What It’s Like Being a Vampire

As soon as they heard that there was a fugitive, the young adults who still lived in Chongyun Village immediately became excited. They spread the word to ten, and from ten to ten, relatives called relatives, and playmates called playmates. Don't sleep, get up and get high!

So soon a large group of people armed with a variety of "weapons" such as hoes, wooden sticks, rakes and even kitchen knives gathered at Liu Caifu's house in an aggressive manner. People who didn't know it thought someone was coming to make trouble.

Seeing this large group of young people who were completely sleepy and howling, most of whom came directly against the heavy rain without wearing raincoats or umbrellas, Liu Caifu also felt a little dizzy.

He originally just wanted to inform a few familiar young people from his family and take them to investigate, but what he didn't expect was that after the thunder exploded, the whole village was awakened.

So they chatted with each other in the WeChat group, and soon they found out that the escaped prisoner reported in the news had entered their village. Deputy Director Liu was about to "call in" people to "hunt" the fugitives, and everything immediately became boiling. Those who could get it came together, with the momentum of "everyone is responsible for the village's troubles."

Liu Caifu had the illusion that these young men were not going to catch fugitives, but were going to have a banquet.

And at least half of the people there were taking videos with their mobile phones, explaining enthusiastically, and seemed to want to go back and post on Douyin or WeChat Moments.

However, in this way, coupled with the shocking thunder just now, all the men, women, and children in the village were awakened, and they all learned about the fugitive through their mobile phones. The investigation of the village became much simpler.

When the police arrived at the village, Liu Caifu had already led people to conduct a round of investigation in the village, and it was basically confirmed that the two fugitives were no longer in the village. Of course, even if they were still here before, they would have run away if they made such a big move.

The police learned about the situation in detail with Liu Caifu and the Liu brothers, and then went to the Liu brothers' house to check carefully, especially the clothes and pants they found that were thrown down the hillside, and then determined that the door had been broken into and stolen. The people in their clothes were the two fugitives.

Through further investigation of the mountain road next to them, and from the footprints under some trees that had not been completely washed away by the rain, it was determined that the two fugitives had indeed entered the mountain overnight.

Because the rainstorm was so heavy and it was late at night, for safety reasons, the police pursuers first rested at Liu Zhengyi's brother's house. They used satellite maps and communicated with villagers to understand the terrain of the mountains, formulated a pursuit plan, and waited until the rain subsided before entering the mountains.

Hearing that the police needed local guides when entering the mountains, a group of young people signed up one after another - these guys who were woken up by thunder in the middle of the night were very disappointed because they failed to catch the fugitive in the village.

But these young people,

Many of them work outside all year round and don't actually know much about the conditions in the mountains. They can't answer a few questions. They just want to follow them to watch the fun and take videos.

Originally, it would have been more appropriate to have a few villagers in their forties or fifties, who knew more about the conditions in the mountains and often climbed mountains. However, considering the physical strength and the current situation in the mountains, the police leader still prefers to take a young man in his twenties.

In the end, it was brothers Liu Zhengyi and Liu Gaoshang who were taken in by the pursuit team. Since they had often skipped classes and wandered into the mountains since they were students, they were relatively familiar with the mountainous area next to their village.

At around four o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain gradually stopped. Although the ground was still muddy and the roads in the mountains were slippery, the pursuers did not wait for dawn and went straight into the mountains.

Not long after sunrise, the sky cleared, and the pursuit team arrived at the place that was in a mess after being bombarded by the lightning storm last night. They were just passing by, but unexpectedly found two corpses whose identities could not be distinguished with the naked eye.

However, from some other things that were not completely burned, and some things that could not be burned, the chasing team still made preliminary confirmation that the two unlucky guys who were struck by lightning were the two fugitives who escaped from prison.

After receiving this confirmation, except for the two "guides" Liu Zhengyi and Liu Gaoshang, everyone in the pursuit team turned to look at one team member.

That man also had a dull look on his face. Who would have thought that his casual joke in the car would actually come true?

Then he subconsciously looked up at the blue sky.

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The news that the two fugitives were struck to death by lightning spread quickly after the brothers Liu Zhengyi and Liu Gaoshang returned to the village.

This matter itself is also a major case of concern to the whole society. After taking the body back and further confirming the identity through other means, the police also issued an announcement through the media.

Two escaped prisoners were actually struck to death by lightning. Not to mention the villagers of Chongyun Village who witnessed the arrest and the people in several cities and counties relatively close to Wushushan Prison, netizens across the country are watching this news. When this news came out, everyone was amazed.

When many people see news headlines posted by their friends in WeChat groups or Moments, their first reaction may even be that it is fake news and another headline-driven article created by a marketing account.

But I couldn't resist my curiosity, and when I clicked in, I was surprised to find that it was not fake news, nor was it taken out of context, but an announcement from the police. The two fugitives were definitely, truly, and clearly killed by lightning? !

Ever since, at night, topics related to "fugitives struck by lightning" were trending on various social media platforms.

Then there were all kinds of weird discussion topics, such as "Does the crime value have to reach a certain level to attract thunder?", "Did the two prisoners know that they were going to escape the robbery and quickly escaped from prison and ran into the mountains to avoid being implicated in prison?" Friends?", "Has Lei Gong already passed the civil service exam?", "Has the State Grid begun to be integrated into the law enforcement system?", "Lu Xun once said: Good and evil will eventually be rewarded by heaven and reincarnation. If you don't believe it, look up and see who Lei Gong bypasses." , "Thunder net is sparse but not leaking" and so on.

Even on Zhihu, questions such as "What is it like to be struck by lightning?", "What do you think about the escaped prisoner from Wushushan Prison being struck by lightning?", "How to avoid being struck by lightning in the mountains?" and other questions all appeared on the hot topic at the same time. Top ten.

That night, in Chongyun Village and several surrounding villages, some people took photos of the brief lightning storm in the mountains through their mobile phones or other camera equipment. Although the distance was far away, the resolution was poor, and the picture quality was average, the result was that After going online, it was still enough to make people feel the horror of that thunderstorm, and it further increased the discussion.

In particular, there was a girl who was taking selfies at home and recorded the shocking thunder coming from the mountains in the distance, which made people feel like the entire sky was smashed by something.

All kinds of discussions, all kinds of science popularization, all kinds of clever tricks, all kinds of stories are endless.

Suddenly, the news became a national hot topic.

However, for the people in Chongshan Village who experienced this "hot event", they all had different feelings.

When Chu Xiuwen saw the lightning storm in the mountains last night, his first reaction was to think of the news in Citong City and Zihuan Mountain last month.

It also rained heavily in Zihuan Mountain at that time, and a very spectacular lightning storm broke out. Then it was said that someone saw the "Fire Phoenix" and took videos and photos. However, some people later refuted the rumor and said that it should be a burning drone or something. of.

When he first saw the lightning storm, apart from thinking of the thunderstorm in Zihuan Mountain and marveling at the power of nature, he didn't think much about anything else.

But when the Liu brothers returned to the village and brought back the news that the two fugitives had been killed by lightning, Chu Xiuwen was surprised and couldn't help but think of Xiang Kun and the multi-armed monster.

First, the previous incidents that he knew were related to the multi-armed monster were all "punishing" criminals or rescuing people, and the lightning strike on the fugitive should be considered a similar incident; second, he knew that Xiang Kun was related to the multi-armed monster; third, he knew that Xiang Kun was related to the multi-armed monster; Xiang Kun was probably in the mountains last night; fourth, judging from the information he got when chatting with Xiang Kun, Xiang Kun returned to Citong City the night before Valentine's Day, which means that the lightning storm in Zihuan Mountain happened At that time, he was also in Citong.

Taken together, although it is not certain that the lightning storm is related to Xiang Kun, and even the connection is a bit far-fetched, the balance of Chu Xiuwen's intuition has tilted significantly, and he has a vague guess.

Chu Xiuwen's understanding of the world had already been shocked when he discovered that Xiang Kun was related to the "multi-armed monster" that Mr. Guo saw when he was about to die from a heart attack and that Mr. Xu said that multiple criminal suspects saw. , I am still in a state of uncertainty, doubt and thinking.

This vague speculation further washed away his decades of traditional cognition, giving him the illusion that the world was unreal, and the suspicion that he was suffering from paranoia.

Even though Liu Caifu later received a call from Xiang Kun, he told him that although Xiang Kun and Dr. He was trapped, so he didn't come back until almost dawn. Chu Xiuwen silently raised a question mark in his heart.

But Chu Xiuwen did not tell Liu Caifu or anyone else about his conjectures and doubts. First, his conjecture was too exaggerated. Second, he did not have any substantial evidence. Third, no matter whether the conjecture was true or not, telling others would be harmful. No benefit.

He decided to go back and contact Qi Haoguo again to test it out. Judging from this guy's series of behaviors and the multi-armed wooden sculpture in his new home in Tongshi Town, he should know more than himself.

Compared to Chu Xiuwen, Liu Caifu's thoughts were much simpler. He was relieved when he learned that Xiang Kun was fine.

But he also noticed that something was wrong with Chu Xiuwen. He felt that "Brother Chu" had been worried since he came back from the mountains with the Liu brothers and found out that the two fugitives were killed by lightning. People who don't know may think that he and the two Does it matter if he is a fugitive?

As for the brothers Liu Zhengyi and Liu Gaoshang, they were very excited at first because they had received a promise from the police. The information and clues they provided were very important and directly helped the police find the two fugitives. Although the two fugitives were killed by Lei in the end. Kill them, but still give them most of the bonus.

Then they also learned from Liu Caifu that Mr. Xiang was trapped at the construction site by the rain last night.

After leaving Liu Caifu's house and returning to his own home, Liu Gaoshang couldn't help but say:

"Mr. Xiang is lucky. Otherwise, if they were really in the mountains, no matter if they encountered the two fugitives or the lightning storm, they would be doomed. Brother, you said that Mr. Xiang wants to go into the mountains to take photos and do research, why not do it during the day? Go, do you have to go at night in such bad weather? Dr. Xia, a beautiful woman, also went into the mountains with her... Brother, do you think Mr. Xiang has any special hobbies? He likes to be in places with harsh environments. Field battle..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhengyi slapped him on the head and cursed: "Watch what you say!"

Liu Gaoshang rubbed his head and said in shock: "Brother, are you really hitting me?"

Liu Zhengyi lowered his voice and said: "Do you understand that trouble comes from words? Be respectful to Mr. Xiang! Don't forget that we will follow him later!"

Liu Gaoshang looked back behind him, and then to the left and right. They were walking on a potholed path. There was no one around them, and the nearest house to them was dozens of meters away. He said to his brother with a grimace: "Xiang The husband is not here, and I am not stupid. I will not say it in front of others..."

"With your temper, what should you do if you spill the beans? You'd better respect Mr. Xiang from the bottom of your heart." Liu Zhengyi glared at him and said, although he was much shorter than his younger brother in terms of height, but in terms of aura, he was Completely the opposite, and Liu Gaoshang had been crushed by him since he was a child, and he had already developed a high level of obedience.

Liu Gaoshang nodded, but still didn't understand. He murmured in a low voice: "Brother, are you... Mr. Xiang a bit too... something?" The brother in his memory was very arrogant and had never been like that. Who has such an attitude towards anyone? Even when they first took him to follow Liu Feibao, the two brothers still gossiped about Liu Feibao and other "big guys" in private.

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