According to Aunt May, there are several dilapidated buildings on the outskirts of the southern side of Ladd Town, which are residential buildings that have survived since the town's construction, and a group of poor people with low incomes live in them.

They are either helpless and dizzy old people, or poor people who are terminally ill and barely able to survive, and they are already very good if they can live the rest of their lives, but they still have to watch out day and night for the demolition team that will come to demolish at any time.

The building has four floors, and the surrounding ground is covered with dead leaves, no one cares about it, no one cleans it, and the garbage bins not far away are full of discarded materials that are about to overflow. The lonely building is like a child who has been eliminated by society, holding the only beloved doll and sleeping peacefully.

Po Luomo asked Uncle Qin on the first floor if he had seen so-and-so. At that time, Uncle Qin was eating melon seeds while watching TV, as soon as he heard the name, he immediately slapped his thigh and replied, I see, he lives on the top floor, and the other residents have moved away, only he remains there.

"The name is weird, but his behavior is even weirder. A person upstairs day and night does not turn on the light, does not move, goes out and wraps it like a dumpling, does not talk to people, and floats in front of people and disappears. And," said Uncle Qin, mysteriously raising his hand to cover his mouth, "I heard that he has recently contracted some kind of secret infectious disease. ”

"It wasn't like that before?"

Uncle Qin nodded affirmatively and said, "Not only that, he often pestles by the wall and doesn't know what he's doing, it's really scary at night...... Ouch, why did you ask such a weird guy about it, could it be that he really did something bad outside? ”

Po Luomo thought for a while and said bluntly: "Uncle, I won't tell you, in fact, I'm just investigating whether one thing has anything to do with him." ”

Uncle Qin stared at her face for two seconds, waved his hand and said, "Oh, okay, you're busy, I don't know anything." ”

Seeing that the uncle looked a little resistant, Po Luomo didn't bother much, she got up and went out, stopped at the threshold stone, turned around and asked, "By the way, is there only one staircase going upstairs?" ”

She pointed to the left side of the building, and the uncle in the room immediately nodded yes.

"Okay, thank you."

Brooms and mops are placed next to the parapet in front of the staircase, and the interior of the corridor is old and smells of sauerkraut, and the light is dim even during the day. The wooden structure of the handrail was damaged, and the steps were covered with something I don't know if it was vomit or paint, which was disgusting to look at.

Polomo stood at the top of the stairs and watched, hesitating whether she should go up or not, she had imagined all kinds of possibilities, and what she was facing was probably not a normal person. But she didn't want to do useless work, even if it was just a little bit of information.

An important meeting of the Demon Hunters pointed out that it is good to be able to complete the task, but first you must ensure the safety of your own life.

At last she went up anyway, because she saw a small light on the top of the stairs.

Po Luomo covered his mouth and nose, and stepped upstairs with a discarded environmental protection bag, usually no one passes here, and the further up the house, the fewer the residents. On the contrary, spider webs and holes can be found everywhere, and many termites have made their home here.

Fortunately, she wears a casual fashion, which is also the same when she meets Aunt Mei, which is affordable and easy to clean. In addition, if you remove those small animals, the floors are still relatively tidy, unlike the slums in the big cities, and the daily garbage will not be littered.

The inverted word "Fu" is no longer red, the tiles on the ground show subtle stripes on the surface, and Po Luomo counted the floors he had walked through, and determined that this was the fourth floor.

At a glance, the eight room numbers are unobstructed, and only two small wooden balls hang in front of the door of room 403, revealing a faint green light. She walked down the hallway, stood on her heels in front of the third room, and pressed her ear to the door before knocking.

There was no sound, she didn't know if the person was inside, anyway, knock on the door first.

Just as the little fist was about to knock down, the doorknob clicked, and a scruffy-looking man stared at her blankly through the crack in the door. Po Luomo's breathing instantly increased, and the whole person was extremely nervous, and the man spoke first: "Uh, who are you?" ”

"I ...... Actually, I was ...... "Oh no, she should have figured out how to answer."

The man's eyes became cold, but he didn't seem to close the door, and he stood by the door, not letting Poromo see the scene inside the house.

"Ahaha, you're so funny." She shifted her gaze to the glowing ball.

"I did this."

The man sensed that the little girl should have no ill intentions, and he opened the door a little more vigilantly.

Polomo saw that the house was full of these wooden handicrafts, swans, clowns, windmills...... Some of them are sprinkled with phosphors, and some have built-in electronic lights, so you can see the general layout realistically.

"Wow, that's beautiful." She showed the childlike innocence of a seven- or eight-year-old girl, with big eyes blinking a few times.

"If you like it, just take a look."

The man didn't take precautions and left the door completely open, but he still didn't intend to invite Poplomo in. Ordinary people don't come to visit him at all, not to mention that this girl who doesn't know what to do really makes him suspicious.

"Yes, is it Mr. Ponf?" Po Luomo put away his curious eyes, calmed down and said, "I am an intent investigator sent by the neighborhood committee, can I ask you a few questions about the sanitation of residential buildings?" ”

“...... I'm sorry, I've lived in this town for almost five years, and I haven't heard of any neighborhood committees. ”

"Maybe you haven't been out much lately and don't know much about the situation outside." She made it up on an impromptu basis, but she wasn't sure.

"Well, well, it's too abrupt to stand at the door, so let's come in and ask." Pong Fu looked back and said, "I've been in this house for a long time, can you wait?" ”

"Yes."

Bang, the door suddenly closed again, and then there was the sound of a heavy object being dragged. Po Luomo stretched her tense body, her heart had been beating wildly just now, this man should have believed it, and then, it was okay to use his little brain hole to come up with a few simple questions, right? She closed her eyes and began to think, but her head was a mess.

The door was opened again, and Pong Fu made a way for her, but Poromo hesitated to go in or not.

"Oh, it's pretty dark, I forgot to turn on the lamp." He went back and turned on a small white lamp on the workbench, and the room suddenly became much brighter.

Poromo cautiously walked over and shook his head to look around, the floor and wooden cabinets were filled with wooden crafts, as well as some soft plastic figurines, similar to those shown in the anime. The handicrafts he made were so lifelike that he did a good job of both facial expressions and gestures, which seemed to be difficult to do with just a handmade knife and sandpaper.

"I've always loved carving, especially cork, since I was a kid, and I often make small things that are common. But now, I prefer to make complex models and add some active nodes to make them more interesting. Pong Fu began to talk a lot, as if he wanted to say all the words that he had been holding back for five years.

"Don't look at me, I'm actually a little bit confident in the dyeing, for example, this Naranga is one of my favorite characters, the black ink can highlight his character, and this little dog Butch, with warm spots to make his flattering movements even more cute."

Porom looked at a white swan on the glass counter, standing on the surface of the water with its white wings outstretched, its head facing the sky as if to sing.

"Are you looking at this? This is a work from a long time ago, and if you've seen the ugly duckling, you should know that it's the most beautiful when it turns into a white swan. ”

"But if you have such an artistic achievement, why don't you sell it? That way you don't have to live in this old building anymore. Tromo asked him.

"I did this, I had someone to sell my art in China, and the benefits were not bad, and some people even asked for my phone number and became my fan."

"Actually, you can afford to build an art gallery in the town where people can admire your masterpieces."

Ponf bowed his head deeply, he sat down, took a ballet dancer from the counter and put it on the ground, and her body shone with the morning star in the light of the lamp. At this time, Poromo saw that he was wearing an ill-fitting coat that covered his entire body.

At first, she didn't understand why he was afraid to see the light, but then she slowly understood.