The two broke up, and Li Zhen stood on the street watching the endless stream of vehicles and pedestrians. The hustle and bustle that had annoyed him in the past now sounded so intimate that even the stains on the trash cans smelled alive.

This is the world. He said to himself.

He walked two streets before he came across an empty car. After telling the driver the address of his home, Huang Sè's antelope sedan jumped onto the street. He pursed his lips and watched the high-rise buildings on the side of the road pass backwards one after another, and everything was as if it were yesterday.

Finally, the car was parked at the entrance of the community.

Li Zhen settled the account, first went to the supermarket next to the community to buy a black sè cap for two yuan to wear on his head, and then lowered the brim. Then he put his hand in his pocket and walked into the neighborhood as if nothing had happened.

At this time, it was half past seven in the morning, and the sky was still a little dark, but the east had already revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly. He walked all the way to his unit, typed in the password, and proceeded softly to the fourth floor — like a thief.

The door of the house is in front of you, there is no couplet on both sides, and there is no blessing word on the door. This is the custom in the north - when someone dies in the family, it is customary not to stick these things on the Chun Festival. However...... It's also possible that they moved away before the Chun Festival.

Li Zhen held a slightly trembling hand, lifted it up and knocked on the door three times.

Each of those three sounds seemed to knock on his heart, and he silently shouted, "Open the door!" I am back! I'm not dead!! ”

But there was silence in the door.

He knocked three more times. This time, it became "Bang Bang". Never before did it feel like time had passed so long. A chill crept up from the ground into his trouser legs, sending small bumps down his spine. However, there was still no sound in the door.

He felt like he was about to cry, and he forced himself to raise his hand again - "Boom, Boom......"

"Click-woo-" The door opened.

But it's the one next door.

Li Zhen hurriedly retracted his body, lowered his head, and wanted to enter the corridor, but the man had already seen him.

The person was Aunt Sun next door, and she looked at Li Zhen suspiciously in her pajamas: "...... Who are you looking for? ”

"I'm ......" Li Zhensuo raised his head and stared at her stunned.

Aunt Sun saw his face and showed a slightly surprised look - but it was fleeting. Still repeating what he had just said: "Who are you looking for?" ”

Hey? Li Zhen sighed in her heart, she doesn't know me? That's impossible...... Aunt Sun almost watched him grow up, however...... She didn't recognize it?

He observed the other party's expression again, and until he was sure that it was not a fake, he restrained his emotions and said, "This family...... Where did it go? I am...... Li Zhen's friend, I came to find him. ”

"Li Zhen......" Aunt Sun's face darkened when she heard this name, "You are looking for Li Zhen." Alas...... That kid was gone last year. ”

"That'...... What about his family? ”

"What are you doing with his family?" Full of a sentence from Jing Tixing. Li Zhen felt some kind of ominous premonition in his heart. But he still made a surprised and regretful god sè came: "Ah? Gone? …… You mean he's dead? I...... I want to ask his family, and I'll go see him. ”

Aunt Sun looked at Li Zhen's face again and again, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time completely lost her interest in talking: "Forget it." Don't ask...... It's been a long time since his family moved out. A military car picked it up, and when it left, it didn't take anything with it...... Maybe it's a relative at home. With that, she slammed the door shut.

Li Zhen stood there and was stunned for a while. Relatives? What relatives are there in the family? Mom and Dad are only sons and only daughters. Not to mention the military license plate car ...... More unlikely!

Something must have happened. He said to himself.

However, what made him even stranger was that Aunt Sun saw him as if she were looking at a stranger—although there was a slight surprise on her face. Am I not who I am now?

With such doubts, he hurried downstairs, returned to his previous supermarket, and found a mirror among the general necessities.

What appeared in the mirror was a somewhat unfamiliar face.

To say what it looks like, traces of the past can be vaguely seen at the corners of the eyes and eyebrows, but the general outline has changed. Even the skin has changed from yellowish to quite fair – like the skin of a newborn baby.

If the only thing that comforted him a little was that the face that used to be plain in the past has now become quite handsome...... Or, to exaggerate.

But this little joy didn't make him feel better—where did his parents go?

Maybe it's because of the cold, or because of hunger, he feels cold all over his body—he had to be tested for that disease when he was hospitalized before, right? The strange situation in your body is sure to attract attention, right?

I am the only one in this world who has such an experience of resurrection from the dead, and has this kind of vitality that is almost like a cockroach? No...... No way. There are more than 6 billion people on the earth, and there must be more "weirdos" like themselves. There are 1.3 billion people in China, and there must be more such eccentrics - can such a secret be completely concealed?

So...... A thought crossed his mind, and a single rise and fall made him almost unsteady:

Maybe they were taken away for research, for what could give birth to a freak like me!

At this thought, he shuddered, and instantly felt that he was surrounded by a pair of eyes full of malice, and when he appeared in a high-profile manner, he would be arrested, and then ......

And then sent to the lab? Although he thought this idea was a little childish and ridiculous, even if he was under house arrest, it was a terrible thing. If he had more or less taken the initiative to cooperate and serve the country, by now those thoughts had disappeared without a trace. They brutally took away their parents...... Will you be kinder to yourself?

He was full of such thoughts, and he became restless because of his subjective emotions, like a trapped beast.

I need to get out of here. He lowered the mirror and hurried out of the supermarket.

And then...... Find a place to stay and take your time to find out the news. He thought as he went, and from time to time he looked back to try to find his imaginary tracker, but in vain. After speeding through two streets, Li Zhen finally stopped and took a breath. Looking at the shops on the street, he thought of a person - Qi Yuanshan, whom he met in the car.

The kind-hearted teenager promised to introduce him to a job, and the barbecue restaurant he spoke of didn't seem to be far away. In line with the principle of "hidden in the city", it should be a good place to go. However...... He frowned, people always look at their ID cards. The first time I lied and said I lost it, now I can't keep telling people that I lost it. If Qi Yuanshan was really kind, he personally accompanied him to the Public Security Bureau - everything would be exposed.

So this high school student, who was once ignorant of the world, was left with only one way - to get a fake certificate.

He never thought that one day he would come into contact with this kind of thing, but his world realm was no longer the world realm of the past. Eventually, he made up his mind and turned into an alley.

The walls of such alleys are usually densely packed with small advertisements, ranging from unlocking to water and electricity repairs. And he didn't take a few steps before he found a crooked, spray-painted line: Certificate. 136xxxxxxxx。

He was a little surprised by this blatant illegal advertisement, but he was also a little glad to be surprised. It seems that the saying is correct: to exist is to be reasonable.

But then he found out that even if he found someone to do something like a fake certificate, it was not something that could be done just by saying it - he didn't have a phone right now. As for the card-based phone on the side of the road...... I haven't seen anything like that in a few years! So he had to go as far as he could to the more remote streets, hoping to find a public telephone in the commissary.

After a fifteen-minute walk, he got his wish. In the eyes of the shopkeeper's aunt like a thief, he connected with the person on the other side of the phone number, and he hurriedly paid the money and returned to the small alley just now.

The other party has already arrived early. He was a rather fashionable young man - wearing stud earrings and sunglasses, his hair was dyed chestnut, and his upper body was covered with a small leather suit suspected to be artificial leather.

He looked at Li Zhen, who was dressed shabbyly: "You want to apply for a certificate?" ”

“…… Well. Li Zhen nodded, and at the same time looked towards the exit, lest a large number of jingcha suddenly rush in at this time.

"Thirty yuan, pay the money first, and then get the certificate." The young man said.

"Thirty?" Li Zhen was stunned - thirty yuan can be exchanged for five long-distance tickets. He had only thirty-nine dollars and five on him, and he was hungry.

"You get what you pay for." The young man walked over and hugged his shoulders enthusiastically, "It's done and it's all found on the computer of the public security system, it's definitely worth it." ”

Li Zhen hesitated for a moment. But...... Anyway, after completing the permit, I will go to Qi Yuanshan to work, and it is no problem to have less money, right?

He made up his mind and raised his head: "Then I'll give you the money first, what if you don't give me the certificate?" ”

The young man smiled wryly: "How come? You basically come to apply for a certificate on the road, and we don't do anything if we collect money - how dare you. Besides, those who apply for certificates are in a hurry, and we can't cheat people after we collect the money. ”

Li Zhen tried to find something on his face...... However, the other party's expression was extremely sincere. He hesitated for a while, and finally put his hand in his pocket and took out three gold dollars worth ten yuan: "Then when can you give it to me?" I'm in a hurry. ”

The young man took the money and said, "Our computer issued the certificate, very fast." You're just waiting here—I'll give it to you in ten minutes. After saying that, he turned around and walked to the other end of the alley, walked a few steps, and then turned back and said, "Wait here!" Don't go far, I won't be able to find anyone when I come back! ”

This move dispelled Li Zhenxin's most doubts. He relaxed slightly, tightened his clothes, held back his hunger, and stood quietly waiting.

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