We finally arrived at Wushan County at around 10 pm. We got off the bus, had a bite to eat, and took a taxi to Meiguan Town. This town is an ancient town, only 10 kilometers away from Wushan County, and it only took more than 20 minutes to get there. Even though it was 11 pm, the entire ancient town was still brightly lit.
Because it is a tourist attraction, many tourists arrive at night, so before midnight, all the lights in the town are on, and the hotels and supermarkets are open.
The buildings here are all from the Ming and Qing dynasties, with flying eaves, carved beams and painted buildings. Under the flickering lights, they look elegant and simple, very beautiful. The town is backed by mountains and faces the river, which is really a good place to purify one's mood.
But I suddenly found a hint of evil when I stared at these buildings, because Mei Xiaoqing told me that the people living in this town are all Miao people, and all of them have the surname Mei. Although the town is not far from the county seat, it still follows some traditional living customs of the old times, and has a clan system. The clan elder is the mayor here. On the surface, he governs the town according to national laws and regulations, but secretly he has the power of life and death. People who often violate the clan system are often imprisoned in dungeons, tortured and disabled, or killed and sent to the mountains for cliff burial, which is a burial method called hanging coffins.
Since there are many hanging coffins on the mountain, who would climb up the cliff to open the coffins and examine the bodies if no one reported it? Besides, the ancestor elders are the local emperors. Under their accumulated power, who dares to appeal for injustice? Moreover, the Zhuyou department in the clan, that is, the witch doctor, plays the role of law protector in the clan. They are equipped with witchcraft. Even if someone goes to the police station to file a complaint, they will be confused by the witchcraft and lose their way. How can they find clues to the case? When they hear that there is something wrong in this town, they are generally unwilling to come, and they can't solve the case even if they come.
Mei Xiaoqing's husband, Mei Xiaoqi, offended the clan elders and was imprisoned in the dungeon. Mei Xiaoqing didn't know whether he was dead or alive. She fell into the river when she went to the police station to report the case at night. She died only a few days ago. What a poor woman.
Alas, such a tourist attraction hides such a feudal clan system. I am afraid no one would have thought of it, nor would anyone believe it. I hope what Mei Xiaoqing said is false, and I dare not believe it is true.
Shen Bing and Qu Mo were girls after all. When they saw the exquisite accessories in the small shop, they walked over to choose with great interest. After buying a few things, I urged them to go to the hotel. It was already very late. As we walked forward, I suddenly felt as if there was a pair of eyes staring at us from behind. I couldn't help but look back and found that a figure had accidentally flashed behind a house.
I had a bad feeling in my heart. I was being watched as soon as I entered the town. Could it be that they knew that Mei Xiaoqing asked me for help
"What's wrong?" Shen Bing and Qu Mo turned around and asked me at the same time.
"Nothing. There are two majestic stone lions at the door over there, and I was curious about them." I pretended not to see the figure so as not to alert the enemy. I wanted to see what the other party would do next by following us.
Qu Mo smiled and said, "That place, I noticed it when I entered the town just now. It was the office of the old village chief."
"It's just a small government office." Shen Bing said.
"Oh, I see." I chuckled. Actually, I knew it already.
A few steps ahead, there is a hotel, a two-story building. The room is not expensive, a double room is only 80 yuan. When I was going through the formalities, I looked back and looked outside the door from time to time, but I didn't see the figure. However, after paying the money, the hotel receptionist looked outside the door, and her expression changed slightly.