Lu Qing stared at the landlord Lao Hu who had walked away, and he didn't understand in his heart. Lao Hu has always been kind, why is he judging two people now? And how dare he, who is afraid of his wife like a tiger, quarrel with his wife? But at this moment, Lao Hu suddenly turned around and glanced at Lu Qing. Although they were far away, they could still see the thick coldness and resentment in his eyes. Lu Qing shuddered involuntarily and subconsciously avoided Lao Hu's gaze. Lu Qing thought in his heart: If he really traveled to a year ago, would Lao Hu's changes be related to it?

Today's weather is very good, the sky is clear, the breeze is gentle, neither hot nor cold, which makes people feel extraordinarily comfortable. The crowd on the street is bustling, and it is not lively. In fact, Lu Qingqing is quiet by nature, and always deliberately avoids the lively time period. Today, however, he had no choice on his own.

While strolling through the crowded streets, Lu Qing carefully observed anything around him and found that this old street had indeed undergone some kind of change, and this change was not forward, but a kind of backwards. It feels very weird. For example, you always see something go from brand new to worn. The change in front of me is the opposite. For example, the pavement of the street, the decoration of the street shop. That's exactly what it was like a year ago.

In response to the old saying, there are unpredictable circumstances in the sky. At this time, a dark cloud suddenly drifted from the originally clear sky. I saw that the clouds were accumulating thicker and thicker, and it seemed that a monstrous thunder was gradually brewing.

Lu Qing went to a small noodle restaurant where he often went to eat. The shopkeeper, Sister-in-law Liu, is a widow who lives independently with her young daughter. Although they lost their husbands, because of their practical and capable, this small shop is enough to support their mother and daughter.

"Brother Xiao Lu, you're here." The proprietress daughter, Lili, is five and a half years old this year, and she is very familiar with Lu Qing, and she will greet her warmly every time she comes.

"Well, did Lily go to preschool today?"

"Go, I helped Xiaomei at the same table tie her braids, and the teacher rewarded me with a little red flower." Lily's little face smiled, and one hand pointed vigorously at the small paper flower on her chest to show off.

"Lily is so nice." Lu Qing patted her head and found that Lily's height was much shorter, which seemed to confirm the fact that made him unbelievable.

"Sister-in-law Liu, fry some noodles for me."

"Xiao Lu, you're early enough today, you drink saliva first." Sister-in-law Liu quickly went into the kitchen to get busy.

When Lily saw her mother enter the kitchen, she crept in front of Lu Qing and squirmed, "Little Brother Lu, can I discuss something with you?" ”

"Say it!" Lu Qing likes this well-behaved little girl very much, probably because of his gloomy childhood experience, which makes him like to get along with children very much.

"Can you lend me five dollars?" Lily whispered in Lu Qing's ear.

Hearing Lily's request, Lu Qing couldn't help frowning. He suddenly remembered that a year and a half ago, Lily's borrowing had indeed happened. But at that time, he was about to give the money but was discovered by Liu's sister-in-law, and Lily's borrowing operation eventually went bankrupt. And this time, Lu Qing secretly glanced at Sister-in-law Liu, who was busy in the kitchen, and quietly stuffed five yuan into Lily's small pocket.

"Thank you, Brother Lu, I'll pay you back after a week I send pocket money, come and let's pull the hook." Lily stretched out her little finger, pulled a solid hook with Lu Qing, and then ran away excitedly.

The noodles are still the same as before, and Sister-in-law Liu's craftsmanship has remained unchanged for many years, which is very suitable for Lu Qing's appetite. Lu Qing is a pasta control, and when he was studying abroad, he rarely had pasta to eat. So after returning to China, there was no face and no joy. After eating the noodles, Lu Qing saw that Lily was secretly discussing something with a group of friends. Because of his heavy preoccupations, Lu Qing didn't have the heart to step forward to disturb their little secrets.

As soon as he got out of Sister-in-law Liu's restaurant, Lao Hu also came back from afar, carrying a large suitcase in his hand. Lu Qing couldn't help but think, this old Hu was beaten by his wife and wanted to run away from home? In fact, he didn't think about the reason why Lao Hu quarreled with his wife at all.

Lu Qing deliberately avoided Lao Hu and walked towards a small square. The small square is in disrepair and is no different from a year ago. Although this is a place where the elderly often move, Lu Qing often comes here for a walk after dinner. After a long time, I became familiar with the old people in the neighborhood.

"Uncle Zhang, why is there no one in the square today?" Lu Qing saw that in the empty small square, only Uncle Zhang was sitting on the bench. The mood seems to be a little low.

"Hey, Grandma Li from Building 13 is gone. The old guys went to see her off. I didn't go because my legs were inconvenient. Uncle Zhang sighed, his face full of the usual loneliness in his twilight years.

"Grandma Li?" Hearing the news, Lu Qing's expression stiffened slightly. He couldn't help but think of the lively and lovely Grandma Li in his mind, but he clearly remembered that Grandma Li was in good health, and she lived very hard until a year and a half later. Why is it suddenly gone? Inexplicably, an ominous feeling gradually rose in Lu Qing's heart. The past timeline seems to have cracked an invisible gap, gradually deviating from its original trajectory. An inexplicable cold sweat wet his back.

And just thinking of this, Lu Qing's brain seemed to be stabbed by something, and the pain was unbearable.

"Oops!"

"Xiao Lu, what's wrong with you?" Uncle Zhang asked with concern.

"I didn't ...... It's okay. It's just a bit of a headache. Lu Qing waved his hand.

"Go back and rest, young people must pay attention to their bodies."

In the process of going home, Lu Qing's headache became worse and worse, as if something had been inserted into his head, and it was still stirring. What Lu Qing didn't notice was that a trace of scarlet blood had flowed out of the root of his ear.

Back home, Lu Qing drank a large glass of water, lay down on the bed and couldn't wake up. Faintly, there seemed to be the sound of the door opening, and something was getting closer. At this moment, Lu Qing has completely lost consciousness.

Half a day and a night passed in a deep sleep, and the thunder outside the window did not affect Lu Qing's sleep.

June 1st.

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Qing was awakened by a noise downstairs. He opened the window and looked downstairs to find that people were draining the water around the snack street. Two fire trucks were parked downstairs, and a large number of public security and firefighters were busy inside and out.

"What happened?"

At this time, the third aunt downstairs also climbed on the window and looked down, and when she heard Lu Qing's self-talk, she sighed and said:

"A group of children in the snack street played with firecrackers in the middle of the night and set Sister-in-law Liu's noodle restaurant on fire." Hearing the third aunt's answer, Lu Qing was suddenly struck by lightning.

"Then Sister-in-law Liu and Lily ......," Lu Qing asked in a trembling voice.

"Lily, the kid...... Sister-in-law Liu can't withstand the blow......" The third aunt's tone was slightly choked. Simplicity is an indispensable emotion among the neighbors of the small citizen class.

Hearing this news, Lu Qing's mind was blank, and only Lily's borrowing incident yesterday was in his mind......

At this time, another angry scolding came from outside the window: "The surname is Lu, I will not let you go if I die." ”

Lu Qing looked out of the window again. I saw the landlord Lao Hu, who was covered in blood, dragged into the police car by two policemen.

Seeing Lu Qing poking his head out, Lao Hu's face was hideous, and he scolded even more fiercely: "The surname Lu, you, the turtle grandson, are all because of you...... It's all because you ......."

With the shrill screech of the siren, the landlord Lao Hu was taken away by the police.

"Lao Hu killed his wife the night before yesterday, and it was another human life." The third aunt downstairs wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked up at Lu Qing with a trace of confusion in her eyes, and a little more fear, and hurriedly retracted her head to close the window.

Hearing the complaint of the landlord Lao Hu, Lu Qing sat on the ground against the wall, his heart was cold. In just two days, four lives were taken out in a row, could it all be because of his own crossing?

At this moment, Lu Qing suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out his mobile phone and dialed his cousin's number. After a long ring, my aunt's crying came over the phone.

"What's wrong? Aunt? Lu Qing's heart was about to be overloaded at this time.

"Your uncle went into the city to buy fish feed and had a car accident. Your cousin...... went to the fish pond to feed the fish and fell into the fish pond......" Hearing this bad news, Lu Qing's eyes went dark and he became unconscious.

When Lu Qing woke up again, he found himself lying in the hospital. Although he was not physically injured, the pain from the bottom of his heart still weighed him down.

At this time, a tall woman stood in front of the bed, staring at him without a trace of emotion on her face. Lu Qing looked at the woman in front of her, because she was wearing a mask, except for a pair of sharp eyes, she couldn't see her face clearly. But when Lu Qing saw a blood-dripping goat medal on her chest, she suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of crisis in her heart.

"Who are you?"

"Are you curious about everything that's going on?" The woman asked coldly.

"What the hell is going on?" Hearing the woman's question, Lu Qing was filled with anger in his heart. Someone finally came out to explain all this, but tragedy had already happened. How does it all end?

"Answer my question." The woman's voice was as low as freezing, and she was unmoved by Lu Qing's questioning.

"Yes." Lu Qing bit his lip and said.

"Is the headache serious?" At this point, the woman pulled out a notebook and began to record.

"Very serious."

"Do you have any symptoms of bleeding from your mouth or nose?"

"No, only the roots of the ears bleed." Although he was very disgusted with a woman, in order to figure all this, Lu Qing had to cooperate.

"Well, is the amount of sleep increasing each day?"

"Yes."

"It is recommended that you do not have too many acquaintances." The woman put away her notebook and walked out the door.

"You haven't told me what happened?" Who wants to be inexplicably toyed with and applauded? Lu Qing jumped up from the hospital bed angrily and threw herself at the woman. But before she could knock down the woman, she turned around and kicked her out.

"Be honest." The woman glanced at Lu Qing impatiently, turned around and walked out of the ward.

At this time, Lu Qing seemed to be like a dying shrimp, curled up and trembling slightly, and the sharp pain in his abdomen made him a little breathless. Moreover, the appearance of this woman not only caused Lu Qing's anger and panic, but also evoked two other memories that were sleeping in his mind. The bloody goat's head in the refrigerator, and the heavenly treasure in the dream.