The years when I was an old man

Rival?

This vocabulary is particularly unfamiliar to me.

I was about to say something more, but Zhang Fan walked away without giving me a chance to speak.

Not far ahead, at the foot of the mountain, is a deserted village.

Although it was night, one could vaguely see the mottled white walls and the angled roof.

It's just that the surrounding weeds have grown extremely tall, and many of them have already reached the window.

The original village road was also covered with green moss.

After walking a few steps along the stone steps, Zhang Fan took a photo with his cell phone.

Through the light, I saw a few mottled large characters "Guandu Villa" on the gatehouse in front of a decaying antique building.

"It's here!"

Zhang Fan turned to me and said softly.

I took a closer look at this stone building, which looked very solemn and majestic.

"Follow me. If anything goes wrong, get out first!"

I whispered something and walked into the yard.

The entire courtyard is paved with bluestone, and directly opposite is a three-story stone building.

I walked slowly towards the building, the rotten wooden door was closed tightly.

I pulled it gently and heard a "squeak", and the door was opened by me.

Standing at the door, I used the light of my mobile phone to shine inside.

This is a hall without any furnishings.Only the garbage left over from the move was still on the ground.

The railing on the second floor was only pitch black.

"anyone there?"

Standing at the door, I shouted in a deep voice.

There was no response except echo.

Zhang Fan seemed a little scared. She gently held my hand and whispered:

"You're not kidding us, are you?"

I didn't say anything, held her hand and walked into the hall.

As soon as we entered the door, we heard a "bang" sound. This sudden sound startled Zhang Fan and I.

Looking back, I saw that the door behind me had closed by itself.

The most important thing is that the door is in disrepair, and the door is closed with a strong force, as if someone is pushing it from outside.

At this moment, Zhang Fan, just like that night in the ancient town of Bashu, clung to my side in fear.

I looked around and was about to say more.

Suddenly, from somewhere in the room, a strange voice came.

"I knew it was you, Chu Liu!"

I thought I had sharp ears and eyes, but at this moment I couldn't find the source of the sound.

I looked towards the second floor. Except for the railing, which was still vaguely visible, the rest of the place was completely dark.

The most important thing is that this voice is completely different from the one on the phone just now.

It was obviously a young voice, and it was somewhat familiar to me.

But I couldn’t remember where I had heard it.

Zhang Fan, like me, looked around blankly.

And then, there was another burst of erratic laughter.

"Hahahaha, you pretended to be Merlot to deceive me, you can even imagine it. But it's okay, it makes sense for my son to pretend to be me..."

The voice this time was different from before. It was the old voice on the other end of the phone.

I quickly recalled in my mind when I had dealt with this young and old man.

But after thinking about it for a long time, there was still no sign.

"I'm here now, so there's no need for you to pretend. Come out and tell me what you have to say in person!"

I shouted coldly.

As soon as the words fell, the laughter started again.

It's just that this time it's different from before. They are an old man and a young man laughing at the same time.

Then, I heard the young man say mockingly:

"Don't worry, we will let you see us, but not now. What you have to do now is to take out the painting obediently. Otherwise, neither of you will be able to get out of here today..."

Ok?

My mind suddenly thought of the old man with the severed finger.

But who is this young man?

Looking at the second floor, I said in a deep voice:

"Are you sure you want to keep pretending?"

No one responded.

"Then don't blame me for being rude!"

As soon as I finished speaking, I clapped my hands.

Just as a "creak" sound was heard, the door was opened.A strong light shines in from outside.

Looking back, he saw Huangzi walking in with a few brothers, suppressing two men who looked like thugs.

As soon as he entered the door, Huangzi said with a smile:

"Xiao Liuye, I thought they had arranged a lot of manpower. But it turned out that there were only four or five people outside, and those few fainted. The remaining two were brought over. By the way, it was these two bastards just now Deliberately scaring you, they will close the door as soon as you enter..."

I didn't speak, but looked in the direction of the second floor.

I heard an angry voice coming from the second floor again:

"On the sixth day of the lunar month, you broke your promise and promised that only the two of you would come. But in the end, you arranged for people..."

I ignored him, but sneered and said:

"Find them out for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a door on the second floor suddenly opened wide.

I saw two half-year-old beggars pointing in the direction of each other and shouting:

"In the corridor opposite, I just saw it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a burst of footsteps coming out of the corridor on the second floor.

It seems that these two people are going to run away.

But then, the footsteps stopped.

Xiaoduo's bright laughter came from the second floor.

"Run, let me see where you are going?"