Mao Gang paused in his steps and turned his head. Despite the scorching sun, his face was covered in shadows.
"His neighbor, Mao Ju and his wife, both disappeared,"
"We were extrely anxious and searched everywhere. We found no trace at all. The village was very concerned, and even reported it to the town authorities, but there was no resolution... Until three days later... three more people disappeared from the village, and after another three days, four more...,"
Mao Gang’s face was no longer just fearful, but filled with a deep sorrow, "In less than half a month, nine people from the village disappeared... including Mao Dafeng, making it ten..."
"Mao Dafeng! I think that kid is suspicious! Village chief, don’t count him!" a man couldn’t help but say.
"Exactly, the first day I saw him co back, I felt sothing evil about him. That boy always mumbles about supernatural and ghostly things. It might very well be his doing this ti!"
Mao Dafeng... Sui Yi quietly noted down the na and looked at the four people: "Did all disappear from their hos?"
"No, so disappeared in the mountains... But if it was at ho, they just vanished without a trace, and their hos were barely touched,"
This was indeed strange.
Both Sui Yi and Zhang Wei were quite skeptical, but they could only wait until they reached the village to see.
When Sui Yi arrived in the village again, under normal circumstances, the villagers would have warmly welcod him with a feast, but this ti they really weren’t in the mood, nor was it appropriate, and Sui Yi didn’t mind. He went directly to the affected households to take a look.
There used to be people around, but since the disappearances, although everything was left as usual, and it wasn’t particularly dirty, there was still an overwhelming feeling of desolation and eeriness. Most of the villagers outside didn’t dare enter, only Mao Gang and so n followed Sui Yi inside...
To be honest, as Mao Gang said, the arrangent of the house was mostly untouched... Sui Yi looked around and didn’t find anything unusual, until she looked down...
Frowning, Sui Yi withdrew her gaze after a long ti, "Which house is this?"
"The second one. We just looked at the third, and above is the first one, which is connected to Mao Dafeng’s house. I’ll take you up there to have a look..." As Mao Gang was saying this, a young man next to him shouted: "Uncle Gang, there are so police officers up there"
Police? Sui Yi raised an eyebrow.
"Them again! What use are they! We sought their help half a month ago and they did nothing. Now several people have disappeared and they finally show up... and they still can’t figure anything out,"
Several n cursed, very dissatisfied with the policen from the town.
This ti, even Mao Gang, who always respected the governnt, didn’t speak.
Sui Yi stood up from near the stove, grabbed a towel to wipe her hands, "... Don’t be too quick to judge others. Having them here is better than not having them at all,"
Zhang Wei originally wondered how soone like Sui Yi would know these ordinary mountain villagers, but at that mont, seeing Sui Yi speak, the cursing villagers imdiately beca embarrassed and fell silent...
This confird that Sui Yi didn’t have a relationship with these people, but rather, these people knew of Sui Yi’s capabilities.
The group quickly reached the bamboo houses not far up the slope, terraced like the mountains, with several beautiful bamboo houses, but now they were shrouded with a veil of death.
The slope had two bamboo houses, and both were empty. On the left lived Mao Dafeng, and on the right, the family of Mao Ju...
As Sui Yi arrived, she saw so governnt officials conducting an investigation...
There seed to be quite a few people, so carrying boxes, most wearing gloves, several ard policen, and yellow tapes were strung up...
An elder was being questioned by several policen, and upon seeing Mao Gang arriving, he called out a few tis, leading the policen to glance over.
Seeing Mao Gang and the others, they weren’t surprised, but they were astonished upon seeing Sui Yi.
By any standard, such a young and beautiful girl, devoid of any hint of worldliness, shouldn’t be here... Well, the Jinxiu Bamboo Forest suited her, but an ancient, dangerous village that had seen several deaths did not.
The policen had already approached... surrounded by a plainclothes man in his thirties, with a circle of beard around his mouth, who then glanced at Sui Yi before asking Mao Gang, "Are you the village chief?"
"Yes,"
Mao Gang glanced at the police behind the man, and continued, "Didn’t you ask earlier? Why ask again?"
The plainclothes man hadn’t yet spoken when another policeman behind him scolded,
"Quit your yapping, just answer the question, what are you dithering for!"
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