The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 38
There are more than ten black round wooden tables in the shed, each table is equipped with four long chairs, and the tables are filled with empty dishes and chopsticks.Tables were arranged on both sides, leaving an aisle in the middle leading directly to the mourning hall.

The stage in the mourning hall was temporarily set up, separated by hanging white cloth and some yellow runes. There was a long table in the middle, with photos of the deceased on it and incense candles.Behind the photo, you can see a large coffin, with several women and children wearing sackcloth and mourning kneeling on both sides of the coffin, whispering to each other.

Officer Huang came to the mourning hall, took the incense offered by a man, bowed seriously three times to the portrait on the table, then knelt on the straw mat and kowtowed three times without touching the ground. Several young people in Gaoyang couldn't help but I was so used to this custom, but I still followed it.

The Caotai Band on the side began to beat gongs and drums, and the suonas soared into the sky. Someone set off firecrackers outside. Several women and children in the mourning hall seemed to have their tear gland switches turned on in a second, crying and howling like ghosts and wolves. All they said was... In dialect, it probably means "You died miserably", "What will I do if you leave me behind", "I won't live anymore" and so on.

After paying his condolences to the deceased, Officer Huang sat down at a table in the corner.At this time, a tall, middle-aged woman came over with five cups of hot tea: "Here, just some tea."

The five people politely accepted the tea bowls without drinking while holding them in their hands.

Officer Huang smelled the tea and pretended to drink it: "Are the people behind the mourning hall relatives of the deceased?"

"Hey, what kind of relatives? Huazi's family has always been indifferent and has few relatives. Now that something like this has happened, which relative or friend dares to come to offer incense. The next few people are all helped by enthusiastic neighbors. Hua Zi The whole village was involved in this frivolous affair."

"I'm determined." Officer Huang said.

"Hey, Hua Zi was an honest and good person during his lifetime. The villagers feel very sad when they end up like this. I would like to do my part to help them die with dignity and be reincarnated as soon as possible."

Officer Huang nodded, "What do I call you?"

"Just call me Sister Fan."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Fan. You can go and do your work first."

"Why are you so polite? Dinner is about to begin. Officer Huang, you just stay and eat before you leave. If you have any questions, just ask me. Huazi and I are neighbors, and I know a little bit about his family."

After Sister Fan left, the five of them chatted quietly.

"Have you seen the photo on the coffin?" Pang Jun felt uneasy.

"I saw it." Wang Zikai disapproved, "What's wrong?"

"Something's wrong, why are there only four of us?" Fat Jun's voice trembled, "Aren't we a family of five?"

Gao Yang also discovered that there were only four men in the photo, and they were still together.Standing in the middle was a 50-year-old man with dark skin and honest eyes. A young man in his prime sat in the middle, and two teenagers stood on both sides.The four people were photographed in black and white in a photo studio. Behind them was a cheap and distorted curtain with the Great Wall painted on it.

Officer Huang spoke: "Before coming to Gujia Village, I deliberately looked into this unsolved case. The head of the family is Gu Huihua, a 54-year-old farmer. His wife is also a farmer and died of breast cancer a few years ago. The eldest son Gu Chun Xiu, 27 years old. One of his two younger brothers dropped out of school to work at home and farm, and the other is still in junior high school.”

"Who is the remaining person?" Gao Yang asked.

"The Gu family's daughter-in-law, Gu Chunxiu's wife, just got married. Before she had time to take pictures, the whole family was cut into pieces on the wedding night."

"Wedding night?" Wang Zikai was excited: "It's so exciting!"

"What's your wife's name? Where is her family?" Gao Yang asked.

"The strange thing is that the wife's identity information cannot be found at all." Officer Huang took out a cigarette.Gao Yang was silent.

"The corpses of a family were divided into hundreds of pieces and appeared in various places throughout the village. It took the forensic doctor two days to put the corpses together. They were indeed four male corpses and one female corpse. Only the head of the female corpse was missing. I haven't found it yet." Officer Huang lit the cigarette in his mouth.

"Bang bang bang!" Someone was beating gongs and drums, and a man shouted at the top of his voice: "Let's eat!"

All the villagers who were working on the field stopped their work and poured into the shed. Soon the ten tables were filled.Several village women who helped cook brought hot dishes to the table, and soon a table was filled with fish and meat. Several people looked at each other, and no one dared to move their chopsticks.

Gao Yang called the system in his heart and wanted to observe the dishes on the table in front of him. Suddenly he remembered that it was impossible to observe here. Gao Yang sighed secretly. He turned around and was shocked when he saw Wang Zikai picking up a piece of braised pork next to him. Send it to your mouth.

"Wang Zikai, you..."

"What am I?" Wang Zikai had already eaten and his mouth was full of oil. "Hey, it tastes so delicious! You guys should eat some too."

"I'm not hungry." Fat Jun swallowed his saliva and said what he meant.

Although I don’t know how much time has passed, from the time they entered Gujia Village to the series of things they experienced afterwards, they were already thirsty, hungry and tired. However, in a completely dangerous and unfamiliar environment, they must not eat randomly. Yes, this is common sense that normal people know.

It's a pity that Wang Zikai is not a normal person, he is an idiot.

At this meal, Wang Zikai was full and full. Not only that, he also chatted with an alcoholic villager next to him. Although the two of them were not talking about each other, they actually had a great conversation. The two of them hugged each other and called each other brothers. , drained two bottles of white wine.

After the banquet was over, the five people left first.

Gao Yang and Pang Jun supported Wang Zikai, who was a little drunk, and walked to the end of the village.

Officer Huang was at a loss what to do: "Judging from the current situation, the time of this Gujia Village should be ten days after the crime occurred 30 years ago. The police were still unable to solve the case. The villagers decided to hold a funeral for the deceased's family. There is a record in the case."

"Did we really turn back time?" Pang Jun was uneasy. He thought of something: "Then... when did the villagers disappear collectively?"

"On the day after the burial, when my team leader came to the village to investigate the case, there was no one in the village." Officer Huang said.

"That's tomorrow." Gao Yang said.

"Damn! Don't we have to wait another day?" Wang Zikai's mouth smelled of alcohol. He wanted to say something else, but suddenly he spat it out. Wang Zikai stumbled to the side of the road, knelt on the ground and vomited wildly.

Qing Ling looked at Wang Zikai with a look of disgust on her face: "Did you drink too much, or was she poisoned?"

Officer Huang shook his head, walked over, and patted Wang Zikai on the back twice. His face darkened, and he turned around and waved to the others, "Come and take a look."

Gao Yang had a premonition that something was bad, so he walked over first and felt his scalp numb.

The vomit at Wang Zikai's feet was not normal food that had no time to digest, but a pile of earthworms and mud worms that were still squirming.

(End of this chapter)