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Everyone seems to understand it tacitly, and no one is willing to talk about it.

The little nephew was frightened. After all, the boy was so courageous. Afterwards, he became happy again. He also felt that this experience could become a legend and that he might be a little superman.

The atmosphere at home is getting weirder and weirder.

I visited that compound several times, and once I went there with my brother, but to no avail.

There was no more lightning and thunder in the yard, but dead trees and broken branches remained in place, and the stone slabs on the ground were split, revealing moist soil. There seemed to be things like earthworms crawling in the soil. The dark and damp smell spread in the yard, making people feel fearful.

I tried to climb over the wall and enter the courtyard, but every time I rode on the top of the wall, I felt that the land below was not pure land, but a man-eating swamp.

I tried throwing something on the ground, and saw that the broken brick seemed to fall into the lake, and within a few seconds it was swallowed up and disappeared.

The houses in the courtyard have also become weird. It was originally antique, but now it is dilapidated. The window paper seemed to have rotted, exposing holes.

I looked for a telescope and saw that the inside of the house was gray, with a lot of spider webs attached, and no furniture.

I dare not enter that yard.

I never saw the foreigner again.

I was very anxious and wanted to do something, but I had no idea.

But there is still a feeling of escape in my heart. I wanted to run away, as far away from that yard as possible.

My nephew mentioned that a classmate in his class had transferred to another school. He was very sad. But my heart beat fast.

Without discussion, our family decided to leave the city where we had lived for many years.

Miss He didn't understand, and I couldn't explain it to her.

Our relationship never ended.

I felt a little regretful and disappointed, but I also felt that this was just right. If what that foreigner said back then was true, I would have died early, and I shouldn't have delayed that good girl.

I also have conflicting emotions.

I don't want to leave here.

But the development of things did not satisfy me.

When I came back to my senses, I was walking in a strange yet familiar city.

I take buses and subways, transfer between them easily, and am very familiar with this route. The surrounding scenery is also familiar to me.

I stopped at the fruit stand, picked out two apples, and bought a bag of sugar oranges.

This kind of thing also makes me feel strange and familiar.

Following my usual habit, I paid and was about to leave, when I felt a line of sight falling on me.

At this moment, my hair stood on end.

My body was stiff and I didn't dare to turn around completely or move.

The store owner who knew me well called me.

I forced a smile, looked to the side, and turned around to go out.

I lowered my head and quickened my pace.

That gaze stared at me for a while and then disappeared.

I felt relieved, but the feeling of trepidation lingered.

I wanted to turn my head to look, but my body was out of control and kept moving forward. His eyes were lowered and his head was lowered.

With a bang, my shoulder hit someone and the plastic bag in my hand fell to the ground.

The sugar orange was wrapped in a mesh bag and fell to the ground. The two apples in the bag rolled out and rolled away.

I apologized subconsciously and chased the apple first. When I turned around, my body froze in that moment.

The foreigner with blue eyes and a beard looked at me, and a smile slowly appeared on his expressionless face.

"Mr. Zhao, long time no see." He spoke in standard Mandarin.

My back straightened, my heart felt weak, and I wanted to run away.

Shouldn't run. He should be caught! This is an opportunity!

This idea suddenly popped into my head, as if there was my own voice shouting in my head.

I'm a little confused.

The man's smile became lighter, "Mr. Zhao seems unhappy to see me? We got along well before, and I did you a big favor."

"What did you do..." My voice went dry, remembering the strange atmosphere in the hospital corridor that day.

Our family has all moved away from the capital. My nephew Tu Ziyang found a job in a large company out of town two years ago, and he no longer lives in this city.

I never fell in love again, let alone got married. Our uncle and nephew have a very good relationship. Our family also loves each other. It was a tacit agreement among us elders to hide what happened to Tu Ziyang back then.

These memories flashed through my mind.

"I saved Tu Ziyang. Have you forgotten?" The man asked in surprise, "Although it is a transaction, it should be worthy of a thank you, right?"

I said nothing.

Passers-by have already looked over curiously.

I felt even more nervous, but at this moment I thought that this was the street, and in such a public place, the other party should not dare to do anything.

My mood became complicated.

"You don't have to be afraid of me. I'm just a businessman. I came here because I have other business to discuss. However, since we have met..." The man's change of subject made my mood rise and fall several times.

"How about having a meal together?" The man paused and then said with a smile, "It's okay to meet old friends and have a meal together, right?"

I felt scared, but looking at those blue eyes and thinking of that strange yard, I braced myself and nodded.

The place to eat was arranged at a popular restaurant nearby. The time is the next day.

The restaurant's business is very good, families of three and friends gather here a lot.

The two of us sat in the middle of the lobby. There were people around and it was very lively.

This lively environment made me feel relaxed again.

The other party and I ordered two dishes and beers respectively. It looked like an ordinary get-together with friends.

I drank some beer but did not dare to drink more, and the conversation with the other party was limited to questions and answers. He asked me how I was doing, but it didn't sound like he was trying to inquire, it was just casual chatting. He also talked about his current situation, saying that people today are not as willing to sacrifice as they were back then, and his business is not easy to do.

At the end of the story, he asked me with a smile: "Why did you move? Do you want to avoid me?"

His tone didn't change, the question was pointed.

I feel afraid of him in my heart.

I dare not look at him.

This makes me restless.

"It's just right...the cost of living in the capital is too high...it's pretty good here." I answered randomly.

"Actually, you can't hide." The man said lightly, "When the time comes, I will naturally find you to collect the debt."

My nerves suddenly became tense.

He had already put down his chopsticks, and now he drank the remaining wine in the glass and asked, "Are you done eating?"

I nodded, the fear in my heart fermented because of what he just said.

He asked the waiter to pay the bill, and paid by himself. He paid using the mobile payment software and used a group purchase discount coupon.

Everything looks very lifelike and natural.

He got up, and I got up too, and walked to the door one after the other, and he said goodbye to me.

I watched him walk to the intersection, wait for the traffic light, cross the road, and walk to the bus stop diagonally opposite.

I stood there for a while and saw him waiting for the bus like everyone else around him, got into a car, and then completely disappeared.

I didn't feel relaxed.

That night, I had a nightmare.

I dreamed about that courtyard in the capital, about the changing seasons inside, about being pinned under a fallen tree and sinking into the swamp on the ground.

When I woke up, I found that it was still dark.

I was obviously very scared, but I closed my eyes and fell asleep again in an instant.

I dreamed of that yard again. This time, the yard was ablaze. It's not the red of the lanterns, nor the beautiful color of the sunset, but a weird red. The entire sky and earth are this color.

The man grabbed me like a piece of bacon and hung me on the tree.

I felt like I was rotting away, with maggots crawling around my body. The eyeballs fell out of their sockets and fell to the ground. The flesh on his body also fell off in patches. In the end, I was left with only a skeleton.

When the wind blows, I feel like a wind chime hanging on the tree, fluttering.

The last update of 2017~~