Q City, dusk.

Mu Qingyang walked to the square, where an open-air concert was being held. The square was crowded with people, including the well-dressed middle class, many ordinary citizens, and some countrymen carrying baskets and satchels.

Mu Qingyang buttoned up his coat, walked out of the brightly lit square, and walked into the narrow and dark streets of the old city. The gravel pavement is full of potholes, and you have to be very careful when walking on it. The streets are lined with old adobe houses, and moss-stained red-tiled roofs cover almost the entire street, making walking down the street like walking in a tunnel. Tightly wrapped pedestrians, barefoot, slithering by.

Mu Qingyang could feel that a pair of shoes were following behind him unhurriedly. At first, he didn't care, but after turning right from the street into the alley, he could still hear the footsteps of the shoes, and then he became alert. He turned a corner to the left, but his footsteps still followed, and he circled the area. The owner of the shoes also followed in a circle, getting closer and closer to Mu Qingyang.

It's not that fun. Mu Qingyang quickened his pace. He walked as slowly as he could, flung the man behind him far away, and then, stepping into the shadows of the porch of a house, he took a flashlight from his pocket and waited. The stranger who had been following him walked over. He was a little unstaggered, stopping for a moment in front of the porch of each family's house, and finally, he came to the porch where Mu Qingyang was hiding.

Mu Qingyang turned on the flashlight and went straight to the face of the person wearing the shoes. He's not a local. He was a large man, the natives were relatively thin and slender, and the Tibetans were rugged but not very large.

This guy looks reminiscent of a professional boxer or a street gangster. In the intense light, his face was distorted and distorted. Murderous and insidious, his eyes gleaming like those of a frightened tiger.

Mu Qingyang almost couldn't help but raise his hand to smash his head, but he suppressed this desire and said, "You're following me." ”

The man blinked, "What? I'm just going for a walk. ”

"Ridiculous, why do you always walk the same way as me when you walk?"

"Why do you think that?"

"The shoes you are wearing, I recognize the sound of your footsteps."

"Shoes? Who doesn't wear shoes here? ”

"Yes. But your shoes are a little special, they follow me wherever I go, and even follow me around the streets. ”

The man's face suddenly softened, and a meek smile appeared on his face: "I'm sorry, I'm the local sheriff He Zhengxun, welcome to Q City!" ”

"I think we can talk about it......" Mu Qingyang smiled faintly and gently put away the sword.

"I really didn't expect that in this day and age, there will be people who will carry swords on the streets, and ...... You've hidden it so secretly. Almost like it's not on you at all? He Zhengxun looked at Mu Qingyang in surprise and muttered.

"Can you show me the box?" Mu Qingyang was not interested in insincere compliments, he actually came over this time for the mysterious wooden box mentioned on the phone, this box was found in a back alley, and it was said that there would be a weird cry every night, so he was also notified by the tosses, so he rushed over.

"Come with me, won't?" He Zhengxun's eyes were a little flustered, he was the discoverer of this wooden box. At the same time, he was also a victim, so he cautiously examined the comer. It seems that he may be able to escape the curse of this mysterious wooden box!

They drove to the police station and went straight to the basement.

The large wooden box in front of you is a very old buckle box style, in the past sixty or seventy years this was a very popular furniture, but now it is a rarity, the copper fasteners are polished to a shiny finish, and the lid is sealed and not opened......

"Open it and take a look!" Mu Qingyang pointed at it and said.

"No...... No way! It's already night...... Yes...... There will be unjust souls coming out! He Zhengxun's head shook like a rattle. His face was pale. He was a joke when he was accidentally reported to be the victim of a ghost, but when he saw the ghost in person, he became a staunch supporter of it.

"Then I'll drive it!"

A swipe. The seal is removed, and the lid is lifted......

Bang Bang Bang!

All the light bulbs burst at once, and the whole room became pitch black, not only pitch black, but also suddenly quiet, so quiet that there was no sound of breathing, He Zhengxun held his breath in horror and leaned against a wall, and he almost collapsed - his courage was obviously not very commensurate with his appearance.

As soon as it got dark, there was a green and faint light, at the beginning, the light was nearly round, and then, it became a human face, not particularly terrifying, but so weird, a face was so palpitating dark green, glowing with a faint light, especially the eyes, the kind of light that came out, making it feel like being in an ice cellar. The face was floating, and it didn't look like it could leave the box, but the scene was enough to make Toga almost suffocate with horror.

However, for Mu Qingyang, this can only be regarded as pediatrics, he stared at the ghost opposite, and said slowly in a deep voice: "What is your purpose, can you say it?" ”

"I ...... Wrong! ”

A terrible roar echoed throughout the basement, and at this moment there was a cry of ghosts and wolves, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps—it seemed that there were still many people watching this matter.

"Tell me about it...... If you continue like this, you will only freak out these policemen and will not solve any problems! Mu Qingyang simply leaned on He Zhengxun and sat down, that big man had completely fainted now, so naturally he wouldn't have any objections.

"I'm really wronged...... "The ghost said slowly in a mournful voice......

That day, Tang Yu, who was suffering from lung disease, was left behind by his wife again, and he had to stay at home alone.

At first, no matter how good his temper was, he was angry, and even planned to divorce her on this ground. However, his weak body made him give up gradually. Thinking of myself and my lovely child, who had few days to come, I finally failed to take drastic action. On this point, his family's thoughts are very simple. They were not accustomed to his weakness and often spoke dissatisfied.

"Why are you like that? If only I did. divorced her a long time ago. What else do you have to pity her? ”

However, for Tang Yu, it is not just simple pity. Indeed, he knew that if he divorced Cuckoo immediately, she would immediately fall into a predicament where she could not live. While he is pitiful, there are other reasons. Of course, the fate of the child can be imagined. In addition, there are some things that he is embarrassed to find out to his family. Even though he was treated like this, it was still difficult for him to leave the cuckoo. Therefore, he was afraid that she would leave him, and he even had the scruples to try not to reprimand her for her infidelity.

Du Juan firmly grasped Tang Yu's psychology. Exaggeration, somewhat bordering on a tacit compromise. While fooling around with wild men, she didn't forget to appease Tang Yu. For Tang Yu, she can only satisfy her meager emotional alms.

"But when I think of the child. Alas! You can't do it blindly! I can still last for a year or two, my life span has been set, and if I don't even have a mother at that time, how pitiful the child is! I want to endure it a little longer! Moreover, in the meantime, the cuckoo will also come back! Tang Yu's answer often made the family, especially his sister, even more impatient.

However, contrary to Tang Yu's kindness. Not only did the cuckoo not change his mind, but became more and more addicted to gangsters day by day. She also used the guise of visiting her father. She pretended to visit her father. Leave the house every three days. Of course, it was easy to investigate whether she had really returned to her hometown, but Tang Yu hadn't even done any of this. It's a strange psychology. He even took a sheltering attitude towards the cuckoo himself.

Today too, the cuckoo has been carefully dressed since early in the morning and went out happily.

"You don't need makeup to go home!"

Tang Yu couldn't help but blurt out the sarcastic words. At this time. He was touched by himself. He thought sympathetically

I want to say it, but I haven't said it.

As soon as his wife left, he also had nothing to do and began to fiddle with the bonsai he was interested in. When I came to the yard barefoot, although I was covered in dirt, I felt better. And. Pretending to be obsessed with one's own interests is necessary, both for others and for oneself. At noon, the nanny came and told him that the meal was ready.

"Lunch is ready, will you wait a little longer?"

Even the nanny looked at herself politely and pitifully. Tang Yu is really upset.

"Ah, it's all about time. Let's eat! Call the kids back! ”

He replied bluffingly. Lately, he's gotten into the habit of bluffing everything. Only on this day, perhaps because of the kindness of the nanny, there were more good dishes on the dinner table than usual. Tang Yu hadn't eaten properly for more than a month. The child also felt the cold atmosphere at home, and lost the spirit of being a child king outside.

"Where's Mommy?"

Although he knew what the answer would be, he was still not at ease if he didn't ask.

"I'm going to my grandfather!" When the nanny answered, he gave a sneer that was inappropriate for a seven-year-old, said "um", and began to eat. Although it was a child, it seemed that he did not continue to ask questions in order to avoid his father. Moreover, he also has his bluff.

"Dad, can I call a friend to play?"

After eating, the child stared coquettishly at his father's face. Tang Yu felt that this was a young and cute child trying his best to please him, but the answer he blurted out was nothing other than the usual bluff.

"Oh, you can call it. It's fun! ”

With the father's permission, perhaps the child's vanity, he happily ran outside. In a few moments, three or four playmates were called. When Tang Yu was picking his teeth at the dinner table, there was already a plopping sound from the child's room.

Children can't stay in their rooms all the time, as if they're starting to play hide and seek. Tang Yu heard the sound of running from one room to another and the sound of the nanny stopping him in the room. Among them, some children even opened the sliding door of his room in a panic.

"Ahh Uncle is at home! ”

When they saw Tang Yu, they shouted shyly and ran away towards the opposite side. Eventually, even the child broke into his room and said, "I'm hiding here!" So he hid under his father's desk.

Seeing this scene, Tang Yu felt very at ease. Suddenly he thought, let's stop fiddling with potted plants today and play with the children!

"Son, stop messing around! I'll tell you interesting stories and call them over! ”

"Ah, that's great!"

Hearing this, the child suddenly got out from under the table and ran out.

"My dad is a great storyteller!"

After a while, the child introduced them in an old-fashioned way, and at the same time attracted them in, and entered Tang Yu's room.

"Tell us a story! Horror is fine! ”

One by one, the children sat there, staring at curious eyes. Some children looked at Tang Yu shyly and timidly. They didn't know about Tang Yu's illness, and even if they knew, because they were still children, they wouldn't be as careful as the visiting adults. Therefore, Tang Yu was very happy. He came up with a story that the children were interested in, and when he finished telling a story, the children said, "One more, one more." He told two or three more stories at the children's request. He immersed himself in the world of fairy tales with his children. Before he knew it, his mood was getting better.

"So, that's it for the story, let's play hide and seek! I'm joining too! Finally, he said.

"Well, yes! Hide and seek! ”

The children were very proud and immediately agreed.

"Well, hide in this house. All right? Let's make a fist! ”

Rock, scissors, paper. He was as innocent as a child. Maybe it's because I'm sick! Or a kind of revenge for being unfaithful to his wife. Either way, his actions were full of self-defeat, and that's a fact.

For the first two or three times, he deliberately pretended to be a ghost, looking for a hiding place for his children. When enough was enough, he was the one who hid again, and with the children he went into the closet, hid under the table, and struggled to hide his huge body.

"Are you hiding?" The Q&A voice of "Okay, no" echoed in the room.

Tang Yu was the only one hiding in the dark closet in his room. The child pretending to be a ghost shouted "Ah...... Got it! Bian moved from room to room, and his voice sounded faint. Among them, some children suddenly jumped out of hiding place screaming "wow". After a while, one by one, they were found, and it seemed that there was only one person left, and the children searched all the rooms together.

"Where is my uncle hiding?"

"Uncle is already out!"

The conversation of the children was heard, and they gradually approached the closet.

"Hahaha, Daddy must be in the closet!"

The child said. Then, a whisper came from the door. Tang Yu was about to be discovered, and he made them anxious for a while, so he secretly opened the lid of the large box placed in the closet, hid it, closed the lid as before, and held his breath. There was a soft futon inside, and it was like lying on the bed, and I was in a good mood. As soon as he closed the lid of the large box, he heard the door of the closet open with a clang.

"Uncle, I found it!"

He heard such a cry.

"Ah, no!"

"But there was a voice just now! Isn't it? A X? ”

"That must be a mouse!" The children were innocent and chattering, some asking and some answering, not feeling like someone was secretly hiding in a dark closet.

"There are ghosts!"

Someone shouted, and the children ran away screaming. Then, far away in the room, they were heard shouting in unison, "Come out, uncle!" (To be continued.) )