The car sped fast on the road, and the deeper it went into Tahiti Town, the more dilapidated and old it became. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Hani was a little sad and said, "How long have I not been back?" How does it feel like it's been a century? ”

Wang Bo patted him on the shoulder and said: "Things are people, everything is not everything, life is like this, many times you suddenly turn back and find that the road behind you is so unfamiliar." ”

Charlie smiled: "Okay guys, don't pretend to be a poet and a philosopher here, Tahiti Town was put on the revocation list two years ago, isn't it normal for it to be dilapidated?" ”

Hani sighed, "It's normal, it's just too different from what I remember." ”

Once in town, the difference is even greater.

The walls of the houses on both sides of the road are crawling vines, which turn gray-green due to the season, and when the autumn wind blows, there is a feeling of depression spreading.

Most of the houses were abandoned, with mottled walls, broken windows, and in some places vacant lots, as a result of the entire house being removed.

They walked around the town along the main road and then didn't see a single pedestrian, and the only shops that were still open were a convenience store and a restaurant.

The last time Wang Bo came here, he visited Hani and persuaded him to go to Sunset Town.

At that time, Tahiti was a nice country town, peaceful and bustling, with cafes, fast food restaurants, florists, supermarkets and cinemas.

Looking into the distance, he remembers that he could still see farms and pastures, and when he got closer, he would find many cattle and sheep lazily lying on the grassland.

Now, the shops are closed, and the farms and ranches are closed.

The locust plague of the previous time also covered Tahiti Town, and the farms and pastures in the town became even worse, and even the green grass was hard to see, either dry weeds or exposed ground after the locusts had gnawed off the grass.

In the town, some old buildings are dotted, and under the leadership of Hani, Wang Bo looked at them one by one.

Captain Barry's House, Summer Feast, Easter Celebration Market and Labor Day Market, London Stables, Cooper's Firm, Belfest Firm, and Joley's Grain Shop to name a few.

What made him strange was that these buildings were well protected compared to the surrounding houses, as if they were cleaned regularly, and although the glass was dirty, there was not much dust in it.

Wang Bo wanted to find the cleaner, but Hani shook his head and said, "You can't find it here, I'll tell you who is cleaning up these places later." ”

After a walkaround, they drove on. When passing a two-story building, Wang Bo motioned to Uncle Bing to stop.

This is the place that Hani rented when he was working in the town, and when the group got out of the car, Wang Bo entered the door to take a look, shook his head and said, "Lock the door." ”

Uncle Bing leaned on the window and looked in, and said, "No one lives, furniture and appliances have been moved, there are ant colonies and cockroaches on the floor, and rat holes in the corners of the walls." ”

"Yes," said Haney, "Mrs. Finch has moved away a long time ago, and I owe him a debt of gratitude to him for tolerating me when my temper was at its worst." ”

Wang Bo still had an impression of the landlady and asked, "Is this Mrs. Finch interesting to you?" ”

Hani smiled, "Maybe, but when she was younger, she liked women." ”

Wang Bo was surprised: "Is she Lala?" Then why do you call her Mrs.? ”

Haney nodded and said, "Yes, Mrs. Finch is a teasing title given to her by everyone, and after a long time, it has become an official title." ”

After looking at the front and back of the house, Hani commanded, and they went to the convenience store.

Inside the store, two old men were lying on the counter watching TV, and when they heard the door ringing, they didn't turn their heads, only one old man said in a dry voice: "Pick up what you want to buy." ”

Haney patted the counter and said, "Old Raft, look, who's coming?" ”

The old man turned his head in surprise when he heard his voice, and after seeing Hani's appearance clearly, he said, "My God, how did you come back, inspector?" I didn't evade taxes, I didn't have any tax points in the town. ”

Wang Bo laughed, it seemed that Hani's iron-faced selflessness had left a deep impression on the local traders.

Hani took a bottle of beer and said, "Ask me for a bottle of wine, I don't know about it." ”

The other old man also looked back, his expression the same as that of Kraft, his eyes and mouth open.

"Inspector, what the hell am I doing? Is this what you say? ”

"You mean he's dead? I don't feel like it. ”

Hani smiled: "I will definitely live longer than you, don't worry, I will live well now." ”

Kaft was surprised: "You can say such a thing? This is not an inspector I know. ”

Hani shrugged, "We all change, and the things we remember will change sooner or later." ”

Charlie touched Wang Bo with his elbow and said in a low voice: "It seems that today really affected Hani, how did he become a philosopher?" ”

Wang Bo regretted a little, he knew that he would not bring Hani back. Obviously, this guy is very nostalgic and still has nostalgia for Tahiti Town.

No wonder he was so slow to get married, he thought, maybe the old guy still can't forget his deceased wife.

He stood in the doorway and looked at the dilapidated town of Tahiti, and now understood why Mayor Robert had targeted him so much five years ago.

The town of Tahiti was so dependent on Route 8 that when it was rerouted, he knew it was going to collapse.

After being mayor of the town, he could understand this feeling, and he couldn't accept it just thinking about seeing his most precious thing go into decline.

However, this is also to blame Tahiti Town's own hardware is not strong enough, Sunset Town has only been developed for five or six years, even if Highway 8 is now diverted, the townspeople can still survive there very well.

The two old men recognized him one after another and said, "Chinese, with Hani, it must be Mr. Wang, the mayor of Sunset Town?" ”

Wang Bo smiled and said, "I know, do you want to hit me with a wine bottle now?" ”

"No, I hacked you to death with a kitchen knife!" Kaft said angrily.

The other old man was reasonable: "This has nothing to do with him, it is the decision of the state." ”

Wang Bo asked, "When did the town become like this?" ”

Kraft took a cigarette and said slowly, "When did it become like this?" I don't remember exactly, but step by step it became like this, for the last three or four years, people moved out every week, and then it ended up like this. ”

"Then why don't you move out? Is there any point in staying here? ”

Another old man laughed and said, "Where are we moving away?" This is our home, we have lived here for 70 years, we were born here, we grew up here, where did we move? ”

"Anyway, we live on pensions, where is it different? It's also more familiar with everything here, and with the support of Kraft's convenience store, there's nothing lacking here. ”

"What are you doing here?" ”

(To be continued.) )