No, not an illusion.

Fang Youran slowly leaned over, the man's face was pale and lifeless, he looked like he was asleep, and he looked like a ...... He's dead.

"Hua Ling?" Fang Youran whispered in his ear, but there was no response.

She secretly gasped and pushed him again: "Hua Ling, wake up, I'm here to watch the sunset with you." ”

Zhuo Hualing leaned to the side and fell into the grass, he didn't respond to her again, nor did he look at her again.

If she had called him in the past, he would have opened his eyes to look at her and smile at her.

Except for Zhuo Hualing, no one will smile so sincerely at her anymore.

Why, some important things must not be cherished until they are lost?

Fang Youran stepped forward and hugged Zhuo Hualing tightly, choking up: "Fool, you wake up and talk to me, I'm in front of you now, I'm here to see you, wake up quickly!" ”

No matter how Fang Youran told him to shake him, Zhuo Hualing never opened his eyes again.

He passed away in this ideal place, and slept forever between the green mountains and green waters, perhaps this is the happiest thing for him.

Fang Youran hugged him tightly and did not leave. Wait with him for the night to fall, and then look at the stars in the sky, and she softly hums his favorite song before.

Gone? Ah Ci looked at the empty room, sighed lightly, and left without saying a word to her.

"Ah Ci, you haven't eaten much today." Shen Jasmine asked her with a concerned face.

Ah Ci glanced back at her: "I'm not in the mood to eat." ”

Shen Jasmine: "Is it for Mr. Zhuo?" Don't think about it, each has his own life, I think this is his choice, and he must be living happily now. ”

Ah Ci: "For him, the happiness and joy of his life are too short. ”

Shen Jasmine stared at her worriedly. Seeing that Ah Ci was a little uncomfortable, "What are you looking at me like this?" ”

Shen Jasmine: "I really didn't expect you to be quite indifferent on the surface, but I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic." ”

Ah Ci retracted his gaze expressionlessly: "I'm tired, you should rest early." ”

Jasmine Shen: "Have you started to get used to your current work and life?" ”

Ah Ci didn't answer, the figure of Fengmian came to mind, and now he is used to living without him?

No, just pretend to get used to it.

Ah Ci went to bed early that day and slept very deeply, and Zhuo Hualing's incident brought her too many heavy feelings. She needed time to digest it.

As the night deepened, a dark figure stepped out of the corner, and the evening breeze blew softly, ruffling the man's slightly messy hair.

It's too dim to see very really, but I just feel that his facial features are three-dimensional and profound.

The man stood in front of Ah Ci's window for a long time and did not leave, revealing a strange smile.

When Ah Ci woke up the next day, she always felt that something was wrong, she had always been very sensitive to the smell of blood, she got up and walked to the window, she found the blood on the windowsill, and the black cat under the window, which had been strangled off by someone.

Ah Ci stared at the black cat with the severed head for a long time, messed up her coat, ran out of the room, and came to the courtyard city, she slowly walked towards the black cat, Mo Ming was a little sad.

She was about to reach out and touch it, when suddenly her hand was grasped, and Ah Ci looked back and saw that Yu Ming had come behind her at some point.

She was very vigilant, but she was distracted by the tragic situation when the black cat died, Yu Ming wrinkled her eyebrows tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't touch." ”

Ah Ci withdrew his hand, a little sad: "How did you die?" ”

Yu Ming looked at the corpse of the black cat, thought for a while and said, "Maybe it was interrupted by another cat and the neck was bitten off by another cat, right?" ”

Ah Ci shook his head, "Impossible, you look at its neck wound, if it is really a beast or another wild cat's neck bitten off, the cut of the wound cannot be so neat." ”

Yu Ming stepped forward to take a closer look and replied softly: "It seems that my neck was broken by some rope." Who would be so cruel? ’

Ah Ci was silent for a long time and said, "I'll go and bury it." ”

Although there was no emotion on the surface, Yu Ming had been by her side for so long, and he could feel that she was very sad now.

Xiao Hei has been with her for so long, to say the least, for a year or two, and suddenly died like this, leaving her, she must be sad.

Yu Ming got up and said, "I'll go and bury Xiao Hei's body, don't be sad, Sister Shirley asked me to call you to breakfast." ”

"Well, thank you." Ah Ci thanked him softly and buried his head and entered the house.

Yu Ming looked at the black cat's corpse, found a shovel to dig a dirt pit, and buried the cat alive.

Ah Ci's mood has been very low for the past few days, and Yu Ming has also been reborn with a worried face.

Shirley asked Yu Ming, "What's wrong with you and Miss Aci in the last few days?" ”

Yu Ming raised his face and asked Shirley: "Ah Ci's cat is dead, and I don't know who killed it, although she didn't cry or show that she was very sad, but I think she must be sad, I want to give her another cat." ”

Shirley thought for a while and said, "Cats are actually very wild, and if you don't like it, they will run out, if you want to please her, why don't you give her something else?" ”

Yu Ming clapped his palms and shouted, "Yes, I'll do it now." ”

Running out in a hurry, Shirley couldn't stop him, it seems that Yu Ming is really interested in Ah Ci.

When Ah Ci was about to go home after class, she saw a familiar figure waiting for her at the school gate.

Ah Ci wanted to go around the road, but the man had already seen himself. Ran towards her.

"Sister Aci."

"You're looking for me?" Ah Ci didn't look at Tong Yan, after all, Yu Fengmian's death, she has always been deeply in her heart, and she has never let go.

Tong Yan also knew that she didn't have a good face to show herself, so she didn't care, at least that eye-catching guy was dead.

"I've been waiting for you for a while. I do have something to do with you today, so why don't you go for a walk in the park in front of you? ”

Ah Ci glanced at the time, it was half past four in the afternoon, the time was not too late, she thought about it and agreed.

Walking in the park with him, Ah Ci can no longer find the tacit feeling of being with Tong Yan before, maybe they have been separated for too long, maybe they have grown up, so they have changed each other.

"Sister Aci, I haven't come to you for this time, have you missed me?"

Aci: "I'm very busy during this time, and I don't have time to think about other irrelevant things. ”

Hearing this, Tong Yan was a little shocked, and smiled helplessly: "This sentence is really hurtful, I thought we were each other's only." ”

Ah Ci looked at Tong Yan suspiciously: "You shouldn't have understood that it is impossible for us to go back to the past, let alone be the only one on the other." ”

Tong Yan sighed lightly: "Although my current thoughts are very naïve, I really want to go back to the past with Sister Aci." Even if I can't go back to the past, I ask Sister Aci not to reject me thousands of miles away. ”

Ah Ci: "Before you made a move on Feng Mian, weren't you ready to part ways with me?" ”

Tong Yan: "I never thought of separating from Sister Aci, and all of this is Sister Aci's fault!" ”

Ah Ci wrinkled her eyebrows and looked at Tong Yan with some disgust: "My fault? ”

Tong Yan said hatefully: "Yes, isn't it Sister Aci's fault?" Sister Aci said before that we will be together forever, we are each other's only, but since the appearance of that Yu Fengmian, all your thoughts are in him, he should have died, if you are not like this, I will not calculate Yu Fengmian's waste. ”

"Tong Yan, I warn you to shut up." A hint of murder flashed in Ah Ci's eyes.

Tong Yan met her cruel eyes, and obediently closed his mouth, in addition to his love for Aci, he also had some awe, which had been planted in the depths of his soul since childhood and could not be easily changed.

"I'm going home."

"Sister Aci." Tong Yan stopped her: "You do have something to do with you, do you remember what I told you before, it seems that someone is following me?" ”

Ah Ci paused and looked back at Tong Yan: "Did you see that person?" ”

Tong Yan shook his head: "I didn't see it, but he left me some information, and I think it's necessary to tell you." ”

Saying that, Tong Yan took out a delicate pet collar from his pocket, and Ah Ci stared at the collar in a daze for a long time before reaching out and taking it.

"How do you have Blackie's collar?" When Xiao Hei died, his neck and body were separated, so he didn't pay attention to the whereabouts of the collar at that time, but he didn't expect it to be here in Tong Yan.

Tong Yan: "When I woke up yesterday morning, I found this collar in front of my window. Because I had seen the black cat and hugged it when I went to the lodge before, I recognized the collar at a glance. I wanted to come to you as soon as possible, but some things in my studies were delayed. ”

Ah Cimo rubbed the collar on his hand and his eyes were cold, "He killed Xiao Hei." ”

Tong Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Who is he?" ”

Ah Ci: "I haven't seen him, but I can feel that he has been lurking by my side, no, to be precise, he has been lurking by Fengmian's side before, he is like a shadow everywhere." No one knows where he is hiding. ”

For some reason, Tong Yan, who had never seen any scene, shuddered at this time, "There has never been such a person who knows how to hide himself so well, what is the purpose of his doing this?" ”

Ah Ci shook his head: "I'm just guessing for the time being, and I can't think of anything else now, I'll get back to contact you." ”

Tong Yan looked worried: "But I always feel that his ultimate goal this time may be you." ”

Ah Ci paused. sneered: "It's not just me, it's you, this time he just gave us a small warning, but don't worry, I won't let him succeed." ”

Ah Ci's smile made Tong Yan feel very secure, as it was when he was a child, as long as Sister Ah Ci was by his side, there was nothing that could not be solved.

"We'll call again that night." Tong Yan watched Ah Ci leave, and it took a long time to retract his gaze.

He didn't take a taxi. Rather, it was like that night, walking slowly along the dark alley.

If that person really had intentions on him, maybe he was already following him this time?

Like Ah Ci, Tong Yan's vigilance was much stronger than that of ordinary people, and after walking in the dark alley for a short time, he noticed that someone was following him behind him.

About ten meters away, his steps slowed down a lot, and he smiled: "I know you are also following me today, you don't have to hide anymore, come on gusts of wind." ”

Tong Yan waited for a while. The man didn't come out. Tong Yan looked back, there was silence, sometimes he felt that maybe all this was his own illusion?

In fact, there is really no one behind him, and he is too nervous so he fantasizes about it?

Tong Yan sighed secretly, silently withdrew his gaze, and was about to turn around and leave when a hoarse and broken voice sounded behind him.

"I have something to say to you."

The sound sounded like it came from the abyss of hell, and it was terrifying to hear. Tong Yan was about to look back, but the man restrained him: "Don't look back." ”

Tong Yan stiffened, and the man continued, "Good boy. Don't look back. I'm here for your good, and if you see me, I'll kill you. ”

Tong Yan's voice trembled a little and asked him, "Who are you?" Why follow me? ”

The mysterious man chuckled, "You don't have to know who I am, but I can help you get what you want." ”

Tong Yan didn't take it seriously at all, and sneered: "What I think about has always been won by my own hands, and it is not rare for others to give it to me." ”

"Sounds like you've got a lot of backbone." Although the man was faced, he was not angry at all, and said, "There are some things that you can never get by yourself." ”

Tong Yan was about to look back at him. The man stopped again: "I said not to look back at me, it will not do you any good, young man, you should listen to my advice." ”

Tong Yan held back again, "You've been hiding in the dark to observe what my purpose is?"

The man smiled, "I think you're funny, worth my observation, and I'm friendly to you." ”

This person gave Tong Yan a very bad feeling, and he always felt that it was three points more dangerous than anyone he had come into contact with in the past.

"Sir, you might as well tell us the purpose of your trip."

Seeing Tong Yan, he finally checked his mouth. The man smiled and said, "I can help you get the Ah Ci you want." ”

Tong Yan's body trembled, she really wanted Ah Ci very much, and wanted her to be by her side for the rest of her life, but he also understood that Ah Ci would never be at the mercy of others.

The man saw that Tong Yan had not spoken for a long time, so he tried to convince her again: "If you really want to conquer Ah Ci, only if I help you, you can keep her by your side." ”

Tong Yan was helpless: "What if I refuse your proposal?" ”

The man laughed, "That's okay, I'll kill you." ”

"Kill me?" Tong Yan laughed: "How are you going to kill me now?" I'm afraid you won't be able to protect yourself. Not to mention this time. ”

The man sighed lightly: "You think things are so simple, Ah Ci is a very dangerous child, much more dangerous than you, you can't win her, you can't get close to her by your own means." And she said she was going to abandon you, you have almost no strength to resist, right? ”

Tong Yan swallowed the bitterness in his throat, the man was indeed right, and this sentence poked him deeply.

"You mean, I just have to listen to you. By cooperating with you, you will be able to help me conquer Ah Ci and make her listen to me? ”

"That's right."

Tong Yan was silent for a while: "Can I think about it?" I never thought of harming Sister Aci. ”

"But when you made a move against Feng Mian, she already regarded you as an enemy, and you are no longer the closest person to her."

Tong Yan's hands were clenched into fists, he didn't know if Ah Ci was forced to choose between Yu Fengmian and him, would she leave herself and go to Yu Fengmian? Thinking of this, Tong Yan was very unwilling.

"Okay, I promise you, I'll work with you, but what are we going to do next?"

The man chuckled twice in satisfaction: "Now you don't do anything, just wait for my news." ”

Tong Yan: "But how can I contact you?" Can I look back at you now? ”

There was no response for a long time......

Tong Yan took a deep breath and looked back, only to see that the dark alley, except for himself, was empty, the dim street lamp stretched his figure, the alley was clammy and weird, and Tong Yan's back was a little cold. He quickened his pace and left the alley.

When Ah Ci went back, Yu Ming noticed that she was in a good mood.

Yu Ming took advantage of this to bring the small thing he bought to her, which turned out to be a red-haired parrot and could talk.

Yu Ming teased the parrot: "Xiaohong, call sister." Pretty sister. ”

The red-haired parrot was very obedient, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sister, beautiful sister, sister...... Pretty sister. ”

It's the first time Ah Ci has seen this thing, and she has only seen talking parrots on TV before.

She reached out and touched the parrot's head, which was very docile. Let her touch it.

"Where did you get this little thing?" Ah Ci asked him suspiciously. If you want to buy a talking parrot, it's hard to get.

"I know a bird keeper who bought it from him, and he trained his parrot for many years before he learned to speak."

Ci: "I like what you give me. ”

Yu Ming smiled: "It's good if you like it, see if you're in a good mood." ”

Ah Ci took a sip of tea, and made Yu Ming slightly distracted, as if he saw Yu Fengmian's shadow on Ah Ci's body.

"When I was out of school, I met Tong Yan."

Mention of children's words. Yu Ming's mood was not so good, "Oh, then what did he tell you?" ”

Ah Ci blew the tender green spikes floating in the tea, and said with a smile: "I haven't said anything yet, but we will talk about it in the evening." ”

Yu Ming was silent for a while, and then reminded: "I think he is very self-conscious, and you are not pure about your sister, could he have any ideas?" ”

Ah Ci: "I'm afraid he won't make up his mind." ”

Yu Ming's eyes sank: "What do you mean by sister?" ”

Ah Ci: "You'll understand after a while, it's inconvenient to say it now." ”

Yu Ming looked at Ah Ci, with a secretive look. couldn't help but sigh, he couldn't see through what Ah Ci was thinking.

Sometimes when I was about to chase her thoughts, I found that she had already made all the preparations in secret.

That night, Ah Ci chatted with Tong Yan a little.

It's all about the dark shadow, and there's nothing else to talk about.

Tong Yan said: "When I went back today, I seemed to feel him following me again. ”

Tzu: "Did he talk to you?" ”

Tong Yan: "How is it possible? I'd like to talk to him more if I could. ”

Ah Ci sighed lightly: "Is that so? ”

Tong Yan: "Are you going to sleep?" ”

Ah Ci: "Yanyan, I'm going to a place. ”

Tong Yan was puzzled: "What place?" ”

Ah Ci: "Where Yu Fengmian fell, I know that they found an empty coffin there, and the man named Wei Ming has been missing. ”

Tong Yan: "But didn't the police find nothing?" Where did you go there, and what did you find? ”

Ah Ci: "Just because the police can't find it doesn't mean I can't find it, I never trust others, I only believe in myself." ”

Tong Yan was silent for a while and asked her, "Do you have to go?" ”

Ah Ci said very firmly: "You must go." ”

Tong Yan: "Okay, I'll go with you." ”

Ah Ci was puzzled for a while: "Aren't you in the way over there?" ”

Tong Yan: "Nothing is more important than Sister Aci, so it's so happily decided, Sister Aci, you go to sleep, good night." ”

"Well, good night." Ah Ci hung up the phone, stared at the ceiling with wide eyes, and didn't sleep for a long time.

Yu Ming heard that Ah Ci was going to check Wei Ming's whereabouts with Tong Yan, so he excitedly begged Ah Ci to let him go with him.

Ah Ci was helpless: "It's not that I don't want to take you, it's not that I can't go." ”

Yu Ming: "Why not?" Tong Yan can, I can, and I will do better than Tong Yan. ”

Ah Ci: "It's not as simple as you think, I always feel that this time it will be extremely dangerous." It's more dangerous than ever, Yu Fengmian's life and death are unknown, I may not be able to be better than him, and I will retreat with my whole body. ”

Yu Ming's brows sank: "What kind of danger is it?" I don't believe that Wei Ming is really that powerful? Didn't you say he was dead? Since they are all dead people, why are you all so taboo? ”

Ah Ci: "Yu Ming, listen to me." ”

Facing Ah Ci's resolute eyes, Yu Ming sighed lightly: "I know, I just listen to you." ”

Ah Ci did not lie to Yu Ming, nor did he underestimate him as inferior to Tong Yan, but this journey. It is not advisable to bring extra people over, otherwise there will be too many people, and the killer hidden in the dark will not be easy for her to lure him to the bait.

Three days later, Ah Ci got a month's leave, and she made an appointment with Tong Yan to rent a car and go over there together.

The driver who drove the car was found by Tong Yan, the driver's surname was Huang, and he didn't know his full name, they all called him Master Huang.

Master Huang used to work in a taxi company, but when he was fired for something a few years ago, he bought his own car to carry passengers, usually for long distances.

Tong Yan gave him twice the price, so that he didn't carry any more superfluous people.

But when the day arrived, Master Huang still brought a person, Tong Yan was a little unhappy, "Didn't you say okay, except for the two of us guests this way, don't you carry other guests?" ”

Master Huang smiled helplessly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yu, he is no one else, he is my ten-year-old nephew, he didn't go to school because he was sick, and his parents were on a business trip these days, so I had to take him with me." ”