I haven't seen Hu Xiao since that day, as if he really disappeared from this world, and our family's house was also burned down by my uncle after getting my grandfather's permission, along with that room and that door, in fact, I sometimes wonder if that house is still there, will Hu Xiao come out of that door again one day?

At the end of May 2011, Xiuhe River was once again in a severe drought, and the continuous high temperature made the river no longer have a trace of water stains, leaving only a large pile of mud and the steel bridge that had been exposed. It was a hot day, I remember it was Saturday, I was already a student at the local high school, but thankfully we were forced to go home without a long time to make up for the summer vacation.

I sat on the windowsill of my room watching Agatha Chris's "The Strange Case of Stiles Manor," while my dad sat in an air-conditioned room using the computer he had just bought at home to log in, roaring to the sound of gunfire on the stereo, and slapping the worn-out computer desk with his unskilled wrist and mouse on the hundreds.

Finally, I couldn't stand Daddy's strange way of playing, so I jumped off the windowsill, and the air outside the window that had been baked by the heat floated in my sight, and the windless summer was like the sizzling squid of the boss on the night food stall. Gradually, I realized that I wasn't even the squid on the iron plate, but the black charcoal in the oven.

"I said Dad! Can you stop playing? "I walked outside my father's study and felt a hint of cold air coming from inside.

"Damn, you still take care of Lao Tzu." Dad scolded bluntly, obviously he was killed by the computer again, as he said, this month's salary to buy a computer, can't play mahjong or play the computer! That's right. Every time he played mahjong, he was beaten by mahjong, and this time he was hit by the computer again.

"No! You're making me study. I silently hid the book behind my back and pushed open the door to the study.

"Oh my God!" With a snap, Dad slapped the mouse on the table, and I saw that the interface of the computer was no longer a beach landing, but "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, please come again." "Alas, the fairy sword will actually die. Daddy really has a talent and a career! Now my dad is no longer the last employee to be admitted to the unit, but has become a leader in the unit, of course, I can only know a thing or two from the dinner I have with him outside every month.

"Daddy, Daddy."

"Stop arguing. Someone will be sent down later, and you won't give me time to play for a while! Daddy yelled at me with a red face and a thick neck.

"Send someone down? Are you going on a business trip this day? I wondered.

"It's not a business trip, it's just that the incident more than ten years ago was turned over by that dog's day, so it's not going to be troublesome." Dad scolded angrily, "Damn, Lao Tzu was nothing more than 20 years ago, why is it on me now." ”

"What's the matter?" Curious, I put down the book in my hand and sat down.

"Alas, I also heard it from my old man. It is said that in 1985, there was a ship passing by us and then sinking, after sinking, I heard that many people were sent to find the ship, but unfortunately they were not found, and several people died, and then I don't know who rumored that there was something unclean on the ship, it was the river god who took him and other Yunyun, since then it has been rumored that there are river gods and other things hidden in the river. ”

"Really?" I asked.

"Nonsense, how can it be true. I'm still here! I've been worshipping God for a long time, and I'm still on a fart class! Die every day. ”

"Oh!" It dawned on me. Then he muttered, "Then you still waste my time reading, if I can't get into college, you won't cry to death." ”

"I'm crying? I'm crying and I'm going to kill you and cry again, so don't you kid worship Brother Chun all day long? Are you still afraid that you won't be able to get into college? Daddy said something unexpectedly, but immediately frowned again, as if thinking of something, and I didn't dare to interrupt for a while, and then he said, "But I've heard of such a thing. It was my old man who told me about it. ”

"At that time, the bridge had not yet been built, and the new city had not yet been connected to the old city, and the only way was only a pontoon bridge, and temple fairs were held on both sides of the pontoon bridge every year. One year in the old city, in fact, I want to use this activity to promote the development of the new city. One year was to report this temple fair in the new city, that is, under the martyr's monument memorial tower, at that time my old man happened to go, he still remembered that day was cloudy, although it was noon, but the sky was unusually dark, although it was thought that it would rain, but the temple fair was still held as scheduled. Towards the end of the temple fair, he said that he happened to see a woman, a woman dressed in black, probably so slender! Daddy gestured.

As I listened, I was embarrassed and thought to myself, "Is this what a grandfather should say to his father?" And there is actually a comparison, saying that my grandfather is such a strong generation of heroes! ”

The old man gestured for a long time, and finally drew a slender figure with satisfaction, and said: "It's just such a woman, at that time, my old man felt that there was something wrong with this woman, so he kept staring at him, and sure enough, at the end of the temple fair, he saw with his own eyes that the woman walked down the river, and then the sky turned up rain clouds, and the torrential rain was like a note." ”

"Nima, what do you mean you think there's something wrong with him? Is it that with this excuse, I can also swagger and look at girls on the street? If I had a camera, I might be able to help them ward off evil spirits! "I think about it, but I do seem to have heard this story told by others, but it is not as detailed as my father's story, because every year it is said that the martyrs' memorial tower in the county is sinking. Legend has it that the river god did it.

"Knock. Boom. Boom. "At this time, Daddy was about to say something, but a knock on the door interrupted our conversation." The people above are coming. Daddy said, "Here we come." He scolded in a low voice as he walked, "What is this! After looking for the Public Security Bureau, I will come to the National Taxation Bureau, and it is estimated that Lao He of the Local Taxation Bureau will not be able to get rid of it after a while. ”

After a while, the door opened, and I saw three men enter, all dressed in short waistcoats, the youngest of whom was about my age, and who wore a badge on his chest. That's a gray man. The man had only the upper body, wearing a cloak similar to Sherlock Holmes, he pulled the cloak on his face with one hand, and shrunk into his clothes with the other, while the lower half of the man's body was an empty piece of nothing, no legs and no waist, only a ruin like an ancient monument. The ruins resemble a castle with three letters written on it: "P.C.W"

The imp walked in, looked around, like a traveling leader, and deliberately straightened his chest, as if to show off the badge on his chest. The people standing next to him all looked away, and the uncle next to him ripped off the badge on his chest, and we only heard Katz, who was torn off even the clothes on his chest.

There is no clothing to cover it. The young man's chest was all exposed, and at the same time, I heard the uncle reprimand him, "How many times has He Guoyun told you, don't take something with you in normal times." ”

This little ghost is probably the same age as me, I don't know why he entered such a national team, it seems that there are indeed some doorways, although he is out of the foreign appearance this time, he still carries his hands behind his back, and follows those people in. Typical teenager and old age, but he has not departed from the childishness that he should have, just like showing off the badge. But what does "P.C.W" stand for? What kind of organization is it? It seems that the only one who can be ordered to move the officials in the entire county is the state.

I saw them come in until I shouldn't have been in the mood for the rest of the matter. I closed the door and hid in the study, blowing the air conditioner and enjoying it. Of course, at this time, those guys didn't know about my existence, I just heard a delicate voice sound: "Wang Ju and Li Ju, why didn't they come?" ”

"It's still on the way! The car in the royal bureau was lent out and used. Li Ju is daring to go! What are you here for? Could it really be the ship? In fact, we can see everything clearly under the Great Drought Bridge now, and I guess you all know this, so is it necessary to find a boat? Or is there some other purpose. Daddy's voice rang out.

"There is still silt in the river, and no one knows that the ship is buried under that piece of mud after 26 years, so I will bother you to use the manpower of the bureau!" A middle-aged uncle's voice sounded slowly, and he took a sip of tea as he spoke.

"It's not like I don't do it. You also know that the transfer of personnel in the bureau is not something we can talk about. Dad was humble, "Zheng Gangqiang, what you said doesn't represent a country!" ”

"We have already arranged this, this time there is too much silt in the river, you will use 2 days to clean it up, and start with me in the name of serving the people. Xiuhe is my home, and caring for the environment depends on everyone's slogan to mobilize, but this time the matter is a bit secretive, so I can only use your people. The man named Zheng Gangqiang continued.

"So how much is the allowance this time?" Daddy clasped the table with his fingers, his fingertips sliding over the tempered glass. "The temperature is too high, and the high temperature subsidy should be indispensable!"

"Let's talk about this when we get there!" Another unfamiliar voice sounded: "Anyway, your purpose this time is to find the ship, and leave the rest to us!" ”

"The rest?" I heard my dad smile, "You know that, this guy?" Seven emotions and six desires and curiosity naturally can't be better, if one of those people under me accidentally sees something. Oh! By the way, you also know, those civil servants don't have a few days in the unit a year, and I don't care about them! The last time the house subsidy happened, one was not satisfied with the fact that they locked my car, and. ”

"Okay, okay, I said that the matter of money is discussed when others arrive, as for our identity, I believe that your municipal leaders have already spoken to you on the phone, and you won't ask again!"

"The people of the Central Military Academy?" Daddy also took a sip of tea and said with a wink.

"Republic of China Army Military Academy?" I suddenly gasped for cold air when I heard this, and it was not small! Thinking of this, I immediately turned on my computer and Baidu checked this school. Soon the results came out "Whampoa Military Academy, the full name of which is the Chinese Kuomintang Army Military Academy." It is one of the most famous military schools in modern China. I then looked down and it said "Address: Changzhou Island, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China." The current principal: Major General Quan Zirui, graduated from Lu Guanzheng 51. "Then another line of words came into my eyes" Army Military Academy of the Republic of China, R.O.C. Military Academy (China's military academy), abbreviated as R.O.C. ”

"That's not right." I reacted immediately, I had seen the badge on his chest. That's not a military academy person, and there are such abbreviations, P.C.W and R.O.C are completely two different concepts, who are lying to Dad? Who are they? What is the purpose?

Thinking of this, I moved the mouse, and I wanted to shrink the P.C.W. But the mouse on my computer inexplicably touched a link to a picture, and soon a yellow website popped up, and then the naked girl and the clad Chinese moaning were played through the second-hand 12-decibel stereo that my dad bought.

"Is there anyone else in your house?" At this time, I heard the voices of the three people, especially the one named Zheng Gangqiang, it seemed that as soon as he heard this voice, his voice was also rough, and his trembling throat spit out the pitch-changing voice, "There is actually someone in your house." ”

"You didn't ask me if I had anyone in my house! Could it be that I gave birth to a son, and I have to tell you that it can't be, if that's the case, then do you still have to ask him if he is a virgin? "I can imagine my father's expression at this time, it must be red and whiteboard. It's as wonderful as the mahjong tiles he touches every time.

Then the door of the room was opened, perhaps from the scorching heat to the cool contrast! The uncle who was the first to come in hunched his neck and groaned, then looked at me. No, not looking at me, but at the page of the website that I didn't have time to click to close, it was a kind of look, like I hadn't touched a woman in 2 or 3 years. If it is according to the saying in the animal world, then I think Mr. Zhao Zhongxiang will definitely give him such a dubbing "Ah! It's breeding season again. Our thirsty male is foraging for food while looking for his mate this year, you see, he has found his prey, and the look of desire with a sense of conquest is a sign of their desire. ”

It wasn't until the little ghost named He Guoyun in the back squeezed in that he came to his senses and looked at me with a righteous gaze of judgment and contempt. Then he covered He Guoyun's eyes and said, "Children, if you don't learn to watch some movies about Sora Aoi and Kato all day long, what do you do?" 112 minutes, if it is a study can bring you a lot of changes in your life in the future, do you know? ”

When I heard this voice, I immediately knew that this guy was "Zheng Gangqiang." ”

"Gan Shuqiang, you are a teacher, you are here to teach this little ghost. The truth of being a human being, if you are so restless at a young age, you will definitely harm society when you grow up. He continued, "This kind of cultural aggression by the Japanese against us will also confuse you young people who have no education, but if you think about what your father did, what are you like?" I think he's very ashamed of you. ”

I sighed and closed the page, and saw Daddy walk in from the perverted sideways, and he glared at me fiercely. Then he arched his hand to those people and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, their car is down there, let's find a place with air conditioning to talk, this little calf is waiting for me, and I will come back in the evening to educate and educate." After saying that, he walked out without looking back, and the little ghost named He Guoyun also ran out with a red face, but at this time, because his body was rubbing Zheng Gangqiang's clothes, a small notebook in his pocket suddenly fell out.

The book may not have fallen at a good angle, but it happened to be spread out and turned on the ground, and I saw a large piece of writing densely written on it, and at the same time drew an image of a door, on each side of which stood a woman and a puppet. I was stunned for a moment when I saw this, and I was stunned to bend down to help him pick it up, because the terrifying memories of my childhood all flooded into my heart in an instant.

The door, the pattern, the woman and the puppet. (To be continued......)