sunk in yesterday

Eight years.

The numbers matched up, and it seemed that his guess was correct, and the eight wreaths did indeed represent the time.

Xia Zhuo pondered for a moment, then glanced at Guan Yuzhou.The other party shook his head, indicating that he didn't need to ask any more questions, so he didn't say anything.

Liu's family of three originally lived on the first floor, but the second floor was built when Wan'er was five years old. Since then, the youngest daughter has devoted all her attention to her hanging garden, so Liu Wan made it for her by the open-air balcony on the second floor. small room.Not long after that, Liu and his wife were worried about their daughter, so they also moved up from the first floor. The two rooms were very close to each other.

The two chose the vacant room closest to the stairs to move in. The layout inside was not much different from that of Li's house, and the sound insulation effect was still not good. A thin layer of paper on the doors and windows could not cover the movement, but it was also convenient for them to grasp and collect information.

After waiting for less than an hour, Liu Qianyu and the others ended the game. Judging from the steady footsteps, they didn't encounter any strange things. Well, it is absolutely impossible for her to run first.Liu Qianyu snorted disdainfully, admitting that she is good at others, don't blame bad luck all day long, besides, luck is also a part of strength, so don't seek beatings if you don't have strength.

After she finished speaking, she rolled up her sleeves, showing off her dispensable muscles with her thin white arms.

Seeing that the pair of enemies were about to start arguing again, Xia Zhuo pushed the door open from the inside, "Come in and talk."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay, put away their relaxed expressions, and quickened their pace to get in.

I thought Xia Zhuo and Guan Yuzhou were the only ones in this room, but I didn't expect to see Kong Man sitting on a chair when I entered, but Meng Tianhua was nowhere to be seen.

As soon as Liu Qianyu's eyes drifted, Xia Zhuo knew who she was looking for, "I don't want him to come in, I drove him to another place."

Liu Qianyu nodded, not interested in asking people where they were driven, but took the initiative to talk about what they had seen and heard in Wan'er's room.

Although there is a gap in age, there are many toys in Wan'er's room. The kite made by Liu Wan alone covers half of the wall, and it is full of butterflies from beginning to end.In addition, there are many cabinets, cosmetic mirrors, etc., and there are a few handmade bracelets randomly placed on the table. I don’t know if they were made by hand or bought from a stall outside.They are also very familiar with the playing of cards, which is commonly known as "leaf play", which is the mahjong that has evolved to this day. Nothing happened in the end, Wan'er was very happy from the beginning to the end, and when Liu Shi came up to urge her to sleep, she reluctantly asked to play with her tomorrow.

"It's like an ordinary child longing for a playmate." Liu Qianyu made such a comment, and after thinking for a while, said hesitantly: "I didn't feel any danger from her... After all, we have experienced it more or less. In this dream, I have perceptions of many evil aborigines, and even Shen Wei can't see anything wrong with her."

"And she is really good at hand. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it wouldn't be something a seven-year-old could embroider."

Zhao Xiaomeng raised her wrist, and the cuffs of the beggar's clothes, which had been broken into pieces, were restored to order. A gold-edged peony bloomed quietly, with clear and delicate patterns.

"It's really too early to draw conclusions now." Xia Zhuo rubbed his chin, narrowed his eyes and said, "At least so far, the only things Wan'er and Liu can relate to are embroidery and butterflies."

Liu Qianyu shook her head: "But butterfly embroidery is not uncommon. Many people embroider this kind of thing on their bodies, and it doesn't mean anything."

"In short, we didn't find anything wrong during our time with her..." Zhao Xiaomeng lowered her head and picked her hand, suddenly thinking of something, "Wait... there seems to be something wrong."

Xia Zhuo asked: "What?"

"A box." Zhao Xiaomeng pointed to Shen Wei, "Shen Wei found it."

Xia Zhuo followed her gaze and looked over.

"Ah?" being called out suddenly, Shen Wei was taken aback, "Why did I find out? It was obvious that you noticed it, but I just stepped on my feet and took a look...Okay, okay, Wan'er's room is tidy It’s quite neat, and there is space on the cabinet or table, but the box was placed on the top of the cabinet and covered with a thick layer of dust. The strange thing is that it is very clean next to it. Obviously, someone usually cleans the top of the cabinet, but It seems that I can’t see the box, so I avoided it. Hiss... The box looks quite delicate, like jewelry or other valuables, and it shouldn’t be placed in that kind of place, isn’t it a waste of things? ...Oh, let me tell you, I can't tell, isn't this something you girls should be more familiar with?"

"Nothing but the box?"

The three looked at each other and said in unison, "No more."

Xia Zhuo lowered her head and fell into thinking.

Shen Wei licked his lips and tried to ask him: "What about you? What's the gain from not going upstairs?"

"Liu's death may be related to the Liu family." Xia Zhuo didn't hide anything, and repeated Liu Wan's words, "But I don't know the specifics. If it really can't get rid of the relationship, then..."

Then it's quite confusing.

According to current deduction, Wan'er is the Liu family.However, Liu's dead Liu family was also partly involved, and the Liu family was also one of her enemies. Is it true or false that she likes her parents so much now?

"Anyway, I will give you a task that must be completed tomorrow." Xia Zhuo tapped her knuckles lightly on the bed, her voice was not loud, but it made everyone in the room concentrate.

Shen Wei said boldly: "You can just say whatever you want, and you will never be delayed if you can complete it."

"Look at Wan'er." As soon as Xia Zhuo said this, the surrounding fell into a brief silence.He paused for a few seconds, and then said: "Teacher Guan and I will go to the temple again tomorrow night. Wan'er and Mrs. Liu should be at home at that time. Of course, this matter is very dangerous. If you are not sure, it is okay." If you refuse, I will think of another way."

Kong Man nodded: "Yes, I will act with them."

"Okay, I see." Liu Qianyu also agreed, and Zhao Xiaomeng also echoed.

Shen Wei sighed self-consciously, as if a knife had been strung around his neck, "The two lesbians are so brave, it would be shameful for me to be a coward at this moment."

Xia Zhuo raised his eyes and crossed his legs comfortably: "Didn't you still worry about Teacher Guan before? Are you not afraid that I will send you to death on purpose?"

"Oh, no, don't talk nonsense." Shen Wei waved his hands indiscriminately, "It's still the same sentence, I firmly believe that I can judge people very accurately, you can't deny it, I don't like to hear it. I don't think I have offended you You two, you have no reason to harm us. Respect can be awe, Xiao Liu and I have always respected cooperation first, but unfortunately few are really willing to cooperate. Isn't it because we believe that you are so capable that you will not easily betray us. "

Guan Yuzhou raised his eyebrows, "Worried about me?"

Then how can it be said that he recognized his identity, Shen Wei laughed dryly, and said with an excuse: "I'm afraid that if I talk to Xia Ming a few more words, I will be assassinated by you..."

Guan Yuzhou hummed, and said quietly: "It will be like this."

"..." Shen Wei stared, and immediately shut his mouth tightly.

Brother, I'm just kidding, I really dare not speak anymore when you're like this.

"Are you going to stop worrying about that coward?"

"If you want to blame, blame him." Liu Qianyu answered for Shen Wei.

Xia Zhuo originally thought she was a sentimental girl who cared for the weak. After all, she was willing to take the risk of staying with others in the village at the beginning, but she never expected that she would see through this aspect. Do not pester.

That's good.

Although the time has been reset, the exhaustion accumulated on the participants' bodies has not disappeared with the retrospective.Specifically, they have not closed their eyes for more than 20 hours.

After hastily talking about tomorrow's plan, everyone quickly dispersed in place.

After putting the candle on the head of the bed, Guan Yuzhou lay down beside Xia Zhuo, and tucked the corner of the quilt for him.

Thinking of what he said during the meal, Xia Zhuo raised his face strangely: "...won't you come?"

In the dim environment, Guan Yuzhou's laughter was very clear.Xia Zhuo paused and rolled towards the wall suddenly, "I'm so sleepy, good night, Mr. Guan."

He was indeed sleepy for a long time, his eyelids were fighting, and the drowsiness became more intense when he lay down, and he didn't bother to lift his hands and feet.

Guan Yuzhou stopped him by the waist and dragged him back, kissed the tip of his ear, and said in a low voice, "Let's owe it first, and make it up later."

Xia Zhuo muttered something, and when Guan Yuzhou looked at it again, he was already asleep.

Maybe it was because I was too tired, I didn't have any dreams during this sleep.

When waking up from a deep sleep, Xia Zhuo heard light footsteps outside the door.

Da da da.

It's not very obvious, but the sound of footsteps is also mixed with the sound of rustling and dragging objects.

Xia Zhuo held his breath and waited for a few seconds. He could roughly hear the sound extending from the inside of the corridor to the outside. He had already passed their door and went down the stairs.

The dark corridor was opaque, and the man did not turn on the lamp, as if he already knew the terrain very well and had walked countless times.

"woke up?"

Warm breath hit the neck, Xia Zhuo shook, fully awake.

He pursed his lips and asked Guan Yuzhou, "Did you hear that too?"

"Well, there are aborigines in action."

"What time is it now?"

"It's still early." Guan Yuzhou calculated, "It's probably just after twelve o'clock."

It's not the time to get up so late at all... Should I go downstairs to the bathroom?

Xia Zhuo asked: "Do you want to go and see?"

Guan Yuzhou thought for a while, the process was not long, only a second or two.But at this moment, the sound of the door shaft rotating was heard from the opposite side, and a participant came out of the room.

"Let's go." Guan Yuzhou lifted the quilt and put the candle on it.

As soon as the door was pushed open, Xia Zhuo saw a sneaky figure squatting on the stairs, looking down with his head hooked.Their appearance obviously frightened the man a lot, and he almost slipped and rolled down, but he stretched out his hand to stabilize his figure.

"It's you guys... Fuck me, I was scared to death, I thought I was going to confess here tonight." Shen Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and let out a shock along his chest.

Xia Zhuo rubbed his wrist expressionlessly: "You should lose weight when you go back."

Shen Wei: "..." I'm sorry.

"How did you get out?"

Shen Wei was very aggrieved: "The two aunts slept on the bed, and I made the floor. The footsteps could be heard very clearly, as if they were running over my head."

"Don't talk yet." Guan Yuzhou made a hissing gesture.

After calming down, they noticed that the footsteps downstairs had stopped, replaced by the creak of the door lock being twitched.

The wind howled in from the outside of the house, the door was pushed against the wall with ease, the biting temperature climbed up the stairs all the way, and the cold air occupied the entire corridor at this moment.

Shen Wei shivered, folded his arms and asked cautiously, "Uh, what... do you want to follow?"

Xia Zhuo gave him a "you're talking nonsense" look in his eyes, and stepped down lightly, holding onto the handrail.

Except for the candle held in Guan Yuzhou's hand, there was only endless darkness around.The night is like viscous ink, and it seems that even people's sight will be swallowed at a glance.

The first floor was quiet and there were no footprints left on the ground. Shen Wei stared at the wide open door, his eyes seemed to be sizing up wild beasts, as if once they stepped out of this house, what awaited them would be lost.

The cold breath spread along the door frame, and the invisible pressure that settled in the darkness also began to transfer to the body.

In the faded scene, a small figure is plodding towards the other side of the village.

Wan'er changed into a red dress, holding something in her hand, as if she was sleepwalking after losing her soul, every step was mechanical and stiff.

"Go back to the room if you are afraid." Feeling the rapid breathing of the people behind him, Xia Zhuo warned, "You can't hold us back when you go out."

Shen Wei gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and stepped out first.