To confirm that the Jin Huo Ma Master Tang mentioned was the same person, Huang Xiaotao had someone send a photo of Jin Huo Ma to her phone, then showed it to Master Tang.
Master Tang nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's the kid."
I asked: "Do you have any recent photos of him?"
Master Tang laughed: "I don't have a phone with a camera function like you guys." Then he took out an antique Nokia phone and flashed it at us.
I asked again: "Did you know Jin Huo Ma before?"
Master Tang paused slightly, scratched his nose and said, "No."
I sneered, finally catching the fox by the tail. I stared straight at him and shouted, "You're lying!"
"No, no, I'm really not lying, I swear to God!" Master Tang said in fear.
"Swearing means nothing. Come back to the police station with us!"
Frightened by me, Master Tang immediately confessed. It turns out he's not a man of strong will. He hung his head dejectedly and said, "I admit it, Jin Huo Ma and I are actually from the same hometown."
Huang Xiaotao said in surprise: "This is such an important clue. Why didn't you mention it before?"
"Mainly because he has a weird habit that I look down on..."
Master Tang said Jin Huo Ma started working outside the village when he was a teenager. On construction sites with only men, what else could a group of bachelors talk about at night besides women? Jin Huo Ma was among those who loved to discuss women, and often looked at dirty magazines.
Over time, Jin Huo Ma became sallow and thin, with dark eye circles, suffering from premature ejaculation before he was even twenty.
Later he saved up some money from work and brought back a very sultry woman from the city. Everyone said Jin Huo Ma was lucky to marry such a vixen.
But some people revealed that this woman actually had a shady background. She married Jin Huo Ma purely to get the few acres of land his family had left.
Later it was discovered that the couple often quarreled. Some idle gossipers started spreading unfounded rumors.
The woman was unfaithful and began flirting with other men in the village. Soon she cheated on Jin Huo Ma and cuckolded him multiple times.
Jin Huo Ma was extremely upset. During that time when he walked around the village he kept his head down without a word. Whenever Master Tang saw him, he felt sorry for him.
But later something happened that not only made Master Tang stop pitying him, but also felt disgusted and looked down on him in his bones!
One morning, Master Tang saw Jin Huo Ma digging something on the back hill. When Master Tang went over to greet him, Jin Huo Ma quickly tucked it into his clothes with the look of a thief caught red-handed.
Master Tang felt strange at the time. After Jin Huo Ma left, he examined carefully and discovered that the debt-claiming ghost buried by the Old Li family a few days ago had been dug up.
At this point, I interrupted him and asked, "What is a debt-claiming ghost?"
"It's... it's..." Master Tang stammered, "A dead baby."
Huang Xiaotao and I were both shocked. Master Tang continued that infant deaths were common in rural villages. The villagers called them debt-claiming ghosts. These dead babies didn't even have coffins but were buried directly with cow and pig manure. Large rocks were also placed on the graves to prevent the debt-claiming ghosts from coming back.
Some families would invite Taoist priests to conduct rituals with chicken blood, black dog blood, talismans, etc. to suppress the ghosts and prevent them from haunting again.
Hearing this, I thought to myself that probably not all of these dead babies simply died prematurely. Some undesirable local customs still exist in rural areas today, combined with son preference, I've heard that some places drown deformed babies or unwanted daughters in the toilet.
I didn't interrupt Master Tang's account. He went on to say that when he checked several graves, he found all the dead babies were gone. Recalling the strange smile Jin Huo Ma showed him earlier, Master Tang suddenly felt creeped out!
Master Tang wasn't one to gossip. He went straight to Jin Huo Ma's home to question him about this. Jin Huo Ma begged Master Tang not to tell anyone, and admitted what happened.
He didn't know where he saw this folk prescription claiming it could cure illnesses. Originally he only wanted to cure his own condition, but after tasting it, he became addicted.
Master Tang said when Jin Huo Ma told him this, there was a bizarre smile on his face and a green light shining in his eyes, which was terrifying.
Master Tang scolded Jin Huo Ma harshly and told him to get out of the village immediately, otherwise he would tell everyone and Jin Huo Ma would certainly die without a place to be buried!
That night Jin Huo Ma left. Master Tang had kept this a secret in his heart. Every time he thought about it he felt disgusted and creeped out.
Throughout this, I observed Master Tang's expressions. Everything he said was true.
At this point, Master Tang lit a cigarette and took a deep drag, "I've seen it before in the village, dogs that eat dogs will go mad. Some immoral cattle farmers mix cattle blood into feed to fatten the cows faster, but those cattle will go mad in the end. I reckoned that people who eat other people will eventually become abnormal too."
I said, "One's own kind cannot be cannibalized. It's a law of nature, probably to ensure the survival of the species. Eating one's own kind will trigger the secretion of aninversion hormone, which is toxic."
Master Tang nodded, "You are more knowledgeable in science, which I don't understand. All I know is that cannibalism will incur divine retribution!"
I asked, "Since you knew Jin Huo Ma's true nature, why did you still buy pork from him? Weren't you afraid he might mix in other stuff?"
"Alas!" Master Tang sighed repeatedly: "I had no choice. That bastard Jin Huo Ma owed me 100,000 yuan which he couldn't pay back, so he used meat to offset the debt... "
Master Tang said he didn't expect Jin Huo Ma was also working in Nanjiang City after leaving the village. Since then Jin Huo Ma had become a wreck, starting drinking and gambling, owing 100,000 yuan in gambling debts. Master Tang was also blinded by lard and took pity on him. At Jin Huo Ma's repeated pleading, he took out the money he saved to build a house in his hometown to help Jin Huo Ma pay off the debt.
100,000 yuan was a huge sum for Master Tang. His wife and children were still living in a rammed earth house in their hometown. Master Tang was anxious and pressed Jin Huo Ma to repay the money several times, but Jin Huo Ma said he simply couldn't save up money. How about using goods to offset the debt? He happened to work at the Meat Union Factory and offered to deliver Master Tang 10 jin of pork every day, calculated at 20 yuan per jin.
The market price for pork was 25 yuan per jin, so it was a great deal. Moreover, the meat came straight from the Meat Union Factory and was very fresh. Master Tang agreed on the spot. Sometimes Jin Huo Ma delivered slabs of pork, sometimes minced meat. Later there was more and more minced meat. Master Tang never imagined it could be human flesh!
Huang Xiaotao asked, "Can't you tell the difference in taste between human flesh and pork?"
Master Tang said woefully, "For a period I did feel the meat tasted a bit off, but I didn't think much of it. How could I ever imagine that scrawny bastard would murder people!"
e school belle recognized by the whole school, a genius girl from the kendo club. She also has a hidden identity, the youngest legendary demon hunter. Chen Shuo just transmigrated and found himself turned into a weak, helpless little vampire. He was caught by Su Xiyen and taken home at the very beginning. Since then, Chen Shuo's life creed only had two items. "First, classmate Su Xiyen is always right." "Second, if classmate Su Xiyen is wrong, please refer back to item one." Many years later, Chen Shuo, who had turned back into a human, led a pair of twins to appear in front of all the vampires to share the secret of how he turned back into a human. "It's simple, I tricked a female demon hunter into becoming my wife!"
Resolve] Gu Yang was once a true disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect, but after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation regressed, his foundation was damaged, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he was about to be demoted to a menial servant. At his moment of despair, he awakened the [Daily Intelligence System]. By refreshing it daily, he could learn about countless hidden opportunities and secrets within the cultivation world! [Today's intelligence has been refreshed] [White Intelligence: One month ago, the Foundation Establishment spiritual item "Profound Ice Spirit Marrow" used by the host to attempt his breakthrough contained a trace of the poison "Bone-Corrobing Spirit-Dissolving Powder".] [Purple Intelligence: Tonight during the Yin hour (3-5 AM), a wisp of "Golden Crow Primordial Flame" will overflow... If this flame is devoured, it can recast the shattered cultivation foundation, fully restore cultivation, and awaken the one-in-ten-thousand—Primordial Supreme Yang Body. [Click to view coordinates]] [Golden Intelligence: Shen Qingyue, a Golden Core elder of the Falling Cloud Sect who possesses the Nine Yin Body, suffers from backlash of cold energy every full moon night, causing her strength to plummet and excruciating pain. Grand Elder Zhao Wuji has secretly bribed Shen Qingyue's personal maid, Hongxiu, and learned the rear gate array node of the protective formation "Clouds and Mist Veiling the Sun Array". Tomorrow late at night, he intends to take advantage of Shen Qingyue's flare-up of the cold poison, when she is weak and unable to resist, to use a secret technique to refine her into a cauldron and force her into a Daoist partnership. [Click to view coordinates]] The cultivation world is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and human hearts are as treacherous as ghosts? Sorry, but I can read the script! From then on, relying on his informational advantage, Gu Yang proceeded step by step with careful planning. Seizing opportunities, plundering fortunes. Selling intelligence. Playing rivals against each other. Step by step, he ultimately became the Immortal Emperor!
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
