Dinner was delivered directly to the ward, four dishes and one soup, plus a plate of flower rolls. Although it is a vegetarian meal, it has all the color, flavor and taste, and it is all my favorite food.

Halfway through the meal, the door to the ward was pushed open, and two policemen burst in breathlessly.

"Officer Qi, Officer Kong, are you here again?" Lian Chengbi stood up and greeted.

With her, it saves me all the trouble of picking up people and things.

The fat officer sat on the bed, staring at me with anger in his eyes.

Another officer, surnamed Kong, was a little better, walked up to me and leaned over to look at me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, smiling nonchalantly.

"Are you alright? are you really alright?" he asked.

I nodded, "It's okay." ”

Officer Kong let out a sigh of relief, didn't say anything more, hooked his hand to Officer Naqi, and the two walked out together.

Lian Chengbi went out with him, and whispered a few words to the two in the corridor before coming back unhappy.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"They said that the matter was very evil and that it needed to be reported to the special police department. As you may recall, the officer hallucinated when you were in the car last night. After you fell unconscious, they went to the intersection of the Temple of Heaven and Earth more than a dozen times, but they didn't find anything. In short, they will write materials and report them, and they have nothing to do with us for the time being. She replied.

I lowered my head to eat, and only when I was full did I look up at Lianchengbi: "Accompany me to Tianditan Street, okay?"

The two officers thought it was evil, but I only felt sad.

"Okay, my car is outside. Lianchengbi happily agreed.

As we went downstairs, we met a few nurses, and even Chengbi greeted them politely and took my arm very decently to show our public identity.

Sitting in the car, Lian Chengbi explained: "The little nurse is very interested in you, and her heart is budding. In order to protect their immature feelings, I can only take this strategy, hoping to cut off their unrealistic thoughts. ”

I smiled wryly and shook my head: "Ah Bi, I don't have the heart to joke, the whole person is about to collapse." ”

When I woke up, I hadn't told anyone about the lengthy vision, so Lian Chengbi could see my displeasure, but couldn't guess why.

The car drove out of the hospital and headed west along Jiefang Road.

The modern city of Jinan is full of traffic, and the road is very congested. Compared with my illusion, Jinan City has really undergone earth-shaking changes.

"Tianshi, you have a big heart, can you tell me about it?" asked Lian Chengbi.

I shook my head and pointed forward: "When I get to the Temple of Heaven and Earth Street, I'll tell you about it." ”

Lianchengbi was very caring, and sure enough, he didn't ask any more questions, but just drove with peace of mind.

The car passed through the intersection of Jiefang Bridge, Qinglong Bridge, and Huangting Gymnasium, and arrived at Tianditan Street in an instant.

I pointed and asked Lianchengbi to park the car at the northwest corner of the intersection, close to the window of the Sunshine Home Cooking Restaurant.

In the illusion, I experienced several days and nights, but here in Lianchengbi, it was only a dozen hours. Everything is magical, just like the script of a science fiction movie. However, this illusion did not give me any sensory pleasure, but made me gripped by guilt.

"Right there, two officers left me and drove away. I crossed the intersection and suddenly hallucinated......" I used this as my opening statement to tell Lianchengbi the whole story in the vision.

In my story, Jingguan Xiaowu is a great tragedy. Her nationality, the person she fell in love, the fetus in her womb, and the life and death of her unsightly lover...... I've seen a lot of tragic movies, but she's someone who lives around me, so I'm even more shocked that I can't stop crying at the end of the story.

Lian Chengbi handed me two tissues and silently accompanied me.

"You say, how much does she look like an official lady?" Lian Chengbi keenly grasped the main point of the story.

I nodded: "That's true, her facial features make me think of Aunt Guan at once." Now that I think about it, Aunt Guan seems to have the shadow of Zhang Quanzhong on her face. ”

In fact, I am not very familiar with Aunt Guan. If she hadn't come to the hospital to see her grandfather, I probably would never have been up close to her.

"So—I mean, if you make a bold guess, Aunt Guan may be the offspring of Zhang Quanzhong, Jingguan Xiaowu, or even the fetus in the womb? Nine times out of ten, what you believe will go straight to the truth. Lian Chengbi said.

I am haunted by this strange logical relationship, but I am willing to listen to Lianchengbi's analysis.

"I have been lurking in Jinan for many years and know a lot of hidden things in the rivers and lakes. After listening to your story, I immediately thought of a person who might have something to do with it. She continued.

I immediately asked, "Who is that, where does he live, and who is his name?"

Lian Chengbi frowned deeply: "Now, I can't answer you well, so as not to cause your preconceived and confused impression." You wait, I'll make a phone call first, and if it's appropriate, I'll meet this person right away. ”

She got out of the car first and leaned over to make a phone call.

I stared across the road and continued to sort out my thoughts.

This vision taught me the art of subterranety, and if I can carry it forward with my own wits, it will be of great use in the search of the Mirror Room. So, if you stand at the intersection in the middle of the night again, can you still enter the illusion again, and can you still take on the responsibility of protecting Jingguan Xiaowu again?

"That triangular stone chamber under the Five Dragons Pond!" I was suddenly startled, looked west, and accidentally, my forehead hit the car window glass hard, making a muffled bang.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Lian Chengbi was startled and quickly opened the car door to ask.

"Let's go to Wulong Pond and find the tunnel and the triangular stone chamber. I said.

Lian Chengbi shook his head: "Save your worries, I have led people to search along the shore of Wulong Pond more than a dozen times, and even the archaeologists' electronic treasure detectors have been used several sets, but nothing can be found." You, don't be impatient now, take it one step at a time, don't think that the wind is the rain, and you will exhaust yourself. ”

I rubbed my forehead and smiled sheepishly.

In fact, I have long known that the various thaumaturgists gathered in Jinan City have carried out large-scale and high-density exploration of the underground, and the secrets that should be found have been found, and those that cannot be found will probably never be found.

As the vanguard of the Qin Dynasty's advance into Jinan, Lianchengbi should have put the most effort into this regard. What she says is authoritative and worth believing.

"You can go see that person now, but I have one condition, you take this pill first. Lian Chengbi returned to the car and told me solemnly.

In her palm she held a purple pill, about the size of a cherry, with a faint mint smell.

I didn't ask what kind of medicine it was, so I took it and swallowed it.

"That's a sedative. She started the car and told me with a calm face.

The car went west, turned left at the intersection of Ximen Road, then turned right from Luoyuan Street, and then turned left from Yinhuchi Street, and entered a large area of low houses.

When I pulled up, I noticed that the word "demolition" was written on the brick walls on both sides, indicating that this was a shantytown facing renovation.

Lian Chengbi whistled, and a short, middle-aged man with an obscene appearance ran over from the shadows.

"This area will be demolished in a month, the eviction order has been posted five or six times, and the neighborhood office has also come to mobilize seven or eight times......," the short man muttered.

Lian Chengbi commanded in a low voice: "Shut up, get down to business, lead us over, and it's none of your business." ”

The short man quickly shut up and led the way down a rugged alley.

Even Chengbi didn't tell me who I was going to meet, and I didn't ask, so as not to ruin her plan.

There were no street lights in the alley, so the three of us each took out our mobile phones and used their own flashlights to light them up.

At the end of the alley, on the right hand side is a dilapidated fence gate, behind which is a small courtyard with a square space of only three meters. In addition to this open space, there are two north rooms in the courtyard, which are dimly lit.

The short man pointed to the north room, but Lian Chengbi didn't speak, pulled out a few notes and gave them to him, and then waved him away.

"Let's go inside. Lian Chengbi said in my ear.

I was a little surprised: "You're not going in?"

She shook her head: "It's inconvenient, you go in by yourself, I'll stand guard outside." ”

Without too much fuss, I pushed open the fence door and strode to the door of the north house.

The house is extremely dilapidated, and the walls are built with old-fashioned city bricks, which are the same color as the old city walls of Jinan City.

The wooden door in front of me was also old like a paper shell, as if it would be blown away by a gust of wind.

"Tuk tuk," I tapped the door frame with my index finger.

There was a creeping movement in the room, and it was a minute before someone pulled the wooden door open a crack, revealing the face of an old woman with wrinkled stacks.

"Excuse me...... ......"I don't know what I should ask because Lianchengbi didn't give me any hints."

The old woman looked at me and pulled the wooden door open little by little.

I saw the furnishings in the house, and I couldn't help but feel sour.

There was only one bed and one table in the room, and a quilt was piled on the bed, and there were snacks, fruits, and half-eaten steamed buns on the table.

As soon as the door opened, the musty smell of the room hit the face, as if it had not seen sunlight for decades.

"Old man, I'm here to find someone. I said.

The old woman just looked at me in a daze, and didn't seem to hear me.

"Old man, I'm here to find ...... A Japanese, her name is Jingguan Xiaomai. Although I have given up hope, I still leave this sentence, which can be regarded as an explanation for Lianchengbi's painstaking help.

With that, I turned and walked out.

As soon as she walked to the fence gate, the old woman suddenly spoke: "Under the Five Dragons Pond...... Five Dragons Pond next goodbye...... I haven't seen you for years, I haven't seen you for years...... Are you okay?"

It was like a heavy thunder burst in my ears, and the old woman's words were like sharp knives, flying over and shooting at the back of my heart.

"If you don't come, I'll keep it...... Can't hold it...... Come, my heart's desire...... My heart's desire......" she spoke again.

I understand that she is Jingguan Xiaowu, but I can't accept the fact that Jingguan Xiaowu has become a dying old man. Time is indeed a magic hand, turning the beauty of youth into old age, and turning my painful memories into cruel reality.

"It's her. "Lian Chengbi stood in the middle of the alley, helping me reconfirm the facts.

"I know it's her. I smiled wryly.

"Tianshi, this is the reality, there is no cruelty, only more cruelty. If you accept it, you will turn back, and if you can't accept it, we will leave immediately, as if we never came. She said.

I held on to the fence door and pondered, and it took at least five minutes for the tragic stories to replay in my mind four or five times before I turned around with difficulty.