A creepy baby bone hole was found on the hillside near the orphanage, and a wooden hairpin suspected to be lost by Meilong was found in the hole. When we returned to the orphanage, we met Sister Yuan. She told us that the "dead boy" was on the hillside. Hole".
"What's the matter?" I asked. Since Sister Yuan can say the strange name "Dead Boy's Cave", she will definitely know the story behind the name.
"That's a long story..." She led us into the lounge before slowly recounting a horrific incident—
That was something that happened before liberation, about 46 years ago, when I was very young and just started to remember things. Before, I have told you about the basement, because many baby girls died in the basement, so the hospital often has to deal with the baby corpses.
There was a small open space behind the orphanage, where the baby girl's body was dug and buried. However, more and more corpses were buried later, and there were no markings at the time of burial, so when digging the pits, the previously buried corpses were often dug up. Although according to the Western funeral etiquette, it is not a bad idea to bury the corpses together, but this is China. According to the Chinese tradition, it is very taboo to "lay the corpse on the bottom".
(Bottom of the corpse: A legendary burial method of indignity, the dead or even the living are placed under the corpse of the tomb owner as a bottom pad. It is said that the descendants of the bottom layer will become slaves from generation to generation. , will never come out. In the Cantonese dialect, this expression has the meaning of burial and the death of the fish, and it can be understood that if one party suffers a loss, it must pull the other party to suffer together, and even make the other party suffer greater losses.)
It was Sister Yang who was in charge of burying the corpse at that time. Although she was still young at the time, she dug four or five pits in a row and dug up the previously buried corpse. She was too tired to have the strength. And it was already dark, so she had to prepare dinner again, so she temporarily placed the baby's corpse in the open space and planned to bury it again the next day.
However, when she came to the open space again the next day, she found that the baby girl who had died the day before had turned into a skeleton. This almost drove her crazy, and after that she didn't dare to bury the baby's body again. Later, this work was handed over to others, but strange things still happened. As long as the baby corpse was left unattended in the open space, even if it was only left for a while, only a skeleton would be left when it came back.
After this happened a few times, no one dared to bury the baby corpse again. Everyone thinks that there are too many baby corpses buried in the open space, and the resentment is soaring to the sky, and they have turned into monsters. First, they will eat the flesh of the baby corpses, and maybe even the living will be spared later.
Although no one dared to bury the body, the baby girl's body still had to be disposed of. At that time, the society was relatively turbulent. Almost every day, baby girls were abandoned outside the door of the church, and there were also baby girls dying in the basement every day. Therefore, it became a difficult problem to deal with these baby corpses.
Later, the dean at the time learned from the nearby villagers that there was a pothole on the hillside covered with lavender, and the villagers called it "dead boy hole". The reason for this name is that local people believe that children under the age of three cannot be called "humans", and if they die unfortunately, they cannot be buried like adults. But even if it cannot be buried, it is impossible to discard the body casually. Therefore, if a child under the age of three died in the nearby villagers, they would throw the body into the pothole. After a long time, everyone called the pothole "dead boy hole".
After the dean learned of this, he asked people to secretly put the baby corpses into the cave. At that time, there were one or two baby corpses to deal with almost every day, and this situation lasted for several years. A rough calculation shows that there are at least two or three thousand baby corpses in the cave...
After telling this unbearable past, Sister Yuan showed a sad expression on her face and drew a cross on her chest: "May the Lord forgive our sins, Amen!"
Although the practice of the orphanage may seem inhumane, it was during the period of the Anti-Japanese War and the civil war, and it was not easy to save one's own life. How could the hospital have the ability to take care of so many baby girls? Rather than let them starve alive, it is better to give them a relief earlier.
However, these baby girls who died in vain may not think so. They finally came to this world, and they were forced to leave after not staying for a long time. It is inevitable that they will feel resentment in their hearts, so it is not impossible for them to turn into ghosts. If Zhou Shaolong's death and our attack in the basement were caused by the wraiths of these baby girls, then this case would not be easy to handle.
Before saying goodbye to Sister Yuan, she told us that Meilong was imprisoned by Dean Lu, and Lu Yuanzi was out again. It was getting late, and there was no rush to find Meilong, so Zhen Zhen and I went home separately. I originally planned to go home early to rest, but Yuetong called me unexpectedly.
"Gui Meiren, are you calling me at this time, do you want to invite me to dinner?" After getting on the phone, I teased.
"It doesn't matter if you eat, but I want you to invite me."
"You're dating me! Alas, it's disturbing to be so handsome!"
"Amu, please look in the mirror more often! I'm in the technical team, come here quickly, I have something to show you." She hung up the line.
In fact, Yuetong is a good woman, but unfortunately she only has Xiaoxiang in her heart, although Xiaoxiang still has no news. To have such an infatuated girlfriend is a very enviable thing. However, there are a lot of things that Xiao Xiang makes me jealous. Although we were both known as the new king of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, I knew in my heart that he got this honor based on strength, while I got this honor based on luck. Perhaps in front of him, the only thing I can be proud of is luck.
Xiao Xiang's life experience is quite pitiful, his parents died early, and only a sister who is not related by blood is left to depend on him. Moreover, his sister Jianhua also suffers from congenital heart disease and may die at any time. In order to take care of this frail and sick sister, he has suffered a lot, but he has no complaints about it... Thinking about it, I haven't visited Jianhua for a while.
I was thinking about it all the way, and unknowingly I came to the technical team. Yuetong was still working, but when she saw me, she stopped, walked to the window and closed the curtains.
"You want to show me something shady, why do you have to close the curtains? You're alone now..." I pretended to be panic and looked around.
"You can rest assured, I don't look down on things like you." She went to the door and closed the door, one hand fell on the light switch, and the other hand pointed to the clothes on the workbench: "Remember these clothes?"
"Remember, it's the clothes Zhou Shaolong wore when he was killed." I looked at the clothes that were spread out and didn't notice anything unusual.
"Pa" Yuetong turned off the switch, and the room was immediately engulfed by darkness. When her eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, a blue-green light appeared in front of her eyes, which was emitted by the clothes on the workbench.
However, at this moment, Yuetong suddenly screamed, which startled me a lot. When I asked her what was going on, she pointed at my body and asked, "Have you been there just now?" I looked down at my body and found that the clothes on my body were also glowing blue-green.
"It seems that Zhou Shaolong, like me, has fallen into the Dead Boy's Cave..." I told Yuetong about the discovery of the Dead Boy's Cave.
"Well, he had lavender residue on his bike and phosphorous powder on his clothes. He should have been there before he was killed." She confirmed my speculation, but then asked the question: "Why did he go there? He left the orphans. It's almost dark in the courtyard, how could one go into such a terrifying pothole alone?"
"Well, maybe Meilong will know..." Meilong's hairpin appeared in the Dead Boy's Cave, and she should have been there before.
After discussing with Yuetong for a while, I couldn't get to the point, but my stomach was already singing the march of the Volunteer Army, so we first found a place to worship the Five Zang Temples. Yuetong took me to a five-star hotel with luxurious decoration, and it seemed that she wanted to give me a hard meal. Yaoshou, who told me to owe her! She was ordering food with a sly smile on her face, and I was sweating while covering my wallet. I don't have to be so ruthless if you want to rinse it, she doesn't want it if it's not expensive, and it's a bit tricky to eat. The nine-section shrimp should be sashimied, and the green vegetables should be fried in OX sauce.
While eating this dinner that made my wallet bleed, I accidentally caught a glimpse of a deja vu figure out of the corner of my eyes. Upon closer inspection, I found that it was President Lu, who was with four Ojisan, who were in their 40s and 50s. together. As soon as they entered the door, a minister stepped forward to entertain them, and it seemed that he was a frequent visitor here. Ojisan, who took the lead, said to the minister with a cigar in his mouth, "Give us a big room and be quiet."
"What are you looking at, have you met an acquaintance?" Yuetong asked when she saw me suddenly stunned.
I whispered in her ear, "I saw the head of the orphanage."
She looked towards Dean Lu and the others, and replied in a low voice, "Those seem to be big bosses."
That's true, being a regular visitor here is definitely not poor. I must know that my income is considered to be at the upper-middle level, but it is very distressing to have to pay for a meal here. One is the rich boss, and the other is the poor orphanage director. How could they be related? There may be a lot of articles in it, and if you follow them, you may find something.
I told Yuetong this idea and asked her to wait for me for a while, and I'll see if I can find out. However, as soon as I stood up, she grabbed me and said with concern: "Be careful..." What a warm word, but unfortunately this is only the first half of the sentence, the second half of the sentence is "I will wait for you to come back and pay the bill".
I sneakily followed Dean Lu and the others, and saw the minister lead them into a room with the word "White House" written on the outside of the door. After the minister left, I wanted to eavesdrop on what they were saying, but the room seemed to be dedicated to people talking about secrets, and the sound insulation was surprisingly good. I put my ear to the door and couldn't hear anything.
"Sir, what are you doing?" A waitress came out of nowhere and tapped me on the shoulder, so scared that I almost cried out. I looked at her and didn't say anything, I just took out my police card and told her to leave me alone. But she didn't mean to leave, she just smiled politely at me, as if I didn't leave, she didn't plan to leave either. If a good man doesn't fight with a woman, I'm afraid of her. If she doesn't leave, I'll just leave.
Seeing me coming back so quickly, Yuetong asked suspiciously, "Have you found anything?"
"I didn't find anything, but the waiter found me..." I told her what happened just now.
"You're too rude to be kicked away by the waiter." She shot me with contempt.
"Even if I stay there, it's useless, because I can't hear the voice inside at all. If only Xueqing was there, I wouldn't be able to track and eavesdrop."
Since I can't get any information from Dean Lu, I have to continue to eat this delicious dinner. Anyway, the money will definitely be given, and of course I have to eat well. After the meal, I took out all the bills in my wallet and prepared to pay, but the waiter gave me a surprise: "Someone has already paid for you."
It's good to have someone do the billing for me, but it's definitely not a good thing to have someone do the billing for me for some purpose, so I have to know who that person is. The answer given by the other party was as expected, and it was one of the four bosses in the White House room who worked with President Lu. I don't know the four bosses, and they don't need to curry favor with a scoundrel like me, so it was Dean Lu who really helped me with the bill.
Now that President Lu has found out, there is no need to sneak around. I let Yuetong leave by car, and then swaggered to the door of the White House and knocked on the door.
"President Lu, your friend is also very kind." As soon as I entered the door, I greeted President Lu as if I was very familiar.
He seemed to know that I would come in, and he was not surprised at all. He pulled a chair to greet me and sat down and said, "I saw you as soon as I entered the door, but you were with your girlfriend, so I didn't disturb you."
The dining table that Yuetong and I sat at was located in the corner of the hall and was not conspicuous. Even if he was looking for us, it would not be easy to find, not to mention that he did not know that we were eating here at the time. Also, I've been staring at him since he entered the door, and he didn't even glance in our direction. He knew I was here because the waitress just outside the door told him. Since he didn't intend to point out that I wanted to eavesdrop on their conversations, I might as well pretend to be mad and be stupid, pretending to be embarrassed and smiling: "That was my colleague just now. We just finished our work, so we just ate together."
"As long as you work hard, you will be a girlfriend in the future." He tapped me on the shoulder to show encouragement, and said, "Come on, let me introduce you first, this is Boss Chen, this is Boss Li..."
After introducing the bosses to me one by one, Dean Lu raised a glass to me frequently. Although my alcohol intake was average, it was difficult for me to be so generous, so I had to put cup after cup in my mouth. Although the 90-year-old Bordeaux is a rare good wine, drinking too much is like ditch water, and it makes people feel sick as soon as it is imported.
He finally fell down after drinking, and he seemed to hear Boss Li's voice in the dimness: "What are you going to do with him? He seems to have doubts about you."
"You can rest assured, I will handle it myself." It was President Lu who answered.
I seem to be too careless...