Su An was startled, "What?"

The three hurried forward, only to see that all four tires of the car had been punctured and each was out of air.

Zhou Hao was so angry that he lifted his foot and kicked the tire, "Fuck." He took out his mobile phone and looked at it unwillingly, there was still no signal, and without a signal, he couldn't call someone to repair the car.

Chen Tian squatted down to study for a while, hesitantly said, "Teacher, this seems to be sabotaged."

Along the way, the rain has soaked their clothes. Yu Su'an sighed, "It looks like we have to go back to Xijing Village."

Qin Qin didn't like that village very much, "Teacher, if we walk on foot, can we reach our destination in one day?"

Yu Su'an took out the map and looked at it, then shook his head, "If we were to hike, we would have to walk for at least two days. This place is remote, and it's the rainy season. It's fine during the day, but at night, I'm afraid it will be difficult. We can't do it at night. sleep."

Qin Qin was silent for a while, "Forget it, teacher, let's go back."

Yu Su'an took a deep breath, and said seriously: "There are only people from Xijing Village nearby. If the tires are really destroyed by human beings as Chen Tian said, then the other party is likely to be someone from Xijing Village... This village is really a bit of a mess. Weird, I even suspect there is—"

He swallowed the word "ghost".

Even if he had seen a ghost with his own eyes, he knew that without proof, the students would not believe him. Yu Su'an was a little anxious, but didn't know what to say to them.

He rubbed the center of his brows wearily: "From now on, any activity must be carried out by more than two people. Everyone should be vigilant and put safety first."

The students looked at each other and nodded.

An hour later, the four teachers and students returned to Xijing Village. As soon as they entered the village, they saw the elder brother of the villager sitting under the eaves of his house to shelter from the rain. The elder brother of the villager smiled at them in surprise, rubbed his hands and trotted up, "Mr. Yu, why are you back again? "

Yu Su'an pretended to be calm and said: "Brother Liu, our car broke down, and we want to stay here for a few more days, okay?"

"Of course." Brother Liu smiled deeper, "Still living where you lived before?"

Yu Su'an hesitated for a moment, "Okay."

He took the initiative: "Shall we talk to the village chief?"

Big brother Liu shook his head, "The village chief can't get away now, so I'll just take you there. The roads in our village are too complicated, you only go through them once, and you will definitely not remember the way."

He turned around cheerfully: "Daughter-in-law, take out the extra breakfast you made this morning!"

Yu Su'an hurriedly said: "Thank you, brother, I don't need breakfast. Brother Liu, if we stay here for a few more days, it's not a problem to have to ask you to help us cook. I want to buy some rice with salt oil for cooking from you." Liang, what do you think?"

Brother Liu nodded with a smile, "No problem."

Yu Su'an breathed a sigh of relief, and said persistently: "By the way, Brother Liu, how do you usually go to the city?"

Brother Liu paused, "We go to the city to sell things once a month, and we went there last month. If you want to follow us to the city, you have to wait until the end of the month."

There is still a week until the end of the month.

The students glanced at each other and took out their mobile phones. Although there was no signal, they had a conversation by changing the Bluetooth name.

[Qin Qin: This uncle's smile has never changed, it's so scary. ]

[Zhou Hao: This village definitely hides secrets. After we get rid of him for a while, we will secretly investigate what happened in this village. ]

Chen Tian quickly glanced at Zhou Hao disapprovingly, [Zhou Hao, don't mess around, what if something happens? ]

Zhou Hao thought it over carefully, [The tires of the car are all punctured, do you think we will be safe? What we don't do, they will do to us. It's better to act first before they reveal their true colors, knowing what they want to do to us, so we can adapt accordingly. ]

[Qin Qin: Zhou Hao is right. ]

After their conversation ended, the group happened to pass by a deserted house full of weeds. Qin Qin turned on the camera without any trace, took several photos of the deserted house, and recorded a short video.

Chen Tian watched her actions, followed suit, and secretly aimed the small hole of the camera at the elder brother of the villager.

Zhou Hao covered them, stepped forward to cover the two of them with his tall figure, and swaggered: "Uncle, are there no girls in your village? Why haven't I seen any young girls?"

Brother Liu's expression eased, "Of course there are girls in our village, but they don't come out to meet people on weekdays."

Zhou Hao: "Why?"

Brother Liu's face froze, and his smile was slightly cold. He glanced at Zhou Hao lightly: "Because this is the custom in our place."

Su An changed the subject with a smile, "Brother Liu, are all the people in this village surnamed Liu?"

Most of the remote villages like this are dominated by the same surname.

Brother Liu nodded, "From the beginning of the village to the end of the village, we are all people surnamed Liu."

Su An understood.

But last night the little ghost said that his name was He Taosheng and he lived at No. 118 Xijing Village.

If he hadn't lied, he would be able to find out the story of the little ghost with the locals just by the name of the little ghost.

Su An moved her lips, and after glancing at the smiling expression on Big Brother Liu's face, she swallowed her intention to ask questions, "We are here, thank you Big Brother Liu."

Brother Liu left a meal for them, and said enthusiastically, "There is a river at the west end of our village. It is as clear as a mirror. If you are free, you can go there to play. It is the most beautiful river in Xijing Village!"

Zhou Hao took the lead and said: "We will, see you again, uncle."

When the people left, until the door was blocked, Qin Qin and Chen breathed a sigh of relief. They took out their mobile phones and checked the things they just took.

Qin Qin zoomed in on the picture, frowned and said, "Teacher, take a look."

Su An approached, and it was a deserted house in the picture. The tall weeds in the yard like the adult man almost hid most of the house, and also hid a large area of ​​land.

Only when you zoom in on the ground can you see the dry to cracked ground between the weeds.

How strange, it was still raining in the sky, and everywhere in the village was soaked to moldy by the rain, but this piece of land was so dry that the soil was cracked.

Chen Tian's scalp was numb, and he murmured, "How can this be done..."

Su An had a vague premonition, "Is there a sign on the outside of this house?"

Qin Qin looked at other photos, played the video again, and finally found a rusty iron plate on a frame that flashed by in the video.

Qin Qin struggled to identify: "1, 1—"

Teacher Yu said, "No. 118."

Qin Qin exclaimed in a low voice, "It's really No. 118! Teacher, how do you know?"

Teacher Yu's face turned pale, and he forced a smile, "Speaking of which, you probably don't believe me, the teacher saw a ghost last night."

The students neatly showed a "Damn" expression.

Su An continued: "It's a four or five-year-old kid. He said his name is He Taosheng, and he lives at No. 118, Xijing Village."

Teacher Yu covered her face, "I know you may not believe it, but this is the truth. When he came, you fell into a deep sleep and couldn't wake up no matter how much you shouted. It wasn't until the kid left that Chen woke up."

Chen Tian: "..."

He shivered suddenly.

Zhou Hao was a little apprehensive, but he really didn't believe that there were ghosts in the world, so he half-believed and asked, "Why do ghosts stare at you?"

Teacher Yu looked up at him in frustration, "I don't know either."

His face was rubbed red by himself, his black hair was messy, and his eyes were full of confusion. Compared with his serious appearance, he was a little more lost and young than he would ever show in front of the students. Zhou Hao's face was slightly red, and he turned his head: "I guess it's because you are easy to bully, and your body is shining with the brilliance of motherhood."

After all, "Shima" is not just called casually.

Su An froze, could it be that he really looks like a "mother"?

The atmosphere was quiet for a while, Chen Tian rubbed his arms and said, "Teacher, why don't we take turns keeping vigil tonight?"

Su An couldn't wish for it, and said gratefully: "Okay."

"We'll talk about the night watch at night," Zhou Hao looked at the time. "It's not even noon yet, so even ghosts don't dare to come out during the day, right? They can't stay indoors. We should at least find out the situation of this village first." Structure. The uncle mentioned the river in the village twice, Chen Tian, ​​will you come and see it with me later?"

Chen Tian nodded.

Su An thought for a while, "The river is at the west end of the village, and I will leave it to you to find out the route of the village in the west. Qin Qin and I will go to the east end."

Qin Qin reminded in a low voice, "Remember to turn on the video at all times, and use the video function to record the structure and the status of the villagers here. We can't investigate openly. If we violate the taboos of these villagers, it will be bad."

The bluetooth connection device is only maintained at about ten meters. Yu Suan repeatedly reminded the students to pay attention to safety. The four teachers and students got ready and went to the east and west ends respectively.

Su An led Qin Qin to avoid the villagers on purpose. They turned left and right, walked slowly through the messy houses, and came to a river.

The river water was clear, and the water droplets made bean-sized bubbles in the river. Su An picked up a branch and stood by the river to explore the depths. The river water submerged the branch, about two meters deep.

While he was measuring the width of the river, Qin Qin behind him suddenly heard a call.

"Help!"

Qin Qin's mind went into a trance for a moment. She raised her umbrella and looked around. On the other side of the river, a seven or eight-year-old girl in a bellyband was being dragged into the water by two menacing men. The river submerged the little girl's head, and the little girl struggled to poke her head out, crying in despair, and desperately stretched out her hand towards Qin Qin, "Sister, save me!"

The immature arms waved feebly.

Qin Qin's thinking was suddenly clouded by a layer of fog. She seemed to be bewitched and forgot about everything that was wrong, and hurried forward, "Let her go!"

The two big men quietly looked up at her.

Qin Qin, who has always been timid, did not know where a great burst of courage came from, and she strode forward, "Don't be afraid, sister is here to save you!"

The little girl stretched out her hand, her eyes full of hope of being saved, "Sister!"

Qin Qin stretched out his hand, and when he was about to bump into the little girl, Teacher Yu suddenly grabbed her from behind and said loudly, "Qin Qin!"

Like a bell ringing, Qin Qin woke up suddenly. She looked around blankly, and then realized that she had walked into the depths of the river at some point, and if she took a step forward, the river water would touch her head.

Feeling afraid, Qin Qin took a big step back and said tremblingly, "Teacher..."

Su An dragged her ashore, "What did you see?"

Qin Qin trembled and said, "I saw a girl...a seven or eight-year-old girl, she asked me to save her."

She suddenly remembered that she was still holding the phone in her hand, "I should have recorded something like..." Looking down, the phone had been soaked in water, Qin Qin's face turned pale, and he quickly wrapped the phone with the corner of his clothes.

Su An watched her flustered and restless behavior, and comforted her: "It's okay, Qin Qin, if the phone breaks, it will break, just be careful next time, I'll give you my phone."

Qin Qin glanced at the old smartphone in his hand and smiled weakly, "It doesn't matter teacher, my phone is waterproof."

Su An: "...this is really great."