But no one dared to say anything, because this mayor gave people such a terrifying feeling. The kind of eyes that made people feel cold all over, like a devil from hell. If we dig deeper, I am afraid that none of us will be able to leave this compound.
As for those nosy tourists, they had nothing to do with the incident themselves, but now that someone had died, whether it was suicide or homicide, the bloody scene made them retreat.
Without the support of the masses, how can we, the four of us, fight against them
Boss Mei looked at us with resentment, led the way and walked up the hillside.
Shen Bing snorted at his back and muttered, "Why are you all so cowardly? That mayor seems to be even more arrogant than the mayor. Is he so scared that you dare not investigate the truth? Just based on a few words from him, you know everything about this matter. Is there any justice in the world?"
I smiled bitterly and looked at Qu Mo and Shan Mingshan. What is justice? It is nothing but the lament of the wronged and the humiliation of the weak at the bottom of life. The real justice is in the hands of the powerful. No matter what they do, it is justice!
"Should we follow Boss Mei up the mountain to look for people?" Qu Mo asked me with concern.
I touched my nose and looked at the long-gone Mei Lao Da. Thinking about the situation after Mei Lao Er's death, I felt that this matter would not end so easily. Going up the mountain might lead to unexpected events. Not going up the mountain would show that we were cowards and there would be more vicious means waiting for us. Suddenly, I realized that this old mayor was a powerful character. He had unknowingly dragged us into a trap. Now we were in a dilemma and couldn't get off the tiger's back!
"Why aren't you leaving yet? Boss Mei is almost gone!" Shen Bing said anxiously.
Shan Mingshan said in a deep voice: "We'll take it one step at a time."
I nodded. This was the only way. Let’s see what traps were waiting for us on the mountain.
Mr. Liu had already walked a long way with Boss Mei. He was more eager to find his girlfriend than anyone else. We quickened our pace and caught up with him in just a few minutes. Boss Mei never looked back at us. He was walking very fast. The few of us could still keep up with him, but Mr. Liu was not as fit and soon fell far behind.
The vegetation on the mountain became increasingly dense. When you walked deeper into the mountain, you could not see the sun sometimes. Only a few rays of light could be seen through the gaps between the branches and leaves. It was dark everywhere and it felt extremely eerie.
"Whoosh" a gust of wind suddenly blew, the leaves and grass swayed, and then stopped in an instant.
I stopped involuntarily, looking at the silence around me, and a sense of foreboding rose in my heart. Shan Mingshan also stopped and looked at me with strange eyes, as if he also realized something was wrong.
"Why aren't you leaving?" Shen Bing asked when she turned around and saw that we had stopped.
Qu Mo looked back and suddenly his expression changed. "Where's Mr. Liu?"
I felt a chill in my heart and turned around quickly, only to find that there was no one behind me. Mr. Liu was originally more than ten meters away from us, but now he had mysteriously disappeared!
Looking back, we saw Boss Mei, who was walking about 7 or 8 meters ahead, turning his head and smiling at us mysteriously. Suddenly, his figure flashed and disappeared immediately. The whole forest was silent except for our breathing. We couldn't see any trace of Boss Mei, which felt very strange!
Damn it, how did he disappear? Shan Mingshan was about to rush forward to see what was going on, but I hurriedly called him back.
"Wait, that's a trap!"