My fifth brother asked me if there was something strange about the big elm tree except that it didn't grow leaves.I told him that at night I would see six black lumps the size of eggs on the tree trunk.Of course, ordinary people can't see the black ball, they have to have yin and yang eyes to see it.

Brother Wu pondered for a while, nodded, and said nothing, let me continue to lead the way and lead him to the river.

When we came to the bridge, Fifth Brother made a phone call and learned that the person looking for him was waiting for him on the embankment downstream, so we walked downstream along the river.

Knowing that the place where the drowned people were drowned was just downstream, I couldn't help but sigh to myself.It is not the first time that people have drowned there, it happens almost every year, and the longest one is only three years apart.When it comes to this river, the grandma next door commented—too gluttonous!Because this river has swallowed too many people's lives, and most of them are young men who can swim.

There used to be a detention center by the river, and some small soldiers in the station would come here to take a bath in hot weather. I remember two of them drowned here.When I was young, I saw a group of people watching something by the river, so I went to look at it, and found a young man lying there pale and naked, with his eyes closed and his lips bruised. The adults said He is dead.That was the first time I faced death directly.I didn't know that I was afraid at the time, but now that I think about it, I feel terrified.

My fifth brother and I walked tens of meters, and saw a man get off a car not far away.Seeing us approaching, he asked, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Wei?"

Brother Wu walked over, shook hands with him and talked for a while, then introduced me to him, and the man shook my hand politely.

He is the secretary of a certain leader, and we call him Brother Deng.He gave us an overview of the matter.

In August, the weather is hot, and both adults and children love to play in the water.The leader's son and nephew are all senior high school graduates. After the college entrance examination, there will be a two-month long vacation, so they can play vigorously.The first day we came, the two children took a bath here.The two children are good at water, and they come here to play every summer, but no one thought that something would happen this time.

The two of them competed as usual to see who could stay underwater the longest and swim the farthest.But when the leader's son had been ashore for a long time, he didn't see his cousin coming up, so he was a little anxious, but he plunged into the water several times but he didn't see his cousin. Now he knew that something was wrong, so he shouted for help while calling for help And call home.

However, they tossed until midnight yesterday, but did not find the whereabouts of the child.In the end, a policeman in our city who was on a business trip here heard about this, rushed over and recommended Brother Wu to the leader, and mentioned that we helped find the body last time, and they contacted Brother Wu.

"Can you find it?" Brother Deng asked us after taking a puff of his cigarette.

Fifth Brother said, "Let's try our best. But... there is little hope of living."

Brother Deng nodded, and lamented: "It's a pity, I have been admitted to a prestigious university, so it's gone..."

It is always sad to lose a young life suddenly.

I looked at the mountains and water in front of me. The scenery was picturesque, but I was not in the mood to let people watch it.

Fifth Brother said, according to the old method, first summon the spirit after dark, and then find another way if you can't.We sat on the edge of the embankment, silently waiting for the sky to get dark.

While waiting, Brother Deng said that he hadn't slept all night and went back to the car to rest. As soon as he left, Fifth Brother started talking to me softly.

He said that this section of the river seems to be a troubled place.Because this river is in the west of the city, it is called Xidahe by the common people, and there are mountains to the west of the river, which are collectively called Xishan.In the upper reaches of the river, the mountains are far away from the river, and many families live in the middle. Only in the lower reaches, the mountains and rivers are interdependent, except for a narrow road in the middle, there is not even a decent road that can be used by motor vehicles. No.The result of this interdependence of mountains and rivers is that the light time on the river is short, because the sun will be blocked by the top of the mountain when it is westward.While the rest of the river was golden and reflecting the sun, this one was covered by the shadow of the mountains.

Therefore, this section of the river is cloudy.

Fifth Brother frowned and stared at the river for a while, then said solemnly, "I'm afraid there is a scapegoat in this river."

Inexplicably, I remembered the dead man I saw when I was a child, and my body froze suddenly, and my back felt a little cold.

The scapegoat in the water is also a kind of water ghost, unable to leave for some reason, and then arrests someone else to replace him, so as to escape from birth, so it is called scapegoat by the common people.The soul of the victim is captured, and then he becomes a scapegoat and then captures the soul of others... Repeating this will lead to more and more innocent people dying...

Brother Wu said, first help find the child who fell into the water, and as for the matter of replacing the dead ghost in the river, we have to find a way to get rid of it afterwards, otherwise it will be a disaster to stay.

I nodded vigorously.The dead ghost must be removed, otherwise, wouldn't anyone who comes here to take a bath be in danger?

Night - After the fall, the number of people bathing by the river gradually decreased.When there was no one in our area except us, Fifth Brother and I officially started working.

After the last corpse hunt, I really prepared a crossbody bag, filled it with the paper talismans that Brother Wu had drawn in advance and various tools for drawing talismans, and then carried the bag on my back.

Although I didn't prepare the soul-calling talisman this time, I brought tools, so Brother Wu started to draw it on the spot.It's just that this time he didn't use ink, but Danzhu, and this was the first time I saw him draw red talismans.

Danzhu is made of cinnabar, and cinnabar itself can suppress evil.I guess, he used Danzhu to draw talismans, which may be more effective than ink.

After drawing the talisman, he saw Brother Deng watching from the side, and said, "Brother Deng, don't look at such things, or you will definitely suffer for a few days."

Brother Deng's eyes revealed that he had a strong interest in what we were doing, but after hearing what Brother Wu said, he nodded and returned to the car.

The two of us came to the river, and under the moonlight, Fifth Brother began to summon his soul.

The child's name was Zhang Chunming. When the fifth elder brother shouted, "Zhang Chunming, come quickly," a gust of cold wind blew from the river surface, carrying a stream of moisture, and blowing on the person's body was very cold.

It was quiet all around, I looked around, and there was no ghost approaching nearby.I looked back at Fifth Brother, wanting to tell him that he was not recruited, but found that the talisman in his hand was emitting a faint light.I couldn't help being taken aback, Fu responded, indicating that the message had arrived, so why didn't he come?

While we were waiting quietly, a cloud of fog formed on the surface of the river, and the cloud of fog slowly moved towards us from the center of the river.

Seeing that the fog was weird, I subconsciously moved towards Fifth Brother.

When the fog got closer, I found a figure indistinctly hidden in it.

At this time, Fifth Brother said, "Zhang Chunming, is that you?"

Hearing Fifth Brother's question, I couldn't help staring closely at the fog.A black figure in the shape of a human appeared in the fog, and he nodded when Wu Ge asked him.

Fifth Brother said, "Zhang Chunming, let me ask you, where is your dead body?"

The figure slowly raised his right hand and pointed towards the lower reaches of the river.

However, going down from here is all downstream, and the range is too big!

Fifth Brother also frowned slightly, apparently not knowing what to do because the ghost refused to speak.

"Fifth Brother, ask about the distance, and let him nod if you're right." I reminded in a low voice.

Fifth Brother looked back at me appreciatively, and I added, "Ask from ten meters."

I always feel that his body should not run too far, because there is a barrage that has been washed away not far downstream, and then there is a new barrage for water storage, and then there is an artificial lake. Floating so far, it will definitely be discovered by a large number of people bathing by the river and lake.

Fifth Brother asked the black shadow in the fog: "Is your corpse within ten meters?"

The black shadow remained motionless.

"Within 20 meters?"

Sombra still didn't move.

"30 meters?"

Unexpectedly, Sombra nodded this time.Finally there is a whereabouts!Brother Wu and I couldn't help but look at each other, and nodded tacitly.

Knowing the whereabouts of the corpse, the work was considered complete, but Fifth Brother still asked: "How did you die?"

The black shadow didn't move, we didn't have much hope at first, seeing that he didn't answer, Fifth Brother wanted to let him go, but who knows, the black shadow suddenly moved and started to sink!

"There's something in the water!" Fifth Brother said, and ran forward a few steps, trying to see what was pulling the soul down in the water.

I also ran to the front and turned on the flashlight to take a picture.Where the river is illuminated, there is a cloud of fog on the surface of the river, but a large cloud of shadows under the surface of the river.

Zhang Chunming's ghost was quickly pulled into the water and disappeared.Not long after, the fog also dispersed.

"Fifth brother, what is that thing in the water?" I vaguely had an answer.

"Probably the scapegoat who caught the double."

"Then... is it going to catch this child to replace it?"

Fifth Brother hesitated for a moment, then nodded, sighed and said, "The cloud of fog just now was probably used to trap him. If it wasn't for the strength of my talisman, I might not have been able to call him out for questioning."

I wanted to say something more, but Fifth Brother patted me on the shoulder and said, "I know what you want to say, let's go back and talk. Let's deal with this matter first."

I nodded and followed him back to the embankment.Brother Wu told Brother Deng that he would send people to search for it within 20 meters and within 30 meters tomorrow.Brother Deng nodded, said "see you tomorrow" and hurried back to report.

With the help of the lights at the rear of the car, I noticed the number plate of that car. Just by seeing the number plate, I knew that Brother Deng's leadership position was not small.

When my fifth brother and I were walking back, I asked him how to get rid of that dead ghost.

Brother Wu hesitated to speak, and after looking at me, he said, "Let's talk."

I finally couldn't hold back and asked what I wanted in my heart: "Fifth brother, since Zhang Chunming's soul can't escape, does it mean that he will become a scapegoat for arresting people?"

That is to say, when we remove the evil, what may be removed is the soul of the innocent person who died.

"Ah."

Brother Wu's words confirmed my guess.

The author has something to say: that section of the river is really beautiful. When the sun goes down in the evening, if there are burning clouds, it will really be "half the river and half the river is red", and the scenery is overwhelming.It's a pity that many people drowned...

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