underground river

When Sinan was smoking his third cigarette, Heipi appeared.

The boy was carrying a few plastic bags in his hand, and the floor lights kept on until they stopped on the fourth floor.

After about two hours, the black skin came out.

Sinan threw away the cigarette butt, stomped on it, and turned to leave.

This continued for four days.

The New Year's Eve is approaching step by step, there are many guests at home in the past two days, when Sinan occasionally went downstairs, he saw several familiar school leaders.

Chang Jian gave him a mountain bike, saying it was a New Year's gift.

In the yard, Sinan rode a new car and drove around the community a few times. Chang Jian took a few photos of him with his mobile phone.

"come and see."

The two looked at the photo, and Chang Jian suddenly looked at him again.

"Have you grown taller?"

"I don't know, I haven't measured it," Sinan said.

Chang Jian was a little excited: "Let's go, go back to the house and I'll measure it for you."

I went into the house and took a ruler to measure it. It was 182, and it was two centimeters taller.

"Yes, young man." Chang Jian patted him on the shoulder, a little proudly.

Si Nan scratched his head: "Uncle Chang, can you send me the photo you just took?"

"Okay!"

The photos came over, and Si Nan picked one and sent it to Chen Sen.

Chen Sen's message came back very quickly.

—Legs are really long.

Si Nan smiled and typed quickly with his fingers.

- I have grown taller.

-How many?

— two centimeters.

His tone of pride almost pierced through the screen.

Chen Sen smiled, quickly finished typing, and put away the phone.

Under the grape arbor, grandpa was nestled in a reclining chair, with an old-fashioned stereo next to him, babbling and singing operas he didn't know.

Chen Sen walked up to his grandfather and pulled a chair to sit next to him. The old man's skinny and wrinkled hand tremblingly touched it. Chen Sen grasped it with a little force.

"Is it cold?" Chen Sen asked.

Grandpa shook his head, turned around again, and winked at him slyly: "I dreamed that it was time for your dad to be naked."

Chen Sen laughed.

"And your grandma, wearing her moon-white cheongsam with a magnolia flower pinned to the front, is sitting in the main room smiling at me."

Grandpa spoke very slowly, as if every word he uttered took great effort.

Pat the back of your hand: "I'm too old."

Chen Sen nodded: "It seems that he is not as handsome as when he was young."

Grandpa smiled vaguely, his eyes were half-open, as if waking up from a dream.

Chen Sen suddenly remembered what his grandma had said to him when he was alive.

"Your grandfather was a schoolteacher when he was young, and his face was really pretty. I fell in love with him right away."

"Got to go……"

Trance tone.

The unavoidable parting of life and death.

The boy bowed his head in silence.

Sinan compared his skills, and then glanced at the text message on the screen—"Come on, you're only three centimeters away from me."

deflated mouth.

It was only three centimeters short, and it was made up for by wearing two extra pairs of socks.

In the evening, a large number of parents gathered in front of the Children's Palace in the city to pick up their children from school.

Si Nan rode his bike and parked at the entrance of the alley across the road. About 10 minutes later, he picked up the box in his hand, got on the bike and left.

Unit [-], Building A, Garden Community.

The woman led the little girl upstairs, and Sinan locked the car and followed with the cake box.

The houses in this community are small, with four families living on the first floor.

The woman opened the door, and the girl hopped into the room. Just as she was about to close the door, a hand stretched out to hold the door.

The woman poked out half of her head hesitantly, her tense expression relaxed slightly after seeing Sinan's face clearly.

"You are……"

"Hello, Auntie, I'm a friend of Brother Hei Pi. I'm here to give him something." Sinan smiled.

The woman stared at him worriedly and looked him up and down, but she didn't let go of the doorknob.

The little girl in the room probably heard the movement, ran over, glanced at the thing in Sinan's hand through the half-open door, and immediately said "Wow" in surprise: "It's a cake!"

Si Nan withdrew his hand, squatted down, and looked at the little girl.

"Hi Xinyu, I'm here to give you a cake, happy birthday."

The little girl had big eyes, blinked, and looked a little shy: "Thank you brother."

The woman's hand on the doorknob loosened.

"come in."

Si Nan didn't refuse, just nodded and saluted and entered the room.

The room furnishings are very simple, and the furniture is very old, as if it was put together in sevens and eights.

"You can sit down wherever you want, our house..." The woman looked around, feeling a little confused, "I'll pour you a glass of water."

"Thank you auntie."

Sinan looked around the whole house - the bedroom door was open, the space was very small, there was only a bed, a simple cloth wardrobe, and a small wooden table.

"Brother." The little girl tugged at Simon's pants, but her eyes were on the cake box on the coffee table.

Si Nan patted her head.

The girl's hair is very long, smooth and smooth to the touch, and a lot of jet black.

"It's your birthday today, and my brother gave you a present. How about you play a little game with my brother?"

The girl responded with a sticky sound.

Sinan took out a hairpin from his trouser pocket.

The hairpin is pink, with a few crystals embellished on it, shiny, in the style of a bow.

The girl had never seen such a delicate and beautiful hairpin, she couldn't help covering her mouth, her eyes were shining with longing.

Si Nan raised his index finger to his lips, and put the hairpin into the girl's palm.

"When you celebrate your birthday at night, your brother must cut the cake, because I also prepared a gift for him. I want to give him a surprise. Can Xinyu cooperate with me?"

The girl nodded.

Simon smiled.

"So nice."

When the woman came out of the kitchen with a water glass, Si Nan just got up and walked towards the door.

"Are you leaving? I just boiled the water..."

"It's okay, Auntie, I still have something to do, so I won't drink the water for now." Sinan walked two steps and turned back, knelt down, pinched the little girl's face, "Happy birthday."

At seven o'clock in the evening, the sky is unified and the lights of thousands of houses are lit up one by one.

Hei Pi went upstairs with the cake box in one hand and the cooked food in the other.

The lock turns.

"Brother!" Xin Yu threw herself into the arms of the visitor.

Heipi picked her up with one hand while carrying the things, turned around twice, and smiled happily.

Xin Yu giggled and buried herself in his neck and laughed.

The woman came out of the kitchen with the dishes, and there was a rare smile on her face that had experienced many vicissitudes.

"Why did you buy another cake? Didn't your friend send one over this afternoon?"

Heipi smiled and said, "My friend?"

"Yes brother, he is a tall and handsome big brother." Xin Yu added.

Heipi's heart skipped a beat, he carried her into the living room and put her down, turned his back to the woman and asked, "What does that person look like?"

The woman was frightened by his expression, and stammered: "Very, very good-looking young man."

"Where's the cake?"

"In the bedroom!" Xin Yu excitedly pulled him to the bedroom.

The cake box was well-packed and placed on the small wooden table, and the woman followed: "I saw that she had been staring at this cake all afternoon, and wanted to cut a piece for her to eat first, but she insisted on letting it, and insisted on waiting for you to come back and cut it. "

Xin Yu shook his hand: "Brother, you come and cut the cake."

Hei Pi took two steps forward to untie the ribbon, paused his hands, and turned around: "Xin Yu, brother, will you cut it up and bring it out for you?"

He was worried that there was something bad in the cake box, but he couldn't think of any good excuses for a moment. He was still thinking about how to persuade her, but he didn't expect her to agree immediately, with a very excited expression on her face.

"Mom, let's go out first and let my brother cut the cake."

Hei Pi winked, and the woman pulled the girl out with worried eyes.

Heipi lost his scruples and opened the cake box in twos and twos.

On the surface, there is no problem, just an ordinary fruit cake.

Heipi took out the plastic knife and cut everything on the cake.

The knife won't cut it half way down.

"Hold!"

He directly broke the cake with his hands, and a knife was buried in the cake embryo.

Heipi's heart immediately became cold.

His heart was beating wildly, his fists were clenched tightly, and his hands were slippery.

Outside the door, Xin Yu shouted anxiously: "Brother, are you done cutting it?"

Heipi swallowed, closed the torn cake, thought for a while, then took a piece of clothing from the closet and wiped his hands clean, then pocketed the cake and wrapped it up.

The woman opened the door and came in. She was taken aback when she saw the things in his hand, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Hei Pi looked at his younger sister who was standing by the door with a bewildered expression, and suddenly felt fear for no reason.

"It's okay, it's just that my friend played a prank on me."

"Prank? What kind of prank?" the woman asked anxiously.

At this time, Xin Yu suddenly stepped forward, smiled and tugged at the corner of the woman's clothes: "Mom, don't ask."

Heipi looked at her strangely, then suddenly squatted down, and asked with a serious face, "Did the brother who delivered the cake tell you anything?"

Xin Yu was a little frightened by his expression, and nodded shyly.

"What did he say?"

"He said he prepared a surprise for you hidden in the cake."

Hei Pi endured and endured so that he could not swear out loud.

Looking at the little girl, and then at the woman, he suddenly felt a strong premonition of uneasiness.

"I'll go home first."

After Hei Pi finished speaking, he ran out, leaving the woman's shout behind him.

He sprinted all the way, his right leg hurt badly, but he was blocked by the crowd as soon as he reached the entrance of the alley.

The fire engine was parked at the entrance of the alley, and the neighbors surrounded the entrance tightly.

Heipi's heart was beating wildly, and he pushed aside the crowd and walked in.

Legs are a little weak.

"Hey, you can't go in here now." The firemen stopped him.

Heipi couldn't use his hands very hard, he pushed twice but failed to push away. The half-collapsed ruins in front of him burned his eyes sorely.

"grandmother……"

"Hey, what's the matter with you, young man? You can't go in now!" the firefighters sternly reprimanded.

A neighbor he knew helped and said, "This child's home is on fire."

The face of the firefighters calmed down: "Don't worry, we have put out the fire. Fortunately, the fire is not particularly serious, but you can't go in now, just wait a moment."

Heipi's throat was dry, and he felt his voice was trembling: "Where's my grandma?"

"Oh, the old man is fine. Fortunately, the young man rescued the old man first."

Heipi looked in the direction of the firefighter's finger. Beside the ambulance, a boy in black with a hat was hugging the old man to comfort him.

General hunch.

Si Nan raised his head coldly.

Looking at each other instantly, Hei Pi was shocked and angry, and broke out in a cold sweat for a while.

The heart beat quickly out of the cavity.

He limped along.

The old man's eyes could no longer see clearly, and his body trembled like a weak candle flickering in the wind, clinging tightly to the young man beside him.

"Grandma." Hei Pi shouted.

The old man raised his head in panic, and reached out to grab it with hazy eyes.

Heipi pulled her into his arms.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, I'm here."

The old man was heartbroken: "The house at home burned down! It's gone!"

"It's okay, I checked, the old house was burned." Hei Pi said, gritted his teeth and looked at Sinan.

The old man turned around and grabbed Si Nan's hand again, sobbing: "If your friend just came to look for you, the old lady wouldn't be able to see you today."

Heipi suppressed his anger: "Grandma, sit here and rest first, I'll go to the fire department to have a look."

Si Nan tacitly followed him to get up.

The two walked to the side for a while, when Hei Pi suddenly stopped and turned around and punched him.

Si Nan didn't hide, he staggered a few steps to the side, licked his cheeks, and said nothing.

"You've got something to do to come at me!" Heipi yelled.

Si Nan rubbed his cheeks, tilted his head and spat blood.

Heipi looked at him sullenly.

Simon suddenly laughed.

"Your stepfather is a gambler, and he is also a violent gambler. You took 20 yuan from the Zhou family and the Chen family a year ago, and gave your stepfather 15 yuan to divorce your mother and ask him to give it up voluntarily." You took custody of your sister, and less than a month later, your stepfather went to jail for negligently injuring someone, lost all the money, and was sentenced to two years in prison."

A boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, his face hidden in the darkness, his vicious appearance is old-fashioned and skilled.

Heipi's face was gloomy.

"Oh, by the way, I also heard a funny story from someone else. I heard that you were there the night your stepfather had an accident?" Sinan looked up at him, "What do you mean... Is there anything worth exploring? ?”

……

"Aren't you afraid of death?" Hei Pi's voice was extremely cold.

"Scared!"

The topic changed: "But I'm not afraid to compare with you, who will die first?"

Simon chuckled lightly.

"You can't play with me."

——That kid looks quite normal on the surface, but I don't know why he is so gloomy and scary, and I don't know if he has a mental problem.

Suddenly remembering what the third child had said, Hei Pi's heart shuddered.

Heipi's voice was suppressed: "Your mother is more capable than mine, and she found you a rich and powerful father. I really can't beat you, so, what do you want?"

"You leave Fucheng."

"what?"

"One day I'm here, you can't come back."

"Why?"

Sinan raised his head and glanced at the nearby ruins: "I'm doing this for your own good! As far as I know, this area will be demolished soon, and your family should be able to get a lot of money by then. Your stepfather was sentenced to two years for wounding. Years, counting the time, it will be out soon, aren't you afraid that he will find your family again?"

The boy's voice was low, and there seemed to be no emotion in his words.

Heipi stared at him.

"Think about it, while you still have a choice."

The fist was tightened and loosened, Brother Zhang's words flashed in his mind.

The beating was almost done, Sinan turned around and was about to leave, after thinking about it, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned back again.

"Oh, by the way, you pierced Chen Sen's arm, right?"

Casual tone.

A look of vengeance.

With complicated emotions, Heipi took out the knife buried in the cake embryo from his pocket.

He belatedly understood the purpose of the knife.

The blade is not long, and it makes no sound when piercing the skin and piercing into the flesh.

Sinan nodded: "Our account is settled."