The Secret Art of Refining the Dead: The Walking Corpse File

Chapter 676
Tan Ren seemed a little surprised by my answer, and said, "I thought you would definitely say no."

I said: "I watch the Internet, watch TV, read newspapers, and look at the people around me. Parents seem to be willing to give to their children. The love of parents seems to be selfless. But boss, you forgot where I am. Did you grow up?"

Tan Ren was silent for a while.

I went on to say: "I am in the orphanage. There are many older brothers and sisters. Those older brothers and younger brothers were thrown away because of their illness or disability. They brought burdens to the family and could not create value for their parents. Those sisters and sisters, because of the traditional concept that their daughters will go to other people's homes, can't provide for themselves, have no value, and are also thrown away; do you know how many people there are in the orphanage? Do you know how many children there are, even the chance of entering the orphanage None, did they die because they were worthless? Of course, there is another type of people in the orphanage. They are sent in because their parents had an accident and no relatives and friends are willing to take over. Such people are actually the envy of everyone in the orphanage. object, because at least they have."

"So, where is the unselfishness?"

Tan Ren said indifferently: "Of course there is, but it depends on luck. People with good luck are born healthy and smart; people with bad luck are born with disease and mental retardation; you group of people are born with bad luck. It’s not good to reach the feet, I committed too many sins in my previous life.”

I was embarrassed for a moment, and I deeply agreed with Tan Ren's last sentence. I must have done something immoral in my previous life.

"So, boss, I don't know what Han Zitong's parents will do. After all, she was the one who was unfilial in the first place, and she has been with Han Xu for so many years. Although I admire her affection for Han Xu, but if I want to raise a daughter, I will Leaving me and her mother alone, and running away with a man, I will die of anger. After so many years, what Han Zitong has done is affectionate and righteous to Han Xu, and to the old couple, it is White-eyed wolf, it's not filial, I'm afraid my heart is completely cold, tell me, what will they do?"

Tan Ren thought for a while and said, "They still won't say it."

I was a little surprised and said, "I don't believe it."

Tan Guimao said slowly, "I believe it."

I didn't understand, and said, "Why are you so sure?"

Tan Ren thought for a while, and said: "I was seriously ill when I was a child. I was very poor at that time and had no money to see a doctor. My parents sent me to a Taoist temple. I hope the gods can save me." This is the first time I heard Tan Ren say Thinking of his life experience, he couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"and then?"

Tan Ren said: "Taoist medicine is very good. The master cured me, so I will practice together with the master." Then he stopped talking.

I said, "No more?"

Tan Yan glanced at me and said: "At that time, the view was very poor. There was heavy rain outside and light rain inside, and there was no incense, but there would often be a couple in rags, who would come to add sesame oil every now and then. Money, sometimes money, Sometimes it's food."

I came back and guessed, "Are those couples your parents?"

Tan Ren nodded, and I said, "What happened next?"

Tan Guimao said: "Later they died of old age, but the year before they died, they still often came to add sesame oil." After a pause, Tan Ren said: "In my life, I have not created any value or benefit for them." As he said that, Tan Guimao closed his eyes, as if he was resting his mind, but his fingers on the table tapped lightly. I know Tan Ren, this is a small gesture when he recalls.

I lost my mind for a moment, and said: "It seems that I am really unlucky. In this way, your decision of not wanting the horoscope just now was correct."

Tan Ren hummed.

I picked up the bean juice and said: "This taste is really strange, eat it, and do your work after eating."

After the two of us finished eating, Tan Ren dipped his chopsticks in water, arranged a plate on the table, and calculated the approximate location.This location is very general. It is close to the outskirts of Beijing. The location is very large. It is not easy to find a person. It is not a residential area, and there is wasteland beside the national road. It is not a suitable place for Tibetans. If I hadn't had confidence in Tan Ren's calculation ability, I would have wondered if he had made a mistake.

Then, the two of us took a taxi to the suburbs and parked at the side. When we got out of the car, I asked the driver, "Do you know if there is a courtyard near here?"

Han Zitong was talking to me at the time, and these were the only two words I heard clearly, which may have something to do with her whereabouts.

The driver thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "I don't know, how could there be a large compound in this place, the wasteland outside the capital, no construction is allowed. Why, what place are you looking for? Then you may have gone to the wrong place."

Helpless, I had no choice but to ask: "I see no one around, do you know where the nearest one is?"

The driver pointed to the place where he turned back, and said: "Go forward for 10 minutes, there is a canteen there, you go there and ask about it." Looking in the direction he pointed, he saw a vaguely square corner at the corner. , It looks close, but it does take more than ten minutes to go around.At first glance, this canteen is irregular, built on the side of the road, and usually sells water and bread for long-distance drivers.

When Tan Ren and I walked over on foot, we found that the shopkeeper was an old man with gray hair, dressed in simple clothes, and was watching a mini black and white TV that had been outdated for a long time. When he saw us, he quickly got up and greeted us. Rather embarrassing.

I didn't want to ask directly, so I bought a pack of cigarettes first, and said, "Ma'am, let me ask you about a place. Is there any compound near here?"

"Great courtyard?" Although the old man had white hair all over his head, he did not listen to his ears. He hissed as if recalling, and said, "There are no other houses nearby. There are at least two large courtyards."

two?This surprised me a bit, and I said, "Which two places?"

The old man said: "They are all dilapidated buildings, and some old things inside have been removed by some people who search for treasures. I don't have a place to live, my old lady. I packed up a place to live in one of the courtyards, and there is another large courtyard. The courtyard is quite far from here, and ordinary people really don’t know it, it seems that there used to be a family surnamed Chen living there, and then that family suddenly disappeared, and the house was abandoned, which compound are you looking for?”

Tan Ren and I looked at each other, and I said, "Old man, have you seen a pretty single girl in her 30s in the past two days?"

She shook her head and said no.

I said again: "There is no girl near the yard where you live?"

She said: "There are rats everywhere in the desert, who would come, if it weren't for my life... Hey, who would live in that kind of place."

If I didn't go to her compound, it must be the Cheng family's compound, so I said, "Old man, can you tell us where the Chen family's compound is located?"

The old man's expression changed, and he said, "Are you going to the Chen family compound? Where are you going?"

I said: "Look for that girl, we suspect she has gone there."

The old man hurriedly said: "No, no, outsiders don't know, I was born and raised in BJ City, if it wasn't for... well, I won't mention it, but I have heard from the older generation that the Chen family compound is not clean and is haunted! "

Haunted?

I found it strange, and asked what kind of place the Chen family compound was, but the old man couldn't tell why, roughly speaking, the Chen family had always been a big family in this area before the war, and later the whole family All the people disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a roomful of decorations.

Later, some thieves wanted to steal something, but they didn't steal it, and they all came out in fright, saying that there was a ghost inside.

Due to the remote location, it has been abandoned for more than 80 years, and no one has moved it, so it has been preserved. The old man once looked at it from a distance, and the place was flooded with weeds and covered with ancient vines. There is a vague outline, and when I look at it in broad daylight, I feel gloomy.

When I heard her describe it like this, I couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive. Would Han Zitong hide in such a place?Impossible?But after thinking about it, Han Zitong has always been bold. Although the rumors of the Chen family compound are scary, it is indeed a good place to hide.

It's daytime now, we're looking for people in broad daylight, even if it's really haunted, they won't come to trouble us during the daytime, right?
Taking a step back, the me now is not the me before. There are ghosts, as long as they are not particularly powerful ghosts, I think I can still deal with them.At that moment, we both asked the old man for directions, bought two more bottles of water, and headed towards the Chen family compound.

(End of this chapter)