Chapter 9: The Puppeteer
Early the next morning, Lin Hai and Lin Fan tacitly got up early in the morning and were about to sneak away again. But when I went downstairs, I caught a glimpse of Lynch busily cooking food in the kitchen.
The two looked at each other in horror, and were about to retreat to the room and escape through the window, but they were frozen in place by a loud shout.
"Stop~! Give me back! How? Didn't you come down to find something to eat? "Lynch, who made a table of meals yesterday morning but found that the two of them were not there, was so angry that he almost didn't lift the table, how could he make the same mistake again today.
Lin Hai and Lin Fan sat down at the table dejectedly, avoiding the first day of junior high but not the fifteenth. As soon as the two of them sat down, they smelled a mushy smell, raised their eyes to look at the dining table, and suddenly a sense of despair spread throughout their bodies.
"Eldest sister, didn't you sleep last night? It's too exaggerated, early in the morning, is this a full banquet of the Manchu and Han people? Lin Fan fixed his eyes and swept over the dining table, frying, frying, stir-frying, boiling, and roasting all kinds of big fish and meat were all over the table, but there was no green vegetables, and the whole table was full of animal fat.
At this time, Lynch walked over with the last delicacy he had made, fried kidney flowers, and after a long time of rowing, he saw that there was really no place to put it, and finally simply stacked it on the fish head pork rib soup. Then he sat down and raised his eyes to glare at the two, threatening: "What? I do. If you don't finish eating today, no one will want to leave the house even half a step. Hum! ”
When Lin Hai heard this, he preemptively spoke: "Big nephew, you are weak, eat more, I have been a little high recently, and I can't digest my stomach after eating such a sumptuous meal in the morning." I'll just make do with some porridge, hehe. Lin Hai thought very well, and got up to serve porridge.
"I'll go! Stop the legs! Uncle, you can't say that, if you want to talk about it, you are no better than me! You can't be so unkind! Besides, I haven't done any filial piety to you, how can I enjoy such a popular feast alone? Lin Fan immediately stood up and retorted, thinking to himself who would be in charge of the disaster.
"Shut up! Sit down! Lynch snorted, and then reprimanded the two of them sharply, "When I'm air, right?" I've cooked all the food for you, and you're picking, do you want me to feed you? Don't you know how to be grateful? Pick up the chopsticks for me! Dine! ”
Lin Hai and Lin Fan hurriedly sat down and picked up the chopsticks, looked at the lump of meat with black smoke on the table, and swallowed their saliva in unison, you look at me, I look at you, the chopsticks weighed in the air for a long time, and I don't know where to start.
Lynch on the side was a different story. She waved her chopsticks, put a little bit of everything in her mouth, kept tasting it, and kept muttering: "This one is a little sweet, next time I have to put less sugar." "Why is this a little bitter, impossible......" "This one is a little salty, vomit~" "Hot?" What about hot? …… Where did it go? "Uh, it's so salty no matter how hot it is......"
The more Lin Hai and Lin Fan looked at it, the more they became less calm, and the hand holding the chopsticks was trembling in the air.
In the end, Lin Fan also made a big decision, closed his eyes, held his breath, danced his chopsticks, and stuffed them into his mouth, swallowing without chewing.
Lin Hai saw that Lin Fan had already complied, and he was so ruthless in his heart, I was fucking going to lose weight, and I had to accompany you, a heartless person, to eat these chops...... Alas~ After thinking about it, he still had something to do, so he had to draw a scoop based on the gourd, follow Lin Fan's example, and go deep into his throat for a while.
With tears in their eyes, the two of them cleaned a table of dishes, and the room was filled with a tragic and tragic smell.
After the meal, Lin Hai and Lin Fan helped each other out of the house. Pushing open the door, the two found that the special car sent by Zhang Yang was already waiting at the door of the villa.
"Even if this kid has a conscience, otherwise it would be difficult for the two of us to get to his house today." Lin Hai, who was already short and fat, was more like a pumpkin.
"Yes, uncle, just now I seem to have traveled through the land of China, and I have tasted all the ups and downs of this world! My sister's cooking skills are really amazing. Lin Fan recalled the scene just now, and he still had some palpitations, and his mouth was foaming.
"Grope~ Don't say it, let's go, let that little devil hear, that's okay." Lin Hai urged Lin Fan to get into the car, and the convoy went straight to the Zhang building.
Maybe he ate too much, Lin Hai stopped the convoy several times along the way, and before the car could stop, he jumped out of the car, plunged into the mall, and ran towards the toilet, startled a group of security guards to take out electric batons and chase after him.
Lin Fan, who also ate a full stomach, did not have any adverse reactions except for the disgust caused by swallowing. At this time, his face was full of red light, and he sat in the car energetically and inquired about the gossip of the Zhang family with the driver.
The convoy stopped and stopped, and it took almost an hour to reach its destination.
The sudden appearance of two priests dressed as tacky Taoists caused a commotion in the Zhang Mansion.
Lin Hai and Lin Fan's swaggering visit again made Zhang Hua a little confused. But he didn't dare to snub the two, so he immediately pushed down a few reservations, ordered someone to welcome the two to the penthouse, and accompanied the two to chat in the living room.
"Master, after your visit yesterday, Zhang Yang's body is slowly recovering. Mother Zhao and I took turns to stay with him, and we didn't notice any changes from him last night. The stone in my heart finally landed. Thank you for helping us get rid of the evil spirits and cure Zhang Yang's strange disease, our whole family will never forget your kindness, if there is anything we need to help in the future, please don't ask for it, we will definitely do our best to help......" The haze in Zhang Hua's heart was also swept away with Zhang Yang's improvement, and he sincerely thanked him.
Lin Hai smiled triumphantly and said: "You are polite, Poor Dao has only done his duty, thanks to Zhang Yang's strong body and your careful care, God's will is so, I am really in accordance with God's will." ”
After dealing with Lin Hai a few times, Zhang Hua knew that Lin Hai was a capable and calculating person, and he also knew Lin Hai's character. Then he cautiously asked: "Master, yesterday I immediately called the merits to be accumulated according to the merit number you gave, did you check it in time?" ”
Lin Hai understood what Zhang Hua meant when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Hehe, Madam said that she was laughing, how can she be the kind of person who cares about returns and repeatedly asks for credit." Don't worry about it, we are pure after-sales service. ”
Lin Fan listened to it, his brows furrowed, and he muttered in his heart, "It's useless to say something, hurry up and get down to business." ”
Uncle Zhong walked out with a light step with a tea tray and a kettle. Zhang Yang and Zhao's mother heard early in the morning that the magic stick came back yesterday to cheat money, and the two hurried over, carrying the fruit in a panic, and also walked in.
As soon as Zhang Yang entered the room, he looked at Lin Hai and Lin Fan, sat beside Zhang Hua, looked at Lin Hai suspiciously, and thought to himself Why is the master so quiet today, it is very different from the scene yesterday, is there any conspiracy?
Uncle Zhong was skillfully busy making tea and pouring water, while Mother Zhao absentmindedly peeled off the fruit and kept stuffing it into Lin Fan's mouth.
Zhang Hua took Zhang Yang's hand, looked at him with pity, and kept asking him about his physical condition. Zhang Yang coped impatiently, and glanced at Lin Hai from time to time.
Uncle Zhong stood behind Zhang Hua after making tea, and Zhang Hua unconsciously leaned back.
Lin Hai quietly observed everyone carefully, and all the details were seen by him. He picked up the teacup, took two sips of tea, and suddenly, said inexplicably to Uncle Zhong: "Good tea!" Uncle Zhong, you are really obscure, and you are deeply hidden. ”
Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "Hehe, the master said that he was joking, this kung fu of making tea and pouring water, when serving the lady and the young master in the past few years, he had more contact with the way of tea art, and he was proficient in it, which made the master laugh." ”
"You know that's not what I'm talking about." Lin Hai looked at Uncle Zhong as if he had already seen through Uncle Zhong.
At this time, everyone's movements stopped, and their eyes looked at the two of them at the same time.
"Uh...... Forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what a master means. Uncle Zhong still replied politely.
Lin Fan, Zhang Yang and Zhao's mother were full of surprise, they never thought that Lin Hai would suddenly attack Uncle Zhong.
Zhang Hua didn't know yet, in order to help Uncle Zhong break the siege, he hurriedly smiled and said: "Master, don't be surprised, because of the publicity, Uncle Zhong may have been too tired recently, and the tea he made is not what you want, I will ask someone to change another cup of coffee, Uncle Zhong, you go down and rest." ”
"Yes, ma'am!" Uncle Zhong said honestly.
Seeing this, Lin Hai hurriedly stopped and said: "Slow, Mrs. Zhang, I want to tell you a story, without Uncle Zhong, this story will not be exciting, you can see ......"
Zhang Hua saw that Lin Hai was unrelenting, so he could only follow Lin Hai and say, "Okay, master, please speak, we will listen." ”
Lin Fan and Zhang Yang's hearts trembled violently, could it be that this matter involved Uncle Zhong again? The two looked at Lin Hai suspiciously.
"Hehe, Uncle Zhong and Mother Zhao, you also sit down and listen to the poor Tao slowly." Lin Hai straightened out his clothes, cleared his throat, and continued: "When I was young, I traveled south and north, traveled all over half of China, and transformed from a handsome and chic, jade tree in the wind, graceful, upright and kind promising young man to such a knowledgeable and talented, both civil and military, majestic and strategic, and a man who stood up to the sky......
"Master, can you get some dry, let's talk about the point." Lin Fan really couldn't listen to it anymore and reminded.
Several people next to him cast approving glances at Lin Fan at the same time.
As soon as Lin Hai said about rising, he was interrupted by Lin Fan, and he was angry, and yelled at Lin Fan: "Criminal! Shut up! If you don't speak, no one will treat you like a dumb person. Then he turned to Zhang Hua and asked, "Where did I go?" ”
Zhang Hua hurriedly reminded: "You said that you are a majestic and majestic man. ”
Lin Hai suddenly said: "Oh~ Yes, in the process of my travels, in this magical land, I have also personally experienced a lot of little-known anecdotes, today I want to tell you about an ancient profession that has existed for a long time - puppeteer." ”
"Puppeteer? What kind of industry is this for? Do you have a puppet business? Although Zhang Hua is well-informed, after all, he is crawling around in the shopping mall, and he is also at a loss for some strange things.
Lin Fan, Zhang Yang and Zhao's mother were even more unheard of, stretching their necks to listen carefully, afraid of missing a word.
Only Uncle Zhong sat there casually, looking at Lin Hai with a smile on his face.
"Puppeteers evolved from a craft that is widely practiced among the people. In the past, behind the scenes, the masters manipulated wooden dolls with thin wires or steel wires to perform performances. Behind the scenes, the artists manipulate the puppets and imitate various sounds. At that time, it was used as a means of selling art to earn a living, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. But I don't know when some people with ulterior motives have improved this art, they no longer use wooden puppets for performances, but use real people, and stage a well-planned life drama in life, this profession is puppeteer. Letting people fall into a deep sleep, and then manipulating the sleeping person to jump off the building and blame the ghost, this kind of thing is a common trick for them, am I right, Uncle Zhong? Lin Hai turned to look at Uncle Zhong and said.
"I really don't understand what you're talking about." Uncle Zhong still said with a wooden expression.
"Hey, hey! You really don't cry when you don't see the coffin! Lin Hai took out a worn-out blue book and a few drawings from his arms, threw them on the table, and continued: "You are smart enough to hide such an important thing in Mrs. Zhang's bedroom. But I found it, and that's why you have to die! ”
A few people leaned in and took a closer look, "The Ultimate Puppet Control Technique of the Puppet Masterpieces", and some anatomical drawings of human organs could be faintly seen on the drawings scattered around the book.
Lin Fan was secretly surprised and said, I'll wipe it! These days, all the buskers have published celebrity autobiographies?
Zhang Yang and Zhao's mother were also very surprised, and looked at Uncle Zhong in horror, but Zhang Hua, who had been stunned for a long time, had more resentment and incomprehension in his eyes in addition to shock.
Just when everyone's focus was on Uncle Zhong, I saw Uncle Zhong get up unhurriedly and walk to the table, pick up the blue book and drawings on the table, carefully arrange the corners of the book, fold the drawings, and then slowly put it into his arms.
Lin Hai looked at all this with a smile on his face, and he didn't stop it, but slowly turned the backpack behind him back into his hand, leaned forward slightly, and was ready to do it at any time.
The others had already lost their jaws, and they couldn't believe that the other ghost in the family was really Uncle Zhong.
"Hahaha!" After Uncle Zhong and Lin Hai looked at each other for a few seconds, they suddenly smiled, as if they had changed people, and said in a strange manner: "I can't imagine that after so much time, there are still people like us who remember us." Alas~ I've been planning for so long, and I've been mixed up by you, an ugly and short fat man, it's really fucking infuriating! Don't think about leaving any of you today, just be my dolls! ......"
Uncle Zhong suddenly jumped up and retreated back at great speed, and at the same time, with a shake of his fingers, several silk threads that could not be caught by the naked eye stabbed at the major deadly acupuncture points around Lin Hai's body at great speed.
Uncle Zhong knew very well in his heart that as long as Lin Hai was controlled in this house, the others would not be able to make a big storm at all.
Lin Hai was also prepared, and quickly took out a black round object the size of a steering wheel from the bag in his hand, blocked it in front of him, and greeted it.
"Ding! Bite! Bite! "The crisp sound of crashing is endless. All the silver threads suddenly changed direction, and they collided densely with the round object in front of Lin Hai.
Seeing this scene, several people next to him were already frightened and overwhelmed.
Lin Fan was quite competitive this time, and he didn't faint, but he was stunned on the side, his face was pale.
"A strong magnet? Dead fatty, you make the fried. Only then did Uncle Zhong know that the object in Lin Hai's hand was actually a large magnet, but this moment of panic also gave Lin Hai a chance to get close.
"Fuck you, for you, Lao Tzu ran all over the city, and barely found such a small piece, am I easy." Although Lin Hai's body is bloated, his feet are not ambiguous at all. He was still arguing with Uncle Zhong on his lips, but his body rushed in front of Uncle Zhong with an arrow step. Without a pause, he, who was two heads shorter than Uncle Zhong, glared at the soles of his feet, jumped high, raised the magnet in his hand and smashed it down on Uncle Zhong.
As a puppeteer, Uncle Zhong is good at control, and hand-to-hand combat is indeed a little inadequate. But Uncle Zhong is not a vegetarian, he pulled back the silk thread, sketched his hands on the top of his head a few times, and actually pulled out a spider silk web in the air, although the silk net was adsorbed on its surface by the magnet, but Uncle Zhong reacted very quickly, kicked out of the lunge with his legs, hooked the edge of the wire mesh with both hands, and used all his strength, and finally blocked the rapid fall of the magnet one second before the head was opened.
Lin Hai seemed to have expected Uncle Zhong to have such a move, as soon as his feet landed, like a ball, he bounced up again, raised his right foot violently, and kicked it fiercely towards Uncle Zhong's crotch, and did not forget to humiliate in his mouth: "Old rascal!" Eat your fat man's ecstasy foot. ”
"Click!" There was a sound of broken eggs in the room.
"嗷┗|'O′|┛~~" Immediately after, a desolate scream was heard throughout the building.
"Yikes! ~""Oops! ~" Zhang Hua and Zhao's mother turned their heads and covered their mouths before they stopped screaming.
Zhang Yang slowly closed his eyes, unwilling to look at Uncle Zhong again. When he knew that Uncle Zhong was the one who wanted to harm him, he felt like he had knocked over the cruet bottle, and he had mixed tastes.
Lin Fan glared, swallowed his saliva with empathy, and looked at Uncle Zhong sympathetically.
After a wail, Uncle Zhong covered his crotch and fell to the ground in pain, moaning and rolling. Lin Hai was still in front of him, patting with a magnet and kicking with his feet, and kept muttering: "Old ruffian, do you know how much Lao Tzu cost this broken stone?" Dead eunuch, see if you dare to spin the silk and pull the net...... Shoot you old bastard...... Kick you stinky shameless thing......"
Seeing this, Lin Fan was afraid that Uncle Zhong would be stoned to death by Lin Hai, so he hurriedly stepped forward to hold Lin Hai and persuaded: "Master, Master~ dissipate your anger, don't dirty your hands with this kind of person, you can rest, I'll ...... it" Saying that, he kicked Uncle Zhong indiscriminately twice, and then dragged Lin Hai to the sofa.
Lin Hai saw that someone was pulling a fight, and after taking advantage of the situation and slapping it a few times, he put down the bloodstained murder weapon and Mingjin withdrew his troops. Anyway, the anger is out, and I'm tired, the key is to deal with the aftermath? Then, under Lin Fan's stunned gaze, Lin Hai ignored Uncle Zhong's severe pain, stepped forward and brutally broke off Uncle Zhong's ten fingers, snatched back the cheats and drawings, and sat back on the sofa with a wave of repeated wails.
At this moment, everyone else also reacted from the shock, Zhang Hua looked at Uncle Zhong who fell to the ground and was dying, and still couldn't believe it: "Master, is it really Uncle Zhong?" He...... It's hard for me to accept ......"
"It's okay, Mom, don't be afraid, what about me......" Zhang Yang held Zhang Hua in his arms and kept comforting.
"How so? How could it be him? ......" Zhang Hua was still muttering, as if he was greatly stimulated.
"I'm sorry..., in the next... It's rude... But here's it... The truth, sometimes... The truth... Often makes people... It's hard to accept. Lin Hai gasped, he was really tired just now.