Long night dreams

Chapter 21 The Mysterious Collapsed Old House (2)
Liu Chang smiled and said to Du Yi, "I'm doing this for free. In fact, I'm just trying to get along with you. When the residents have toothaches, they will naturally think of me."
Du Yi handed Liu Chang a cigarette and said, "Take me to see the old house that my father - Luo Dingran - left me."
After hearing this, Liu Chang suddenly showed an indescribable expression on his face.He froze for a moment, and murmured: "Brother Du, there is something I haven't told you...it rained heavily last night, and the old house collapsed...and...three mutilated bodies were found in the ruins. The dead body...maybe a thief who came to steal..."
"Oh?" Du Yi was taken aback, obviously he didn't expect to hear such news.His lips twitched, he didn't say anything, he just took a deep breath of the cigarette in his mouth.

After a moment of silence, Du Yi said: "You should take me there to have a look. I'll go to burn incense sticks. For my biological father who once abandoned me, and for those three dead thieves." In fact, in Du Yi's heart, He also wanted to burn a stick of incense for the dead Su Ye.

Liuxi Town is not big, there are only three parallel long straight streets paved with blue stone slabs.The old house that Du Yi inherited from Luo Dingran was not in the town, but on the hillside leading to the back mountain outside the town.When crossing the long street, Du Yi noticed that the street was empty and there was no one there.Residents on the street also closed their doors tightly, and pairs of vigilant eyes could be seen through the cracks of the doors—this must be a town where strangers are not welcome!

On the way, Liu Chang told Du Yi that Luo Dingran had always lived in seclusion and almost never dealt with the residents of the town.He owns an old mansion and is a very mysterious person in the eyes of the villagers.No one knows what Luo Dingran does for a living. Some people say that he is a rich man who came to Liuxi Town to avoid the world.There are also rumors that Luo Dingran is actually a sorcerer who breeds Gu, and hid here in order to breed unknown and mysterious magic Gu.

"The villagers here are not educated, so they have such strange ideas." Liu Chang explained with a smile, "I also received a call from Mr. Luo last week, asking me to go to the old house. This is the first time I saw him. He is a dying old man with a dimpled face, lying motionless on the bed. He almost struggled to tell me his will and gave me your contact method. He asked me to send This matter was done well, and he gave me a stack of banknotes as a reward." When it came to the matter of reward, Liu Chang immediately added, "Actually, even if he doesn't give me money, I will help him to complete the matter well. of."
At this time, they had crossed the long street and arrived at the end of the town.After leaving Liuxi Town, they walked for more than ten minutes along the stone-paved mountain path.There are tall pine trees planted on the side of the road. When they pass by, they will always startle countless timid crows.Crows hovered in the sky above their heads, quacking, and the surroundings seemed very lonely.

Du Yi saw a crumbling small earthen house by the roadside, and an elderly couple stood outside the house, hunched over and looking at him vigilantly.Just as Du Yi was about to give a friendly smile, the elderly couple had already entered the room and closed the door with a "bang".

"The people here have never seen anything in the world, and they are very timid, afraid of meeting strangers." Liu Chang explained.

After passing the small earthen house and turning another corner, Liu Chang pointed to the front and said loudly, "Look, there is the collapsed old house."
In an open space, there are piles of collapsed bricks.Judging from the area occupied, it should have been a very wide old house.For some reason, when Du Yi saw the ruins of the building for the first time, his heart was filled with an unbearable sadness.The only house in the wilderness has now collapsed, desolate and bleak broken tiles, empty white wooden window frames, a few bushes of overgrown weeds by the wall, and a few pale dead tree branches— —Here once lived my father, my real father!Although he abandoned me, he is still my father!Du Yi's heart was calling, seeing the desolate ruins of the old house, his heart was about to break.

A line of tears fell from Du Yi's eyes.A strong mountain wind passed by quickly, and the tear stains dried quickly, leaving a string of salt stains that were not easy to be found.

Du Yi walked to the ruins, lit a stick of incense, and looked sadly at everything in front of him.Most of the bricks in the ruins have faded due to the erosion of the years, and a thin layer of blue moss covers the surface of the bricks and stones.There are cobwebs on the wooden window sills, and the air is filled with the smell of rot and mold, and more of it is decadent and sad.

Among the bricks and stones, there are some broken wooden furniture, the red paint has already peeled off.It can be deduced that Luo Dingran's life is not comfortable, Du Yi dug out a mirror frame from the ruins, the inlaid black and white photo was incomplete, only a pair of old lifeless eyes were watching Du Yi sadly.Du Yi's tears finally couldn't help welling up.

"I don't have any relatives anymore. My biological father died when I found it, and Su Ye left me too! I don't have any relatives anymore. It would be great if they could all be resurrected.

It's a pity that things in the world cannot be repeated, and what is gone will be gone forever.

"Brother Du, my condolences." Liu Chang patted Du Yi on the shoulder.He wanted to change the subject, so he pointed to a part of the ruined wall and said, "That's where the three corpses were found under the collapsed wall. They were all dressed in black. They must be thieves who came to steal things in the dark." ."
As soon as Liu Chang finished speaking, a deep voice suddenly came from behind the broken wall.

"Haha, these little thieves are really stupid. They saw the owner passed away and wanted to steal the relics, but unexpectedly they became the sacrificial offerings of Mr. Luo." A figure turned from behind the wall.It was a middle-aged man with dark eyes. He was strong, wearing a black shirt, holding a shovel in his hand, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

"Who are you?" Liu Chang asked in surprise.The people he didn't even know were probably not residents of Liuxi Town.

The man smiled at the right time and handed over two business cards.

This man's name is Wang Li, an extremely common name.Judging from the business card, he is the contractor of a construction team in the city.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Chang asked with a trace of guard.

"Hey..." Wang Liqian laughed and said, "Is this old house yours? I am from the construction team in the city, and I want to buy your waste bricks to make concrete. Anyway, the old house collapsed, and these bricks A piece is useless, you have to spend money to hire workers to clean it yourself, why not sell it all to me, I will clean it up, and you can get a small sum of money."
Liu Chang was stunned for a moment, then pointed to Du Yi and said, "He is the owner of the house, so you can talk to him if you have anything to do."
Wang Li hurried over and handed him a crumpled cigarette.

Du Yi had just seen the ruins of the old house left to him by his biological father, and he hadn't had time to think about how to deal with it.All this seemed a little faster to him, so after he took the cigarette, he didn't know how to answer it.

Seeing that Du Yi was hesitant, Wang Li quickly said, "As long as you give me the right to clean up the waste bricks here. The price is negotiable."
At this time, Liu Chang made a gesture, then pulled Du Yi aside, and said softly, "This guy is so eager to get the waste bricks from your old house, is there something wrong?"
"what is the problem?"
"Is there any treasure under this old house?" Liu Chang said, "After all, when Mr. Luo was here, no one knew him. Maybe he hid all his wealth and treasures underground..."
Du Yi nodded and said, "Well, it makes sense."
He turned his head and said to Wang Li: "I'm not ready to clean up the old house yet, let's talk about it later."
After hearing these words, Wang Li's face was suddenly ashen, full of disappointment.

"Mr. Du, don't you think about it anymore? If you think the price is too low, we can discuss it again..."
These words made Du Yi more sure of what kind of secrets must be hidden in these waste bricks, so he said more firmly: "No need, I don't need this money. If it really needs to be cleaned up, I can still afford the small amount of money. "
Wang Li looked helpless, but he could only leave resentfully.

After Du Yi and Liu Chang looked at each other, they smiled knowingly.

But then again, the ruins of the collapsed old house really need to be cleaned up, and it is not good to pile up abandoned bricks and tiles all the time.So Du Yi still said to Liu Chang: "Brother, help me find some people when you are free, and let's clean up the waste bricks here. Don't worry, I will pay the fee, and you can spend as much as you want."
"No problem, I'll get in touch right away." Liu Chang readily agreed.

"You can't touch the bricks here! Don't touch them! There are evil spirits. An old and anxious voice suddenly sounded behind Du Yi and Liu Chang like thunder. Looking back, it was the pair standing behind them. An elderly couple who lived not far away. It was the old man who was speaking. He was holding a cane and shouting old-fashionedly. His voice was a little out of breath, but his tone was very strong.

"Old man Long, what nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Chang said loudly.

"I'm not talking nonsense. The old man Long insisted, "There is really something wrong with this old house. This is not the first time and it won't be the last time that three people died this time!"The old man Luo who lives here is a wizard. He bound the evil spirits under the foundation of the mansion. Now that the mansion has collapsed, the evil spirits have been released!If you must touch the bricks and tiles, you will die without a place to bury you, and there will be no bones left.

"Nonsense!" Liu Chang scolded loudly.But before he could finish his words, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the clear sky for no reason, and then there was a burst of thunder from far to near, and the sky became gloomy in a blink of an eye.

"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer in front of your eyes! If you don't believe in evil, then go clean up the ruins. When the time comes, you won't shed any tears when you regret it. Old man Long sighed, turned around, and his wife They helped each other and walked towards the door.

No sooner had they left than the rain began to fall, getting heavier and heavier.The raindrops mingled with the dust of the bricks and gave off a foul smell.

Seeing the desolate scene in front of him, Du Yi and Liu Chang couldn't help but look at each other, unable to say a word, letting the heavy rain drench them to pieces.

(End of this chapter)