He didn't dare to make a sound, and quietly followed behind until he came to a big tree in front of the ruins of Beidi Temple. He remembered that the location of this big tree was exactly the left eaves corner of the current Yangxian Temple, which was also the location where the hanged ghost in white often appeared.
The dark shadow tied Xiaofang to a tree and asked her sternly where the golden box was. He was surprised when he heard the voice, because it was the mysterious masked man who asked him to expose Xiaofang.
Xiaofang sneered a few times and said, "The golden box was taken away by Fan Yunping. Go ask him for it."
We were stunned. Who is Fan Yunping? The old man then said that Fan Yunping was him, and Xiaofang was deliberately framing him. Because we heard the conversation between the two of them later, they knew each other, and it seemed that Xiaofang's parents were exposed and reported to the police by this man, leading to their death. The masked man also didn't believe that it was Old Fan who took the things away, but Xiaofang refused to tell the truth, leaving the man helpless.
Fan Yunping was also very puzzled. He remembered that when he was negotiating with Xiaofang, the gold box was still hanging around her neck. How come it was gone now? He thought that Xiaofang might have buried it on the spot in the brigade headquarters, and he would go back to look for it later.
He was just thinking about this when he heard the masked man say in surprise: "You swallowed your nails?"
Xiaofang snorted without answering, and then she saw the man touching her hands and examining them carefully. After a while, he cursed something, and the knife flashed. Xiaofang screamed twice, and her hands were chopped off.
The old man got a little emotional when he talked about this. He said that he was really heartbroken at that time and almost rushed to save Xiaofang, but he was afraid that they would be found out and killed, and he would not even have the chance to avenge Xiaofang. I snorted coldly, thinking to myself, you old bastard, you are not worried about not having the chance to take revenge, you are really afraid of death.
I looked up at Shen Bing, who was looking at me now, her eyes seemed to be asking, what would I do if it was us at that time? I smiled slightly, thinking, do I need to ask? Because of you, I have been to the underworld, so why should I care about my life
The old man went on to say that Xiaofang screamed in pain so loudly that it could be heard far away at night. The man was probably afraid that the villagers would hear it, so he took a rope and strangled Xiaofang's neck until she died. Then he hung Xiaofang on a tree to make it look like she had committed suicide. Then he suddenly turned around and ran over, pulling him out from behind the tree at lightning speed.
I said to him in a threatening tone: "Bury the body on the west side of the tree tomorrow, and I will perform a ritual to calm the body the day after tomorrow, otherwise she will turn into a fierce ghost and all the people in Shuiliu Village will be killed!" After saying that, the man left.
The old man was so scared that he wet his pants. Damn it, he was so shameless to say such an embarrassing thing. He stood there for a while, then came to his senses and ran back home. The next day, someone found Xiaofang hanged in the Beidi Temple. The members of the criticism meeting were so scared when they saw this tragic death that they all retreated for fear of getting into trouble.
This gave Fan Yunping an opportunity. He and his neighbor wrapped the body in straw mats and buried it on the west side of the tree. No one made any assumptions about him, and instead gave him the title of a good man.
This means that he did not kill Xiaofang personally, but we don’t know whether what he said is true or not. However, even if it is true, Xiaofang’s death is directly related to him, and he cannot escape the responsibility whether he did it or not!