don't die

It seems that when the sky is about to light up but before dawn, it is the darkest time of the day—the moment before dawn, the blackness is particularly intense.

And Wang Fuguo has been getting up at this point every day for 30 consecutive years, and then starts his day's work.The vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumn harvest, different seasons, the crops in the fields, and the vegetables in the vegetable fields are all like children waiting to be fed. I will also try my best to find something to do for myself, and sell some roasted sweet potatoes on the street to subsidize my family.

In the first ten years, Wang Fuguo was young and vigorous, and he didn't feel tired working for his wife and son.In the middle ten years, he is no longer so young, and many things are already beyond his control when he reaches middle age, but thinking about the two people in his family who depend on him, he gritted his teeth and endured it.Over the past ten years, I have gotten older and older, and finally began to feel overwhelmed.

He can no longer do the work that he thought was insignificant before, and even if he tries to do some heavy work, his back will hurt for several days.Most importantly, he was tired.Since the death of his son, life seems to have no hope anymore.Who am I working so hard every day and night for? Is it for my half-old body that is about to be buried?

The roots I left in this world are gone, why are you still busy with these things, what are you trying to do? !

However, no matter how much Wang Fuguo complained, tired, and cried, he still got up before dawn every day and started working all day.Because he knows that no matter how tired a person is, he still has to live.live!

His wife got up earlier than him, cooked breakfast before Wang Fuguo got up, and started her own work after sending him out.

"Are you going up the mountain today?" She looked at Wang Fuguo and asked.

"Go up the mountain, dig some herbs, and bring them to the town to sell some money." Wang Fuguo picked up the empty basket.

"But the last time Xiao He came here, didn't he tell you not to go up the mountain recently? Why did you still—?"

Wang Fuguo paused with his hand carrying the basket, and said casually: "It's nothing, I won't go to the deep mountains, I just walk around the mountainside, don't worry if you have nothing to worry about."

"but……"

"Hey! Mother-in-law! Stop nagging, I'm leaving, ah!"

Without waiting for his wife to continue talking, Wang Fuguo approached, and in the morning mist that was still cold at night, the figure swayed and disappeared soon.

His mother-in-law stood at the door, holding the door frame with one hand, and kept watching.

Looking at it, it seems to be full of sorrow.

At seven or eight o'clock, the sky on the mountain was already bright. Lin Shen sat at the table and looked at He Tun. He took a look, took a sip of porridge, and took a second look with a mouthful of pickles. .

"Have you seen enough?!"

He couldn't take it anymore, he slapped his chopsticks and glared angrily.

"No." Lin Shen answered honestly, thought for a while, and said, "It's hard to come by."

That's right, He Tun, who usually pays attention to his appearance even on the mountain, rarely lets himself look so embarrassed.If it doesn't count the last time he jumped into the mountain flood to save people, then this is the first time he has panda eyes. The two obvious bags under his eyes made He Tun look exhausted.

"I'm ashamed to say it!" He sneered angrily: "It's not because of you! Halfway through the speech, he refused to tell me who it was, which made me think all night."

"Oh." Lin Shen responded lightly. "Then who do you think it could be?"

"I counted the people we all know on the mountain and down the mountain last night. I have thought about the proprietress of the canteen, Han Zhi, Uncle Wang, and Aunt Wang! I even counted their dead son. The answer I got overnight is impossible!"

"Why is it impossible?"

"Let's not talk about Han Zhi first, the shape of the black shadow is definitely not a child, but also his figure, even if he can't see his appearance clearly, but his figure is definitely male, then exclude the proprietress and Aunt Wang." He sarcastically said: "So There are only two suspects left, Uncle Wang, and his dead son."

Papa papa papa, Lin Shen applauded vigorously.

"Yes, very good detective drama speech."

He satirized raised his eyebrows, "Detective drama? Well, even if you look at the reasoning in those plots, the least likely is the most likely, that is to say, Sombra should be Uncle Wang's son?"

Lin Shen shrugged. "have no idea."

"...Can you change the answer when I ask you a question, don't keep saying you don't know."

"Okay." Lin Shen thought about it seriously, and replied, "I still don't know."

"..."

He Tun gritted his teeth, deeply feeling that his temper had been further tempered by Lin Shen in the past few months, and he was no longer the naive guy who was impulsive, irritable and prone to growl.

Now he -

Only when facing Lin Shen is it easier to be impulsive and irritable, and have the urge to beat this guy up!

"Then you don't know who it is?"

"It's not that I don't know, but I don't know yet." Lin Shen said as if playing a riddle game with him in circles, "Maybe soon, I will know."

He sarcastically gave up.

"I don't care if you know it or not, even if you know it, I know it, or if you don't know it, I know it. I'm very upset now! I won't wash the dishes, you can do it yourself, strike!"

The small employee who rarely protested threw down his bowl and chopsticks, and walked towards the door angrily, intending to cool Lin Shen down for a while.And as soon as he opened the door, he heard a call from behind.

"Hey!"

Xiao Mian, master can't cure you?

He Tiao turned his head triumphantly, "What do you want to say? Let me tell you, it's too late to please me now..."

"I just want to tell you." Lin Shen blinked innocently. "If you take three steps forward, you will fall into the pit—"

"I - wipe!"

When Lin Shen said the first half of the sentence, He Tiao was still on the ground, but before Lin Shen finished speaking, He Tun's distraught voice could only be heard weakly from the bottom of the pit.When he opened the door, he couldn't hold back any of them, coupled with his inner pride and Lin Shen's "showing weakness", he lost his feelings for a while, and when he heard Lin Shen's words clearly, he had already dived into the pit.

Fortunately, the pit was not very deep, only half of He Tun's body was covered, and he just wanted to pull himself out of the pit with his hands on the ground.

"Wait!" Lin Shen hurriedly stopped, "There is a bamboo blade buried in the ground next to your hand, don't touch it!"

He Tun's hand had just touched the ground, and when he heard his words, it was like hearing a landmine, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to move.First there is a hole under the feet, then there is a bamboo blade at hand, and the next second, who knows what else will be there? !

Who can tell him whether this is at the door of his residence, or in which military fortress that is in crisis! ?

In the end, Lin Shen came over and lifted He Tun up.When he was brought up, the first thing He Tun wanted to do was to punch Lin Shen, but Lin Shen stopped him and said something.

"Be careful, after you fell asleep yesterday, I set up other traps in the yard. Don't wander around."

The fist that He Tun was about to throw out just now obediently retracted.

"It's still arranged? Where are they all? Why don't you tell me directly, so as to save me from any accidents. It's not good to be injured at work, and you have to pay for medical expenses."

Lin Shen glanced at him, and naturally saw the little Jiujiu in He Tun's heart.Xindao, if I tell you now, you will be punched in the next second, who would do such a stupid thing?

Without saying a word, he closed the door and walked out of the small courtyard before He Tun.

"Hey! Wait, where are you going?" He Tun hurriedly chased after him, but he could only walk cautiously along the place Lin Shen walked.

"Wait for me!" Just like stepping on a plum blossom pile, He Tiao finally followed Lin Shen to the gate of the yard. He was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to catch up with strides, but Lin Shen suddenly stopped, and He Tiao couldn't dodge it. He was about to bump into Lin Shen.

Precariously, Lin Shen supported him from behind as if he had eyes, so that the two of them did not fall due to the fierce collision.

"What are you doing? Why didn't you leave all of a sudden?" He satirically pushed him away and asked impatiently.

But Lin Shen kept silent, just staring at the trees and small bamboo forest outside the courtyard, as if he was sizing up something carefully.After a while, he stepped forward and walked to a pile of grass nearby.

Seeing this, He Xie knew that something was wrong, and asked in a tight voice, "What's wrong?"

Lin Shen picked up the grass leaves and searched carefully, and soon found some strange traces at the roots of several weeds.

RED, STRIKING LIQUID.

— Bloodstains!

He Tun was slightly surprised at first, and then said pleasantly: "It's the black shadow! He stepped into a trap, and the blood hasn't dried yet, which direction, there is still time to chase him!"

"Dong—" just as Lin Shen uttered a word, He Tun had already run away without a trace, and rushed out in a flash, which showed his eagerness.

"—It's impossible."

After He Tun had run away without a trace, Lin Shen coolly finished the second half of the sentence.He carefully observed the distribution of the blood droplets and the traces of the grass being overwhelmed. After confirming the direction, he walked slowly to the west.

This is the completely opposite direction from what I just told He Xie.

Although the blood dripped less, the other party's injuries were definitely not light.The trap was set by Lin Shen, and he knew better than anyone else that it was a hunting trap that was not easy to shed blood, but would firmly catch the opponent's foot.In the past, hunters in the mountains used this kind of trap to catch large animals, but they were accurate and did not run away.

The sharp jaws will firmly lock the prey, and the more the prey struggles, the tighter the clamp will be, sinking into the flesh bit by bit, piercing the blood vessels, and jamming the bones.

It was an unimaginable pain.

So Lin Shen wasn't worried at all that his prey would run away, he had plenty of time.

Along the way, following the traces of messy grass and occasional bloodstains, Lin Shen kept chasing the escaped prey and came to a place.

This is a place he is not unfamiliar with - a well-cleaned graveside.In front of the grave, there is still the fresh tribute that was just sacrificed.

Seeing this, Lin Shen, who was originally calm and self-sufficient, suddenly constricted his pupils, quickened his pace and ran over quickly.He anxiously searched for something in the nearby grass and woods, and finally, he found a unconscious figure there.

The white-haired man with a face of pain and exhaustion fainted.

"Uncle Wang!"

Lin Shen rushed over, anxiously watching Uncle Wang's injury.The old man seemed to have already lost consciousness due to excessive pain, and was just murmuring indistinctly.

"Xi...Xi, Ah Xi."

Hearing the name he kept calling out, Lin Shen's eyes darkened and the corners of his mouth tightened.The unconcealable anger seemed to be growing bigger and bigger in his chest!

And at this moment, a black shadow quietly approached from behind him.

Holding a long knife reflecting light in his hand, he slashed at the back of Lin Shen's neck!

Lin Shen turned his head subconsciously, only to see the smug smile flickering at the corner of the man's mouth.Cold, but with the pleasure of succeeding, like a ghost from hell!