Shanhai Pet Shop

[liberate me]

The ghost-like voice exploded in his mind like fireworks, instantly filling all the remaining space in his brain.

Ye Yao knew that he was dreaming, he even wanted to pinch his thigh hard, so as to break free from the weird dream, not everyone likes to have the same clear dream without a clue every night, even without When he opened his eyes, he knew that above his head was the vast and sparse sky, under his feet was a wasteland mixed with withered yellow weeds and clods of soil, and in front of him was a ball python that was far bigger than him.

It has a beautiful tail, and the same pattern as the Senegal ball python in the pet store. Even their eyes are similar, which are the eyes of predators in the animal kingdom.

Ye Yao felt that he was sick, what gave him the confidence that he could see through the eyes of animals?You know, according to scientific inferences, the smartest animal in the world is the dolphin other than the chimpanzee, and the highest IQ can only reach the IQ of an 8-year-old child, but the snake——

Not to mention that he thinks the eyes of the ball python are surprisingly deep enough. When it stands in front of him and talks to him, it doesn't look like a child, it even looks like an old man who has read thousands of sails, and the IQ of cold-blooded animals has never been very high. high.

Ye Yao looked at the huge snake that seemed to be able to stand up to the sky and said: "Liberate you, how do you want me to liberate you?"

It leaned down and looked at Ye Yao.

[You know how to free me]

[my body as i am give them back to me]

Ye Yao said: "But I don't know what you originally looked like?"

[You know]

The upside-down snake eyes locked on his face.

[You know what I look like]

[find me]

[liberate me]

It didn't just bend down, the snake's huge and thick body stuck to the ground, and its white snake-like belly rubbed against the soil.

This was a gesture of complete surrender, and it probably wanted Ye Yao to sit on its back.

but why?

He took two steps forward and straddled the boa constrictor.

No, how can it be called a boa constrictor with its size, it is just a monster with the appearance of a boa constrictor.

It carried Ye Yao all the way up, out of the ground, out of free gravity. Looking down, there was only the gray earth, and the wind slashed across his face, like a pair of sharp knives, which could even kill him who was not very There were bloodstains on his white and tender cheeks, but he was indeed approaching the sky.The sky was above his head, within reach.

"!"

Ye Yao suddenly sat up from the bed, his face was expressionless, his condition was slightly better than yesterday, at least there were no bruises under his eyes.

"Drip-drip--"

Swiping his finger on the screen of the Mac, he turned off the alarm clock. Thanks to the ringtone that pulled him out of the weird dream, his hand almost touched the dome.

But how is it possible, even a child who has only just entered kindergarten knows that the sky is above the atmosphere, not a smooth glass surface. If his fingers really touch the familiar surface, he will think that he is opening the eco-box glass cover.

It is 11:4 am, and there are still [-] hours before his appointment to meet Qiongqi.

He put on a sweater, which made Ye Yao's face look more tender, like a student who hadn't graduated from college. In fact, he also wanted to make himself a little more mature, but the appearance of a herbivorous man made him look young no matter how he dressed Too much, even a suit and leather shoes can't look like a social person, but like an ignorant boy who steals an adult's clothes.

Confucius Temple Starbucks is considered a well-decorated Starbucks in Nanjing. Ye Yao has been to it several times before. In his impression, this store seems to be rated as one of the 6 most beautiful Starbucks in Nanjing. The Starbucks in Mendong was beaten to pieces.

Even if it is the coffee culture that came from the West, the packages that have been decorated in the new Chinese style in the scenic area can take on a new look.

Pills Pills Pills: Are you there yet?

What a nasty nose: Upstairs.

Drugs Drugs Pills: What would you like to drink?

What a nasty bite: a jumbo iced chocolate de-cream.

Ye Yao frowned, thinking that this person was really not polite to him, obviously the two of them met before and broke up unhappy, the atmosphere can be described as tense.

Of course, he did not expect that Qiongqi would order a super large cup of chocolate. No matter what age people are, especially young people, they always think that drinking coffee is more fashionable than drinking chocolate. After four pints of coffee with fruit cinnamon and other complex pretentious methods, what is left is a high-level espresso or a concise American style.

Some people really like it, others may because the American style is the cheapest.

He ordered himself a large cup of cold and iced coffee, and the clerk in an apron suggested that he order it, saying that it was a new summer product. In the spirit of daring to try, Ye Yao nodded, he was not picky about coffee, anyway, he was not Even a sensitive tongue can't tell the difference between a flat white and a latte.

Holding the tray up to the second floor, he saw Qiongqi sitting on the sofa waiting for him.

This man finally took off his cute contrasting apron and wore jeans and a T-shirt. A little girl was hiding in the corner staring at him and whispering. She touched the mobile phone on the table several times, as if hesitating whether to take it or not. After taking a photo, when Ye Yao sat across from Qiongqi, his eyes were even more wolf-like.

Ye Yao said politely, "I've been waiting for a long time."

In fact, it is only 2:55 now, and he arrived 5 minutes earlier.

Qiongqi said: "No, it's still 5 minutes away."

His way of speaking like a normal person made Ye Yao's eyes wide open, almost ecstatic. He suspected that he had been tortured into M by the other party in just a few short meetings, and he was almost getting used to his rabies-like state. Now It was rare for him to be normal, and he was flattered to act like a polite stranger.

Of course, there may be other reasons.

He has been living too much out of "everyday" recently, and urgently needs the energy to connect with the normal world to wash away his poor brain.

Ye Yao said: "I brought the transfer documents."

He pulled out the cowhide document bag from his schoolbag and handed it to Qiongqi.

Qiongqi didn't pick it up, he tore off the paper of the plastic straw, inserted it into the cup containing the extra large cup of chocolate, and took a deep sip, the dark creamy liquid slid down half the height of his thumb.

Qiongqi said: "I have already seen your transfer document, so you don't need to pass it to me again. I know that the property right of this store belongs to you now."

When he said "property rights", he had a familiar look of disdain on his face.

Ye Yao said: "Then how many years have you worked in this store? Are you the only clerk?"

Qiongqi said: "Of course I'm the only clerk. It's better to say that I'm the only one who can take care of those animals. As for the time I've been working in this store, it's hard to use a simple unit of length to calculate. You just need to know the time I stay here Far more than you can imagine."

Ye Yao thought to himself, he really hates this kind of speaking style with spring and autumn brushwork, so why can't he speak well, for example, tell him whether he has stayed in this store for 3 years or 5 years, how to raise those who should not appear All kinds of pets in a store, as well as breeds that they cherish too much and are even hard to see on the market.

If he told the truth, Ye Yao would try his best to accept it.

Ye Yao said: "Then the working capital of this store..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qiongqi. He made a gesture with a strange, elegant charm that seemed to have been handed down from ancient times. The older generation of intellectuals often do this. He gestured with his hand to remind others, and the person sitting opposite him would naturally shut up.

Qiongqi said: "I have other ideas about this matter."

Ye Yao said: "Please tell me."

Qiongqi said: "Have you considered renting out this store to me?"

Ye Yao said: "What?"

He was quite surprised.

Qiongqi said: "I don't know who gave you this store, but since you said you inherited it, it proves that you didn't buy this store, right?" He turned Ye Yao from the top with too sharp eyes. He looked over and said, "Are you 23 or 22? After all, you are just out of college, and what I have observed so far is that your understanding of animals is probably better than that of a layman. If this is the case, take over this store." , it should be for profit, for money, am I right?"

Ye Yao's complexion became not so good. Although what Qiongqi said is easy to infer, not everyone is happy to be seen through his privacy. He is not like Watson, who can deduce about him in Holmes. When talking about all the family secrets, Ye Yao said amazing, but Ye Yao still tried to maintain his proper upbringing and said: "Yes, you are right."

Qiongqi said: "In this case, I can rent this store and give you a certain amount of money every month, which is counted as the rent of this store. You can also keep your own certificate of property right. It's still yours."

He said: "Don't worry, this money must be quite a lot. You can ask the price based on the monthly profits of pet shops in the market."

Ye Yao remained silent, he had to admit that he was a little moved, because the conditions offered by Qiongqi were really good, the reason why he took over the store was for the money, he didn't do anything, and there were still a lot of money every month Why not do it if the funds come into the account?

Conditions are almost perfect.

However, he still has doubts about why he couldn't find the location of the store at first, why Qiongqi had such a big reaction when he saw the property rights certificate for the first time, why he had weird dreams for two consecutive days, why all the pets in the pet store Animals don't make any sound, so why is Qiongqi calmly requesting to rent this shop?

It's all very wrong.

Ye Yao swallowed.

Should he continue to find out, should he continue to dig, just to satisfy curiosity.

Ye Yao's thoughts suddenly drifted away again. He saw the sky within reach, the weeds blown by the breeze, the flying sand and stones, and of course the big snake under him and its beautiful tail.

But this time, he felt that the touch was not quite right. Is the mount under his crotch really a snake? The cold scales of snakes, but some other animal with warm blood flowing through its torso.

Qiongqi said: "How is it?"

His sudden sound pulled Ye Yao back from his drifting thoughts, like a person holding a kite string suddenly retracting his kite.

Ye Yao said: "May I ask why? Why do you want that store so much?"

Qiongqi said: "There is no reason."

His facial features are very beautiful, but there is always some inexplicable irritability mixed in his brows and eyes, as if something has been beyond his control, but he is still trying to hold everything in his hands.

Qiongqi said: "I am a nostalgic person, and I don't like others to touch my personal space. I like that store very much, and I have been in the store by myself for a long time, and I don't want to add another person suddenly. That's why I am."

I don't believe it, Ye Yao thought, he didn't believe a single word.

Qiongqi took out a contract from his handbag: "If you agree, sign this contract. Of course, if you still hesitate, you can take it back and have a look."

Ye Yao dragged the contract to his desk and studied it carefully.

[-], Qiongqi is willing to give him [-] a month, just for a small useless pet shop, as long as the people who read this contract are not greedy, they will sign their names in all likelihood.

But his attention was not on the contract, he stared at a small black dot on the snow-white paper in the lower left corner and asked suddenly: "What is this?"

Qiongqi blinked his eyes: "It's the imprint of ink."

Ye Yao didn't speak, and he had a series of weird associations. Is the ink mark like this? Why did he feel that this is not an ink mark, but like a small spot left after blood coagulates and dries up?

"Let me think about it again." Ye Yao said, "Can I take this contract back to study?"

Qiongqi nodded and said, "Yes."

Ye Yao returned to his small apartment of 40 square meters in the Drum Tower. He put his schoolbag on the chair and was not in a hurry to take out the contract in the kraft paper bag. The third item unpacked from the package.

An aged book.

"Shan Hai Jing"

He also read this book in the school library. It was a version painted by Jiang Yinghao in the Ming Dynasty. The same book I read at school had yellow pages and tattered pages.

The book sent by his grandfather, although the pages are yellowed, compared to the school book whose cover is glued with scotch tape, it is barely complete, but because of a problem with the printing of the first edition, although some strange beasts have There are texts of the original biography of Shan Hai Jing, but the pictures are missing, and there are no paintings by Jiang Yinghao.

He had no interest in Shan Hai Jing, he casually flipped through two pages and put them aside without paying too much attention to them. However, after two consecutive days of dreaming, for some reason, he suddenly had the urge to take out this book and flip through it.

Naturally, he didn't tell Qiongqi that besides getting the property rights of the store, he also got the mysterious book and iphone7. This is his private matter, and of course he won't share it with others.

Ye Yao stretched out his hand to open the book, and for some reason, he opened it to the volume of Yanxi Mountain, and on the right was Shuhu Lake with a human face and a snake tail.

[liberate me]

His brain shook and he couldn't help closing his eyes.

[liberate me]

Come again!Come again!

Ye Yao stretched out his hands to support his head, he took off his glasses and put them on the table, his thumbs were placed on the temples without any hindrance, he realized very clearly that this was not an auditory hallucination.

"Liberate you, how to liberate you?"

[liberate me]

He couldn't even support his body, and the other hand on the table pressed Shuhu's face.

"Free you?"

click-

He suddenly heard the sound of the glass surface being pushed apart, as if the top piece of the ecological box was removed by the breeder, and the flat snake head passed the limit of the ecological box, breathing the dirty air with PM2.5 exceeding the standard .

"???"

Qiongqi was walking back to the store, his expression suddenly became as if he had seen a ghost.

"Isn't it?"

Qiongqi's face was wrinkled into a ball, and the familiar anger danced in his eyes again.

"That kid is hiding something from me!"

How dare he hide it from him!

China Hong Kong

4:12pm

"Report, Venus One sent a signal."

A huge 3D projection suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes. There was no sign at all, the bottom was pitch black, and a red dot that was constantly jumping stayed at a certain corner. Behind the corner was a huge map of China.

With the red dot as the center, round after round, round and continuous waves are being emitted, as if a stone was suddenly dropped on a calm lake, causing ripples on the lake.

"Determine the location, longitude 118.783619999, latitude 32.02255."

The man in the blue all-over beaded canvas overalls said, "Narrow down the area."

"Yes."

The fingers of his shrewd and capable female employees kept flying on the keyboard, almost producing afterimages.

"China, Nanjing, Drum Tower..."

Before she could speak, another yellow alarm sounded in the huge studio.

"Ah oh."

On the other side, the man who was still blowing bubble gum in his mouth was stunned for a moment, only to hear a pop, and the bubble gum burst.

"Mr. Chen, there is a situation."

He said: "Longitude 118.783619988, latitude 32.022 appeared."

"The evaluation level is still unknown, and the scope is narrowed down. China, Nanjing, Qinhuai District, and the Confucius Temple area."

Mr. Chen scolded blankly: "Holyshit!"

Others present did not squint.

"Find someone to go there!"

He said: "Look for the people from the Nanjing branch, and the rest will follow Venus-[-]!"