In order to avoid being misjudged, Gu Hui quickly mobilized his contacts and contacted one of Lei Pei's cousins. After asking, he learned that Lei Pei's grandparents were buried in the vegetable field behind their old house, and Lei Pei's grandparents were buried in the vegetable field behind their old house.

Pei often goes back to visit the grave.

In this way, the two points merged into one, and they immediately drove to the county seat and turned back. Xu Bo recalled it and felt that he was too stupid. Lei Pei said that he was going back to the city. He was obviously deceiving himself, otherwise why would he turn back to the milk tea shop?

Woolen cloth?

There were fewer vehicles on the road at night, but the visibility was not very good. Liu Chuanzhi still drove too little. For safety reasons, he could not drive faster, so he finally replaced Gu Hui as the driver.

Gu Hui has been driving for many years and is a real veteran driver. He uses lights well and has good driving skills. The speed of the car was immediately improved, which made Xu Bo, who was anxious, feel much more comfortable.

In only two-thirds of the time it took them to arrive, they rushed back to the county town and went straight to Lei Pei's hometown, a small village on the outskirts of the county town.

In this remote village, there are only sparse lights and the barking of old dogs after night. Although the roads are hardened, there are no street lights, and there are few pedestrians on the road.

Although they knew it was this village, they couldn't find the Lei Pei family's old house in the middle of the night.

So when they saw a house with lights on, presumably the owner was still asleep, they had to stop and knock on the door.

After a while, an old man wearing a coat slowly walked out.

"Who is it? What's going on in the middle of the night?"

The old man asked as he walked.

"Old man, we just want to know where Lei Pei's family is!"

Xu Bo hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Why are you asking about this in the middle of the night?"

The old man immediately asked alertly, obviously he didn't want to tell a few grown men looking for the home of a girl whose relatives were dead and running away in the middle of the night.

"Old man, I am Lei Pei's boyfriend outside. I had a conflict with her. She didn't answer my calls and hid her, so I came to find him!"

At this time, there must be a reason to win the old man's trust. Gu Hui and Liu Chuanzhi looked at Xu Bo. Xu Bo immediately stepped forward and said that this time he was very bold and directly said that he was Lei Pei's boyfriend.

"Really? Then do you know when her birthday is?"

After hearing this, the old man still didn't believe it, and asked a killer question. If he was really Lei Pei's boyfriend, it stands to reason that he wouldn't know Lei Pei's birthday.

Xu Bo was stunned by this question. He really didn't know this. When he was in school, he and Lei Pei looked like who had a birthday! So there was no way to know!

After hearing this, Gu Hui quickly lowered his head and operated his mobile phone, sending Lei Pei's ID number to Xu Bo. The current person's date of birth was also included in it!

"Her birthday is August 24th!"

Xu Bo took one look at the text message and immediately understood it, and read out the date to the old man.

"I don't know, let's go!"

But I didn't expect that after hearing this, the old man said firmly immediately, turned around and went back.

Xu Bo was stunned, he read it correctly!

The three men returned to the car dejectedly, thinking about what the problem was.

"That's right! I understand. When we locals celebrate their birthdays, they all remember the lunar calendar!"

"The date on the ID card you just mentioned is from the Gregorian calendar!"

"So the old man thinks that you are not Lei Pei's boyfriend at all, so he doesn't believe us!"

Liu Chuanzhi thought for a while and finally understood the reason. Because he remembered to celebrate Xiaoyunren's birthday every year, he thought of the problem.

"Then let's calculate what day it was on the solar calendar in the year Lei Pei was born, and we'll know what day it was on the lunar calendar. Then we'll know, and then call the old man out and tell him!"

After Xu Bo listened, he also realized that he had really ignored this. His family members were all working hard to live and had never paid attention to this.

"Do you think that old man will still believe you?"

Gu Hui said speechlessly, once the elderly become angry and suspicious, it will be difficult to change their impression.

Moreover, Gu Hui also felt that this old man had a good family and would not leak other people's privacy casually, especially in Lei Pei's situation, where she was the only girl left in the family.

"Then let's find another one!"

Liu Chuanzhi could only suggest helplessly.

They had no choice but to drive to the next house and knock on the door again, but an old man came out. In rural areas nowadays, the elderly are basically at home and the young people are away from home.

"Who is it? What's going on in the middle of the night?"

This old man came out and asked exactly the same question as the last one. Coupled with the similar old voice and the similar old steps wearing a coat, the three people listening felt a bit scary, as if a ghost had hit a wall.

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"Old man, I would like to ask, where is Lei Pei's house?"

Xu Bo stepped forward and said.

"Why are you asking about this in the middle of the night?"

Unexpectedly, the second question asked by this old man was exactly the same as the previous one, and the three of them felt goosebumps on their backs.

"I am her boyfriend. I made her angry and couldn't find her, so I came from other places to look for her! I know her birthday is the 15th day of the seventh lunar month!"

Xu Bo said hurriedly, and in order to avoid the old man asking the same question as the last one, which would be really scary, he simply said it in advance.

"You can escape the first grade of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade! She killed a whole family. How dare you find such a girl?"

After the old man listened, he said leisurely.

“@#￥%……”

Xu Bo and the other three were speechless together, and felt goosebumps rising on their backs again.

When they found out about this birthday before, they didn't think much about it. It was really a bit scary to hear the old man say that.

However, I also feel that these people are too feudal and superstitious. Birth, old age, illness and death are normal things, but they are actually connected by the villagers and Lei Pei's birthday and horoscope.

"Old man, I am not superstitious! You tell me where her home is and I will find it!"

Xu Bo gritted his teeth and said.

"That day of the year she was born was the Ghost Festival! Do you know about the Ghost Festival? It is the day when the gate of hell opens every year. On that day, all the ghosts can come to the world, and no one dares to go out at night!"

The old man looked very superstitious, as if he couldn't hear Xu Bo's words and was still talking about his own thoughts.

"Old man, I don't care about this, tell me where their home is!"

The backs of Xu Bo and the three of them were getting colder and colder. Xu Bo still had faith and emotional support. Liu Chuanzhi and Gu Hui both felt as if ghosts were everywhere.

"You must go, then you go! In the innermost part of the village, keep walking along the road. When you see a big locust tree, your house will be right ahead!"

"The big locust tree is full of yin. There is a hanger looking for a scapegoat. Many people in the village have been fascinated. Four people have died after hanging on that tree. You must be careful!"

The old man finally told them the location this time, but as if on purpose, he told them a ghost story about the village, focusing on the landmark locust tree.

"hiss……"

Liu Chuanzhi gasped when he heard this. Who the hell can stand this?

Gu Hui also felt a chill on his back. He was really convinced by this old man! What an old man! Why are you talking about something if you have something to say?

"Okay, thank you for disturbing your rest!"

Xu Bo finally knew the address he wanted, and politely thanked the old man.

After the three of them turned around and got into the car, they finally felt a little safer after sitting in the confined space of the vehicle. The air inside the car was a little warmer, and the goosebumps on their bodies gradually faded away.

"This old guy! I suspect he is trying to scare us!"

Liu Chuanzhi said speechlessly.

"Feudal superstition kills people! It's all nonsense to say that you can hide from the first grade but not the fifteenth grade! Although I haven't seen the big locust tree yet, I can be sure that it must be because the tree is big enough, so it is suitable for hanging.

!Where did the hanged ghosts and scapegoats come from!”

Gu Hui also nodded, and then said some words to encourage them.

"It's okay. If there are really people who want to be hanged, I will be their scapegoat!"

Xu Bo must find Lei Pei today, so he said firmly.

"Then I'll drive!"

Gu Hui nodded and put the vehicle into gear and started moving forward.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, I saw the big locust tree that the old man mentioned. It was really big. It looked like it was old. The branches stretched out and blocked the surrounding light, which really gave people a gloomy feeling.

There is a thick branch on the big locust tree that extends to the road, which seems to be a good place to hang oneself. Half a stool is brought over, just in time to tie the rope, and finally the neck is hung up, the stool is kicked away, and the suicide step is completed.

"Hey, the height of this tree branch is too low. It can't be hung on the roof rack of our car, right?"

Gu Hui looked at the branches and asked Xu Bo and Liu Chuanzhi.

After asking this question, the three of them were silent, because it is indeed possible, but you can't just leave the car here and walk over, right?

Although they said they didn't believe it, they were also scared in their hearts!

But this is a new car! If the hanger is damaged or scratched, Liu Chuanzhi will also feel distressed!

"Lei Pei's house is ahead. Let's get out of the car and walk there! Don't turn off the car, and turn on the car lights as street lights, lest anyone can't see the road clearly and fall!"
To be continued...