Chapter 27: The Evil Act

  Xu Qi looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to tell him the connection between these things, but I still couldn't figure it out. I just came to rescue Wen Jing, how did I get entangled in a bunch of messy affairs?

  I saw him not utter a word, and Xu Qi turned around to instruct the village chief for a few sentences, letting him continue to place the coffin of Laozu Gong in the ancestral hall, and dispatch young and strong men to guard it.

  During the day, Yu Mo had no communication with the villagers. At this time, he told me that I should have been put into the coffin at around 4 or 5 in the morning. The people guarding the ancestral hall changed shifts every two hours, but at a little after 4 o'clock, the person lying on the beam waiting for the zombie fell asleep and didn't wake up until almost 6 o'clock. That was the only time when no one was watching the coffin.

  Of course, if zombies could deceive other people's eyes, it would be a different story.

  At six o'clock, the person who had just changed shifts heard a loud banging sound from inside the coffin. He quickly used the prepared hemp rope to tie up the coffin and went to inform the village chief. By the time the village chief called for the young men to hurry over, the coffin was shaking violently. If it weren't for the fact that there were many houses connected behind the ancestral hall, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to wait for Xu Qi to arrive before being burned to ashes inside the hall.

  Now when I think back on it, I still feel a lingering sense of fear, but I guess you could say I was fortunate in misfortune.

  Xu Qi found the coffin of their ancestors in Longhu Mountain, and was very concerned about this matter. As I was the key person in the whole thing, Xu Qi instructed the village chief to treat us as honored guests. Taking advantage of this opportunity, when the village chief went to entertain and apologize, he also asked him about the news of Old Man Huang.

  No need to mention, I really saw him a few days ago. I don't know when Old Man Huang will come back. I only heard the news of Laozu Gong's passing and went to the ancestral hall to burn incense. I happened to run into the village head at that time. At that time, Old Man Huang was in a hurry and just said hello before rushing away. After that, he hasn't been seen in the village again.

  I was about to ask You Wu, if he had informed Liu Wei Min, when Xu Qi settled the villagers and came over to me saying: "Wang Zhen little brother, the things you want to buy, the village head has already arranged for someone to do it, it will take about 7 or 8 days. I have an impolite request, I hope during this time, both of you can help me solve the problem here." Afraid we wouldn't agree, he added: "After all, this matter also concerns you, if we don't deal with Lao Zu Gong, even if you escape back to your hometown, maybe he will still chase after you!"

  I'd like to agree for now, and everything will be decided by Liu Weimin. I'll tell Xu Qi that if there's anything, just speak up.

  He suddenly slapped his thigh, overjoyed: "That's really great, whoever put you in the coffin wants you dead, since you're still alive, I think it will make a move on you again. Let's start now, I'll let the villagers go back, Wang Zhen will run wildly all over the mountain, and I'll follow behind you, waiting for the zombie to appear."

  I didn't say a word and fell softly on Youmo's body, not pretending, but my legs were softened by his scare, and I quickly told him that I was still recovering from the shock in the morning, so let me rest for a few days.

  "This is no joke, summoning zombies! You think it's just for fun? Yu Mo also spoke up for me, but Xu Qi said that striking while the iron is hot is crucial, and delaying any further would put me in danger as well."

  At this moment, the phone rang. It was Liu Weimin calling. I apologized to Xu Qi and hid behind a tree to answer the call. As soon as I opened my mouth, I asked for help: "Old ancestor, where are you? Hurry back! Someone wants to feed me to zombies!"

  Liu Weimin's voice was low and he only said three words: "Agree with him."

  I asked him who he was answering to, Liu Weimin said: "Answering that little Taoist."

  I hurriedly looked around and asked him where he was and how did he know about this matter of mine?

  Liu Weimin said matter-of-factly: "I've been secretly following you guys all along, after all this is a village that's infested with zombies, I'm not at ease."

  I suddenly got angry, and scolded him severely, brought us to Guan Cun Village, and then just left us there, which led to me being caught by zombies and almost burned to death.

  Wait until I finish, Liu Weimin said calmly: "Are you dead? Who said you were taken away by zombies? Wang Zhen's little friend, this matter is not as simple as we thought before. It's not just your cousin's life, but also yours. Now it's not the time to talk, you temporarily help that little Taoist priest and see what tricks he wants to play. After the dust settles, I will naturally tell you the truth."

  After he finished speaking, he hung up. I wanted to call him back, but You Wei called my name. As I walked over, I was still searching for Liu Weimin's figure among the nearby villagers, but in vain.

  Xu Qi asked me how I was considering it. I gritted my teeth and said, "I can help, but you can't use me as bait. And after the matter is settled, you have to help me with one more thing."

  He readily agreed, patted his chest and said he would never let me be in danger, so they made a plan, no need for me to run around the village, just stay with him at the temple.

  We left the villagers to watch over Laozu Gong's tomb, and we headed towards the village. Along the way, I thought of Kang Jiuxiang, so I told them to go ahead to the ancestral hall first, while I went back to the reception room to fetch something. Yu Mo coldly laughed twice, scolding me for being a blockhead. On the other hand, Xu Qi smiled very ambiguously, telling me to treat the official village as my own home and Kang Jiuxiang as my own woman, and not to be polite with him at all.

  Ignoring them, she walked towards the reception building at the village entrance. After entering, however, she didn't see San Shu in the lobby, which left her feeling puzzled.

  I knocked on the door, but no one opened it. I shouted "Jiuxiang sister" twice, but still no response.

  I was blocked by Xu Ji in You Wu's house, didn't take the room key, just about to go find San Sao, when I heard a shrill cry for help coming from the room: "Save me."

  I suddenly turned around, and immediately there was a man's roar and the sound of fighting.

  I hastily knocked on the wooden door, and then I heard Kang Jiuxiang's humming voice, as if her mouth was blocked. In a state of anxiety, I kicked open the door and rushed into the room. At a glance, Kang Jiuxiang's hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn to shreds, revealing large areas of white skin, and there were several red marks on her body, which were wounds inflicted by someone.

  She was pinned down on the bed, struggling desperately. After I came in, the shirtless man cursed and got up from her body. Kang Jiuxiang quickly wrapped herself in a quilt, using her hands and feet to crawl to the corner of the wall, curled up, looking like a wounded deer, pitifully gazing at me, murmuring: "Save me, save me."

  Seeing the scene in the house, I was stunned on the spot. I thought it was a zombie eating people, but I didn't expect someone to bully Kang Jiuyang.

  That man has also been seen, it was just now in the tomb area shouting Village Head Four Uncle.

  I looked at Kang Jiuxiang, who was shrinking into the corner with tears streaming down her face, muttering to me for help. Then I looked at the man, who had a disdainful expression on his face and was slowly tying his pants pocket. Although Kang Jiuxiang wasn't my anything, I still felt extremely heartbroken. A surge of evil fire rushed up to my forehead, I cursed a profanity, grabbed the glass ashtray from the TV cabinet, and smashed it at his head.

  What lingered in my mind was Kang Jiuxiang's panicked and desperate face, even intertwined with her usual calm demeanor. I didn't hold back when I struck, and for that brief moment, I thought about the consequences of beating this man to death. If he died, so be it; Liu Weimin should be able to handle it, and if not, I wouldn't care anyway.

  But just as my hand was halfway through its swing, his foot kicked heavily into my chest, and to put it bluntly, I was directly kicked flying, crashing heavily into the bathroom.

  I lay on the ground, feeling my heart stuck in my throat, and couldn't catch my breath for a long time. Kang Jiuxiang let out a sharp cry, and without caring about exposing herself, she rushed towards me, but was dragged back by that man who grabbed her hair and slapped her face lightly, saying: "The man you're looking for is useless, why not follow me instead?"

  Kang Jiuxiang looked up at the sky with a shrill cry, tears streaming down her face and into her black hair. She struggled, looking at me with eyes that were both painful and worried, while the man laughed loudly, pinching her cheek so hard it distorted.

  I saw everything with my own eyes, anxious and worried, but I couldn't even say a word to save her, I couldn't even crawl up, fortunately the man didn't continue his violence.

  Several villagers rushed out of the door, all of whom were slightly older than me, and called that man Jiu Ge.

  Jiuge scolded them for their sloppy work and asked how they could have failed to guard the main gate properly.

  The young man explained that the old woman upstairs was too much trouble and two people couldn't handle her.

  Jiu Ge let out a few snorts, and with one slap, he slapped Kang Jiu Xiang's face. He kicked the pillow flying off the ground, turned his head to her and said: "You cheap goods, you can't escape from my palm of hand. This time I'll give Xu Dao Zhang some face, after this little turtle finishes serving the clan lord, I'll play with you again."

  After he led the people away, Kang Jiuxiang hurriedly rushed to my side and busily helped me catch my breath on my chest, asking if I was okay. Not long after, San Sao also rushed down, wailing and crying, saying that she hadn't protected her sister well...

  After I caught my breath, I searched for my phone in the mess. Kang Jiuxiang asked me what I was doing and I said calling the police.

  Then Kang Jiuxiang started crying again, saying that Jiu Ge had a powerful background and she was just an unwanted young widow, the police wouldn't care about this matter.

  The irritable third sister-in-law sighed, but did not refute her words.

  I'm telling you to rest assured, even if the police don't care, I'll help you take down that beast.

  Kang Jiuxiang suddenly lifted her head, looked at me with complex eyes, then handed her hand into mine, nodded lightly, and was very trusting.

  I called Liu Weimin, but he didn't answer. I kept calling and finally got through after a long time. Liu Weimin asked me in a low voice what was wrong, and I said I had been beaten up.

  I simply told the story and waited for Liu Weimin to give me an explanation, but he was silent for a moment, then said: "Wang Zhen, my friend, I can't help you with this matter. Our top priority is to find Huang Jinbai. If we offend the village chief because of this matter, it would be very unwise."

  I stood there in a daze and said blankly: "Is this helping me? He's the one who broke the law, how can you not do anything about it?"