One meter high

A little earlier, outside the small building where Zhu Qi rented.

Carrying his own small schoolbag, Man Man led the two younger brothers who had just been accepted, and moved carefully along the shade of the roadside trees.

Cicadas were chattering feebly in the trees, and although the sun was already westward, the sun was still hot.His forehead was already covered with sweat. He picked up the small kettle on his body and drank several sips.

"Boss Manman, when will we arrive?" The number one younger brother - Xu Yin asked with his head tilted.He is a delicate little boy who loves to cry a lot, but he is more loyal than anyone else. He heard that there is a way to find Pan Weidong, so he immediately set off from home without saying a word, and brought his beloved small shovel.He has seen cartoons and knows that bad guys can bury people in the sand, and if they have a small shovel, they will be able to rescue their friends faster.

"Yeah, I'm so hungry." The second brother Xing Dong bit his finger.Man Man handed him a lollipop, and he immediately took it, put it in his mouth, and licked it with great concentration—this may be the real purpose of this little guy, after all, Man Man always has endless snacks.

"It's coming soon." Man Man reassured the younger brothers, and looked up at the door of the old community.There was a fruit stand there, and flies were flying on the cut watermelon. The stall owner was looking at his mobile phone intently, and occasionally thought of waving his hand, and saw seven or eight black spots dancing together.

Manman gave up on the watermelon, and turned to look at the grocery store on the other side. There were boxes of yogurt and canned food on the shelves, which looked heavy.He thought for a while, clutching the banknotes in his hand.

The new mother gave him a lot of pocket money.In the past, my elder brother always had to work hard for a long time to earn enough food for the two of them for a day.But now, he just helped the new mother wash the fruits, and the new mother praised him for a long time with a pleasant face, and asked him what toys he wanted.

Man Man wants money more.

Today he received a box of colored pens and a big doll, which must have been given to him by his brother.Manman also wants to give his brother something he likes.

"Do we have to go to Manman's brother?" Xu Yin hugged his small shovel, he was a little shy.

"Well, only he will help us." He said seriously, "The paper crane will not move when it floats around here. If we tell other adults, they will definitely think we are lying."

"You will be spanked if you lie." Xing Dong remembered something, biting the lollipop with lingering fear, and touched his butt with his hand, "I don't want to lie."

"That's the only way to do it." Man Man said firmly.His palms were sweating a lot, and his legs were sore and swollen.But Zhu Qi was not far ahead, which made him full of strength again.

With Manman in front and two behind, a group of three walked into the gate of the community with arrogance and arrogance.They walked through the dilapidated courtyard, rusted fitness equipment, and entered the dark corridor.

As soon as you enter the door, it seems to enter the cold winter from the hot summer.Xu Yin shivered first, and saw a person hanging above the stairs.

"Ah!" He pointed at the person and exclaimed, but after blinking, he found that it was not a person, but a large piece of black mildew, which looked like a person's limbs. Spread out, the shadow lying on the wall.

"What did you see?" Man Man hurriedly asked.

"No, it's nothing." Xu Yin shook her head, her eyes still fixed on the mildew spot.I found that place a little strange, the color of the wall is a little yellow, and there are some black hairs on it, a bit like unshaven hair.

"Don't make a fuss." Man Man educated him old-fashionedly with his hands behind his back, "But, you have never been to this kind of place, it's normal to be a little timid."

"I'm quite courageous..." Xu Yin said aggrievedly, her eyes were a little red.

Seeing that he was about to cry, Man Man hurriedly took out a lollipop from his bag and handed it over.Xu Yin took it, but didn't eat it. He is not a child who needs sweets to coax.

Xing Dong on the side saw it and hurried over: "Do you still eat this?"

Xu Yin stuffed him with sugar, wanting to take a closer look at that wall.But Man Man has already climbed up the stairs.

A gust of cool wind blew from nowhere, making it itchy, and the wall in front of him seemed to be blown, slowly wriggling.Xu Yin stretched out her hand to touch it, only to find that the wall was not rough, but very smooth, and warm and soft. She was immediately very curious.

What is posted on the wall?

He thought about it, and used his small shovel to shovel the wall, and sure enough, a small corner was raised.He wanted to continue digging, but Man Man shouted from above: "Come on, we're here!"

"Oh!" Xu Yin said, and hurriedly jumped up the stairs.

Behind him, Xing Dong finished the first lollipop and started to eat the second one.When he passed that wall, he seemed to be attracted by something, and moved towards the small corner that Xu Yin shoveled out.

The stairs were longer than Xu Yin imagined, he walked and walked, but the stairs seemed to never reach the end.Cicada's voice disappeared at some point, and the light outside the window also dimmed, and the surroundings were eerily quiet.He bravely yelled full, and he was relieved when he heard the other party's response from upstairs.

"Xu Yin, why are you walking so slowly?" Man Man said, "We're just waiting for you! Hey, where's your shovel?"

It's clearly in my hand!As Xu Yin thought about it, he lowered his head and re-checked the small shovel in his hand.At this moment, a strange yet familiar voice came from upstairs.

"Oh, I just put it downstairs."

Who is on it?Why is he pretending to speak by himself? !

Xu Yin first thought that Xing Dong was imitating her own voice, so she couldn't help being a little angry.Just as he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly remembered that Xing Dong was clearly behind him!

He turned his head, the stairs behind him were empty, and there was no one in the corridor, Xing Dong didn't know where he went.

... At this time, there is clearly only one person upstairs, who is he talking to?

"Forget it, that shovel is useless anyway, and not all bad guys like to bury people in the sand." Man Man said.

"Really? Hehehe."

Xu Yin's eyes widened, the laughter sounded like a crow, it was not at all different from her own!

"Man Man Boss!" He opened his mouth and shouted loudly, "Here I am!"

But the shouts didn't really get out.In fact, Xu Yin could only hear the sound of air passing through her throat.

That's not me, I'm here!For the last time, he yelled with all his might.However, the corridor was still quiet, only the tears that slid down the cheeks made a very light "click" when they fell to the ground.