Kowloon coffin

Chapter 11 I'm an Orphan

"Give me his birth date."

I didn't have any doubts about what the policewoman said, so I told her my dad's birthday and asked her what else she needed to prepare.

The policewoman said that I still needed a Kongming lantern and a candle, and asked me to go to the town to buy them.

After daybreak, I went to the town to buy Kongming lanterns and candles, but on the way home, I ran into my uncle.

"Little raccoon, where have you been so early in the morning?"

I didn't know whether I should tell my uncle the news of my father's death. After hesitating, I decided not to tell him. He was already prejudiced against me. If he knew that my father was dead, he would definitely blame me again.

"I'm not going anywhere, uncle, I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first." After I finished speaking, I hurried away, not sure if he saw anything.

Back home, I handed the Kongming lanterns and candles to the policewoman.

"Leave it alone, I'm going to work, and I'll come back after dark."

Hearing her talk about going to work, I just remembered what I wanted to ask her last night.

"Did no one notice when my mother left the police station? Why was there no movement at all?"

It stands to reason that there are cameras in the police station, which should have captured my mother leaving, but until now there has been no news of my mother's escape from prison, which is unreasonable!
"You don't need to worry about this matter. What you have to do today is to keep an eye on your father's body. By the way, you will find another person who is related to your father. You need his help tonight."

The policewoman half-spoken every time she spoke, which made me full of doubts, and I didn't dare to chase after her to ask questions, for fear of being scolded by her again.

After she left, I slumped on the sofa, feeling sluggish.

What should I do now that a good home has become like this?
"Little raccoon, don't believe what that policewoman Cha said, she is using you."

In a daze, the lunatic suddenly said such a sentence.

I looked up at him, "Uncle De, you..."

"I'm not crazy." Chen De's tone became normal again.

I was shocked: "Are you pretending to be crazy?"

"It's a long story, and I'll explain it to you later."

My mind was in a mess, although I was curious about the reason why Chen De pretended to be crazy, but the matter of my father and mother had already overwhelmed me, so I didn't have the extra thought to ask.

I asked Chen De how he knew that the policewoman was using him, and he only told me that the policewoman is not a good person.

Without conclusive evidence, I would not believe Chen De so easily, after all, the policewoman saved my life.

On the contrary, Chen De pretended to be crazy and approached me, and he didn't know what purpose he had.

I deliberately asked him: "Uncle De, what should I do?"

"Bury your dad first, and I will find a way to find your dad's ghost."

"Then how do you explain to the policewoman?" Naturally, I also wanted my dad to die sooner, but I was afraid that Chen De was lying to me.

Chen De told me not to worry about it, he will take care of it.

I'm like ants on a hot pot right now, and I don't know who to listen to, but thinking that my dad will be buried sooner or later, I went to the town to buy a coffin.

I went to the coffin shop of the old Zhang family.

I don't know what Lao Zhang's real name is, I only know that he and my grandfather are friends who have known each other for a long time, and my grandfather has always been called Lao Zhang.

The coffin shop is at the end of an alley. There are no shops in this alley except for the coffin shop. There used to be shops, but they were all closed later, probably because it is considered unlucky to open next to the coffin shop.

As soon as I entered the alley, I felt chilly, and even in broad daylight, there was no one in sight.

"Grandpa Zhang." When I walked to the door of the coffin shop, I called out before I saw anyone.

"Here." Lao Zhang's deep and slightly hoarse voice came from the room.

I walked in, and just stepped over the threshold, suddenly a paper-stitched man fell on me, and I yelled in fright.

"You are still so timid, you can scare you like this with a piece of paper." Lao Zhang came out from the back room and said with a smile.

I have been quite frightened lately, and with such a big incident happening at home, my mental state is not very good. I was suddenly frightened, and my reaction was unavoidable.

"Stinky boy, what are you shopping for this time?"

"Two coffins."

Old Zhang stared at me for a moment and asked, "Is something wrong at home?"

I nodded, and when I mentioned the sad thing, tears couldn't help but ran out of my eyes.

"Hey, it seems that your Jiang family still failed to escape death."

Judging from Lao Zhang's tone, it seemed that he knew about the death robbery.

"Did my grandfather tell you?"

Lao Zhang sighed and said, "Son, wait for me."

He got up and went to the back room. After a while, he brought me something wrapped in a black cloth.

I was surprised: "What is this?"

"Your grandfather put it here for me. He said that if something happened to him, he would let me give it to you."

I opened the black cloth and saw that it was a brocade box made of warm jade. Could this be the brocade box that my grandfather told me about before?

With curiosity, I opened the brocade box. Inside was a lock of hair and a piece of animal skin. On the animal skin was written: The ancient corpse hidden in Longzang Mountain, if you bring the hair inside, you will be safe, or you will be extinct, or you will have a great opportunity. If it is not a chance of survival, it is not allowed to enter.

It seems that grandpa had expected something to happen to him.

"Grandpa Zhang, did my grandpa tell you anything else?"

"He also left you a letter."

Lao Zhang took out a crumpled envelope from his pocket and handed it to me.

I opened the letter: Little raccoon, when you read this letter, grandpa is no longer there. Over the years, grandpa and master have been researching how to suppress the death calamity on your body, but unfortunately they have not found a way.Even if grandpa is dead, he will protect you in another way, so you must live well.Grandmaster once mentioned to me that maybe the way to resolve the death calamity lies in the Dragon Valley, maybe you can give it a try.But before that, grandpa hopes that you can learn some skills from your master so that you can protect yourself in the future.

"Grandpa..." After reading the letter, I couldn't help crying.

Grandpa must have died because of me, what a disaster I am.

"Your grandfather has done a lot for you, and his biggest wish is to hope that you can live well, so you must live well for your grandfather."

"I will." I won't let grandpa and the others die in vain.

After Lao Zhang comforted me a few words, he asked me to go back first, and he would ask someone to deliver the coffin to me, and said that he would not charge me for the money.

I went back to the village and went to find my uncle. He is my father's brother after all, so he probably won't help me with this.

When I walked to the door of my uncle's house, I heard my uncle and my aunt arguing, thinking that I didn't come at the right time.

Uncle saw me standing at the door and came out, "Little raccoon, why are you here?"

"Uncle, I want to tell you something. My dad died last night."

The uncle's eyes widened, "Didn't your father be fine yesterday? How could it be? Are you lying to me?"

"Just go to my house and see." I didn't know how to explain to him for a while, so I had to call him to my house first.

The eldest aunt probably heard what I said, and came over and asked, "How did your father die?"

"Killed by a ghost." Since she asked, I also said.

The aunt's face turned pale in an instant, and she asked in a low voice, "Did that female ghost kill it?"

I shook my head, I guess it was the ghost attached to my mother's body, a ghost more terrifying than the female ghost.

My aunt didn't ask any more questions, and followed me home with my uncle.

When I got home, Chen De had disappeared, and my father's body was placed in the living room. Because it was relatively hot, I was afraid that the body would rot, so I turned on the air conditioner, so when I entered the door, I shivered from the cold.

When the uncle saw his father's body, his face became more gloomy, "Why didn't you tell me when I ran into you in the morning?"

"I was too scared at the time, so I didn't dare to say it." I found an excuse to prevaricate.

I don't know if the uncle believed it or not, he sighed secretly and said: "It seems that our Jiang family cannot escape this catastrophe."

As the Jiang family, the uncle naturally knew about the death robbery. Twenty years ago, the uncle's son fell ill and was unable to save him. He blamed it on his grandpa, thinking that it was the grandpa who killed his son. .

Because of this incident, the relationship between him and his grandfather gradually became estranged. His father tried to persuade him, but it was okay if he didn’t persuade him, but the persuasion increased our conflicts. Later, because of some things, the conflicts became more and more serious.

But now that my father is dead, the conflict between the two families should be resolved.

"Uncle, Grandpa has already..."

The uncle froze for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Where's the corpse?"

"I don't know. A few days ago, he said he went up the mountain to find his master, but he didn't hear from him after that."

Uncle's complexion is getting uglier, I think he should be very sad at this time, no matter what, grandpa is his dearest person.

My uncle and I discussed the affairs of the funeral, and then waited for Lao Zhang's people to deliver the coffin.

When the coffin was delivered, it was already after one o'clock in the afternoon, and my uncle helped me put my father's body into the coffin.

The uncle saw that there were two coffins and asked me if I had prepared them for grandpa.

I said no, but for my mother.

Hearing what I said, the uncle was just stunned for a moment, and he was not very surprised. Maybe in his heart, my mother is a witch. If she kills someone, she deserves to die.

"Uncle, it wasn't my mother who killed the murderer, but the monster in her body." I didn't want to explain this matter, but I didn't want her to take the blame. Even if she died, everyone would think it was her fault. retribution.

"monster?"

I wept and said, "It is estimated that she has been killed by that monster now."

As I said that, I clenched my hands into fists unconsciously. I really hate that if this monster falls into my hands in the future, I will definitely cut it into pieces.

"Hey, what crime did the Jiang family do to suffer such a crime." The uncle beat his chest with his hands while talking.

This kind of pain, probably only the Jiang family can understand.

My aunt stepped forward to comfort my uncle, but I could only sit at the door and cry alone.

"Now is not the time to cry, your father must be buried before dark."

(End of this chapter)