Early the next morning, after the investigators woke up, they received a piece of bad news—Li Yunfei was ill.

Due to poor rest, weak body, and emotional ups and downs, he searched in the village late yesterday. He suffered from the cold in the middle of the night, and the sea breeze was blowing. He was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep, and developed a high fever in the middle of the night. This morning, the male assistant went to call him for breakfast, only to find that his fever was so high that he didn't know who he was. illness.

However, even though he was delirious due to illness, Li Yunfei still insisted on refusing to leave, and even repeatedly asked everyone to leave him alone, and to continue searching and find Ronghua's whereabouts.

This was originally what the investigators had to do, so naturally they readily agreed.After condolences to Li Yunfei who was ill, they also began to discuss the direction of today's investigation.

Because Li Yunfei was seriously ill, bodyguards such as Abler had to stay to protect the safety of his employer, so Ran Wenyu rarely had the opportunity to move freely.

The investigators discussed for a while and decided to divide the troops into two groups today.One is Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei. One is good-looking, the other is a woman who is not easily guarded, and has high persuasion skills. Formed, intending to go out of the village and expand the search area - since there is no trace of Ronghua in the village, then he is likely to be hiding outside the village.

The investigators were highly mobile, and after the discussion, they disembarked and acted separately.

Due to Li Yunfei's illness, which delayed some time, most of the villagers had gone out to sea by boat at this time, leaving only women and the elderly in the village.Compared with the men in the village, these people treated Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei slightly better, but once the two tried to find out something, they would immediately change their faces and keep silent about the past of Li Yunfei and Ronghua—— He said that this silent attitude made the village look even more suspicious.

Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei walked around the village, but found nothing. They found a place to sit down and rest, discussing what to do next.

"I think these villagers must have been warned by the village chief not to let them disclose any information." Yue Dongmei thumped her sore calf and sighed.

"Even if this is the case, there must still be a breakthrough in the village, but we haven't found it yet. There are no archives, reference rooms or other places here. If we want to inquire about information, we can only get it from the villagers. This is essential. It’s a link.” Ran Wenyu frowned, reorganized the expressions of the villagers he met today in his mind, and suddenly caught a detail that he had overlooked, “Sister Yue, when you were wandering around the village just now, you see Is there a baby yet?"

Yue Dongmei froze for a moment, recalled carefully for a moment, then shook her head firmly: "No, I didn't notice that there was a child!"

"But when we investigated Ronghua's old home yesterday, Brother Yang's investigation results showed that there are still children in this village..." Ran Wenyu said, and Yue Dongmei looked at each other. The two didn't need to say anything more, they stood up unanimously , went straight to the deserted courtyard that they had turned upside down yesterday.

——Yes, KP has already specifically reminded them that there are often children playing in the yard, why did they forget about it? !

Ronghua's small courtyard is located in a corner of the village, and there are few people around, so they didn't pass by here when they were just looking around.At this time, when they returned to the courtyard, Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei heard the sound of children playing from a distance.

Their eyes lit up and they quickened their pace.

There are five children playing in the small courtyard, the youngest is about three or four years old, and the elder is only eight or nine years old. As for the children in their teens and half, they can already try to go fishing with their father.

The children were very engrossed in playing, and it wasn't until Ran Wenyu and the two walked to the gate of the courtyard that they noticed the stranger who suddenly appeared.

The oldest boy is obviously the leader of the children. He immediately guarded his younger siblings behind him and stared at Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei vigilantly. After the sister, the children obviously relaxed a lot.

After all, children's vigilance is much lighter than that of adults, and they are easily deceived by pretended goodwill. This is why, obviously, parents and teachers have repeatedly taught not to eat food from strangers, not to go with strangers, But there are still many children who are abducted every year.

"Are you the foreigners that the village chief's grandfather said?" Sensing that Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei had no malicious intentions, the leading boy asked curiously with wide eyes.

"Yes, we came from outside." Yue Dongmei replied with a smile, "Have you seen the big boat docked by the village? That is our boat."

There was a commotion of surprise from the children.They have always grown up in the village and have never seen the outside world.In their impression, the boats are simple wooden boats used by their own families. Where have they seen such a luxurious yacht?Naturally, I was eager to move in my heart early on.

The children's curiosity has always been strong, and because they grew up by the sea, they are full of love for the "boat" that their family relies on for their livelihood. Yue Dongmei's simple words immediately aroused their interest.

In order to prevent the children from feeling threatened by their height, Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei sat down on a broken plank in the courtyard, and then they were surrounded by the children, asking about the big boat.

The two investigators patiently answered the children's questions. When asked if they could take them to play on the boat, Ran Wenyu sighed softly: "We really want to take you to play, but we can't now because the owner of the boat People are sick." He spread his hands, "You should know, right? The ship does not belong to us, we are just hired to work on the ship, if we want to take you aboard, we must obtain the consent of the owner of the ship. .”

"The owner of the ship, is that the vicious-looking grandpa?" A boy pursed his lips, a little timidly, "I was lying on the window last night and saw him. He looked really vicious. He would Do you agree to let us play on the boat?"

"Grandpa is actually a good man." Yue Dongmei tried hard to defend Li Yunfei, "He just fell seriously ill, so he was in a bad mood."

"Then we can go to Granny Gao~" A little girl suggested in a childlike voice, "Grandma Gao will cure my illness. When I was sick, it was my mother-in-law who cured me. When my mother-in-law cured my grandpa, we can go to the hospital. Is the boat playing?"

"Grandpa's illness can't be cured so easily. We also have doctors on board, who are more skilled." Ran Wenyu looked pitiful, "He has a heart disease, and he needs heart medicine."

The children half understood what they heard, and blinked their eyes blankly.

Taking this opportunity, Yue Dongmei briefly talked about Li Yunfei and Ronghua's affairs.They didn't mention the monster, nor did they say that Ronghua disappeared out of thin air at sea, they just said that Ronghua disappeared, Li Yunfei was looking everywhere, and this village was their last hope.

Yue Dongmei's eloquence was very good, and she told the whole story very touchingly. After chatting for a while, the two investigators became acquainted with the children a lot, and successfully gained the children's trust.

Children of this age have not yet experienced the hardships of life, and still maintain their innocence and softness, and they have not been instilled by adults with the idea that "men and men are sick" and accept it without pressure. This couple.

After listening to Yue Dongmei's narration, the children also successfully understood what she meant: "That is to say, if we want to board the boat, we must cure the captain's grandfather's illness, and if we want to cure his illness, we must cure his illness." To find his missing lover, right?"

"Really smart." Yue Dongmei curled her lips, praising this child who got to the point.

KP: [Now, please throw a persuasion and see if the children will accept your guidance. 】

Ran Wenyu's eyes lit up.He knew that what KP said meant that they had finally found a breakthrough.

Now, we are only one step away from success, and we must not fall short.Although Yue Dongmei's persuasion skills are relatively high, the mood of the goddess of dice is unpredictable. Ran Wenyu immediately made progress and strived for a greater chance of success: "KP, these children have obviously been persuaded by us. Seeing that Sister Yue just For the sake of hard work RP (RolePlay, role-playing), can you apply for a bonus dice?"

KP pondered for a moment, and was quite straightforward: [Yes, I will give you a bonus dice. 】

Yue Dongmei gave Ran Wenyu a thumbs up.

KP: [Persuasion check: Yue Dongmei, 60/34, successful. 】

As the saying goes, if there is a goal, there is motivation. Compared with simply asking the children about prosperity, such a rewarding method greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of the children.Next, after a long checkpoint, the investigators finally ushered in a bumper harvest of intelligence.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for these little Doudings to know what happened in the village decades ago, but they also have an advantage, that is, when the parents are chatting, they will not deliberately avoid these unreasonable things and only know how to play foolishly. happy child.

Last night, the arrival of Li Yunfei and others was like a stone thrown into the lake, instantly shattering the superficial peace of the village.The village chief sent people door-to-door to warn the villagers not to pay attention to this group of outsiders, let alone respond to their inquiries. The villagers naturally agreed and implemented them earnestly, but this did not mean that they closed their doors and face-to-face. When you are with your own people, you will not discuss a few words with emotion.

Everyone has curiosity, and the villagers are no exception. Young people in their 30s and [-]s don't know the past of Li Yunfei and Ronghua. .And the children playing on the side naturally listened.

Without the temptation to "get on board and play," the children would not take the gossip they heard at all seriously, and would hardly even remember it.But after being encouraged, they used their brains and thought hard, and a lot of information that they had forgotten was also rediscovered.

The children's expressions were actually not clear, and their words were often mixed up, and the news everyone heard was different. The explosion of such complicated and messy information really made Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei's heads dizzy. fight.

It took a long time for the two of them to sort out a general idea of ​​their past.

It started from the generation of Ronghua's parents.

There is a girl named Ah Qing in the village. She is beautiful and generous, and is very popular with the boys in the village.But one day, when Ah Qing went fishing with his parents, he encountered a big storm, and the family of three never returned.

In such a backward small fishing village, it is not common to encounter shipwrecks when going out to sea to hunt, but it is not rare. After all, the sea is ruthless and unpredictable. No matter how experienced fishermen are, they cannot completely conquer the sea.

For the death of the family of three, the villagers felt sorry for the death for a while, and then forgot about it, but unexpectedly, three months later, Ah Qing ran back to the village disheveled and emaciated.

The villagers were very pleasantly surprised by Ah Qing's return. They didn't know how Ah Qing escaped from the shipwreck, but seeing her alone, they didn't ask too much, but gave her the best care.

However, the villagers soon discovered that there was something wrong with Ah Qing's mental state.Sometimes she would hold her head and cry without warning, sometimes she would murmur into the air, and sometimes she would be extremely aggressive, crazily resisting anyone approaching—she was extremely afraid of the sea, and fantasized about herself Attacked by a horrible monster.

At first, the villagers took pity on her and took care of her, but after a period of time, under Ah Qing's madness, everyone still followed their instincts and gradually alienated the poor girl, only occasionally giving her some food to ensure her smooth life go down.

If the matter ended here, it would be fine. However, a month later, the villagers discovered that Ah Qing's belly was getting bigger—she was pregnant.

This village is closed and conservative. They cannot accept the romance between men and men, and they also attach great importance to the chastity of women.Ah Qing got pregnant before marriage, which is an unforgivable crime in the eyes of the villagers. They tried to ask Ah Qing who that man was, but Ah Qing could only scream and cry, calling "monster", "monster"—— She acted more resistant to the fetus in her womb than the villagers, and tried to kill it several times in fear, but even if she tossed herself to the brink of death, the child still stayed in her belly.

Due to Ah Qing’s extremely abnormal behavior, the villagers gradually realized that there was something wrong with the fetus. There were even rumors circulating in the village that Ah Qing was rescued by a sea monster after being killed, and the child in her stomach was also a sea monster. left.

Compared with others, these villagers who go fishing for a living respect the mystery of the sea more. They have passed down various legends about the sea from generation to generation, and sea monsters are naturally one of them.In these legends, sea monsters are cold and cruel creatures that live on the bottom of the sea, attacking fishermen and destroying ships for fun. In front of these monsters, human beings have no power to resist.

Therefore, when the fetus in Ah Qing's womb was associated with the sea monster, the villagers immediately shunned her.They didn't dare to get close to Qing, because they were afraid of sea monsters. Similarly, they didn't dare to do anything to the child in Qing's womb, for fear of attracting revenge from sea monsters.

In short, just like this, amidst the turmoil and turmoil, the fetus in Ah Qing's womb finally fell to the ground.

The baby was born in the appearance of an ordinary human, not as scary as the legendary sea monster. This really made the villagers who had been worried all the time heaved a long sigh of relief, and reluctantly accepted the existence of this child.After all, how inhumane could they be to kill an innocent baby.

However, although the child is allowed to live in the village, the villagers are still reluctant to get close to him: firstly, because his life experience is unknown and rumored to be the child of a sea monster; Mother—yes, since the child was born, Ah Qing has gone completely insane.

Fortunately, the child's vitality is extremely tenacious, as if he was still in the mother's womb, no matter how much he tossed, he still did not miscarry, only relying on the occasional charity from the villagers, he struggled to survive.

When he grows up a bit, he will be able to go into the water without a teacher, and has shown strong water skills. Even without a boat, he can catch some small fish, shrimps and shellfish in the shallow sea with his own hands. Barely fed,

Under the influence of their parents, the children in the village have always rejected this child and called him a little monster behind their backs. The only one who is willing to get close to him is "Shui Gen", who has the same parents who died in the shipwreck and who has the same illness as him.

As for the name "Ronghua", he and Shuigen also took it together. Before that, he didn't have a name, only the malicious nickname "Little Monster".

When Rong Hua was nine years old, his mother, A Qing, was finally freed and passed away.Since then, Ronghua and Shuigen have truly depended on each other for life, and the love between them has gradually grown in this isolation and mutual support.

Because they grew up in the village since they were young, the two of them knew that the relationship between men is not acceptable, but teenagers are just young and uncontrollable. The sweetness of love makes them yearn for everything. intimate gesture.So, when the two were hiding in a corner and kissing secretly, they were discovered by the villagers, and what greeted them next was a violent storm from the villagers.

Neither Ronghua nor Shuigen had the protection of their elders, and one of them was a "little monster" of unknown origin, so the villagers treated Ronghua even more harshly, thinking that he had taught Shuigen to be broken—after all, even if he wasn't a monster, he was still the same in his bones. The blood of sin and infidelity flows.

As for what happened later, the investigators probably learned about it from Li Yunfei.The two teenagers resisted desperately, unwilling to let go of holding each other's hands, but because of this stubborn feeling, they were bruised all over their bodies, so they could only escape from the village penniless and in a state of distress, wandering around.

I have to say that this tortuous story is really touching, and one has to feel the hardships of the world and the warmth and warmth of human relationships.However, the investigators, who are team-running machines, did not have much emotion.

Ran Wenyu and Yue Dongmei looked at each other, and in each other's eyes they saw the certainty and relaxation of the confirmed guess.

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