Book of Darkness

It's almost Chinese New Year, Liu Yan and Yin Xinshui came back with a big bag of things after visiting the newly opened supermarket.Although Yin Xinshui's monthly salary is more than twice that of Liu Yan, Liu Yan still insists on paying by himself, saying that it is a matter of principle that men pay.

When they got to the door, they saw a handsome young man who could attract the favor of young girls. He was tall and dressed in a famous brand. He was rubbing his hands hesitantly and pacing back and forth. The police car barricade decoration in "Transformers" is worth a lot of money at first glance.

Yin Xinshui seemed to recognize him: "You...you are Fang Tian's ex-boyfriend, right?"

Without waiting for the man to answer, Yin Xinshui said to Liu Yan: "This is an alumnus of my police academy..." But she forgot his name in embarrassment. It is said that this kid likes to make trouble outside. Tian is no longer willing to talk about his reasons.

Fortunately, the young man was very vigilant, and immediately said, "My name is Teng Yue."

He and she didn't introduce much, but Liu Yan had already guessed that they were close to each other. At the age of 25, he can drive a Mustang sports car at the age of six, and his last name is Teng, so he can only be the son of Teng Jingya, the boss of Yanzhou Electric Company.Liu Yan's father was restructured and retired. The old Electric Power Bureau has become the current electric company, managing electricity in four or five cities. Real estate, etc., is a master that few people dare to offend.

Teng Yue smiled gently: "Officer Yin, I listen to Shan Zhiyu—is that your high school classmate? I heard from Shan Zhiyu that Fang Tian lives on the seventh floor. You just came back, please open the electronic door for me." .I rang the doorbell, but she's ignoring me now..."

Yin Xinshui was startled, and asked with some embarrassment: "Why...? Don't you know? Fang Tian immigrated to the United States to find her parents half a year ago, and she is still a sheriff in a small town! Now there is no one in B on the seventh floor. live……"

Teng Yue's eyes widened: "What? I... I stayed at my uncle's house in Malaysia for half a year... I don't know about it... She left as soon as she said she wanted to, and she didn't even tell me...! Why did she treat me like this? Me? She asked me not to fight, and I stopped fighting a long time ago. She said I was a playboy, but who else did I spend with after I met her? I just like her..."

Yin Xinshui said seriously: "Teng Yue, don't get me wrong, Xiao Tian is not this kind of person. One is that although her own family background is not bad, but after all, the conditions are too different from yours, and she is afraid that others will say behind her back that she is a high-ranking person. The second is... also Most importantly, she once mentioned to me that she had to reform you. Yes, you are different from those slutty sluts who are merciful everywhere, but you are relatively dedicated to feelings. But you are too willful in other aspects, It can be said to be irresponsible. How many fights did you have in the first and second years of your freshman year? You were dismissed from the police academy twice. If it wasn’t for your father, you wouldn’t have been able to go to your sophomore year at all! It’s normal to be expelled while wearing a police uniform. Who can tolerate such a student? Besides, your father and Qin Bogan are very close. You don’t know how the prosperous Taoyuan real estate in the western suburbs was demolished successfully. Right? It was your father who took advantage of Qin Bogan and cut off the power to the entire local village! Tian Tian is a very conservative and jealous person. She doesn't want you to fall into evil ways one day, or your family will be ruined because of corruption. , and even more unwilling to stand on the opposite side of you when she had to face Qin Boqian. After she found out that she really couldn't change you, she decided to give up this relationship, forget you and leave you..."

Teng Yue asked eagerly: "Where did she go? Where did she go?"

"There is a small town called Xilin in Nevada. I heard that it is surrounded by deserts. The purchasers go back and forth once a month like shopkeepers. It takes a long time to walk, and I can't find it on the map. I have to go to the local area to buy a tourist map. Yes. Now, you... you can't be...?"

"Yes, thank you, Police Officer Yin," Teng Yue said with a firm expression, "I'll buy a plane ticket right away, and I'll go to that town to find her and propose to her!"

A week later, in the vast sea of ​​sand stretching nearly 95 square miles near the Sierra Nevada, a dilapidated second-hand Buick was bumping and driving on the cactus-lined Highway [-].As far as the eye can see, the endless desert is full of desolate death. It is not necessarily hot in the daytime, but in the winter night, it will fall full of goose feathers, and the temperature is unbearably low.The original meaning of Nevada is "covered with ice and snow".

The southern part of the pioneering area is the famous Las Vegas, but it is a pity that the owner of the Buick must go north, deep into the mysterious place with the most wild legends in the American West, to find his lover.This is the hometown of cowboys and the birthplace of mining in North America, so most of the buildings retain the wild and bleak unique style of the 19th century. There are fewer and fewer human buildings that can be seen along the way, and almost all of them are ruins. , the fresh life is only those docile herbivorous creatures that have rarely seen humans.By the third day, white snow and crimson sand dunes were all that the remaining eye could catch.In the past hundred years, thousands of planes have disappeared here like Bermuda, making its fame accompanied by a strange bloody smell.

Teng Yue tuned the radio and listened carefully to the weather conditions. His back seat was filled with all kinds of food and drinks. If there was a sudden heavy snowstorm, these would be enough to deal with it for a while.Teng Yue has stayed abroad for many years, and his spoken English is also good. There is no language barrier. After the weather forecast was broadcast, the classic love song of the popular group Qingshui Band from his old life began to be broadcast, and he could hum a few words along with it.

Teng Yue hummed, and found that apart from his voice and the voice on the radio, there was also an incongruous noise.He glanced ahead and found an old pick-up truck, and a shabby, short, thin white man was waving vigorously to him and shouting something.Of course Teng Yue didn't dare to stop the car. He knew that this place was no different than in China. In a country with a lot of material wealth, there were all kinds of perverted murderers. It was deserted and uninhabited for three days in a row. The one who is kind-hearted and unobtrusive is more likely to become perverted.Teng Yue practiced his fists and kicks a few times in the police academy. Except for Yang Zhaolin, few people can beat him down. He is considered a good fighter in fighting, but in this world full of guns, everything has become equal.

Seeing that Teng Yue had no intention of stopping, the man suddenly accelerated and ran towards this side.Teng Yue was not yet fully familiar with the second-hand car he had just bought, and before he could dodge it, he was forced to stop abruptly.Teng Yue is not an American citizen, and he has no way to buy a gun when he first arrives, so he has to hold on to a large meat cleaver he bought from a tool store to prevent the other party from suddenly attacking him.

"Dude," the man yelled hoarsely in thick and ugly slang, "I'm a local, my car broke down, can you take me to Xilin Town?"

Teng Yue didn't know how to refuse him, so he bluffed and said, "Okay! I happen to be going to Xilin, and someone there wants to hire me as a Kung Fu teacher. Please show me the way!"

This wretched-looking man didn't seem to have any bad motives, and his expression didn't change because of this. He nodded and opened the car door with a flattering smile.Teng Yue smelled the strange smell of car oil and sweat mixed together, and felt a little nauseous.The guy grinned and said with a stench, "Call me Duncan. Young man, is this your first time here? Are you Chinese or Japanese?"

"Chinese. I'm here to find my friend."

"Your friend is also Chinese?"

"Yes, female." Teng Yue asked, "Do you know her?"

"I don't know. Although this town is not big, there are quite a lot of Chinese people, about twenty or thirty. Can you tell me in detail?"

Teng Yue was surprised and thought to himself: "How come there are so many Chinese people?"

Duncan seemed to see his doubts and said, "You don't know the history of Xilin. This is an ancient town that has existed for at least 200 years. When the Comspeak and Camstock gold mines were discovered in 1850, they first attracted Foreigners came to dig, and then a large number of Chinese laborers poured in. These guys are smart, and they don’t compete with others to dig, but open many hotels, consignment stations, bars and restaurants near the gold mine discovery , and even opened a tool store to sell shovels and hoes. In the end, those who dig gold may not be able to dig, but they all sent it. It is said that not only gold was discovered at that time, but also more valuable minerals were discovered, which caused a lot of fights... Of course, these are what the old people said, and I don’t really know. In short, these Chinese people are the descendants of those smart people back then, and they have never left here for generations, and some even have braids!”

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