Chapter 15: The Taoist Corpse
Several civilian police worked for a while, the car's four wheels are unloaded, remove the tires, I took them rushed to the side of the reservoir.
Widow Zhang basically, every day at this time will be in the reservoir side of the laundry, she saw me with a few civilian police, startled, the hand of the flower-colored panties also fell into the water, called wrinkled waves floating away, scurried up to ask me, said.
"Li village head, aunt can not provoke you, and did not do anything illegal, you can not wrong aunt!"
I looked at the nervous Zhang widow, ready to explain, but unexpectedly shorty snapped and ran over, dripping water, walked to the reservoir to fish up the underwear and hand it to her, shorty's back to me, I can't see his look, but from my angle, I can still see that he was looking at Zhang widow's chest.
"Auntie, it's none of your business, don't get involved, it's not like there's a dead body in the reservoir, let the police comrades come and take a look!"
Shorty said, pulled up his pants legs and ran over to jump to the boat, I looked at the Zhang widow smiled and also got on the boat, four police sat in the tire also followed over, the remaining two but ran to the Zhang widow, and she talked and laughed and chatted up.
There are not many fish in the reservoir, the water is very clear, shallow places can even see the sandy soil underneath, shorty slapped the paddle, revealing excitement and excitement, paddling the boat, it can be seen that he is very satisfied with yesterday's harvest in the water.
I twisted my head to look, four police officers followed unhurriedly, the opposite bank came a lot of onlookers, Widow Zhang and two police officers gesticulating, do not know what they are talking about.
The burned island has grown tender green weeds, look green, very cozy, I do not dare to talk to shorty about the seal, but still open his mouth to let him row slowly.
Waiting for the place, a few police officers will be four tires and boat tied together, shorty pointed to the bottom of the water, said decisively.
"Under here, you see!"
I was afraid to see not see the body was thought to report false alarms, hastily probe out to see, I do not think, with the wrinkled water waves, underwater suddenly appeared a blue face, is floating up to me, scared me unsteady foothold, flopped down to the water, fortunately shorty eye fast, hastily reach out to me to pull down.
Among them a civilian police look is also frowned, sip cigarettes, think for a while, before laughing at me.
"Haha ...... you don't be afraid, the water waves move, the refraction angle of the light is different, it looks like it is going to float up!"
Hearing this, I was relieved, thinking that this person knows quite a lot, I can not help but look at a few more eyes, his eyes are very sharp, like a hound dog, and there is a black mole on his brow, which makes me very impressed with him, and in the future, I fought with him for many years, these are all afterthoughts, and I will not mention it now.
He was very bold, took off his clothes and shoes, a fierce on the down, the water only cooed out a few bubbles, for a long time did not see the bottom of the movement.
The remaining three police like nothing in general smoking cigarettes, and I chatted, from their mouths I learned that recently is not peaceful, out of the robbers, some of them also into the house to kill, I thought of the village of the poor mountains and far away, did not care.
Few people can hold their breath for a minute, but the police did, he fished out of the water with a mask on the body, the body is very badly decomposed, I can not bear to see, think of dry heaving up.
The police put the body on four tires, remove the mask on its face, I can not help but curiosity and look at the past, only to see a scary skull, its clothes are not completely rotten, it looks like a yellow robe, the chest is also painted with a bagua figure.
After the clothes off, there is a not so big backpack inside, the police will be things are dumped in the boat, there are bells, compasses, alarm wood, and a rotten brush, I search for this is a Taoist priest, I can not help but think of the missing Taoist priest on the South Gate Hill, recalling his appearance, but the two height difference is very large, completely hitched.
"This is the grave robber who reigned in the jianghu back then - Taoist Huxu!"
The police turned up the compass, handed me to see, the bottom of the knife carved a large "Huxu" character, I thought since it is a powerful thieves, why would they focus on this inconspicuous mound, could it be that something has happened, urgent money?
"Li village head, this time you can give you a credit, the case of the Hundred Days Man Bureau of tracing more than ten years have no results, do not want to die in your reservoir, we can also be considered to hand over the work!"
The police washed his hands, shook off the water stains said to me, I remembered the words of the antique store owner, frowned and the police said.
"I do not dare to take credit for this, if he still has accomplices, I will be in trouble!"
The police touched out a cigarette stuffed to me, and for me to light up, and then the boat evidence are gripped to the tires, sip a few mouthfuls of smoke, was smoked squinting eyes.
"Do not say, this Xu Taoist really have a few accomplices, there are two women and a man, the man called e Lin Chen, the means is very clever, the woman we caught a, but unfortunately let her to scurry, in addition there is a foreign woman, you do not have to worry about, more than ten years no news of them!"
I ate a shock, then understand the South Gate Hill missing Taoist priest and the Hundred Days Taoist priest is the same partner, that the dead body in the clothes mound is only afraid of that foreign woman, they appeared together in the village is enough to prove that my judgment is correct, under the South Gate Hill there must be a group of ancient tombs.
Shorty sat beside me, did not say anything, his eyes looked straight at the skeleton, his expression is very plain, but there is a trace of uneasiness in his eyes.
In fact, shorty's uneasiness I have also had, that is fantasizing about their own because of grave robbing died horribly somewhere, even the bones of no one to collect the bleak feelings.
The police see me and shorty are frozen not to speak, thought we were scared silly, copied a handful of water flung over, pointing to the other side of the bank, said: "do not stare ah, this is a good thing, you have to give you the whole township notification of merit, quickly take us back!"
I'm not interested in the notification of merit, if a person is famous, there will be a lot of eyes staring at everything, often used to gossip, this kind of halo is a burden for me.
Looking at the short, I remembered Zhang Fang her father's contemptuous eyes, while paddling the boat, said to the police: "This is to discuss the credit, but there is nothing I do, are my brother found, you want to take credit for the rewards issued and so on, are given to him it!"
See me say so, the police hastily touch out the paper and pen, ask the short man's name and age, and are written down, the short man some do not understand look at me, mouth moved, want to say something but finally did not speak.
I was afraid that his words are bad, hastily made a few eyes, he gave me a blank look, turned around and sat down, put both feet in the water, stirrups kicking the splash.
After disembarking, Shorty and I carried the bones to the car and collaborated them to load the wheels, and when they left, a few village cadres gathered around and asked me what happened.
"What can happen, there used to be a war, dead people were thrown in the reservoir, you few cadres don't go, let's have a meeting, the masses are dispersed!"
Fabricated an excuse, I sent the masses away, ready to meet with the village cadres, the "three fires" to implement, Zhang Fang that little girl but rubbed over to me to stretch out the palm of my hand, snapped a few fingers and said.
"Li village head, you took the cigarette can give money, really a sinful person, either hit a ghost or a dead body, you and shorty how many sins in a previous life!"
Zhang Fang's tone is very hard to hear, I see that I have hurt her heart, I did not bother with her, but considering shorty, I had to self-destruct, touch out five dollars, spit a mouthful of phlegm in his hand, wiped it on the money, and said to the sun that was about to go down.
"Little ninny, not just five dollars, take it!"
After saying that, I quickly stuffed five dollars in her hand, the spit-stained side against her palm, from her disgusted expression, I know that she slightly changed her opinion of me.
Shorty followed her into the kiosk, giggles coming from inside, I shook my head and laughed bitterly, leading the village cadres into the village headquarters, and once they were seated, I began my first meeting since taking office.
"That corpse you all saw, recently there were robbers in the township, after each group goes back, make sure to strengthen precautions, report any abnormalities at any time!"
Several village cadres touched out pen and paper, honestly writing, and no one stood up to object, I then went on to talk about the South Gate Mountain ban, they also readily accepted.
"There is another point, that is, the village's hog slaughtering fee is reduced from the original ten dollars to five dollars!"
Pig slaughtering is a special person responsible for food, this person is the butcher man, he immediately stood up, red-faced strongly opposed, reasoning a big pile, but I only understand a sentence, that is, pig slaughtering fee village to take half.
For this matter, I do not want to make too many explanations, as a child because of poverty, every year end will be tortured, their own pigs can not be slaughtered without money, so look at the butcher said.
"I'm not against anyone, of course, you can't work for nothing, this slaughtering fee village that part of it will not be charged, but if I hear that you charge more than a dime, I'll immediately change!"
Butcher man counted, see he did not have any loss, also sat down, but do not want the other cadres are talking to each other, complaining about what the village has no income, cadres drink the northwest wind, I heard very angry, slammed the table.
"What are you talking about, cadres do not eat? The state did not pay you or how, think about the suffering of the townspeople, all year round can be a few grains of rice, do not have to feed their families, all to feed you, but also do not look at, how old are you, the times are progressing, the idea must be given to me to change, adjourn!"
I angrily scolded a few sentences, turned around and left, came to the village, shorty is Zhang Fang in front of the show, I do not know where he picked the wildflowers, huffing and puffing a little bit into no, huffing and puffing a little bit into the out, I think tomorrow to go to the South Gate of the mountain to step on the road, then shouted on the shorty to go home!
