Chapter 16: A Bolt from the Clear
Looking in the direction of the security guard's flashlight, most of the clothes behind me were suddenly wet, and I stood trembling in place under the cold wind, and my heart was about to rise to my throat.
The place illuminated by the light is a tombstone, which is engraved with the words of Chen Xiangming's tomb, and there is a black and white photo on the top of the lettering, and the person in the photo is the Chen Xiangming I saw just now!
For a moment, I only felt that the sky was spinning, and Venus was in front of me, and I had just spoken to Chen Xiangming not long ago, how did he become a dead man in the blink of an eye, and he had been dead for three years!
In this way, Chen Xiangming, I just saw, is not a living person at all, he is also a dirty thing!
And what scares me the most is that I actually talked to him for so long in front of his tombstone just now, if I found out that something was wrong at that time, I don't know if this Chen Xiangming would have done something to me.
The sudden change made me unable to recover at all, and this incident hit me like a bolt from the blue.
I thought that Chen Xiangming was a master in the world and could save me from fire and water, but I didn't expect him to be dirty.
But what puzzled me the most was why he brought me here if he couldn't save me, and why did he want the shroud in my hand?
In a state of confusion, the security guard in front of me looked at me and asked, "Brother, did you really see Lao Chen just now?" ”
I came back to my senses when asked by the security guard, nodded and said, "Not only did I see it, but I also chatted with him for a while, how did this Chen Xiangming die, and have you seen him after he died?" ”
"Oh, I said brother, don't scare me, how can you meet this person when he dies, won't you become a ghost if you meet again, Lao Chen died in an accident three years ago, and drove home after drinking alcohol in the middle of the night, but hit a runaway truck on the way, the truck was full of sand at that time, the truck was unstable, and was hit by Lao Chen's car and overturned directly, dozens of tons of sand were all smashed on Lao Chen's car, and when the car was dragged out, the car was flattened." When he spoke, the security guard still looked like he was palpitating.
"Chen Xiangming died on the spot?" I looked at the security guard and asked.
"Can you not die if you smash down dozens of tons of things, the whole person was crushed into mud, but at that time, I heard from the investigators at the scene that Lao Chen's body was not quite right." The security guard whispered.
Since Chen Xiangming wants to get the shroud in my hand, then he must know about the shroud, so now I have to ask Chen Xiangming about it clearly, maybe I can get some useful clues from it, so it is not in vain.
"What's wrong with the corpse?" I continued.
The security guard was silent for a moment, he glanced around, then leaned over to me, and whispered in my ear: "I heard that when Lao Chen's body was pulled out, there was only rotten flesh left on his body, and the human skin was gone!" ”
When I said this, there happened to be a cold wind blowing in the cemetery, and the wind swished into my neck, and I only felt cold, as if I was in an ice cellar.
Since Chen Xiangming was crushed to death by Lasha's truck, how could his human skin be missing, could it be that there is something strange in this?
I was about to ask again, but the security guard suddenly said: "Brother, I don't think you look like a bad person, you can leave quickly if you have nothing to do, I can only tell you so much about Lao Chen, and if you talk too much, I'm afraid it will get into trouble, I'll go on patrol first, don't come here at night in the future." ”
Before I could respond, the security guard had already turned around with a flashlight in his hand, and the water stains left on the ground after he left, and there was still a slight smell of it when I smelled it carefully.
No wonder the security guard left in a hurry, it turned out that he was already scared to pee.
If I had been smiling at this scene before, my stomach would have hurt, but now I can't laugh at all.
Originally, I wanted to count on Chen Xiangming to help me solve this shroud, but now it seems that counting on Chen Xiangming is useless, he is a dirty thing, how can he help me solve the disaster.
In just a quarter of an hour, I fell directly from heaven to hell, and now Chen Xiangming can't count on it, so who else can I count on.
In desperation, I put the black plastic bag in my hand back into my satchel, and it seemed that no one could help me, and whether I could survive or not could only depend on my own creation.
After a long sigh, I reached into my pocket and pulled out the Red Lotus cigarette that the driver had given me.
I used to be afraid of this cigarette because there was a yellow paper stick stuck in it, but now there is only tobacco inside the cigarette, which is no different from ordinary cigarettes, so I simply lit it with a lighter and smoked it.
I choked on the tears that came out of my eyes, the smoke was so strong that I felt dizzy even after just one puff, and it felt like I had drunk too much fake wine.
I've been smoking since college, and I've been smoking for several years now, and I've changed many brands of cigarettes over the years, but never one brand has been so strong.
It stands to reason that there is no market for such a vigorous cigarette, but according to my investigation, the Red Lotus brand cigarettes of Dahua Cigarette Factory have won the title of the top ten cigarettes in the country, which shows that this kind of cigarette was very popular in the market at that time, which is a bit strange.
I took another puff and suddenly felt that the smell was somewhat familiar, and when I thought about it carefully, I realized that the smell of this cigarette was very similar to the dry tobacco that my father smoked when I was a child.
Dry tobacco is to dry the tobacco leaves in the tobacco leaves, cut them into thin strips with a knife, and then put them in a tobacco pot to ignite.
When I was a child, I was naughty and secretly smoked my dad's dry tobacco, and I was beaten for it, so I am very familiar with the smell.
It stands to reason that Honglian brand cigarettes will definitely add something to neutralize the flavor to the market, but this one in my hand is obviously directly used tobacco leaves, without the slightest adulteration.
In this way, there is a possibility that the Red Lotus brand cigarettes were not the cigarettes made by the Dahua Cigarette Factory at all, but were rolled by the driver himself.
If this is the case, it is not surprising that this Red Lotus cigarette still exists in the world today, after all, the seal and pattern on it are easy to engrave, as long as the tobacco is rolled and stamped with a stamp.
Although he figured out about cigarettes, the driver's eccentricity was much more than that.
Judging from what he has done so far, I still can't easily believe him, after all, I learned from Chen Xiangming that this driver used to be a member of the Dahua Cigarette Factory, even if he escaped from the fire and didn't die, then how could his appearance not change in the past 20 years, so what the driver said is not very credible for the time being.
Thinking of this, I threw the cigarette in my hand to the ground, stepped on it, and walked towards the fence.
Now that I've determined that Chen Xiangming is dirty, I must not let him help me anymore, otherwise I will most likely fall into his trap, and maybe I won't even survive today.
Trotting all the way, fortunately did not meet Chen Xiangming again, when I left the cemetery was already more than twelve o'clock at night, I came to the side of the road by the moonlight, although it was midnight at this time, but there were not many taxis on the road.
However, the taxis did not stop at all when they saw me waving, and even sped up, and it took several taxis to figure out why.
Behind me is the Tianxiu Mountain Cemetery, who would come here in the middle of the night to pay respects, so these taxi drivers must have regarded me as dirty, so they turned a blind eye.
After figuring out the reason, I thought I walked about half a kilometer before I got on the bus, and when I arrived at the Tianyang community, it was already more than one o'clock in the middle of the night.
I dragged my tired body upstairs and came to the door of Li Hai's house, I crouched down and lifted the mat in front of the door, only to find that there was no key underneath.
Seeing this, I just wanted to take out my mobile phone and call Li Hai, but at this moment, I suddenly found that the door of the house was not closed, and there was still a crack in the door the thickness of my thumb.
Seeing the scene in front of me, I really admired Li Hai's courage, he didn't close the door in the middle of the night and was not afraid of people breaking in.
With a wry smile, I cautiously pushed open the door and entered the room, which was now dark and silent.
I turned on the light in the entrance and glanced in the direction of the bedroom, where the computer in the bedroom was not yet turned off, and Li Hai was lying on the bed sleeping soundly.
Seeing that Li Hai was already asleep, I didn't disturb him, and after hanging the satchel on the hanger, I went into the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, I changed into clean pajamas, went to the desk, turned off the computer, and then lay down in bed and began to rest.
After a busy night, I was already physically and mentally exhausted, and I was extremely sleepy.
After lying down, I was just about to close my eyes and sleep, when I suddenly felt that something was not right, I don't know what was wrong, anyway, I just felt that something was missing.
I closed my eyes and pondered for a moment, and finally realized that the room was so quiet that I could hear a pin drop on the floor.
The reason why I say this is because I have been living in the same dormitory with Li Hai for four years, and I am already familiar with his snoring.
Every night as soon as he fell asleep, he would hear the sound of the earth shaking and snoring, from the first day they met to the last day.
So I couldn't sleep for a long time after I graduated, and the reason for this was because of the lack of Li Hai's snoring.
It stands to reason that Li Hai has slept deeply, and the snoring should have sounded a long time ago, but why did he sleep so quietly this time, and the silence made me feel a little uncertain.
"Lao Li, why don't you close the door when you sleep, didn't I tell you to put the key under the mat at the door?" I asked tentatively as I looked at the pitch-black ceiling.
The words fell to the ground like a stone sinking into the sea, and I didn't wait for Li Hai to respond, seeing that he didn't say anything, I touched him with my foot, and continued to ask: "You are not afraid of a thief breaking in when you open the door in the middle of the night, you kid is bold enough." ”
I thought that Li Hai would wake up after being bumped by me, but I didn't expect him to still not respond.
I have heard that people like Li Hai who love to snore have a high chance of suffocating, that is, they die in their sleep, but now Li Hai doesn't even have a little wheezing in his reply, which can't help but make me feel a little uneasy.
"Lao Li! Wake up! ”
I turned my head to look at him while calling out to Li Hai, but I was startled when I saw the scene in front of me.
At this time, Li Hai was turning sideways and staring at me with a pair of eyes, the moonlight cast from the gap in the curtain happened to sprinkle on his face, and his pale complexion and fierce eyes made Li Hai very weird.
"Lao Li, are you okay, who are you scaring with your eyes in the middle of the night?" I looked at Li Hai and said angrily.
After Li Hai heard what I said, a sad smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then said in an old and hoarse voice: "No wonder I didn't find you when I went to your house, it turns out that you hid here, wife, I will be able to avenge you soon!" ”