Dao County at the beginning of the millennium is different from now in my memory. The river at that time was not as clear as it is now. Because it was vigorously developing the base at that time, there was a large textile factory similar to the northwest second cotton, and two large sugar factories in the county, which discharged sewage into the river, so the river was not clear.

Tian Sanjiu and I drove to the county town in the morning. Because we were not familiar with the local area, we took a minibus. Tian Sanjiu told people that we would go to a place where there were a lot of clothes and stop at a place where there was a meal on the road, so we could eat something simple, and the reward was fifty yuan.

The place is called Chemen Bridge, which is a large bridge. There are all kinds of food sold under the bridge. We had delicious jelly.

The driver who drove the minibus forgot his name. He seemed to be Zhang, who was in his fifties. His car could only be made of three people, and it looked a bit like a jumping car.

When passing by the nitrogen fertilizer factory, there are many such cars, including workers and buses that are modified from the front of the tractor. They can ride seven or eight people. As soon as they drive, black smoke will be emitted. In a few minutes, the faces of the people riding in the car can be blackened.

Lao Zhang, the driver of the hopper, said: "Two, let's take a turn ahead and we'll get to the place. Don't you want to buy dozens of sets of clothes? Let me tell you, this place is the cheapest, because it's moved away soon, and it's absolutely affordable."

This place is called Xiguan Qiaotou. There is a market that sells clothes. When we got there, there were indeed several stores that were withdrawing the stores, and there were no people around.

I said the location is OK, but the small market is deserted and there are no people.

The driver of the hopper car said, "Two, do you see that house with white walls?"

The white house he mentioned is right next to the small market.

"You guys who come from other places don't know that you don't read newspapers usually? How big a while ago, the people in this white house were killed. They covered their heads with a quilt, smashed their heads with a hammer, and wiped their necks with a fruit knife. The blood flowed from the house to the market door."

"It used to be very lively, but now people say that this place is haunted at night. At night, people always say that there is a large pool of blood at the entrance of the market. After a few months, no one has come here now."

I talked about this because I was really impressed by the white house. When Tian Sanjiu and I went there, it was broad daylight, and it was gloomy and there was a seal on it, so the sun could not shine.

I went all over the market and bought almost the same clothes, black leather jackets, leather pants, large sizes and small sizes, hats, masks, and gloves. They were all collected from each store.

I asked Tian Batou, why are we buying so many leather jackets?

He looked at the table below and said you'll know when you go back.

I went back at around 3:00 in the afternoon. Tian San hadn't talked about his clothes for a long time. He waited until after 8:00 in the evening, six more taxis arrived at the entrance of Xiajiang Village. I have never seen this group of people before. They should be what he called the trump card.

Everyone took off their original clothes, looked for something they could wear, changed into leather jackets bought by the market, and put on masks and hats, hiding them tightly.

When I opened the trunk, there was a large bag of solid steel pipes, and each person received one.

"Brothers, have you remembered what I said just now?"

"Remember."

"good."

"Set off."

A big cart and a small car pulled dozens of people to Tianguangdong. Everyone in the car wore hats and masks without saying a word.

I asked in the car: "Tian Batou, are you sure that Wu Chou's boss hurts himself and hides in Tian Guangdong?"

Tian Sanjiu said casually: "That man said it on the phone himself."

"Then do you believe it too? Maybe it's just for us."

He shook his head slowly and said, "I believe that if I hurt myself, I can find him if I don't believe that I will use the stupidest method and the most primitive method."

Tian Sanjiu narrowed his eyes and said, "Tonight, I will shock the snake. I will definitely turn it out of the soil and chop it into two pieces."

It's 8:30 pm, it's time for people to eat.

This is a coincidence. After deducting the three of Heidan, Heidan, and the two fat men, there are no more or less left. Even the drivers have a total of exactly 39 people.

The people were divided into two groups, and I led one wave, and Tian Sanjiu and I contacted each other directly on the walkie-talkie.

From west to east, every family, every household, especially old houses where no one lives, sweet potato cellars, dry wells, even pigpens and cow pens.

"What are you doing? Who are you? What are you doing in my house!"

Several people were wearing hats and masks, and pointed at these people with iron sticks and pretended to beat them. Those who were dissatisfied with their thorns were immediately opened.

My goal is to find someone, and I can only do my best to restrain them. Some old men and women are trembling and trembling, obviously scared.

After coming out of a family, a friend looked around and pulled the mask down and asked me quietly: "Brother, we have found more than 20 families. Brother Tian said that we should pay special attention to the fact that there are birds at home. I will ask for my brothers, what kind of bird is this bird? My starling, parrot?"

"Not either. They may be called the Big-Head Badger Bird in their native language. I don't know what it looks like. Bring a mask as soon as possible and don't let people see it."

"Wool! Wool!"

A native dog on the street shouted at us frantically, and immediately a little brother ran out, raised his hand and slammed the dog's head with a steel pipe a few times. Then the big native dog hummed a few times, and lay down and did not move.

"This house is so dilapidated, no one should live in it. I think it's so dark that I probably don't even have electricity."

"What did Brother Tian tell me? If there is no one living there, you have to find someone and kick it away."

Two big feet kicked open the door, and a group of people rushed into the abandoned old house with flashlights.

The old pot and the bowls, the rotten mats and the tables and chairs were broken. The house was very gray and the walls were covered with spider webs. I don’t know how many years no one has lived there and he is lifeless.

At this time, the small walkie-talkie in my pocket rang.

"How is your progress?"

I looked around, pressed the walkie-talkie and replied, "I have found dozens of families, and now I am leading people in a broken house, where are you."

"I have a well in my yard. I just asked someone to go down to see it, but I have no gains for the time being."

"Continue, keep in touch, I feel like I'm getting closer to that person."

"Okay, stay in touch."

After installing the walkie-talkie, I was about to go out when suddenly I saw a broken chair that seemed to move from the corner of my eyes.

"Wait first."

"Did you hear anything?"

"No, are there any rats? Brother, you're too nervous."

I took a flashlight to shoot.

This chair is an old-fashioned rocking chair like bamboo woven, and most of the elderly like to lie on it and shake it and read the newspaper.

I stared at it for two minutes, and the broken rocking chair was silent, very quiet.

Just as I turned around and took a step, I suddenly heard a "squeak" sound, as if the rocking chair was moving.

I turned around and shone it with a flashlight.

"Go and have a look."

The brother closest to me nodded, held the flashlight and leaned over with a steel pipe.

When he got there, he kicked over the rocking chair and turned around and said, "Nothing is possible, it may be a mouse."

"Don't move..."

"Liu Zi... Listen to me, stand there and don't move."

"What's wrong? I have something on my head?"

"Damn it, don't scare people." This man didn't dare to move.

I swallowed and spitted, my face turned pale.

We all saw it clearly.

At some point, a large green toad lay on this brother's head.

The big toad's cheeks were bulging and a small rat tail was exposed at the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!