Seeing that the parasite died, the woman suddenly collapsed to the ground and vomited. The vomited thing was like tar; it was black, sticky, and rancid. It was also mixed with blood. Obviously, even if she didn't die, she would lose half of her life.
Under such circumstances, Fang Linyan didn't want to get into trouble. He splashed a ladle of water on the face of the boss who was knocked out by him, then he trotted up the wall next to him and ran away.
After reaching the street, Fang Linyan called Mai Yong and said,
"Where are you?"
Mai Yong obviously had some lingering fear at this time,
"Just there. It's so miserable. The family of four in the Camry are all dead. They are all squashed! That damn driver is still drunk and sleeping at this time! "
Fang Linyan knew that after the driver had a car accident, part of his brain was bound to be swallowed by the puppet worm in his body. The driver should be in a vegetative state at this time, so he said to Mai Yong,
"I'll be back right away. According to the original plan, go find Ma Xianniang. There is no need to find a motorcycle. I'll drive."
"By the way." Fang Linyan told Mai Yong very seriously, "From now on, you and the people around you have to be more careful when eating. Don't eat any food that will leave our sight during the production process."
Mai Yong nodded.
***
After Fang Linyan took over driving, it took about an hour and a half to get to Ma Xianniang's house. It was located on a hillside. It seemed to be rebuilt on the ruins of a temple.
Fang Linyan had a strong sense of direction. Standing on the sunbed of Ma Xianniang's house and looking into the distance, he could clearly see Xie Wenqiang's former home. The house that the second sister-in-law left not long ago had a red roof, so it was actually very recognizable.
About 2 kilometers away, there was a sparkling river. It was the culprit that made Fang Linyan and the others take a detour for an hour and a half.
After waiting for about 10 minutes, Mai Yong whispered to Fang Linyan,
"Ma Xianniang is back."
Fang Linyan looked up and saw a middle-aged woman in a flowery jacket. She looked quite haggard. Her hair was a lot white. Her trouser legs and sleeves were rolled up. Obviously, she just got out of bed.
She also carried a basket on her back, which was half filled with pigweed.
Seeing Fang Linyan and the other strangers, Ma Xianniang didn't have stage fright at all, but she greeted loudly,
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat here. Help me get a few stools. Big Sister Dai, help me make four cups of tea! I'm going to wash my hands and change. "
Soon, Ma Xianniang changed into a black gown. At the same time, she tied her hair into a bun and walked out. She looked neat and tidy.
"What business do you have with this old woman?"
Fang Linyan looked at the people around and said,
"Is there a quieter place?"
Ma Xianniang immediately looked at the surrounding people who were watching the show. Strangely enough, when these people were looked at by Ma Xianniang, most of them directly left in embarrassment. The previously called Auntie Heiwa and Big Sister Dai also came forward to chase them away, and then they also left.
At this moment, Ma Xianniang closed the door to her courtyard.
"You may speak."
Fang Linyan said,
"I'm here to inquire about a person. I don't know much about this person. I only know that the other party also has some strange means. People call him an old monster!"
Ma Xianniang's face suddenly changed,
"Why are you looking for this thing?"
Fang Linyan smiled, took out a stack of money and put it on the bench next to him,
"You don't need to know so much. You just need to answer my questions properly, and then take the money."
Looking at the stack of money, Ma Xianniang looked a little hesitant. Fang Linyan also read her concerns, and he said straightforwardly,
"I have a grudge with this old monster. This time I'm here to find trouble with him, so you don't have to worry at all that I will harm you."
Ma Xianniang stared at Fang Linyan. Others couldn't feel it, but her eyes obviously became a little deep. While Fang Linyan was stunned, he suddenly received a prompt,
"An indigenous person tried to use [Detection] on you. Her spirit power is 21 points, which is far lower than your spirit power, so as long as you are willing, you can cause a backlash and serious damage to her."
Fang Linyan asked curiously,
"What if I let her detect?"
"Then she will detect some basic things, such as whether you are malicious or not."
Fang Linyan nodded. He had made up his mind, so he simply let her probe. But when it was about to end, he simply cut off her spirit power and pushed it away.
Obviously, Ma Xianniang's face suddenly turned pale. She had clearly felt that Fang Linyan was much stronger than she imagined, so she immediately said gratefully,
"Thank you for your mercy sir!"
Fang Linyan said faintly,
"I have always been very tolerant of useful people."
Obviously, Fang Linyan's subtext was, If you are useless to me, then you will soon know my anger!
Facing Fang Linyan's gaze, Ma Xianniang simply said,
"In fact, I don't know much about the old monster. Most of what I got are rumors. I only dealt with it once. In fact, I don't even know if it is a man or a woman, or even if it is human!"
Fang Linyan said,
"It doesn't matter, as long as there is news. Tell me everything you know. Don't hide it, don't add your subjective judgment, and don't leave anything out."
Then Fang Linyan pouted at Qian Nuu,
"Finish it, and don't try to deceive me, then this money is yours."
Ma Xianniang said,
"Okay, in fact, in our circle, we are also divided into factions. Some worship Huang Daxian, some worship House God (snake), and some worship Bluecloud Progenitor (fox). In fact, these are all excuses. In fact, we just didn't close our third eye after being born, so we can see some dirty things that ordinary people can't see."
What Ma Xianniang said was also a common phenomenon among witches. Among these people, some only knew how to cheat, but some also had real abilities.
The truth was, they were just some humans whose spirit power was much more developed than ordinary people. They were equivalent to Liu Xiang and Yao Ming in the field of spirit power, but this field had not been scientifically researched and developed yet.
Ma Xianniang took a sip of water, then she continued,
"I have heard the word 'old monster' since I was a child, because my mother is also in my line of work. She said that this is an evil thing that was driven out from the deep mountains. It usually likes to live in three places, the well in Wang Family Ditch, the mass grave in Black Bamboo Ditch, and under the old locust tree on the sharp mountain next to it."
Fang Linyan calmly remembered these three places.
Ma Xianniang said,
"The old monster does things completely according to its own preferences. If it encounters someone in trouble and is in a good mood, then it will help."
"However, if it takes the initiative to ask for help, it will accept the offerings directly, but it will ignore the rest."
"When I was young, I could hear rumors every few months that someone was saved by the old monster. At that time, the people around here called it Black Queen."
Fang Linyan asked curiously,
"How can you judge that it did something good?"
Ma Xianniang said,
"When Black Queen appears, there will be several small whirlwinds around, blowing the leaves and branches. People will generally be dazzled, and it will take a while to recover."
Fang Linyan nodded and said,
"Oh, okay, go on."
Ma Xianniang said,
"However, about 20 years ago, there was a huge incident. There was a thunderclap in the middle of the day. With a loud bang, even the houses on the edge of the county collapsed. There was even a rain of blood in the sky."
"Since then, Black Queen has become temperamental. Many people will faint when they encounter it, then they will be seriously ill. Their bodies and bones will also be weakened directly."
"At that time, only two months had passed, and there were almost one to two hundred people who were harmed. There were more than a dozen people who couldn't hold on and died."
"At that time, even the government paid attention to it. They directly sent the army to suppress it. They filled the well in Wangjiagou, built Mount Tai Shigandang, cut down the old locust tree on the sharp mountain, and even uprooted it."
"At that time, many onlookers saw that there was a coffin under the roots of the old locust tree. It was said that it was the body of Black Queen. The army poured gasoline on it and burned it. Only the mass grave of Black Bamboo Ditch was too large, so it couldn't be dealt with. But since then, even if someone passed by Black Bamboo Ditch during the day, they could hear the sound of crying between the graves."
Fang Linyan roughly calculated in his heart and found that when this Black Queen had an accident, it was almost the same time as when he entered the orphanage! It was really hard to say if there was any relationship between them.
So after pondering for a while, Fang Linyan said,
"What about the relationship between Black Queen and the old monster?"
Ms. Ma said,
"After Black Queen was besieged by the army, it stopped for two years, but then people in the Wangjiagou area began to encounter ghosts. The people who encountered ghosts would usually faint directly. When they woke up, they would find themselves on the grave, then they would be seriously ill. However, after getting sick, they could often make a fortune."
"Furthermore, this amount of money is determined according to the patient's condition. If the patient is seriously ill, they will receive more money. If the patient is not seriously ill, they will receive less money. Not only that, these people will hear a very strange sound before they fall unconscious or wake up. It is like an old man coughing."
"Therefore, the people who gained benefits called it old man (local dialect, similar to old uncle), and the ordinary people called it old monster. When encountering the old monster, there would also be a whirlwind around. Then there were rumors in the village that Black Queen had resurrected and changed its appearance. "
"That's right!"
Hearing this, Fang Linyan suddenly thought of Uncle Xu's drinking buddy, the master photographer, the owner of the fish stall, Old He!
The negatives developed by this guy actually had this ability. They could allow people to exchange their health for money. They had even transformed into unknown mysterious items!
Thinking of this, Fang Linyan began to secretly be vigilant. Don't underestimate the enemy. With just the image left by a film, it could transform an ordinary film into an unknown mysterious object. It was definitely not simple.
This was a lofty existence that even the space was interested in.
"You heard these things from others, right?" Fang Linyan said.
Ms. Ma said,
"Yes."
Fang Linyan said,
"Let's talk about the conflict between you and the old monster?"
Ma Xianniang sighed and said,
"In fact, there is nothing to say. A family asked me to go to the underworld (witch invited the dead relatives of the family to possess her). When I arrived, I knew that it was a child who was seriously ill. When he was talking nonsense, he was always shouting the name of his dead grandmother."
"Then when I went to the underworld, everything went smoothly at first, but in the end, I was possessed by this old monster. I resisted desperately, but I was not controlled by it. In the end, we were in a stalemate for 10 minutes. It warned me not to meddle in other people's business, so it left my body."
"After I came back, my head hurt so much that it felt like it was going to split open. I couldn't sleep at all. In the end, I even let the man at home knock me out. Only then was I able to breathe a sigh of relief and slowly get over it.
Fang Linyan knew very well that a splitting headache was a sign of spiritual power damage. Ma Xianniang should be a "self-taught talent", and she had mastered a very shallow use of spiritual power, but the old monster couldn't even suppress her.
Therefore, the old monster's spirit power was at most 30 points, less than 40 points. Otherwise, it would be a crushing defeat.
After asking Ms. Ma a few more words, he basically finalized the scope of this old monster's activities. With the Wangjiagou area as the core, a circle with a radius of 5 kilometers was drawn. This guy was active around there.
Fang Linyan was also satisfied to be able to get this information. After directly throwing 10,000 yuan to Ms. Ma, he returned directly to Badong County.
While driving on the road, Mai Yong also received a call. After saying a few words, he said to Fang Linyan,
"Brother Banshou, I found the list of the previous staff of the orphanage that you asked us to find."
Fang Linyan nodded and said,
"Okay, let's go get it now and ask the other party to print a few copies."
After returning to the county and getting this list, it was already early in the evening, and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.
However, the group of people in the car also listened to Fang Linyan's warning. They were afraid that someone would put puppet insect eggs in the food, so they didn't dare to eat and drink. They directly found a roadside stall, which was equivalent to a food stall that only opened at night.
Then they ordered a meal such as fried rice and fried noodles. When the boss was cooking, they were also watched by them all the way. They didn't do anything. Under this strict precaution, they quickly finished dinner, then drank the unopened milk bought from the supermarket, and began to look for people according to the list.
The first person on the list was Mr. Qin, the gatekeeper of the orphanage. This old man started working as a gatekeeper there at the age of 43 until he was 71 years old! He had been here for almost 30 years.
So it was definitely the most appropriate to take this list to him to see if there was any problem.
Fang Linyan and the others didn't encounter any obstacles at Mr. Qin's place. Especially after taking out the money, Mr. Qin was even more talkative. He told them everything he knew.
Mr. Qin also nodded and agreed with the list. He felt that there was no problem.
However, Fang Linyan really felt that something was wrong because no one in the orphanage could match the "she" described in the diary left by the president, Zhang Kun.
Next, Fang Linyan found a few people in a row. He gave out about 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, but he basically didn't find any breakthrough. Why was it basically?
It was because he still got valuable news. That was, someone finally provided the whereabouts of Xie Wenqiang …
According to the description in Uncle Xu's diary, his original name was Liu Qiang. He was Fang Linyan's good brother and partner in the orphanage. There was a big red birthmark on his face, but Fang Linyan couldn't remember this at all.
On the contrary, seeing Manager Luo just now reminded Fang Linyan of a lot of memories,
He began to remember that his days in the orphanage were very numb. Everyone seemed to be emotionless parts operating mechanically. The friends around him were often beaten and often starved.
Manager Luo had a straight face all day long. Every meal was thin porridge that could reflect a person's figure, coupled with the yellowish mantou with a strong alkaline smell! Even this thing was still limited, so it might not be enough to fill one's stomach.
Surprisingly, the manager didn't beat or scold the child much. The only punishment was to lock the child in a small dark room and starve!
As long as the child violated the rules, he would be starved for 3 meals. With such a punishment, no matter how naughty the child was, he would be obedient for 2 or 3 times in a row.
Not only that, the manager would also reward the child who exposed the naughty child. The reward was the food deducted from the child who was reported.
In such an environment, the innocence and kindness of the child would quickly evaporate. There would be no laughter that children should have at all. Everyone had to be careful of being reported for violating the rules. The unforgettable feeling of hunger would even linger throughout the childhood.
***
"We're here."
Mai Yong said in the co-pilot seat.
This time, Fang Linyan and the others came to a row of tiled houses.
The infrastructure and houses of Badong County directly made Fang Linyan seem to return to the 1980s, and the row of houses in front of him was the most dilapidated in the county seat of Badong County. The slogan "Agricultural Study Village" could be faintly seen on the wall …
The house made of red bricks could even see the dust and mud rustling off when blowing on the wall.
The drainage ditch in front of the tiled house was muddy black, and there would even be big bubbles coming out from time to time. There were definitely no fish in it; even loaches might not be able to survive. There were only a large number of red thread-like insects dancing happily in the water.
This drainage ditch could be said to be omnipotent. The feces, urine, leftovers, and garbage of the surrounding people were directly poured into it. It could be said that the stench was overwhelming.
Since Liu Qiang – Xie Wenqiang's adoptive parents passed away, he was driven out by his greedy and tyrannical relatives. He lived here dejectedly and dejectedly. He usually relied on some odd jobs and some savings left by his adoptive parents.
It was already dark at this time. Fortunately, Mai Yong led the way. After asking 2 people, he knocked on a broken door that was transparent.
After a while, someone shouted with a drunk voice,
"Who is it?"
Mai Yong already had rich experience in finding people at this time, so he said,
"I'm looking for you to inquire about something. I won't inquire for nothing. Pay me."
Sure enough, someone opened the door very quickly. Then, a seemingly drunk man walked out with his clothes draped over his shoulders. When he raised his head, he immediately gave everyone a fright!
It turned out that the right side of his face seemed to be dripping with blood, but after looking at it more, they found that it was something similar to a scar or a birthmark. It was half the size of a palm. Maybe because of drinking, his face was congested, so it was crimson.
After seeing this birthmark, something seemed to jump out of Fang Linyan's memory, then a large number of memories emerged!!
He was suddenly stunned. Suddenly! A bold conjecture flashed through his mind. Fang Linyan took a deep breath and secretly said in his heart,
"Could it be … the truth is actually like this?"
He frowned and didn't speak, but Mai Yong was a smart person who knew how to act, so he said directly,
"You are Xie Wenqiang?"
The man burped and said with some annoyance,
"I … I'm not surnamed Xie anymore. There is no good person in the Xie Family!!"
"My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Qiang!"
Obviously, Liu Qiang was very angry at the Xie Family for kicking him out, so he simply changed his name back to his own.
But it could also be seen that this person's temperament was not good. The relatives of the Xie Family did not treat him well, but his dead adoptive parents did not let him down at all. He directly changed his surname. In fact, the ones who hurt him the most were his adoptive parents.
After drinking, the birthmark on his face gradually recurred.
After Mai Yong asked him a few questions, he found that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he looked at Fang Linyan and shrugged his shoulders.
Fang Linyan already had a plan in his mind at this time, so he looked at Liu Qiang and said,
"Look, do you still recognize me?"
Liu Qiang squinted his eyes and looked at Fang Linyan for a long time, then he shook his head and said,
"I don't know, we have met before."
Fang Linyan said,
"I'm Fang Linyan. I grew up in the orphanage with you."
Sure enough, after hearing the words Fang Linyan, Liu Qiang's pupils dilated a little, then he showed a surprised smile,
"It's you?!!"
After saying this, he suddenly took 2 steps forward excitedly,
"Oh, it's really you! Do you still remember that you got a piece of chocolate and gave me half of it directly? That was the first time I ate chocolate in my life. The taste was really wonderful. "
Fang Linyan smiled and said,
"Yes, you're right. That's why I brought you another piece of chocolate this time."
After speaking, Fang Linyan took out another piece of chocolate and handed it to Liu Qiang.
Giving Liu Qiang chocolate was Fang Linyan's temporary idea. Chocolate was small, convenient to carry, tasted good, and had a long shelf life. It was a necessity for survival in the wild.
Therefore, Fang Linyan had 2 or 3 boxes of chocolate in his personal space at all times. Of course, these chocolates were purchased for him by Evelina relying on the power of the church. They were definitely expensive and high-quality goods. Whether it was the taste or the appearance, they were excellent.
Liu Qiang took the chocolate. This handmade chocolate exuded a charming milky fragrance. Liu Qiang had never eaten such high-end chocolate in his life, but for some reason, he didn't have any appetite.
Although the feedback in his mind at this time was: It's very fragrant and delicious. I like it very much after eating it last time, but his body was honestly rejecting this thing, producing waves of nausea and nausea!
Fang Linyan smiled and said,
"Eat it, this is imported. I specially brought it back from Greece for you."
Liu Qiang stammered,
"I, I seem to have drunk too much wine, and I don't feel well."
Fang Linyan repeated the same trick,
"How can this be? I bet with Old Mai that you will definitely like to eat this! Well, I don't want to lose! If you eat this chocolate, I will give you 10,000 yuan! "
After speaking, Fang Linyan directly threw 10,000 yuan on the table next to him.
Liu Qiang was already running out of money now. How could doing odd jobs every day support him to get drunk every night? At this time, these 10,000 yuan were completely carbon in the snow and water in the desert for him.
With this 10,000 yuan as the base, not to mention a piece of chocolate, even a steaming pile of feces, Liu Qiang could swallow it in one bite.
So, Liu Qiang then said in a trembling voice,
"You will really give me 10,000 yuan if I eat it?"
Fang Linyan stretched out his hand,
"You can take the money first before eating."
Liu Qiang grabbed the stack of 10,000 yuan, then he simply peeled the chocolate, chewed it twice, and swallowed it in big mouthfuls. As a result, not only did he not swallow it, but he also retched twice.
But under the motivation of 10,000 yuan, he gritted his teeth and chewed a few times, then swallowed it, then he showed a sly and happy smile,
"I'm done."
Fang Linyan smiled and said to him,
"Thank you for letting me win this round."
Liu Qiang chuckled, then he began to talk about the past with Fang Linyan, but the topics between the two were repeating a few things.
After a few minutes, Liu Qiang seemed to feel a little hot. He simply took off his coat, then he began to scratch his body again. It seemed that he was bitten by mosquitoes. After a while, it was found that there were large red patches where Liu Qiang scratched. Even his breathing became rapid.
Seeing this scene, Fang Linyan exhaled a long breath and said,
"Sure enough, my judgment is not wrong!! It's the other people who are wrong!! "
At this time, Liu Qiang seemed to be out of his wits. His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole body was itchy. He even felt out of breath. He said in a panic,
"No, what's wrong with me? I want to go to the hospital!! "
Fang Linyan looked at Liu Qiang with a touch of sadness in his eyes and said,
"You're suffering from an allergic reaction. The chocolate you ate was the cause of your allergic reaction."
Liu Qiang said in shock,
"How come? I like to eat chocolate very much. The piece of chocolate you gave me back then was so delicious! I like chocolate so much since then! "
Fang Linyan shook his head slowly,
"No, it's not like this. You, me, and even everyone who left the orphanage, some key memories were directly tampered with. Of course, it was tampered with, not forced out of nothing!"
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