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Teacher Bai disappeared a year ago.

This is Yu Ci's answer.

Yu You's reaction was great: "Missing? How did you disappear? Did you disappear in the village?"

Yu Ci didn't know much about this matter. He only came to the village once a year, and it was only for a short stay of a few days. This news was told by A Qiu when he came last year.

He frowned: "I don't know either."

At that time, he retracted his eyelashes, covering the strange color in his eyes.

The wind blows through the forest after the rain.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but Yu You always feels that the wind has a cool feeling.

He tried his best to rub the goose bumps on his arms, and looked at the surrounding forest in surprise: "Then shall we go up the mountain?"

"Go up." Shi Jin raised her eyelids, and her eyes calmly fell on the stone steps in front of her: "I've already bought the tickets, I have to go up the mountain to have a look."

Yu You choked.

Why does he feel that this is not something that Shi Jin would say?

But what he said is right, the tickets are already bought, and everyone is coming, so why not go up and have a look?

What's so terrible about the developed scenic spots? There are so many people who come to visit every year. Even if there are unclean things, they must be scared away by Yang Qi, right?

With this in mind, Yu You gritted his teeth and walked ahead first: "Okay, let's go then."

According to the guide map on the ticket, there are a total of three scenic spots along the way.

The nearest one is "Bamboo Forest Flying Shadows" at the foot of the mountain. They just passed by. It is a large open space planted with bamboo. It looks fresh and natural, and it is very suitable for people who have stayed in big cities for a long time to relax.

The farthest is the "Lookout Observation Deck" on the top of the mountain. You can stand on the top of the mountain and look down at the scene at the foot of the mountain, and appreciate the style of Qingliu Village from another angle.

And what they have arrived at now is the scenic spot on the mountainside - an uninhabited temple.

Shi Jin stopped in front of the temple with an unclear look in his eyes.

Temple again...

Yu Ci obviously remembered what happened on Qiulu Mountain. He clicked his tongue and looked at the gate of the temple: "Why is it another temple?"

When Yu You saw this temple, he hid behind Shi Jin, and at this moment poked his head out from behind him: "Why is there no one in this temple?"

Not only are there no tourists, there are no monks, and the entire temple is empty.

Shi Jin pursed her lips, and her eyes fell on the stone tablet beside the temple gate: "This is an unmanned temple, it is used to enshrine the land in the mountains, no people are needed."

It is written on the stone tablet that this is a unique custom in Qingliu Village. In their view, land development is an intrusion on the land, so it is necessary to build an unmanned temple without additional sacrifices. Rain and dew can naturally enshrine the land.

Yu You also saw the stele, scratched his head, and muttered, "This custom is really strange."

"But this uninhabited temple in the mountains sounds creepy, let's not go in, shall we?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a few drops of water fell on the top of his head.

Yu You: ...

It's raining.

If you don't enter this time, you have to enter.

It didn't rain when they went out, so they didn't bring umbrellas.Shi Jin brought an umbrella, but one umbrella couldn't cover three people, so it was useless.

Yu You hurriedly hid his precious camera in his arms, and ran all the way into the temple: "Hurry up, it's raining heavily."

Although the original intention of the No Man Temple was to enshrine the land, it is also a scenic spot. Guides have been built from the entrance to the hall, and toilets have been built on the other side.

Yu You drank too much water, and his eyes glistened when he saw the toilet.

But he trotted back soon, with a nauseous expression on his face: "The toilet is so dirty, and there are still people who haven't flushed their poop. When I opened the door, I almost threw up there on the spot."

Yu Ci found the light switch by the door. He pressed it a few times and found that the switch was useless: "Normally, Qingliu Village has not had many tourists since a year ago. People quit."

Yu You still wanted to vomit: "Am I so disgusted that I have hallucinations, I can still smell the stench even when I walk here."

"Not a hallucination."

Yu Ci pushed open a window at the back of the hall: "Here, there is a garbage station here."

The rubbish piled up in the hills was wet by the rain, and after being exposed to the wind and sun for an unknown period of time, it was exuding a strong smell at this time.

Yu You rolled his eyes in shock: "Ugh."

Shi Jin glanced over the pile of garbage, and frowned slightly.

The sensitive sense of smell is undoubtedly a torment at this moment, he covered his mouth and nose, and took a few steps back.

The air by the door was better, Shi Jin heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Yu Ci, wanting him to close the window, but his gaze suddenly stopped.

He collected his expression and quickly walked to the window.

The closer you get, the more obvious the smell of fermented garbage.

Shi Jin frowned, but didn't back away, her eyes were fixed on the hill made of rubbish.

Yu Ci: "What's wrong?"

He followed Shijin's gaze to look at the pile of garbage, but found nothing unusual: "Is there any problem?"

Shi Jin found a slender bamboo pole in the corner of the wall, he held it out from the window, and rummaged through the pile of rubbish a few times.

Soon, a mud-brown backpack was turned out.

Yu You didn't know when he also came over while covering his nose, he was a little puzzled when he saw Shi Jin found a bag in the garbage dump, "Brother Shi Jin, what's the use of this thing you found?"

Shi Jin didn't answer.

He pursed his lips, and turned the backpack over with the bamboo pole, revealing the zipper button under the backpack—a yellow duckling wearing a swimming ring.

Yu Ci stood by Shi Jin's side, watching his movements with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

At the same time, Shi Jin relaxed her eyebrows.

He put down the bamboo pole and retreated to the door. The stench from his nose dissipated a bit, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "I found it."

Yu You was at a loss: "What did you find?"

Yu Ci looked at Shi Jin: "Do you know whose backpack it is?"

Shi Jin nodded: "If I'm not wrong, it should belong to Teacher Bai."

"I saw a photo of him and Mr. Bai in Arnold's book. In the photo, Mr. Bai is carrying such a schoolbag. The zipper on the schoolbag is a little duck wearing a swimming ring."

This kind of backpack has a special style, and it may not be a hit in the urban area, let alone in Qingliuzhai.

Not to mention the duck pendant.

Yu You was there when Shi Jin taught A Nuo to draw, and he also saw the photo: "Why do I seem to remember that schoolbag is white?"

"is white."

Shi Jin pursed her lips: "The one dug out of the trash is also the same."

Yu You groaned. He scratched his head, leaned against the window and studied the schoolbag outside the window for a long time before he could vaguely discern its original color from the gaps in the soil stained on the schoolbag—it was indeed white.

"Strange, why is Teacher Bai's backpack here? Could it be that it was broken and thrown away?"

After he finished speaking, he denied it himself: "No, no, if it breaks, just throw it away at home, why would you climb halfway up the mountain to throw it away?"

"And," Yu You turned to look at the backpack again: "This bag looks fine."

Yu You's doubts are also timeless.

He pursed his lips, and his slender eyelashes drooped, covering the deep thoughts in his eyes: "You just said that there were fewer tourists in Qingliu Village a year ago?"

There is no subject in this sentence, but Yu Ci knows that Shi Jin is talking to him.

He nodded: "Because of Teacher Bai's disappearance, the village called the police, but after several days of searching on the mountain, no one was found. Later, there were rumors that Tumiao Spring was haunted, and there were fewer tourists."

Without tourists, the business of the inn will be poor.

When Aunt Chen told him about this incident, she was only sad and regretful, saying that such a good person as Mr. Bai disappeared.

Shi Jin suddenly raised her eyelids: "You mean, the news of Tumiao Spring's haunting came out after Teacher Bai disappeared?"

Yu Ci hesitated for a moment.Yu You said excitedly: "I know this! Yes! The story of Tumiao Spring's haunting only started to spread a year ago."

He changed his expression of being afraid of ghosts just now, and became enthusiastic: "At first, it was said that a person who went up the mountain to cut thatch in the middle of the night saw a white light near Tumiao Spring, and then someone was near Tumiao Spring during the day. I saw women's hair, not one or two, but scattered all over the ground."

Yu You's eyes were shining, and he lowered his voice to play tricks: "The most certain thing is that a courageous tourist followed the will-o'-the-wisps he saw all the way to Tumiao Spring in the middle of the night. The ghostly screams and shadows frightened him, and he had a fever for a few days immediately after he went down the mountain, and after recovering from his illness, he packed his luggage and went back to the city without stopping."

Shi Jin's expression moved slightly.

He looked at Yu Ci: "Did you leave someone at the police station to follow up on the follow-up of Qiuluan?"

Yu Ci was not surprised that he knew this: "Yes, the matter of Qiuluan involves the Chen family, and there is too much room for manipulation behind it."

Counting the time, Zhong Wen should have already started to deal with this matter.

The Zhong family has been in politics for generations, and the family style is strict. From top to bottom, except for his mother, everyone else is a benchmark of integrity.

In the matter of Qiuluan, the only ones who can hold down the Chen family and prevent them from intervening in the matter of Qiuluan are only the Zhong family.

Shi Jin pursed the corners of her lips: "Can I trouble you to contact your person and ask him to help inquire if there is any special person among the victims who were escorted back to the police station."

Yu Ci is not stupid, on the contrary he is very smart, most of the time he just doesn't want to think.

When Shi Jin said this, his expression changed for a moment, and he quickly understood the meaning of the words.

He grimaced, walked aside and made a phone call.

Yu You couldn't understand their conversation, but it didn't prevent him from continuing to talk about the rumors he heard.

"Where do you think this Tumiao Spring is? We've walked more than half of this scenic spot, and we haven't seen any branch roads. Do we have to continue climbing to the top of the mountain?"

"But looking at the directions on the map, this scenic spot seems to be a straight line. There should be no fork in the road, or do we have to find a small road to find it like yesterday?"

"Brother Shi Jin, do you think there are ghosts in this world? How do I feel..."

Yu You's ramblings lingered in his ears, but Shi Jin didn't quite listen to them.

He stood where he was, with his eyes downcast, staring at the cracked bricks on the ground, his thoughts mixed.

"okay, I get it."

Yu Ci hung up the phone and looked at Shi Jin: "After comparing the photos, there is indeed a woman who looks very similar to Teacher Bai."

Shi Jin suddenly raised her eyelids.

Yu Ci's expression was complicated: "But she...wouldn't admit it."