Chapter 20: Bad News
"Are you sure you can see clearly?" The landlady was carrying a rolling pin and yelling at me in broken Mandarin.
And I stood in the cold wind of the night, wearing wet pajamas and only a bath towel, and my whole body couldn't help but chill.
I could see clearly the white hand and the dark shadow running into the corner, but in the bright light of the flashlight, there was nothing in the corner of the wall except a pile of broken bricks that the landlord had prepared to build a planter, and it was impossible to climb over the wall.
The landlady had been fantasizing all day that her house would be burglarized, so the wall outside the courtyard was built high, covered with broken glass, and a sharp iron fence. Even wild cats, which "stroll" around the rooftop courtyard wall all day long, will not patronize this one.
What made the landlady even more annoyed, and what shocked meβthe tenants were surprisingly neat today, and all of them were in their rooms except for the one at the end of the third floor who had been away for a long time.
It's impossible to say that the one on the third floor is peeping. Because, there are two girls living in that room, who work in the factory on weekdays and are at home on weekends. Today, Sunday, they went back to the factory, and it's normal not to be at home.
"Everybody has to go to work, Juejue, Nong is making such a fuss......," the landlady was still scolding.
I looked at her mouth closed, I didn't know how to argue, I was caught up in my own thoughts, and I couldn't hear what she was saying at all.
At this time, there was a tenant's child, who was only about 7 or 8 years old, and suddenly asked the adult next to him suspiciously: "Mom, this sister doesn't look like a lie." However, when the windows are closed, how can the curtains tremble? β
This sentence was like waking up a person in a dream, my face suddenly turned pale, if everything before can be explained that there is really a "skillful" thief who ran out, then how can the curtain be explained?
I've seen it shake with my own eyes! It's really like there is a person behind it, even if the wind blows, it can't produce that effect, but now it's winter, the windows have long been closed, and the lock is in the bathroom, how can you achieve that effect through the glass?
The only explanation, only ......!
I didn't dare to think that the landlady even seized the reason and began to discipline me.
At this time, a sharp mobile phone ringtone came from upstairs, and as soon as I heard it, I knew that it was my copycat machine ringing. Only it claims to have eight horns that can make such a loud ringing, and when I usually go home, I will turn it to vibration, and I forgot about it today.
"I'll answer the phone." I can't stand in the cold wind anymore, I can't hold it anymore, my heart can't support it.
Many of the tenants also dispersed, and the landlady did not forget to chase after me to remind me that the ringing of the mobile phone was too harsh.
"Knock" closed the door, I leaned against the door, I didn't care about wiping my wet body, I felt like I was about to collapse, only looking at the picture of my grandmother, can give me a little strength.
At this time, the silent mobile phone rang again, and I didn't dare to affect other people, so I quickly rushed over, picked up the phone almost numbly, and pressed the answer button.
"Is it Xiaoshuang? Are you there? Nanfeng said in a somewhat anxious tone on the other end of the phone.
Hearing her voice, I felt a trace of warmth in my heart, and the whole person came back to my senses, and the tears of horror that had been suppressed for a long time slowly appeared in my eyes.
"Well, I'm here." I forced myself to make my voice normal, not wanting to worry the south wind.
And the anxious south wind did not notice these details, but said a thunderbolt to me.
"Xu Lili, Xu Lili...... She jumped off the building, right in the building where we had the night, and jumped from the top floor. β