In the end, they were all vomiting until they were dizzy and weak.
The long-haired man leaned against a tree and looked at me with a reproachful gaze: "Handsome, didn't you say that wasn't human flesh?"
I felt a little embarrassed.
I can distinguish the texture of human flesh from animal flesh, but that meat had obviously been processed countless times and had been braised at high temperatures, so the texture of the meat was completely deformed.
"Yeah, that's why I ate so much last night." Gao Qian wiped the vomit from the corner of her mouth and glared at me resentfully.
"Stop talking, ugh... I even vomited my leftovers from last year..." Luo Tianhe said, unable to hold it in, and leaned against the tree trunk to vomit again.
...
The village chief's house is in the center of the village.
Along the way, I saw several households with white funeral couplets pasted on their doors.
The village chief explained that this is how it is in the village; once one elderly person passes away, it's as if they've made a pact, and several more elderly people will follow suit.
As soon as we arrived home, the village chief busied himself serving us tea and water, showing no airs of officialdom whatsoever.
"Village chief, stop bothering me. I feel nauseous just looking at food... Let's get down to business first." Luo Tianhe waved his hand repeatedly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Junming and the others stood up and said they needed to go to the restroom.
This was all agreed upon before we came.
Since it's a trade secret, they shouldn't listen in here. They can just ask Luo Tianhe to buy the land later.
As I was pondering what excuse I could use to stay, Luo Tianhe gestured for me to sit down, which suited me perfectly.
After everyone else left, the village chief looked at Luo Tianhe.
“Mr. Luo… Oh, look at my mouth, I should call you Boss Luo. Although we are just a small place, the geographical location is still quite unique. If you really want to buy, you’ll have to give me a reasonable price.”
Luo Tianhe replied calmly, "Village Chief, as you know, I am a businessman. In business, we believe in mutual benefit and win-win. You name a price first, and then we can discuss it further."
The village chief sighed, a troubled look on his face.
"Boss Luo, don't underestimate our village. In recent years, we've invested a lot in its development. Repairing those roads took a lot of effort and money from everyone."
“If this land were sold to you, the villagers would have a lot of complaints. As the village head, I have to give them an explanation, right? So, the price has to be higher. How about 100,000 yuan per mu? That's not too much, is it?”
One hundred thousand?
I gasped in shock; this was outrageous!
Invest? Invest my ass! We've seen how desolate this place is the whole way here.
Luo Tianhe raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "Village chief, you really know how to ask for the moon. Putting everything else aside, I've heard that this village hasn't been very peaceful lately. Rumors of ghosts have spread everywhere."
“If I buy this land, the workers won’t dare to come and work. How am I supposed to do business? The value of your land will be greatly reduced.”
The village chief's smile froze on his face, a hint of embarrassment flashing in his eyes.
He chuckled dryly, trying to argue, "Boss Luo, don't listen to those rumors. They're all just hearsay. Our village is fine; there's no ghost around."
When they mentioned ghosts, I saw that the time was ripe and quickly spoke up.
“Village chief, is this ghost story just a rumor? I have a friend named Niu Hongsheng who went to your village and went crazy afterward. He cut off his own legs and then jumped into boiling water to boil himself. The scene was exactly the same as the ghost story you have.”
While I was saying this, I kept my eyes on the village chief's expression.
I noticed that when I mentioned Niu Hongsheng's name, the village chief's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with fear and panic, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Village chief, do you still dare to say that nothing has ever happened in your village?" Luo Tianhe secretly gave me a thumbs up.
He thought I was helping him, but he didn't know that he was actually helping me.
"This...this..." The village chief's lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but then swallowed it back.
I quickly pressed my advantage: "Village chief, let's be frank. You must know the ins and outs of this. If you keep trying to cover it up, it won't do anyone any good."
“You don’t want the villagers to continue living a hard life because of this, do you? If you tell us the truth now, we can work together to find a solution.”
Luo Tianhe didn't know why I was so fixated on this matter, but he still wisely cooperated with me from the side.
Pointing at me, he said, "Village Chief, don't underestimate my brother. He's the one in charge of money in our team. He has the power to allocate the project funds. If he's unhappy about it or thinks there's something fishy going on, then this cooperation will be completely ruined!"
Upon hearing this, the village chief showed obvious hesitation on his face.
On the one hand, he didn't want to easily reveal the truth; on the other hand, he was afraid of missing this golden opportunity to make money that had come knocking on his door.
Luo Tianhe was incredibly astute; he saw right through the village chief's thoughts.
He subtly gave me a wink: "Since the village chief isn't very willing to have a frank talk with us, we can't force him. The neighboring village is also very interested in our project. Let's go and have a good chat with them. Maybe we can get more support over there."
After saying that, he pretended to turn around and leave.
When the village chief saw that we were really about to leave, he panicked.
They quickly grabbed us, their faces plastered with ingratiating smiles.
"Hey, hey, bosses, don't be in such a hurry to leave! We can talk things over, we can talk things over. We're all trying to get things done. I didn't think things through properly just now. Let's talk it over again and we'll definitely find a solution that satisfies everyone."
The village chief lit a cigarette and cursed angrily: "It's all the fault of those two bastards from the Shen family. I told them not to do any of that bullshit [cleaning], but they just wouldn't listen. They went into the new house and insisted on having someone [clean] it."
"It turns out she wasn't a prostitute at all, but a virgin."
"After those people left, the girl used a pair of scissors wrapped with red string to stab herself in the mouth and committed suicide."
"Since then, the ghosting in our village has become even more severe, and now no one dares to go out at night."
Is your surname Shen?
When Bai Su was invited up last time, she mentioned someone surnamed Chen.
I took out the photo, pointed at Bai Su, and asked him, "Village chief, do you think this is the woman who committed suicide?"
The village chief took out his reading glasses and looked at her with a horrified expression: "Yes, this is the woman Shen Man found to help with the cleaning, and the one next to her is Shen Man."
It seems that, just as we guessed before, Bai Su was indeed killed by Shen Man.
What shocked me even more was that, according to the chat logs Su Mingyang gave me, Bai Su had a chaotic private life and even sold herself for money. How could she have become a virgin?
However, the village chief's next words struck me like a thunderbolt.
He pointed at my grandfather and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't this the master who helped us set up the formation last time?"
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