"yes, that's what my mom said. I just listened and didn't ask. I knew she would be like this, I should have asked. When Qian Lan said this, her eyes were also wet.

Guo Yujie hurriedly patted Qian Lan's back comfortingly and comforted: "Aunt Qian, don't think about it." This thing may be that Director Zhou missed his wife and saw it. ”

"Well, okay, okay, let's not talk about that." Qian Lan pressed the corner of her eyes and invited us to sit down, "I really didn't know what you wanted to inquire about before, so I heard my mother say a few words before." When I found the album this time, I thought of you. ”

Qian Lan went into the house and took out a photo album.

I don't know why, I looked at the photo album and subconsciously thought of the photo of Ren Min who had a problem in the "Omen of Death" incident.

The album is the kind of old little book type, full of plastic bags, just back to back with two photos, one is more than two fingers thick and stuffed full.

Qian Lan had already opened the photo album, flipped through several pages, stopped, and sent it to us, "Look, that's it, the group photo taken is at the door of that office." ”

As Qian Lan said, this is a group photo, Director Zhou in the photo is what he looked like twenty years ago, there are three young people standing next to her, two men and one woman, both men are 1.8 meters tall and 1.9 meters tall, one is stronger and the other is lean. The former is Liu Miao, and the latter is Ye Qing. The woman has a slender figure, long hair and a shawl, and a soft temperament. I can recognize it because I've seen the bodies of the three in dreams and videos, but I've never seen the faces of the three before, and I haven't seen them this time.

"What's the face...... "As soon as the thin man opened his mouth, he stopped talking.

Qian Lan said: "There is a problem with exposure. Cameras weren't good back then. ”

There is a problem with the exposure of the photo, and the entire right half is pale, and only the outline of the person can be seen. The three of Aoba are standing on the right, and on the left is Director Zhou. In this way, the appearance of these three people is naturally completely invisible.

"My mother kept the photo, and it was also pressed at the bottom of the box, and I haven't taken it out for many years, and there are some problems with the photo......," Qian Lan said apologetically, and turned a few more pages as she spoke, and it was a photo of Director Zhou and Aoba again.

This time it's not a matter of exposure, it's that the photo is not properly preserved, it is moldy, and the whole photo is pasted, and only a green leaf sign can be identified.

I'm a little confused about why Qian Lan called us.

It's just that these two photos really don't provide any clues.

Chen Xiaoqiu took the album and wanted to take it out, but found that the photo was stuck in the bag and stuck with the photo on the back. Chen Xiaoqiu let go of his hand, looked at Qian Lan and said, "You can't restore such a photo. ”

Qian Lan was a little disappointed, "I thought the current technology could be repaired." ”

Chen Xiaoqiu flipped a few pages, "It seems that this photo is the most moldy." ”

"yes. Everything else was fine. ”

The other photos weren't new either, some were yellow, some were overexposed, and some were shot without problems, with several scenes stacked on top of each other in one photo. But there are only two photos of Aoba, and you can't see the human face at all.

I know that this is Ye Qing's hands and feet. The government's archives bureau can't find Aoba's information, and in all the videos, the appearance of the five people is mosaic, and even in my dream, their true faces do not appear. Director Zhou's photo here will certainly not be an exception.

Chen Xiaoqiu returned the album to Qian Lan.

Qian Lan said apologetically: "I thought I could help you." ”

"Aunt Qian, you are too polite. It's nothing. Guo Yujie said.

"So...... People can't find it, so what happens when the house is demolished? Qian Lan asked curiously.

"We can only post announcements, and if we can't find anyone within a certain period of time, we will deal with it directly, and when they appear, we can come to the government to receive compensation for demolition." I gave Qian Lan a brief explanation.

Qian Lan asked again: "I heard from the people in the community that they saw a person who used to work in this office come to the community. ”

"We were in contact with each other, but he wasn't the owner, he was just an employee, and he didn't know where the others were." I'm lying.

Qian Lan let out an "oh" and looked at us with some embarrassment.

"Aunt Qian, is there something wrong with you?" Guo Yujie took the initiative to ask.

"Well, it's a little ......," Qian Lan was embarrassed, "the people in the community should have asked you too." When will this demolition start? That house can't be sold at this time, so it can only be kept in your hands...... I'm either in a hurry to ask for money, or I'm thinking about the house all the time, and I feel very panicked. So much has happened......"

My heart moved and asked, "I heard Director Mao say last time, one night, something happened in the community, and a person was so frightened that he fell and was sent to the hospital. ”

"yes. On that day, my mom suddenly had to move. Qian Lan looked palpitating, "I also saw a figure that day, in my mother's house." ”

"Figures?" I asked, surprised.

"I don't know if it's a flower. The light was not on at that time, and my mother was sleeping in the bed, and I saw that there seemed to be a person sitting on the edge of the bed. I didn't think much of it at the time, walked over and turned on the lights, and didn't see anything. My mom was sleeping, but she sat up and said she was moving. Qian Lan pressed her chest, "I wonder if she's a ghost." But then nothing ......."

"Sounds weird." Guo Yujie touched her arm.

Qian Lan nodded repeatedly, "So I was thinking about moving away from that time." But it happened to be demolished ......"

Naturally, selling a house is not cost-effective to wait for demolition compensation. Moreover, the water pipe burst soon after, and no one will be willing to buy this house except for those who are demolished such as flipping houses. The transaction price can be imagined.

I was thinking about what the man's shadow was, when I heard footsteps outside the door.

I didn't care about it, Guo Yujie was still curious to ask what the others had encountered that day, Qian Lan knew a lot, and most of them were like her, seeing a figure. The voices of the two of them slowly became distant, and the footsteps became clear.

My heartbeat was unconsciously synchronized with the sound of footsteps, and my breathing seemed to be stepping on a dot, matching the sound.

Leather shoes? Sneaker? It doesn't seem like it.

I could hear that the owner of the voice was going upstairs, stepping up the stairs, and stopped when he arrived at the door of Qian Lan's house.

My mind was seized by the voice, and I subconsciously turned my head and looked in the direction of the gate.

The sound of the door opening was long, and there was no sound of the door lock turning, only the hoarse sound of the door moving inch by inch. One foot stepped in, and then the sound of unhurried footsteps sounded again.

The person who came in was dressed in black, I couldn't tell what style it was, wearing a black hat, black shoes under his feet, and a pale public face, which made people turn their heads and forget after looking at it.

My heart suddenly rose to my throat.

The man in black didn't seem to be able to see anyone else, and neither could anyone else. He walked straight to the room where Director Zhou slept, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he pushed open the door. Again, the doorknob was pushed open without twisting the doorknob.

From my side, I can see Director Zhou. She lay peacefully on the bed, breathing steadily.

The man in black occupied the front of the bed and lowered his head to look at Director Zhou.

Director Zhou suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight, turned his waist, his bare feet fell to the ground, and he stood up straight again, and his old body had no extra movements throughout the whole process.

The man in black turned sideways, and Director Zhou took a step and walked outside the house.