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Looking at the shining machete in the village chief's hand,Lily let out another scream and pulled my clothes hard,wishing she could hide inside my body.
My heart also sank.
Was he here to silence us?
Could this set of bones be the little boy who had gone missing all those years ago?
Was the village chief really the murderer who had killed the little boy?
The rustling sound didn't stop.Several villagers also ran out.When they saw me and Lily,they were first stunned,and then a look of vigilance and hostility appeared on their faces.
"You..."
The village chief was just about to speak when a scream interrupted him.
A villager pointed at the faintly visible bones in the bush,looking both panicked and angry.
Another villager walked over and wildly pushed aside the small trees in the bush,revealing the bones clearly.
The other villagers surrounded me and Lily,each holding a shining machete in their hands.
I protected Lily behind me and said to the village chief,
"It has nothing to do with us."
Before the village chief could speak,the villager who had uncovered the bones questioned us.
"If it has nothing to do with you,why are you here?"
"The village chief showed mercy and let you go,but instead of taking the proper mountain path,you came to this desolate place?"
Lily stuck her head out from behind me and shouted loudly,
"Do you think I wanted to come to this damned place?"
"I saw Tom running this way.I was worried about him,so I followed him here!"
"You don't appreciate my kindness!"
I saw the village chief's face change slightly,and he stared at Lily in surprise.
A villager snorted coldly.
"Nonsense!"
"Tom has been playing with the dog at my house all day."
"Either you think we're fools,or the one you saw was a ghost."
Ghost?
I felt Lily's hand gripping the corner of my clothes tighten suddenly.Without even looking,I could feel her fear.
I was also filled with fear.
Just as I was about to speak,I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of my head,and then I felt dizzy.
When I woke up slowly,it was already completely dark.I was dazed for a moment,and then I suddenly jolted.
"Lily..."
At the same time,I realized that I was tied up like a dumpling and couldn't move.
Lily's response came immediately.
"I'm here."
I turned around with difficulty following the sound and saw Lily.She was also tied up,but there were no injuries on her body.She also assured me that she was okay for now and that the villagers hadn't made things too difficult for her.
"Village chief!"
The same voice called out in unison at the door.With a series of footsteps,the village chief walked in.
He stared at me and Lily for a while before asking us why we were there.
Lily repeated what she had said coldly,and then her tone changed slightly.
"Is Tom really okay?"
The village chief nodded but then asked,
"You said you saw Tom?Then what kind of clothes was he wearing?"
Lily hesitated for a moment and then said in a very certain tone,
"A white vest and black shorts."
This time,the village chief didn't hide his shudder.Then he turned around and prepared to leave.
I stopped him.
"Why were you there?What happened?"
At that time,he and the villagers who had appeared were all carrying shining machetes.If they said nothing had happened,no one would believe it!
The village chief hesitated for a moment and said that Granny Guo was missing.
All the men in the village had gone to the mountain to look for her.Some people were worried that there were wolves in the mountains,so everyone carried machetes for protection.
After saying that,he walked away quickly and told the two men guarding the door to keep an eye on me and Lily but not to hurt us.He said that the police would come to pick us up early the next morning.
I looked at Lily.Just as I was about to comfort her,she suddenly started crying and sobbed,
"You scoundrel, I thought I would never see you again! I thought you didn't want me anymore!"
"I chased after Tom.I saw him hide behind a tree.Just as I was about to walk over,I slipped and fainted."
"When I woke up,I saw you standing there.I wanted to call you,but I couldn't make a sound,and my hands and feet didn't have any strength."
"Then I saw you run away.I was so sad that I kept crying and crying.Then,I saw you run back,but you just didn't save me.Don't you want me anymore?"
I was stunned.
I had clearly checked that bush,not just once or twice,and I didn't see her at all!
As I thought about it,I felt my eyelids getting heavier.I looked at Lily.She had already fallen into a deep sleep.I opened my mouth,but before I could make a sound,I also fainted.
Just before losing consciousness,I vaguely heard a soft sound of footsteps.I tried to look towards the door,and a small and blurry figure flashed by.
