【EXO】Criminal File

Ch.43

"Boss, those people said that this place...is haunted by ghosts."

"Haunted?"

Well, the word "haunted" doesn't know where to take the case. Who knows how those villagers will change a simple thing into something.

An Ruonan held her forehead helplessly. The theory of ghosts and gods has always been nonsense to her, but if she really wants to reason with these superstitious villagers, forget it...

"Let's hear it." In the end, An Ruonan decided to listen to the clues collected by Park Chanyeol, maybe he could find some sesame seeds from it.

"According to the local villagers, the small lake at the scene of the crime is not very clean. Since yesterday every year, people often see a female ghost in red singing there, so the villagers suspect...that female ghost did it. .”

"Wait." Luhan frowned and interrupted Park Chanyeol: "Why did it start yesterday? And...or every year?"

"According to what they said... It's July and a half since yesterday, every year in July and a half, there will be accidents, different forms of accidental casualties, but because the murderer can't always be found, so...there is the theory of haunting .”

"July and a half? What is July and a half!" Bian Boxian interjected untimely, blankly looking at the contemptuous eyes cast on him by others.

"Hehehe, what's your expression? I don't know brother, I have been at the vanguard of social trends. How can I know such ancient things!" Bian Boxian said as it should be, and even said "Social trends "Pioneer" can clearly feel the ... pride in it.

An Ruonan's brows frowned, opened, and then frowned... Repeated many times, and considering that Bian Boxian would report the situation later, he finally stopped the thought of tearing up that mouth, after all... too much beat up.

"July and a half, July 7th and 14th in the lunar calendar, it is said to be a day when the gate of ghosts opens. On this day, all lonely ghosts and wild ghosts in the underworld will come to the world to end their obsessions in life. Because the yin is heavy, so People don’t go out much on this day.” Zhang Yixing kindly explained for Bian Boxian.

"So mysterious?" Bian Boxian covered his chest with his hands, as if he was extremely frightened, but after thinking about it, he continued to ask:

"Then why is it a female ghost in red?"

"This..." Park Chanyeol touched the back of his head habitually, "They didn't tell me..."

"However...every time I mention this, those people avoid it for any reason. It seems that they want to hide something. It must be something that happened. Moreover, I think it has something to do with this case."

"Well, yes, Chanyeol, you've learned to be smart, and you know how to read words and expressions." An Ruonan patted Park Chanyeol's shoulder approvingly, but didn't pay attention to Park Chanyeol's slightly reddened ears...

"What about you? Bian Boxian, did you find anything?" An Ruonan turned his head to Bian Boxian.

"Of course there are." Bian Baekhyun sat on the seat.

"A Niu, who drank with the deceased Dayong, is crazy!"

"Crazy?" Jin Zhongren narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you really investigating?"

"Wait until I finish talking, okay?" Bian Baekhyun rolled his eyes, "That Niu, when I went to his house, just shrank in the corner of the room like that, trembling all the time, and didn't answer any questions, but But he kept repeating a sentence... Guess what he said!" Bian Baekhyun suddenly changed his previous seriousness and asked with a smile.

"boom"

"Ouch!"

Bian Boxian looked at An Ruonan aggrievedly, and touched the bag on his head.

"Aren't I enlivening the atmosphere, why are you so dignified?"

"Say it quickly! Don't do it again!" An Ruonan made a gesture to raise his fist to hit it.

"Understood!" Bian Baekhyun pouted, "He kept saying something: Please, don't kill me, that... I didn't do it, please forgive me!" Bian Baekhyun He faithfully imitated A Niu's movements at that time, and even his tone of voice was a little fearful.

"What...is he afraid of?" An Ruonan touched his chin and asked.

"This... probably has something to do with that ghost." Bian Boxian thought for a while and said something uncertain.

"Ghost?" Jin Zhongda, who hadn't appeared for a long time, appeared out of nowhere and interjected. There was a middle-aged woman in her forties standing beside her. She was of medium build, and she didn't have the phenomenon of getting fat after getting old. .

Looking at An Ruonan and the others' staring eyes, Jin Zhongda turned sideways and let the woman out.

"Ms. Zhang, this is my colleague, come and play." Jin Zhongda pointed to An Ruonan and the others for the middle-aged woman, and then turned to An Ruonan:

"This is Mrs. Zhang, a villager from the Immortal Village next door. She has a good relationship with my grandma. She came to see my grandma, but unfortunately... she is not there." Jin Zhongda looked at Mrs. Zhang apologetically.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter," Aunt Zhang waved her hand quickly, with a grin on the corner of her mouth, "It's not far anyway, and I can come again any time."

"Ms. Zhang, come and have a seat first!" An Ruonan stood up and gave up the seat behind him.

"But... what were you talking about just now?" Aunt Zhang was not polite, she hugged the basket in her arms, stepped forward a few steps, and sat down. As soon as she sat down, she asked.

Aunt Zhang is from Immortal Village... Maybe she knows.

Thinking of this, An Ruonan approached Aunt Zhang:

"Aunt Zhang... We want to go out at night, so it's not really a good time to discuss where to go!"

"Don't go out at night..." Aunt Zhang changed her previous kindness and said seriously when she heard that she was going out at night.

"Why?" An Ruonan pretended not to understand.

"It's July and a half these days, if the female ghost by the lake accidentally catches her, it will kill her!"

"Female ghost? Could it be the one mentioned in the morning?" Afraid of making Aunt Zhang suspicious, An Ruonan finished his sentence, and then added: "We came from there in the morning."

"You know, remember, you must never wander around casually."

An Ruonan nodded slightly, looked at Aunt Zhang's satisfied expression, and took the opportunity to speak again:

"Aunt Zhang...what's the matter with that female ghost?"

Aunt Zhang sighed, and murmured: "It's a crime..."

"Did something happen?"

"This is the retribution of our Immortal Village... It's all the things that happened in the past." After speaking, Aunt Zhang shook her head helplessly.

"Oh... let's not talk about it, the children haven't eaten anything yet, right? Come, come and try the aunt's handicrafts." As he spoke, he took out a plate of side dishes from the basket in his hand.

An Ruonan looked at Aunt Zhang's busy appearance, and secretly sighed. She didn't expect that she would be prevaricated again without asking...

"Come here, try it, that's right!" Aunt Zhang who enthusiastically greeted others to sit down together suddenly thought of something, and quickly took out a small jar of something similar to hot sauce from her arms.

"This is Auntie's secret hot sauce. It's absolutely good. I'll open it for you..." Auntie Zhang excitedly pointed at the thing in her hand, looking like a child in need of a performance.While talking, he twisted the lid...

"Bang!" The lid was opened, but the hot sauce that jumped out with the impact was evenly sprinkled on An Ruonan's clothes...

An Ruonan looked at the bright red color on his white clothes, and it was a color with a strong smell. This smell... made Bian Baekhyun, who wanted to come and eat, jump to the side in horror, and the shoulders of the others were also vaguely There are signs of twitching... Needless to say, he must be holding back his laughter.

"Ms. Zhang...I seem to only bring one piece of clothing..." An Ruonan opened his mouth, and his appearance of wanting to cry without tears made people feel even less sympathetic.

"Oh, it's my aunt's fault. Let's go, my aunt will take you home and change your clothes." Aunt Zhang jumped up, and without any explanation, she took An Ruonan's hand and walked out the door.

"Aunt Zhang, it's actually unnecessary..." An Ruonan admitted that she felt a little uncomfortable just now, but seeing Aunt Zhang's behavior made her feel embarrassed to say anything.

"What's the point? Auntie is definitely a responsible person. Besides, if you have no clothes to wear, why don't you wear theirs?" Aunt Zhang glanced at the men in the room.

"Okay... remember to finish the work, I'll check the progress when I come back!" Undoubtedly, the latter words were addressed to those people.

"Yes!" Hearing An Ruonan's slightly threatening tone, those who were laughing couldn't help but straighten up.

Before he could finish speaking, An Ruonan was taken away by Aunt Zhang... forcefully...