At noon the next day, I went to You Xiaoqing's school to pick her up, and I called her directly and asked her to take a half-day leave, then packed up and prepared to go out with me on the case.
Today is Friday, and if she can take two and a half days off on Saturday and Sunday, and the data shows that the case of Houpingguqiao is only a small case, I think two days should be enough.
When I arrived at You Xiaoqing's school, she was already waiting for me at the gate of the school. She didn't bring any more, she only carried a very deflated backpack, and at a glance, she knew that there was nothing in it.
Seeing me coming over by taxi, You Xiaoqing happily ran towards me, and I felt a slight movement in my heart. She had her hair draped behind her and was wearing a black sportswear. When I was in front of her, I subconsciously reached out and touched her face.
You Xiaoqing felt embarrassed when I touched him, so he asked me in a low voice, "Is there something on my face?"
I said, "Yes!"
You Xiaoqing hurriedly said: "What, help me get it down."
I shook my head and said, "No, I can't get this thing down."
You Xiaoqing asked me hesitantly, "What is it, why don't I go back and wash my face?"
Seeing You Xiaoqing's cute face, I smiled and said, "This kind of thing is called beauty. You can't wash it off with water."
Hearing my words, You Xiaoqing suddenly showed a shy smile, then took my arm and said, "I hate it, when did you learn to be so eloquent, but do you really think I am beautiful?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, you are the most beautiful girl I have ever met."
While I was talking to You Xiaoqing, she took me to a large chicken restaurant near her school. The environment here is not bad and it is very clean. The two of us couldn't eat much and asked for a small portion.
During dinner, You Xiaoqing asked me where the case was going and what kind of case it was.
Since I decided to take her with me this time, I would naturally tell her about it, so I took out the information that Ma Suyan gave me from my backpack and handed it to You Xiaoqing.
You Xiaoqing took the documents and looked at the photos inside like me. When she saw the supernatural photo, she frowned and asked me, "The shadow of this photo is a broken photo, or is it really taken? Dirty?"
I told her it was the latter.
Originally, You Xiaoqing's fingers were pinching the corner of the photo, which was very close to the phantom shadow. After listening to my words, she changed her hand and pinched the other corner of the photo. Although it was only a photo, she was still a little apprehensive. .
You Xiaoqing looked at the photos for a while, and then read the information on that page again.
When she finished reading, she asked me, "Will it be dangerous for us to go this time? So many people died on that bridge, should we just go there?"
In fact, I have also thought about this. Before I went, I asked Zhang Yuqiang for his opinion, but he told me that my luck was too low these days, and my companions had a normal fortune, so go with me, My fortune will be generally lowered by me, which may make things more and more complicated; on the contrary, only me and You Xiaoqing will go together, my fortune will be raised by her, and there will be no confusion and complexity.
Although I don't know what the chaos is, I choose to believe what he said.
All this flashed through my mind, and I said to You Xiaoqing, "Yes, just the two of us, but don't worry, we will be fine."
I said that, but I was still worried, so I handed the little wicker to You Xiaoqing to put it away.
You Xiaoqing also liked the little wicker very much. Seeing me hand it to her, he naturally took it with joy, and then slowly put it into his backpack.
After dinner, You Xiaoqing and I took a taxi to the bus station in the provincial capital. We have to take a car from here to a county town, and then take a bus from the county town to the village we are going to visit this time.
This time, You Xiaoqing seemed a little nervous about the case alone with me. I also found some light topics to chat with her on the way, such as her recent studies and some of her activities in the school club.
The county seat we are going to this time is called Guangzong. The county seat is very small, and the Houping Ancient Bridge is located in Houping Village, north of Guangzong County.
I left after lunch. It was already more than three o'clock when I got on the bus. We spent more than four hours on the way, so it was almost eight o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Guangzong County.
It was early winter, and it was dark and early. In such a dark day, there were no cars driving to the rear platform. In addition, we were not familiar with this place, so we could only find a room near the bus station. The small hotel called Xianghe Building will stay first.
We first found a place to live, and then went out to a small restaurant to eat something casually. During dinner, I also asked the waiter how to go to Houping Village. The waitress heard that we wanted to When I went to Houping Village, I asked us, "Are you looking for someone from Houping?"
We shook our heads, and the waiter continued to ask, "Then why are you going? My home is in Houping Village, and I know it very well. It just so happens that I will take a leave of absence and go home tomorrow, so we can go."
After a few simple chats, we knew that the waitress was named Wang Jiali. She was born and raised in the platform. We would naturally be very willing to have a local person to guide us.
After chatting a few more words, Wang Jiali asked us why we went to Houping Village this time. Houping Village is not a tourist attraction, and there are no places of interest. If we say it is a tourist, it will definitely make Wang Jiali think that we have other purposes. bad guy.
So I thought about it and told her: "We heard that your village has a very strange ancient bridge, so we wanted to go and have a look. I don't know if this is true."
Hearing my question, Wang Jiali immediately said: "You are talking about the rear platform bridge, everyone in our area knows that the bridge is haunted or something, and many people have heard the cry of children there, anyway. It's pretty creepy, but I've never seen it before."
Just as I was about to ask Wang Jiali a few more questions, I heard someone call her: "Lili, stop talking, serve the guests."
Wang Jiali smiled at us and said, "I'm still at work, I'll talk to you later."
So You Xiaoqing and I ate at this restaurant again, and we were late for Wang Jiali to get off work.
After waiting for Wang Jiali to finish her work, I saw that she was quite tired, so I made an appointment for a time and place to meet tomorrow, and asked her to take us to Houping Village.
Leaving from the hotel, You Xiaoqing said, "We are lucky, someone will show us the way as soon as we come here."
I looked at You Xiaoqing and smiled and didn't speak. It was You Xiaoqing who was lucky, because You Xiaoqing chose the place where we ate. If I went to eat auspicious wontons in front of the station, I would not meet Wang Jiali.
There is nothing better in this county, so after leaving the hotel, You Xiaoqing and I will also rest in the hotel.
Early the next morning, around nine o'clock, we waited for Wang Jiali in front of the hotel where she worked. After five or six minutes, she walked out of the back of the hotel with a bulging backpack. Apparently their dormitory was in the hotel. behind.
After saying hello, I was going to help her carry her schoolbag, and she smiled and said, "No, these things are not heavy, they are just some of my dirty clothes. I am too tired from work and don't want to wash them, so I take them home and wash them. ."
I hate those push-and-pull things, so Wang Jiali said no, so I won't mention it anymore.
Next, Wang Jiali told us that her brother came to pick her up by car today, and the two of us could hitch a ride there, and when we wanted to come back, it was also convenient. Their village went directly to the small noodle in the county town, as long as they waited at the entrance of the village. Then someone will ask if you want to go to the county seat, and it's only a few dollars.
Wang Jiali looks a little baby fat. Although she can't be called good-looking, she can't be called ugly. In addition, she is very kind, giving people a natural sense of closeness, and it is difficult to make people feel defensive.
We waited here for about ten minutes, and Wang Jiali's brother drove a small noodle over here. Wang Jiali introduced us to it, and then I realized that her brother's name was Wang Jialiang, who was running a private car to the county town.
So as soon as we got in the car, I asked how much it was from the county seat to Houping Village, and then gave him a few dollars. Wang Jialiang took it away without pretentiousness. Wang Jiali said embarrassedly, "Brother, I didn't say that. Well, these two are my friends and hitchhiked."
Wang Jialiang smiled and said, "It's embarrassing to push around with just these few dollars. After a while, we will come to our village and let them live in our house and eat our food. These few dollars will be used as accommodation and food expenses."
Wang Jialiang's personality is very straightforward, and such a person is very angry with me, so I smiled and said, "Then we will disturb."
We chatted a few more words and Wang Jialiang asked me while driving: "I heard from my sister that you two went to our village to see the rear platform bridge?"
I said with an "um", "Yes, I heard that some strange things always happen to the bridge in your village, can you tell me about it?"
Wang Jialiang smiled and said, "It's weird, isn't it a little bit, like hearing a child cry, someone seeing a black cloud drifting under the bridge, etc. But compared to these, I think the bridge always comes out from time to time. It's the weirdest things."
"Something happens from time to time? Does that bridge often have trouble?" I asked Wang Jialiang curiously.
Wang Jialiang said: "Yes, in my impression, since I can remember, something happens to that bridge every year, either a car crashes, or a car jumps under the bridge, or someone falls off the bridge, in short, more or less. Something happened."
I asked Wang Jialiang, "Is that bridge difficult to walk?"
Wang Jialiang shook his head and said, "How can it be difficult to walk? After repairing it several times, it is very flat and not narrow, but it is always in trouble, and no one can say why."
After listening to Wang Jialiang's words, I was once again sure that there were dirty things near the bridge. Any area with frequent accidents, either the road conditions are dangerous, or there are dirty things, and there is no other reason.