Chapter 39 Something happened in the back mountain!
"My insect! You... you deserve to die!"
The village chief became furious and didn't care about the strange feeling in his body. He stood up and wanted to pounce on the few people.
“Village chief, village chief…back mountain, back mountain, back mountain!!”
The village chief had a strange look on his face as he looked at Uncle Dazhuang and Aunt Agui who were running over with their hunting rifles.
The two of them are now pale, almost black, and they look very scared.
When the village chief remembered that the people in front of him were brought back by them, he became furious and roared.
"What happened in the back mountain?"
Uncle Dazhuang swallowed.
"The back mountain... Mountain God..."
At this moment, everyone present couldn't help but gasp when they heard what Uncle Dazhuang said.
The village chief suddenly understood what he was referring to and was shocked.
“Oh no!”
As he said this, he didn't care about the poisonous insects that were already torn into pieces in front of him, and quickly took a few people and ran towards the back mountain.
Gu Hansheng and the others looked at them in confusion, as they were originally on the verge of killing the village chiefs.
He suddenly threw away his armor and weapons and ran towards the back mountain. What happened?
Gu Hansheng thought for a while.
"Follow and see!"
Several people were carrying backpacks, and Shi Yi took the opportunity to pick up the white tiger that was still licking its paws gracefully on the ground.
He carried it on his shoulder and ran quickly behind the village chief.
Gu Hansheng ran while looking at the people behind him.
"Call Xiao Zhou, explain the situation here to him, and ask for support!"
Feng Ming looked serious, nodded, and picked up his phone.
There was a beep on the other end of the phone. Feng Ming didn't have time to say anything more and just repeated what he was saying.
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Shi Yi began to doubt his life at this moment.
She discovered that not only the people from Gaoyuan, but even the elderly village chief, ran exceptionally fast, like a monkey.
Several people followed the village chief with great effort and almost lost him.
I don’t know how long they ran. Just when they were about to lose their strength, they saw the village chief and several others stop halfway up the mountain.
Shi Yi's eyes were full of stars at this moment. He quickly took out some water from his backpack and gulped it down.
Feng Ming looked around and his expression froze slightly.
"Captain, this place is actually on the mountainside of Panlong Mountain."
Two days ago, when we were offering sacrifices to the mountain god, everyone followed the worship team to Panlong Mountain.
But at that time he was just at the foot of the mountain, took a look from a distance and then left.
They still have a very clear understanding of Panlong Mountain.
The Panlong Mountain is not too high, but it is very steep and has many rocks.
It's easy to fall down the mountain if you're not careful.
What makes everyone more certain that this is a very distinctive feature of Panlong Mountain is that the vegetation of Panlong Mountain is mainly coniferous forests such as pine needles, and the forest coverage rate is relatively high.
For some reason, the pine trees here are all red, blooming in large patches on the mountain, and they are extremely bright.
Blending with the green of the grass, it looks like an oil painting.
Several people had a deep impression of Panlong Mountain, so when they stood halfway up the mountain, they knew at a glance that this was Panlong Mountain.
The village chief and several others stopped halfway up the mountain. They didn't know what they saw, and their faces were filled with horror.
He knelt on the ground in a hurry, kowtowed repeatedly, and muttered something.
However, some people couldn't understand what was said.
A Meng explained in a low voice.
"They are praying to God. They are asking for forgiveness from the mountain god."
Shi Yi didn't understand, although she respected the ethnic minorities' reverence for the mountain gods.
Their panic at this moment did not seem fake.
Shi Yi met Gu Hansheng's eyes and felt a heavy blow to his heart.
"It's not a wild beast, is it?"
Looking at Shi Yi and Gu Hansheng guessing, A Meng bit her lower lip and was about to cry.
Mi Chen obviously noticed A Meng's condition. She gently nudged Feng Ming's arm and pursed her lips.
He walked forward, gently put his arm around A Meng's arm, and spoke earnestly.
"Ameng, we are police officers. If you have any questions, just tell us and we will take care of it for you."
Feng Ming is also very serious.
"Yeah, now it's not just Shi Xiangxiang. Three girls from No. 1 Middle School have disappeared inexplicably, and their parents are going crazy. If you know anything, please tell us, okay?"
A Meng looked shaken, and it was obvious that he knew something.
"...Mountain God, don't be angry. We have brought your offering. You can eat it now. Our village will definitely offer better things in the future!!"
"Mountain God, spare my life!"
Behind the village chief, Gao Yuan's voice was ringing loudly.
Shi Yi and the others didn't understand, but A Meng did.
She shuddered all over. If she didn't speak up, her life would be in danger.
Then wouldn't all these years of pretending to be deaf and dumb be meaningless?
She gritted her teeth, her expression completely relaxed.
"Brothers and sisters, mountain gods really exist. I don't know when it started, but our village has had poor harvests and suffered losses year after year. Many people in the village have starved to death."
"Someone suggested that we use our Gu worm refining technology to sell it outside for money, so that we can at least get through the cold winter."
"The village chief tried his best to stop it, saying it was passed down from our ancestors and couldn't be told to outsiders."
"But it was useless. Some young people still refused to listen and secretly sold their Gu worm technology to foreigners. Then retribution came..."
As he spoke, A Meng began to cry, his whole body trembling uncontrollably, and he looked a little broken.
"Our Gu worm technology is a blessing from the mountain god. For thousands of years, it has always been circulated among our tribe and has never been passed on to outsiders."
"This action angered the mountain god, and we were punished by him. Ever since someone sold the Gu worm technology to outsiders, the Gu worms in our village have been dying continuously."
"Not only that, the harvest in the village is getting worse and worse. What's worse, there is an epidemic in the village, and the population has been reduced by half."
"In fact, our village used to be very prosperous, with hundreds of families. Now there are less than 50 left. This is a punishment from the mountain god!"
"So the village chief and his people prayed day and night for the mountain god's forgiveness. Finally, the mountain god was moved by our sincerity and ordered the village chief to send three pure and flawless girls every year. They must not have any physical defects."
"As long as we offer them as brides to the mountain god, he will forgive us, so..."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yi and the others frowned so hard that they could pinch a mosquito to death.
This is the 21st century, how could anyone still believe such an outrageous rumor?
Shi Yi looked at Gu Hansheng, still feeling doubtful.
What A Meng said seemed very reasonable, but in fact it was full of loopholes.
Mi Chen was even more angry and spat on the ground.
"Bah, what a bullshit mountain god! I think it's some beast transformed into a spirit, lying to you to trick you into a sacrifice!"
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