I become a god in another world

Chapter 219 Memory Recovery
Chapter 219

Guo Wei's home was extremely quiet. The villagers were frightened to death, but Zhao Fusheng remained calm.

Amidst the sound of footsteps, another gangster dragged his heavy steps towards the stove, guided by the thin blood-red line.

Everyone held their breath and concentrated.

Guo Wei had tears in his eyes.

As the second gangster after Li Dazhuzi walked to the stove and climbed up on the stove, the same situation happened again.

The gangster's hand passed through the black and red ghost flower transformed by the power of the ghost, and touched the bacon that was not still.

The evil spirit that had not dissipated in the house reappeared.

'Boom. '

In the stove, the flame that was about to die out burned brightly again. The flames came out from around the edge of the pot and licked the bottom of the pot.

The pot made a boiling sound, and a large amount of gray-black ghost mist began to appear next to the stove.

In the ghostly mist, a yellow stoneware bowl loomed, which seemed to contain some items.

With tears in his eyes, Guo Wei was stunned for a moment when he saw the bowl. He seemed to have remembered something.

Zhao Fusheng's eyesight was extremely sharp.

While she was watching the gangsters pulling meat, she was also distractedly paying attention to Guo Wei.

At this time, he saw Li Gui killing someone again and something happened to the stove. Guo Wei had no reaction to the flames in the stove or the stew in the pot. He only had a strange look on his face when he saw the bowl that appeared out of thin air.

This mysterious bowl may be the key to solving a ghost case!
Her thoughts changed and she suddenly said:

"Guo Wei."

Zhao Fusheng shouted, but Guo Wei turned a deaf ear and just looked at the bowl dreamily.

Until Wu Shaochun turned to stare at him, glared at him and shouted:
"Guo Wei! Guo Wei!"

Guo Wei was used to being called nicknames. At this time, he was in a daze and even heard Wu Shaochun shouting. He didn't even realize that he was being called.

It wasn't until the old man Zhang next to him kicked him several times that he came back to his senses in a daze:

"S-Sir--"

"My lord is calling you!" Wu Shaochun said unhappily.

"Yes Yes Yes."

When Guo Wei heard this, his face became even paler. He dragged his injured arm and turned around. He didn't dare to look in the direction of the stove anymore and asked obediently:

"My lord, if you have any questions, please give me your instructions."

While he was speaking, the second gangster was released from the control of the evil ghost. He saw the 'bacon' in front of him, which looked like a blackened 'rabbit', and he was overjoyed:

"I'm in a good mood today -"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to tug at the meat.

But the evil spirit killed someone again.

The strange rust-red translucent copper spots appeared on his body again, and the ghost flames came out of his body, burning him into charcoal in just a few breaths.

The gangster's body quickly curled up under the ghost flames, shrinking like a dried corpse. After a while, it turned into a piece of 'bacon', which was hung high and twisted together with the other pieces of 'bacon'.

This life disappeared in just an instant.

Zhao Fusheng did not look back, but waved to Kuai Manzhou:

"Keep going."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Guo Wei:

"Did you remember something just now?"

Guo Wei witnessed this moment, and the two bullies were all killed.

He didn't know whether he was scared and panicked, or he thought of something, and looked restless.

After Zhao Fusheng finished speaking, his eyes were blank and he said nothing.

"If you don't know how to say it, let me remind you first -"

Zhao Fusheng didn't mind his absence.

It is normal for anyone who encounters such a big change as Guo Wei and learns that there is a ghost in his home. He and the ghost live in the same room for several days, and then witness the ghost killing someone with his own eyes. It is normal to be frightened.

She showed extremely ruthless murderous intent towards the gangsters, but showed extraordinary patience towards Guo Wei:
"There is a bowl on the stove. Do you remember that bowl?"

"Remember, remember."

When Guo Wei heard the bowl on the stove, his whole body shook heavily.

Many memories that had been left dusty after being affected by evil ghosts now appeared as familiar objects, and fragments of memories flashed through his mind like a revolving door.

"What's in that bowl?" Zhao Fusheng asked again in a warm voice.

"It's fried corn."

Guo Wei replied.

As soon as he finished his answer, the tension in Zhao Fusheng's heart relaxed.

At first, when Guo Wei said he remembered the 'bowl', his expression was erratic, as if he was not very sure about the bowl.

Zhao Fusheng deliberately did not question him, but guided him to recall the contents of the bowl to deepen his unstable memory.

At this time, after Guo Wei mentioned fried corn, part of his memory gradually recovered, and his tone became more confident than before.

“Where does fried corn come from?”

She followed Guo Wei's words and asked again.

Another gangster climbed onto the stove.

As the three lives were harvested by the evil ghost, Lin Laoba and others were so frightened that their livers and gallbladders split, but they did not dare to say a word.

At the same time, the ghost breath in the room became stronger, the ghost mist filled the air, and the flame in the stove gradually burned more vigorously while it was not extinguished.

But although the flames were strong, the temperature in this small room fell instead of rising, and it was so cold that it was freezing.

Blood was flowing everywhere on the stove, and the bowl on the stove looked even clearer. Zhao Fusheng could even faintly see the browned corn in the bowl.

Guo Wei's memories are indeed coming back to life.

"That day, I bought——"

He received a summons from Mr. Kong Da in the town, asking him to help recruit the manpower needed by the county government in Fengmen Village.

In order to let him do the work, the elder gave him 800 yuan.

This is a huge sum of money for Guo Wei, and the Guo family is very happy.

The Guo family has been poor for generations and has a small population, forming a vicious cycle. The fewer sons and less labor they have, the more they are bullied and cannot survive at all.

When it comes to Guo Wei's generation, he is the only one left. After reluctantly marrying a wife, he gave birth to several children but failed to support them, leaving only Guo Sidan.

Accepting Master Kong's mission, the whole family was desperate.

Seeing that this year is coming to an end, new taxes will have to be collected next year. By then, the family will have no money and no one, and the whole family may not be able to survive.

This eight hundred dollars is life-saving money for the whole family.

After taking the money, the four members of the family were very happy.

"That day in the town, we saw someone selling fried corn on the edge of the town."

A bowl of fried corn costs at least three yuan. In the past, only the rich households, servants and gentlemen in the town could afford it. How could the poor have such a good taste.

Sugar was added to the corn, which made it look brown and fragrant. Guo Sidan was still young, so when he passed by the corn stall, his saliva flowed out unconsciously.

"My son has a hard life. He was reincarnated into my family. He is so old when he was born. Not to mention eating good food, he can't even fill his stomach."

Guo Wei whispered:
"I saw that my son was pitiful, so I discussed with my mother-in-law and bought him a bowl of fried corn."

When he said this, he burst into tears:

"Four eggs—four eggs—"

He didn't say anything else.

His father, wife and children have all disappeared, and the house is haunted by ghosts. After killing people, the ghosts hang the bodies high and make them into 'bacon'. Even the most stupid person may have realized by now that something bad has happened to his family. Looking at his expression, Zhao Fusheng realized that he might not be able to get any extra clues if he continued asking.

"A bowl of fried corn——"

Zhao Fusheng murmured.

This bowl of corn is related to Li Gui's killing rules, but due to the memory loss of the person involved, Guo Wei, the clues are disconnected here and there is no way to connect with Li Gui.

"Sir, is this the ghost case that happened in Fengmen Village 43 years ago that you mentioned before?"

Wu Shaochun asked quietly from the side.

Zhao Fusheng immediately raised his head and shook his head slightly:

"No."

She already knew about sixty-seven percent of this ghost case, and she also had some guesses about the identity of the ghost. Everyone had witnessed the murder method of the ghost. The only thing she was not sure about was how to lure the ghost out and solve the case.

Thinking of this, her heart moved and she looked at Wu Shaochun.

"The ghost case in Fengmen Village 43 years ago was the Red Shoe Ghost Case. The rule of the ghost killing is that the victim, regardless of age or sex, will wear a ten-inch red shoe on his foot."

At this time, the evil ghost of the Guo family was dormant in the kitchen.

Once a person touches a forbidden object, a fire will suddenly break out in the stove, and the fire will burn the cauldron red, forming a tiny ghost realm.

In the ghost realm, another bowl of fried corn will appear.

Those marked by the evil spirits will be burned black by the fire, their bodies will shrink exponentially, and they will be made into "bacon" and hung on the stove, forming a strange sacrifice.

The murder methods and death patterns of the two ghost cases are completely different. There is no relationship between the two ghosts.

Wu Shaochun looked at Zhao Fusheng and saw that her eyes were bright and she looked at him with a smile:

"Shaochun, who do you think is the evil spirit that revived the Guo family?"

This question is very clever.

The candidates for Li Gui's resurrection were almost narrowed down to the Guo family, but they also wanted to test Wu Shaochun's reasoning ability.

In fact, Zhao Fusheng didn't need to ask. Wu Shaochun himself thought about it for a moment. As soon as she finished her words, he blurted out:

"It's Guo Wei's father!"

"..."

Guo Wei was startled.

The others endured their anxiety and remained silent.

Zhao Fusheng did not speak, but signaled Kuai Manzhou to let go again so that the ghost could not become invisible. Then she looked at Wu Shaochun:

"What's the reason?"

"Guo Wei's father was the first to disappear!"

"Yes."

When Zhao Fusheng heard Wu Shaochun's words, a satisfied smile appeared on his face:

"He disappeared first, and there was a problem with Guo Wei's memory at this time, which proves that after the death of Mr. Guo Wei, the evil ghost revived and took over the Guo family."

After Guo's father died, Guo Wei lost the memory of his father.

She recalled the previous interview and mentioned the timing of Guo Wei's report.

He was blackmailed by Li Dachengzi and became more and more uneasy. He wanted to go to the town to report the case and refused the business that Kong Youde told him.

The original words Guo Wei said at that time were: He wanted to ask his father to help him go to the village to say hello to Li Dachengzi and let the villagers know about it - that is, to beg for mercy from the bandits in disguise, hoping that they would spare their lives.

When he turned back to the house, he found that his wife was missing.

According to him, when he left, Guo Wei was still sitting in the kitchen, preparing meals.

It only took Guo Wei a few breaths to leave and turn around. When he came back, he only saw an empty stove with a fire burning in the stove and water boiling in the pot, but his wife was missing.

So he hurriedly rushed to the town government office with his child in his arms. Later, Magistrate Pang mentioned that Guo Wei reported the case and resigned from his job.

Kong Youde from the town thought that he was just making excuses and sent officers to search his house. Unexpectedly, he found that Guo's father had also disappeared at the same time.

……

Based on these clues, Zhao Fusheng said:

"I feel that the key to the problem may lie with Li Dachongzi."

The incident happened many days ago. She has no ability to trace back time and does not know what happened at that time. She can only speculate out of thin air:
"Li Dachengzi learned that Guo Wei was rich and came to blackmail him. He had a conflict with Guo Wei's father and killed him."

After Guo's father died, Li Gui revived.

Judging from the current situation, "Guo Wei, does your father live in this room?"

The room was small and cramped, and it was adjacent to the kitchen. There was probably a cesspit behind it. Through the thin mud wall, everyone could smell the smell that stung their eyes.

The Guo family is poor.

There are four houses in total. One of them has collapsed and cannot be inhabited. The other one is slightly tidy and should be occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Guo Wei.

A straw bed was set up here, with a few shabby clothes placed on it. If Father Guo also lived with his son's family, this must be his place of residence.

"Yes - my father lives here -"

Guo Wei was devastated.

His blood-stained hands were on the ground, and his fingers were so hard that his nails dug into the mud.

Many messy memories flashed through his mind. His face was pale, and he seemed to have lost his soul.

"Dad——Li Dachengzi, yes, that day he came to ask for money to fry corn, and he wanted to rob——"

Lin Laoba swallowed his saliva and watched anxiously as Zhao Fusheng talked to Guo Wei unhurriedly. At the same time, another gangster died at the hands of a fierce ghost again.

……

"Since your father lives here, on the day of the incident, when Li Dachunzi came to blackmail you, was your wife also in the kitchen, lighting a fire and preparing meals?"

Zhao Fusheng asked again.

She had been misled by the words of Magistrate Pang, Cao Dazong and others, thinking that Guo's father and Guo's wife disappeared on different days.

But at this time, it seems that Li Dachunzi's blackmail, Guo's father's death, and Guo's wife being killed by a ghost may have all happened at the same time.

It's just that the memory of the person involved was disturbed by the evil ghost, and then he forgot the incident, resulting in a mystery.

"I, I don't remember-"

"Think again." Zhao Fusheng said calmly:

"When Li Dachengzi came, your wife was making a fire——" When she said this, Guo Wei subconsciously retorted:
"No, no, Xiuhe and I went out to meet Brother Buck."

His eyes were moist as he spoke.

"——In other words, it was your father who started the fire at that time." Zhao Fusheng asked calmly.

"Yes, it's my dad." Guo Wei burst into tears and nodded.

Wu Shaochun did not speak. He watched and studied silently, admiring Zhao Fusheng's questioning and reasoning abilities.

"The bowl of fried corn was placed next to the stove at that time."

Zhao Fusheng pointed to the bowl of browned fried corn on the stove and asked again.

"Yes, there it is, my Sidan is always greedy. My mother-in-law is afraid that he will eat it all quickly, so she tells him to eat less."

Guo Wei replied, shaking all over.

"After Li Dachengzi came in, he should have entered the kitchen." Zhao Fusheng looked at him and guided him to recall step by step:
"Given Li Dacheng's gangsterism, he would probably want to grab anything he sees without ceremony."

This Li Dachengzi didn't know how to live or die, and was robbing by nature.

When he saw the bacon before he died, he reached out to grab it without saying a word - this can be confirmed that when he came to Guo's house that day and saw a bowl of fried corn on the stove, he would definitely eat it. Go grab it.

"Yes! Yes!" Guo Wei suddenly began to cry, his body shaking like leaves falling in the autumn wind:
"Brother Baosan reached out to hold the bowl, and my Sidan started to cry——"

"Dad - dad -"

As he was talking, he suddenly cried out in pain:
"Dad, you died so miserably!"