July 5, 2016. Three more days passed peacefully. Lin Xi gradually came out of the haze of terror.

That afternoon, he took half a day off and left the funeral home early and drove alone to a bar far from home.

It was a bar run by the landlord, Chu Ling. Who the former owner of the bar was was unknown, but Lin Xi had already developed a strange impression in his heart.

Because the bar was not opened in the downtown area, but chose this remote and cold town at the junction of the two cities.

If it weren't for Chu Ling, he might not have discovered that place in his life. It also has a strange name, Doom Bar.

The architecture of the bar is quite special. Outside are minarets, soaring roofs and tall pointed arches.

The house is lined with six slender pillars and colourful stained glass all over the walls. There are also dark brown wooden tables and chairs, and the bar has a mysterious and eerie gothic atmosphere inside and out.

At this time, there was still half a day before the bar opened, and Lin Xi became the only customer in the store. He walked to the bar and sat down, and said to the back of the bar,

"The same old way." Hearing this, a beautiful young girl turned around, smiled charmingly at Lin Xi, and shouted softly

After "Brother Lin", he quickly got ready.

"I saw you in my dream last night, and I thought I might be able to see you today. Sure enough, it's a dream come true, right? I just didn't expect to come so early, and I was a little flattered. "She is Lin Xide's landlord, the owner and bartender of the End Bar, Chu Ling.

Although he is young, he is exquisite, and the people are beautiful, and he takes care of the bar well.

Lin Xi would come here every once in a while, and the two of them naturally became more familiar.

"If the unit is fine, come and sit down. There's been a lot of going on lately, and I want to come here to relax. Chu Ling smiled sweetly at him again, then looked behind him, and asked strangely, "Hey, why didn't my sister-in-law come along?" The sister-in-law she was referring to was Ami, and it was in this bar that Lin Xi and she met.

"She's not available!" Lin Xi's tone suddenly stiffened. The thought of Ami made his brow furrow.

This woman is now more and more rude and willful, and she will have hysterical attacks if she is not satisfied. In her eyes, there is nothing but money and famous brands, including his boyfriend.

Lin Xi's patience with her is almost to the limit. Chu Ling is a clever person, and when he heard this, he guessed eight or nine points.

She stopped asking and changed the subject.

"Brother Lin, do you know that there are more and more people drinking the 'Blood Covenant' now. It's all thanks to you, those people are influenced by you! This sentence is often on her lips, and Lin Xi is her Bole.

At the beginning, just when Chu Ling thought that the new wine he had made was about to die, Lin Xi was the first customer to taste it.

She still clearly remembered Lin Xi's intoxicated and satisfied expression after drinking the 'Blood Covenant'. This is the greatest encouragement and affirmation for her, and at the same time, it also makes her feel moved to find the sound.

At that moment, they looked at each other and smiled. Lin Xi took the wine glass handed by Chu Ling and raised it in front of his eyes, the blood-red color in the cup was eye-catching, just looking at it would have a shocking feeling, the 'Blood Covenant' lived up to its name.

He took a small sip, and a warm current of rich heat mixed with a fishy smell slid down the tip of his tongue and into his throat.

He closed his eyes, and the feeling of comfort made him almost moan,

"You don't have to thank me, it's gold that always shines." Chu Ling waved his hand again and again, wanting to be modest a few more words, and his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the half of the card exposed in the pocket of the other party's jacket.

The big black letters on the card jumped into my eyes.

"Annie?" She whispered the words.

"What did you say?" Chu Ling stretched out his slender finger and pointed at Lin Xi's chest. The latter looked down, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes,

"What is this?" He pulled out his card in confusion. The card has a few lines of text printed on it and a small photo attached.

Lin Xi is very familiar with this format, it is the information of the corpse that needs to be cremated in the funeral home, a female corpse named Annie.

As soon as his gaze touched the small black and white photo, the whole person stood up from the chair like an electric shock.

"How is she? Why is this thing... Will it be in my pocket?! "The photo is small, but the girl's face in the photo is clearly recognizable.

Lin Xi recognized her at just one glance - the lost female corpse in the cremation room last night! He was sure that he had never taken her corpse information card, and he would not put it in his pocket just like that.

So, where does it come from? He thought of Li Yan, but the other party had no reason to do so. It will not do him any good to destroy himself or let the corpse loss incident be exposed, Li Yan will not do this kind of thing that harms others and is not beneficial to himself.

"Brother Lin, are you okay?" Chu Ling asked with concern. Lin Xi's hand trembled, and the card slipped weakly from between his fingers, and was caught by Chu Ling, who was quick-eyed.

She looked at the card incomprehensibly, but the expression on her face became more exaggerated than Lin Xi's,

"How could it be her?!"

"You...... Know this person? Lin Xi's heart suddenly lifted. Unexpectedly, this unclaimed corpse, which had no relatives and no reason, suddenly appeared with an acquaintance.

That said, the matter is no longer seamless. Chu Ling looked at the girl's photo carefully a few more times and then nodded, "Yes, I know her." But ......"

"But what?" Lin Xi asked nervously.

"She should be called Sun Jianing, how did she become Annie?"

"Are you mistaken?" Lin Xi had a hint of luck.

"No way. I'd misremember everyone's name except her. I will never forget this face until I die. ”

"You ...... What relationship? ”

"It doesn't matter. If there is, it's just the relationship between the bartender and the customer. Lin Xi heard the sound outside the strings, and asked with some anxiety: "How long have you known each other?" ”

"Three years, but I haven't seen each other for a year. What's going on with this card? ”

"She's dead. This is her cremation information card. ”

"yes, I almost forgot that you worked at a funeral home."

"You don't seem surprised by her death?"

"Because the police have already come looking for me."

"Police?" Lin Xi's heart trembled,

"What are they looking for you?"

"Don't you know? Jia Ning was killed near the bar, and she often came to the bar, so the police came to me to find out the situation. ”

"I see." Since the body was sent to the funeral home for cremation after the police came, what they asked must have nothing to do with the loss of the body, Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly laughed in his heart that he was a thief.

"Has she been cremated?" Chu Ling asked. Lin Xi hurriedly nodded,

"Yes. It's just that no one came to pick up her ashes. ”

"How so? That... Can I pick it up? ”

"Of course not, the ashes of the deceased can only be received by their relatives." Lin Xi really wanted to reward himself for more mouths, and regretted telling her so much.

I can't imagine that the relationship between these two women is so close. However, it also created an opportunity for him to get to know Anne.

He asked, "Do you know any other acquaintances or relatives of her?" ”

"I heard that Jia Ning has an aunt, but she has broken off contact since the falling out. Nothing else is clear. Actually, I don't know anything about her except her name. Saying that, Chu Ling smiled bitterly, and an imperceptible tear squeezed out of the corner of his eye,

"But now, it seems, I don't even know her name." Finally, Lin Xi's tense nerves relaxed,

"Seeing how sad you looked, I thought you two were in that relationship." Of course Chu Ling understood

The meaning of "that relationship". It's just that I didn't expect this ridiculous sentence to make her sad again,

"It's a pity that people don't pay attention to me at all!" Looking at Lin Xi's smiling expression, her face was a little unbearable, and she said coquettishly: "Brother Lin, how can I be embarrassed to tell you this kind of thing."

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"It's your private business, you don't have to tell me." Lin Xi smiled. "Actually...... You've probably seen her too. ”

"Me?" Lin Xi moved his gaze to the card in surprise, carefully recognized the woman's face, and then shook his head.

Except for some characteristics common to beautiful women, none of the other party's faces were familiar to him.

"yes, she used to come to the bar a lot. Have you forgotten? ”

"Even if I've seen her, I'm not as impressed as you are." Chu Ling's face flushed, and a strange brilliance appeared in his eyes, which immediately dimmed again,

"But I haven't had time to confess to her yet. Now that she's dead, there's no more chance. "The already quiet bar is now lifeless.

The last rays of the sunset that had crept into the store slipped away. Night is coming. Lin Xi glanced at his watch, half past five,

"Let's go, it's time to go back to dinner." He drank the remaining wine in the cup and said goodbye to Chu Ling, got up and left.

And the corpse information card that I don't know if it was Annie or Sun Jianing was tightly held in the palm of his hand. Maybe it was because he was in too much of a hurry, but when he went out, he didn't find anyone outside the door, and he ended up bumping into the other party solidly.

Fortunately, Lin Xi's eyes were quick and grabbed the man's arm, so that the other party did not fall.

"I'm sorry, but I left in too much of a hurry. Are you okay? Lin Xi looked at the man apologetically. She is a bright-eyed girl with a pair of cute ponytails, and shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth appear from time to time.

Her skin is pale and her waist is slender, which is a rare beauty. Lin Xi couldn't help but take a few more looks.

The girl pulled her arm out of Lin Xi's hand in embarrassment, and after sneaking another glance at him, she hurriedly lowered her head, her cheeks flushed.

She whispered

"It's okay," he walked briskly into the bar. It's still a shy girl, Lin Xiwan. Although he often comes to the bar, he doesn't think he is a person who likes to mess with flowers and grass, and he is not in the mood to do so now.

Back in the car, Lin Xi re-unfolded the crumpled card in his hand. The words are machine-printed, and there is no handwriting to check.

He racked his brains and couldn't think of who would do it. As for Li Yan, he once again ruled out his suspicions, if the loss of the body was really exposed, no one would be able to leave it alone.

Lin Xi closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair, and only slowly opened his eyes after his thoughts were exhausted, and drove home without any gain.

He gave up the idea of going back to the funeral home to investigate, reason telling him that it would be futile, and that it might become another mystery.

When he got home, Lin Xi was greeted by Ami's stinky face. She said coldly

"I've eaten" and continued to watch TV, without even glancing at Lin Xi. This woman is going crazy again!

Isn't it just that I bought fewer pairs of shoes, as for that? Lin Xi didn't want to quarrel with her anymore, and his patience had reached the limit.

This woman has completely fallen into the eyes of money. She actually said that at the beginning of their acquaintance, Lin Xi boasted that the bar and the small building were his.

Oh my God, how could he say such a stupid thing?! He forced his anger to the table, and before he could sit down, there was the sound of high heels slamming on the floor, and then the door was slammed shut.

Ami is out! Lin Xi kicked over the chair. Break up when she comes back, no, break up now!

Immediately! He pulled out his phone and dialed Ami's, only to hear it

"The user you dialed is turned off". He said hatefully, "Since you're gone, don't come back!" He smashed the poor phone to the ground and ended his life, flying debris all over the ground.

He walked quickly to the door and locked the door, then pulled the living room couch to hold the door firmly, and made sure Ami couldn't get in before panting back.

I didn't have an appetite for dinner today. Lin Xi felt his heart twitch for a while, as if it would pop out at any time.

He dragged his tired body back to the bedroom and collapsed on the bed with his eyes closed. A heavy bell ringing from the living room on the second floor.

He couldn't remember when he had calmed down, let alone when he had fallen asleep. When I opened my eyes again in a daze, there seemed to be an extra person around me, could it be that Ami had returned?

But she has obviously locked the door and used the sofa to hold it up, how did she get in?!