"Did Wang Xi study in Liangcun when he was a child? How come there are classmates in Liangcun?" Zhen Zhen asked after listening to Wu Wei's story.
"There is an elementary school in Liangcun." Wu Wei smiled and said, "We are not a big city here. There are only a few hundred people in each village. You can basically count the number of children in any family. Why do you need so many elementary schools? Children from several nearby villages are all studying at Wangcun Primary School."
I felt a little strange, and immediately asked, "Are the sisters surnamed Cai who drowned in Liangcun not long ago also studying at Wangcun Primary School?"
He nodded: "Well, locals don't have to pay tuition fees to study in Wangcun Primary School. It is troublesome to go to the county to study, and they have to pay sponsorship fees, so everyone let their children study here."
If these seven children are all students of Wangcun Primary School, then Wang Xi, the "dean of education", can easily obtain their birth dates and other information when taking the test. In other words, he is very likely to take advantage of his power to select these seven children with the same surname and the character of water as a target among all the students in Wangcun Elementary School.
However, as a cynical playboy, will Wang Xi get involved with the cult and commit murder for it? Although it is inferred from common sense that he should not join a cult, this does not mean that he is not suspected. A playboy like him, who is full and supported all day, often does some unexpected things because he is in a daze.
Five of the seven children are girls, and according to Wu Wei's account, Wang Xi definitely deserves the honor of "a womanizer." He was trapped in elementary school all day long, and although he talked about the days of being in prison, he was all immature female students. Maybe he was mentally distorted because he was bored, so he wanted to find some stimulation for himself, so he attacked these little girls. The other two boys may have been killed by him to cover up his crimes, or he was abducting their sister with him. After all, the fifth sister and brother of Wangcun may have been imprisoned before their death, which may have been violated during the imprisonment. It's a pity that their bodies have been cremated, and no detailed autopsy records have been made, otherwise I can verify whether my reasoning is correct.
"I heard that Wang Xi likes to write calligraphy, is that true?" Zhen Zhen asked curiously.
"Maybe he stayed in the elementary school every day, and he was really idle, so he learned calligraphy from Principal Wang." Wu Wei suddenly smiled, "Speaking of which, he even won the excellence award in the county calligraphy competition! Take this Everyone has a pork prize, and even hangs a banner at the entrance of the primary school, as if they are afraid that everyone will not know. However, we all take this as a joke. "
("Pork Awards" is a Cantonese saying, meaning that everyone has a share, from the saying "too centimeter of pork, everyone has a share". There are many awards ceremonies in the Hong Kong music scene because there are so many awards, and the winners cover almost all the popular ones. Singers and newcomers touted by record companies are often mocked as "pork awards".)
Winning a consolation prize that everyone has a share also has to be publicized, indicating that Wang Xi is a person who likes to show off and has a strong vanity. This may be because he has always failed and failed, so he is eager to seek the approval of others. In this way, it is possible for him to show his ability by killing people.
Along the way, I was thinking about Wang Xi, and unknowingly came to an open space. Anyway, I can't find Wang Xi now, so I have to put his business aside and plan to first ask Wu Wei's wife about her encounter with the ghost of the hidden mirror.
There are two lush camphor trees in the wide open space in front of me. About seven or eight houses are scattered around the open space, forming a small community like a courtyard.
Wu Wei's house is located in the depths of the "Siheyuan". It is a two-storey building covering an area of nearly 100 square meters. From the outside, the house should be quite spacious, but when I entered the living room, it felt very cramped because all the windows were sealed with newspaper. Even though the living room is not cramped, it gives a strange feeling, like being in a closed space.
Wu Wei asked us to sit in the living room and wait for a while, then went into the kitchen to find his wife. Perhaps out of professional habit, after he left the living room, I paid a little attention to the furnishings in the living room. This is an ordinary living room. There is nothing special except that the windows are covered with newspapers. The only thing that catches my attention is a picture frame hanging on the wall.
I thought the frame was supposed to have a piece of glass embedded in it, but now the glass has been removed and only dozens of photos are inserted around the edge of the frame. Most of the photo frames are photos of Wu Wei, recording his growth from childhood to marriage and childbirth. Two of them caught my attention, one of which was supposed to be a photo of him when he was a teenager. In the photo, he held the certificate high and looked excited, as if he had won the championship of a certain competition. I wanted to see what was written on the certificate, but unfortunately the word was too small. Apart from the word "champion", I could only understand the word "qi" and the word "strike". class competition? The other is a photo of him holding a baby. In the photo, he has a happy expression all over his face. The baby in his arms is probably his son.
It suddenly occurred to me that in the previous conversation, he did not mention his children...
Just as I was puzzling over this question, Wu Wei walked out of the kitchen with a woman who introduced us to his wife, Liang Caixia. When I saw the windows were sealed, I thought she was still troubled by the ghost of the hidden mirror, but in fact her mental state was no different.
Wu Wei explained to us that after drinking the Fushui, his wife was fine. However, he had to go through elementary school to go out. He was afraid that his wife would be frightened again, so he let her rest at home.
When I was in the frozen meat shop just now, Wu Wei had informed us in advance that we would be visiting. Unexpectedly, Liang Caixia prepared meals for us immediately. She also said that because she did not know that we would be visiting, there was nothing good to greet us, only cuttlefish. Frozen foods like balls, beef balls, etc.
Despite our repeated refusal, Wu Wei and his wife insisted on inviting us to dine together.
At the beginning, I said some polite words to praise Liang Caixia's cooking skills, the atmosphere was not bad, but Zhen Zhen suddenly said: "Have you not given birth yet?" Wu Wei and his wife's expressions sank immediately.
Both of them were sullen and silent, as if recalling some unpleasant experience. I remembered that there was a picture of Wu Wei holding a baby in the frame, so I concluded that they should have been stabbed to the core by Zhen Zhen's words.
The long silence made Zhen Zhen and I dare not even pick up the vegetables, so we had to bow our heads and eat the rice. Zhen Zhen turned her head sideways and winked at me, as if she wanted to ask if I had said something wrong? I don't know how to respond to her either. Do you even need to ask me
Just as I was struggling to break the awkward silence, Wu Wei suddenly said, "Actually, we have a son."
"Yeah, how old is he?" Zhen Zhen immediately became excited.
"Three years old, he was just three years old when he died." Liang Caixia said expressionlessly.
I glared at Zhen Zhen, she knew that she said something wrong again, she immediately lowered her head to eat and did not dare to speak again.
"Our son has been dead for more than a year..." Wu Wei sighed softly, put down the table and chopsticks and told us about their husband and wife's past—
We lived together when we were very young, we weren't married and we didn't have much money, so we didn't want to have kids so soon. Although we have contraception, accidents are always inevitable, and for this reason we aborted three children.
Later, we operated a frozen meat shop in the vegetable market. Although we didn’t make much money, we were able to survive. When life stabilized, we went to get a marriage license and planned to have children.
In the past, getting a marriage certificate was for a pre-marital examination. We thought it was just a routine matter, but we didn't expect that there would actually be a problem. The doctor who performed the premarital examination for my daughter-in-law said that my daughter-in-law was as thin as paper because she had had several abortions before. She told us not to abort another pregnancy, because this pregnancy may be our last chance.
Her words terrified me, so I quickly asked my daughter-in-law to take care of her body and prepare for having a baby. Fortunately, my daughter-in-law finally gave birth to her son smoothly. But after giving birth, doctors said her chances of getting pregnant again were low, and even if she did, it would be dangerous.
It just so happened that the cadres in the village came to ask us if we wanted to apply for the one-child certificate. After doing so, there will be a lot of benefits, but it can only be done after sterilization. I thought that I had already given birth to a child anyway, and I didn't plan to have another child in the future, so I asked my daughter-in-law to sterilize it.
Because we have only one son, so I named him Wu Wei, which means unique. We treat him as the jewel in our palm, not only feeding him well, dressing him well, but also taking care of him every step of the way. It's as simple as holding it in the hand for fear of falling, and holding it in the mouth for fear of melting.
We put all our thoughts on him, and even when he grows up, things are planned. It can be said that we will live for him for the rest of our lives. Although we are full of expectations for him and hope that he can do something when he grows up, but this is just a thought, as long as he can grow up healthy, we are already satisfied.
However, God can't even grant us such a small wish.
When Wei Er was two years old, she cried a lot for some reason, especially when she was young. When I have a bowel movement, I always cover my stomach and say it hurts, and sometimes I even vomit. We took him to several hospitals, and we did many tests, but we couldn't find the cause. Seeing him working harder day by day, our hearts are sore, but we can't think of a way to help him.
Later, I saw a report on TV that there were many babies suffering from kidney knots because of the milk that was in question. Comparing Wei'er's situation, he found that it was similar to what was said on TV, so he immediately took him to the hospital. When he checked in the hospital, he found the problem. It turned out that he really suffered from kidney knot ten, and the situation was very serious.
The doctor told us that it is not common for such a young child to suffer from kidney knots, so when he took him to the hospital for examination before, the doctor did not think about it. Stones are usually caused by eating habits. One or two-year-old children usually eat either milk powder, rice cereal, or porridge. They don't eat everything like adults, so they rarely suffer from stones. It is because the problem has not been found before, and now I know that it is too late.
Doctors said the stone blocked Wei'er's ureter, causing severe hydronephrosis and eventually kidney failure. There is only one way to save him, and that is surgery. However, there are certain risks involved in the operation. Wei Er is only two or three years old, and his physical condition is not good, so how can he survive? Moreover, even if we wanted to risk an operation on Wei'er, we couldn't come up with that much money to pay for the surgery, so we had to watch Wei'er leave us...
After telling this regrettable past, Wu Wei and his wife were in tears. Just when I was about to say something comforting, Zhen Zhen already said: "I have heard about this too, isn't it paying you compensation? Why isn't it used to treat your son's illness?"
Wu Wei suddenly slapped the table in a rage and scolded: "We've only paid more than 2,000 yuan for a fart, not even a day's hospital bill! The doctor made a calculation for us, if we were to operate on Wei'er , at least 108,000 yuan. If you want to completely cure his disease, you must prepare at least 500,000 yuan, and the more than 2,000 you are paying in compensation is not even a fraction!"
There are countless injustices in the world, and I can only express my sympathy for the tragic experience of their couple. After all, people cannot be resurrected from the dead, and even if we want to help, we cannot help.
After the meal, it took me a long time to put aside the previous painful topic and ask Liang Caixia how she encountered the ghost of the hidden mirror. Although it has been half a month, when I mentioned this, she still had a cold expression on her face and her body trembled slightly: "It's really terrifying. What happened that night may be the most terrifying experience in my life..."
Her body trembled slightly, and her face turned pale in an instant. Wu Wei thoughtfully poured her a cup of hot tea, and she held the tea in her hands as if she were warming, but the trembling of her body did not stop. It wasn't until Wu Wei sat next to her, put his arms around her thin shoulders gently, and encouraged, "Speak, it's alright, I'm here." She stopped trembling and told us about the terrifying experience of encountering the Mirror Ghost—
This happened half a month ago. My parents' family has three siblings, and everyone has already married and established a family. It is not easy to meet them at their parents' home during the Spring Festival. Therefore, every year after the Spring Festival, we go back to greet our parents together. That day, I originally wanted to ask Lao Wu to go back to my parents' house with me, but he said that there were still a lot of things to do in the shop, and he refused to go back with me. I quarreled with him when I got angry.
In previous years, I usually came back after having dinner at my mother's house, but that day I was angry with Lao Wu and wanted to stay at my mother's house for a few more days, so I didn't leave very late. Seeing that I didn't leave so late, my mother guessed that I was in trouble with Lao Wu, so she advised me to go home earlier. She said that everyone should be happy during the Spring Festival, but I stayed at my mother's house and refused to go home, which was outrageous. I couldn't tell her, so I had to go home.
I went home alone with the gift my mother gave me, and nothing special happened on the way, but when I passed by Wangcun Primary School, I suddenly heard a fierce woman's voice saying "stop". At that time, it was quiet all around, and I was shocked when I suddenly heard this voice. I quickly looked around to see who was talking. However, I looked for a while and didn't find anyone nearby.
I thought maybe I had heard it wrong, so I continued to walk home. But as soon as I lifted my foot, my hair was pulled from behind by the other party, and I yelled fiercely in my ear: "I told you to stop and you dare to go!" I panicked and asked what happened, and looked back to see who it was. Pulling at my hair, but I saw no one.
Although no one was seen, my hair was tugged by a strong force, and it kept pulling me to the teaching building of the elementary school. I couldn't get rid of this force, so I screamed for help, but as soon as I called out, I was slapped in the face. I didn't see who it was... Maybe I didn't see anything hitting me at all, I just heard a fierce voice saying, "If you dare to scream again, I'll pull out your tongue!"
At this time, I only thought of one thing, that is, am I going to hell
I was pulled to a window in the teaching building, and the strength to grab my hair disappeared. I quickly got up and ran home, but just after the first step, my hair was grabbed again, and this time I was pulled so hard that it threw me back to the ground. Before he could get up, he was slapped again on the face, and said in a fierce voice: "If you run again, I'll just screw your feet off and see how you can run."
I looked around in horror and begged the other party for mercy. I have never done anything bad, and I have never offended anyone. I beg the other party's adults to let me go.
"Don't look around, I'm right behind you, in the window."
Following the other party's instructions, I turned to look at the window, and saw a woman wearing a red cheongsam with a terrifying appearance and a ferocious demeanor. I thought she was standing behind the window, but after thinking about it, I felt that something was wrong, because the window was made of dark glass, and there was no light inside, so I shouldn't be able to see what's inside!
Thinking of this, I feel like my hair is about to explode, because the woman in front of me is standing on the glass of the window!