"So you haven't encountered anything weird?"
“…”
"Did you encounter anything unusual?"
"Abnormal situation... this... phew-"
Zhi—
"I can't say for sure. I feel something is wrong. It's not me, it's that Xiao Li. Xiao Li's mother died a few months ago. I didn't go to the memorial service. They went back to their hometown to do it. He came back from the memorial service. , came to me and asked me if I had any purpose in selling the house to him. I really didn’t understand it at the time. I thought he was out of his mind. When the dog died, he blamed me, and he seemed to blame me for his mother’s death. The blame was also on me. He and I almost had a fight. Later, after we had a drink together, he cried so hard that his tears and nose ran... I just heard him say something vaguely... "
"Can you tell us something?"
"It's haunted. That dog started making trouble. The one that died in their family was a pug. It was specially raised as a pet. It's not the kind of dog in the countryside. It also guards the home and the courtyard, catches thieves and so on. It was just a pug that was raised here He is a playful dog. His parents are so precious that they used to raise him as their own son. He eats meat very much, eats all kinds of good things, and even kisses and cuddles him. He and his wife just help take care of it. For a while. He said that the dog was squeamish. During the day, they were away from home at work, unlike his parents who stayed with him every day. The dog kept barking and even caused the neighbors to call the police. He was called back by the police once when he was at work. I also I heard it from other colleagues. He was the store manager himself, so he had quite a lot of freedom. It was okay to arrive late and leave early. The first time I heard about this, I didn’t think anything of it. Later, his pug was killed and he said it was very special. … There was blood everywhere. I didn’t think much about it. It was all about me, and I thought he was out of his mind. He drank too much that day, so he told me... "
"What did he say?"
"I don't know if it's true or not... He said, the pug... is in the house... There seems to be other things in the house... He couldn't tell clearly. He just said there was something in the house and asked me if it was Because of this, I sold the house to him and cheated him to death. I was really wronged. But when I heard what he said, I was also scared. He said that the place where the dog died was cleaned by someone, and he could still see it. He was bleeding. He said that he seemed to hear the sound of dogs running around on the floor at home at night. I live in a rural area. There are some stories in our hometown. They said dogs were possessed by ghosts and so on. They also said that dogs died and were not taken care of, and they came to the house again to cause trouble. Something like that. I couldn’t help but think more... I also tricked him into saying a few words... He... "
"How did he answer?"
"He couldn't explain clearly... But what he said... I asked him if there were claw marks on the floor at home, if the sofa and cabinets were damaged, and if the shoes were damaged... He was so drunk that he stared at it and thought for a long time. Tell me yes. Then he said something. He said that the pug was very well-behaved in his parents' house and didn't cause trouble at all. He said that he didn't find out before the dog died, but only recently discovered that some things in the house were damaged by the dog. The wires have been bitten... this thing... this thing, our original dog... it had this bad habit... it often did that... "
“…”
"The more I listened, the more I felt something was wrong. The more I listened, the more scared I felt. I really didn't dare to ask anymore. Xiao Li continued. He said that his mother was scared to death. She was scared to death because she had no idea. Didn't the funeral parlor have to put on makeup before cremating her? People didn't dare to do anything when they saw it. His father almost had a heart attack. He also said that something was eyeing their house. The dog followed them one by one. He got more and more It’s more and more mysterious. I’m covered in cold sweat.”
"Any more details?"
“…”
"You just mentioned that there are some myths about dogs in your hometown. Can you tell us about them?"
"I don't know... I mean, those are the stories."
“This is what our magazine publishes.”
"Eh... that's a story... I heard about it when I was a kid. When I was a kid, my family had a native dog, a yellow one, quite small. It was tied up in the yard. It didn't do much at all. Later, it died of old age. I was born When I was a child, I kicked and beat it. Children don’t understand. It didn’t get angry and ran away with its tail between its legs. It was tied to a rope, so it couldn’t run away. My grandparents and my parents At that time, they liked to watch me play like this. Sometimes they would laugh when I fell down. When I got older, they would always talk about this kind of thing."
"Um."
"When it died, it must have been when I was in primary school, I was six or seven years old, I forgot. It bit off the rope and ran away. When I came home from school and saw that the rope was broken, I cried for a long time. I need to find it back. My father said that this is an old dog that is going to die. If it doesn’t die at home, it will run out and find a place to die. It would be unlucky if it dies inside the house after it is found. I don’t believe it or listen, so I run out by myself. I was looking for him. Later he was caught and spanked a few times. My father told me that a good dog would not die at home. There used to be a family in my hometown who also had a dog at home and would not feed it. It wasn't intentional, it was just that they were too poor. Their family couldn't eat well, and they even stole things. When someone came to look for them, they let the dog loose. The dog was hungry, skinny and bones, and of no use. After being beaten, the family themselves They were so angry that they beat the dog again. Later, when they saw that the dog was about to die, they dragged the dog out and threw it away. Unexpectedly, the dog crawled back on its own that night. There was no decent door in their house. The dog died in the house. Inside. They found out during the day. They killed the dog, stewed it and ate it. After that, every day, they could hear the sound of dogs barking. It was not the sound of hungry dogs, but the sound of full of energy. Dogs I couldn't find it again. After searching around, one of their children pointed to his belly and said that the dog was inside. Everyone heard that the dog barking came from the child's belly."
"Um."
"They were so scared. The child was a girl. At that time, son preference was much more serious than it is now. So they grabbed the little girl and cut her belly open. The dog meat they ate a few days ago is still there now. They didn't digest it. They didn't feel hungry after that. They just heard the barking of dogs. Everyone had it in their stomachs. Several people went crazy and cut their stomachs open, swallowed pesticides, induced vomiting, and tried everything they could. Come on. The whole family was tortured to death."
"The story sounds like the strange thing happened to their family because they ate dog meat."
"If the dog hadn't died in their home, how could they have been so hungry and eaten it? Some people said that it was abnormal for their family to eat dog meat. The dog died in their home, and this incident started .”
"Hmm. Is this just a ghost story?"
"I remember clearly, that's the one...the others are similar. Dogs died at home and caused trouble. When we kill dogs over there, they all go far away."
"Does this custom have an origin?"
"Ah? No... they all do it. Who knows what the source is..."
"Then, do you know anything else about Mr. Li and your original dog?"
"Uh, no...you...can't you publish this matter?"
"Not really. It's just that the information you gave us needs to be sorted out. We may need to contact Mr. Li. If necessary, we will also visit your hometown."
"You guys are quite formal."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"That's okay. If you contact those people and want my help, just ask. This is going to be published, can I put your name on it?"
"Of course. If you wish, we will bear your name."
"Hmm. Actually, I actually think this story is quite interesting. Isn't it much more interesting than those horror novels nowadays?"
"Um."
"Does your magazine have a publisher?"
"Do you want to write the submission yourself?"
"Well... I actually submitted an article when I was in elementary school, and it was published, and I received more than 50 yuan in royalties."
"That's pretty cool. But it's a pity that our magazine doesn't have a book publishing department. If you are willing to do this, you can consult other publishing houses."
"Oh, oh... OK."
"I'm sorry to trouble you today."
"no, I'm fine."