Everyone seemed to know it, and everyone didn't want to talk about it.

The little nephew was frightened, and the boy was bold, and then he became cheerful again, and felt that this experience could become a legend, and he might be a little superman.

The atmosphere at home is getting more and more eccentric.

I went to the courtyard several times, and once I went with my brother, but I didn't get anything.

There was no more lightning and thunder in the yard, but the dead trees and broken branches remained in place, and the stone slabs on the ground were split, revealing the damp earth, and there seemed to be earthworms and other things wriggling in the soil. That dark, damp smell spread through the yard and made people feel frightened.

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

I tried to throw something on the ground, and I saw that the broken brick seemed to fall into the lake, and in a matter of seconds, it was swallowed up and disappeared.

The houses in the courtyard have also become eccentric. It was antique, but now it is dilapidated. The window paper seemed to rot, revealing holes.

I looked through the binoculars, and I saw that the house was gray and covered with a lot of cobwebs, and there was no furniture in sight.

I didn't dare go into that yard.

I didn't see the foreigner again.

I was in a hurry and wanted to do something, but I didn't have a clue.

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

The little nephew talked about the classmates in the class who had transferred to another school. He was sad. But my heart was beating.

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

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

Our relationship ended without a problem.

I felt a little sorry for the loss, but I felt that this was just right. If what the foreigner said back then was true, I would have died early, and I shouldn't delay the good girl.

I also have a conflicting feeling.

I don't want to leave here.

But things didn't go my way.

When I came back to my senses, I walked in a strange and familiar city.

I take the bus and subway, and I am very familiar with this line. The surrounding scenery is also familiar to me.

I stopped in front of the fruit stand, picked two apples, and bought a sugar orange.

This kind of thing also feels strange and familiar to me.

As I always do, I paid and was about to leave, when I felt a gaze fall on me.

At this moment, my hairs stood on end.

My body stiffened, and I didn't dare to turn around completely, or move.

The shopkeeper, who knew me well, called me.

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

I lowered my head and quickened my pace.

That gaze stared at me for a moment, then it disappeared.

I was relieved, but the trepidation lingered.

I wanted to turn my head to look, but my body was out of control, and I was still moving forward. His eyes were lowered, and his head was lowered and he never raised it.

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, but it fell to the ground, and the two apples in the bag rolled out and rolled away.

I subconsciously apologized, went after the apple first, and when I turned around, my body froze at that moment.

The blue-eyed, bearded foreigner looked at me, a smile slowly appearing on his expressionless face.

"Mr. Zhao, it's been a long time." He spoke in standard Mandarin.

My back was straight, my heart was weak, and I wanted to run away.

Should not run. He should be caught! Here's your chance!

The thought popped into my head, as if my own voice was shouting in my head.

I'm a little confused.

The man's smile became lighter, "Mr. Zhao doesn't seem to be happy to see me?" We used to get along well, and I did you a great favor. ”

"You did...... What......" My voice was dry, remembering the strange atmosphere in the hospital hallway that day.

My family has moved out of the capital, and my nephew, Tu Ziyang, who also found a job for a large company in the past two years, does not live in the city now.

I didn't fall in love again, let alone get married. Our uncle and nephew have a good relationship. We also love each other as a family. It's just that several of our elders tacitly concealed what happened to Tu Ziyang back then.

These memories crossed my mind.

"I saved Tu Ziyang. Have you forgotten? The man was surprised, "It's a deal, but it should be worthy of a word of thanks, right?" ”

I didn't speak.

Passers-by were already curious.

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

I had mixed feelings.

"You don't have to be afraid of me. I'm just a businessman. I'm here because I have other business to discuss. However, since I met ......" that person changed his words, which made my mood rise and fall a few times.

"How about a meal together?" The man paused, and then smiled, "It's always okay for old people to meet and have a meal together, right?" ”

I was scared, but looking at those blue eyes and thinking of that strange yard, I stiffened my head and nodded.

The place to eat is about to be at a popular restaurant nearby. The next day.

The restaurant business is very good, and a family of three and three or five friends have a lot of dinner here.

The two of us sat in the middle of the lobby, surrounded by people and very lively.

This lively environment made me feel relaxed again.

I ordered two separate dishes and ordered a beer, and it looked like a regular gathering of friends.

I drank some beer, but I didn't dare to drink more, and my conversation with the other party was limited to one question and one answer. He asked me how I was doing, but his tone didn't look like he was inquiring deliberately, just casual chat. He also talked about his recent situation, saying that there are no fewer people now than at that time, who were willing to sacrifice, and his business was not easy to do.

At the end, he smiled and asked me, "Why did you move?" Are you trying to get away from me? ”

His tone did not change, and the question was sharp.

I was afraid of him.

I didn't dare look at him.

It made me impatient.

"It's just right...... The cost of living in the capital is too high...... It's good here. I replied ramblingly.

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

My nerves tensed all at once.

He had already put down his chopsticks, drank the little wine left in the cup, and asked, "Have you eaten well?" ”

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

He called a waiter to settle the bill, paid for himself, or paid with mobile payment software, and used a discount coupon for group purchases.

Everything looks very life-like and very natural.

He got up, and I got up, and when I walked to the door, he said goodbye to me.

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

I stood for a long time and saw him waiting for the bus like everyone around me, getting into a bus, and then disappearing completely.

I didn't feel relaxed.

That night, I had nightmares.

I dreamed of the courtyard in the capital, of the changing seasons of the city, of being crushed by a fallen tree, of sinking into a swamp of the ground.

When I woke up, it was still dawn.

I was so scared, but I closed my eyes and fell asleep again.

I dreamed of that yard again, and this time, it was blazing red. Not the red of the lantern, nor the pretty color of the sunset, but the eerie red. The whole sky, the earth, is this color.

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

I felt myself decaying, with maggots crawling around my body. The eyeballs fell out of their sockets and fell to the ground. The flesh on his body also slipped off in a puddle. In the end, I was left with a skeleton of bones.

As soon as the wind blew, I fluttered like wind chimes hanging on a tree.