This incident was made into a movie and released on April 15, 2016.
"Do you want to hear a story or do you want to hear about science?" Director Sun said, pleased to see that everyone was looking at him.
"Ah? There is a scientific explanation?" Xinqiao lost interest when he heard this.
"Yes," Director Sun said, "but there is no way to explain it completely, because many things are no longer verifiable. This story first happened in 1924, more than 90 years ago. At the time, the story was a sensation and was compiled into many works of strange literature. Later, when Japan invaded China, some stories and books were severely affected and became completely strange stories. But there were many eyewitnesses to what happened more than 20 years ago."
Director Sun looked at everyone's expressions and said, "Let me first talk about the story of the Republic of China."
Although Xinqiao had lost some interest just now, she still felt a little scared when she saw Director Sun's look. She moved her chair towards Ma Ningning. Then she found that Ma Ningning had reached out and held Xinqiao's hand tightly.
"In 1924, this happened in a small village. The village was very poor, but because our ancestors had some skills, they were quite good at making fox fur, mink fur, fur, etc...."
"Wait a minute," Bai Song interrupted, raising his hand: "Fur is a processing method, not a kind of leather..."
"Same idea." Director Sun seemed a little unhappy to be interrupted, but since it was Bai Song who interrupted him, he couldn't say anything. But just as he was about to speak, he paused and said to Bai Song, "Director Bai, this is a folk legend. If there are some logical problems, just pretend you didn't hear it, OK?"
"Ha La Shao!" Bai Song nodded to indicate that it was okay.
"Then let me continue. Since the early days of the Republic of China, there have been fewer and fewer wild minks and foxes here. And after the chaotic period in the early days, there were basically no mink farmers, but this craft has always existed. So, some people at that time began to make hats and scarves with cat skin. You know, although cat skin is not as good as fox skin and mink skin, cats can survive outside in the cold winter, so the quality of cat skin is still very good, and cat skin is softer than dog skin. At that time, there were several families in the village doing this business, but one day something happened. The owner of one of the families went crazy for no apparent reason, and he choked to death in a rice field in the middle of summer. Then someone went to look for him, and someone said that they saw several black cats next to the corpse."
"After this incident, people in the village said that cats are spiritual animals and that this is not a good way to deal with them. Gradually, several families dared not do it, but Old Ma at the entrance of the village still didn't care. He was poor and had a mute wife, a son, and an old mother. After this incident, the old mother refused to let her son do this business, but the son didn't listen. He said that if he didn't do this, the whole family would not have enough food to eat and would starve to death in a month. In comparison, this illusory thing was not scary. It's strange to say, Old Ma has been doing it for a long time, almost half a year, and there were no problems. Moreover, his family only killed cats and made hats, so there was little competition and he could ask for a high price."
"Because of this situation, several other families in the village were jealous and wanted to start over, but at this time, something happened in Lao Ma's family. Lao Ma's son, who was only eleven or twelve years old, was scratched by a cat when he tried to catch it. He was in great pain. In a rage, Xiao Ma went to hit the cat in the cage, but he couldn't hit it no matter what he did. This kind of cage is quite large, and the cat runs fast, so it's hard to hit it. Xiao Ma was furious, so he directly moved a lot of corn stalks, filled them up around the cat cage, and lit a fire. At that time, there were more than 30 cats in several cages here, all of which were burned to death, scalded to death, and smoked to death, and their screams were loud when they died. Xiao Ma felt that he had vented his anger at the time, and when Lao Ma found out, he went back and beat his son up, but no matter how hard he beat him, his son was still his son, and he couldn't beat him to death, so he had to let the matter go."
"But at this time, because two other families in the village were also collecting cats, Lao Ma couldn't get a cat for a while, so he set his sights on the two big fat cats raised by his mother. The two cats were still kittens when they were caught. Lao Ma doesn't raise cats, he only collects cats. He didn't have the energy to raise them and wanted to strangle them to death. As a result, his mother rescued them and wanted to take good care of them. They have been raised for more than a year. One is a black cat and the other is a big tabby cat. Both are very beautiful and bigger than ordinary cats. The old lady is old, and she has always been accompanied by the two cats. Unexpectedly, after her son came over, he killed the big black cat in one go. For Lao Ma, killing a cat is more skillful than stepping on an ant, but this time the tabby cat exploded, and no one knew where it got the strength from. It ran away in an instant, and even knocked open the old lady's door, got in through the crack in the door, and shrank into the old lady's hut."
"Because of this incident, the relationship between the old lady and her son was ruined. Old Ma still came to deliver food every day, but the old lady refused to eat and was dying. Later, the old lady was about to die and had little strength left. Old Ma didn't want to be criticized by the whole village, so he invited his uncles and others to come over, hoping that the old lady could eat something and live well. Old Ma's uncle was already over 70 years old, which was considered a long life in that era. When he came, he knew that his sister would definitely not live for more than two days, so he asked the younger generations to prepare for the funeral. However, he also saw that the old lady was worried, so he asked his sister what was on her mind. As a result, the old lady said she wanted to see the big cat. It turned out that the big cat had not eaten for the past few days and had been hiding under her bed. This is an old-fashioned solid wooden bed, and the old lady could not move it."
"When my uncle heard about this, he was shocked. There was a cat in the room! According to folk sayings, people cannot see any animals before they die, because animals can intercept the breath and steal the soul when the person is at his weakest. At this time, even mice cannot be seen, let alone cats and dogs! If the breath is stolen, the person will not have the strength to enter reincarnation after death, which is very miserable. The animals that intercept the breath will become spirits and are extremely powerful! At that time, my uncle was also in a dilemma. How could he not fulfill his sister's only wish? So he discussed it with his nephew Lao Ma, and Lao Ma suggested a way, which was that he would catch the cat himself and show it to my mother. After seeing it, he would go out and kill the cat immediately, skin it, and use the cat skin to make a knee warmer for my uncle."
"Actually, at this time, Old Ma really wasn't doing it for the cat's skin. It's just that after he killed the black cat, he has been inexplicably uneasy and can't sleep well. The place where his son was scratched before is also a little painful, and he is afraid of water. Moreover, the state of the cat when it ran away at the end also scared him. He would feel uncomfortable and scared if he didn't get rid of the cat. But when the old uncle heard this, he immediately got angry with his nephew. He is not stupid. There is one good thing about the countryside, everyone knows what happens in the village. He hasn't had time to settle the score with his nephew about the black cat. Now his sister just has this little thought, but she insists on killing it! So he beat his nephew and scolded him for a long time. At this time, other relatives and friends came to persuade him, saying that they can not kill the cat but they have to tie it up and can't let the cat touch the old lady. The old uncle agreed."
"But cats are animals after all, so the other relatives didn't care. Several people moved the bed and caught the cat out. It is said that when the cat was caught, its fur was mostly black, and its eyes had a human look. At that time, they thought of tying up the cat and showing it to the old lady, so they tied it up with a dog rope. As a result, the old lady looked at the cat from beginning to end without closing her eyes. She stared at it for most of the night, and the relatives and friends couldn't stand it. Finally, there was no choice but to release the cat, and then tie a dog chain so that people could meet the cat. As a result, just when everyone was a little sleepy, the cat got out of the rope, rushed out, and jumped directly on the old lady's face. At that time, Lao Ma went over and hit the cat with the stick in his hand, but when he turned his head again, the old lady's body, with a whoosh, sat up directly, staring at Lao Ma with both eyes. Lao Ma was scared silly at the time and shouted that it was resurrected."
After chatting to this point, the atmosphere in the restaurant was set. Everyone was very quiet. Ma Ningning and Xin Qiao's hands were almost purple from pinching each other. Yan Yu sat alone on a chair, not too worried. Only Yang Lu was left, not knowing who to get closer to. She looked at Wang Di and finally got a little closer.
Clearing his throat, the director continued, "It is said that if a dying person is approached by an animal, his breath will be cut off. If a person is already dead, his corpse will be resurrected, which is called a zombie. This scared everyone, except my uncle, who was old and brave. He went over and touched my sister's nose and said that my sister was still breathing and not dead. But from that day on, things started to get strange. It was said that there were no mice within a few miles, and the old lady didn't eat anything and was in good spirits. Later, she started to lose children. At first, she lost babies, and then children aged two or three. Then there were many signs that the old lady did it. Finally, one day, the son who couldn't sleep was watching outside in the middle of the night and saw his mother running with something in her arms in the moonlight. He went up to ask about it and found that half of the old lady's face was a human face and the other half was a cat face, and her face was covered in blood!"
"Old Ma was so scared that he started to scream. Then many people from the village came, but they only found half of a child's body, and the old lady was never found again. It is said that since then, mass graves in the village have been frequently opened, and the newly buried people would be dug out and eaten. Since then, children in the village dare not go out casually, and many people have searched for a long time but have not found her."
Director Sun said: "This is the content of the old strange stories, it's been almost 100 years."
"After that, were they caught?" Ma Ningning asked quietly, hiding behind Xinqiao.
"Of course not. If it had been caught or killed, it wouldn't have been so scary," Director Sun said. "But the 1995 incident was finally resolved. The incident was very simple. An old lady in the outer district of Harbin died on the road on her way home. She was pounced on by a cat, and half of her face became a cat's face. It was widely circulated at the time. It was said that this cat-man ate children and bit people, and those bitten would also become cat-men. But in the end, the army was dispatched to kill the cat-faced old lady."
"What's going on here?" Bai Song asked. He had heard about this, but since Director Sun's master had participated in this, he must know something extra.
"This is a rumor," said Director Sun.
"Ah? Rumors?" Bai Song didn't expect it either. How could it be a rumor?
"It was a big commotion at the time. Schools held classes and did not allow students to move around alone. They were also required to tie red ropes on their wrists. The rumor spread so widely that not only Harbin, but the entire Heilongjiang Province and even northern Jilin Province were affected. In the end, someone came up with a clever idea, saying that the incident alarmed the central government and the army was sent out to eliminate it. Ordinary people can accept such an outcome. If someone said, 'It's fine, the police shot it dead,' I guess no one would believe it."
"According to my master, there was a fifth-grade elementary school student who was often frightened by his mother since he was a child, because the historical story of 1924 was also very famous in the local area. It's like many parents scare their children, 'If you don't listen, I will let the police take you away.' At that time, the parents used cat-faced old ladies to scare the children, saying that the children would be taken away if they didn't listen, so the elementary school student was very afraid of this. Later, he encountered the death of an ugly old lady, and he was scared. He told this story everywhere, and then it spread. Sometimes the growth of rumors is really unreasonable. At first, everyone regarded this matter as an ordinary rumor, but in the end, after discovering that the influence was too great, it was difficult to control, and they had to take the most extreme way to reverse the rumor, saying that the army had come out, and then the matter was settled."
"So what happened in 1924 can ultimately not be verified, right?" Bai Song asked.
"That's for sure. There were not many people who could write at that time, and most of the things that were left behind were strange stories and legends. The more bizarre the things were, the more likely they were to be passed down. In fact, this story just sounds creepy. To be honest, there are legends in every village in the country, such as foxes that have become spirits and seduced people away, foxes that can steal children and so on. Things from the Republic of China period, we later analyzed, at that time there was a large local organization of traffickers that specialized in abducting and selling children, so such horror stories may have been compiled by them." Director Sun said.
"That makes sense," Bai Song said, satisfied. The poorer and more ignorant a place is, the more legends there are, and the more illogical people are, the more superstitious they are.
At this time, Bai Song still had no feeling at all, but looking at the girls, including Xin Qiao, they were all a little scared.
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