Eye of Sin

"It seems that although there are few people over there, it has never been peaceful." After listening to Ning Shuyi's story, Huo Yan already had an understanding of the area. "Let's take a trip and have a look."

The two people drove to the "Nail House Island". Although the approximate address could be navigated, because that area had been demolished, the demolished construction site had only been roughly cleaned up. In addition, a large area of ​​​​the original factory area had been cleared. On the contrary, There is no particularly clear path.

The two of them searched for it while driving, and finally came to the area with great difficulty.

But when you get nearby, it's easier to find. After all, on an empty ground, a dilapidated small building surrounded by a deep ditch like a "trench" on a "small island" in the middle really wants to make people look at it. It's difficult to get there.

When Ning Shuyi came home from get off work for dinner, he heard the news here on TV. He didn't pay much attention at the time and glanced at it briefly.

Now standing on the edge of the pit, looking at the "isolated island" and small building opposite, the feeling is still a bit shocking.

"It's unbelievable how people who still live here can persevere!" She thought it was incredible. "With this perseverance, if you change your field and try to challenge any Guinness World Record, you will probably succeed!"

Since there are not as many people living here as before, the "steps" dug out on the slope by the nail households have become less smooth and clear. Many slate bricks have been damaged by rainwater due to the soil below. It was washed away, already crooked and shaky, unable to withstand another step on it.

The two of them carefully walked down the slope from one side to the other, and had to climb up the slope again. When they arrived in front of the small building, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Ning Shuyi's forehead.

"I haven't been lazy at all in my physical training with you recently, right?" She patted the dirt on her pants and sighed, "It's a bit hard for me to climb up and down. That Yan Dayuan is 70 years old. , do you really live here?
How on earth did he do it?This man's physical fitness is really strong, he doesn't look like an alcoholic at all! "

Huo Yan also agreed with this. He has very good physical strength. Although it is not strenuous to go uphill and downhill, it is not easy to walk. It is difficult to imagine how a 70-year-old man goes in and out every day.

It has probably been almost 40 years since that small building was built. In addition, water and electricity were cut off, and the residents moved away. It lost its popularity and now looks even more dilapidated.

Several units have no building doors, and only the dirty door frames are still embedded there. The inside is dark, and you can feel the damp and unpleasant smell coming from the door from a distance.

There are three units in this building with six floors. The two of them didn't know how many people lived here, so they had to start from the first unit.

It's easy to tell that people have moved out, because the house is empty after people leave, and the door is not locked. It is just open, and you can see the traces left by the original residents inside when they moved out.

There are also some who have closed their doors. I don’t know if they have not reached an agreement, but they have moved elsewhere and only left their houses here. Or they simply went out and happened to be away.

They probably knocked on the third floor of the second unit. They finally knocked on the door of a house. The person who opened the door was a middle-aged woman in her 50s. Judging from her expression, it seemed that she did not expect anyone to knock. door, so I was very frightened.

When he opened the door, before he could see the faces of Ning Shuyi and Huo Yan, he hurriedly said to them: "Don't come to me about the demolition compensation! I don't care, I'm just a housewife!"
My husband and my son are in charge of this matter in our family. If you want to talk about it, go talk to them! “We are not from a real estate company. Huo Yan took out his ID and handed it over, "I won't talk to you about demolition." "

The woman was stunned for a moment, then looked at the police officer's certificate in Huo Yan's hand, and her eyes lit up: "The... criminal police from the Public Security Bureau? Then can you control their real estate company? Our house was left without water and electricity by them. Can you take care of those who have to climb mountains and ridges just to get a door?"

"Sorry, this is not our business." Huo Yan shook his head.

The woman was a little disappointed: "Don't you say that all criminal police are powerful? Why can't you police even take care of this little thing?"

"Because we each perform our duties, our criminal police are responsible for criminal cases, and the police are also responsible for social security issues. However, this court can handle the contract disputes between the demolition households and the developers, but we cannot." Ning Shuyi explained to the woman , and then asked, "Sister, can I ask if there is a resident named Yan Dayuan here?"

"Old Yan Tou'er? Yes! He lives in the unit next door to us." The woman was a little disappointed when she heard that Ning Shuyi and Huo Yan could not control their demolition matters, but Ning Shuyi called her "eldest sister" , and it made her feel that it sounded particularly pleasant to her ears, so she didn't feel embarrassed to show off when she responded.

"Is it convenient now? Can we sit inside and find out about the situation of the residents here?" Ning Shuyi asked.

"Okay, then you can come in! It's not easy for you to come here because we have such a hard time here! Come in and sit down, you can just call me Sister Zhou." The woman hesitated for a moment, then let the door open, "That's it. My house has no water or electricity, so I can’t boil water for you to make tea or anything like that!”

"Thank you, Sister Zhou. You don't have to greet us. This is a normal work visit. We are very happy that you are so cooperative." Ning Shuyi praised the other party again.

Sister Zhou was so moved by Ning Shuyi's words that she instantly felt that her ideological awareness had increased sharply.

"There aren't many residents in our building now, are there?" Ning Shuyi sat down in the simple living room and looked at the plastic buckets lined up along the wall in the room. Some were empty and some were filled with water. , it should be the daily water used by this family.

Sister Zhou took a breath and pulled up a plastic stool to sit across from them: "There are only four households left in total! It is said that there are more than a dozen people who have not signed, but in fact there are only four households still living here.

One is the old Yan Tou'er you just mentioned, one is our family, and there are two more, both in the fourth unit.

Our family has no choice. I am not in good health and cannot go out to work, so we rely on my husband and my son to work to make money. My son still has no partner and is not married yet. I am not afraid of your jokes. We really don’t I'm willing to rent a house for 3000 yuan a month!
Originally, when they told us earlier, we thought that it would be better to give more money than less. In this way, if we can pay for the house, we might be able to pay for the car and decoration at once.

Never thought that this matter would be so tense!Those who were in charge at the beginning have all gone out to rent a house. If they don't come back, they will screw up honest people like us! "