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The few villagers surrounded the old locust tree, and the sound of "boom", "boom" and "boom" ax cutting down the tree was endless.

The younger generation of villagers in Zhaojia Village did not have deep feelings for the old locust tree, but the older generation of villagers would not just watch the old locust tree being cut down, so after the village woman shouted a few times, they heard The villagers all came in a hurry.

Among them were three or five old villagers who were leaning on bamboo sticks and their faces were full of anger and worry.

Leaning on bamboo sticks, the old villagers hurriedly stopped the young villagers who were cutting down the trees, but those who made the decision to cut down the trees without permission only hesitated for a moment, and then continued to cut down the trees. Not only did they not stop, but they also cut down trees faster speed.

The old villagers couldn't stop them, so they had to hit the ground with bamboo sticks vigorously while feeling distressed, crying mournfully, wiping their tears and saying: "My God, why did you cut down such a good tree?"

"This is an old Chinese pagoda tree that has been around for hundreds of years. How can you just cut it down!" another old villager said helplessly.

Quandang, the five or six young villagers who were cutting down trees, didn't hear anything. How could they protect their centuries-old pagoda trees?But pull it down, they have all heard that the old locust tree is yin, and it is specially looking for those evil things, and this old locust tree has been around for hundreds of years, it must have suddenly become fine a few days ago, otherwise their children would also not suddenly bewitched by an evil spirit,

Anyway, the village chiefs don't care about their children's bewitching, so they don't take what these old people say to heart—joke, it's possible that the future of a few children is not as important as a tree ?

The village women didn't say anything, just stood aside and watched the excitement. Some of them thought that the tree should have been cut down long ago, and it would be done sooner, so as to save accidents every day, and some didn't care, anyway. It’s just a tree, but these village women who usually like to gossip behind their backs have not raised any objections now.

The old people are in a hurry, but the younger generation is determined to cut down the tree.

Ning Yin and the other three also stood aside to watch the fun, and they all felt weird when they saw this, but they all tacitly did not go forward to meddle in other people's village affairs.

"Zhao Dahu, Zhao Erhu, Zhao Jinzi, what are you all doing!" A roar made the five or six villagers who were chopping trees stop, while the old villagers standing aside wiping their tears all loosened their hands. tone.

The village women looked at Village Chief Zhao who hurried over after receiving the news, curled their lips, and muttered in dissatisfaction: "The trees are almost cut down, so I just came now, besides, those children are bewitched by him." I don’t care about anything? Just a tree, I’m more worried than the kids having an accident, it’s really..."

"Okay, don't talk about it, be careful that the village chief will get angry when he hears it." A calmer village woman persuaded.

Those young and strong villagers held axes and said confidently: "Village chief, you can care about our children's lives, but we fathers can't do it! We can't just watch our children die! Anyway, otherwise Let's go to the police now, or cut down the tree, it's up to you."

"Yes! This tree must be cut down today!"

"That's right!"

Village head Zhao looked at the trunk of the tree that had already been cut with several fist-sized gaps, and sighed anxiously, but said to them helplessly: "This tree cannot be cut down! This tree was planted by our ancestors, so it can be cut down." protect our children and grandchildren.”

The young man with one of the axes became even more angry when he heard this, and yelled: "The things left by the ancestors may not be good things. They say they can protect us. I see, so many things have happened in the village during this time." , It must be because of this tree! Village chief, we all respect you as the head of a village, but if you continue to stop us from cutting down trees and not allowing us to save the children, don't blame us!"

Those village women also echoed again and again.

Hearing this, the old villagers helplessly wiped away the tears on their faces, and left one by one dejected, as if they had given up.

And this approach of the old people immediately put Village Chief Zhao, who was still insisting on not cutting down trees, in a dilemma. When the villagers discussed the purchase of the old locust tree together a few days ago, these old people kept patting their chests and saying they were standing. On the side of Village Chief Zhao, it turned out that these old people backtracked in front of everyone, and made Village Chief Zhao unable to step down.

Seeing this, Catcher Wang didn't want to lose the trouble, so he took the initiative to smooth things over for Village Chief Zhao.

But now most of the villagers don't listen to the persuasion, because the matter of the old locust tree has been dragged on for too long, but the village chief Zhao not only has no solution, but also forbids them to report to the official, and also uses the tricks of witches and Taoists to exorcise evil spirits It's all a trick to deceive people, and it can't be taken seriously. It's best for them not to find or say such sarcastic remarks.However, the doctor in the hospital checked the pulse for a long time, but he didn't see anything wrong, so he just asked them to take the child back and have a good rest.

But now after so many days, the children are still not well. They are so worried that they have nothing to do, so they have to come and cut down the old locust tree.

However, the villagers could not give Village Chief Zhao face, but when Wang Butou came forward, everyone looked at each other for a while, but they didn't dare not to give Wang Butou face, so they had to say: "Forget it, let's give Wang Butou this Save face. Let’s wait a while and let you discuss it.”

Saying that, the five or six villagers who came to chop trees on their own initiative took their own axes and walked a little farther away. As soon as they left, the village women dispersed, as if they had something to say together .

Ning Yin tugged Zuo Wuxun's sleeve, and confessed: "I'll go over there to have a look, you keep an eye on the old locust tree, don't cut it down for now."

'it is good. '

Zuo Wuxun looked at the back of Ning Yin striding away, lowered his eyes, and stepped forward after a while, listening to Village Chief Zhao's complaints with Wang Butou.

Ning Yin went straight back to the village. The village women who were grinding beans here before were not there, but the children were still playing with stones on the ground. Ning Yin walked over and took out a small bag of Sweet cake, he bought it specially for the two little ones at home.

The children happily thanked Ning Yin, then sat on the ground, eating a small piece of sweet cake each in small bites.

Seeing that they were eating happily, Ning Yin curled the corners of his mouth and said casually, "Ask you one thing. I heard that there are a few children in your village who like to go to the old locust tree at the end of the village every night. People in the village seem to be They are said to be possessed by evil spirits, what is going on here?"

The children are not thoughtful, and with the sweet cakes given by Ning Yin, they preemptively said about ten days ago, the children of several families in their village began to come to Laohuai every night. They walked around the tree, muttering something to the old pagoda tree. The adults pulled them back after they found out, but they refused to go back anyway. Even if they were pulled back, as long as the elders didn’t pay attention, they ran out again .

But the changes in those children only happened at night. During the day, it was very normal, nothing special, but those children forgot what they did the night before.

Ning Yin asked again: "Why doesn't your village chief allow you to report this matter to the authorities? Besides, they don't seem to allow people in your village to ask some Taoist priestess to exorcise evil spirits."

These few children didn't know anymore, and shook their heads, but one child accidentally heard the conversation between his parents, he knew it, and said directly: "Mr. Zhao has always told everyone that this is a disease, not an evil spirit. Everyone asked him what the disease was, and he said he didn't know, so...uh, sorry, big brother, I don't remember."

Ning Yin patted his head with a smile, said it was okay, and was about to leave when an old lady walked in from outside the village with a vegetable basket, and when she passed by, she deliberately gave Ning Yin a second look, her muddy eyes There seemed to be a strange flash in his eyes, but he left without saying anything.

Ning Yin stood up, looking thoughtfully at the back of the old lady leaving.

By the time he returned to the end of the village, Village Chief Zhao had already settled the deal with Catcher Wang, and the old locust tree should not be cut down for the time being, because Village Chief Zhao insisted that the children were just sick, not possessed by evil spirits, let alone anything else. He was poisoned, so the villagers really had nothing to do, but Catcher Wang was still there, so he couldn't make a fuss, so he had to leave for the time being.

However, it is estimated that these villagers will definitely find time to cut trees again.

Wang Butou continued to talk to Village Chief Zhao, but the latter became more rational after he calmed down, and he didn't want Wang Butou to meddle in his own business.

Wang Butou was also angry, he didn't have any leisure time to play riddles with Village Chief Zhao again and again, he was about to get angry when Ning Yin suddenly said: "When the policemen came here to take away Luo Xiaozhou's body, I found the Ecstasy Grass around the old locust tree."

Village head Zhao didn't know about the Hooking Grass, his eyes widened in anger when he heard that. Obviously, he knew how vicious and evil the Hooking Grass was?

Because the matter of the Hooking Grass was too shocking, Village Chief Zhao didn't notice that Ning Yin said that he came to Zhaojia Village last time, otherwise, Village Chief Zhao would definitely suspect that the policemen all came to Zhaojia Village last time. Village head Zhao didn't see Ning Yin when he was in the village, but why did Ning Yin say that he was there? ——After all, Ning Yin was still in disguise at that time.

Village Chief Zhao was so angry that he couldn't even speak fluently: "This, this, this, how could they do such a vicious thing! At most, I thought they did some tricks to make the children eat the wrong food, and they would die after a few days of raising them. Well, how could they go so far!"

……them?

Zuo Wuxun said, "Mr. Zhao, who are you referring to when you say 'they'?"

Village head Zhao shut his mouth in an instant, refusing to say another word.

Seeing this, Ning Yin and the others couldn't help but feel irritable. This matter is obviously very difficult, but Village Chief Zhao hasn't realized it until now, he is simply ignorant.

Wang Butou was no longer polite to him, and said: "Village Chief Zhao, it is about the Gohuncao and the children of your Zhaojia Village. The county magistrate also knows about this matter, and he ordered me to investigate this matter early, so I hope you can tell the truth and stop pretending you don't know anything!"

Village head Zhao sat down on the ground, not because of guilt and fear, but because of shame and sadness, he said in tears: "I dare not tell you about this, after all, it was the crime of those rich masters in the city, Even if I really told you, what can you do? Can they let our Zhaojia Village go!"

Wang Butou pressed on step by step: "But those people dare to put the ecstasy grass in Zhaojia Village to harm people. Who knows if they will do more egregious things in a while? So Village Chief Zhao, I advise you Or tell us everything as soon as possible!"

Village head Zhao looked at Ning Yin with a tangled face: "...they really put the ecstasy grass in Zhaojia Village to harm people?" He still didn't believe it.

Ning Yin calmly said: "The Ecstasy Grass is very poisonous, and it is even more harmful to the body of ordinary people. According to medical records, after being poisoned by the Ecstasy Grass, the light ones will be disturbed. If the antidote is not taken in time, it will become more serious. , died within a quarter of an hour, without a whole body.”

"And the behavior of those children in Zhaojia Village every night is similar to the symptoms recorded in the medical books after being poisoned by the Ecstasy Grass. Fortunately, their poisoning is not deep, so until now there has been no major incident." Ning Yin fell behind. After a pause, he continued: "If it's serious, even if they didn't eat it by mistake, the smell of the ecstasy grass will enter their heart veins. At that time, even if the genius doctor is alive, there will be no medicine to cure them."

Village head Zhao didn't believe him: "What you said is true? Then, why, those doctors in the clinic didn't diagnose them as being poisoned, and they were poisoned by the ecstasy weed?" He seemed to be struggling and refused to believe it.

Ning Yin laughed angrily, shook his sleeves and said, "That's all I said, you don't believe it."

Village Chief Zhao panicked immediately, but he still had luck in his heart, and he didn't believe what Ning Yin said [-]% at all: "By the way, this young man... where did you come from? Why have I never seen you before?" past you?"

Three people: "..."

They forgot that Village Chief Zhao only knew Jiu Xian's face, but not Ning Yin.

Zuo Wuxun explained: "His surname is Ning, and his family has practiced medicine for generations, so his medical skills are pretty good."

Ning Yin glanced at Zuo Wuxun, he didn't expect Zuo Wuxun to say good things for him, but this was not within the scope of Ning Yin's worries, he cupped his hands and said: "I also have some medical skills, if Village Chief Zhao can trust me , Let those children who were accidentally poisoned gather together, I will feel their pulse and see if I can help."

Wang Butou added: "Village Chief Zhao, his medical skills are really good, you can trust him." Zuo Wuxun and Wang Butou said so, and Village Chief Zhao, who didn't believe it at first, immediately panicked and stood up quickly , bowed to Ning Yin, and said respectfully: "Little gentleman, I offended you so much. Your lord has a lot, so don't argue with me. By the way, I'll go and call those children here, and you Wait a minute, I'll go back." After speaking, Village Chief Zhao, who had finally caught the straw, stumbled back, very anxious.