Chapter 442: What if it was a dream?
Everyone thought about it again and again, but still shook their heads.
Some who were heartbroken because of the loss of their children covered their faces and cried, but they just couldn't shed any tears anymore. Before that, their tears had almost dried up.
"No."
"Master Su, you may not know that we have invited masters before you came, and those masters have asked us the same questions."
"We've thought of everything we could think of, and we don't remember meeting any strange people."
Not to mention meeting some strange people, even what Su Tan said about picking up something did not happen.
"Our place is so small. If someone really came here, even if we forget it, there will be others who will remember it for us."
In a small place like theirs, any outsider who comes will almost attract the attention of the entire village or town.
This is also why some women or children, once abducted into the mountains, can never escape.
Because everyone in these villages and towns knows each other and they are in collusion with each other.
Therefore, in such a small place, if they really met some strange person as Su Tan said, even if they forgot it themselves, others would not forget it either.
But so much has happened over so long, and no one can remember it.
Either the other party is too powerful and has directly erased all other people's memories of him.
Or maybe Su Tan really misunderstood the matter.
The villagers did not tell a single lie; they had indeed never seen any strange people.
If we discuss it carefully, Su Tan actually prefers the latter.
After all, it is nothing short of a fantasy for a person to want to erase the impression of everyone who has ever met him.
It’s not that it can’t be done, but that it’s unnecessary.
And there are always unexpected things in the world.
The so-called memory erasure can only erase the memories of people you think have seen you. If there are no other people in your memory, it is inevitable that some people will slip through the net, which will bring greater hidden dangers to yourself.
Besides, the other party's actions would not reveal such a big flaw that everyone could notice.
But if you pick up something.
The villagers also recalled carefully and found that they had not picked up anything.
Of course, if one day when passing by the top of the mountain, you see fruits falling from the tall trees, and if you cut off a half-rotten fruit that falls to the ground, it counts as one of them, then the villagers will have nothing to say.
Su Tan frowned tightly.
"You really can't remember anything?"
"Think about it carefully again."
Among these people who lost their children, or to be more precise, those who lost their baby girls, every one of them suddenly had better luck. There must be something wrong.
Su Tan thought about it and asked the villagers, "Does anyone know Xiao Ni's grandmother?"
"After Xiaoni disappeared, did her grandmother also find it easier to make a living, just like you did?"
Originally, no one paid attention to these things.
Xiaoni's grandmother is an old lady who is very old.
In fact, few villagers paid attention to their family. After all, everyone was busy with their own affairs.
But after Su Tan asked this, some people actually started to recall it carefully.
The next moment, someone slapped his thigh and said, "I remember now!"
“Yes!”
"Poor little kid Xiao Ni, without a father and mother, has to rely on her grandmother to raise her!"
"Her grandma is an old lady. When she was young, she learned a craft from someone who could rot the soles of shoes."
"She raised Xiao Ni little by little by relying on her skill in sewing shoe soles. However, as she got older, she started to have trouble holding the needle and thread, and her skills weren't as good as before. Naturally, there weren't as many people who asked her to sew shoe soles as before."
"It's just that after Xiaoni disappeared for a while, suddenly, there were a lot more people coming to her grandmother to mend shoe soles."
But before that, the villagers didn't think much about it.
It was because Xiaoni's grandmother suddenly lost her only granddaughter.
Some people ask her to mend the soles of their shoes, but perhaps they don't really need it.
I just wanted to find something for the old lady to do so that she wouldn't be immersed in sorrow all the time.
That's what everyone thinks.
Originally, no one thought there was anything unusual about this matter until Su Tan mentioned it. Then everyone thought about it carefully and found that in all the families that lost children, someone inexplicably became rich.
But when these people opened their mouths to ask, they were all certain that they had not seen any strange people, let alone picked up any strange things.
The case seemed to have reached a stalemate at this moment.
It seemed like things were about to get better, but suddenly, things came to a standstill at this moment.
Everyone was somewhat discouraged.
It's a bit hopeless.
It seems to have always been this way.
Every time they think there is a way to bring the real culprit to justice, reality will slap them in the face.
It made them realize very clearly that the child was gone and they couldn't even find the culprit who harmed the child and avenge the child.
Lu Zhiheng seemed to be thinking about something, and at this moment he suddenly looked up at Su Tan.
"Maybe we're over-complicating everything?"
Su Tan raised his eyes, fixed his gaze on him, and motioned for him to continue.
Lu Zhiheng frowned and continued, "Perhaps, they didn't need to encounter any strange people or pick up anything at all. It was just that someone noticed what they wanted most in their hearts and made a deal with them from then on?"
Su Tan's brows suddenly twitched violently.
His expression immediately became frozen.
How could she forget this!
"Yes, you are right!"
"Taking so many children for no reason and committing so much murder will lead to huge consequences, and will almost certainly backfire soon."
"But if—"
Su Tan's tone was deep, and his brows twitched fiercely at this moment.
"What if this is all just a deal?"
If the other party has made a deal with the families of those who have lost their children.
He gave these people money.
These people gave him children.
The money and goods were paid between the two parties. Even if there is any consequence to be borne, it is nothing compared to the direct death of so many children.
Su Tan seemed to suddenly understand the truth of everything.
She heard her voice become a little stiff.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, Lu Zhiheng's brows instantly furrowed into a "川" shape. "Have you thought of something?"
"Su Tan, who are you suspecting?"
Su Tan suddenly turned his head and stared at Lu Zhiheng with burning eyes, but quickly looked away.
"I hope I'm wrong."
Lu Zhiheng was about to speak when someone couldn't help crying.
"The Master just said that some people have invested in those who have made a deal with the devil..."
"What do you mean by that?"
One woman couldn't help but tremble.
She wiped away her tears and stared at Su Tan.
"Every one of these people sent by your court is so hypocritical!"
"The first one told us to kill our own children so that they wouldn't be remembered by others!"
"This one is even more ridiculous. It actually said that the child will die because we made a deal with those demons!"
It's absolute nonsense and sensational!
"We've already lost our child, and you still think we're not miserable enough, and you're putting all the blame on us, right?"
The woman was disheveled and stared at Su Tan intently, "Speak!"
"What do you mean something happened to the child? It's because we harmed the child!"
So many children were kidnapped and killed, and it would be fine if they couldn't avenge them.
But at this moment, someone throws a basin of dirty water on me.
This is simply intolerable.
Su Tan sighed.
"That's not what I meant."
"What do you mean!"
Those villagers who were crying inconsolably stood up one by one and stared at Su Tan.
Su Tan just frowned slightly and said, "You might as well listen to what I have to say first."
"If...if, the perpetrator really wanted you to make a deal with him, he might not have asked you to exchange the child."
After all, no parent would really agree to this kind of thing.
After all, it concerns the lives of one's own children.
Maybe those parents really don’t love their children enough, and don’t care enough about what kind of people their daughters will grow up to be.
However, when they hear that someone wants to sacrifice a child's life in exchange for food, clothing, wealth and glory, they will subconsciously refuse.
I think this person is spreading rumors to mislead the public.
He has some horrible thoughts in mind.
"But if..."
Su Tan's eyes fell on them.
I couldn't help but shook my head.
Thinking of those methods, she herself felt a chill.
"But what if you were in a dream, and someone told you they were willing to give you a chance to live a worry-free life from now on?"
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