Zhang Tianen ran in the direction he came from. The alleyway, which was originally illuminated by faint moonlight, suddenly became dark.

Just as she stepped into the alley, her feet felt weak, as if she had fallen into an endless abyss.

She returned to the entrance of the building where the old woman lived and her husband's house was built. The sound of the wind became more and more unbridled, and the door panel banged loudly.

“If you can’t go to the alley, what about other places?”

She had not been to this community many times. She had heard the delivery rider talk about there being a side entrance on the east side.

There are many winding roads in the community. In order to rush for time, riders often go through the side door directly to the back of the community.

With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Zhang Tianen began to look for the only known exit.

"Is it this way? There seems to be someone there..." Zhang Tianen quickened his pace.

When I took a closer look, I was a little disappointed.

The side door had been sealed by a rough iron railing at some point. The material of the railing looked like rubbish picked up from some scrap recycling bin. The edges were frizzy and there were many sharp chips.

The gaps between each railing are too small and can only accommodate small animals such as cats and dogs to pass through.

The top was sealed with wire, otherwise, she could try climbing over.

In the silent darkness, she suddenly heard a long and sad sigh.

It was the figure she had seen before. As she got closer, she discovered an old man wearing a hat, sitting on an old chair outside the railing.

"Master, do you have the key to this place? Can you make it easier for me, over there at the gate..." She hesitated and said, "It's closed over there. I'm not from this community, so I can only go out through this way. "

"Alas." He sighed again, "Young man, I advise you not to go through this door."

Zhang Tianen blurted out, "Why?"

"Don't be stupid, don't be impulsive, and pray appropriately. Just maintain your status quo and don't try to change anything." The old man took off his hat, "Because change is the stupidest thing in the world."

Half of his head was singed, his brain was exposed to the air, and blood flowed from his face from time to time.

Zhang Tianen was shocked. Could it be that the old man was killed by the same person like her, so he appeared in the dream?

"Were you also killed by that man? What is your name and when..." She desperately hoped to get more clues.

The old man just looked away and said in a calm tone: "What man? I don't know any man. I am too stupid to put myself in such a miserable state. Of course, I am not the only fool in the world. One, they all regretted it, but there was no way to undo it.”

Zhang Tianen wanted to ask something else, but the old man put his hat back on, waved to her and pointed to the door.

"Look, who is different from me outside the door?"

The moment she raised her head, a purgatory-like scene appeared outside the door - people covered in scars lying on the roadside, dying; occasionally a few people passed by, but they did not dare to approach the injured and walked in a hurry; the baby in the mother's arms Half of the body had been scorched by the fire, but the skin quickly grew back, and then was scorched again...

The old man's deep voice sounded again, "You have seen it, right? Do you still want to go through this door?"

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