"Old Liu, what are you going to do? It's already this critical moment, are you going to go back on your word?" The squad leader held down Old Liu who was trying to stand up and asked nervously.
Seeing the nervous look on the team leader's face, Lao Liu shook his head helplessly, "I have to pee urgently. I'm going to go out for a while and will be back soon."
After hearing what Lao Liu said, the squad leader's expression changed immediately.
That's right, he has been lying here for the whole afternoon, so it is reasonable for him to go to the toilet. It seems that he was overthinking this time.
The squad leader half-believingly let go of Lao Liu's hand, and Lao Liu slowly crawled out.
There was no moonlight tonight, and the light in the entire dilapidated temple was extremely dim. If they hadn't been lying here all the time and had already adapted to this dimness, they really wouldn't be able to see anything.
Old Liu walked slowly to the outside of the dilapidated temple, found a wall, and was about to unbutton his pants when he suddenly remembered that this was a temple, so he walked a few more steps to the distance and entered a small woods not far away.
In the dilapidated temple, Lao Zhang had already fallen asleep, leaving only the squad leader staring intently. Because he was too nervous, he felt that every minute and every second was passing very slowly.
As soon as Old Liu left, he broke out in a sweat, wondering why Old Liu hadn't come back yet.
Because he was too scared, he reached out and pushed Lao Zhang beside him.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang!"
Lao Zhang moved his mouth and turned over, but did not wake up.
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, wake up quickly, don't sleep anymore." The squad leader increased the force of his push and managed to shake Lao Zhang awake.
Lao Zhang opened his eyes in a daze, "What's wrong? Should I go home?" He thought it was dawn and the team leader was calling him to go home.
"Don't sleep anymore. Lao Liu went out to relieve himself. He hasn't come back in a while. Come with me to take a look. Maybe the old guy got scared and sneaked back."
After hearing what the foreman said, Lao Zhang rubbed his eyes in confusion, then got up.
"Okay, let's go. If Lao Liu goes back, we should also leave. It's getting late, and we can still get some good sleep if we go back."
"Come on, come on, let's go."
Lao Zhang crawled out first, then stood up and stretched.
I hid under the shrine for the whole night and felt so suffocated.
As soon as Lao Zhang raised his head, a strong wind suddenly blew in his face. He subconsciously stretched out his hands in front of him to block it and protect his face.
"Where is this wind coming from? It's so strong that I can't even stand!"
Before the squad leader could crawl out, he just lay prone on the ground with his face towards the ground.
The strong wind lasted for a moment and then suddenly stopped.
"Hey, the wind has stopped." After feeling the wind stop, Lao Zhang blew the dust out of his mouth while putting his hands down.
"Whoosh, where does this strange wind come from? It's really like a ghost." Without time to look forward, he lowered his head and flicked the dust off his body with his hands.
Just then, a scream was heard from behind.
"ah!"
Lao Zhang was very familiar with this voice. He knew it came from the class leader without even looking.
Not knowing what happened to the squad leader, he turned around immediately. "What's wrong? Why are you yelling? It's the middle of the night. Do you want to scare me to death?"
At this time, the squad leader was still lying under the table, his eyes staring straight ahead with obvious fear.
"What's wrong with you? Are you possessed?" Old Zhang was a little confused and continued to ask.
The squad leader stretched out his finger tremblingly, then pointed behind Lao Zhang and stammered, "You... you... ghost... there is a ghost..."
Because he was too scared, he was already incoherent and stammering. It took him a long time to say a clear sentence, and one could only roughly hear the word "you".
Now, Lao Zhang seemed to understand something, but driven by curiosity, he still turned back.
“Ahh…”
A bloody human head appeared behind him, and it was very close.
Old Zhang was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, moving backwards continuously.
The bloody head was held in the hand of a man in black. The blood had not yet coagulated. It dripped onto the ground drop by drop.
“You, who are you! You…what do you want…I…I…I…I’m telling you, I’m the constable here, don’t come over here, otherwise…otherwise…”
"What else?" The deep voice seemed to be equipped with a speaker, and the sound seemed extremely empty. Especially in such a dark night and such a scene, it seemed even more eerie and terrifying.
Actually, what Lao Zhang said just now was just bluffing and deceiving himself. However, at this point, being able to deceive himself and give himself courage is much better than a leader who has been scared to the point of peeing his pants.
Lao Zhang reached out and grabbed the arm of the squad leader beside him, then continued, "You... you see... this is our squad leader... he is very skilled in martial arts, if you are smart, hurry up... hurry up and leave... otherwise... when our people ambushing outside rush in, you... you can't leave even if you want to!"
"Hehe... the squad leader?" The man in black laughed disdainfully, not even looking at the so-called squad leader. "If he didn't wet his pants, I might believe it a little. Hahaha..."
Naked ridicule, without any disguise at all.
After all, the smell of urine in the air was too obvious.
The hand holding the squad leader gradually loosened. The courage that he had just forced himself to maintain had now vanished into thin air. His hands drooped helplessly, and his body suddenly sagged like a deflated ball.
"This... this... this lord... what do you want... or... what do you want to know... just tell me... as long as... as long as you can spare my life... I will do it even if it means sacrificing my life."
This was said by the squad leader who was lying under the table. The courage he showed in catching the murderer was already a thing of his memory.
At this moment, he was extremely regretful. Why did he lose his mind and stay here to catch the murderer? This murderer was so powerful that even the king and the other kingdoms could not do anything to him. How could he be caught by a small squad leader like him
At this point, let alone catching the murderer and becoming famous, he can't even keep this reputation. What a sin.
Compared to the squad leader, Lao Zhang seemed to have more integrity. Knowing that he could not escape death, Lao Zhang did not say a word. He just quietly waited for that moment to come.
“Haha, working for me? You are not worthy.” After the man in black finished speaking, he threw the head next to the squad leader.
“Ah… Ah… Ah…” The squad leader was almost frightened to death. He kept flapping his hands and dodging to the side.
“Hahahaha… Hahahaha…” This scene really made the man in black laugh.
It turns out that watching these ignorant, cowardly people begging for mercy is really a satisfying thing. No wonder.
"You are so scared by a fake human head. You are such a waste. Keeping a waste like you in the world is just a waste of food. It is better to kill you and put an end to it. You don't have to live in this world and be an eyesore."
With a wave of his hand, a bloody hole appeared directly at the squad leader's throat.
A chill instantly spread throughout his body, and then, bright red blood gushed out from his throat. An indescribable pain instantly spread to every corner of his body.
He opened his mouth slightly, trying to express his pain, but no sound came out. He could only lie there in pain, waiting to fall into the endless abyss of darkness.
The squad leader died with his eyes wide open, but he didn't close his eyes.
Lao Zhang was motionless and silent.
"Although you are also afraid of death, you are much better than this man. So, I decided to give you a quick death." With a wave of his hand, the sword was fatal.
After the two died, the man in black looked up at the sky and then disappeared into the night...
The next morning, the government office of the Thirteen Prefectures of Yanglin was bustling with noise. Before daybreak, Liu Minsheng was woken up by his advisor.
"Sir, it's bad. Something happened again at the ruined temple."
When he heard that something had happened, Liu Minsheng rushed out without even having time to put on his official uniform.
"Damn it, didn't the king give the order? Let all the guards evacuate this place! Can anyone tell me why the squad leader and the bailiffs appeared here?" Looking at the crime scene, Liu Minsheng was furious and his body was shaking with anger.
Isn't this just causing more trouble
So many people had died, and the people were already in a panic. Unexpectedly, his own men had problems again, which was really a nuisance for the king.
"You said you wanted to rebel, didn't you? You didn't obey my orders, and you even ignored the king's orders! You... you... you really pissed me off!"
He stretched out his hand, pointed at the kneeling yamen runner, and said with both anger and heartache.
Just when Liu Minsheng was angry, a yamen runner suddenly came to report.
"Your Excellency, the yamen runner Liu San wants to see you, saying he has something important to report."
"Bring him up here."
"yes."
The bailiff Liu San was none other than Old Liu who was with the squad leader and the others last night.
The reason why he was able to escape was because he went out to relieve himself. But now thinking about what happened last night, he still broke into a cold sweat.
"I am Liu San, your subordinate, here to see Lord Liu." As soon as Liu San came in, he immediately knelt on the ground.
"Get up."
"I am guilty and dare not stand up."
Liu San's words made Liu Minsheng confused.
Guilty? What crime has he committed
Liu Minsheng's doubts did not last long. Liu San's next words made Liu Minsheng furious.
"Your Excellency Liu, I was actually involved in what happened last night."
"What did you participate in last night?"
"That's right... Actually, last night, I, the squad leader, and Lao Zhang were all in this dilapidated temple."
"What!" Liu San's words shocked Liu Minsheng. He never expected that there would be someone alive at the crime scene.
Since Liu San was also involved in what happened last night, does that mean that Liu San knows some clues about the murderer
Liu Minsheng took a few steps forward, walked up to Liu San, grabbed Liu San's arm and asked, "Were you also in this dilapidated temple last night?" (To be continued)