Doctored memories
After leaving the magnificent mansion, Yu Siqi looked at Father An, whose face flickered brightly and darkly, and felt that things might be a little troublesome. But he didn't know what to say, so he silently followed behind, waiting for him to speak.
When they were about to arrive at the entrance of the community, a middle-aged uncle with a Mediterranean haircut in the duty booth opened the door for them, without looking at them, and turned his head back to the screen of the camera.
With an exclamation, Yu Siqi realized that they had already walked to the door of the community.
Judging from this journey, they must have walked around at least five times before, but Yu Siqi still didn't plan to tell Father An about it, because they were in trouble right now.
"Where's my car, such a big car!" Father Ann's voice seemed to startle the Mediterranean security guard as well, and he poked his head out to look at them, and then he was still holding something and waving it at them.
"That guy seems to have something to say to us, wait... Where are you going..."Yu Siqi looked at Father An, who didn't look back, and trotted all the way to catch up with him.
"All he wanted to say was to ask me to go to the DMV to get the car, didn't you notice that he was holding a ticket in his hand?" Father Ann took out his pocket watch and looked at the time and said, "It's almost eleven o'clock, and I think we may be late to get home." ”
"We... Walking back? Aren't you going to get a ticket, don't you want the car? Yu Siqi looked at the surroundings of nightfall, except for the bright lights of the community that had just come out, he counted on a little starlight on this straight road, and the rest was a dark and boundless scenery.
"Anyway, it's a broken car, and if you throw it away, you throw it away, and you're too lazy to spend money to get it back. We can take advantage of this time to have a good chat, you won't mind. "I guess you have something to say to me, too, because you've been there to keep your mouth shut for so long," said Father Ann nonchalantly. ”
"I guess you won't agree," Yu Siqi grimaced, "In that case, why should I bother myself?" ”
"Seeing that you are so knowledgeable, I don't think I have accepted you as a student in vain." Father Ann cleared his throat and said, "During the time you were lost in that big mansion, I walked around her house with the beautiful Miss Su a little. You can tell she's wary of me, not what you think. Father An noticed that Yu Siqi was looking at him with intriguing eyes, and hurriedly added, and then continued: "It is normal to be wary of a stranger, but it is a little too much to say that you are wary of a clergyman who you personally invited into the house, and even a little bit of hostility. Either she's starting to regret it, or she's trying to hide something. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any interesting clues in her brother's room. It can be seen that her younger brother likes his work very much, and actually moved the laboratory things to the house. ”
"What does her brother do?" Yu Siqi asked casually, and then changed his words: "It can't be a university professor or something, right?" ”
"Researchers at the research institute affiliated to Sinsong University, we can visit that place when we have the opportunity, and I am still very interested in what is being studied in the institute." Father An smiled and said, "By the way, although the sister and brother look very similar, their interests and hobbies are completely different. ”
"This is normal, my security guard Lao Huang in the broken apartment still looks very similar to your Shi Yizhe." Yu Siqi said lightly.
"Oh... That's terrible news, why didn't you say it sooner? Fr. Ann pointed to a fork in the road ahead and said, "We can save a lot of time by going this way." ”
"I thought you knew, didn't you say you watched that apartment for a long time?" Yu Siqi asked rhetorically.
"Obviously, this guy named Lao Huang is not as simple as you and I imagined, and my people and I have never seen this person in so many years of surveillance. It's interesting, it's really getting more and more interesting. Father Ann led Yu Siqi up a very steep staircase, and they were climbing up the cold iron railing, their figures dimly illuminated by the warm old gas lamps.
"Is it as exaggerated as you say?" Yu Siqi asked suspiciously: "I can see him almost every day, right... Since I moved here, he's seen me almost every day. We even had a late-night snack together! ”
"Then you have to tell me about this old Huang," Father An looked at Yu Siqi with expectant eyes, and said with interest, "Just think of it as an old man for me." ”
"You are not old, why rely on the old and sell the old" Yu Siqi muttered, and when he saw Father An's slightly displeased expression, he quickly changed his words and said, "Okay, you have the final say." I said yes, where do I start? ”
"Let's start from the day you moved in," said Fr. Ann kindly, "if you still have an impression." ”
Yu Siqi took a deep breath and tried to start remembering everything that had happened months ago, only to have a memory in his mind that fell from between his fingers no matter how much you reached out to catch it. Just as he was about to open his eyes and give up, a warm current came from his back, and the fog in his head seemed to be blown away by the wind. The scene from months ago began to come back to him clearly, as if it had just happened.
It was a somewhat gloomy morning, and Yu Siqi, who had obtained the key from an unscrupulous black-hearted intermediary, came to the legendary apartment No. 23 with trepidation.
Apartment No. 23 during the day looks quite okay, although it is not as luxurious as the Green Mountain community, but it is also a unique Western apartment. The only drawback is probably that it seems to be in disrepair, which makes people look unsure.
Walking in the courtyard that was already somewhat familiar, Yu Siqi looked at the duty room almost without thinking about it. There wasn't anyone in there at this point, which was not normal.
Maybe a lot of time has passed in this memory, but Yu Siqi still remembers that when he didn't know where Room 303 was, it was the security guard Lao Huang who led him over.
"What's wrong?" Father Ann lowered his head and asked with concern, "It's nothing, it's the first time I've used this method, and if I cause you any unnecessary problems, I'll still feel guilty." ”
"It's nothing, but I don't feel like I'm remembering." Yu Siqi opened his eyes and said: "I obviously remember that Lao Huang personally took me upstairs that day, and he also personally demonstrated how to boil water and take a bath, why I didn't have any impression at all." ”
"It seems that it is necessary to accompany you to apartment 23, this old Huang is likely to have done something to your body, I need to take a closer look at what is inside." Father Ann said solemnly, "Where does he usually live?" ”
"It's in a utility room at the back of the apartment, and I used to send him back when he drank too much." Yu Siqi said: "I can guarantee this. ”
"It seems that it is a wonderful thing that he has not fully had time to transform you in all its aspects," said Father Ann earnestly, "or we may be resigned to fate like sailors in a storm." “
"Is the situation serious?" Yu Siqi said: "I mean, I don't feel any different about myself! ”
"Then how do you interpret your dreams recently, especially those who dreamed of Lao Huang?" Father Ann said and walked up a relatively high staircase, saying, "Be careful of your step, there is a lot of dog shit in this area." ”
"I have nothing to say," Yu Siqi was like a ball that had been deflated by others, and the concept of Lao Huang in his heart began to be a little vague, but he still firmly believed that the seemingly honest Lao Huang would not be the murderer who made his nightmares repeated.
Above them, a bright moon was slowly rising, and the clouds that had been shading the moonlight had been blown away by the wind. Father An looked up at Mingyue and said with a smile, "Today is really a good day, and I was able to run into so many interesting things at once. Are you okay, do you feel sleepy or something? ”
"No, I'm fine." Yu Siqi took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, it was almost two o'clock in the morning, and he hadn't walked so much for a long time, and his legs were a little sore in his belly.
"Then let's work harder, and we'll be two streets away." Father An said in a gentle tone to encourage Yu Siqi, who was a little tired.