Extra: The Village That Cannot Lie (Part 3)
The village chief came with two young men. Seeing that a person had died, he reacted calmly and told the two men, "Clean up the room."
Seeing this scene in the room, not only the village chief, but also the two young men did not change their expressions.
They seemed to be used to it and started cleaning without saying a word.
Looking at the remaining six people, the village chief became even more unhappy. There were originally seven people and two children, and now one adult has died, making it even more difficult to find a job.
Village chief: "It's ten minutes to six. I'll take you to meet the villagers now. We'll set off for the back mountain at six o'clock."
After saying that, he turned around and left first.
Gu Lin was carrying a small schoolbag on his back, and was walking side by side with Qi Yuan in the middle.
A few adults walked at the end.
The village chief led everyone to the tongue tree in the west of the village, where more than a dozen young and strong villagers were already waiting.
Seeing the tree full of tongues, Song Ran, Su Qiao and Chen Yan's expressions changed, while the other three were completely unmoved.
Qi Yuan and the double-hatted boss both have world-weary faces, and their expressions rarely change.
Gu Lin was not afraid at all. He pointed at the tongue tree with his little hand and motioned for them to look: "This is the tongue tree that Zi Zi and Brother Yuan saw yesterday!"
Hearing Gu Lin's words, the village chief and a dozen villagers all looked at him in an instant, staring at Gu Lin with expressionless faces and unblinking eyes.
Qi Yuan stood in front of Gu Lin, blocking those people's sight, and looked at them without knowing whether he was happy or angry.
For some reason, being looked at by Qi Yuan like this, the villagers suddenly felt a little cold and they all withdrew their gazes.
Song Ran frowned: "Aren't we going to the back hills to look for Ah Xiu? You have to tell us who Ah Xiu is and what her appearance is. We can't just look for her blindly."
As soon as he finished speaking, a villager threw a large sack on the ground in front of them, making a clanging sound.
Everyone: “!”
What does this mean?
"A Xiu is easy to recognize. You will recognize her as soon as you see her." The village chief said, "A Xiu is a dog, a black dog."
Everyone: “”
What? Their target is a dog.
No one expected that Ah Xiu was actually the name of a dog. Anyone who saw the mission objective would think that it was to find a person named Ah Xiu, but it turned out to be a dog.
For a moment, everyone was silent.
The big sack contained bones and dog chains, as well as a few shovels and iron rods, which seemed to be used for self-defense.
The village chief took out an old pocket watch, checked the time, and said, "It's six o'clock. You can go to the back mountain. Come back before five o'clock in the afternoon."
He smiled coldly, "Otherwise you won't be able to come back."
Everyone: “…”
The atmosphere was stifling and depressing, and few people spoke easily for fear of accidentally being accused of lying.
At this moment, Gu Lin said in a baby voice: "But, we haven't eaten yet."
Gu Lin's words attracted more than a dozen stares.
Seeing that the villagers were always looking at him, Gu Lin covered his round belly and said, "If I don't eat, I will be too hungry to walk. How can I find food?"
Villagers: “…”
No, what is this little doll here for?
It's cute, but isn't it a joke to let such a small child who only thinks about eating go up the mountain to find a dog?
A villager said: "Can a child this young walk or climb a mountain by himself? He probably needs to be carried by someone."
Song Ran and Su Qiao: "..."
Double Hat Boss: "."
Villager: “…”
Why do you really have to hold it?
Gu Lin remembered what his brother had told him not to let others hold him all the time, so he shook his head and said, "No, I'll walk on my own!"
He held Qi Yuan's hand, "Be with brother Yuan!"
It’s different now. He has a little friend and is naturally willing to walk by himself. He is no longer the lazy little guy he used to be.
The sack was carried by Song Ran, and the iron rods were given to Su Qiao and Chen Yan for self-defense.
Several people walked towards the back mountain.
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On the country road in the early morning, the grass leaves were wet with dew.
Gu Lin grabbed a handful of dogtail grass, and his tender white palms were wet. He wiped it directly on his clothes.
Qi Yuan: “…”
Qi Yuan was helpless, sighed, and wiped him with a tissue again.
Gu Lin looked at his white and tender palm. The tip of his little finger was very round, like a plump little bean.
Gu Lin: "Thank you, Brother Yuan."
The two little guys came just to play, mainly Gu Lin playing with him, and Qi Yuan played with him, without any sense of urgency to complete the task.
Several adults looked at the two carefree cubs, sighed for a moment, and began to discuss the clues.
Song Ran said: "A Xiu is a black dog. According to yesterday's inference, the villagers are looking for A Xiu to fight against the black-clad female ghost. Generally speaking, black dog blood does have the effect of exorcising evil spirits."
Su Qiao said: "Aren't there any black dogs in the village? Why do you have to find this black dog named A Xiu?"
Since the villagers couldn't go to the back mountain themselves, they specially asked outsiders to go there to look for it. Dogs recognize home, why do they go to the back mountain instead of going home?
Because it is easy to fall into traps when speaking, Chen Yan rarely spoke, and the discussion was mainly between Su Qiao and Song Ran.
Su Qiao: "Whose dog is Xiu? Since it has a name, it must have been given by someone. It must be a dog with an owner. Then who is its owner?"
Just as Su Qiao finished speaking, a girl's voice came from behind him.
"A Xiu is sister A Yun's dog."
Everyone looked back and saw a girl of about eighteen or nineteen limping towards them. Her right leg was a little tilted, and it seemed that she had followed them all the way.
The girl was very thin, with a low ponytail and a pretty face.
She limped to the front of the crowd and repeated: "A Xiu is Sister A Yun's dog."
They looked at each other and said nothing.
Chen Yan said: "Who are you and who is Sister Ayun?"
"My name is Ah Sheng." The girl calmed down her breathing. She had walked too fast just now and her breathing was a little disordered. She pushed the hair in front of her face and said, "Sister Ah Yun is the black-clothed ghost girl they are talking about."
Everyone: “…”
Ah Sheng pointed to a fork in the road ahead, his expression gloomy: "Really, I'm not lying to you. After passing the intersection ahead, I'm out of the village and I can't go forward."
"But I advise you not to go look for Ah Xiu. Sister Ah Yun is very pitiful."
According to Asheng, Ayun is a girl who never lies, but the villagers don't like her.
Because not being able to lie means not being able to keep a secret, and not being able to keep a secret is ten thousand times more hateful than lying.
No one likes someone who can't keep a secret.
Ayun not only can't lie, but can also read other people's thoughts.
A person who has the ability to read minds but cannot lie is therefore disliked by the villagers.
They don't want to be without secrets.
Ayun is an orphan, without a father or a mother. No one likes her except Asheng.
Apart from that, there was only a black dog around him, and Ayun named the dog Axiu.
Except for Asheng, no one knows that Ayun has the ability to read minds.
All the secrets of the villagers were revealed by Ayun one by one, including the father-in-law cheating on his wife, the quarrels between brothers, the extramarital affairs, and any dirty and filthy things that could not be exposed in public.
It is difficult for villagers to keep secrets among each other.
The villagers thought it was Ayun who was eavesdropping, so they united together in anger. One night, they caught Ayun and cut off her tongue.
"She was hung on that tongue tree, and her arms and legs were sewn up separately." Ah Sheng looked sad. "That was five years ago."
"The arms and legs are sewn together." Su Qiao was shocked. "How do you sew this?"
Ah Sheng: “Just sew the left arm and left leg together, sew the right arm and right leg together, put on black clothes on the outside, and it looks like a…”
She made a “冂” shape with her hand.
Everyone: “…”
This is too cruel!
Just because I can't lie, I have to be treated like this
"But why does Sister Ayun want to tell other people's secrets?"
A baby voice.
Ah Sheng was startled and looked down. He saw a round-headed cub blinking its big eyes at him.
This child is really cute, with fair skin and big eyes. Although he is not fat, he is chubby.
There were no children in the village yet. Ah Sheng looked at Gu Lin and was stunned.
Gu Lin always knows how to grasp the key points. Although he is small, he listens very carefully.
Seeing that the little brother was still waiting for his answer, Ah Sheng didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Seeing everyone's doubts, Ah Sheng said anxiously: "Sister Ah Yun is really innocent. Believe me, what I said is true. I can't lie! Otherwise, Sister Ah Yun will come and cut off my tongue. She doesn't recognize anyone now."
She slowed down her voice, "Please don't go looking for Ah Xiu anymore. The village chief wants to use Ah Xiu's blood to deal with Sister A Yun, and Sister A Yun is afraid of that."
Ayun, as described by Asheng, had a miserable life and was very pitiful.
However, the group was not looking for A Xiu because of the villagers, but as a system task, so naturally they could not agree to her not looking for the dog.
Ah Sheng said: "If you must go, can you bring Ah Xiu back alive? Can you not hurt it? Ah Xiu is innocent too. It is a loyal and good dog."
She looked at the iron rods and sacks, which were used to deal with dogs.
Su Qiao assured: "Don't worry, we will definitely bring Ah Xiu back alive."
Ah Sheng smiled and thanked him sincerely.
After leaving the village, Ah Sheng had not left yet. He stood at the edge of the land, watching them leave. His figure looked even thinner in the cold wind.
Song Ran said: "It seems that we guessed correctly. The villagers are looking for Ah Xiu to fight against the black-clothed female ghost."
Su Qiao: "But, since Ah Xiu is Ah Yun's dog, why is she afraid of her own dog's blood?"
Song Ran said: "I'm making an assumption, which shouldn't be considered a 'lie'. What if this Ah Xiu isn't a living dog? How can we bring it back alive? Would that be considered a lie?"
Su Qiao: "..."
It’s better not to set a flag!
Song Ran patted Su Qiao's shoulder and said with a smile: "But you don't have to worry about whether Ah Xiu is alive or not. As long as we find her, we can complete the mission."
Su Qiao wasn't worried, but he felt a little uneasy, as if he had stepped into a trap.
As expected, there are traps everywhere and you can easily fall into one if you are not careful.
We soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. It was a small hill and the path was not difficult to walk on.
Gu Lin didn't let him be carried, but his stomach was already growling with hunger, and he was so hungry that he could hardly find his way.
He asked 9528 to buy him two delicious grilled sausages from the system mall and wanted to give one to Qi Yuan, but Qi Yuan refused to eat it.
Gu Lin took one in each hand and started eating them.
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the little dumpling who was concentrating on eating the sausage.
The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.
They originally thought it would be troublesome to find the dog, but before they could even start looking for it, the dog followed the scent and found it first.
Everyone stopped.
A hundred meters ahead, there was a dirty black dog with ticks all over its body and its eyeballs were completely white. It looked very scary.
Everyone looked at the black dog with drooling mouth as he stared at the grilled sausage in Gu Lin's hand, and then looked at Gu Lin who was holding a grilled sausage in each hand.
Wow, it’s effortless.
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