Chapter 4: The Bar in Memory

When Pang Chao and Xiao Nan arrived at this bar, all that was left was the ruins after being burned by fire. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What the hell is going on here?" Xiao Nan looked at the charred ruins and muttered.

"I don't know, the fire truck came just now, and it left after putting out the fire, and there were no casualties." Pang Chao walked down from the residential building on the side.

"That's right." Xiao Nan took out his mobile phone and dialed Ren Yuan, but there was no response for a long time.

"It's not like your phone is burned, is it?" Xiao Nan put away the phone and looked towards the ruins.

"I know what you're thinking, and so do I." Pang Chao also looked at the ruins, "But after the fire, the bar may be in danger of collapsing, we must be careful." ”

Xiao Nan nodded and walked towards the ruins of the bar.

Most of Ren Yuan's bar is made of wood, and the walls and ceiling are original buildings, because Ren Yuan did not remove these concrete walls in order to maintain its nostalgic feeling when he took down the storefront. Although this is a bit irresponsible for the safety of the drinkers who come here, there have been no injuries in the past few years.

But the destruction of these walls by fire revealed their true nature, and Pang Chao tried it, easily breaking off a brick from a piece of cement.

"This kind of concrete has rarely been used in construction for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Xiaoyuan's bar is a dilapidated house." Pang Chao broke the red brick, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

"Alas, Brother Chao, do you know the name of this bar?" Xiao Nan squatted in the corner, with his back to Pang Chao.

"Well, I don't think I know." Pan Chao recalled. Admittedly, I've been here for two or three days, and I haven't seen the name brand of this bar.

"Look." Xiao Nan pointed to the back of the original counter, where a black sign was half peeking out in the masonry, with the word 'bar' faintly written on it.

Pang Chao walked over and pulled the black board out of the masonry.

Memory?bar

"Memories ... Memories bar? Pang Chao frowned and translated.

"Memories bar? How did Xiao Yuan come up with such a name? Xiao Nan asked.

"There's probably more stuff in there." Pang Chao looked at the collapsed roof beams blocking most of the doorway, "I'll go in and have a look, you stay outside." ”

"Okay, be careful." Xiao Nan Road.

Pang Chao nodded and slipped into the door.

"Xiao Yuan usually doesn't let us into this house, there must be a secret." Xiao Nan Road.

In just a moment, Pang Chao walked out of it. He carried a small wooden barrel in one hand and an iron black box in the other.

Xiao Nan looked at the small wooden barrel, and immediately said in surprise, "Oak barrel wine, it hasn't been burned?" ”

"Well, found it in the corner." Pang Chao said lightly, "Actually, the most important thing is this black box. ”

"This is... Xiao Nan took the black box and looked at the words on it, gray 'Memory'

"Ahh Xiao Nan looked at the black box and said with a smile.

"What are we going to do? Isn't it okay to peek at other people's stuff? Pang Chao frowned.

"It's okay, if Xiao Yuan gets angry, I'll stand it." Xiao Nan took the black box and gently opened it.

Pang Chao exhaled slightly, "I'll go inside and take a look, you can tinker with this box outside." ”

"Okay, be careful." Xiao Nan found a lock on the front of the box, which was coded, and now he is trying to count them one by one. But this is a four-ring combination lock, from 0000 to 9999, there is enough for him.

Pang Chao walked into Ren Yuan's room again, and began to look here with the help of the light emitted by his mobile phone. The room is only about 10 square meters, and although it has burned down in some places, you can still see it roughly: a bed, a wardrobe and a closet.

Pang Chao walked past the furniture, seemingly unintentionally opening them one by one, and then closing them again, without making a sound.

He looked at the room again, and there was nothing else. Then he shook his head and walked out the door.

Xiao Nan was still cracking the code, Pang Chao looked around and turned around and walked towards the wine cellar.

The door of the wine cellar is usually locked, but after the destruction of the fire, the original door shaft fell off a little, which made Pang Chao enter without much effort.

The cellar was the place where the flames climbed the wooden shelves, and then the wine stored here fell to the ground and shattered because it had no support. The high level of alcohol intensified the fire, and the cellar was filled with burnt charcoal.

Pang Chao also walked around the cellar, still not finding anything, but the large hole in the ceiling attracted his attention. The hole was too big for a house to burn down and collapse.

Pang Chao walked out thoughtfully and found that Xiao Nan had opened the combination lock.

“0404？ My birthday? It can't be such a coincidence, right? Xiao Nan said in surprise.

"What's in there?" Pang Chao asked lightly.

"I'll see." Xiao Nan opened the box and found that there was a notebook in it, and there was something like a postcard pressed under the notebook.

Xiao Nan took out the notebook, and then took out the postcard. A photo fell out of the postcard and fell right at Pang Chao's feet.

Pang Chao picked up the photo, which showed a group of teenagers and girls standing in front of the runway, as if shouting and cheering.

Seeing this photo, Pang Chao couldn't help laughing. He remembers this picture that it was the sports meeting of the sophomore year of high school, and the students were cheering for the students who were sprinting on the track.

Pang Chao stroked the photo slightly, looking at the young faces of the teenagers and girls in the photo, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart. Those years were so good, they could still live carefree. And it was that year that he met her.

Pang Chao's fingers trembled slightly, and he stopped on the two faces. That's seventeen-year-old Ren Yuan, and the beautiful girl next to her is...

"Brother Chao, I seem to have seen something amazing... Why do I regret reading this diary? I'm worried that Xiao Yuan will really kill me. Xiao Nan showed the first page of this notebook to Pang Chao. Actually, he just read this page.

"On September 15, 2015, I saw Xu Lian again, she is really beautiful."

"On October 3, 2015, I didn't see her for three days...

"On November 1, 2015, I learned about her birthday, April 4th, which is so unique. Huh? It seems that Xiao Nan's birthday is this day... No matter. ”

"Damn, Ren Yuan, this bastard who is heavy on color and light on friends." Xiao Nan couldn't help but say after reading this paragraph.

"On the same birthday as you? Do you know that person? Pang Chao asked.

"I know, and she should be the woman we just met" Xiao Nan's face was a little solemn, "It seems that she was in the high school dance troupe at that time, although it has been so long, she is still so beautiful." ”

"Really? I seem to have some impressions when you say that. Pang Chao thought for a while

It was a particularly beautiful girl, who studied well, danced sticks, and was also a goddess-level existence in high school at that time. Countless boys coveted her, and among them was an inconspicuous boy.

This is where their story begins.

The boy liked the girl, but he didn't dare to say it, just looked at her from a distance behind her, watching her back. Sometimes she more or less felt the gaze on her and looked back at him, which he tended to immediately avoid, for fear that she would notice him.

He inquired about her birthday, April 4th. It was Qingming Day, the school was closed, and he sneaked into the school and put his carefully prepared gifts on her desk. Although she didn't even open it.

Then she had a boyfriend, who was the prince of a certain group. The boy looked at them and wondered what it was like. Sometimes he regretted why he didn't confess, but after thinking about it, he knew that she might not even know who she was.

Miraculously, this feeling has not disappeared, but has been buried in his heart. She wanted to apply for a first-class university, so he studied hard, and in the end he was only admitted to a third-rate university in the same city.

The girl's dance is getting better and better, and the boy's feelings are getting stronger and stronger, and he begins to appear in front of her eyes. The girls recognized him and smiled and exchanged contact information. The boy was very happy that day, although the girl had another boyfriend.

The boy and girl graduated, and he and she already knew her a little. The girl was going back to her hometown of Qingcheng, and the boy was going back.

The girl became a dance teacher, while the boy saved some money and bought a bar in an old alley.

On April 4 of another year, the boy finally mustered up the courage to confess to the girl. The girl was touched by him and stayed with him.

Then the boy saw the picture of him that made him desperate, and she was with another man... She pointed to his nose and said, "You're so stupid."

"If, if I hadn't seen it, wouldn't I have felt better ... Will I, being led by the devil, to commit the sin of jealousy? Am I going to lift up those blood-stained scissors and kill them? ”

"Jealousy." Xiao Nan's fists clenched slowly.

Pang Chao said indifferently, "This makes sense, the woman who danced was created out of thin air by Xiao Yuan with the power of jealousy, so the monitors around the crime scene did not capture others." ”

Xiao Nan nodded, but a look of doubt flashed in his eyes. Pang Chaohe... Why do you know so much about the powers of the Scissors of the World? I don't think I told him that, did I?

"Look at the last one." Pang Chao flipped the notebook to the last page and handed it to Xiao Nan.

"On October 26, 2026, the Leviathan's power grew stronger, and it wanted to control me. Hehe, there are more and more people interested in my power, and even the people around me. Although I don't know who he is, I can feel it. ”

"So, I'm sure that Ren Yuan, the store manager, was kidnapped." Pang Chao pushed his glasses and said.

"Yes, I think so too." Xiao Nan held his chin in his hand, as if he was thinking about something.

"Who's that? Can you rob Ren Yuan, who is already jealous? Pang Chao asked.

"I don't know, at least not yet." Xiao Nan nodded.

Melodious music sounded from the pocket of Pang Chao's suit, Pang Chao frowned, and picked up the phone.

"Hello...

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Ren Yuan's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

It was dark all around, and he moved to find himself sitting in a chair, his body still bound by a rope.

He frowned and narrowed his eyes, trying to quickly adjust to the darkness.

But after a moment he gave up, because there was no light in the room, let alone adaptation.

"Store Manager Ren Yuan, is it comfortable here?" Voices came from all around.

"Comfortable your sister, let me go." Ren Yuan roared angrily.

"No, unless you give me the power of jealousy."

"Don't think about it, you..." Ren Yuan paused: "How do you know this?" ”

"You don't have to ask about that. Your two friends went to your bar and found your diary, so they probably knew you were jealous. ”

"They... Do you also know the 'Seven Deadly Sins'? Ren Yuan was surprised.

"Not only do they know about the 'Seven Deadly Sins,' but they are closely related to the 'Seven Deadly Sins.'"

"What? How is this possible? Ren Yuan said abruptly.

"Pang Chao, I suspect he is one of the seven sects. Do you know? This guy is very interesting, there are a few years of blank space in his profile, and no one knows what he has done in these blank years. Remember the huge explosion in Huishi a year ago? He was at the epicenter of the explosion that day. And that Xiao Nan, who had surveyed the Devil's Triangle known to the Egyptians three years earlier, and who was seriously wounded that time, but miraculously survived. I suspect he was in contact with 'MA' a long time ago. ”

"And what exactly is your purpose?" Ren Yuan calmed down and asked in a deep voice.

"I just... The voice suddenly burst out laughing, and the next words would be so frightened that Ren Yuan couldn't close his mouth.

What was the purpose of the person who captured Ren Yuan's store manager? Who called Pang Chao? Please look forward to Act 4 for details