Wang Zhan and Wu Ming found out that the house they rented, there was a piece of ground in one of the bedrooms that was very clean, generally speaking, someone had come, probably in order to cover up the footprints of their shoes on the dust, so they chose to clean the place directly.

"There's something wrong with this place. Judging from the rest of this bedroom, it should be that no one has been here for several years, and the dust has accumulated so thick that it is impossible for anyone to stay here often, and it is impossible to live here, but since there are traces of people, it means that this person may come occasionally, at least for a few months. Wang Zhan analyzed.

Wu Ming was suddenly a little worried: "Will this have an impact on our accommodation?" If he comes and he finds us and we don't find him, then ......"

Wang Zhan interjected directly: "Then our mission here will be affected, and if there is anything more dangerous, it is to expose our identity." This is the Wako League, and once our identities are revealed, we must be besieged, and when the time comes, our situation will be in danger. ”

When making the bed, Wang Zhan also found a tunnel under the bed, and he followed this tunnel to the other end, and when he went out, it was already far away, as if it was a hill outside the residential area.

"There are a lot of people on this hill, all for picnics, but the authentic exit is not easy to spot and can be seen to be private. I thought, why build a tunnel? It is estimated that the original owner of this house was afraid that something would happen and he would die, so he built a tunnel in the bedroom. It makes sense, and that's probably it. After speaking, Wang Zhan observed the surroundings.

Wang Zhan left the exit of the tunnel and saw that those people who were outing were all on the lawn, and this tunnel exit was in a dense forest, under a big tree in this forest, the roots and soil covered the exit, and no one should pass by in normal times, even if they passed, it was no wonder that they didn't notice.

After taking a look at the general situation, Wang Zhan returned to the house they rented, Wu Ming and the others had already settled their luggage, and except for the room with special traces, the rest of the places had been cleaned.

"So, then, let's fix the deficiencies in the house. For example, a hole in the roof is not good for water leakage. Wang Zhan picked up some cleaning tools and went up to the roof.

Wu Ming watched below, although Wang Zhan was a traverser, had a protective enchantment, and was not afraid of falling down and being injured, Wu Ming still maintained his habits, holding Wang Zhan's ladder and helping Wang Zhan deliver things.

Wang Zhan repaired the roof a little, and the places that should be done were all done. However, Wu Ming was stunned when he saw Wang Zhan, looking at the structure of the roof in a daze.

"What's the matter, Wang Zhan, what's wrong with the roof?" Wu Ming asked.

"It's nothing, I want to laugh a little now, when this house was built, I was too serious about the roof, you see, there are some leaks, but some materials are not placed." Wang Zhan said.

Wu Ming was surprised when he heard this: "Really, then is this house not worth renting?" ”

Wang Zhan said helplessly: "But we have no choice but to rent here, and in other places, either the place is not enough or the rent is too expensive." ”

"So what should we do about these problems?" Wu Ming asked.

"Let's go talk to the owner of the house. Is the old man's place behind this house? Wang Zhan opened the window and saw a small house behind the rented house.

Wang Zhan went to the small house to look for the old man, and after he passed, he found that the old man's residence was extremely simple, this house was only the size of the bedroom of three rental houses, and there were few furnishings, and the furniture was old, unlike the rented house, which used precious wood.

"I have a question, that is, why are the wooden beams on the roof of our rented house crooked, if it is a very good carpenter, then it should be placed and then fixed, and there are other details, which are worse than the houses traded in business." Wang Zhan said.

The old man sighed and asked, "Do you want to know what's behind it?" ”

Wang Zhan nodded and motioned for the old man to continue.

So, the old man opened the conversation, and his eyes looked out of the gate, and his gaze fell far away, as if the time interval of memories was so long.

"This is a house that my former employer asked me to build, and he said that he was going to give it to an old friend, and then he was going to fire me, and I said yes at first, but when I heard that I was going to be fired, I was not happy. He gave me a lot of money to build this house, which is the one you are renting now. I spent money on suitable materials, which should have been built to resemble the houses of large families, but I still cut corners. ”

At that time, the employer gave the old man a lot of money, saying, "You can spend money to buy materials to build this house, and then the rest of the money will be given to you, and I hope you can build it better." Then I'll fire you and retire you. After all, you have worked for me for so many years, and you have to rest when it is time to rest, and you can't delay your retirement. ”

The old man thought that because of his age, the employer looked down on him, and he slowly lost his sense of responsibility, the materials he bought were not as good as before, and the quality of the construction workers he spent money on was not as high as before. In short, after the house was built, he did not even look at it again, paid the workers and left.

After some time, the employer invited the old man to go again, and the old man had done things for the employer for many years, but now he was about to be fired, and he was inevitably uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the employer opened his mouth, he said, "Old man, today, I am going to give you a gift." ”

The old man was a little curious: "What gift?" ”

"I'll just take you to see it." After the employer finished speaking, he took the old man to a place together. The more he walked on the road, the more familiar he felt.

Later, the old man walked up to the house he was responsible for building. The employer said happily: "I have always thought that you are doing a good job, and the last thing I want you to do is to ask you to build yourself a house for retirement." That's it. After saying that, the employer pointed to the house that the old man was personally responsible for making.

Only then did the old man understand that the old friend the employer was referring to himself.

But it was too late, and the house could not be demolished and rebuilt. It's already formed, and if you build a new one, it will cost a lot of money.

So, the old man could only find someone to build a small house, which is where he lives now, although it is not big, but at least he feels a little better.

Wang Zhan said with emotion: "I didn't expect this to be the case, if you are directly responsible for building this house, then your old age should be good, at least the house you built at the beginning already covers an area that is relatively wealthy." As a result, even a few wooden beams on the roof had problems, which I am afraid were caused by not taking it seriously at that time. ”

The old man said, "Is there anything else you want to ask?" ”

Wang Zhan thought for a while and replied, "No." Originally, he wanted to ask why a tunnel was built under the bed in the bedroom, but he still held back, the old man's past was a little complicated, and there were many suspicious things about the rented house, Wang Zhan and the others felt strange. If you are really curious, it is better to ask when you are familiar with each other.