang early in the morning and taken to the police station." After hearing what happened, Tian Yinzhen clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Okay, I heard it so much, I can't think of anything in the world. There is also something that our handsome guy He didn't expect. It seems that Aqiang is indeed your nemesis." When He Jianfei heard this, he immediately said with a long face: "If you like him, go to him, don't just sit here. Yes." Tian Yinzhen said with a smile: "It's not a bad idea, I'm better than you in every aspect." As soon as he said the words, he realized that something was wrong, and instantly his cheeks were filled with red, and he said angrily: "Who said I like you now? Already?" Seeing her embarrassed look, He Jianfei couldn't help but burst out laughing from the opposite side.
After the two of them finished eating, they returned upstairs. He Jianfei opened the door and saw Tian Yinzhen also coming in. He laughed and said, "You don't want to wait for an opportunity to take revenge, do you?" Tian Yinzhen snorted and said, "That's not the case." Yang He raised the book in his hand and said, "Let me tell you about Zhang Junxing's diary." He Jianfei said, "What did you find out again?" Tian Yinzhen sat down and said, "Is the energy that you mentioned yesterday that can cause death the same thing?" Referring to what is recorded on the first page of the diary?" He Jianfei asked, "What do you think?" Tian Yinzhen said, "I think what he wrote is a bit like the situation in the Eighteen Hells, but then he was confused. He is a mortal. How can you go down to such a deep underworld and be safe?" He Jianfei said: "Do you still remember what I told you about Zhang Qingfang? She clearly had no resentment in her heart, but she couldn't go to Naihe Bridge, but was controlled by Dong Hao. It is used to kill people, and I am afraid that the souls of those who have been killed in the past fifty years have gathered there and cannot be dispersed. Does Dong Ou really have any power that can override the underworld? Or is the underworld unable to control her? I have always been unable to do so. I was puzzled by this question. Later I saw Aqiang and found out that the people who were beheaded with him were not reincarnated, but followed Aqiang's orders to kill, and I was enlightened." He Jianfei sat down. , took a sip of tea, looked at Tian Yinzhen with piercing eyes, and said word by word: "So, when I was in Xi'an, I began to suspect that there is a point on the road connected with the ghost world!"
"You're right!" Uncle Li and Aqiang suddenly pushed the door open, startling He Jianfei. Aqiang said in high spirits, "Xiao Li has mentioned this speculation. At that time, I thought it might be a way. After some comparisons, I personally believe that only Yougangding is connected to the ghost world. This statement can best explain why The reason why Donglu’s magic power suddenly became many times stronger. But Yougangding was originally ordinary, how did Zhang Junxing make him connect with the ghost world? "
He Jianfei waved his hands and said, "Hey! Wait a minute, wait a minute. Let's not discuss this too much. Shouldn't you first talk about what you gained from this trip?"
Uncle Li threw a copied photo on the table and said, "We finally figured out the dream." Aqiang smiled and said, "That's right. Xiao Li confirmed that the woman he saw in the dream was Shi Ting. No, it should be Shi Ting fifty years ago."
"Shi Ting?!" Tian Yinzhen exclaimed and hurriedly grabbed the photo to look at it. He Jianfei looked at Aqiang with disbelief and said, "You mean Old Man Li's dream..."
Aqiang said: "Xiao Li is a person who is almost a psychic medium. This place is close to the school. We were discussing her matters again, which caused a reaction in the soul body. In the dead of night, some residual thoughts floated over and were captured. Xiao Li's brain received the information and formed those two strange and clear dreams. Strictly speaking, the one Xiao Li had was not a dream, but Shi Ting's resentment and the scene before her suicide. After listening to what he said, I felt We became suspicious of that old dormitory. It stands to reason that people think about things every day and dream about things at night. Since Xiao Li didn’t know the woman, it was impossible for him to dream back to that time, so we went to the police station and asked Shi Ting. Look at the photos. It was indeed confirmed that the woman is her."
Mr. Li added: "And when I first dreamed about Shi Ting, she had red eyes and a big belly. But when I saw her again, her eyes were no longer red and her belly was gone. From the edge of her clothes, There was blood dripping from the top and bottom, obviously she had just given birth. It is consistent with the theory that there was an obvious tear in Shi Ting's stomach when she died."
Tian Yinzhen hurriedly interjected: "Doesn't that mean that man is Zhang Junxing?" Aqiang said: "It should be him. If it was Tan Xingwan or anyone else, there would be no reason for Shi Ting to do such a thing. No. Lovers usually don't go to the bamboo forest for a tryst." Tian Yinzhen nodded repeatedly, blinked and looked at the dark-faced He Jianfei next to him and said, "Do we still have the most handsome guy in the province's colleges and universities who is smart and witty? Any other questions?"
"Yes!" He Jianfei sat down and said, "According to your guess, that person is Zhang Junxing. According to what Old Man Li saw in his dream, it seems that Zhang Junxing was sorry for Shi Ting and left after refusing to take responsibility. So Shi Ting later felt that there was no point in surviving and hanged herself. If this was the case, there is no way to explain Zhang Junxing's initiative to ask for leave for Shi Ting. I think the dream that Mr. Li received was only a very small part, not the entire The remaining fragments have his own added factors infiltrated into the dream, so they cannot be fully trusted.”
Aqiang said: "This is a relatively common idea, but why did Zhang Junxing leave because of other secret reasons? For example, if he wanted to seek revenge from Xiaohu, but was blocked by Shi Ting, the above two scenes would also happen. Shi Ting probably refers to this matter when she talks about righteousness in the end of friendship. In order to avenge the great cause, she abandoned her girlfriend and fetus who were in urgent need of care. Isn't it contrary to the great cause?" Old Man Li said: "But now it doesn't matter. I wonder if Zhang Junxing has any grudge against Xiaohu."
"No! There is indeed deep hatred between Zhang Junxing and Xiaohu!" Old man Chen suddenly burst into the door, startling everyone. Old man Li hurriedly looked to the side and saw that Aqiang had disappeared without knowing when. After Mr. Chen entered the room, he squinted his bloodshot eyes from lack of sleep and searched around the room. Tian Yinzhen couldn't help but ask, "Old man Chen, what are you looking for?" Old man Chen rubbed his eyes and said: "No, I heard a stranger talking just before I came in. Why did he disappear as soon as I came in?" Tian Yinzhen hurriedly explained: "No, you heard wrong. It was He Jianfei who was talking just now. He got up in the morning My throat is not that good, I have a cold, and my voice is a little weird."
Old Man Li also hurriedly changed the topic and said: "By the way, Xiao Chen, what hatred did you just talk about?" Old Man Chen sat down, put on his reading glasses, took out a lot of newspaper clippings from his arms, shook them and showed them to everyone He said: "This is the hatred between the two of them. No, it should be said that it is the hatred between the two families." Old Uncle Li picked it up and looked at it, and saw that the date on it was July 3, 1946. The big headline in the newspaper was shocking: "Blood spilled into the river at Red Harbor Pier." As I read on, it turned out that a boat owner at Honggang Wharf deducted workers' wages for no reason, and organized a destructive attack on the boat owner's location under the organization of a trade union group. However, according to well-informed sources, the riot ended in failure due to traitors' informants. The boatman bribed the military and police with a large sum of money, secretly shot all the leaders who initiated the riot, and dumped their bodies in the wilderness. He Jianfei said strangely: "Hey, how old is Zhang Junxing at this time? He hasn't gone to college yet, and he doesn't know Xiaohu. What does it have to do with him?" Mr. Chen said: "Because Zhang Junxing's father was one of the leaders who was shot." The boatman is Xiaohu's family. He Jianfei said: "That doesn't make sense. Zhang Junxing's father was killed by the boatman who bribed the military and police. The injustice has its owner and the debtor has its owner. Even if you want revenge, you should not attack the next generation." I think that although Zhang Junxing later went astray, he was still an upright person who could be admired by Mr. Chen. How could he not even understand this simple truth? "Old man Chen took out another newspaper and said, "This is the origin of the second news. Everyone hurried forward to take a look and saw a big headline above: "The victims have failed to seek revenge. The government reminds them not to act rashly." "It turns out that Zhang Junxing's family did have the idea of revenge against Xiaohu's family, but because Xiaohu's father was a smart businessman, when he saw the revolutionary turmoil coming, he wisely donated most of his assets to the government, thus keeping his family intact. They saved their own lives and won the trust of the government. They were listed as heads of households under special protection, which finally saved their family from being hunted down by their enemies. Everyone was finally relieved when they saw this. There were such twists and turns between Zhang Junxing and Xiaohu. A history that involves a wide range of things. At this point, who can easily judge whether Zhang Junxing's behavior is aboveboard? After all, the revenge of killing his father is not a knot that can be solved casually.
Old man Chen put down the information in his hand, looked at He Jianfei and said, "Although the personal feud between Zhang Junxing and Xiaohu is now clear, does this really mean that Zhang Junxing has acted in revenge?" Suddenly, everyone looked at He Jianfei, and He Jianfei nodded. "I'm sure." He took the pen and paper from Old Uncle Chen's hand and said, "Borrow it for use." He drew a crooked map on the paper. Tian Yinzhen asked in confusion: "What are you drawing?" He Jianfei smiled and said: "I looked at the school map and found a very interesting thing. Look, this is the place where Dongyao hanged himself, and this is where Zhang Junxing The place where Shi Ting died, and this is the house where Shi Ting died, what would happen if we connected the three places?" He connected them. Suddenly, everyone exclaimed. A very neat equilateral triangle appeared on the picture. Old Man Li still didn't understand: "So what if it's an equilateral triangle?" Tian Yinzhen rushed to say: "I know this. In Buddhism, the equilateral triangle is the most stable shape, which means it cannot be broken and isolated. It is usually used as a support. The mode of defensive formation." He Jianfei said: "Yes, this has to be said to be a coincidence. The positions where the three people died were inadvertently connected to form an isolation barrier, and there is already a hidden ghost in the Wrongful Ghost Road itself. At the point where the worlds are connected, the barrier takes effect and isolates the Wounded Ghost Road area into a half-ghost world. This is the only reason why Dong Ou has such powerful magic power and can control the reincarnation of wronged souls." Old Man Chen interrupted: "Slow down. "Look, aren't we discussing Zhang Junxing's act of revenge? Why did we turn into discussing Dong Ou's powerful control ability?" He Jianfei smiled and said: "It's not off topic. Please see, this is an inverted equilateral triangle, with the vertex at Zhang Junxing's . And the top point is more than ten meters away from Dongyao, almost beyond the scope of the Wrongful Ghost Road. Since we are investigating Dongyao, why did we go so far away?" Old man Chen said unconvinced: "At that time The investigation is complicated, so this does not completely rule out the possibility that he did it because of investigation needs." He Jianfei said: "Indeed, I have no evidence directly proving his revenge behavior, but as I just said, it can explain the path of the unjust ghost. The only thing that makes it difficult for wronged souls to reincarnate is the ghost world barrier, and the apex of the ghost world barrier happens to be at Zhang Junxing's place. In this way, after reasoning one by one, a mountain of ironclad evidence has been formed. By the way, there is another indirect way. evidence, do you still remember the strange description on the first page of Zhang Junxing’s diary? I didn’t know what was going on at the time, but I just felt that the scene was very familiar, as if I had read it in some book. Later, Yinzi and I finally remembered Well, if I guessed correctly, this scene should be a scene that only appears in the ghost world. In other words, what Zhang Junxing saw before he died was the scene in the ghost world. It was the terrifying scene that caused Zhang Junxing to die. Zhang Junxing Aren't there any wounds on the body? This is the most obvious feature of Yin Qi killing. Dong Hao also used the same method to kill people. Now there is no doubt, right?"
Old Uncle Chen let out a long sigh. Indeed, there was no longer any doubt. However, the pain hung in his heart like a big stone forever. The person I admired most back then was actually the culprit behind the rise of the ghost of injustice. Jun Xing, why are you doing this? Of course you cannot let go of the murder of your father, but do you have the heart to carry out your plan at the expense of the entire school just for this? Even if you don’t have the ability or ambition to be the student union president, you still have basic conscience and morality after all! ! The blame for his misfortune and anger sunk deeper and deeper into Old Man Chen's heart. Old Man Li looked at Old Man Chen with pity. He was not like this at first. Fortunately, he later learned that it was the real Aqiang who had killed Dong Ou by accident. He Jianfei had already seen Old Uncle Chen's sadness, and he felt sad: "Even if the legend of the Ghost Road is really wiped out, the damage it left to generations of people will never be made up for. The subsequent impact of the legend is definitely not to subdue demons." The demon can be eliminated by subduing it. If there are a few more legends like this, this ancient school, despite its century-old glory, will still be destroyed.