Nightcrawler: 20 Years of Peaceful Demons

Chapter 25 The Leper Boy
Dead again.

Seeing this scene, I subconsciously looked at the few people around me, wondering which one was more like Conan, and why would people die wherever I went?

This is too unscientific, isn't it?

I was a little flustered about this sudden situation, but Ma Yi'ao and Martin are both shrewd and capable people. After seeing the situation, they rushed into the room immediately, one checked the corpse on the ground, and the other unscrewed an oiled paper package The bamboo tube, the light immediately filled the room, and then he looked around, looking for traces that the murderer might leave.

Feihua and I were about to step into the house just now, but Ma Yi'ao stopped us and said to wait.

I stood at the door, neither entering nor retreating, until Martin finished the inspection and returned to the room, he signaled me to be casual, and then said in a deep voice: "There are at least three people who did it, with different weights. One of them may be A child or a woman should be nearby soon after the incident."

Ma Yi'ao was examining the corpse, and when he heard it, he raised his head and asked if he was someone in the industry?

Martin shook his head, saying that he was not sure, it was possible—what did you find here?
Ma Yi'ao said: "The attack was quite fierce. It used a dagger. The man was killed in one blow. It looked like a sneak attack. The woman was hit three times, one on the head and two on the chest. This is not for people. The way to keep alive——Obviously, the person who did it seems to be trying to cover up something, killing people to silence..."

Martin frowned, and said, could it be the ones who killed people in front of the mountain before?They seem to be... also three people, right?
The latter sentence spoke to me.

I recalled the situation at that time, nodded and said yes, there were three people.

Martin frowned and thought for a while, but at this moment, Ma Yi'ao, who was next to him, tensed up all of a sudden, and walked quickly towards the inner room. After a few seconds, he shouted: "Who? Come out!"

Not long after, I heard the cry of a child, and then I saw Ma Yi'ao carrying a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy into the main room.

The boy was held by Ma Yi'ao, crying and screaming, struggling desperately, but he was no match for Ma Yi'ao, and he couldn't break free at all, Ma Yi'ao threw him to the ground on his own initiative.

As soon as the boy fell to the ground, he rolled over on the ground, suddenly exerted strength, and rushed towards the door.

I kept staring at him, but the moment he raised his head, he was startled, his scalp was numb, as if he saw a ghost - but I saw that the facial features on this young man's face were deformed, as if he had been killed by someone. Kneading the dough vigorously, not only that, but there are many lymphatic rashes and plaques on his face, the color is light red, purple red or brown yellow, some are pus translucent, and some have a little scales on it, which is very scary .

On this face, all kinds of tumor-like objects accumulated, like a ghost walking out of hell.

I was startled, my whole body became stiff, as if I was taken away by that man, seeing that he was about to pounce on me, suddenly a leg stretched out from the sideways stab, and with a sudden jab, The boy who looked like a ghost was kicked back.

And at this time, I just discovered that although the young man looks ugly like a ghost, his physical fitness is normal.

Not even as good as ordinary people.

I just came back to my senses when I saw the boy "Ouch" and fell on the dead couple on the ground. At this moment, Martin threw the candle in his hand on the ground, and I found that the couple on the ground were Also like this boy, he looks ugly, like a ghost.

Not only that, but their bodies were also deformed and distorted, and besides the smell of blood, they also emitted a stench.

Ma Yi'ao saw that Fat Hua and I were stunned and trembling, and couldn't help laughing, saying don't be afraid, it's not some monster, it's just a leper.

what?
I just woke up when I heard Ma Yi'ao's words.

I have heard people say that leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacillus leprae. People suffering from this disease will suffer from skin and nerve lesions, and in severe cases will be disabled and deformed. Because of the unique pathology of this disease, people will It made the patients extremely ugly, and because of this, in many villages before the founding of the People's Republic of China, those patients who got leprosy were often expelled, some died tragically by the roadside, and some fled into the deep mountains, lingering on their last days.

When I was a student, I heard a classmate from my hometown Xichuan tell me that there was a village in the mountains there, which was supposed to house leprosy patients.

Such a leprosy village is isolated from the outside world, they don't go out, and no one from outside comes in.

And at this moment, we must have also broken into a similar leprosy village.

No wonder when they met those villagers outside the mountain, they heard that some of us were going to go into the mountain to find relatives, and the expressions on their faces looked so unnatural.

It turned out to be this reason.

If this is the case, we can all understand the murderer's motive for killing, because in this deep mountain, suddenly seeing such an ugly person is a human being, and he would feel a little scared.

Some people will be afraid and run away when they are afraid; but for some murderers, when they are afraid, they may kill people.

Facing the leprosy patient, Ma Yi'ao had a peaceful attitude, while Martin looked much more fierce. He walked up to the leprosy boy and asked him, "Be honest, don't move around, or we will be impolite!"

Ma Yi'ao stepped forward and said gently: "Don't worry, we won't hurt you——Who are these two people on the ground? Your parents?"

The boy got up from the ground, looked at us with hatred on his face, but didn't speak.

I guess he thought we killed the two people on the ground, and quickly explained: "We just arrived here, we just wanted to stay overnight, we didn't kill them..."

Ma Yi'ao reached out his hand to stop my explanation, and said, "He knows."

He continued to slow down his tone, and said to the boy: "The murderer should have left. You may or may not have seen them, but it doesn't matter. We are just here for a night, and we won't do anything to you."

Hearing our words, the boy's face became calmer just now, he looked at us hesitantly, but still didn't speak.

Ma Yi'ao walked out of the room first, looked left and right for a while, and then said, "Go to the temple."

Leprosy is a contagious chronic disease. It is divided into direct contact infection and indirect contact infection, whether it is physical contact, or the droplets when the carrier coughs and sneezes, or infects the clothes, bedding, and towels used by the patient , tableware, etc., are likely to spread.

We all know this, so we don't want to stay here any longer.

We went back to the dilapidated temple just now, and split a dilapidated table in the temple to make a fire. When I turned around, I saw the ten-year-old leper carrying a hoe and starting to dig a hole not far from the house.

He was young and in poor health, and his hoes were taller than others, so it was very difficult to dig.

Fat Hua couldn't see it, and said, "Otherwise, let's go help him—he is pitiful enough, tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, Martin, who was lighting the fire, said coldly: "Take care of yourself first."

After we made a fire here, we took out dry food and drinking water from our backpacks, gathered together, and after a simple meal, we began to talk about tomorrow's events—what Martin and Ma Yi'ao said about us along the way. The destination was vague, as if some kind of tacit agreement had been reached, but when things came to an end, they had to remind us all so that we would not have time to react.

Although Martin's father had been to Baxia Secret Realm, the old man kept this matter secret and rarely mentioned it.

He seemed to have encountered something terrible inside, and was terrified.

The reason why Martin knew about it was that when he sorted out his father's relics later, he got a note, which described the approximate location of the Baxia secret realm and how to find it.

However, that was more than 20 years ago, time has passed, and he is not sure about the specific situation.

One thing is certain, we are getting close.

Martin told us that if we get up tomorrow morning and head south from our place, if we find a place like "Baldy Col", the next thing will be easy.

The corresponding mountain and river geography in the notes is described in detail, and he is very confident that he can find it.

After assigning tomorrow's tasks properly, Ma Yi'ao raised his head and asked Fei Hua who had been looking out: "How is that child?"

Fei Hua looked pitiful: "Just buried, two thin quilts were wrapped, the mat was rolled up, and put into the soil. The hole was not dug deep, but he was very strong..."

When I heard it, I couldn't help but said: "It seems that there is only one person in this village, how will he live in the future?"

"You don't need to worry about how he lives," Martin said coldly, biting a piece of hard dried beef, "there are so many poor people in the world, I don't know how many people can't even eat, can you control them?" ?”

His words made me a little speechless, but I also knew that he was telling the truth.

Leaving it alone is the most sensible choice for us.

I opened my mouth, not knowing what to say, but at this moment, Feihua shouted: "He is coming towards us."

what?
Including Ma Yi'ao, everyone stood up in surprise, and then saw the ugly boy walking into the ruined temple covered in mud and water. Under the dim light of the oil lamp, his face was extremely distorted. Cloudy mucus oozes from the depths of his scaly skin, and his red eyes stare at us.

After a while, he said slowly, "I know where you are going, but I want to tell you that it is not in Bald Ao."

The young man's words shocked us all.

I subconsciously looked out the door. From his house to this ruined temple, there was at least a dozen meters, such a long distance, and he was still busy burying his parents. How did he hear our conversation?
Eavesdropping?
This is impossible, you know, Fei Hua was watching him all the time just now, if he approached, why wouldn't Fei Hua not warn?

Martin's face also changed, and he said coldly: "Child, do you know what you are talking about?"

The young man raised his head and said stubbornly: "I know, if you don't believe me, go and find it tomorrow, as if I didn't say anything——in this world, except for my parents, the only people who know where the Baxia Secret Realm is now It's just me..."

(End of this chapter)