Chapter 6: The Knife Bearer in the Dream

The chandelier on the ceiling fell and split on the living room floor, and some glass beads splashed in all directions. Father and mother sat on the couch, their faces full of fear, and the sudden turn of events made them lose their claims, and it was not until the whole building shook for the second time that they jumped up like scorpions.

The two of them walked in unison, walked quickly to Tang Wan's door, knocked on the door hard, and called Tang Wan's name loudly. Tang Wan's room was very quiet, so quiet that the old couple looked at each other, full of doubts, and then knocked on the door more vigorously. The old lady's voice calling her daughter's name was already crying.

In fact, Tang Wan was squatting by the door at this time, and when she was lying on the bed just now, the building shook twice, which really frightened her. Her first reaction was to jump, but when she got out of bed, she moved violently and fell. She crouched on the edge of the bed and stopped, waited until the shaking stopped, and then got up and ran to the door. At this moment, the sound of the door knocking on the door and the old man and the old lady calling her name came. Tang Wan heard the voice, but calmed down. She slowly crouched down against the door, a resolute expression on her face.

The old man and the old lady were even more anxious, and they didn't know what happened to Tang Wan in the house, but at this time, they really had nothing to do except bang the door. At this time, the building began to shake again, and this time the shaking had continuity, and the sound of broken glass and people cried outside. More things in the room shifted, and the pendants on the heights fell and shattered. The old couple was even more frightened, and in despair, the father continued to hit the door, but where could he knock it open.

At that moment, there was another knock on the door. The old man and the old lady glanced at each other and stopped knocking, but the knocking outside came louder. The father hesitated, then hurried to the door and pulled it open. He stepped back, his expression instantly stiffened, and he was a little frightened.

The person who knocked on the door was Tan Dong.

Tan Dong - Father subconsciously took two steps back. Facing this young man, he was a little overwhelmed in an instant. He never thought that Tan Dong would break into the door directly, this young man's face was full of panic at the moment, and he still cringed a little in his gaze when he looked at him, but the old man knew that in his body, there were some forces that you couldn't perceive, and those forces were beasts, which could pounce on you at any time and tear you apart.

And Tan Dong at this moment was cringinge, according to his original intention, he was not willing to stand in front of this old man at all, because he knew, the old man knew everything about him, he was in his eyes, like a person without clothes, and all the ugly scars on his body were in the eyes of the old man. He decided to leave the city for this reason. This is his weakness, the old man has found it, so he no longer has the strength to fight against the old man, even if he loves Tang Wan deeply.

But now it's different, the earthquake is over, he is worried about Tang Wan's safety, he has to watch Tang Wan be safe before he can leave with peace of mind. Moreover, when he ran upstairs against the crowd just now, there was a kind of power stirring in his heart, and that power gave him the courage to face everything calmly.

Tan Dong entered the door, and at a glance, he understood the situation in the house. He wanted to say hello to Tang Wan's father, but the old man was unwilling to make eye contact with him and turned his face away. Tan Dong strode to the door of Tang Wan's room, and Tang Wan's mother retreated to the side with a panicked face, but then said in a trembling voice: "Tang Wan is inside, why don't you open the door." Tan Dong nodded, knocked on the door vigorously, and shouted: "Tang Wan, it's me, open the door." The door opened almost at the same time as the voice fell, and Tang Wan stood by the door with a long-awaited expression on her face. All words will turn pale here, Tan Dong didn't really leave her at this critical juncture, and the tenderness in her heart instantly made her almost forget the environment she was in and the panic of the earthquake.

But Tan Dong didn't seem to notice her tenderness at the moment, just grabbed her arm and said, "Hurry up, there's an earthquake." "There was an earthquake, and people in the building rushed outside. The corridor was noisy, some people were disheveled, and some were carrying unknown objects. The shouting was mixed with the crying of children, and something fell to the ground with a loud bang. But the lights in the corridor are also broken, people are moving in the dark, and no one can see anyone clearly. When Tang Wan's mother went downstairs, she stepped on the air, fell down, and twisted her neck after getting up. Tan Dong didn't hesitate at all, grabbed the old lady's two hands and carried her back. Tang Wan's father followed behind, wanting to say something, but finally didn't say anything, just supported his wife in the back, and followed Tan Dong and Tang Wan downstairs together.

The vacant land in the community is now more chaotic than in the corridor, and the residents of dozens of buildings are rushing to the small dirt road towards the gate of the community. There is a football field not far from Tang Wan's house, and everyone thinks of it when they flee from their homes, and it has become the most ideal shelter to escape the earthquake. Tan Dong Tang Wan took the old man and the old lady and also joined the rout team.

About ten minutes later, they entered the football field, which was already overcrowded. Those who arrive first spread out their things or their bodies wantonly, taking up as much space as possible. The later ones tried to find a foothold and constantly quarreled with those who came first. The crowd grew denser and denser at the four gates of the football field, and later some police officers joined in and began to maintain order.

When Tan Dong put down Tang Wan's mother, a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He searched around, kicked the scattered pile of baggage with his feet with a cold face, and the owner of the baggage glared at him and wanted to say something, and he replied with a defiant gaze. The fat man muttered something in his mouth, bent down to tidy up his things, and his eyes were no longer touching Tan Dong's. Tang Wan's parents sat on the ground, and the old man and the old lady looked at each other at this time, and no one could speak.

They knew in their hearts that if there was no Tan Dong just now, they really didn't know what to do.

And Tan Dong is a devil, a person they can't avoid and fear when they think about it. At this time, there was really no way for them to avoid him, so the old couple was full of confusion, not knowing what would happen next.

However, Tan Dong didn't give them a chance to face it. The old couple sat on the football field and were stunned, but found that Tan Dong was gone, not only Tan Dong, but even Tang Wan had disappeared.

The old couple immediately understood a reality: Tan Dong took their daughter away.

- Tang Wan!

The old couple had only their daughter's name in their hearts, and they began to stumble around the football field and shout their daughter's name. There were so many people on the football field that night that no one would care about an elderly couple who had lost their daughter. Even the policemen who maintained order, after listening impatiently to the old lady's cry, only frowned and told them to find a place to sit down and wait until dawn.

There was so much going on that night, and so much for the police to deal with.

In the end, the old man and the old lady could only sit on the grass, leaning on each other's bodies. The old lady was still weeping, and she was speechless. Tang Wan's father had a calm face, although he tried his best to be calm, but the occasional helplessness in his eyes revealed the fear in his heart.

- Tan Dong!

There was a time when Tang Wan's father could see the surging blood as long as he closed his eyes. Blood filled the night, accompanied by some strange sounds, the crisp sound of the blade rubbing against the bone the moment the knife slashed into the bone.

What kind of picture is that? Tang Wan's father still can't imagine it.

The blade was flying wildly, rising and falling on a middle-aged couple without pause. The heart-rending screams did not disturb the cold face of the knife wielder. At that time, some blood must have been splashed on the body or face of the knife wielder, and the moment the blood came into contact with him, it must have been burning, but the knife wielder was unaware. He is more professional than a butcher.

That night, many people heard the miserable howl of the middle-aged couple at night, and many people could never get rid of the fear of the night in their hearts from then on.

Even though Tang Wan's father was from a military background, when he looked through those materials, he still had a burst of horror in his heart. When he saw those bloody pictures, his stomach cramped, and he couldn't help himself, but when he went outside and took a breath of fresh air, his stomach turned like a river and a sea, and he couldn't bear it anymore.

That time, Tang Wan's father vomited on the side of the road for a long time.

The bloody ones haunted the old man for the days and nights that followed. Once, he dreamed that the sword-wielding man stood in front of him covered in blood. The blade was soaked in blood, and it swung with a fierce knife wind. He stumbled into the darkness, but the blood-stained knife remained in front of him, and every time he turned his head, he could see that it was close to him. At last he fell to the ground, and at last he could not take a single step forward, and the man with the knife stood in front of him. He looked up and saw the knife-wielding man's face covered in blood, and he couldn't see his appearance at all. But the knife bearer stared at him, and suddenly an expression appeared on his hideous face—he was laughing. Laughter made his facial muscles begin to tremble, and the blood stains fell little by little, and his face gradually showed its original appearance.

Tang Wan's father's eyes widened in horror at that time, and what frightened him more than the blood-stained blade was that he finally saw the appearance of the knife wielder.

- Tan Dong!

In fact, when Tang Wan's father checked those materials, he knew that those things were all done by Tan Dong, but when he saw Tan Dong's hideous face and even a smile in his dream, the kind of fear that penetrated deep into the bone marrow was enough to break all the will of an old man.

Tang Wan's father didn't remember whether Tan Dong's knife fell in the dream, but in the following dreams, he dreamed that his daughter was crying alone in the dark, and those surging blood stains were approaching his daughter little by little. At this time, he couldn't care about the panic in his heart, he saw that the relationship between his daughter and Tan Dong was getting closer and closer, and Tan Dong relied on his daughter for everything that was soft and docile every day - these were all illusions, and it was Tan Dong who deceived Tang Wan with his appearance. At this time, in addition to the fear, Tang Wan's father had another layer of pain.

Because he really didn't know how to show Tan Dong's unknown side in front of Tang Wan.

If he told Tang Wan all this, then it would definitely tear open the wound that had healed in Tang Wan's heart. Those nightmarish memories of the past are something that no one wants to talk about anymore. Therefore, Tang Wan's father felt pain in addition to being frightened. But because of a father's love, he knew that no matter what, he had to save his daughter in danger, no matter what method he used, he had to keep Tan Dong away from Tang Wan.

He tried to give Tan Dong some money, and asked several former subordinates who are now at the police station to warn Tan Dong that when none of this worked, he could only come up with the last killer move, threatening Tan Dong that if he stayed by Tang Wan's side any longer, he would tell Tang Wan all about his past. This is the reason why Tan Dong was about to leave Tang Wan, and the past re-revealed the hidden dangers in Tan Dong's heart, and his decision to leave the city also stemmed from this.

Tang Wan's father, who was on the football field, saw Tan Dong running all the way with Tang Wan's mother on his back this night, and his heart was faintly uneasy at that time, and the idea of whether he was wrong also passed away in a flash. But now, Tan Dong has taken his daughter away, which makes his anger irrepressibly erupt again.

Tan Dong loves Tang Wan deeply, and the old man knows this very well.

But this does not make the elderly feel at ease, and some people often hurt the people closest to them.

One sunny morning, Tang Wan's father drove to Qinglongshan Cemetery, located on the western outskirts of the city, where he was silent for a long time in front of two tombstones.

Behind the tombstone, a middle-aged couple rests. Their age is forever stuck in that night when the knife wielders were mad. Tang Wan's father came to see them, not only because of the tragic cause of their deaths, but also because now, these two strangers already had a close connection with him.

Tang Wan's father suddenly felt that he was very close to this middle-aged couple, and he thought that if he couldn't stop Tang Wan from being with Tan Dong, he would get the same ending as this middle-aged couple.

Some people often hurt the people closest to them.

When Tang Wan's father left the cemetery, he once again looked at the two names on the tombstone.

The husband of the middle-aged couple is surnamed Tan, and he is Tan Dong's father.