Ancient Corpse in the Mountain Village (19)
Unlike the human trafficking that He Yuhua had encountered before, the traffickers in this village were particularly cruel and vicious. They would also use side doors so that once you entered, you couldn't get out.
Yu Ding'an fell in love with her and spent a lot of money to buy her from a man named Zhang. He bought her not because he couldn't get a wife at his age, but to cover up his tracks and let her register her name in the Yu family, so that Yu Ding'an and his brother could continue to do things secretly.
In the first few days, Yu Dingan treated her badly but not badly. He was different from the human traffickers she had dealt with before. He didn't scold her, abuse her, or torture her. He just didn't communicate much with her. He simply locked her up at home and didn't allow her to leave the village.
If Zheng Chunxia hadn't let the cat out of the bag, she would have found an opportunity to report to her superiors soon.
Her identity would not be exposed, she would not be treated inhumanely, and she would not be buried in a foreign land with her body dismembered.
He Yuhua communicated with those women who were trafficked here, or mothers whose children were forced to be sold, and built relationships with them. Her words and actions did not seem like those who would be abducted into the village, which attracted Zheng Chunxia's attention.
Under the bright lights, after three rounds of drinks, the two men were stuck together with rosy faces, and Zheng Chunxia kept pouring wine into He Yuhua under the pretext of a family gathering.
"Drink something, they can handle it themselves, we drink ours." Zheng Chunxia didn't care whether He Yuhua drank it or not, she just forced it to her lips and forced her to drink it.
Even though He Yuhua had received training, she could not withstand the torment of the high-proof liquor, and her consciousness had become somewhat blurred and out of control.
"I really can't drink anymore." He Yuhua blocked the Erguotou that Zheng Chunxia handed to her lips with a dazed look.
Zheng Chunxia seemed to be waiting for He Yuhua to say this. She helped him into the bedroom and made the excuse that he had drunk too much and was sweating and needed to change his clothes, otherwise he would easily catch a cold.
He Yuhua's muscles are firmer than those of many men who don't exercise due to years of training. Even though she was drunk and her steps were unsteady, she still had the strength to push Zheng Chunxia away with a wave of her hand.
This further intensified Zheng Chunxia's suspicions about He Yuhua's true identity. No matter how innocent a schoolgirl might be, she wouldn't follow a strange man to a strange mountain village under the pretext of enjoying the natural scenery, nor would she be so nervous and frightened after learning she'd been sold.
The soft mattress was dented by He Yuhua's pressure, and her wheat-colored skin, which was slightly red and covered with a trace of sweat, looked extremely vibrant and beautiful under the cold light.
Zheng Chunxia kept comforting them with words. The two men outside were chatting enthusiastically. As long as they didn't try to run away, they wouldn't care what they did in the room.
"Don't push me. If I don't change your clothes, you'll easily catch a cold and have a fever if you sweat." Zheng Chunxia said softly and gently, and tried to unbutton He Yuhua's clothes again.
He Yuhua pushed Zheng Chunxia again in a daze, but this time she used less strength.
Apart from the muscles and some scars, Zheng Chunxia did not find any other abnormalities and felt a little disappointed.
However, her heart skipped a beat when she touched the collar. The collar was very stiff and felt hard, unlike anything made of hard fabric. Her intuition told her that there must be something inside the collar.
Zheng Chunxia waited until He Yuhua fell into a deep sleep, then cut open her collar to find out what was going on.
Inside is a laminated paper police ID card...
Women at that time had not been able to completely get rid of the mindset of getting closer to men. Zheng Chunxia naively thought that as long as she stood on the same side as men and told others that He Yuhua was a police officer, she would be able to live a little better.
Thanks to Zheng Chunxia's stupidity, when the provincial team came to search, Yu Dingan made sufficient preparations and had He Yuhua fake her death and buried in the dry well at home, thus concealing the truth.
And those women who had originally hoped to escape from the sea of suffering had no hope left because of Zheng Chunxia, and could only continue to live a miserable life with no end in sight in the cannibalistic mountain village.
But she was wrong. The man didn't have her in his heart. He would touch her if he liked her, but would beat and scold her if he didn't like her.
Zheng Chunxia is Yu Shu's great-aunt and Yu Ding'an's sister-in-law.
Yu Shu felt a little dizzy after listening to what He Yuhua said.
The times have never stopped disciplining women. Powerlessness and hatred spread in their hearts, but they can do nothing.
"The evidence of their crime is buried in front of the seventh fence in your backyard." He Yuhua glanced at Yu Shu and quickly lowered her eyes, her gaze darkened, and she said lightly.
After many years, the women and children trafficking case she was in charge of was finally coming to an end, but she was unable to take the evidence out alive. What made her even more regretful was that she could have saved many women and children, but she fell short at the last moment.
When she was tortured to the point where there was almost no intact skin on her body, she resented and hated Zheng Chunxia, but in the final analysis, most of the women who were abducted in the 1980s were not well educated and lacked autonomy, and still felt that clinging to men could make their lives better.
Resentment and hatred are more about the unwillingness to accept the negligence of one's own behavior.
He Yuhua didn't say anything else.
Jiang Yu felt that the matter was almost sorted out. As long as the evidence of the crime was submitted and the group of people received the punishment they deserved, He Yuhua's resentment would be dissipated.
However, He Yuhua's three souls and seven spirits were incomplete, and she had been unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation for many years. Now that her souls and spirits were complete, it was too late. She was rejected from the cycle of reincarnation and could only become a groundbound soul that could not leave the village on its own. Tortured by the sun and rain, she gradually turned into a ghost.
Jiang Yu had been observing He Yuhua carefully. She would look into his eyes and into the eyes of the two young Taoist priests, but she habitually avoided Yu Shu's eyes.
He thought for a moment, then walked around behind Yu Shu. The cold moonlight made Yu Shu's back neck look even whiter. He slid his fingertips across the delicate and firm skin and took off the Eternal Life Knot.
"Just tell me and I can pick it myself." Yu Shu said.
Jiang Yu glanced at Yu Shu without responding, picked up the Eternal Life Knot and let it be exposed to the moonlight as much as possible.
The clarity of the Eternal Life Knot is very high, and the tiny shadows have a touch of light fruit green.
Jiang Yu took out the talisman and stuck it on the knot of eternal life. After a while, a long light green light emerged.
"Okay, put it back on."
Yu Shu frowned and said, "This is not yours."
"I'll wear it if you're told to."
Jiang Yu, considering that He Yuhua did not harm anyone after her death and fought against darkness and evil during her lifetime, cast a spell to collect her earthbound soul into the shadow of the Eternal Knot. This way, she would not have to endure the pain of the sun burning and the rain piercing her body, and the finest jade would have stronger spiritual energy, which could nourish her soul.
Ghosts don’t have shadows, but shadows are the best shelter for ghosts. So when a ghost possesses someone, it doesn’t necessarily mean it wants to harm someone. It may also be that it needs a shadow to avoid the sun and rain.
There is another term for ghost possession - shadow parasitism.
Generally, ghosts can only parasitize on the shadows of humans and not on the shadows of dead objects, but jade and jadeite are exceptions, as they themselves have sufficient spiritual energy.
Sometimes people hear a voice calling their name, but after looking around they find no one. This is because weak wandering ghosts are temporarily resting in people's shadows.
Jiang Yu also had selfish motives in doing this. There were not many ghosts who could still maintain good intentions after death. In addition, He Yuya had a lot of resentment, so he was essentially keeping He Yuya away. If he encountered danger in the future, he could let He Yuya out to help.
He let Yu Shu continue to wear the knot of eternal life out of his own selfish reasons. Yu Shu's horoscope was pure yin and his body had pure yin energy, which could quickly nurture the sudden instability after He Yuhua's soul and spirit returned to one.
However, Jiang Yu did not dare to tell Yu Shu the truth, for fear that he would not dare to wear it if he knew.
He Yuhua knew what Jiang Yu had done. She lowered her eyelids and spoke in a gentler tone, "Thank you."
Jiang Yu waved his hand and pointed at Yu Shu, saying, "You should thank him. I didn't do anything."
Based on what He Yuhua said, several people made a plan. First, they would dig out the evidence of the crime, and then take advantage of the fear-filled atmosphere in the village. A little pressure should be enough to make them mentally collapse, beg for mercy and tell the truth of that year, and finally hand it over to the public security organs for settlement.
As expected, Yu Shu dug out the wooden box in the backyard.
They had done so many evil things back then, but they had never encountered any accidents in a short period of time. At most, they were trapped in the village and unable to go out. But since Yu Ding'an's death, more and more strange things have happened. Who knows if they will be the next one.
Yu Shu brushed off the dust on the box and opened it carefully. Inside were well-preserved paper documents and transaction details, as well as several photos and letters sent back by the buyer.
"Have you contacted anyone?"
The person Yu Shu mentioned that needed to be contacted was actually He Yuhua’s old colleague.
That night, Jiang Yu showed him the chat records, and they decided at that time that if they had any clues, he would come to collect He Yuhua's body, make the truth of that year public, and seek belated justice for those women who were trapped in the mountain village and lost their future forever.
Jiang Yu nodded coldly: "Well, then we'll see how you and Yu Huan perform."
Because they were not sure whether they would run into the uncle who used to be a police officer and had excellent investigative skills, the recorder could not be used. If they wanted to catch them, they had to stage a big show to scare them into telling the truth.
What Yu Shu and Yu Huan have to do is one plays Yu Ding'an and the other plays Zhang Bo.
As for how to act and what to act out, Jiang Yu will let He Yuhua appear in the brothers' dreams to recreate the truth of that year, so that they can thoroughly understand what Yu Dingan and Zhang Bo were like decades ago.
Yu Shu said, "But how can you be so sure that my brother will agree if I ask him? I'm not even sure if he will agree."
Jiang Yu smiled meaningfully and raised his eyebrows: "Those involved are often confused, but those who are watching can see clearly."
For brothers who have been together for more than 20 years, many of their choices and reactions are normal in their eyes. If they cannot get out of the perspective of family, they will fall into stereotypes.
But Jiang Yu noticed Yu Huan's care and consideration from the first day.
The simplest thing was that he and his men were supposed to stay in a small hotel in town, but Yu Huan gave up comfort for safety and let him stay at his home, even letting him share a room with Yu Shu.
In addition, Yu Huan was aware of the specific arrangements for Yu Ding'an's funeral. If his guess was correct, Yu Ding'an did not tell Yu Shu all of his last words, and he probably knew some of the things that had been beautified and embellished.
All these just made Jiang Yu suspicious. What really made him see the clues and confirm that it was true was the night when Yu Dingan came back to life.
Normal people would be afraid when seeing the souls of their deceased relatives coming back to life, and most of them would want the soul-returning person to have a smooth night and say their final goodbyes.
Yu Huan was not like that. He did not have much feelings for Yu Ding'an's soul, just like he had not shown any sadness since the beginning of the funeral, and he even disdained to pretend. He just went through the motions of the seventh day according to custom.
This was the first time Jiang Yu had seen such a grandson.
Moreover, Yu Huan's concern for the technique was too strong and obvious.
Jiang Yu said to Yu Huan, "Yu Ding'an's return poses a threat to Yu Shu's safety. There are two options. One is to wait for him to successfully complete the Night of Return. However, when my uncle returns, he might return again. By then, I'm not sure if he will be threatened after I've finished my work and left."
Before he could even mention the second method, Yu Huan spoke directly, "The second method, the first one is unsafe."
When Yu Huan said this, he looked at the ghost of Yu Dingan, who was restricted in his movements, with strong anger.
The proportion between my brother and grandfather was obvious at that time.
But the person involved, Yu Shu, was really stupid. Even in that situation, he didn't feel anything unusual.
Jiang Yu's meaningful gaze was fixed on Yu Shu's face. He often had the illusion that Yu Shu had a good-looking face with delicate features but not feminine. The almond eyes with slightly drooping corners were kind and well-behaved. No matter how you looked at her, she didn't look much older than him.
Sometimes things are innate and Yu Huan cannot be blamed.
"He hides his head and shows his tail, trying to be mysterious." Yu Shu complained.
Jiang Yu, on the other hand, commented: "The word count is quite regular, but it doesn't rhyme."
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