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There is a snack street coming out of the north gate of Z University. At [-] o'clock in the morning, people start to set up stalls selling breakfast, buns, steamed buns, sesame cakes, fried dough sticks, soy milk wontons... as long as you can think of food, you can't find it here.At noon, a large number of students poured out of the school, and all kinds of small fried shops were full of seats, and the aroma of the dishes could waft as far as a street.At [-] o'clock in the evening, hawkers came one after another pushing their carts, fried rice noodles, spicy hot pot, teppanyaki, lean meatballs...you don't have to worry about not being able to eat even in the middle of the night.

When Shentucheng saw Lian Qiaoye, he was eating cooking rice. The so-called cooking rice is to sprinkle some fried dough sticks on a bowl of glutinous rice, and then pour a large spoonful of gravy. The glutinous rice is served with crispy fried dough sticks. , accompanied by soup and minced meat, the taste is not to mention how good it is.Shentucheng was chewing until the fritters were crunching, and Lian Qiao floated over with her hair loose, like a ghost.

"Where did you go last night?" Lian Qiao asked immediately.

Shen Tucheng swallowed his last mouthful of food and wiped his mouth: "Stayed in Jiutu all night."

"Old pictures?" Lian Qiao also looked puzzled, "Where are you going?"

It was already seven o'clock in the morning, and the number of students gradually increased. Shen Tucheng looked around, stood up and said, "Let's go, it's not convenient to talk here."

The two came to a bakery on the corner of the street.Because it was morning, the shop was empty except for the two of them.

Lian Qiao also took a big sip of the steaming milk tea: "Let's talk."

"I'm going to find my notebook."

notebook?Laptop?Even Qiao couldn't keep up with his train of thought, why did he end up there?

Seeing her confused look, Shen Tucheng smiled, and explained: "An ordinary textbook is as big as a black hard cover, and there are some miscellaneous things in it."

It turned out to be just a broken book, even Qiao rolled her eyes, meaning, are you sick?

Shen Tucheng didn't take it seriously: "I always thought that the so-called 'Die Fairy' started when we played the game of inviting ghosts. It wasn't until recently that I remembered that it had been a sign since last year."

"You mean, you lost that notebook last year? Then...'The Hand of the Die Fairy' also appeared last year, but you didn't see it until this semester?"

"It can be said like this." Shen Tucheng nodded, "Since last year, strange things began to appear around me, some of which I have forgotten for a long time, and some of which I can't even tell the history of."

"Like?"

"My pajamas. When I moved to the dormitory this time, my two sets of pajamas disappeared, but the one I use now is inexplicably placed in the most conspicuous position."

"Pajamas..." Lian Qiao rubbed her forehead wearily, "I don't understand what this means."

Shen Tucheng understood her feelings very well, and said: "At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but from the day I put on that pajamas, I started to have some dreams. I have done it before, but most of them are dreams when I wake up. I forgot, but this time it became clearer and clearer."

"Oh?" Lian Qiao finally raised her interest, "What did you dream about?"

"A...man." Shen Tucheng said, "A very beautiful man." There were water in his eyes, and the fragrance of plum blossoms in his hair.Shen Tucheng didn't say anything about it. For some reason, he didn't want to share it with anyone.

"anything else?"

"Nothing."

For the next minute, Lian Qiao also examined Shentucheng with an incomparably sharp gaze unique to the legal profession, from top to bottom, from left to right, trying to find flaws in him.Shen Tucheng was calm and frank under such scrutiny, even Qiao had to admit that this man was very unusual.

Waiting patiently for her to finish reading, Shentucheng asked, "What about you? What do you want from me?"

"I want to take you to meet someone."

"kindness?"

"My grandma." Lian Qiao also blushed in Shentucheng's surprised eyes.These words are indeed easy to be misunderstood. A girl who took the initiative to take a boy back to meet her family seems ambiguous no matter how you look at it.Even with such a strong character like her, even if she understood that Shen Tucheng was just surprised and had no other meaning, Lian Qiao couldn't help but blush.

"Oh..." Fortunately, Shentu City is a gentleman, so he immediately stepped up, "What's the matter?"

"She is the most powerful witch in our place..." Lian Qiao also lacked confidence, the word "witch" sounded like a bluff.But seeing that three people in 308 had already died, she couldn't care less, "Maybe you don't believe it, but I stayed with my grandma for a few years when I was young, and she... really has a magical power. For fear that Shentucheng would not believe it, Lian Qiao said a lot, "You may not have such a habit here... In my grandma's village, when someone died, the family would find a sorceress to invite the dead His 'soul' came up and asked to see if he had any unfulfilled wishes."

Having said that, Shen Tucheng understands that there is a special word for this custom called "inviting gods", which is similar to "dish immortals", and the ones invited are not gods but ghosts.

Although City Z is small, there are surprisingly many businessmen.If you grab them casually on the street, [-]% of them are small bosses, and [-]% of them are big bosses.In the minds of the people of City Z, the thought of preferring the head of a chicken to the tail of an ox is deeply rooted.It's better to be your own boss than to work for others, even if it's just a small stall. The entrepreneurial spirit of Z City people is world-renowned.Businessmen are more or less superstitious, so Shentucheng has heard a lot of what Lian Qiao also said, even if he hasn't seen it with his own eyes.For example, when my grandfather passed away, Shentu's mother went to the countryside to ask for a "God".After Shentu's mother came home, she described it to Shentucheng like this: I didn't expect that the sorceress would also make an appointment.Your uncle and I don’t understand anything, so we just passed by. Who knows that people say that this work is labor-intensive, and we can only invite five gods a day, and there are more than a dozen people waiting in line in front of us.We have no choice but to register first... Hey, the form is quite detailed, including name, age, address, and even the date of birth.

In this way, Shen Tucheng has a little understanding of the profession of "witch" - delaying time, investigating with all his strength, and playing tricks.With detailed information, and under the cover of "spiritual power", the time can be extended at any time. Eighteen generations of ancestors have been dug out. Can you still be inaccurate?

In general, Shen Tucheng had more doubts about the "witch" than he believed.However, he was very educated and didn't show it. He just asked, "Do you think it's okay to invite that 'Dish Immortal' to come up and have a talk?"

Lian Qiao also shook her head - she was not that naive.Her understanding of fairies and ghosts originated from her grandma. Wild ghosts are the most vicious. This is what her grandma told her since she was very young.And the "die fairy" they provoked this time is not only a wild ghost, but also an evil ghost.She understands that this matter cannot be solved easily, but there is only such a breakthrough now, and she will not be reconciled if she doesn't try.

"My grandma doesn't just 'please God' for people, she can help people fall asleep."

Falling into a dream... Shen Tucheng remembered the aroma of wine on his fingertips in the dream.The wine is called "Falling Dream", and it is Gu Panhao's favorite wine.He couldn't help thinking, could he fall asleep after drinking that wine?

If there is Gu Panhao in his dream, it must be a beautiful dream.

Lian Qiao continued her efforts: "I've seen her help people fall asleep, it's very safe."

Shen Tucheng withdrew his thoughts, and asked calmly and methodically: "Help me sleep, how will it help me solve Die Xian?"

Lian Qiao also paused for a long time before speaking: "Liu Xia received a call from W City Mental Hospital, saying that Wang Shiwei has been calling a name."

"Bai Lu?"

"No, Gu Pan is good."

How could it be... Shen Tucheng was stunned.There was an indescribable, unexplainable feeling that grew from the bottom of my heart, like shock, like fear, and... puffs of black smoke-like anger.Surprised that someone other than himself knew this name, feared that Gu Panhao would be involved, and angry?

Angry, Gu Panhao no longer belongs to him alone.When this name came out of someone else's mouth, even if she was as beautiful as a coincidence, Shen Tucheng only wanted to strangle her to death.

Before she had time to digest this feeling, Lian Qiao also said: "That day you fell asleep on the way to Bai Lu's funeral... Do you remember? You called this name in Liu Xia's car."

"Really." Shen Tucheng said indifferently, only he himself knew that at this moment, he could hardly control the growing murderous desire in his heart.

Lian Qiao didn't know, and asked bluntly, "Do you know something?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Tucheng's tone was not very polite.

"Gu Panhao... who is it?"

"Aren't you going to see your grandma? I'll see you at the South Gate at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." Shen Tucheng almost threw down these words roughly.

Lian Qiao also looked at Shentu City who was leaving quickly, picked up her mobile phone and made a call.

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Shen Tucheng kicked open the door of the dormitory roughly, and fell straight on the bed.

Something seemed wrong, he looked at the ceiling and thought, when did Gu Panhao become so special to him?It seemed that the treasure he was hiding was suddenly dug out one day, and he was furious, just wanting to kill all those who peeped at his treasure.

When did it become different?

Did it start from one dream after another?

At the beginning, he felt that the person hugging Gu Panhao was him but not him, it was his part of indifference, not his part of satisfaction.But gradually, that part of him could no longer be calm, a seed called jealousy sprouted and grew quietly, no longer just watching silently, there was a strong desire to tell him——want that person, after thinking about it Completely own Gu Panhao.

Thus, the two were partly unified and became the current Shentu City, indifferent yet violent, gentle yet bloodthirsty.

Do you like me like this?Ah good?Shen Tucheng thought, it doesn't matter if you don't like it, because I want you to be mine.

Only mine.

I am alone.

Will you have a good dream today?He thought like this, and slowly fell asleep.

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