Chapter 10 Chapter 10 (Revised) Tiankeng
Sang Baiyu can smell two different odors of corpses.
To a forensic doctor, a corpse may smell like decay, but to Sang Baiyu, the smell of a corpse is complex, the sum of all the smells the deceased had come into contact with before and after death.
For example, he had come into contact with cucumbers during his lifetime. The longer the time, the stronger the smell left, and Sang Baiyu could smell the fresh scent of cucumbers.
Criminal investigation traceology studies the suspect's movements based on traces at the scene, and mulberry white jade can be judged based on its smell.
She can separate flavors that blend together, judging their intensity and duration of contact.
These were all things Sang Baiyu had figured out himself. Hui Haiming had only heard that a very small number of people were sensitive to smells, but he didn't know how far they could go, nor did he know the current situation of these people.
Sang Baiyu was very sure that the dead person was definitely not just a drug addict, but the smell of the drug addict was something she had never smelled before.
We have to go to Mangzhai again.
There are five households near Min Wen's house, and their thatched houses are next to each other. There are a total of thirty households in Mangzhai.
There is a tiankeng five hundred meters away with an entrance of five meters in diameter. According to the people of Mangzhai, there is an underground river under the cave. The first place Sang Baiyu suspected of hiding the body was the tiankeng.
Fang Xiaoman was riding a bicycle with Sang Baiyu on her back. Min Wen also had a bicycle, but she was far behind.
Fang Xiaoman roared into the wind, "It looks like your classmate doesn't want to look for her father."
Sang Baiyu also roared: "She is hiding something big from us!"
Min Wen in the back: "..."
The wind carried all their voices back.
Min Wen had a complicated expression.
Fang Xiaoman stopped and waited for her, "Too slow!"
Min Wen: "You just..."
Fang Xiaoman's voice was even louder than before, "I'm saying bad things about you!"
Min Wen: “…”
Not long after walking, Min Wen met a few young people from society while trying to avoid a car.
The young men in Longxinggang are as bad as those in China. They want to tease young girls when they see them.
But this time, before they could even open their mouths, a bicycle came madly up to them. Fang Xiaoman roared, "You're looking for death!"
Sang Baiyu chimed in from behind, "Be careful or my sister will beat you up."
Her sister knows how to use eavesdropping devices!
Longxinggang City has a small population. One of them recognized Fang Xiaoman, his face suddenly changed, and he pulled the others away.
Min Wen looked at them blankly, "You..."
Why should I help her when I am obviously not friendly to her?
Especially Sang Baiyu, her eyes seemed to be growing on her body.
Sang Baiyu said: "Don't worry about it if it happens by chance."
Fang Xiaoman: "Exactly. How can they bully girls? They are so shameless."
Sang Baiyu: "Keep going."
Fang Xiaoman: "Let's continue tracking!"
Min Wen: “…”
Min Wen raised his lips slightly and continued to pedal his bicycle.
As we approached Mangzhai, we saw more fields on both sides of the dirt road.
The rusty chain made a squeaking sound, and the thatched houses of Mangzhai were not far away.
Min Wen looked relaxed from behind.
Fang Xiaoman whispered, "If the anonymous letter was really written by Min Wen, is the body from yesterday related to her?"
Sang Baiyu shook her head slightly, "She must be related to another person, the taste is different."
Min Chun was very bad to his family and has been missing ever since. Where is he?
The content of the anonymous letter she wrote should be related to Min Chun, right?
Before reaching Mangzhai, Sang Baiyu saw a brand new Buddhist shrine beside a trampled path.
She patted Fang Xiaoman on the back and said, "Sister Xiaoman, what is this? Do the people in Mang Village believe in Buddhism?"
Fang Xiaoman took a glance and burst out laughing, "What Buddha? This is a ghost."
Sang Baiyu exclaimed: "Could this be the Flying Head God?"
It is said that Mang Village worships Feitou God and regards Feitou God as a god who can protect Mang Village, but yesterday, Sang Baiyu did not see Feitou God.
The Ninglan people are accustomed to offering sacrifices on the roadside or at home. If the entire village believes in the same god, there should be something that everyone can see.
"After you mentioned the Flying Head God, I did some research. It turns out she's actually a little girl whose head and internal organs were eaten. She flies around at night looking for heads... Rather than hoping the Flying Head God will protect the village, they're more praying to the Flying Head God not to take their heads." Fang Xiaoman approached with Sang Baiyu on his back. "Take a close look at her face. Is she a Buddha?"
Sang Baiyu took a closer look and shuddered.
The flying-headed god has a hideous face and uses very strange colors. Staring at its eyes for a long time will make you feel creepy.
How does she look like a girl?
Fang Xiaoman said: "The head and neck are disconnected. This should be the creator's way of showing that the head is a new one and it was originally supposed to be a girl."
Sang Baiyu had seen records of the Feitou Barbarians in "Soushen Ji". From what Fang Xiaoman said, it seemed that the situation was very similar to that of the Feitou Barbarians. The Feitou God might be the result of Ning Lan's localization.
But the appearance of the two was completely different. Sang Baiyu could not see any trace of a human being on the Flying Head God.
"If a drug addict's head is cut off, will someone be looking for it?"
Just as he finished speaking, someone came over with a cart. When he saw the two of them, he was horrified and asked, "What are you doing?"
In order to observe the Flying Head God, Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman almost put their faces close to him.
Lai Tong walked quickly to the shrine, took a look inside, and felt as if he was struck by a terrible force in an instant, and his whole body trembled.
Sang Baiyu recognized him as the talkative uncle from last night and asked curiously, "Uncle, do you recognize it?"
Lai Tong came to his senses, but he couldn't help but stare at the Flying Head God. He said, "Aren't you afraid that it will follow you back?"
Sang Baiyu looked at Feitoushen and then at Lai Tong.
Lai Tong was nearly fifty years old, with a half-white beard and simple clothing. He was a native of Ninglan, with a very thick accent. Sang Baiyu's language skills were okay, but she had some difficulty understanding him.
Fang Xiaoman translated for her, "A ghost is haunting you."
Lai Yong used all his strength to pull away from the Flying Head God's gaze. He quickly turned his back, not daring to look at it again. He pulled Sang Baiyu and Fang Xiaoman out, "Don't get too close. Stay away. Bow again and mutter a few words. Quick!"
Fang Xiaoman: "It will go home with you tonight."
Sang Baiyu: "..."
He said a long sentence, but only these few words?
Fang Xiaoman smiled and pressed Sang Baiyu's head, forcing her to bow.
Sang Baiyu asked, "Is this the flying head god from Mang Village?"
Lai Tong seemed to be lost in thought, and after a long moment he answered, "Yes."
"I didn't seem to see the Flying Head God when I came here yesterday. How come he suddenly appeared today?"
Lai Tong: “…”
He was silent for a long time before he said, "The Flying Head God came here on his own."
The last rays of light in the sky disappeared at the end of the horizon.
As night fell, the sky was not completely dark yet, and Lai Tong seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
"It's been coming here a lot lately. No one knows when it came. Maybe it came when we were all asleep..."
Fang Xiaoman is usually very brave, but at the moment he still felt a chill.
She hid behind Sang Baiyu and whispered the translation, "Mang Village is really strange."
Lai Tong's voice also became unclear. Fang Xiaoman almost imagined him disappearing in the wind. Suddenly, the sound of wheels rubbing against stones was heard.
Sang Baiyu looked over and saw something black crawling behind the haystack.
Lai Tong said, "He's a beggar."
"Are there beggars in Mang Village?"
"I don't know when he came. He has difficulty walking, so he occasionally walks back and forth on a wheeled cart. He doesn't walk, and Zuko didn't drive him away."
Lai Tong finished speaking and looked at Sang Baiyu, "How dare you two come here again? If Zuko finds out, he will definitely chase you away."
Fang Xiaoman quickly explained, "Min Wen is my sister's classmate. We heard her father was missing, and we were all very worried about her. We came here together, and we were curious about the Flying Head God, so we stopped to take a look. When we turned around, she was gone."
Lai Tong thought for a moment before saying, "Zuko should have rested. If you want to find Xiaowen, come out as soon as possible."
Lai Tong agreed to take Fang Xiaoman and Sang Baiyu to see Min Wen.
At Sang Baiyu's reminder, Fang Xiaoman took the opportunity to inquire about the Min family's affairs, "Xiaowen is always unhappy at school. Is she being bullied at home?"
Lai Tongdao: "Li Rong is not bad, and is very good to Xiao Wen and Xiao Jun."
"No bias?"
"To say I'm not biased at all, that's not the case, but it seems to be a universal phenomenon that people pay more attention to boys. Every household is like this. Xiaowen is a good child and won't be upset by such a small matter."
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
This is why the situation of girls is worrying.
Lai Tong said: "I originally had three daughters. My youngest daughter was about the same age as her when she disappeared."
Lai Tong looked at Sang Baiyu.
"They look very similar and are equally beautiful."
Sang Baiyu frowned slightly.
Fang Xiaoman asked: "Is she sick?"
Lai Tong shook his head. "She's missing. We can't find her. Poor child. She's been missing for over ten years. We think she was taken away by someone."
Losing a child in Longxinggang is not a big deal.
Fang Xiaoman was afraid to bring up Lai Tong's sad story again, so she brought the topic back to the topic, "What kind of person is Xiao Wen's father?"
"Him? He's just average," Lai Tong shook his head several times. "He's incredibly lazy, both lazy and greedy. He has a piece of land at home, but he never cultivates it, leaving it all barren. Li Rong has suffered a lot following him. They often quarrel, and sometimes even fight."
"When was the last time you saw him?"
"It's been a long time, about a week ago. I lost a lot of money in a cockfight."
Fang Xiaoman winked at Sang Baiyu, these were all clues.
Sang Baiyu was also thinking about the connection.
As she was thinking, she suddenly stopped and looked at a house on the side of the dirt road.
This is the most imposing house in Mangzhai. It is not only large in area but also looks solid. The house is two meters above the ground and there are clothes hanging underneath.
Diagonally opposite the house, there is a flat-roofed wooden house, which looks like a small warehouse in China.
A boy came down the stairs and called out, "Wenshan! Want to run out and play again?!"
The ten-year-old boy's eyes were blurry as he staggered down the stairs. "I...I want to take a shower."
Lai Tong put down the cart and walked inside, grabbing Wen Shan's ear. "Still lying! I think you just don't want to study! Look at your sister Xiaowen, she has such good grades. You should learn from her!"
Sang Baiyu raised his leg and walked into the house.
Fang Xiaoman followed closely behind, "Aren't you going to look for Min Wen? Why are you suddenly rushing in?"
Sang Baiyu looked around and said, "It's right here."
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