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The sound of an infant crying made Qin Ran shiver. Fortunately, the black cat didn't stay long and ran away quickly. The desire to leave grew stronger and stronger in Qin Ran's heart, but it was impossible for him to do so now. For now, he could only find a place to sleep for the night and wait until tomorrow morning to deal with the rest.

After walking forward for another short distance, Qin Ran discovered that although there were a lot of houses, he didn't see many that were occupied by people.

Or the door was wide open, and the windows were wide open, with cobwebs and dusty tables and chairs visible. Either the door was shut tight, with no light that could be seen from outside, or if there was anyone inside, Qin Ran knocked on the door. No one answered and could only give up.

At this moment, Qin Ran suddenly heard a burst of mournful music. Some people played music that only they would play when they were crying, and the sound of the gongs and drums made Qin Ran think back to many terrifying novels. Qin Ran was so shocked that he immediately fell to the ground, biting his lips.

Right at that moment, a hand appeared in Qin Ran's sight. He immediately became scared out of his wits. Closing his eyes, he screamed out, "Ahhhh!"

There were no other sounds in front of him. After Qin Ran finished venting his fear, he felt that the person in front of him was not a ghost. He carefully opened his eyes and looked up along his arm.

It was a white-haired old man. The old man seemed to have expected Qin Ran's fear of him, as he extended his hand out to Qin Ran as if to help her up. After Qin Ran confirmed that the person in front of him was a human or a ghost, he slowly reached out and placed his hand on the old man's hand.

The old man pulled Qin Ran up and thanked him in a low voice, "Thank you grandpa."

"We just lost someone here, so we'll probably have to play that sad music until nightfall. At a time like this, it's best not to wander around, otherwise, we might encounter something bad." The aged voice said word by word.

"Bad things!" Qin Ran grabbed the important words and became afraid again.

Seeing Qin Ran's panicked expression, the old man smiled with an unknown meaning in his voice, "You must be from the outside, right? "Don't stay here anymore. Hurry up and go back. It's not safe here at night."

This old grandpa was the first and only living person that Qin Ran had seen since he had entered the village. Qin Ran made a prompt decision and grabbed the corner of the old man's clothes, begging, "Grandpa, I came to find someone, but it's too late now, there's no longer a car to go back. Can you take me in for the night?"

Hearing Qin Ran's request, the old man seemed a little hesitant. Qin Ran once again pleaded, "I don't know anyone in your village, I came here alone. If you don't want to take me in, I might have to sleep in the wilderness tonight. As long as you can let me stay here. "

Halfway through his words, the old man waved his hand and said, "I don't want your money, I can take you in. But you must promise me that you will only stay for one night, and that you will leave before nightfall tomorrow."

"Alright, that's for sure!" Qin Ran was overjoyed at the chance to be accepted and stayed behind. He quickly agreed.

He just wanted to borrow a bed. Tomorrow morning, he would bid farewell to the old man and ask about that person's whereabouts in the village. No matter how he looked at it, this village wouldn't be big.

The old man said that everyone called him Elder Li, and Qin Ran could also call him that. Old Li was very kind and quickly brought Qin Ran to his room. It was said that Elder Li had lived here for many years. His children had all gone to the big cities, and after leaving, they no longer cared about him. Elder Li's wife had also left a few years ago.

The house looked very shabby as usual, but it was completely sheltered from the weather and the environment was also quite clean. Elder Li got some steamed buns for Qin Ran to eat, perhaps because he was too hungry, and even Qin Ran was enjoying the tasteless pasta.

After eating his fill, Qin Ran suddenly remembered his purpose here. Since there was a man who had lived here for many years, he might as well ask about it.

Thinking of this, Qin Ran took out his phone, flipped open the photo given by the mysterious man, and showed it to Elder Li, asking, "Elder Li, do you know the person in the photo?"

Elder Li narrowed his eyes and looked at the photo, then looked at Qin Ran with a strange look, "Could it be that Wang Cui is the person you're looking for?" Qin Ran nodded.

"The one who died today, was her." The old man sat down and said. He seemed to have already guessed something.

"Dead?!" This news was like a thunderbolt, burning Qin Ran from head to toe, "How did she die? Someone told me that she knew something and told me to come and find her. How could she have come so suddenly and died today? "

Elder Li pondered for a moment, "Little girl, to tell you the truth, Wang Cui was murdered." When Qin Ran heard this, his eyes widened.

The old man shook his head and continued, "This morning, when someone went to look for her, they found out that she had hanged herself. Because the people in our village were not rich enough, we only gave her a small funeral.

"Why do you say that?"

"I haven't read many books, but I know that if she committed suicide, at least there would be something underneath for support. But she doesn't have it, so I feel that Wang Cui was strangled and hung up." The old man slowly said.

When Qin Ran heard this, he sucked in a breath of cold air. This was a trap. Someone must have found out that she was investigating this matter and lured her here on purpose, then killed Wang Cui. Qin Ran instantly felt like he was being watched. He was like a fish on someone else's chopping board. The situation was going according to their imagination, but he was powerless to help.

"Alright, stop thinking about it and go to sleep early." The old man stood up and said.

He had left the bed to Qin Ran while he had made his own bed. Once again, Qin Ran expressed his gratitude to the old man, but after realizing that things were not as simple as he had thought, Qin Ran's heart became heavy as he returned to the bed muddle-headed.

Qin Ran thought that he would go to Wang Cui's house tomorrow morning. Since someone wanted to touch him, they might leave some traces behind. Plus, if he could find out anything about his mother, then this trip wouldn't be a loss.