However, when Zhu Jie heard this, he became even more arrogant: "You just found out that Zhu Gui is my father? Tell me, how did my old man drown, was it you?"
Zhu Jie is quite famous in our school, not only because he plays basketball well, but also because he is handsome and comes from a wealthy family. Although not extremely wealthy, in our small town, he can be considered a rich and handsome guy.
Usually, although Zhu Jie is not overbearing, everyone in the school avoids him, fearing to provoke him.
At this moment, hearing Zhu Jie's words, I suddenly looked at him as if he were a fool: "Zhu Jie, sometimes you need to use your brain when you speak. Have you ever thought about how long your father has been dead? If I hadn't dragged your father's body ashore and called the police, you, as his son, probably wouldn't even know what happened to your father's body."
"What did you say?" Zhu Jie's eyes instantly reddened, as if he was about to pounce.
At that moment, my gaze suddenly passed through Zhu Jie and saw the policewoman. Right now, I saw that the policewoman was standing leisurely, looking at us with an indifferent look. I couldn't help but furrow my brow slightly. Women are not to be messed with, and this policewoman clearly seeks revenge on me.
At this moment, Wang Qian suddenly said wearily, "Zhu Jie, I was with Duan Mu the whole time, I can testify that it was us who dragged your father's body ashore."
"Wang Qian." Zhu Jie looked at Wang Qian again, "This has nothing to do with you. Please don't interfere, okay?"
Zhu Jie looked at me again, sneering, "They call you Duan Mu, right? I've never seen you at school before. I don't know which class you're from, a wimp like you, and Wang Qian would actually choose you, a garbage like you. What's even more ridiculous is that now, a woman is protecting you, are you just living off her?"
"Zhu Jie, don't be too rude," now Wang Qian was also a little annoyed.
I stopped Wang Qian and looked at Zhu Jie indifferently. People like Zhu Jie, I've probably encountered a bunch of them. Such people are not worth my anger.
I smiled, "Believe whatever you want to believe, whether I killed your father or someone else did. If you're convinced that I killed your old man, feel free to come and seek revenge."
With that, I deliberately took hold of Wang Qian's hand. At this point, Wang Qian also cooperated, as if it were intentional to show Zhu Jie. Holding Wang Qian's hand, I said, "My girlfriend is tired, I need to take her to rest, please make way."
As I said, I was about to walk away with Wang Qian. But when Zhu Jie heard this, his face and neck had completely turned red, raging with anger. He suddenly grabbed my shoulder and made a gesture as if he was about to punch me.
At that moment, a pair of delicate, fair hands reached out and grabbed Zhu Jie's wrist, causing him to yell in pain. I turned to look in surprise, and it was the policewoman who had grabbed Zhu Jie.
At this moment, the policewoman looked at me with a smug expression, suddenly giving a teasing look. Zhu Jie then shouted angrily, "Ah, Duan Mu, are you even a man? Relying on women for support. When we get back to school, I'll make it difficult for you."
I ignored Zhu Jie and instead glanced at the policewoman and nodded lightly, then took Wang Qian away.
As we left the riverside, Wang Qian finally pulled her hand away and said fiercely, "Duan Mu, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is your girlfriend? Don't spread rumors, or else people will misunderstand."
I looked at Wang Qian and shrugged, "Aren't I right? It was clearly that Li Jie who said you are my girlfriend. Since he wants to say it, why don't we just do it to show him?"
"Hmph," Wang Qian said, "I warn you, after we go back to school, you're not allowed to spread rumors about me, or else I'll tear your mouth apart."
I got a headache, "Wang Squad Leader, apart from tearing my mouth apart, do you know how to do anything else?"
"I..." Wang Qian's eyes almost popped out.
I was helpless and started walking forward. At this point, Wang Qian called out to me, "Duan Mu."
Hearing her, I stopped and asked, "Squad Leader Wang, do you have any other orders?"
Wang Qian said, "Who exactly are you? I know you're not an ordinary person, can you tell me?"
"Hmm?" I turned to Wang Qian and said, "Are you curious?"
"I..." Wang Qian felt a bit embarrassed, "Who's curious? I just find it strange. Do you want to talk or keep blabbering?"
I was a bit helpless and said, "Fine, I'll tell you. Actually, I'm just an ordinary person, just a bit special compared to others. If you really want to know what's special about me, it's those things you saw by the river just now."
After that, I walked quickly to the town and the whole world finally brightened up. I escorted Wang Qian back to the school and all the way to the dormitory building before leaving.
When I got home, it was already past one in the morning. Second Uncle hadn't slept and had prepared a table full of food, but hadn't eaten any. I looked at Second Uncle helplessly and said sadly, "Second Uncle, from now on, don't wait for me. Go ahead and eat by yourself."
Second Uncle suddenly started coughing and said laboriously, "Xiao Mu, Second Uncle can't move now, life is worse than death. My only hope is to have a few more family meals with you. Are you going to take this hope away from me?"
Instantly, I fell silent. After the meal, Second Uncle finally cleaned up and went to sleep. When I heard the silence, I finally dared to go to sleep.
These few days have been so tiresome, especially tiring. But for some reason, I couldn't sleep well. I don't know if it's because of Long Lanxiang's situation or because of the ten-year Five Ghosts' disaster. In any case, I was very uneasy, waking up every now and then.
Finally, the next day came, and I got up early to make breakfast for Second Uncle, then left. When I called Pang Dun, his mother answered, saying that Pang Dun was fine, but still fast asleep.
So, I called Wang Qian directly: "Good morning, Class Monitor Wang, did you wake up? If you did, come out for a while."
On the other end of the phone, Wang Qian groggily said, "Duan Mu? Why are you calling me so early in the morning?"
"We have something important to do today, Class Monitor Wang. We can't do it without you."
"I'm not coming." Wang Qian hummed, "You scared me so much last night that I couldn't sleep. Don't think you can fool me again."
Helplessly, I said, "Alright, you don't have to come. But I think I took a photo when we were at Pang Dun's house last night. Oh, that pose was really cool. Should I show it to the class?"
"You..." Wang Qian said fiercely, "Duan Mu, you're shameless."
Twenty minutes later, I met Wang Qian at the school's football field. Today, she was wearing tight jeans and a white t-shirt, her figure perfectly outlined, truly alluring.
"What are we doing?" Wang Qian asked impatiently.
I glanced at Wang Qian and said, "Nothing much, just come with me to find Long Lanxiang's grave and see if we can find her body."
"Long Lanxiang's body?" Wang Qian suddenly stared at me as if I were crazy. "Are you out of your mind? Long Lanxiang has been dead for nine years, her body must have decomposed long ago."
"Well, you never know," I said, standing up.
Wang Qian's face turned pale in an instant. "Are you saying that Long Lanxiang's body hasn't decomposed after nine years?"
Upon hearing Wang Qian's words, I couldn't help but roll my eyes, almost spitting out my old blood: "Sergeant Wang, sometimes I really have to admire you, your imagination is amazing."
"Isn't it? What do you want to say?" Wang Qian glared at me fiercely.
I couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Wang Qian, and had already left the football field with my backpack. Wang Qian cursed behind me and followed, asking, "Where are we going?"
Without looking back, I said, "The archive room."
After that, I quickly headed towards the archive room. Once there, I turned to Wang Qian and gave her a teasing look. Wang Qian immediately glared at me fiercely, then reluctantly entered the archive room.
As I watched Wang Qian's figure, the words "Long Lanxiang" involuntarily came out of my mouth.
Indeed, Long Lanxiang was the most troublesome evil spirit I had encountered in recent years, so troublesome that it gave me a headache. It was difficult to get rid of Long Lanxiang, especially because I was somewhat afraid of water and her resentment was too strong to be dispelled all at once.
So, I had to resort to unusual means and start with Long Lanxiang's remains.
After a while, Wang Qian came out of the archive room with a thick stack of files in her hands, which were about Long Lanxiang. Angrily, she handed me the files and said, "Here, take them."
"Okay." Seeing Wang Qian bring out the files about Long Lanxiang, my attention shifted to the documents. I picked one up and casually said, "Help me find Long Lanxiang's address."
Little did I know, after I finished speaking, Wang Qian remained silent. When I turned around, I saw Wang Qian angrily staring at me. "Duan Mu, that's enough. I am the class monitor after all, not your servant girl."
"Oh." I replied calmly, "Just find the address. We have a few things to do today, so let's make the most of our time."
"Duan Mu." She called me reluctantly and began to search through the files.
The address information for Long Lanxiang was not hard to find, as it was listed in various documents. After a while, I found it myself. Seeing the address information, I quickly took out my phone and took a picture. Then I stood up and said to Wang Qian, "Alright, let's return the files and get going."
"Duan Mu." Once again, a furious shout came from behind me. But ignoring it, I was focused on the photo of Long Lanxiang's address in my hands.
To my surprise, Long Lanxiang's address was actually in Laowazhen, and it was on a street in Laowazhen. Soon, I, along with Wang Qian, who was muttering all the way, found the address.
However, nine years had passed, and the street had changed. It was hard to say whether the address we found still had any traces of Long Lanxiang.
In front of us was a five-story brick building. I often came here, and this building had been constructed for no more than five years. I felt disappointed for a moment.
Seeing the building, Wang Qian also understood what was going on. She, who had been muttering all the way, was now quiet. After a while, she said, "Although it's unlikely, should we still ask?"
"Okay." I looked at Wang Qian and said, "Then are you going to do it quickly?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qian's eyes widened instantly. She wanted to explode, but held herself back, and went to the door to knock. Soon, the door opened, and an old man came out. "Girls, who are you looking for?"
Seeing the old man, I felt a little disappointed. Even if I didn't know the people in Laowazhen, I had at least seen them before. This old man, it seemed unlikely that he had anything to do with Long Lanxiang, as he seemed to have moved here from a nearby village.
Hoping to give it a try, I walked up to him and said, "Grandpa, I want to ask you something."
"Okay," the old man nodded, "go ahead."
I said, "Nine years ago, before this house was built, was there a person named Long Lanxiang living here?"
"Long Lanxiang?" As soon as these three words were mentioned, the old man's face immediately changed and he turned to close the door. At that moment, I stopped the door and said to the old man, "Sir, it seems that you are not unfamiliar with Long Lanxiang. We don't ask about other matters, we are only here to inquire about Long Lanxiang's family."
"Long Lanxiang's family?" The old man furrowed his brow slightly, shook his head, and sighed, "They're gone. After Long Lanxiang died, her whole family disappeared. If there's nothing else, please leave."
"Gone?" I pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "What about Long Lanxiang's funeral arrangements? Who took care of that for her?"
The old man became a little impatient. He suddenly walked out of the house and pointed in the direction behind the town of Lao Wa, saying, "What arrangements? After Long Lanxiang died, her family disappeared, and the people in the town casually buried her body in the mass grave. It's really strange, how can two young people like you be interested in Long Lanxiang's affairs for no apparent reason."
After saying that, the old man finally slammed the door shut. Seeing this, I was full of questions in my mind, what was going on? But at least I found out where Long Lanxiang's body was, I turned to Wang Qian and said, "Let's go, to the mass grave."
The mass grave had been in Lao Wa town for a very long time. It was said that because there were too many people who died during the War of Resistance, it became impossible to distinguish who was who, so they had to bury them randomly, which led to the formation of this mass grave.
Leaving the house, Wang Qian couldn't help but ask, "Duan Mu, what's the deal with Long Lanxiang? Why does everyone seem afraid when they hear her name? And also, it's really strange how Long Lanxiang died, how could her family also go missing along with her? Do you think Long Lanxiang's family abandoned her?"
I glanced at Wang Qian and suddenly found her earnest expression quite cute. I said, "There's definitely a hidden story behind Long Lanxiang's death. I feel like, whether it's the old man from the school or the old man we just met, they are not afraid of Long Lanxiang, but of someone else."
"Huh?" Wang Qian looked puzzled, "Not afraid of Long Lanxiang, then who are they afraid of?"
I said lightly, "They're afraid of a person?"
After saying that, I said helplessly, "Class Monitor, don't speak any further, why would we bother with these things? We're here to find Long Lanxiang's body."
As I spoke, I had already quickly walked towards the mass grave. Before long, we arrived at the mass grave. This mass grave was really chaotic, and even in broad daylight, there was a chilling wind blowing.
However, this wasn't the most special part of the mass grave. The most special part was that as soon as we arrived at the mass grave, we actually saw a huge bamboo pole in the middle of the mass grave, with a white flag-like thing floating at the top.
And around the bamboo pole, the chilly wind was blowing, and it seemed like resentful sounds were emanating.
"What is this?" I furrowed my brow, "Is this a soul-summoning flag?"
"What is that?" Wang Qian looked puzzled.
I slowly said, "The so-called soul-summoning flag is a kind of tool that can capture souls. For example, the soul-summoning flag in the mass grave here can capture all the souls in the mass grave."
Wang Qian seemed to understand but still asked, "What does that mean exactly?"
"Ah," I said helplessly, "it means someone has tampered with this mass grave."