Chapter 41: Unreasonable

  My words made the captain's body tremble, and he opened his mouth, but no sound came out. This left me somewhat helpless: "Still don't believe me? If you think your courage is sufficient, I can let you meet three friends, but only you will be able to see them, and they are not human. Take a look at that yellow big immortal over there - the one who was on Wang Liang's body earlier. There are many things in this world that you don't know about. The reason I'm doing all this is actually just to prevent some disasters from happening. Otherwise, think about Li Hongjun's life or death, or whether his corpse being burned would be of any benefit to me?"

  Thinking of the strange things that had happened over the past two days, the captain's body stiffened, and he could barely speak, but he believed my words more than he doubted them. He swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice: "Then what about your wound?"

  "It's a blood curse, the most vicious kind in witchcraft. Just now, I was outsmarted by Li Hongjun. He wanted to force me to accompany his daughter to do something, and I'm worried that it will stir up some terrifying things, so I've been resisting it in my heart. That's why I was outsmarted by Li Hongjun. Can you think of a way to cover this up? This is what I really want to say, what I'm most worried about is that they will inform Li Hongjun's daughter, because I haven't made up my mind whether or not to tell her."

  The captain fell silent for a moment, and one by one, the strange things that had happened seemed to be shrouded in mystery. Compared to Li Hongjun, my words were somewhat credible, after all, I was from this county, and my family was here, so I couldn't run away. But Li Hongjun's background was mysterious, and he did things in a very strange way. However, if they believed me, how could this matter be kept secret?

  Just hesitating, who knew that at this time, Zhao Yan didn't know when she had already walked to our back, suddenly opening her mouth and saying: "I've already informed Li Hongjun's daughter, she said she'll handle Li Hongjun's body herself when she arrives, Liu Hai, what are you going to do?"

  "What?!" His heart skipped a beat, his face suddenly changed color, and he stumbled forward, almost falling to the ground. He grabbed Zhao Yan's arm without caring about anything else, and furiously shouted: "Who told you to inform her?! You know nothing! Don't you know that if his daughter comes, it will absolutely not be good news?! Li Hongjun used every means to make her come, just to hide a secret, even resorting to using the Blood Curse, making his own soul never able to rest in peace. Do you think it's just for his daughter to come and collect his ashes?! You...you're a pig!!"

  I'm really angry, although I don't know why, but I know that Li Hongjun has a secret, and this secret is related to that zombie. Li Hongjun never said anything until his death, but he left something for his daughter. The secret must be hidden in the things he left behind. When his daughter comes, I'm afraid...

  I didn't want to think about it anymore, my anger made me a bit hysterical, or maybe it was because of the blood curse, I let out a roar and slapped Zhao Yan's face. If Li Hongjun's daughter had come, who knows what would have happened when she released the zombie? It definitely wouldn't be anything good. I used all my ingenuity and energy, even after being cursed with the blood oath, I didn't want to notify his daughter, but this idiot Zhao Yan ruined everything. Just thinking about it makes me feel like there's a fire burning in my heart.

  Zhao Yan was beaten by me until she was dizzy, covering her face and not even having the energy to get angry, only staring at me with a bewildered expression as I had become somewhat deranged. However, I didn't look at her, seeing her made my heart seethe with anger, and involuntarily I pushed Zhao Yan away. In my mind, I made a firm decision: to destroy all of Li Hongjun's belongings. As long as these things were gone, I believed his daughter would find nothing when she came. Otherwise, Li Hongjun wouldn't have specifically instructed me to keep these things behind - they were things that brought disaster and couldn't be left behind - couldn't be left behind.

  I recklessly pulled out the lighter, but unfortunately there was no gasoline left. Although I was a bit hysterical, I still didn't lose my mind and walked a few steps to break off a small tree. Then, next to Li Hongjun's body, I dipped the tree in gasoline and it immediately caught fire. I carried the burning tree to the coffin, stuffed it inside, and set all of Li Hongjun's remaining clothes on fire. I didn't leave anything behind, see if you can find anything now.

  "Hahaha——" I laughed hysterically, looking at the clothes that had already been burned halfway, thinking that even if she found a door, there wouldn't be one, and by then I would only give her ashes. See how her daughter could still deal with it. Just as I was laughing, I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine, and before I knew it, I lost my balance and fell to the ground.

  At this time, Zhao Yan also reacted and said that she had never been hit by anyone since childhood. She was a spoiled girl, but now she was furious, pointing at me with hatred and saying: "Liu Hai, you dare to hit me, you... I..."

  In the excitement, I was about to rush over, fortunately, I was stopped by the team leader. On the other side, seeing me fall down, Yang Xiufeng also rushed to my side, but some of them just looked at me, tightly hugging me. However, soon they noticed that my leg had started bleeding, and with a pale face, they trembled and said: "Little Hai, you're bleeding again!"

  I looked down and saw that I didn't have a single thread of fear in my heart, still smiling with some weakness, without even bothering to care about the wound, just spat at Li Hongjun's corpse: "Li Hongjun, don't think you can make me surrender like this, anyway, I've already burned it, your daughter came and saw nothing, I won't say anything, if you have the guts, kill me, who's afraid of whom is a bastard, son of a bitch, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you touch that thing.

  I won't say I'm not afraid, but the more I'm afraid, the crazier I become. I know it's my action of burning clothes that triggered the blood curse, and I may slowly bleed to death. At this moment, apart from fear, I also feel a little triumphant. At least my guess was correct - Li Hongjun thought of everything, but he didn't expect me to be the kind of person who would go crazy and not care about living or dying.

  Everyone stared at me in dismay, especially the captain's face changed greatly. Just a moment ago, there was no blood flowing, but now it suddenly started bleeding again. Looking at my frantic appearance, the captain felt a chill run down his spine and suddenly believed my words. He saw Yang Xiufeng covering her wound with her hand, but no matter how hard she pressed, blood still flowed out. The wound had deteriorated to such an extent in an instant. At this moment, he felt sympathy for me in his heart. After a moment's thought, he shouted: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and send him to the hospital!"

  As he spoke, he came up to support me, then turned his head to a police officer and said: "Zhang Qiang, you stay here to deal with things, note that this corpse has an infectious disease, it must be burned thoroughly."

  Just now, the captain has thought of how to deal with this matter. As long as it is said that there is a source of infectious disease, on-site incineration can be considered acceptable. After discussing with the leader, as long as no one pursues it, it can pass. After all, many people saw Li Hongjun's suicide and confirmed it was a suicide, so other things are easy to handle. In fact, the real reason he believed my words is that I was hysterical just now. In his opinion, I didn't need to do this at all. Of course, there's also the wound on my leg and the blood flowing from it right now.

  I didn't refuse, but instead felt a little grateful for the captain's kindness. Holding Yang Xiufeng's hand, my heart was filled with bitterness and a hint of fear towards death. I forced a bitter smile: "Captain Wang, going to the hospital is useless, even the best hospital can't save me. I've told you before that I'm cursed with the Blood Curse. Now that I've gone against Li Hongjun's will, all I have left is waiting for death."

  The captain's face twitched, but he didn't say anything. He turned his head to look at Zhao Yan and the others following behind him, then suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Liu Hai, I believe you, but tell me the truth, okay?"

  I was stunned, hesitated for a moment, it wasn't that I didn't want to say, but the truth is, it's really hard to bear. However, I knew that the key was whether anyone would believe me if I spoke out. After some hesitation, I let out a soft sigh: "Since you said you wanted to know and you said you believed my words, then fine, I'll tell you. Li Hongjun was poisoned by a corpse toxin. If we don't burn him, he will soon become a zombie. That's why I took the risk of doing what I did, because I didn't have the ability to deal with zombies. And Li Hongjun must have left something for his daughter, I believe she came not just to retrieve her father's ashes, but for something more. What if we really lose track of that years-old zombie? It might bring even more deaths. But this is just my speculation, and I'm not confident about it either. Originally, I didn't want to inform Li Hongjun's daughter, but now everything is too late. Captain, I have a favor to ask of you: if I die, please try your best to stop his daughter from searching for something. If that doesn't work, can you think of a way to frame her? I know she's not easy to deal with, but I'll get Xiaofeng and the others to help you."

  I grasped Yang Xiufeng's hand tightly, I knew he could understand my meaning, let alone Huang Dasen and San Guniang. If they really wanted to deal with Li Hongjun's daughter, I believed there would still be a way, and the captain was from the public security bureau, holding power in his hands. The key was how to use this power. Now the biggest problem was whether the captain could believe my nonsense.

  The captain's body stiffened, and for a moment he didn't speak. I knew he needed time to digest all this, but I couldn't prove it. San Gu Niang had found several people, but none of them could deal with the zombies. The situation was getting serious, and if no one came forward to stop it, once the zombies emerged, it was likely that everyone within a hundred miles would be affected.

  I also heard some rumors, such as in 95, the Chengdu archaeological team excavated three ancient corpses near the Wu Hou Temple. They were from the Qing Dynasty. Due to a mistake in supervision, the three ancient corpses disappeared overnight. Later, five zombies appeared, specializing in biting people's heads. Those who weren't bitten to death became zombies. In the end, the Liberation Army was deployed to burn them to death with flamethrowers.

  Another theory is that the zombies came from the Jiulao Cave in Qingcheng Mountain and ran out of there, with many white bones found inside. Another theory is that they were dug up in Xindu County, while another believes they were dug up in Shiling. The truth or falsehood of these stories is unknown, but perhaps where there's smoke, there's fire - zombies may indeed exist.