Ghost Breath - C40

“Right.”

“I can’t contact him, but it doesn’t mean he’s missing.” Song Zhengming said as he smoked a cigarette. Qiao Mu waved his hand to indicate that he would not smoke.

“I was just speculating, so I decided to go over and take a look.”

“Did Zheng Huili take you guys there?” Song Zhengming smiled and asked.

“Yeah, I didn’t know at the beginning either. She probably joined our club to ask some experienced people to help her find her family in Flower Snake Village.”

“That woman …” “I really …” Song Zhengming showed an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry, “However, it’s because she no longer has any confidence in us, there were a few times in the past where he was directly kicked out of the main door by us.”

“She’s from the Flower Snake Village?”

“Yes, her parents and big brother all live in the Flower Snake Village. I heard that there’s even a big sister. She died a few years ago.”

“Then she is the only survivor of Flower Snake Village?”

“It should be… But you can’t say that they were survivors, and that group of villagers did not confirm their deaths. They might have really gone to other places, that much is unclear, and after Zheng Huili matured, he did not stay in the Flower Snake Village, but went out to work. ”

“Oh, does she have any other relatives?”

“It seems that there are still two nieces that belong to her sister’s family. I don’t know where they live, and they aren’t in Flower Snake Village anyway.”

“Alright, then that’s about all I need to know. Sorry for troubling Superintendent Song. I need to go to the Flower Snake Village as soon as possible, your side … You can’t provide any help yet, can you? ” As he spoke, Qiao Mu stood up.

“Yeah, you have to make sure they’re missing before you can report them. What if they’re fine and can’t be reached, don’t you think? And they usually don’t have enough time to file a case unless there’s a special situation. ”

“Mm, alright. I’ll be leaving first. I’ll contact you again if there’s anything else.” Qiao Mu knew that the police always followed the rules and regulations, so speaking any further would be useless.

However, just as Qiao Mu moved, Song Zhengming said: “Wait …. “How about this, I’ll accompany you.”

Qiao Mu was stunned and said: “Oh, alright.”

“After all, I was in charge of the previous case. It’s good for me to understand and understand.” Song Zhengming said as he stood up.

Qiao Mu nodded. He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was actually filled with gratitude.

Just when the two of them went downstairs, Song Zhengming said: “Wait a moment, drive my car, you’re not familiar with the mountain roads here.”

Very quickly, Song Zhengming drove the police car over. Just as Qiao Mu was about to get on the car, someone patted his shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Yang Jie.

Yang Jie wore pink casual clothes and jeans and smiled at him.

“Why are you here?” Qiao Mu was shocked.

“I’m here to go with you. See, I’ve changed into my work clothes.” Yang Jie said.

“Did you come by taxi?”

“No, I got our television station’s driver to help deliver it. He’s back now.”

Song Zhengming rolled down the window and asked: “Who is it?”

“Oh, my wife was the one who contacted you from the beginning, Little Yang.” Qiao Mu said awkwardly.

“That’s right. Hello, Superintendent Song. Would you mind bringing me along?” Yang Jie laughed.

Song Zhengming nodded his head, then replied: “Then get on, quickly.”

When the two of them got on the car, Yang Jie had even secretly made a face at Qiao Mu. “Qiao Mu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He knew that although Yang Jie was a lot younger than him, she wasn’t considered young either. However, sometimes she behaved like a child.

However, he also understood that Yang Jie was worried, especially since she had learned from Guo Yong’s mistakes. Yang Jie always said that for someone like him, it was fortunate that he had her as her wife. Otherwise, she really wouldn’t know how she would live her life, it was actually the same for Yang Jie, the two of them couldn’t live without each other. Thinking of this, Qiao Mu’s heart felt warm.

The police car drove on the winding mountain road. Qiao Mu found that the road in this area was indeed not easy to drive. No wonder the bus would overturn.

“Did you find the person on the bus?” Qiao Mu suddenly remembered and asked.

“No, the rescue team has been searching continuously for three days already, there isn’t even a shadow left.” Song Zhengming replied. Of course he knew about the local accident.

“Three days? Didn’t something happen the day before yesterday morning? ” Yang Jie who was seated in the back row asked.

“How could that be? The news was released the day before yesterday. Actually, it happened more than a week ago. At that time, the higher-ups pressured us, saying that we can temporarily put this matter under control.”

“Really? Then where did all the rescue teams go?” Yang Jie asked again.

“Near the Flower Snake Village. Most of them are also from the countryside, so they are, after all, a little afraid of the village and do not want to be contaminated with bad luck. So when they come to the Flower Snake Village, they will only do a symbolic search, basically searching the area outside the village, and will definitely stop before it gets dark. ”

“Are they still looking for me today?” Yang Jie asked.

“You can’t find it right? What are you looking for?”

“What about the other 20 people?”

“What can we do? Let’s deal with it as a missing person.” “Sigh, if you want to open up, that’s how our country does things.” Song Zhengming said as he frowned.

Qiao Mu listened and thought: This Song Zhengming person is not bad, he will tell them everything.

“At that time, when you were dealing with the Flower Snake Village case, was it the same?” Yang Jie asked curiously.

“Not really, Flower Snake Village was a big case at that time, after all, there were at least a hundred people who went missing. “After we officially set up the case, we immediately reported it to the County Bureau. The County Bureau then reported it to the City Bureau, and in the end, the City Bureau sent people down to cooperate with us and investigate.”

The police car was already on a flat road, Song Zhengming suddenly interrupted their conversation and pointed ahead: “We’re almost there, in front.”

Qiao Mu stuck his head out of the window and looked around. Feeling that it was a little strange, he asked Song Zhengming: “Can the carriage go in?”

“No way!” Song Zhengming shook his head, “Look at these small paths, there’s no way to open them.”

Qiao Mu then turned to ask Yang Jie: “If we can’t drive in, then where are Zhou Yang and the others’ cars?”

“Yeah.” Yang Jie was also aware of this problem.

Just as he was pondering, Song Zhengming stopped the car by the side of the road and said: “We’re here.”

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie immediately got off the car and observed their surroundings. They discovered that there were a lot of gravel on this area. There was a road filled with weeds next to the car, which should be the road to the Flower Snake Village.

“This road is… “Eh, who was that person?” Song Zhengming slowly got off the carriage. Just as he was about to point the way, he realized that there was a shadow in the road ahead.

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie had also noticed that there was a person walking towards them.

When they got closer, they realized it was a 15-16 year old girl with short hair. She was wearing a black sportswear, clean white sneakers and a backpack. Judging by her clothing and temperament, she didn’t look like a local.

The young girl silently came in front of them and stood there without moving. She first looked at them a few times, then also noticed the small road to Flower Snake Village. Neither of them spoke, and Qiao Mu suddenly felt very awkward.

“Little girl, what are you doing here?” Song Zhengming asked first.

“I’m looking for someone.” The young girl replied.

“Who are you looking for?”

“It’s for my aunt.”

“Why is your aunt here? Do you know where we are?”

“I know, this road leads to Flower Snake Village.”

“Are you going to go to the Flower Snake Village?” Yang Jie interrupted and asked.

“Yes.” The girl nodded.

“Wait, what’s your aunt’s name?” For a moment, he felt strange.

“Her name is …” Zheng Huili. ” The young girl seemed very unwilling to say it out loud.

Qiao Mu and Yang Jie looked at each other, even Song Zhengming was stunned.

“You are Zheng Huili’s …” Song Zhengming now that she thought about it, Zheng Huili did indeed have two niece.

“Yes, I’m related to her.”

“What’s your name?” Song Zhengming asked.

“My name is Su Qin.”

“Su Qin…” Song Zhengming said this silently in his heart. Feeling that this name was unfamiliar, he asked again, “Where did you come from? How did you know your aunt went to the Flower Snake Village? ”

“She told me. She told me more than two weeks ago, and then I came in from Qingdao by train yesterday. I didn’t tell her at first, and when I got here I tried to call her, but she wouldn’t answer my phone. Later on, the elder sister who rented a house with my aunt told me that she and the people from the Adventure Club went to Flower Snake Village, and that’s why I came to find her today. ”

“That… Didn’t your aunt tell you about the Flower Snake Village? ” Yang Jie asked.

“Do you think a little girl like you should be here?” Song Zhengming also said.

“I know.” Su Qin said with certainty.

“Know what?” Qiao Mu asked.

“I already know about the Flower Snake Village …” Su Qin said thoughtfully, and slowly, she said another sentence: “That night, I was the one who carried my sister and escaped from Flower Snake Village.”

Hearing that, Song Zhengming and the other two were extremely shocked, Song Zhengming immediately asked: “What, tell me clearly!”

Following that, the three of them surrounded Su Qin.

Thus, Su Qin briefly narrated her soul-stirring experience from over a year ago. At that time, she, her father, Su Hong and her sister Su Miao went back to visit the New Year in order to pay homage to their mother who had passed away and to visit Grandfather and Grandmother. In the end, they found out about the ceremony of soaking the corpse and the burial on the tree. Afterwards, the village chief led a large group of people, including her, his father Su Hong and her first uncle Zheng Gaang, to the Small Snake Island to look for the child. In the end, they found a huge rotten corpse that looked like an ancient general inside a cave. After the two sisters were sent back to the Flower Snake Village by the village by the fool Sun Erke, she discovered that all of the villagers had already started to mutate and there were even cadaver crawling all over the ground. She was extremely panicked, and could only leave the Flower Snake Village through the night with her sister on her back. After that, Zheng Huili immediately reported this to the police, but it was not accepted. In desperation, Zheng Huili first sent the two sisters to Qing Dao, where her grandparents took care of them, but concealed the incident that had befallen Su Hong at Flower Snake Village, saying that he had to travel for two years because of his work. After settling them down, Zheng Huili returned by herself and continued to think of ways to settle the matter of Flower Snake Village. After two months, Zheng Huili called and told her that everyone in the village had disappeared, and that the police couldn’t do anything about it. However, she noticed that there was a club that specialized in exploring the wilderness, and had already applied to become its student. Until recently, Zheng Huili had also called her to inform her that he was preparing to go to the Flower Snake Village for an adventure, and this time, she had to investigate until the truth was revealed. She wanted to go with him, but Zheng Huili didn’t allow her to, so she had sneakily come over.

Hearing the entire story, Qiao Mu, Yang Jie, and Song Zhengming could hardly believe it. However, they could see that Su Qin’s tone and attitude was extremely sincere, not like she was lying.

“Then your aunt …” You came to report it at the time, why didn’t you inform us clearly? ” Song Zhengming asked.

“She told me she was afraid you wouldn’t believe her. And she did give you some information, but you still don’t believe her. ”

Song Zhengming scratched the tip of his nose and said, “At that time, your aunt was extremely nervous. I think no one would believe her if they saw her.”

Yang Jie still had a doubt in her heart, so she asked. “According to what you said, your father’s accident occurred at Small Snake Island, did your aunt bring people to Small Snake Island to look for him?”

“Nope.” Su Qin shook her head lightly, “Aunt said that you must never go to that island.”

“Superintendent Song, what about you guys? Have you investigated that island?” Yang Jie turned to look at Song Zhengming.

“That island can’t be considered close to the Flower Snake Village. It still needs to be taken by boat. Zheng Huili didn’t even mention a single word of this to us, so how could we possibly think of going?” Song Zhengming said.

“That’s true too.” Yang Jie nodded.

“Don’t say anymore. In that case, let’s enter the village together.” he said anxiously. He believed in Su Qin’s words, so he guessed that Zhou Yang and the others were definitely in danger.

“You really want to come with us?” Song Zhengming asked Su Qin at the end.

“Yes, I’m going. I’ve made up my mind. You also need me to guide you. ” Su Qin’s attitude was very resolute.

Thus, these four people became another group that was rushing towards the Flower Snake Village, slowly advancing forward along a small path filled with wild flowers.

When he got closer to the Flower Snake Village and saw those lifeless black tiled houses, Su Qin’s memories also exploded out like a flood. She remembered that night when she was carrying her sister Su Miao and attacked from the Flower Snake Village in a panic. She wanted to escape from the Flower Snake Village so badly. The night wind howled like a ghost, accompanied by the rumbling of thunder. It even started to rain heavily, and the ground was covered with crawling cadaver s, as well as a lot of mutated villagers. On the way out of the village, she accidentally fell and broke her forehead. This terrifying experience, was just like what happened yesterday. She couldn’t imagine how she actually had the courage to bring her little sister all the way out of the Flower Snake Village at that time.

Along the way, Qiao Mu and Yang Jie finally saw those gingko trees that Su Qin mentioned. When they thought about how the villagers used medicine to soak their corpses, reduce their size, and then bury them in tree trunks, they felt a chill down their spines.

“The first time I came here, I found this tree hole. I thought the mice were nibbling on it.” Song Zhengming teased.

When they stepped into the Flower Snake Village, Su Qin led them to the old room that her grandparents used to live in. Currently, there was no one in the room, which made Su Qin sigh with emotion.

Outside the old house, Qiao Mu and Yang Jie started to shout out the names of Zhou Yang and the rest. They even searched through a few houses consecutively, but to no avail. Su Qin took them to the river bank to look for it, and explained the reason behind the stench in the village. Qiao Mu was extremely vigilant. She retrieved a blade from her backpack and held it in her hand. Song Zhengming saw it and said: “This is a Control Tool.” Qiao Mu only smiled and did not answer.

It was almost evening and the sky was about to turn dark. Qiao Mu did not know where Zhou Yang and the rest were, and neither did Zhou Yang and Zheng Huili know that Qiao Mu and the others had arrived at Flower Snake Village.