Well of Mystery

After listening to the introduction about the mountains of swords and seas of fire, Bai Xiuqi asked Ah Hai to buy three seats.As soon as the two big ones were seated, the opening gongs and drums sounded, followed by a dozen or so dragon dancers in black clothes.

The dragon is of course a white dragon, with silvery scales all over its body, layered upon layer, and because of the dim environment, there are actually LED bulbs installed in both eyes.

"A Jiang, look, it's your skin."

Huayin said while picking her nostrils, the performance in front of her obviously couldn't satisfy her.

"Hush, whisper."

Jiang Chenglu made a movement to silence her, but it seemed that it was already too late - the male tourist sitting on the other side of Huayin had already looked over curiously.

Yo, this guy looks like a dog.

Jiang Chenglu just sighed casually in his head, but Huayin's performance was obviously very different - she blinked, let out a chuckle, and combed her soft curly hair with her right hand.

Unfortunately, the man sitting next to her didn't notice her movements.Instead, he looked past her and landed on Jiang Chenglu.There was a bit of surprise in the eyes, a bit of suspicion, and the rest was full of vigilance.

Why does this person look like he owes money?

Jiang Chenglu felt a little nervous when he saw him, so he simply asked, "Hello, do we know each other?"

"No." The man shook his head decisively, "I don't know."

At this time, Bai Xiuqi, who heard their conversation, also leaned over and looked over, and happened to meet the man face to face.Bai Xiuqi had no special reaction.On the contrary, the man's eyes widened suddenly, and his expression became complicated in an instant.

"Are you also here to watch the festival?" The man turned his gaze back to Jiang Chenglu and asked proactively.

Jiang Chenglu didn't want to hide it, he directly replied that he was going to Rose Fire Island early in the morning.

The man was stunned again, and said, "It's such a coincidence, so are we."

It wasn't until he said that that Jiang Chenglu realized that there was another person sitting in the seat beside him, keeping the absolute silence like a plant.Although the beach at night is windy, the sand is still releasing the heat accumulated during the day.This person, however, was wrapped in a long dark blanket.At first glance, it seems that it is about to dissolve into the night.

In any case, since meeting in the vast sea of ​​people and having the same goal, it seems even weirder not to exchange a few pleasantries.So Jiang Chenglu chatted briefly with the other party.

The man's surname is Jane.The single name is the word "Tong" for a parasol tree.It is estimated that the name was influenced by the allusion of "Jiantong Fengdi".Claims to be a financial freelancer.The person sitting next to him is named Luo Weilu, who is close friends with Jian Tong.

It wasn't until this time that Jiang Chenglu could vaguely see Luo Weilu's face - he seemed to be a refreshing and elegant person.The temperament is similar to Wei Xiangtu, but the body is much weaker than Wei Xiangtu, obviously sick.When Jian Tong introduced himself, Luo Weilu also nodded politely, but his eyes were staring straight ahead.

Sure enough, Jian Tong's next words confirmed Jiang Chenglu's conjecture - Luo Weilu is a blind man, and he heard that the hot springs on the wandering island have the magical effect of clearing eyesight and removing shadows, so they came all the way to have a try .

The conversation between the two groups came to an end soon, because the dragon dance was almost over.

The silver dragon "swimmed" down the beach and came to the tail of the herringbone-shaped long wooden shed, preparing to get into the wooden shed.

Suddenly, the long body of the dragon disintegrated into several small sections, and the silver scales fell backwards, exposing the black inner lining.Just like that, Bailong's body disappeared into the darkness by the sea, as if he had slipped into the wooden shed.

But that's not even the climax.

Shortly after the dragon "disappeared", some bright points of light suddenly appeared.That is the LED light hidden in the body of the dragon, which "floats" to the distance with the movement of the dragon dancers running around, and finally disappears on the dark beach.

What is the process of reappearing in this paragraph, obviously there is no need to say more.Bai Xiuqi and Jiang Chenglu looked at each other blankly, then laughed in unison.

After the dragon dance performance, there were performances of going up the mountain of knives and going down into the sea of ​​fire, which really won warm applause from the audience.

Jiang Chenglu was not interested in these things, but took the opportunity to observe Jian Tong and Luo Weilu who were on the side. He found that Jian Tong was explaining the current situation to Luo Weilu in a low voice throughout the whole process, which was really considerate.

The one who went into the flames finally made it to the opposite side of the charcoal fire, and showed everyone his unscathed black soles.After a burst of applause, the crowd fell silent for a while, and the host took advantage of the situation to announce that the village head would give a speech next.

However, the person who actually came out to speak was not the village head, but Ah Hai's father, the male and female director who was recognized as the best eloquent and the first to speak in the village.

Who came forward and said what - of course it didn't matter to tourists, but the absence of the village chief had already caused some villagers to whisper.Ah Hai's father's speech is not long, and he decided it quickly amidst the whispers. Finally, he put the speech in his trouser pocket again, took a deep breath, and shouted out the most important two words ——

"ignition--"

The torch was delivered to the oldest man in the village. He tremblingly walked to the head of the herringbone wooden shed, bent down with difficulty, and lit the things inside the wooden shelf.

It turned out that it was a grass dragon made of straw and covered with vegetable oil.

The flames quickly extended towards the sea along the path made of oil and grass, and the herringbone-shaped wooden shed was also quickly ignited.Only a loud "bang" was heard, which startled the crowd watching the ceremony on the beach.Bai Xiuqi also shuddered, only to realize that there were still fireworks and firecrackers in the wooden shed.

Colorful fireworks were lit with the arrival of the flames, and the night on the beach was suddenly filled with brilliant colors.The tourists went from panic to surprise, and their emotions were also mobilized to the highest point.

The Kongming lantern vendors who have been waiting on the sidelines began to appear, selling Kongming lanterns and flowers with various auspicious characters written on them.There are also more romantic tourists who have already started dancing on the beach to the music of the amplifier.

It seemed that it was time for free activities, Hua Yin yawned and said "boring", and turned her head to continue trying to hook up with Jian Tong, but at this moment, a piercing shriek suddenly sounded in the raging fire Howl!

The people in the VIP seat closest to the fire were stunned first, and then the crowd dancing around the fire came back.Under the eyes of everyone, the burning herringbone-shaped wooden frame collapsed a series of times, and then, something "grew" out of the low fire pile little by little.

It turned out to be a person.

A man covered in fire, screaming in pain, crawled out of the ritual fire and staggered towards the crowd.

The stunned people quickly recovered from their astonishment, screamed and fled in all directions, and the scene was chaotic for a while.At the guest table, the blind Luo Weilu was confused by the sound and raised his head uneasily. Jian Tong immediately pressed his hand calmly, indicating that he was not in any danger for the time being.

Jiang Chenglu and Bai Xiuqi looked at each other, and there was no fear in each other's eyes.In the next second, Jiang Chenglu was already striding towards the living person, while Bai Xiuqi watched over Huayin and prevented her from acting rashly.

The flames were raging, and that person could no longer stand on the beach.Jiang Chenglu quickly walked in front of him, but he didn't reach out to try the temperature of the flames. With his arrival, the sea water not far away suddenly made the roar of high tide, one after another, the waves crashed against the shore. On the reef, the splashing water sprayed like torrential rain on the raging flames.

The flames were quickly extinguished, revealing a scorched human figure lying motionless on the beach.

At this time, the siren of an ambulance also sounded in the distance.

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The grass-burning dragon burned a large living person—this absurd but terrifying thing spread quickly, and the testimony and speculations of many parties excluded or confirmed each other, and some truths soon began to surface.

The victim was the village head of Luolong Village who disappeared before the festival began.After being anesthetized with drugs, he was thrown into the wooden shed, and he woke up in horror when the fire was lit, screaming and struggling, and then there was the horrific scene on the beach.

The local police station obviously attached great importance to this matter, and seven or eight police cars arrived in one go.The terrified and inexplicable crowd was guided and evacuated in an orderly manner, while some witnesses and key persons were left behind for questioning.

Ah Hai, who was in charge of guarding the log pile in the afternoon, and his father were also questioned. The proprietress was worried that her husband and son naturally did not leave.The three of Jiang Cheng and Lu had nothing to do, so they went back to the inn, only to find that Jian Tong and Luo Weilu also lived in A Hai's house.

After returning to the inn, Huayin couldn't wait to describe the murder on the beach to her brother in detail.At the same time, relevant photos and news on social networking sites have begun to fly all over the sky.

"Local media said that the village chief has been sent to the hospital and is doing his best to organize rescue efforts."

Bai Xiuqi first sent out a message: "80% of the body was burned. Even after the initial rescue period, the complications of subsequent infection may not be optimistic."

"But at least it is possible to know who the murderer is from his mouth." Jiang Chenglu further deduced: "Don't you think this is worth pondering?"

"Yes." Bai Xiuqi nodded: "If it's just for killing people, it's fine to tie the body to a big rock and throw it into the sea. At worst, after killing it, put it in a wood pile, and burn it silently. Why? Why are you going to be stunned by drugs and give the village chief a chance to live?"

"For the demonstration, for the people who came to the festival to see this horrific scene."

Shang Douxing, who had been sitting in the distance all this time, suddenly said this.