Shaodong thought about it and decided to go to Xihe Village with Wang Bo to check the situation before making a decision.

Regardless of whether Old Man Xu offended anyone or not, Xu Ping is dead and everything has changed again.

Moreover, Xu Ping's death is too strange. Until now, no one knows how Xu Ping died. This is the key to the problem.

Of course, the accident that Xu's family has been going on for decades is also a key point that attracts Shaodong's attention. After all, no one knows how all this was caused. There are so many accidents.

At this moment, Xihe Village, the originally quiet and peaceful village, suddenly became noisy. I don’t know who beat the mourning drum, which made the drum sounds loud in the entire Xihe Village.

In Xihe Village, there has always been a tradition of beating mourning drums after the death of the village name. However, not everyone is qualified to beating mourning drums after death. They are either respected elders, people who have made great contributions to Xihe Village, or people who have won glory for Xihe Village.

In the past, Old Man Xu always believed that if Xu Ping dies, Xihe Village will definitely beat the mourning drum, and at least it is the kind of shocking mourning drum with one hundred and eight sounds.

Don’t think that the mourning drum is just a random hit. It is very particular about how many times you hit it or how long you hit it every once in a while.

The highest etiquette is of course to knock for nine hours, and every five minutes, and to knock for one hundred and eight times.

Of course, although Old Man Xu knew that after Xu Ping died, he would knock on the nine hours and fill the 108 strokes, he knew that he could not hear it.

Thinking about it this way is just a boring time, just to talk about comfort.

Dong...dong...dong...dong...

Another five minutes later, the death bell rang, and the lingering sound lingered.

"There is a temple in this Xihe Village?" When I just arrived in Shaodong, who was in Xihe Village, I asked with confusion when I heard the drum sound.

This sound resounded through the sky and shook the valley. I am afraid that the villagers of Xihe Village could clearly hear it.

After hearing his question, Wang Bo looked around and replied: "Brother Dong, do you feel that this sound is a bit scary?"

It was Wang Bo's first time to come to Xihe Village. For him, the problem with Shaodong is actually the same.

He ummed awkwardly, and in order to ease the strange atmosphere, Shaodong smiled and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll just ask this question? I wouldn't have brought you here if I had known it. Just like me, I'll be so dark as soon as I came here. What's the use of you?"

"Look at how you can stand it?" Wang Bo has always had this indifferent personality and immediately said, "Do you think I am you, and you are not prepared at all?"

After saying that, Wang Bo took out his cell phone and sent a message to anyone else. Then he looked at Shaodong with a proud look on his face, and did not speak.

Of course, Shao Dong knew what this guy was doing. According to his personality, he naturally contacted people. Who could he contact in Xihe Village? In addition to a few colleagues from the Chengdong Branch he just met today, who else did he know?

This guy is so good. He is simple and generous. He looks familiar with everyone. Therefore, he didn't have much effort, but he got to know a lot of friends.

It may not be easy to expect such a friend to do something earth-shaking, but in this situation, it is definitely the best choice.

Therefore, the two old men parked their cars at the entrance of Xihe Village and kept waiting like this.

Wang Bo didn't say it, Shao Dong didn't ask. After three or five minutes, the sound of knocking on the car window glass finally rang out.

"Brother, you are going to come here to understand the situation and tell me in advance. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

The person knocking on the car window was a man in his thirties. Although everyone was of the same age, his first impression was that he was sleek and sophisticated. Moreover, his huge beer belly betrayed his living habits without any flaws.

"Same." Wang Bo joked: "Today, our Director Shao has to come down to learn about the situation. There is no way, so I can only run errands and drive, do not be surprised, do not be surprised..."

"Director Shao?" The man immediately looked at the back row. When he saw Shao Dong, he immediately said, "Director Shao, if you have anything to do, why bother to go this trip by yourself?"

His words made Shao Dong smile helplessly, and he remembered a joke on the Internet...

You are so busy, do you have to go to the bathroom yourself?

Of course, this also shows the man's sleekness.

"Director Shao, this is from Liu Jun and the criminal police team of Dongcheng Branch."

Although Wang Bo speaks inconsistently, he is still very reliable in character, so he introduced it immediately.

"Hello, Officer Liu, I'll trouble you today. Take us around Xihe Village."

After getting off the bus, Shaodong greeted Liu Jun politely.

"Director Shao is polite. They are all working, they are all working." Although Liu Jun looked a bit bureaucratic, with a big belly and a mouth full of his mouth, he was still very reliable in doing things. After receiving Wang Bo's call, he made preparations in advance and even found a colleague familiar with the situation in Xihe Village from the police station in the jurisdiction to come over.

As he said that, he pointed to the police car behind and said, "I don't know very well about the situation in Xihe Village, but Lao Zhao from the police station is very familiar with this area. We will be fine if we follow him later."

Lao Zhao is a police officer at the police station under the Dongcheng Branch. He was driving in the police car, but when he saw Shaodong get out, he walked down.

At the age of 40 or 50, his face was full of vicissitudes, and he looked like an old cadre with a stunning and rich appearance.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Old Zhao was very modest and said, "I'm just a little familiar with this area. Since I started working, I have been responsible for this area of ​​Xihe Village. I dare not say anything else. If I really talk about this area of ​​Xihe Village, I really know very well."

Because when the Xu Ping incident happened, the police officers from the police station, Lao Zhao and others were responsible for the alert work, they also knew Shaodong.

At first he was surprised that the deputy director was young, but when he knew that it was this unreasonable deputy director who cracked the robbery of the armored truck some time ago, he admired Shaodong very much.

The police are like this, not judging from age or ability.

At that moment, Old Zhao also said with a happy look: "If Director Shao has any instructions, I can do my best to do it in Xihe Village."

Lao Zhao is a conscientious person. Although he has not made much achievements in the position of police for so many years, he has never made any mistakes. He has not even been late for decades of work.

"Old Zhao, what is the drum sound we heard just now? Is there a temple in Xihe Village?" Shao Dong is not the kind of polite person. Since everyone said that, he immediately got into the state and asked directly.

Not to mention, Lao Zhao was really familiar with Xihe Village. He said immediately: "Where is there any temple in Xihe Village?" Lao Zhao shook his head and said: "This Xihe Village was still a place that was so poor that it was hard to lose its potency decades ago. The people couldn't even eat their own stomachs, and they wouldn't respect the gods."

"What's going on? We obviously heard the drums just now, and the drums were loud, so I'm afraid the whole Xihe Village can hear them clearly."

Shao Dong asked in confusion. He was so impressed by the sound of the drum just now. Not only was the sound of the drum loud, but most importantly, he always felt that the drum sound was filled with a hint of sorrow.

"The sound of drums?" Old Zhao thought for a while and muttered to himself: "No, Xihe Village hasn't beat the drum on the mountain for many years, and we have talked about it. In a few years, it's better not to beat the drum.

"That drum on the mountain?" Shao Dong asked in confusion.

Lao Zhao pointed his hand and pointed at a lonely mountain in Xihe Village, saying, "It's there, did you see that pavilion? There is a big drum in that pavilion. It is said to be the largest drum in our province. Moreover, that drum has a history of many years.

But that drum is called the mourning drum, and can only be beaten by the dead."

"Sheng Drum?" Shao Dong was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't Xu Ping dead? The mourning Drum just now hit me, was it for Xu Ping?"

"Impossible, impossible." Old Zhao waved his hand and said, "To beat the mourning drum, there are many requirements. Not every person can beat the mourning drum, but many conditions must be met."

Lao Zhao knew a lot about Xihe Village, and explained immediately: "For example, if the respected old man in the village dies, he can ring the death knives. For example, those who have made outstanding contributions to Xihe Village can ring the death knives after their death, and for example, those who have won glory for Xihe Village can also ring the death knives after their death.

Moreover, the death knell is divided into different levels. The highest courtesy is to ring twelve times per hour, and it will be 108 times in a full hour. This is the highest courtesy of the death knell, but for hundreds of years, no one has ever received such a courtesy.

At least, I have to ring nine times. In the past few years, I have talked to the elderly in the village in the past few years, so I probably didn’t have the chance to ring the death knell.”

After hearing what Lao Zhao said, Shao Dong asked in confusion: "Isn't this just ringing the death knell because of Xu Ping's death? How come, Xu Ping also passed the top scorer in the city, which can be regarded as winning glory for Xihe Village, right?"

"No." Old Zhao shook his head and said, "First, Xu Ping is still too young. Of course, even if this is not true, then the second point is unreasonable, because if a local from Xihe Village passed away and was qualified to ring the death knives, it would not be a daytime ring, but a nighttime ringing the death knives. It can only be a foreigner who has made outstanding contributions to Xihe Village. Therefore, this is impossible, because in recent years, no foreigner has made sufficient contributions to Xihe Village to ring the death knives."

Shaodong never thought that it was just a small village with independent independence, and there were so many rules. However, after hearing what Lao Zhao said, Shaodong was confused and immediately asked: "So, according to what he said, isn't this death knell ringing randomly? It was not for Xu Ping, nor was it because of outsiders. So what happened before?"

Speaking of this, Lao Zhao shook his head. He really couldn't explain this issue clearly, but judging from his understanding of Xihe Village, the death knives in Xihe Village have never been ringed randomly, and, as far as he knows, the death knives in Xihe Village have never been ringed and missed.

"I really don't know this. Anyway, as far as I know, the death knives have always been sent to the village to take care of them, and they will never ring them casually. Moreover, there are records in the village. Whoever is qualified to ring the death knives after death is qualified to ring the death knives, and how many times it takes to ring it, will be decided long ago. If there are any increase or decrease, it will be arranged early. Therefore, the death knives have never made any mistakes in recent years."

This is strange. Shao Dong is becoming increasingly confused. Since the management of the death knives is so strict, why did the death knives ring as soon as Xu Ping died?

What's the problem in the middle?

"Let's go, let's go to the mountain opposite to take a look." Because Xu Ping's murder just happened, Shao Dong was unwilling to let go of everything that might be related to the case, so he immediately said this.

Here, Wang Bo obeyed Shaodong's words by his will, while Liu Jun and Lao Zhao both treated Shaodong as their leaders, so no one opposed what he said at the moment.

In this way, the group walked towards the lonely hill behind Xihe Village.

Because everyone has made some money over the years, this hill with the death knell has also built a simple road.

This highway sounds funny. When Xihe Village was not open to the road, the road on this hill was repaired by the villagers themselves.

It is conceivable what the death knell on this hill means to Xihe Village.

Shaodong and his group drove for about ten minutes and arrived at the foot of the mountain at the small hill. Under the leadership of Lao Zhao, a group of people went up the mountain.

On the way up the mountain, because there is a section of the road that is not open to traffic, everyone can only walk. Of course, the reason why this section of the road is not because there is no money, or that the people in Xihe Village no longer believe in this death knell.

It is because the people in Xihe Village believe that the death knell is sacred and inviolable, and must be faithful devoutly, so you must walk the last part of the road by yourself.

Just walking on this mountain path that you must walk on the last one, Shaodong walked behind Lao Zhao. He was already a little distracted because he was thinking about the whole case. Suddenly, a disheveled guy jumped out of the grass behind Shaodong's side and picked up Shaodong's.

Shao Dong was excited, his arms were closed, and he was shocked suddenly, shaking the man's arm, and he swung his fist and was about to hit him head-on. Suddenly, his fist paused in mid-air because Wang Bo had kicked the man out with one kick.

It turned out that Wang Bo, who was walking behind Shaodong, reacted very quickly. After kicking, he shouted nervously, thinking that he had met the guy who attacked the police.

"Don't be nervous, this is Zhang Dasha from Xihe Village." After hearing Wang Bo's loud shouting, Lao Zhao turned around and said calmly: "Zhang Dasha, Zhang Dasha, what are you doing? This is the leader of the Public Security Bureau. Be careful that he will arrest you in."

Zhang Dasha is a middle-aged man with a bit of mental illness. He couldn't see his face clearly because of his unkempt face, and he could not tell his exact age.

However, when Zhang Dasha heard Lao Zhao say this, she muttered for a long time and couldn't understand a word.

The most interesting thing is that when Lao Zhao yelled, the man changed his expression and actually put on his long and dirty hair that could be smeared out of oil. He pouted and walked towards Shaodong, looking like he was about to kiss Shaodong.

Not to mention, Shaodong, a guy who was once fearless, was immediately useless by Zhang Dasha's tricks, and he almost ran away in panic. If Wang Bo hadn't bullied Zhang Dasha, Shaodong would have been kissed by this guy.

"Sorry, Director Shao, this Zhang Dasha is born and raised in Xihe Village. I don't know why. He has been stupid since childhood. After so many years, he has become such a virtue. Don't mind."

When Lao Zhao saw this scene, he immediately explained embarrassedly. After saying that, Xihe Village is also the area under his charge. If the director of the county public security bureau was sexually harassed by a mentally ill patient in his jurisdiction, he would be really famous.

Even more, those who are harassed and those who are harassed are men...

"Old Zhao, what is the situation of you, Dasha? I remember he was just stupid before? Why haven't you seen him these days, and he actually has a tendency to be violent and sexually violent?"

Although Liu Jun did not treat Xihe Village as Qing as Lao Zhao, he still knew about this Dasha, so he asked a question immediately.
To be continued...