The man in the fur hat who led the way was the village chief. He said that this was called "Chasu Village", and there were a total of eighteen households.

The village was close to the border. During the war, Hei Po and his wife were wandering here with the Russians and stayed there like this.

The stele was engraved by her, and the village chief could not explain what it meant.

Everyone followed him and walked along the dirt road to the village.

On one side of the road is a river, with a thick layer of ice. On the other side are houses with staggered heights, some of which are cement walls, and some still retain the traces of brickwork, but no matter what the structure is, the roof is exactly the same dark red.

"Didn't you say 18 households?" Yu Wen murmured in a low voice, "These houses are counted more than 18, right?"

The village chief wrapped his military coat tightly and walked forward as if he didn't hear it.

"Hey, don't go so fast, I'm asking you, brother!" Lao Yu did not forget to add "you" at this time.

The village chief was shocked by him, and finally stopped for a moment and said vaguely: "In the past, there must be more than eighteen households. Some of them left and some died, and gradually there were fewer people."

He pointed to the two houses casually: "Like this building, and this building, it seems that no one lives in it."

Old Yu was about to nod, but listened to Youhuo's heartless sentence: "I can't tell, I think every family looks like no one lives."

The village chief was stunned: "Why do you say that?"

You Huo: "Too quiet."

After he said that, everyone stopped.

As soon as the chaotic footsteps stopped, the abnormal silence was highlighted.

It's really too quiet.

It was clearly early in the morning, but no one spoke, no sound of pots and pans colliding, no sound of door opening and closing...

There is nothing.

Everyone got goosebumps and stared at the village chief.

The village chief was embarrassed and there was a hint of fear. He hesitated for a moment and sighed: "There are really people living there, but... everyone dares to go out, so they usually sleep as long as they can."

"Don't dare to go out? Why?"

The village chief glanced carefully into the distance.

Everyone followed and looked over. There were several short houses with different styles on the other side of the river, which were so gray that it was very inconspicuous. Even the roof was black, almost integrated with the woods behind it.

The village chief seemed to be afraid of being heard by someone, and whispered in a very low voice: "It is not safe at night. If you live here, remember not to go out at night, and don't open the door if you hear anything."

"What does it mean?" Everyone was afraid and confused.

But the village chief dared not say anything anymore, so he waved his hand quickly and continued to lead the way.

Everyone was confused, but they didn't dare to ask more questions.

"Damn."

While walking, Yu Wen suddenly screamed and bowed to You Huo and said, "Brother, look at that house."

You Huo looked over, and several other people who heard him also looked over there.

I saw someone standing behind the curtains on the second floor of a certain house and quietly looking at them.

"I suddenly glanced at the window and scared me to death!" Yu Wen said, touching his chest.

Then they discovered that more than one person did this.

In several houses, people opened the curtains and looked out quietly.

The village chief said: "They are very curious when there are guests coming. They are just scared too much and dare not come out easily."

"Then stay in the house all the time?" Yu Wen asked in surprise: "What should I do if I am hungry? Don't eat or drink?"

"Every family here has a cellar, and there are grain storage in the cellar, and there are ladders to go down." The village chief explained, "and it is not that we don't go out at all. In the afternoon or near evening, we will come out for activities. But we will go back to the house before dark."

"oh."

"It's related to that black woman?" You Huo asked.

The village chief remained silent for a moment, nodded and said softly, "I heard you are here to do work with her?"

"Do work? What kind of work?"

When everyone heard about this purpose, they all raised their ears.

"It's a dead person!" The village chief scared himself to a gray face, lowered his voice and said quietly: "Hei Po likes to deal with dead people, such as sewing up broken people."

“…”

Village Chief: "I lost my family. I'll tell her if I die or not. Where did I die?"

“…”

The village chief was very excited: "Sometimes he picked up people and did it himself."

Yu Wen was shocked: "...What does it mean to pick up people?"

"It's like a few years ago..." the village chief pointed to the frozen river and said, "A girl floated over the top of the river. The black lady dragged a big basket and picked it up."

Floating? Pick up?

This person is a genius when using words, and he is so good at it.

Several older men vomited for a while, and Yu Yao's legs became even weaker.

However, You Huo has not changed much: "Since she is doing all the dead, what are you afraid of when you live?"

The village chief shook his head with his hands in his arms and looked sad: "You don't understand, hey... I'll know it after staying for one night."

Soon, the village chief took them to the end of the frozen river and stepped on the thick ice to the other side.

Those gray houses stood in front of them.

When they walked closer, they found that the rooms were made of stone and the exterior walls were uneven. The gray stone surface was painted with messy patterns, and air-dried branches were hung at the door, and worn felt was placed on the door.

One of them is quite special. There are old crystal balls and some... white things, like finger bones on the windowsill.

Before everyone could enter the room, they smelled a scent of incense, which made people dizzy.

The village chief wished he could be eight feet away from the house.

"This is where the Hei Po lives." He stretched his head and looked at it, saying, "What time is it now?"

Everyone looked out of their phones, but found that the time displayed on their screen was at night, which was obviously not synchronized with here.

Just as he was confused, a low voice sounded: "6:55."

Everyone turned around and looked over, it was Qin Jue who spoke.

He shook his cell phone and said, "It's okay, it's a little more accurate than you."

Chen Bin looked surprised: "This handsome guy is a bit amazing! The seasons and time of each exam are different from reality. How can your mobile phone synchronize so much?"

Qin Jue put his phone back in his pocket and said lazily: "Maybe because I am an invigilator."

Chen Bin said "Oh" while cleaning up his bag.

Two seconds later, his hand slid and his bag fell to the ground.

"Who are you???"

Qin Zuo ignored him, but took out a card from his pocket, turned his head and said to You Huo beside him, "Did I do this to help you once?"

The card is the one you won before [The Invigilator's Help].

You Huo drew away the card, flipped it over, and directly hit Qin Jue's nose: "Please recognize all the characters, extra help, do you know what the extra meaning?"

Qin Jue smiled and said, "I don't know very much."

Smiling farts.

You Huo: "Get out and check the dictionary."

The candidate did not wear a watch and asked the invigilator for the time. Can this be considered extra help? Of course not. This is just like pulling the invigilator to the toilet. This is his job.

Of course, the card was not scrapped. Qin Jue said "It's a pity" and took the card back into his pocket.

The village chief stood in a daze for a while before he came back to his senses, reminding everyone: "Hei Po got up at 7:30 in the morning every day, so he didn't open the door before. I'll take you to recognize where you live first."

Except for the one where Hei Po lives, there are four empty rooms next to it.

Each room is small, covered with old knitted blankets, only one bedroom and a bed, dressed like a carriage tent.

The village chief said, "I have to ask you to squeeze in."

Of course, Chen Bin and Liang Yuanhao, who joined, lived in one room, but Yu Yao's house was not convenient for sharing with others, so he had a room alone.

The remaining Yu Wen, Lao Yu, Mike, You Huo and Qin Jue scored two points.

You Huo thought for a while and asked Qin Jue: "Is there a small Western-style building for your invigilator here?"

Qin Jue: "I ask you for your blessing, I will invigilate the entire process, and there is no small foreign building to live in. You must squeeze into this narrow, cramped and unclean place."

You Huo pretended not to hear it, and said to the village chief with a serious face: "You can do it."

Yu Wen said: "Or what if I, Lao Yu, and my brother, I will be the whole family!"
To be continued...