sunk in yesterday

Xia Zhuo's head started to hurt.

After Tan Nian finished that sentence, he suddenly felt that the names Langtu and Karana were very familiar to him.

But no matter how he thought, he couldn't think of the details of the story.

He stared blankly at the cover of the book, and shook his head for a while.

"Ah!" Tan Nian suddenly came to his senses, and put the book back into the bookcase on his feet, "I'm sorry... I like this book very much, so I, I read it without paying attention..."

The pages of the book were flipped, and a piece of paper fell from the gap.

This is like a piece of paper that children will pass in class, and the red and blue pens communicate in the form of words line by line.

Red: You bring that white rabbit and let me see it, I'll make them treat you better

Lan: But my mother said that rabbits cannot be given to others

Hong: Why?

Blue: Mom said it was very precious

Hong: Then don’t bring it to school, let’s go out and play.I know a secret base, I'm going to play peek-a-boo there tomorrow after school!

Blue: Can it be just us?

Hong: Of course, they treat you so badly, we don't play with them.Take your little bunny and just let me watch it alone, okay?please!

Blue: ok

Hong: We are friends!

Blue: Thank you, Lili

Red: You're welcome

"Lili?" Xia Zhuo rubbed her temples, remembering who this person was, "That Zi Jiali among the first three missing persons?"

"This is the note passed by Qiu Yinghua and her." Guan Yuzhou read it carefully, "There is no date, so we can't tell when it was written."

"I thought she was a little girl who treated Qiu Yinghua well, but this conversation seems so strange."

Guan Yuzhou nodded, "It's indeed a little subtle."

Emphasize that others treat him badly, and then mention that he is his friend, so as to ask for things to be brought out.

Isn't this a routine?

Xia Zhuo asked: "Where is this secret base? Why do you think it's a new location?"

Guan Yuzhou frowned and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "The swamp on the other side of the river on the east side."

"what?"

"The mayor has emphasized that this place cannot be visited. The secret base probably refers to this place."

Tan Nian was a little confused when he heard it from the side: "Games like peek-a-boo are not played near swamps, are they... Wouldn't it be too dangerous?"

"Wait." Xia Zhuo suddenly remembered the newspaper he saw in the car. What was the headline of the news three years ago?It seems to have mentioned the east side of the town as well.

Ah, yes.

The logging camp in the eastern suburbs of Shuixi Township was mired in mud and was razed to the ground within seven days!

He also thought of Qiu Yinghua's intermittent wailing in the toilet of the car, such as "so dark", and "I want to go out"...

And the hand that was stretched out at the beginning was also stained with black mud.

If Qiu Yinghua's body has not been found until now, that's why there is news of a missing child three years ago. Then he was taken to the lumberyard after school, coaxed and locked into the house, and then Later, he was buried alive along with the house...

It all makes sense.

The information in Xia Zhuo's brain swirled wildly, and it was directly connected into a line, "It's a lumberyard. The place where Qiu Yinghua died was the lumberyard. It's that swamp, he must be inside."

Zi Jiali was not innocent at all, she tricked Qiu Yinghua to go, and this small note was passed on by the two of them the day before the accident.

Although she promised on paper that she would not bring other people along, she must have notified others, because Qiu Yinghua said 'where are you' in the car.

So who is the person who goes with her?Xia Zhuo felt that it could only be Yiyang Jia and Tong Yong'an who also appeared in the missing person notice.

The three of them were accomplices, so they were the first to be retaliated.

Guan Yuzhou: "Go, go to the right."

Since the left side is Qiu Yinghua's parents' bedroom, then the right side should be Qiu Yinghua's land.

The bloodstain on the ground began to spread from the stairs, and they followed a corner, until they came to a door that was concealed.

A white wooden sign hangs askew on the door, and the words "toy room" have been split.After the door was pushed open, Xia Zhuo smelled a strong and damp rancid smell, and also saw a thick layer of red.

Those reds are like wax that has been superimposed several times, dull and bright, and spread in large pieces under the feet, soaking the floor until it bulges, and the viscous liquid mixed with ash becomes the best nourishment for fly maggots.

Xia Zhuo couldn't hold back his retching, and hurriedly covered his face with the towel again.

too disgusting.

The corpse leaning against the wall was wearing a yellow sportswear, its head fell to the side, and the twisted hair spread out on the ground, completely covering the already swollen face.

But one can see that there is still a strawberry hairpin holding a strand of hair in the hand hanging aside.

Missing Person No. 14, Zi Jiali, a [-]-year-old No. [-] Middle School student.

She was not the only one who turned around.

There are also those who are curled up under the bed, and those who are hanging from the ceiling.

The silk thread tied the body to the chandelier, forcing him to assume a twisted posture, as if he noticed that someone had pushed open the door, shaking the entire lamp stand together.

Xia Zhuo concluded that these two were Yiyang Jia and Tong Yongan, who were also missing, based on the clothing information on the missing persons notice.

And Feng Wenyao, who was following the ball all the way, was sitting crookedly in the corner, his head was stuffed in his broken stomach, and only the back of his head was exposed with mud.

The four missing children are all here.

It was raining crackling outside the window, and the bean-sized water droplets hit the glass, leaving wet marks one after another in the blink of an eye.

Even if he covered his mouth and nose, his eyes were sore from the smell in the air, Xia Zhuo felt that tears would fall with the rain just a little bit.

He closed his eyes forcefully, and suddenly felt a strong line of sight cast directly behind him.

Xia Zhuo subconsciously went to grab Guan Yuzhou, but found nothing, and suddenly opened his eyes, there was nothing left around.

He was standing in the darkness, the light from the flashlight in his hand was so faint that it barely reached his calf as if it was on the verge of being scrapped, and he seemed to be stuck in the mud, unable to see or move.

[elder brother. ]

Qiu Yinghua called him from behind, her voice was still soft and sweet as always, maintaining the unique voice of a child.

Xia Zhuo's breathing became serious, and he didn't turn his head for the first time. He looked around carefully from the corner of his eye, and made sure that Guan Yuzhou and Tan Nian were not here.

He obviously didn't leave the opponent for more than half a meter, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being dragged into another dimension.This cognition is undoubtedly worse, he stood there, his heart was thumping and beating non-stop, the blood in his whole body seemed to be coagulated and stopped flowing.

[elder brother. ]

Qiu Yinghua called him again, and pulled his pants up with cold hands, desperately wanting him to take care of her.

[Do I look scary? ]

Xia Zhuo said in his heart: Here we come.

Again this question.

He ran into the worst situation again, Guan Yuzhou is such a poisonous grandma!

Those disgusting smells were gone, but the darkness kept him calm.He looked at the faint light in his hand, the grip was soon damp with sweat.

[Do I look scary? ]

[Why don't you look at me? ]

[You were lying to me before. ]

Xia Zhuo swears that his weak legs are definitely not because he is afraid of this little thing, he just has a little disobedience in his hands and feet in the dark.

But he had to get over it sooner or later, and he couldn't leave Guan Yuzhou like a quadriplegic waste who couldn't take care of himself.

He took a deep breath, turned his heels, and saw Qiu Yinghua who was just as tall as his waist.

The little boy raised his face, and his blank face gradually became three-dimensional in his sight, with nose, eyes, and lips forming one by one.And the cheeks that should be white and tender are swollen high, with dense red rashes scattered on them, the veins and blood vessels are obviously attached under a thin layer of skin, and the surrounding scratches and scars that have not yet scabbed seem to be deeper. will make them burst.

The allergies that are terminally ill, this is not the same person as the cute child in the group photo.

Qiu Yinghua let go of the ball in her arms, and directly wiped the blood mixed with stomach acid on her face like that.As if being hurt, the smile on his face was distorted, and he asked again persistently.

[Do I look scary? ]

The ball hit Xia Zhuo's knee and rolled to the side for some distance.

Qiu Yinghua didn't chase after it, she still held her face in her hands, two thin streams of black mud dripped from her swollen eyes, [Why don't you speak? ]

[Mom and Dad definitely don’t want me, they were shocked when they saw me like this for the first time. ]

[Do I look scary? ]

Scary, definitely scary.

Fortunately, he was so scared that his throat was blocked, otherwise Chad might have screamed when he saw such a deformed face.

Guan Yuzhou said that he could no longer give ambiguous and perfunctory answers. Although he was asked to follow his own ideas, isn't the solution the same as not saying it?

Lying that you're not scared will kill you, and saying you're scared will kill you, it's like a dead end.

Xia Zhuo was still troubled, but his lips moved first, "Have you heard the story of beating a rake or a thief shouting catch a thief?"

When Qiu Yinghua heard the word "story", the expression on his face changed slightly.

[No. ]

"Then you pick one of these two, and I'll tell you."

Qiu Yinghua hesitated for a moment, but actually made a choice, [I want to hear the latter one. ]

"Okay." Xia Zhuo squatted down and patted the ground, and sat down cross-legged, "Once upon a time, there was a monkey named Sun Wukong who went to the sky to steal peaches, but the Queen Mother just happened to go to Taoyuan, and Sun Wukong saw that he was about to be found. He quickly stomped his foot on the ground and called out the land lord, stuffed the half-eaten peach into the land lord's hand, then pointed at him and shouted: "Catch a thief! There are thieves stealing peaches!" So the land lord was arrested I went to prison. Do you think Sun Wukong is too much?"

After Qiu Yinghua digested the story, [Excessive! ]

"Then take a look, everything is fine, but you deliberately came out with this face to scare people, do you think you are also responsible? If you are in this story, you Yu~Xi<|Zeng is Monkey King ? You said it too much yourself."

Qiu Yinghua was dumbfounded and couldn't follow his logic for a long time.

"And to be honest, it's not your fault that they don't like you. I like you quite a bit, and that uncle surnamed Guan likes you too."

[uncle? ]

Hearing that he also called uncle along with him, Xia Zhuo felt happy and felt a little more relaxed, "The one who stood with me before was not the young one, but the old one, do you have any impression?"

Qiu Yinghua nodded dully.

"Then you judge, is he handsome or me?"

The little boy frowned and pouted. With that face, there was nothing cute about it. It just doubled the horror, as if he would open his mouth in the next second to reveal a row of fangs.But he still thought about it obediently for a while, as if he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought, he answered Xia Zhuo with a bitter face: [That uncle is very fierce. ]

"Very fierce?"

[Very fierce. ]

"Have it?"

[Have. ]

"Well, he's fierce. What about me?"

[My mother said that those who tell me stories are good people. ]

"You mean I'm more handsome than that uncle."

Qiu Yinghua went on for a long time, and finally said: "I don't know. ]

"You have to know this. Now that fierce uncle is not in front of you, so you can just praise me."

Qiu Yinghua nodded half understanding, [I see, my brother is more handsome. ]

The light of the flashlight recovered a bit, it seemed that he had successfully distracted his attention, and was misled by Xia Zhuo's words.

No.1 chatting with ghosts, there is no one but him.

"I can't lie to you. It's true that I wasn't scared by you just now, and it's true that I was scared by you now." Seeing that the little thing was dumbfounded for a moment, he was more able to let go, "But just now, It's now, you can't confuse me and say that I'm being scared now that I lied to you before. Also, how can you play a prank like those bad boys? You can appear normally, but you insist on scaring people. Did you do something wrong?"

When it came to this, Qiu Yinghua became emotional again, and the flashlight that had just been brighter flickered, like a candle that was about to go out.

[nonsense! ]

[They are!They obviously can do otherwise! ]

"So they're bad kids, ill-bred, and they're countless times worse than you. You're good kids, and by 'good' I don't mean you're going to be beaten and beaten, but you're good to the right people, right Wrong people retaliated with an eye. Don’t you kill them all now? I think you did a good job, really.” Xia Zhuo spoke evil words, and regretted it when it was over, “It’s a pity that I don’t have tools at hand, otherwise brother You make a little red flower and put it on."

[But others say that I am the bad boy.Mom and Dad left because I wasn't likable. ]

"I just said that I like you very much, so you say I'm not human?"

Qiu Yinghua looked at Xia Zhuo with some doubts in his eyes.

"Besides, why don't your parents like you? So much money is wasted, toys are bought for you in piles, and medicines are carefully prepared one by one. They are the people you should be closest to, don't You will believe a few words from a stranger who has no blood relationship with you."

The brightness of the flashlight has stabilized again.

Good baby, it is like a danger detector at this time.

Xia Zhuo wiped his wet palms, cleaned the handles, and continued Xia's unreasonable education, "Friends can't be forced, they are so bad, you should be as smart as you Lovely people to make friends with, like me."

[My brother also wants to be friends with me? ]

The psychological shadow of being deceived again and again in the name of friendship has long been engraved in his bones, and Qiu Yinghua became vigilant again when he heard it.

"A real friend is someone who is willing to approach you when you are penniless. They used to want your toys, but now you have no toys, I am still willing to be friends with you."

After saying this, Xia Zhuo paused for a moment, then stretched the towel over that face, hiding the temptation, and looked generous on the surface.The pure white fiber fabric was stained black the moment it touched the liquid, more black water poured out continuously, and the pungent stench almost choked him again.

Until the entire towel was useless, a clean and transparent liquid finally flowed out.

It was like crying out all the mud soaked in the eyes, and the pupils gradually became clear.

[I'm sorry brother. ]

The wounds on Qiu Yinghua's face began to fade until a fair face appeared in sight.There were still tears in his eyes. At a young age, he could tell at a glance that he had inherited his mother's excellent genes. Apart from his pale face, which did not look like a living person, he was as delicate as an exquisitely crafted doll.

The flashlight was fully back on, and he wasn't afraid anymore. There was a circle of gallbladder around his heart, beating calmly and calmly."Satisfaction" was written all over his face, and he almost reached out to touch Qiu Yinghua's head, "This looks so good, you can wear anything you want to go to Children's Fashion Week."

Qiu Yinghua obviously had never heard of this term, Shui Lingling's eyes were full of curiosity, [Fashion Week? ]

Xia Zhuo flicked his fingers in the air, and he didn't know what he was gesticulating, "Just like many children of your age will wear all kinds of beautiful clothes and walk under the flashing lights, and there will be many, many adults in the audience Take a picture of you with the camera."

[Then will they scold me? ]

"How is it possible? They just say: 'Ah, Qiu Yinghua is so cute'."

Qiu Yinghua pursed her lips and imagined, longingly said: [Is it the same place as the castle ball in the book?I want to go there too. ]

Seeing him behave like this, Xia Zhuo almost agreed, but after thinking about it, he knew it was impossible.Regardless of whether there is a complete world system except where they can set foot, it is funny enough to just take a ghost out to participate in the exhibition.

"Apart from this, what else do you want to do?"

Qiu Yinghua imitated Xia Zhuo's appearance and also squatted down, looking up eagerly, [I want to play ball with my friends. ]

"What about the others?"

Qiu Yinghua didn't nod or shake her head, she sat on the ground with her knees hugged.

Although he didn't mention anything, Xia Zhuo could clearly feel that he was afraid when looking at the small shoulders that shrugged.The next reaction also confirmed Xia Zhuo's conjecture. Qiu Yinghua's lips trembled, as if he had tried repeatedly, and desperately wanted to speak, but he couldn't say anything, only two round Eyes flickering.

Xia Zhuo guessed it without thinking too much, "Want to see Mom and Dad?"

Qiu Yinghua nodded her head, then felt a little embarrassed, and suddenly hid her head in the crook of her arm, not showing it.

Xia Zhuo understood that this was Qiu Yinghua's last wish.

If this wish can be fulfilled, [-]% of this dream will be over.

"Okay, I'll help you."

[I haven't seen them for a long time... don't they want to see me? ]

Xia Zhuo felt that the current appearance of this little guy was really similar to Tan Nian, so she couldn't help laughing: "No, they want to see you very much."

[Are you still pulling the hook this time? ]

"Okay, after pulling the hook, send me out of this dark place, and I'll help you."

Qiu Yinghua raised her hand hugging her knee, and touched him lightly with her fingertips.

The temperature on Xia Zhuo's body was not very high, but it also scalded him.As if the brief touch was too abrupt, he quickly put his hands back into his arms to hide them, but nodded vigorously, [Okay! ]

The darkness around him began to dissipate, Xia Zhuo looked at the little boy with his brows and eyes crooked with a smile on his face, and when that face was about to merge with the white light, Qiu Yinghua's lips moved again.

[My brother is my friend, then tell my brother one thing. ]

Xia Zhuo wanted to ask something, but he didn't make a sound, maybe he couldn't hear it.

[I didn't kill those people, I just cut off their heads. ]

Xia Zhuo returned to the original place, and in front of him was still the room where the body was stumbling around. In addition to the turned on flashlight, he also had a white towel in his hand.

He was stunned by Qiu Yinghua's last words for a few seconds, Guan Yuzhou still stood by his side, and raised his hand to cover him with the towel again.

It seemed that something was wrong, Guan Yuzhou's voice was a little low, "Why did you take it down?"

Xia Zhuo looked at his slightly frowned eyebrows, and realized that what happened just now happened in an instant.In the eyes of Guan Yuzhou and Tan Nian, he probably just stared blankly for a few seconds.

But now he was so preoccupied that he didn't notice the imperceptible worry in the other party's voice, so he opened his mouth and howled, "Teacher Guan!"

"what happened?"

Xia Zhuo tore off the towel again, and excitedly grabbed his hand, "I want a son in the future!"

Guan Yuzhou: "..."

The gully between Guan Yuzhou's eyebrows deepened a bit, and he was dumb for a long time before recovering his voice: "What?"

The author says:

We will be together before this dream is over, and there will be emotional scenes too!

Happy Children's Day.