Chapter 7: The murderer
The snow is slightly smaller than during the day.
David followed his father all the way.
In the village of Nanmeng at around 8 o'clock in the evening, there was almost no pedestrian on the road.
"Dad, porcelain doll, if it is completely used up... this will not happen, right?"
"Theoretically, it's not. Moreover, it's your first time participating in a patrol, and others will take care of you. The key is that you must pay attention at all times. The fog may float towards you at any time. You must not let the fog float on you, even if you only have a small finger to touch the fog, that's all."
Hearing this, David couldn't help but shivered.
"Dad, you have patrolled many times. What do you think... is in that white mist?"
Hearing this, Dad stopped.
"The villagers all said that there was some kind of monster in the white mist. However, for so long, no one seemed to have seen any monster inside."
"I don't know either."
David vaguely felt that his father seemed to be hiding something from him.
"Uncle San... Uncle San said something to me back then, and he felt that in the white mist, maybe it was... yes..."
A snowflake happened to fall on David's nose at this moment, making him feel that his entire nose seemed to be frozen.
So he couldn't say that word.
But even though he didn't say it, David's father also knew what he wanted to say.
"Don't think about it all," Dad David patted his head and said, "Follow Captain Lin and the others, remember to keep a close eye on the white fog and never enter the white fog. By then, no one can save you."
David's home is not far from the edge of the white fog on the east side of the village.
The closer you get to the white fog, there are more and more abandoned fields and houses. There are relatively fewer people who will live here.
The villagers didn't dare to live here, for fear that the white fog would suddenly spread one day. Although the white fog has been very stable for ten years, no one dared to gamble with their lives.
"The land here is deserted." Looking at the abandoned wastelands, David's father showed a regretful expression. For him, who has lived a life facing the loess and backs to the sky since he was a child, it is really a pity that good land was abandoned.
At this time, David saw a room not far away with lights on.
Looking at that location, David glanced coldly and suddenly spat.
"Pooh!"
I will live so close to the Baiwu area. I think it is only those two people - He Yun and Su Wenxin!
"What are you doing?" Dad David pulled his arm and said, "Don't do extra things."
"He Yun, he is the murderer!"
"If there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense."
"good……"
David answered very perfunctorily and did not feel at all safe with his father's words.
Five years ago, Shen Lisheng, the son of David's father's friend, was permanently buried in the fog while participating in the patrol.
Most people in the village have always believed that the murderer was He Yun, who participated in the patrol with Shen Lisheng. Especially the village chief’s son Ge Niancheng, this is even more so.
When she was a child, Ge Niancheng, Shen Lisheng and Su Wenxin both grew up together, and they were only one or two years apart. Su Wenxin has always been a village flower in the village. Because she is beautiful, she has always wanted to explore big cities since she was a child.
Chen Lisheng is the most handsome guy in the village. When he was a child, David always thought that the two of them were golden boys and jade girls, and were handsome men and beautiful women. But the people in the village never expected that... Su Wenxin would do that kind of thing later.
"I hope they die on patrol one day!" David said in a voice that his father could not hear.
"Old Dai!"
At this time, David had already seen several people from the patrol team in the distance.
Lin Tai took the initiative to come up and said to David and his son: "You came quite early."
At this time, it was less than 8:30.
"It's better to come early." David's father pushed David to Lin Tai and said, "Captain Lin, I'll leave this bastard to you. Please... take care of him."
"Okay, a matter of one word! I will definitely send your son back to you."
David also bowed deeply to Lin Tai: "Captain Lin, please give me more advice!"
"What are you going to give me? We are not Japanese!" Lin Tai's personality was obviously very generous. He patted David on the back and said, "Okay, be prepared and come with me. I'll practice the formation for you."
"Listen to Captain Lin, I'll leave first, David!"
As his father gradually left, David couldn't help but think of Zhu Ziqing's article "Back View".
Before I knew it, my father's hair became so pale.
Lin Tai patted David on the shoulder and said, "David, remember one thing. In the future, don't bend down and kneel to others easily. People should take their destiny into their own hands!"
David nodded, but he didn't agree. Others came to beg you, and you were the village chief's brother-in-law, so there was no need to ask others for it. Naturally, you could control your own destiny.
Then, Lin Tai took David to the other team members and said, "Okay, there are still two team members who haven't come. When everyone arrives, we will practice formation in advance."
"good!"
"good!"
"Before this, I'll explain it first," Lin Tai pushed David to them and said, "It's the first time David has been on patrol, so I want to arrange him in the middle of the team, and everyone should take care of him as much as possible. OK?"
Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and at the end, they all nodded.
Although Lin Tai is asking everyone for opinions, he is the captain and the village chief’s brother-in-law. Who dares to offend him?
"Okay, David, you will be in the middle of our team then. Don't worry too much. If you notice any movement in the white fog, please inform everyone immediately."
"Captain Lin," said a female team member: "I have a problem. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the day is very dark. You also know that next to the white fog, whether it is a flashlight or a match, will lose its effect. In such a dark situation, we may not notice that the white fog spreads. Moreover, the ground is so slippery, if we accidentally walk, we slide into the white fog area..."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The female team members' words did express the inner worries of most people.
"Can you sprinkle some salt? to melt the snow?" A team member came up with an idea.
"Impossible. Where does so much salt come from? Food distribution has always been strictly rationed."
"That……"
Everyone was worried. On a dark and heavy snowy day, they had to move within two meters of the white fog. No matter how careful they were walking, the consequences would be unimaginable if they slipped.
"We can only walk as small as possible. Although the ice surface is slippery, as long as we walk carefully, it can still be avoided." Lin Tai had expected everyone to ask this question: "And it's not that dark at night."
"this……"
"Okay, patrols will always be accompanied by a little danger. Just be careful."
At this time, the other two team members came over.
The nine people just took the bamboo poles.
"Okay, let's practice the formation first." Lin Tai pointed to the abandoned fields on one side and said, "Let's just assume that this is white fog, let's go up first. Just as it happened, this piece of ground was also very frozen."
"good."
"OK."
So the nine people stood in a row, then walked around the desert field next to them, tightened the bamboo pole in their hands, and began to walk.
Because the ground is frozen, everyone is walking carefully.
"Okay, time is tight. Everyone, get ready and go!"
After all, time is limited and formation drills are not used for too long. Under Lin Tai's leadership, he went to the Baiwu area.
As he kept getting closer to the white fog area, David became more and more nervous.
Moreover, he always felt that the closer he got to the white mist, the darker the surroundings seemed to be.
finally……
In front of a large area of abandoned fields, a large area of white mist appeared.
David subconsciously swallowed.
Chapter completed!