Arknights is too real, right?

Everyone came back from lunch at my second uncle's house with full bellies.

The leisure time in the afternoon is pleasant.

Xia Feng moved the rocking chair from the yard to the door. Because the sun was too hot, he even put on a pair of sunglasses.

Dr. Kane takes Ansel to count the drugs that need to be purchased and the medical equipment currently available on the market. Nancy will consider the budget required based on the prices found online.

"Home run, ooh, ooh, ooh!"

"Snapped!"

The baseball hit Xia Feng's sunglasses accurately, and the force was so strong that it almost broke the bridge of his nose.

Xia Feng sat up angrily in the rocking chair.

"Damn, who attacked me secretly!"

Turtle stood in the middle of the road, holding a baseball bat in his hand and a happy smile on his face.

"Big Windmill, come and play baseball together."

Seeing that the murderer was Guigui, Xia Feng immediately lost his temper. He threw the baseball and lay down again.

"I can't play baseball, you can play with Ergou."

"I'll teach you."

Xia Feng turned over on the rocking chair.

"Not learn."

"Why?"

"I can't answer you this, because I'm just an ordinary salted fish."

Although the afternoon sun was strong, the warm feeling was still very comfortable, and the summer breeze on the rocking chair immediately made me feel sleepy.

"Snapped!"

A lump of sticky substance fell from the sky onto Xia Feng's face.

"Damn, what the hell!"

Xia Feng woke up immediately, raised his hand and wiped it, it was all in vain.

At the same time, a small black shadow fluttered over the head, and Ifrit's voice came.

"Xiao Mo, come back quickly, don't fly too far."

Xia Feng looked at the empty bird cage hanging at the door and immediately knew what Ifrit had done.

"Ifrit, why did you let it out!"

Ifrit looked at Xia Feng like an idiot.

"How can you fly if you don't release it?"

"Why fly?"

"Xiao Mo is a bird. Don't you know that birds need to fly?"

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Xia Feng glanced at Xiao Mo who disappeared into the sky and sighed.

"Ifrit, you may have to say goodbye to your little Mo."

"Huh? Why?"

"The world is bigger than your birdcage, and it wants to see it."

For the entire afternoon that followed, Ifrit sat on the steps and stared longingly like a lonely old man looking forward to his children coming home.

It wasn't until the sun went down that Ifrit stood up and said something seemingly free and easy.

"Forget it, I'll come back when Xiao Mo gets hungry."

Although she said it didn't matter, Xia Feng saw the tears twinkling in the corners of Ifrit's eyes. It was not easy for this child.

Just as he was about to return to the house, Xia Feng suddenly felt a hard object being placed on his head, and at the same time, the sound of Turtle laughing could be heard.

"Haha, the windmill turned green."

Xia Feng immediately realized that it was Turtle's broken pet, the autistic green-haired turtle.

"Take it away, take it away from me quickly!"

Turtle carefully took off the green-haired turtle, and then put it on his head. The strange thing was that the green-haired turtle would only stick out its head when it came into contact with Turtle. The rest of the time it was in an absolute defensive state.

A leisurely afternoon passed. Looking at the sunset, Xia Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Maybe this is the plainness he expected to be true.

In fact, the so-called plainness does not necessarily mean putting aside all troubles and ignoring those dangers and events. Being in the vortex of darkness, he knew that he could not completely escape, and every step might be the last step.

But it is precisely because of danger and tension that we can better appreciate the true meaning of plainness. Only by this leisure time that exists between life and death can we better understand its preciousness.

After it got completely dark, Ergou was ready to go home.

Because the barbecue restaurant was closed tonight, the crowds dispersed, and the street in front of the door suddenly became dead silent. There have always been no street lights at the end of this street. Usually, Ifrit's oven holds the headlight, but now it is Look, the whole street is eerie.

Before Ergou was about to enter the house, Xia Feng suddenly grabbed him.

"Ergou, wait a moment."

"What's wrong, Lao Xia?"

Xia Feng cleared his throat and asked seriously.

"Well, what you said before that this street would be haunted at night was actually a joke."

"I'm not kidding."

"Don't make trouble, I'm talking to you seriously."

"I'm not making trouble with you. It's really haunted. I'm not lying to you."

"Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

Ergou touched his chin and thought for a while.

"I met you once."

"just one time?"

Xia Feng had a look of disbelief. To be honest, he could barely imagine the scene of Captain Roger fighting the sea monster, but the scene of being haunted was still a bit too far-fetched.

"Why have I only seen it once? Hasn't this ghost been haunting me for several years? Besides, how can you be sure that the time you saw it was a ghost? Maybe you saw it wrong."

Ergou pursed his lips, as if he was lost in memories.

"Lao Xia, I'm not lying to you. The hauntings in Baigui Street don't happen every night, and there is a condition."

"What conditions?"

"Ghosts only appear after midnight."

"oh?"

Ergou continued with a solemn expression.

"One day a year ago, I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and unexpectedly saw that terrifying scene from the window. When I woke up in the morning, I thought I was dreaming. Later, many neighbors claimed that they had seen it, and so did Lily. "Only then did I realize that it was not my dream, that this street was really haunted. After that, my mother would cover all the windows every night and let me go to bed early every day."

Xia Feng had a sneer on his face.

"Er Gou, you may have been fooled. This is a trap set by your mother in collusion with the neighbors in order to make you go to bed early and get up early."

However, Ergou's expression was still solemn.

"Yes, I thought so at first, until one day later, I secretly got up from the bed in the middle of the night, went to the window and opened the curtains by accident. When I saw the scene on the dark street, I was so scared that I was 100% sure that I was awake at the time, and then I went back to bed trembling all over and looked at the alarm clock, which read 12 midnight."

The streets were empty, and a breeze blew by. For some reason, Xia Feng felt that it was a gloomy wind.

This time Ergou's description was more detailed. To be honest, it made Xia Feng feel bad, especially the goosebumps. Why did he stand up so dissatisfied?

"Ergou, you...are you telling the truth?"

Ergou's deep voice continued.

"I thought I had seen it wrong at the time. Lying in bed, I couldn't fall asleep for a long time."

Xia Feng swallowed nervously.

"Then what?"

"Then, I turned over on the bed. At this moment, I suddenly saw the window out of the corner of my eye. I remembered that I had closed the curtains just now, but for some reason, the curtains opened a gap again, because there was no Turning on the light, my room was very dark, and when I squinted and looked carefully at the corner of the window, I saw a scene that made my hair stand on end."

"you"

"Guess what I saw?"

"What do you see?"

Ergou lowered his head, and a long voice came from his mouth.

"I saw it. Ah!!!"

Ergou suddenly raised his head and roared sharply, startling Xia Feng who was extremely nervous.

"Oh my god!"

Xia Feng covered his heart, feeling like his soul had left his body.

"You naughty kid, what are you screaming about all of a sudden?"

"Hey, hey, I didn't lie to you anyway, it's really haunted. I'm going home first, bye."

Ergou left with a mean smile on his face.

Xia Feng stood at the door of the barbecue restaurant, glanced at the dark and empty street with lingering fear, and then turned around and entered the house.

The door near the street was locked by Brother ACE, and everyone returned to the small villa behind the yard. Dr. Kane went back to his small clinic because he had things to move here tomorrow.

Nan Ran cooked noodles for everyone. After everyone finished eating, they sat on the sofa and started their nightlife before going to bed.

Ansel went back to his room upstairs to rest early. Nancy put on a facial mask and ate cucumbers while playing with cosmetics. Turtle and Ifrit watched cartoons on the TV.

Xia Feng sat on the sofa, his face looking very heavy.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly spoke.

"Second General Dragon Turtle, obey the order!"

Turtle turned his head.

"What's wrong with Windmill?"

Xia Feng asked loudly and righteously.

"Turtle, are you afraid of ghosts?"

Turtle looked confused.

"Ghost? Big windmill, are you talking about the ghost clan? Brother Aguang, isn't he? I'm not afraid."

"It's not a ghost clan, it's a real ghost."

Xia Feng looked at Ifrit again.

"What about you, are you afraid of ghosts?"

Ifrit raised her eyebrows.

"Huh? There is nothing in this world that I, Lord Ifrit, am afraid of. I will burn all the ghosts and non-ghosts."

Xia Feng glanced at the time on the clock, 11:30, and then slapped his thigh.

"Okay, come with me to catch ghosts later. I really don't believe it. In this world where Originium technology is so advanced, I really want to see what ghosts look like."