Chapter 9: The Fatherless Son

"It seems that this kid wants to find his father...... live-action version of "Mimi Wandering"*......" Leaving Hanjiangdao Middle School, Zhang Guoyi drove Zhang Yicheng straight to Zhu Huanyu's house, "Uncle, I think that Uncle Ou must have a leg with Zhu Huanyu, otherwise how could other children find his father to find his house?" ”

"You unlucky boy, just tell me this, but don't go outside and talk nonsense......" To be honest, even Zhang Guoyi was a little hesitant at the moment, to be honest, in Zhang Guoyi's impression, Ou Jinyang is a very traditional person, an absolute model husband, no matter what, he doesn't look like a person who breaks shoes, "It's weird, I've known him for more than 30 years, and I really didn't see that this kid turned out to be a good ......, by the way, Yicheng, if you are sure that Zhu Huanyu just wants to find his father, and Ou Jinyang is indeed his father, how do you deal with it?" ”

"That's how easy it to do," Zhang Yicheng said...... "Let Uncle Ou go to Zhu Huanyu's grave to put three pillars of incense, place some tributes, call his son a few times, and it's basically done...... Theoretically......"

"Then why don't I let him go directly...... Don't say call a few 'sons', it's okay to call grandpa......" Zhang Guoyi smiled, "Fuck you kid didn't say it earlier, there are ten sons who have pulled you around the poor and also recognized ......"

"Hey...... I said, uncle, why do you want to solve the problem? Zhang Yicheng was stunned, "Do you know what the consequences will be if Uncle Ou is not his own father?" ”

"What? Could it be that you can still let the goblins eat it? Zhang Guoyi was stunned.

"It's almost ......" Zhang Yicheng nodded, "And there is another point, Zhu Huanyu's wish to find his father may not be his greatest wish, just that out-of-tune essay is definitely not enough to conclude the following, at least the essays I have written before are basically nonsense, and not a word is true...... If his last wish is not to recognize his father, then it will be in vain to go......"

Zhu Huanyu's community, which is similar to the community where Ou Jinyang's family lives, is also a high-end apartment, according to the address provided by Mr. Yang, the two quickly found Zhu Huanyu's house.

"Looking for whom?" Soon after the doorbell was rang, there was a quick response from the house, and the voice seemed to be a woman, and the accent seemed to be from the south.

"I'm a ...... from the Education Bureau I want to know a little about Zhu Huanyu! Zhang Guoyi took out his work card and handed it to the "cat's eye". After a while, there was a sound of hanging door chains in the house, and the security door immediately opened a small crack.

"Let's look for Comrade Zhu Yufen, I am from the Education Bureau, to learn about her son's situation......" Zhang Guoyi simply stuffed his work card into the crack of the door.

"I'm ......!" In the crack of the door, a face as white as a hanged ghost was faintly revealed, "My son is dead, what do you want to know?" ”

"I ...... This one...... ......" Zhang Guoyi squeaked for a long time, but he didn't know how to say it, since he handed over the work card of the Education Bureau, he can't say that your son's ghost is harming others, right?

"What the hell are you doing?" It seems that this Zhu Yufen's vigilance is quite high.

"Auntie...... That's the case, your son is in trouble......" Zhang Yicheng smiled, "We know that your son is no longer there, so we will come to you!" ”

"Got into trouble?" Zhu Yufen seemed to hesitate, "How much do you have to lose?" ”

"It's not about money......," Zhang Yicheng said, "We have something we want to know from you......"

"Then let's talk about it here......" Zhu Yufen still refused to open the door.

"This matter is ......a long story," Zhang Yicheng put on a sincere expression, "We want to know from you, did your son have any special wishes during his lifetime?" ”

"No, what's wrong?" I saw Zhu Yufen rolling her eyes and looking at Zhang Yicheng vigorously.

"Then ......," Zhang Yicheng frowned, "Can you show us your son's relics?" For example...... Diary or something? ”

"What do you think of that?" Zhu Yufen frowned, "What the hell are you doing?" ”

"Actually, your son ...... Die with a grievance or everlasting regret! Zhang Yicheng said word by word.

"What's the matter with you?" Zhu Yufen was still vigilant.

"Some things are said, maybe you don't ......believe it," Zhang Yicheng paused and said, "I have a friend who went to the Pure Water Pavilion Cemetery to sweep the tomb on the Qingming Festival, and after coming back, he went insane, and the hospital couldn't find anything wrong, and then invited a gentleman to come and see, and the gentleman also followed us to the cemetery, saying that your son was ...... in my friend, and the gentleman said, your son has an unfulfilled wish, as long as he completes the wish, everyone will be happy...... I say so, you can understand, right?" ”

"Neuropathic ......" only heard a clang, and this Zhu Yufen closed the security door tightly.

"Hey...... I work on my card! Zhang Guoyi hurriedly rang the doorbell again, "Comrade, return my work permit!" ”

"If you don't leave, I'll call the police!" Zhu Yufen opened the security door again, threw Zhang Guoyi's work card on the ground and was about to close the door again, Zhang Yicheng hurriedly stretched out his foot and stuck the crack in the door, "Aunt Zhu, you can believe it or not, if you don't help, then we can only go back and tell that gentleman and let him scatter your son's ghost!" ”

"Get your legs off!" I saw Zhu Yufen's face distorted, staring at Zhang Yicheng panting vigorously.

"Aunt Zhu, we have absolutely no malice! When my friend got sick, he would just say, 'Why haven't you come yet?' and that's the only clue! If you know what the hell is going on, be sure to tell us, this is also so that your son can rest in peace under the Nine Springs! I saw Zhang Yicheng slowly retract his feet, "Aunt Zhu, please think about it again!" ”

"Neurotic!" I saw that Zhu Yufen seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then slammed the door shut.

"It's ......" Zhang Guoyi snorted, "Let's go...... Are you really waiting for her to call the police? ”

"Old man......" Zhang Yicheng was also helpless, "I think now that Uncle Ou must be innocent......" Pressing the elevator button, Zhang Yicheng deliberately glanced back to see if there was anyone, and then lowered his voice, "That woman looks like a hanged ghost, I don't think Uncle Ou will take a fancy to her ...... even if he dies."

"Hmm...... I don't think he's going to be so tasteless, and I'd rather hang myself if I want to find such a shrew to marry. Zhang Guoyi also nodded vigorously, "By the way, Yicheng, it seems that there is no drama here, what are you going to do next?" ”

"Come hard...... Zhang Yicheng shrugged, "I can only try my best to accept it...... But you may have to wait for a while, didn't you say that Uncle Ou still has several houses in the city, let him move temporarily......"

"Don't......" Zhang Guoyi hurriedly waved his hand, "I said eldest nephew, you also saw it, I patted my chest with others, you are letting the family move now, where do you let your uncle's face go?" ”

"I didn't say that he should move ......for the rest of his life," Zhang Yicheng squinted, "Uncle, let me tell you, you must not take this kind of thing as a child's play, this thing is called 'childish', according to the record in the book, if it is handled well, it is very easy to repair, once the method is wrong, it will be fatal, much more powerful than the hanged ghost on Liu Mengmeng's body back then, and now the key is that I don't know what method to use to deal with it!" This thing is too unpopular, I flipped through seven or eight books before I found such a little bit of record, my dad has too many books, if you want to find them one by one, even if you don't go to class and look for it at home all day, it will take half a month! ”

"Gotta ...... I'll let him move first......" Zhang Guoyi pouted, it seems that this Zhang Guoyi is more afraid of being scolded by Zhang Guozhong than being embarrassed.

The uncle and nephew got on the elevator while chatting nonsense, but as soon as they got out of the unit door, they heard someone upstairs shouting, "You two! The one from the Education Bureau! Come back! ”

"Huh?" Zhang Guoyi was stunned for a moment, feeling as if he was calling himself, and when he looked up, he saw a head sticking out of a balcony window upstairs, and his cloak was almost like sticking out of half a dun cloth.

"Come back! Come back soon! It was Zhu Yufen who was probe, shouting and waving. Seeing that Zhu Yufen seemed to have changed her mind, the uncle and nephew simply turned around and returned to the door of Zhu Yufen's house.

"Young man...... You just said...... What does it mean to scatter my son's ghost? Zhu Yufen still refused to open the door, and continued to hang the door chain to ask.

"That'...... What else could it mean? Zhang Yicheng simply put on a shooting pose, "That's it, huh!" …… Do you understand? ”

As soon as she heard this, Zhu Yufen was silent for a while, and then finally opened the security door, "Come in...... you guys" It took only three or four minutes before and after, and Zhu Yufen's attitude turned 180 degrees, and the uncle and nephew looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders - no wonder that Zhu Huanyu could write such an essay......

Entering the house, Zhang Yicheng really regretted not buying a gas mask in advance and bringing it in, only to feel that the chaos in this house is not only similar to that of a pig's nest, but even the smell is similar to that of a pig's nest.

"Find a place to sit by yourself......" After only hearing two clanging sounds, Zhu Yufen threw two pairs of slippers in front of Zhang Yicheng, "It's a bit messy in the house, don't mind." ”

"It's okay...... It's okay......" Zhang Guoyi was also helpless, the floor in the house was dirtier than the soles of his shoes, and Zhu Yufen was embarrassed to let others change their shoes......

"Not long ago, I always had nightmares...... Zhu Yufen lit a cigarette, and then threw the cigarette case to Zhang Guoyi, "I dreamed that Huanyu knelt naked in front of me, hugging my thighs and crying!" ”

"You're mourning!" Zhang Guoyi took the cigarette and looked at it, the grade was not low, soft China, but unfortunately it was almost crumbled, the cigarette rolls were all bent, and it was almost like holding Genjiang rice sticks in his mouth.

"What I told you is that sentence...... Zhu Yufen took a puff of cigarette and raised her eyes to look at Zhang Yicheng, "Why haven't you come yet?" ”

"And what do you say?" Zhang Yicheng was also quite curious at this time.

"I'm dreaming!" Zhu Yufen said, "I was crying at the time, telling him that he was coming soon, and he was coming immediately, but after I woke up, I didn't know what I was referring to...... At first, I didn't pay attention to it, but then I always had this dream, exactly the same dream, and I thought it was a little weird...... By the way, you said you found a gentleman, why don't you just let him come? I want to meet him! ”

"I'll be honest with you...... That gentleman...... That's me! Zhang Yicheng smiled, "I was afraid that you wouldn't believe it just now, so I told a lie." ”

"...... you?" Zhu Yufen looked puzzled.

"My father and uncle are both from the Maoshan sect of Taoism, but now they have gone to Yunnan, so I am ......solving this matter myself," Zhang Yicheng said, "I hope you can believe me, some things in the world are indeed real!" And it's not the same as what it shows on TV! ”

"So, you're going to scatter my son's ghost!?" Hearing Zhang Yicheng say this, Zhu Yufen's face immediately felt a burst of hostility.

"Aunt Zhu, if I really wanted to do that, I wouldn't have come to you now......" Zhang Yicheng was also helpless, and said in his heart how could this woman be like a time bomb, "That's just a decision, but if you can find clues with us, the matter will be solved very well, your son can go to reincarnation smoothly, and my friend's illness will be cured, everyone will be happy!" So we would like you to provide you with your child's relics, preferably a diary or something, and we want to know what he means by 'why hasn't he come', whether it's a person, or an event, or something else......! ”

"Reincarnation?" Zhu Yufen didn't seem to hear the words at all, "Reincarnation, what do you mean?" ”

"Aunt Zhu, don't you understand reincarnation?" Zhang Yicheng frowned, "Reincarnation, reincarnation!" It becomes the child and regenerates it! ”

"Oh......" Zhu Yufen seemed to understand a little, "Then why didn't he go to reincarnation?" ”

"You help us figure this out, and he can go to reincarnation......" Zhang Yicheng was about to go crazy, "You show me his diary ......"

"He was reincarnated...... Can I still be my son? Zhu Yufen didn't seem to care about the diary at all.

"It's possible, but you have to ......" Zhang Yicheng wanted to go on, but he didn't think it was right, this kind of topic didn't seem to be explained by people of his age.

"If you want your son to be reincarnated, you have to have a child first......" Zhang Guoyi was sensible and took over the conversation, "Ask a question that shouldn't be asked, your husband ......"

As soon as she heard the word "husband", Zhu Yufen's face sank suddenly, and she snorted coldly with a cigarette in her mouth, "Then I don't need him to be reincarnated!" Let's go! ”

"Ouch...... You don't need us! "Zhang Yicheng really has a dead heart, "Aunt Zhu, show me your son's diary, is it that difficult?" ”

"He doesn't keep a diary!" Zhu Yufen was finally willing to respond positively to the topic of diary, "Huanyu usually hates writing the most, how can he write a diary?" Zhu Yufen said as she entered the house and took out a large suitcase from the back room, "His things are here, you can find them!" ”

Opening the suitcase, Zhang Yicheng was dumbfounded again, he couldn't see that Zhu Huanyu was hidden, it turned out that he was still a star chaser, and he saw that the contents of this box were basically all star magazines, stickers, photo albums and the like, in addition to some pirated comic books, there was no handwriting at all, and the only handwriting was the villain drawn in the textbook and the spoof graffiti on the illustrated characters in the textbook.

"Aunt Zhu, don't hide it, I've read the essay written by your child......" Closing a textbook full of villains, Zhang Yicheng suddenly remembered Zhu Huanyu's composition, "He seems to want to find his father...... Can you ......"

"Say no more!" Zhu Yufen snorted coldly, which frightened Zhang Yicheng, "He doesn't have a father!" ”

"Aunt Zhu, now is not the time to lose your temper...... This is important! Zhang Yicheng frowned.

He ...... There really isn't a father......" Zhu Yufen lowered her head, and her tone suddenly eased a lot, "It's really ......"

"You mean you adopted this child?" Zhang Yicheng looked up at Zhu Yufen, it didn't seem like he was lying, could it be that this Zhu Huanyu really picked it up?

"He can't give birth to ......" Zhu Yufen nodded her second eye and simply sat on the ground, "This child is not his ......"

"Who? Who can't give birth? Zhang Yicheng was stunned.

"My husband ......" Zhu Yufen smiled coldly......

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Note*:

* "Mimi's Wanderings": Japan's Toei Animation launched a 51-episode cartoon in 1975, introduced to China in the mid-to-late 80s of the last century, telling the story of Mimi, a rural orphan who makes a living by performing juggling and wandering the world to find her father.