Special Incident Investigation Division

After calming down the dissatisfaction in my heart, I asked in a good voice: "Mr. Jiang, haven't I told you about this before? That stone mountain is really weird. People in our village have been reluctant to go for generations. It's provoking. For safety's sake, Mr. Jiang, you'd better let people stay away."

Even though Jiang Tingfeng was so poor in front of Yu Qinglin, as a successful businessman, he was also very eloquent.Facing the village head's questioning and persuasion, Jiang Tingfeng said without changing his face: "Village head, I understand what you said, and I even experienced the strangeness of Stone Mountain. But the times are different now, don't you know the current situation? Those young people like to go to these weird places the most, and they can’t be persuaded, and they have to go secretly.”

"You know, I'm a scenic spot. To open a scenic spot, you must open the door to welcome visitors. The more tourists the better, so that I can make money, and the people in your village can also make more money. When there are more tourists, it will be difficult. Supervision, there is no guarantee that those curious young people will stick to the stone mountain. If the secret of the stone mountain is not clear, I will not feel at ease. In case after the opening of the scenic spot, some tourists have an accident because of the stone mountain. Can't bear it."

"Village Chief, I can understand your difficulties, and I also know that the village has been jealous of Stone Mountain since ancient times. But I also hope that you can understand my difficulties. I am a businessman and my curiosity is not that strong, but I can't let a person like that The big hidden danger remains in my scenic area. With this time bomb, I can’t even sleep at ease. Don’t worry, village chief, now that science is so advanced, the situation in Stone Mountain may not be unexplainable by science.”

"Furthermore, we came to you just to learn more about Shitou Mountain. No matter what we do in Shitou Mountain, it will definitely not involve your village. These few are experts in this field. They have already visited Stone Mountain, and now they want to ask you and other people who know the situation in the village some questions. After that, experts from the Institute of Geology will come to investigate.”

Hearing Jiang Tingfeng's words, the village head opened his mouth and remained silent for a while, apparently a little moved.He hesitated and struggled for a while, finally gritted his teeth and made a decision. "You can ask whatever you want. There is nothing about Shitou Mountain that I don't know." Seeing their expressions of disbelief, the village chief added, "It's true, because the ancestors taught us to Children and grandchildren are not allowed to approach Shitou Mountain at will, and everything related to Shitou Mountain must be reported to the village chief. Our village is relatively traditional, and we are afraid of Shitou Mountain, so this rule has been implemented very well.”

He paused, and then said: "I promise to cooperate with you, but I hope you don't use this matter to find other people in the village."

Wu Hongxuan nodded without hesitation and promised: "Village chief, please rest assured, as long as everything you said is true, we naturally don't need to find other people in the village to find out the situation. In addition, the situation of Stone Mountain is unknown, whether it is dangerous Now there is no clear conclusion, we will never let irrelevant villagers take risks to participate in this matter, including yours, we only need to provide you with all the information you know." As a national public official, Their bounden duty is to protect innocent people, and the Special Affairs Department will never do such things as dragging irrelevant people into danger.

Although he didn't know Wu Hongxuan, didn't know his identity, and didn't even know whether he could make the decision, but after hearing Wu Hongxuan's calm words, the village chief still subconsciously trusted him.The village chief nodded and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Wu Hongxuan was not polite to him, and asked directly: "Village Chief, I want to know, is there anyone injured or even died in Stone Mountain?"

This question was shocking to the heart of the village head, his expression changed instantly, and he remained silent for a long time.The silence lasted for a long time, so long that Jiang Tingfeng almost thought that the village chief didn't want to talk, but after the village chief's face changed a few times, he finally started to speak.The village chief said in a heavy tone: "You are really asking the right person for this question. Because of the particularity of Stone Mountain and some legends of gods and gods that have been handed down since ancient times, people in our village have always been A very special place. But special is special. In the past, people in the village were only a little afraid of Stone Mountain, but they were not afraid. After all, they had never heard of anyone having an accident there. Maybe it was because everyone was afraid to go there. , not to mention the dead, there are no serious injuries."

"Until now, there is only one person who actually had an accident in Stone Mountain. The incident was discovered four years ago, when I was not the village head of this village. I was only in my fifties. Considering the average age of people today, I’m in my prime. Four years ago, like other strong laborers in the village, I was unwilling to farm in this poor and backward village and earn a meager income that was not enough to support my family. Instead, I chose to go out to work. "

"I studied for several years, but the village was poor. I stopped studying after graduating from junior high school. This degree of education is very good among people of my age in this small village, but when I get it from a university outside The city is really not worth mentioning, and of course it’s not enough to be the foundation of my life. I can’t find a good job, and I basically work at various construction sites. This kind of work doesn’t last long. Find another place."

"At that time, I had just finished working in an engineering team, and I hadn't found another job yet. It happened that one of my cousins ​​was a contractor. Go and help him. He is my uncle’s son. His village’s conditions are better than ours, and he left earlier. He is flexible and has good relationships with many construction companies. He even bought a house in the city where he lives. settled down."

71. The Past of the Village Chief

The village head: "I have a good relationship with him. I know my cousin wants to help me, and the brothers are not so clear. When I receive his calls, I go directly to him. My cousin treats me very well. He really took good care of him. He not only arranged easier work for me, but also let me live in his house. The project he took on was not small. I thought I should get a lot of money after finishing this trip, but in the end I couldn’t do it. Couldn't finish it."

The village chief spoke very slowly, and the expression on his face also changed with his words, as if he was completely caught in his own memories, "I had a rest on the day I received the call from the village, and I just wanted to go to the mall to give the child Buy some things. I have a daughter. She was in the third year of high school four years ago. Our family is very poor, and neither my mother nor I have read any books, but my daughter has good academic performance. Her teacher said that as long as she plays normally She will definitely be admitted to a key university."

"She knows our family's situation, she has been studying very hard, hoping to change the fate of our family. People in the village like boys, and think that there is no future without a son, but I don't think so. My daughter is so well-behaved and sensible. I don’t know how much better those naughty boys in the village are. I try my best to give her the best conditions for her to study, as long as she likes me.”

The village head raised his hand to wipe his face, and then continued: "Everything in the city makes me very uncomfortable. I may never understand that kind of life. The shopping mall is far away from my cousin's house. In order to When I arrived at the mall, I tried my best to learn to take the subway. Although I successfully arrived at the terminal station near the mall, before I stepped out of the subway station, I received a call from the village. It was my wife. she says……"

The village chief's hands trembled slightly, and his voice was a little choked, "She said, something happened to our daughter, so let me go back quickly, maybe...maybe I can see her for the last time. I...I was completely stupid at the time, My daughter is so good, she is talented, her life has just begun!"

Having said that, the village chief took a deep breath, took out a pack of cigarettes with trembling hands, lit one and held it in his hand, and did not smoke.

The cigarette was burning slowly, and the village chief stared blankly at the rising smoke, without continuing to speak.Wu Hongxuan and the others didn't expect to hear about such a tragic event from the village chief. Facing this elder who lost his beloved daughter, no one could speak to urge him.It was only when a cigarette was about to burn out that the village chief seemed to come back to his senses, and he slowly extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand, and his mood seemed to calm down a lot with this movement.

The village chief continued: "After I realized it, I was so anxious that I immediately called my cousin and asked him to help me book a flight ticket back home. Don't be afraid of your jokes, that was the first and only time I took a plane in my life, just for I can get home as soon as possible, as my wife said, and I can catch up with my daughter for the last time. After hanging up the phone, I took the subway back to my cousin’s house, packed my luggage, and waited for him to issue me a ticket Information. My cousin is very enthusiastic. After learning about this, he not only helped me deal with all the trivial matters, but also put aside his own affairs and came back with me. "

"At that time, the traffic to the village was very inconvenient. It was only after Mr. Jiang invested in the construction of the scenic spot that there was a direct bus. Back then, my cousin accompanied me to transfer several times. We will miss it. But anyway, we hurried all the way, and we still caught up."

"It was winter at that time, the snow was flying heavily, and the village was full of whiteness. I felt cold all over my body, and my heart was even colder. When I stood at the door of my house