Seven-year-old Wu Xi and his friends jumped and walked home, "Dinosaur Express Kesai, ready to go." Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info" "Optimus Prime, ready to transform. They shouted and made all sorts of strange gestures and rushed towards the gate of the family home. The key hanging on the red thread on Wu Xi's neck swayed back and forth as she ran, hitting her immature face, and it hurt raw. However, the children who were surrounded by excitement couldn't care so much, she grabbed the key, but ran forward a few steps vigorously, and was the first to rush into the courtyard gate.

"Xixi, why are you sweating profusely again, be careful of catching a cold." Aunt Fan, who was watching the door, saw Wu Xi rushing in, and gently wiped her sweat, "Your father is in a bit of a hurry at work, he asked me to tell you that I went home, the meal was ready and put on the table, and ......"

"Don't open the door to anyone." Wu Xi interrupted her, "I've said this 10,000 times, and my ears are calloused, Auntie." ”

"Little naughty bag, go back quickly."

Wu Xi said goodbye to his friends and Aunt Fan, and walked alone towards his own unit building, which was in the innermost part of the courtyard, some distance from the gate. Along the way, Wu Xi didn't forget to tease the dogs and feed the cats, so when he walked to the door of the gray old unit, it was already dark. She reluctantly walked into the dark cave, jumping up step by step with one foot, as if she wanted to delay a little time playing outside.

"Sting." Suddenly there was a sound of clothes rubbing against her back, and it was so close that it looked like someone was standing on the next step against her. "Who?" Wu Xi hurriedly turned around, but behind her, there was nothing except the dim staircase. "Maybe I heard it wrong, or maybe it was the sound of my own clothes." The little girl didn't let her mind stay on the things that bothered her, so the next second, she hummed a song again and jumped up the stairs.

Wu Xi's family lives on the third floor, and after turning a corner, they will be at the door of the house. She sighed and moved her steps upwards against the wall. "Heh......" A soft, trembling laugh floated from the shadows in the corner, as if there was nothing. Wu Xi froze, she stared at the black shadow, there, is there anything? Is it the neighbor who came out to the garbage? She asked loudly: "I'm Xixi, who are you?" But her voice vanished as if sucked in by the darkness, and the hallway returned to dead silence without a sound answering her.

Did you hear it wrong? Maybe, otherwise why didn't anyone reply. At that time, a seven-year-old girl's vigilance was so small that it was completely negligible, so Wu Xi continued to walk upstairs, but this time, her pace was much faster. Finally walked to the door of the house, she picked up the key around her neck and inserted it into the door lock, just about to turn, "heh......" again, this time Wu Xi knew that she didn't hear it wrong, because this person was behind her, his laughter blew the messy hair on the top of her head, and she could even smell the stench on that person. It was a smell she had never smelled before, not the smell of sweat, not even the smell of people, and the smell made her tears almost come out. "Yes...... Who is it? Wu Xi didn't dare to look back, nor did she dare to open the door, her little hand holding the key kept shaking, scratching the keyhole with a loud sound.

"Xixi, is that you? Your father was afraid that the fish soup would be cold, so he put it here with me, and let me give it to you hot when you get out of school. The door on the opposite side suddenly opened, and Uncle Yang, a neighbor, walked out. The pressure behind him disappeared all of a sudden, and Wu Xi collapsed to the ground trembling. "Xixi, what's wrong with you?" Uncle Yang was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to pick her up.

"There's a man, he's ...... He follows me all the time, and he stinks. ”

Wu Xi opened her eyes suddenly, and her pajamas were soaked in cold sweat. Did you dream again just now? No, it wasn't a dream, it was a memory she had forgotten. However, why did she suddenly pick up this long-forgotten past in this strange city, could it be that the disappearance cases that Sister Yan talked about before going to bed had such a big impact on her? No, she studied law, and she saw a lot of murder and robbery cases during her internship, so she didn't necessarily have to be scared into this ghost. So why exactly? What's wrong? Was there anything more important she had forgotten? It was as if an invisible hand was gently calling her in the depths of her memory, but no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't see the truth behind the veil. Forget it, I can't think about it anymore, tomorrow's interview task is heavy, and I have to rest early. Wu Xi put his head under the quilt and forced himself to fall asleep.

Sure enough, as her colleagues said, the local media trip is a chore, and it was only the first day that Wu Xi felt like she was going to break her leg. The staff of the propaganda outlet took them to seven or eight places in a day: factories, mines, leading enterprises, power stations, and new rural ....... By the time they drove from the countryside to the city on a bus, it was already sunset. Most of the reporters in the car and the people from the L city government were asleep, and Sister Yan also held Xiaohui in her arms and made an even breathing sound in the seat next to her. Wu Xi leaned in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside, and his eyelids began to fight.

"Giggle...... Giggling ......" A child's laughter made Wu Xi forcibly open the eyelids that were about to close, she rubbed her eyes and found the source of the sound: in the orchard next to the mountain road, two little girls were playing a game of hopscotch.

"Sister, you are cheating, your feet just hit the ground."

"I didn't, you read it wrong."

"No, no, you're on the ground, it's my turn now."

"Okay, it's your turn, it's your turn, come on, you can have fun."

Wu Xi smiled, what a cute pair of little sisters, if she also had a sister or sister when she was a child, her childhood life should be a lot more fun, oh, no, so that Dad probably can't really greet her.

Suddenly, Wu Xi was stunned, and her heart throbbed as if she had been pinched by something. How could it be, the car was rushing forward at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, the two sisters should have flashed by, why would the picture of them playing always be in front of her as if it were frozen. Moreover, the windows were closed, how could she hear them so clearly.

"Sister, it looks like someone is watching us." The immature child's voice came again, and Wu Xi hurriedly lowered her head, but from the corner of her eye, she could still catch a glimpse of two pairs of eyes without pupils staring straight at her.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu is about to wake up, it's here, hey, how can you sleep and sweat." Sister Yan's voice saved her, and Wu Xi desperately opened her eyes: "Am I asleep?" "Of course, you've slept all the way, and you can't wake up no matter how you scream."