Chapter 34: Burial
Two days later, a notice appeared downstairs in the dormitories of Yangcheng University, saying that poisonous snakes were infested near the school's art school, and that students were expected to avoid grass and woods as much as possible, and the school had arranged for a security team to start cleaning up.
When Lin Yu first saw this notice, he didn't react, because the environment of Yangcheng University is indeed first-class in China, and because it is located in the subtropics, the climate is hot and humid for most of the year, so it is not surprising that there are poisonous snakes in the school.
Like all the other classmates, Lin Yu didn't pay attention to it after watching it, after all, the probability of actually encountering a poisonous snake is still too small, this feeling is like although various car accidents are reported on TV every day, no one will choose not to go out because of this.
After taking a section of college language in a half-asleep state, Lin Yu's mobile phone received a message, and the person who sent him the message was actually Zheng Xiuwen.
"Senior brother, thank you for the help you gave me before, the little wolf doesn't need to help me find it anymore, it's indeed dead. After reading the content of the message, Lin Yu's heart tightened, and he quickly called Zheng Xiuwen back, and learned that the other party had found the body of the little wolf in the grass of the art academy.
Lin Yu rushed over as soon as possible, and when he came to the place Zheng Xiuwen said, he saw that several school security guards had already fenced off the grass, and another person had brought a lawn mower to clean up the overly dense weeds here.
Zheng Xiuwen was squatting on the edge of the grass, and in front of him lay a golden figure, which looked very stiff, it was the little wolf that had been dead for a long time.
Zheng Xiuwen's eyes were red, but no tears fell out of them, he stroked the little wolf's body over and over again, and was always silent.
It turned out that the little wolf was bitten to death by a poisonous snake in the grass, and Lin Yu now knew the cause of the little wolf's death, and it was probably the security guards of these schools who helped Zheng Xiuwen find the body of the little wolf, so Yangcheng University issued a warning about the poisonous snake infestation as soon as possible.
Lin Yu walked to Zheng Xiuwen's side and squatted down as well, since it had been dead for many days, the little wolf's corpse began to stink a little, and there were several black insects crawling around on its body.
However, Zheng Xiuwen didn't seem to care about all this, he still stroked the little wolf's hair again and again, as if the little wolf was still alive.
Lin Yu has never been very good at comforting people, and after thinking about it for a long time, he only said one sentence from his mouth, "Let's mourn and change." ”
Zheng Xiuwen raised his head, with a look of gratitude in his eyes, although he had already expected that maybe the little wolf was really dead, but when the facts were in front of him, Zheng Xiuwen still couldn't accept it for a while.
In such a situation, the most perplexing thing is the ghost of the little wolf. It watched as an identical self lay on the ground, motionless, while its owner kept stroking the other body, his eyes full of pain, and he couldn't figure out what was going on.
The wolf's ghost swirled around its corpse, its mouth emitting a low whimper, and it found that its master's palm would penetrate its body every time, but it could caress the body lying on the ground.
The little wolf seems to have finally understood something, the one lying on the ground is the real self, and the owner can communicate and contact with it, but now he has no way to attract any attention from the owner, just like being in two completely different worlds.
After a long time, Zheng Xiuwen finally collected his emotions, he picked up the body of the little wolf from the ground, and then whispered, "I want to bury it in the park." ”
There is a small park outside Yangcheng University, although it is not famous in the city, but there are mountains, lakes, green grass and flowers, and it is a very popular place for the surrounding people.
On the way, Zheng Xiuwen told Lin Yu that when the little wolf was alive, he would often take it to the park to play, and the little wolf was very interested in everything in the park, whether it was a bird in a tree, an ornamental fish swimming in the water, or a butterfly staying on a flower, it would make it chase and play happily. Zheng Xiuwen felt that if the little wolf had a last wish, it would definitely want to be buried in this lively park.
Zheng Xiuwen used a shovel borrowed from the management office to dig a hole in a secluded corner of the park, and then wrapped the little wolf's corpse with his own clothes and gently put it in.
Zheng Xiuwen looked at the corpse of the little wolf and said regretfully, "Little wolf, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of you, it took so many days for me to find your body, and I don't know how much pain you suffered when you left." ”
It could be seen that Zheng Xiuwen's eyes were full of reluctance, and after saying this, he prayed silently in his heart, "Death, if you really exist, can you make up for my regret that I didn't say goodbye to the little wolf?"
Although Zheng Xiuwen's prayer was not spoken, it reached Lin Yu's ears one by one, as if a voice was speaking in his ear.
Lin Yu watched quietly as Zheng Xiuwen finished burying the little wolf, in the process of filling the soil back into the pit, the ghost of the little wolf kept jumping in and out of the pit, I don't know if he wanted to stop the master's movements, or wanted to take a look at his death in the world.
The wolf cub still hasn't adapted to its current status, and whenever it jumps into the pit and sees new dirt sprinkled overhead, the wolf will instinctively jump out so that it doesn't really get buried in the dirt.
Until the potholes were finally filled, the little wolf trampled on the newly turned dirt in a daze, at a loss.
Looking at the pair of pets and their owners, Lin Yu realized that whether it was Zheng Xiuwen or the little wolf, they all needed a formal farewell, and only after it was completely over, could they keep this friendship in their hearts forever.
"Have you ever heard that once a person or a pet dies, their souls will stay in the world for a period of time until the god of death takes them to where they should go," Lin Yu whispered a secret that the god of death knew.
"Really?" Zheng Xiuwen's eyes lit up after hearing this, "You also believe that there are souls and deaths in this world?" In fact, before today, Zheng Xiuwen didn't believe in ghosts and gods, or wouldn't deliberately think about whether ghosts and gods really existed, but after discovering that the little wolf died, Zheng Xiuwen suddenly hoped that there were really ghosts and gods in the world, in that case, maybe the little wolf's soul was watching him somewhere now.
"The Grim Reaper does exist," Lin Yu said with great certainty, "At this time, the little wolf should not have been taken away by the Grim Reaper, while it can still see you and hear your voice, you can say goodbye to it, such as playing its favorite piano song, "Pathos." ”