In Jiangcheng at the beginning of August, it was another gloomy evening. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It's been drizzling for a few days in a row, so the mood is very bad, far from being as good as it was on a sunny day. After a hasty dinner, I stood in front of the window with a cup of freshly brewed coffee, watching the rain pour down from the sky like a needle, seemingly never-ending. The rolling clouds were hidden there, smirking and demonstrating to me. The distant mountains, faintly visible in a confused curtain rain, stretched as far as the eye could see, winding and continuous, trying to squint and look carefully, but with all their efforts, they couldn't see through.

It's another rainy season, and it's been almost half a month since the rain went on and on, and I don't know when the long wind will come back, and the road in the mountains is no longer passable? Or is there something delayed? Everything has become a mystery because he has not heard from him for a month. I was in a state of unrestless thinking. The rich aroma of coffee filled the air, it was so intoxicating, it calmed my uneasiness. The slow heat wafted onto the cool glass window, and the eyes gradually blurred.

"Tick Bell ......"

The rapid ringing of the doorbell woke me from my imagination and intoxication. I frowned, it wasn't Changfeng, Changfeng couldn't have rang the doorbell. But he put down the coffee in his hand and opened the door.

Outside the barred gate outside the courtyard, a tall, thin, pale-faced middle-aged man in a hospital gown stood there, stretching out a thin arm and trying to ring the doorbell. After a moment's hesitation, I grabbed my umbrella from the door and stepped out of the door. Almost trotted to the courtyard gate, opened the iron door, and held the umbrella to him. There was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but only for a moment.

At this time, Uncle Jiang ran out of the house: "Mu Tian, why don't you call me, your body is important, what if it rains." He complained and closed the door.

The man was so weak that he staggered and almost fell, but he stood firm. Uncle Jiang helped him out of my hands, and I felt like I was dragging him into the room. I smiled helplessly and followed into the room. The man's chest rose and fell sharply, and the few small words on it also rose and fell - the intensive ward of Jiangcheng Mental Hospital.

Uncle Jiang said: "Mu Tian, his clothes are soaked, I will take him to change his clothes." ”

I nodded. Then I came to the coffee table, picked up the coffee, which was already slightly cool, poured it back into the pot, boiled it again, and then cooled enough to drink, and then took a sip comfortably. Sit down and continue to flip through the book that you haven't finished reading at noon. The sky soon darkened, and the scenery outside the window was still clear just now, but after a while, it was already blurry.

Now that our guest had changed out of his hospital gown and came to me in full dress, I motioned for him to sit down, and he sat very stiffly on the edge of the sofa, rubbing his hands together with some uneasiness.

Uncle Jiang said, "Mu Tian, I have already let Brother Xu eat well. I found your old clothes in the storage room and changed them for him, a little fat, but it's okay. ”

I smiled and nodded, "I'm sorry for you, Uncle Jiang." ”

Uncle Jiang said, "I'm out, let's talk." ”

Seeing Uncle Jiang walk out, I looked at our guest: "Don't you want to say something?"

The man snorted: "I...... My name is Xu Qing, I am Chinese New Year's Eve five years old, and I am ...... He had just escaped from a psychiatric hospital. ”

After he said this, he looked at me fixedly, and was a little surprised to see that I didn't react, but he continued: "I am from Weixian County, and one night three years ago, a group of people of unknown origin forcibly took me from my sleep, and then I was imprisoned in Jiangcheng Mental Hospital. There, I was classified as severely mentally ill and confined to a single room. No one spoke to me, only nurses and paramedics who forcibly gave me injections and pills every day.

For the first month, I struggled and protested, but all I could get was a bigger dose of medication. I decided not to resist anymore and obediently cooperated with them to take the injections and pills, hoping that this would arrange for me to meet with my family so that I would have a chance to figure it all out. But to this day, no one has come to see me.

I didn't know what was going on, I started to think, I thought about it for three whole years, I thought of all kinds of hypotheses, but every conclusion I came up with, it was terrible. Just last night, when the heavy rain washed down a warehouse in the hospital, and all the medical staff went to rescue the substances, I was surprised to find that my room was unlocked, so I ran out in the rain without hesitation. ”

He stopped, as if he was tired from talking for such a long time, and then took a breath and continued: "It's dark, it's raining heavily, I have no direction, just run, always have to get as far away from the hospital as possible."

I ran to a gas station and there was a van filling up. I sneaked into the car. The driver spotted me after a few minutes of driving. He was a good man, and although he was wary of me, he didn't abandon me in the rain. It was about three or four o'clock in the morning, and we stayed in a small hotel.

When I woke up again, I found that he had already driven away. I had to follow the road all the way to home. Fortunately, it was a rainy day, and there were few people and cars on the road, so my patient was not noticed by too many people. I stumbled along the way, it was getting late, I was tired and hungry, and finally I saw it. So I gave up the idea of continuing to go home, hoping that someone would take me in for the night, so that I could have the strength to continue on my way. ”

He paused again, "It seems that my luck is still good, I met a kind person like you, if it weren't for you, I might have to get drenched in the rain all night, and I'm afraid my body can't bear it." So I'm very, very grateful to you, of course can't hide anything from you, just hope you don't call the police, I'm really a victim. ”

I nodded in acquiescence. Then he picked up the first phone on the left-hand side of the desk: "Uncle Jiang, please arrange the guests." Soon, Uncle Jiang walked in.

I said to Xu Qing again: "You can rest first, my house is relatively large, and there are many rooms, don't walk around at night, there is a phone in the room, and Uncle Jiang's room is connected." If you need anything, tell Uncle Jiang. ”

Xu Qing showed a very grateful expression and said, "I haven't asked your name yet, so I will thank you in the future." ”

I smiled: "Thank you, my surname is Lin, Lin Mutian." ”

Xu Qing went out with Uncle Jiang. I closed the book and sighed, it seems, there is something to do again tonight.

The night, very dark, very dark. There are no stars, no moon, just boundless, rich ink. Although such nights are good for sleeping, they are actually more suitable for people who are reluctant to do some mysterious and dirty things.

It was already past one o'clock in the morning, and the night was at its strongest. A dark shadow crept out of the first room, leaning against the wall, and slowly walked towards the innermost room. When he came to the door of the room, he just reached out and tinkered with something in front of the door, and pushed the door in, and everything was silent. In the room, a small but dazzling light swayed in front of the bookshelf, and a slender hand pulled out one of the books, flipped it over, put it under his nose and sniffed it, and then put it back down. I flipped through the antique yellow thread-bound books, and after repeating this for more than ten minutes, the beam finally shone on a "Poetry Collection".

The hand flipped through a few pages, still sniffed under his nose, carefully placed it in his bosom, and then everything fell into darkness again. The door opened, and the dark shadow crept back to the room again. I looked at the screen in front of me with interest, yawned in satisfaction, got up, and went back to my room—to sleep.

Or wake up at the same time as usual. It's nice to be able to open the curtains in the morning and see the sun shining in the morning after the rain. The world washed away by the rain is refreshing. Open the window and take a deep breath, the fresh air with the fragrance of leaves makes your mind feel refreshed and comfortable.

After washing up, I walked downstairs, and Uncle Jiang had already prepared breakfast. Our guests were already sitting at the table, quietly waiting for me. It seems that he is in good spirits, although his face is still pale, but he no longer has the fear and exhaustion of yesterday. When he saw me going downstairs, he quickly smiled and respectfully got up to say hello, and I smiled politely and sat down to eat together. We chatted briefly over dinner, and then I asked him what he was going to do. He said a little gloomily: "I can't go back home, I also have an uncle who lives in Wei County, and I am going to go to his house first, maybe he knows what all this is going on." I nodded, and said no more.

After eating, he said goodbye to me: "Brother Lin, I won't bother, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be repaid with a spring, and I will repay you for your great kindness in the future." ”

I also said politely: "I really don't need to be so polite, since you are in a hurry, I won't stay longer, then I wish you all the way." ”

Xu Chaochao walked outside, and when he walked to the door and just reached out to hold the doorknob, I stopped him: "Brother Xu, please stay." ”

Xu Qing turned his head and looked at me with some confusion, I walked to the desk, took out a small stack of hundred-yuan bills from the first drawer on the right hand, didn't count them, and walked towards him: "You must have no money on you, although it is not very far from Weixian, but if you want to walk back, with a body like yours, you will have to walk for more than ten hours, even if you really walk back, you will be hungry and faint." In addition, it may take you a long time to run errands, and you will need money for food and accommodation during this period. ”

Xu Qing showed a grateful expression, and he respectfully stretched out his hands to take the money in my hand. The moment I handed the money to him, I suddenly grabbed the money again and withdrew my hand, and he looked at me puzzled.

I smiled at him, "Have you forgotten something?"

He looked at me in bewilderment, and with my right hand holding the money, I grabbed his shoulder, and with my left hand swiped at his chest, a thin antique yellow thread-bound book arrived in my hand. He reached out in horror and rage, and I was already five meters away.

When he saw that the matter was revealed, he also knew my skills, and knew that he couldn't get it back, although he was a little stupid, he still asked calmly: "Brother Lin's skills are even better than we imagined, but I don't know when you found out, our plan should be very thorough, I really can't think of anything wrong?"

At this time, I was already sitting on the sofa, and while opening the book, I said: "First, Jiangcheng Psychiatric Hospital, although it is an old hospital, also has an old warehouse, but in the autumn of two years ago, I funded the reconstruction, and the warehouse was completely demolished. The reason is because I have heard that there are mentally ill people in other places, out of curiosity, I want to check whether each mentally ill person is really mentally ill, and when I saw that the environment there was not good, I rebuilt it by the way, and because of this, I was laughed at by Uncle Jiang for whether it was mentally ill. Also, according to my memory, I didn't see Xu Qing's name there, let alone you.

Second, from Jiangcheng to Weixian, although you can pass by me, you should pass through a river. If it weren't for this rainy season, you would have been able to see a stone bridge, but after the torrential rains these days, the river should have overflowed the stone bridge. And the depth of the overflow should have reached a point where it is impossible for ordinary people to see this stone bridge that has been flooded by water. I don't know if you walked over the bridge or flew over the river. According to normal thinking, although you can see my house on the other side of the river, you can only look at the river and sigh, and then continue along the road to Weixian.

Third, your hospital gown should be another hospital, and after processing, the words "Intensive Care Ward of Jiangcheng Psychiatric Hospital" are printed. In fact, the current Jiangcheng Psychiatric Hospital's hospital gown is printed with the words "Jiangcheng Ideological Sanatorium". Of course, this is also what I changed at that time, isn't this name more humane, hahahaha......"

Xu Qing smiled helplessly: "It's really unlucky, it was planned so carefully, so coincidentally hit your muzzle." ”

I laughed and said, "It's not just that pretending to be a mental patient can hit me at the muzzle, no matter what kind of patient you disguise yourself into, as long as you have a name, with a phone call from me, you can find out if you are lying." Just, can you tell me who you are, what do you want this book for, and how do you know I have this thing in my house?"

Xu Qing changed his proud expression at this time: "Do you think I will tell you?"

I smiled: "I think you should tell me, you should repay the favor of receiving a drop of water, I will keep you and give you food, by the way, the clothes on your body are also mine." I don't want you to be rewarded as a cow and a horse in the next life, so I'd like to trouble you to tell me, even if you provide a small clue. "I stretched out my little finger and pinched a little shape with my thumb.

Xu Qing pondered for a while, and finally sighed and said: "I really don't know the secret of this book, and it's not convenient for me to say anything else, I can only say that we are a special organization, and the task assigned to me by the organization is to send me to your study to find an ancient book that was written before the early Qing Dynasty, and the page inside has a unique atmosphere." Last year, the organization sent people twice, but without success. The first four people had just arrived in the courtyard and were injured by your men before they could enter it. The second time, eight people broke in, and they were beaten to the ground. This time, in order to be safe, I used this way, in order not to let you see that I can do martial arts, I also deliberately took medicine, but I didn't expect to lose so badly. You could have taken that book from me just now, and I'd be defeated. ”

I finally knew the reason for the two night break-ins in Lin's house last year, because we didn't want to hurt people, so we just ran away, but there was always a little doubt in my heart. Fortunately, this time I finally have some clues, and it seems that our peaceful days still can't be calm.

"Spend so much effort to come to my study to find an ancient book written before the early Qing Dynasty, and the goal is so clear, it can't be an imagination, right?"

Xu Qing said: "Of course not, our leader has god-like wisdom, and everything is under his control. But I will never give away the slightest bit of information about our leader. ”

I know that such a person must be faithful to the Lord, otherwise he would not be able to entrust such a great task to him. I had to ask the last puzzled: "Why do you think of pretending to be a mentally ill person? Won't you worry that I'm afraid of a mentally ill person and won't take you in?"

"It's the mental illness, you can win more sympathy, this is the organization's arrangement, there are several versions, although this version has also been questioned, but the leader thinks that since you know martial arts, you will not be afraid, and you may be more curious about the mentally ill. And although your family is a medical family, the mental hospital should be a strange place for you. ”

"Okay, that's it, you're done with your kindness. I handed him the money: "Take it, your fare." ”

Xu Qing's face turned red, and he didn't answer, but clasped his hands into fists: "Brother Lin, thank you for your mercy." It's just that I don't think our organization will give up easily, you have to be careful. ”

With that, he strode out, completely different from the mentally ill man who had fled all the way and was dying yesterday. At this time, Uncle Jiang had just finished cleaning up from the kitchen, and when he saw Xu Qing's back, he followed, but soon returned. I looked at him, and he rubbed his chin with his hand. I knew that his action represented helplessness and confusion. I smiled and asked him, "What's wrong, Uncle Jiang?"