When the god of darkness clothed the earth in black, the city that had been noisy all day gradually calmed down, and some evil was quietly occurring.

In a residential area, a man lives on the roof of an inconspicuous residential building for rent.

The room of the rental house is not big, when he just rented here, the landlord said that this is a one-bedroom living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, and it is five hundred yuan a month, for young people who are struggling in a first-tier city, in this era of soaring prices, it is not easy to rent such a cheap house, most of the rental houses here are very expensive, less than seven or eight hundred a month, more than one or two thousand yuan, after the man saw the rental advertisement, he rented it without thinking about it.

However, when the man came here with simple luggage, he found that the promised one-bedroom, one-living room, kitchen and bathroom were actually a large room, but the middle was divided into two parts by a wall, the front was the living room and bedroom, and the back was the kitchen and bathroom.

The room is not big, only a few dozen square meters, the furniture is also pitiful, except for a wooden bed and a few cabinets, nothing else, when the man first entered the room, he can still smell a faint musty smell, the original white wall, mottled, slightly yellowed, some places have been graffiti with charcoal, I don't know if it is the landlord's own masterpiece, or the picture scroll left by the previous tenant, in the four corners of the wall, the man also saw the traces of rain seeping out and drying up, which made the man can't help but smile bitterly.

The kitchen is not big, only a small desk for cutting vegetables and placing kitchen utensils, although the landlord has cleaned the room before the man comes, but when the man moved in, he was still keenly in some crevices, and saw the oil stain that had been precipitated for a long time, which made the man very dissatisfied.

As for the bathroom, it is not so much a bathroom, it is just a small cubicle that is not much larger than the squatting position of the public toilet, a squatting toilet occupies two-thirds of the space of the cubicle, after the man enters the bathroom, he wants to close the door, but also to the side, the back is attached to the curtain that looks like it has not been taken off and cleaned for a long time, so that the door can barely be closed, fortunately, the man is not fat, if it is a big fat man, it is estimated that when he goes to the toilet, he can only open the door.

Although the man felt cheated when he saw this rental house, he still did not go to the landlord to quit the rent and leave here, on the contrary, the man felt that it was very good, at least, it was safe, for men.

The room is not big, and there are few things, but this is the roof, the sun is very good, the light is good, and there is no need to worry about the dark and damp situation.

So, in this way, the man rented a house at the cost of eight hundred a month and his own water and electricity bills, and, at the time of renting, he had already paid a year's rent.

Buying daily necessities is a must, and the man is casually placing his luggage, which is not luggage, on a cabinet, and then goes out with the key and goes to the supermarket to shop.

He bought a lot of things, most of them basic household items, bed linen and bedding, toiletries, kitchen utensils, etc.

After buying it back, the man began to decorate, and also began to clean and clean the room carefully, he first cleaned the bedroom, the corners and corners, the bottom of the bed with a broom and a mop, cleaned clean, and the previous man rented a room different, although the new rental is not big, even simple, but the floor is not a cement floor, but is paved with a layer of white tiles, the man did not stop until the floor can be reflected.

After cleaning the bedroom, the man simply decorated the bedroom and began to clean the kitchen and toilet.

The kitchen and toilet, which looked extremely clean, were still very dirty in the eyes of the man, and he kept cleaning and spraying detergent until the corners and corners were completely cleaned up, and there was no dirt in sight, and the man did not stop.

It took the man two days to clean the room, during which time the landlord came several times and asked if the man needed help, but each time the man smiled and refused.

With the man's vigorous cleaning, this rental house was finally cleaned, and the man could finally live in peace of mind.

The place where the man is located is an ordinary residential building, not a community, there are many people who rent here, most of them are young men and women, they are very busy with work every day, the time to work is very early, every day when it is slightly bright, you can hear the sound of them getting up and washing, and the man's location is on the roof of the building, except for the man as a tenant, there are no other residents, which makes the man feel very relaxed.

However, the only thing that makes men feel a little uncomfortable is that the residents downstairs often take some of their washed clothes upstairs to dry, and there is only a clothes pole in front of the man's door on the roof, and whenever the man opens the door and goes out, he can see those colorful clothes, especially women's underwear.

The man is not a fetish, he has no interest in women's underwear, but when he sees those clothes fluttering in the wind and flying in the air, it makes men feel a wave of annoyance.

The man likes to be alone, and, since he entered the house, the door of the room is often closed, and no one knows whether he is at home or not, and at this time, the man often sits alone in front of a cabinet converted writing desk in a daze, not knowing what to think.

Every day, when it is time for three meals, men will go out, go to the supermarket or vegetable market, buy some ingredients, and go home to cook by themselves.

Although the dishes bought are very cheap, among them, most of them are vegetarian dishes, but the man's cooking skills are very good, and some vegetables that seem very simple, after being processed and cooked by the man, can always make people's eyes shine, exude a charming fragrance, and make people look at the appetite.

The man's meal is not large, he only eats one and a half bowls of rice at a time, no more, no less, just right, and the rice cooked by the man is just enough for him to eat alone, so every time, after the man cooks a meal, there is no leftovers.

Men's work and rest are very regular, get up at six o'clock every day, first start washing, and then, go out to morning exercise, there is a park near the community, some retired old people, or elderly people, will come here to morning exercise, exercise, and the same is true for men, men look upright, there is always a gentle smile on their faces, giving people a very cheerful feeling.

In the eyes of most of the old people now, the young people nowadays are either low-headed people or night owls, they can't sleep at night, they can't get up during the day, and morning exercise is such a rare thing for them, so the old people who exercise in the park will feel strange when they see men appear in the park, and over time, everyone is used to it, and every time the man sees these old people, although he doesn't talk to them, he smiles slightly, which is regarded as a greeting, slowly, Everyone is getting acquainted with it.

After a workout in the park, the man goes to the supermarket to pick up some fresh vegetables, and then, taking the vegetables home, taking a shower, and starting to make breakfast.

With the clashing of pots and pans, and the rotation of the exhaust fan, a simple breakfast is ready, and after eating, the man will go out, push a bicycle, and walk around the city, and most of the places where he appears are near elementary and junior high schools.

At noon, the man would go to a few fixed places to buy groceries, then go home to make lunch, and after eating, he would take a two-hour lunch break, after which he would wash up and go out again, and continue to ride his bicycle around the city.

From the afternoon until 10 p.m., the man would come back with his bicycle in his hand, carrying the ingredients for dinner.

After dinner, the man will sit at the door, looking at the starry sky outside in a daze, although, in the air pollution is serious, there are not many stars in the night, the man still likes to do this, whether it is the autumn when he first came here, or the cold winter, or the spring when the flowers are blooming, or even the hot summer now, the man's life and rest are always so regular and accurate.

Wake up on time, cook and eat on time, take a lunch break on time, go home on time, go to bed on time, this kind of life is regular and boring.

The landlord is an elderly old lady, she has two sons, the sons have grown up, have their own families and lives, do not live here, bought a house in the city center, and the house here was purchased by the old lady and her wife a long time ago, now, the wife is gone, the old lady lives alone, she doesn't want to disturb the life of her sons, besides, the grandchildren are already in junior high school, and they don't need her care, as for the old lady herself, she is only in her sixties, and her body is still very strong, so she doesn't need to bother with her sons, The house here is hers, and she collects rent every month, which is a very considerable income, and it is by renting the house that the old lady sends her two sons to college, one of whom is also studying for a doctorate.

When I'm older, I've seen more people and things, over the years, there are a lot of people renting houses in her, all kinds of people, of course, most of them are young people, and they are young people who come to S City from other places to work, some of them look very glamorous, but when they enter their room, they see a mess, the whole room is messy like a grocery store, and some people look dirty, they wear the most ordinary, cheapest clothes every day to go out, When they came back, they were dirty, but their room was very clean and tidy.

The old lady has no habit of snooping into other people's private lives, and, at her age, what kind of things have not been seen?

This man, or boy, who has been renting here for almost a year, is a very good child in the old lady's opinion, and every time she goes to the man's house to collect electricity bills and settle the rent, the room she sees is always so clean, more tidy than her own room, and everything is neatly placed and meticulous.

In the face of such a hygienic tenant, there is no landlord who does not like, so every time the old lady sees a man, she will chat with him a few words, although the topic of conversation is not nutritious, but she still likes to do this, but the old lady has never known what a man does, she watched him push the bicycle out on time every day, come home on time, thinking that he has a fixed job, she once asked a man what he does, the man just smiled, saying that he is just a part-time worker.

The old lady thought that the profession of the man was relatively low, and she was embarrassed to say, so she didn't ask much, after all, young people nowadays value face, such as their little grandson, who is only in junior high school, and he wants to save face.

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Tonight, instead of sitting outside in the shade and looking at the dark night sky in a daze, as usual, the man took a shower in the bathroom.

The bathroom is not big, and it looks a little cramped to close the door and take a shower, but the man still placed a mirror on the wall of the bathroom.

At this time, the man finished washing, naked, standing in the bathroom, looking at the mirror covered with water droplets, his beautiful face, the man was expressionless, the man at this time, there was no previous smile, he saw that his neck was still next to his ears, there were several scratches, and there were also on his chest, and the man subconsciously squinted his eyes.

He stretched out his hand and touched these wounds, which were not serious, and only when his fingers touched the wounds slightly, the man's body trembled slightly.

It hurts, it hurts, but instead of showing a painful expression on the man's face, he smiled, he seemed to think of something worth being happy about, and he smiled very happily.

It's just that when his eyes fell on the left chest full of chest hair, there was a tattoo there, and when his eyes saw the tattoo, the man subconsciously squinted, and there was a cold gaze in his eyes, and the smile on his face gradually distorted and became hideous.

He muttered to himself, "Wait, you'll regret it." ”

After saying this, the man opened the door of the bathroom, walked out, found clothes to wear, his clothes were hung in a wardrobe of his own making, the clothes were divided into categories, neatly arranged, and every piece of clothing was washed clean, without a trace of wrinkles.

After getting dressed, the man went to the bedroom, opened a cupboard, and from the innermost part of the cabinet, took out a box.

The box is not big, but it is unusually clean to be wiped, the box is wooden, and the corners are worn, and it looks like it is often caused by being played.

The man opened the box, under the illumination of the incandescent lamp, the contents of the box came into view, the box was not filled with money, nor any other valuables, but a strand of hair tied by a rubber band, each strand of hair is not much, the most there are dozens, the least is only a few, the length, thickness, color, different, those hairs are neatly placed in the box, it looks particularly scary, if it is a person who is allergic to hair and the like, after seeing it, will have goosebumps.

However, after seeing these hairs, the man's eyes gradually brightened.

There are already a lot of hairs, thirty-eight by count.

After admiring the hairs for a moment, the man took out a picture from the innermost part of the box.

The photo is in black and white, above is a photo of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, the girl is very beautiful and cute, with two cute pigtails, the photo was taken from the side, the girl did not look at the camera, or rather, the girl did not notice the existence of the camera, the girl is looking up, looking at the sky, her eyes are full of longing for the future, she looks beautiful, you can see at a glance, this must be another sentimental girl, when she grows up, she must be a complete beauty.

The man stretched out his hand and gently stroked the photo, which had been slightly yellowed, his eyes were misty and full of mixed emotions, it seemed that this girl was very important to him.

And inside the box, there is also a photo, this is a color photo, the photo is also a teenage girl, this girl and the girl in the photo in the man's hand, looks very similar, however, there are some differences.

The girl in the man's hand, looking at the background of the dress and shooting, should be the eighties and nineties of the last century, and the photo in the box, the girl's dress should have been taken in the past two years, the photo is in color, and the clothes are also the most popular clothes now.

Are they the same person?

Probably not, then, what is their relationship? Who are these two girls?

Probably, no one knows except the man and the two girls themselves.

After the man once again affectionately stroked the photo in his hand, he gently put the photo back in the box, his eyes naturally fell on the color photo, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered to himself: "Don't worry, I'm going to find you soon, and I won't let you wait too long." ”

The man's voice, in the small and silent room, seemed so bright and terrifying.

After he put the photo away, his fingers once again gently slid over the hairs, one by one, his eyes were confused and excited, and he said slowly: "Thirty-seven." ”

Yes, there are a total of thirty-eight hairs in the box, but one of them is placed with two photos, and the man's gaze is more on the strand of hair, and next to the other hairs, there is a small note, and the note has a number on it, from one to thirty-seven.

Looking at the shape and color of the hair, you can see that these hairs do not come from the same person, but from many people, and as for how they came from and why the man collected them, only he himself knows.

Finally, the man closed the box, put it back in the cupboard, and then, turning off the light, silently took off his clothes and went to bed.

It's late at night, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow.