There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 649
Chapter 649: Chapter 559 Marriage Chapter 649: Chapter 559 Marriage Osmanthus Village had a rule.
On the night of July half-moon, as soon as the sun set, no matter what one was doing, they had to hurry and put down whatever was in their hands and return home to tightly close the doors and windows.
In the past, the children of Osmanthus Village didn’t understand why they had to do this.
Until the night came.
Huddled in their quilts, they shivered as they listened to the haunting songs outside and the agonizing, heart-wrenching cries for help from someone unknown.
And until they were taken to the ancestral hall by their parents to see the tragic state of those villagers killed by the fierce ghost.
This was something every child in Osmanthus Village had to know from a young age.
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At night, there were murderous fierce ghosts outside.
These were also enemies that the village would inevitably have to eliminate one day.
As dusk approached.
A few people suddenly burst into Miss Wang’s courtyard.
“We heard that Zhu is here.
Hand her over quickly!” a man barked demandingly.
“This is Wang Family’s place.”
The Wang Family servant at the door frowned, staring straight at the few people at the entrance, his face as stern and fierce as theirs.
In that moment, the confidence of the man who had shouted waned.
He spoke more gently, “Your Wang family elders have already agreed to this.
We plan to capture Zhu and Tiezhu to threaten that demoness.”
Hearing this, the expressions of the two Wang Family servants eased slightly, and they stepped aside to make way.
After all, what they were protecting just now was the Wang Family’s dignity and face, not the scholar lady.
“Miss Wang should be resting inside.
Please wait a moment.”
When they reached the door of the main house, the Wang Family servants stopped the people again.
Then he stepped forward to knock on the door and asked, “Miss Wang, there are people outside looking for Zhu, the scholar.
Please let her come out.”
There was silence for a long while at the end of his words.
There was no response from inside the house.
The Wang Family servant patiently continued to knock and ask, until after two or three repetitions, those villagers who had come to find someone were already showing impatience.
“Can you hurry up?
It’s almost dark.”
“Wait, she hasn’t run away, has she?”
“You Wang Family are actually harboring that woman!”
“What’s going on with you people!”
“Quiet!
I’ll go in and ask.”
Growing annoyed, the Wang Family servant scolded the crowd and then, pushing the door tentatively with his hand, found it wouldn’t budge at all.
It was locked from the inside!
Now, even the two Wang Family servants sensed something amiss.
Miss Wang had said she would call for them if anything happened.
So why was the door bolted from the inside?
The two exchanged a look and nodded.
Bang!
The fragile wooden door was directly forced open by their combined effort, revealing the small room in its entirety, which was utterly empty.
People from outside also hurriedly pushed forward to peek in, then stood dumbfounded, which was soon replaced by panic and anger.
“They really did run away!”
“You Wang Family actually…”
“Enough talk!
They can’t have left the village.
Search the other areas quickly!”
“You two, go east.
Three people, head that way.
The rest, hurry to the village path to watch; don’t let anyone get past!”
The two Wang Family servants immediately silenced the complainers and took charge with practiced ease.
Although the others were filled with resentment, such sudden orders stunned them into confusion; as they collected themselves, they could only glare at the servants before hurriedly setting off to search for the missing persons.
They had to finish before dark.
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The bride did not only come out at midnight.
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Meanwhile, in the Wang Family ancestral hall,
the scholar lady who had been rummaging through the Ancestral Hall suddenly stopped and looked puzzled in a certain direction.
Then she turned to the person beside her to ask.
“Was there an explosion over there?”
“It must be the work of others, perfect for attracting everyone’s attention that way.” Miss Wang said.
“It seems a bit noisy outside.”
“We need to hurry up.”
“…”
The female scholar didn’t speak, her suspicious gaze focused as she listened closely, vaguely hearing her own name amidst the shouts.
Were the people outside looking for her?
And it seemed that it wasn’t just one person.
She had felt earlier that the villagers of Osmanthus Village were acting oddly towards her, showing respect yet avoidance, outwardly friendly, but always casting dark, terrible glances at her behind her back.
Those weren’t the looks one gave to strangers, but to enemies.
She didn’t understand at first, but after she just discovered she might have some connection with the bride, the female scholar started to grasp something.
It was simply the transfer of hatred.
“This thing…”
At that moment, Miss Wang, who was also searching through the records, suddenly found something, emitting a sound of surprise and doubt.
The female scholar immediately moved closer to see: “What is it?”
Miss Wang flipped open the booklet: “Why don’t you take a look?”
The scroll was wrapped in talisman paper and secluded in a box on its own, clearly something special.
Miss Wang speed-read the text recorded on it, then nodded in understanding.
Seeing the female scholar next to her stretching her neck to look, she promptly handed the booklet over.
The female scholar read it and raised her eyebrows: “Zhu Chunxiao is actually listed as a daughter-in-law in the Wang Family’s genealogy?
But this couple both died rather early…
Huh?
Wait a minute!”
The booklet recorded the information of a direct descendant of the Wang Family and his wife, including their birthdates and dates of death.
However, the Mr.
Wang died of illness, and half a month after that, his wife also died.
The timing of their deaths seemed a bit odd, didn’t it?
Miss Wang looked at her with a strange expression: “Haven’t you figured it out yet?
Or is it that this kind of thing doesn’t happen where you come from?”
The female scholar looked utterly perplexed: “What do you mean?”
Miss Wang asked: “Why does the bride want to take revenge on the Wang Family?”
The female scholar: “Probably because of hatred?”
Miss Wang: “But why does she hate the Wang Family?”
The female scholar: “That reason is too general.”
Miss Wang sighed: “All right, let’s change the question.
Why is she called the bride, and how did she become a fierce ghost in her wedding dress?”
The female scholar pondered: “Maybe she died on her wedding day?”
As she said this, the female scholar paused.
Because the death dates of the two did not match at all.
She suddenly had a realization: “I get it!
Mr.
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Wang died early, but he wasn’t married yet, so his parents wanted to find him a match, and they set their sights on Zhu Chunxiao.
But Zhu Chunxiao had no intention of marrying a dead man?!”
After saying this, the female scholar looked at Miss Wang in front of her with shock: “Does your place actually have such a custom?!”
Miss Wang had a resigned look on her face.
The female scholar clicked her tongue: “No wonder the bride’s resentment energy is so intense, wanting to take revenge on the Wang Family even after death.
If it were me, I’d seek revenge too.
It’s just that your descendants are somewhat innocent, but I’d still take revenge.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t feel right.”
Miss Wang’s mouth twitched: “The sins of the forefathers are borne by their descendants.”
The female scholar put down the booklet, looking at other records on the shelf: “But this isn’t enough, are there any other pieces of information?”
Miss Wang was puzzled: “Isn’t this enough?
The cause and effect of the bride’s appearance seem to be pretty much this, right?”
The female scholar shook her head: “Not enough!”
Either the truth wasn’t just these things, or there definitely were other things that hadn’t been revealed.
There must be another reason why the bride’s resentment reached up to the heavens.
Just at that moment.
A subtle noise came from outside the ancestral hall.
The female scholar immediately became alert, pressing herself against the wall by the door, whispering: “Someone’s heading this way!”
Miss Wang narrowed her eyes at the wall.
She then said: “It’s the Old Village Chief.”
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