Wen Xi said indifferently, "If one more person dies, your entire family will be wiped out. According to the movements of this evil spirit, she wants to kill all three of you. Her revengeful mentality is obvious. If you don't tell the truth, you'll have to prepare a coffin for yourself."
Wang Tie's legs trembled as he said this. He howled dryly and fell to the side of the coffin. He happened to see Tang Hong's dead body with her eyes open. He cried a few more times. "Hong, how could you leave me so soon? I don't know what to do alone. Do we have to go downstairs as a family and get together? Hong, you have to wait for me downstairs."
Village Chief Wang Shi was getting annoyed by what he heard. He waved his hands and said, "Alright, alright, stop howling. Tell me what's going on. Why did the evil spirit come to your house? Or do you really want to die?"
Wang Tie was sobbing and hiccuping. Hearing what the village chief said, there was deep fear in his eyes. He bit his lip and said, "I, I am actually still afraid of death. Look at Hong and my son. They died so miserably. How painful it must have been."
"I...Isn't it okay if I say so?"
Wang Tie hesitated for a long time, but finally decided to say it out loud.
Wang Qiao's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Brother, please don't talk nonsense!"
Wang Tie wiped away his tears and said, "Now that things have come to this, I have to speak out for my own life. To be honest, this matter is all because of your daughter-in-law Pang Lanqiu. If she hadn't died suddenly and you hadn't properly handled her affairs, would she come here to seek revenge like this?"
Wang Qiao's face suddenly turned ugly, and he said with a pursed lip, "My daughter-in-law passed away due to a serious illness. The family was filled with despair at the time. We wanted to take care of the funeral as soon as possible for the sake of our children. Who knew that she would..."
Village Chief Wang Shi took a deep breath and said, "So, the evil spirit that came seeking revenge is your daughter-in-law, Wang Qiao, and Wang Kai's wife, Pang Lanqiu? She did die not long ago. When Wang Zhu died, it was the seventh day after her death, right? But why? Is it because you didn't handle the funeral properly that she's unhappy?"
Wang Tie lowered his eyelids and muttered, "We don't know that either, but on the night Wang Zhu died, when I went out to pee, I saw a shadow. That pale face was indeed the deceased Pang Lanqiu. Who else could kill so cruelly?"
Wen Xi said indifferently, "You are talking nonsense and telling lies."
Wen Xi directly exposed their lies, and Wang Tie and Wang Qiao's faces became even uglier. They looked at Wen Xi with suspicion, as if they were wondering what the status of such a young girl was among them, the leaders.
"Little... uh, little leader, how could we have been so full of nonsense and lies? We also said that we only saw the appearance of the evil spirit. I was so scared that I peed myself and didn't dare to look at it for even a second. I ran back to the house and hid. Who knew that my son would get into trouble the next day? If I had known, I would have gone to help him even if I had died. He is my own son."
Wang Tie looked at her with dissatisfaction, and seeing that Wen Xi was young and beautiful, his attitude was not so polite anymore.
Xiao Shaoyan sneered, "How can you talk like that! Wen Xi said you lied, so you must have lied. You didn't even tell the truth. If you really see a ghost at night, it will save us from taking action."
Wang Tie was anxious and apologized quickly, "No, that's impossible. I really didn't mean to say that. I really didn't lie. What I said is true. What else do the leaders want to listen to me? You can ask Village Chief Wang Shi. Our village is so small."
Village chief Wang Shi smiled wryly and said, "That's true. In fact, Wang Qiao's daughter-in-law was married in from another village. She had always had some mental problems. She usually didn't visit other people and always stayed at home, at most walking around in the yard. We didn't see anything going on in their family on weekdays. At most, there were some minor quarrels between the couple. Everything else was quite normal. It's just that she died suddenly of illness, which is a bit of a pity. Look, there is still a child left at home, still young and ignorant. So we don't understand why Pang Lanqiu came back for revenge."
Wang Kai's eyes reddened as he suddenly spoke, "She must be worried about the child, but we really can't let her look after the child. She has mental problems and has beaten children before. The child is also afraid of her. I'm afraid she's become a ghost and a mentally ill ghost, so she killed my cousin and my aunt. If she finds the child, I'm afraid she will kill the child too... Please help, leaders, save my uncle and my child."
Wen Xi stared at Wang Kai, and the tears that were about to fall from the corners of Wang Kai's eyes completely evaporated. He turned his face away somewhat embarrassedly.
"Xiao Xi, what do you think?"
Wen Chenxi leaned close to Wen Xi's ear and said, "I see that each of their expressions seems a little strange. They must be hiding something."
Wen Xi said bluntly, "From their looks, they don't look like good people. The evil spirits will come again tonight. Wait till tonight... leave them in the mourning hall and wait for Pang Lanqiu to come back."
"What?"
Wen Xi didn't control his voice when he spoke, but told them bluntly that no one could leave today. He successfully scared all the Wang family members present, and they had fear on their faces.
"What if this evil spirit comes? Doesn't it mean we all die here?"
Shen Yu looked at Wen Xi with resentment and said, "How can you, a young girl, be so vicious!"
Village Chief Wang Shi got angry and glared at her, saying, "How dare you talk to a leader like that? He's young, but he's still a leader from the city. He must be more knowledgeable than you."
Shen Yu spoke without mercy, "Bah, Wang Shi, you sounded nice, it's not something that happened in your family, you don't need to stay here to keep vigil at night, you don't have to face evil spirits, of course you are not afraid or nervous, but we are afraid!"
Village chief Wang Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, for the sake of harmony in Yantu Village, I will stay with you tonight!"
Shen Yu choked with breath and was speechless for a moment. He stared at Wang Qiao, hoping he would say something.
But it was already decided, and Wang Qiao and Wang Tie had no room for maneuver. They could only spend the afternoon in silence, each with their own thoughts.
In the evening, Village Chief Wang Shi specially invited Wen Xi and the others to have dinner. The dishes were all cooked by the village chief's wife. They were typical farm meals and were quite delicious.
Wen Xi was walking along the river when she caught a whiff of a familiar fishy odor. Her eyes flickered and she murmured, "So... that's the smell."
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