Chapter 40 The Burial Ground (Part 1)

Xu Zhengyuan stepped on the morning dew and strode on the narrow path.

On his face, anxiety and determination, guilt and happiness... all kinds of complex emotions are intertwined, making his current expression a little distorted... and indescribably vivid.

Half an hour ago, he didn't know what was going on in his head, so he went to Jiang's house.

But he only stood outside the gate for more than ten minutes before leaving... Perhaps it was lack of courage, or maybe it was because he recalled the desperate expression on his mother's face when she saw him last night.

And in just ten minutes or so, he wanted to understand many things.

For example, the village he lives in is not as peaceful and tranquil as he imagined. There are too many sins and filth here, ruining the happiness and dreams of countless people.

For another example, he has been deceiving himself and others for so many years... He closed his eyes, naively and cruelly thinking that as long as he could not see, the bullying and violence that happened to his mother did not exist.

Another example, even if he didn't want to admit it, having been exposed to such a distorted environment in Kiryu Village for many years...he is no longer as innocent as he thought.

If those who buy and sell people and use violence are the direct perpetrators...then he, the one who always looks on the sidelines, is the accomplice.

They are all burdened with sin...all need atonement.

If there is still time... let's start with setting mother free.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhengyuan almost trotted all the way back home.

Rumbling--

Just when he was about to reach the door of his house, he suddenly heard a loud noise from a distance.

Xu Zhengyuan subconsciously turned his head to look... But he saw a white wave against the common sense on the mountain peak in the distance.

The conspicuous "white line" was moving forward at an extremely fast speed, and it was estimated that within 10 minutes at most, the powerful impact would knock down his building.

"Is this... punishment?" Xu Zhengyuan stood there dumbfounded and muttered.

After a moment of daze, he suddenly jumped up, rushed into the hall, and rushed into the basement without stopping.

In the dark cellar, Xu Shirui, who had been shot in the leg and had not been bandaged in time, had already lost a lot of blood and turned pale, while Xu Wenbin and his elder brother Xu Zhengchu had even fallen into a coma.

If Xu Zhengyuan came a little later, maybe he could only see their corpses.

"Second brother! You are finally back!"

Seeing Xu Zhengyuan's figure, Xu Shirui, who was the only one who was still awake, yelled weakly, "Help us...save me!"

Seeing their miserable appearance, Xu Zhengyuan was also extremely anxious.

He immediately pulled out the spare medical kit from the corner, walked up to the elder brother who was shot first, and began to bandage him.

At the same time, he was constantly thinking.

In case of accidents, he parked a car at another exit of the basement, as long as he can heal his wounds within 5 minutes... he will have time to escape!
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Xu Shirui's cry.

"Brother, save me first! I can't take it anymore...I'm in so much pain, it really hurts!"

Xu Zhengyuan paused.

He has learned some medical knowledge, and knows that after a person is injured, the pituitary gland will quickly secrete a hormone called endorphin to achieve the effect of pain relief.

In other words, after surviving the severe pain during the initial period, what Xu Shirui feels now should be numbness...not pain.

Xu Shirui is lying.

And her purpose of lying...was to make him abandon his elder brother to save her.

Such cognition made Xu Zhengyuan's blood run cold.

He knew that his sister had a distorted personality and was extremely jealous... Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tang Yu to deceive people here just because Tang Yu lived a happier life than her.

But... He never expected that she could be so selfish.

"Brother? Second brother!" Seeing that he was silent and not speaking, Xu Shirui became a little anxious.

She tried her best to force a smile, "Can you bandage me up? When I can move around, I can help dad and elder brother deal with the wound. It's much faster than you doing it alone, isn't it?"

Xu Zhengyuan didn't answer the words, but put down the movements in his hands, and silently came in front of his sister.

Seeing his complicated expression, Xu Shirui said anxiously: "Brother... what's wrong?"

"Do you regret it?" Xu Zhengyuan said suddenly, "For Tang Yu... have you ever felt guilty?"

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Xu Shirui squeezed out a smile, "Now is not the time to talk about this..."

"Yeah, now is not the time..."

Xu Zhengyuan said ramblingly, "Then when...is it 'time'?"

In the ear, there seemed to be the sound of "rumbling" water.

Hearing this life-like sound and the continuous drumming noise of his sister, Xu Zhengyuan suddenly realized something.

"Perhaps... when you are about to die, that's the 'time'."

He watched the water gradually pouring into the basement, and said softly.

……

At the same time, the Liu family.

Second brother Liu looked at the wave that was close at hand, and couldn't help feeling a sense of despair in his heart.

Just when he was about to go to the second floor to avoid the frontal impact, a red shadow appeared in his vision.

"Xiaoyuan?" He asked in surprise.

Liu Yuan didn't speak, she reached out and grabbed his wrist, dragging him into the wooden coffin involuntarily.

"Xiao, Xiaoyuan! What are you doing!" Although Second Brother Liu was a little scared, he didn't struggle... After all, with Liu Yuan's current strength, even if he struggled, it would be useless.

Liu Yuan stuffed an adult man into the coffin as if stuffing a sack. Before closing the lid, she stared at her brother's face for a few seconds.

There was a tenderness in her eyes that she hadn't seen for a long time.

……

On the other side, Village Chief Xu's house.

Different from Second Brother Liu's panic, Yuan Xinhui laughed heartily after seeing the crashing waves.

She was not as decisive as Yan Yunjin, so even though she was extremely tired of her current life, she did not choose to take her own life.

But, as she herself said... she longed for death.

At the moment when the waves hit, five white shadows gathered and stood in front of the mother.

Looking at the children who were chattering and fighting with each other, but firmly resisting the water flow for her, Yuan Xinhui smiled, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

"...I won't let you all alone, leave alone..."

She raised the corners of her mouth, showing a relieved smile.

Then...he hugged those "phantoms" without hesitation, allowing his body to be engulfed by the waves.

……

……

Wednesday, May 7st, sunny.

The dark pavement was scorched by the hot July sun, and the surface temperature easily reached over [-] degrees, making people feel extremely hot just by looking at it.

There are only a few people who are willing to go out in such extreme weather. In addition, this provincial road is laid at the junction of the two provinces. Therefore, there is only one truck driving slowly for a kilometer in front of you. .

There were two people sitting in this rusty-red van.

The driver who was driving was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a close-cut scalp, wearing a tank top and baggy shorts.

He held the steering wheel with one hand, and held an unlit cigarette between the index finger and middle finger of the other hand. He looked like he wanted to smoke, but he was worried that the people around him would not dare to smoke.

Sitting on his right hand side was a young man in his early twenties.

Compared with the driver, he was dressed more formally - a dark blue shirt, trousers that wrapped around his ankles, and a black backpack next to him, which was bulging, and he didn't know what was in it.

Song Jing didn't care about the driver's sizing up from time to time, Qingjun's brows and eyes drooped slightly, staring at the phone intently.

On the screen was the news that he had watched countless times.

——On July 7, a local heavy rain fell near a village called "Tongsheng Village" around Yucheng, which caused floods, mudslides, landslides and other disasters, causing countless casualties.

During the search and rescue process, rescuers found a silver van buried by a collapsed mountain outside the village. Four of the five passengers inside had died for a long time, and only a young girl in her twenties was rescued.

When the girl was rescued, she was tied with hemp rope and had scotch tape on her mouth, as if she had been kidnapped.Rescuers immediately notified the local police to investigate the identity of the girl and the other four passengers.

In the end, the police found that the four people who had died belonged to a kidnapping gang with multiple criminal records. Since they spent most of their time in some remote areas and acted cautiously, they were never arrested.

But he didn't want... to die in such a remote place.

After this incident was reported, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet.

Because the kidnapping gang died on the outskirts of Tongyu Village, and the official notice clearly stated that none of the gang was born and raised in Tongyu Village.

Therefore, people naturally think that...the reason why they came here is to "traffick people".

So here comes the question, is this the first time they have done a similar transaction with the villagers of Kiryu Village... Or, are all the girls they kidnapped were bought by the people here?

No one can know.

In the driver's seat, the uncle driver looked at the fork in the distance and said casually, "Young man, are you sure you want to get off here?"

"It's been reported in the news. There has just been a torrential rain near here, and all the rocks on the mountain have been washed down... You won't encounter any danger if you go in, right?"

He kindly reminded.

"It's okay." Song Jing put away her phone, and replied politely, "Thank you for your concern... just send me to that intersection, please."

The uncle shrugged his shoulders and didn't try to persuade him any more.

After getting off the truck, Song Jing walked along the path into the village for nearly an hour before seeing the gap cleared by the rescue team.

He kept walking, passing through the middle.

Crossing a few small roads with ease, Song Jing turned into a piece of lush green grass, looked around for a few seconds, and soon found a small raised bump.

His expression moved slightly, and he walked forward slowly, took out a handful of white chrysanthemums from his backpack, bent down, and placed them on the open space in front of the "earth bag".

"Xiaoyu..." Song Jing forced the corners of her lips to curl up, her voice could not conceal the sorrow, "I have already avenged you."

"So... go at ease."

"Even if it's in another world...you have to live well and happily."

(End of this chapter)

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