Rainy nights always come quickly, and dark clouds are piled up thick in the sky, so that no light leaks.

A tall, thin young man in short sleeves with his hands on his head, stepping over the splash of water on the concrete floor, running quickly in the drizzle, strode into the store with the door still open.

Under the eaves of the porch at the door, he shook off the water beads and fanned himself while looking up at the sky.

The weather is broken, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, if it wants to fall, it will be a happy next one, and you have to die of heat to do it?

He raised his middle finger to the sky, and then shouted to the more stuffy room behind him: "Master Li, I'll take the express." ”

The commissary is just one room, and on the shelves at the door are instant noodles, spicy strips and ham sausages, and large bottles of Coke Sprite.

The glass-enclosed cash register is at the back of the hallway, right across from the door.

An old man in a white vest was lying on a wicker chair with a banana fan in his hand.

He glanced up and sighed, "Xu Shan, why don't you come in the middle of the night?" ”

The young man standing at the door hurriedly explained: "I also accidentally forgot the time, isn't this going to take the college entrance examination right away?" I finally went back to the holidays, and I had to write a big stack of papers, and I wrote a day today, and I was so dizzy that I hadn't even eaten dinner yet. ”

"Let's get busy! Suffer more in study, and you can suffer less in life in the future, but don't learn from my son! Come in and get it yourself. ”

"Hey!"

Xu Shan walked over quickly, running to the square cardboard box he saw just now, the room was sweaty, he first looked at the logistics information sheet, and after confirming that it was right, he bent down and held it in his arms.

The box is quite pressing, and it is estimated that it weighs more than ten pounds.

He was about to turn around and walk away when the news on the TV on the right shelf came to his ears:

“…… At about six o'clock in the morning today, the western suburbs patrol found a seriously damaged male corpse by the river again, the deceased was about 40 years old, suspected of also suffering from the gnawing of unknown beasts, the specific cause of death is unknown, the incident is still under further investigation, if there are relevant informed citizens, please contact the western suburbs inspection office as soon as possible. In addition, the general public is reminded that there are wild beasts on the riverside recently, please be sure to pay attention to the safety of yourself and your family, and do not go to the river to enjoy the cool fishing camp, let alone swim. ”

The thick mosaic flashed on the TV screen, but even the mosaic could not stop the large swath of blood on the ground.

Xu Shan was taken aback: ", dead again?" ”

"Won't anyone die today?" Li Ye next to him was still shaking his fan, but his face was also heavy, and he sighed and said: "I'm only forty years old, as old as my unpromising son, but it's a pitiful ......."

Xu Shan looked at the TV, the shock in his heart was greater than the sympathy for the deceased, and muttered, "This is the third one, right?" ”

There were two similar reports last month, and the same inspection office searched for clues on the whole network.

Although he was still studying hard in school at that time, in this small county town with a big palm, he could thunder in the sky for anything big, let alone such a vicious incident.

"It's really not right...... Li Ye shook his hand and stopped, pondering: "The river in the western suburbs is also a small tributary, there are fish, but there have never been any fierce beasts, not even crocodiles, but in the Xiling Mountains further west......"

Xu Shan's face was solemn: "There are monsters running out of Xiling Mountain?" ”

Li Ye was stunned.

"In your heart, fly freely......"

The sudden ringing of a mobile phone suddenly broke the silence in the room.

Both the old and the young were shocked.

Li Ye came back to his senses, raised his fan and slapped him a few times, and scolded: "Nonsense! Go, go, go! Hurry home! ”

Xu Shan was speechless, and took the box in his arms: "The weather is bad, you should close the door early." ”

"You'll be here early, I'll lie down early!"

Xu Shan was even more sneered and walked away with the box.

When he was about to go out, there was a movement of his mobile phone from behind him, and he turned his head to look.

Li Ye, who was holding his mobile phone, waved his fan at him again.

He withdrew his gaze and rushed into the thick night.

"Hello, is it Mr. Li Weiguo?"

"Who are you?"

"My side is from the Western Suburbs Inspection Office, my surname is Chen, I want to find out something from you, is your son's name Li Sheng?"

……

In the empty room, Xu Shan put down the box he brought back, closed the security door, and suddenly felt like he was in a heat wave.

The outside is already suffocating, and the inside is like a steamer.

He breathed heavily, took off his short sleeves that were glued to his body, and "swam" towards the washstand.

"Whoa......

He picked up cold water with both hands and poured it on his face over and over again, splashing it all over his body before he raised his head and looked in the mirror.

The boy's eyes in the mirror are bright, his eyebrows are straight and straight, his lips are thin, and his face has some edges and corners that only adults have, but his hair is a little messy, and the tips of the hair in front of his forehead are hanging down over his eyebrows.

Xu Shan didn't really care too much about what he looked like, he put down the hair he was brushing up with his hands, squeezed out the facial cleanser from the bottle, washed his face again, and took a toner and moisturizer again.

Even if you are a sunny handsome guy, you must do a good job of daily maintenance.

After washing, he walked over to the burglar-proof window, pulled back the curtain, and poked his hand out.

It was completely dark outside, like a thick ink that had been smudged open, and the light in the room could not be penetrated, and the street lamps downstairs were even weaker like candles, which were not good to see or use.

There were slight raindrops falling on my hands, but there was still no wind.

If there's no wind, it's hot.

He closed the window screen fan, went back to the living room sullenly, and after two seconds of entanglement, he still turned on the ceiling fan.

It's just May, and it's too early to turn on the air conditioner, and the electricity bill can't be held.

The fan blades whirred and turned, with the squeak he had been accustomed to hearing since childhood.

The room finally got a little cooler, and he carried the box to the coffee table, and in a few clicks it was dismantled into parts.

There is a small jujube red box in the carton, the workmanship is quite ancient, and it is quite exquisite, but the modern copper padlock hanging in front is a bit of an eyesore - if you hang a copper lock, the kind opened with a long key, it will taste right!

There is also a half sheet of A4 paper on the lid, on which are printed the words "cultural crafts".

The key to the lock arrived yesterday and was sent separately from the box and placed next to it.

He picked up the key and unlocked it, took it off and set it aside, and lifted the lid.

Inside the box was a folded embroidered red garment, with a folded red cloth on it, and a white jade pendant with beads pressed on the top, which seemed to be a set.

The embroidered red dress is the outer garment worn by ancient women when they got married.

I don't know what kind of fabric this one is used for, it is embroidered with a golden dragon and phoenix, which is soft and silky to the touch, and the degree of simulation is quite surprising!

The palm-sized white jade pendant is crystal clear, and there are wisps of delicate lines carved on it, which is soft and atmospheric, and the feel is also cold and cold, and it feels a little like real jade.

But real jade is impossible, such a large piece of mutton fat white jade, and it is a set, how can it be that a hundred yuan can be bought?

But even if it's a fake, it's definitely worth the money this time!

Xu Shan, who was touching his clothes with one hand and holding the white jade in the other, thought so.

These are all things he bought with a bar friend in a post bar a while ago.

Recently, most of his free time has been spent covering a "Xi" song, but no matter how he sings it, he can't sing the bleak flavor that this song should have.

And a few days ago, when he was surfing at the bar, Leng Buding saw the photo of this dress, and at that time he felt as if a trace of inspiration flashed from his mind, but unfortunately it flashed too fast and didn't catch it.

At that time, he didn't think much about it, and asked the other party if the clothes could not be out on impulse.

Unexpectedly, the other party was quite happy, and directly quoted a "100" price for free.

That's really, oh my God!

100 yuan is Xu Shan's living expenses for a week.

His heart ached at the time, but for the sake of the other party's refreshment, he endured it and didn't bargain, but he had to have free shipping.

After the negotiation was completed, he completed the transaction with the seller on a certain platform.

But if this dress can really bring inspiration and make him successfully sing the unique flavor of that song, the first creative subsidy income will be about 200 yuan, which is quite profitable.

Of course, now that thought had disappeared from his mind.

If you buy such a piece of clothing for 100 yuan and give a piece of jade, even if it is fake, you can't lose much just by looking at this delicacy!

After all, even if you go to buy a rag, you need more than a dozen yuan!

And the color of this dress is even brighter and better than in the photo, too much like the red wedding dress that the real bride wears when she is going out.

After a while, when he finishes singing, maybe he can rent it to the Han paper girls who love to play roles in the school's animation club.

In short, this whim-of-the-moment "Taobao" is quite profitable!

Who says there are no good people in the world? Isn't this just the case?

Xu Shan found his mobile phone, opened the platform, first confirmed the receipt very happily, and then gave a five-star praise by the way, and then clicked on the pure black avatar in WeChat.

Xu Dashanren: [I received the clothes, I am very satisfied!] Thank you! ]

There was no reply over there.

Xu Shan didn't care, put down his phone, walked into the kitchen quickly, and ate the cold noodles he soaked before going out.

After eating a few large bites, he rubbed his hands and looked at the box on the coffee table, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw the roll spread out on the table in the study on the other side, and his enthusiasm for creation was suddenly blown away by the wind.

He sighed and walked towards the study.

The college entrance examination is coming soon, studying is the top priority, and everything else has to stand aside.

However, before entering the study, he reached out and put the cold white jade pendant around his neck, and opened the shaking fan again, before he began to write hard at the desk.

……

"Tick"

Small droplets of water fall into the bowl of clear water, splashing in circles.

At two o'clock in the morning, the ceiling fan was still squeaking.

Outside the window, lightning and thunder, the wind howled, and it was pouring rain, and several glass windows were locked to prevent the noise from disturbing the silence of the house.

The woman's low sobs suddenly rang out, and the temperature in the entire living room plummeted.

The embroidered red dress with a red hijab wandered around, as if looking for something.

There was a mattress on the floor under the ceiling fan, and Xu Shan was covered with a towel blanket, lying in large characters, sleeping soundly.

The white jade pendant hung around his neck, still firmly held in his hand, and the shimmer of clear water came through his fingers.

The embroidered red dress suddenly stopped, sobbing and becoming more and more sad.

…… This is how Xu Shan was woken up.