Chapter 67

The more I thought about it, the sadder I became. I ran wildly in the wind and ran to the hillside outside the village, crying and shouting. When I was tired of crying, I sat down and looked at the sunset and the sunset.

Before you know it, it's getting dark.

I was lying on the lawn and heard someone calling me from the bottom of the hillside. The voice sounded like my second uncle.

I picked up the phone and looked at it, only to realize that the phone was out of battery. My mother must be looking for me to go crazy.

"I'm here." I called out to my second uncle at the foot of the hill.

My second uncle couldn't help but nag me a few words when he found me. I apologized sincerely and said that I accidentally fell asleep while watching the sunset. My second uncle called my mother to report that I was safe, and asked me to say a few words to her. Then we went down the hillside together.

On the way home, we had nothing to say to each other and it seemed relatively quiet along the way.

I suddenly wanted to ask my second uncle about my cousin's disappearance, but I was afraid of being rude, but it was really uncomfortable to hold this matter in my heart.

So, after some struggle, I couldn't help but ask, "Second uncle, are you still looking for cousin Rensheng? I remember that cousin Rensheng was so cute when he was a child."

When my cousin Rensheng was mentioned suddenly, my second uncle's eyes turned red, which immediately added a lot of sadness, and his thin yellow face became more haggard. I suddenly found that his temples were a little gray.

It turns out that my second uncle is so old.

The second uncle was depressed and said in a low voice: "Why are you not looking for me? The police are looking for me. I will carry your second aunt on my back to look for you once a year. 'Aunt Wow' (the village goddess) said that the baby is gone long ago, but I don’t believe it…”

At this point, the second uncle choked up, "It's all my fault. It's all my fault for being impatient, not educating the child properly, and being rough on the child. He must be scared, so he doesn't dare to go home."

"I'm sorry, Second Uncle, I shouldn't have brought up your sadness." I felt guilty and regretful. I said I shouldn't mention it, but I couldn't stop after I started, "You used force? Second Uncle, you Did you really tie cousin Yansheng to a tree?"

The second uncle nodded reproachfully, and then explained: "I didn't tie it tightly, and I went back very quickly, but..." As he said that, the second uncle shed tears. This was the first time I saw him cry. , "But the man is gone. I searched everywhere but couldn't find him, and no one has seen him."

"How could this happen?" I asked curiously. Seeing that my second uncle was so sad, I comforted him a few more words.

When I was almost at my second uncle's house, my second uncle quickly wiped away his tears and told me not to mention cousin Renguang's affairs in front of my second aunt.

I asked why, and my second uncle said that since Rensheng’s cousin disappeared, my second aunt cried day and night, praying to the Lord Buddha to let the child return home soon. Later, my cousin was never found, so my second aunt, who was thoughtful every day, often prayed to Rensheng. He had nightmares about his cousin being killed, so from then on, the second uncle never dared to mention his cousin Rensheng in front of the second aunt. If he didn't mention it, the second aunt's illness would never happen again.

After we went down the hillside, there were two trails, one leading to the village, and the other leading to nowhere.

My second uncle pointed to that road and said to me: "Remember, don't go there in the future. There is a deserted swamp in the woods over there. Many people have died, and the bodies can't be found!"
That scary swamp is over there in the woods?It really exists.

My heart skipped a beat. I looked at the overgrown path and several big birds that called "ahhh" hovering in the woods. The picture of the basketball boy with seven holes bleeding mud appeared in my mind. The face is very scary.

"Second uncle, let's leave quickly?" I was so frightened that I grabbed my second uncle's arm and ran away.

When I walked to the door of my second uncle’s house, my second aunt happened to come out wearing an apron to pour dirty water. When she saw the two of us, she said with a straight face: “Leilei, how old are you? Your second uncle will have to starve with you."

I was terribly sorry and smiled awkwardly.

(End of this chapter)

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