Secret 1

Chapter 15 The Beauty and the Wolfdog (3)
The wolf dog's eyeballs radiated light, and it was more terrifying than the mandrills encountered on the road. There were sharp white teeth in the mouth, and the saliva slid down with the rain.

But Ye Xiao tightly grasped the top hand, and said softly: "Don't be afraid!"

The wolfdog also stared into their eyes, but suddenly turned around and ran back.Ye Xiao followed closely behind the wolf dog, and Tu Nan shouted: "You don't want to die?"

Ding Ding hesitated for two seconds before following. Tu Nan didn't dare to stand alone, so he had to continue to follow the wolf dog.

The wolfdog splashed countless rainwater on all four feet, with its long tail half-clamped between its thighs, and quickly led them out of the alley.Suddenly, the eyes suddenly became clear, and a row of huge buildings appeared horizontally.

It's a stadium!
The three of them rushed out of the alley in a daze, only separated by a small road was the oval facade of the stadium.The tall reinforced concrete support is more than ten meters high, and the grandstand is inside.

The wolfhound sprinted through an open door in the stadium.

Ye Xiao and Ding Ding also rushed in, only to hear Tu Nan's cry behind him: "Hey, wait for me, I can't run anymore."

But they didn't wait at all, and went straight through the door opening in the stadium, facing a red runway.

The two rushed to the runway in one breath, facing a lush green football field, the crazily growing grass was almost as high as knees, and it was almost possible to hide a person.

"Where's the dog?"

Ding Ding looked anxiously in all directions, and turned back to see the magnificent stadium stands-all orange seats, extending like waves to high places, with a huge canopy above to keep out the rain, and a full circle around the stadium, at least enough to sit 3 people!

"My God!"

Just when she was shocked by this scene, the wolf dog appeared at the end of the runway.

Standing next to the wolf dog was the girl with the black umbrella.

Stadium in the rain.

on the red runway.

A dog, a person, and an umbrella.

Ye Xiao also saw this scene, the girl at the other end of the runway stood upright, and the wolf dog was no longer fierce, but was as quiet and obedient as a pet dog.

Why bring them here?Ye Xiao and Ding Ding walked forward slowly, the rainwater splashed on the runway, and then penetrated quickly.

The girl on the opposite side looked directly at them—it's unbelievable that such a weak 20-year-old girl should have such a ferocious big wolf dog, which probably weighs more than herself, right?
When the two approached her ten meters away, the girl turned her head and got into the small door next to her, and the wolf dog followed closely behind her master.

"Don't go! Who are you?"

Shouting anxiously, she was the first to rush to the small door, but it was dark inside, and she didn't know what was hidden.

Ye Xiao grabbed her hand tightly and said, "Don't go in, it may be dangerous inside!"

Panting heavily, Ding Ding stopped, opened his eyes wide and turned around and said, "Who is she?"

"God knows."

She was still staring at the small dark door, there was no sound from inside, and the person and dog seemed to have evaporated.

Ye Xiao suddenly remembered something: "Where's Tu Nan?"

Behind him was the empty runway and stadium, and there was no figure of Tu Nan.

"Oops, we left him alone."

The two rushed to the entrance of the stadium again. There was no sign of Tu Nan outside, and they yelled a few times: "Tu Nan? Tu Nan?"

The sound echoed in the huge stadium, but there was no answer from the missing person.

Ye Xiao thought carefully about what happened just now. He and Ding Ding chased the wolf dog and rushed into the mysterious stadium, while Tu Nan barked behind and couldn't run anymore.Then Tu Nan's voice was no longer heard, and he might have followed in, but why couldn't he be seen?Even if he still stays outside, it's impossible for him to go far?
They looked around for Tu Nan with umbrellas, but they were the only ones in Nuo Da's arena.

"He disappeared?"

Ding Ding clenched his fists tightly, guessing the danger that Tu Nan might encounter.

Could it be that the wolf dog just brought Ye Xiao and Ding Ding to the stadium just to attract their attention, taking advantage of the opportunity of Tu Nan being alone?
"A plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

"But who did it?"

Ye Xiao shook his head fiercely: "No, it can't be that girl."

"Is he going to the stands?"

Ding Ding anxiously looked back at the stands, it was too easy to hide a few people in the [-] seats.So, Ye Xiao followed her to jump over the separation ditch, and climbed up to the stands from a vertical ladder.

Although there is a ceiling on the top, there is still some water on the seats. They scanned the surroundings carefully, but there was no sign of anyone.

The two climbed up the stairs until they reached the highest position of the entire stand, from which they could overlook the entire stadium.The rain seems to have weakened a bit, but the rain and fog blurred the vision, and the seats opposite were not very clear.

"Perhaps Tu Nan is also looking for us anxiously."

Ye Xiao sighed helplessly, and found a relatively clean seat to sit down.Ding Ding also felt exhausted, and simply sat beside him.

One minute passed, and the two remained silent, staring blankly at the court together. The rain fell from the ceiling and floated on the lush grass.

Dingding was the first to break the silence: "It seems that Nanming City is not empty."

"Well, at least one more young girl."

"And her dog."

Ding Ding smiled wryly: "That's not a bad thing - at least there are still people alive here, and it's not a hell on earth ruled by death."

"Just seeing her for a moment, that feeling is really strange, it seems that I have seen her a long time ago."

"Ah, you feel the same way?"

Ye Xiao nodded, narrowed his eyes and said, "We must find out about her!"

After another moment of silence, Dingding spoke: "I have read many stories about you."

"Oh, a lot of people have read it."

She didn't expect Ye Xiao to be so calm, it seemed that he had expected it, so she became bolder: "You know what? You let me down very much."

"Oh, really?"

He still answered nonchalantly, as if he was just perfunctory.

The rain in the stadium became less and less, and sitting on the top of the stands, he became aggressive: "You are very strong in the book, there is nothing you can't do, you are a very good police officer. But now you are If you can't cheer up, you will be afraid of everything, just like a guy like Tu Nan."

"You mean I'm mediocre?" Ye Xiao sighed softly, looking up at the oval sky above the court, "That's right, everyone in the world is mediocre, and so am I."

Ding Ding bowed her head a little sad. When she arrived in Bangkok a few days ago, she was surprised to find that there was a character in the novel in the tour group—Officer Ye Xiao. Are those stories true?
But now her heart is cold: "Maybe I took it for granted."

"I'm not as bad as it is in the books, please don't believe those novels. I'm just an ordinary and ordinary man, hoping to live a peaceful and peaceful life-it's just a lot of sudden accidents and unimaginable horrors that always break us It was a peaceful life, but I, as a policeman, had to be involved in it."

"Isn't that what you want to do?"

Ye Xiao stared into her eyes, and replied coldly: "Why are you acting like a reporter?"

"sorry."

Ding Ding seemed to have been wronged. Although the young man in front of him was only 29 years old, his heart was like that of a 40-year-old.

Sitting in the empty stands, the two were speechless again.The sound of rain falling from the ceiling on the runway resonated strangely in the huge stadium - it seemed that two football teams were fighting each other on the green, surrounded by enthusiastic fans, waving flags and ribbons.

Are they cheering for the Nanming team?Who is the head coach?Who is the main striker?Who is the goalkeeper?Time is slowly turning back, from the disappearing people to the noisy city, everything is prepared for Ye Xiao?
Suddenly, he stood up excitedly and said, "Let's go down and find Tu Nan!"

Dingding saw that his eyes were full of murderous intent.

The rain stopped.

The third group, Sun Zichu, Lin Junru and Li Shu, have been sheltering from the rain in the bookstore for a long time.An hour ago, the three of them followed the old road they walked at noon, crossed the hospital full of dead bodies, and entered the center of the city step by step.Suddenly, thunder and lightning came, and a heavy rain fell on the top of the head, so he had to find a place to hide from the rain in embarrassment.It happened that Lin Junru found a bookstore on the street, and several people rushed into the black hut.

The facade of this bookstore is small, decorated with black and simple exterior walls, it looks more like an institution such as an archive or a research society.There are some old books displayed in the small window, half of which are foreign language books.The name of the bookstore is very unique, called "Sisyphus Bookstore", and what's even weirder is the house number - 84 Charing Cross Road.

Li Shu paused in front of the house number, as if he had returned to the streets of London. Could it be that those touching letters were sent to this remote mountain city in northern Thailand?
"Why are you still in the rain outside!"

Sun Tzuchu pulled him into the bookstore, but Li Shu's eyes were full of disbelief—the storefront was dozens of square meters, and various books were placed on black wooden shelves.The books are lined up neatly and orderly like an army, and it seems that just after opening to welcome customers, the clerk is standing behind the cashier and smiling shyly.

"84 Charing Cross Road—Charing Cross Road." Li Shu even read out the English street name, and said in a pilgrim-like tone, "This street is in London. In 1949, New York woman Helene Hanff was looking for out-of-print Book, wrote a letter to Frank Dell, the owner of the old bookstore at 84 Charing Cross Road, London, and the two have been in communication for 20 years across the Atlantic Ocean.”

"Like a classic version of First Intimate Encounters."

Lin Junru remembered being in Taipei six years ago—that year she had just entered National Taiwan University, and stood under the scorching sun for two hours in order to get a book signed by ruffian Tsai.

"The impoverished Helene Hanff never married. After 20 years, she published a collection of letters and unexpectedly became a bestseller, so she was able to go to London. However, when she came to 84 Charing Cross Road, which she dreamed of, Frank had already Passed away due to illness. This story was made into a movie, starring Anthony Hopkins. Up to now, many lovers of books have met to kiss in front of that door."

Lin Junru frowned quickly and said, "Please don't kiss me."

"I am engaged in publishing. I went to London to participate in the International Book Fair this year, and I specifically searched for 84 Charing Cross Road. Unexpectedly, things have changed, and the original location of the bookstore has become a Pizza Hut."

As Li Shu spoke, he looked at the bookshelves. Most of them were traditional Chinese books published in Taiwan, and a small part were simplified Chinese books published in mainland China.This bookstore mainly focuses on literature books, as well as some humanities and social sciences. There are very few economics and management books, and there are no traces of textbooks and supplementary books that are common in mainland China.

Do you know where these books came from?He flipped through the copyright pages of the books, most of which were published in 2004 and before.A few books were placed in prominent positions, published in the first half of 2005, but no new books of the 2006 edition were found.

There is a bookshelf that sells foreign language books, and there are such places in bookstores in Hong Kong. He saw the original book of "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown, and "My Name Is Red" by Orhan Pamuk. "English version.A bookshelf in the back of the bookstore is so richly decorated that it looks like a Victorian antique.There are precious old and out-of-print books on it. The owner of the bookstore must have the habit of collecting them.

The outside world is raining heavily, and the small bookstore is also full of dampness.On a rainy day like this, Sun Zichu would be happy to spend time in the bookstore, but now he feels that he has fallen into a trap and has no intention of reading at all.Lin Junru actually found a chair to sit down, leisurely read a book by Cheng Yingshu, and was just about to boil another pot of coffee.Li Shu ran to the English bookshelf, his English was the best in the tour group except Elena.Some foreign edition books that are not easy to find in China made his heart itch.

Sun Zichu walked around the bookstore for an hour, and when the thunderstorm stopped, he hurriedly called Lin Junru and Li Shu out.The moment they walked out of the bookstore, they saw a stack of documents out of the corner of their eyes—it turned out to be a map.

In an inconspicuous corner at the entrance, there are dozens of maps of various countries in the world, mostly published by Taiwan and Thailand.There is only one issued by Nanming City Government: Map of Nanming City.

He clapped his palms again. Compared with those precious out-of-print books, this map is their priceless treasure!
Gently unfolding the map, the smell of ink fills the nostrils, the streets made of lines, and the whole city come into view——

(End of this chapter)