Soon after.

I seemed to feel a faint sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs.

The subordinate slowly opened his eyes, which had been closed for a long time.

With a very lazy look, he stared at the dark shadow that appeared at the top of the staircase.

During the long waiting time just now, the subordinates were like years in seconds.

On the one hand, I was looking forward to what key clues Officer Xiao might have discovered.

On the other hand, he was secretly worried about the safety of his assistant at this time.

It was summer outside, and the sun was shining.

I feel that as long as I stand outside for more than three minutes at a time, there is a danger of heat stroke at any time.

Besides, at this time in this place surrounded by trees, not even a breeze can blow in.

In this case, it is simply hot and stuffy, and staying outside at this time is no different from being in a steamer that is steaming.

In addition, this place is already halfway up the mountainside, and mosquitoes are rampant everywhere.

I feel that as long as I don't pay attention to it, I am very likely to be eaten up in an instant.

You know, the mosquitoes in the ravines in the summer are not fatal.

Thinking of this, his subordinates couldn't help but shiver.

Thinking that there was no order from Officer Xiao anyway, naturally there was no need to go out to report.

Just stay in the living room and rest for a while.

As long as no one comes in, no one will notice me being lazy.

Blowing the air conditioner in it, it is also free from the pain of the soul and the flesh.

That's it.

subordinates during the unknowing.

From standing to squatting.

Then it changed from squatting to lying down.

Thinking about not sleeping and not sleeping.

Just close your eyes and recuperate for a while.

But his brain doesn't seem to allow him to do that.

Until finally the eyelids drooped.

I simply fell asleep.

I don't know if I'm asleep or not.

Anyway, the snoring was one after another.

"Whew-hoo

I don't know, I thought it was a brown bear hibernating.

I have to say that the subordinates' ears are really good.

Just now, there was only a slight sound of footsteps at the top of the staircase.

And this little voice was also captured clearly by the subordinates who were dormant.

Supporting some of the still somewhat tired bodies.

The subordinate climbed up from the sofa very slowly like an old ox plowing the field.

Reach out.

Rubbed his sleepy-eyed face.

I yawned like I hadn't done in my life.

Then he stood up.

Carrying sauerkraut brain melon seeds.

Smiling at the dark shadow standing at the top of the stairs.

"Officer Xiao, you're done!"

I feel like something is sticking on my eyes.

Some block the view.

The subordinate also stretched out his fingers.

Picked out the eye paste stuck to the corners of the eyes (meaning eye droppings)

Then he smiled and walked towards the black shadow.

Because the staircase of this house was built in a bit of a backward position.

So the light coming in from the living room window wasn't enough to reach that location.

If you turn on the lights, you might be able to see it more clearly.

But this subordinate was obviously entering this house for the first time.

Didn't find the button for the chandelier in the living room.

As he walked, his subordinates suddenly stopped.

I don't know why.

He always felt that the black shadow that appeared in front of him at this time had an indescribable ghost.

Judging from his height and size alone, the man did not seem to match Officer Xiao's physical characteristics.

I remember Officer Xiao wasn't that tall, right?

The physique is not so thin!

Could it be that I put a raised insole on my back just before I went downstairs?

And then a change of tights?

I feel like my thoughts are a bit fantastical.

The subordinates also laughed dryly twice.

He was laughing at why he thought of this for no reason.

I think maybe I'm too nervous.

So much so that even Officer Xiao couldn't make it clear.

I just wanted to step forward again.

But it was as if something suddenly came to mind.

Hesitated.

He wondered why Officer Xiao had to stand there motionless.

Even if it's a reply to him!

Why do you have to be mysterious?

Weird and scary.

I saw that the subordinates at this time were also hesitating, and their expressions were quite difficult.

Or, wait for Officer Xiao to come over by himself?

This subordinate is not very bold.

In addition, it has a slight fear of the unknown environment in the dark.

It also caused him to go halfway again.

Suddenly, I retreated in my heart.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, trying to see the man's face.

But it seems that this can't be done at all.

The position where the man was standing at this time happened to be at the corner of the staircase, that is, the blind corner where the light would never penetrate.

That's not right.

This person.

Why does it look like it's floating.

The subordinate looked down at the shadow below.

I was a little horrified to find out.

The shadow didn't seem to have feet.

“！！！！”

"Ahh

How is he floating!

Hallucinations?

The subordinate's entire body seemed to be controlled by something at this moment.

Except for the ability to breathe on the mouth.

It seems that I can't do anything.

A chill arose in my heart.

The subordinates' eyes widened.

The blood in the whole body clotted into a clot at this moment.

No feet!

Cheated corpse!

The assistant swallowed hard and spat.

Then he gave orders frantically in his heart.

I want my feet to move.

This neighbor will actually cheat the corpse!

But it looks like it!

He probably won't move!

Or just stand there!

Won't take half a step to my side!

In that case, you can accept it!

The subordinates constantly carry out self-comfort in their hearts.

The smile on his face also became quite stiff.

Should...... No way!

it!

I saw my subordinate raise his head and suddenly exclaimed.

Because at this time he found out.

The black shadow that stood motionless at the top of the stairs just now, like a wooden man.

At this moment, there is a tendency to slowly move forward.

it!

Lao Meng, you lied to me!

Didn't you say there are no ghosts in this world?

In a trance, it seemed that someone suddenly appeared in front of his subordinates.

Huh?

"Old Meng?"

"Old Meng!"

Seeing this person, the subordinates suddenly seemed to have found some life-saving straw, and began to shout each other's names frantically.

The person who appeared in front of his subordinates out of thin air at this moment, but judging from the wrinkles on his face, he should be an old man who was over seventy years old.

The thick beard and the strips of white hair that grew down like a mop.

It seems that he does look a little like the non-mainstream in real society.

I saw that the man first squeezed out a strange smile from his wrinkled face, and then said in a slightly shrill voice: "You are looking for me?" ”

After hearing this, the subordinates didn't care if some god had come into the world, and hurriedly responded: "I, Ni (Ma), have found you to death!" ”

Seeing this, the old man also couldn't stop pursing his lips, and he couldn't help but see that the anger of the subordinates in front of him was "pouting" and rushing upward.

"I'm dying, and you're still pretending to be crazy and stupid here!"

The subordinate was in a hurry.

He was really in a hurry.

The white-haired old man in front of him was the best friend he met when he was wandering outside by picking up rags before he became a policeman.

Although the age difference between the two is relatively large.

But at the time, it was quite a good conversation.

Just because they have the same profession, they can't be said to be like-minded.

Anyway, there will never be a shortage of topics for the two to chat.

All day long, either picking up scraps to make ends meet, or gathering together to chat for half a night.

Such days have been a long time.

Until one day, the old man disappeared!

That's right!

He disappeared for no apparent reason.

No matter how hard your subordinates try to find it.

I couldn't find any information about him.

It was as if he had completely disappeared from this world for no reason.

The subordinate called the police.

And the police after learning the news.

It's also with half-belief.

A simple search was conducted around the stalls where they usually sell rags.

But the result is creepy.

The old man is dead!

And after his death, he was dismembered in all directions.

After that, it was stuffed into a black suitcase.

Just threw it in the rubble under the bridge.

And the key to the police being able to confirm the identity of this body,

It's mainly the mysterious thing that Lao Meng affectionately calls a talisman.

The thing was stuck between two rocks, only half exposed.

If it weren't for the sharp eyes of his subordinates, he found this talisman before leaving.

It is estimated that until the end of the world, it is impossible for anyone to know about this person who was dismembered and packed in a suitcase.

In fact, it is Lao Meng.

When Lao Meng was alive, he often told his subordinates that there were no ghosts and gods in this world.

These are all hallucinations that naturally arise from the mind of people in a state of extreme desire.

Hearing his nonsense, his subordinates naturally didn't believe it, and they listened to it after a meal every time.

I vaguely remember that he had whispered to his subordinates.

Before picking up the rags, he also had quite unique insights into the science of ghosts and gods.

And the subordinates would never have thought that this seemingly sloppy white-haired little old man was really a college professor before he did this business.

This is an important document that the police found when they investigated Lao Meng's life story later.

However, the police and their subordinates are very suspicious.

This old Meng doesn't seem to have any enemies.

In other words, he is the type who rarely interacts with others.

It is hard to imagine that a person brutally killed Lao Meng without any justifiable reason, and did not forget to perform a rather tedious autopsy on him.

How many grudges there must be!

Yes or just to bury the corpse!

…………

"Do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

During this period of dealing with Lao Meng.

The other party has asked such a question more than once.

And the subordinates' answers are very vague and ambiguous every time.

He always wanted to deliberately avoid this strange problem of (anti-)humanity.

But Lao Meng seemed to be obsessed with this sentence.

It's almost a daily question.

And this simple question in the eyes of subordinates.

It is indeed toxic.

Although the subordinates refused to answer this question from the bottom of their hearts.

But every time I hear it, I still think about it in my heart.

And to the surprise of his subordinates, this old Meng didn't seem to be in a hurry to get his answer.

Even if his subordinates sometimes ignore him, the other party still won't show anything wrong.

I won't continue to ask about anything.

So I said to the everyday, "Have you eaten?" ”

And the other replied, "I ate it." "It's that simple.

This continued until a week before Lao Meng's death.

I finally got converted.