Xuanyi, an ordinary employee of a state-owned enterprise, is nearly thirty years old, he is still a single dog, his family background is average, and he has not even dated a few girlfriends. I live a life from 9 to 5 and 2 o'clock every day.

In March, it should have been a warm and warm day, but this day was a little cruel to Xuanyi, last week's physical examination of the company's employees, Xuanyi was found to have a rare chronic disease, the body's functions are gradually decaying, and the major organs are gradually declining.

Xuanyi was adopted and raised since he was a child, and his adoptive parents had just passed away not long ago, and he was almost destitute after the funeral of his adoptive parents.

He is like countless ordinary low-level people in the city, busy and struggling to make ends meet with a meager salary.

Only when you have food in your hands can you not panic in your heart. I have no money in my pocket, and I can't be cured if I'm sick. Although there are various medical welfare subsidies from the government, Xuanyi, as an ordinary employee of the company, cannot afford to pay for the high medical expenses. Getting thinner and thinner, his spirit is getting worse and worse, and he has no choice but to apply for job adjustment.

It is difficult for an ordinary employee at the bottom to apply for an adjustment of the position, and the deputy director of the company's personnel department took Xuanyi's application and the certificate of critical illness issued by the hospital, and frowned slightly.

"Xuanyi, you should know that the company's business development has encountered bottlenecks in recent years, so it is gradually reducing the number of back-office support personnel, and all personnel must fully support the front-line business development. ”

"Yes, I know. Xuanyi nodded helplessly.

The deputy minister pondered for a moment: "Considering that you have been working in the company for ten years, and your health does not seem to be very good, the company can help you change positions." ”

Xuanyi's face was happy.

"At the moment, there is only one position suitable for you, the subordinate branch has a metal warehouse in Huaihuan Town, and there is a shortage of warehouse keepers, if you want," the deputy minister raised his head and looked at Xuanyi and said.

"Thank you, minister, I do!"

"Well, the salary of the warehouse keeper in Huaihuan Town can be increased by 30% compared to your current salary, but there is a requirement, you must stay there 24 hours a day, and strictly ensure the safety of warehouse assets. ”

Xuanyi thanked the personnel department for a thousand thanks, and thus became a metal warehouse clerk in Huaihuan Town.

Huai Huan Town is more than 100 kilometers away from the urban area where he originally worked, and Xuanyi drove his dilapidated second-hand car all the way to Huai Huan Town.

At the end of the asphalt road, there is a large dirt road, and what catches your eye is a huge archway, on which are written the word Huai Fan, and the lower right corner of the archway marks the age of the archway, which has been more than 300 years ago.

Huai Huan Town looks more like a small mountain village, and the village is full of all kinds of trees, including locust trees, willow trees, and so on. The houses where the townspeople lived were also low and gray, and they were full of poverty. Carefully avoiding a few pedestrians, Xuanyi parked the car in front of a three-story bungalow.

"State-owned precious metal warehouse, well, this is it" Xuanyi got out of the car, walked to the front of the house and knocked on the door.

A moment later, an old man opened the door and looked at Xuanyi with a puzzled expression.

Xuanyi bowed slightly: "Hello uncle, I am Xuanyi, the warehouse keeper sent by the company." At the same time, he handed over the appointment order with the official seal.

The old man leaned sideways and said, "Follow me." ”

Xuanyi followed the old man inside, the warehouse was dimly lit, with a slightly damp and rotten atmosphere, and walked for a while, and came to a small room on the third floor of the bungalow.

"You may be seated. After the old man greeted, he took out a pair of reading glasses, put them on tremblingly, and whispered them to the order word by word.

After a while, the old man took off his glasses: "Young man, my name is Lao Zhang, from today onwards, this three-story warehouse will be handed over to you, stay for a while, I will take you to familiarize yourself with the existing assets." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang. ”

Lao Zhang took Xuanyi to inspect the entire warehouse inside and out, cherished the account book to Xuanyi, and told him a few precautions.

"Forty-five years on, it's time for me to retire. Lao Zhang sighed with emotion, and finally took a deep look at the warehouse that had been with him for forty-five years, silently packed his luggage and walked out of the warehouse gate.

Back in the small office on the third floor, Xuanyi exhaled and pushed open the only window to look out. Lao Zhang was putting two large bags of luggage on a farm vehicle, and he happened to be looking back here, when Xuanyi waved his hand in response.

The warehouse is full of all kinds of metal, only there is a corridor lamp at the entrance of each staircase, and you must use a strong flashlight to see clearly when you patrol, and you can see clearly when you are alone.

Xuanyi made the bed, put the noodles ready for dinner into the pot and boiled, took out his mobile phone to kill the time, but found that there was no signal at all, and he could only make calls and send and receive text messages. The helpless Xuanyi could only lie on the bed and look at the ceiling in a daze.

It was getting dark, and the noise of villagers and children could be heard on the path outside the warehouse. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the small window into the small square table in the warehouse, dyeing the small square table a sheet of gold.

At night, after a full meal, Xuanyi picked up a flashlight and began a routine inspection of the entire warehouse in accordance with the requirements of the regulations, this three-story warehouse was built fifty years ago, and there were many holes in the corners of each floor of the warehouse, although they were filled one by one, but there were still potential safety hazards. You know, the value of precious metals stored in the entire warehouse is more than one million yuan.

The only thing that was quiet in the warehouse was the sound of Xuanyi's own breathing and footsteps, Xuanyi was a little timid, and he always felt that an unknown horror was secretly watching him. Xuanyi carefully checked them one by one, and after confirming that they were correct, he quickly returned to the office. Closed the door, and on the first night, Xuanyi fell asleep in a daze.

This kind of life is monotonous and boring, but it is better to be relaxed, and before you know it, Xuanyi has been in this three-story building for a month. Although the people here are simple, except for going out to buy food and herbs every day, Xuanyi does not dare to leave the warehouse for too long.

In late April, the weather turned hot, and the rain gradually became abundant, but fortunately, the warehouse was relatively shady, and the living environment was not too bad except for the annoying mosquitoes and flies.

At midnight, the moon was tightly wrapped in thick dark clouds, and there seemed to be an oppressive atmosphere brewing in the air, and the noisy insect chirping stopped abruptly. Until, the hideous lightning pierced the night sky, and the torrential rain fell on the land in an instant.

Xuanyi sat up in her sleep, leaning against the window and looking at the pouring rain outside, her thoughts drifting away.

Suddenly, a huge bolt of lightning struck a huge locust tree not far from the warehouse. The tree was more than three meters wide in diameter and had coiled branches, and it was common to see nearby villagers and peasant women gathering under the tree to talk in their spare time. The lightning ignited the big locust tree, and the bright yellow flames spread to the entire canopy in an instant, and the raindrops of beans fell one after another, but they could not suppress the fire, but there was a tendency to intensify.

Xuanyi looked at the locust tree burning into a huge torch in a daze, and always felt that something was wrong. Something resembling a human face flashed in the flames, and then vanished by the vapor. The surrounding sound of rain and wind was quiet for a while, and all that filled Xuanyi's ears was endless screams.

Xuanyi was almost tormented by the screaming sound, but fortunately, the screaming only lasted less than ten minutes, and his ears regained hearing, and the sound of rain and wind poured into his ears again. When I looked closely, the burning locust tree had disappeared without a trace.